you are on the air with steve ellis. caller: good morning. this is about taxpayer. i like the -- i would like a yes or no answer on this one and then i would go on, one more question. do they have a law on the books that takes all of the residual money left in the social security, old age fund, and all of the other medicaid, medicare, and other funds and put it in the treasury department or go ahead and put a special bond, that they put it back on the trust fund folks and do not pay it back, and it is on a balloon note they put 1% interest? yes or no? guest: no. i do not believe that is the case. there is the issue that we have a unified budget, so when you have surpluses in social security and medicare, that masks the budget deficit we are running this year, talking about $3 trillion. that has been happening for years. all of that money is owed, and when you'd see people talking about net interest, that is the interest we pay to the public that owns the debt or other countries, or other people, but there is growth interest. growth interest includes the interest we

that conversation with steve ellis from the group for taxpayers for common sense.ater, the national league of cities executive director clarence anthony joins us to talk about how the coronavirus pandemic impacted u.s. cities and their budgets. ♪ >> stay with c-span, for our continuing coverage of the transition of power as president-elect joe biden moves closer to the presidency. with the electoral college votes cast from states across the country, join us on january 6, live, at 1:00 p.m. eastern for the joint session of congress to count the votes -- the votes and clear the winner. finally at noon, january 20, the inauguration of the 46th president of the united states. our live coverage begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern from the statehouse , to congress, to the white house. watch it all live on c-span, on the go at c-span.org, or listen using the free c-span radio app. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us this morning is steve ellis, the president of taxpayers for common sense, to talk about the coronavirus relief aid and the government spending bill th

away from covid relief 48 is about one percent a little over one percent of the federal budget steve ellis is president of taxpayers for common sense. he says every year as congress writes the nation's spending bill lawmakers had unrelated things to it money for a museum here a tax break for some industry there allisonville can often used metaphor. it's a christmas tree bill which congress keeps adding ornaments and this year it is one of the biggest christmas trees i've but it's not because of the foreign aid that's in here. it is question of that this is the last train leaving the capitol hill station and there are a lot to boost as they have been added on this. >>that was joe khalil reporting house democrats say that bell of dare republicans really to call on. the presidents what they might think of is a blow off this $2000 paycheck proposal for a christmas eve vote. it's not clear what republican lawmakers are going to do but democrats are pushing forward with this $2000 payment to americans. we'll see what happens. >>41 is the time coming up next on the kron 00:00am morning news area

relief bill and the $1.4 trillion government spending with taxpayers for common sense president steve ellis. and budgets in america's cities with clarence anthony. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning. sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. today the house was able to override president trump's veto of the 740 going dollar defense authorization bill by meeting the necessary two thirds threshold with 109 republicans voting in favor. now the senate will take similar action as early as tomorrow, requiring the same two thirds majority. if successful, this would be the first congressional override of the trump presidency. it's also possible the senate might consider legislation passed by the house to increase direct payments for covid-19 relief from $600 to $2000 per individual. follow the senate live and they returned at noon eastern on c-span2. what's on theat c-span networks tomorrow night. at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, the house appropriations subcommittee will take hearing on abortion access under the hyde

funding away from covid relief 48 is about one percent a little over one percent of the federal steve ellis is president of taxpayers for common sense. he says every year as congress writes the nation's spending bill lawmakers had unrelated things to it money for a museum here a tax break for some industry there allisonville can often used metaphor. it's a christmas tree bill which congress keeps adding ornaments and this year it is one of the biggest christmas trees i've but it's not because of the foreign aid that's in here. it is question that this is the last train leaving the capitol hill station and there are a lot to boost as they have been added on to this. >>and that was joe khalil reporting. tomorrow house democrats say they're going to dare republicans to call the president's $2000 check proposal for christmas eve vote. it is not clear yet how republican lawmakers plan to respond if the president does sign the relief bill one big question many want answered, will it do enough for the american people and businesses kron four's terisa stasio talks with the u c berkeley professor to

