and we were successful in that effort and now should have more than enough post in the texas house toed. it passed the texas senate just this week. and so, we're on a pathway where it should get passed. and know this. as you pointed out, school choice in one form or another kansas ises in more -- exists in more than 30 states. and there's not been a collapsing of the public school system. instead, the public school system gets more competitive and while at the very same time, giving the parents the ability to choose the school that's best for their child. julie: you were with the president earlier this week as he signs some executive orders, along the lines of the texas legislature, you have signed one as well regarding dei. that would be in public offices. there was a ban on dei in public universities. are you hearing any feedback? what are companies saying to you about this? gov. abbott: i think they are tired of the -- of dei. they want to be a success for their shareholders. and the way they can do that is increase the internal investment without having to invest to social program

. >> texas governor abbott has offered thousands of prison cells in texas to house detainees. do you plan to take them up on that offer and also the 1400 acres that they had offered for detention center. >> look, i've met with hundreds of sheriffs. we were looking at, you know, contracts with sheriffs for their beds which come at a reduced cost. the most expensive beds we have, the one the us government owns, so we're looking at the sheriffs across the country and governor made an offer yesterday so we'll be looking at that all cards on the table. we're looking for as many beds as we can get. we just got to hope congress gets the funding to buy as many beds we need and i know they're talking about that today, so hopefully we'll get a budget we can increase. >> guatemala and mexican national guard at the border. do you have any idea what their mission is going to look like the same as the first trump administration going to help to secure the border. >> i mean, president trump has made it clear in mexico mexico has to help, you know. guarding their southern northern borders kee

guest: i, from the state legislature so i have served three terms in the texas house, judiciary, and focusing a lot about health care policy. unfortunately texas leads in the nation in undesirable statistics. we lead the nation in maternal mortality, in infant mortality and lead the nation in persons without access to health care. that was something i focused a lot on in the legislature and i hope to do that in congress and i'm a lawyer, i practice law in dallas for 33 years, i am married and have two sons. host: you have been a month in, how is the first month. guest: it is crazy. it's been a fire hose for sure and use to it. i think having the legislative experience from the state really does give a leg up to those of us who have that experience and the freshman class i'm really amazed at how many of us, from the state legislature. i think we have one the most capable experienced freshman classes coming into the congress it really has made a difference and so a lot of my staff for a long time understands the process getting used to d.c. and try to figure out my way around those tunn

the clerk: nomination, department of housing and urban development, eric turner, of texas, to be secretary. mr. grassley: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa is recognized. mr. grassley: sometime today we're confirming scott turner, a the new secretary of housing and urban development. as a former nfl cornerback, developer, state and local official, and executive director of the white house opportunity and revitalization council, mr. turner understands the challenges facing american communities. while the vast majority of housing and development issues are solved at the local and state level, i certainly understand how the federal government and the programs utilized by many iowa individual families and communities assist with making our cities the best place to live, work, and play. i look forward to working with scott turner to advance iowa's priorities and sound policies for our nation. even though i did not meet with scott turner in my office, as i do most nominees for cabinet, i stressed to him today the importance of responding to congressional letters and inq

your political analyst joining us from the occupied west texas on or houses aerostar cowboys. them joins us now from newness where a group of palestinian prisoners is due to arrive within the hour at the european hospital. so last time we spoke tara q, and you were telling us that they were on roots, but you didn't know exactly what their status was. i'm seeing some movement behind you. what's happening i would let you see what's happening now. a bus that is carrying. oh yeah, you're seeing the go ahead. the 100 kind of city of prisoners have arrived to the review and hospital where we are at the moment, the international committee of the red cross as managed to transport the public opinion. the prisoners will have been scheduled to be released today. we are attempting about approximately a 150 pounds of sydney and prisoners who are right now inside these buses and waiting to be re united again with the families, we can see them or from behind, disagrees as they are trying to wait a wave to their family members that are speaking with them and these buses because they have been completely

