mcconnell: it is. as you all recall, i said in the beginning of my time at majority leader, that open amendment process is going to be the rule rather than the exception. when you have the bill open for amendment, it presents the opportunity for troublesome proposals from both sides. but we saw what the senate looked like when nothing happened. 15 roll call votes in all of 2014. no budget for the last five years. we're not going to have that kind of senate this year. we'll just take our chances. we're big men and women. we're prepared to vote on proposals offered from both sides. mr. ryan: instead of shouting questions out, let us call on you. we're working early in the house, with the conventions we lose half of july. we've got some compression in the schedule we're dealing with. but we're going to have an open rule system. votes will be all over the place because the rule is going to be open. that's how the system ought to be. especially in the house. so that i think is what the founders intended. li

mcconnell: now, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 350 submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 350 congratulating the university of alabama crimson tide for winning the 2016 college football play-off national championship. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: now, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 351 submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 351, designating the week of january 24-january 30, 2016, as national school choice week. the presiding officer: is there objecti

guest: this is another issue that might divide paul ryan and mitch mcconnell. republicans tend to be pro-trade, but something this day in a lot of these populist districts and blue-collar districts, many of which are controlled by -- republicans, will be a tough vote. paul ryan's thinking is that they have not committed to this, but the house republicans do want to bring this up for a vote and mcconnell doesn't and would rather kick it until after the election or until the next presidency. it is one of those wait and see type issues, but it is a very regional issue that does not bring along party lines because it concerns so many jobs and manufacturing and environmental. every interest group out there you can imagine is involved because it is so big and so it breaks down by region. host: this is steve from new york, republican line. caller: i had a couple of questions. adnow that ted cruz's latest was on eminent domain and i was disappointed because the ad was a complete fabrication. bulldozed that trump a poor old woman's house for a casino parking lot but in

mcconnell: mr. president, i understand there is a joint resolution at the desk and i ask for its first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the joint resolution for the first time. the clerk: senate joint resolution 29 to authorize the use of the united states armed forces against the islamic state of iraq and the levant and its associated forces. mr. mcconnell: i ask for second reading and in order to place the resolution on the calendar under the provisions of rule 14, i object to my own request. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. mcconnell: mr. president -- the presiding officer: the joint resolution will be read for the second time on the next legislative day. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. thursday, january 21. following the prayer and pledge the morning hour deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date and the time for the two leaders be reserved for us

senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said last year it was too controversial. adding president obama shouldn't send it in until after elections, but that could mean the new president would have to be on board as well. but mcconnell could be reconsidering according to iowa senator chuck grassley, "since then, i've heard senator willing to bring it up before the election. beyond that i don't have anything to report except the general proposition, which is what i think senator mcconnell was speaking to. it's pretty difficult to get sub- controversial things through the senate and the house when you've got a presidential election year." house speaker paul ryan says he wants to bring up the trade deal as our top story... a looming jackpot is bigger than ever this morning... no winning ticket sold yesterday... which ups the stakes from 500 to 675 million. that has people flooding convenience stores to press their luck... the only ticket to come close to 675 million was sold back in 2012... at 656 million. this morning more doubt is being cast on north korea's claim i

at the moment of impact, lucas mcconnell was seated in the back of brian jennings' parked white truck. >> reporter: do you remember the sound of metal crunching, of glass breaking? >> glass breaking, and tires screeching. the car that we were in got hit, and we got shot across the road, and we nailed a tree. the back window was completely shattered. and a lot of that glass was in the back of our heads. >> reporter: just seconds later, lucas' father kevin, part of a caravan coming back from that graduation party, pulls up on the scene. >> i see taillights up ahead, as i got a little closer, i see debris in the road and i'm thinking that's not a party. that's a wreck. the debris in the road that i saw was the chairs that we had been taking back to the church and my heart just sank. i was like, oh, my god. >> reporter: as eric boyles rushes out his front door to where he left his wife and daughter, he immediately starts dialing the phone. >> i was on the phone with 911. what is your emergency? >> there's a multi-car accident out in front of my house. >> reporter: while eric's on with 911

