we passed legislation to improve the customer service of the i.r.s. but also to give them more money for technology so they could do a better job with regard to enforcing the tax laws. at that time, the i.r.s. was in really tough shape. they weren't answering the phone. when they did, they weren't providing the right information. the agency suffered from wasteful spending, from low work force morale, from a lack of leadership and strategic direction. guess what? that's happening again, all of those things. so now we have a new commissioner who has just been confirmed. i'm very hopeful that he will make a difference there, but he needs our help legislatively. we need to give him some tools to be able to use. this new commissioner along with his new team is eager to have those reforms. they think it's a prime opportunity to update what happens with the i.r.s. and be sure it's serving taxpayers better. so my hope is that calls will begin to be answered again, that we will have correct answers when we call to find out what the answer is to a tax law questi

right now the i.r.s. is operating with only 12% of its workforce, threatening the agency's ability to process and disburse tax refunds in a timely manner. that's why today i am sending a letter to president trump with the support of my colleague, representative lloyd doggett of texas, and over 50 members of congress urging him to end the shutdown and warning him of the effects of that shutdown is having on families. just yesterday, "the washington post" noted that students relying on federal financial aid for college are facing trouble providing the department of education verification of their income because of the furloughs at the i.r.s. i represent many immigrant and working class families who rely on their annual tax refund to feed their families, pay their children's education, and buy the gas to get to work. families are suffering, and i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and reopen the government. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gen

the i.r.s. has confirmed that taxpayers can expect refunds to be sent out as usual should this slowdown drag on. and, of course, this is the right conclusion legally and the right call for the taxpayers. and i had an opportunity to tell i.r.s. commissioner rettic when we spoke recently. congress has explicitly provided for a permanent appropriation for the i.r.s. to pay tax refunds. this makes common sense. a tax refund represents the taxpayers' money, not congress', not the government's but the taxpayers despite what some people in congress seem to think that this money belongs to the government. but it should be returned then in a timely fashion and thank god that's going to be the case. with around 75% of individuals receiving a tax refund on an annual basis, many have come to look to their refund to make important purchases, whether that's to replace an old water heater, make a downpayment on a reliable vehicle to get them to work, or just to make ends meet generally. it would be wrong for th

the national taxpayer advocate says that is going to be a long process that the i.r.s. they expect will need at least a year to recover from this shutdown and return to normal so in the meantime that could cause delays in processing tax returns as well as the confusion as you mentioned earlier created by last year's tax overhaul which has leaves the i.r.s. as well as taxpayers a lot of questions and they could see in fact taxpayer smaller than expected returns because of this confusion and just a lot of questions about duction because that some of the biggest changes that were included in that overhaul lowered individual income tax rates double the standard deduction eliminated or kept many personal exemptions and tax breaks like state and local taxes action so for many folks who didn't change that amount that was withheld in their basically left from their paychecks last year they may not get as much in their refund and there could be a lot of people who are disappointed the treasury department now says projects that about four million more filers will have a balance to

individual appropriations bills that would reopen some agencies including the department of treasury and the i.r.s. so the government could begin processing income tax returns and get income tax refunds back in the hands of americans now this shutdown if it goes another week that would be three weeks and it would make it the longest shutdown in u.s. history a u.s. national security advisor john bolton has warned the asset government the would draw all of american troops from syria is not a green light to use chemical weapons bolton is preparing to meet israeli and turkish leaders about trump's decision to pull out roughly two thousand u.s. soldiers. early results from the democratic republic of congo's presidential election has been delayed a week and announcement was expected on sunday but fewer than half the votes have been counted. an egyptian police officer has died while trying to defuse a bomb near a church in cairo two other officers and an onlooker were injured when the device

right now the i.r.s. is operating with only 12% of its workforce, threatening the agency's ability to process and disburse tax refunds in a timely manner. that's why today i am sending a letter to president trump with the support of my colleague, representative lloyd doggett of texas, and over 50 members of congress urging him to end the shutdown and warning him of the effects of that shutdown is having on families. just yesterday, "the washington post" noted that students relying on federal financial aid for college are facing trouble providing the department of education verification of their income because of the furloughs at the i.r.s. i represent many immigrant and working class families who rely on their annual tax refund to feed their families, pay their children's education, and buy the gas to get to work. families are suffering, and i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and reopen the government. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gen

