up next, democratic congressman mondaire jones joins me to discuss the marriage act. that first, louis is here with the headlines >> the man suspected of making the bomb is in custody. authorities say sunday, panama flight one of three exploded over lockerbie on december 1988, killing all 259 people, including 189 u.s. citizens on board that plane. and another 11 on the ground. a bomb threat forced the evacuation of a paddy labelle concert in milwaukee, late saturday, the r&b star taking off stage by security during her performance, a video on social media shows the moment that security while station teller what was happening the canine unit search at theater notices were found. and karen bass was sworn in to become los angeles's 43rd mayor. today the ceremony was performed by vice president kamala harris. she is now the first woman and first woman of color to be mayor of los angeles. more ayman with eamonn mullah dean right after this break. fter this break. yeah. i respect that. but that cough looks pretty bad. try this robitussin honey. the real honey you love, plu

congressman mondaire jones joins me on the struggle to get to this point and what comes next ahead.king is freaking hard. you get advice like: just stop. go for a run. go for 10 runs! run a marathon. instead, start small. with nicorette. which can lead to something big. start stopping with nicorette. >> lately, republican politicians have been making a bold claim that they are no look at the party of corporate executives, tax cuts for the rich. it's the party of the working class. >> republicans have got to be the party of working people and working class culture, that's what we're fighting for. >> the heart and soul of the republican party, we are a working class party, we are a blue collar party, that's what we should've been, and that's what we are. >> the democratic party has abandoned the working class men and women, the million people out of jobs that are seeing their wages pulled down. >> we have people in charge of government don't care about working americans and are completely out of touch with the common sense wisdom and working class values of millions and millions of am

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witnesses, i would like to ask unanimous consent to allow congress member david cicilline and mondaire jones to participate for the purposes of asking questions. without objections, so ordered. we now introduce our first panel of witnesses. please note these witnesses will only be giving statements, they will not be taking questions. first, we will hear from michael anderson, a survivor of the club q shooting. then, we will hear from mr. matthew haynes, founding owner of club q. finally, we will hear from mr. james slaugh, a survivor of the club q shooting, and the witnesses will be unmuted so we can hear them. please raise your right hand. do you swear or affirm the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god? let the record show, the witnesses answered in the affirmative. thank you. without objection, your written statements will be made part of the historical record of this meeting. with that, mr. anderson, you are now recognized for five minutes for your testimony. mr. anderson: to the distinguished members of the house oversi

i hereby appoint the honorable mondaire jones to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. on this day of infamy, o lord, we remember. we remember and we cherish the sacred memory of those whose lives were lost in the tragic attack on pearl harbor 81 years ago. and we pray that their sacrifice would serve as an everlasting tribute to the duty we each have to the nation you have entrusted to us. may this day be an eternal reminder of the sacred gift of liberty you have graced on these united states. even as we give tribute to these brave heroes of that auspicious day in our country's history, we pray you again rouse in us the same passion, the same allegiance, the same willingness to defend against today's enemies of freedom and sovereignty, peace and justice. we need only look around the globe to witness the reprise of irrational hue bruce threatening ukraine. sustain the ukrainian people in their res

mondaire jones, thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. >> that is all in on this wednesday night. alex wagner tonight starts >>> good evening, chris. i think everybody appreciated that unspoken ensino man reference. >> cave man. we were calling them -- >> thank you for working pauley shore into this hour. thank you, my friend. also for the astute analysis. always good to see you. thank you at home for joining us. today was a landmark day for democrats in congress. these are the leaders of the democratic party in the house of representatives from 1827 to the year 2000. you will notice that a hot of them hook a lot ahike. in 2003, democrats elected nancy pelosi as their leader in the house. first woman to lead either party in either chamber of congress. and today democrats elected new york congressman hakeem jeffries as their leader in the house. he is the first black person to lead either party in either chamber of congress. yes. it is frustratingly slow progress but it is still progress and that should be celebrated. and that alone, that alone that makes today one for the h

it he with me on set is new york congressman mondaire jones, also joining is terrified meyer, lincoln, columnist and associate editor of the boston globe. thank you all very much for coming to the sunday show. we will get to the nft thing in a moment. but congressman adam shift was on cnn earlier, talking about previewing what tomorrow's january 6th meeting will be about. let's hear part of what he is talking about, we will talk about it on the other side. >> we will also be considering what is the appropriate remedy for members of congress who ignore a congressional subpoena, as well as the evidence that was so pertinent to our investigation, and why we wanted to bring them in. >> so, since you are the only congressman here on this panel, and on this set, what should happen to those members of congress who were given lawful subpoenas by the january six committee, and they ignored him number one, and number two, what should happen to the members of congress if they get a criminal referral sent to doj about their conduct? >> people like that should not even be serving in the united sta

