on behalf of michigan workers and michigan manufacturing. i'm so proud to have championed the auto rescue in 2009 to change tax incentives to invest and make things in america and toughen our laws to support american manufacturing. i know we have the best workers in the world, and i know also that michigan, michigan manufacturing is well positioned to prosper in the future. i want to take a moment of course to thank all of you. all of my great, great colleagues on both sides of the aisle. both past and present. so many of you have been wonderful partners in getting things done, and i'm so fraflt for your friendship. i'm especially grateful for my michigan partners. first, the amazing carl levin and now gary peters, i would like to say with a one-two punch from michigan. as we all know to be effective, it's not necessary to agree with someone on everything. in fact, i don't agree with anybody on everything. it's only necessary to agree on one thing, one problem that needs to be solved and then agree on the way to solve the one thing. then we

the honor of walking into the capital for michigan every day, fighting for michigan is something i will miss. on the sweet side, though, i'm going to be home in michigan full-time. more chances to be near our beautiful great lakes and really enjoy the opportunity for the first time in my adult lifetime not having to look at the legislative calendar to figure out when we are going to celebrate birthdays or christmas or take a vacation and so on. >> c-span began in 1970 nine with one female united states senator. when you were elected to the first female senator from the state of michigan. now about a quarter of the senate, what does that change for you for the institution. sen. stabenow: i think that more women in decision-making roles everywhere makes a huge difference, a huge difference. and in the united states senate, when i think about coming in in 2000, maria cantwell and i were the first two women to be incumbents in the history of our country. we came in together in 2000. but that was the year where with women elected, 13 of us, there were enough women to have one woman on every

i come from a michigan standpoint, one out of four jobs in michigan comes from agricultural means. my goal in what i'm proudest of is expanding the farm bill and farm policy. when i came in, fruit and vegetables, which are almost half of the farm economy, were not included in farming bills. it was traditionally more southern row crops like corn and soybeans, cotton, and so on. cherries, apples, blueberries, on and on were not included. now they are. now there's a 12th title, and it has made all the difference in terms of an economy that produces healthy foods that we want people to eat and creating jobs. >> as i recall, -- is the cherry capital of the world. sen. stabenow: it is, yes. >> your portrait because you chair this committee is right behind me. tell me about that painting. sen. stabenow: it's interesting, you will see the other pictures are pretty traditional, someone standing behind a chair or sitting on a couch and so on. and when we came into this, i thought it was weird, the idea of putting it off for a long time, and they said you have to do this. my chief of staff sa

the gentleman from michigan. mr. walberg: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from indiana, incoming member of the education and work force committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> i thank congressman steube for introducing this important legislation. i rise in support of protecting women and girls in sports act and i would like to comment that asthma the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. leader in the state senate we overrode the governor owe veto. participation in high school and collegiate level has risen. competitive sports are or to indiana's 8th district. the biden administration recent attempt to rewrite and re-imagine title ix is threatening to erase women's rights. it is a simple fact of life. men and women are biologyically different. men to compete in women's sports is unfair to women and girls and takes away to be recognized and rewarded. over the last couple of years we have watched in displeef as top female athletes are losing to titles to biological males and hor

first and foremost to michigan's congressional delegation. it has been a real honor to be the dean of our democratic delegation and to work along side our two great senators, senator stabenow and senator peters and work with the late senator carl levin. we protected the great lakes to support the men and women of the auto industry and to clean up that terrible pfas contamination. to speaker pelosi, a masterful legislator, a masterful task tissue and thrvment is no one better in this business or where i have learned from. thank you for never forgetting about the people of flint and always fighting for america's children. to give a punch and take a punch for those kids. she has done that. democratic leader hakeem jeffries, a true and honest friend, a classmate from our 2012. we joked about my good friend is tossed about in this body pretty loosely. but he is an honest and true friend and incredible leader for our house democratic caucus and i thank him for the trust he placed in me to serve in the house democratic leadership and serve as the co

michigan boulevard. among chicago hotel is our names associated with a long tradition of gracious hospitality. a number of the newer structures are located on the lakeshore, both the central part of the city and in the residential areas to the north and south, virtually. in chicago's yard as the magnificent buckingham fountain. its 134 jets support its claim to be world's greatest fountain. centrally located on michigan boulevard is the art institute. with its magnificent statuary paintings and ceramics. the civic opera, just west of the loop, provides unsurpassed facilities for famous opera companies and concert artists. navy pier is the terminus for great lakes passenger liners and vast enclosed area houses, exhibitions of interest, sportsmen and yachtsmen, and other lovers of the outdoor summer evenings, buying thousands facing the bandshell in grant to enjoy popular free concerts. likewise within reach of the lake breezes is soldiers field, the tremendous arena which accommodates vast audiences for s

