mr. mccarthy: sure. reporter: you would? mr. mccarthy: next question. reporter: republicans voted for the commission -- mr. mccarthy: no, not at all. i thought it would be higher. this pelosi commission that we tried to work on for quite some time, remember, i asked pelosi for one on january 13. spe spent four months playing politics with it. in that time period, an officer got killed on good friday just across of this capitol. she didn't want to have the scope to do that as well. i just felt we're going to have four things happening right now. you've got two committees in the senate already doing their investigation. i believe in two weeks they'll already have their report back, even though pelosi wasted all this time. you got the architect of the capitol given $10 million to study what we need done here to protect it. and then you have the justice department, rightfully does a much better job than we could ever do, arrested already 445 people. probably more -- another 100 coming. that's the type of work we want to make sure done that it never happens

mr. mccarthy: good morning. we have a few more out here today. we just had an election for our conference chair. i want to congratulate elise stefanik and welcome her to the leadership team. i want to thank chip roy as well. we had a healthy debate and a good election. we've got a lot of work to do in this leadership team. we have got a lot of work to do in this conference. the policies of nancy pelosi and joe biden are destroying this nation. we got gasoline lines, stations that have no gas, gasoline in virginia is $7 a gallon. we got month over month core inflation we have not seen since the 1980's. the health crisis. the security crisis where we're catching people who are on the terrorist watch list. inflation is a tax on every single american. this is not where we were 18 months ago. it's where we were when jimmy carter was president. we got people giving incentives to not go to work when he was millions of jobs that need to be filled. we got children still out of school. millions of them. we got congress run by the democrats that pay you eve

mr. mccarthy: good morning. we just had an we've got a gasoline lines, we have stations that have no gas, we have gasoline in virginia that's $10 a gallon. we have month core inflation we have not seen since the 80's. nally since the last time joe biden was in the white house. we got the arrests along the border the highest it's been in two months, more than 170,000. the health crisis. the security crisis where we're catching people who are on the terrorist watch list. inflation is a tax on every single american. this is not where we were 18 months ago. it's where we were when jimmy carter was president. we got people giving incentives to not go to work when he was millions of jobs that need to be filled. we got children still out of school. millions of them. we got congress run by the democrats that pay you even if you don't show up for work. we believe in putting the american people first. our focus is back to work, back to school, back to health, and back to normal. we're thankful for operation warp speed. ju

mr. mccarthy does not want to subject himself or his members to be subpoenaed.chamber. i was escorted out with many other members and members of the journalist community and staff in a gas mask. we were all dangerously close to destruction, to mayhem and to death. and again and again i will say thank you, capitol police, for saving so many lives. mr. mccarthy was there. he knows how dangerous january 6th was. he should welcome this commission. if it should find any facts or circumstances that lead down other paths, so be it. but i don't know what he's afraid of, the facts. after all, we have to know what happened here, you can't just brush this one under the rug. if we do that, we're dangerously close to suffering this again. >> i have covered politics for a long time. i understand why we have political motivations to do certain things. i also covered the hill for a long time. the one thing that strikes me about this is congress has historically been protective of itself against presidents, sometimes even in fights with the courts. they protect their own preroga

mr. mccarthy is showing that he's afraid of subpoenas. he's afraid of the truth. he's poured away his credibility, and he has strangely tethered himself to mr. trump, to his failed presidency, to the big lie and he's falsely leading his members in that same place. >> there is a -- i don't want to say prevailing thought for republicans, some elected officials and some voters that the insurrection wasn't really an insurrection or it wasn't really a big deal. you were in the house chamber when rioters nearly made it in. they pierced the window into the door. what do you say to republicans, including ones who were there with you who are whitewashing this like it wasn't really a thing. >> it's really orwellian. don't believe your eyes. don't believe the experience you actually had. i was up in the chamber on the 6th when the rioters pierced that chamber, breaking the glass, banging on the doors. we were taken out with gas masks on. they were chanting "hang mike pence." this was no tuesday tour, and i don't understand, frankly, how anyone, republican or democrat, could s

