republicans seem afraid of debate and amendments. i think it's because they're afraid that the more debate their bill, the more americans will hear that republicans keep siding with the billionaire bros rather than standing with working families. vote no on the rules package and vote yes for working families and women's health care. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserve -- the gentleman reserves this gentlelady from minnesota. mrs. fischbach: i yield three minutes to the gentleman from new york. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. langworthy: i rise in strong support of this rules package. the american people sent us a mandate in november to deliver on president trump's america first agenda. focused on reining in the federal government, securing borders, protecting the freedom of individuals, and ending once and for all the woke policies of the left that are holding our country back. this package before us will empower house republicans to build off the important work begun last congr

and we are telling republicans to butt out. we understand that you are trying to figure out how to afford your life, and we are on your side. so, if you are part of the 50% of moms delivering babies in this country who get your health insurance through medicaid, we're fighting for you and we are going to fight against republican efforts to cut your insurance benefits so that they can pay for tax cuts for rich people and big corporations. and if you are one of the millions of working moms who put food on the table for your family with the help of snap and wic, we're on your side and we are going to fight republicans who are trying to cut snap -- which by the way, is only about six dollars a day. we're not gonna let them cut that so they can do more cut -- more tax cuts for the rich buddies and big corporations. now, we a lot of work ahead of us and we are going to work with anyone who wants to work with us to protect your freedom and your autonomy. but we are gonna fight anybody who wants to take that away and that is why we are

why all of the sudden have republicans gone silent on bringing down housing costs?ring down the cost of groceries. bringing down energy and utility costs. bringing down childcare costs and bringing down insurance and healthcare costs but why have republicans gone silent? we are ready to work with our colleagues on the other side of the aisle to drive down the high cost of living. america is too expensive. it's been that way increasingly for decades. we agree and are ready to work on it. where is the to do list from republicans as it relates to driving down the high cost of living? instead of eight to do list to make life better for working-class americans they have a hit list on working-class americans. on that hit list include social security, medicare, medicaid, nutritional assistance for children's, veterans and families and veterans benefits. that is completely unacceptable it's exact opposite of what republicans have indicated they were planning to do now that they have a big beautiful historic overwhelming majority in the house of representatives. cooks you se

republican congressman jim bayard and the foreign affairs committee.n the conversation live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning on c-span, c-span now or c-span.org. >> now to the confirmation hearing for pam bondi.

the ball is in the republican's court right now. reporter: did they come to you with those requests? mr. jeffries: they have not opened up any line of communication and made it clear that they have a big massive beautiful mandate, which presumely means to us that they intend to pass the spending agreement on their own to avoid a government shutdown on their own and to raise the debt ceiling on their own. they have had no communications with us. it's not hard to find me. they know where i am at. they know my number. i have not received a call on a single one of these issues. [indiscernible] mr. jeffries: house democrats are prepared to work together with our republican colleagues to find common ground with respect to securing our border, with respect to fixing our broken immigration system in a comprehensive way and with respect to defending dreamers, farmworkers and keeping families together, which is a high priority throughout the house democratic caucus. [indiscernible] mr. jeffries: haven't seen the legislation and so i'm not goi

um, and brought in a republican senate republican house. the setting here is so different to scott jennings point. the situation is so different. and they're going to find that rather than being the beneficiaries of this cycle, they're going to be a part of the buzzsaw of dealing with the attention from former former now incoming president trump and what that would do to the republican base. >> let's listen in. we want to hear a couple others, congresswoman sparks and congressman steve smith of washington. >> jeffries. smucker. johnson. sorensen. jeffries. soto, jeffries. sparks. sparks. johnson. stansbury jeffries stanton. jeffries. jeffries. stauber johnson. stefanik. johnson. style. johnson. stuby. johnson. stevens. jeffries. strickland. >> so if you're keeping track at home, that is three house republicans who have voted for candidates other than speaker johnson johnson. while we were talking, congressman keith self of texas voted for florida congressman byron donalds. so that is three basically three noes to johnson, six abstentions by