centrally located on michigan boulevard is the art institute with its magnificent statuary paintings and ceramics. the civic opera building just west of the loop provides unsurpassed facilities for famous opera companies and concert artists. navy pier is the terminus for great lakes passenger liners and its vast enclosed area houses seasonal exhibitions of interest to sportsmen, yachtsmen, and other lovers of the out doors. summer evenings find thousands facing the bandshell in grant park to enjoy popular free concerts. within reach of the lake breeze is soldiers field, the tremendous arena which accommodates vast audiences for sporting events, military displays and such spectacular demonstrations as fire and pulley shows. institutions adjacent to the heart of the city include the famous adler planetarium with its astronomical displays. the field museum of natural history, which maintains unique exhibits of animal habitat groups, natural resources and prehistoric specimen. here is the shedd aquarium which displaced some 10,000 species of marine life including brilliant tropical fish,

the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: first of all, itch to say wouldn't you know i'd get laryngitis. i want to thank chuck for his comments this morning and for being a dear friend. today is bittersweet for me stand here on the floor of the united states senate making my last speech, my last major speech. so many of my staff from michigan have traveled to be here as well as staff members who have worked for me in d.c. over the years. i am truly overwhelmed that over 100 michigan and d.c. staff are here in the gallery and on the floor. and family and friend who are not able to fly in today are watching on c-span. as we come back for thanksgiving, i am filled with so much gratitude and respect as i think back over my years of public service. and i'm thinking about the incredible number of people who have supported me and contributed in so many ways to my success, from my family, my staff, my colleagues, and of course the people of michigan who put their trust in me for over 50 years. i started when i was 5. from

over 400,000 new jobs have been created in michigan. so many in fact that detroit has been boasting its lowest levels of unemployment in nearly 50 years. with the largest investment in the great lakes in decades, nearly all areas of concern in michigan will be remediated, including two effecting my district, the clinton river, and the river rouge. combined with historic state-level investments, michigan, the home of the flint water crisis, is officially headed to a lead-free future with detroit being lead-free by the end of the decade. as home to the big three auto automakers, no place is leading the charge to electrify our future like we are in michigan. we are manufacturing, we are growing, and we are innovating. and these are stories, these are numbers that represent the american worker. american workers have been able to achieve an economic reality, not just a political wish list. because of president biden's dedication and leadership. the needs of the american worker were heard. including seeing president biden be the first preside

host: that was annie in michigan. we will be live here on "washington journal" for another 25 minutes or so as we remember president jimmy carter. his estate funeral services beginning today in georgia. we will continue to show you events as they happen. if you would like to comment on president carter's life and legacy, you can call in. eastern or central time zone, (202)-748-8000. mountain or pacific, (202)-748-8001. bernie, washington, good morning. caller: good morning. good morning. hi. i just wanted to say a little bit about the president, former president carter. i'm an american indian from montana, born in what they call people of the white clay. in 1976, president carter signed into law american indian religious freedom act, allowing american indians procrastination to practice their religions again. it was banned in the 1880's by the federal government. so, i just wanted to thank him for allowing american indian people again the freedom of religion, which is this country's foundation. i just wanted to thank

his deepening involvement and radical white power activity ranging from make a connection to the michigan militia. mcgray used his military training to help carry out the oklahoma city bombing. and then a letter to a friend, he invoked his military most to justify it. i have sworn to uphold and defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. and i will, blood will flow in the streets, good versus evil. free man versus social is to want to be slaves pray. it's not your blood. my friend, the other key component here was his use of the turner diaries, a gun shows timothy mcveigh would have copies of the turner diaries, but just don't be a novel. the details how to topple the us government. the fictional revolutionary start by blowing up a federal building and then proceed to exterminate their political enemies, including all jews, blacks, and latinos. in 1997 mcvay was convicted of murdering 168 people using a weapon of mass destruction and blowing up a federal building. no domestic terrorism charges were brought however, because he and nichols were sought to have acted al