mr. mccarthy. they get to ask questions." one of the witnesses is certain to be kevin mccarthy.t that day. if it models the 9/11 commission, they can get the cell phone records and documents. mr. mccarthy might have a problem. >> he might. but what that republicans who cut this deal, congressman catco did, which seems to be very, very strategic in just doing it, clearly we know he is somebody who supported liz cheney, even though at the end this week he said he was going to support elise stefanik. kind of know based on his history what he wants. and what he wants is the truth. this is a republican who wants the truth. so the fact that he cut this potentially making it as much as a fait accompli as possible without the leader, making it hard for the leader to stop is very, very interesting. the fact that it is limited to where, frankly, it should be, which is what happened on january 6th and cutting out the garbage which is the possibility that antifa or other black lives matter were involved in it is really, really important because they can limit it in scope, like liz cheney as

mr. mccarthy: madam speaker, 35 years ago, i fulfilled my american dream to own a business. when i opened a small deli when i was only 20 years old. as a former small business owner, i understand how tough things can be even in the good times. running a small business taught me two important lessons. first, you are the first to work, last to leave and last to be paid. second, your margins are tight. and high taxes too often make it impossible for main street to beat the odds. these lessons, which insmired to enter the public service, come to mind as we mark tax day. we should be on track for an incredible comeback. from jobs to vaccines, president biden inherited an economy that was moving in the right direction, because operation warp speet -- speed and the tax cuts and jobs act which created the best economy in more than a generation. but the policies of the current administration have squandered all that progress. biden-omics have made a mess of the economy, transforming what should have been a strong comeback into a serious crisis in less than six months. first, democrat

you don't agree with mr mccarthy? you don't agree with mr mccarthy? you are questioning him? by expelling her from leadershi. . . , ., leadership. i am asking you specifically _ leadership. i am asking you specifically whether - leadership. i am asking you specifically whether or - leadership. i am asking you specifically whether or not l leadership. i am asking you i specifically whether or not you agree with kevin mccarthy that no one is questioning the legitimacy of this? ., , ., ., ., this? you see from the vote today, finall , this? you see from the vote today, finally, republican _ this? you see from the vote today, finally, republican members- this? you see from the vote today, finally, republican members of- finally, republican members of congress are doing what wyoming also wanted to do which is get rid of liz cheney and make sure that her party does not sell out to socialist democrats the way liz cheney has. what issues, let's move on from the election. what issues are you more conservative than this cheney on? well, our industries and wyoming are under attack acros

mr. mccarthy: madam speaker, 35 years ago, i fulfilled my american dream to own a business.n i opened a small deli when i was only 20 years old. as a former small business owner, i understand how tough things can be even in the good times. running a small business taught me two important

mr. mccarthy: thank you for coming. today, may 20rks marks cuban independence day. the day

mr. mccarthy was opposed to what was going on and saw that president trump was encouraging this insurrection and doesn't want to have an honest accounting of that. host: if democrats are already investigating these things on many fronts as they control both houses, why the need for an independent body? caller: that just gives it more stature, more reliability as far as accountability and honesty that the people of the united states can look and see about what is going on. host: someone who opposes the effort, this is steve in kentucky. hello. caller: good morning. host: morning. caller: yes, i would say just leave this man alone. i mean he had the best economy going, everything. that was a great economy. seems like there's someone in the background always leading around mr. biden. i don't have anything against -- host: what does this have to do with the commission being voted on today? caller: well, i would say that i don't think mr. trump had that much to do with it. i know he made a statement about it and later on he made a statement about people not, you know, doing it. so i don't, i thin

mr. mccarthy. there's hr-275. he has over 30 republican cosponsors to create january 6 commission. so there are people like fred upton, republican from mission was on the top shows yesterday. he said he is in favor of this legislation. the republicans are going to have to step up and show bipartisan support for this. on the senate side, i just have to tip my hat to senator portman who has worked very closely with senator peters, the democrat from michigan. that democrat and senator portman, a republican from ohio, they have been joined at the hip trying to get the facts, the truth, trying to put our security as a country before partisan politics. that is what we need to see more of, those kinds of answers soughts by both democrats and republicans. if this passes the house, which i hope it will this week or next week, then we need to see leaders like senator portman, senator murkowski, senator collins and others step up to make sure that this truly is a bipartisan effort, just like the 9/11 commission was. announcer: c-span's washington journal. every day we are taking your calls li

