i would argue that ever since nafta, and i still heard talk about nafta in this campaign, the area where the drop was most precipitous from 10 years ago to now, for democrats. the democrats, we've got to become the party of workers. one of the places to start, roughly a month ago in early deep somber, trump appointed a judge in east texas and struck down an overtime rule which only one judge making one decision struck down on the behest of congress in the state of congress, 4 million american workers will lose overtime. workers making 30, $40,000 a year told by management to work more than 40 hours, classified by management and by the company as manage and, they will have to work 10 or 15 extra hours without overtime. democrat should be leading the charge. the biden administration did and i pushed for years and obama kind of started it. we need to make fights on behalf of workers. we have to show we are for workers. i am not giving advice to former colleagues, but walking picket lines and organizing drives. going to union halls, not just union workers but workers across the board whether

were to pull out of nafta? what a renegotiated nafta -- the impact it might have? mr. hassett: that's another one of those questions. linda: are you harriet? harriet tori from the wall street journal. reporter: i wanted to ask a question about the american consumer and tax reform. this year was the first time people saw more money coming into their bank accounts. consumer spending has been rather weak. mr. hassett: in the first quarter. reporter: i wanted to ask about that and any concerns about whether tax reform is giving people impetus to spend? you mentioned possesses earlier. hey quick follow-up question as well. -- a quick follow-up question. you wondered about neru models. can you go into details? mr. hassett: that is the think i'm not supposed to talk about according to my friend out of respect -- they have a specific estimate and i respect that. let me start with the consumer and then we will come back to the second triad that for you. -- try at that for you. consumer spending in the first quarter, after a blowout fourth-quarter, is a positive for gdp. we will

so in congress, i got to work as a members of the ways and means committee, i helped to replace nafta with a better deal for america's workers. we passed new laws like the inflation reduction act, the bipartisan infrastructure law to incentivize us to make things in america. those manufacturing policies strengthen our manufacturing and u.s. supply chains and the real for aspect of that it has green our local economy. these laws have worked. in michigan, we have seen major companies expand and invest like s.k. kill tron. nano graph. they are hiring hundreds of workers to produce advanced manufacturing chips, electric battery materials to ensure that america leads the way in manufacturing in the 21st century. to lower costs for families, again, i got to work, passing new laws to put more money in the pockets of hardworking. we expanded the child tax credit to lower costs. in fact, i consider refundable tax credit, child tax credit to be perhaps the best vote i've cast in my career in public office. we all come to congress with our own priorities. reviolate liesing -- revitalizing manufa

i would argue ever since nafta, i still heard talk about nafta and in this campaign the area where thefrom 10 years ago to now for democrats. democrats, we've got to become the party workers. one of the places to start just roughly a month ago, in early december, trump appointed judge in east texas, struck down an overtime rule which only one judge making one decision to the chamber of commerce and the state of texas 4 million american workers that are making 30, 35, 40,000 a year told by management to work more than 40 hours classified by management, by the company as management. they will have to work 10 or 15 extra hours with no overtime. democrats ought to be leading the charge. the bided administration did it . obama kind of started it. we need to make fights on behalf of workers, we have to show we are for workers. i'm not giving advice to former colleagues, but it means walking picket lines, help organize drives, go to union halls. not just union workers, workers across the board whether you work at a nursing home, mcdonald's or whether you're a steelworker, building intel in co

the one vote that now has given me pause, when nafta was proposed in the clinton administration i viewed it as something for the future, making the future better. rather than staying with the past. but, when i think of the communities where industry has shut down, the lives of many americans were hollowed out by that experience. even if they come back in some way, shape, or form, there is a bitterness. i think i will always be thinking that one through. >> when you think about your party today what is the future of the democratic party? where does it go from here? rep. eshoo: i have been here through marvelous victories. so high that you could touch the ceiling. and, losses are always painful. you lose colleagues. that you have worked with. you get to know them. you meet their families. they were partners somewhere along the way with me. in my work. and there is. the longer i was here i thought i had the responsibility to help newcomers. both republicans and democrats. so part of this is a painful loss. for the democrats for so many people, it is a deep disappointment, especially on the

she was at the table after nafta negotiations.e front running to replace him as the leader of the liberal party? that is an inscrutable situation but there have been a few early polls with hypothetical leaders and she does the best. i think that is premature, though. we don't know what the full field of candidates is, we haven't seen any of them campaigning and in fact we don't quite know what the rules are. there are some barebones rules governing the liberal leadership but the national executive may modify them given the pressure of the situation. to the us now, where members of congress have certified donald trump's election victory. it comes exactly four years after trump's supporters stormed the us capitol in an attempt to challenge the certification of the 2020 election results. there was heavy security in washington, including five hundred members of the national guard on standby, but this year the process was peaceful. it is the role of the sitting vice president to officially certify the results of the election. meaning i

