and i am so pleased for the first time to be able to turn the mic to our caucus chair, pete aguilar. mr. aguilar: thank you so much. do i start to call you madam whip. thank you so much. and you guys know when we say those terms, we don't always mean it. but it's absolutely true. these are good partners, good friends. and i look forward to working with them in the years to come. everything that leader jeffries and whip clark stand for is exactly what the democratic caucus has been advocating and will continue to protect, individual freedoms, health care. those are going to be the things that we continue to support and that we continue to push back on the other side as they attempt to erode the agenda that we have accomplished over the last few years. it's not lost on me what my election means for my community, latino community, being a kid from san bernardino, having an opportunity to help guide this caucus is a great responsibility, and i don't take it lightly. what we are fighting against is this maga extremism and we heard loud and clear from the american public that they want us t

we'll ask pete aguilar about what we can expect. >>> this week, title 42 is expected to expire. as the mayor of el paso declares an emergency. >>> this morning in ukraine, russian forces unleash another round of drone attacks on kyiv and the surrounding region. we'll get an update on the conflict from congressman seth moulton who just returned from ukraine. >>> and soccer fans around the world celebrating argentina's win. >>> and we begin with the house january 6th committee preparing to make its final case to the american people. the committee will hold its final public meeting about three hours from now. and nbc news has learned the panel is set to make a criminal referral and refer president donald trump to the justice department. >> if we do make referrals to justice department, it is the expression of congress that its our belief that democracy was attacked, these are the people responsible, these are potential violations of law, that we think there is sufficient evidence to make that referral. >> the panel's referrals which come after an 18-month investigation carry no leg

we want to continue our conversation with california congressman pete aguilar.you off. i apologize for that. i want to pick up where we left off. you are now finishing up this lame duck session before you move into this leadership role. we are seeing the focus really just being on keeping the government funded. as part of that, will you be able to put in the hundreds of millions of dollars that so many mayors are asking for to shore up border security in the next few weeks? you're from california.

presumptive intelligence committee chair, and the new number three democrat, california congressman, pete aguilarfinally that last senate seat will be decided on a tuesday runoff in georgia. we will tell you what is at stake and check in with the obama administration's attorney general, eric holder. that's all just ahead on "face the nation." ♪ >>> good morning. welcome to "face the nation." we have a lot to get to, but we want to jump in with our first guest, antony blinken. >> good to be with you. >> i want to start with breakig news overnight in iran, and they have abolished the morality police after months of protests over the death of mahsa amini. does this stop the protests that have been raging? >> this is up to the iranian people. it's about them. it's not about us and what we have seen since the killing of mahsa amini has been extraordinary, where women have been saying what they want to say and wearing what they want to wear, and the regime is responding to the protests and that could be an amazing thing, and it's what about the iranian people think, because it's about them. >> in china

they have been -- and pete tag alert -- pete aguilar.y have been brought up in the rates through nancy pelosi. jim clyburn will be in the number four potion. this consternation among younger members of congress were very ambitious and saw this generational shift. with jim clyburn remaining on and the number four position, they kind of had to do some reshuffling for another member out of colorado who would be in a new position where he is kind of in charge of messaging. overall, this was a really smooth transition, and you've got this younger, fresher face to the party, and i think a real kind of attempt to reorient take the democratic party to a working-class voters. that was a little bit harder to do with nancy pelosi, who is worth tons of money and is a san francisco liberal. with hakeem jeffries, you've got someone from brooklyn who can quote biggie smalls pretty credibly. yamiche: certainly a different vibe and markedly smooth transition. the president, how does he see this leadership change given the fact that there is this interest

jeffries and catherine clark and pete aguilar, 30 years here. a massive generational shift. but that shift is worth noting it's the first time in the history our congress is being led by all women or people of color. and for the representative body, the institution that is congress to be better representative of the american public, that is a moment worth noting. >> turning to the rail streak, how likely that both measures will pass the senate? sdwl that's the question we're asking every lawmaker today. this is really still coming together in realtime. there are conversations around if they have the 60 votes they would absolutely need for the paid sick leave piece of this. that doesn't fall neatly within party lines. there's some democrats who are pushing to get that vote not just up for a vote but to pass that as part of the larger deal. and there are some rms who might join democratic ranks on that but it's unclear whether they will have the ten votes they need for that. it's also unclear when they are going to be ready to do this vote. they have pete buttigieg and marti w

