mostly from democrats, jim mcdermott from washington state. >> paul ryan is sitting up there smiling,ut his budget that he put out cuts $137 billion out of food stamp program. i mean, they want to seem like they care, but when you put and look at their deeds, they clearly don't care about the poor. >> cruel republican cutting food stamps. >> we spent trillions of dollars over 50 years and haven't moved the needle if you cut food stamps, they'll starve. >> i beg to differ. the obama administration removed the work requirement for food stamp recipients for the able-bodied. what we're proposing and jim is criticizing in part is work requirement, reinstating the notion if you are an able-bodied person and receiving government assistance, taxpayers expect something in return such as work related activities. everybody has a different problem, the federal government sitting in washington thinking it knows how to get people out of poverty is arrogant, condescending and doesn't work, we want to empower -- >> states may be incompetent. >> break up the monopolies and have a competition to experi

. >> joining me now is congressman jim mcdermott, democrat of washington., thanks for being here. >> good to be here, al. >> so, congressman, today the president made a big case for his record. what do republicans have to brag about, congressman? what do they bring in the table in the new congress? >> i think that's the funny part about this whole thing. they have nothing to bring to the table. and they're facing an election in 2016 where they're going to have nothing that they've accomplished. this is a big year for them. they've got to get together and work with the president to get anything accomplished, so they can say, this is our record, this is what we'll offer to the american people. the president is in a very strong position, if he uses his power carefully and thoughtfully, and he's done that in the past, he's got issued like, what does he do with iran. iran will be out there in front of him. he's got the whole question of what the supreme court does to his health care bill. and he's got what's going on in iraq. those three issues, he's going to ha

marcia fudge, skate boarded with jackie speier, leg-wrestled jason chaffetz, tossed salmon with jim mcdermott, drank beer with russ carnahan, shotgunned beer with dan maffei, funneled beer with jared polis, and dropped acid with maurice hinchey. (laughter) (applause) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: i don't see why congress can't get anything done. and tonight, we end by returning to the first congressman i ever republican jack kingston of georgia's first district. jim? congressman. thanks for talking to me today. it's good to see you again. >> it's good to be back. >> stephen: for those who may not know, in 2005, you were the very first member of the house of representatives to be better known by me. >> yes. >> stephen: you were my first congressman. you know what they say about the first. it's over much quicker than you thought and afterwards there's a lot of weeping. (laughter) but i want you to know, i'm very grateful you introduced me to the world of congress. >> it's a great honor for me and for my district. >> stephen: not that it matters, but have you been better known by anybody els

host: we want to welcome back jim mcdermott. i want to begin with immigration, because that is where we left off. was it a mistake for president obama to make this movie you have got republicans upset about not wanting to work with him in a new congress? the president was the most patient president i've ever seen, including the republicans, every opportunity to do with this issue. when he did not, he did the right thing. he reacted and i think you did the right thing. host: what about the budget deadline? nine days for lawmakers to come together for a bill to keep the government running? will the democrats support short form -- short-term resolutions? guest: we don't run this congress and we will have to support whatever they do. they're making business go along one month at a time. there is no business in this country that plans a month ahead, but this congress is forcing the entire economy, by playing games with when things will happen, when they will have tax exemptions. we will have to pass tax exemptions or the tax bills wi

congressman jim mcdermott of washington is joining us now. he sits on the house budget committee.hanks so much for joining us. >> good morning, alex. >> i know your state has linked the minimum wage with the cost of living since 1998. what find of effects have you seen in your state from having such a high wage? >> we've had an economy that's booming. in fact, it was in washington state a year and a half ago when the people in a little town voted to raise the minimum wage to $15. that's the kind of thing that's going on all over the country where people are frustrated by the federal government and by the state governments not doing anything. the people are taking it in their own hands. they just raised it in arkansas, for heaven's sakes. that was not happening ten years ago. but the people are taking it in their own hands now. >> so you haven't seen what critics will say will be the negative effect of this, that you'll see businesses fleeing as they can't afford the minimum wage? >> that's the kind of fearmongering that always goes on. but the effect is what you see in the gdp. pe

joining me now is congressman jim mcdermott, democrat of washington. for being here, congressman. >> good to be here, rev. >> what did you think of that game of hide and seek today? >> well, it's more of the same game. they've been doing it for -- ever since the bill passed. they've been trying to discredit it. tear it apart. tear it down, repeal it. whatever you want to do. they're trying to do it as long as they get rid of health care for the american people. and rev, it ain't working. in fact, the bill is working. 26% reduction in the uninsured in this country. now, that's a fact. all this other stuff is careless remarks people make in situations. but the real facts are, it's working, and the american people know it. and the republicans are absolutely apa plektic trying to find some way to do the president in, but they can't do t because it's a good idea. >> i want to follow up on them being ap plektic, because today politico reports republicans in the senate want to launch another big attack on the health law. quote, behind closed doors, republican

