i make mention of one as my friend, steny hoyer, did. a survivor who's no longer with us. i can see in my mind's eye this slender, perfect posture, white hair, and that great speaking voice, hungarian accent. tom. i was fortunate to travel to budapest on a code "l." there we joined our friend, the late congressman tom lontos for a two-hour tour of that city. as we walked some of those streets, tom lantos related his vivid experiences. these were personal experiences. these experiences were as living as a young jewi isish boy in na occupied budapest. he didn't have white hair then. he had blond hair. he was arrested twice by the nazis but managed to escape twice. but he was determined not to be caught a third time. and fortunately, for tom, raoul wallenberg was there to his rescue. and, of course, tom had to tell the story that his life's companion, his little kids, he and annette were little kids together, and wallenberg saved both of them and allowed them to lead a happy life. having in america 2 children and 17 grandchildren. for the rest of the war, tom lantos lived wit

these first 100 days we produce solutions and results for the middle class, as majority leader, steny hoyer. >> thank you so much. the middle class needs a jump start. the middle class knows they need a jump start. and they know they need a congress that is on their side, not a congress that says you're on your own. that's what the american people want. that's what we're going to give them. democrats have a strong agenda for the 114th congress. the republican majority has squandered their chance to create jobs and grow opportunities. they have wasted taxpayers' time and money with costly government shutdowns and frivolous lawsuits. it's time for a change. a new democratic majority that will hit the ground running, with legislative agendas that supports a strong and growing middle class. the make it in america plan is a broad agenda for jobs and competitiveness and is a central part of this jump start the middle class. we want to provide tax incentives to encourage companies to bring jobs home rather than send jobs overseas. we want to invest in increased exports, improved infrastructure and

steny hoyer is not alone. >> what is it about the cornyn/cuellar plan you disagree with? >> i think that it's too broad. it addresses more than just the border problem. >> republicans have said they're not going to try and move a package forward without changes to the 2008 law to treat the children coming in the same as we would treat immigrants coming from mexico. is that a nonstarter for your caucus? to have the combination of changing the law and the funding combined? >> i think most democrats would tell you that what we don't want to see is to reduce due process rights. we don't want to find ourselves returning children to persecution, human smuggling, human sex trafficking. perhaps death. and so what we want to do is make sure that due process is followed. anything that undermines due process i think would concern most of our democratic colleagues. >> senate majority leader and the chairman of the house democratic caucus coming out against the cornyn/cuellar bill. while that was happening, house speaker john boehner said today that the house appropriations committee

steny hoyer, thank you. >> so can the nats. so can the nats. we could have a parkway series! lking to you, buddy. >> what else we got? >> we want to get to chuck. >> now to chuck. >> let's talk about this. the united states attorney in manhattan is firing back at the cuomo administration threatening to investigate the governor's office for possible obstruction of justice and evidence tampering. on monday governor cuomo vehemently denied inferring with his ethics committee. the investigation was shut down. during his press conference, cuomo cited different members including william j. fitzpatrick who hours earlier released a statement. >> i think we can get a better picture of both of those guys. >> probably so. >> is that the best? >> they look like republicans. usually you only have republicans looking like that. >> look at that. they look scared. >> only one person that can answer the question. who was the person? chairman fitzpatrick. and what does chairman fitzpatrick say? no. resoundingly, no. what does the chairman's actions show? no! resoundingly, no! because he rejecte

i make mention of one as my friend steny hoyer did. a survivor who is no longer with us.ng voice and hungarian accent, tom lantos. i was fortunate to travel to budapest on a coat l.. dare we joined our friend the late congressman tom lantos for a two-hour tour of that state -- city. as we walked through some of those streets, those related to his vivid experiences. these were personal experiences. these experiences were living as a young jewish boy in jewish occupied budapest. he was arrested twice by the nazis that managed to escape twice. but he was determined not to be caught a third time and fortunately for tom raoul wallenberg was there to his rescue. and of course tom had to tell the story. his life's companion as little kids he and anne that were little kids together and raoul wallenberg saved both of them and allow them to lead a happy life. having an america to children and 17 grandchildren. for the rest of the war, tom lantos lived with his hands aunt in a safe house established by raoul wallenberg. tom refused to sit stay in hiding. here witnessed wallenberg's

