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despite rumors of the demise the tea party put republicans in charge in congress, kicked john weinerwill not go quietly into the night. you know, i want you to listen. espn radio host and what he had to say about the tea party. >> enough conservative shops that he can sort of try to unify the whole party but will spend all of his time trying to deal with tea party people. >> trying to establish a caliphate. >> a caliphate. >> yes. that is a very good analogy without the violence obviously, but they are a rejectionist front. charles: well, you are part of a rejectionist front. >> i feel like they completely missed the foot of the entire u.s. constitution and the founding of america itself if they don't understand america has been about asking important questions. i would argue that the questions that the tea party asks are pretty important. why hasimportant. why is government gotten so big, but our children and permanent debt and why won't this government do anything to a sure and secure the future of america? their logical questions to ask, and to compare them is so off the charts hy

hill this afternoon that representative daniel webster who is vying to replace outgoing speaker john weiner is claiming an early victory today in the wake of representative kevin mccarthy's move to step out of the speakership race. webster emphasized that it -- he does not consider himself a knew favorite, nor does she have a sense of whether the shakeup boost his chances in the contest. mccarthy's surprising decision to pull his name rather than face off against conservative critics webster said is a victory fora victory for those who thought weiner, mccarthy, and other gop leaders adopted a top-downa top-down approach that excluded rank-and-file members. again that from the help. news swirling that the current speaker of the house and others are pressuring house ways and means committee chair paul ryan of wisconsin to run for speaker. he has said in the past he does not want to run for speaker. the two republican conference officially's still in the race for the speakership, daniel webster and jason jj fits also spoke to reporters after today's gop conference meeting. >> there are two can

after majority leader kevin mccarthy's announcement that he was dropping out of the race to replace john weiner as speaker. reported asked questions of several of the republicans whose names have been mentioned as potential candidates. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> that is a speculation. [inaudible question] >> who are you backing? [inaudible conversations] >> when do you think he might make an announcement? [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> are you considering a run for speaker? >> everyone move down please. move down. [inaudible conversations] >> the house republican conference meeting this morning behind closed doors lasted about one hour. several congressmen answered questions from reporters. >> what was in the note to paul ryan today? >> if i wanted you to know -- [inaudible conversations] >> what was in the note? >> he is a good friend and i respect him a lot. >> are you supporting them for speaker? if you were to get in when you supporting? >> 100%. >> owes the pres

john: he is an intellectual, john boehner wasn't. mark: weinerould like for the good of his legacy and country to get these problems done. if john boehner says to ryan and conservatives, "you think ryan is the one that can save you? you have got to keep these problems from stopping the speakership." john: if i were ryan, this caretaker speaker investment floated on other fronts -- i don't really see what the upside is for people who would want that job. it seems to me you either accept , it or desire it, you should want it for the long run. the: friendly, why would house conference want an outsider as a speaker? the constitution is clear you don't have to be a member of the house. but they don't want a short timer. why would they want someone like -- someone who would work with nancy pelosi? it's a fantasy. you hear democrats and liberals say this is a way to do it in a bipartisan way. no, the republicans want a conservative speaker. john: the case for newt gingrich remains strong. that is a powerful outsider. mark: the two things we discussed --

weiner -- boehner.r -- mr. john you have a beautiful day.ost: she finishes off this segment on your message for the next house speaker. you are the first guest on the morning to talk about the issues taking place when it comes to the debt ceiling, congress having to vote to raise that ceiling. joining us next to talk about that, how it works, what the applications are, is joshua gordon of the concorde coalition. litter on, it is discussion on criminal justice reform. washington journal continues after this. ♪

. >> ryan is set to take over for house speaker john boehner who announced his resignation last month. weiner will deliver a farewell speech before the vote this morning. >>> for the rough -- it was a rough-and-tumble night for last nights republican candidates for the moderators are also taking a lot of heat. we have some of the highlights from last night event. >> reporter: these debates have been big ratings draws for the networks in large part probably because these republican candidates have been taking some of the shots at one another. last night they try to turn the tables. >> there is a bigger issue here. >> reporter: at times this debate seemed to spin out of control and the candidates push back. >> this is not a cage match and you look at the questions, donald trump are you a comic book villain, ben carson can you do math? how about talking about the issues? >> senator. ted cruz wasn't alone. >> i have to type it too, even in new jersey what you are doing is called [ indiscernible ] >> i understand. >> that's total propaganda. >> reporter: ben carson now the front runner said he wou