. >> host: we have about 20 minutes left here with congressman jim mcdermott, democrat of washington, senior member of the budget committee and also senior member of ways and means. he's also the top democrat on the health subcommittee on the ways and means committee. here's the front page of "the wall street journal" this morning, sir, basic costs squeezing people. surging price tags for health care and other essentials leave spending elsewhere. on health care wasn't the intelligent of the affordable health care -- intent of the affordable care act to lower health care costs? >> guest: well, yes, of course. and part of that is because if you have everybody paying into the system, then you don't have so many free riders. right now we started out when mr. obama got into this, we started out with 31 million people who were free riders. if they got sick, they went down to the hospital. they got taken care of. what the bill was to do was to get everybody paying so there would be more money in the system, and people who would hae health insurance, and they'd do preventive things so they wo

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we hear from jim mcdermott of washington state on negotiations to fund the federal government amid the tensions over immigration. liveington journal" is every day on 7:00 a.m. on c-span. it can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. >> friday, football player ray rice was reinstated into the of -- nfl after winning an appeal after a video showed him punching his wife and dragging her body out of the elevator. on domestic violence on -- at 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3. taking history on the road to learn about history and literary life area >> as we begin to receive the final to be digitized, to be saved, we began turning over the besides of the 45 we received. gospel music was not widely heard in the white community. it would be only the hits if that area but the flipside would be even less. what we discovered was how many of the b side songs were drug the -- directly related to the civil rights movement. we did not know the sheer number of songs that had, very over songs like the rightnow segregation in heaven type songs area data time when possessing one of those songs was a

then we hear from congressman jim mcdermott of washington state on negotiation to fund the federal government amid the tensions over immigration. "washington journal" is live every morning on 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. >>> the c-span cities tour takes book tv and american history tv on the road, traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to waco, texas. >> as we began to receive the vinyl to be digitized to be saved, we began turning over the b sides of the 45s that we received. now, first off, gospel music was not widely heard in the white communities. but the b or flip side would be heard even less. what we discovered quickly is how many of the b-side songs were directly related to the civil rights movement. since there's very few data bases and none of them are complete on all gospel music, didn't know that. we didn't know the sheer number of songs that had very overt songs like -- there ain't no segregation in heaven type songs, at a time w

washington representative jim mcdermott looks of the federal government spending which is set to expire on friday. plus, your phone calls, facebook comments and tweets. live tuesday at 7 a.m. eastern. testimony from homeland security onretary jeh johnson immigration policy and border security after president obama's executive order. he will speak in front of the house homeland security committee and you can see it live at 90 and eastern on c-span3. the domesticg on violence policies and professional sports leagues, including the nfl and nba. that starts live at 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3. now, today's white house briefing with press secretary josh earnest. he spoke about immigration policies and racial tensions after the ferguson decision. i trust you all had a peaceful and relaxing thanksgiving holiday. glad to hear it. it was very nice. not put out a week ahead so why don't i just aren't the briefing today by hitting some highlights on the president schedule and a whole page of things i will spare for you. we will keep it short. there are a couple of things are important i want to m

. >> host: and we want to welcome back to our table congressman jim mcer the molt, sits on tennessee mcdermottwant to begin with immigration because that's where we just left off. was it a mistake for president obama to make this move when you've got republicans upset about not wanting to work witheb him in a new congress? >> guest: the president was the most patient president i've ever seen in giving the republicans e every opportunity to deal with this issue. when they didn't, he did the right thing. he acted. >> host: we've got nine days for lawmakers to come together on a bill that keeps the government running. will democrats support any sort of short-term solution that republicans might put on the floor? >> guest: we don't run this congress. and we're going to have to support whatever they do. what's crazy about what they're doing is that they're making business go along one month at a time. there is no business in this country that plans one month ahead. but this congress is forcing the whole economy by playing games with when things are going to happen, when they're going to have tax ex