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joining me here democratic congressman dan kildee of michigan. thanks for being with us.et your take on what the president was writing this morning, arguing for his travel ban. actually arguing for the original one, not the one his own administration changed. >> yes, this isn't news but there's something wrong with this guy. first of all, he's the president of the united states, and he indicates he's mad at the justice department for watering down his original travel ban. now, i'm glad they watered it down. it's still terrible, but he's the president of the united states. he's in charge first of all. but secondly, he makes the case that we've all been saying all along, and that is that this was a travel ban, it was intended as a ban. he has his staff, including cabinet members going out and saying no it's not a travel ban. those are media's words and he posts it in boldface type. this is a president who is completely out of control. >> okay, let's take that, because in the beginning you said there's something wrong with this guy and in the end there you said out of contro

congressman dan kildee of michigan. congratulations on your win. >> thank you. >> what were your thoughts about this area's game? >> it was a really emotional night. that's probably the most important congressional baseball game ever played. you know, this is really a demonstration of bipartisanship, of camaraderie. and it could not have come, ironically, at a more important time for us to show the country, the rest of the world, that despite this terrible act, we can still come together and we will pledge to continue to do that. >> anything different from this year's game than games from previous years? >> yeah, i mean, it was obviously a tough game and a well-fought game, a real competition. but there was this thread of unity throughout the whole game, even during the game, when we had a chance to interact with one another, it was the sense that we were all in this together and, you know, these are our friends. i think a lot of times, people get the impression that everything in washington is so divided, so partisan,

he says -- this is dan kildee -- "there's something wrong with this guy.ader. he's supposed to exercise moral authority, and he just seems to have no impulse control." so, the michigan congressman is almost asserting that the president is unstable. do you have a reaction to that? >> i think there's something wrong with this congressman if he's not willing to confront radical islamic terrorists and fight the fight we need to fight. >> i don't think he was commenting in particular on radical islamic terror. i think what he was commenting on is that the president -- and again, these are his words, in his own tweets, contradicting himself, kont diblcontradicting staff, changing messaging, going back foornth, and he thought that was dangerous. >> well, you know, one of the things about our country is he's entitled to his opinion. i kind of like the fact that the president came from outside politics and doesn't speak in the nuanced group speak of professional politicians, and occasionally, that makes things a little more complicated than the professional politic

kildee: thank you, mr. speaker. while this week the house considers the wrong choice act, so i have one question for this body. has this house completely forgotten how much pain the housing crisis that triggered the great recession has caused the american people? 11 million people lost their homes. eight million americans lost their jobs. people lost their life savings. and that was not some sort of an accident in history. it was the effect of bad policy that allowed financial institutions to prey upon unwitting customers and take everything that they've worked for. that's what precipitated this crisis. it wasn't a storm. it was bad policy. and so what do we have? a bill that would take us right back to where we were to the conditions that caused the financial crisis in the first place. and take the cop off the beat, essentially eliminating the consumer financial protection bureau. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. kildee: to protect people. we cannot do this. let's reject this bill. the

kildee: thank you, mr. speaker. senate is recognized for one republicans are fining -- continuing to craft their health care bill, trumpcare, in complete secrecy, behind closed doors. no hearings, no bill text, no transparency whatsoever. they expect to bring this bill to the floor next week. the bill is secret but it's pretty clear why they are keeping this legislation see yet. because -- secret. because it's a lousy piece of legislation and the american people reject it because it takes away health care from 23 million americans. for those who are fortunate enough to have health care, more for worse care. they'll pay an age tax if you are an older american. access to health care. even president donald trump says this more for worse care. health care bill is mean. let's just face the obvious, if donald trump says something is mean, you got a real problem. this legislation should go through the process of open debate and dialogue. not be crafted in secret because it's such a bad piece of legislation that the people

kildee: i thank the ranking member for yielding. look, i understand the president of the united states himself has no real understanding of american history, but that is no excuse for this body for ignoring even the recent history of this country and returning us to the conditions to the regulatory environment that not only preceded but contributed to cause the worst financial crisis that i have experienced in my lifetime, the great recession. millions of people lost their homes. millions of people lost their jobs, lost everything they worked for because they were completely unprotected against institutions and organizations that were predators against them. and this proposed legislation would take away those very protections and return us to a time when institutions, organizations can use unfair and deceptive practices and the consumer financial protection bureau under this legislation would be barred, would be barred from going to bat for those people being taken advantage of. this makes no sense. we ought to reject it. i urge my

