elizabeth: congressman michael burgess. we have this hot debate.k times," he says there is a major loophole in a u.s. ban that does allow for u.s. taxpayer money to go to fund china's dangerous frankenstein research on highly infectious super viruses. time to come clean on all of this. what exactly did the u.s. pay, and what did dr. fauci know? the story next. >> gain of function research? >> dr. barrett does not gain of function research and if it is, it is according to the guidelines and it is being conducted in north carolina, not -- >> you don't think inserting a bat virus spike protein he got from the wuhan institute into the sars virus is gain of function? >> that is not -- >> you may be in the minority, at least 200 scientists signed a statement from the cambridge working group saying it is gain of function. ♪ ♪ we made usaa insurance for veterans like martin. when a hailstorm hit, he needed his insurance to get it done right, right away. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. usaa nobody builds 5g like verizon builds 5g because we're th

host: joining us this morning's republican michael burgess, republican of texas, a member of the commercettee. i want to begin with yesterday's vote on leadership. how did you vote on the question of whether or not liz cheney should continue on as conference chair? guest: as you know, that was handled as a voice vote. i was prepared for us to move on from where we were, and as a consequence, i don't think i can tell you that i was terribly surprised by the outcome. host: so you were a voice vote in favor? guest:

congressman byron donalds, micro trans advisor, lauren bogert and congressman james comer and michael burgess, denny brunelli and dhs secretary chad wolf, bipartisan meeting with the president on infrastructure today, spendingin on that kevin mccarthy called it productive but then reportedly sent out a text corrupt joe biden, also climate envoy john kerry threw a wrench into the green agenda this is a john kerry we've never seen before testified the pipeline are more carbon efficient than trains or trucks, this after killing the keystone pipeline and putting pressure to stop the dakota pipeline, also getting real about china, is mr. kerry coming clean on exactly what mr. kerry is doing and how he spending taxpayer money as the climate envoy. also tonight jennifer granholm making a move over her green investment after conflict of interest accusations and more sane pipeline is a good thing, plus we have more details on science nikola wade who wrote for the new york times, he said there is a major loophole in any u.s. band that did let u.s. taxpayer money fund china's research on highly infectio

coming up thursday morning, texas republican congressman michael burgess on the house gop vote on congresswoman cheney. the colonial pipeline cyberattack, and the pandemic response. then michigan democratic congresswoman dan killed he joins us to talk about house democrats legislative my artese and we look at the vulnerability -- minorities and we look at the vulnerability of critical infrastructure against cyber attacks with michael daniel. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning. be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. ♪ announcer: tie johnson testified on homeland security operational priorities for the agency on thursday morning before a house appropriations subcommittee. watch live beginning at 10:00 eastern on c-span three come online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. -- c-span3, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. ♪ announcer: c-span is your unfiltered view of government funded by these television companies and more. ♪ announcer: midco supports c-span

host: joining us this morning's republican michael burgess, republican of texas, a member of the commerce committee. i want to begin with yesterday's vote on leadership. how did you vote on the question of whether or not liz cheney should continue on as conference chair? guest: as you know, that was handled as a voice vote. i was prepared for us to move on from where we were, and as a consequence, i don't think i can tell you that i was terribly surprised by the outcome. host: so you were a voice vote in favor? guest: yes, it was time to move on. the problem right now is not with republican leadership, the problem is with the democratic leadership in the white house, and had i predicted what things were going to look like six months after election day last november, i could not in my -- in the worst scenario that i could construct would not be as bad as what we face today. so people talk about what are republicans going to do to stop the problems that we are having, and it is very difficult with republicans and the majority, in the minority and the house, senate evenly divided, with presi

michael burgess. later, chief deputy whip, covers men dan kildee of michigan. a senate appropriations committee with merrick garland, here is an exchange between the ag and senator richard shelby, the top republican on the committee. >> criminal laws of the u.s. or any state that appears intended to intimidate. as i said in my opening statement, that was the case with the events of january 6, and the individual who committed those acts should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. i believe that. at the same time, sir, i'm trying to understand the difference between those acts and the ones perpetuated last summer by groups like antifa and others that vandalized and frankly terrorized cities like portland, minneapolis, and washington, d.c., all in an effort to deliver, as they say, a message. the question is this. sir, what is the actual difference between these acts, besides the groups carrying them out, and if there is not one act, can you ensure -- can you assure this committee and the american people that the department of justice under your leadershi

me right now texas congressman house energy and commerce committee and medical doctor himself, michael burgess always a pleasure to see you. thank you very much for joining us. what did you make of the president's trip to the ford electric vehicle factory yesterday and the administration's plans to invest in the green economy? congressman: well, look, i like it when i hear people talk about compromise and thank you for having me back on this morning, but obviously the detail that has come from the white house, really it's been nonexistent. only this past week at the white house, they hadn't really been reaching out to us until -- until recently. secretary came into the zoom call and to the rule's committee and i tried to get from him then what is the list of projects that i can look at for north texas that you're considering and the answer was, well, we don't have that level yet. we are trying to get the big picture. unfortunately the big picture sounds like charging stations along the internet. that's not really going to help in the district that i represent. maria: well, i don't understand p

a house subcommittee hearing yesterday with michael burgess and diana degette. a discussion between these lawmakers on the source of covid-19. more from the c-span video library yesterday. [video clip] >> where did this virus originate? these stories are not comported with the stories we are hearing now. it would be incumbent on this committee to primarily investigate the subcommittee of energy and commerce to have those questions asked thoroughly. >> willet gentleman yield? so, i agree, i think it's very important that we find, that we investigate, particularly if the virus escape from some lab, because that has implications for international health. i have already spoken to the ranking member. whatever we can do. i don't think china is going to produce documents to the committee, but we are going to do whatever investigation is appropriate and mr. griffiths and i are on that committee. host: that from yesterday's hearing. mark langer saying we need to hold someone to account if something preventable happens and do what we can to prevent and delay the next one.

introduced the power on act with colleagues from california and texas, including representative michael burgessho is also on the subcommittee. this bill would create a new program to help states fund grid resiliency upgrades for extreme weather events. what kind of investments does d.e.o. and the h.a.p. plan to make on extreme weather grid initiatives and how can the power on act complement these efforts? >> there's a great complement and i think a lot of ideas from the act can be easily incorporated into the american jobs plan on the transmission side. d.o.e. is committed to working cooperatively with states and communities so the benefits of transmission development, including the reliability and the climate benefits and the economic benefits, are shared broadly and states, obviously, have the primary role in permitting and in siting transmission lines and d.o.e. can help to identify needs and coordinate states and federal agencies to ensure the transmission development is getting the attention that it needs. and i recognize that siting and permitting transmission can be really difficult. the

michael burgess, on the house gop vote on congresswoman liz cheney, the colonial pipeline cyberattack, and the pandemic response. then dan killed he joins us to talk about house democrats' legislate of minorities and the vulnerability of critical infrastructure against cyber attacks with michael daniel. watch c-spans washington journal live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning and be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. announcer: president biden gave an update on u.s. vaccination rates and the latest effort to get young teenagers vaccinated. he also addressed other topics, including the israeli-palestinian conflict and recent fuel shortages due to the ransomware attack against a u.s. major pipeline.