mr. mccarthy. there is a bill introduced by rodney davis. he has over 30 republican cosponsors to create a january 6 commission. so there are people like fred upton, a republican from michigan was on a talk show yesterday. he's in favor of this legislation. by mr. thompson and mr. casco. the republicans will have to step up and show bipartisan support for this. on the senate side, steve, i just have to tip my hat to senator portman, who was worked very -- with a democrat from michigan on the oversight hearings and homeland security committee. that democrat, and senator portman, a republican from ohio, they have been joined at the hip trying to get to the facts, the truth, trying to put our security is a country before partisan politics. that is what we need to see more of. those kinds of answers sought by both democrats and republicans. if this passes the house, which i hope it will this week or next week, we need to see leaders like senator portman, senator murkowski, senator collins and others step up to make sure this truly is a far parti

mr. mccarthy, please meet with him. he heats a hero who is worth hearing out. >> no question about it, we're always happy to do that here as well. before you go, though, we're following the breaking news out of gaza, and it housed offices for the associated press, and al gent al jazeera, what would you make to the israeli forces. you're on a variety of committees in the house that may have an interest. what is your message? >> thank god those journalists are okay. there's a number of laws, international conventions that protect journalists. israel need to make pretty damn sure no journalist dies who's trying to cover the conflict. hamas has send rockets into israel, but israel has their right to defend, but we need to end this conflict, but thank god we have a responsible president now in the united states who i think can press upon the israeli leader the need to do that. >> we understand the white house has spoken with the israeli prime minister. they put out a readout of that call, and the president has said that, yes

mr. mccarthy and everyone, including mr. mcconnell.d a moment of truth in the wake, in the moments following the attack, but then suddenly realized that facts will not serve their interests. so now they're doing this to dismiss the ultimate results of the finding of this commission. >> i'm just going to say until proven otherwise, i think this commission is dead, if that's the direction this is headed, just knowing how things have operated. you mentioned how you lived through that and what you have gone through. you have been really open, congressman, about how you are working through the effects of the ptsd that has come from the trauma of that day. and i'm sitting here wondering, if nothing is done about that day, no commission, no unbiased, no independent investigation to look back at what went wrong and what happened in getting at the truth, if you don't have that, how do you get past this? >> it's really tough. this was an insurrection. this was a crime. the american people, the u.s. capitol, members of congress on both sides of t

mr. mccarthy and mr. mcconnell are afraid of the truth. >> congresswoman coleman, if the senate doesn't pass the commission, doesn't approve the commission, do you think that speaker pelosi should set up a house select committee to keep going and investigating what happened january 6th. >> jonathan, if the senate -- first of all, i don't believe the senate is going to fail to pass this. i don't think that these senators can go back home and face their constituents and say, we don't care about our safety. we don't care about our protecting the citadel of our democracy, and we don't care about protecting you all who might want to come visit. so i'm going to be hopeful and i'm not going to speak to the universe that the senate will not find a way to pass this. i think it's incumbent upon the majority leader in the senate to figure that pathway out and to do it. it is unconscionable that the republicans will not confront the truth here. it was before everyone's eyes to see and everyone's part to react to. we

mr. mccarthy, on an eventful week wrapped around the issues of infrastructure, and suddenly there's a foreignicy issue as well. we welcome you on a to multiple stay -- on a tumultuous day. 12 minutes away from jobless claims, which will be really fascinating. we do this with markets moving red and green on the screen. right now, julie norman is with us with the university college of london. she is a political science professor, and she is so competent she has a set of wheel houses, and one of them is the levant and the challenges of israel and all of the region. good morning. can you say 2021 alludes to periods of conflict? julie: good morning. obviously what we are seeing now is the highest level of violence and escalation we have seen in a number of years. with that said, it mirrors the gaza wars that we saw in pretty recent memory, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, when we saw this kind of perfect storm of events coming together that quickly escalated into rockets coming into israel and airstrikes going back to gaza, and unfortunately, the civilian casualty rates going up very quickly today. tom: i

mr. mccarthy is afraid of. is he afraid of subpoenas? is he afraid of the truth?n is troubling evidence that he is putting his self interest, which is strangely tethered to trump interest about country, about duty, about the truth, about his own oath. >> you may remember her, the pennsylvania democratic congresswoman madeleine dean as one of the house managers from the second impeachment we have to itemize now. that's the one where trump was charged with inciting an insurrection. the same storming of the capital is devout loyalist, kevin court the now does not want investigated. back with us tonight, to returning favorites don callaway he's a democratic strategist for the national -- fund and also happens to be ceo and founder of pine street strategies at the sea base lobbying firm. and there's bill crystal, author, writer, thinker, political -- administrations editor at large over at the bulwark and build because of your prior association with this party eager to go first. first of all, there's the lying as michael corleone would say, insults our intelligence. th

