so we have the omnibus bill to deal with. we also have investments in our infrastructure of our country and our transportation. that will be an important bill that we will be debating at the same time, but has a relationship in terms of how we offset, how we pay for that. and then we have the issue, the ex-im bank, a great job creator for our country, and yet still unauthorized, long overdue for us to authorize it. and then before thanksgiving probably we will have the issue of a vote on honoring the full faith and credit of the united states of america. the last time that was put into doubt, it was unfortunate because it lowered our credit rating. even though we didn't follow through with it, even though the full faith and credit ended up being honored, just the hreat, the suspicious -- suspicion that it could be undermined lowered our credit rating. so we have really important work to do for the good of the people. again, let us honor our responsibilities in the beautiful spirit of pope francis, i say saint francis because

omnibus right before christmas. i have been involved in the appropriations process as we have moved it through the -- through the various committees. i serve on the appropriations committee. i had input into the bill at the subcommittee level and again at markup, which is a lot more than can be said of many of my colleagues in the body who don't have that opportunity not being on the appropriations committee. but even having the input that i have had, it's extraordinarily important that that input be allowed to continue. and let me -- let me -- let me illustrate why, because i think even for a member of the appropriations committee to have had that -- that opportunity for participation, it's so important to be able to speak to an appropriations bill after it has left the markup process. and i'm going to speak to one very specific issue today that has -- that has garnered the attention, the concern and the passion of alaskans and veterans around the state, and this is the issues surrounding the veterans choice card.

i are give you a bridge you vote for my omnibus legislation. that's what if was talking about. >> absolutely. the abuses of that system were so egregious, the bridges no nowhere, just boggles the mind anyone would try to resurrect that whole idea. here's the thing. we have this massive problem in this country and you can think of is at an ice cream sundae. throw sprinkles on it and make it better. it won't. this is huge, 18 trillion and counting, and there's no discipline. you're right. all about buying votes, and this is why we get a mentality in america where everybody hates politics. but we vote back in 99% of them because it's all about graft, and american public to a certain degree we're as guilty as anyone else. >> jess car you defend earmarks. please tell me how. >> this is exactly how. first of all, you sit around basically all day complaining about the imperial presidency. right? that obama does what he want, spending is rapidly out of control. this is a way to deal with that specifically, not only will it deliver things to regions and

i will cheat and say omnibus -- omnibusin it search andin it special prosecutors. in this movement moment of people standing up and talking clearly about police accountability, those are two pieces that provide more power and opportunity for community. marbre: one more thought. you got me thinking. bill in theights 1960's was an omnibus bill that address the entire experience of black folks at that time to it presented a vision to congress ,nd the country about voting segregation, economic justice, pushed and walked on, so thinking about platforms and packages that get to more than one area, putting forth your vision of the world you want to be in is important. >> great. thank you. we want to hear from you, of course. , ifs take a few questions the three of you could take notes and try to answer all the questions and not dodge questions, especially when directed to you, but we will take a few and hear from them and try to have another round. right here first. >> state representative from new hampshire. in the state of new hampshire, we have at this time a lot of th

with the speaker and resolve the issues that are there, the financial issues, debt ceiling issues, omnibus, that you will see this move forward i. certainly is an issue that is talked about when we have town halls and when consumers come and constituents come to the town halls, they will talk about the problems that they have experienced from a breach. they also talk about the inconvenience that is foisted on them in protecting their data if they have experienced a breach. another issue that is kind of a related issue but not the same is the issue of privacy. and, certainly, to dig a little deeper on this, the last congress we established a privacy working group at the energy and commerce committee, and congressman welch and i chaired that to look at the privacy issues that surround the virtual marketplace and look at those components that are so necessary for consumers to have the tool box to protect their what i call the virtual you, themselves and their presence online. so they know they are transacting their business and participating in e-commerce, which is convenient for them, that t

