mr. boehner: i'm not going to discuss mr. shuster's relationship with anyone but i'm also comfortable that proper procedures were put in place to avoid a public or professional conflict of interest. thank you. >> loretta lynch was confirmed by the senate today on a vote of 56-43 to become the next attorney general replacing eric holder. 10 republicans including majority leader mitch mcconnel all voting yes. again, that happening today in the u.s. senate, loretta lynch confirmed as the next attorney general. news today from bloomberg business comcast corporation planning to walk away from its proposed $45 billion takeover of time warner cable incorporated. people with knowledge of the matter said after regulators planned to oppose the deal comcast is planning to make a final decision on its plans today and an announcement on the deal's fate may come as soon as friday this week, u.s. federal communications commission staff joined lawyers at the justice department in opposing the planned transaction. again, that from bloomberg b

boehner: good try. good effort. the president wants peace in the middle east. mark: an overwhelming number of republicans in the poll said they were more some pathetic to the positions of prime mrtanyahu. speaker boehner: the president wants peace between israel and the palestinians. so do i. for that matter so do the israelis. but you cannot force a peace agreement on people who cannot come to an agreement. as long as hamas is in a powerful position as they are, this is a terrorist organization supported by iran, who made it clear they think israel should be wiped from the face of the earth. how'd you develop a peace agreement with people of that attitude? i think the administration has overplayed their hand, over pressured the israelis, and the prime minister of israel gave a fabulous address to the congress about the real threats that america and the rest of the world face. mark bank we asked the national pastime, baseball or football. what say john boehner? speaker boehner: i say football. i'm a long time reds fan. i root for the bangles, iwatch pro football. i watched the super bowl. college football is pretty exciting. i have seen my share in the fall. mark: you seem to b

mr. dewi show reduce speaker boehner kissing nancy pelosi. >> please don't show that picture how can i live with that image? >> this one? one of the most heated discussions shake shack purses in and out. your the best thing to come along in a long time items 71 and i love you. you are fun. keep it coming kennedy. >> you are brilliant and keep up the good work. thank you for sending me the boxing gloves. and i wish you could be on for two hours per year you bring an interesting perspective and remember e-mail me a at fox business.com. one and we will all of it. lou: good evening. the controversial political family trying to contain a scandal to control damage to survive two main charges if they fail the clintons will be judged the most corrupt political family in history. the former president and his candidate wife with new allegations that brushes donated billion dollars to the of clinton foundation in exchange for a state department approval of the strategically sensitive business deal. also a drone strike accidentally killing two

mr. john boehner. john: a special thank you to the marching band for being here area.eaking to the buckeyes, pursuant to the congressional gold medal to jack nickless for his sevice to the nation in promoting excellence, good sportsmanship, and philanthropy. the tradition of the gold-medal goes back to 1776. the first recipient was then-general george washington. what makes this award so american is that anyone can win it, whether you are in architect, an innovator, a humanitarian, or even someone who played golf. the golden bear is all of those things. and today we thank him with the highest honor we can bestow. we are honored to be joined by so many representatives of the world of golf. the king, arnold palmer, is here with his wife. [applause] kim fenton the commissioner of , the pga tour. the voice of golf, mr. jim nantz, and many members of the jack nicholas family. that includes the first lady of the golf. please join me in recognizing mrs. barb nicklaus. [applause] announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the presentation of our colors, the performance,

republican speaker of the house john boehner accused mrs. clinton of violating the law by destroying more than 30,000 e-mails from her time as secretary of state. remember the left kept tells us sing us there was none. she says wrong. for the first time he raised threat of subpoenaing for her e-mail serve. they also want answers. last night condemning the clinton foundation for a lack of trance sparntcy while political reporters are becoming increasingly skeptical too. >> how many more warnings did the clintons need to have and yet they ended up doing these things? it's politically, though just dumb and inept. >> and it's not just him. we have a big lineup. howard kurtz who is host of media buzz. judith miller is a pulitzer prize-winning journalist of "the new york times" also with us. but first up chris stirewalt. when you see the times magazine anaheim ducks week chuck todd and even our own alam colmes coming out to say she needs to respond to this what does it tell you and what should we expect next? >> it wasn't too long ago we saw a sim