mr. mccarthy. he even made recommendations, and now he's coming with a total opposite point of view, point of contention even after he participated all the way through this process? >> no question about it. he did. we have letters from him making suggestions in writing. so it was not something that was kept from him. we absolutely included the republican leadership and the democratic leadership in this process. so that's why we got it to be bipartisan because we wanted this thing to reflect who we are as americans. it doesn't matter whether you're a democratic, republican or whatever. what happened on january 6th was an absolute travesty for democracy in this country. and we have to make sure it never happens again. >> well, this is the same mccarthy that got on the phone during the insurrection and told donald trump, the president at the time, that he needs to do something about it, these are not antifa, these are maga people. you need to do something about it. a few days later he went to mar-a-la

mr. mccarthy, but chaney is right about the broad facts that we know because trump called mccarthy whileere taking place. this was an issue in the impeachment probe as well. what was said? what do we need to know about that? these are fair questions for a bipartisan and real commission. the federal investigation is continuing. there is newly filed documents that say the proud boys called the, quote, ministry of self-defense. that group would not have contact with other members. a group called in this so-called ministry also has spoken out and is now blaming donald trump. this individual complains he is facing jail time because he followed trump's lead and never questioned it, adding donald trump abandoned them and pardoned them. i also want you to know the first active duty service member marine arrested for keeping a door to the capitol open is also facing accountability. there is more than one road here. the public facts, which we're seeing in politicians in denial of, the criminal process for those that did things that are so bad they should go to jail. we have a system for that and t

mr. mccarthy of california that wants to be speaker of the house, he was asked by lawrence o'donnell.ll listen to that answer and talk about it on the other side. >> how can you accept whatever someone like mccarthy says today as something that you're going to legislate? >> if a man looks me in the eye, gives his word i take it unless he breaks it. the liz cheney/mccarthy thing is above my pay grade. i have enough trouble figuring out my own party all the time let alone the republicans. >> peter, to the president's point, how closely is the white house watching the agony some of the republicans are going through and putting each other through as opposed to the crisis out of nowhere 70% of the gas stations in the atlanta metro area have nothing to sell? >> yeah. i think for the biden administration that's the bigger, higher priority of taking care of their business and making sure that the country is in operating shape and the politics. they know they're judged on the performance and not the republicans. it doesn't mean they're not watching the republican crack-up. but i think they rec

mr. mccarthy opposed in the most recent round of legislation. >> what is he doing in office?sn't been re-elected since 2007. >> that's right. and i think your previous segment went to that a bit. which is that mccarthy, someone in the california state legislature, record of some moderation, he's know toeing the party line and sticking with president trump and that is where he has to be as a national leader. his district remains strongly republican. there's a lot of voter disengagement among those folks, a large number of undocumented immigrants who are not able to vote, and the congressman continues to have a base of support, in some cases folks that are benefiting from the programs that he opposes but nonetheless, maybe don't connect the dots or continue to support him nonetheless. >> democrats have some work to do in that district. you think he will be safe in the next cycle? you can only be a leader on the national stage if you get elected in your home district. >> i don't think he's at risk, and clearly, he's trying to make sure that he's not and that's in part by support

mr. mccarthy in the ousting of liz cheney says he's having trouble with that party. >> can you trust him and work with him? >> yes. >> so you've heard it, jeff. in the last few weeks we've heard the president speak rather openly about the fact that even he is surprised that republicans have not had that epiphany, that altar call he talked so much about during the campaign. he says he wants to see a strong republican party, but ultimately this is a white house looking at a memorial day deadline for, quote, unquote, progress in these talks that sees a long way and the realistic chance they'll have to go this one alone once again. >> eddie glaude, we'll end with you. what does history teach us about this moment that we're in? to mike's point, senator biden, back when he was vice president biden, he did deals with republicans because he knew where republicans stood and what they stand for. last week he admitted he really doesn't understand republicans anymore at this point. what does the way forward right now look like? >> i think we have to recognize, jeff, who we're dealing with. the histo