on wednesday, democrats also elected katherine clark of massachusetts to serve as whip and pete aguilar of california to serve as chair of the party caucus. meanwhile, house have finally obtained donald trump's tax returns, in and a multiyear court battle. the treasury department released them to the house ways and means committee wednesday. protests are continuing in china over the country's strictovid restriions. videfrom guangou, a majo manufacting hub, sw police in hmat unifor confronting protesters. russia is poised to expand its 2013 anti-lgbtq law banning so-called gay propaganda. the law seeks to prohibit movies, advertisements, websites, and books featuring same-sex relationships or transgender characters in a positive light. individuals found to be in violation of the law could be fined over $6000. president putin is expected to sign the law which was approved by lawmakers. this is ksenia mikhailova from the russian lgbtq support group "coming out." >> [indiscernible] and make of israeli authorities arrested the prominent palestinian activist issa amro on monday, days after he

joining us now is a member of the january 6th select committee, congressman pete aguilar, a democratf california. sir, thank you so much for taking the time to be with us this evening. today, of course, your committee asked the doj to charge the former president of the united states donald trump with four crimes. do you expect that doj will bring charges? >> well, that's going to be up to them. the department of justice is tasked with delivering the ultimate measure of accountability here. our job was to find the facts, interview witnesses and put together a comprehensive report which we have done. we have met our obligation, but ultimately to have full accountability the department of justice is going have to act. >> if doj doesn't bring charges against trump or doesn't bring all of the charges that you think that they should and you waited, the committee waited this long to share all of its evidence, will you second guess that decision? >> no, not at all. the committee work product we were going through all of that material over the last few months. i understand that folks wanted i

leader hakim jeffries and whip designate katherine clark, and chairman designate pete aguilar. we are proud of all of them. they have leadership experience. and i wish them well. together house democratic leaders reflect not only the diversity, the vibrancy of our caucus. again new leadership always bringing fresh ideas, entrepreneurial thinking, their take on vision, and their path to achieving that vision will invigorate the caucus. again i'm personally grateful for the opportunity to serve in leadership, serving 20 years as leader or speaker, just a while as whip to begin with. and consider it a great privilege. i'm very, very happy to be seeing all that -- i wish as one who has served so long, my dream is that they do better. i think everybody who has a position of responsibility always wants their successors to do better. again as we prepare for the 118th congress, house democrats remain hard at work to protect and strengthen the financial security of america's working families. we still have work to do in the last few weeks. i know you'll want to know the schedule, we are

reporter: ann pete aguilar, a member of the hispanic caucus, will be number three as house chair. it marks a generational change in the house leadership, replacing three octogenarians, led by nancy pelosi who was leader for nearly two decades. the older trio announced they would resign from their current leadership roles after democrats lost control of the house in the last election. >> we will never see someone like speaker pelosi ever again in our lifetime. but her potential successor will be history making in its own right. reporter: jeffries will become house minority leader when the newly elected congress meets in january. his expect did roll, largely to run defense against the new republican majority. >> we look forward to finding opportunities to partner with the other side of the aisle and work with them whenever possible , but we will also push back against extremism whenever necessary. reporter: the new republican house majority is expected to launch investigations into president joe biden come into his son hunter, and other administrative officials. when democrats still

catherine clark of massachusetts is the new wig, and congressman pete aguilar of california is the new caucus chair, the highest ranking luciano in the house ever. here is congressman jeffries after the vote thanking his predecessors. >> stand on their collective broad shoulders, building upon the incredible work that they've done, excited about the opportunities to advance the ball for every day americans as we move forward into our future. >> let's bring into the conversation democratic congresswoman net bargain of california. she formally nominated congressman jeffrey's to be democratic leader. congresswoman, thank you for your time. let's start with your party's new leadership. tell us why you believe congressman jeffries is the man for the hour or for the job, and what you think both congresswoman clark and congressman aguilar will perform? i >> have to say it was quite an honor to be able to nominate jeffries. somebody had gotten to know since my time in congress. he's a master 14 men besinger in a sophisticated legislator compassionate champion for the people. he led us in 2018

