in the antithesis of what the american people have said they want for their government. the budget leaves no question about what the administration values, greater gains for special interest at the expense of american families economic progress in national security. it's a total embrace of the robin hood in reverse mentality we saw with the health care repealed the in the tax proposal. both of which have been rejected by the american people. this targets assistance with disabilities despite the presidents voyage to not touch social security at all. the presidents budget is a betrayal, a line by line tally. it's a trail of broken dreams and the loss of hope and opportunity for millions of families. the budget starts by taking away healthcare than food, then housing, then housing education and job opportunities. this budget makes it that much harder if not impossible. level of cuts to investment the american people need is astonishing. the consequences are frankly immoral. they're trying to hide the fact that their huge tax breaks for millionaires corporations and special i

the president took strong and decisive leadership here to put the safety and security of the american people first by accepting the recommendation of the deputy attorney general to remove director comey as head of the fbi. the american people have to have confidence in the federal bureau of investigation. because of the action the deputy attorney general outlined to the president that were endorsed and agreed with by the attorney general, the president made the right decision at the right time. now we look forward to finding that individual who will be able to lead that agency and the outstanding men and women of the fbi back to a place where we move past the difficult politics of the last year that have swirled around director comey's leadership, and we can move back to a place where every american can no the fbi is able to do its job to enforce our laws and protect our nation. >> what about the dissatisfaction with the russia probe? did this play into that? >> let me be very clear. the president's decision to accept the recommendation of the deputy attorney general and the attorney general

budget released by the trump administration is rocking late stream and the antithesis of what the american people have said they want from their government. the present budget leaves no question about what his administration values. corp. special-interest at the expense of american families economic progress and our national security. it is a total embrace of the robin hood in reverse mentality with the republicans hope to repeal bill and the administrations tax proposal both of which have been over and while mainly rejected by the american people. this budget actually targets assistance for people with disabilities cutting social security disability insurance despite the president's pledge to not touch social security at all. the present budget is a betrayal of line by line tally of broken promises you made to the american people but above all it's a trail of broken dreams and the loss of hope and opportunity for millions of families. this budget starts by taking away health care and food and housing than education and job opportunities where nearly every american family struggling to get ahead

the american people will reject that entirely. i'm glad you asked that question. mr. scott: you have to identify who is celebrating, who benefits from the bill? as steny just mentioned, higher costs, fewer people insured, policies cover less, children in intensive care units that run up their lifetime benefit before their first birthday, they don't benefit. people aged 50 to 64 under medicare will see rates go up significantly and those with pre-existing conditions, their rates will skyrocket, who benefits? ms. pelosi: tax cuts. one of the members, more than one, but this thought came from some of the moderate members. it doesn't matter because the senate is not going to let this pass, but they have put their name next to some of the worst provisions in this bill. so, again, if we look and we should be sadder that this passed, we are. the uncertainty in people's lives but maybe we had to hit rock bottom and that is what is happening in the rose garden, rock bottom. reporter: the senate reports they are going to write their own. any comments on that? ms. pelosi: i have

guest: the american people need to know who is involved. that is going back to the anonymous charges. these people need to present themselves. the american people need to see the credibility of who's making these charges and what their motivation is. we know the motivation. the democrats were rightfully disappointed. they thought they had won the election. it was a crushing shock that they had lost. of course, mrs. clinton said it was due to james comey. then she said was due to russians. then it was due to herself. actually it was her campaign. by not campaigning in wisconsin, that is inconceivable. it was a battleground state. her campaign was so poorly run. i feel sorry for her. $1.2 billion -- probably the most ever spent in a campaign fo in the history of the world and it was misspent. how did you run such a campaign? why did you not go to wisconsin? what did you do with $1.2 billion? that is where the focus should be -- not russians. initially i was concerned about russian involvement, but it would have been in terms of jimmy the numbe

