this past november mike fellows ran as the libertarian candidate against ryan zinke for congress, and nobody thinks that mike fellows had a shot at unseating this incumbent congressman, but it still had a really big policaimpact on the state of montana, when ke fellows unexpectedly died in the leadup to the election. only 59 years old, he was driving home from a campaign event on a monday night in september, he got into a head-on car crash, and mike fellows died, led to a lot of kind tributes to him in montana from people across the state, people across the ideological spectrum. but one of the practical nuts and bolts and indeed financial consequences of mike fellows dying right before that election, after he had qualified for the libertarian line on the ballot in that congressional election is that it cost counties across montana a lot of money for that election. there's a law in montana that's very strict about ballots for every election having to be absolutely correct so when mike fellows died just a few weeks before the election every single county in the state had to shred all of

montana will need to elect a new member of congress to replace ryan zinke and in terms of how that's going to go, well, you know at first glance montana is a very red state. trump won there in november by a lot, by like 20 points. republicans have won every presidential election in montana all the way back to 1992. but the state is more complicated than that, even just when it comes to statewide races. montana has a democratic u.s. senator, john tustor. they've got a democratic congress, steve bullock, and montana is one of those places where, in political terms it sort of looks like somebody hit that state with jumper cables since the election results came this for example is what it looked like, look at this, january 30th at the state capitol in helena, montana. look at this, there have been more than a handful of instances since the election where the republicans in washington tried to go ahead with something, but then they had to change their mind and take it back when the public blowback was so strong they couldn't handle it. the first day of the first congress when the republic

ryan zinke is whip smart. he's the guy you want in your corner. whether you're fighting in the streets of fallujah for your life or you're fighting on the floor of congress for your livelihood. he listens. he fights for what he believes in. i have absolutely no doubt he will be a fire for america, he will be a fighter for our public lands as the next secretary of the interior. so i look forward to confirming ryan zinke within the next day and a half. thank you, mr. president. i yield my time. the presiding officer: under the previous order the senate stapbz

>> i rise today to speak about the nomination that congressman ryan zinke to be secretary of interior. the secretary of interior is one of the most important jobs inen the federal government and even more so for people in the west. i know the presiding officer of the president would agree with that. the department of internet's incredible broad portfolios. it is responsible for managing our nation's public lands, our national parks, our national wildlife refuges. and overseeing mineral and energy development on our public lands and in our federal waters offshore making sure that the taxpayers of the united states owns. resources that the public, the trust so ensuring also that tribal insular and attending to what are our insular affairs. and the secretary of interior manages a large part of water resources in western states, again which another providing officer know so well because s they're so many issues, the president know so well because there are so many issues related to drinking water, hydroelectric facilities that affect millions of our citizens. so it is a far-reaching andes

amy: the words of steve bannon interviewing ryan zinke.another program from bannon 2015, interviewed senator jeff sessions, trump's nominee to be attorney general. sessions praised a 1924 immigration law which imposed a racist quota system. this is steve bannon. >> as it exists today with the current laws on the books, this is what our current laws would actually allow to happen, that we would have at the end of this time period, basically an increase of the population of 150 million people, 14 million, basically, from the nativeborn population in 103 million with come from outside. >> and seven years, we will have the highest percentage of americans, non-native born, since the founding of the republic. some people think, well, we have always had these numbers. but it is not so. this is very unusual. it is a radical change. and the numbers reach about this high in 1924, the president and congress changed the policy. it slowed down immigration significantly. we then assimilated through the 1965, and created really a solid middle-class of am

when that happens, mississippi has to hold a special election to replace ryan zinke and the pl for thatntil this week seemed like kind of a no brainer. they were going to do that election as cost effectively as possible for the taxpayers of montana, particularly because they had an expensive election in november. they're going to try to do it very cost effectively when it comes up for the ryan zinke seat, they were going to run that election by mail. very simple every registered voter gets a ballot mailed to you add the address at which you are registered to vote. fill out that ballot, mail it back. that's it, they do a lot of elections in montana that way. it's cheap and easy for people to vote that way. that plan to do it by mail took the form of a bill sponsored by republicans in both the house and senate in the montana legislature. until suddenly two days ago the chair of the state republican party came out with this emergency report telling republicans they had to withdraw that bill, they couldn't support that bill because if montana votes by mail, too many people might vote and th