how do we present an agenda with an omnibus bill on a platform that gets to all of that the state budgets and reparations are likely tomy tweetwo . >> reporter: consent to search and special prosecutors. in this moment, this movement moment of people standing up and talking about police accountability those are two pieces that provide more power and opportunity for community. >> one more thought. voting rights bill that was passed in the 60s started as an omnibus bill that addressed the entire experience of black folks at the time and got down to voting rights but presented a vision to congress and the country about all the different areas from voting to segregation to economic justice that had to be pushed and walked on sloth thinking about platforms and packages getting to more than one area and if you pass one of those areas by putting forward your vision as a world we want to be and is important. >> we want to hear from you. let's take a few questions if the three of you could keep notes and try to answer all questions and not dodge. we will take a few a hear from them and try to have

there's an omnibus bill that leadership presents to the membership. it's an up or down vote and they all leave. they're not really holding regular committee hearings that were long expected in the process. i think there's a hunger among people in congress. we actually are doing some tangible things. this year we formed the problem solvers congress behind the republicans and democrats, 80 plus members. that's saying something in congress. we have a goal in making sure republican and democrat cosponsor bills and bring them to leadership when those issues come up. craig: but i am going to pressure you, senator, on are you saying that more republicans or more democrats involved or equal numbers? jeff: we actually have an even split and we think about that as an organization. today if you look at our members of congress in both the house and the senate it's pretty even down the middle. then in the last election cycle, something that i asked the organization to do, we went out during the campaigns and you were a problem solver seal of approval candidate, th

we're agreeing that in the omnibus in a couple of weeks, we're going to reverse these savings, we're going to reverse these offsets. so, mr. president, i -- i had a lot of problems with this budget deal prior to today, but the more i look at this and the more i learn, i don't know how we can vote for this deal. i don't know how, i don't know when we're going to get serious about our deficit and our overall debt. if we can't do it now, when will we do it? if we can't get serious now, when are we going to get serious? if we have a budget agreement, the b.c.a. now, and we can't stick to it now, what makes us think we're going to in the future? and it makes me think, if we're reversing changes we've made to get some savings before we even have the deal signed, what are we going to do a month after? what are we going to do in the next month? are there the other provisions that the other offsets or so-called offsets that we're going to address and say, yeah, we didn't really mean t we're going to reverse that swrl. so, mr. president, it's very discourage to see what's happening with the bu

ag chair michael conaway won a commitment from republican leaders to address the cuts in a later omnibus spending bill.. but it still passed in the legislation.. no amendments were allowed in this vote.. in iowa senator chuck grassley's news conference call yesterday.. a three billion dollar hit could disenfranchise farmers with crop insurance.. it cuts nearly a third of funds.... he says it's better to have farmers buy into crop insurance to manage risk.. which pays out 40 to 45 percent.. rather than subsidizing 100 percent if a natural disaster is declared. "92 percent of the farmers have crop insurance. before we had crop insurance, every farmer, would have to, if there's a natural disaster, get a disaster resolution declared by the president of the united states. and then, is there money available? if there's not money available, then you always had to depend on was congress going to appropriate money the original bill language did not specify the cuts.. but sets a targeted reduction of insurer reimbursement rates.. from the average 14 percent.. to nine percent.. the grain markets ha

ag chair michael conaway won a commitment from republican leaders to address the cuts in a later omnibus spending bill.. but it still passed in the legislation.. no amendments were allowed in this vote.. in iowa senator chuck grassley's weekly news conference.. he says the deal could disenfranchise farmers with crop insurance.. it cuts nearly a third of funds.. "and this $3 billion dollar hit on crop insurance would probably get farmers back into the mode of: 'why buy crop insurance?' and then, they're going to know the government's going to come in like they do on other natural disasters and pay 100 percent. so, i think we've got something good with 92 percent of the farmers are participating in it. and don't screw it up." the original bill language reduction of insurer reimbursement rates.. from the average 14 percent.. to nine percent.. ---- the grain markets have slowed down.. and that could be.. because of end of the month trading.. "we've really just been in kind of a choppy sideways pattern for weeks, here now, which on the good side of that is, we've gone through that period, we'

