joining me is tammy duckworth of illinois. senator, thank you for joining us.f anything, about what is in the senate health care bill? >> i have not heard a single thing about what's in the senate health care bill. all i can do is base on what came out of the house and if anything, it's going to be tragic for so many american, as many as 23 million americans will lose health insurance sm you know, we asked this of every democrat that comes on and get to the bottom of what they believe needs to be fixed about the affordable care ago, what in particular would you want to fix if give than opportunity. >> if i were given the opportunity i would want to make sure that we can keep more insurers in the marketplace, there are parts of the country where there is a single insurer. i think we need to make sure we make it easier for people to have options within the marketplace and greater competition. i do know that, you know, i voted against a medical device tax, for example and that temporary fix is coming back, the medical device tax actually would be a tax that would

from around the country with new jersey senator cory booker, vice illinois like tents, senator tammy duckworthformer president bill clinton. former senator kelly ayotte -- -- and chair of joint chiefs of staff, -- we start the senator booker who spoke to graduates at the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia. [applause] k

tammy duckworth: thank you! thank you all so much! congratulations, class of 2017.nd, of course, congratulations to all of the parents, sisters, brothers and family members who loved ones, children who made this day possible. the last time i was at one of these, i was down there as a student. it looks a lot different from up here! to the faculty, staff, students, and the entire gw community, thank you for this honorary degree and for inviting me to speak to you. it's such an unexpected honor, and i hope i'm able to live up to the standards set by the previous speakers. you know, no one special like hillary clinton or michelle obama or my colleague cory booker. it can't be that tough, right? [laughter] and to president knapp, thank you for your service to gw over the last decade. i really want you to pay close attention here, mr. president -- not only because i have a lot to say about all the work you've done to make this university a better place but also because i've been asked by some students to distract you for a few minutes as they try to kidnap your dog ruffle

and and amy clovis are, tammy duckworth, sheryl sandberg, anything missing from the list?ale option took notice. i don't see nikki haley, she could have been an option. no gop woman is more pro-democrats and pro-women. are you the official magazine of the dnc? >> the assumption is donald trump might -- >> 2017. >> hillary clinton is not on that list. rick perry had a funny day. >> looks like rick perry was having a great time at a white house press briefing. he didn't seem to want to leave. he was up there for over half an hour and a lot of people on social media thought this was a lot of fun and sweeting about it, rick perry holding onto the side of the podium like he doesn't want to leave but sarah huckabee sanders trying to get in his way. he was having a lot of fun, the only person in the room that was. she deserved 30 minutes. thanks. >> time to check what is coming up on "fox and friends". >> in chester county, south carolina, i was born right near there. >> this is an amazing place, rocking and rolling already, barely 5:45 or 5:50, a country omelette lining up and t

from tammy duckworth saying, what i prefer the supreme court to immediately end this debate, i hope they overturn this discriminatory ban as far as possible. judy saying the supreme court created expectations for the president muslim ban for worker students refugees with ties here. blanket prejudice will not stand. patty murray, disappointed to see one mr. trump travel ban in effect. slamming the door. adding the hashtag to the supreme court. peter king of new york, saying it was a solid supreme court victory today for are the president. common sense national security before pc. paul said supreme court put american citizens first to allow the travel ban to be implemented. that's a sampling of tweets from yesterday from both democrats and republicans. we'll probably hear more. james is next. james from silver spring, maryland democrats line. caller: thank you all for c-span. i like to step back a little bit and look at the larger picture of american politics today. we have a hard time talking about any substantial issue. we're always talking about tweets. now we're talking about a supreme

learning hodgkinson had visited bernie sanders' office, had communication via e-mail between tammy duckworthdurbin between january and the time of the shooting. >> it appears from some of his communication close to the event that he was running out of money. he was not employed at the time of the event and was looking for some local employment. clearly, he was married for 30 years. it appears that that marriage was not going so well. he suffered, obviously, from taking some prescription medication which i'm not going to get into. and it was just a pattern of life where you could tell things were not going well. >> at this point, the investigation, the fbi does not believe that there is a connection to terrorism. >>> coming up next, president trump's senior adviser and son-in-law, jared kushner in israel, meeting with palestinian officials, attempting to restart the peace talks in the middle east. >>> and a surprising development in saudi arabia that may actually help the mideast peace process. when you're close to the people you love, does psoriasis ever get in the way of a touching moment?

