mr. schumer: senator ben cardin. mr.din: we are here tonight to make sure that this executive order is repealed and never becomes effective here in the united states of america. this executive order on immigration and refugees is reckless, it's dangerous, and i am ashamed about that executive order. it's against the principles of our nation. it makes us less safe. when we rely upon our allies to help us, we are isolating america with this executive order. we will not allow this nation to impose a religious test as to who can come to america. that is not the united states that we love. we are going to speak out and do everything we need to make sure this does not happen here under our watch. we are united to say no to this type of action. we're going to be here tonight, we're going to be on the floor of the senate, we're going to be on the floor of the house, we're going to take this debate to the american people. what you see here tonight is happening all over this country and people are standing up around the world. the

mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. according to president trump's words yesterday, not friday were his first official day in office. it is an important distinction because throughout the campaign the president -- president trump made numerous promises about what he would do on his first day. so we went through them. it turns out he made upward of 30 promises of executive actions or plans that he would announce on day one. this didn't require any congressional approval. he could just announce them. 30. even by a generous count, the president fulfilled only two or three of them. just let me mention a few of the important omissions. the president campaigned against both establishments, promising to oppose the powerful in washington to drain the swamp. he campaigned against the democratic establishment, but he also campaigned against the republican establishment. and as a result, he explicitly promised to introduce an 18-point plan for ethics reform on day one. well, how did he do on that? he promised to sign a five-year b

mr. schumer: thank you. national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] cable satellite corp. 2017] >> c-span "washington journal" live with news and policy issues and jared polis will discuss his leadership. and ways and means committee will endorse president-elect trump and talk about the house republican agenda and how they plan to work with the new sure to watch "washington journal." join the discussion. >> tomorrow a hearing on cyberthreats against the u.s. with testimony from james apper and mike rodgers and russia's alleged hacking and what can be done to further protect america from further cyberthreats. it starts live at 9:0 on c-span 3. and the house has finished work. but earlier today, members passed a bill to overturn a block of regulations issued by the president. currently congress must overturn each regulation individually. to and stabe in last year's u.n. security vote and on friday, vice president presides over the electoral ballot

mr. schumer: thank you. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] >> meanwhile, the house is still in recess. we're expecting them to come back into session sometime around 4:15 eastern. they'll vote on legislation to allow the congress to overturn a block of federal regulations from president obama's last year in office. currently congress can overturn those regulations, but each regulation must be voted on individually. as we said, expecting that vote on the bill, the series of votes at about 4:15. we'll have live coverage here on c-span. while the house has been focusing on that bill overturning regulations, the senate has started the process of repealing the affordable care act in a 51-48 vote the senate approved a procedural motion to start debate on a budget retslusion -- resolution that would allow congress to repeal the health care law with only a sim

mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: as hearings for the president-elect's nominees get under way starting today, i wanted to reiterate that a fair and thorough investigating process is a top priority not only for my caucus but for the american people. chief to achieving that fair hearing schedule and process is first, it means that hearings are -- that are sufficiently spaced out so that members that sit on multiple committees can actually attend all the hearings. it means that only holding hearings -- it means only holding hearings after the full committee paperwork, o.g. review, f.b.i. background check and full divestment plan has been received and senators have adequate time to review the information. and it means if there are senators with remaining questions that weren't covered in a first hearing, they can have the nominee come back for a second day. mr. president, our caucus and much of america was alarmed and disappointed by the announcements of the hearing schedule this week which did not meet the best

mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senate democratic leader. mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. and first, i appreciate the remarks of my colleague, the republican leader. i understand the republican leader's discomfort. there is a cry from his side to repeal, but it's been six year, and they have no plan to replace. repeal without replace leaves 20 million americans who have had health care in the lurch, leaves college students who 21-26 have been on their parents' plan in the lurch, leaves women who are now getting equal health care treatment to men in the lurch, and leaves those who have families who have preexisting conditions who now can get insurance but without obamacare couldn't in the lurch. so i understand the republican leader's discomfort. replace is not available because they can't come up with a plan, and i appreciate his request to work with us. well, he has two choices. our republican colleagues have two choices. either, once they repeal, come up with a replacement plan and we'll give it a look. haven't been able to do it for six

mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the minority leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed -- i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to immediate consideration of s. res. 8 submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 8 to constitute the minority party's membership on certain committees for the 115th congress or until their successors are chosen. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. schumer: i further ask the resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: majority leader. mr. mcconnell: these committee resolutions reflect the fact that senator blunt will remain chair and senator schumer will remain ranking member of the rules committee until the inaugural ceremonies have been completed. it's my understanding that following the inauguration sena

mr. schumer: tens of mr. schumer: whether they are in the exchange or not the a.c.a. -- i vote no. >> mr. schumer votes no. >> debate is not in order during a vote. the gentleman from illinois. it >> on behalf of the hospitals of illinois -- >> debate is not in order during a vote. >> mr. durbin, no. mrs. murray. >> debate is not in order during a vote. > mrs. murray, no. ms. stabenow. >> debate is not in order during a vote. debate is not in order during a vote. the senate will be in order. >> ms. stabenow, no. mr. sanders: how am i recorded? on behalf of elderly people who cannot afford higher prescription drugs, i vote no. the presiding officer: debate is not in order. mr. leahy: mr. president, how am i recorded? the presiding officer: the senator is not recorded. mr. leahy: i join in my colleague from vermont, and i vote no. mr. nelson: i vote no. vote: mrs. mccaskill: because there is no replace, i vote no. the presiding officer: debate is not allowed during a vote. mr. cardin: on behalf of the people of

mr. schumer: thank you.

mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. now, mr. president, last wreak i expressed my sincere hope that the majority leader and i could come to some agreement on the process of nominations. he has negotiated in good faith, and we've made some progress. i sincerely appreciate his willingness to work with us so far. but i do want to clarify why democrats are doing this. yesterday my friend, the majority leader, went on television and suggested that we were raising concerns about the nominations out of peek or anger. he choked up these -- quote -- "little procedural complaint co" to "sour grapes." we're not doing this for sport. democrats feel very strongly that pushing for a thorough and thoughtful vetting process is the right thing to do. and here's why. the democratic majority was and is concerned about the hearing schedule, which is so jammed right now that several high, important hearings will fall on the same day, depriving senators and the american people a chance to properly participate in the vetting process of these nominees.

mr. schumer: thank you. ladies and gentlemen, this order is against what we believe in in america. the order will make us unsafe, the order will make us inhumane, and the order will make us less of america because this order is what america is all about. it will make us unsafe because it will encourage those who are lone wolves as they get more and more isolated, who are our greatest danger. it will make us unsafe because it make ours soldiers who are fighting overseas have fewer allies. and it will make us unsafe because the nations of the world will no longer look up to us. but most of all, it is against what america is all about. america for its history has been a shining beacon and it has said, we welcome you, if you oppressed because of your religion. because of your political beliefs, because of who you are. the lady in the harbor in the city in which i live holds a wonderful torch. that torch has stood for the greatness of america to all americans and to the citizens of the world. we will not let this evil order extinguish that great torch. we will not let this evil order ma

mr. schumer: madam president, i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. toomey: madam president, i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. toomey: thank you, madam president. i rise this afternoon to bid a very fond farewell to a man that i have come to like very much be and respect enormously. that is christopher gann who has been my chief of staff for six years, and after six years of extraordinary service has decided that he is going to move on to the private sector. i want to just say a few words about christopher's background and his contribution to my office, to our country and the people of pennsylvania. christopher is actually from new hampshire. he is a native of rye beach. after growing up in new hampshire, he earned his degree in biology at brown university and then went on to get a law degree from harvard. i can assure everyone he has recovered

mr. schumer.share a view of the importance of the words on the statue of liberty, give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. you know the rest. it's a statement of values of our country. it's a recognition -- recognition that the strength of our country is in our diversity, that the revitalization constantly of america comes from our immigrant population. it would now be my time to introduce two very brave, determined, courageous, optimistic newcomers to our country, but first, i'm going to introduce and yield to a champion for the principles embodied in the statue of liberty and fought for since our country began, including this weekend at airports through the -- throughout the country. i thank all of you for coming, i ask all of you to welcome the

mr. schumer: second resolution, i ask unanimous consent that the cloture vote on calendar number 2, the nomination of rex w. tillerson for secretary of the,e postponed until executive order 137 is rescinded and mr. tillerson is provided in writing to the senate foreign relations committee information pertaining to his involvement in the development of the executive order as well as a statement declaring whether or not he agrees with the order.