at the same time, gas problem, nafta believes that the decision to include its assets on the sanctions list was unjustified. and the legal and didn't violation of the principles of fair competition price. oh my gosh, but i'm savvy. this pad for any potential function so far, but speak to us, how has russian companies been with standing previous functions in the past, as says, the complex any credit started in 2022. russia has become the most sanctioned country in the world, except that it seems that these sanctions are not working the way the west has been hoping for them to work for assistance when he 22 g. 7 nations created an oil price tap intended to limit how much revenue russia could make from its oil exports over time that did not work. and just recently in december, uh, president put in said that the west sanctions campaign was senseless because last shot would suit the pressure and the spies to a coordinated effort, which we've seen by the west to economically this for a rough shock. it's economy avoided the collapse as many economists were trying to predict. now, washington's

remember, it was clinton, who pushed through nafta. any also pushed through the reform of glass steegal? well, when it comes to expanding the empire dislikes george w bush was able to get in there and do what he had to do, it seems like donald trump has been tapped to do that. now, all i can think about other than that old school kind of saying from some of the true, there's about the club of rome, which they wanted this big type of, uh, american empire and 10 just different districts is the resources that are there. you know, that's what's industrial evolution is dependent on those resources and greenland got a lot of them. so i think when you look at it, you know, from a perspective and stepping back, maybe that's just the, the west doing what they're doing, expanding and stealing more resources. and they have to have trump to do so because his base will go along with whatever he says. yeah. but gerald, that's kind of an easy one. if we look at greenland, it is a member of the you is part of a denmark, nato. i mean, the united states

look, president clinton tried to get me to vote for nafta, and i told im i wasn't going to do it, and the president of the united states you were not going to vote for something? >> yeah, because you don't work for him. come on, now. >> stick around, because we definitely want to talk to you more and continue this conversation. we will take a quick break, folks. this is "the weekend." we'll be right back. (vo) explore the world the viking way from the quiet comfort of elegant small ships with no children and no casinos. we actually have reinvented ocean voyages, designing all-inclusive experiences for the thinking person. viking - voted world's best by both travel + leisure and condé nast traveler. learn more at viking.com. the average dog only lives to be ten. at the farmer's dog, we don't think that's long enough. that's why our food comes in personalized portions. because a dog at a healthy weight could live a longer, happier life. >>> just yesterday at a closed door house republican retreat, speaker mike johnson said donald trump was in favor of passing a single reconciliation bil

about canada and the trade deficit, it should be noted it was the trump negotiation that renegotiated naftaanada and mexico. so this is a trade deal they negotiated themselves. vaughn hillyard, susan page, congratulations susan on the great exclusive and andrew weismann as always. a busy time on the legal front. >>> up next, we will go back to southern california for an update on the fire. you are watching andrea mitchell reports. this is msnbc. mitchell reports. this is msnbc. here's to beating these two every thursday. help fuel today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need, and the flavor you love. so, here's to now... now available: boost max! ♪♪ nature knows best. that's why new chapter vitamins... ...follows her example. ♪♪ transforming nature's 4 billion years of wisdom... ♪♪ ...into supplements. with key vitamins, minerals, and herbs, sourced from whole food ingredients... ♪♪ ...all crafted to work with your body. ♪♪ bringing the power of nature... ...into your new chapter. upset stomach iberogast indigestion iberogast bloating iberogast thanks to a unique combination o

at the same time, gas problem, nafta believes that the decision to include its assets on the sanctions list was unjustified and illegal. and in violation of the principles of fair competition, price, oh, my gosh, problems savvy dis, pad for any potential function so far, but speak to us. how has russian companies been withstanding previous sanctions in the past? as says, the conflict to new corresponded in 2022. russia has become the most sanctioned country in the world, except that it seems that these sanctions are not working the way the west has been hoping for them to work for assistance when he 22 g. 7 nations created an oil price tap intended to limit how much revenue russia could make from its oil uh, exports over time that did not work. and just recently in december, uh, president put in said that the west sanctions campaign was senseless because last shot would suit the pressure and the spice. a coordinated effort which we've seen by the west to economically this for a rough shop. it's economy avoided the collapse as many economists were trying to predict. now, washington's al

