just a few years ago, orrin and ronnie frank's marriage was on the brink of collapse. >> our marriage was falling apart, and we decided to give it a last chance. >> the crisis was a turning point. in a last-ditch effort to save the marriage, they tried couples therapy. >> and for us it was a wonderful experience because it basically taught us how to communicate with each other, and we could see the value, and i could in my head extrapolate the value and see how it applies to so many people. >> therapy saved their marriage. and beyond that, gave them a business idea. >> therapy can make all of us happier, but therapy has some issues. stigma, shame. therapy is costly, which is a nice word for outrageously expensive. >> in 2012, they launched talk space in new york city. their idea was to use technology to replace the traditional therapy office visit with something more immediate, unlimited texting directly to a licensed therapist for $25 a week. >> i'm just taking my phone, and i'm texting when i feel the need. right now i'm anxious. right now i'm overwhelmed. i'm texting you. it feels

orrin indicated, this is the very same school that i attended high school in, in the 1960's. this has been a most difficult term at the court. this difficulty is underscored by the sudden and tragic passing of my colleague and friend, justice antonin scalia. i think it is fitting to say a few word about him, particularly here. many will focus on his intellect and legal prowess. i do not demure in either case. but there is so much more on to the man than that. when i think of justice scalia, i think of the good man whom i could instinctively trust during my first days on the court. and those were challenging days. he was, in the tradition of the south of my youth, a man of his word. a man of character. over the almost 25 years that we were together, i think we made the court a better place for each other. [applause] i certainly know that he made it a better place for me. he was kind to me when it mattered most, in those early days. he is and will be sorely missed. as the years since i attended college etched toward a half century, i feel a bit out of place talking with college

just a few years ago, orrin and ronnie frank's marriage was on the brink of collapse. the crisis was a turning point, in a last ditch effort to save the marriage, they tried couples therapy. >> it was a great thing for us, and it taught us how to communicate with each other. >> therapy saved their marriage. >> therapy has some issues. stigma, shame, and therapy is costly which is a nice word for outrageously expensive. >> their idea was to use technology, replacing the office visit for unlimited texting. >> i am take my phone and i'm texting when i feel the need, and it's so normal because this is how i communicate with everybody in my life. >> this is what talk space looks like today, but it's not what talk space looked like at launch. that version of the company failed miserably. >> we started with video therapy, actually group therapy, so five people are splitting the costs so that would make the costs much more affordable. >> we lost a lot of money because we built an entire platform to supply that. >>> neither of them really knew the industry and they were not sur

senate today, orrin hatch of utah, endorsed trump. highlights that speaker paul ryan did not, after his meeting with trump here at the party office. republican headquarters was a mob scene. donald trump came to the washington he campaigned against to sit down with house speaker paul ryan. who afterwards was still not ready to endorse, but was encouraged. >> look, it is no secret we've had our differences. we talked about those differences today. wall or the muslim ban, instead, abortion, taking supreme court justices and limiting presidential power. >> i was very encouraged with what i heard from donald trump today. i do believe that we are now planting the seeds to get ourselves unified, to bridge the gaps and differences. >> trump saying while we were honest about our few differences, we recognize there are many important areas of common ground. party chair reince priebus ran the meeting. >> it was great. it was a positive step toward unification. >> reporter: but the party is still divided. >> members are having a hard time around

orrin hatch, the president pro tem of the senate longest-serving senator. i hope donald will listen to policy makers and carefully consider his approach to issues like international trade and religious liberty. i've offered to help identify supreme court candidates he should consider and i will continue to encourage donald to soften some of his rhetoric. and lastly, lindsey graham, who is perhaps the most vociferous of republican opponents to donald trump said i what cordial phone conversation with mr. trump. i congratulated him on winning the republican nomination for president, i know mr. trump is reaching out to many throughout the party and country to solicit their advice and opinions. i believe it's a wise move on his part. >> it's like a giant get to know you party in some ways. people like paul ryan don't even know donald trump. they haven't met very often. they haven't talked. from a political point of view, they've established none of the real human trust which is what ultimately carries the day in political interactions. but you know there's a pro