. >> that was a congressman pete aguilar of california. he's going to be chairman of the party caucus in charge of messaging. congresswoman katherine clark of massachusetts was elected party. flip and it was a jovial mood today as he suggested and in what came off as a show of unity, the democrats skipped a vote. they chose all of them by acclamation. it was also noted today that for the first time in the history of either chamber of congress, a trio of top leaders was chosen. that includes no white men grant and vicki. >> thanks, catherine. as we switch gears here, take a live look outside at the san mateo bridge on a wednesday night. race rig is here to talk about storm system that's working its way through. yeah, that's right. and it's to our north over your recap out there right now. and it's going to arrive during the overnight hours for us here in the bay area. so let's track this storm with the radar for showing the bulk of the moisture just north of us. and you could see it's going to tap some subtropical moisture. >> making it a w

it's where we begin this hour with one of the committee members, california congressman pete aguilar.u here today. i just mentioned that nbc is now reporting there's active cooperation between what is happening with the committee and the doj. what you can tell us about that? >> what i can say is our plan all along was to release this information to the american public, so they can see what we have seen. and the evidence that we have built over 1,000 interviews, as you mentioned. documents, materials. that's the work product that we're going to stand behind. and our plan was always to share that with the american public. and clearly to share that with the department of justice. and we feel that ultimately the level of accountability that they have to offer, and the role that they play is significant, and we wish them well. but our job was to create this report. and the detail it in a way for the american public. and we feel that we've done that. >> congressman, i probably -- because i've been in the news business, i'm always looking for what's new. yesterday, as we looked at the execut

that incoming chair pete aguilar will preside over. so we are doing our work and hopeful that our colleagues on the other side of the aisle will get their act together sooner rather than later so we can take the final steps necessary to fully constitute the committees in the next congress. >> as the leader mentioned, tomorrow we'll have a meeting of the house caucus where we plan to finalize the ranking members for committees. we have constituted steering and policy at this point. we're awaiting the ratios. let's be very clear about where we're at. we're in the position that we are in because leader mccarthy wants extreme loyalty from his potential committee chairs, and he doesn't want to engage on the committee discussion because he isn't quite sure how many promises he's going to have to make to count to 218. and so that's why we're in a wait and see posture. but the democratic caucus, from an organizational standpoint, is ready to act, ready to put new members on committees, as soon as that's finalized. >> thanks, everyone. [caption

it's congresswoman katherine clark and california's pete aguilar were elected as a top deputy and democratic caucus chair. >> democrats say they welcome what they see as a generational shift. i think he the tools that are necessary to lead and i support him and the rest of this lake. but it's a different story for republicans as leader kevin mccarthy tries to position himself to be the next speaker of the house. january 3rd, things are going to change focus on bringing u.s. economy back. lowering inflation, make america energy independent. behind the scenes, mccarthy is fighting the political battle of his career as conservative members of his own party and the house freedom caucus are trying to sink mccarthy's bid. >> to become speaker so far, mccarthy is giving major concessions, including promising to restore committee membership for congresswoman marjorie taylor. greene, who was kicked off her committees after making anti-semitic cotments and condoning violence against democrats. >> and members of the house freedom caucus would like to see an even more conservative speaker of the house,

52-year-old jeffries, catholic -- catherine clark of massachusetts was chosen as the whip and pete aguilar who represents san bernardino will be the chairman. he becomes the highest ranking latino in the house. >> the bay area's lgbtq+ community is breathing a sigh of relief after the senate passage of the respect for marriage act. in california at the vote is giving leaders and new energy to wipe prop eight from the states constitution. abc news reporter tara campbell says this is a critical time to protect marriage rights. >> the bill is amended as passed. >> the respect for marriage act is one step closer to being signed into law, requiring all states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages. the executive director of equality california: >> for us it was a historic win, and affirmation that the united states will stand up and protect freedom for all americans who marry the person they love. >> the act also protects same-sex if the supreme court were to overturn its 2015 decision, legalizing same-sex marriage. the case coming under threat this summer after the overturning of roe