mr. mccarthy, tweeted today about this. so, maybe they were starting to get some heat. second question.say, okay, we want to lead a censure vote against this woman because of her anti-semitic remarks. she shows no remorse. she shows no understanding. because if you don't do something like that, then pretty soon, you're allowing your party to be identified with what she says over and over again. at a certain point, they have to take some action. the democrats can do it. the democrats can call for censure, but it's very different if republicans say, we need to censure her. took them five days to get this far, as you point out, steve scalise wouldn't even couldn't even get there all the way but when are they going to say, she has no place in the republican party? >> it's a great question. i got to tell you, after waiting five days to hear that those comments were appalling and then hearing a little bit more whataboutism, i'm not sure how much longer. it could be a long wait. >> exactly. >> gloria, ma nu, thank you bot. >>> a warning from the u.s. state department about travel to japan. wha

mr. mccarthy say back to the president and how did that fit into the violence that then spilled into theith incitement i'm interested in and then the response from representative mccarthy. did he engage the president and tell him to get folks to stand down? what was the message back? i want to know the details and the specific timeline. >> you know, to the point of preventing any further violence of this sort when liz cheney was asked also by jonathan karl this weekend, you know, do you think something like january 6 could happen again? and she said i think there is no question. you just, you know, a week or so ago on realtime with bill maher talked about president trump waiting in the wings, very much being alive and well in politics today and his style, the word you used. you've got your democratic colleague benny thompson saying that, yeah, they would want the former president to talk to the commission. do you agree? do you believe whether it takes a subpoena which they would need a majority agreement on for the former president, do you agree that president trump should speak to the c

mr. mccarthy did, rather than taking responsibility for his failure to respond immediately to these commentsondemn them, and then to impose some sanction. there is no reason that she has to remain a member of the republican conference. she should be expelled. but they welcome her with open arms. they've imposed no consequence to her for this conduct. and in fact waited a good long time before they finally spoke out. so i think it speaks to a failed leadership on behalf of the republican conference and her popularity within the republican caucus. >> are you concerned about any democrats and their own issues or past comments like congresswoman ilhan omar from minnesota playing on anti-semitic trope? >> i think congresswoman omar apologized for that almost immediately. but i see no evidence whatsoever in the democratic caucus or in the democratic party of anti-semitism at all. in fact, the strongest voices that have condemned acts of anti-semitism and this rise in anti-semitic violence have been members of the democratic caucus. but everyone should be condemning it. it is unacceptable in americ

mr. mccarthy. >> congresswoman madeleine dean, thank you so much. >>> you probably figured those trump-related conspiracy theories would have died down. if you saw what happened at a trump-supporting gathering in florida, you might agree with what this tells us, republicans embracing conspiracy theories more vigorously. we'll show you exactly what happened ahead. l show you exact happened ahead be ready for every moment, with glucerna. it's the number one doctor recommended brand that is scientifically designed to help manage your blood sugar. live every moment. glucerna. we know how much you count on us... is sc...and that's whygned to help we're here 24/7...sugar. ...and on the road maintaining a fast and reliable network. we're always working to ensure the internet meets your needs... ...by making access easier for all... ...with comcast lift zones and our internet essentials program. we're invested in making our apps easy... ...to give you personalized assistance around the clock. and we're committed to keeping our team and customers safe by working from home... ...and using precautions in

mr. mccarthy must've had to check in with mr.mp, and he backpedalled on his own member undermining him. what we need first before expulsion is all of the facts laid bare, and let the facts take us where they may, and we will find who is culpable. >> if any members gave tours to people who later turned out to be part of the insurrection, should they be expelled? >> if the tours were in connection with an attempted insurrection and an insurrection, if that was the intent of the tour to give them the lay of the land? certainly that would be grounds for expulsion. >> congresswoman, thank you very much. really appreciate you being here this evening. with me now is tim miller, writer at large for "the bulwark." the boss, apparently, of kevin and the rest put out a statement on the commission vote, attacking the 35, quote/unquote, way ward republicans. they just can't help themselves and other silly stuff that he normally says. is that still, even from a goofy blog, enough to terrify those 35? should we expect them to all start backpeda

mr. mccarthy has not signed off on this. so, he does so at his peril because, again, the vast majority of the american people want this type of commission to be composed and to study and prevent this attack on the capitol. i have not seen any evidence that a majority of americans or even a significant number want their capitol to be attacked, because at the end of the day what happened was an attempt to overturn the democratic processes. regardless of whether you are republican or democrat, that is not something that i don't think the vast majority of americans, democrats or republicans, want. >> congressman, thank you for joining us. democrat representative roger krishnamoorthi. don't go anywhere. 100 republicans are vowing to split from the gop. the former rnc chairman is on the list. i will talk to him next as well. another hour of "velshi" begins now. >>> good morning. it is saturday, may 15th. i'm ali velshi. we have a heaping helping of news for you this hour, including what is standing in the way of president biden's