according to that report, top reasons people move to texas include jobs, affordable housing and a different climate. a warning tonight about a phishing scam falsely claiming to be from costco. the sonoma county district attorney is alerting people about the message that offers people a new ninja creamy ice cream maker. officials say the fake costco email is actually an attempt to steal financial information or gain access to computers. they recommend checking the sender's email address to verify the email. during his first 100 days, president trump has directed elon musk and his team at the department of government efficiency to shrink the american government. the latest move by musk's team closing the consumer financial protection bureau, which was established by law after the 2008 financial crisis. abc news reporter christiane cordero explains the mounting legal challenges. >> as president trump travels to new orleans to attend super bowl 59. new developments in billionaire elon musk and his department of government efficiency, efforts to overhaul the federal government, the consumer fina

guest: i, from the state legislature so i have served three terms in the texas house, judiciary, and a lot about health care policy. unfortunately texas leads in the nation in undesirable statistics. we lead the nation in maternal mortality, in infant mortality and lead the nation in persons without access to health care. that was something i focused a lot on in the legislature and i hope to do that in congress and i'm a lawyer, i practice law in dallas for 33 years, i am married and have two sons. host: you have been a month in, how is the first month. guest: it is crazy. it's been a fire hose for sure and use to it. i think having the legislative experience from the state really does give a leg up to those of us who have that experience and the freshman class i'm really amazed at how many of us, from the state legislature. i think we have one the most capable experienced freshman classes coming into the congress it really has made a difference and so a lot of my staff for a long time understands the process getting used to d.c. and try to figure out my way around those tunnels. >>

also, according to that report, top reasons people move to texas are for jobs, affordable housing and a different climate. moving to. a warning tonight about a phishing scam falsely claiming to be from costco. the sonoma county district attorney is alerting people about the message that offers people a new ninja creamy ice cream maker. officials say the fake costco email is actually an attempt to steal financial information or gain access to computers. they recommend checking the sender's email address to verify the email. during his first 100 days, president trump has directed elon musk and his team at the department of government efficiency to shrink the american government. the latest move by musk's team closing the consumer financial protection bureau, which was established by law after the 2008 financial crisis. abc news reporter christiane cordero explains the mounting legal challenges. >> as president trump travels to new orleans to attend super bowl 59. new developments in billionaire elon musk and his department of government efficiency, efforts to overhaul the federal govern

but that was suspended by a judge in texas who claimed the white house's order could cause the statedge in louisiana granted a preliminary injunction against the biden administration's suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land. biden's vaccine mandate for federal contractors was blocked by a u.s. district court judge in georgia. in 2022, a louisiana judge stopped the biden administration from lifting title 42, which was a public health order aimed at stopping the spread of communicable diseases, but was used to actually expel migrants at the southern border. the judge ruled the order violated administrative law. two months later, you'll remember president biden was told he could not enforce his executive order protecting the lgbtq communities from discrimination in schools and the workplace. then, in august of 2022, a texas court ruled against the white house's requirement for hospitals to provide emergency abortions regardless of a state's ban on the procedure. and then this past fall, a federal judge in missouri temporarily blocked the white house's student debt forgiven

let's bring in texas congressman and house doge congress co-chair pete sessions. thank you for joining us this afternoon. recapping what lucas reported there, the court system allowed doge to access labor department, not treasury. court cases continue. the argument is basically you have this international businessman who has plenty of conflicts of interest. shouldn't have access to this type of information, should he? >> really, the bottom line is the president of the united states dually elected across the country in a positive fashion promised on the campaign trail that we would get to the bottom of not only finding the spending that was taking place, but those things that were done against the best interests of the american people. you can say doge, you can say elon musk with every one of those employees, but the bottom line is that these are professionals that are gaining information, information that is important to not only congress, but important to the administration. it is not releasing data and information. it is probably finding out where the money went

