loeffler: thank you. if i have the honor of being confirmed, i will be a voice for small businesses, but let me assure you, there is no bigger small business champion that president trump. he will make sure small business has a voice at the table, but i also think it is important we pay attention to the data and not a hyperbole that happens in the media. president trump was successful in implementing tariffs in his first term but also successful at keeping inflation right around that 2% mark, which is really -- some facts that the media always overlooks. you have my commitment that small businesses will be considered in all the decisions we make and that is something i know firsthand president trump is their biggest advocate. chair ernst: thank you, senator curtis, for managing the chair. i now recognize senator hirono. senator hirono: as part of my responsibility as a member of this committee as well as other companies on which i serve, i asked questions of all nominees, so i will ask you, have you ever

i am kelly loeffler, this is what i believe.s an outsider i know i have to prove it to earn your trust and your support. through my votes, through my priorities and my actions and that's exactly what i'mgoing to do . thank you, my god bless georgia and may godbless america . [applause] >> we will take a couple questions if anybody has them . >> . [inaudible] absolutely . i will be running in november and here's why . you just heard that i am a defender of the american dream and american ideals. i wantto fight socialism side-by-side with president trump . >> there has been pushed back from some conservatives ... [inaudible] >> no second thoughts at all. look, i am here on the conviction of my belief and the greatness of america and i want to protect that . i'm going to fight very hard not just for georgians but americans in the ideals that have made us great and it ct just really doubles my conviction that we need to win in november and down the ticket.>> let me say this to about some of the conservative pushback. i have a great

senator kelly loeffler. and a prolific job creator and entrepreneur, and in quintessential american success story. kelly grew up in the family farm, became the first in her family to earn a college degree, and worked her way up to the highest levels of business. she joined intercontinental exchange when it had under 100 employees, then spent nearly 20 years building it into a global powerhouse and a fortune 500 company. she went on to found that, and as its ceo and first employee, she laid the foundation to take the company public in just three years. since leaving the senate in 2001, she has been devoted her time to running a voter registration nonprofit. to me, the most striking and impressive part of her story of this -- she gave up a successful career in the private sector to serve in the senate, and donated every single paycheck while she was here to charity. now that she has made the decision to serve the american people, once again, when confirmed, is confirmed, which i believe you will be, and strong

senator, kelly loeffler. [applause] >> good morning. i want to start this morning by thanking governor kemp for this important opportunity to serve our nation and our state. i am humbled by this honor and i am grateful for the confidence that you have placed in me. thank you, governor. thank you. thank you. i'd also like to thank senator isakson for his years of service to our state and our nation. he's a true statesman for georgia and we keep him and his family in our thoughts and prayers. i know i have a lot of work to do to earn the trust and support of my fellow georgians, so for starters please allow me to introduce myself. my name is kelly loeffler. i am a devoted wife, a proud patriot and a devout christian. i have lived the american dream and i'm blessed to standard today, but it is a long way from where i came from. i grew up on a family farm, the fourth generation of corn and soybean farmers. i was shy. i had braces on my legs and on my teeth. we live simply, life revolved around farming, church, school and four h. there was a

also appearing on the hill, howard lutnick and kelly loeffler.ash patel will face tough questions over how he would lead the fbi and tulsi gabbard makes her case to the senate intelligence committee. seems to me everybody gets confirmed tee even if there are questions around tulsi. i wonder if they'll do the vote behind bars. >> when you look at tulsi gabbard, there's no mistake she was on the left and then she joined president trump. she changed her policy, she changed her views and the number one question for tulsi gabbard is what does she think about the fisa courts and warrantless searches for foreign nationals. she said she supports this in the interest of national security. we're not weighing privacy interest of individuals that are american citizens. senator collins will be pushing back on that a lot. we have to start listening to these hearings. we need to listen from the horse's mouth rather than listening to mainstream media which is continuing to pedal lies about the fact that tulsi gabbard is not for our national and foreign security