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this is democratic senator tammy duckworth questioning bradbury. >> and architect for detainee abuse in the form of waterboarding and other forms of torture, in my opinion, that alone should disqualify you for future government service posted and while you're nominated to serve as dot and not as justice, your willingness to aid and abet torture demonstrates a failure of moral and professional character that makes you dangerous regardless of which agency you serve in. amy: steven bradbury's confirmation hearing came as the u.n. high commissioner for human rights blasted what he called president trump's persistent flirtation with torture. zeid ra'ad al-hussein said -- "the president of the united states of america has said that torture could be necessary in certain circumstances. there is no longer any pretense. they are breaking long-held taboos. the dangers to the entire system of international law are therefore very real." in media news, three reporters with cnn resigned this week after their network retracted a report alleging a senior trump adviser is under investigation by congre

that's why i introduced along with my good friends congressman steve cohen and senator tammy duckworth of illinois, the police training and independent review act of 2017. this legislation has already earned almost 100 co-sponsors. my bill would protect both police officers and the citizens they serve. it would require sensitivity training in the areas of race, ethnic bias, disabilities, and interactions with new immigrants. it would also establish incentives to encourage states o adopt new laws to require an independent prosecutor in all cases when police use deadly force. this legislation deserves a fair hearing and an up or down vote in this house. i will close with this, a brief teaching from the late dr. martin luther king jr. on the occasion of another needless tragedy. the police killing of civil rights worker, jimmy lee jackson, by an alabama state trooper in 1965. in his eulogy, king said a state trooper pointed the gun but he did not act alone. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair now recognizes the entleman from tennessee, mr. duncan, for five

commencement addresses from around the country with cory booker, mike pence, illinois senator tammy duckworth, former president till clinton, former senator kelly ayotte, and the chair of the joint chiefs of staff general just of dunford. we start with senator booker, who spoke to graduates at the commencement ceremony at the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia. sen. booker: thank you very much. it is incredible to be here and i want to thank you all for inviting me to be a part of this day of history in your lives. allowing thank you for me to be a small part of this extraordinary community. i want to congratulate the graduates and they want to thank everyone who helped to make this possible. so many helped to make this day possible. i want to thank the parents and the grandparents in the family members. i want to thank everyone, from the incredible president and the founding provost come all the way up to those people who clean floors and manicure lawns and serve food who contribute to this community. [applause] sen. booker: i confess to you something. when i was graduating from coll

of course in the oval office, reagan said, tammy duckworth shows. that was the first question he asked. when rooney said, i thought he brezhnev in a $1000 suit. he couldn't have been more wrong. it is just funny that somehow, mulroney didn't capture , wasn't able to figure gorbachev out in the same way that ronald reagan was. once there was a -- meeting. reagan is now chief of staff. reagan said -- boys. the president wants to lighten up on gorbachev. he does come hell and you want us to. the question was, in 1989, why didn't you do it? gorbachev said through a longtime translator, still translating. -- youev said, michael must understand, your father and i shared christian morality. said, when i was growing up, my grandfather was a big communist in our town, but grandmother was always a believer. we had a communist meeting, and applico pictures of stalin. as soon as the communist left -- they would put michael and saint injured. [laughter] he went on. he said my grandmother lifted up say, to go to church every day, then going to pray for you atheis

but as far as illinois here, tammy duckworth, she's just beginning. i have contacted her and i have to honestly say she has responded to me. dick durbin has been around for years and years. i've never heard a word from him. when i called his aides, they had to -- and to get me off the phone assessed as they could. host: all right. dan in illinois, thank you. tom in huntington beach, california on the republican line. going? how's it i watched the hearing today, and frankly, i'm watching this, and thinking the fbi director is pathetic. i can't believe he was ever in charge of anything. this guy doesn't even know how to respond to anything. my dad is a cop. theas telling me during hillary inquiry they went over that the fbi, the law enforcement position, is not to even make judgment like he was doing. he was making judgment calls. he was supposed to file a case or not file a case. that's already wrong. then there is 1000 active terrorist cases in this country. investigatingy why the fbi hasn't investigated these terrorists who are ready to kill us here

the legislation i introduced with senators elizabeth warren and tammy duckworth and thom tillis take into consideration the previous training and experience of veterans and allows them to apply for an exemption so they can quite literally get on the road and start working without delay. this bill is twofold. not only does it encourage our transportation industry to hire veterans, it helps our veterans transition into civilian life connecting them to a well-paying job and a meaningful career. and i expect the commerce committee to consider and pass this bill as well today. so these are two bipartisan examples that show that we actually can work together here in the united states senate in ways that will help all of our states and the people we serve. now, there are subjects that are controversial. and if there's one that sort of stands out above the rest it's health care. and unfortunately, this has become all too much of a polarizing issue politically. i happen to be here in the senate chamber on christmas eve in 2009, 7:30 in the morning, right before christmas, of course, where our