weiner -- boehner.r -- mr. john you have a beautiful day. host: she finishes off this segment on your message for the next house speaker. you are the first guest on the morning to talk about the issues taking place when it comes to the debt ceiling, congress having to vote to raise that ceiling. joining us next to talk about that, how it works, what the applications are, is joshua gordon of the concorde coalition. litter on, it is discussion on criminal justice reform. washington journal continues after this. ♪ >> tonight, on the communicators, republican revisited it from tennessee marsha blackburn, vice chair of the energy and commerce committee, talks about cyber security and data breach legislation. she is joined by the tech reporter for the wall street journal. >> as individuals becomes addicted to these breaches, they have come to realize it is not if you have your data breach, it is when is your data going to be breached. standard andral exercising some productive -- preemption and setting up a framework of time they companies have to

outgoing speaker john boehner, a box of tissues in hand, delivered his last speech on the house floor as speaker, listing accomplishments. speaker weiner: if you just do the right things for the right reasons, good things will happen, and this, too -- speaker boehner: if you just do the right things for the right reasons, good things will happen, and this, too, can happen to you. kenneth: boehner' s departure comes after a tumultuous four years leading the house. he battled with tea partiers and even his final two year $80 billion budget deal with president obama this week has come under fire. speaker boehner: i leave with no regrets. kenneth: the new man in charge s time to avoid last minute crises in heard more work will be done in committees. speaker ryan: we are wiping the slate clean. kenneth: 45-year-old ryan is the youngest speaker in 170 years. deadlines are coming up for appropriation bills, so he will hit the ground running. and former speaker john boehner will leave his ohio congressional seat saturday. kenneth moton, abc news washington. adam: new this noon, merrimack police are investigating a report of animal cruelty. thi

john boehner. first elected to congress in 1990, congressman weiner became speaker in 2011. s expected friday will be his last day in congress. this is hour. the gentleman from ohio. mr. chabot: having represented a neighboring district to john boehner, i have come to know john pretty well and not consider him not just a colleague but a friend. not just this, but we have had a lot in common. we both lived in the cincinnati area our entire lives. we were born and grew up in a small blue-collar neighborhood just to the north of the city of cincinnati although my family ved to cincinnati when i was six years old. john was the second of 12 children. we are raised catholic and i know having pope francis speaking to us. rivalh played football in high schools. and incredibly. we both played defense. in fact, we both have ties to former head coaches at notre dame. john played at moore high school and i was recruited to william ap marry. we both worked to put ourselves through schools as january tors. later, we ran small businesses. john with a packaging and a plastics business and i

kim: >>supervisor eric mar: tang # >>supervisor katy tang: >>supervisor scott weiner: >>supervisor norman yee: >>supervisor john avalos: aye, supervisor london breed: aye, >>supervisor david campos: aye, >>supervisor julie christensen: aye, supervisors cohen aye, supervisor farrell, aye. there are level ayes. >>supervisor london breed: those items are passed. item 19. [administrative code - amendments to residential rent stabilization and arbitration ordinance] sponsors: kim, campos, mar and avalos ordinance amending the administrative code to: 1) prohibit, with certain exceptions, rent increases based on the addition of occupants even where a pre-existing rental agreement or lease permits such an increase; 2) prevent evictions based on the addition of occupants if the landlord has unreasonably refused the tenant's written request, including a refusal based on the amount of occupants allowed by the rental agreement or lease; 3) require landlords, after certain vacancies, to set the new base rent, for the next five years, as the lawful rent in effect at the time of the vacancy; 4) require that there be a substan

kim: >>supervisor eric mar: tang # >>supervisor katy tang: >>supervisor scott weiner: >>supervisor norman yee: >>supervisor john avalos: aye, supervisor london breed: aye, >>supervisor david campos: aye, >>supervisor julie christensen: aye, supervisors cohen aye, supervisor farrell, aye. there are level ayes. >>supervisor london breed: those items are passed. item 19. [administrative code - amendments to residential rent stabilization and arbitration ordinance] sponsors: kim, campos, mar and avalos ordinance amending the administrative code to: 1) prohibit, with certain exceptions, rent increases based on the addition of occupants even where a pre-existing rental agreement or lease permits such an increase; 2) prevent evictions based on the addition of occupants if the landlord has unreasonably refused the tenant's written request, including a refusal based on the amount of occupants allowed by the rental agreement or lease; 3) require landlords, after certain vacancies, to set the new base rent, for the next five years, as the lawful rent in effect at the time of the vacancy; 4) require that there be a substan