my colleague from the great state of alaska also in support of the confirmation of congressman ryan zinke to be our nation's next secretary of the interior. now, there's been a lot of discussion about congressman zinke and he comes to this job with great qualifications. he's a patriotic and ethical m man, from a patriotic and ethical part of america, the american west. he's a navy seal who's dedicated decades of his life to protecting our great nation. he's a lifelong sportsman. he's a trained geologist. he's a strong advocate for energy independence. he has a keen interest in protecting our environment while not stymieing much economic growth. there's probably no position more important to our great state's future, the state of alaska's future than the secretary of interior, and i think it's great that we're going to have a new secretary in addition to the chairman of the energy and natural resources committee, my colleague senator murkowski from our great state, no more important positions than those positions. the federal government owns more than 60%, 60% of alaska. and we are a big s

. >>> they include former texas governor rick perry and ryan zinke for interior second and education nomination betsy devos and democrats blocked those treasureny nominee steve mnuchin and tom price until there's more vetting. >>> and right now ktvu political analyst brian sobel has more perspective. what do you think. >> we will see what the early reaction is. democrats are concerned about a trump pick. wouldn't have mattered who it was and republicans are happy with the selection. >> what do we know about judge neil gorsuch. >> brilliant and has written on many subjects. we know he is probable pro- life. he is against assisted suicide and euthanizeya. he has written a lot and wrote an interesting piece about the senate confirmation process saying that it leads a lot of great people on the sidelines and he cited two people. john roberts the head of the supreme court and also merrick garland. >> the one that has been nominated by president obama. >> and it was for a different post and he didn't think the senate treated them very well in the confirmation hearings. >> tell us what happ

. >>> they include former texas governor rick perry and ryan zinke for interior second and education nomination betsy devos and democrats blocked those treasureny nominee steve mnuchin and tom price until there's more vetting. >>> and right now ktvu political analyst brian sobel has more perspective. what do you think. >> we will see what the early reaction is. democrats are concerned about a trump pick. wouldn't have mattered who it was and

ryan zinke is a great ghier that job -- guy for that job. but we wait. we wait on the democrats' political games town fold. we wait on democrats' political posturing. we wait on the democrats' next delay tactic. montanans are saying, we're tired of these reindeer games. let's put the president of the united states' team in place. they are obstructing putting a congressman, ryan zinke shall he is ready toarks a navy seecialtion to be the next secretary of interior. thank you, and i -- mr. gardner: will the gentleman yield for a question? mr. daines: i will. mr. gardner: during the debate be on the floor a whileing a, we heard debate on the matter of the gold king mine and the e.p.a.'s responsibility shall the self-admitted responsibility on spilling 3 million gallons of toxic sludge into the animas river in colorado. the debate around the floor has centered on and my comments this morning that centered on the e.p.a.'s admitted liability and fault in spilling millions of galls into -- gals of sludge into a river, promising that would make the claims, pay f

a confirmation vote on the ross nomination followed by ad procedural vote on the nomination of ryan zinke to be interior secretary. that's all live today here on c-span2. >> watch c-span as president donald trump delivers his first address to a joint session of congress. >> this congress is going to be the busiest congress we've had in decades. >> and following the speech, the democratic response given by former kentucky governor steve bashir and your reactions to the president's speech along with comments from members of congress. live tuesday at 9 p.m. eastern, and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> the american conservative union hosted its annual conservative political action conference this past week. the event included a conversation between former republican presidential candidate carly fiorina and american enterprise institute president arthur brooks. this is 25 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. >> [inaudible] >> thank you, love you too. [laughter] >> my husband's here, don't make him jealous to now. [laughter] >> you were saying that to him, by the way. >> yes, absolute

and ryan zinke's nomination is also moving forward.inda mcmahon has been approved to run the business administration. >>> and the battle over the dakota access pipeline is heating up. the active secretary of the army instructed the army corps of engineers to issue the final permit. the standing tribe has protested the

