mr. mccarthy: winning helps do that. mr. hohmann: the -- kind of -- we have to wrap up in the next two or three minutes. taking a step back, you got the majority six years ago. if you could go back and talk to kevin mccarthy in the end of november, 2010, what advice would you give yourself? mr. mccarthy: in 2010? mr. hohmann: now that you've been in the majority of six years, you've been around the track a few times. mr. mccarthy: i would have asked our members not to make expectations high than you could actually achieve. i always believe, surpass expectations. i think we told the american public certain things that we could do, that we couldn't do. we should have brought the public along at each step of the way. but i will give you this. the senate never would have been a republican majority had the house not become a republican majority, because you would not have had cory gardner. you would not have had cotton. you would not have had from louisiana down, a daines or others. i mean, you've watched where this country has t

mr. mccarthy: mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. members, please take your conversations off the floor. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman for yielding and i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. mr. speaker, on monday the house -- mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, with all due respect the house is still not in order. i want to hear the gentleman. i think others want it hear him as well. the speaker pro tempore: the ouse will be in order. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. speaker, on monday the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for learning business. votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. on tuesday and wednesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. on thursday, the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business and no votes are expected in the house on friday. mr. speaker, the house will consider a number of sus

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mr. mccarthy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. mr. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i want to thank the chairman for his hard work on this bill and his bipartisan effort in putting it together. mr. speaker, americans understand intuitively that governments are set up for the benefit of the people. those who are civic minded, who pay their taxes, live accordingly to the law, and treat their fellow citizens with respect deserves certain guarantees. their government will keep them safe from enemies at home and abroad. their government will defend their most basic constitutional rights. their government will ensure that people have access to basic necessaryities fundamental to life. so i ask this body, mr. speaker, what could be more fundamental to life than water? america's not some third world country. we're a wealthy nation. and we will not let any american go without water. so i'm proud we're voting on legislation today to deliver water to the people across the country by updating our water resource projects and changing o

mr. mccarthy, until finally one member of the press stood up to joe mccarthy and said basically joe mccarthys a despot. he's a dictator. he's dangerous for the country. are we going to have to wait for somebody to stand up to donald trump and say this? >> i got a lot of respect for you, but i just think that is hysteria and i think that's typical of what's wrong. >> you don't think what we're now witnessing is dangerous? >> no. no. are you kidding me? no. anderson cooper, cnn, fox news, everybody is going to be on donald trump's case for the next four years, eight years, whatever it turns out to be. as they are with every president of the united states. >> and donald trump has spent a lot of his time condemning the media and condemning individual journalists. >> and what? john f. kennedy canceled the new york tribune. so what. >> condemning individual journalists? i'm sorry. we're in a completely new zone here. a new era when you have a president -- >> it is technology. it is the 21st century. >> you have direct contact between a president and 16 million americans -- >> and there is nothing

gina mccarthy: they were told by mdeq -- rep. desjarlais: what about mr. del toro who was disciplined? gina mccarthy: he was not. rep. desjarlais: yes he was. gina mccarthy: ok. rep. desjarlais: that is a matter of record as well. gina mccarthy: i am sorry, that is not. rep. desjarlais: dr. edward said some of the documents received epa, they were 90% redacted. years, how waited 10 is this acceptable from an exit -- expert? rep. chaffetz: gentleman's time is expired, but you maybe answer. gina mccarthy: the report i issued in january was because of continued failure to address the issue. if there is anything i could have done, and switch i could have turn on that would have precluded us, allowed us to go further than was already happening at that time, i would have pulled that switch. what we needed was exactly starting. were we late in getting it done? yes. were there consequences? absolutely. our regional administrator worked very hard to get mdeq to do their job and get these actions in place. so when you ask if i received an a mail on a given date, i di

