whereas bob michael was born and raised in peoria, illinois. wrs as a young man, bob michael joined the united states army at the height of world war ii, landing on the beaches of normandy and fighting across europe through the battle of the bulge, earning two bronze stars, and other medals for his wounds. whereas bob michael returned home from europe, graduated from university and embarked on a career of public service that would span 44 years. whereas bob moi call was elected to congress, and would serve for 38 years, representing peoria and much of central illinois with great distinction and was chosen by his colleague to serve as minority whip and elected minority leader of the united states house of representatives. whereas bob michaels' formidable legislative skills were key in enacting legislation of president reagan and president george h.w. bush on behalf of the people. whereas bob michael will be remembered for his listening public service and his love for the people of the united states. whereas mob bob michael conducted himself with

bob was laid to rest in peoria on saturday. i remember one of the statements made i remember one of the statements, peoria is good enough for me and he was laid out to rest. my thoughts go out to his family his so vickie, who after wife's death became a loyal companion. i appreciate this time to reflect. and i'll end with -- you get to meet some great people in this chamber. and one of those that i'll cheer is my opportunity to get to know him and become friends with leader bob michel and i yield back. mr. lahood: thank you, congressman shimkus, for those wonderful words for leader michel. at this time, i yield to . ngresswoman bustos nd she was at the funeral on this past weekend. >> i yoin with my colleagues to recognize the life and legacy of a great man who dedicated his life to service. for decades the hardworking men and women were proud to have bob michel fighting for them. even though we were from opposite parties, i learned a ot from bob michel who was a friend to my family. he pleeved in america to his core. e believe

attorney doug be stevens of peoria had about 48% and bob had 52%. lane evans of the quad cities was elected to congress and i was as well. and so for 14 years, we were neighboring congressmen. bob michel came in and campaigned for my opponents. i went in his district to campaign for his opponents. you would think

saying howe did the does it play npr you -- in pr peoria come from? rep. michel: i guess it came from the vaudeville days. it was a river and a show town. i think it really goes back to those days, how will this thing , a typicalria midwestern city down there on the river. ,oing back to the early days when they established the creek, just opposite the city. of course, we had indians. city, it was amazing, larger than the city of chicago. it had to emanate from those good old volvo days. brian: -- vaudeville days. brian: it still a great cross-section of america? pre yeah -- peoria was one of those places where you could go to see how products sell, like procter & gamble. that was advertising agencies picked up the beginning of that. brian: you know a lot of presidents. which president have you known the best. rep. michel: of course, jerry ford and i are good friends from his having been a leader in the house. and president nixon before, we section, andame when he was vice president and president i got to know him. i also got to learn between nixon and ford

that is 36-year-old william ryan owens of peoria, illinois.his was actually brought up during the press conference today where sean spicer was asked about it, and he did recount how donald trump had been on the phone with relatives of chief petty officer ryan owens. and, you could see sean spicer getting a little choked up there because, if i recall correctly, the seal's wife said unbelievably tragic for the family, he loved what he did. he loved serving his country. there again is the tape of marine one and president donald trump taking that unscheduled visit away and now we know it is to go to dover air force base to greet the remains of 36-year-old william ryan owens the navy seal who just died in yemen. >>> let us shift to this. president trump arguably making biggest move of his presidency thus far comes to appointing certain people here. this is appointment that will far outlive his presidency. he selected neil gorsuch to replace antonin scalia on the supreme court. ending a month-long search from an initial list of 21 names. how did pre

host: mark is calling from peoria, illinois.hat do you think that the governor should be focusing on there? caller: good morning. yes. first, i would like to give condolences to the seal that lost his life this week. he's from peoria. and i have seen his family. i've met them, but my condolences to them. first of all, i want to be very blunt and very quick. congress needs to work more than three and a half days a week. someone needs to stand up. member,ssman, a cabinet a senator, someone needs to change that rule or that fashion that they only work three and a half days a week, 155 days a year. they get paid very well. they could do much more work if they will just simply doing their job. second of all, president trump, he's our president. i'm a democrat. he's our president. so you have to hope the best for him. but he needs to maybe step back a little and get off twitter. become one of the people, you know. he's not one of the people. and he needs to do that. third of all, illinois has a problem with our governor who's republic