the goals of this insurgency in michigan were to take over the state house and then to kidnap and execute the governor. the goal of the insurgency in january states was to overturn the results of the democratic election. so if we see this as part of the movement, it's to stop the american people being able to choose their own leaders in insurgency is all about seizing control of a government. not through winning an election, not through democratic processes, not through persuasion, but through violence. it's a, it's a form of a more when the shots came from the holiday in buford cracks, we heard some noise. this was noon, a sniper valley was one of the most dangerous intersections in san diego. you didn't come into the front entrance. that was what happens to people who were shot . they came into the wrong entrance, the nightly pyrotechnics. so that's getting out of here. sorry eva, holiday and well, hotels on algebra. the sun rises brilliantly here. the history was written and it became theory is here the, the students and the totally the timeless journey shakera model, war for translati

this is michigan weather, up buttercup, this is what we live with every day. i just want to say quickly as one of the freshman who won in a state that was owned by donald trump, regardless of our differences i believe in my core a strong middle class is a national security issue. literally one of the most unifying things we have between us and my job is someone who represents a state that voted for donald trump is to look for common cause anywhere i can. leadership is about the things we have the compromise on in the things we should never compromise on. wherever i can i'm going to work across the aisle and when it comes to our democracy our rights and our values i'm going to stand up. i'm thrilled to be here and thank you for having us. [applause] >> no buttercup here. >> good afternoon everyone. i'm the senator from the great state of maryland i'm proud to stand there with my colleagues today. i had. i have the same even more more proud to be here in behalf of the people. i heard my colleagues talk about this weather and we are all feeling it in i'm reminded

see you, this is michigan weather, suck it up butter cup.en live with this every day. i want to say, as one of the freshman who won in state that was also won by donald trump. regardless of our differences, i believe to my core that a strong middle class is a national security issue. it is one of most unifying things we have. and my job as someone who representing state that votes for donald trump is to look for common cause anywhere i come leadership is about picking between the things you have to compromise on and things you should never compromise on. so, wherever i can, i'll work across the aisle, but when it comes to our democracy, rights and values, i will standue up, i am thrilled to be here, thank you for having us, suck it up everyone it is a little cold. >> no butter cup. from great state -- >> right. good afternoon. angela brook senator from state of maryland, i proud po stand with my colleagues moreeh proud to be on behalf of the people, we're all feeling the brisk weather, i'm reminded, in a moment like this, in a few minutes i

retirement last your 12 years in the house representing michigan's eighth district. he succeeded his uncle who represented the same district for 26 years. you were first elected to congress in 2012. you are retiring after six terms. walk us through your decision. well, it's interesting, this decision that i made to retire this year was made 13 years ago. my wife and i had a very specific conversation, having been an observer of congress for a long time. i always wanted to be here and be a part of it. but i also knew that i was not going to make it my life's career. i would come and do this for a season of my life. originally, my wife and i thought about ten years being reasonable. 12 years because i wanted to stay in and secure the seat. and after redistricting. so it it didn't surprise anybody who really knew me that i made this decision to leave a lot of people around here who believe you'll never leave unless you're escorted out unwillingly. we're a little surprised, but for me, it was a decision i made when i decided to run in the first place. and why did you thi

it makes me sick to think the state of michigan went for trump also, but it seems to be the michigan democratic party is the same way. we are not -- they don't involve people. i live in northern michigan and it is semi-rural, and everyone i work with, and these are good people who voted for trump for the most part because the democratic party is not inclusive in northern michigan. the local party here in the county is not inclusive. i don't even -- i used to belong to the local democratic party. i don't anymore because all they talk about is their great retirements from education and so on. this is the truth. host: all that said, how does this relate to yesterday? caller: well, it just saddens me deeply that i don't think that trump is the voice of the people. i think he has hustled people and he succeeded again. and i remember, pedro, when trump won before, i remember watching a community in the lower michigan flip from clinton to trump to clinton, and i saw the same thing in pennsylvania. and it made my hair stand on end practically because i thought the votes were being stolen. ho

we've got a bunch of lefties running michigan, right? it's a democrat-run state., gang. for the environment we're going to cut down a whole forest. and no one said maybe not, hey, maybe we should keep the trees and lose, like, these solar panels, we can put them somewhere else? i guess that -- charlie: [inaudible] guy: cutting down trees for environmental justice? what a? rachel:s this is what has happened to this party. the environmental movement was supposedly a left, you know, progressive movement. charlie: supposedly. rachel: they're smoking with save the whales, save the trees. they don't care about the whales or the trees. what they care about is the grift. i guarantee democrat donors are making a lot of money -- the. guy: there's money here. rachel: i talked the mark mark moran mow if earlier. he talked about this ability that donald trump has with this mandate to basically shut down a lot of these climate policies that are destroying our country. listen. >> there's no such thing as climate action or fighting climate change. even the department of transport

