>>>himorning, steny hoyer is in the hospital. 's being treated at george washington university hospital if you wanted knew mona. hoyer is the minority whip. he is 79 years maryland long since 1971. >>> we're learning about the man who tried to climb the statue of liberty she was protesting the separation of families at the u.s. mexico border when she climbed on to the bed stall there. it took three hours to get her down. >>> new video of what d.c. fire ficials was several fighters. this was on randolph place northwest. you should leave the fireworks alone to burn out and then submerge them inwa r. >>> this year's fourth of july parade hored five people killed. sakes wald in,aring the banner and some marchedith them. visitors brought balloons and owers in a moi moral for those killed. >> for me, it makes it sadder. ut the community com together. and everyone will celebrate and honor the victims. >> the deadly shooting happened one week ago today. the suspect is being held in jail without bond. >>> a community is mourning the death

so, you know, it looks like steny hoyer, are they strong enough to push back?probably seeing a whole transition in which they're kind of on the last stages of seeing these older -- nancy pelosi, steny hoyer, some of the old establishment because i really do think the progressives are going to go further and further left. the democrats are in a very tough position. the energy, the money on the democratic party is from the left, but their views are only represented by about 25-33% of the american people when you start to look at all these issues. they have to kowtow to the left in primaries, but then they find themselves well outside the mainstream of the american people, and i think it's going to lead to issues for them in 2018 and 2020, because i think the american people have a lot more common sense than to vote for socialism. they understand free markets make for a free people. elizabeth: ned ryan, great to see you. >> thank, liz. elizabeth: attorney general sessions blasting campus culture. my next guest says it is liberal colleges where socialism begins. ca

. >>> steny hoyers in the hop. he is being treated for mo p pneumonia. he is expected to make a full recovery. whole is the minority whip, seco only to nancy pelosi. he's 79 years old and celebrated the 14th district since 1981. >>> residents in one virginia neighborhood say all of the drivers of waze, into tree isway. pictures will show you the problem here. this is rush hour. apps like wazi takes people off of the highway and around local streets. >> traffic here is leunbearab i can't go to the grocery store at 5:00 because there'soo much traffic to go there. >> it puts trafficts inv will keep guys away. more and mor people live in an area. more people driving. >> i can be on the roaho during rus. >>> big fourth of july celebrations across the country. >> this year, america celebrated as it normally does, with fireworks. a huge crowd packed the capital mall and braead the and humidity for the concert. andfrz if police tell us everything went to plan. >> those that didn't want to brave the crowds. hundreds were at albert einstein high school for the cit

house minority whip steny hoyer is in the hospital with pneumonia. the 79-year-old congressman is a democrat from maryland. he was admitted yesterday to a hospital in washington and is now on antibiotics and resting. hoyer is expected to make a full recovery and looks forward to getting back to work. again, house minority whip steny hoyer, 79 years old, in the hospital with pneumonia. updates as they come in to "shepard smith reporting." less than a week to go until the judge's deadline for the feds to reunite all separated families. so how is that going? we're live at the border with more next. is back! with lobster and shrimp together in so many new ways. like new cedar plank seafood bake, roasted to perfection. or new caribbean lobster and shrimp. but hurry in. this event ends july 8th. come hok., babe. nasty nighttime heartburn? try new alka-seltzer pm gummies. the only fast, powerful heartburn relief plus melatonin so you can fall asleep quickly. ♪ oh, what a relief it is! >> trace: federal workers have less than a week to reunite immigrant pare

longtime maryland congressman and congressional leader steny hoyer is in the hospital. scott maacfarlane at the sports desk. >> hoyer is hospilized with pneumonia. they expect he will make a full covery butpending the holiday hospitalized. he's been in congress since 1981. he's 79 years old. he is the second highest ranng democrat in the u.s. house. steny hoyer, who represents much of prince george's county represents brandywine hospitalized this i'm scott macfarlane, now back to you. >> we wish him a speedy recovery. thank you, scott. >>> right now, if you are using tro, be prepared for possible delays. a fight between metro and the workers' union may cause delays with trains and busses. there are sporadic delays on service right now. service on metro rail appears to be running on schedule. metro says a good number of workers arrived late for work today. the union representing workers says today's action is not officially sponsored ory organizedhe union. last month, metro filed a lawsuit against the union over new criminal background checks for rai and bus workers. >>>