there are republicans in the house, republican conferences who do not accept that some things in congress a bipartisan manner and are best done in a bipartisan manner and despite the fact that they do not want their leaders having conversations with democrats, they are unwilling to be flexible in any of their positions, so they really put their leaders in a position to fail. by the way, this is not new, charles. this happened to john weiner. this happened to paul ryan. clearly, it happened to kevin mccarthy and we saw how republicans revolted against speaker johnson just a few weeks ago. after he had cut a deal with akeem jeffries to continue funding the government. of course, there were a number of other policy provisions in there, so these are going to be some very difficult waters to navigate and add to the fact that the trump card, the trump call, clearly does not always work at the end of the last congress. again, just a few weeks ago, president-elect donald trump and elon musk, try to pressure house republicans to pass a suspension of the debt ceiling. almost 40 house republicans to

republicans in san wished the republicans would be like that. as i continue under hakeem jeffries? >> guest: he did it pretty much in this congress the last congress, in the 118. he did it pretty effectively again, somebody who learns closer from nancyed pelosi. their agenda is tryingda to pick their spots, figure out where you have the most leverage to message against what they think of the most egregious trump agenda items, message and publicly to the t american vote. the is an election in two years. they're going to try to take back the house. it's also try to find who your new superstars are. there's been a generational change in house democrats. a lot of the elder folks are leaving the ranking positions atop the committee's and more junior members are coming in. who are your superstars? who would you lean on to communicate the w democratic message. >> host: stephen neukam writes up the hill leader newsletter, co-author of it for axios. we appreciate you and your reporting. >> guest: appreciate it. >> host: back to our calls with all of you this morning. we're asking you what's

hakeem jeffries received 215 and tom emmer, the republican whip, received one and that was by republicantom massey, who held out and did not vote for mike johnson as speaker. that is what is going on. the house of representatives should be coming back into session. hopefully, we will be able to talk to a few of you about what you have seen this afternoon and you can see them up there on the screen. we will begin taking those calls as soon as we can. and the houses back in session. i also include in the record the section bloi section analysis. today the house will consider a rules package. our constituents sent us to washington to correct course from the previous four years of the biden-harris administration. an administration that unleashed an onslaught of regulatory burden, woke policy, federal debt, and a porous southern border on the american taxpayer. those taxpayers spoke with a clear and resounding message that change must happen. h.res. 5 is a framework by which this body will deliver that change. we hold ourselves accountable to the people we answer to every two years. with this

-- some republicans vote present? >> not to be too technical but it would mean that would help johnson be able to place the nomination. it just depends on how many members vote present. the big important details to note here is that he cannot have a lot of members vote no, i guess 10. the speaker's gavel, and republicans the last thing they want is for the leader, minority leader hakeem jeffries, to accidentally get the speaker's gavel because too members of vote present or no on the republican side. keep an eye on how that vote shakes up at republicans plan to watch that closely because even if they plan to vote against mike johnson they do not want to end up with a speaker hakeem jeffries. >> well, one of the legislative acts that is going to happen today is an adoption of the rules package. and one of the changes in the rules package is the motion to vacate the speaker's chair. how has that changed? >> well, in the past, as we've seen play out, when republicans, conservatives booted mccarthy from the speaker's chai

and now they are getting into democrats and republicans, we know that one republican lawmaker has already said he will vote no, thomas massie, so we watch and wait and listen. aishah hasnie is doing the same from capitol hill. hi, aishah. >> bret come i'm try to keep track on some of these members we are following carefully, some of these holdouts, folks that were undecided, and like you said, thomas massie is going to be a "no." no one else so far has voted against johnson, no one else has put up a different name but things are getting a bit suspenseful at this hour because there are a few members that have been passed over. they decided not to vote. the first one was andy biggs. this is a big one. he did not say anything. he did not say johnson, did not see anyone else's name. he is apparently leaning on the back rail of the house floor right now. he has been one of those noncommitted folks. he wanted to talk to johnson privately about the budget, but regular order, and we didn't know how he was going to vote. we still don't. the clerk will come back to him at the end of the alphabetic