but we are, we are ready to go to bring on the debate and listen to the american people because all along they have spoken out on this since the election. mr. hoyer: they are going down to celebrate something that comes way, way, way short of what the president looked the american people in the eye and said he was going to deliver. insurance for everybody at less cost and higher quality. this bill comes nowhere close to that promise. so they are celebrating a broken promise. ms. pelosi: tax breaks for the rich. reporter: republicans' signal, they voted to increase your premium and deductibles and bring back pre-existing conditions, arguably bring back annual and lifetime caps, and they're out in the sun in the rose garden toasting champagne and cracking cold ones, that's what they just told the american people. the american people will reject that entirely. i'm glad you asked that question. it is an important want to capture. mr. scott: you have to identify who is celebrating, who benefits from the bill? as steny just mentioned, higher costs, fewer people insured, policies cover less, chi

so, this civics lesson will teach the american people a number of things. as special as we think we are when we come to the floor here, most americans don't know who their member of congress is. but they will now. when they find out that you voted to take away their health are. they will know when you put an age tax on them or undermine medicare, medicaid and the rest. oh, yeah. they're paying attention. because it's really personal with them. and their families. so, i think we have to get ready for that. our colleagues who have the mantle of being a moderate, you vote for this bill, you have walked the plank from moderate to radical. and you're walking the plank for what? a bill that will not be accepted by the united states senate. why are you doing this? do you believe in what is in this bill? some of you have said, well, they'll fix it in the senate. but you have every provision of this bill tattooed on your forehead. you will glow in the dark on this one. will you glow in the dark. will you glow in the dark. so don't walk the plank. especially unnecessa

the american people aren't republicans or democrats. they're the american people. they deserve the answers where are those -- that investigation leads. reporter: very quickly on f.b.i. director. what characteristics does the president need to look for in replacement for james comey? mr. issa: i already said job lieberman would work fine for me. it has to be somebody senior enough to understand how the system works and to lead it and with the confidence of the american people and then with enough tenacity and energy to live out a 10-year term if possible. thank you. thank you. mr. mccarthy: i thought it was informative. he did get ask a question that it was not classified, that we could answer it. one of the questions were public, of course he already said it, he didn't have any evidence that comey asked for resources, that all the resources were there. thank you. reporter: mr. comey, please step for the mike, please. -- mr. cummings, please step to the mike please. mr. cummings: this was a

the american people aren't republicans or democrats. they're the american people. they deserve the answers where are those -- that investigation leads. reporter: very quickly on f.b.i. director. what characteristics does the president need to look for in replacement for james comey? mr. issa: i already said job lieberman would work fine for me. it has to be somebody senior enough to understand how the system works and to lead it and with the confidence of the american people and then with enough tenacity and energy to live out a 10-year term if possible. thank you.

the anticipate -- antithesis of what the american people wanted from the government. he has left no question about what he values. greater gains for special interests at the expense of american families, he economic progress -- economic problems -- congress. but we saw with the republican health care repeal bill and the administration's tax proposal. both of which have been overwhelmingly rejected by the american people. assistance targets for people with disabilities, cutting social security disability insurance. despite the president's pledge to not touch social security at all. yes, the president's budget is a betrayal. a line by line tally of broken promises made to the american people. above all, it is a trail of broken dreams and the loss of hope and opportunity for millions of families. this budget starts by taking away health care than food, then housing, then education than job opportunities. when nearly every american family is struggling, this budget makes it harder if not impossible. the level of cuts to investments the american people need his astonishment

that's what they just told the american people. the american people will reject that enly. so i'm glad you asked that question. >> it is like you have to identify who is celebrating. who benefits from the bill. as steny just mentioned, higher costs, fewer people insured, policies cover less. children in neonatalle intensive care units, run up their lifetime benefits before their first birthday, they don't benefit. people 50-64 under medicare will see their rates go up significantly. those with preexisting conditions will see their rates sky rocket. who benefits? the tax cuts. >> i must say that one of the members -- more than one but this thought came from some of the moderate members. it doesn't really matter because the senate is not going to let this pass. but they have put their name next to some of the worst provisions in this bill. if we look -- we should be sadder because this passed? we are. the uncertainty it injects into people's lives but maybe we if hould be sadder because haven't hit rock bottom and that is what is happening in the rose garden right now, rock bo