. >> jacqui: president trump to meet with texas governor greg abbott at the white house.are some signs that it is paying off. >> john: trump adding the department of education to his government overhauls peer to the next guest says they need to restart it from scratch. former education secretary betsy devos coming up next. >> this is the status quo. it is failure continuing decline, continual jamming of the prospects of america's young people in a diminished capacity of america to lead the world. ♪rais ♪ with the chase mobile app, things move a little more smoothly. ♪ deposit checks easily and send money quickly. [coins clinking] ♪ that's convenience from chase. make more of what's yours. i hear it all the time. people tell me they'd love to buy gold. but because it's gold, they think it must be complicated. it isn't. not with rosland capital. with rosland... the entire process from start to finish is built on one concept. one... keep...it...simple. rosland capital a trusted leader in helping people acquire precious metals. gold bullion, lady liberty gold and silver proof

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house yesterday. he is the governor texas greg abbott to see you. just heard that report and you met with the president yesterday and border security is always at the front of your priority list. what can you tell us about what's happening right now in texas? >> a lot. these are thanks i talked about yesterday with the president and i've authorized our national guard that's been on the border for about four years now they have the full authority to assist ice doing everything they would do such as apprehending back arresting, deporting and in addition to that the texas department of public safety is embedded with ice on operations across the entire state of texas to root out and arrest and attention and deportation of anyone here illegally. additionally what i offered to the president yesterday we identified 4000 jail sides that can house up to 4000 people let their arrest and detain to make sure the federal government we'll have access to all the facilities they need. also identified more than 100 miles of land texas acquired access to another the

according to the report, top reasons people move to texas are jobs, affordable housing and a different, it's certainly is. different. as someone who used to live in houston, we're now less than a week away from san francisco's chinese new year parade. this year, you'll see extra police on watch. over the weekend, police chief bill scott spoke about increased parade security. chief scott says this year, the challenge is that the parade is the same weekend as the nba. nba all star game. >> deployment wise and personnel wise, that that brings challenges. but we're ready. everybody is working. we've we've been planning for quite some time for this. it's going to be a great weekend. i mean, you know, it's a lot of work for us, but it's also exciting. >> the police department says people can stay informed by signing up for emergency text message alerts by texting alert sf to 888777. abc seven is the official home of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade. we are less than a week away. you can watch a live parade saturday, february 15th. it starts at 6 p.m. watch it here live on abc s

according to the report, top reasons people move to texas are jobs, affordable housing and a differentte. >> we're now less than a week away from san francisco's chinese new year parade. this year, you'll se extra police on watch. over the weekend, police chief bill scott spoke about increased parade security. chief scott says this year, the challenge is that the parade is happening the same weekend as the nba all star game. >> deployment wise and personnel wise. that brings challenges, but we're ready. everybody is working. we've we've been planning for quite some time for this. it's going to be a great weekend. i mean, you know, it's a lot of work for us, but it's also exciting. >> the police department says people can stay informed by signing up for emergency text message alerts, by texting alert sf to 888777. >> abc seven is, of course, the official home of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade. we're less than one week away, as reggie mentioned, and you can watch the live parade saturday, february 15th starting at 6 p.m. watch it here live on abc seven and wherever you st

cheryl: texas governor greg abbott on his meeting with president trump at the white house yesterday.50 encounters across the entire lone star state on a single day this week. fox's bill melugin calling the number unheard of, pointing there were 11,000 crossings in one day in december 2023 under president biden. attorney general pam bondi ordering the department of justice to cut off funding for any sanctuary city that refuses to cooperate with the federal immigration authorities. new york city mayor eric adams will be one of several sanctuary city mayors set to testify before the house oversight committee next month. i want to bring in texas congressman troy nehls. your reaction to not just the new numbers but also the move by pam bondi against sanctuary cities. >> cheryl, thank you for having me. just been released, texas is the fastest growing state in the union so congratulations to my home state, the great state of texas. you know, we have over 30 million people that call the great state of texas home and i think governor abbott, i listened to some of his interview with the presi

texas. he is on the house intel and also the house armed services committees. sir, as i mentioned, you're on the intel committee. you see this buyout offer at the cia. do you worry about a brain drain at a key agency like that that, you know, could lead to the next 9/11? >> well, actually, brianna, i'll tell you, the really high quality agents that we have within the cia are probably going to stay because they're very good at their jobs. and people that are very good at their jobs tend to like their jobs, and they want to continue contributing to the country. i talked to john ratcliffe, who was actually my predecessor in congress when he was the national director for intelligence, and he was saying that unfortunately, a lot of folks at headquarters in his agency really weren't, you know, carrying their water. and so taking some of those folks and welcoming them back to the private sector would be a good thing. >> what do you mean, not carrying their water? what were they doing? >> they weren't doing their jobs. they were very inefficient. and there are clearly