because according to the report, the shutdown was stalling an i.r.s. process to confirm borrowers' incomes before they could grant home loans. and that, of course, is a problem for the mortgage industry in making those loans. so the mortgage bankers association reached out to the department of treasury and suddenly the department of treasury said, oh, that's an essential function. the mortgage industry wants it, we're going to bring back folks to process that information. the story quotes the chief executive of the bankers association saying, quote, i'd like to take some credit. our direct request got quite rapid results. now, mr. president, i'm glad that people are getting their income checked through i.r.s. validation so that they can get their mortgages. but the way to do this isn't to respond piecemeal to some powerful special interest. we shouldn't be playing favorites in this shutdown. and that's what we're seeing from this administration. the way to deal with it is obvious -- open up the government. so that we can resume these functions and here

the i.r.s.ill struggle to get refunds back to americans on time. >> it will take about a year to get back to normal after 5 million pieces of mail sun opened. >> trevor: the i.r.s. could be, like, oh, we didn't get your refund because we didn't get our mail. and we're, like, i love blade but not 24 hours a day. thanks for the shutdown. the i.r.s. is behind, like, a year, which is bad news for everyone, except trump, he's probably going to be that's too bad, i was just about to have them release my tax returns! ( laughter ) so though it was only 35 day. the government shutdown effects will continue to hurt america for a while. maybe it would have been worth it for trump if if he had gotten some of that sweet wall money but he folded with nothing to show for it, and even some of his strongest supporters are admitting that trump got owned by nancy pelosi bigly. >> some right-bing media analysts have been merciless in the criticism of president trump. broken man, biggest wimp. trump just allowed nan

financial services bill, which includes funding for the treasury department, the s.e.c., and money for the i.r.s. the house live at noon eastern here on c-span. and now reaction from the white house. we'll hear from counsel to the president, kelly ann conway, reaction to the president's speech last night and reaction to day 19 of the shutdown. ms. conaway: i disrespect with that respectfully. i did what -- i think what was new for the president is taking the case to the american people. in a span of a week or so he's taken that case to the rose garden, the situation room, now the oval office. today, up in the senate, the situation room. tomorrow is the border. i mean, he is all out there because he's all in on securing our southern border. i also think that -- i didn't hear -- i agree with you, i didn't hear anything new from the democrats. i thoughts the response was anemic and a little bit partisan. here's what i didn't hear schumer and pelosi say. they can't say zero children haven't been raped, zero people haven't be trafficked, drugs aren't pouring in, we don't have -- that 300 americans do

against all the treachery of the perfidious ingenuity of the i.r.s. and the person of these weapons. where should he start. and when will it end. his comrades have all been killed or wounded by billy traps those who barely survived are now worried about. they fear that one day he will also miss a trigger and a booby trap will blow him to pieces. more that he won't be able to cope with the pressure anymore and suffer a nervous breakdown. in. the whole thing that i chair is really exhausting to a seems very tired you can see how little he sleeps could mean to get out and his hands a sore from the hard work i told him to get some rest but he's always offering his help. someone asked him to such as how seal do it or put a pencil or a year is way too big for one person. we don't have any special equipment that just one hands on our eyes that it had to have got a good look at it. and then i can see it is giving his best and we pray for his well being the be your first mistake can also be your last i make one mistake and you can die but i want the love of. a

have money to go to work, period. >> reporter: the shutdown hits hardest the lower paid workers at the i.r.s. who process tax refunds. some make $12 an hour, and they'll miss a second paycheck monday unless the government reopens. so, those tax refunds are up in ue air right now. meanwhile, as president of her union local, shannon ellis says she gets dozens of phone calls from worried i.r.s. workers every day, one of whom told her ere attempted suicide. jeff. >> glor: dean reynolds, thank you very much. we do have breaking news tonight. flights have been disrupted in atlanta. kris van cleave is there. >> reporter: a new tweet that said delta flight 2234 would go down. sources tell cbs news a 911 dispatcher in atlanta discovered it and alerted police and air traffic control. cell phone videos show police with the delta flight. the plane was empty and not yet started boarding for it's 8:00 pm departure to austin. the threat put a hold on flights for 15 minutes while the aircraft was moved to the isolated part of the airport. atlanta is the world's busiest airport. delta says passengers are bei