. >> that was a congressman pete aguilar of california. he's going to be the chairman of the party caucus in charge of messaging, congresswoman katherine clark of massachusetts was elected as party whip. democrats just zoom through the selection process. they even skip the formality of a vote today. the 3 new leaders have been waiting patiently for their turn for a long time. jokingly referring to themselves until now as being at the kids table. ken and pam. >> catherine, thank you. after a years long battle, the irs is hand over hand it over former president donald trump's tax returns to congress. this comes just a week after the u.s. supreme court rejected trump's effort to keep the 6 years of financial documents from the lawmakers. house democrats in the ways and means committee had been seeking that akron tax records to determine how the irs audits presidential records. it's not clear whether trump's returns will be made public. >> david to path was back in federal court today. he faces 2 federal charges for breaking into house speaker

joining us is congressman pete aguilar of california elected by the colleagues last woo ek to serve in's number three position. congratulations on the new position. jonathan lemire has the first question for you. >> good morning. the new role and the new congress, let's start with a very busy lame deck session for the next few weeks. talk about the priorities here particularly on funding for covid. the white house has a $10 billion public health request and aid to ukraine before the republicans take control. >> thank you for having me. good to see you again. this is the important priority for december. we need to work with reasonable republicans to fund the government. that's what we can and should do. this is something that we have worked on for months. chair rosa delora did an amazing job but now we need action and republicans to work to set a top line number with us in the senate but we need to fund the government operations which includes as you mentioned covid relief dollars as well as ukraine aid. that is an important piece and time and time again what we have heard recently wher

and pete aguilar, a member of the hispanic caucus, will be number 3 as house caucus chair, the trio essential marks, a generational change in the democrats house leadership. replacing 3 octogenarians, led by nancy pelosi, who was leader for nearly 2 decades. the older trio announced they'd resign from their current leadership roles. after democrats lost control of the house in the last election. we'll never see someone like speaker pelosi ever again in our lifetime. but her potential successor will be history making in its own right. jeffries will become house minority leader when the newly elected congress convenes in january, his expected role largely to run defense against the new republican majority. we look forward to finding opportunities to partner with the other side of the aisle and work with them whenever possible. but we will also pushed back against extremism whenever necessary. the new republican house majority is expected to launch investigations into president joe biden, into his son, hunter, and other administrative officials. with democrats still holding the majority in the u

. >> that is congressman pete aguilar sitting down with kaitlan collins, as the january 6th panel signalserrals to the department of justice. >>> cnn projecting senator raphael warnock has defeated trump-picked republican challenger, herschel walker, in the runoff election. president biden tweeting tonight, georgia voters stood up for our democracy and rejected ultra ultra-maga-ism. >> tonight my roots go deep down. i am georgia. >> herschel walker was quick to concede, sort of. you have to listen to the language he said. he didn't talk about his opponent, just thanked his supporters, vowing to never stop fighting for the people of georgia. >> there's no excuses in life. i'm not going to make any excuses now because we put up one heck of a fight. that's what we got to do. because this is much bigger than herschel walker. >> so look, you guys don't want to see me this morning. this is who you want to see, john berman, the guy of the hour, the man of the hour, besides raphael warnock i should say. everyone wants to know what happened, you have the numbers, the evidence. take it away. >> fir

but for the other caucuses as well ted lieu, one name from capa setting a record of no -- how pete aguilardigenous caucus. oh - >> thank you for mentioning al these incredible firsts. congress member ted lieu is no the vice chair of a democratic congress, caucus, and he's the first asian pacific islander t be elected to the democratic leadership of our congress it predicts good things for hi because the can continue t rise but we also have tremendous -- in terms of our democratic minority leader, that is hakee jeffries, already starting o an excellent note. i think we'll be able to guide us very very well. he has the confidence of all o us we have a very, very diverse democratic leadership with pet aguilar there as the democrati caucus chair and catherine clark has are women minority whip i believe that we are very ver good hands for these next tw years. >> we have to get all four o you talking on another segment as well as all for them on another segment to look at the hundred and 18 together in detail representative judy chu, thank you again and have a great christmas. >> thank you >> st

so committee member pete aguilar said these are all still questions the committee is still considering thank you. joining us this morning is congresswoman zoe lofgren, she serves as a member of the house january 6th committee. i thank you for being with us this morning. you were a part of that subcommittee studying whether to issue criminal referral so the justice department. what are you looking at? and what can we expect? >> the subcommittee is made up of all the lawyers. we met a couple times. what we want to do is to make sure that whatever recommendation, and that's all it is, to the department of justice that we could make is firmly rooted in the evidence that we have uncovered. and so we're working through this. we're not quite done, but we will be done within days for sure. taking a look at all of the evidence, comparing the evidence to the criminal code and then discussing that amongst us. there's no acrimony involved. we just want to be careful lawyers about this. >> the panel has made a case against donald trump. is there any scenario where criminal referrals are made that d