loeffler, will appear for her confin hearing. she was a fundraiser for trumpcare duri eleion, and was also the founder of a political organization designed to assist vati candidates in federal, state and local elections. from the senate small business and entrepreneurship coittee, watch the hearing live on c-span at 3:30, c-span now, our free mobile app, or online at c-span.org. ♪ announcer: c-spanshop.org is c-span's online store. browse through our latest collection on c-span products, apparel, books, home decor, and accessories. there is something for every c-span fan, and every purchase helps support our nonprofit operations. shop now or anytime at c-spanshop.org. >> democracy. it isn't just an idea, it's a process shaped by leaders elected to the highest offices and entrusted to a select few with guarding its basic principles. it is where debates unfold, decisions are made, and the nation as co-course is charted. democracy in real-time. this is your government at work. this is c-span, giving you your democracy. unfiltered. ♪

jerry loeffler with the owner of that tractor and he joins us now. good morning to you.story ahead of this inaugural parade. tell us how this patriotic trump tractor came about. >> well, it's a really unique story. i was driving back from colorado. i had my grandpa's tractor in tow and this tractor back home. i thought i'm going to redo grandpa's tractor to its original. what am i going to do with this other tractor. maybe i will just put an american flag on it. next thing i know i was with sue hopper out of lock ridge, iowa. and she has painted literally thousand ends satisfy motorcycles and took this tractor and made a at tapestryt of it and did a beautiful job. >> todd: what was your reaction when you got the call to be in the inaugural parade. >> number one completely ecstatic. and i always tell people i says when i got the call that we're going to be in the parade i jumped so high. we had to call the people to fix the sheetrock on the ceiling. >> carley: that's funny. this tractor keeps you busy. you have been in a lot of parades and events. who has written -- writt

week, form confirmation hearings include rfk, jr., hhs secretary howard lutnick consumers kel new loefflerncludes kash patel fbi director tulsi gabbard for director of national intelligence, we are seeing the confirmation process speed up a lot of stalling going on, by the democrats, but maybe president trump will get his cabinet in place by the end of this week or next. >> yes, i look at you, my senator creates murphy state of connecticut for throwing you know a wrench in wheels of this process, it needs to get done let's stop playing games, donald trump won election, you provide obstacles not going to change that. it is time ago to let's go. maria: we are getting started this hour want to take a short break come right back, ice conducting deportation rates in new york city this morning we are on it then president trump urging republicans stay united on border security, and largest tax cut in u.s. history nebraska senator here the confirmation hackers for trump's cabinet pike's we will get either into it you are watching morning live on "fox business" stay with us. ♪ money -- ♪ ♪ straight

also appearing on hill howard lutnick and kelly loeffler. >> tomorrow kash will face questioning over how he would lead fbi should confirmed dei nominee tulsi gabbard makes her case a lot to talk about how do you think this plays out. >> i think president trump is going to say will through get all nominees through so we can get the real work done, and i said this i am so excited about rfk, jr., i think there is a misconception out there he is antivaxxer opportunity to bring science government medicine together create a gold standard for healthcare that is what the american people are demanding today we saw under president biden you had mutation of kids president trump signs 1k0d to manage sure no chimed will be a science s experiment rfk, jr., saying i am going to make sure anybody in government isn't lining their pockets holding themable accountable. >> so many people have a sense of relieve this stuff last four years politically correct canceled is done with. >> isn't itcides we debated pronouns, 72 genders women when two x chromosomes men an yand x, period stuff we all know so wait

for this week tomorrow includes rfk junior for hhs secretary howard lot next for commerce, kelly loeffleror the small business administration thursdays hearings cash mattel, tulsi gabbard for director of national intelligence, my question i thought the republicans were in charge them the majority here and it feels like the democrats are running the table on who gets confirmed and when. >> it feels like connecticut senator chris murphy is pulling the strings in the minority in the senate even though point that should be the case in the whole government approach that will be needed to combat china during enemy not an ally. in utica need everything what of individuals in some capacity doing their part with the department to combat china it's not just pete hegseth and is not to scott bessent you need everything one including somebody like cash mattel the fbi, tulsi gabbard you need all these people growing in the same direction and they can't do that unless i get started and the need to get started now we need to stop playing games, this is a real threat that i would argue 99.99% of the ameri