again, like you pointed out in your preface about this, laughed about space force and replacing naftaemain in mexico policies and all the other things, and he's been proven correct every single time. charles: i want to switch gears here because you've helped to introduce a bill that will restrict trading and oh of certain financial instruments by members of congress. i'm saying halleluiah. walk us through how it would work. >> well, look, at the end of the day the very thing that congress does on a day-to-day basis is getting martha stuart for insider trading on. there's certain committees of jurisdiction and people sit on or oversee and they know what's coming out and going to pass and what's coming to the floor. as a result of that, they almost have an early start in efforts to be able to buy stocks and things they know will go up as a result of those different types of appropriations. that in my opinion is wrong. members of congress should go there for public service. look, public service and personal enrichment are mutually exclusive and can't have both. can't have members of cong

nafta helped cause illegal immigration to mexico -- from mexico. those are the types of things i examine with historians, political scientists and other people. host: two of the historians you had on for the most recent episode, jeremy and jeffrey, you talked about president carter's uneventful but large yearly -- eventful but largely unsuccessful presidency. if we remember his legacy, what are some of his highlights and low lights. and what will define his legacy when we look back? caller: when i say largely unsuccessful that has been challenged by biographers like jonathan and ty byrd and others who have written full lighting cradle-to-grave biographies and there is some legitimacy to that. that is a generalization because every presidential administration has successes and failures. there is always continuity between one administration to the next. ronald reagan, although the editors of the national review, ronald reagan oh some of his success to dinner -- to jimmy carter who deregulated industries. carter was not around to see the benefits beca

with him -- i i have been an ambassador since a previous trump administration and worked with him on naftathink he is a negotiator and he is positioning himself for the beginning of those negotiations, as are we, and i look forward to actually getting down and talking substance. amna: in terms of how you are getting ready, obviously these two nations are each other's largest trading partners. mr. trump is threatening 25% tariffs on all canadian imports. what would be the impact of tariffs of that size on canada's economy and how would canada respond? amb. hillman: it's first important to point out that when this proposal, if you will, came from the president around potentially adopting 25% tariffs on all canadian imports, it was on the basis of border security, and since that time, we have listened to what he said and we have put forward a very expansive, $1.3 billion plan to buy new helicopters, additional physical resources and personnel. we are proposing something that the incoming administration is reacting positively to, a task force on the fentanyl crisis. we are leaning in on a topi

if not years, but i do think this report will eventually see the light of day, particularly after nafta in danger of prosecution. >> all right, ken. also last night, special counsel david weiss released his report on the hunter biden investigation. and he condemns president biden for pardoning his son, suggesting it impugns the impartiality of the justice department. what more did we learn from this report? >> not a lot of new facts, chris. that was the most striking thing, really. the really strident language by the special counsel going after president biden for his justification for the pardon and really, weiss making the case that he did not act inappropriately. there was no miscarriage of justice, as president biden put it here, that actually hunter biden evaded taxes on a massive scale, that he actually bought a gun when he was addicted to drugs. he admitted to this conduct. and so these charges were justified. historians will debate that. but it is absolutely the case that the comments that president biden made, really attacking the justice system did not sit well, not only with

as long as nafta and de oliveira are still in the case. interesting point, whether in the last week they will try to dismiss them from the case and then release volume two. i just want to very quickly if i can, steph answer charles and david, i think they're totally right on the one hand. on the other, we are playing on two fields now. one is contemporary, one is, as david says, in a generation it's history's playing field. and had he not been convicted, that would have made that game a lot harder. he is, in fact, and you know, it. it rankles him, a convicted felon. we can only hope that as we come to see reason in the country that will come home to whoever is making the judgments, not today, not next month, but in the next generation. >> charles two parter. do you think we will see the jack smith report? and if we do, what will the impact be? >> yes, and not much. i think that we are going to see the jack smith report come out, regardless of what's going on in the 11th circuit now, but because jack smith put out so meticulously speaking i

also the general uncertainty with negotiation of nafta. some in this group of said this could potential unto some benefits of the tax reform and growth you've talked about. does cea sure that assessment that these trade action could undermine some of the other growth? >> there's a lot of negotiations and discussions underway and it wasn't until i joined government that summit explained to me that discussions and negotiations are different. discussions and negotiations are underway. i can't comment on those, but i think it's underappreciated that the global effects of barriers around the world coming down to the u.s. level would be really quite positive, and if you're only think about the worst that can happen, then you're not accurately balancing the risks. >> the president has talked about getting back into tpp. most recently a couple reskill charge ambassador lighthizer to take a look at that. do you think the u.s. should get back into tpp and to show that with the present? >> that's a question for ambassador lighthizer. i can say about