signed orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 1:00 p.m. stands adjourned until 1:00 p.m. testified on ways to combat the u.s. and abroad in a recent hearing on capitol hill. they spoke to lawmakers about strengthening the visa waiver program and preventing certain individuals from becoming radicalized by online propaganda. this is just under two hours. >> this hearing will come to border. i want to welcome our witnesses. thank you for taking the time to be here today and for submitting your thoughtful testimony. we are looking forward to the answers to our questions. when i took over as chairman of this committee, working with senator carper -- >> it was a bloodless coup. >> is looking good having traveled to vietnam and just getting back yesterday. a good nights sleep. appreciate that. one of the first things we do is develop the mission statement to enhance the economic national security of america. the homeland security said that the committee e

orrin hatch, the president pro tem of the senate longest-serving senator.e donald will listen to policy makers and carefully consider his approach to issues like international trade and religious liberty. i've offered to help identify supreme court candidates he should consider and i will continue to encourage donald to soften some of his rhetoric. and lastly, lindsey graham, who is perhaps the most vociferous of republican opponents to donald trump said i what cordial phone conversation with mr. trump. i congratulated him on winning the republican nomination for president, i know mr. trump is reaching out to many throughout the party and country to solicit their advice and opinions. i believe it's a wise move on his part. >> it's like a giant get to know you party in some ways. people like paul ryan don't even know donald trump. they haven't met very often. they haven't talked. from a political point of view, they've established none of the real human trust which is what ultimately carries the day in political interactions. but you know there's a problem f

republican leaders are backing donald trump, senator orrin hatch of utah, former house speaker john boehner and former national republican committee chairman greg walden. even senator lindsey graham is changing his tune. >> i just can't go where donald trump would take us. i don't think he is qualified to be commander-in-chief. i will support every other country in the country but i can't go where trump takes us. we reached out with a good discussion, positive thing. i will focus on the house and senate. deirdre: senator graham made it clear that is not an endorsement but some of the themes coming out meeting on the hill, trump and speaker ryan, both acknowledging unifying takes time especially after divisive primaries and trump bringing new voters to the republican party. peter barnes in d.c. where it all happens. peter what is your read on tone? >> well, the republicans, deirdre, at least for their part, including ryan said this was good first step trying to heal the party after the brutal primary process as you mentioned. the meeting with ryan was put together after ryan declinedded to e

orrin hatch and the obama white house, that's a good story.etting your white house visit. thanks for the time. >> thank you, steve. >>> coming up, we're going to run through the new polls showing just how tight a clinton-trump race would be. i'm steve kornacki. craig melvin is coming up next. ♪ ♪ that's life. you diet. you exercise. and if you still need help lowering your blood sugar... ...this is jardiance. along with diet and exercise... jardiance works around the clock... to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. this can help you lower blood sugar and a1c. and although it's not for weight loss or lowering systolic blood pressure, jardiance could help with both. jardiance can cause serious side effects including dehydration. this may cause you to feel dizzy, faint, or lightheaded, or weak upon standing. ketoacidosis is a serious side effect that can be life-threatening. symptoms include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, tiredness, and trouble breathing. stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of

later today and more, now, waking up to mile conditions long the east bay sure and san leandro and orrin can are -- orinda are cool spots, and all of us are in the mid-to-upper 50 but for pacifica and santa rosa at 52 and san francisco at 55 degrees and this is how it lookings in walnut creek at 5 degrees. tree poll condition grass pollen are moderate. as we look from mount tamalpais you can see the low clouds are absent and most of the commute is dry. a wave of showers and thunderstorms are coming off the mountain and come our way today. another chance early tomorrow, and, then, mother's day is trending dry, brighter, and warmer. >> we look at a couple of minor accidents: this is there for quite some time and it is in lafayettes eastbound, 24 at the off-ramp, and it was an overturned van. it happened several hours ago and we are waiting for the update but it is out of the main lanes of highway 24. we have a right hand shoulder north 280 and that is out of the lanes and i an not seeing any slow traffic, it is early. we have a full closure southbound 680 ramp to westbound 580 for road wor

orrin, incredible churches left empty for 50 years or so.to clear these land mines from one of the holiest christian sites? >> reporter: well, the biggest problem is that until recently, until the mid-'90s, there wasn't peace between israel and jordan that would allow people to access this site. after that, halo, the world's largest land mine-clearing organization, had to get permission from the israelis, the palestinians, and seven different christian denominations who don't always get along. now they have that permission, and they're trying to make this happen. they're trying to open up these beautiful churches thate got a very close look at to the public once again. the signs around us warn of danger in three languages. here, only the road is safe. beyond the barbed wire, nearly 5,000 explosive mines covering one square kilometer. >> in this particular area we're not looking to find an anti-personnel mine. >> and you can see an anti-tank mine right now? >> yeah, sure. there is the first line is right here, like 30 meters from the place wh