it's really the swamp versus the people and the swamp is fighting hard. here's my question for all of you tonight, the americanple, you irredeemable deplorable's who cling to your god, guns, bibles, and religion. are you good to help the president elected? as hard as you flush during the election, if you want those changes that you voted for that you went out and fought for, you better fight harder now with the country will deteriorate even further. and america's precipitous decline will not stop. here with reaction, fox news contributor, herman cain, am i wrong, paranoid, or are these real threats to the president? and did the american people who voted for trump need to bow rally? it's because you did that monologue better than i could have done, that's quite a compliment. i absolutely agree with you and i couldn't have done it better, i will was absolute spot on. if let me give my own personal tribute to roger ailes. you are absolutely right, he change the direction of so many people, and concluding my trajectory of my participation with fox. sum up what you said and a lot of others have said about roger ail

the other side. he said it allowed american corporations and the american people to behave in any way they wanted. what that means is america's heart and pocketbook were going in the same direction. let me introduce you to another american. this is mary robert rineheart one of the most famous writers in the united states in 1914. she wrote mysteries. i read a couple books of hers, including the circular staircase which was a best seller. they are actually not very good but must have been them. she was at a gala when the editor of the saturday evening post had an offer to send her as the first female reporter into the trenches of europe and into the royal houses of austria and german an and france and the president's house. she could go to all the government houses and into the trenches themselves. her husband stood up and forbid her from going as the story goes and mary ryanheart stood up and said quote i don't intend to let the biggest thing go by without being a part of it. i am going. her husband demanded a 10,000 life insurance settlement from the post which they made for and mary went with the

budget released today by the trump administration is shockingly extreme and the antithesis of the american people said they want from their government. the president's budget leaves no question about what his administration yals. greater gains for millionaires, corporations and special interests at the expense of american families, economic progress and our national security. it is a total embrace of the robin hood in reverse mentality we saw with the republican health care repeal bill and the administration's tax proposal. both of which have been overwhelmingly rejected by the american people. this budget actually targets assistance for people with disabilities, cutting social security disability insurance, despite the president's pledge to not touch social security at all. yes, the president's budget is a betrayal, a line by line tally of broken promises he made to the american people. but above all, it's a trail of broken dreams and the loss of hope and opportunity for millions of families. this budget starts by taking away health care, then food, and then housing and then education and then j

this is about the american people. it's about a pillar of economic and health success, health security for america's families. social security, medicare and medicaid. the affordable care act. for them to in a very cavalier way, really a stupid bill. it's a stupid -- it is a bill of deconstruction of government. it is not a bill of saying we have a better way to do this. they're saying we don't want to do this. so that will be up to the american people but as i say, american people have a heightened awareness of what's going on here. you've seen them march, go to the town meetings, seen them go to the airports. seen many things and they are paying attention and we know what they're learning? who their congressperson is. and that isn't always something to be taken for granted. sometimes people say to me -- when barbara boxer an i both represented the district that is we do with -- barbara, senator -- as a congressperson as a part of san san people say you never send me anything. i'm so disappointed. i never hear from you.

the american people aren't republicans or democrats. they're the american people. they deserve the answers where are those -- that investigation leads. reporter: very quickly on f.b.i. director. what characteristics does the president need to look for in replacement for james comey? mr. issa: i already said job lieberman would work fine for me. it has to be somebody senior enough to understand how the system works and to lead it and with the confidence of the american people and then with enough tenacity and energy to live out a 10-year term if possible. thank you. reporter: what did you make of the briefing? ms. jackson lee: i don't think i learned much and the confidence in the investigation is very limited. it does not reflect on my respect for director mueller, but i believe there are a number of cover-ups that i question whether or not all of them can be investigated pursuing the directions given to director mueller. i think it will be very important that all of the congressional committees continue their investigation. i

but it's also, where there is no trust is between the american people and the media. i mean, when you look the a the fact that americans, less than 20% actually trust the media, i think it's very telling of the fact that there's a lot of questions that surround what the mainstream media is pushing forward. i mean, we've seen these ridiculous stories coming out, of, for example, msnbc, one of the hosts trying to say that president trump bombed syria because they were trying to get off of this russian story. i mean, the conspiracy theories. it's the fact that they're not necessarily reporting the news as it is. and in an objective way and i think that's frustrating. the social media, the domino effect, the stories that they launch out from the mainstream press with a very liberal bias and then you're talking about tens of thousands of retweets and facebook postings and it becomes viral. so, they could have a story that's incorrect and fake, as president trump would say and then it goes out as being a true story. eric: right, one of the stories later this week, when that