this is michigan weather. suck it up, buttercup. i want to say quickly as one of the freshman who one in a state that was also won by donald trump, regardless of our differences i believe to my core a strong middle class is a national security issue. it is literally one of the most unifying things we have between us. my job as someone who represents a state that voted for donald trump is to look for common cause anywhere i can. leadership is about picking between the things you have to compromise on and the things you should never compromise on. wherever i can i will work across the aisle. when it comes to our democracy, our rights, our values, high will stand up and stand in the breach. i am thrilled to be here and thank you for having us. suck it up, everybody. it is a little cold. sen. schumer: no buttercup is she. angela brooks. several brooks -- sen. brooks: i am proud to stand with my colleagues today. i have to say i'm more proud to be here on behalf of the people. you heard my colleague talk about the brisk weather. i think

last i checked, michigan is not sunny.his effort is all an attempt by the state to grab tax credits. some say lawmakers are so outraged they're calling for anyone involved in the decision at department of nash rale resources in the state -- natural resources in the state to be fired. stuart: well said. my personal opinion. lauren: michigan is not sunny. stuart: it's not. really isn't. the dow 30, please, we always say get a sense of the market. my sense is there's an awful lot of buying going on. lot of winners, plenty of green. dow is up 334 points. at 43,000 and 65. president biden sparked outrage giving presidential medals of freedom to people like george soros and hillary clinton. why choose such divisive figures? jason rantz tries to explain it, next. ♪ advil liqui-gels are faster and stronger than tylenol rapid release gels. ♪ also from advil, advil targeted relief, the only topical with 4 powerful pain fighting ingredients that start working on contact and lasts up to 8 hours. lock in let's go. rated e for everyone.

host: robert in rogers city, michigan, and independent caller. we believe that house will come in to formally gavel out the 118th congress in just a minute, or maybe less as we simulcast here on c-span one and c-span two. you are watching the washington journal. we have been live from capitol hill this morning. at noon eastern here on c-span we will bring you live coverage of the house and the speaker vote and then we will go to c-span2 for live coverage of the senate. this and it go about gaveling in the 119th congress and their business, their legislative business and procedural agenda they have to do to get the 119th congress underway. on the house side, we will see what happens. nothing gets done until they elect a speaker. no debate, no vote, no governing. keep your channel here. if you are interested in watching the speaker vote on c-span, live gavel-to-gavel coverage of the vote with c-span cameras in the room. mobile -- lowell in illinois, democratic caller. caller: obviously, i am calling on the democratic side. i have no problem with th

host: a guest from mississippi -- caller: jackson, michigan. my question is quick, how many sitting vice presidents have overseen the count, adams, van buren and senior bush. you have a comment? host: you're being tested again. guest: nixon did as well. host: hubert humphrey did not attend. he would have. guest: he was with the u.n. delegation. hannah: he went to a funeral instead of presiding over it. and then al gore. those are the ones that come to mind from history. not often. next is a call from katrina from virginia beach, virginia, on the air on our independent line. go ahead, please. caller: thank you both so much. just first off, i'm a native californian so i was a registered republican until 2016 and i've been an independent ever since. i'm just -- i don't know, there aren't words to express how this seems to be one-sided. four years ago there was mass protest and now everything seems to be just great. i think v.p. harris showed resilience even in losing. so i guess my question for the doctor is what do we expect next and how can we t

as arm respected auto executive and the governor of michigan he served as secretary of housing and urbanelopment, advanced civil rights, tackled poverty and stood up for everyday americans embodying an enduring faith in god and a love of country. [applause] >> david m rubinstein. [cheering and applause] the presidential medal of freedom is awarded to david m rubinstein. a working-class family and baltimore he has become a renowned leader in business, arts and culture. after serving our nation on the staff of the senate judiciary committee and in president carter's white t house, david wt on to become a transformational business leader and philanthropist. from advancing cutting-edge cancer treatment to restoring our nations monument. his leadership reminds us that at our best we learn from, reserve and share our history so that everyone sees themselves in the story of america. [cheering and applause] >> accepting on behalf of george soros is alex soros. [cheering and applause] the presidential medalpr of freedom is awarded to george soros. worn into a jewish family in hungary, gorge sourc