i spoke with orrin hatch, and he mentioned, in particular, he does not want to bail out blue states that he perceives as y couldmore than the sentd and having been lands for workers, plan that other states don't have. that is an additional issue that, as a conservative lawmaker, you don't want to have to step in and make a hard decision to help those who are not even in particular that is the problem for state governors, legislators who will find that the help they need may be less willing to come to their aid because they are not on the same side of the aisle. host: this debate has caused problems were some lawmakers as "political" pointed out -- out.tico" pointed the congressional fix say they are can turned the to support.embers several of the more vocal conservative iconoclasts sit on the national -- natural resources panel. can you talk about the politics and how it is playing out? guest: go back to 2006 with the carp legislation -- legislation. there was more spending, more bailouts that they really did not like doing. starting in 2008, you saw the beginning of a backlash. they vot

i'm gretchen calls orrin. bob corker just leaving trump towers happening moments ago after he had a meeting with trump. could he now be on the short list for vp? plus, outrage as the veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald likened the long hospital wait times for veterans to the long lines at disney world. yeah. disney. hear more about that. >>> and new allegations about former congressman gary condit and his involved with murdered intern chandra levy and other women. you'll get the story a full six minutes from now. >>> well, south korea launching a specialize cream bar designed to ease hangovers. that's what they say. ice cream apparently contains a certain rasin trie fruit extract, not exactly sure what that is, but that is a traditional hangover cure that dates back to the 17th century. drinking is a big part of work life in south korea and hangover cures are becoming a big business there. >> any reason to eat ice cream. >> yeah. >> hey, severe weather across large parts of the country. take a look at w

that's what orrin is doing.ll have to search for language that provides both political unification, if you will of the party, and still satisfies our internal concerns. that's the struggle we're all going through. we're going to have to, if it turns out to be donald trump at the top of the ticket, we're going to have to figure out how to deal with it probably on an individual basis. >> are you prepared to do that, governor? do you have the dictionary for what that would sound like coming out of your mouth? >> i think can handle it. look, i have said i will vote for the republican ticket top to bottom. i've said that all along. if trump is the nominee, i'll cast my vote for him. i am concerned there is a lot of republicans out there that may not do the same. and what you're hearing from corker and hatch and others is an effort to try to make sure those republicans stay with the fold so that we don't lose the senate. we don't lose the governors and don't lose the congress. >> governor john sununu, thank you. >> th

you saw him pick up the endorsement today of senator orrin hatch. hatch was effusive about donald trump today. and then we learned trump had spoken by phone with senator lindsey graham. that goes to show you that miracles can happen in washington. and donald trump held a meeting that just about all washington insiders covet, a sitdown with former secretary of state james baker, a trusted adviser of the bush family and it does not get more washington than that, don. >> thank you, jim. appreciate it. >> the gop remains divided over donald trump. jan brewer of arizona has endorsed department and bill standard. governor brewer, let's listen to speaker ryan today after the meeting. here he is. >> i was very encouraged with what i heard from donald trump today. i do believe that we are now planting the seeds to get ourselves unified, to bridge the gaps and differences and so from here we're going to go deeper into the policy areas to see where what common ground is and how we can make sure we are operating off the same core principles. so, yes, this is ou

signed: orrin g.hatch, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: mr. majority leader. mr. mcconnell: this week we commemorate national police week and pay tribute to the local, state and federal law enforcement officers who keep our country and our communities safe. we're grateful for their service and for their sacrifice. we benefit from their pledge to serve, protect, and defend. i had the pleasure recently of meeting with several officers from richmond, kentucky, who were in town for the events of police week. i also met with the families of kentucky police officers who laid down their lives in the line of duty. typically, tragically five officers from the bluegrass state were lost in p 2015. on march 5 lieutenant clifford scott travis, on mark 11, officer burke; jevon rhodes. on september 13, state trooper joseph palmer and september 6 senior patrol officer daniel neil ellis. the names of these officers along with the names of other brave officers across the country have been added to our national monument of law enforcem