house minority whip steny hoyer said the united states cannot be expected to give sanctuary to everyone in the world. i don't think it would hurt if he visited the border. that would send a signal that he is concerned. meanwhile, fox news today confirmed the white house will holdff in seeking legal changes that speed up their ability to deport these unaccompanied children. we'll take all of this up with congressman jim bridenstein of oklahoma. he was refused entry into fort sill, one that's housing many of these illegal immigrant minors. >>> also tonight, president obama insults our steadfast ally in the middle east, the president praising palestinian leader mahmoud abbas in an op-ed during the most fierce fighting seen in nearly a decade. we'll talk to kt mcfarland and he survived a seven candidate field to force a runoff of the republican nomination in the state of georgia. david perdue will reveal how he overcame a double digit deficit with two weeks to go in the election. >>> we begin with increasing tensions in the middle east. joining me fox news national security analyst kt mcfar

the house democratic whip steny hoyer today saying it may be a photo op, it could be a good idea forhe president to go to the border while he's in texas on wednesday and thursday. hoyer, the democratic leader, a normal ally of the president saying, look, at the very least it will show the president is concerned about this crisis. another democratic congressman, henry quayar of texas said this could be the president's katrina moment. this could cripple his presidency in the second term just like katrina did for george w. bush. >> how do you react to that, there's sort of government -- just being paralyzed right now, not being able to fix this. >> right. >> i think the steps that this government has announced, not just today, but over the last week or so, are indicative of our proactive approach to dealing with this situation. >> the president today did take a big step by asking congress for $3.7 billion to deal with this crisis, but while he's in texas, they'll have a different kind of money on his mind. three different fund-raisers for various democratic entities ahead of the midterm

democrats are now joining in the criticism of the president and the white house minority whip, steny hoyer told fox news, quote, the united states cannot be expected to give sanctuary to everyone in the world. i don't think it would hurt if he visited the border. that would send a signal that he is concerned. >>> meanwhile, fox news today confirmed the white house will hold off in seeking legal changes that would speed up their ability to deport these unaccompanied children. joining us now is congressman bob good lion, chairman of the house judiciary committee, instrumental in laying the foundation for leadership on emimmigration reform, passing out of the judiciary committee four bills. congressman, good to have you with us. your reaction to the president's call simultaneously for expeditious passage of the supplemental, requesting $3.7 billion, and comprehensive immigration reform once again. >> well, first of all, lou, i'm glad that he met with governor perry. my committee was instrumental in making available to governor perry some of the ideas he shared with the president. but i also w

you have democrats now, including the house democratic whip steny hoyer saying it might be a good ideavisit the border. let's bring in our panel. jonah goldberg, and charles krauthammer. jonah? >> i do not like this katrina analogy myself. except for a few crazies, no one thought that president bush's policies led to hurricane katrina. i mean, it was a hurricane. the crisis on the border is a direct result of the president's policies and decisions. so in some ways this is worst than katrina, because this is something they created. i think the reason why barack obama doesn't want to go to the border is he doesn't want to sort of presidentialize this contco controversy. but that ship has largely sailed. >> the fallout and response, rightly or wrongly, how they handled it, the image of president bush flying over and, you know, the fallout from brownie, you're doing a great job, all of that stuff, that's where i guess they're getting the linkage. >> right, and there's a sense that president obama, i mean, jonah is right, doesn't want to sort of own it, and if he avoids it, talking about it

steny hoyer just a short while ago said democrats in the house didn't want to buy into a change in theng bill. they want to keep the two separate and have hearings on the change in the law and make it a much more extended process well into the fall. republicans are not going to accept that. the president needs to bang some heads together and bring moral pressure to get a resolution to this so these kids, you know, are saved. >> yeah, and, you know, if you look at the polling here, you look at what the american public is thinking, i think they've had it. i think they've had it with both parties in this. so congress better get something done pretty quickly here. >> all right, guys, thanks very much. a lot to do within the next few days before congos into recess. coming up, we're going to hear what the israeli opposition leader says about the bloodshed here in the middle east. up next, warning gaza residents of impending war strikes. we're going to tell you how and why it's become so controversial. >>> with no cease-fire now in site, israel has resouped its attacks on hamas inside gaza. i