mr. amash: so the question remains though would you have fired her? administrator mccarthyi didn't have to face that decision, sir. mr. amash: i yield back. >> the gentleman's time expired. we recognize the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. norton for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman, i very much appreciate this hearing and i appreciate both of you coming. since we started the hearings, it is amazing. we had gotten information that probably dozens of communities are facing the same thing, and they are coming forward and saying that they have been safe drinking water and high levels of lead in their kids are being poisoned. governor, you did take some action and some people have been fired, correct? governor snyder: correct. had,guess the floodwater nt i guess the fli loggerhead, you fired several others, correct? governor snyder: correct. >> and you say many should the blame, including yourself, correct? governor sandoval and correct. >> what disturbs me is, first of all, -- governor snyder: correct. >> what disturbs me is, administer the mccarthy, you h

mr. mccarthy, do you really distrust your colleagues that much? do you really, that you no longer trust them to have anything to say about whether a dam should be built or not? do you really want to take away the authority from your colleagues to call experts together to say why is this dam needed? what would the pluses be if it's built? what would the minuses be? what would happen to wildlife? what would happen to the environment? is it being built on an earthquake fault? you may laugh at that, but trust me, there were proposals in california to build these enormous dams on earthquake faults. and the only reason they were stopped is congressional hearings. well, now president-elect trump, when he's president, will be able to determine in the 11 western states that have b.l.m. land, whether there ought to be dams built. and congress will have no say. and then the answer back is oh, but they still have to fund it. yeah, i've been down that dance before and i know how that works. you just get a few dollars in it, it's on the books. this bill is awfu

mr. mccarthy of my own home state of california, my own leader, pa lowsy, and the staff on both sides of the aisle worked -- pelosi, and the staff on both sides of the aisle worked tirelessly to bring this bill. we're about to head home for the holiday season and i can't think of a greater gift that we can give -- can i think after lot greater gifts but this is a very important gift that we're going to give. it is truly a potentially transformative piece of legislation. and i have no further speakers at this time. i just want to encourage all my colleagues to support this important piece of legislation and join me in passing h.r. 5099 as amended. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. roe: thank you, mr. speaker. i, too, want to associate my remarks with all the speakers and thank mr. ashford for his perseverance and-n bringing this along with mr. foreen berry on our side and chairman miller, ranking member takano. this is the way we're going to have to d

mr. mccarthy who agreed to bring h.r. 6401 to the floor today and i ask my colleagues for the support of h.r. 6401. and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from utah is recognized. mr. bishop: i have no other speakers if you are ready to close. mr. sablan: i have no further speakers and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. mr. bishop: excellent bill. i urge adoption and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 6401. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair 2/3 being in the affirmative, the sules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? mr. bishop: i move to suspend the rules and pass senate 817. the clerk: an act to provide for certain real property to the reservation of the siletz tribe and the state of oregon. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman fro

mr. under lisa jackson, if true under mccarthy. not the most recent one and not this one unfortunately. this epa that a science in the law. the law passed by congress. science is dictated by a peer review and extensive rigorous testing to apply standards as passionately about what is best for healthy environments. i do agree it's a false choice you can't have both. you can have a robust economy. >> my concern was energy industry. crankiness to cut back on that. some of the areas near and dear for the jobs in oklahoma to your point. do you think you can go far and regulate too much for that goal? >> well, there's thousands of solar units manufactured every single day in this country. 85% growth this year over last year which is the highest the never before. you have a choice to make. do i protect and help the environment? neil: it's your standard the seller is better. >> if you grow the economy and protect the environment. neil: you obviously expressed a favorite there towards a clean industry which is not the fossil fuel industry, which is not oil, which is not coal, which is not any of

with kevin mccarthy warning of a trade war. paul ryan tried to brush off mr. trump's tariff more diplomatically saying the focus should be on cutting corporate taxes. >> the best way to get at this circumstance through tax reform. >> reporter: the president-elect has warmed the hearts of republicans with promises of tax cuts. he is upending conservative orthodoxy dating back decades with a thank you tour that sometimes makes him sound like a democrat. >> the era of economic surrender is over. >> the bottom 90%, the working class families have not seen a raise in 20 or 30 years. >> reporter: mr. trump is pushing the 35% tariff on com p companies for outsourcing, it could shrink the economy and put four million workers out of jobs and lead to another 3.3 million jobs not being created. all on top of the carrier deal that also ran counter to gop gospel on free market. >> we can't be giving special interest fafsvors. >> reporter: steven moore note olympinoteed he could push through major tax reform and regulatory relief. the president-elect has signalled 35% is ju