have concerns about current policy as relates to our relationship with china or the renegotiation of nafta >> that's a whole lot of question there. they goes and so we different aspects, but there again, small businesses are often exporters. a lot of the export economy of the country is a result of small businesses exporting their goods and services. so we want to make sure the trade policy is favorable towards those businesses. but as we've seen over decades, we've had an unfair trade policy. we want to make sure that trait is there, it's reciprocal. i sorely support the president's goal that he wants to put america first and american businesses first. >> can you talk a little bit about the specifics of what sba might be doing to make those trade policies more fair? >> sba, we have a seat at the table through our international trade office in the negotiations. but the negotiations are just ongoing at this point. you hear about what's going on and that's about all we know at this particular point. negotiations are in place. want to make sure it's very favorable to small businesses and to o

i thought one of the major accomplishments of the first trump administration was the revision of naftaif he is looking to take over canada or renegotiate nafta, is he admitting that one of the prime accomplishments and his administration was a failure? that leads me to some confusion. you had a prior caller talk about we are not giving american workers enough credit for doing jobs in roofing and farm work and other things, but i think americans would get those jobs. however, people do not really want to pay those type of wages and that is why americans really do not get those jobs, primarily because immigrants will work cheaper than american workers, so unless -- that is one of the reasons i do not think there will be mass deportation, because i think the american businesses would be opposed to it. host: the u.s. trade representative has information about trade with canada if you're interested in getting more specifics about that. it says in 2022 u.s. business services totaled an estimated $908.9 billion. that is the trade between the two countries and this is john in louisiana, indepe

and donald trump of course in his first term came in and retooled nafta. is a big dividend to enjoy if you go into a walmart which by itself would be one of the largest trading nations on the planet. you can buy things that you are not able to buy in 20 -- from 20 or 30 years ago. so that is something or even looking at the availability of produce, the availability of avocados. the eligibility of a's avocado whose demand has exploded, these are all functions of free trade without being larded up and gummed up by tariffs. so the evidence is out there to see which industries here have been protected successfully by tariffs. we do know there is some sort of asymmetric warfare, but china has national champions, china backs certain telco players, a power players. we don't know where the public sector ends and the private sector begins and that's kind of more pronounced in the united states. the chinese can say look who bailed out general motors and 2008 and 2009. there is stuff all over the place. even elon musk, who we want to call him like something of a prim

and donald trump of course in his first term came in and retooled nafta.s a big dividend to enjoy if you go into a walmart which by itself would be one of the largest trading nations on the planet. you can buy things that you are not able to buy in 20 -- from 20 or 30 years ago. so that is something or even looking at the availability of produce, the availability of avocados. the eligibility of a's avocado whose demand has exploded, these are all functions of free trade without being larded up and gummed up by tariffs. so the evidence is out there to see which industries here have been protected successfully by tariffs. we do know there is some sort of asymmetric warfare, but china has national champions, china backs certain telco players, a power players. we don't know where the public sector ends and the private sector begins and that's kind of more pronounced in the united states. the chinese can say look who bailed out general motors and 2008 and 2009. there is stuff all over the place. even elon musk, who we want to call him like something of a prime

i worked for donald trump closely on nafta.afta was a bad trade deal and now we have to make sure china doesn't come into mexico, build a plant and try to bring in north american product. >> host: if donald trump and the speaker, republicans in the 119th congress as well as senate majority leader food and, if they put a tariff bill on the floor it sounds like you would be open to voting for it. >> can't make blanket statements. i will work with him and i believe tariffs, manufacturing is a national economic and national security issue and i will work with them. i made clear to my leadership the tariffs are told in the toolbox we need to use. >> host: what would it do for the state of michigan? >> protect the auto industry, president biden is expected to make an announcement and i do not believe we should be selling our last major steel company to a foreign manufacturer. these are really complicated issues we've got to work together on. >> host: when the one hundred nineteenth gavels and at noon eastern time, it's the first orde

nafta helped cause illegal immigration to mexico -- from mexico.hose are the types of things i examine with historians, political scientists and other people. host: two of the historians you had on for the most recent episode, jeremy and jeffrey, you talked about president carter's uneventful but large yearly -- eventful but largely unsuccessful presidency. if we remember his legacy, what are some of his highlights and low lights. and what will define his legacy when we look back? caller: when i say largely unsuccessful that has been challenged by biographers like jonathan and ty byrd and others who have written full lighting cradle-to-grave biographies and there is some legitimacy to that. that is a generalization because every presidential administration has successes and failures. there is always continuity between one administration to the next. ronald reagan, although the editors of the national review, ronald reagan oh some of his success to dinner -- to jimmy carter who deregulated industries. carter was not around to see the benefits becaus