mr. prime minister. you had speaker john boehner there in israel. how much are you coordinating with him, the republican strategy up on capitol hill to block this deal? >> i'm not approaching it on a partisan basis. i've talked to about 2/3 of the representatives of the united states house of representatives and probably an equal number of senators from both sides of the aisle. this is not a partisan issue. this is not even solely an israeli issue. this is a world issue because everyone is going to be threatened by the preeminent terrorist state of our time. getting -- keeping the ifrastructure to produce not one nuclear bomb but many many nuclear bombs down the line. that's a palpable danger to the peace of the world and i think it should concern everybody, republicans, democrats, independents i don't care. and the citizens who want a peaceful world from every nation. >> how much is your very tense and let's be frank here uncomfortable relationship with the president driving your opposition to this? >> not at all. i don't think this is a personal i

speaker banne -- speaker boehner: he will go -- he will have to go out there and earn it and so will she. if they earn it, people will get over this and begin to look at mrsinton and jeb bush and their records and what they have to offer the country. mark: do you find it weird that those two families keep having presidential candidates? speaker boehner: it is a little unusual in american history, yes. mark: what you think about corporate tax reform or lowering individual race this year -- individual rates this year? speaker boehner: there is some room for corporate tax reform. but about 70% of american businesses do not pay corporate tax rates. they pay personal tax rates. it will be very difficult to do corporate tax reform without also doing. mark: what are the chances of that passing this year? speaker boehner: should the u.s. policy be to bring about regime change in iran and should we use covert action to bring it about? speaker boehner: clearly the people running iran for the last 40 years or not interested in working with us. mark: the only people more sick about people talking about john boehner crying all the time than me is you, my best -- i bet

john boehner: thank you. mr. prentice are, let me say how happy i am to be in israel. -- mr. prime minister, let me say how happy i am to be in israel. our delegation has and last several days throughout the middle east and rigorous of where in the middle east we have been, the message has been the same. -- regardless of where in the middle east we have been, the message has been the same. you cannot continue to turn your eye away from the threats that face all of us. and as you said, the bonds between the united states and israel are stronger than ever. while we may have political disagreements from time to time, the bonds between our two nations are strong, and they will continue to be strong. it has been an historic trip and frankly, an historic opportunity to be here in israel at this time. and let me take a moment to say congratulations on your reelection. prime minister: thank you. the hard part begins now as you know. john boehner: that was the easy part. prime minister, the elections are always the easy part. -- prime minister: the elections are always easy part. [lau

mr. obama thanked both parties for coming together on something that makes the country either about. republican house speaker john boehnerthe cheek to nancy pelosi. >>> new zealand's prime minister is apologizing to an auckland waitress for repeatedly pulling her a hair. the woman said in a post, it all least year apparently six different times. he called it a -- but the woman says it was bullying and harassment. she said she threatened to hit him if he didn't stop. >>> many across california are dealing with the water shortage. there are some communities that seem to be immune from it all. >> look, right across the street at this gated subdivision. and you see lush, manicured lawns and even golf courses. critics say this defies mother nature and it is mott sustainable. >>> still to come here, we'll look at the controversy surrounding luxurious communities. but first, we have a very special guest. come on out, flo! [house band playing] you have anything to say to flo? nah, i'll just let the results do the talking. [crowd booing] well, he can do that. we show our progressive direct rate and the rates of our competitors ev