keep mber 11, to do the government open omnibus bill, hopefully sooner than that. and then some overdue, like ex-im bank, job creator, transportation, job creator, keeping government open, job creator, honor the work of our 9/11 health workers by getting that legislation done as well. so there are just a few, but they are the ones on a short fuse, have either expired or will in a matter of weeks and to n have that path progress, our timetable to progress, that path to progress or a calendar for chaos, we'll see. i'm optimistic. that was the last one. thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> house democratic leader nancy pelosi speaking to reporters in the capitol. the house returning for legislative business this afternoon. they'll gavel back in at noon eastern but what we'll expect we'll hear short one-minute speeches and they'll gavel back out. that's because the republican conference will be meetin

ag chair michael conaway won a commitment from republican leaders to address the cuts in a later omnibus spending bill.. but it still passed in the legislation.. no amendments were allowed in this vote.. in iowa senator chuck grassley's weekly news conference.. he says the deal could disenfranchise farmers with crop insurance.. it cuts nearly a third of funds.. "and this $3 billion dollar hit on crop insurance would probably get farmers back into the mode of: 'why buy crop insurance?' and then, they're going to know the government's going to come in like they do on other natural disasters and pay 100 percent. so, i think we've got something good with 92 percent of the farmers are participating in it. and don't screw it up." the original bill language did not specify the cuts.. but sets a targeted reduction of insurer reimbursement rates.. from the average 14 percent.. to nine percent.. ---- the grain markets have slowed down.. and that could be.. because of end of the month trading.. "we've really just been in kind of a choppy sideways pattern for weeks, here now, which on the good side

do is work on a debt ceiling agreement, he's going to have to work on a budget agreement, and an omnibus appropriation bill. we know all of these measures are going to require some level of bipart sal collaboration and participation. i suspect some of the members who were critical of john boehner and kevin mccarthy will also be critical of paul ryan and may try to undermine him. that's my fear for paul. that's why paul has been guarded or hesitant in wanting to accept this position. we need to hear from paul ryan to see how he feels about this decision of the freedom caucus. i don't know how he'll take it. >> can i get your response to that matt salmon quote about you're try to hire a maid and the maid will only work certain hours. i found that such a strange metaphor. number one, we're talking about speaker of the house of the united states. people talking about this job in this way that just seems completely ahistorical. this is a job for i think it's safe to say hundreds of yours in other republic, people have done anything in their power to attain. suddenly things are so dysfunctiona

and win the omnibus, the committees of jurisdiction are working on the actual dollar amount we will have once we know what the pay-forwards are and a discussion of know surprise when it -- no surprises when it comes to policy and moves they want to put in the bill, any riders. so everybody is working in their own piece of it. and hopefully all of this will meet the deadline. hopefully the republicans will come to terms as to who their recommendation will be for speaker, but that's really up to them. >> let me just reiterate what the leader said. we have a peeker. and the speaker of the house has said he doesn't want to see the government shut down and doesn't want to see the debt limit compromised. i would hope and expect and believe, and i think today was an indication of that -- that this speaker wants to make sure that before he leaves, america is well-served by his leadership. >> -- the democratic caucus? >> excuse me. >> ever -- >> no. you haven't and you won't. >> some republicans said they're open to the idea of democrats helping them elect the next republican speaker. >> why don'

that's going to be my new year's resolution after we get an omnibus done, which i think this will set the ground for getting that done, hopefully by early december. and then we can have, again, stability next year and an opportunity to legislate the way i think most members, regardless of party and philosophical point of view, want to legislate. with that, mr. speaker, i'll reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. ms. slaughter: i'm pleased to yield 2 1/2 minutes to the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. maloney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. mrs. maloney: i thank my good friend and leader on rules for her work on this and for the state of new york and for so much in this body. i rise to express my strong support for this two-year budget bill and the exemplary bipartisan cooperation that made it possible. although this bill is by no mean's per -- by no means perfect, it is a good bill, good for the economy and good for the country. it wi