the older you become, the more you own property, you pay -- >> like orrin hatch.s the same time of conservative in many ways as a ted cruz or rubio. >> yes. i remember in '78, he was revolutionary for the conser conservaticonserv conservative -- >> that's right. he's said all his life, i'm going to support the republican nominee, this is what i do. >> the older you become, the more stability you like. i think that's true for republicans and democrats. >> if you're trump on thursday, i think we know what trump should do. the question is whether he's capable of it. a little magnanimous. how much should he be this way? how much does he need washington? >> we know from history that divided conventions lose in the fall and united conventions win in the fall. >> period? >> the last 50 years, republicans were divided in '64, '76, '92, they lose in the fall. same for democrats. but it was reagan and great economy and all that. but it still follows the allegory. so what he needs to do is, if you follow the old model which i'm not sure applies anymore, he still needs a unif

accountability running upward. , has to your knowledge there been any pervasive noncompliance in the matter of orrin -- orders directed to the present or from the dci on the part of subordinates? in other words, as this reached a greater proportion than might have been revealed here is a result of our discovery of their significant instances of insubordination? if it has been pervasive, isn't there a need for much tighter controls at the top? i believe we have a tight discipline. i am not saying it is total. i think with the people scattered around the world doing sensitive work, doing highly corp. -- compartment at work, there has been a high sense of discipline in the organization and i high sense of compliance to the regulations and rules and directives of the organization. i think that the leadership of the organization has always felt very much subject to direct presidential control and responsive to it. you would say, actually, that this instance is an exception to the rules? that discipline has been good, that control has worked and accountability has worked in the way that it should accordin

a few minutes after that meeting ended, utah senator orrin hatch who supported jeb bush and marco rubio said he was going to go with donald trump saying i have offered to help identify future supreme court candidates he should consider and i will continue to offer ways to soften his rhetoric. and always act in a man are worthy of a presidential nominee. on immigration and other issues, he said there's a way to talk about the issues that isn't offensive to people. >> i flew up to washington with tom price and i said, are you going to back donald trump? he laughed at me. he's now behind trump and thinks 90% or more of the leadership on capitol hill will eventually get behind donald trump. >> thank you, john. let's bring in another john. good to see you. ryan says very encouraging, productive, donald trump said wonderful things, reince priebus said good chemistry. was it like the first date? then they'll be the pinning ceremony and eventually the altar? >> they're way past that. both sides realize there's only one side when it comes to running for the presidency and getting house and senat

like senator orrin hatch -- who endorsed jeb bush and then marco rubio -- who said this week, "i'm going everything in my power to help him." or former louisiana governor bobby jindal, who once called trump "a non- serious carnival act," but said this week, "i will be supporting him." and this perfectly encapsulates why the forces opposed to trump within the gop were doomed from the beginning, because they were never willing to fully commit to standing up to trump. sure, cruz said this yesterday -- >> this man is a pathological liar. he doesn't know the difference between truth and lies. he lies practically every word that comes out of his mouth. >> seth: but ted cruz also said this in july. >> i like donald trump. he's a friend of mine. i think the reason why he is getting the attention he is and the support he is, is that he's bold and brash and he's willing to speak the truth. >> seth: "in fact, i think he's the only candidate honest enough to tell the truth about my father killing j.f.k. [ laughter ] he's an honest man." at the end of the day, republican leaders should do some soul s

went well, some taking photos and posting them on their twitter pages or as in this case of senator orrin hatch, endorsing donald trump. they feel good. they realize there is still a ways to go. donald trump unpredictability, we talk about this all the time. donald trump is someone who often says one thing and says something else even sometimes in this same sentence. his issues of all been quote unquote flexibilile and the republican party is trying to figure out where they can trust him, where is he going to be fi firmest? what issues will he maintain and what issues will he potentially change as it goes forward and can be an issue on down ballot candidates. >> let's pick up on that point and say paul ryan does endorse him at some point that you have rig rightfully underscored, there's this unpredictability about donald trump. are they getting closer to trust him on the campaign trail and what he says in these closed door meetings will match what he's been saying to everyone else? >> i think they're trying to figure out how to trust him. ben carson called paul ryan to lay out donald trum