you have the house democratic whip steny hoyer today saying look, it's probably just a photo op. not that big of a deal. when is he in texas wednesday and thursday, hoyer as a democratic leader said he should go visit the border. something the white house says he will not do. it will at least show he is concerned about this crisis. then the bigger deal you have henry the president could be the president's katrina moment. just as we saw that slow he want government response to katrina in 2005 cripple the bush presidency in the second term. the same could happen for this president. to hear that is a big deal. very worrisome for the white house as the president gets ready to go to texas. >> thank you. >> good to he see you a chunk of that $3.7 billion is slated for the care of the immigrant children. if the obama administration had jumped on the immigration crisis years ago, would we now be spending that? and would we have that heart break with these children? sean more ran joins us. good evening, sir. >> hi, how are you, greta? >> good. first of all, how many years do you have as a

and steny hoyer said it may just be a photo op, it may make sense for the president to go to the border, something he's still resisting, because it would show the president is concerns. sean? >> thank you as always. we turn now to fox's only carr, he's standing by in murrieta, californian to the where the protests continue in that town, will, what's the latest? >> we haven't seen any buses come here today, it appears to be because of the stand that many of these residents have taken against the federal government. while we haven't seen any buses here, we have seen immigrants go into san diego on a government plane. we're told that there are reports that some have already been processed and released. we've also learned that in already existing detention centers, 60 miles northeast of los angeles, it's adding 650 additional beds. at the same time, the pentagon is being asked by the obama administration to take on even more immigrants. murrieta has become the flashpoint in this national crisis, protesters say they don't want the immigrants in their community, immigrant supporters disagree.

. >> while house democratic whip steny hoyer asked about the midterm elections today told reporters, quote, the fact that the president's popularity is not as high as we would like it is a factor. that struggle is apparent in a new fox poll that shows disapproval of the president's handling of the policy has hit 56%, although approval has inched up to 36% from a record low last month of 32%. as for the president sparring with putin, the new poll finds 75% of americans believe the russian president has the upper hand in ukraine while 14% believe mr. obama does. >> for a president who doesn't like photo ops, the photo ops of fund raising when we have israel in crisis, kids coming across our border, russia shooting down an plane that has an american as a casualty, it's unacceptable. >> democrats say it's the president's critics whose priorities are off. >> they even went off obama the other day, the republicans did, for eating a hamburger. you can't attack him for everything and have any credibility. >> though the president went down that road himself last night at a fundraiser in seatt

congressman steny hoyer plans to tour the pass cat way hills neighborhood. this could be the first step in securing federal money to fix the area and allow residents to move back home. the area was badly damaged by a land slide back in may. last night prince george's county officials hope to raise enough money to buy six of the condemned homes. >>> take a look at this. this is what we believe to be a meteor shower here on the east coast. the fire ball moved quickly across the sky. it's captured here on dash camera. that was in raleigh, north carolina, but some people in our area reported seeing and hearing it from bethesda, here in the district, at arlington too. nasa and the national weather service have yet to weigh in on the sky phenomena. >>> let's check in again with tom kierein. he's outside checking in on the forecast. >> that was an amazing sight. even more amazing when you consider that was just a little baseball, maybe the size of a baseball floating in space, and the earth just slammed into it. earth moving in its orbit about 70,000 miles an hour.