and kelly loeffler are expected on wednesday. director nominee kash patel and director of national intelligence tulsi gabbard are appears before respective committees on thursday. j.d. vance is heading to virginia today visiting areas hit by hurricane helene and to du durrell tomorrow for the house meeting. >> brian: thanks. bring in john kennedy. it is nice to have that message to house members. i used to be there. they have smaller margin for the first time in history. do you think you can get them together on the same page? >> yes. it will be hard. clearly the house more than senate has a bunch of free-range chickens and they wander off and you have to go catch them and speaker johns on can't catch thm by himself but president trump will help. >> ainsley: we need it to be organic. get it? >> good one, ainsley. >> ainsley: i'm not funny like you are. what do you think about nominations this week? pam bondi, scott bessent today, kash patel later and r.f.k. on wednesday. >> let me explain what is going on. washington is not a nor

and kelly loeffler are expected on wednesday. kash patel and director of -- tulsi gabbard are appears before their respective committees on thursday. vice president j.d. vance is heading to virginia today visiting areas hit by hurricane helene, marking his second trip to the region since the storm hit in september. >> carley: thank you. to a fox news alert. dea busting 50 illegal immigrants in colorado at a make-shift nightclub. dozens of migrants have connections to venezuela street gang tren de aragua. they were arrested just yesterday alone. >> todd: kansas city chiefs will take on philadelphia eagles in the super bowl. josh allen and bills putting up a fight with this touchdown, but kansas city would come away with 32-29 win thanks to tiebreaking fieldgoal from harrison butker. >> for the lead. butker from 35, dead center. now 11-11 in his career in the post-season in the fourth quarter or overtime, that is called clutch. >> todd: clutch, join in. >> uch which. >> todd: thank you. and jayden daniels setting record for passing

and kelly loeffler. on thursday, kash patel and tulsi gabbard for director of national intelligence. r.f.k. jr., kash patel and tulsi gabbard considered the most controversial picks. many want to hear from robert f. kennedy about his stance. american adults are obese and 20% of children. bobby kennedy will face two senate panels today and tomorrow. that hearing gets underway in two hours, 10:00 a.m. eastern. we heard from caroline kennedy, only surviving child of johnf. kennedy, who called her cousin a predator. she was ambassador to "austere schol scholar" -- australia. >> brian: somebody introduces the nominee, we can't find, do you know who is introducing r.f.k.? >> lucas: just opening statements, just one chair up on the dias. the chairman of finance committee and the ranking member and then bob y kennedy jr.. expect a three-hour hearing. >> steve: on fox at 10:00. >> ainsley: he was on the show and said first thing i'll do is take dyes out of food. he says i'm against food made with seed oil, not ag

full line-up today, here is what it looks like harold will you tell us -- lutnick, coastline kelly loeffler and tomorrow it is kash patel to be fbi director, he will face senators. tulsi gabbard, director of national intelligence, they are considered to be more controversial picks. today many want to hear from r.f.k. jr. bobby kennedy jr. will face two committees today and tomorrow. senators weighed in yesterday on r.f.k. >> he is a disrupter, can he be a disrupter without being a destroyer? we'll see. there are questions about vaccines and other issues. >> i am excited to work with bobby kennedy, i don't agree with everything he says, there is opportunity in nutrition and toxins kids are exposed to. >> lucas: and a story we first reported on fox news, pete hegseth pulled mark milley security detail and clearance and pete hegseth is directing new acting inspector general to conduct review to determine if enough evidence exist for general mark milley to be stripped of a star in his retirement based on his action to undermine. the photo that was pulled is being removed from the pentagon. gene