texas. he serves on the house select committee on intelligence, and he's a retired navy seal who served in bothand afghanistan. congressman, good to see you. do you agree with trump on on gaza on the u.s. taking over, and if so, how are palestinians already displaced from their homes? how are they supposed to leave? >> i think there's a lot of questions. >> on what. >> it means. >> to take over. >> there's there's a few things we know for sure. okay. so the third phase of this peace plan. nobody actually knows how it's going to get implemented. does that mean israel takes over? israelis don't want that. people live in gaza certainly don't want that. that's not really possible. i think what trump's announcement. >> did. >> again, whether. >> he intended it this way or not, what it's really done. >> is expose this massive hypocrisy in the arab. >> world, which is showing that nobody in the arab world wants. >> to take responsibility. >> they want to they want to claim. >> like they care. >> for for gazans. they want to claim like they support this, this, this palestinian state, but they don't wan

texas seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. . . . . . the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i want my neighbors back home to know that like you, i'm angry and furious about the constitutional crisis caused by the trump administration. they're handing over our data and private information to people who should not have access to it. ms. johnson: they are firing patriotic civil servants and urging f.b.i. agents and trying to eliminate agencies like usaid. this is unconstitutional and we must protect the american people and allies. to the republicans in this house, it's time to stand up and speak out. you know it's wrong and will jeopardize the lives of your own constituents as well as mine and yet you do nothing. lawsuits have been filed. we're introducing bills and taking action to keep americans safe and support our constitution. we need you at home to stay mad, talk to your neighbors and organize what they are doing. this is not what the american peo

cheryl: i will move on to other business in the house yesterday is a very busy 24 hours, texas democratticles of impeachment against president trump over his plan to take over and rebuild gaza here's white house press secretary caroline levitt defending the whole idea. >> historic proposal for the united states to take over gaza announced by president trump last night underscores this commitment, insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. president trump is an outside of the box thinker in a visionary leader who solves problems that many others especially in the city claim are unsolvable. congressman, your reaction. >> look representative green impeachment threat is asinine. it's hypocritical for you president trump is been in office for two and half weeks in what he stated was he was trying to picture for the gazans in middle east what the gaza strip could be it could be something great it could be a place of people want to go to not run from that they want to live in and not be killed in that's what it is today he was painting a picture where

representative al green, who's from texas, supported moves to the white house. green, to newsnight. for having me. think is not even _ newsnight. thank you for having me. think is not even dry _ think is not and you want to sack donald trump. well, let's take a look at what i've well. let's take a leak. at what lye i've that well. let's take a leak. at what lye i've that would said. i've indicated that i would bring articles of impeachment and i this after ex-clainin said this after explaining some of what has the president and what has happened. the president and the prime minister of israel talked about �* talked about what can together talked about what can happen in gaza. but they did it in a very disrespectful way. they didn't give consideration to the give consideration to thi in a respectful way, palestinians in a respectful way, they didn't talk to them first. people have come to believe somehow, people have come to believe that if the can agree, that if the neighbours can agree, the palestinians agree. i don't the paleetiniane "duet agree. l den't — —~— ~ —— ~ with the pale

texas. were there a lot of house republicans who were there who have been talking about this on the trail as well? >> yeah. and i think, you know, when i talk to people close to the white house, they pointed that out as well. and one of the things they've noted throughout all of these executive orders is that, for the most part, right now, donald trump has the republican party behind him in a way that he didn't during his first term. and so that alone is different. and when you talk about some of these orders do not necessarily they're more sort of emotional and symbolic. the trump administration feels that that matters, that it doesn't necessarily matter how much actual impact, because, as you said, donald trump is signing these orders and people are taking their cue from him right now. and the white house is happy with that. >> yeah, we'll see what that looks like. shelby talcott, dasha burns, great to have you both here tonight with your reporting. up next, a lot has been going on, as we noted in these first few weeks of trump's second term and our next segment, the source code, we're goi