. >> sreenivasan: in his confirmation hearings to become interior secretary, ryan zinke said he'll review the gold butte decision, but not before visiting the area himself. b.l.m.'s las vegas field manager, gayle marrs-smith, tells newshour weekend, officials have started outreach on how the monument will be managed. >> this plan is to be developed with extensive public participation. we would want to take their input, their concerns and build that into the planning process. the more the merrier, at this point. >> sreenivasan: jim boone, of friends of gold butte, is participating in the process, and pushing for this land to be protected. >> there'll be more people. there'll probably be more designated trails. there might be some kind of barriers to keep people from actually walking up and touching the petroglyphs. but by and large, the landscape, the geology, the big views, all of that stuff is going to be the same virtually forever. >> sreenivasan: facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg has laid out his vision for the social network's future in a nearly 6,000-word manifesto he posted on thursda

and move forward with congressman ryan zinke's nomination for interior secretary. you can watch the debate and votes on the nominations on c-span2. still awaiting votes in committee, businessman, sonny purdue for agriculture secretary. former indiana senator dan coates for national intelligence director. attorney robert lighthieser for trade representy. of iowa governor for ambassador to china. alternative david friedman for ambassador to israel. and form congresswoman, heather wilson, for secretary of the air force. today president trump met with health insurance companies' c.e.o.'s in the white house for racening session. he told the group he wants to work with them to arrange a smooth transition from obamacare to a republican plan. and that he hopes to work with democrats.

a confirmation vote on the ross nomination followed by ad procedural vote on the nomination of ryan zinke to be interior secretary. that's all live today here on c-span2. >> watch c-span as president donald trump delivers his first address to a joint session of congress. >> this congress is going to be the busiest congress we've had in decades. >> and following the speech, the democratic response given by former kentucky governor steve bashir and your reactions to the president's speech along with comments from members of congress. live tuesday at 9 p.m. eastern, and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> the american conservative union hosted its annual conservative political action conference this past week. the event included a conversation between former republican presidential

now, the senate also ending debate on interior secretary nominee ryan zinke, his confirmation vote expected for tomorrow. clayton: cheryl casone from our sister network, to set big boost, cheryl. cheryl: good morning, a guys, one to have largest increases in history for defense spending. 54 billion-dollar increase in military spending. military boost, the plan to offset the increase with cuts found in other parts of the federal government. all of this a part of its upcoming budget plan. white house budget director mick mulvaney confirmed the move. >> allows the president to keep his promise to undo military sequester, america first budget. cheryl: mulvaney later confirmed they want an overall defense budget, nondefense spending cuts, 54 billion and eliminate, quote, programs that don't work. a final proposal is set to be released in the march of month. according to the latest fox news poll, 45% of the survey says we are spending too little on the military while 25% say it's the right amount or too much. after the news broke, shares of defense company, boeing, look heed martin all rose as th

. >> reporter: ryan zinke is the candidate.to kill horses for food. >> it's a slaughterhouse for horses that are either abandoned or old or broke from the livestock point of view. >> reporter: he would favor slaughtering wild horses held in government corrals. his office said he would not comment. with a flick of a finger, another wild horse is on the way to the meat packer. thousands each year wind up in slaughterhouses to be exported. >> reporter: just last year an advisory panel advised changing policy. the trump administration says they have no plan to move forward with that. we are evaluating the best policy policy. >> what i don't want to see is for them to throw up their hands and say we made a mess of it and we'll have to slaughter the horses in holding. >> reporter: we've been doing the same thing for decades. >> i don't have the answer. >> reporter: dan noyes, abc 7 news. >>> still ahead, after a pair of officers saved their lives, two teenagers finally get a chance to say thank you all these years later. >>> and ♪ st