owens, 36, from peoria, is the first service member killed since mr.rump became commander-in-chief. >>> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

white house on marine one to attend the arrival of chief special warfare operator william owens of peoria illinois. a member of navy seal team six was killed in a raid in yemen on friday. the first service member killed during the trump presidency. >>> the senate confirmed former ceo rex tillerson as secretary of state this afternoon and senators voted largely along party lines, 56 in favor and 43 against with three democrats supporting rex tillerson. world news tonight with david muir has more on the developments in washington today that is next at 6:30 right here on channel 6. >>> police say that a 17-year-old student arrested for bringing a handgun to upper darby high school was investigated in 2013 for threatening to kill pope francis. at some point that student tried to hand a box off to an 11th grader and inside was a handgun and marijuana. both individuals were arrested and both are expected to be charged as adults. >>> and charges are lodged against a couple in berks county for failing to seek medical help for their 2-year-old daughter suffering from pneumonia and she later died.

william ryan owens, a father of three from peoria, illinois. an osprey involved in the mission made a hard landing. three more u.s. troops were injured. osprey destroyed. president trump was forced to make the most condolence call of his presidency, reaching the relatives of officer owens. >> we could never repay the debt of gratitude we owe him, the freedom he fought for and sacrifice he made. >> reporter: the number of dead militants is at 14 despite local reports of noncombatants that were killed. among those reported dead, an 8-year-old, the daughter of anwar al awlaki, the influential leader who was killed five years ago. her grandfather saying he identified her body from a photo taken at the scene. the opportunity presented itself under the new administration. hans nichols, nbc news. >>> now to the landmark decision bringing change to one of the nation's largest youth organizations, the boy scouts of america, says effectively immediately, transgender boys can now join the group that until recently banned gay scouts and leaders. nbc news n

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a father of three from peoria, illinois. an mv-22 ospry made a hard landing, three more troops were injured. the ospry abandoned and then destroyed. president trump claimed the mission was a success but forced to make the first condolence call of his presidency reaching the relatives of officer owen. >> we can never repay the gratitude we owe him, the freedom and the sacrifice he made. >> reporter: pentagon put the number of dead militants at 14. despite conflicting local reports on the numbers of non-combatants that were killed. among those her grandfather telling nbc news that he identified his granddaughter's body in a photo taken from the scene. the planning for this raid was started by president obama's team but the opportunity presented itself under the new administration. nbc news. >>> now to the landmark decision bringing change to one of this nation's largest youth organizations. the boy scouts of america says the effective immediately, transgender boys can join that group that had recently banned gay scouts and lea

how it plays in peoria and the rest of the country a much different story. craig, the last time i checked, that press conference yesterday by the president wasn't at the east room of the white house. it really was somewhere in the rust belt, talking to some factory workers and some other folks. in other words the point is he was at a lunch cnter just having a few wordsit some folks. he was rip roaring during that press conference, and that's the genuineness of donald trump. love him or hate him, he's pretty authentic in terms of who he is. ronald reagan was able to cut through the media with a butter knife. donald trump is able to cut through the media with a chainsaw. it's not a butter knife, but the point is the same with ronald ray began. reagan was able to go right to the people and say hey, media, bless your heart. donald trump chainsaw in hand, says media leave me alone, i'm going right to the people. different strategy but maybe pretty effective as well. >> effective perhaps, but what about this idea that you have the leader of the free world repeated

from peoria, illinois, returned to the u.s. today, just days after he was killed during a military raid on an al qaeda-affiliated base in yemen. his death the first known u.s. combat casualty since president trump took office. >>> tonight, the full-court press is on for the white house to get neil gorsuch confirmed in the supreme court. democrats are promising a major fight and perhaps a filibuster. today, president trump said if democrats do that, republicans should take drastic measures. our justice correspondent pete williams has details. >> reporter: now the hard part, neil gorsuch began looking for support today in a fractured senate. >> because this president has started out in such a fundamentally undemocratic way, we have to examine this nominee closely. >> reporter: president trump said today it's fine with him if republican leader mitch mcconnell allows gorsuch to be confirmed by a simple majority instead of a filibuster proof 60 votes. votes, a profound rule change called going nuclear. >> it's up to mitch, but i wou