after the senate meeting, utah senator orrin hatch who backed jeb bush offered trump an endorsement giving him advice saying, quote, many constituents have serious reservations about trump. i hope donald will listen to policymakers and carefully consider his approach to issues. john core nin says, there's a way to talk about the issues that isn't offensive to anyone. but despite lingering concerns, most senators give trump a big thumb's up. trump did what he came to do. winning cautious praise from the speaker of the house. >> this is a process, it takes time. you don't put it together in 45 minutes. that is why we had, like i said, a very good start to a process of how we unify. >> did trump put the wheel in motion. early indications suggest that he did, but it will likely take time for that to be realized. one other stop on trump's ie ste itinerary, baker was tearing a strip off of trump's foreign policy proposals in a senate committee hearing under questioning by senator caro rub be. baker wubz critical of trump's positions on nato and nuclear weapons in japan and south korea. trump wan

orrin hatch, mr. republican, has stated previously on more than one occasion that i repeat what he said, orrin hatch, merrick garland is a consensus candidate. merrick garland is a consensus candidate and he should be chosen to be on the supreme court. that's a republican talking. and i don't know where they have come up with this idea that obama was elected for seven years. he was elected for eight years. they need to do their job just like barack obama did his job. >> and up next, my panel will join me to talk about the state of the presidential race and the new poll numbers out this morning. stay with us. ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ customer service!d. ma'am. this isn't a computer... wait. you're real? with discover card, you can talk to a real person in the u.s., like me, anytime. wow. this is a recording. really? no, i'm kidding. 100% u.s.-based customer service. here to help, not to sell. ♪uh oh. oh. henry! oh my. good, yo

republican leaders are backing donald trump, senator orrin hatch of utah, former house speaker john boehner national republican committee chairman greg walden. even senator lindsey graham is changing his tune. >> i just can't go where donald trump would take us. i don't think he is qualified to be commander-in-chief. i will support every other country in the country but i can't go where trump takes us.

former house speaker john boehner and senator orrin hatch announce endorsements of their party's presumptiveominee. even some of trump's fiercest critics appear to be warming up to him. senator lindsey graham, who had some, shall we say, choice words for donald trump, says, he had a quote, very cordial phone conversation with the candidate on the eve of his washington visit. so nice is nice. is it real? >> i believe it's real. lindsey graham reaching out to donald trump is an indication that he ceasing unity of the party would be good for the country. so i think that that was a big step that he made by calling donald trump. now there is one more call i wishing he would make. call mitt romney and ask him to stand down. harris: oh. how do you think that would go, exactly? >> mitt would be polite and gentlemanly as he always is but he needs to stop pushing back. what i have said many times on my show, look, mitt, look behind you. you don't have an army behind you. there is nobody back there except few voices. i think lindsay's move is good one. harris: and judge, he also lost twice. >> mitt rom

. >> i also have new reporting from senator orrin hatch, the most senior republican in the senate. meet with donald trump later today and first endorsed jeb bush then marco rubio. he is saying whatever he can to make sure trump has a successful campaign but wants trump to understand there are citizens in the home state of utah who do have concerns about the way trump has conducted himself and policies. it gives an idea of the uneasy meetings that will be happening today. republicans who want to get on board with the choice of their voters but still having reservations. >> kelly o'donnell on capitol hill. thanks for that. more coverage, more news about donald trump's trip with congressional -- his sit-down with congressional leaders. i'm steve kornacki. craig melvin is up next live from capitol hill. (laughing) there's nothing like making their day. except making sure their tomorrow is taken care of too. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. while you're mastering life. i have an orc-o-gram we for an "owen."e. that's me. ♪ you should hire stacy drew

mitch mcconnell, orrin hatch, then you have paul ryan, what is that about, is it about really what donaldr or more about paul ryan saying you know, this is me protecting myself? >> honestly i think it's more the latter. there are a lot of folks anticipate donald trump will not do well and taint the republican party over the long term. particularly with latino voters they tried to outreach to after 2012. i don't know -- i can't read his mind but i suspect there are a lot of people hesitant worried about the long term. >> long term and cleveland. would this mean when it comes to this embrace and people saying you know, it's going to be paul ryan saying that trump has got to work for his support. if and when that happens does that mean we're going to not see challenges out of cleveland? >> i don't think we're going to see antics at cleveland. i think you'll see a battle over the platform. donald trump has a different personal platform, day-to-day it tends to change so by cleveland we might see more like the republican party. we see conservatives working to see if they can pull donald trump i