this is a killer for the american people. as long as the public is aware of what is in these budgets, and that's the important point, they have to know there is a price to pay in terms of public opinion if they vote for this, but they all did already vote before the ryan budget. they don't believe in government and they don't believe in science. so they don't feel compelled to do any of these things. >> is there anything in here that you can see they can work with the white house on. [inaudible] the united states remains the only country on earth that does not guarantee paid family medical leave. the funding for this proposal is minuscule compared to what the needs are but i'm glad that the trump administration recognizes the need for this. >> previously republicans like to bring up the obama budget to show there wasn't support for it. if this budget is bad as you say this, do you plan to try to do that tactic this time? >> that may well be a possibility. >> we have a topline look at some of the numbers on the trump budget for

when we do, the voice of the american people is heard. we simply rubberstamp something, the voice of the american people heard. >> "washington journal" continues. ost: phone lines are open for your calls. let us know what is on your mind. democrats, 202-748-8000. 202-748-8001. independents, 202-748-8002. joe is on the line from sarasota, florida, on the independent line. hi, joe. say that when to recent republican politicians, gave tax breaks to the run for e when they governor, hether a senator, a president or any office, who do you think they people in the millions, that 1%, that is why. the americans, cut social ng to security, medicare, medicaid. well, covered, so that means half of that, at least borders and the their cans talk to representatives and they don't voters.to the i don't know why this, vote for and republicans, them, mention, half of they are going to be sick and a to of people, they are going -- whether in a big city, a small city. think about ed to that. host: okay. what take a look at senator ron widen, who is ranking m

what they just told the american people. the american people will reject that entirely. i'm glad you asked that question. mr. scott: you have to identify who is celebrating, who benefits from the bill? as steny just mentioned, higher costs, fewer people insured, policies cover less, children in intensive care units that run up their lifetime benefit before their first birthday, they don't benefit. people aged 50 to 64 under medicare will see rates go up significantly and those with pre-existing conditions, their rates will skyrocket, who enefits? ms. pelosi: tax cuts. one of the members, more than one, but this thought came from some of the moderate members. it doesn't matter because the enate is not going to let this pass, but they have put their name next to some of the worst provisions in this bill. so, again, if we look and we should be sadder that this passed, we are. the uncertainty in people's lives but maybe we had to hit rock bottom and that is what is happening in the rose garden, rock bottom. reporter: we're reporting at "the washington examiner" that the senat

of the american people. to all of our vietnam veterans, let me say welcome home. [applause] also, many of you stepped ashore in korea, where you fought to protect the freedom of that age and land and established a foundation of peace and prosperity that exists today. my father was one of you. he heard secretary shall can mention it. he wore the uniform, served in combat. it was deeply humbling for me to stand along the dmz and look over the landscape. have general brooks tell me that over those hills was mount baldy for my dad had fought. what, i canyou attest having seen it firsthand, our korean war veterans in the room won the freedom of millions korea, and it prospers to this day in south korea. [applause] thank you for your service. and today as we celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the ebay, victory in europe day, it is an honor and a privilege to be here with so many who fought in the greatest conflict of the 20th century, and who one freedom in world war ii. you served freedom in a way and at a time tha

the president took strong and decisive leadership here to put the safety and security of the american people first by accepting the recommendation of the deputy attorney general to remove director comey as the head of the fbi. the american people have to have confidence in the federal bureau of investigation. because of the actions of the deputy attorney general outlined to the president that were endorsed and agreed with, the president made the right decision at the right time and now we look forward to finding an individual who can lead that agency and the outstanding women and men of the fbi back to a place where we move past the difficult politics of the last year that have swirled around director comey's leader and we can move back to a place where every american can no that the fbi is able to do its job to enforce our laws and protect our nation. report back what about the president's dissatisfaction with the russian probe? >> let me be very clear that the president's decision to accept the recommendation of the deputy attorney general and the attorney general to remove director comey