he graduated in peoria, illinois. he served from 1957 to 1995 and was minority leader from 1981 to 1995. in its obituary of the illinois republican, the associated press, his skill at seeking compromise with the democrats was critical in helping ronald reagan and jomplet h.w. bush pursue their agendas during their presidential terms. bob michel died this morning at ge 93. c-span today is releasing the results of our survey of his torians on presidential leadership -- historians on presidential leadership. they rate on 10 leadership attributes and has overall rankings for each president. it's all online right in front our homepage at c-span.org/presidentsurvey2017 with the rankings, individual leadership characteristics, information on how the survey was done and which historians weighed. in is the third survey that c-span has done on presidential leadership. starting from 2000, 2009 and again this year. on thunder sund's "washington journal," historians will weigh in joining us to discuss the 2017 historian's survey o

owens, 36, from peoria, is the first service member killed since mr. trump became commander-in-chief. hundreds of u.s. diplomats are warning that mr. trump's ban on refugees and citizens from seven predominantly muslim countries makes the u.s. less safe, not more. major garrett is at the white house. >> i'm a bit uncomfortable with the very public activities candidly, and i think that has to be very, very carefully considered. >> reporter: former c.i.a. director david petraeus told congress today the unprecedented rirising of dissent within the state department over president trump's immigration and refugee order cannot be ignored. >> there could come a point in time where, if your advice is not taken over and over and over again, then i think you have an veligation to your own organization and to the country to say perhaps i should let you get someone whose advice you might listen to, since mine is not being regarded. >> reporter: more than 800 career diplomats have signed a dissent cable that rex tillerson confirmed today as secretary of state will f

caterpillar, the giant construction and equipment- making company, is moving its longtime headquarters from peoria, illinois, to chicago. in tonight's signature segment, a look at how these relocations highlight the tug of war between cities and states for top companies and jobs. newshour weekend's christopher booker has our report. >> reporter: for more than 40 years, these two buildings tucked away in the leafy enclave of fairfield, connecticut, housed the headquarters of one of the largest manufacturers in the united states: general electric. but a year ago, g.e. announced it was moving to boston and taking 200 high-paying jobs with it. mike tetreau is fairfield's first selectman, the town's top elected official. >> you've got one side saying that, "nah, they were planning it all along. there's nothing we can do." on the other side, you have people saying, "no, you're to blame. it's a bad tax environment. we forced them out of connecticut." >> reporter: g.e. was one of fairfield's top taxpayers, paying $1.6 million in property taxes in fiscal year 2016. g.e. still has more than 4,000 workers in

when lincoln makes what's called the peoria speech against kansas-nebraska act, his first great speech, he says slave states are states for poor white people to remove from. free states are states for poor white people to go to. that's his idea as well at the root of the struggle between slavery and freedom. it's not simply about the slave. it's also about the free white laborer. >> rick, would you -- i know you have written that perhaps we ignore these subsistence but positive provisions that thomas made for his struggling family that at least they survived. how would you respond on thomas and the women, let's not forget the women. >> well, i think sidney puts this all very well, and certainly, thomas himself moved from the slave state to the free state so he's both giving his son the short end of the stick but also showing him the way out that he himself took. but when i wrote "founder's son" i think the book that made the greatest impression on me was herndon's "informants" which is the publication of all the notes he took after lincoln died and he was preparing his biography and he

attorney doug be stevens of peoria had about 48% and bob had 52%. lane evans of the quad cities was elected to congress and i was as well. and so for 14 years, we were neighboring congressmen. bob michel came in and campaigned for my opponents. i went in his district to campaign for his opponents. you would think that would have created a negative relationship, but it didn't. despite that, despite our differences on political issues, we were always friends and we were always respectful. you couldn't help but be a friend of bob michel's. what an amazing personality, a smile that would light up a room, and a man that was determined to fight like crazy day in and day out for the things he believed in on the floor of the u.s. house, and then after adjournment join with tip o'neill for dinner, a dinner that usually ended up with a lot of people singing songs over a few drinks and great memories. the codels in those days, the congressional delegation trips were often bipartisan and had both speaker o'neill and the republican leader bob michel hosting them