mcconnell: let me echo what the speaker said. our presidential candidates are out there beating each other up at the moment. that's going to solve itself at some point in the process. what paul has laid out is something i agree with totally , which is that we're going to do issue development to try to get ready for 2017. there have been examples of that in the past in which newly nominated republican candidates have picked up ideas that were developed in congress and made them the centerpiece of their fall campaigns. in in the meantime, let me make the point that we weren't sent here to do nothing. and we're going to be looking for opportunities to make some progress for the american people this year even though the guy in the white house is not somebody we can do the kind of broad reforms that we'd like to achieve. there are steps in the right direction we can take. one obvious step i would mention is not going to titillate the public but one obvious step would be for the first time since 1994, do all the appropriation bills. an

that same night, down the road from the boyles' house, lucas mcconnell's family was hosting a pastor, brian jennings. >> he was one of the closest people that i had who wasn't family. i was around him all the time. >> reporter: around 11:00 p.m. with the party winding down, brian needed to return some tables and chairs to his church. lucas and a friend jump into the back of brian's white truck, and they head down the road that would take them right past the boyles' house. >> i remember we saw a car on the right-hand side of the road, and he decides to pull over. >> reporter: it was that disabled car, along with holly and shelby boyles standing on the road with the driver. >> we're trying to get out of the car, and he tells us, he is like, "no, y'all just, y'all sit tight, i'll be back in just a minute." >> reporter: with brian jennings on the scene, there are now four people by the side of the road. meanwhile, a third location, just a few houses down. there's another party in progress, but this one's not so innocent. 16-year-old ethan couch is there with seven friends. >> they're drin

mcconnell: it is. as you all recall, i said in the beginning of my time at majority leader, that open amendment process is going to be the rule rather than the exception. we've den that. when you have the bill open for amendment, it presents the opportunity for troublesome proposals from both sides. but we saw what the senate looked like when nothing happened. 15 roll call votes in all of 2014. no budget four of the last five years. we're not going to have that kind of senate this year. we'll just take our chances. we're big men and women. we're prepared to vote on proposals offered from both sides. mr. ryan: instead of shouting questions out, let us call on you. we're working early in the house, with the conventions we lose half of july. we've got some compression in the schedule we're dealing with. but we're going to have an open rule system. votes will be all over the place because the rule is going to be open. that's how the system ought to be. especially in the house. so that i think is what the f

>> never. >> reporter: the mcconnells are eager for a civil jury to hear done. >> reporter: why? >> because i haven't seen any punishment. >> reporter: but the couches are as determined to avoid another court room as they are to avoid our cameras. mr. couch? stay with us. we live in a pick and choose world. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number, and the lowest prices of the season. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. you like the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! only at a sleep number store, find the lowest prices of the season. save $600 on the #1 rated i8 bed, plus no interest until january 2018. know better sleep with sleep number. what if one sit-up could prevent heart disease? one. wishful thinking, right? but there is one step you can take to help prevent another serious disease. pneumococcal pneumonia. if you are 50 or older, one dose of the prevnar 13 vaccine can help protect you from pneumococcal pneumonia, an illness that can cause cough

issue tos anue divide paul ryan and mitch mcconnell becausecans republicans to not need to be portrayed in general that these districts that aretoug controlled by republicans right now so paul ryan has not committed to this that the house republicans want to bring this up for a vote but mcconnell doesn't want to write the ticket until after the election so it isut i wait-and-see but also very regional. because it concerns so many jobs and manufacturing is environmental.agin so breaks down by region. >> host: new york on the republican line go-ahead.te >>st caller: i have a couple of questions. i know senator cruz latest data is on eminent domain and i was disappointed because it is a complete fabrication that trump bulldozed a woman's house for a parking lot but in reality he tried to get the house he never did and nothing was bulldozed. glenn beck -- they were lying about trump's voting for obama which was a complete fabrication. i note ted cruz seems to be hated by his fellowands ar republicans but is there a growing recognition what they are liars? one when he was interviewed about h