we'll resume maintenance of our cherished national parks and the i.r.s. can issue tax refunds in a timely manner. all critical for the well being of the american people. as democrats have said all along, the solution to this impasse was to separate funding the government from our disagreements other border security. this agreement endorses that position. it reopens the government without preconditions and gets -- gives democrats and republicans an opportunity to discuss border security without holding hundreds of thousands of american workers hostage. hopefully, it means a lesson has been learned. shutting down government over a policy difference is self-defeating. it accomplishes nothing but pain and suffering for the country and the american people. that's a lesson we all must bear in mind when this next continuing resolution expires. and that will make its success more likely. you can never hold american workers hostage again. host: democratic leader chuck schumer and before that mitch mcconnell, from the senate floor about 2:45 eastern this afternoon a

yesterday they agreed to a spending bill for the treasury department, including the i.r.s. the house back at noon eastern to begin their legislative work. we'll have live coverage here on c-span. in the meantime, we'll take you to the white house a short while ago president trump heading for texas, his visit today to the u.s.-mexico border. he spoke with reporters before he departed the white house. president trump: we're going to texas. we're going to the border. just hope some spoke to some of my friends in arizona. we have address the house for one minute support. the republicans are extremely united. they all want to see something happen, but you they are extremely united. and i don't think i have ever seen unity like this in the republican party. the media, which i call the opposition party, a lot of the media, in coordination with the democrats, they are not talking about the democrats -- for instance, this morning a number of people came out and said you do need very strong border security. that includes a wall or whatever it is. a number of democrats said that. but p

the i.r.s. said today it's tidering 46,000 employees back to work without pay. is nearly 60% of its workforce. the coast guard tweeted, "this marks the first time in our tetion's history that servicemembers in a u.s. armed force have not been paid during a lapse in appropriations." the guard falls under the department of homeland security. carter evans traveled to a town in utah, with the highest concentration of federal workers in the west. >> reporter: the welcome sign says, "it pays to live in ogden." wishful thinking these days, considering thousands of federal employees here haven't been paid in weeks, including emalee rausch. this is your office now? >> yes, it is. .> reporter: today, she's making fiod deliveries in a car with a s,oken heater, so she can afford to buy her own groceries. what percentage of income are you making here? >> probably like one-fourth of my paycheck. >> reporter: rausch normally works for the i.r.s., which along with u.s. forest service, employs some 5,000 federal workers in downtown ogden. at lunchtime, the streets and restaurant

and the ability of the i.r.s. to supply information to taxpayers who want to pay their taxes but need guidance. it's a needless crisis that is inflicting pain on the american people. democrats support effective border security. we honor our oath of office to protect and defend, to protect and defend our borders, our country, our people, and our constitution. we need to look at the facts, according to the d.e.a., when the president says oh, we have to stop the drugs coming into he country, the country, well, let's look at the facts. the d.e.a. says that almost all, 90% of illicit drugs coming into the country come in through legal ports of entry. that's the president's concern and it's a legitimate concern that we all share, we need to build the infrastructure, increase the size of infrastructure of the legitimate ports of entry. those are ports of entry for immigration, for trade, and to stop the unwelcome in terms of drugs, contraband, and weapons coming into our country. more infrastructure, improve the roads the

d that, you need the i.r.s. to give you an identification ntnumber. s a video about the problems she was having because the i.r.s. is in shutdown. >> we can't get a bank account. we can't gt deposits into a bank account. we're operating entirely inso cashwe had to do payroll on friday in cash. we're probably going to end up doing it again this friday in cash, if the government doesn't open up gain. it's inconvenient to run a construction company in cash. >> she's doing home remodeling in tampa. she can't get anmployer identification number from the i.r.s. because it's shut down. late today, the wte house announced the president is ordering the.r.s. to put ou out -- it's not clear how it will work. >> not clear how it will pay out. impacts seen across the country. lisa desjardins, yamiche alcindorgood to talk to you both. >> thanks. >> nawaz: in the day's other news: u.s.-china trade talks began in beijing, amid tensions over tariffs, and the arrest of a chinese tech executive in canada. chinese officials also complained that a u.s. warship had violated