diversity in our caucus and it is wonderful to see that in the leadership not just hakeem jeffries but pete aguilar kathleen clark, ted lu. so that really shows that there is a recognition that no matter where you come from, no matter your ethnic background, the color of your skin we all have leadership qualities and can be wonderful, good leaders and coalesce people together. >> it is such an important point and thinking about the mosaic and what it stands for then of course the reality sits in for the american electorate as well and we can look at the tapestry and the mosaic. as the congressman said today at times it is going to come down to getting stuff done. right? here he is. >> house democrats fight for the people. that's our story. that's our legacy. that's our values. that's our commitment as we move forward. get stuff done. make life better for every day americans. >> it is the marching order i think every member of the electorate wants to happen can it be realized and achieved? >> absolutely. we have real pressing problems right now domestically, in foreign affairs. we have real things t

and california's pete aguilar will take on caucus chair, highest ranking latino to ever serve in the house. although those positions were filled without drama, there is one leadership role still being contested. and just a few hours, democrats will choose between rhode island's reporter and james clyburn for the assistant leader. there was a surprise bid to challenge his long serving colleague yesterday. writing this in a letter. >> i think it is critical that the house democratic leadership team fully reflect the diversity of our caucus and the american people by including an lgbtq plus member. that's why i decided to run for assistant leader. the current democratic leadership trio, the 82-year-old clyburn is the only one who is opted to stay in a top position in the next congress. frustrate something younger members of his party. on the other side of the aisle, a number of house republicans continue to voice their opposition to kevin mccarthy serving as the next speaker. bob good became the fourth member of the caucus to firmly announce that they would not support mccarthy's speake

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and california, pete aguilar, who be the caucus chairman, promised to expand their tent to include votersst north to south and all points in between. our default is going to be, how do we help more people in our communities because our caucus is about the shared values? that is where we build the unity? jeffries praised his predecessor, san francisco's nancy pelosi, as an extraordinary speaker for the ages. but not pelosi and the other former leaders will move into lower levels of leadership as the new group comes into power and grapples with many of the same issues were still quite polarized. but you know, having a fresh face and a new leader is a chance to, you know, set a new tone. i think certainly the potential is there for a reset in terms of party dynamics in congress. any change in dynamics will come in a house controlled by the republican party in the south bay bureau, just gary ktvu , fox two news. all right, jesse. thank you time now. 5 20 will snows expected today in the sierras. steve's been talking about it and the chp's warning drivers prepare for winter driving conditions.

. >> that was congressman pete aguilar of california, who will be chairman of the party caucus in charge of messaging. congresswoman katherine clark of massachusetts was elected as party whip. it was a jovial mood today. it came off as a show of the democrats skipping a voting choosing all of them by acclamation. it was also noted today that for the first time in the history of either chamber of congress, a trio of top leaders was chosen. that includes no white man, ken and pam. >> thank you, at 8 tonight, governor gavin newsom has convened a special session of the state legislature to address high gas prices. governor says the goal to pass a price gouging penalty on oil companies. he points to high profits by oil companies to in july and september as gas prices skyrocketed across the state fact around the world, some places seeing prices as high as $7 a gallon in california. the session will begin monday when new members are sworn in at the state capitol. now to our 4 zone forecast as we give you a live shot overlooking san francisco tonight, an embrace a is standing by. our meteorologi

pete aguilar is the new chair of the party caucus charge of messaging.afternoon jeffries had this to say to republicans. >> we seek to find common ground whenever and however possible and we hope that our colleagues on the other side of the aisle, as they temporarily inherit the majority in the next congress, i willing to proceed with that same spirit of cooperation, fortitude, and missions centered focus to get things done for every day americans. >> house democrats have been very aggressive about investigating the former president. today the treasury department confirmed that six years of trump's taxes are now in the hands of the ways and means committee. they were turned over after a three year legal battle that ended with a supreme court ruling in favor of the committee. the house january six committee is now in the final stages of its work, and it must released its final report before republicans become the majority. the panel tells and bc news, some transcripts will be made public along with that report. today attorney general merrick garland says