ande leaders kevin mccarthy steny hoyer came to the floor to discuss the legislative agenda for the week. here is a look. on monday the, house will meet on noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. untilwill be postponed 6:30 p.m.. at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. on thursday, the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. last votes of the week are expected no later than 3:00 p.m. on friday, no votes are expected. mr. speaker, the house will consider a few suspensions next week. a complete list of which will be announced by close of business today. in addition, the house will consider a package of bills to ensure transparency and accountability with the endangered species act. included in this package are, h.r. 4315, the 21st century endangered species transparency act authored by chairman doc hastings. h.r. 4316, the endangered species recovery transparency act authored by representative cynthia lummis. h.r. 4317, the state, tribal, and local species transparency and recovery act authored by representative randy neugebaue

what is the succession plan, if you will, since steny hoyer has been her loyal number two for many years now. >> andrea, these are decisions for after november. right now we're focused on how to rebuild the middle class now. that's number one. number two, there can be a lot of speculation about nancy pelosi but how about john boehner. how about john boehner who has consistently refused to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill, who has said we won't increase the minimum wage while at the same time increasing massive subsidies to special interests who has said we will allow banks to refinance their debt but will not allow middle class families to refinance their college loans and who has said that we should put bosses in charge of women's basic health freedoms and has refused to help women earn the same as a man for equal work? this isn't about nancy pelosi/john boehner. this is about whose priorities are better for the middle class. that's what this jump start middle class ajentd da is all about. >> congressman, democrats will be meeting with the president and the vice president to

steny hoyer said they have not come to him, so boehner has a narrow window. he's going to have a morning meeting on friday trying to whip up some support. >> there's really no precedent for this that i can think of, and we talked about it before when ted cruz was doing this in the house before. there's also no tried and tested technique by house leadership to prevent this. does boehner have a brighter idea this time than he did the last time ted cruz started meddling over there? >> when i speak to aides, they have the same refrain. this is an unusual situation. >> and so they don't really have a play against this, they just know -- they try to keep track of how many people went over to ted cruz's office tonight, things like that? >> they're keeping tabs and all, but there is a debate within the gop leadership. some people think boehner should push a little harder against cruz for meddling in house affairs. but the other argument is that cruz has such a grip on the grassroots that if you go at him, you better be prepared to risk the outrage from those conserva

earlier today steny hoyer had no problem calling this lawsuit a loser. >> i think it's a waste of timei think it's a loser. it is unprecedented and it is to gin up the republican base. to the extent they get a response, that should not be surprising to them, because the american people think this is a waste of time. >> congresswoman jackie spierer decided to spell out stupid on the house floor for republicans today. >> the republicans are trying to distract americans from the fact they have ruled over a do-nothing congress. while we are friterring away our last few days in session in this pointless childish exercise, we are not creating jobs, fixing immigration, renewing the export/import bank, doing tax reform or even completing a full appropriations process. words fail me in describing the pelt you lens of the other side. this toddler is more adult than some of my colleagues sfwl earlier today the man in the middle of this firestorm, president obama, also had into problem slamming the lawsuit. >> the main vote they scheduled for today is whether or not they decide to sue me for doing

mccarthy informed lawmakers there still could be a vote which led to this exchange with minority whip steny hoyer. >> i want to advise all members that additional votes are possible today. >> we're going to have to call some members back. they already left under the representation that this was the last vote of the day. i would imagine that you have some members that are in that category themselves. >> i think it is possible to advise all members that it is possible to have votes later today. i'm hopeful that by late this afternoon we'll be able to notify the time of it. ( boos ) >> reporter: in a statement, g.o.p. leaders said they will continue to work on solutions to the border crisis. but they added there are numerous steps the president can and should be taking right now, without the need for congressional action, to secure our borders and ensure these children are returned swiftly and safely to their countries. with near unanimous democratic opposition, republican leaders needed the support of the vast majority of their members, but many voiced skepticism of the proposal in advance of the v

the same page as liberal democrats like senator ben cardin of maryland and house minority whip steny hoyert that's how it works when it comes to israel. in part, the pro israel fervor is due to support by evangelical christians, who make up half of republican primary voters. a p pew poll says almost twice as many evangelicals, 82% believe god gave the land of israel to jewish people compared to only 40% of american jus who believe the same thing. the evangelical support can be traced back to the book of genesis, who says of the people of israel, i will bless those who bless you and curse him who curses you, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. john hagy from a megachurch in texas has made a name for himself in this movement. >> these young men -- >> reporter: in this video released two weeks ago on youtube, recorded on the israeli border with israeli troops standing behind him, hagy makes his case. >> i'm saying this as an american citizen to all american citizens. if there was ever a time to stand up and speak up for israel, it's right now. >> reporter: the christian