mr. chairman, let me ask you. i take your point. i'm sure everybody listening to you does. doesn't it just burn you that boehnerthe power and the responsibility as leader has done nothing to advance what would be the foundation for immigration reform? >> we simply need to get all of our leadership to give us the signal. the bills have been marked up in the committee. they're ready to go to the floor. i'm hopeful that they will go to the floor and will go soon, and that will be the best answer to your question. >> all right. i have to say, i thought that was a pretty good answer, mr. chairman. thanks so much. we appreciate it. >> thanks, lou. >>> two popular american foods tonight at the center of two separate public health scares. blue bell creameries pulling its ice cream, froze enyogurt and the rest of their frozen products from store shelves after a deadly listeria outbreak. millions of chickens will also be destroyed after a bird flu outbreak in iowa. fox news correspondent garrett tenney with our report. >> reporter: this latest case in iowa is the worst single incident in this national outbreak of avian f

mr. speaker. martha: tell us which one you think was better? bill: yes. @marthamaccallum, @billhemmer. vote for me. not boehner.gainst an american reporter jailed in iran, what the white house is saying about efforts to bring him home. could this derail delicate nuclear relations with tehran. martha: she is being called the southern judge judy. find out why. ♪ approaching medicare eligibility? you may think you can put off checking out your medicare options until you're sixty-five but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. keep in mind medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. the rest is up to you. that's where aarp medicare supplement insurance plans insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company come in. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans they could help pay some of what medicare doesn't, saving you in out-of-pocket medical costs. you've learned that taking informed steps along the way really makes a difference later. that's what it means to go long™. call now and request this free [decision guide]. it's full of information on medicare and the range of aarp

speaker boehner met with that israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu. they spoke with reporters. here is a look. >> mr. speaker, it is great to see you. your visit is an opportunity for me to thank you and your colleagues and both houses of congress and for both sides of the aisle for the warm welcome you gave me in the u.s. capitol. today it is my great pleasure to welcome you and your delegation to jerusalem, the capital of the state of israel in the capital of the jewish people for 3000 years. your visit here is testament to the historic and enduring by an -- bonds that is founded upon our common values, should commitment to liberty, any all rights for all. this alliance of values has common interest. those common values and interests are clearer than ever. the middle east is plagued by anti-western antidemocratic, anti-americans extremism. brutal beheadings. shackles. building intercontinental missiles to reach america. this violent and unstable region and fanaticism is exploding. one ring remains rocksolid -- our friendship. our alliance. it makes both our countries stronger. it makes both our co

mr. jack nicklaus the second. >> i would like to start by thanking my family and our many friends who have traveled here to support my father. i would also like to thank the honorable john boehnerther distinguished members of the house and senate. it was june 15th, 1980, i had just completed my second round at a local junior golf tournament. the phone rings as i am signing my scorecard. it's dad. he asked me how i played. i proceed to tell him my entire round, hole by hole, shot by shot, i must've gone on for 20 minutes. as i finish, there is a short silence. i am about to think dad for calling me and say it by and he says, would you like to know how your dad did today? a little embarrassed, i quickly say, yes, how did you do today? and dad says, well, i just won the u.s. open. that was then. [applause] [laughter] no name is more synonymous with the sport of golf then the name jack nicklaus. his competitive career spanned five decades. his legend has been built with 120 professional tournament victories worldwide as well, a record 18 major championships. five pga championships. three british opens. jack nicklaus is the man. his records speak for themselves. putting those record

mr. jack nicklaus the second. >> i would like to start by thinking my family and our many friends who have traveled here to support my father. i would also like to thank the honorable john boehnernd other distinguished members of the u.s. house of representatives and the senate. it was june 15th, 1980, i had just completed my second round at a local junior golf tournament. the phone rings as i am signing my scorecard. it is dad. he asked me how i played. i proceed to tell him my entire round, hole by hole, shot by shot, i must've gone on for 20 minutes. as i finish, there is a short silence. i am about to thank dad for calling me and say goodbye, and he says, would you like to know how your dad did today? a little embarrassed, i quickly say, yes, how did you do today? and dad says, well, i just won the u.s. open. [laughter] that was dad. [applause] no name is more synonymous with greatness in the sport of golf then the name jack nicklaus. his competitive career spanned five decades. his legend has been built with 120 professional tournament victories worldwide as well, a record 18 major championships. six masters, five pga championships. three british opens. four u.s. opens. ja