>> reporter: clyburn will be number four house democrat as 43-year-old california congressman pete aguilar. >> our job is to reflect the values of the democratic caucus. that means to advance the ball and more importantly, unfortunately, in the next two years, to hold the line of some of the republican dysfunction. >> reporter: democrats vowing to push back against a republican majority that's promising to be aggressive. >> we're going to be prepared to have the back of the administration. >> reporter: as it remains to be seen who will lead the gop. >> obviously we don't know yet whether anyone on that side of the aisle has the votes to become speaker. >> thank you all for coming. >> reporter: mccarthy's bid to become speaker has become complicated as clyburn says he should speak out on former president trump's call to terminate the cons station. >> constitution. >> i believe these guys should be calling out our former president for asking to set aside the constitution of the united states, and reinstalling -- how do you do that? there's nothing, no process for that and why can't you speak

stephanie: house democrats also elected katherine clark of seduces and pete aguilar of california toir other top leadership positions. the islamic state group says his latest leader has died. today's announcent said he was killed in ttle recently. the u.s. military said the free syrian army carried out the operation. the group opposes islamist radicals and the syrian government. former chinese president jiang zemin has passed away. statmedia report he died today in shanghai of leukemia d organ failure. jiang took over as communist party leader just before the tiananmen square protests in beijing were cshed in 1989. his 10 years as president saw rapid economic growth. jiang zemin was 96 years old. security forces in a south china city said that would stop -- protesters top the -- toppled a tote -- a covid testing tent. rally goes showed support for the democratic -- to. >> this is the first time the chinese people really stand out in public saying we don't like the communist government, we don't like his policies. stephanie: in iran, curtis protesters celebrated the national teams los

and california, pete aguilar, who be the caucus chairman, promised to expand their tend to include voters from east to west north to south and all points in between. our default is going to be. how do we help more people in our communities because caucus is about the shared values. that is where we build the unity. jeffries praised his predecessor, san francisco's nancy pelosi, as an extraordinary speaker for the ages, but not pelosi and the other former leaders will move into lower levels of leadership. as the new group comes into power and grapples with many of the same issues were still quite polarized. but you know, having a fresh face and a new leader is a chance to, you know, set a new tone. i think certainly the potential is there for a reset in terms of party dynamics in congress. of course, any change in dynamics will come in a house controlled by the republican party. in the south bay bureau jesse gary ktvu, fox two news. already prepare for a wet morning commute. if you head into the mountains, maybe don't it's going to be pretty snowy up there the next 24 hours. it starts earl

it is wonderful to see that in the leadership, not just hakeem jeffries, but pete aguilar, and -- >>ngresswoman park as well. >> kathleen clark, and ted lieu, so that really shows that there is a recognition that no matter where you come from, no matter what your ethnic background, no matter the color of your skin, we all have leadership qualities. we could all be wonderful, good leaders, and lets people together. >> that is such a good point, thinking about the mosaic, and what it stands for. then of course, the reality sets in for the american electors as well, that we can look at the tapestry, look at the mosaic, and as the congressman said today, at times it is going to come down to just getting stuff done. right, here he is. >> house democrats fight for the people. that is our story, that is our legacy, that is our values, that is our commitment as we move forward. get stuff done. make life better for everyday americans. >> it is something that every member of the electorate wants to happen. can it be realized dana chief, congresswoman? >> absolutely. we have got real pressing p

it's congresswoman katherine clark and california's pete aguilar were elected as a top deputy and democraticr. >> democrats say they welcome what they see as a generational shift. i think he the tools that are necessary to lead and i support him and the rest of the slate. but it's a different story for republicans as leader kevin mccarthy tries to position himself to be the next speaker of the house. january things are going to change focus of bringing this economy back. lowering inflation, make america energy independent. but behind the scenes, mccarthy is fighting the political battle of his career as conservative members of his own party and the house freedom caucus are trying to sink mccarthy's bid. >> to become speaker so far, mccarthy is giving major concessions, including promising to restore committee membership for congresswoman marjorie taylor. greene, who was kicked off her committees after making antisemitic comments and condoning violence against democrats. >> house freedom caucus members would like to see a more conservative speaker than mccarthy and they also want changes to t

