rob portman is really qualified and really thoughtful. at said, this is really a story about chris christie and marco rubio and how much they have declined as far as the establishment is concerned where portman doesn't probably have the charisma to really be the candidate, but the fact that he thinks he can try tells me how far the other candidates have fallen down. >> why is the mitt romney thing suddenly -- >> romney and rob portman -- that's their opportunity. >> they're opportunistic. >> here's the thing with rob portman actually. i think it's hilarious, he's been trying -- he's been jumping up and down. bob costa at "the post" wrote something similar to this three months ago so he quite clearly has to be considered. >> i have to wrap up. thank you all, perry, susan -- >> congratulations! >> i'm going to see all three of you. you know that. i ain't going anywhere. >>> storms on both of the country's coasts this labor day getaway day gets underway today. we're tracking a different kind of hurricane, though, that i hope is coming in and

senator rob portman, as he this great state. senator portman may be a native of the buck eye state, but he no stranger to new england. having earned his undergraduate degree in anthropology from our own dartmouth college, a institution, which just happens to be also a member of the new england council. he school atattend law the university of michigan, and he established a very successful as an expert in trade law hisoth washington d.c. and native city of cincinnati. 19 # 9 he began his career had joining thece by first bush white house. senator had held several under the president george h.w. bush, including house council, director of the wows office of legislative affairs. years at the white house, the senator returned to in 1993 and did a very special election to fill congressman who was thought very highly of. he went ontosful, represent the second congressional district with honor and distinction for some years. he resigned his seat in 2005 to join the second bush aministration, serving for year as the united states trade re

i was talking about paul ryan, marco rubio, talking about rob portman. all come out with the anti-poverty initiatives. all big name republicans. what do you make of that? >> first of all, i think that's where republicans come from. paul ryan comes from janesville, wisconsin, blue collar town, people work, that's where he comes from. rob portman comes from southern ohio, blue collar area, that's where he comes from. rubio comes from miami, family of immigrants, that's where he comes from. so you know, i think most republicans you see putting this policy together are bootstrap republicans. they know what hard work is. connell: but the connotation, if you went out on the street and down here in d.c. or new york you want to say who's the party of the rich? most people say it's the republicans. is it tough to change it? >> it's tough to change it but the perception is there. the silk stocking wall street guys are not republicans, they're democrats, and the people who have great wealth in this country putting so much money out, there a large amount are democra

let's say senator rob portman who support same-sex marriage was the republican vice presidential nominee. is that a ticket you could support, someone who supports same-sex marriage at the top of the republican ticket? thatnever answer questions are hypothetical. i know better than that. >> can they be comfortable with , a leader that supports a different view than yours on marriage? you this isust tell asissue that will be decided it has been for centuries in this country by the. i have always believed that that bearthis nature upon so closely in our communities and our society are decided by the people. this is now before the court. some point court at will either decide this is an issue that can be resolved at the state level or they will .ake a different decision we will uphold the rule of law in indiana. as defined by the supreme court of the united states and we will move forward. >> what about on foreign policy? you have been to germany recently. we see a lot of unrest with isis in northern iraq and syria. what should the president the doing? what would you be doing? and is an extr

let's say somebody like senator rob portman of ohio who supports same-sex marriage, he was the republican nominee or the vice president nominee. is that a ticket you could support? >> i never answer questions that are hypotheticals. you know better than that. my point is, can the republican party moving forward be comfortable with a politician , could you be comfortable with a politician, a leader who supports a different view than yours on marriage? you,ain, i would just tell thatnk this is an issue will be decided, as it has been for centuries, by the people. i have always believed that issues of this nature will impact our society. this is now before the courts. the supreme court of the united states at some point in the foreseeable future will either decide that this is an issue that can be resolved at the state level, out of respect for federalism, or they will make a , and i wantcision my constituents to know that we will uphold the rule of law in indiana. we will move forward. >> what about foreign policy? we see a lot of unrest in the middle east with isis in northern iraq and syr

rob portman is set to speak later this morning in new hampshire.rs wondering if he is eyeing up a presidential run. that is going to do it on a tuesday edition of "way too early." "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ >>> you look so much like the actor in seinfeld who played the dentist that i dated as elaine, you know? >> we actually had a kissing scene together. >> over her career, she has won five emmys and had 18 nominations. >> yeah. he was on "seinfeld." yeah.