the american people deserve better. obamacare replaced our doctors with bureaucrats because that's what socialized medicine does. and the american health care act is our last chance to get off the federal ferris wheel before we're locked into a health care system that takes us nowhere and offers neighbors nothing but heartburn. the american health care act guts the most egregious provisions of obamacare, rolls back taxes, helps make quality care accessible and affordable. mr. speaker, it's one of the reasons i came to congress was to repeal and replace obamacare and rein in our nation's bloated ballooning entitlement system. the american health care act does that and for the first time making major reforms to an entitlement program, medicaid. it rolls back the medicaid expansion under obamacare, one of the fundamental pillars, and it makes structural changes to the program to makes sure it only goes to the individuals where it's intended to help. the american health care act has states to -- let's states choose between t

and the director lost the confidence of the american people. this is the narrative that the white house wants to put forward, chris. this is what we're going to hear. will we hear from the president? that's an open question. >> he has an opportunity today. he's going to be meeting with lavrov. they have chosen not to open it to the press. kristen welker in the middle, as she often is. >>> i want to bring back marcell, jeremy and michael allen to get your reaction to that. marcell, what was the headline out of what you heard or what did that bring to mind for you? >> well, i think the vice president's comments really underscored a point i perceive, which is that the impression left publicly is that the national security implications here of the president's decision are serious. there's a risk of a chilling effect in the intelligence community and at the fbi that could have a real impact on the ability of the bureau to fully and impartially investigate this challenge of russia. let's remember, russia currently is still believed to be conducting co

here, we have taken an historic first step to repeal and replace obamacare, and finally give the american people the kind of health care they deserve. [applause] so today, with heartfelt gratitude for all he has done to keep his word to the american people, and for all he will do to continue to make america great again, it is my high honor and distinct privilege to introduce to you the president of the united states of america, president donald trump. [applause] pres. trump: thank you. [applause] pres. trump: thank you. thank you, mike. [applause] [cheers] pres. trump: thank you. thank you very much. this really is the group. what a great group of people. they are not even doing it for the party. they are doing it for this country because we suffered with obamacare. we went through two years of campaigning and i am telling you, no matter where i went, people were suffering so badly with the ravages of obamacare, and i will say this, that as far as i am concerned, your premiums are going to start to come down. we are going to get this passed through the senate. i feel so confident. your deductibl

the american people need and deserve better. and that is why we must pass the american health care act. this legislation guts obamacare and rebuilds a system that would deliver the choice and control that patients need and deserve. all while ensuring that health insurers will not be allowed to discriminate by gender or pre-existing condition, and no one will be denied coverage, period. period. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: mr. speaker, i remind me colleague from georgia that his vote for the health care bill will take away protections for 1,791,000 people with pre-existing conditions in georgia. now i yield a minute and a half to the vice ranking member of our committee, ms. castor. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. ms. castor: i thank the gentleman for yielding. this bill will be devastating to families all across america. . this rips coverage from millions of americans. the last projection was 24 million. the ne

but for the american people. mr. president, you have -- you and appreciate the importance of teams and teamwork. this is a remarkable team that is assembled here, that is trying to address one of the conundrums and challenges that this nation has. that is how to make certain that we are able to provide the kind quality care for every single american. comereat teams don't just together. they need great leaders. so i want to thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for the your teamof being on and thank the vice president and you for what you've done to date certain this happened. [applause] >> and we've gotten to this right now, because the men and women behind us have acted upon principle. and it's the principle that patients and families and doctors ought to be making medical decisions and not washington, d.c. it's the principle that our health care system ought to be accessible for everybody and affordable for everybody and of the highest quality and empower patients through transparency and accountable and choices.