schumer: mr. elias, thank you. we will keep the questions to this subject. yes? >> how many people are being held in new york airports? sen. schumer: 42 nationwide is what secretary kelly told me. that was a few hours ago. i believe there are six at kennedy airport. i believe that is the number, yes. >> [indiscernible] what is your opinion on the white house asking for social media info and cell phone numbers from foreigners? sen. schumer: i don't know about that. >> what is your opinion on business here? a bunch of silicon valley companies -- sen. schumer: it is not just the tech industry. business depends on people like these folks to both make their product, create their product and buy their products. community, i have not heard them speak out. not just text, where is the rest? they are going to buy cars. how about the auto industry? they are going to buy appliances, how about the appliance industry? you are going to work and a lot of these businesses. our business people should bespeak yell loudly. i have not heard them, except for the tech industry. ok? this

mr. schumer: i came to the floor yesterday to voice my serious concerns with some of the remarks made by the secretary of state nominee rex tillerson in his hearing. i was worried that his milk toast posture toward russia, especially his failure to support strong u.s. sanctions, the existing or the proposed, be spoke a fundamental misreading of the g.o.p. political climate and the true nature of our international security challenges. i was worried that as secretary of state he only promised to recuse himself from matters involving exon for periods of 12 months -- for a period of 12 months. exxon's interests overseas aren't going iway after one year. that's not -- away after one year. that's not good enough to solve what's potentially a massive conflict of interest. and i'm worried, mr. president, that mr. tillerson as c.e.o. and chairman of exxonmobil conducted business with all three foreign state sponsors of terrorism through a foreign subsidiary in a way that allowed exxon to evade u.s. sanctions. as the head of exxon, mr. tillerson did business with the terrorism trifecta: iran, syri

mr. schumer: ok, good morning, everybody. we had a great meeting with the president. virtually all of our caucuses attended. he was very inspiring. telling us, we were working out our strategy and we have great deem of optimism -- deal of optimism that the good things that have happened in a.c.a. are going to stay. and that our republican colleagues don't quite know what to do, they're like the dog who caught the bus. they can repeal but they have nothing to put in its place and that means so many good things go away. that was basically the summary of the meeting. i want to thank my colleagues for being here. leader pelosi, and our leadership team, let me just thank senators harrison, sanders and klobuchar, warren, , for w, murray, baldwin coming. again, the president articulated the importance of preserving the affordable care act, medicare and medicaid as only he can. and it was an inspiring meeting for all of us. it was probably the last time the president will address the joint caucuses together. it was valuable to hear, of course, because the first big fight of t

mr. schumer: thank you. so, mr. president, we've had a number -- a large number of eloquent speeches about the president's executive order. and while they were going on, of course, we had a monday night massacre. salliates, a person -- sally yates, a person of great integrity, who follows the law, was fired by the president. she was fired because she would not enact, pursue the executive order on the belief that it was illegal, perhaps unconstitutional. it was a profile in courage. it was a brave act. and a right act. and i hope the president and his people who are in the white house learn something from this. first, that we are a nation that's a rule of law, and you just can't sit down, twitter something out, then think, okay, let's enact it. this is a complicated country, and when you do something as major as what the president proposed in his executive order, you got to think it through. you go the to talk to people -- you got to talk to people. sally yates was the acting attorney general. why wasn't she consulte

mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: the senate is not in a quorum call. the senator recognized. mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. now, mr. president, last wreak i expressed my sincere hope that the majority leader and i could come to some agreement on the process of nominations. he has negotiated in good faith, and we've made some progress. i sincerely appreciate his willingness to work with us so far. but i do want to clarify why democrats are doing this. yesterday my friend, the majority leader, went on television and suggested that we were raising concerns about the nominations out of peek or anger. he choked up these -- quote -- "little procedural complaint co" to "sour grapes." we're not doing this for sport. democrats feel very strongly that pushing for a thorough and thoughtful vetting process is the right thing to do. and here's why. the democratic majority was and is concerned about the hearing schedule, which is so j