and ryan zinke move through for you the interior for confirmation presumably in the next sathe -- next> this is a bare minimum. i did an interview with attorney general sessions today. i said you were the first senate confirmed trump appointee in the justice department and usual the only one so far, right? and he is the only one it's a big problem in a lot of the departments. lou: people talking about an independent prosecutor. right now the justice department, they are all obama holdovers under attorney general jeff sessions. it would be the same thing as having an obama justice department investigation. they will resist that. up next, president obama meeting with mcconnell and ryan before his big address. >> we have a bold agenda ahead of us and we are excited to have the president come tomorrow. lou: chris col thrin lou: in our online poll last week we asked you, do you agree with the * that the national left-wing media is the enemy of the american people. only 91% of you said you agree. joining us the first member of congress to support the trump candidates i. >> that was february

a final vote for interior secretary ryan zinke is now scheduled wednesday. rick perry still awaiting for confirmation. sonny perdue is still waiting for committee hearings. >> now wilbur ross is secretary, he is key part of the agenda. including involving the budget negotiations. >> trade. >> exactly. now a feeling that the team can really get up and running. >> renegotiate nafta. >>> with the president mulling options for expanding the fight against isis, what is the thinking in the arab world? we are live in the middle east with reaction. >>> welcome back. a preliminary framework for wrapping up the war on isis is in the hands of president trump. the pentagon delivering options with diplomatic and financial and military strategies. that is setting ground forces in northern syria could be on the table. we have cnn's jomana karadsheh joining us from amman, jordan. >> reporter: dave, the attitude is wait and see. the realization there are so many options on the table and people want to wait and see what the administration decides to do when it comes to the fi

and one to move forward with congressman ryan zinke's nomination for interior. and later this week, ben carson for housing and urban development. you can watch the debate and votes on c-span2. some nominees still await votes in committee, including businessman sonny purdue, former indiana senator dan coates. attorney robert lighthieser. iowa governor terry brand stad. attorney barry friedman. and former congress wop heather wilson. >> watch c-span as president trump delivers his first address to jinet session of congress. president trump: this congress is going tonight busiest congress we have had in decades. >> following the speech, the democratic response given by former kentucky governor and your reaction to the president's speech along with comments from members of congress. live tuesday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org. and listen live on the free -span radio app. >> today president trump met with health insurance companies c.e.o. he in the white house for a listening session. he told the group he wants to work with them to arrange a smooth tra

government own so much land if the trump administration and its designate for secretary of the interior ryan zinke on record saying the fed should not sell off public land, was others see an opening including republican congressman from nevada who says that he wants to transfer millions of acres of federal land to the state which he says is in a better position to make decisions about it than the federal government 2500 miles away. >> nevada is a success story in resources and especially with the state folks are doing it, the governors that have come on both sides of the aisle. and so when i hear it's like, oh, nevada is going to screw this up, it's like, really? when have they screwed it up in the past? >> that is the argument though of the opponents who say the state can't afford the upkeep and that the state can't do what the federal government does in terms of fire protection. this is a debate that's going to hit nevada and the whole west hard. back to you. >> scott, something the whole country is watching. in the meantime we are watching some important levels. s&p working on getting over 2301

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wilbur ross for commerce secretary, ryan zinke for secretary of the interior. dr. ben carson, and rick perry. mcconnell called on democrats to cooperate. steel with cooperation, we can work for the american people. >> there some optimism about getting up to three more confirmations this week. mulvaney, pruitt, and perhaps wilbur ross ahead of the presidents' day recess. >> bret: mike emanuel, thank you. there's conversation in the media about the ongoing resistance on the left to president trump is comparable to the conservative outrage that led to the creation of the tea party. tonight doug mackle way looks at what democrats are doing and whether it could backfire. >> i'm a professor! how dare you! >> there is anti-trump anger sweeping the country. >> this is what democracy looks like. >> campus rioting. labeling trump and his supporters as fascists. >> a fascist as someone who is organizing a mass movement that's attacking women, immigrants, black people, other minority groups. >> the anger is taking shape in the violation of senate decorum. >> it's also being fu