lawmakers erupt into a chant on the house floor following an impassioned plea by representative steny hoyer to help states better secure elections. >> surely we can rise above pandering to party and putin to act on behalf of our freedom and security. >> reporter: strong backlash on capitol hill. >> stop the pro-russia actions of this president who just this week put on a shameful display of bowing down to putin to the detriment of the united states. >> reporter: meantime, at the security conference, homeland security secretary doubted on whether russia meddled in the election to help elect president trump. >> i haven't seen the election in the infrastructure was to favor either political party. >> reporter: the director of national intelligence also addressed the topic during the forum. >> they are the ones that are trying to wreak havoc over our election process. we need to call them out on that. >> reporter: as for russia's proposal to allow the u.s. to question 12 of its intelligence officers in exchange for permitting russia to interview americans, today the white house said president t

steny hoyer. mr. hoyer, i get asked sometimes when did i first meet steny and the answer to that is i have no idea. as far as i know, he's been around our dinner table for -- just like every other aunt and uncle. so he has been there for my family as a friend for year after year. he makes the time every year to come on up and support rfk human rights, the organization founded after my grandfather's passing. he has been a friend and a mentor to me for which i am extraordinarily grateful. but i also have to recognize with a strong dose of humility that there are countless other members of congress -- democrat and republican -- that can say the exact same thing about steny hoyer. he still views this profession, his profession, as an honorable one and he has dedicated his life to take sure the policies crafted in rooms and conference rooms like this in these marble halls reflect the challenges, the anxieties, the optimism, of every single american, and he has done it with extraordinary grace, dedication,

president trump plans to >> maryland congressman steny hoyer in the hospital for pneumonia. minority whip was admitted to georgeer washington sity hospital on tuesday. the 7year-old is being treated with antibiotics. hoyer said he's looking forward though to being back at work soon.on >> d swim in carr creek near annapolis for the nextweek. nearly 42,000 gallons of sewage spilled from three manholes near t academyal golavfhe course intobd untilul.10th comes into contact with the water should wash with soap and warm water. >> ♪ >> coming up on 5:15. live look outside. 're a 80 degrees even at this earlyou h much like yesterday, right mike. >> yeah, almost exactly like yesterday and we're kd of heading for a repert of day today here in town. you see the big storm here next to me. yeah, there could be one or two around the d.c. region. much like dhe past coupleays in d.c. i don't think it's very widespread. humid with styoms possible is kindur story today. i thinkt's a much better chance of stormsea as wed we s y f furecasy.tri inda a minute. 81 outside e exact same number we w

steny hoyer gave an impassioned speech asking colleagues to bolster election security against russian interference. >> slam the door in the face of the russian bear, or any other adversary who seeks to steal the integrity of our elections. surely we can rise above pandering to party and putin to act on behalf of our freedom, and our security. >> an amendment would allocate $380 million in grants to states to protect their election systems. house republicans want to exclude the amendment from a spending bill saying current programs are fully funded. >>> a drone played a huge role in rescuing a missing mountain climber who was feared to be dead on one of the world's tallest peaks. you're looking at footage from a drone piloted by another climber on broad peak in the himalayas. 65-year-old scottish climber fell while scaling the mountain. other climbers thought he was dead. but the drone captured video of him moving around. climbers helped him to a base camp where he's recovering from some cuts and bruises. >> just incredible. >>> the golden state warriors introduced the team's latest ad

steny hoyer treated with an tie biotics after admitted on tuesday.he 79-year-old maryland democrat is expected to be back at work soon. hoyer is the minority whip, second in power among democrats behind bay area's nancy pelosi. >>> tick borne diseases are on the rise and according to a report they are part of a growing public health problem leading to potentially serious illnesses. one variety of a disease transmitting tick can be found in every state and lyme the most common. the best way to avoid a tick borne infection is not to get bitten. insect repellant may help and wear your clothing properly. sorry about the sound bite. the centers for disease control estimate 300,000 americans develop lyme every year and we could see more this year. that's because longer seasons of warmer weather mean that there's a longer period of time for ticks to be active. >>> happening today a whimsical event combining music with the beauty of flowers. the start of san francisco's botanical gardens annual flower piano event at golden gate park. 12 pianos scattered thro