with the i.r.s. not providing this service, he isn't going to be able to attend the first day of his classes. a woman who was the victim of identity theft in my state was trying to report it to the i.r.s. but to no avail. these are basic services that our constituents are being forced to go without. these are promises we made to our constituents and to the men and women who serve the public as federal employees. it's time for the president to end this pointless shutdown and reopen the government. call be dismissed with? the presiding officer: without objection. ms. smith: men and women are being hurt by a government shutdown that president trump said he was proud to cause for the wall. so i rise today on behalf of minnesotans, on behalf of 4,790 federal employees and low-wage contractors going without pay in minnesota right now. and i rise today on behalf of the taxpayers of our country who just want the government to work for them. now, since i became a senator just a little over a year ago, the gove

financial services bill, which includes funding for the treasury department, the s.e.c., and money for the i.r.s. the house live at noon eastern here on c-span. and now reaction from the white house. we'll hear from counsel to the president, kelly ann conway, reaction to the president's speech last night and reaction to day 19 of the shutdown. ms. conaway: i disrespect with that respectfully. i did what -- i think what was new for the president is taking the case to the american people. in a span of a week or so he's taken that case to the rose

now this administration has said the i.r.s. will service tax refunds even with the government shutdown. before this announcement, the implet r.s. was operating with a barebones staff. and it has made it so much harder for americans to prepare their tax returns. as we start the filing for tax returns, american people need certainty from their government, not the chaos of a shutdown. and since this is the first year that the republican tax laws raised taxes for orange county families, it is more important that families get the tax help that they deserve. as a professor of bankruptcy law, i know that many families who sfrug will with overwhelming unexpected om medical bills they wait until this year. they use their tax refunds to pay their attorney. if the imple r.s. does not get the families the refunds they are owed, they won't get help from overwhelming debt. and without the money to file could ruptcy, families wage garnishment. it is past time that we re-open the government. this is day 20 of the shutdown. this administration i

yesterday they agreed to a spending bill for the treasury department, including the i.r.s. the house back at noon eastern to begin their legislative work. we'll have live coverage here on c-span. in the meantime, we'll take you to the white house a short while ago president trump heading for texas, his visit today to the u.s.-mexico border. he spoke with reporters before he departed the white house. president trump: we're going to texas. we're going to the border. just hope some spoke to some of my friends

people, we shouldn't be supporting anything that requires someone who's not paidr tax return for the i.r.si don't want my audience to go to jail. >> no, don't go to jail. >> stephen: they don't have tvs in jail. >> go online to the i.r.s. every american has a right to file a one-page form that allows you to file on august 15th. everybody has a right for an extension. all you have to do is ask for it. that way you don't have unpaid i.r.s. workers doing work for you. >> stephen: that's interesting. consult a lawyer, first. >> you have to pay your taxes by april 15th, but you don't have to file the form if you get an extension. if you're a criminal out there watching tonight, don't commit crimes during the government shutdown. the f.b.i. is not being paid! >> stephen: you're on your honor. >> right, just -- ( laughter ) >> stephen: now, do i have this right -- cnn is reporting eexclusive that the trump administration is drafting the emergency declaration that will ask for seven dollars billion to do the wall and they'll just do an end run around constitutional norms and just go grab the money

laurie said that workers at the i.r.s. are trying to figure out how to pay for gas to get to work, child care, and the taxpayer assistance office is closed even though we have a new tax bill. kevin said the morale at the bureau of prisons is really tough he lives 15 miles from work and is just about out of gas money. crystal said that we're public servants, we are not public slaves. and florence, who helps people get food stamp, is applying for them herself and waited three hours at a food pantry. we need to get rid of the shutdown and pay our workers now. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognize for one minute. mrs. lee: i rise to echo the in and suffering by my constituents during this reckless shutdown. someone a constituent who is a proud african-american t.s.a. agent out of the oakland airport who has been working w