governor perry approved as energy second and ryan zinke as interior second and betsy devos that has met with opposition has been advanced for education secretary. all three of the nominations go before the full senate. >>> the city of san francisco filed a lawsuit that promises president trump's executive order that day nice sanctuary cities federal funding if they don't cooperate. this is the first court challenge file by a sanctuary city since president trump signed the order last week. >>> the president's executive order is not conservative unconstitutional but un- american. >> dennis herrera larked out at president trump and his demand to withdraw federal funds including entrance that stands to lose $1.2 millions. >> this will defend the city and state and the country from a presidents that has shown little respect for the constitution or rules of law. >> the recent rulings may bolster herrera's arguments. >> in 2012 the supreme court in a case involving the affordable health care said that federal government can't put a financial gun to the head of local and state governments. >> d

senators are expected to move forward on the nomination of montana congressman ryan zinke as interior secretary tonight. the dow gained a 16 to post its 12th consecutive record close. that's the longest streak in 30 years. s&p 500 was up 2. nasdaq finished i had 17. we are barely into the second month of president trump's first term but some democrats are already calling for his impeachment. others fear of backlash from a public weary of political obstructionism. doug mckelway tells us where we are and how fast we got here. >> i think donald trump has already done a number of things which legitimately raise the question of impeachment. >> how legitimate is the intention by congressional democrats to impeach president trump? it is evidence the opposition party is becoming unhinged. >> do the democrats understand they need to control the house of representatives to impeach somebody? they are living in an alternative universe. >> democrats are banking on republicans turning coats. >> if they were to dip into the mid-30s or low 30s or high 20s, then you could force -- foresee a situation

cabinet no, ma'am he knees, tommer texas governor rick perry for energy secretary, montana congressman ryan zink, and betsy devoss forearming indication secretary. now the nomination also go to the full senate. >>> starting today selected reporters across the country will be able to take part in the white house press briefing using skype. the press secretary takes the pod numb why the at 10:30 he will field questions reporters in the room but it'll always be he with four others in ohio, ria and kentucky. they will talk by skype. the administration said that the seat also allow news outlet that normally don't have white house access because of their location to participate in the briefings. >> interesting. >>> bomb threat across the country have religious and community leaders nervous this morning. we will tell you about threat that are aimed at jewish community centers coming in waves. >> and the wife of the pulse nightclub shooter due in an oakland court today. the push by family and friends to get already out of police custody. >> good morning. east bay drive getting busy now. you can see high

. >> on his radio show in 2015 bannon asked congressman ryan zinke, now the president's nominee for interior secretary, why this country should admit refugees in the first place. >> vetting is important because we don't know -- >> why -- you only vet if you're going to let them in. why even let them in? if you agree to just change the vetting process, right, you are buying into the assumption that we should be taking -- you know, caroline may had a report on breitbart yesterday, two million immigrants from muslim majority countries have come to the united states since 9/11. two million. >> two million. he's not talking there about specific individuals with ties to terrorism or jihad or violence, just the raw number of muslims seems to be unacceptable. less than a year ago, bannon had steven miller, senior policy adviser to the white house on his radio show. they shared concerns not just in letting in refugees but about immigration as a whole. >> now you got all the engineering schools are full of people from south asia and east asia. and it's not that people have any problem with those folks

. >> commerce secretary wilbur ross confirmed last night and ryan zinke up next. hearings will be held next month for neil gorsuch's confirmation to sit on the supreme court. republicans say this president must be successful in order for the country should do well and despite early resistance they continue to maintain there's a big opportunity to get things done. >> bret: thank you. let's talk more about what we can expect tonight. charles krauthammer is back in our bureau. i want to start with the breaking news that we heard today. the president saying the time is right, he thinks, for immigration legislation as long as both sides are willing to compromise. >> i think that's huge news. that means we can interpret all of this over-the-top stuff coming from the president on immigration from the day he announced the mexican rapist speech as setting up a "no" glaciation -- setting up a negotiation. this is a nixon to china kind of proposition. he has been hardline, talking about border enforcement with people going around in trucks deporting people. if this president