it means for all of us in peoria and his colleagues. i want to thank everybody that spoke here tonight from the illinois delegation that spoke so fondly about mr. michel. and when we think about the traits that he exemplified, ntegrity, sincerity, humility, genuineness, it's important to remember that where he came from in illinois. the congressional district that he represented, the 18th congressional district was the same district that will president lincoln from 1847 to 1849 and same district that representative dirksen and bob michel for 38 years and the strong midwestern values that they represented. they were all buried within one our of hour. this last weekend weekend, bob michel. he could have been buried in arlington cemetery, but he chose to be buried next to the love of his life and that says a lot about the person that he was. and it's unique within an hour's drive and see all three of those drafse graves. but the midwestern values that he had and those traits. the other thing i wanted to mention here in closing, he served 1

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he was 36 years from peoria, illinois.mber of seal team six, which of course the overriding umbrella of that group killed osama bin laden. ryan owens died in an intense firefight in yemen. officials say three other seals were hurt. the raid killed more than a dozen al-quaida members including three top leaders. officials say civilians also died. sean spicer today said that seal team recovered an unbelievable amount of intelligence from the compound but he would not call the mission a success because of ryan owens' death and now the president headed to dover air force base to receive his remains. jennifer griffin with more on this developing story live at the pentagon. jennifer? >> shepard, the family didn't want press coverage of the return of chief petty officer ryan owens. they wanted their privacy. there's security concerns for them. he leaves behind a wife and three young children. the president made a surprise visit, landing at dover air force base. this is the beginning of the solemn dignified return of that seal. ry

when lincoln makes the pr you speed -- the peoria speech, he are states fores poor white people to remove from . free states are states where poor white people go to. that is his idea -- at the root of the struggle between slavery and freedom, it's not simply about the slave, it's also about the free white laborer. written that have perhaps we ignore the subsistence and positive provisions thomas made for his struggling family but at least they survived. how would you respond -- and the women, let's not forget the women. >> i think sydney puts this all very well, and certainly thomas freelf moved from a state to a slave state, showing him the way out he took. son, iwrote founder's think the book that made the latest impression on me was the publication of all the notes that he took after lincoln died and he was preparing his biography and realized there was a lot of stuff that lincoln never told and he wrote what we would call an oral history. the most moving single piece in that book is his interview with sarah bush johnston lincoln, she survived her murdered son, she and he describes th

owens, a father of three from peoria, illinois.osprey involved in the mission made a hard landing. injured.re u.s. troops were the osprey abandoned and then destroyed. pentagon officials put the number of dead militants at 14, despite conflicting local reports on the numbers of non-combatants that were killed. among those reported dead, eight-year-old nawar al awlaki, the daughter of anwar al awlaki, the influential new mexico-born al qaeda leader who himself was killed in a u.s. strike five years ago. her grandfather telling nbc news that he identified his granddaughter's body in a photo taken from the scene. >> joining me now, the national council spokesperson under president obama and i should say centcom has said it appears there were noncombatant which is lines up with local reports that perhaps women and children were in that raid. how does -- what is the decision-making process like to do a raid like this? >> there's probably a series of meetings in the situation room with your homeland security adviser, counterterrorism tea

reporter: correct, that was special operator william ryan owens of 36 years old, peoria, illinois. we're told leaves behind a family including three children. this was the first counterterrorism operation in the trump presidency over the weekend in yemen which officer owens was killed during that operation. this was an unannounced visit here at the white house a little while ago. president trump boarded marine one. eventually got on to air force one. made a very short ride over to dover, delaware, as the body of special warfare operator william ryan owens is now returning back home to the u.s. the family of mr. he owens requested privacy for the matter. part of the reason we're led to believe why it was pretty much unexpected and unannounced at white house throughout the day. in fact the media travels alongside the president we're told has been kept away from that area this will be a moment between the president of the united states, the remains of mr. owens returning and we believe mr. owens family there at dover, delaware. the base there. yet another solemn reminder, david. reall