re-election battle in ohio and several others, and we should note that one of the senators in that meeting, orrin hatch, the senate's most senior member, just put out a statement endorsing donald trump. trump also threw in a meeting with jones day, the law firm that represents his campaign, so it was a wild and high-stakes few hours. here's how we followed the trump motorcade throughout the day starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. that was the first meeting between trump, ryan and priebus. that lasted roughly an hour at rnc headquarters. you can see that on the map there. it was a doubleheader there actually. priebus left and then trump was joined by house republican leaders at the same location. that second meeting lasting approximately 40 minutes this morning, and then when that was done trump crossed to the other side of the capital and there he met with senate leaders at the senate republican campaign office. that's around 11:45 eastern this morning. he left roughly an hour after that meeting began and then it was on to that meeting at the jones day law firm. again, that's home to trump's camp

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it's something orrin hatch and other senators will bring up in the meeting in the senate today. >> barry, the few differences, but few can also mean great differences. i mean, if they're talking about the few differences are on entitlements, the few differences are on banning all muslims from entering the country, there might be few in number, but they could be huge between these two. do you not see that? >> no, i don't think it's a big deal at all. >> you don't? >> no. i know you're surprised. you can fix entitlements without hurting anyone and that's what donald trump wants to do. >> donald trump says he doesn't want to change social security. no change means no fix. it means it's perfect as itself. he says no fix, correct? >> we don't want to hurt anyone. that's the key. we don't want to hurt people. if you can come up with a change that doesn't hurt anyone, then, you know, no one is going to object, right? >> donald trump until yesterday i think would have objected. i feel like the donald trump in the primaries would have. the donald trump who said i won't change social security. >>

orrin hatch will be there, roger wicker of mississippi.is leading the effort to retain republican majority last month informed vulnerable meches to stay away from the convention if it would be divisive. two senators facing contests, roy blunt and portman in ohio will meet with trump, so will senators john brasso john thune of south dakota and shelly moore cap ito from west virginia. he requested the meeting and the agenda is him. unlike mcconnell, ryan's team said they are ready to work with trump. they do not wan to show disdain for voters who voted for trump. in an interview last night, trump was the one being deferential. >> who is the leader, you're presumptive, not nominee, and speaker of the house paul ryan, so who is the leader? >> i would say paul ryan. i would really think that i'm doing very well. i think i've set the all-time record for votes gotten by a republican candidate, but i would say paul for the time being and maybe for a long time. >> let me read you a line donald trump quoted yesterday and maybe in the "new york times

now, the chairman of the senate finance committee is orrin hatch, is that correct? >> yes. >> and he's got jurisdiction over the i.r.s. as chairman of the finance committee, is that right? >> yes. >> and he's a well respected member of congress, correct? >> yes. >> man of integrity? >> yes. >> and he stated we can have our disagreements with him, meaning the i.r.s. commissioner. but that doesn't make it an impeachable offense, is that correct? >> i think what senator hatch and the senate finance committee may be looking at may be different than what we're looking at. many of these statements that i believe were false and misleading happened in the house of representatives. and i would also note that the senate finance committee came to a conclusion that "bipartisan agreement that i.r.s. shoud showed a lack of candor." now, the essence of this controversy as i understand it relates to the possibility destruction of documents, do you believe that destruction was intentional or was it incompetence? >> the i.r.s. would argue that it's accidental. and let's take their wo

orrin hatch: i'm headed to the white house after this. thank you, mr. chairman for , holding this important hearing. i'm a strong proponent of free and open internet. i recognize the need to allow the internet to continue to flourish and to drive our economy while also protecting consumers' privacy and data security. consumer privacy is an extremely important issue. however, i have significant concerns about the fcc's proposed privacy rules for broadband internet service providers. and like many of my colleagues, i believe that the fcc's 2015 open internet order which unilaterally reclassified broadband providers as common carriers under title 2 of the communications act, was a serious overstep of the agency's statutory authority. now, this major policy shift with far-reaching implications well beyond the fcc's current jurisdiction should have been made by congress. for decades, the ftc has been effective in enforcing and protecting consumers on the internet. now, however, the fcc's misguided open internet order must put the ftc of regulatory enforcemen