funding away from covid relief 48 is about one percent a little over one percent of the federal steve ellis is president of taxpayers for common sense. he says every year as congress writes the nation's spending bill lawmakers had unrelated things to it money for a museum here a tax break for some industry there allisonville can often used metaphor. it's a christmas tree bill which congress keeps adding ornaments and this year it is one of the biggest christmas trees i've but it's not because of the foreign aid that's in here. it is question that this is the last train leaving the capitol hill station and there are a lot to boost as they have been added on this. >>and that was joe khalil reporting tomorrow house democrats say they will dare republicans to call up the president's $2000 check proposal for a christmas eve vote. not clear yet. how republicans plan to respond to that. >>a covid relief bill may be able to stop golden gate bridge district layoffs, but that can't happen until that stimulus bill becomes law going gate bridge board members voted in november to eliminate a 145 fill po

away from covid relief 48 is about one percent a little over one percent of the federal budget steve elliss president of taxpayers for common sense. he says every year as congress writes the nation's spending bill lawmakers had unrelated things to it money for a museum here a tax break for some industry there allisonville can often used metaphor. >>it's a christmas tree bill which congress keeps adding ornaments and this year it is one of the biggest christmas trees i've but it's not because of the foreign aid that's in here. it is question of that this is the last train leaving the capitol hill station and there are a lot to boost as they have been added on this. >>and no vote on the stimulus bill we know that for sure we told you about the second wave that are that variance in the uk of covid now there's a 3rd. >>and this latest mutation health officials say came from south africa and. this one the 3rd one is more contagious than the second strain that they discovered and remember the second stream was already 70% mortgages then. the first one which we have great part here in the u.s. pe

away from covid relief 48 is about one percent a little over one percent of the federal budget steve ellis is president of taxpayers for common sense. he says every year as congress writes the nation's spending bill lawmakers had unrelated things to it money for a museum here a tax break for some industry there allisonville can often used metaphor. it's a christmas tree bill which congress keeps adding ornaments and this year it is one of the biggest christmas trees i've but it's not because of the foreign aid that's in here. it is question that this is the last train leaving the capitol hill station and there are a lot of could boost as they have been added on this. >>well that was joe khalil reporting house democrats say they'll dare republicans to call up the president's $2000 check proposal for a christmas eve vote. not clear yet what propublica lawmakers will do. well there's now a 3rd covid variant in the uk health officials say this latest mutation came from south africa. and it's apparently even more contagious. then the second strain which is more contagious than the original so f

morning, our discussion about the $900 billion relief bill with taxpayers for common sense president steve ellis. we will talk about how the pandemic has affected budget in the cities with clarence anthony. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern on tuesday morning and be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments and tweets. today, the house was able to override president trump's veto of a $740 billion defense authorization bill by meeting the necessary two thirds republicansth 109 voting in favor. the senate will take similar action as early as tomorrow requiring the same two thirds majority. if successful, this would be the thet successful override of trump presidency. the senate may also consider legislation passed at the house to increase direct payments for relief from $600 up to $2000 per individual. follow the senate live when they return on c-span2. you can text us with your first at 9:00 on c-span, the house appropriations subcommittee holds a hearing on a abortion access under the hyde amendment, a provision that prohibits federally funded abor

reacts and angelo marsden who who made a powerful video about california's cruel ♪ steve: welcome back. this week scott elliss position of white house coronavirus advisor paid for years he was a senior member of stanford university's department of medicine. i know stanford well and taught there when i first moved to america in 2012 and of always been grateful for the opportunity they gave me but on november 20 the university equity senate condemned dr. atlas and said his actions quote, contradict medical science and claimed he misrepresented knowledge and opinion regarding the management of the pandemic showing disdain for establishment knowledge and alleged he violated stanford's core values and high ethical standards. high ethical standards but interesting. earlier in the year three current members of stanford medical faculty epidemiologist, jay and aaron published a study that completely offended what we thought we knew about the virus and by testing antibodies where standard is based the doctors establish that coronavirus is much more infectious but much less deadly and then we have been told for this fi

saturday night between jesse and greg, you will see my guest there kevin mccarthy, steve scalise, doug collins and jenna ellis of harris. this little otter lost the love of his life apricot. he died so they created an otter's only app. so harris goes on the app. he finds a new love named pumpkin so harris and pumpkin are living together. apricot is forgotten and now they are in love again and there you have it. geraldo? >> geraldo: tis the season christmas hanukkah gift to you deep discounts on non-best selling shows. it will first 15 get it tree. www.ben bella books.com enter the code geraldo holiday. let me just quickly add shock that the supreme court has not ruled yet on the texas lawsuit makes it kind of intriguing wonder where we are going. >> dana: keep an eye on it. all right. that's it for everyone. great show. we will see you back here on monday. ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening. welcome to washington. i'm bret baier. breaking tonight, president-elect joe biden's first reaction to the latest news on federal investigations into his son hunter's taxes and overseas business dealings. also, president trump cal