on the hill congress secretary nominee howard got naked small business or ministry to kelly loeffler,row a big day as well kash patel will face tough questions how he will lead the fbi should be confirmed in dni nominee tulsi gabbard making her case to the senate intelligence committee a lot to talk about and i guess tomorrow's hearing will be more controversial story because there's a lot to talk about those but what are your expectation for president trump's nominees. >> i think every single nominee will sale all tell you why because president trump as pick disruptors in washington and the fact rfk junior is questionable raise my eyebrows because the detractors are people like former vice president pence who is pushing back because pharma is the one finding the ads what are they so scared of we want to be healthy and we need it now more than ever and president trump set the gold standard of healthcare look at what he did he cited executive order to ensure that minors will not be going to gender mutilation or any gender dysphoria he is setting the gold standard and that's what rfk ju

. >> kelly loeffler president trump's nominee to serve as smal business administration administrative testified at her confirmation hearing before the senate small business and entrepreneurship commiee. she took questions on a commitment to the rule of law and the trump administration as well as how she would keep small business competitive. ..

and kelly loeffler and miriam abelson where is she she was so fantastic. is a fantastic woman she was very generous as many of the people in this room. and countless other distinguished guests and i express my appreciation and the incoming pack cabinet who stepped forward to serve in the doing really well in the process and the senators and republican senators have been very understanding and very professional, we appreciate it so far if that changes i'll let you know this will be among the most talented team ever assembled in tremendous credit for that by the way and together will make america stronger and profitable for this group of people is extraordinary. tomorrow we will in four years of failure, disaster and decline and we will begin the four greatest years in the history of our country. we will turn it around and turn it around quick and do things that people didn't think were possible we are narrating a nation face with crisis at home and abroad but i will describe in my inaugural address tomorrow, can you believe it tomorrow, it's been a long fou

cryptocurrency backer - howard lutnick to run the commerce department, and former senator kelly loefflercharge of the small business administration. and, more picks getting green lights -- pam bondi to be attorney general advanced , through committee, a step closer to the job. lee zeldin to head the environmental protection agency was fully confirmed by the senate. for the pbs "newshour," i am lisa desjardins. geoff: for more are joined by dr. paul offit, director of the vaccine education center at the children's hospital of philadelphia. thank you for being with us. dr. offit: thank you. geoff: we heard rfk junior insist if he has confirmed he will not try to take vaccines away or impose obstacles to vaccine access. do you buy that? dr. offit: not for a second. he has told you who e is for the last 20 years. he has been a vigorous anti-vaccine activist. he said he thinks no vaccine is a benefit. he said he thinks the polio vaccine killed more people than it saved. he does not think the hepatitis b vaccine works. he is suing the maker of the hpv vaccine. he thinks vaccines are causing ch

announodaypresident trump's nominee to be the head of the sr myeorgia senator kelly loeffler, will appear for her confin hearing. she was a fundraiser for trumpcare duri eleion, and was also the founder of a political organization designed to assist vati candidates in federal, state and local elections. from the senate small business and entrepreneurship coittee, watch the hearing live on c-span at 3:30, c-span now, our free mobile app, or online at c-span.org. ♪ announcer: c-spanshop.org is c-span's online store. browse through our latest collection on c-span products, apparel, books, home decor, and accessories. there is something for every c-span fan, and every purchase helps support our nonprofit operations. shop now or anytime at c-spanshop.org. >> democracy.

health and human services, howard lutnick as commerce secretary and former georgia senator kelly loefflertion, and tulsi gabbard as director of national intelligence. all of that underway this week. president trump signing an executive order to drastically overhaul fema in the wake of major disas disasters hitting bh coasts, donald trump said they have lost their vision, including w welcoming illegal immigrants while failing to provide disaster relief. they will propose changes to make the agency more efficient and fair, putting america first. trump says his administration will ensure states like north carolina get the help they deserve without political games. vice president jd vance getting into a back and forth with cbs' margaret brennan over trump's executive actions on the economy and when to expect prices to come down. listen to this. >> we've seen all of these executive orders. which one lowers prices? >> we have done a lot and there have been a number of executive orders that have caused already jobs to start coming back into our country which is a core part of lowering prices. mo