. >> now steny hoyer unveils the make itic party's 2018 in america plan ahead of the midterm elections, which focuses on jobs and the economy. this is 40 minutes. co-working space is popping up around the country, we work, which is where we are. example of how americans are adapting to changes in our global economy. over the past several months, i crossed of the country to hear directly about how americans are faring in today's economy. to pre a,i traveled illinois. it is a town of small businesses and hard workers. it was forged in steel and lined with railways that radiate out into the amber waves of our country. with local business owners , educators and workers, and asked them about the challenges they are facing. one of them was margaret hanley. in 1928, her grandfather went to work for the town's oldest business, the a lucas and sons steel fabricators. followedher father working every day and saving enough to buy the company in 1982. 04, her family took over the business. i asked margaret how the company is faring. 10 years after the great recession. i asked if her workers had ac

are --sman steny hari steny hoyer coming up at 10:00 eastern -- 10:30 eastern. on monday, when congress is in session, we like to take a look at the week ahead in washington and to do that, we are joined by reporters covering both ends of pennsylvania avenue . daniel neuhauser is a correspondent with the national ayesha rascoe as a correspondent with npr. how is the white house approaching this hearing coming up on wednesday afternoon? guest: it seems like they are setting up with a big foreign policy week that just passed with what happened in helsinki and so it seems like pompeo has been defending the administration take a approach -- administration's approach. i'm sure they will be talking about that and having a message on that and there is also this just with iran and pompeo gave us a speech on how this administration is going to be appealing to the iranian people and basically saying that america is with you. it does not seem like they have gone to the point of asking for are looking for a regime change, but they're sending out this message that they want

[applause] >> if you missed any of this conversation with house minority whip steny hoyer you can watch at any time at c-span.org. in congress this week, the house is back today at noon for speeches with legislative work getting underway at 2:00. that will include an extension of the flood insurance program and health-care legislation that would repeal the medicare device tax and efforts to lower health care costs. members are also expected to take up a house and senate compromise bill. the senate is back today at 3:00 eastern to consider the nomination of robert wilke to be the next veterans affairs secretary. a simple majority confirmation vote is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. eastern. as always you can follow the house live on c-span and see the senate live on c-span two. susan: on your screen is jim condos. you're watching c-span's "newsmakers."

. >> maryland congressman steny hoyer in the hospital f the house minority whip was admitted to georgehing tn university hospiuesday. the 79-year-old being treated with antibiotics. congress returns to work on monday. his spokesperson said congressman hoyer is looking forward to being back at work soon. we wish him theest.♪ >> >> happy july 5th. >> hey, tuck, good morning. >> nobody says hey,appy july 5t. >> fifth doesn't get the same -- >> no. >> same love. >> morning after. >> morning after. did you gs have a good fourth. >> excellent fourth. >> do some fireworks. >> stayed up too late college park marylandts alway on a good show. >> you always going there. it's become a tradition for you. >> it has. >> i saw fireworks. very pretty. >> i loveew firks. iam recently found out ily doesn't like fireworks. go figure. >> they've been going all these years >> sure have. storms generally -- we missed the rain last night, which was great. >> right. >> guess what? nothing's changed weather-wise since we checked in yesterday, the day before and day before that. >> still hot and humid. >> humid

>> if you missed any of this conversation with house minority whip steny hoyer you can watch at any time at c-span.org. in congress this week, the house is back today at noon for speeches with legislative work getting underway at 2:00. that will include an extension of the flood insurance program and health-care legislation that would repeal the medicare device tax and efforts to lower health care costs. members are also expected to take up a house and senate compromise bill. the senate is back today at 3:00 eastern to consider the nomination of robert wilke to be the next veterans affairs secretary. a simple majority confirmation vote is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. eastern. as always you can follow the house live on c-span and see the senate live on c-span two. susan: on your screen is jim condos. you're watching c-span's "newsmakers." ndos has been since 2011 vermont secretary of state and just recently in philadelphia was elected president of the national association of secretaries of state. he is here to talk with us about security going into the 2018 midterm elections. let me introduce

steny hoyer, now he is the number two democrat in the house.eiled his plan, moderate democrat plan, to grow the economy. however, that plan has been totally overshadowed by the free money for all plan pushed by the socialist left. my take on that, coming up next. then at your next meeting, set your seat height to its maximum level. bravo, tall meeting man. start winning today. book now at lq.com ... stuart: for some time we've been asking where is the democrats growth plan? it does exist but doesn't amount to much. steny hoyer is the number two democrat in-house) nancy posey. he's been touring the country pushing the make it an america plan. here it is. government run skills training for young jobseekers, more affordable health insurance, big infrastructure spending, roll back some of the tax break for businesses. that is the plan. i don't see anything new or dynamic and i don't see those policies having much appeal to voters. after all, with the trump growth plan in place america is enjoying 4% growth rising wages and record low unemployment.