the clerk: department of housing and urban development, eric turner, of texas, to be secretary. mr. thune: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate resume legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: i ask that the senate proceed to s. 55 submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: recognizing january 2025 as national mentoring month. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed. mr. thune: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or mr. thune: ski unanimous consent the senate proceed to s. r.56 submitted today. the clerk: congratulating the university of vermont's men's soccer team on winning the 2024 national collegiate athletic association division i men's soccer national championship. the presiding officer: without objection, the

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house democrats will use every tool available to us to stop it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize dave alexander, the founding director of serve the border, a man and organization that has made it their mission to care for those who protect us along the southern border. servet border has provided meals, entertainment and better living conditions for thousands of border patrol agents, texas state troopers and national guardmen stationed in some of the most challenging environments in our nation. mr. luttrell: this work is not glorious, it requires countless hours of preparation, logistical planning and often personal and financial sacrifice. yet mr. alexander has done it all with joy, motivated by a belief in the importance of honoring those who serve. for example, two weeks ago while many texans faced an unusual cold wimenter, mr. alexander and his team drove over six hour

texas, marc veasey. he's a member of the house energy and commerce committee.hese moves? and does it make us safer? >> no. these moves. >> are absolutely crazy and. >> unnecessary. >> trump actually. >> caused a. >> panic. >> a huge. >> panic in the health care community a few days ago when he. >> did that. >> initial freeze. >> i had. >> individuals from. >> federally qualified. >> health care centers. >> reach out to me and tell. >> me that. >> morning at 8. >> a.m. that they were. >> locked out of the grant and loan system. >> and they were. >> not able to get in. >> that. >> morning before it was supposed to even take place at 5 p.m. and so he compounds it with this effort. and i had a doctor reach out to me from chicago that i know that grew up here in texas, that said that all of the information about contraception, about contraception and stis that were on the cdc website has been pulled down and that there's now an actual black market amongst health care professionals to get this information, because no one can access it and find it now. and it's very c

texas, prize picks. run your game. >> the white house says newly minted special government employee elon musk isn't acting hacks and slashes his way through the federal government. trump has suggested the president has suggested publicly, and aides have signaled behind the scenes to nbc news that musk is still a staffer and does report to the white house and its chief of staff, siouxsie wiles. but that alleged oversight has not stopped concerns about the power musk has amassed in three weeks. and the way he's wielded it. slate's dahlia lithwick writes that if this were happening in any other country, we'd be calling it a coup, saying, quote, what do we call it when the president is too lazy to gut the government himself, giving away power to a zealous and unaccountable friend? call it a double self-coup, an autogolpe, a power grab. the label matters less than the reality unfolding before our eyes. a systematic dismantling of democratic institutions in favor of unchecked executive power and personal rule, with no regard for constitutional constraints or accountability. joining us now, slate senior editor a

house and senate. it's funny to me because we've seen such outrage over doge as if this is new. when i've been talking to my constituents in north texas for months and months about president trump coming to the white house and getting elon musk involved in cleaning up waste in our federal government, it seems to me leftists are apoplectic not because our tax dollars are being wasted on idiotic things but because all of it is being exposed all of a sudden, which i think is certainly a beautiful thing. so much of this government waste has been operating in the shadows where the american people don't know about it and has been largely unaccounted for. so many of these programs would not exist and will not exist now they are being exposed. i could give so many examples of wasteful spending but i would like to name just a few and get your opinion on these. just recently, the department of health and human services spent over $400,000 studying whether lonely rats seek cocaine more often than happy rats. mr. schatz, do you think that is responsible use of taxpayer dollars? mr. schatz: no it is not and those are the examples that get people i