. >> look, we know we're in crazy land when steny hoyer on "morning joe" cites justice scalia saying this is a case justice scalia wouldn't say is okay. if you were teaching a civics class you'd say here's what the law said. here's what the executive did. that might go too far. there's a little bit of an argument here, about their having standing, but i think in the end it's going to be -- the courts will say you guys fight it out. >> even for constitutional law scholars who have serious, serious problems with the issue of presidential overreach it seems like there are some very problematic elements to this particular suit. there are actually republicans who agree with that, although in a surprising way, five exactly, i think we have a list of them who voted against this suit. but most of them only did it because they think it didn't go far enough. what do you make of that, mark? >> look, the reality is, i agree with ari it's boring. i agree that the base of the republican party will be fired up by this. there's a need on the side of the republican party to galvanize the focus of the

incoming majority leader kenneth mccarthy and minority whip steny hoyer, discuss the agenda on friday. what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. hoyer: mr. speak erask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute for the purpose of inquiring the majority leader-elect, mr. mccarthy, for the schedule for the week to come. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. hoyer: thank you. i yield to my friend, mr. mccarthy. mr. mccarthy: i thank my friend for yielding. mr. speaker, on monday, no votes are expected in the house. on tuesday, the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the gentleman is recognized. mr. mccarthy: i thank the speaker. on wednesday and thursday, the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. on friday the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. last votes of the w

have reaction to the number two, we'll have reaction from the number two democrat in the house, steny hoyer, the democratic whip. we've have it for you later in the show and we'll speak to him about our next story, whether republicans in congress are planning to impeach president obama. a move here that might surprise you. because it is now the white house that's actively promoting the idea of a republican-led impeachment push. the idea being that house speaker john boehner's plan to sue the president for supposed president overreach will override an effort to remove him from office. saying the lawsuit has opened the door for some republicans to consider impeachment at some point in the future. boehner insists there's no no plans to impeach the president. many house republicans fear impeachment could hurt them in november. and they're being accused of playing political games. there was a poll that came out yesterday, we have this that overall, this was a cnn poll, 65% of americans say they don't want impeachment push. but 57% of republican voters say they do. >> boehner is in such a tough p

and gentlemen, the democratic whip of the united states house of representatives, the honorable steny hoyerpplause] >> as you have noticed, i am not nancy pelosi. she is out-of-state. she wanted me to give you her very best and great respect. mr. speaker, leader harry reid, leader mitch mcconnell, eric cantor, kirsten gillibrand, gregory meeks, who sponsored the legislation. members of the raoul wallenberg foundation. i am pleased to be here. unfortunately, nancy pelosi could not be with us, but she asked me to convey her greetings to all of you and express her gratitude to the entire family along with her congratulations on the presentation of this gold medal. whoever destroys a single soul, it is considered as if he destroyed an entire world. whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world. raoul wallenberg saved 100,000 worlds. the descendents of those whose lives were spared, because of his courage and conviction, number like the stars. today's gold medal ceremony as not only a moment to reflect on his heroism and his role as one of the most consequential righteous

house gaveled the out on thursday, steny hoyer talked about the upcoming legislative agenda with the incoming majority leader, kevin mccarthy. role taken up usually by the current majority leader, who is set to stay -- step down from his current position at the end of the month. this is from the house floor and is about 15 minutes. i suppose the majority leader-elect. a few weeks from now. but we'll be doing the colloquies and i appreciate his stance. we had the opportunity to have lunch. i'm hopeful we can have a very productive rich: as i'm sure this house and -- relationship as i'm sure the house and the country hopes. i'm pleased to yield to the majority lead hrn elect. mr. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i look forward to a very strong working relationship with you. mr. speaker, on monday the house will meet at 12:00er to morning hour and 2:00 prime minister for legislative business. votes will be postponed until 6:0 p.m. on tuesday and wednesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. on thursday the house will meet at