that spu some fiery words from maryland congressman steny hoyer. >> surely we can ose above panderingin to act on behalf of our freedom and our security. >>ongressman hoyer along with several others introduced today wh they called the secure america from russianin terference act. democrats call it a bipartisan effort to prevent further meddling in u.s. politics. >> could the trump hotel lose its liquor license. a d.c. advisory commission is supporting a petition that seeks to revoke the trump international hotel's liquor license. >> owner, president trump is not of in theds gr. wzgeralde at theor trump adsory neighborhood t, sarah,di commissions these anc's they deal with neighborhood issues. typically,ypically they do not take on theresident ofthe u. but this isre the int c w4 c commissioners, they've signed onto a resolution to support stat twi licensee holders have to be of good moral character. thd the commissioner behind tr mump>> what the complaint saa hotelsn't d abraoul s thoake actioor rliept: n.>> d s reporter: well, we tdae cit attoren d. individuals who havectually filed t

steny hoyer has served for 37 years in congress and rose to the position of majority whip. mr.an, thank you for spending time with us today. let's start with something you have been campaigning on, your new economic approach. you have gone across the country and talked with a lot of people. new?uch is really it sounded vaguely familiar to a lot of things we have heard from democrats in the past. hoyer: it is talking about jobs and helping americans make it in america. that was the message in the last election, the election before that. it is the message that resonates with americans because they know, it will be successful and their families will be successful, they need to have good jobs and good pay. we talk about a better deal, an agenda that is for the people. the people are focused on their economic well-being. that is what they really care about. they care about their health care as well. they care about investing in their kids' education. the agenda is not brand-new. it was fashioned eight years ago in 2010. it resonates with americans because americans came from so many

steny hoyer has pneumonia. he's expected to recover.tester apparently has climbed the pedestal of the statue of liberty. you can see there agents trying to get her down. that's the woman on the right-hand side of the base of the statue right beneath the heel of the statue's foot. there were other protesters who hung a banner on the statue that said "abolish i.c.e.." we assume that this woman is part of that protest group but that has not been absolutely determined at this point. she climbed the base of the statue which is quite illegal, as you can imagine. and she is just sitting there as authorities are trying to talk her down or bring her down. you can imagine they have evacuated liberty island as a result of that. a number of people who've been waiting for months, perhaps the years to have their chance to see this statue up close and personal and have their vacation plans destroyed as a result of this act. a couple groups are a couple members of some kind of anti-i.c.e. group hung a banner on the pedestal of the statue just before th

steny hoyer of maryland is the highest-ranking to use this yet. >> i will tell you vladimir putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. >> john brennan, nothing short of treasonous. at his off camera briefing with reporters. and called impeachment a distraction. and the performance, taking back control of the house of representatives, and the congresswoman for impeachment, until the time we do we can't make a decision on whether or not impeachment is warranted, not the kind of thing alexandria cortez wants to hear, the socialist who upset house democratic caucus chairman joe crowley. >> i would support impeachment. we have the grounds to do it. >> the question is what democrats might ramp up support despite donald trump's reversal today. jillian: no bigger story than claiming russia slipping the election in favor of donald trump who they label treasonous, many democrats can't understand why 62 million americans voted for the real estate tycoon. the president insists russia was unsuccessful affecting the outcome but some republicans want to be clear russia had some kin

steny hoyer has been hospitalized with pneumonia. >>> happening now, u.s.resentative hoyer has been hospitalized with pneumonia. he's the numberwo democrat in the house of representatives. doctors expect him to make a quick recovery. >>> colin kaepernick has received a civil rights award. d scrapping their fireworks shows .. and turning to colorful >>> with the elevated fire danger, some cities are scrapping their fireworks shows and turning to colorful drones instead. >> travis air force base is among those going high-tech on us thanks to the bay area tech company. scott budman is with us. no fireworks but we're still going to oh and ah. >> some places will try drones instead of fireworks. the local skies will be lit up with drones. each can flip around to make shapes and patterns more safely than traditional fireworks. they launch like fireworks and ma of like fireworks. but these are drones, lots of drones. >> we're actually flying 500 of them. >> intel planning to launch drones into the sky above travis air force base to celebrate america's birthday wit