they are omnibus appropriation bills. or they are debt ceiling increases. if you look historically how has congress reigned in a recalcitrant president? it has been through continuing resolutions, omnibus appropriations or debt ceiling increases. if leadership foreswears using any of them, we will not use any must-pass legislation to do anything. well, you know what that means? that means the congress of the united states has become all but irrelevant. and that's what leadership has done. you know, it's all captured in one innocuous little statement. no shutdowns. that's what leadership has promised. we're going to have no shutdowns. now, listen, to most folks, that sounds like a very reasonable proposition. in the private sector, you generally don't shut a business down. saying we're not going to shut things down, that seems very commonsensical. but here's the problem. when you're dealing with zealots, when you're deal with idealogues and you tell them, if you do the following, i will surrender, if you tell them, if you say the word "zuccini" i will give i

o'rourke, one of america's most celebrated humorists, will "thrownhis new book, under the omnibus." now like to present our speaker with the national press cup.s world that is our national press club mug. [applause] so, abby, you said in your speech that you are retiring from soccer, and as you think thet stepping away, what is one thing or two things you will miss most about not playing anymore? abby: i think the number one ,hing i will miss the most absolutely, is the time i get to spend with some of my teammates. like i said earlier, some of my well, knownow me so me better even than some of my family members do because we have spent so much time together. it's not the time, really, when we are on the field playing. theavorite time is off field, whether it be staying up late nights talking in bed or watching movies together or sitting around a meal room having discussions on who the next president should be, these cherish,oments that i and that have kind of creative my personality and shape to i have become as a person. -- created my personality and as ad who i have become person

. >> spirit the voting rights act started off as the omnibus bill and got down to a voting rights billbut it went to congress and to the country from voting to the economic justice. even if you just pass one it is important. >> we want to hear from you so to answer all the questions to hear from them then to have another round. >> introduce yourself briefly spirit die of a state representative from new hampshire a and in the state of new hampshire up this time a lot of the presidential candidates coming. one of the issues that has come up, i wonder how out - - how you as leaders address it. with black youth unemployment as 55%. >> also from new hampshire i am in my 70's i remember many years ago there is as much frustration as i hear today. the black panther movement came on and there is mixed opinions should they be here again? >> i am from the great states of florida. that is not to be carbon copy on many issues. [laughter] and a proud of the already and. i know you talked about decriminalization policy but can you talk about the impact of policies like foster care, on-line access to

. >> that's an interesting comment, but what you now have is they need an omnibus bill to fund the government. they're going to reach that point later this month. they've got the debt ceiling, they have lots of. haven't passed any appropriations bills. this is the time when you see policy changes. this is the leverage that congress has to influence that and make it happen. >> don's been in a different position, do you think it's fair to use that as leverage? i think the american public doesn't have a great grasp what it would feel like to hit the debt ceiling. what would it feel like to the average person right now is. >> russian roulette. treasury has 80 million bills to pay and it's going to have process, possibly random, possibly thought through who gets paid and who doesn't. there are families or businesses or states that are owed money for the federal government or expecting it. if we don't raise the debt limit, they are not going to get the money and be delayed. the spending obligation doesn't go away, social security beneficiaries still deserve their money, but might get it a week or t

>> so that means legislation either the continuing resolution or an omnibus appropriations bill or debtling. legislation that has to pass into law. if you want to get an actual change in law. >> why can't you, look, isn't it worth the american people knowing exactly who will not vote for kate's law? just that law? see, sanctuary cities is a bigger deal. and the liberals can hide behind all kinds of theory. but kate's law isn't. are you going to protect the american people from aggravated felons who come back after being deported or not? yes or no? and i think it's instructive for the american people to see who says know because then, anyone running against them for the senate can say, look, are you going to vote for somebody who is looking out for the aggravated felons who live in foreign countries? is that how want to serve? that really really puts pressure on the other side, does it not? >> bill, i think you are exactly right. so i had been pressing for months for a stand alone vote on kate's law which is my bill. and, let me say thank you for all of the leadership you have provided.