to stand for, along with jeffrey's incoming house democrat whip katherine clark and california pete aguilar, who be the caucus. the chairman promised to expand their tend to include voters from east to west north to south and all points in between. our default is going to be. how do we help more people in our communities caucus is about the shared values. that is where we build the unity. jeffries praised his predecessor , san francisco's nancy pelosi, as an extraordinary speaker for the ages, but not pelosi and the other former leaders will move into lower levels of leadership. as the new group comes into power and grapples with many of the same issues were still quite polarized. but you know, having a fresh face and a new leader is a chance to, you know, set a new tone. i think certainly the potential is there for a reset in terms of party dynamics in congress. of course, any change in dynamics will come in a house controlled by the republican party in the south bay bureau jesse gary ktvu, fox two news already today, a little bit cooler than yesterday. the temperatures generally in the fi

followed by katherine clark, who will be the new number 2, and pete aguilar from california will be the top three members with clyburn as number 4. so jake, their team now being set as the house democrats are preparing for a different role, life in the minority, life in the opposition party as house republicans themselves are still trying to figure out whether kevin mccarthy will have the votes to become speaker on january 3rd. >> manu raj you, thank you so much. >>> a big new legal setback for the biden administration tops our money lead. the supreme court is keeping a block on the student loan forgiveness plan. jessica schneider. tell us more about this. it now seems it's going to be many more months before he with know the fate of the president's debt relief plan. >> right. it's on hold until at least february, jake. the good news for the biden administration here is the supreme court is actually fast-tracking these arguments. they'll hear them in february, which is quicker than they would have. the bad news is that this loan forgiveness program, it remains on hold. so for all those

dy catch up with pete aguilar, a member of the committee, every member of the committee we tried to talktoday just did not want to talk about these behind the closed door meetings. >> shocking to be sure. >> and that is what he told me. he says the committee meets all the time. we have always continued to meet. we huddle. we have a text thread. we were always in communication with each other. these are decisions that need to be made and we'll make them when it is appropriate and we'll let everybody know when it's appropriate. so in other words, he's telling me back off, ryan. well, we'll get you this information one way or the other. >> luke, other than both you and ryan working to get yourself on that group chat i am sure, talk to the committee online, based on your reporting on the idea of the lawmakers referrals for their colleagues in congress, perhaps even the former president, given how unprecedented this is request. >> yes, i'm told that the referral decision wasn't made today, and thalg' consider it again, consider the idea of referrals again next week. as you know, there has bee

congressman jeffries will be joined by house democratic whip katherine clark and california congressman pete aguilarll be leading a democratic party that will be in the minority in january, when the new congress convenes. well a huge announcement this morning for women's sports. the united soccer league women's division has announced its north cal expansion 18th will be represented in the division, with several of those located across the bay area with us now as amended vendor burt, who is the president of the u. s. l. super league, good morning, amanda. morning sal. it's great to be here. exciting news, right? very exciting. my girls play soccer and they play all kinds of sports, but it's really important. to have professionals or role models for girls. women you know, with basketball. it's been there for a bit, and now soccer is having that well with the w league. what we've built is, um, an opportunity for women for, you know to be both sports executives and players with within the ecosystem and give little girls like like your kids like your daughter is an opportunity to not only see them be the

to stand for, along with jeffrey's incoming house democrat whip katherine clark and california pete aguilar, who be the caucus. the chairman promised to expand their tend to include voters from east to west north to south and all points in between. our default is going to be. how do we help more people in our communities caucus is about the shared values. that is where we build the unity. jeffries praised his predecessor , san francisco's nancy pelosi, as an extraordinary speaker for the ages, but not pelosi and the other former leaders who move into lower levels of leadership. as the new group comes into power and grapples with many of the same issues were still quite polarized. but you know, having a fresh face and a new leader is a chance to, you know, set a new tone. i think certainly the potential is there for a reset in terms of party dynamics in congress. of course, any change in dynamics will come in a house controlled by the republican party in the south bay bureau jesse gary ktvu, fox two news, the house ways and means committee now as six years of former president donald trump's

it's congresswoman katherine clark and california's pete aguilar were elected as a top deputy and democratic caucus chair. >> democrats say they welcome what they see as a generational shift. i think he the tools that are necessary to lead and i support him and the rest of the but it's a different story for republicans as leader kevin mccarthy tries to position himself to be the next speaker of the house. january 3rd, things are going to change focus on bringing this economy back. lowering inflation, make america energy independent. but behind the scenes, mccarthy is fighting the political battle of his career as conservative members of his own party and the house freedom caucus are trying to sink mccarthy's bid. >> to become speaker so far, mccarthy is giving major concessions, including promising to restore committee membership for congresswoman marjorie taylor. greene, who was kicked off her committees after making antisemitic comments and condoning violence against democrats. >> and members of that house freedom caucus would actually like someone who is more conservative than leader mcca