host: we showed you a little bit from steny hoyer, making that economic messaging speech yesterday, youan see that on our website. in a write up this morning, the washington post makes this point saying that the bigger issue that pointer --hoyer and other democrats have to contend with is the perception of a strong u.s. economy which stands to be the cornerstone of the republican midterm campaign. paul ryan another top gop leaders are promoting a message of better off now, highlighting record low employment, rising wages, and an uptick in economic growth. some say that republicans believe this is rooted in slot -- in tax reform. steny hoyer was asked about the current state of the economy and what it meant for messages like ones he was delivering. here is his answer. >> the economy is doing very .ell, for some it has done very well, for some. unfortunately over the weirs -- the years, it has not done well for those in the middle class, for just getting by. and not making it. that's our promise. forwarde going to move -- that is our premise. if you're going to move forward and make sure

you are talking about steny hoyer and chuck schumer.ernie sanders and maxine waters do it somehow. i don't know how they do it. but they are the exception to the rules. the older leaderships resists bringing the newer people in. one of their best candidates for doing that, joe crowley was. charles: thank you both have much. calls from democrats to abolish i.c.e. are getting clouder and louder. is this going to be a winning message as we head to the mid terms? we'll discuss that next. your insurance rates skyrocket after a scratch so small you could fix it with a pen. how about using that pen to sign up for new insurance instead? for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise their rates because of their first accident. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ with tough food, your dentures may slip and fall. new fixodent ultra-max hold gives you the strongest hold ever to lock your dentures. so now you can eat tough food without worry. fixodent and forget it. jardiance asked: when it comes to managing your type 2 diabe

. >>> this morning maryland congressman steny hoyer is in the hospital. news 4 confirmedoyer is being treated at george washington university hospital for pneumonia. he was admitted tuesday. he is expected to make a full recovery. hoyer is the minority whip second only to nancy pelosi and the house democratic leadership. he is 79 years old and served maryland's fifth congressional district since 1981. >>> now to a story that hasolhe social media world talking about a flight encounter. you probly asked yourself before or been asked to switch seats on a plane. >> but that simple question turned into much more earlier this week. now that story has gone viral. nbc's chanel jones has details. >> reporter: once upon a time on a flight from new yorko dallas -- >> on my flight home, my boyfriend and i asked a woman to switch seats me so we could sit together. >> reporter: he just wanted to sift with his girlfriend on the four hour flight. the woman helen who asked that e not use her last name said yes. but joked she might want to n'itch back if she d approve of h

. >> trace: house minority whip steny hoyer is doing better but he's still in the hospital with pneumoniathat he may have gotten sick while visiting a community health center over the weekend. he checked in to the hospital tuesday. he's the second highest ranking house democrat only behind nancy pelosi. hoyer represented a part of maryland south of d.c. he's held that seat since 1981. a huge wild fire rages across the west. one turning deadly near the california-oregon border. alicia acunya is here with more. >> one person has died and we're awaiting details on how that happened. last update, approximately 8,000 acres have burned and the fire is burning near the oregon-california state line. for a while, it shut down parts of i-5. there's red flag warnings right now and they're expected to remain the rest of the day. all of this prompting jerry brown to call a state of emergency, this is one of 60 significant fires burning in the western part of the country. in utah, it's the dollar ridge fire east of provo. it's taken 90 homes and threatening 1,000 more. also at risk, oil, natural gas an

ndryland congressman steny hoyer is sg this independence in the hospital.has confirmed hoyer is being tated at george washington university hospital. being treated for. pneumon he was admitted yesterday. expected to make a full recovery, according to his spokeswoman. second only to nancy pelosi in the house democtic leadership. e is 79 years old and serve maryland's fifth congressional district since 1981. >>> in just a mter of moments, the annapolis independence day parade begins. the city is trying to use the holl hallow day to begin ha healing its wounds. in 4's chris gordon is annapolis tonight. he'll join us live from the parade route at 6:30. > there is a hate crime investigation underway tonight in laurel. poce say they started getting complaints two weeks ago about these anti-semitic flyers turning up in neighborhoods. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins spokeo e resident who calls the flier vile. >> there were, like, all these anti-semitic, one thing after another. >> reporter:till shocked by its words, donald showed me the anti-semi