[applause] but my distinct privilege right now is to introduce our congressman steny hoyer, democratic, in the house. he is a true friend of israel and the u.s.-israel relationship. a leader in the house on pro-israel initiatives. many of us know by going to israel, we certainly see, feel, touch what is going on, and congressman hoyer is one of those people who not only goes to israel repeatedly but takes members of congress with him. he understands the people and the land and the security today,ges israel faces yesterday, and tomorrow. it is our pleasure and honor for me to introduce congressman hoyer. [applause] >> good afternoon. it is a serious time in which we meet. when history will record that we had the resolve or we did not. today, all of us are standing together, showing support for our friends in israel. for our ally in israel. for a nation whose survival and security is absolutely essential to the survival and security of the united states of america. [applause] we are united in determination to protect their communities from the horrific scourge of hamas rockets. on decemb

from steny hoyer -- her comments at the imf and comments made by the managing her.like to welcome you all to the inauguration of the lecture series. become an annual event. it's a privilege to open this lecture series and the actual presence in the presence of the person whom this is dedicated to. thank you, michel. [applause] it is a tremendous privilege to open the lecture series in the actual presence of the person to whom this series is actually dedicated. it is indeed a momentous occasion to welcome here at the imf the chair of the u.s. federal reserve, the distinguished janet yellen. [applause] indeed, all of your distinguished guests are also recognized collectively and very much welcome. i applaud you. [laughter] this lecture is at the heart of what we do. the fund has a core mandate of overseeing the global financial system, and over the years, the mandate has evolved with changing global conditions. we initiated this lecture series to meet two important goals. the first one is to reflect on the current crisis, what we have learned from it. the second goal

and gentlemen, the democratic whip of the united states house of representatives, the honorable steny hoyer. she is out of state. she wanted me to give you her very best and her great respect. mr. speaker, leader reid, leader mcconnell, my dear friend and majority leader of the house of representatives, eric cantor, gillibrand, gregory meeks who sponsored this legislation, foreign minister built, speaker westerberg, members of the raoul wallenberg foundation, and ladies and gentlemen. i am pleased to be here. unfortunately as i've said, leader pelosi could not be with us this afternoon, but she asked me to convey her greetings to all of you and to express her gratitude. nina, to you, and the entire wallenberg family, along with her congratulations on the presentation of this gold medal. i quote, whoever destroys a single soul, it is considered as if he destroyed an entire world. and whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world. raoul wallenberg saved 100,000 worlds and the descendants of those whose lives were spared because of his courage and conviction number like

the minority whip steny hoyer and house speaker john boehner debated the resolution before the vote. hoyer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for four minutes. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentlelady for yielding and i rise in opposition to the bill that is before us. it is somewhat ironic that the republicans want to sue the president for enforcing -- not enforcing a law that they want to repeal. how ironic. but it is frankly a demonstration of their frustration that they had been unable politically to attain the objective that they seek. and they therefore repair to the wasting of time by this congress and the wasting of the taxpayers' money on a hypocritical and partisan attack against the president. one that is meant to distract from the pressing issues of the day, like fixing our broken immigration system, raising the minimum wage or restoring emergency unemployment insurance for those seeking jobs. while the majority of americans oppose this lawsuit gimmick, house republicans continue to move ahead with it instead of acting on those policies and other

applause] gentlemen, the democratic whip of the united states house of representatives, .he honorable steny hoyerse] as you have noticed, i am not nancy pelosi. she is out-of-state. she wanted me to give you her very best and great respect. leader harry reid, leader mitch mcconnell, eric ,antor, kirsten gillibrand gregory meeks, who sponsored the legislation. raoul wallenberg foundation. i am pleased to be here. unfortunate, nancy pelosi could not be with us, that she asked me to convey her greetings to all of you and express her familyde to the entire along with her congratulations on the presentation of this gold medal. whoever destroys a single soul, it is considered as if he destroyed an entire world. life, it iss a considered as if he saved an entire world. raoul wallenberg saved 100,000 worlds. whosescendents of those lives were spared, because of his courage and conviction, number like the stars. ceremony as medal not only a moment to reflect on his heroism and his role as one of the most consequential , itteous among the nations is also an opportunity for all of us here to remember the le