clinton, granted, legion was not the president, but she has supported and president clinton signed the omnibusime bill, 101 crack cocaine to powder cocaine for instance, which was largely responsible for heavy federal incarceration, which president clinton has apologized for it says he's going to try to do something -- but he did i do anything while he was president. i think these presidential candidates who make these statements, the question is, and sanders said very strongly that he intends to do something about it, that remains to be seen. i think the problem is not simply whether there is zero tolerance -- i think one of the key problems is that disparate policing -- we have it in new york, ferguson, and we have it in baltimore. disparate racial policing. juan: i want to turn to an issue that got a lot of attention in the republican debates but not much in this one, the issue of immigration. let's turn to the exchange between the candidates on that issue. >> secretary clinton, governor o'malley wants to open up millions of a document immigrants and her children, including a list on the th

it has been through continuing resolutions, omnibus appropriations or debt ceiling increases. if leadership foreusing any of them we will not use any must-pass legislation to do anything. you know what that means? that means the congress of the united states has become all about irrelevant. and that's what leadership has done. it is all captured in one innocuous little statement. no shut downs. that's what leadership has promised, we'll have no shut downs. to most folks that sound like very reasonable proposition. in the private sector you generally don't shut a business down, saying we'll not shut things down. that seems very commonsensical. but here's the problem. when you're dealing with zealots, when you're dealing idealogues and you tell them, if you do the following i will surrender, if you tell them, if you say the word zucchini, i will give in, but we all know what happens. immediately they will grin saying zucchini, zucchini, zucchini. that is washington today. republican leadership in both chambers told president obama, we will never ever, ever, allow a shutdown. lor

we have the keep government open omnibus that we are working on and hope to do even before ecember 11 to remove all doubt that we'll honor the full faith and credit of the united states of america, that we'll keep government open, create jobs in our transportation bill, and as going to pass not onlyhealth bill to 9/11, sing the praise of hose who are courageous, but pass a very strong bipartisan bill. any questions? speaking of deadlines, how are you preparing for some of these deadlines given the great uncertainty about who will be leading house republicans? speaker, now, we have a and we have been, like i said yesterday, in our press meeting there, our deadlines that are the senate committees have acted and is working on a transportation bill. we hope it is something that will ma meet the needs of make an people and not matters worse but be bold enough enough to lly sound take us for creating jobs, doing allcommerce and the things a transportation infrastructure bill is designed to do. on the full faith and credit of the united states, we want to debt. all debt before lowered our cr

and on the omnibus, working -- the committees of jurisdiction are working on the pay-fors, working on the actual dollar amount we will have once we know what the pay-fors are and discussion of no surprises when it comes to policy and moves they want to put in the bill, any riders. everybody's working on their own piece of it and hopefully all of this will meet the deadline and republicans will come to terms as to who their recommendation will be for speaker, but that's really up to them. reporter: let me mr. hoyer: we have a speaker and the speaker of the house has said he doesn't want to see the government shut down and doesn't want to see the debt limit compromised. i would hope, expect and believe and i think today was an indication of that that this speaker wants to make sure that before he leaves, america is well served by his leadership. reporter: did you ever see something like that in the democratic caucus? ms. pelosi: no. you haven't and won't. reporter: some republicans are hoping democrats are hoping to elect the next republican speaker? ms. pelosi: they said tell us what y

not only will we get a number for fiscal 2016 that we can right an omnibus appropriations bill for current needs and finish it by december 11, the deadline, we'll do that, but it will be made up of the bills that have passed both the house and senate appropriations committees and in conversations between the two bodies. not only do we have the number for fiscal 2016 but we have it for fiscal 2017 and that is very important. it gives us a year to plan our work to try to marshal through 12 separate bills for the first time in many, many years so that we with the senate can send to the president 12 bills that have the polish and the content put into it and on it by the members of our bodies, the house and the senate. that's my goal. that's why i'm so strong support this bill. that's the biggest thing in it from my perspective. now, it's important to help those on social security disability to take the worry away from them that that fund will be drying up, which it would be. it's good that we're taking care of the medicare benefit increases -- the cost of the interest on medicare. it's importa