house minority whip steny hoyer is spending the july 4th holiday in the hospital.he maryland democrat was admitted yesterday with pneumonia. his spokesperson says he's expected to make a full recovery. we continue to celebrate our freedom on this independence day and we know that wouldn't be possible without the men and women of our military. correspondent anna coyne and has been honoring some of those enjoins us with more. good evening. >> good evening. happy independence day to all of you. we are waiting on the fireworks. i am your 2018 proud american hosting i am honored to be that for you. behind me, the uss monterey, in active duty. it's the ships that launched 30 tomahawk missiles into syria after assad used chemical weapons on his own people. i spoke with the sailors on board and they told me there proud to be an american, proud to be history, and proud to be fight for -- part of the fight for human rights around the world. >> i am proud to be of an american because of the ideals america stands for. life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. >> the main reas

lawmakers erupt into a chants on the house floor following an impassioned plea by representative steny hoyer to help states better secure elections. >> surely we can rise above pandering to party and putin to act on behalf of our freedom and security. >> reporter: strong backlash on capitol hill. >> stop the pro-russia actions of this president who just this week put on a shameful display of bowing down to putin to the detriment of the united states. >> reporter: meantime, at the security conference, homeland -- meantime at the aspen security conference, homeland security security secretary kirstjen nielsen cast doubt on whether russia meddled in the election to help elect president trump. >> i haven't seen the election in the infrastructure was to favor either political party. >> reporter: the director of national intelligence also addressed the topic during the forum. >> they are the ones that are trying to wreak havoc over our election process. we need to call them out on that. >> reporter: as for russia's proposal to allow the u.s. to question 12 of its intelligence officers in exchange

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. >>> just in, house minority whip steny hoyer has been admitted to george washington university hospitaled with pneumonia. he's resting and plans to get back to work soon. we wish him well. >>> we are also hearing for the first time about an unusual meeting in white house that happened last year where president trump asked his foreign policy team about the possibility of the u.s. invading venezuela. retired lieutenant general mark hurtling joins me live to respond to that idea. (director) cut! nice, candace, but this time bold. did someone say "bold?" (gasping) starkist jalapeo tuna in a pouch! loaded with bold flavor. just tear, eat... mmmmm. and go bold! try all of my bold creations pouches! to me, he's, phil micwell, dad.o golfer. so when his joint pain from psoriatic arthritis got really bad, it scared me. and what could that pain mean? joint pain could mean joint damage. enbrel helps relieve joint pain, helps stop irreversible joint damage, and helps skin get clearer. enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculos

. >> so moving forward, elizabeth warren, nancy ploerelosi, steny hoyer. can democrats continue to justify leaving them in those positions if they've lost the white house, they've lost the lower chamber, if they've lost the upper chamber. how do those people still have jobs? >> i mean, i don't blame them for the fact that democrats were unsuccessful if 2016. it was so close. every single reason you could liss out and factor is true, it's correct. >> if are you ahead of the team that keeps losing, at some point the coach gets fired. >> i wouldn't say nancy pelosi keeps losing, she never brought a be ill to the floor that failed, unlike paul ryan and john boehner on the other side. so i think that it comes to the fact that she's a great fund raiser. that's always a fact that is laid out in terms of her staying in leadership. i think democrats are in a position that elizabeth warren is right. of the 25 names, he picked the one person on the record seeing the president based on congress not acting shouldn't be under investigation or be indicted while in office

house democrats erupted in a usa chant after a speech by minority whip steny hoyer condemning russian president vladimir putin for election meddling and accusing republicans of not doing enough to ensure security of future elections. republicans did not join in. we are told today that senate voted 98-0 in a nonbinding resolution that the u.s. should refuse to allow russia to interview american citizens in return for cooperation in the election meddling probe. president trump says he's not happy that the federal reserve is raising interest rates. the president telling cnbc the decision could hurt american competitiveness. >> i'm not thrilled because we go up, and every time you go up, they want to raise rates again and i don't really -- i'm not happy about it. but at the same time, i am letting them do what they feel is best. >> bret: the white house saying today the president respects the fed's independence and has not -- is not interfering with its policy decisions. stocks didn't like it. the dow tumbled 135. s&p 500 fell 11. nasdaq dropped 29. in america's election headquarters toni

house minority whip steny hoyer talks about the democrats make it in america plan to create jobs andeconomic growth. that is followed by the house at noon eastern for general speeches with legislative business at 2:00. on c-span2 there is a discussion on combating violent extremism. at 3:00 the senate returns to consider the nomination of robert wilkie to be the next secretary of veterans affairs. tore is a confirmation vote follow. on c-span3, nasa administrator join to smoke his predecessors to mark the space agency's 60th anniversary. later in the day, u.n. ambassador nikki haley and israel possibly as an for the u.s. attend --