the clerk recognizes the gentleman from michigan, mrs. mclean. [applause] >> thank you, mr. clark and colleagues. mr. clark, as the chair of the republican conference i am directed by the vote of that conference to present for election to the office of the speaker of the house of representatives for the 119th congress the name of the honorable mike johnson, a representative from the state of louisiana. [applause] welcome, everybody. i am optimistic about our future. on november 5, the american people gave us a great opportunity to get america back on the right track. they give us an opportunity to get back to normal and to get back to the real issues that the country faces right now. people want the opportunity to take care of their families. they simply want to provide for their children and give them a prosperous future. and, ladies and gentlemen, we have the opportunity today to do just that. we have an opportunity to take our country back. with speaker mike johnson, senate majority leader john thune, and president donald j. trump in charge -- [applause] we have the oppor

>> well, senator levin, was the longest serving senator from the state of michigan, served six terms, 36 years, and he did many many things, but one of the things he was really focused on was doing good oversight, and making sure the lessons learned from the mccarthy era, the lessons about the importance of bipartisan investigations, of investigations that are truly committed to finding the facts, he took those lessons to heart and when he came to the senate in 1979, he really made it his mission to do everything he lecould to investigate corrupti, malfeasance, and just really the performance of government. he believed the government had an important role to play in solving problems and in helping people, but he was concerned that the government, the administrative state that had grown up in the aftermath of the new deal and certainly after the great society, that it was not as effective as it needed to be. and the government had not really continued to do the job it needed to do, and so he jumped at the chance to serve on the government affairs committee and to be on this permanent s

charles potter again of michigan. john mcclellan, henry jackson and stewart symington were the three democrats on the committe about 35 days of sesons, 20 million people were able to view this on tv. what was the result of these hearings? well, the result of one key result of the hearings was that mccarthy, again, no longer a member of the committee or in this case, this subcommittee. he now a witness was still very, very present in these in these hearings. and what he tried to do and did quite effectively. but ultimately to his own, you know, due to his own undoing, is he started he started intervening and interrupting the proceedings and dominant and trying to dominate them. and he kept doing something. he kept raising what he called a point of order in order to interrupt the line of questioning that was taking place or to try to grab control of these of these hearings. and he did it so many times that the the phrase point of order became kind of a what we would call a mean almost today, became sort of a saying that

well, michigan's my home. my family. it's a very close knit family. family's been through a lot. and i just knew that this time of separation, especially now with grandchildren, was just something that i didn't want to do. you know, into my older years. not that it's okay if somebody else wants to do that, but for me, it wasn't the right decision. and at this age, i still have another chapter in my working career that i want to pursue. and so this seemed like the right time. and i, i was a county commissioner for 12 years. i was the county treasurer for 13 years. i was a school board member for eight years. and so my life has tended to come in these sort of cycles and this seems like the right interval for me. you said your family's been through a lot. what were you referring to? well, for me personally, i went through a cancer diagnosis and some pretty rough treatment and 2023 and then earlier this year, my brother, my youngest brother was shot and killed. and, you know, that's something that you read about in the news, but nobody can ever be prepared for. and it was after i had

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as respected auto executive and three-term republican governor of michigan he served as secretary ofdevelopment, advanced civil rights, tackled poverty and stood up for everyday americans, embodying enduring faith in god and love of country. [ applause ]. david m. rubenstein. [ cheers and applause ] the presidential medal of freedom is awarded to david m. rubenstein from a working class family in baltimore, david ruben stein become a renown leader in business, arts and culture. after serving our nation on the staff of the senate judiciary committee and in president carter's white house, david went on to become a transformational business leader and philanthropist, from advancing cutting-edge cancer treatment to restoring our nation's monuments. his leadership reminds us that at our best we learn from, preserve and share our history so that everyone sees themselves in the story of america. [ applause ]. accepting on behalf of george soros is alex soros. [ cheers and applause ]. the presidential medal of freedom is awarded to george soros, born into a jewish family in hungary, george e