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in his speech at peoria, lincoln remarked on the sudden transformation of politics as a consequence of the clear and present danger. we were thunderstruck and reeled, he said, and we and fell in utter confusion, but we rose each fighting, grasping, whatever he could first reach, a sigh, a pitchfork, a chopping or ask -- axe pitchfork -- a butchers cleaver. we are rapidly closing in upon him. he and -- him and he for lincoln are stephen a douglas -- must not think to die for us from our purpose. howard drilled, our weapons are not entirely perfect in uniform. when the storm shall be passed, he shall find us still americans, no less devoted to the continued union and prosperity of the country then heretofore. in two brief autobiographies, lincoln depicted himself in this period as strangely contended in ofcontented in a kind imperturbable internal exile, becoming merely indifferent to politics, immersed in his legal practice. always a whig in politics, he said, and in the whig electoral ticket, i was losing interest in politics when the repeal of the missouri compromise aroused me again.

michael though a native of peoria, illinois, and a world war ii veteran, represented his hometown districtn congress for 38 years. he was the republican leader in the house for 14 years from 1981 until the time he retired in 1995. just as his party swept into control of both the house and the senate. here's illinois senator dick durbin remembering michael today. >> every politician alive should aspire for that moment like bob michael when the last words of tribute to his public service are, he was the face of decency in public service. his replacement as republican leader in the house marked the end of an era of civility. congress has never been the same. >> interesting note there from senator durbin. michael was known for his skill at compromise and for getting along with democratic leaders. and it was in part for that reason that newt gingrich chose to challenge his leadership. in a statement house speaker paul ryan called michael, quote, a happy warrior revered for his decency and commitment to what's right. president george h.w. bush said in part, quote, bob was a masterful legislator.

talking about this new president, you know, the phrase from just south of here, how's it playing in peoriawell, when we talk to people in the coffee pot today about how trump is playing in kenosha, here's what they had to say. are you disappointed with some of the stuff he says? >> no, because i don't read social media and i don't watch the news. it's too biased. >> i think he's probably keeping some of his promises. i really have a hard time getting past his rhetoric. >> he's always getting slammed by reporters and media. >> he's doing things different it seems like. he's doing things not the pc way, for regular people like myself i think think the way he thinks. doing things the way we might do them. we're not politicians. we don't play those games. he might be good -- you know, he's good at that. >> reporter: so, steve, what you hear time and time again from people who say they voted for donald trump is that even before the election when we were out here doing stories on america they were saying, well, he talks like me. he may not come from a family background like mine, he may not be a

he, of course, is the navy seal killed during the firefight, 36 years old from peoria, illinois, owenshad deployed at least eight times since becoming a seal in 2002. he was previously awarded two bronze stars with valor. president trump called brian's family yesterday to offer his condolences. three of his sealed teammates were also wounded in the firefight in yemen. three others were injured when the crash landing happened. they have been sent in to the wooded seals baby aircraft was later destroyed in an air strike. i am also told that special operation forces from the united arab emirates where part of the raid on the al-qaeda compound in yemen. >> jenna: give very much. going to bring a now jonathan, vice president of research at the foundation for defense of democracies and a former terrorism analyst at the treasury department. some of the initial news we have about this raid, but for our viewers who might think, al-qaeda, yemen, we have been focusing on ices in syria, so tell us about the importance of yemen and the state of al-qaeda today. >> i think the question of al-qaeda is

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owne owens from peoria, illins was killed in a raid in yemen. the trip was kept secret.family who requested the dignified transfer of his body be private. when president trump returned to the white house he made remarks about the family and how he plans to approach global challenges. >> just returned from an amazing visit with a great, great family at dover. it was something very sad, very beautiful. ryan, a great man. to bring a focus to foreign affairs, take a fresh look at the world around us and to seek new solutions grounded in very ancient truths. these truths include the fact that nations have a right to protect their interests, that all people have a right to freely pursue their own destiny and that all of us are better off when we act in concert and not in conflict. >> meanwhile, we are learning more about that raid on an al qaedaout post in yemen. they say, quote, it included regrettably that civilian noncombatants were killed in the raid and children may be among them. the white house adds 14 militants were also killed. unnamed u.s. military officials say the