mccarthy is a dictator. he's dangerous for the country. are we going to have to wait for somebody to stand up to donald trump and say this? >> mr. secretary, a lot of respect for you, but i think that's hysteria and typical -- >> you don't think what we're witnessing is dangerous? >> are you kidding me? no. anderson cooper, cnn, fox news everybody is going to be druona trump's case for the next four years, eight years. >> and donald trump has spent a lot of his time condemning the media and condemning individual journalists. condemning individual journalists, i'm sorry. we are in a completely new zone here, a new era. >> it's new technology. it's the 2 1st century. >> you have direct contact between a president and 16 million americans, 20 million americans. and criticizing individuals, average americans. i'm sorry. there is something wrong with that, and if you don't see the danger in it, that itself with all due respect, is very danger. >> i want to bring in martin savidge who is at the carrier plant. they were talking about chuck jones being an opponent of donald trump. you've been speaking with him. is that how he sees himse

with kevin mccarthy warning of a trade war. paul ryan tried to brush off mr. trump's tariff more diplomatically saying the focus should be on cutting corporate taxes. >> the best way to get at this circumstance through tax reform. >> reporter: the president-elect has warmed the hearts of republicans with promises of tax cuts. he is upending conservative orthodoxy dating back decades with a thank you tour that sometimes makes him sound like a democrat. >> the era of economic surrender is over. >> the bottom 90%, the working class families have not seen a raise in 20 or 30 years. >> reporter: mr. trump is pushing the 35% tariff on com p companies for outsourcing, it could shrink the economy and put four million workers out of jobs and lead to another 3.3 million jobs not being created. all on top of the carrier deal that also ran counter to gop gospel on free market. >> we can't be giving special interest fafsvors. >> reporter: steven moore note olympinoteed he could push through major tax reform and regulatory relief. the president-elect has signalled 35% is ju

with kevin mccarthy warning of a trade war. paul ryan tried to brush off mr. trump's tariff more diplomatically saying the focus should be on cutting corporate taxes. >> the best way to get at this circumstance through tax reform. >> reporter: the president-elect has warmed the hearts of republicans with promises of tax cuts. he is upending conservative orthodoxy dating back decades with a thank you tour that sometimes makes him sound like a democrat. >> the era of economic surrender is over. >> the bottom 90%, the working class families have not seen a raise in 20 or 30 years. >> reporter: mr. trump is pushing the 35% tariff on com p companies for outsourcing, it could shrink the economy and put four million workers out of jobs and lead to another 3.3 million jobs not being created. all on top of the carrier deal that also ran counter to gop gospel on free market. >> we can't be giving special interest fafsvors. >> reporter: steven moore note olympinoteed he could push through major tax reform and regulatory relief. the president-elect has signalled 35% is ju

mccarthy, thanks so much. we'll be right back. >>> many praising trump, but voters have mixed opinions. mr. trump filling 11 out of 16 cabinet posts so far. secretary of state role still open. we obviously have been talking about rex tillerson this morning. as are the heads of the energy and veterans affairs departments. frank luntz is with me, a gop polster, he is joining me to assess. your reaction first to what we heard this morning. we heard from obviously kevin mccarthy on the priorities. >> it's the priorities of the house and senate. i see a greater level of compromise between the senate and house to get it done. and mark my worwords, this 100 s will be the most significant since 1995. they will move quickly. it's not just about repeal of health care, it is about an entirely different look at the legislative branch of politics. they will take responsibility, they will talk a lot about accountability and they will say to the executive branch and bureaucracy you can't regulate and litigate and taxes way you have. it's time to roll them back. i think it will be an incredible 100 days. >