senator mcconnell: it is.othing is done easily in the senate, but it is -- at the beginning of my time as majority leader, an open amendment process was going to be the rule rather than exception. we've done that. when you have a bill open for amendment, it presents the opportunity for troublesome proposals from both sides, but we saw what the senate looked like when nothing happened. 15 roll call votes in all of 2014. no budget four of the last five years. we're not going to have that kind of senate this year and we'll just take our chances. we're big men and women. we're prepared to vote on proposals that are offered on both sides. speaker ryan: let me pick on you. chad, i would say we're doing our budget early this year in the house. at least a month early is our plan so we can get this appropriations process moving. as you know with the conventions we lose half of july. so we got some compression on the schedule that we're dealing with. we're going to have an open rules system in the house. that's how it -

but mcconnell could be reconsidering.. "since then, i've heard senator mcconnell back off a little bit. whether he was willing to bring it up before the election. beyond that i don't have anything to report except the general proposition, which is what i think senator mcconnell was speaking to. it's pretty difficult to get sub- controversial things through the senate and the house when you've got a presidential election year." house speaker paul ryan says he wants to bring up the trade deal as soon as he can. iowa just got a new host of efforts to conserve water and soil.. and improve nutrient management practices.. yesterday.. u-s ag secretary tom vilsack announced an expansion of u- s-d-a's conservation programs for iowa's producers.. 85 thousand acres of iowa land is now able to apply for grants and loans.. equivalent to about a hundred 75 million dollars in investment to the state's land resources. vilsack says the goal in iowa is adding more access to programs.. and he plans to work with state partners in removing bar

speaker boehner, leader reid, and leader mcconnell and speaker pelosi and chairman mccall, i'm honored c.a.p. veteran to join general vazquez in accepting the congressional gold medal on behalf of the men and women of the civil air patrol who gallantly served during world war ii. we accept this award for those who particularly did not come home. our service began in the early dark days following pearl harbor. and you have heard little about our exploits. days when german u boats prowling our east coast were threatening our energy life line and the sinking oil tankers at a high rate right within the sight of land. we were a rag tag group of rejects in the military service. too old. some of those even served in world war i. i remember my commanding officer was a pilot in the lafayette espadrille. we were volunteers in the true sense of the american tradition of wanting to serve our country in time of need. in a sense, c.a.p. was as -- were our forefathers flying minutemen. the situation was so dire at the time that nearly the army air corps or navy had resources. organized as a civil def

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but mcconnel could be reconsidering .. "since then, i've heaea senator mcconnell back off a little bit. whether he was willing to bring it up before the election. beyond that i don't report except the general proposition, which is what i think senator mcconnell was speaking to. it's pretty difficult to get sub- controversial things through the senate and the h/use when you've got a presidential electionon year." house speaker paul ryan says he wants to bring up the trade deal as soon as he can. ---- iowa just got a new host o efforts tg conserve water and& soil.. and prove nutrient management practices.. yesterday.. u-s ag secretary tom vilsack announced an expansion of u-s-d-a's conservation programs for iowa's producers.. 85 thousand acres of iowa land is now able to apply for sensitive lands grantntand loans.. equivalent to about a hundred 75 million dollars in investment to the state's land resources. vilsack says the goal in iowa is adding more access to programs.. and he plans to work with state partners in removing

mcconnell: now, mr. president, our country has a proud record of admitting the oppressed as refugees to our shores. yet the debate about how to safely admit refugees from syria and iraq is a serious conversation that deserves a serious response from washington. it's difficult to effectively vet immigrants from a war-torn country where records may sometimes no longer exist at all. senior law enforcement and intelligence officials have expressed concerns and d.h.s. secretary jeh johnson has said that organizations such as isil may try -- may like to try to exploit the refugee program. so is it any wonder that the citizens we represent are concerned? according to one recent survey, nearly 80% of americans and 77% of democrats say that refugees should go through a more robust security process. president obama seemed to suggest these americans are motivated by some animus towards widows and orphans. i would suggest they are motivated by love for their families and communities. i'd remind the president that th