>> on the debt ceiling, on the budget agreement, on the omnibus, put together a bipartisan coalition, go on the floor, pass it. that's how we did the cr. that's how we did the debt ceiling. i saw it on the fiscal cliff, hurricane sandy, violence against women act, opening the government. on a homeland security appropriations bill last year. that's always been the formula. the question is how much intervening drama do we have to deal with until we reach the final resolution. i would rather just get to that final step a lot sooner. >> how can the new speaker get nominated? >> that's the conundrum. the new speaker could do just what i suggested, assemble a bipartisan coalition, or we can continue as we've been, on the course we've been on, making the speaker look weaker and ineffective. >> do you know we'll have a new speaker by the end of the month? >> i hope so. >> what makes you say paul ryan is now thinking about it? >> a lot of people are talking to him about it. you would have to ask paul ryan. >> last time we did, we'll have to wait until his kids get grown. >> did he speak? >> i

clinton is running now, we go back to the fact that this omnibus crime bill signed by president clintonis saying ended up going too far. we clarified then what does a hillary clinton presidency look like, how is she going to deal with it, and the specifics of that. i think that's one of the reasons that all of us want to have these continual forums with the candidates going in, but nobody can set the agenda better than the present president, who did that with bill keller yesterday. >> thank you very much, reverend al. of course, catch reverend al sharpton on "politics nation" every sunday morning, 8:00 a.m. only on msnbc. >>> we have an update regarding the breaking news that we started off at the top of the hour with. hurricane patricia, the strongest storm ever recorded, is expected to make landfall in mexico this afternoon. the impact of this storm could eventually be felt in texas and part of the midwest. we will get an update. why do so many people choose aleve? it's the brand more doctors recommend for minor arthritis pain. plus, just two aleve can last all day. you'd need 6 tylen

to have to step into some really big issues, or the speaker -- debt ceiling, budget agreement, an omnibus appropriations bill, tax extenders. what we know is that each of these measures will require a bipartisan coalition in order to enact them. we all know that. and so, the new speaker will have to make those accommodations, cooperate with the democrats to pass them. if that new speaker does that, he'll likely take flack from the flank. if the speaker chooses to accommodate the rejectionist wing of the party, well, then the speaker will be perceived as weak and ineffective and will be stalemated in a state of dysfunction. >> the laundry list of scenarios you laid out is similar to what many democrats have pointed out why the obama administration has not been able to find any middle ground with the republican house. the very issues that you pointed out between moderates like yourself versus the freedom caucus and many others is why we have come to a grinding halt on a number of issues and why a debate over spending is locked into a debate over planned parenthood. so, if the republicans in

result of the democrats vetoing or -- excuse me -- filibustering these appropriations bills called an omnibus appropriations bill. in other words, what is set up to happen as a result of the obstruction on the other side of the aisle by blocking all of these appropriations bill is we're going to have to consider all of the funding for the federal government for perhaps the next year, and we're going to have to vote on that one big bill probably $1 trillion or more in december. that is a horrible, horrible way to do business. first of all it's not transparent. our constituents can't hope to read that legislation and understand all the ramifications of it and what it might mean. it also frankly it's susceptible to larding it with things that aren't necessary. it wouldn't be passed under other circumstances because it's put on a -- quote -- "must-pass legislation." you're going to hear another drumbeat -- mr. president i'll close on this -- about shutdowns and cliffs and irresponsibility of congress in not meeting our basic obligations and there is one reason for that under present circumstances

it means that the democrats, it means that there will not be 60 votes for us to even consider an omnibus bill in which those riders are included. now, what i would say is before long, we will be hearing about how republicans are interested in shutting down government because they want these riders. the reality is that senator -- the senator from nevada is indicating that there is no discussion, and it ought not be the blame fall to those of us who actually want a congress to work. the allegation of shutting down government ought to rest on those who say we won't even discuss an appropriation bill that includes contentious riders. who would want to be a member of congress who is unwilling and a congress that is unwilling to deal with contentious issues? it's our responsibility. it's our constitutional responsibility, and the american people ought to demand the opportunity for us to address issues of importance to them, and it ought not be off the table before the conversation even begins. mr. president, i yield the floor and notice the absence -- the presiding officer: will the senator wi