a republican. tom? caller: my concern is, and i'm glad president trump has won is the government making us buy electric cars i think by 2032. the average price last time i looked was around $60,000. people can't afford adds 30,000 car. and secondly, my neighbor has a electric car and can go to a charging station that takes 25 minutes to charge and he says when he charges it at his house, it takes all night long >> we are thrilled to have so many friends here in the audience with us and also at home. we would like to extend a huge thank you to c-span for covering this event live. now, before we dive into today's discussion, i'd like to take a woman to highlight some of the exciting ways we'll be reaching young women across the country in the coming weeks. in 20 days in california, alicia krause will speak to students at viola university on how modern day feminism is anti-woman. that campus lecture is being hosted by a remarkable young woman who interred -- interned here at the luce center. and then in th

republicans even say i wish the republicans would be like that.oes that continue under hakeem jeffries? guest: he did it in the last congress, he did it pretty effectively. somebody who learned closely from nancy pelosi. i think their agenda is trying to pick their spots, figure out where you have the most leverage to message against what they think are the most egregious trump agenda items. message them publicly to the american voters. there is an election in two years they will try to take back the house. it is also trying to find out who your new superstars are. there has been a generational change in house democrats. a lot of elder folks are leaving the ranking positions and more junior members are coming in. who are your superstars and who do you lean on to communicate the democratic message ahead of the 2026 election. host: stephen neukam writes the hill leaders newsletters. we appreciate you and your reporting. back to our calls with all of you this morning. we are asking you what is your message to lawmakers at the beginning of the 119th c

abraham lincoln created the republican party. he had to combine people who were immigrant and anti-immigrant into one party. the know nothings in the german immigrants had to be in the same party. so there's always tension within a party. but what we know from other countries is that if you're going to create a working-class party which is what donald trump is doing, you have to lean into that realignment, which means that whether it is h-1b visas or not, you have to have a much more restrictive immigration policy than what you had before. if he is going to give the old guard, a libertarian guard the visas he has to be , even tougher on the other aspects, because the new voters he got are working-class voters who want action on their issues, and that includes shutting down the border, having a tight labor market, and real growing wages for the lower middle class and the middle class. you can't do that with a loose immigration policy. host: you mentioned obama in 2008 to 2010. are there other places where you see realignment possi

and so it's been a lot of time looking at the republican party over the years, and they've been the republican party of william buckley and 1960, it is nixon of the silent majority. that's a different party than what we have today. and so you have republicans that support a lease abortion up to the 1st 6 months. you have republicans that support gay marriage. you have republicans that are involved a lot of these issues. i think the prove crucial for the whole thing is donald trump is simply reflecting what the change in america is and the change of the republican party. all right, hold on because one of donald trump's defining characteristics is the way he speaks . and the way he addresses crowds, the way he campaigns, the way spaces is blunt. it's sometimes aggressive. it's almost always off the car. let's do this. of the people that came in, they're eating the catch, their eating. they're eating the pets of the people that live there. i'm very highly educated. i know words, i have the best words i have given, but there's no better words and stupid. but they couldn't make anything bad because

though trump came in with a republican senate and republican house, he really didn't have a lot of allies to put his agenda through. this time mike johnson is speaker of the house and was the result of a struggle that took place before his win over how much influence maga was going to have in congressional leadership. mitch mcconnell is no longer the leader of the senate. there's been so much turnover over the past eight years the question of how is a republican party going to deal with maga. and are we going to return to a mitt romney, john mccain type of republican that was dominant so many years and return to a tea party era or is trumpism the future? no one is canning that question anymore. now we know trump is the future of the g.o.p. he's not going to have to contend in the second trump administration with members of congress out to deinstruct his agenda. since trump won in 2016, 60% of the house caucus, the house republican caucus has turned over which means most of the republicans in office now have been elected during the trump era. everyone who opposed trump strongly has either