among them was outgoing new york democratic congressmember mondaire jones, who wrote after the vote - "while working families are being crushed by inflation, we shouldn't be spending $45 billion more than the president requested in the ndaa. certainly not on top of an already bloated $800+ billion dollar pentagon budget full of lobbyist giveaways." meanwhile, president biden warned thursday the u.s. will face disastrous consequences if lawmakers fail to pass a sweeping spending package by a december 16 deadline in order to avoid a government shutdown. a new report finds iranian security forces are targeting women protesters with shotgun fire to their faces, breasts, and genitals. "the guardian" spoke to doctors and nurses who've treated protesrs in secrecy to avoid arrest and who said women more -- frequently arrived with these wounds on their bodies. security forces have also been accused of firing shots into protesters' eyes, blinding hundreds of women, men, and children who've participated in the mass protests. in qatar, a migrant worker from the philippines has died after a workpl

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mondaire jones, thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. >> that is all in on this wednesday night. alex wagner tonight starts right now, good evening, alex. alex>> good evening, chris. i think that everybody appreciated that reference. >> i was thinking to myself as i said, that what is, that? >> recalling the zombie laws, thank you for working polish or into the top of this hour, ratings gold. thank, you my friend. also for the astute analysis, always good to see you. and thank you to you at home for joining us. today was a landmark day for democrats in congress. these are the leaders of the democratic party in the house of representatives from the year 1827, to the year 2000. you will notice that a lot of them look a lot alike. in 2003, democrats elected california congresswoman nancy pelosi as their leader in the house. she was the first woman to lead either party in either chamber of congress. today, democrats elected new york congressman hakeem jeffries as their leader in the house. he's the first black person to lead either party in either chamber of congress. it is fr

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with that, ladies and gentlemen, i will ask might do your -- mondaire jones to close us out. >> y'all give another hand to the panel and the moderator. and to be distinguished chair of the subcommittee on courts whose leadership has been instrumental in getting us at this point. and yet, we know from the discussion today, that we have yet further to go. and that is going to require everyone in this room having those conversations that roll into mention with people in their circle. this should be top of mind for folks as we witness and that cascade of horrors and that we will see from the supreme court until we do something to stop it. i think out every day that we are not powerless to stop this from continuing to happen. but that takes leadership. not just in congress, where, unfortunately, too many of my colleagues have lift such conservative risk averse lives and that they find themselves often behind where the american people are on any number of subjects. look at how few of my democratic colleagues have signed on to legislation, but that hank johnson and i have introduced to the s

mondaire jones, is now recognized. >> thank, you madam chair, i join the chorus of my colleagues and celebrating your tremendous service in this body over the past several decades. your stalwart championing of our community, the lgbtq+ community. so, thank you for that. i sat on the floor of the house during the debate on the equality act, to grow up poor, black and gay is denies yourself anywhere. it is also to feel completely unseen, as so many people around you invalidate your very existence. growing up, like many people in this room, i suspect, i watched as straight politicians, many of them white, many of the men, used my basic human rights as a political football to further their careers. now, as the first openly gay black member in this body, i'm even more familiar with the vile anti lgbtq rhetoric that terrorizes our community. and that somehow is even more harmful when it's aimed at queer people of color. let me also just say, take amplify what right presented of porter had discussed previously, that i am people on my team have also reported many of these twitter accounts. t

mondaire jones, is now recognized. >> thank, you madam chair, i join the chorus of my colleagues and celebrating your tremendous service in this body over the past several decades. your stalwart championing of our community, the lgbtq+ community. so, thank you for that. i sat on the floor of the house during the debate on the equality act, to grow up poor, black and gay is denies yourself anywhere. it is also to feel completely unseen, as so many people around you invalidate your very existence. growing up, like many people in this room, i suspect, i watched as straight politicians, many of them white, many of the men, used my basic human rights as a political football to further their careers. now, as the first openly gay black member in this body, i'm even more familiar with the vile anti lgbtq rhetoric that terrorizes our community. and that somehow is even more harmful when it's aimed at queer people of color. let me also just say, take amplify what right presented of porter had discussed previously, that i am people on my team have also reported many of these twitter accounts. t

okay i'll just go chairman adler, representative bush, representative mondaire jones, representative hakeem jeffries, i can give you hakeem jeffries because he was more equivocal and representative. i've got their statements. i've got the reference to the statements. i'm happy to submit them to those record madam chair, and i appreciate the gentleman's. question >> thank you mr. biggs. madam chairman, how many of those members are on the subcommittee? is miss busch on the subcommittee? is mr. adler? >> are you posing a question. miss either is a member of miss all subcommittees. but other than that miss bush is only one dimension is on the subcommittee? >> that is my understanding. >> so miss busch is here to say. i think should probably -- know people i can't speak to them, if they want the subcommittee. bottom line is, most, if not 98% of the democrats, 95%, have never talked about defunding. i'm a former member of the police legal, visor of advocated for strong policing. mike -- we've had in our american recovery act, 350 billion dollars that can be used by police. no republican v