not only will we get a number for fiscal 2016 that we can right an omnibus appropriations bill for current needs and finish it by december 11, the deadline, we'll do that, but it will be made up of the bills that have passed both the house and senate appropriations committees and in conversations between the two bodies. not only do we have the number for fiscal 2016 but we have it for fiscal 2017 and that is very important. it gives us a year to plan our work to try to marshal through 12 separate bills for the first time in many, many years so that we with the senate can send to the president 12 bills that have the polish and the content put into it and on it by the members of our bodies, the house and the senate. that's my goal. that's why i'm so strong support this bill. that's the biggest thing in it from my perspective. now, it's important to help those on social security disability to take the worry away from them that that fund will be drying up, which it would be. it's good that we're taking care of the medicare benefit increases -- the cost of the interest on medicare. it's importa

the threat of being blamed for a government shutdown would force republicans to accept a massive omnibus bill containing policies that would otherwise be rejected. now, this year things are different. the senate appropriators have done their work and reported out each separate appropriation bill. can you imagine, all 12 of those appropriation bills, and most of them on a bipartisan basis. then when the majority leader has attempted to bring them to the floor, senator mcconnell, the majority leader, has been met with a democrat filibuster of the motion even to proceed to the bill. now, what is the justification for that on the part of today's minority? the majority leader, senator mcconnell, is not blocking amendments. in fact, he's even inviting amendments. so if there is something that the minority wishes to change or add to a bill, they can do it simply by participating in the process and offering amendments. after all, isn't that what the senate's all about? we have to pass appropriation bills or the government is shut down, so why can't we even bring appropriation bills up for consid

o'rourke, one of america's most celebrated humorists will discuss his new book, thrown under the omnibus. i would now like to present our speaker with the national press club's world cup. that is our national press club mug. [applause] so happy, you said in your speech, you said the words that you are retiring from soccer and as you think about stepping away what is the one thing or two things you will miss the most about not playing any more? >> i think the number one thing i will miss the most absolutely is the time that i get to spend with some of my teammates. like i said earlier, some of my teammates know me so well. some know me better than even some of my family members do because we have spent so much time together. it's not the time when we are on the field playing. it's usually, my favorite time is off the field whether it be staying up late nights talking in bed or watching movies together or sitting around having discussions on who the next president should be. these are the moments that i cherish and that have kind of created my personality and shaped who i have become as a

come back or the first of september with the continuing resolution or an appropriations bill or an omnibusrticipating again. i don't think that every bill is meant to pass, okay? but every good bill should have a day to be heard. and the whip has to be out there to make sure that not only do you count the votes but to make sure that the majority of the majority support that bill. >> i want to show you and have you respond to jason chaffetz, republican of utah, who is challenging kevin mccarthy for the post of speaker. he was on fox news sunday and here's what he had to say about everybody just moving up a slot -- >> i think the american public wants to see a change. they want a fresh start. there's a reason why we see this phenomenon across -- across the country, and you don't just give an automatic promotion to the existing leadership team. that doesn't signal change. i think they want a fresh face and a fresh new person who's actually there at the leadership table in the speaker's role. you got to be able to speak and take the fight to the president but you also have to bridge internally

insurance changes and find bipartisan alternative deficit reduction savings when they consider the omnibus appropriations bill later this year. and so i want to assure my friend from kansas and the other members of our conference who care about this that i'll work closely with him to support the house in these efforts. mr. roberts: mr. president, would the distinguished leader yield? mr. mcconnell: i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. roberts: mr. president, i rise to engage in this colloquy that our distinguished republican leader has already mentioned or stressed. i also want to thank the, our majority whip, the senator from texas, and the senior senator from south dakota, senator thune, with regard to a commitment made between all of us here. this commitment is in reference to the obvious need to remedy the language adversely affecting our nation's farmers and ranchers now included in the bipartisan budget act. this provision, section 201, included in the underlying bill should go into effect -- should it go into effect would greatly damage the crop ins