ryan zinke for interior secretary. rick perry for energy secretary. sonny purdue for agriculture secretary. dan coats for national intelligence director. robert lightsi zer trade representative. terry bran stad ambassador to china. david friedman ambassador to israel. heather wilson for air force secretary. phillip billeden for navy secretary.eden for navy secretary.den for navy secretary. defense secretary mattis answered a few questions on u.s. relations today. he was asked about russian infl influence. >> thank you, sir. what does russia need to stop doing in order for the u.s. to work with it? chairman of the joint chiefs is meeting with his russian counterpart for the first time since russia invaded ukraine. can you trust the russians? >> jennifer, i think the point about russia is they have to live by international law just like we expect all mature nations on this planet to do. and what we will do is we will engage politically. we do not or not in a position right now to collaborate on a military level but our political leaders will engage and

the energy committee approved montana congressman ryan zinke as interior secretary, and former texas governor rick perry as energy secretary. and, the small business committee endorsed linda mcmahon to run the small business administration. meanwhile, elaine chao was sworn in as transportation secretary, shortly after being confirmed by the senate. >> o'brien: in eastern ukraine, heavy new fighting has erupted, with at least eight people killed overnight. ukrainian troops and russian- backed rebels dueled with artillery and rockets on the outskirts of donetsk. it appeared to be the worst shelling in many months, and it briefly trapped hundreds of coal miners underground. ukraine's president blamed moscow: >> ( translated ): our servicemen are successfully defending their positions. the only restriction is when criminals, russian rebels, deploy artillery systems, tanks and multiple missile rocket launchers in residential areas. we have clear evidence of that. >> woodruff: the ukrainian military and russian-backed rebels each blame the other for launching the offensive. back in this co

office of management and budget, scott pruitt to have the epa, wilbur ross for commerce secretary, ryan zinkeor interior secretary, dr. ben carson for housing and urban development and rick perry for energy secretary. senate democratic leader chuck schumer blasted the trump team particularly the budget director nominee. >> it is the most unethical cabinet that i have ever seen nominated. at least in my lifetime. representative mick mulvaney is unfortunately an example of a cabinet member that is too far compromised by potential conflict of interest and other ethics challenges. >> said three nominees done so far this week. it is not clear how many more they will get done, mick mulvaney to have the office of management and budget yet scott pruitt to have the epa are next up on the docket. they're hoping to get them done before lawmakers leave for the presidents' day holiday. >> jon: mike emanuel on capitol hill as we arrayed the briefing, thank you. >> jenna: all these issues expected to come up at the white house briefing while we are waiting for it to begin, let's bring it david senior policy

committee approved former texas governor rick perry to be energy secretary, and montana congressman ryan zinkewhile elaine chao received full senate confirmation to serve as transportation secretary. san francisco and santa clara are both suing president trump. san francisco's city attorney filed a federal lawsuit against the president yesterday. it takes aim at the executive order he signed on january 25th... which withholds federal money to cities that fail to comply with federal law. city attorney dennis herrera says the order is unconstitutional. he says it is an attempt to deprive san francisco and other cities of billions of federal dollars due to their sanctuary city status. late last night, the santa clara board of supervisors also approved a lawsuit that will be filed against president trump challenging his immigration policy. those two cities are not alone... three states: massachusetts, new york and washington have also filed legal challenges to president trump's executive orders. legislative democrats here in california advanced a bill that would provide statewide sanctuary for imm

right after that, senators vote to advance the nomination of montana congressman ryan zinke to become the next u.s. interior secretary. watch live on c-span 2. >>> earlier today, house intelligence committee ranking member adam schiff held a news conference with reporters at the capitol. he said the committee has not reached any kind of conclusion on whether or not the trump administration has ties with russia. here's more now. >> i just want to make something clear. and that is the committee has reached no conclusion on whether the trump campaign colluded with russia,