including treasury, the i.r.s., agriculture, transportation and housing and urban development. follow the house live on c-span when members gavel back in at 4:00. this afternoon the house rules committee meets for the first time in the 116th congress since democrats took the majority. they'll consider those four spending bills to reopen the federal government. expected to be debated on the house floor this week. the house rules committee now chaired by massachusetts democrat jim mcgovern. you can watch today's meeting live at 5:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. and president trump will address the nation tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on border security and immigration issues. it will be the president's first address from the oval office. afterward, house speaker nancy pelosi and senate minority leader chuck schumer plan to respond to the president and we'll take your calls and reaction after their response. president trump's speech tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on -span. >> sunday on "q&a" -- author and columnist james grant. >> i make my living writing about markets. an observer. it's

individual appropriations bills that would reopen some agencies including the department of treasury and the i.r.s. so the government could begin processing income tax returns and get income tax refunds back in the hands of americans now this shutdown if it goes another week that would be three weeks and it would make it the longest shutdown in u.s. history and all the politicians continue to argue eight hundred thousand government workers are still going without a or not working at all and that's creating problems for essential services across the country some transportation security agency to screen passengers at the airports have been calling in sick because they don't want to work without pay the program providing food assistance to some thirty eight million low income americans could face drastic cuts if the shutdown continues and staffing levels at national parks have been severely reduced the government's decided to keep most parks open. the u.s. national security adviser is in israel on a two day visit and is due to meet the prime minister benjamin netanyahu in the coming hours john bolton

trying to soften the blow for the public, promising that tax refunds will still be processed by the i.r.s., even if the shutdown continues. >> and the president, meantime, is manning to head to the southern border, on thursday. back to you guys. >> doug luzader, thank you. >>> time is now 4:33. well, today john bolton, the national security adviser, is in turkey. he's meeting with turkish government officials about the future of the u.s. military in syria. this follows bolton's visit to israel, where he met with prime minister ben judge main netanyahu. and told them the u.s. would not withdraw troops from syria, until isis has been fully defeated. some u.s. allies were upset when president trump announced last month, that american troops will be leaving syria. and bolton is telling turkish leaders, the u.s. will no withdraw american agrees not to attack the syrian kurds, who have been american allies in the fight against isis. >> time is now 4:34. well, today, california senator kamala harris is launching a new book tour for her memoir, that could also kick off a run for president in 2020

the i.r.s. but now we're taking your hard-earned tax money and give them a pay raise? giving people a pay raise who went after people's most fundamental right, your right to speak out -- your first amendment liberties. that's what this amendment would do. also, chairman knows this, we did an investigation in the oversight committee. the i.r.s. had fired people who they then rehired, think about this, and some of the people they rehired who had been fired, some of the people they rehired were people who didn't pay their taxes. and we're now going to give them a pay raise. you've got to be kidding me. the very agency that systematically went after people, went after our most fundamental right, our right urn the first amendment to speak out against our government, went after people for doing that because they didn't like their political belief, set up this elaborate be on the lookout list, did that, also the same agency who fired people for not paying their taxes and rehired them and now the tax pay

individual appropriations bills that would reopen some agencies including the department of treasury and the i.r.s. so the government could begin processing income tax returns and get income tax refunds back in the hands of americans now this shutdown is going into its fifteenth day if it goes another week that would be three weeks and it would make it the longest shutdown in u.s. history local analyst eric ham says the partial shutdown is going to have a devastating effect on people and workers trying to live their everyday lives. if this shutdown goes another week this will be the first time within the shutdown that federal workers are not receiving paychecks and so think about that you have now that the holidays are over college students are going back to school and you have parents who are not working and so the question becomes do they pay mortgages or do they pay college tuition do they pay for groceries or do they pay utilities and so these are some of the bread and butter issues that people are faced with now as this shutdown continues to lome and they hear the president say that this shut

individual appropriations bills that would reopen some agencies including the department of treasury and the i.r.s. so the government could begin processing income tax returns and get income tax refunds back in the hands of americans now this shutdown if it goes another week that would be three weeks and it would make it the longest shutdown in u.s. history. i. well let's bring our guests into the show we have joining us via skype from lubbock texas all of a mcgee a former senior white house advisor in washington d.c. deputy editor of congressional quarterly magazine and also joining us on skype from beth southern maryland lichtman professor of history of the american university good to have your with us if i could start with al and then so what do you make of the situation as you read the political pulse right now the two sides any closer to reaching some kind of resolution. they don't seem to be very close at all is the problem. donald trump believes that the building of the wall or at least the symbolic building of the walks up to all that matters to him is absolutely critical to his presidency