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senator banks of indiana, senator sheehy of montana and senator slotkin of michigan. we are excited to have you as committee colleagues and look forward to many important contributions from each of you. senator slotkin, is a look at the end of the dais, it seems only a week or two ago i was sitting in that very chair being recognized by the chairman of the committee, the distinguished senator from michigan. time flies. let me say this. we had very appropriate expression of approval by the members -- members of the audience as are nominee and his family walked in. the distinguished ranking member and i sincerely hope that is the last signal of approval or disapproval in today's hearing. people of the public are here. they are welcome to observe today's hearing. senator reed and i agree that no disruptions will be allowed. audience members may not verbally or physically distract from the hearing, to include shouting, standing or raising signage or gestures that block the view of the audience. we are very serious about this. aren't we, mr. reed? sen. reed: absolutely cer

apparently that's a reality in michigan.l: and wisconsin. >> it's happening all over the country. the underlying problem is a physical problem, is sun light is a diluted form of energy. it takes between 300 and 600 times more land to generate the same amount of electricity from solar as it does from a natural gas or a nuclear plant. that's why you see so many homeowners, people that love nature, it's conservationists who are the most outraged by this and the governors trying to reach climate t targets are in a situation where they are under pressure to bulldoze places where people go on hikes and public lands. renewables make things more expensive. people don't realize how bad it is for the environment. rachel: it's ugly. it's so ugly. you talk about the targets that the governors have to meet. talk to us about where the targets come from and also who is making the money from all of this? it's clearly not about the ro there's got to be a profit motive here. >> yeah, absolutely. most of these states have their own renewable e

problem much bigger and broader than the recent political trend. >> host: thomas in birmingham, michigan. please go ahead tom. >> caller: good morning and thank you c-span for having brian reisinger. i'm very proudr. you're right we should be thereyo i understand your lament and leaving the family but your purposes definitely being served as a past national president of the board of physician nutrition specialist and nutrition and food are two separate things. even if intimately related. i would love to get your further perspective on what you have been touching on. a picture him sitting in metro detroit one end of the parking lot it takes me $6 to buy a pintof raspberry the other end s mcdonald's selling for $5 of value meal. you've already discussed some of us in terms of inertia, and the market and the subsidies and so forth that happened with the farm bill. can you comment a little further on the impression the general impression people have were over subsidizing commodity crops at 220 millions and anchor in the nine seats, 30% of its corn? and, the modesty of any subsidies to go to

as a respected auto executive and three term republican governor of michigan, he served as secretary of housing and urban development, advanced civil rights, tackled poverty, and stood up for everyday americans embodying and enduring faith in god and a love of country. david m rubenstein. the presidential medal of freedom is awarded to david m rubenstein from a working class family in baltimore. david rubenstein has become a renowned leader in business, arts and culture. after serving our nation on the staff of the senate judiciary committee and in president carter's white house. david went on to become a transformational business leader and philanthropist. from advancing cutting edge cancer treatment to restoring our nation's monuments, his leadership reminds us that at our best, we learn from, preserve and share our history so that everyone sees themselves in the story of america. accepting on behalf of george soros is alex soros. the presidential medal of freedom is awarded to george soros. born into a jewish family in hungary, george soros escaped nazi occupation to build a life

he lives in mid-michigan with his family. tonight, he is here to talk about his book, the privateer wars how billionaires created a culture war and sold art school vouchers. so help me welcome beth and josh josh. hello. everyone thank so much for being here. can you hear me okay? yeah. fantastic. hey, so i'm beth lewis and this dr. josh cowen and you so much changing hands for having to c-span talk for being here. that's pretty exciting. and for all of you, thank so much for being here. i'm i think most of us know that arizona is sort of the belly of the beast when it comes to school vouchers nationally and for privatized option. and so it is extremely exciting to have dr. cohen here to talk his book and to really lay out who has pushed these vouchers into state, why they've pushed these vouchers into our state, and what are some solutions going forward for we can do right. so that's what we're going to do tonight. thank you for. coming on this journey with us, i'm going to start us off with walking through some questions abo

joining us now democratic congresswoman debbie dingell of michigan." i wonder if we can reflect on what we saw yesterday on the hill, which is to say seeing nothing after four years ago, of course seeing the images what we played on the screen, what was going through your mind during the certification? how were you thinking about this moment in. >> so yesterday was smooth. democrats are not election deniers. none of us could not think about what happened four years ago, if they had been there four years before. the freshmen were talking about it and asking what it was like, but it showed there was an attack on our democracy. all of us even the election deniers on the republican side, came back in the middle of the night to complete the process. and democracy survived an attack on it, and it was important to see you can have a smooth, peaceful transition of government with republicans and democrats together, and it went very quickly. we rely were done in half an hour and 35 minutes. >> and you can also see someone who had their name on the ballot and l