on the house side, democratic whip steny hoyer called for bipartisan legislation to increase funding for election system security and to counter russian-led cyberattacks. >> the flashing red light calls us to action.e surelyn rise above pandering to party and putin to act on behalf of our freedom and our security. >> alcindor: the measure ultimately failed. reblicans voted against it saying there's already ample money available for those purposes >> woodruff: and yamiche is here with me now, along with our foreign affairs correspondent nick schifrin. hello to both of you. y so, yamiche, u've just been reporting, we've seen over the last few days a number ofts statemhe white house has made about the russian threat, about what the russians did in 2016, andhey've turned and and made a clarifying statement or reversed themselves. how does the way the white house is handling this, because you have been looking into it, compare with the way the rest oi the stration has been looking at all this? >> well, president trump's inability to definitively say vladimir putin ordered russian national

here's democrat steny hoyer.come at the american people expect us to adopt a bipartisan and unambiguous strategy to counter russia's destabilising activity. now, the white house has tried to put out another fire from the helsinki press conference — a proposal by mr putin to allow russian officials to interrogate american citizens. on monday, mr trump called it an "incredible offer". in the last few hours, his press secretary sarah sanders put out this statement. mr putin name checked bill browder at the helsinki summit. he is an american—born briton, former investor in russia who the kremlin is after. mr browder spoke to the bbc‘s 100 days a short time ago. iam i am genuinely vladimir putin's number one enemy. it's certainly in many different ways, with kidnapping, with death, with extradition. they want to destroy me a nyway extradition. they want to destroy me anyway they can. i think the president quickly understood that there would be effectively a civil war in washington if the trump administration handed ov

that is interesting when i see steny hoyer saying that, people in ohio are happy with this. happy that they have more money in their paycheck. it is one of the states where they have a strong approval rating, much stronger than other states. they want to be remembered. this president is doing that for them. >> dana: we have a poll, we have mentioned that today, "the wall street journal" poll. the approval on the economy, but 38% approve on trade. i don't know what it is there in ohio in particular, but i look at the "columbus dispatch." they have security concerns about the tariff. the major impacts, tariffs, and loss of support from long-standing allies, especially canada. drops greatest concern should be security and the price we will all pay to finance this preventable trade war. ohio is an interesting state when it comes to trade. you have a lot of products there. i would imagine in some ways, the tariffs help, and in some sectors, you might hear from constituents that they were concerned. >> soybean producers or manufacturers, i always asked them what you want me to tel

steny hoyer treated with antibiotics after being admitted on tuesday. a spokesperson says the 79-year-old maryland democrat is expected to be back at work soon. hoyer is the minority whip which means he is second in power among bay area's nancy pelosi. >>> tick born diseases are on the rise and according to a new report, they are part of a growing public health problem leading to potentially serious illnesses. at least one variety of disease transmitting tick can be found in every state now. lyme disease is the most common. the best way to avoid a tick born infection is not to get bitten in the first place. and effective insect repellant may help and make sure you're wearing your clothing properly. >> when in wooded areas make sure to wear long sleeves, long pants, closed toe shoes and tuck your pants into your sox. >> the centers for disease estimates about 300,000 will develop lyme disease every year and we could see more this year because longer seasons of warmer weather means there's a longer period of time for ticks to be active. >>> a whimsical ev

down an effort to increase security funding, leading to a raucous hearing on the floor lead by steny hoyer we have sworn an oath. >> the gentleman's time has expired. >> against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> the gentleman's time has expired. >> you have the opportunity to do that today! do so! vote yes on this amendment for your country! [ chanting: usa, usa, usa ]. >> joining us from washington, d.c., capitol hill reporter for ""the hill" molly hooper. great to have you with us. a lot of drama on the floor of the u.s. congress. before we get to that let's talk about the white house invitation to vladimir putin blindsiding a lot of people. it is one thing for dan coates to not necessarily know the specifics of when the invitation will go out, even the timing of it, but he didn't even seem to know that vladimir putin was going to be invited to the white house at all. what does that tell you about the way this white house is operating? >> reporter: well, i will tell you what congress is saying about with it. essentially, senator mitch mcconnell's spokesperson told the hill that vladim