rob portman's remarks will air tonight on c-span as part of our ongoing coverage. >> this month, c-span presents debates on what makes america great. issue spotlight has in-depth looks at veteran health care and student loan debt. new perspectives on issues including global warming. and, our history tour shows sites and sounds from the historic places. find our schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think. join the conversation. c-span, newsmakers is next. then, a look at the challenges facing social workers. 8:00, robert a katzman. >> let's begin with those outside of washington and what is the congressional budget office and what is your take away. >> our role is to provide the congress with objective information about the budget. we have been around from was 40 years and our job is to help economists understand and the consequences of alternative policy.

carl leaven, rob portman, elliott angle, all saying they believe these were the right steps that president obama is moving forward in the right direction. not surprisingly, you have senator john mccain who had -- who is more critical of president obama, lindsey graham, i'll read you a snippet of their statement. they said, we need to get beyond a policy of half measures. of course, they have been critical of president obama's policy in the middle east and iraq all along. they believe there should have been a larger force left in iraq and that is, of course, the big fight. president obama has always run on a platform of drawing down and ending the war in iraq. so he believes these measures are consistent with that promise. again, reiterating there are no plans to put u.s. boots on the ground. >> that's the debate as it unfolds. a busy day at the white house. kristen, thank you. we now do have more details on one of the missions president obama did acknowledge ordering tonight. this is the humanitarian air drop of supplies to help the estimated 40,000 yazidi refugees that we're learning more

karl levin and rob portman, elliott angle saying they believe these were the right steps that president obama is moving forward in the right direction and not surprisingly, you have john mccain who is more critical of pob. lit say gramm who is more critical of president obama. they said we need to get beyond a policy of half measures. they have been critical of president obama's policy in the mideast and iraq all along. they believe there should have been a larger force left in iraq and that is of course the big fight. president obama has always wanted a platform of drawing down and ending the war in iraq. he believes the measures are consistent with the promise and reiterating no plans to put u.s. boots on the ground. >> that's as it unfolds. a busy day and night at the white house. thank you. we now do have more details on one of the missions president obama did acknowledge ordering. this is new. the humanitarian air drop of supplies to help the estimated 40,000 refugees. we are learning more about the isolated on top of the mountains under threat from the sunni militant group isis in

. >> i offer my thanks to meg whitman, rob portman and kraton of salt lake city who has this disease.onight i have help from a friend. hey, buddy. how are you? >> good. >> that is cold. >> first time i have seen that hair mused. still wearing his suit. that's the charity movement where you dump ice water over your head and challenge others to do the same. silly as it sounds it's raised more than $53 million to support a.l.s. better known as lou gehrig's disease. >>> up next it started with airstrikes in iraq and is now in ferguson and not the best time to be photographed on the golf course. that's what a front page piece of the "new york times" is staying today. this is "hardball," the place for politics. toffee in the world. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. i never really thought i would make money doing what i love. we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom.com today and make your busin

and later, ohio senator rob portman seeking to business leaders about the politics and breakfast in new hampshire. ♪ on "q&a," our guest is the chief judge of the u.s. second circuit court of appeals robert katzmann. he talks about his new book talksng statutes," which about his approach to interpreting laws. his thoughts about on televised coverage of courtroom proceedings. >> chief judge robert katzmann of the second

. >>> i offer my thanks to meg whitman and rob portman.all made the challenge for me to get dumped with ice. tonight i have a little help from one of my friends. hey, buddy. >> how are you doing? >> good. that is cold. >> the romney/ryan ticket back together like it's 2012 all over again. that wraps up today's "rfd." thank you all at home for viewing. i appreciate your time. before we go, yesterday i was challenged to the als ice bucket challenge. people help me put together this incredible show on air every single day had a little fun as i took up the challenge. >> all right. nick christoph challenged me. i accept. let's do it, guys. oh, yeah! let's get some variety. yeah! that was awesome. >> mandy moore, you have 24 hours. madam secretary, please forgive me. to donate and look at more videos, search #alsicebucketchallenge. now it's time for "the reid report" with my colleague joy reid. >> don't even think about it. you're going to have to have a conversation with my hairstylists. >> very sensitive to hair situations. >> doesn't sound li