we don't have an omnibus. we don't have a c.r. we haven't done that yet. how can it be that this is paying for bills already incurred? it's not. the second thing is that if we don't raise the debt ceiling by november 3, we're -- we're -- it is implied -- they don't come out and say it this way but it's implied that we'll have this devastating, disruptive default in the markets. you know, we won't be able to pay our treasury debts. it's ridiculous. it's never going to happen. 90% of all the money the government's going to spend comes in the door in the form of taxes. it's the other 10% that is the shortfall that we have to go out and borrow. 90% of everything the government's going to spend comes in the form of taxes. do you know how much goes out in debt service? about 7%. so for every dollar of government spending, about 7 cents is service on our debt at the moment. 90 cents come in from taxes. and you're going to default on the debt? you'd have to intentionally -- you'd have to willfully choose to do that. and i don't think even this administration would

listen, it's not just the freedom caucus. 70 wrote speaker boehner a letter saying they won't for any omnibusk on the defense. they are pooling together all the time. this is not unusual. >> you know, one of the things the freedom caucus is trying to get done is procedural changes, which they say -- well, a lot of people are saying would weaken house leadership. and i'm just wondering won't these changes make it even harder for republicans to governor in the house? >> well, the changes are simple. they want the rules forced to every single member. if you work on a piece of legislation and you get 150 or 200 co-sponsors, there is no tkpwaeurp tee it will get a markup in committee or even brought to the floor of the house. while a bill with no co-sponsors can move right to the floor. and all really members are asking for is an order or system of rules that are applied fairly to every single member. and that's really what they're looking for. >> kevin mccarthy, when he dropped out of the speak isser race, said he was staying on asthma skwrort leader. is that acceptable to you and to the freedom

o'rourke, one of america's most celebrated human orrists, will discuss his new book, "thrown under the omnibus." i now present our national press club mug. [ applause ] >> abby, you said in your speech, you said the words that you're retiring from soccer. and as you think about stepping away, what is the one thing or two things you will miss most about not playing anymore? >> i think that the number one thing i will miss the most, absolutely, is the time that i get to spend with some of my teammates. like i said earlier, some of my teammates know me so well. some know me better than some of my family members because we've spent so much time together. it's not the time really where we're on the field playing. it's usually my favorite time is off the field. whether it be staying up late nights talking in bed, or sitting around a meal room having discussions on who the next president should be. these are the moments that i cherish, and that have kind of created my personality and shaped who i've become as a person. it's bits and pieces of not just my family but my teammates. and i think that it's

this is one of those things that gets stuffed into what is not even an omnibus bill.ward to years. they needed to sweeten the deal for republicans so they weren't increasing the deficit. they are increasing the deficit. ford.eaking of gasoline, a came up short in the third quarter. they posted earnings that missed estimates. the pickup line had its best third quarter in years. that was offset by higher taxes. that is the whole story from forward -- from ford. had warned analysts said they were going to have a tax increase, it was a little bit better than what they had warned. that is way earnings came in at $.56 per share. stephanie is falling asleep right now. [laughter] to the chiefking they are officer, but saying it is purely the tax. ofid: if this is a matter 32%-30 3%, that has nothing to do with his this. the question is, are they selling trucks or cars? stephanie: if ford f1 50's picked me up when i called for a uber i would care a lot more. [laughter] a man picked me up on a snow day in a rapture last year. my father is still driving his 1995 ford f 150. step

. >> how will republicans -- if ryan moves an omnibus? mr. franks: there are only two things we can deal with this dilatory issue in the senate and that is to either alter the rule on some basis or to raise its abuse to so high profile politically that people get what's going on here. >> fire in the hole. coming through. >> does paul ryan support changing the filibuster rule? mr. franks: you'll have to talk to him about his feelings. he certainly understands what it's doing to the house. it is the primary reason there's so much indecision in the house. thank you. >> thank you so much, sir. >> so some of the scene this morning after the republican conference meeting where they heard from paul ryan. they heard from daniel webster. and just to lay out the schedule for you, the republicans, house republicans will vote for their speaker this afternoon at 1:30, and reportedly congressman ryan will be nominated by trey gouder, representatives hensarling of texas, kristi noem of south dakota will second it. daniel webster will be nominated by bill po