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house minority whip steny hoyer talk about house democrats and their plans for jobs and the economy. president trump jose white house hosts a whitehos house event. follow the confirmation process on c-span leading up to the senate confirmation hearings and the vote. c-span, watch anytime on c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. self-described jihadist who worked with al qaeda and the former new york city intelligence officer responsible for having him arrested joint for a discussion on combating violent at reason -- it extremism. -- violent extremism. the event was organized by center for strategic and international studies. >> rate group on a monday morning. thanks for coming. we have a great event today, i know we have a few people still trickling in. before we start them a i have a few quick comments, first welcome

this idea of making it in america actually started with steny hoyer. our minority wip -- our nert whip. he's renewed his program that he and i worked on beginning in 2010. and yeah, this is the way i want to do it. k. over the years we've talked about make it in america, the ways it can be done, policies and the like. this monday minority whip steny hoyer reenergized the make it in america. i think it's 2.4 or make it in america .40. so encourage entrepreneurship. by ensuring access to workplace benefits like health care and retirement security and promoting -- providing a more, stronger growth to businesses. with ideas and successful businesses. just came across one of these earlier today, i was talking to a sprend out -- a friend out in california, phil wyatt a ph.d. guy, worked out of university of california's santa barbara for some time. and he came across a way of using a machine to analyze what's in something. chemical analysis, analysis of buy y logical components and the like. started a company called wyatt technology. it's an analytical machi

host: the final vote, 244 supporting, 35 saying no, 135 .emocrats voting present here is steny hoyeralking and whyat present vote democratic leaders were encouraging their members to vote present. [video clip] >> it is a sham and distraction. the suffering of children behind a partisan attack on democrats. vote thate gotcha alienates americans from our government. it is shameless and inappropriate. inappropriate because republicans are not doing a single thing to address the crisis of children still separated from their parents, even after a court ruled they need to be reunited. democrats refuse to play republicans' game when it comes to children's well-being and the safety of those seeking asylum. we are not falling for this trap. you can say were not doing it as much as we want. secureds support borders and honor the service of all those whose lives are at risk and protecting our country and people. i take a back seat to no one in this house over the years supporting our law enforcement personnel, but we will neither be silent, nor will we cease fighting to bring an end to the dang

john lewis, a leader in america's civil rights struggle, and my friend and colleague congressman steny hoyer and two survivors of the racially motivated shooting in a church in downtown charleston, polly shepherd and felicia samuels, there to serve as a living example of the challenges and the difficulties of reconciliation, of forgiveness, and of grace. we had remarkable experiences. we met with desmond tutu, my former survivor at the council of churches decades ago, winner of the nobel peace prize and someone who helped lead the peace and reconciliation process in south africa. and we heard from today's chancellor of the university of cape town, nelson mandela's widow and our reflections were interrupted by student protesters demanding a more justice in today's south africa, a jarring reminder that even the greatness of the remembrance of bobby kennedy and nelson mandela is not enough to still the relentless yearning for more, more justice and more equality by the youngest amongst us. -- among us. i still today believe in nelson mandela's vision for the world, a world governed by justice a

whip steny minority hoyer on jobs and the economy. he unveiled the 28 teen plan ahead of the elections. thatlivered his remarks "we work" in washington, d.c., which helps startups and other businesses.

congressman steny hoyer, a long-time guest on this program has been hospitalized for pneumonia. he's being tweeted wi treated wh antibiotics and is resting he is 79 years old he is the second ranked democrat in the house behind nancy pelosi. >>> the chairman of hna group has died during a business trip in france. police say that he was posing for a photograph and fell about 50 feet from the wall. he was the architect of a $50 billion acquisition spree that saw hna buy stakes in deutsche bank, hilton under pressure from beijing, hna sold off many of those assets to slash debt this is one of those situations, i don't know if you read the details, he literally wanted to get this picture he's climbing closer and closer to the edge. >> he gets up on a wall, which is meant to keep tourists safe he gets up on the wall to get that picture and falls off >> i have learned, just from twitter, a week doesn't go by where someone doesn't die trying to get a selfie shot in a waterfall a few weeks ago selfies are -- it's not worth it for the picture to get the shot, is it? >> no. no >> clearly

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are --sman steny hari steny hoyer coming up at 10:00 eastern -- 10:30 eastern. on monday, when congress is in session, we like to take a look at the week ahead in washington and to do that, we are joined