now the chairman of the senate finance committee is orrin hatch, is that correct? >> yes. >> and he's got jurisdiction over the irs as chairman of the finance committee, is that right? >> yes. >> and he's a well-respected member of congress, correct? >> yes. >> man of integrity? >> yes. >> and he stated -- we can have our disagreements with him, meaning the irs commissioner, but that doesn't make it an impeachable offense, is that correct? >> i think what senator hatch and the senate finance committee may be looking at may be different than what we're looking at. many of these statements that i believe were false and misleading happened in the house of representatives. i would also note that the senate finance committee came to a conclusion that quote, bipartisan agreement that irs showed lack of candor, end quote. >> now, the essence of this controversy as i understand it, relates to the possible destruction of documents, do you believe that destruction was intentional or was it incompetence? >> the irs would argue that it's accidental. and let's take their word f

other lawmakers have endorsed donald trump, including senator orrin hatch. , gave himendorsed him a fullacking after meeting with him in washington. , askingalking to you you whether the party can unify the rate up next on our line duaneting donald trump, calling in from winnebago, minnesota. do you think the party can unite behind your candidate? believe then't party is divided. donald trump got a record number of votes for him. where do you you get a division when you have a record number of people voting for you? you want to push the idea that the party is divided because there are elites in d.c. who don't want to come out with their support yet. when they come out with their support, parties divide then. several callers who are republicans say they cannot support donald trump. does that concern you? that they are not ready to get behind him? come throughwill and support him when the party is going to the convention. no question about it. republicansber of have voted for donald trump already. there are a lot of people behind him. i am sure there will be a lot of people. a lot has said

how do you think it >> he went over senior lawmakers, orrin hatch, people that will be important to help out and be there to help as he campaigns. he still wasn't won over paul ryan. >> how important is it? >> critical. in talking to rank and file republicans this week, they know about. it they realize he's not with them and say, look, at this point, in any presidential campaign, you would think you'd have the speaker of the house if he's of your party with you, if he's still working on that. it shows he's got a lot of work ahead. when you've been the ideas guy, when you've been the one calling for limited government, lower taxes, strong national security, and your presidential nominee is anything but now, why would you it's inially jump on it? it will take time. >> you wrote an interesting article about how trump has affected people saying i need to get documented, i need to be a citizen, i need to get the proper paperwork. what's happening? >> yeah. these are legal residents who have been here for decades in many cases. literall and realize figure we're going to have a republican presi

you saw him pick up on the endorsement of orrin hatch. he was effusive talking to reporters.poken by phone with senator lindsay graham. considering how much they hammered each other over the last six months. and finally, donald trump had a sit-down with james baker, a trusted adviser of the bush family, and it does not get more washington than that. >> jim acosta in washington. thank you, appreciate it. >> joining me now, two people on opposite sides. jan brewer is the governor of arizona. and bill kristol of the weekly standard. speaker ryan today. >> i was very encouraged with what i heard from donald trump today. i do believe that we are now planting the seeds to get ourselves unified, to bridge the gaps and differences. and so from here we're going to go deeper into the policy areas to see where that common ground is and how we can make sure we are operating off these same core principles. so yes, this was our first meeting, i was very encouraged with this meeting. but this is a process. it takes a little time. you don't put it together in 45 minutes. that's why i say we

said he approached his work with creativity, constructive ms., and honor and his former colleague orrinf utah said in the senate, he was widely respected as a wise and thoughtful leader. bob bennett past way last night at the age of 82. veterans affairs secretary robert make donald talks now about health care policy and outlining goals to improve veteran access to health care and urged congress to take action on appeals reform and fully fund the va >> good morning, everybody, thank you for coming on a gray day. it is warm inside here and we got coffee and i think it will be a very interesting morning. all, when we do public events, we start with a brief safety announcement. i am your responsible safety officer it is my job to make sure that if we have an episode that i will take care of all of you. i will take care of the secretary first but i will take care of all of you. exit, the exits are back here. stairwell going down to the street is closest to that door. if the problem is in the front, we will go to the back and go over to national geographic. we have a mutual support arrangemen

honorable bill cassidy, a senator from the state of louisiana, to perform the duties of the chair, signed orrin hatch, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 8:30 a.m. stands adjourned until 8:30 a.m. >> they will continue to work on policy bills which authorizes $602 billion in except gone spending and would require for the first time ever that women register for the draft. when the senate is back on june 6th at 2:00 p.m. eastern watch live coverage here on c-span2. >> i think we, in effect, sort of catch up with the 20th century. we've been the invisible half of the congress the past seven years. we've watched our house colleagues with interest, at least i have with interest and the tv coverage of members of our colleagues in the house. >> today as the u.s. senate comes out of the communication's dark ages, we create another historic moment in the relationship between congress and technological advancements and communications through radio and television. >> 5 years tag executive branch began appearing on television. today mar