mr. schumer continued and and ow house republican leader, mr. mccarthy, yes, in this room, this was the original chamber lincoln sat there and here we're gathered today in that old house chamber where lincoln served beneath the same clock that lincoln heard ticking, but under the gaze of lee cleo. mr. president, right up there above that door, the muse of history, cleo. for almost two centuries cleo and her clock, have reminded the men and women in these haloed halls that we're part of history. that our words and actions will face the judgment of history, and that we're part of the long and honorable heritage of our democratcy. that is cleo's advice. we come to this sacred inauguration day united in respect for our democracy and determined to make a difference in the lives of hardworking americans. i have the privilege of presenting the flag to the vice president of the united states, my 10th, one of the house of representatives' own, right, mr. speaker? [applause] ms. pelowe know that vice president pence is strengthened by his faith, family, a

mr. schumer of new york. mr. scott of south carolina. [inaudible conversations] >> will you please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear you support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic, that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and he will well and faithfully serve the duties of the office of upon which you are about to enter, so help you god? congratulations, senators. [applause] [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> the clerk will call the roll names of the next group. m >> mr. shelby of alabama. mr. thune of south dakota. mr. toomey of pennsylvania. mr. van hollen of maryland. [inaudible conversations]ited >> please raise your right hand. you solemnly swear to support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic, that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same end that you take this obligat

mr. schumer. >> debate is not in order during a vote. the gentleman from illinois. >> on behalf of they're down state hospitals of illinois. >> debate is not in order during vote. >> mr. durbin, no. >> mrs. murray. >> debate is not in order during a vote. >> mrs. murray, no. >> debate is not in order during a vote. the senate will be in order. >> on behalf of elderly people who cannot afford high prescription drugs, i vote no. >> mr. sanders, mr. sanders, no. >> i joined my colleague from from not and i vote no. >> mr. nelson. >> i vote no. >> mr. nelson, no. >> mrs. mccaskill. >> because there is no replace i vote no. >> debate is not allowed during the vote. >> on behalf of the people of marilyn, i vote no. >> mr. cardin, no. a >> mr. brown, no. >> miss cantwell. >> this is not -- >> debate is not allowed duringn vote. >> the senate will be in order. >> mr. cain. when >> when i was sick you visited me. >> debate is not allowed during vote. senate will be in order.an >> mdm. clerk, how am i recorded. >> the senator is not recorded. >> on

mr. schumer. >> debate is not in order during a vote. the gentleman from illinois. >> on behalf of they're down state hospitals of illinois.

mr. schumer: tens of mr. schumer: whether they are in the exchange or not the a.c.a. -- i vote no. >> mr. schumer votes no. >> debate is not in order during a vote. the gentleman from illinois. it >> on behalf of the hospitals of illinois -- >> debate is not in order during a vote. >> mr.

mr. schumer spivey on behalf of tens of millions of americans who will -- excha [inaudible] >> whether they're in exchange or not, if the aca is repealed, i vote no. >> out of order. >> no. spin debate is not in order during a vote. spin the gentleman from illino illinois. >> on behalf of the downstate v hospitals of illinois i vote -- >> debate is not in order during a vote. >> mr. durbin, no. >> a regular order. debate is not in order during a vote. >> ms. murray, no. ms. stabenow -- >> debate is not in order during the boat. the debate is not in order during a vote. i the senate will be in order. spinning ms. stabenow, no.ple >> on behalf of elderly people who cannot afford higher -- >> i vote no. >> mr. sanders. mr. sanders, no. >> how am i recorded? >> senator is not recorded. >> i join my colleague from vermont and i vote no. >> mr. leahy, no. >> madam clerk? >> mr. nelson? >> i vote no. >> mr. nelson, no. ms. mccaskill?as >> because there is no replace i vote no. >> ms. mccaskill, no. >> mr. cardin? i vote >> on behalf of the people of maryland i vote no. >> mi recorded? >> on behalf of

mr. schumer, republicans use their standing in the way of this. i asked about this this money.and they say they want to do this as will be discovered but the goal is to leverage as much as possible. that doesn't sound does not want to infrastructure plan. >> it sounds to me like he doesn't. sounds to me like he has a million caveats. >> in the past you've tried with corporate profits. is that what you have in mind? >> we will discuss and negotiate with i'm -- president trop. the methods for paying for it. we do not believe we should take, we do not believe we should cut middle-class other programs often ryan talks about that. education, healthcare, which will stymie that. we, some democrats believe we should close a lot of tax loopholes to pay for it. and many more believe that we should have this as an investment as maria said. and do it as it has been in the past to create jobs. not take money out of the economy. brown is the head of the banking committee which has jurisdiction over mass transit and housing. i will let him say some words. >> thank you. our parents and grandpa