speaker john boehner is in the middle east and today he met with the prime minister benjamin that yahoo!. they make marks to reporters just under five minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> mr. speaker, it is great to see you again. your visitors an opportunity for me to thank you and your colleagues from both houses of congress and for both sides of the aisle. with the warm welcome he gave me at the u.s. capitol. today, it is my great pleasure to welcome you and your delegation to jerusalem, the capital of the state of israel and the capital of the jewish people for 3000 years. john your visit here is a testament to the historic and enduring bond that unites our two nations, are two democracies. this is a bond founded on our common values, shared commitment to liberty and equal rights for all. and if the wind of values is amended by our common interest. i believe it is plain to see that those common values and interests are clearer than ever. the middle east is plagued by anti-western antidemocratic and anti-american extremism. terrorists brutally beheaded their shackled captives or video camera. that's it lead their people and chance to death to america while visiting int

john boehner asked netanyahu to speak to the chamber, where do you think the relationship between the house and senate republicans and israel is headed at this point? compared to the other party. mr. cantor: there's no question the trend on the republican side of the aisle has been clearly on the upswing for support of israel. you were down to low single digits for those who who would not necessarily be there on every vote o to support israel. and i think the trend is the opposite on the democratic side of the aisle. there's been a lot of sympathy towards those who would claim the palestinians should right now be given a state. there are those who would advocate in a progressive left in america on the p.d.s. movement boycott do i vest at this ture and sanctions against -- divestiture and sanctions against israel. support the u.n. going after israel. all of that exists on the left. you're not seeing that on the right. there have been on the right indicators that some would say we don't need to be so globally engaged. we don't need to be spending money on foreign aid etc. noninterventionist. i don't think that's anywhere near as prominent on the right. i'm much more concerned about

mr. speaker, 20 years ago you had a house republican majority that didn't just pass a balanced budget -- [inaudible] it's very difficult as you remember. speaker boehner: i think we have a different environment here than we did in 1997. the fact is, the president is the one who suggested the sequester when he backed out of a long-term deal that he and i and mr. cantor had agreed to. and you know, the president is serious about this. we'd welcome his involvement. in fixing our long-term spending problem. >> but in 1995, it was a republican-only exercise that proved to the american people that you could do it but you've made the promise and aren't fulfilling it. speaker boehner: if we get support if the other side of the aisle we'd love to do it. >> it's clear that hensarling doesn't want to continue the export-import bank. could you breng that for a vote? speaker boehner: i support any plan the chairman can get through his committee whether it would end the bank or wind it down but there are thousands of jobs on the line that would disappear quickly if the ex-im bank were to disappear. the risk is if he does nothing, the senate is likely to act and the

mr. hatch: madam president i just want to mention what speaker boehner said about this bill we're about to look into, ans that'sand that's the chip bill and the s.g.r. the if physician payment bill. what speaker boehner said is quote unless the senate passes the house-passed doc fix bill, significant cuts to physicians' payments will begin tomorrow." the house legislation passed with overwhelming bipartisan support and we do not plan to act again so we urge the senate to approve the house-passed bill without delay." he summed it up pretty well. the fact of the matter is, this has been a long or a long ordeal that a lot of us have worked on for a long time, a lot of people on capitol hill. if we can pass this bill tonight, it will be a major major accomplishment. and we can go back to the child health insurance bill -- i remember standing here on the floor with ted kennedy on the other side, passing a bill that brought a lot of angt to angt to a angst to a lot of people. this is a very good bill and i hope we don't foul it up here. i don't think we will. i stand here today in support of h.r