5,000 body bags in alabama icu nurse amber ellis lost her 63-year-old father >> nothing could prepare me emotionally or spiritually for that moment. >> reporter: steve ewing died in the very covid ward where his daughter helped save so many lives. >> it's just heartbreaking. i can't -- i miss him every day. and it's so difficult sometimes to keep putting one foot in front of the other because i lost him with everything i did. i tried so hard. i still couldn't save him. >> reporter: tonight the loss is staggering and still far from over miguel almaguer, nbc news >>> in other news tonight, much of the northeast is bracing for a dangerous snowstorm already hitting the plains al roker is tracking it al, what's the latest? >> reporter: lester, we've got 65 million people under a winter weather alert tonight and what we've got now is low pressure developing along the southeast and atlantic coast. it's going to have a lot of moisture available to it from the gulf and the atlantic it pushes north and slams into cold arctic canadian air that's a recipe for heavy snow one to three inches from washington, d.c by thursday we got upwards of a foot and a half int

ellis, congressman doug collins and small business owner struggling to survive but first, a lockdown nation continuing to grow as americans fight back against the outrageous restrictions. congressman stevecalise ways in next. ♪ when you switch to xfinity mobile, you're choosing to get connected to the most reliable network nationwide, now with 5g included. discover how to save up to $400 a year with shared data starting at $15 a month, or get the lowest price for one line of unlimited. come into your local xfinity store to make the most of your mobile experience. you can shop the latest phones, bring your own device, or trade in for extra savings. stop in or book an appointment to shop safely with peace of mind at your local xfinity store. americans across the country fighting back and choosing to defy democrat leaders covered lockdown orders in an effort to save businesses and neighborhoods and even some in law enforcement are refusing to enforce a covid regulation. listen. >> we still work 24/7, real victims are being injured and assaulted into those things. so to say we have to put that aside and move over to responding to calls to people not wearing masks or being outside their hous

ellis, congressman doug collins and small business owner struggling to survive but first, a lockdown nation continuing to grow as americans fight back against the outrageous restrictions. congressman stevecalise ways in next. ♪ americans across the country fighting back and choosing to defy democrat leaders covered lockdown orders in an effort to save businesses and neighborhoods and even some in law enforcement are refusing to enforce a covid regulation. listen. >> we still work 24/7, real victims are being injured and assaulted into those things. so to say we have to put that aside and move over to responding to calls to people not wearing masks or being outside their house or showing up at a restaurant, it not only does it make economic sense, it is unreasonable for law enforcement to be used in this manner. judge jeanine: my next guest is a democrat are hypocrites who won't even follow their own rules. steve scalise joins me now. good evening, great to have you here. what say you before we even get to whether or not is a valid reason behind these lockdowns the law enforcement saying no, we are not going to do it? >> great to be back with you. you think about these mayors who are try

steve. a lot happening down here in the peach state. the president's legal team led by rudy giuliani and jenna ellis bringing their fight here to the staterturn the election results. they presented witness alleging voter fraud. watch. >> 506 felons vote you had illegally in georgia. >> voted in person on october 23rd. i was told that there was an absentee ballot already out for me. those paper ballots were not secure. i don't care if you are a democrat, a republican, i hope you will take what these people are telling you seriously. >> and they produced what they came is new evidence of surveillance video showing fulton county election workers illegally counting ballots with no supervisors present affecting potentially 24,000 ballots. but, georgia's secretary of state, brad raffensperger's office says they already investigated these claims and found nothing wrong, adding that they had their own observers there the entire time. meanwhile, president trump who criticized governor brian kemp tweeted this saying people in georgia got caught cold bringing in massive number of ballots and putting them in voting machines. great job governor kemp.

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