they came out just this morning but house minority whip steny hoyer had a discussion with reporters earliertoday and seemed to doubt that there would be democratic support for this proposal. we know that leaders such as nancy pelosi and members of the congressional hispanic caucus that guide a lot of the house democrats strategy in topics such as immigration they are very opposed to changing the 2008 law because they are concerned that compromises due process for these unaccompanied children. >> you tweeted about a letter speaker boehner wrote to the president on the plan that says it will be difficult to move on supplemental without strong public support from the white house on changing the 2008 love. tell us more about that letter. >> the white house has had mixed messages when it comes to changing that 2008 law. when it first told congress that needs extra funding to deal with the crisis it called for changes to policies that would in effect tweak 2008 law and make it easier to send these children back home to their home countries. there has been very supposition from the immigration adv

join the event in progress with representative steny hoyer of maryland, the minority whip. live coverage. >> -- is to defend its people. article 51 of the united nations charter affirms this and i quote, inherent right to self-defense if an armed attack occurs against a member. how more clear can it be that israel acts not only from a moral perspective but under the charter of the united nations. america would do no less, and the congress of the united states will continue to stand by its ally, israel, as it takes the necessary step to protect its people. in my 13 trips to israel, and i brought over 150 members of congress of the united states to israel, i have seen firsthand the challenges israel faces. history has afforded the state of israel a historic mission, to protect the jewish people and enable them to seek a peaceful life in the homeland to which they returned following centuries of bitter exile. no movement or ideology, no force of arms or threat of terror can shake the determination of an extraordinary people to build a strong and free democracy in their ancient

colleagues on both sides of the aisle, at chairman, ranking members, at my good friend, democratic whip, steny hoyer, all of whom have soberly and seriously helped ensure a fight for a strong foreign policy so that our nation can lead in order to help keep our people safe. yet never before have i been more worried about the prospects of that peace. due to our diminished engagement on the world stage. instability and terror seem to be come interesting every corner of the globe. the middle east is in chaos. iran is marching towards a nuclear weapon. russia has reverted to a cold war footing and invaded ukraine. now, america does lead in so many areas, including innovation, scientific discovery, and medicine. but we've also got to make leadership abroad a priority. i shudder to think what the world looks like in five years for us and our allies if we don't steel our resolve and stand tall with those who stand with us. mr. speaker, we don't always see eye to eye, even within our own parties in this chamber, but that's how it's supposed to be, our founders did not design a rubber stamp. this congress we

if you were watching yesterday you heard the second ranking democrat in the house, steny hoyer tellingthe democrats are going to take back the house. who should control the house, who will control the house? we're here to hash it out with emily bitner. representing the republicans daniel skarp nat toe from the national republican conditioningal committee. thanks for joining us. gallup took this poll about two months ago, unfavorable numbers of both parties. among republicans, clocked at 34 favorable, 59 unfavorable. among democrats, clocked in at 44 favorable, 50 unfavorable. i look at that and say those are not great numbers for either party. that's a ten-point gap right there. it seems like it might be an issue for republicans. >> in congressional races i don't think it is. i think people vote on the candidates and the members of congress themselves who are running. i think that's the approval, the individual person's approval that matters. and then separating themselves from the problems in washington. the other thing that is a real issue here is the president's approval rating whic

these first 100 days we produce solutions and results for the middle class, as majority leader, steny hoyer. >> thank you so much. the middle class needs a jump start. the middle class knows they need a jump start. and they know they need a congress that is on their side, not a congress that says you're on your own. that's what the american people want. that's what we're going to give them. democrats have a strong agenda for the 114th congress. the republican majority has squandered their chance to create jobs and grow opportunities. they have wasted taxpayers' time and money with costly government shutdowns and frivolous lawsuits. it's time for a change. a new democratic majority that will hit the ground running, with legislative agendas that supports a strong and growing middle class. the make it in america plan is a broad agenda for jobs and competitiveness and is a central part of this jump start the middle class. we want to provide tax incentives to encourage companies to bring jobs home rather than send jobs overseas. we want to invest in increased exports, improved infrastructure and