the end of their world. the people he was talking to -- in pennsylvania -- are people who really want to go back to core american values, they are fed up with the hollywood left, with left-wing academics brainwashing their children. they are fed up with "the new york times" and "washington post" and cbs and nbc and abc. they understand what the game is. the result is with trump having won the presidency, he is in position to pretty consistently move the country away from the left-wing values that hillary clinton and barack obama were trying to impose on all of us. that leads to what is a genuine cultural civil war. it's very real. it shows up in riots on campuses. they are deadly earnest. they want us to live a different life and impose their values on us. they are fully prepared to do anything they can to destroy trump in order to do that. >> sean: i was kind of messing around at the beginning of the show. in terms of, i bet a lot of media is tuning in to me tonight. maybe i will dress them or not. they will have to tune in. what is fascinating to me is just how blatant they are about their biases at this time.

most of the american people are with him on policy. e president to stay focused on the economic and national security agendas. tune out all of the noise and take the bait and i know he's not going to change, but don't take the bait and focus on delivering for the american you.le. solve the problem. solve the country's problems. >> problem solving is complex, t it takes time to solve problems. what you need is a restart. i don't know if sean spicer is destined to be demoted or sarah huckabee promoted or somebody from outside brought in. but if you do some dramatic thing within the inner sanctum -- >> sean: aren't you just feeding the frenzy? >> i want the president to say we are restarting and now wetu have the immigration case beingt held and heard. the point if you listen to the argument, one of the points made is that donald trump said this was a muslim ban during the campaign and he never said it's not a muslim ban. he should correct and verify that. he should just come out and say, i've had some messaging complications here, and try

and certainly the american people. gain, it wasn't just one thing that caused the president to make this decision. a large part of why he made this decision was because he didn't feel like director comey was up to the job. he had watched it was just an erosion of confidence that he had in his ability to carry out the task that needed to be done. he's looking for somebody to do that. jordan. reporter: thank you, sarah. two questions. first, i want to talk about the rank and file of the f.b.i. don't you think the acting director of the f.b.i. has a better handle on the rank and file than you do? sarah: look, i am not going to get a back and forth on who has the better handle. again, i heard from multiple individuals that are very happy about the president's decision, and i know that it was the right one. i believe that most of the people that we've talked to also believe it was the right decision to make. reporter: and about the meeting yesterday between president trump and the russian foreign minister. can you walk us th

spirit of the american people. to all of our vietnam veterans, let me say, welcome home. [ applause ] also, many of you stepped ashore in korea where you fought to protect the freedoms of that ancient land and establish a foundation of peace and prosperity that exists today, my father was one of you. you heard the secretary mention it. my dad wore the uniform, served in combat in korea. i have to tell you it was humbling for me to stand along the dmz and look out over the landscape. and have the general tell me that right over those few hills was mount baldy and porkchop hill where my dad had fought. let me tell you what, i can attest having season it first hand our korean war veterans in the room, won the freedom of millions of people of korea and it prospers to this day in south korea. [ applause ] thank you for your service. today as we celebrate the 72nd anniversary of v.e. day, victory in europe day. it's an honor and privilege more than i can say to be here with so many who fought in the greatest conflict of t

the american people aren't republicans or democrats. they're the american people. they deserve the answers where are those -- that investigation leads. reporter: very quickly on f.b.i. director. what characteristics does the president need to look for in replacement for james comey? mr. issa: i already said job lieberman would work fine for me. it has to be somebody senior enough to understand how the system works and to lead it and with the confidence of the american people and then with enough tenacity and energy to live out a 10-year term if possible. thank you. >> and here on c-span, we are live at the capitol visitor center outside the auditorium where deputy attorney general rod rosenstein is briefing house members on the firing of former f.b.i. director james comey and the appointment of another former f.b.i. director robert mueller to be special counsel on the russia investigation. you heard from darrell issa, the former chairman of the house oversight committee. we're expecting other members as well to come to the microphone. we'll bring you those comments

the american people deserve better. obamacare replaced our doctors with bureaucrats because that's what socialized medicine does. and the american health care act is our last chance to get off the federal ferris wheel before we're locked into a health care system that takes us nowhere and offers neighbors nothing but heartburn. the american health care act guts the most egregious provisions of obamacare, rolls back taxes, helps make quality care accessible and affordable. mr. speaker, it's one of the reasons i came to congress was to repeal and replace obamacare and rein in our nation's bloated ballooning entitlement system. the american health care act does that and for the first time making major reforms to an entitlement program, medicaid. it rolls back the medicaid expansion under obamacare, one of the fundamental pillars, and it makes structural changes to the program to makes sure it only goes to the individuals where it's intended to help. the american health care act has states to -- let's states choose between t