what are the policies for the republicans? don't they say to the american people, we want -- we heard you. >> they don't have anybody else. that is how mike johnson became the accidental speaker in the first place. talking to republicans on the phone earlier today, enough with the reindeer games. unlike last time, the republicans control all the seats at the table, the house, the senate, and the white house, the executive branch. get your business together and run the table because that is the only way with such a narrow majority you are going to get any republican business through. one of the problems is, matt gaetz resigned because he wanted to become the attorney general. michael walls will become the national security advisor and at least sonic will become the united nations ambassador. those are true votes that the republicans will later lose. that gives the democrats -- you think they are going to play game today? that will give the democrats a lot of harm to play fast and loose with the republicans. somebody is out sick

on the republican side, lindsey graham will be a key voice. he's done immigration legislation in the past so he could be a voice there. john cornyn in texas could be another one, known for working bipartisan deals. james lankford was a republican who led the last round of these bipartisan talks which ultimately ended in failure, so he could be another one. but it will be an interesting watch. host: fact the sunflower state, republican, good morning. caller: good morning. the certification in january 6, what is the thirst for prosecuting liz cheney? i think there's a lot of republicans that really would not rather move on and would like some accountability from her. i know there's a lot of deep state ghouls who would like to not prosecute liz cheney and thompson. what do you think is going to happen there? guest: i mean, it is clear that trump has said that he would want to prosecute some of his enemies. he's also referred recently to his pick to lead the justice department, pam bondi is looking likely to get confirmed there. kash patel will be

not all republicans fell in line here. you show your support. why did not all republicans? what are you hearing and what is happening on the floor? >> well, right now we are in negotiations, really just talks, trying to understand why these folks didn't vote for mike because in november we had a selection process within the republican conference, and mike was elected unanimously. by acclamation. we all gave our word we're going on the floor to vote for mike. there is really no specifics. listen, i empathize with the frustrations that this place can bring about, i get that part. but this is not the way to channel it. the way to channel it is to have republican unity and making sure every member has a voice. essentially we all have a veto, not just on who the speaker will be put on any major legislation moving forward. have to work together. or we are not going to get things done for the american people. >> bret: congressman-elect, bret baier here. have you talked to these three? what are they saying and do you have hopes they are going to be swayed somehow? >> bret, yeah, i

host: tennessee, republican, good morning. caller: thanks for coming on c-span and talking to everybody but i have to take issue with you and everyone else making a big issue at of section 702 to spy on americans for no reason, other than washington wants to start -- spy on them. the border has been wide open for four years, anyone can walk in. suddenly tulsa gabbert is some kind of national security threat? you guys are -- leading us, we are not stupid. this is why everyone in america hates everyone in washington and why we really -- elected a reality start. host: let me ask you, do you think it was wrong of tulsi gabbard to come out and say that this is a tool that she will continue to use? caller: yeah, i mean honestly she really sold out. i know she's trying to get into power, but it's time that we had leaders with a real spine who said that washington cannot continue to push around the entire world. we are about to cause world war iii. you are a bunch of clouds up there. guest: i will note when it comes to section 702, th

republicans prove we want to be party, we want more investment in america. we want energy independents again. not in increase reliance on foreign countries that hate us. and hate what we stand for. we want to maker country staver. today the house is to vote on laken riley act for people like congressman mcdocument, the southern borderis is very personabl am. he will speak. he is equipped to talk about illegal immigration, and why this matters in every community, not just the border states. i'll turn it over to congressman mcdowell for some remarks thank you. >> good morning last week we were sworn in my family of the with me. everyone except for my little brother luke, he was killed by fentanyl that was almost certainly manufactured in china and smuggled across our southern border, when i decided to run for congress, i met with president trump, i told him sir, i'm ready to fight with your agenda to secure our border and protect our country. for families like mine, my mom and dad, that had to look a police officer in the eye that told them their son of the de