unfortunately as much as i love bill clinton, they see the democrats as the ones who passed nafta and led us through globalization. the workers at places like general motors, we literally watched those jobs go from warren, ohio, over the border into mexico, and ship the product back. our workers were unbolting machines from the factory floor and sent to china. >> it happened in 1994. >> it's still in the dna, joe. >> democrats can't figure something out from 1994 forward? >> they say you did this. obama was in for eight years, and things have not gotten better. to biden's credit, we are reindustrializing the country, but we didn't have a reform reindustrializing we are taking on those guys. there's a battery plant outside of youngstown, 30 bucks an hour renegotiated the contract. we didn't talk about it. all of the reforms trying to make around insulin, you didn't hear a ton about it it wasn't a big, bold agenda. it was piecemeal. we need to carry a big stick. >> tim ryan, always good to see you. thank you for coming on this morning. >>> coming up, one democratic member of congress sa

when president trump said he wanted to renegotiate nafta, like several candidates had said prior, heually did it. he marched forward with right folks in place to elevate the issue of trade. across america i think the coffee shops across america elevated their discussion in terms of what trade is. the usmca is a great example. the usmca was shepherded through the house by then speaker nancy pelosi. if that can be done i think a lot of other things can be done. host: scott is from kansas. caller: thank you for taking my call. i do see the deficit going up and up. at one time we had eliminated the earmarks that they used to call pork spending. we also had a balanced budget amendment. i think when they talk about revenues going up after cutting taxes on the rich, what would they have done if they had not cut the taxes? you still go back to the original founding fathers, those that enjoy great fruits and privileges in this country go back to the nation not at the same rate but at a rate much greater. we are seeing a rift between the haves and have nots. i do not see a lot of action taken

i worked with donald trump closely on nafta. nafta was a bad trade-off.ow, we have to make sure china does not come into mexico to build a plant and tried to bring it in as a north american product. host: if president-elect donald trump and the speaker for republicans in the 119th congress and the senate majority leader put a tariff bill on the floor, it sounds like you would be open to voting for it? guest: it depends what is in it. you can't make blanket statements, but i would work with them. i believe tariffs on china, may be manufacturing, industry, is an economic and national security issue and i will work with them. i've made it clear to my leadership that tariffs are a tool in the toolbox we need to use. host: what would it do for michigan? guest: protect our auto industry. today president biden is expected to make an announcement on the nippon steel offer. i don't think we should sell to a foreign manufacturer. these are complicated issues. we have to work together. host: for the speaker vote today, when the 119th gavels in at noon, it is the fir

it's just the case cannon is successfully suppressing because of nafta, and oliveira is national defensethat's what he squirreled away. do you think that will come up as part of any of the intel confirmations? >> absolutely. i mean, i really can't stress enough just how important this is. if kash patel, we know he at least in radio appearances, has said that he was aware that president trump had declassified this information. there are two ways to take that. both not good. one is the way that jack smith has has said in his indictment and his papers, which is that's not true, which would mean that the nominee for the fbi has lied, that provides compromise. that is also not a good thing for the head of the fbi. to state the obvious. the other way to take it is that kash patel told the truth about that, which would mean that the litany of national security information that we have declassified, that he declassified all of that. yeah. now, you ask yourself about our five eyes partners. our colleagues are who we count on for our safety, not just their safety. other other people who we who pri

i have worked with president- elect donald trump totally on nafta. it was a bad trade deal. now, we have to make sure china does not come into mexico and build a plant there and try to bring into north american products. >> of president-elect donald trump and the speaker, a republican in the 119th congress and -- if they put something on the floor, it sounds like you would be open to voting for it? >> it depends on what is in it. i cannot make blanket statements, but i do believe that tariffs -- manufacturing is interesting. it is a national and economic security issue. i will work with them. it made it very clear to my leadership that tariffs are a tool in the toolbox that we need to use. >> what would it do for the state of michigan? >> protect our auto industry. today, president joe biden will make an announcement about the effort and i do not believe we should be selling our last steel company into a foreign manufacturer. it is a complicated issue. we have to work together on it >> on the speaker vote today, when the 119th gavels in eastern time, it is the first order of