joining us now for more is texas republican congressman brandon gill. he serves on the house oversight doge subcommittee. congressman, welcome to the show. i believe this is the first time we've had you on. thanks for coming. so i just want to start off with. >> thanks for having me. >> what is your current understanding of what specifically elon musk is actually doing within the federal government right now with his tech staffers in the name of doge? >> well, the. >> american people delivered. >> president trump. >> a very. clear mandate to root out. >> waste. >> fraud and abuse in the federal government. and, you know, let me tell you, we have been talking about bringing elon musk in for months and months and months now. i think my colleagues on the other side of the aisle like to act as if this is something novel, as if this is something that's unexpected. this is part of the trump mandate. getting rid of wasteful spending. i think that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle seem not to be upset about our tax dollars going to idiotic projects, particularly within usa

texas has been in a single digit in recent elections. alaska and kentucky recently elected democrats to statewide offices. if they have elected a governor or a house member that has the whole state, it means they will elect a democrat statewide. we just need the right candidate at the right moment to window seats. we also have two special elections so we will have to fight hard for these opportunities. ohio and florida. if we get the right candidates who might have been elected before, those are the kind of candidates we want to look at. however, in order to win -- this is probably what a lot of you are talking about -- we have to look at the results of the last election. we need to acknowledge president trump made real gains with working-class voters. this is despite the fact we passed the biggest infrastructure bill, the chimps act, a gun safety -- the chimps act -- the chips act. creating infrastructure. making community safer by getting guns off the streets. all of the investments are important but they are over 10 years. a lot of the money we voted on to spend has not been spent yet so people did not necessarily feel it. despite the fact all

house speaker mike johnson, hailing trump's bold action, while senator john cornyn of texas has only said, i don't really know what to make of that. we're standing by for more reaction from lawmakers on the hill. let's get right to the white house, though. first with cnn's alayna treene. who is there? you have the very latest on this, but this has caused huge shockwaves across the world. >> it has. and i. >> think the key question was how long, you know, did did donald trump take donald trump to get to this point? the president how many people knew that he was going to say this? from what we saw, it was clear that the president was kind of moving toward this all day, even before prime minister benjamin netanyahu even arrived here at the white house yesterday afternoon. now, as you said, donald trump, when he got up there on that podium behind that podium next to the prime minister, he said essentially that in his view, he thinks the war in the middle east should end with all of the men, women and children moving out of gaza and allowing the united states to, as you played, own it and

texas governor greg abbott was at the ceremony. he met with president trump at the white house. and he joins us now from the white house. governor abbott, good to see you as always. you call today's executive order, quote, a nonpartisan, bipartisan issue. obviously, there are democrats who disagree with you. why is it important to you to highlight this issue? >> well. >> for. >> one. i've signed. >> two laws in. >> the state of. >> texas that. >> ban men and women's sports. >> it's just. >> common. >> sense that we need to. >> promote women. >> and have. >> women participate. >> separate from men. >> and what president. trump did. >> was to. >> for one. >> override the. >> misguided executive. >> executive order that. >> was put. >> in place by. >> president biden that. >> by the. >> way, was overturned. >> by a court. but also. what president trump. >> did was. >> to sign a. >> common sense executive order. >> most of. >> america. >> they don't want men. >> and women's sports. >> there's absolutely no need. >> for that. >> and so this is. >> a restoration. >> of common. >> sens

included founding an organization to help children in poverty, serving as a texas state legislator, and helping to lead the white house opportunity and revitalization counsel during the first trump administration. mr. president, the 2017 republican tax relief legislation did a lot to help revitalize the economy. one of the things it did was create the opportunity zone program championed by our colleague, senator tim scott. it was scott turner who oversaw this program for the white house, visiting opportunity zones across the country to revitalize america's distressed communities. i'm confident he will bring that same concern for distressed areas to his work as secretary. mr. president, president trump has made it clear we are going to be building things in america again. one of those things we're going to be building is communities. it's a big job, but scott turner has the grit, the determination, and passion to get it done. i look forward to working with him on this important mission. mr. president, i yield the floor, and i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum c