veronica, a kentucky republican. caller: i am wanting representative nancy to vote yes. -- representative massey to vote yes for johnson. they need to come together. we are from kentucky. we put representative massey in there. we want him to vote yes for johnson. host: veronica putting her support behind mike johnson. it he have the votes first-round to become speaker? emily brooks of the hill has been told they will right away go to a second round to see if then speaker mike johnson has of the vote to retain the top post for republicans in the 19th congress. there are about a dozen or so republicans that will be watching in the chamber with our c-span cameras today if you get to follow along on c-span to get online at c-span.org or our free video and mobile app c-span now. the conversations happening, the huddles in the chamber, and commit actual vote itself all live, part of our c-span coverage. robert in roger city, michigan, and independent. hello, robert. caller: i just wanted to say elon musk and vivek ramaswam

adam kinsinger was still considered representative of mainstream republicanism and liz cheney of republicandership. even though trump came into office for the first trump administration with a republican senate and house he did not have a lot of allies to put his agenda through. this time mike johnson is speaker of the house. he's a struggle that took place before his win over how much influence of maga was going to have an congressional leadership. mitch mcconnell is no longer the leader of the senate. there's been so much turnover over the last eight years the question of how is the republican party going to deal with trumpism, that is more open in 2016. we did not know with trump and we were we going to return to the mitt romney, john mccain, commerce type of republican that was dominant for so many years? are we going to return to the tea party era that mike pence was emblematic of poor trump is in the future? i'll think it was asking that question anymore we know trump is the future of the gop. he is not going to have to contend during the second trump administration with members of co

retired republicans have told me. which is that many republican politicians don't oppose trump out of political cowardice. they do it out of physical fear. they literally worry what will happen to their families, to their kids, to their partners. if they are in the i are of the republican face. you know, there are elements of 1920 and 19 thirties, europe that are, that are recognizable today in the us, in the, in the right wing piece in united states under trump. the g o. p went from being the party of law and order to an insurrection is the party still most republican presidential candidates overlooked trumps anti democratic behavior? is former president, trump is convicted in a court of law. would you still support him as your party's choice? please raise your hand if you were the, in an increasingly divided country, the republican stood united behind donald trump and the 2024 election largely rule read states are firmly and republican hands. whereas most us coastal states and big cities are democrats, strong homes.

republicans had to fall in line.e could see this happen with republicans, that's the ideal scenario probably from mike johnson's perspective and then there's the extreme edge of the other side witches we could go 15 rounds or more as it did with the kevin mccarthy, that it would take that long and several days to elect a speaker because we need a majority of those voting and present. we don't know exactly how many people may show up. there's always a little bit of a very public so we might get sick, somebody who said they won't take their seat could show up but mike johnson need a majority of those voting and present and i could take a little while. there is a scenario maybe some of mike johnson detractors or some of histr members who want o show him who they have a say in this process. maybe they deny him on the first ballot "politico" through on the second or third just to show who is boss. >> host: molly reynolds, possibly once again soon after speaker mccarthy. what does that say about the current state of house?

the republican senate refused to really entertain the idea of matt gaetz serving as attorney general of the united states and who could blame them? the pick to run the dea had to withdraw from consideration after just three days because the republican-based said he was too strict on covid restrictions in 2020. all of which is to say, again, maybe donald trump is not as strong as he wants you to believe. and there's history here, lame- duck presidents historically have struggled to push agendas. here's what george w. bush famously said days after he won re-election in 2004, and for the first time a republican won the popular votes since 1988. >> i earned capital in the campaign, political capital and now i intend to spend it, it is my style, that is what happened after the 2000 election, i earned capital. and i have earned capital in this election and i'm going to spend it for what i told the people i would spend it on, social security and tax reform. >> the agenda, enormous tax on rich people and privatizing social security. that was the agenda, use his agenda for that. and he said w