mr. schumer of new york, mr. scott of south carolina. the vice president: please raise your right hands. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? the group: i do. the vice president: congratulations, senators. the vice president: the clerk will call the names of the next group. the clerk: mr. shelby of alabama, mr. thune of south dakota, mr. toomey of pennsylvania, mr. van hollen of maryland. the vice president: please raise your right hands. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any ment

mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, following my friend the republican leader's remarks, we received sad news yesterday and we lost a dear friend to many of us here in the senate, a wonderful man, tim mitchell. he had a long battle with brain cancer. he was a member of the floor staff here for many years, did just an amazingly outstanding job. you know, mr. president, every organization has what they call "unsung heroes." on the battlefield there are soldiers, our infantrymen and women. in the automobile plant, they are the assembly line workers. in the hospital, they may be the nurses or the clerical workers or the folks who clean up the floors late at night. those organizations can't go on without these people. they're the heart and soul of these organizations. they do their work quietly but proudly. well, if you had to pick so

mr. schumer: second resolution, i ask unanimous consent that the cloture vote on calendar number 2, the nomination of rex w. tillerson for secretary of the,e postponed until executive order 137 is rescinded and mr. tillerson is provided in writing to the senate foreign relations committee information pertaining to his involvement in the development of the executive order as well as a statement declaring whether or not he agrees with the order. the presiding officer: is there objection to the senator from new york's first request? mr. cotton: mr. president, i object to the first request. the presiding officer: objection is heard. is there objection to the second request of the democratic leader? mr. cotton: mr. president, reserving the right to object. the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas is recognized. mr. cotton: so, once again we're hearing the democrats and the media traffic in fake news. we heard a lot on this floor and over the weekend about a muslim ban. this is a so-called muslim ban that applies to only seven countries and it does not apply to indonesia, india, pakistan, bangla

mr. schumer: tens of millions who will see their costs go up whether they are in the exchange or not, i vote no. the presiding officer: debate is not in order during a vote. debate is not in order during a vote. the gentleman from illinois. mr. durbin: i record it. on behalf of the down state

mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. i just want to add my commendation. it was such a well done, brilliant, articulate, carefully thought out speech, but it's not a surprise because our new senator, the junior senator from maryland is just like that. we're so excited to have him and our freshman class, some of his colleagues came here today. we wish it had been larger in quantity but it sure makes up for it in quality as senator van hollen's speech showed and parenthetically maybe he'll be able to increase that quantity in one of his other new jobs. with that, mr. >> hearings for many cabinet level positions are set to begin this week. offices informed senate leaders it is still waiting for financial disclosure reports and other paperwork from a number of nominees. nation, mitch mcconnell was asked about the ethics issue. we also heard from cory booker of new >> the real thing is the vote on the floor. we want to have all of the records done and papers completed before they are confirmed. >> nothing is slowing down in terms of -- >> we want -- they should

mr. schumer? >> on behalf of the tens of millions of americans who will -- be. >> debate in not in order during a roll call vote. >> whether they're in the exchange or not, if aca -- >> the leader is not in order. >> i vote no. >> debate is not in order during a vote. >> mr. schumer, no. >> debate is not in order during a vote. gentlemen from illinois. >> on behalf of the down state hospitals of illinois i vote no. >> debate is not in order during a vote. >> mr. durbin? no. mrs. murray. >> debate is not in order during a vote. >> how am i recorded? on behalf of elderly people who cannot afford higher prescription charges, i vote no. >> mr. sanders. mr. sanders, no. mccaskell. >> because there is no replace, i vote no. >> debate is not allowed during the vote. >> ms. klobuchar. >> am i recorded? >> the senator is not recorded. >> bauds there is no plan and the alternative. i vote no. >> madam clerk -- >> mr. murphy. >> am i recorded? >> senator is not recorded. >> this is cruel and inhumane. >> the

mr. schumer: thank you. so, mr. president, we've had a number -- a large number of eloquent speeches about the president's executive order. and while they were going on, of course, we had a monday night massacre. salliates, a person -- sally yates, a person of great integrity, who follows the law, was fired by the president. she was fired because she would not enact,