but mcconnell could bee reconsidering .. "since then, i've heard senator mcconnell back off a little bit. have anything to report except the general proposition, which is what i think senator mcconnell was speaking to. it's pretty difficult to get sub- controversial things through the senate and the house when you've got a presidential election year." house speaker paul ryan says he wants to bring up the trade deal as soon as he can. ---- iowa just got a new host of efforts to conserve water and soil.. and improve nutrient management practices.. yesterday.. u-s ag secretary tom vilsack announced an expansion of u-s-d-a's conservation programs for iowa's producers.. 85 thousand acres of iowa land is now able to apply for sensitive lands grants and loans.. equivalent to about a hundred 75 million dollars in investment to the state's land resources. vilsack says the goal in iowa is adding more access to programs.. and he plans to work with state partners in removing barriers and backlogs to other conservation efforts.. if fundi

paul ryan and mitch mcconnell both on the same day, a cooperated attack on trump's muslim policy.rump has zero congressional endorsements and jeb bush has 30. running against washington, especially this year, is working. >> let's talk about paul ryan's poker face or whether he would be a good poker player or not. he says -- >> what do you think, don? what was your call? >> i think it was obvious. i was watching him is he going to applaud for this? everyone noticed his lack of applause. you cannot clap for curing cancer? you are that much of a whiner? and #sotu. what do you guys think? >> maybe he forgot to buy his power ball ticket and was bummed about it. boehner cried. you know, he was -- he was weeping all the time. maybe paul ryan is a little bit stonier and trying to send a signal about gravitas but beyond that i'm not sure i know. >> i had no problem with paul ryan's face during the state of the union. his job was to be the respectful opposition, not to make unpleasant faces, not to boo or do anything bad like that but he's the leader of the opposition party. if you don't ag

>> i think ryan and mcconnell have something smart.o the senate, show they're not combatively stupid. ruian gets to show he's -- ryan gets to show he's the youth, the face of the republican party against the chaos going on in both party. and obama gets to play with the republicans. he has no interest of seeing hillary clinton being president. >> this is an important issue, at the end of last year. because the fact is, republicans got mad at paul ryan for giving in too much. >> they felt that it was boehner's deal, they gave him a bye on it. because it was not something he had negotiated himself. if he negotiates something like this in the foreseeable future he'll play a high price. >> the thing with the ted cruzs of the world, they don't want that, they just want to stand up and scream and yell and do nothing. kudos to paul ryan, he got some reform. it wasn't a bad deal. i think the sad thing about this president, he came in with a lot of political capital. there were a lot of bipartisan reforms he could have done. both sides of politi

senator mcconnell says he fears the president's request could "tie the hands" of the next president. president barack obama proposed a three-year authorization. lawmakers on the hill have not come together to approve a new authorization. looking ahead, lawmakers in virginia are getting ready to head back to richmond. they'll begin the 2016-legislative session at the general assembly on wednesday. v4 general assembly lunch this year a priority is to pass a $100-billion dollar, two-year budget. lawmakers will also tackle controversial issues on health care, criminal justice and guns. 10 on your side's erin kelly will be in richmond covering our local lawmakers. look for her stories all 2016 sales will soar even higher. but with all these new drones in the sky, there will be new drones. today 10 on your side takes a look at the do's and don'ts of drones. this winter the federal aviation administration passed new rules and regulations. as laws catch up to the technology we'll sift through the information. what you need to know, before you fly, today on wavy news 10 starting at four, with

mcconnell, ms. pelosi, members of congress and honored guests, as we embark upon a next chapter of human space exploration, we stand on the shoulders of the extraordinary men we recognize here today. those of us that have had the privilege to fly in space follow the trail they forged. america's leadership in space and the confidence we can go farther into the unknown and achieve great things as a people rests on the achievements of these men. when 50 years ago this year president kennedy challenged the nation to reach the moon, to take longer strides toward a great new american enterprise, these men were the human face of these words. from mercury and gemini, on through our landings on the moon and the apollo program, their actions unfolded that the will of a nation for the greater achievement of humankind. today, another new president has challenged us to reach for new heights and plan an ambitious mission to mars. just as we called on the four individuals we honor today to carry out our early achi