something to watch as the republican former republican leader breaks ranks and now forcing vp jd vance to come in and break a tie to get over the finish line, barely. >> caitlin. yeah. and so he spoke to him for two hours. and hegseth also sent to senator thom tillis a letter. manu. >> yeah, that was essentially it. at least the questions that tillis had. he said that he needed to speak to the hegseth. hegseth responded to those questions and not just hegseth responding to those questions. other republicans also weighing in directly with thom tillis, the majority leader of the senate, john thune, spoke to him several times through the course of the day. so no doubt. thom tillis, up for reelection in 2026, potentially could face a primary as well. he has faced enormous pressure to get in line to fall in line, but believes that his questions have been answered about those allegations of abusive behavior and the like. so that's how he got to. yes, caitlin. >> yeah. that's remarkable. great reporting there. manu raju everyone stay with us. we're going to take a quick break, but we are watc

and give it to fellow republicans. they are doing a extreme version of the same scheme in the state supreme court race. we head two recounts, they affirm the republican candidate , that guy, lost that race. he decided to dust off the old trump big lie and claim he won anyway citing fraud and improper ballots and suing to overturn results. >> tonight, north carolina's highest court is starting the new year with old business. jefferson griffin, the republican challenger for the seat on the north carolina supreme court is trying to get the state supreme court to hear his case instead of a federal court. griffin is contesting more than 60,000 ballots from the 2024 election after two recounts showed he lost to democrat allison riggs by fewer than 800 votes. the north carolina board of elections moved the case to u.s. district court because of its implications for federal voting laws. now griffin is trying to move it back to the state's highest court saying it would better understand the specifics of his case. >> i wonder wh

skip, michigan, republican.aller: i'm glad you played that tape there, what was so interesting is that if there is any cabinet position that needs them not compromising and working together, it would be the secretary of defense. that is the number one with democrats and republicans working together. then you look at my senators, both of them on there, talking about qualifications. honest to god, they would have to google the county where i live in their state to nowhere it is at because they've never been there, and they have no idea where i'm from. so what are they qualified to be my senator? but i wish people would stop the personal attacks. look at it was best for the position to protect our country and most importantly to protect our soldiers, that is what i wish they would do. you for taking my call and have a good day. host: stephen, kentucky, independent. caller: thank you for allowing me to speak my mind. i would like to take a moment to tell robert from pennsylvania, i think he mentioned republicans don

they talked about the narrow republican majority in the house. the relationship between the new congress and the trump administration. campaign finance, and elon musk influence. in the senate -- >> where we look at he worked on the hill as an american political science association congressional fellow and he is currently writing a book on the history of congressional procedure and politics since 1879. a small topic for a small book, i'm sure. we look forward to it. and to his right is kevin. prior to joining aei kevin worked as vice president of policy, vice president of research partnerships and senior fellow and director of the governance project where i was also privileged to work for a time. he is the author and editor of several books including congress overwhelms, the decline in congressional capacity, and for many years he worked at the congressional research service. so he is a longtime hill veteran. so the tasks before us now is to think about what comes next. we had our discussion of all the thinged troubling the 118 it is and we're goi

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there were nine republicans. ultimately, that's now the magic number to actually initiate a motion to vacate the speaker of the house. under the new rules that were just adopted. it used to be one. and that's what led to the ouster of kevin mccarthy back in the last congress. and then there was just the warnings that were that were by those similar members of the on the far right, the house freedom caucus, saying, we voted for mike johnson for speaker because of our steadfast support of president trump and to ensure the timely certification of his electors. we did this despite our sincere reservations regarding the speaker's track record over the past 15 months. and then they went out to lay out a number of demands that are, you know, we'll see if they're able to accomplish that, but they will be very difficult. everything from deep spending cuts to what they consider a fully secure border. border banning stock member trading, that's obviously something that's been division divided. republicans and democrats for

republican, democrat. like we have the potential to really find some synergy here and do some things that the american people are expecting us to do. >> it strikes me that in the past couple of ministrations there have been meaningful bipartisan accomplishments. they have a message of the on issues that are top of the mine for the average voter, right? say what you will about the chips act. i don't think on main street in provo the lower people like revved up about semiconductors that made them under has been your constituents. it on something like inflation, muslims like immigration, your optimism level that you can put together something that's going to get like not 51 votes, some reconciliation deal but 70 votes generational atop a schmidt? >> if we are talking about border specific and that overall immigration, very, very high. if we are talking about bringing peace and stability overseas, very, very high. .. >> which are advised speed to keep closer to that? >> my advice to congress that's your job. m