it's congresswoman katherine clark and california's pete aguilar were elected as a top deputy and democratic caucus chair. >> democrats say they welcome what they see as a generational shift. i think he the tools that are necessary to lead and i support him and the rest of this lake. but it's a different story for republicans as leader kevin mccarthy tries to position himself to be the next speaker of the house. january 3rd, things are going to change focus on bringing u.s. economy back. lowering inflation, make america energy independent. behind the scenes, mccarthy is fighting the political battle of his career as conservative members of his own party and the house freedom caucus are trying to sink mccarthy's bid. >> to become speaker so far, mccarthy is giving major concessions, including promising to restore committee membership for congresswoman marjorie taylor. greene, who was kicked off her committees after making anti-semitic comments and condoning violence against democrats. >> house freedom caucus members would like to see a more conservative speaker than mccarthy and they also wan

-- being be democratic leaders of the congress, 43 your feet ocular -- geordie three year old pete aguilar -- 43 year old pete secular --aguilar. as the 80 something leaders make way for the next generation -- generation, here is what representative hocking jeffrey said. >> stan on the shoulders of people like shirley -- shirley chisholm and others as we work to advance things for everything -- everyday americans and get stuff done because that is what democrats to --do. that is what our record says. house democrats committed to fighting hard for working families, middle-class folks and those who -- aspires to be part of the middle-class. young people and seniors and veterans, the poor and the sick and be afflicted in the left behind, house democrats fight for the people. that is our story. that is allegedly. that is our values. that is our commitment as we move forward. get stuff done. make life better for everyday americans. we look forward to finding opportunities to partner with the other side of the aisle and work with the, -- them, with other pop -- whenever possible but we will also

first of all, hakeem jeffries, pete aguilar, they're well prepared to lead our caucus, they will be leadingthe matter is, we do have other parts of the country that have been crying out for a long time. they want to be recognized, respected, included. i represents south ernst aides. i think it's a mistake for people to keep thinking the south's white only. that's what i keep hearing. the fact is, the majority is of black americans, they live in the south. i represents the rural interests, to make a breakthrough with, with a recent infrastructure bill. we had significant breakthroughs around rural voters. i'm going to continue that. i had long discussions with hakeem jeffries, he knows exactly what we're trying to do. >> what is the biggest thing, that new democratic team will face, and the minority? >> i think the thing is to keep our caucus together. the fact is, there is a lot of disarray on the other side. we have demonstrated in the last two years what you can do when you stay need fide. that doesn't mean that you are going to be unanimous on everything, just stay unified. i think that

with over two decades working in the unified valley school district an my colleague pete aguilar's neighboring district, her dedication to students spans the inland empire. she deeply understands the critical role that our community colleges play in creating work force training opportunities, to expand middle class families' pathway toward college degrees. whether unparalleled service, she is a role model for inland empire students. she will be missed on the board and i wish her luck on -- best of luck on her next journey. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, today i rise on the house floor to congratulate the men's national soccer team on their win this past week against iran at the fifa world cup in qatar. after missing out on the 2018 world cup, the united states returned this year for the first time in eight years. withdraws against wales and england to sta

aguilar who is the highest ranking latino now. a chair of the caucus. i should say the incoming chair of the hispanic congress. i can say i can see pete there. i can see him at the leadership table, we have to continue to make sure that we are supporting people who look like america and bring a perspective like this new leadership does. >> it is not a surprise that the right has already started attacking congressman jeffries here, here's what mitch mcconnell said on the senate floor. take a listen. >> the newly elected incoming leader, house democrats, is up past election denier. who basically said the 2016 election was quote, illegitimate. and suggested that we had a quote, fake presidents. he has also -- on our independent judiciary. and said the justices that he didn't like, quote, zero legitimacy. unfortunately, when it comes to attacking our independent judiciary, the democrat's new leader isn't an outlier. these are representative samples. >> so we saw how republicans targeted nancy pelosi for decades, making hurt public enemy number one. do you expect them to be the same for hakeem jeffries? how should he respond now he's in the leade