her predecessor, john moore, was a clemson fan, and mcconnell, is a gamecock. they will planned new trees -- they will plant new trees around the library. the old trees have been around since the 1950's. now, many are rotted and dying. >> unfortunately, we happened to be here when they are coming to the end of their life span. we are trying to preserve the beauty and the aesthetic of the future. geoff: the new were trees are expected to live for hundreds of years. the crews plan to replace hundreds of trees during this time every year. the entire process is expected to take about a decade. january 6. on this date in 2004 nasa's rover named spirit released these color photos of the allyson: the photos were the highest-resolution images ever taken on the surface of mars. nasa hoped the images would give microscopic life on the planet. taking a look outside from our woodruff road skycam, it is cold. construction could cause some slowdown. i will tell you where, coming up. reporter: the incredible start continues for the gamecocks. 14-02 start the season. the sec o

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senator mcconnell is not going to pass a resolution we didn't ask for. the senate passes resolutions all the time. they can send a resolution up that turns monday into tuesday and in the end, it's irrelevant. >> let me ask you, do you consider what donald trump is doing right now, because he's framing this a little differently than a lot of the stuff he says about other candidates. he's saying i like ted, i'm trying to help ted, this isn't a personal attack. do you think, is this an attack by donald trump on ted cruz? >> well, i don't know if it's passive aggressive or passive regressive. look, they attack you when you're winning. and so before they were all attacking donald trump, now they're all attacking ted cruz. that just comes with success. so we're not worried about it. >> i just want to be clear, you do consider this to be donald trump attacking you? >> look, you'd have to ask him why he's raising the question. i think he's raising the question because he thinks there's political purpose in it. i don't. because we just finished a six-day, 28-coun

mcconnell: now, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10:00 a.m. tuesday, january 12. following the prayer and pledge, the morning business be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. further, that following leader remarks, the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each until 12:30, with the first hour equally divided and with the majority controlling the first half and the democrats controlling the final half. further, the senate recess from 12:30 until 2:15 to allow for the weekly conference meetings. finally, at 2:15, the senate resume consideration on the motion to proceed to s. 2232, with the time until 2:30 equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: so if there is no further business to come be

that was the genesis for this bill, and this morning, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell today ituld be passed. here is mcconnell. >> our country has a proud record of admitting the oppressed as refugees to our shores, yet the debate about how to safely admit refugees from syria and iraq is a serious conversation that deserves a serious response from washington. it's difficult to effectively vet immigrants from a war-attorney country where records may sometimes no longer exist at all. >> reporter: opponens say, look, it would be impossible to admit any refugees under this bill, because it would require that the head of the fine, department of homeland security, national security intelligence agency, that they all certify that each refugee is not a threat. here is harry reid. >> we agree the refugees should go through a robust screening proce process. this bill, though, has -- is stressing bureaucracy and paperwork. each refugee that comes to this country, and there's about a hundred a day, would have to be signed off by three cabinet secretaries, that's 300 personal signatures a d

linda mcconnell started her job yesterday. we're told she's the first woman to become city manager of a major south carolina city. >> having the opportunity to hopefully make a very positive difference in your hometown community is a wonderful place to be right now, and having been here for 38 years, i'm very proud to see the progress we've made, and look forward to continuing that good progress. nigel: another change to the office, her predecessor, john moore, was a clemson fan, and mcconnell is a gamecock. coming up in our consumer watch, if your new year's resolution is to lose some weight, we have some tips on how to avoid those costly gym memberships. gabrielle: plus, why are decades-old trees coming down on furman university's campus? school officials give us but first, tonight's primetime if your new year's resolution is nigel: if your new year's resolution is to get in shape this year, you might be tempted to get a gym membership. you in to long-term agreements. gabrielle: as deanna dewberry tells us, there are alterna