mr. schumer looks as though he decided to play a long game aimed at swinging public opinion his way rathern joining the dozens of house democrats who said they wouldn't go to mr. trump's inauguration. mr. schumer spoke at the ceremony, pressing ahead over boos from the trump friendly crowd. frank is calling from beacon, new york. do you think president trump can help bring the country together? caller: absolutely not. and i think he will have a lot less to do with his policy and his actions in office than just the fact that prior to -- as part of his campaign, he turned off so many people, he offended practically every ethnic group in the country, every major constituency possible and people dislike him. he's proven before and during the campaign that he was one of the sleaziest candidates that's ever run for a public office. he currently has 44% of the nation in the survey says that they distrust him and as much as 50% said they dislike him. regardless what this man does in office in terms of policy and actions and so forth, there are a number of us here who dislike the fact that this man

mr. schumer of new york, mr. scott from south carolina. [inaudible conversations] >> please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear u.s. supported defend the constitution of the united states against all enemiessa foreign and did not take, that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, they take this obligation freely without any mental reservation enter, so illegal load it to discharge the duties of the office on which are about to enter so help you god. congratulations, senators. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> the clerk will call the names of the next group. >> mr. shelby of alabama, mr. thin in south dakota, mr. to me of pennsylvania, mr. van homeland of maryland. [inaudible conversations] >> please raise your right hand. you solemnly swear your support and defend the constitution of enemies turn and domestic, that you will bear true faith and allegiance to do the same many take this obligation really that which many basil mental reservation or purpose of evasion and well and faithfully

mr. schumer we looked it up, individual marketplace rates are going up 16.6% in new york. that's double digit. if if you're ok with that and new york wants to keep it, keep it. why should you force one of your democratic senators in a state where premiums are increasing by 40% a year, for them to adhere to a policy that benefits new york but not their state? host: chief economist and senior vice president with the national association of realtors. with us this morning to talk about housing policy under a trump administration and particular we want to start off with one of the first actions of president trump, the headline in bloom. . what was this action and what does it mean? >> the fha had to really come in to the market when the housing market was going down. many of the private lending pulled back as a result many order to stabilize the housing market fha came in. but those were very difficult times where home values were falling. so the reserve fund is going down. as a result the fha needed to raise the premium to compensate for some of the deplegs. for the past five

mr. schumer: ok, good morning, everybody. we had a great meeting with the president. virtually all of our caucuses attended. he was very inspiring. telling us

mr. schumer we looked it up, individual marketplace rates are going up 16.6% in new york. that's double digit. if if you're ok with that and new york wants to keep it, keep it. why should you force one of your democratic senators in a

mr. schumer, we looked it up. individual marketplace rates are going up 16% in new york.you are ok with that, and new york wants to keep it, keep it. why should you force one of your democratic senators in a state where premiums are increasing by 40% per year, force her or force him to a year to a policy that benefits new york but not their , state? hopefully the senators will see it as i. it is about that woman with breast cancer, not about partisan politics. i cannot. >> i wanted to shift to some other big news we have coming up next week with the supreme court nomination we expect from donald trump. includingocrats, chuck schumer, have already said we will block someone who is not mainstream. say he doesgone to not expect mainstream nominate from this president. should republicans be prepared to use the nuclear option to change the rules so supreme court nominees will only use 51 votes? weber thecconnell, president -- whoever the president nominates, assuming they are reasonable, they will get approved. period. >> it sounds like you are open to going nuclear. >> i am o

mr. schumer. we share a view of the on thence of the words statue of liberty.t may your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to break free. know the rest, it is a statement of values of our country. it is a recognition that the strength of our country is in our diversity. of americaization comes from our immigrant population. it would now be my time to introduce to -- to very brave optimistic newcomers to our country but first i'm going to foroduce you to a champion the principles, embodying the statue of liberty and fought for our country since it began including this weekend at airports throughout the country. i think all of you for coming, i ask all of you to welcome the distinguished leader of the senate, chuck schumer. chuck schumer: thank you, ladies and gentlemen, this order is against what we believe in america. the order will make us unsafe, the order will make us inhumane and the order will make us less of america. this order is what america is all about. becausemake us unsafe it will encourage those who are lone wolves as they get more isol