mr. trump hasn't gauge timeline of when the foundation would be dissolved but he did say he'll be pursuing his strong interest in fill less than tloep in other ways. lauren blanchard, fox news. >>> kevin mccarthy will give us reviews of the latest movies when fox 5 news continues on this christmas night. ht. did he have did have >>> welcome back, if you're looking to kill a little time. maybe the kids are home from school. there are lots of new movies hitting the big screen kevin mccarthy seen them all. ♪ ♪. >> reporter: it's kevin mccarthy, happy holidays, so many massive films opening up this week in theaters, including passenger. we get to five movie reviews. this is the first one, it's a sci fi romance starring jennifer lauren and chris pratt. they're on a space ship traveling to to another planet 120 year journey from earth. thousands of passengers but only these two awake end 90 years too early and the big thing is why did they wake up they're trying to get back to sleep because they don't want to die before the space craft gets to the next planet. i love the beginning and middle. it presents a great moral question, chris pratt is phenomenonal and i love jennifer lawrence, they had a gre

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mccarthy says he set the schedule so the house would be in session more frequently during mr.eks congress got used to. >> we will not miss this window of opportunity. america put trust in us and want to see change. we're going to make sure it happens. >> this is the first time in ten years that republicans have controlled the house, senate and the white house and they're clearly trying to make the most of it. liz? >> never a dull moment. kristin fisher, thank you so much. >> merry christmas. >> kristin will be covering a lot of that as will be our fox senior produce chad pilgrim who knows the halls of congress perhaps better than the back of your own hand. heard a lot from kristin about the different things that are on the agenda, a lot of things that both sides want done. which hills are republicans willing to die on, which hills are the democrats willing to die on here? let's start with the republicans. they want to repeal obamacare and see a real opportunity here. they came very close were it not for president obama's veto of this budget reconciliation package which elimina

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mccarthy yesterday. i will share a little bit what he said to us yesterday in a moment but there's a headline today suggest that the democrats may give republicans and mr in the cabinets, the merrick garland treatment, the supreme court nominee held up by mitch mcconnell and others. is that your expectations, let's begin there? >> i really don't know, bill. i think they would do that at their own peril. we have 23 democrat senators up for re-election in 10 years. 10 of them running in states trump won. they will have to be very careful about being obstructionist. they can't stop any of these nominations from ultimately being approved. if they just delay, delay, that is exactly what america doesn't want to see. they will be tagged as obstruction its. there will be a political price to pay. really not a service to this country to have agencies after january 20, that have temporary administrators as we're waiting for the cabinet secretary to be approved. so, i'm hoping 10 senators -- bill: go ahead, 10 senator. >> 10 senators that will be in tough reelections, democrats will not stand by to let it happen. >> there is irony in this. harry reid changed rule

mccarthy majority leader from california the thank you, sir. martha: a lot happening. president-elect donald trump doubling down after facing backlash from taking a phone call from taiwan's president. mrrump's senior aide kellyanne conway calling criticism is overblown. >> president trump is aware of one china policy. he accepted a call from the president of the taiwan. that is 40th or 50th leader that reached out to the president-elect. martha: was it more than just a phone call? was it calculated move by the president elect? we'll discuss. what if a company that didn't make cars made plastics that make them lighter? the lubricants that improved fuel economy. even technology to make engines more efficient. what company does all this? exxonmobil, that's who. we're working on all these things to make cars better and use less fuel. helping you save money and reduce emissions. and you thought we just made the gas. energy lives here. martha: president locket donald trump remaining on the defensive today amid taking criticism from the president of taiwan congratulating with him. china filing a complaint with the u.s. ghost. did china ask us is it okay to devalue their currency, making our

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mr. mccarthy is so powerful, why doesn't he just introduce the bill as a free stander next year and let it go? but, no, it had to be done on this bill. why? because he could do it. you'll tell you, if he reads these newspaper articles and op-eds that are in every paper in my state from republican areas, from democratic areas, he's not that well-thought of for this. it was a big mistake. at this time, i want to yield to my colleague and friend who, with senator merkley, has just been an outstanding voice protecting the fishing industry in his state and the beauty of his state, ron wyden. mr. wyden: i thank my colleague and just box pox would the senator yield? mr. wyden: i would be happy to yield to our colleague from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: we have a u.c. that has to take place in the next few moments. the. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: thank you very much. i ask unanimous consent that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the following treaties transmitted to the senate, december 9, 2016, by the president of the united states. the treaties with the republ