mr. mccarthy himself personally thought trump was responsible for the attack as he said on the house floor. we also know that he was agast in the moments on january 6th that the thing was still unfolding and the danger was still there. he even called in to fox and condemned the violence unfolding in real-time before his eyes and ours and all our television screens. do you know what he called it that day in real-time? he's a politician, sure. he knew he was on record, sure. but he was also a person in a building under attack and siege not knowing what would happen next or where it would go. we checked. that day he called it, quote, un-american, and he said, addressing those rioters through fox news, quote, this is not the american way. so that's what he felt in the moment and what he said publically. now, there are also reports mccarthy was so concerned privately during the attack that he privately used his access, his power of a sort to call president trump and personally lobby him to do something more during the insurrection. it was reported the call did not go as planned. mccarthy did no

mr. mccarthy has not signed off on this. but again, if he fails to do so, he does so at his peril because, again, the vast majority of the american people want this type of commission to be composed and to study and prevent this attack on the capitol. >> reporter: now, the congressman's right there on two points. kevin mccarthy did say immediately after this commission deal was announced by the republican and democrat on the house homemade committee who were -- homeland committee who were negotiating it, he says he doesn't support the way the deal was laid out and didn't see the framework before it was publicly released. on the other piece of this, the polling does bear out that the majority of americans would like to see a bipartisan, independent commission look into what happened on january 6th so that it cannot happen again. now, this framework could get voted on as early as next week, so we could see what the next phase of this is really soon. >> ali for us on capitol hill. thank you, good to see you. coming up later thi

mr. mccarthy, this morning. i went up and visited him. so -- so, as needed. -- i -- i'll go see anybody. >> okay. and that -- that's good. the frequency of the majority and minority interactions there happening? >> yes, sir, they are. >> okay. and i know i'm out of time. i have got some more questions. and we can hit these on -- on a second round, if we have those. but has the majority or the minority, either, set any expect -- expectations as far as your performance and in your new role? >> so, results. so, mr. mccarthy, the speaker, they both made it very clear that they are all about the results. and i made it very clear, i'm not going to fail. >> all right. well, thank you very much. i appreciate that. and madam chair, i will yield back for this round. >> all right. mr. butterfield is recognized for five minutes. we can't hear you. we can't hear you. why don't we get some tech support there? and let's slip to pete. >> testing. testing. testing. >> there you go. yep, we got you. go ahead. >> i didn't have my microphone on. had my speakers on but not my mic

mr. mccarthy sports adding those who were attacked, assaulted, in fact killed, one killed, on good friday we are -- that is in the works and we'll take that up as soon as we come back. yesterday we had a big strong bipartisan vote on the commission. today we are saying this is what we need to do now. we may need to do more as the commission does its work. as the committees of jurisdiction continue their hearings. so today we continue to defend the constitution and the capitol with emergency supplemental bill. this is about how we more quickly -- much of what is happening in the capitol in terms of restriction of visitors and the rest relates to covid. and as that unfolds more favorably, we need to be sure that when we have children come and families enjoy and legislators passing laws and the press covering it all and people, people coming to see the people's house in action that they will be safe. that they will be safe. the legislation, again, builds on the action that happened yesterday and hopefully we can move quickly through the senate and make the necessary appointments so that the

mr. mccarthy: i ask for the yeas and nays, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. gallego: as the member designated by representative cardenas, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that representative cardenas will vote yea on the motion to table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. barragan: as the member designated by ms. maxine waters, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. waters will vote yes on the motion to table. the speaker pro tempore

mr. mccarthy: madam speaker, 35 years ago, i fulfilled my american dream to own a business. when i opened a small deli when i was only 20 years old. as a former small business owner, i understand how tough things can be even in the good times. running a small business taught me two important lessons. first, you are the first to work, last to leave and last to be paid. second, your margins are tight. and high taxes too often make it impossible for main street to beat the odds. these lessons, which insmired to enter the public service, come to mind as we mark tax day. we should be on track for an incredible comeback. from jobs to vaccines, president biden inherited an economy that was moving in the right direction, because operation warp speet -- speed and the tax cuts and jobs act which created the best economy in more than a generation. but the policies of the current administration have squandered all that progress. biden-omics have made a mess of the economy, transforming what should have been a strong comeback into a serious crisis in less than six months. first, democrat