gary loeffler. >> we got the swamp boots ready and thank you so much for having us. >> todd: enjoy your trip. special 4:00 a.m. start on monday. "fox & friends" right now. ♪ >> good morning to you, it's 6:00 a.m. on the east coast. it's friday. it's january 17th. and this is "fox & friends." >> lawrence: so joe biden giving his final television interview as president. >> i really am concerned about how fragile democracy is. that sounds corny but i mean i really -- i really am concerned. >> steve: okay. good to know. plus, a busy week of confirmation hearings wraps up today with the dhs pick. south dakota governor kristi noem on capitol hill under the dome. >> brian: right. she is not corny. and we tell you, the latest. democratic leader willing to work with the incoming administration as he is set to meet with the president today at mar-a-lago. "fox & friends" starts right now. remember, mornings are better with friends. put something on. ♪ holler to hollywood ♪ 700 horses under the hood ♪ but i can't hold you. >> brian: tyler hubbard who played our summer concert series. this is not li

for hhs secretary, kelly loeffler to head the small business administration.nd then tomorrow, guys, on thursday, kash patel to be president trump's fbi director and tulsi gabbard, director of national intelligence. now r.f.k. jr., tulsi gabbard and kash patel are considered by many to be trump's controversial picks. today, many senators want to hear from r.f.k. jr. about his distances on vaccines, abortion, and his plans to curb obesity where more than 40% of american adults are considered obese today. that's according to the cdc. bobby kennedy jr., the former democrat gets face two senate panels today before the finance committee and tomorrow before the senate health committee. and that hearing gets underway this morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern, guys. keep it right here on the fox news channel for live coverage. guys? >> steve: that's right. lucas, every one of the senators in both those panels received, yesterday, a letter from caroline kennedy. his cousin and it was was saying don't confirm him and new among other things is he a predator. have you heard any r

and kelly loeffler is the head of small business and small business is big business. one of the biggest banks in the world. we call it the small business administration. she is a full cabinet member and fantastic. her husband is the head of the new york stock exchange so they know something about money. she wants to come here almost immediately after she gets approved and open up a small business to the area. they have a lot of money. i always say the small business is big is in is when you add it all up. she will come here and that is an important thing. i want to thank the first lady because she wanted to come, she wanted to be here. she has so many friends and she also wanted to see north carolina where there was another disaster. she just wanted to go there. we said we were going to stop at one and go to the other. in many respects it was a depressing day but also a beautiful day because the spirit is so incredible both in north carolina and here. a similar situation. so different and yet so similar. i just thought it was very nice that she wanted to be here and w

from linda mcmahon, and howard lutnick, to doug burgum, steven feinberg, jared isaacman, and kelly loefflerionaires on the official cabinet will have a combined net worth of over $13 billion. now that is not including, of course, elon musk, or trump's new billionaire ambassadors. the centi-millionaires, and possible billionaires, depending how you count your wealth, includes scott bessent, dr. oz and chris wright. one thing i guarantee none of those people ever had to buy their own [ bleep ] groceries. [ light laughter ] they are probably the only people in the world who do believe trump invented the word. "you mean those stores that sell all of that loose food? [ light laughter ] i thought those were just poorly lit restaurants." hey, i'm not surprised donald trump is picking billionaires. i'm just surprised that if you are a billionaire, you would say yes to spending the next four years getting yelled at by a fake garbage man. i mean what all in exchange for a tax break that you will never even notice. if i was a billionaire, you know what i would do? nothing. [ light laughter ] i mean, i