guest: there are questions of cap republicans even get one bill over the finish line.he budget reconciliation process is significant in that it takes away the need to get democratic support in the senate. it breaks the threshold from passing the bill from 60 votes to a simple majority but the house is its own issue. even though the house only needs a simple majority, republicans are grappling with a thin majority. once elise stefanik leaves the house to serve in the administration, the brake that will be 217-2 hundred 15, which means republicans cannot even afford to lose one member on a party-line vote. when they plan to vote on reconciliation, the margin will be larger because some special elections would have happened by then, but even if it is a one or two person majority that is slimmed so the concern in the house as they are only going to get one bite at the sample. if they could reconciliation over the finish line, it will only happen once and the strategy here is that mike johnson is thinking i have some folks who do not like an aspect of the bill but there are

today, most are registered republicans. [laughter] this did not happen because i blew them up at the thanksgiving dinner table. it happened because we built a relationship, asked questions, talked, loved each other and found we had more in common than not. if we do not do this as a republican party, we are missing an opportunity to restore america to what its founders intended -- a nation of free men and women. if ronald reagan were leading the party today, some would say he is too conservative for our times. there also would be other republicans who would attack him for being willing to work across the aisle to fix problems and make progress. the republican party is the answer to the challenges of today, but only if we made true -- remain true to our principles and follow through on our promises to the people. and we must convey our acid j&a -- our message in a way that brings hope. our world is desperate for optimism and republicans, what we believe works. it creates opportunity, success, and freedom for all. if we can co

most of them republican. they voted republican.y, the insurrection, january 6, that was incited by trump for overthrow of our elections, but where are 21 states and their certificates of ascertainment? they are missing. how can there be any kind of vote today? host: do you want to explain what is going on in terms of where these are? guest: i also popped by the national archives webpage last night and i was looking around because i wanted to share examples and i noticed only some of them were posted. the constitutional process only requires certificates get to the senate. those are ones that are officially counted. the wants to go to the archives are critically important. congress will be able to do the counts today because the states have sent them electoral certificates of ascertainment. host: where did they go after they are counted and certified? guest: the senate copies -- i am not sure what they do with them. host: we will go to brian in south carolina. you are next. caller: i heard the gentlemen talk about the alternative el

this year, and we're excited as republicans. democrats have made the bed that they lie in and the need to own their decisions every single day. just recently president biden has been -- decreasing domestic energy and forgiving even more student loan debt as he speeded president -- >> we need as republicans to fight against this record of corruption and bad policies. democrats need to own this insanity. this is their mass but we will clean it up. and fortunately there is a better path forward and it's a very stark contrast but the difference between the democrats and the republicans is that our agenda is about opportunity, freedom, prosperity and putting america first. while their agenda is about control, dependence, and america last. we have an opportunity for a massive political realignment, are excited about that. we have unified republican government that wants to put america first again. we also one on building diverse coalition and i am committed to doubling down onn these efforts as conference chairwoman. we ran on a polit

senate and a republican house.e member that's a republican in this body, in the house or clearly president trump that didn't talk about border security and of safer communities throughout the entire election and every single poll shows this was one of the priority issues that every single american was thinking about. a gallup poll last year found that more than three-quarters of americans support increasing the number of border patrol agents. two-thirds of americans want the president and homeland security secretary to temporary halt all asylum requests when the border is overwhelmed. and a third, that is -- i'm sorry. and third on this list, a majority of americans support expanding border wall construction. people want a secure community. on the floor this week, we started last week and still debating this week, is what to do in what's called the laken riley act. some americans are familiar with laken riley's story. some are not. laken riley was a college student in georgia who was l brutally murdered by a venezu