measure are the american people. and i agree with him. that is why i was even dismayed and quite frankly disturbed at the irresponsible comment that donald j. trump tweeted yesterday morning, that what this country needs, and i quote him, is a good shutdown, unquote, in september. i made it a point when we were in the rules committee to ask the fine young gentleman that works with me to learn the context, because i just can't believe that this man comes out and says that this institution shutdown.ave a good donald j. trump, there is no such thing as a good shutdown. the government champions a shutdown not only to his but to his party's peril. e hardworking and poor americans are at peril with that kind of undertaking and does so to the peril of men and women fighting overseas, to the peril of working families and their health care, to education and to safe, clean and secure communities. donald j. trump may think he can run the country on twitter, while daydreaming of taxpayer funded jaunts to his private golf club, bu

every theme of this trip is consistent with the approach to prioritize the american people. american security. american jobs. american prosperity. so you will see that with a refreshing integration of what we're doing in terms of security partnerships, along with economic relationships. and the diplomatic engagement that the president's cabinet has been engaged with since he has taken over as president. and this trip will be a tremendous weight to have been solidified. thank you very much. sean spicer: thank you. i will go through a couple updates. the 10 commitments that secretary ross announced yesterday are the initial response to the action plan of the united states and china comprehensive economic dialogue , which began with trump and the xi's meeting in mar-a-lago. under secretary rock and secretary minh newton, the united states has negotiated to reach consensus in areas including our ultra trade and financial and investment in energy. one of the actions i want to point out sets the stage for china to allow imports of american beef beginning no later than july 16 of th

the american people have a right to know the truth. there is reason to believe that the president's pandering to russia is endangering our national security, our economy, and our democracy. in a few days, we'll be marking the first four months of the trump administration, the 20th. the 20th of may. nothing. he has nothing to show for it. we haven't seen any evidence of a jobs proposal. president loves to talk about the election. but the election was about jobs. slow us the jobs. where is his initiative? we were hoping to be working with him on an infrastructure bill right from the start. no sign of one. the president's budget will be coming down next week. we'll see the president's budget proposal and all the broken promises to the american people that president trump's budget represents. instead of creating good-paying jobs, investing in infrastructure, he's ransacking education and job training, cutting the department much transportation with a budget that is especially cruel impacts on rural communities. reports suggest the cruelty

and don't let the -- this is an insult to the intelligence of the american people. but worse than that, it is an assault on the good health of the american people. with that, we'd be pleased to take a couple of questions if anybody has any. i know who you are, but they want to know who you are. reporter: [inaudible] the whip count that everybody's keeping, that the republicans -- [inaudible] -- it's still unclear if they're going to bring this to the floor, but there was a meeting at the white house this morning and mr. upton is now -- [inaudible] -- are you hearing anything new about whether or not this bill will be voted on this week? ms. pelosi: with all the respect in the world for mr. upton, he's always been a yes. he's always been a yes. what can i say to you? people will say, well, i'm a no, ok. give me some fake reason why i should be a yes and it will look like the bill's better. mr. upton's always been a yes. reporter: [inaudible] ms. pelosi: no. well, my staff, they may be talking about scheduling. but what we are -- the communications we are receiving are

but i have to do the right thing for the american people. he's the wrong man for that position. >> more of lester holt's interview. kristen welker is in the briefing room. bring us up to speed on the last 4 hours, the tweets, the tax return information, and the conflicting tales about that dinner conversation. >> reporter: let's start with that tweet storm a lot of folks woke up to. i'll read through some of the top tweets. he raised some eyebrows when he tweeted -- >> let's just start right there. that is, of course, a vigorous pushback for some of the criticism that he and some officials here are getting for having conflicting information. so putting out that threat of potentially canceling press briefings. of course, this is a chance for the white house to speak directly to the american people about the issues that they're working on, on any given day or week. so really something that impacts not the press, but rather the people who they're trying to reach. the other tweet, craig, that's getting a lot of headlines, this is about director j