according to caterpillar, offices in peoria will be used for company offices.ar citing continued economic challenges and the need for growth as the reason for the move. >>> budweiser's super bowl ad making some head lines ahead of the big game. the minute-long commercial called "born the hard way" follows the journey of the brewery's co-founder, a german immigrant in the 1800s. the advertisement coming of course in the midst of widespread protests over president trump's controversial immigration orders. budweiser says the timing of the commercial is a coincidence. the company issuing a statement saying the ad is, quote, a story we believe will resonate with today's entrepreneurial generation, those who will continue to strive for their dreams. >>> all right. president trump's victory in november caught many forecasters off guard. morgan stanley's global chief strategist ruchir sharma joins us on set to talk more about the new age of globalization. i felt -- i got excited, then i got depressed, then i got excited, then i got depressed just looking at the things.

to honor ryan owens, a navy seal from peoria, illinois, my hometown. who paid the ultimate sacrifice for his country oferte weekend in yemen. ryan owens was fatally wounded during a night raid against al qaeda in yemen. mr. lahood: with his elite counterterrorism unit, seal team six. the department of defense reported the raid was a success, but the price was steep. the constitution of our great nation was written in ink, but those principles are defended in blood. this remarkable man's sacrifice is a painful repinder of the -- reminder of the immeasurable cost of our freedom and national security. and the dark evil we face as we wage the war against terrorism. my thoughts and prayers are grieving family ing this week, his father, his wife, and his children. i pray that we would take comfort -- i would pray that they would take comfort in knowing his death was not in vain. and that neighbors, community, and the nation are joining them in mourning his death and remembering his life. ryan owens will be posthumously award the with the purple heart. mr. sp

shimkus: he was born and raised in peoria, illinois. 93 years old. fought across europe. was part of the d-day invasion. for 38 years he served in this chamber being minority leader from the 97th congress through the 103rd congress. a total of 14 years. was honored by then house speaker foley when he was asked to take the gavel on november 29, 1994. i would encourage my colleagues to look at that c-span tape. bob, we love you. we're thinking about you at this critical time. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. on sunday, i and many americans watched in horror as our president continued to wax poetic on tv about the breaux mans with president putin. when the host noted he's a killer, our president came back with there are a loft killers. you think our country's so innocent? while our country has made many midst takes, we have not yet seen an authoritarian regime braze

it's basically pulling professionals from peoria, champaign, and they come to chicago and then leave. certain cities that have become huge magnets for especially white-collar workers. so the biggest gain in workers is portland, seattle, austin, denver, and charlotte. they're seeing massive gains. seattle is our number one top city for professionals. we're seeing the number one growth in professional hiring. >> is there leading information in it? could it help me find out where the jobs are going to be, which industries are prospectively doing the best? >> you can find it out per city. there are places where if you are -- if you have a certain set of skills and you are -- you want a new job, you can either continue to look in your city, but if you look at this report, you'll see maybe there are too many of your particular skill. but seattle is hurting for this position. or d.c. is. >> why don't they do a better job, the cities or industries, of trying to get the word out to say come here if you want to be -- >> i'm not sure the cities know necessarily. i think if you ask, they don't ha

the dow component, caterpillar moving their headquarters from peoria, illinois to chicago. want to be closer to an international hub for its executives. does that make any sense to you whatsoever david? >> yes, i think they're saying it's an interim move, and if trump is successful it's going to sore and caterpillar 60, 7 p 0% of businesses overseas, there's so many questions-- >> you're speculator that caterpillar may move off shore. >> i think that caterpillar could be looking at the trump dollar with concern. stuart: president trump would go ballistic if they did that. could lose a couple of government contracts. the dollar is the wild card in the next several years, it's a wild card for janet yellen as well. stuart: what the executives think about moving to chicago, i don't know. but the stock is up just a little bit this morning. check that big board. now we're up almost 100 points. 95 to be precise, here are big names down last session. let's see where they are today. under amour had its biggest drop ever yesterday and today, virtually no rebound, 5 cents higher. that