then you have rob portman saying now that the ban is lifted we must pinpoint how this occurred and work to enscheyer this does not happen again. and the governor there saying lake erie is a crown jew well. we -- jewel. we must remain vigilant in protecting it and we will. and u.s. region five should make public what it knows about toledo water. those were republicans and democrats saying let's make sure it doesn't happen again, we're going to protect it. do you see consensus here that laws could be passed? guest: it's very exciting to see these tweets and to see a bipartisan consensus on something. i think our viewers are pretty familiar about capital and what's been happening. bipartisan is not a word we use a lot. truly toledo was a wake-up call. 500,000 people without drinking water and just yesterday, the toledo mayor actually came out and asked for voluntarily conservation measures. they're concerned they haven't seen the worst yet. it continues to be warm. they could see an algae bloom even larger because they've seen this in the past. they're asking people to take shorter showers

earlier this week, ohio senator rob portman spoke at the new england council at the politics & eggs event. he spoke about isis and the lack bipartisanship in congress. this is a little over an hour. [applause] >> thanks very much. for a democrat to endorse the job plan is a good thing for me. i was honored to speak to your group when you were in washington in march and i talked about the legislative agenda. it is good to be here. thank you for having us. i found out this morning why i was invited. iree months ago, jane and were in the kitchen going through the mail and there was this big package and we got our daughter out here in school so i thought sally is sending me something, this is great. an invitation to come speak to you all. i will be up there for scott brown at some point, i would love to do that. he pointed to his son kevin who -- andrew who is a freshman at fordham and said it was andrew who invited you. 's reachinge andrew out to me. i want to think the institute and good to be with a lot of great friends. we had been in new hampshire over the years and i am feeling like i a

cable satellite corp. 2014] how campaignsbout use polling information and then a conversation with rob portman a town hall meeting which looks at the implications of recent events in ferguson, missouri. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] follow us on twitter. >> "washington journal" continues. until the campaign and we have been looking at the elements of campaigns, and we will learn about the science and work of polling. we have two guest joining us. joining us here in studio is doug usher, with the group purple strategies. and from philadelphia, kellyanne conway, a pollster and strategist. to both of you, thank you for joining us. guest: to her for having us. guest: good morning. host: there was "a washington articlereet -- that said about your j- doug usher, what you think about that? it is true, and is becoming a little more high 538 areas sites like shining a light on the profession. there are cases where things go wrong, and that was the case in the eric cantor case if you months ago. host: kellyanne conway, what would you add to that? i agree, and i would hope ther

sayingu have rob portman we must quickly pinpoint how these elevated toxin levels occurred and work tonsure this does not happen again. john kasich, the governor there, crown lake erie is ohio's jewel, we must remain vigilant in our ongoing efforts to protect, and we will, and the congressman from ohio saying the region fiveu.s. epa should make public what it knows about the toledo water, the public has a right to know. we'll talk about that in a second combat first, both republicans and democrats -- in a second, but first, both republicans and democrats say let's make sure this does not happen. easy consensus and laws -- do you see consensus that laws could pass? it is very encouraging to see these tweets. bipartisan support is not something we use a lot. i was encourages them coming together. toledo was a wake-up call. 500,000 people without drinking water. mayoresterday the toledo came out and asked for voluntary conservation measures because they are concerned this is not the worst. they have not seen the worst yet. it continues to be warm. they could see an algae bloom even larger

rob portman is set to speak later this morning in new hampshire. this has 2016 watchers wondering if he is eyeing up a presidential run. that is going to do it on a tuesday edition of "way too early." "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ >>> you look so much like the actor in seinfeld who played the dentist that i dated as elaine, you know? >> we actually had a kissing scene together. >> over her career, she has won five emmys and had 18 nominations. >> yeah. he was on "seinfeld." yeah. >> good morning! >> how funny is that? all of your shareholders actually won, mika. >> yes! "breaking bad," which i love. it's not even there any more. and it's still winning. >> they just won everything! unbelievable. brian cranston. >> barnicle, you like "breaking bad." >> i do, but i think matthew mcconaughey was good in "true detective." it doesn't hurt that brian cranston got it but i hear you. >> julia louis dreyfus. it went really well. "modern family" came in big. they are still doing it. >> it's just a good show. >> there is also a moment that happened at the