same thing to you, congresswoman, in michigan. tell me why you support that decision, charlie?i oppose what the biden administration did here in blocking the nippon/u.s. steel agreement. by blocking that deal, it's likely that many steel jobs in western pennsylvania and in indiana will be lost. this is -- japan is an ally. and japan steel has a lot of fresh capital and the best technology. they're going to buy u.s. steel, which at one time had over 300,000 employees. down to fewer than 20,000. the trajectory is not good. we need this money to modernize those plants. and the biden administration basically deemed japan to be a national security threat. only two days ago the state department approved the military sale of essential hardware to the japanese government, as they should have. so two days ago japan was a key military and national security partner. and yesterday they're a national security threat. but the bottom line is a lots of steel workers are going to lose their jobs. and if this company falls into the competitor's hands, prices will go up, i suspect the automotive

host: annie in michigan.ll be live on "washington journal" for another 25 minutes or so as we remember president jimmy carter. his state funeral services beginning today in georgia. we will continue to show you easements as -- show you events as they happen. if you would like to comment on carter's life and legacy, you can call the line. in the eastern or central time zone, (202) 748-8000. mountain or pacific, (202) 748-8001. bernie in washington, good morning. caller: good morning. good morning. host: hi, bernie. caller: hi. i just wanted to say a little about the former president carter. i am an american indian from montana. what they call white people, in 1976 president carter signed into law american indian religious freedom act, allowing american indians across the nation to practice their religions again. it was banned in the 1880's by the federal government. so, i wanted to thank -- for allowing american indian people, again, their freedom of religion, which is this country's foundation. i wanted to th

the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from michigan, ms. tlaib, for five minutes. ms. tlaib: madam speaker, i want to take time to honor the incredible life and legacy of virginia williams who unexpectedly passed away. she has left a void in our community and in our hearts. councilwoman williams was a relentless advocate for our families, ensuring that no one in our community lacked basic necessities. her work with organizations like forgotten harvest and her creating her own organization because of her passion for organizing food drives, holiday giveaways and joyful community events embodied who she was. the unwavering love for the city of romulus and our families. she was committed to always lifting up her neighbors, often going above and beyond to bring hope and resources to those in need. her dedication reminds us all that even the smallest acts of kindness can build stronger, more connected communities. her legacy lives on in countless lives she's touched and we are forever grateful for her service. thank you to her family for allowing

running back taller, the gentlewoman from michigan, mrs.dingell and the members of the louisiana delegation, mr. higgins, ms. ledlow, mr. fields. we will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker elect to the chair. host: you are watching live coverage of the 119th congress. it is january 3, a constitutional date when the new congress has to elect a speaker and get into business. mike johnson has been elected speaker, 218-215. he got the majority of 434 members. the full congress is 435 but matt gaetz shows not to be sworn in. he is not in the congress as of right now. coming up in just a minute, mike johnson will be escorted down to the dais and he will be introduced by hakeem jeffries, the democratic leader who came in second place when it came to being speaker by only three votes. then we will hear from mike johnson after he is sworn in by speaker of the house. he will make a speech, he will swear in all the members. technically no member of congress right now until the speaker gets worn in and he can swear in all other 434 members.

. >> reporter: it's 5:00 a.m., wednesday on the northern coast of michigan's upper peninsula. >> see what the sky is doing today. >> reporter: and bugsy saylor once again has a date he can't be late for. >> it is the calm of the morning before the madness starts. >> reporter: can you tell what kind of sun it's going to be today? >> well, we've got a pretty thick haze on the horizon, and it's probably going to be what i call a neon pink bouncy ball sunrise. >> reporter: that sounds good. > it's one of my favorites, honestly. >> reporter: he's got a lot to choose from. see, six years ago, bugsy made a new year's resolution to wake up and watch every sunrise of 2019, taking photos of it too. when the ball dropped on 2020, he decided to keep going. >> it never disappoints. >> reporter: since then, he's been documenting each and every one. >> we don't see that color in nature very often. >> reporter: except right here. >> right now, right here. >> reporter: we joined him a few months ago as he welcomed the day, as he often does, at presk isle in marquette, michigan, looking out over lake