it's one of the things i know steny hoyer would have liked to have said today, the right level withinthe hhs budget, and we're going to try to make sure that happens. i hope that that bill makes it to the floor, and i hope the level is adequate. and if not, i know there are republicans and democrats willing to find other offsets to make sure that it is the right level to really do their job. but this is the first step. i think it's been a very thoughtful, bipartisan -- for sure, partisan, there was no partisanship at all really -- first step of where we want to end up. and i know that joe pitts and frank pallone are going to be working hard as the chairman and the ranking member as we think about the process, the next steps. already diana and i have been whispering about let's get the labs here, and we've got -- there's a lot of folks -- >> about a minute left in this discussion. we'll leave it here. you can see it in its entirety anytime in the c-span video library. live now to the wilson center for a discussion on the russia/ukraine crisis and how energy policy is being affected as

and gentlemen, the democratic whip of the united states house of representatives, the honorable steny hoyer. [laughter] she is out of the state, but she wanted me to give you her very best and her great respect. mr. speaker, leader reid, leader mcconnell, my dear friend, the majority leader of the house of representatives, eric cantor, kirsten gillibrand, gregory meeks who has sponsored this legislation, foreign minister bilt, speaker westerberg, members of the raoul wallenberg foundation and ladies and gentlemen, i am pleased to be here. unfortunately, as i've said, leader pelosi could not be with us this afternoon, but she asked me to convey her greetings to all of you and to express her gratitude, nina, to you and the entire wallenberg family along with her congratulations on the presentation of this gold medal. thethe talmud teaches, and i qu: whoever destroys a single soul, it is considered as if he destroyed an entire world. and whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world. raoul wallenberg saved 100,000 worlds, and the descendants of those whose lives were sp

house leaders kevin mccarthy and steny hoyer came to the floor to discuss next week's agenda. here is a look. pro tempore: without objection. mr. hoyer: thank you very much, mr. speaker. 'm pleased to now yield to i suppose the majority leader-elect. a few weeks from now. but we'll be doing the colloquies and i appreciate his stance. we had the opportunity to have lunch. i'm hopeful we can have a very productive rich: as i'm sure this house and -- relationship as i'm sure the house and the country hopes. i'm pleased to yield to the majority lead hrn elect. mr. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i look forward to a very strong working relationship with you. mr. speaker, on monday the house will meet at 12:00er to morning hour and 2:00 prime minister for legislative business. votes will be postponed until 6:0 p.m. on tuesday and wednesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. on thursday the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business, last votes of the week are expected no later than 3:00 p.m. on friday, no vo

steny hoyer followed with a number of questions. ty leader, mr. mccarthy. mr. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, on monday, the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. on tuesday and wednesday, the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. on thursday, the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. last votes of the week are expected no later than 3:00 p.m. on friday, no votes are expected. mr. speaker, the house will consider a few suspensions next week. a complete list of which will be announced by close of business today. in addition, the house will consider a package of bills to ensure transparency and accountability with the endangered species act. included in this package are, h.r. 4315, the 21st century endangered species transparency act authored by chairman doc hastings. h.r. 4316, the endangered species recovery transparency act authored by representative cynthia lummis. h.r. 4317, the state, trib

our whip, steny hoyer, and his policy members, daniel silverberg, tom marr, were kept their they eye on the ball and kept moving forward. we have critical people in the outside world, the n.g.o.'s, particularly the iraq refugee assistance project. their gurus, rebecca, katie, helped provide the details that pushed -- and i have to admit that there's a champion in my office, my legislative director, michael harold, who is as responsible as any one single person who just would not give up, late nights, early mornings, weekends dealing with things that none of us want to know happened behind the scenes. but the point is that we are here. i am hopeful that this signals not just a new era in terms of our being able to get past this but that we take a comprehensive look at the afghans and the iraqis that are left behind because we're facing additional deadlines. and we shouldn't have to go through this on a repeated basis. it takes time that can be better spent more appropriately. i'm confident at the end we'll do the right thing, but we shouldn't go down to the deadline. we shouldn't crea