get his senate across the finish line is packed with confirmation hearings rfk junior and kelly loefflercheduled for wednesday before kash patel and tulsi gabbard take center stage on thursday. things are expected to get he doesn't democrats are to slow down the process, watch this. >> democrats have already begun stalling president trump's nominees. it does not seem to matter who it is. >> i don't think it is too much to ask to make sure we have a full real debate. >> you support murphy slowing the confirmation process down? looks absolutely absolute our ideas of the whole truth come out. but they try to rush them through we do not want that to happen. >> i again tried it slows things down as long as they keep jamming us were going to say stp and keep working away i don't think want to get to the recess appointments but if necessary we will i'm really optimistic we keep plugging away will get them all across the finish line. >> counselor to president trump is here to react in moments. first let's go to dana marie mcnichol who is live in florida. >> it has been nonstop for president trum

i saw senator loeffler changer vote from challenging the election to accepting the election. and so the whole country was hoodwinked by the bureaucracy in washington, d.c. to try to get trump removed from office. and then the second time when he's running for office use all a sniper sitting on top of the building walking around and his protection just sat there and waited for this person to shoot at a president. and he did. he shot at the present and almost killed him. and now an election coming up their setting the tone for another because they keep saying he cannot serve again, he cannot serve again. i would not be surprised -- >> host: hold on. he could not after this term you mean? , no, no, no. leading up to the -- cheney and all said we will not allow him back into office and we cannot allow him back in the office, got it. on your screen you are seeing the procession of the carter family leaving the blair house in preparation for that state funeral. we will continue to take your calls. carter in oak ridge, tennessee, good morning. >> caller: good morning. it's quite a f

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eastern on c three-peat later the confirmation hearing forormer georgia senator kelly loeffler is live:30 p.m. eastern on c-an 3. you can watch both hearings on c-span now, our free mobile video app, or online at c-span.org. announcer: democracy. it isn't just an idea, it's a process, a process shaped by leaders elected to the highest offices and entrusted to a select few with guarding its basic principles. it's where debates unfold, decisions are made, and the nation's course is charted. democracy in real-time. this is your government at work. this is c-span, giving you your democracy unfiltered. >> on thursday, president trump's nominee for dirof national intelligence, tulsi gabbard, be on capitolill nomination.ons about her she servedn the army national guard and army reserved since 2003. she also repre hawi in congress as a democrat and competed for the 2020 democratic presidential nomination. bu swihed to the republican party in 20 to four, the trump campaign.orter watch the senate select span, c-span now, or online at c-span.org. >> now day two of pam bondi's confirmation hearing

alsoel loeffler is having her confirmationng, former georgia r, she's up to be the head of t small businessinist. that hearing, 3:30 p.m. eastern, also on c-span3. one other note today, as if tha wasn't enough for yo 2:30 p.m. eastern, jerome powell will hold a news conference to discuss interest rates and monetary policy following his meeting with the federal open market committee. that taking place 2:30 p.m. eastern. c-span is where you can watch, also c-span.org and the c-span now video app. more confirmation hearings coming up later in the week as well. i hope you stay with us for that. but for now, it's open forum. any public policy issue, any political issue you want to talk about, now is your time to call in. this is john up first in alabama, republican. john, good morning. caller: good morning. look, i'd like to spoke to the other guy that was just on. i i think he done a really good job explaining stuff. those folks that didn't like him, i watch c-span, cnn, and fox news, swap them out. and just listen to them. this morning, in new york city, they arrested a ringleader of those, wh

president trump's e toe the head of the small business administration, form georgia senator kelly loeffler, will appear for her confirmation hearing she was a fundraiser president trump during the 2024 ecti and is also the founder of rally right, a pitical organization designed to assist conservative candidates federal, state and local elections. from theenate small business and entrepreneur ifship committee, watch theearing live at a 3:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3. c-span now,ur free mobile video or online at c-span.org. ♪ >> c-span, democcy unfiltered. we're funded by these television companies and more, including midco. ♪ >> where are you going? or maybe a better question is, how far do you want to go? and huh past do you want the get there? -- how fast do you want to get there? now we're getting somewhere. so let's go. let's go faster. go further. let's go beyond. >> midco supports c-span as a public service along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat the democracy.