texas democrat greg gosar there, focusing on elon musk. elon musk posted this cartoon of a sign in front of the white house, beware of doge. if you were to answer his inquiries about where he should target the priorities of doge, what cuts would you make if any? phone lines for republicans, democrats, and independents as usual. starting on the independent line, marlene, minnesota, good morning. caller: i would like to say that i would like to actually have them go through every one of our federal departments. being as we are speaking about the social security and medicare , i can tell you that as a person that has been fraudulently billed to my medicare, which i reported, there is so much fraud going on in our social security. and in our medicare. and medicaid. i do believe that all he is doing is looking for the fraud and the waste. i don't know why people are getting so wound up and lying about what he's doing. i just, i don't see it. he's not making -- he's giving the information to the president. and then the president will make the decision. elon musk is not doing it on his own. you know? it's -- he's giving the advic

texas congressman roger williams joins us now he chairs the house small business committee. what appears to be the priorities shifted to those who lawfully may not be here on the right side of the ledger and place of the money that could be used to help american citizens. do you understand the frustrations? i hear from cold for a new for the leaderpractically incan. >> they're doing ex do exactly e don't do in texas. he got the governor of california can over the present come down the steps of air force one to shake his hand he's got a 50 million-dollar to keep california and they're asking for money. it is nuts. the bottom line is, we've got to defend the border. the president's done a great job of that proved that a great job of that spending texas' money. you've got to defend the borders and some bad guys to be here illegally, you're here illegally need to pay the price. >> so glad you mentioned that. wrinkle we've all seen the numbers and those of us who cover this sort of issue for a living are not surprised. you're certainly not surprised by the decrease. but i must sa

texas, mr. williams, for five minutes. mr. williams: address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. williams: madam speaker, i rise today to congratulate the gordon long horns for their win over the white face antelopes with a score of 70-24 to become the u.i.l. class champions. the longhorns finished a season with a perfect record of 15 wins and zero losses. after a season of early mornings, long hours on the field and staying focused in school, these student-athletes and trainers and coaches showed dedication, strength and unwavering commitment to victory. i'm proud that all their hard work and dedication throughout the year has paid off. as some of these bright and talented individuals prepare for their next endeavors, i wish them the best of luck and blessings for an even brighter and more victorious future. go longhorns. in god we trust. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new jersey, mrs. watson coleman, for five minutes. mrs. watson coleman: thank you, madam speaker. today i

texas, jasmine crockett. she is the vice ranking member on the house oversight committee and now a newly minted member of the doge subcommittee. welcome, my friend. it's good to see you. let's get to what you'll be doing serving on this committee. it's led by congresswoman marjorie taylor greene to provide oversight to doj's efforts. do you know why they went after access to the federal government's payment system? >> i have no idea. but i don't have any positive thoughts. when it comes down to it. i appreciate that you played the clip of jamie. >> raskin. >> and as you know, congressman. >> raskin asked. >> why. >> do you. >> need access? >> i mean. >> here it is. i'm a. >> wholly fully. >> elected member of congress. i don't have that kind of access. >> so when you start. talking about who. >> should have access. >> to literally the system that controls approximately. $6 trillion. of our dollars, i. >> don't really understand because the people. >> that worked in those positions. >> could only distribute. >> money per the law. so why is it that the doj's committee. >> would have. >> to have access. >> and

texas. those are the two places where migrant families would be housed in previously established buildings. just give me an update. are they ready to take in migrant families at this point? how long would that take to get them ready? >> you know, they they are ready in a lot of cases. one of them, dilley, was run by corecivic. that's a private prison group. they have maintained that facility. and there are actually a lot of people in that town who were put out of work when that closed, who could come back. if they're able to get people to come back to that area. the other one, karnes, which holds the most, is run by geo group. that facility is already being used to hold over 900 ice detainees right now, and so they would just be a matter of making space in another part of the facility for families, because the way families are held, alex, because of a federal court settlement, has to be in much different conditions, especially when they have young children. they even have schools sometimes in these ice detention places, they have play places, really different settings. and these companies w