mr. mccarthy has additional information but if he does i hope he'll come forward willingly or we'll subpoenae day of another mass shooting in america. tragically, i don't know if it's a new normal but the normal in america in san jose. i believe nine people reported dead from a mass shooter, a transit employee among the dead. he shot them at a rail yard and is there any progress you can share or any sort of signs of life for gun reform legislation? >> there's a bipartisan group here in the senate working on gun reform legislation. there are some pieces of gun reform legislation that 95% of americans support like universal background checks. americans support and would help this. by the way it is a new normal. as of like may 10 we had 194 mass shootings in 2021 alone. on average ten mass shootings a week so it is our normal but it is not something that should be normal. we need to fix this problem so the gun show loophole is something to work on. i have a bill with a firearm owner i.d. card that we have in illinois and many things that can be done and people would support. now we just have to

mr. mccarthy, you got. mccarthy realizes, oh, snap, my behind is about to get exposed.hutting down. all i can say to the american people is, remember the names, remember the vote. >> that's right, and remember it in the spirit of where we are, phil rucker. we are a country under heightened threat from domestic violent extremism. i do not care about the political aspects of this story. this has since the moment it start since garrett was under threat, saying they told their loved ones where their wills where in case they died at work. this is about national security. this is about lid cheney telling the truth and being purged. this is about rot at the highest levels of one of the two political parties, but it also seems to be about liz cheney's charge that kevin mccarthy knows something. >> this insinuation, which is all that's been publicly, that kevin mccarthy knows something and her claim to john carl that he should be subpoenaed by an independent commission seems to have put him over the edge, which was negotiated to his heart's content. everything he sent katko to g

mr. mccarthy, about he talks with a double tongue.ne minute he says that trump didn't create this problem come and out today he is telling people not to vote. what is going one with this -- what is going wrong with this republican party? it is a disgrace. guest: first of all, i'm not going to try to explain leader mccarthy's words and actions in any kind of sequence. that is for you to judge. it has been a little secured is to me, and i wish he had fully endorsed other -- another january 6 commission. i think the republican has tremendous soul-searching facing it straight in the face. by the way, i'm not going to excuse my own party. we have our own questions, our own external discussions. i'm not reporting this as a bipartisan issue. i'm observing from here, and i want a two-party system. i think that is good for democracy, for the government, and i think it is good for the american people. we should have to create policy and ideas, but it should always be focus on the overall good of the country. it should not always be constructed

mr mccarthy knows, as the the one person who spoke to donald trump during the insurrection, he would _ nick,? i guess what the president said. and how seriously _ nick,? i guess what the president said. and how seriously he - nick,? i guess what the president said. and how seriously he took. nick, ? i guess what the president i said. and how seriously he took the threat _ said. and how seriously he took the threat to— said. and how seriously he took the threat to life on capitol hill. and how seriously he was trying to mobilise — how seriously he was trying to mobilise the federal government and attempt _ mobilise the federal government and attempt to quell the violence. we had a _ attempt to quell the violence. we had a few— attempt to quell the violence. we had a few statements from donald trump _ had a few statements from donald trump in _ had a few statements from donald trump in the aftermath to try to calm _ trump in the aftermath to try to calm things down but obviously a lot of democrats told they were totally insufficient and his first statement prays _ insufficient and his

mr. mccarthy has no credibility and he's at war with somebody like liz cheney who is exhibiting credibility how popular the president's agenda is among their own voters. do you pick up any sort of political desperation as part of the equation there? >> i see an awful loss of desperation clinging to power. all of these moves seem to be out of utter desperation. you know, i had the chance when we were home this past week to visit my district. and i have to tell you, republicans and democrats are saying thank you. thank you for the american rescue plan. and why is it that not a single republican could summon up the guts to say yes, i want to send millions of dollars to my desperately needed districts. so there's a lot of desperation out there. there is, sadly, not a conversation about what's best moving forward, like the american rescue plan, like the american jobs plan. this is what democrats came to fight for, and so i'm confident we'll move forward. our districts are noticing who is hollow and simply chiming a tune that mr. trump wants to hear and those that actually want to move america fo