imagine watching it in peoria, you know?man in the most important and most powerful job on earth. and he's just at the beginning of his term and you try to project, try to imagine where we will be after four years of this, and it's just -- it's almost unthinkable really. and then you say, well, okay. at least i see a learning curve. except i don't see a learning curve at all. nobody sees a learning curve. it's as if he regresses at times but he never gets beyond the point that the minimal point where a president needs to be. >> gene, somebody did like the press conference yesterday. >> it's important. >> the reviews are in. >> the reviews are in. >> donald trump has tweeted it out. >> this is the only one you care about. >> this is his 38%. read it. >> i'm manicing the tweet trump desk here. thank you all for the nice statements on the press conference yesterday. rush limbaugh said one of the greatest ever. fake media? not happy. >> this is the sort of tunnel vision he has and maybe even some parts missing. >> he is 38%. >>

they were going to take off and drive to chicago and peoria and back to washington. they were buddies and didn't think twice about the fact that they were different political parties and different political philosophies. and the quality of what he brought to his career and the quality he brought to congress he left a great legacy, leaving important issues and great things for peoria and central illinois, his greatest legacy was his chief of staff, his protÉge, ray lahood, who to this day embodies the great values that bob michel brought to public service. i stand in tribute to my friends, my republican neighboring congressman who served this nation so well for so many years. i yield the floor. >> c-span released the results of our historian survey on presidential leadership. is a look at our website, linking every president on ten characteristics on the left, on the blue banner, information about the survey and methodology, washington journal sunday we hear from richard norton smith, and douglas brinkley about the survey of 91 historians. join us live at 8:00 eastern

attorney doug be stevens of peoria had about 48% and bob had 52%. lane evans of the quad cities was elected to congress and i was as well. and so for 14 years, we were neighboring congressmen. bob michel came in and campaigned for my opponents. i went in his district to campaign for his opponents. you would think that would have created a negative relationship, but it didn't. despite that, despite our differences on political issues, we were always friends and we were always respectful. you couldn't help but be a friend of bob michel's. what an amazing personality, a smile that would light up a room, and a man that was determined to fight like crazy day in and day out for the things he believed in on the floor of the u.s. house, and then after adjournment join with tip o'neill for dinner, a dinner that usually ended up with a lot of people singing songs over a few drinks and great memories. the codels in those days, the congressional delegation trips were often bipartisan and had both speaker o'neill and the republican leader bob michel hosting them

attorney doug stevens of peoria 52%.bout 48% and bob had lane evans was elected to congress and i was as well. for 14 years we were neighboring congressmen. bob michel campaigned for my opponents. i went to his district to campaign for his opponents. you would think creating a -- that would have created a negative relationship, but it didn't. despite our differences on political issues, we were always friends and always respectful. couldn't help but be a friend to bob michel. an amazing personality, a smile that would light up the room, determined to fight like crazy day in and day out for the things he believed in on the floor of the u.s. house, and then after adjournment joined with tip o'neill for dinner, usually ending up with a lot of people singing songs over a few drinks and great memories. in those days the congressional delegation trips were often bipartisan and speaker o'neill and republican leader bob michel. hosting them as they went to important places in the world. there was a time bob michel as a congressman wanted to get home to get home to. butia every weekend, couldn

wounded at the battle of the bulge and after his service he graduated from bradley university in peoria, illinois. he served in congress from 1957 to 1995. and becoming minority leader in 1981 serving until 1995 in that position. in its obituary of the illinois republican, the associated press writes that his skill at seeking compromise with the democrats was critical in helping ronald reagan and george h.w. bush pursue their agendas during their presidential terms. again, bob michel dying this morning at the age of 93. >> and here on c-span we are at the boeing plant in charleston, south carolina. president trump is here as boeing gets set to unveil and roll out its latest jetliner, the 787 dreamliner. the president touring the facility here at north charleston and will speak to employers and others. and one writing the export-import bank could be part of his comments. they said it might have full lending powers as president trump is expected to make an announcement about the agency at boeing's factory in south carolina today. they write, the federal export credit agency was closed for