governor is still waiting as energy secretary and the secretary of interior nominee congressman ryan zinkes well. they're expected in short order that they will be teed up and get their votes in the senate as well. the senate's advise and consent has been very busy. >> bill: we'll hear something about this tonight. i think there will be a nudge on the floor of the house tonight during this address before congress. you know, what's the hold-up? get it done. here comes the vice president pence. let's go ahead and drop in and see if we can hear something. >> thank you for joining us on behalf of the president of the united states it's my great privilege to administer the oath of office to a man who will become the 39th secretary of commerce for the united states of america, wilbur ross. [applause] since this department was founded in 1903, the position of secretary of commerce has been filled by many distinguished americans and wilbur ross's addition will continue. >> bill: wilbur ross is the next cabinet member now to be sworn in, shannon. >> shannon: military leaders are welcoming the presi

representative ryan zinke, nominee for interior secretary, who can help improve our nation's land use. dr. ben carson, nominee for housing and urban development, who can help reform h.u.d. to better-serve the american people. and governor rick perry, nominee for energy secretary, who can help guide us toward smarter energy policies that grow our economy and strengthen national security. beginning with representative mulvaney, we can get each of these nominees confirmed soon. with cooperation from across the aisle, we can put them to work for the american people even sooner. we'll be able to put another important nominee to work. just this morning one who understands how to help businesses flourish i. i'm confident that the president's pick to lead the small business administration, linda mcmahon will prioritize growing jobs over growing government bureaucracy. in so many states including mine, that's a welcome change from washington. small businesses help drive america's economy and they help drive kentucky's economy as well. almost half of all the private-sector jobs in kentucky, abo

senate is about to gavel and for debate for congressman ryan zinke to be secretary.the confirmation about the comments the confirmation vote could come as late as 2:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. senators will be joining house members tonight to air president chun's first address to congress. later in the week in the senate, work on hud and energy secretary nomination. now to live coverage of the u.s. senate huron

beyer: the question is, what do you have against secretary-elect ryan zinke? he's been given a brand new rule and the keys to the castle. he has the free rein to make it what he wants and one of the first move the majority is making before mr. zinke has been confirmed is the undo planning 2.0 and leave the agency with a planning staff before my staff was formed. quite simply the impression planning 2.0 makes that makes the planning employee sess worse when it makes it better. under the current regulatory framework for resource management plans, takes b.l.m. an average of eight years to update and revise the plan. this matters because by the time the plan is completed, it's almost already out of date. significant public involvement doesn't happen until the end of the process. there is often litigation which stalls the process even more. this is a huge waste of government resources and taxpayer money. mr. speaker, as ranking member grijalva said earlier, the use of the congressional review act to revoke b.l.m. planning 2.0 or any other federal regulation is a ra

ryan zinke, interior. dan coates not confirmed at national security.nfirmed at labor. rick perry not confirmed at energy. that is a long list of people who are not yet confirmed and firmly in the trump cabinet even though it is february 28th, and the presidency began on january the 20th. this seems to me, byron, a success for democrat strategy of opposing and blocking and stalling? they won this one. >> you have to say it was. you have to say it was because you're absolutely right. tomorrow is the beginning of march. still all of those names you just mentioned are not confirmed yet. and you have to remember, all the people who go right under them at the various departments are not confirmed either. this is hugely important because remember, so much of the permanent bureaucracy is dead set opposed to donald trump. we've seen actual expressions of that, public expressions of that, not just at the state department but the environmental protection agency, and other places. and the more people trump has in the departments, the more likely he is able to get

after that, they will limit debate on the choice of ryan zinke, the congressman from montana, to be the secretary of the interior, and then later in the week, we should see them get to both ben carson, the former presidential candidate and medical doctor from johns hopkins, and rick perry the former texas governor for energy. person for hud, perry for energy. either seemingly less controversial nominees than the likes of rex tillerson at the state department, betsy devos and education, and some of the people that were previously confirmed. announcer 1: president trump will make his first address to the joint session of congress tuesday night. u can watch or listen on the radio app. >> this past week, nasa announced the discovery of seven distant planets some which display life sustaining characteristics. >> good afternoon. i am felicia from the office of communications and we are live from nasa headquarters. we have some exciting news. first, we will have some presentations from our panelists and then we will answer questions. to ask a question by social media, please use the hashtag.