kildee: i thank the ranking member for yielding. look, i understand the president of the united states himself has no real understanding of american history, but that is no excuse for this body for ignoring even the recent history of this country and returning us to the conditions to the regulatory environment that not only preceded but contributed to cause the worst financial crisis that i have experienced in my lifetime, the great recession. millions of people lost their homes. millions of people lost their jobs, lost everything they worked for because they were completely unprotected against institutions and organizations that were predators against them. and this proposed legislation would take away those very protections and return us to a time when institutions, organizations can use unfair and deceptive practices and the consumer financial protection bureau under this legislation would be barred, would be barred from going to bat for those people being taken advantage of. this makes no sense. we ought to reject it. i urge my

what's very important right now, and i think congressman kildee a couple of segments earlier said it best, this is not political at this point anymore. what donald trump continues to do is more than dangerous. it's causing a divide globally. it's not just here nationally anymore. we are in the middle of recovering from a terrorist attack with our ally, jeffrey. it's essential that we operate as such. it is problematic for donald trump to use this as a wedge, to use this as a distraction because of this james comey hearing! he's using this to pump fear in people's hearts and minds about muslim people. there's a woman that got beaten, her face entirely swollen because of the type of hate that he pushes out. his travel ban that he signed on to that now he's blaming the department of justice for watering down, he signed it. he's using this attack in london to push this travel ban that is hateful and wrong. >> angela, so when barack obama was pushing concern about these same countries that president trump is pushing, then president obama was hateful. >> all right, hang on one second. >> w

kildee: thank you, mr. speaker. well, the american people are speak up and they are absolutely terrified about the republican health care plan, trumpcare. according to a fox news poll, 2/3 of americans disapprove of trumpcare. that's a fox news poll. why? because it will take away health care from 23 million americans. for those that still have the good fortune of being able to get insurance, they'll pay more for worse care. f you're aged 50 to 65, fasten your seat belts. you are about to pay five times others will pay for health insurance, for prescription drugs. of course, in the senate they're crafting their version of trumpcare in secret, at the hind closed doors, nobody knows what's in it. why? because they know the american people will reject it. we know we got issues we have to deal with in health care. no law is perfect, and the a.c.a. is one of those, but my goodness, you cannot do this behind closed doors. we have to do this in public. people need to understand what congress is doing. we got to get it righ

kildee: i a unanimo const to address the house for one minute. well, yesterday, the nonpartisan congrsional bget office coned that the senat version of tepublicaneah care bill, trumpcare, is even meaner, it's more heartless ng the house-passed version. so mean that already som republican satorhave come out opposing en briing this bill tthe floor for debate. but of course, that w't be the end of it. we should be aware of the back roo deals that will tempted get republican senators on board o move this bill forward. any amount of window dressing n't change the basics. this bill ll requi americans pay highersts. don't lk at premiums but the out f pocket expenses. it wll go up for worst care and less coverage. d you are e 50 to 65, g ready, becau you will see an agtax and payto five times for younger healthy americans will pay. d of course, this bill, beuse it rewrds those at the very top steals from medicare. makes mecare less sustainable. we ought to reject this legislation and do it now and sendthat message to every be of the u.s. senate. mr. eake

kildee: thank you, mr. speaker. yesterday in my hometown of flint, michigan, there was a violent attack on a police officer at flint bishop international airport. and like many in my community, i'm shocked, horrified by this cowardly attack. my thoughts are with this injured officer, lieutenant jeff neville, and his family, and i am relieved he's in stable condition. he's expected to recover. i've known jeff for decades, dating back to our service together in county government. he's a true public servant, and he's deeply committed to the community he serves. his actions to subdue this attacker, even while he was under attack, are truly heroic. he helped save others from potential harm. i also want to thank those individuals who put themselves in harm's way to help lieutenant neville, including the bishop chief of police chris miller, airport maintenance worker who stepped in, richard cruell. their actions saved lives. i'm thankful that the f.b.i., the michigan state police, flint police, other agencies are investiga

>> is everything though, representative kildee is everything bad in this business doesn't this allow, allow more businesses on main street to get loans and expand the businesses higher? >> in any bill there's 600 pamgs i'm likely to find things i like, and there are 600 pages that were included that were bipartisan. but where we go too far is going back to the regulatory entiermt in place prior to crash. taking away the consumer financial bowureau to -- could there be changes that we'd accept, absolutely. this bill was not a bipartisan product, it could have been but it was not. >> representative cuss that you have in terms of a consumer financial -- is there anything you'd be willing to bargain on in order to achieve more bipartisan support? >> i like the way the bill is written now, the cfvp has gone too far, too many rules and leglations -- regulations. if you talk to the banks that have been created by cvpp it's like they create the rules out of thin air. how do you reform and get out of the dog house, there's no instructions. so i'd like to proposal to change it to consumer law