>> certainly for majority leader mcconnell. while we have seen in the last two continuing resolutions that the end of the session of congress is some adjustments inserted in the major unrelated legislation. all of which seems to be geared toward loosening up some of the limits, for example once they are veteran public financing for conventions they added a provision that allowed the parties to raise private monies ain large amounts for certain sources. or in the last go around the senator was seeking a change to law that would allow political parties to collaborate with their candidates and spend money on behalf of of those candidates.candidates. that was not acceptable to the democratic majority of senators, but the thrust of it is going to try and make accommodations that hopefully will be acceptable to recognize this has been created and we would not created ourselves. we want to provide more resources for campaigns and political parties in order to be able to respond to the virtual of limited resources the shifted more avai

have to find a way in that sample from which is hammered when a wide to see paul ryan and mitch mcconnell may be going back to regular order. did they really do any oversight? certainly not in the senate. ed is the real work and then go work has already been done. yoda i first came to washington in 1968 i was 26 the top aide to read democrat congressman and. with four round trips home per year. they do the work appear then they go to the madison room. :dash medicine they would play a card game but who was in their? conservative democrat a liberal democrat from boston. the republican from california. and eight orton like that knew each other. did they agree philosophically? no. but added that the incredible pieces of legislation and made america what it is today. that is invaluable. but the job is not in oklahoma but the job is here and involves critically the time to do the job. >> talk about those things. i was elected the fourth district of oklahoma. those in the fourth district they didn't have a vote in the fourth district of massachusetts so it was difficult i'll is found myself diff

mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: the last time a broad energy bill was signed into law was back in 2007. it may as well have been a lifetime ago as far as america's energy situation is concerned. while we were once living in an era of energy scarcity, we're now living in an era of higher energy production and lower l technology costs. it's change that represents many opportunities, but also challenges. aging infrastructure, bureaucrat ic hurdles, outdated policies, and needless red tape. these are the kinds of challenges we'll need to address if we want to support america's rise as one of the world's preeminent energy super powers. if we want to support the accompanying potential for jobs, for growth and for increased energy independence. that's why the senate is considering the energy policy modernization act. it's broad, bipartisan legislation that would modernize our energy policies to keep pace with the changing world. it will help americans produce more energy. it will help americans pay less for ener

mcconnell: i withdraw the motion to proceed to s. 2232. the presiding officer: the motion is withdrawn. mr. mcconnell: i move to 4038. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to the consideration of 4038, an act to require supplemental in background investigations be required for refugees and other purposes. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion stot desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 300, h.r. 4038, an act to require that supplemental certifications of background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators as follows: mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that the names -- reading of the names be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask that the mandatory

senator mcconnell says he fears the president's request could "tie the hands" of the next president. president barack obama proposed a three-year authorization. lawmakers on the hill together to approve a new authorization. looking ahead, lawmakers in virginia are getting ready to head back to richmond. they'll begin the 2016-legislative session at the general assembly on wednesday. this year a priority is to pass a $100-billion dollar, two-year budget. lawmakers will also tackle controversial issues on health care, criminal justice and guns. 10 on your side's erin kelly will be in richmond covering our local lawmakers. look for her stories all this week. people on the subway in new york city got a ride and a show. it was annual no pants subway ride yesterday. people participated in each of the five boroughs. they got on the subway together, and then stripped down in unison, on the train. 1:42 - 2:00 ricky boyanz "it's just seeing people's faces. because no matter how many times it's done, there's always people that have never heard about it or never seen it before." emilee barrett "

by says cruz was too mean to mcconnell. you can't be against washington and say you need stake care of mitch mcconnell. >> that's not what donald trump said. an doesn't have a record, he hasn't cast a vote. he has taken a verbal opinion on something. but yes, he is talking about what he has heard with senator cruz. it's no secret. senator cruz is not well liked and it's not just by establishment people oonter colleagues. that's one of the reasons bristol palin made her tweet today. char rrp what would you say about the notion senator cruz went in there like a wrecking ball? isn't that what we want someone to do? isn't that what you ultimately want? you used to be close to ted cruz. >> that's right. charles: isn't that the person you embraced to go into d.c. to be a wrecking ball and upset all these guys that rubber stamp everything? isn't that what people wanted? if that made hip unlikeable, it's too bad. >> when you go to washington to shake things up, ultimately to run for president instead of fight for if the con i -- fo