senator orrin hatch, the chairman of the senate finance committee, has said that there is simply no interest in impeachment activity in the united states senate. where a 2/3 vote would be required for any conviction. when asked about commissioner koskinen, senator hatch said we have a very different experience with him. we can have our disagreements with him. but that doesn't mean that there is an impeachable offense. and he added for the most part he's been very cooperative with us. so summarize mr. chairman. the proposed articles have been debunked. the investigation itself, by independent investigators. the resolution faces stiff bipartisan opposition in the house and even worsz odds in the united states senate. there are precious few working days left in this congress. i am personally disappointed we plan to spend not only just a day but an additional day in june discussing these instantiated claims. if it is at all possible chairman, please consider returning the second day to the substantive work of this committee. in any event i urge you to lead us past this distraction quickly and ba

we have statements from people like utah senator orrin hatch saying someone like judge garland is eminentlymable. garland, who is essentially a centrist, if i look at this list i look at 11 died in the wool conservatives who are really the exact kind of judge that i expect most conservatives would like to see replace justice callia. you know, the real question is this just donald trump placating the conservative base of the republican party or is this really what he wants in the next supreme court justice? >> sure. follow through in terms of listening to republicans he met with on the hill last thursday. >> page, here's my question to you. sara murray is reporting that 5 of the 11 here were floated from the heritage foundation. would donald trump have spoken with any of these folks before making this list public? >> i think that's a possibility, brooke. we know that he mentioned judge pryor's name during one of the debates right after justice scalia died, so we know he's been thinking about at least that name and perhaps a couple others for a long time. i think it would be unusual though fo

we now have people like orrin hatch, chris christie, rob portman, kelly ayotte and mike pence realizing the gravity of this crisis and supporting more fun to help our cities and states. they are beginning to realize that this is not an urban issue, a rural issue, a black issue, a hispanic issue or a weight issue. this is an american issue that affects your sisters, your brothers, your sons and your daughters. there's something else we must do. we can no longer allow drug companies to keep ripping off taxpayers for life-saving medication. the chairman mentioned just a moment ago the drug no luck so and it's life-saving -- the locks on. cities all around the country recognized the need to equip the first responders, police officers and public health officials with the locks one, drug that can reverse opioid overdose in a matter of minutes. but efforts have been directly undermined by corporate greed. as more first responders begin using this drug, the company that makes it began to increase its prices by staggering amounts. in a 2014, a 10 dose pack cost the baltimore city health departme

i spoke with orrin hatch, and he mentioned, in particular, he does not want to bail out blue states thatperceives as y couldmore than the sentd and havg been lands for workers, plan that other states don't have. that is an additional issue that, as a conservative lawmaker, you don't want to have to step in and make a hard decision to help those who are not even in particular that is the problem for state governors, legislators who will find that the help they need may be less willing to come to their aid because they are not on the same side of the aisle. host: this debate has caused problems were some lawmakers as "political" pointed out -- out.tico" pointed the congressional fix say they are can turned the to support.embers several of the more vocal conservative iconoclasts sit on the national -- natural resources panel. can you talk about the politics and how it is playing out? guest: go back to 2006 with the carp legislation -- legislation. there was more spending, more bailouts that they really did not like doing. starting in 2008, you saw the beginning of a backlash. they voted dow

senator orrin hatch, the chairman of the senate finance committee, has said that there simply no interest in impeachment activity in the united states senate, where a two-thirds vote would be required for any conviction. when asked about commissioner koskinen, senator hatch and said, we have a very different experience with him. we can have our disagreements with him, but that doesn't mean that there is an impeachable offense. and he added, for the most part he's been very cooperative with us your to summarize, mr. chairman, the proposed articles have been debunked, the investigation itself, by independent investigators. the resolution faces stiff bipartisan opposition in the house, and even worse odds in the united states senate. there are precious few working days left in this congress. i am personally disappointed that we plan to spend not just today but an additional day in june discussing these unsubstantiated claims. if it's at all possible, chairman goodlatte, please consider returning the second day to do substantive work of this committee. in any event, i urge you to lead us past