texas ever. and in 2017, not a single democrat in the house or the senate voted for the trump tax bill. yeah no, you got to work at it to get a single democrat to not vote for a tax bill. you don't like cutting taxes like you know, you haven't fudge sundae. somebody is going to want one, but they didn't get one and they didn't try. democrat the rule five is to start good things stop bad things. what good things do you see yourself being able to push in the new congress? well, the child tax child tax credit would be up at the top of it, you know, get in the middle men out of health care. our housing would be a third example. i have a major housing bill with dan sullivan, senator from alaska. there's something called light tech on housing, low income housing, tax credits. dan sullivan i have called my tech middle income housing credit now, whether donald trump has an interest in these kinds of matters remains to be seen. i've been to some of the nominations. for example about whether they'll support our clean energy tax credits, because i say private sector carrots, not sticks, no mandate

left texas yesterday afternoon and arrived last night at the naval station in guantanamo bay care to those migrants will be housedhe secure detention facility that has been used for military combats since 9/11. 300 marines have been sent to get help build tenants, latrines, showers and a separate part of the navy base. as of now, there is not enough housing to hold 30,000 migrants. they have tents for 1,000 people right now. to the president says the worst of the worst will be held at one guantanamo bay and pete hegseth said thousands of haitian and migrant cubans were sent to gitmo here to speak of the clinton administration had tens of thousands of migrants at guantanamo bay and it's been usy times over. >> but that was before 9/11 and supreme court decision gave anyone sent to gitmo right to habeas corpus, in other words, a right to a lawyer and day in court. that 2008 decision by the supreme court bohemian and flesh v. bush guantanamo bay can challenge the detention, back to you, john. >> john: a lot of lawyers will be busy, jennifer griffin, we will be back right after this. please don't go away. our heart a

bliss, texas, yesterday afternoon and arrived last night at naval station in guantanamo bay. those migrants housedred detention facility used for mill tar combatants since 9/116-78-9300 marines sent ther. 300 marines sent there to build latrines and showers in a accept part that could house up to 300. they have tents for 1,000 people now. defense secretary hegseth visiting the southern border pointed out how the naval station was used as a weigh station for thousands of haitian and cuban migrants in the 1990s. >> we're going to put tren de aragua before you send them all the way back? how about a maximum security prison at guantanamo bays where we have the space. >> we have a migrant processing center there for decades. we've held people there before and we'll hold them again but this time holding worse of the worst. >> clinton administration had tens of thousands at guantanamo bay and used many times over. >> that was before 9/11 and a supreme court decision that gave anyone sent to gitmo the right to maybe yous corpus and that's called lock down and they can challenge the legality of detention a

house, senate holding hearings on debanking the biden administration choke point 2.0 last week democrat lawmakers texasd about 2023 regional bank failures watch this. >> in -- in march 2023, silvergate bank and signature bank, two key crypto firms pardon me two key firms, crypto currency banking industry, failed in part due to involvement with the digital asset sector, for example, between 2024 and 2021 share of silver gait crypto firm to deposits increased from 1% total deposits to a high of more than 98%, failure of these banks demonstrated that concerns into regulator's regarding bank sxouf to cryptocurrency risks were well will founded. >> what actually happened around 2022 investors lost two trillion during what we call crypto winter in a whole host of crypto dainl asset companies, and celsius early 2023 saw silicon valley banks silvergate failed crypto playing a huge role. maria: joining me former chairman silver gait bank, voluntarily like dedicated in 2023 because of regulatory requirements following collapse of ftx we so treasure your time tell us what happened. >> thanks for having me here, p

texas, jasmine crockett. she serves as the vice ranking member of the house oversight committee, is also part of a congressional subcommittee that will work with musk's doge. congresswoman, thank you so much for joining me this evening. there is a lot to unpack, especially the title he has as a special government employee. would that give him the right to be able to access the treasury department's payment system, or even usaid? >> no. absolutely not. i like that you laid out the description of the type of employee he is. this is the first that i'm actually hearing of it. we thought that this may have been his classification. with this classification, you normally are not allowed to run anything. absolutely not. so that's already exceeding the scope of what you're allowed to do with this type of classification. that's number one. number two, with this type of classification, you're looking at maybe about 120 days. this isn't somebody that is supposed to be on full time forever. so maybe that's why he wants to sleep on the job, because he knows that it's supposed to expire. but right now we have an administratio