individual appropriations bills that would reopen some agencies including the department of treasury and the i.r.s. so the government could begin processing income tax returns and get income tax refunds back in the hands of americans now this shutdown is going into its fifteenth day if it goes another week that would be three weeks and it would make it the longest shutdown in u.s. history and while politicians continue to argue eight hundred thousand government employees are working without pay or not working at all that's creating a knock on effect for essential services across the country some transportation security agents who screen passengers at airports have been calling in sick because they don't want to work without pay the program providing food assistance to thirty eight million low income americans could face drastic cuts if the shutdown continues and starts the levels of national parks have been severely reduced the government has decided to keep most parks open so far three people have died in accidents at the park since the shutdown began. political analyst eric cantor says the possi

individual appropriations bills that would reopen some agencies including the department of treasury and the i.r.sso the government could begin processing income tax returns and get income tax refunds back in the hands of americans now this shutdown if it goes another week that would be three weeks and it would make it the longest shutdown in u.s. history the pentagon's chief of staff stepped weeks off the resignation of the defense secretary james mattis kevin sweeney is the third senior pentagon official to leave his post after president doubled from decided to withdraw u.s. forces from syria u.s. officials have said there's no timetable for the pullout but he announced the announcement has caused tensions within the trump administration the u.s. national security adviser john bolton is discussing the troop withdrawal with israel mr bolton's on a two day visit to jerusalem prime minister benjamin netanyahu is worried that iran may gain more influence inside syria mr bolton then heads foreign corrupt turkey has promised to lead the fight against isis all but reportedly wants u.s. military support

struggling to pay for food it's very serious out here and again i spoke to one other worker who's worked the i.r.s. for thirty years right after trump spoke i asked him what was his reaction he said i'm not happy primarily he said because this shutdown could happen again in summary that is the big deal here and that's a big message that we've heard from federal workers they're a little bit happier content that at least they're going back to work but that is so much overshadowed by the uncertainty of what's going to happen three weeks from now because they're smart folks out here and they know if there's no agreement that's reached in washington the government could be shut down once again thank you very much from kansas city missouri gabriel and. only out of a story out of the u.s. today donald trump's close ally raw just stunned has a pitting. cts off to being arrested as possible investigation into possible russian collusion in the two thousand and sixteen election stone was taken into custody in florida after a grand jury indictment he is facing seven charges including obstructing official proc

understaffing will make it difficult for the i.r.s. to answer taxpayer questions this year. this is the first year that taxpayers will be filing after the republican tax law was implemented. and as a result of president trump's tax laws, californians are for the first time in our country's history unable to deduct all of their state and local taxes. the elimination of this deduction is incredibly punitive to californians in my district and at this moment, californians who are about to owe more federal taxes than they did a year ago don't have access to the federal government, to the i.r.s., to help them navigate . is tax the i.r.s. paid out tax refunds totaling $147 billion to 48.5 million households. californians submit more tax returns than any other state, for families expecting an average refound of about $3,000 this shutdown will have very real consequences. and if that weren't enough, the shutdown has lls -- has also created an open season on the american consumer. consumer protection websites run by agencies like the federal trade commission and the federal communicati

individual appropriations bills that would reopen some agencies including the department of treasury and the i.r.s so the government could begin processing income tax returns and get income tax refunds back in the hands of americans now this shutdown is going into its fifteenth day if it goes another week that would be three weeks and it would make it the longest shutdown in u.s. history a political analyst eric hamm says the partial shutdown is going to have a devastating effect on workers and their communities. if this shutdown goes another week this will be the first time within the shutdown that federal workers are not receiving paychecks and so think about that you have now that the holidays are over college students are going back to school and you have parents who are not working and so the question becomes do they pay mortgages or do they pay college tuition do they pay for groceries or do they pay utilities and so these are some of the bread and butter issues that people are faced with now as this shutdown continues to lome and they hear the president say that this shutdown he could take

. >> he's talking about people who work for the i.r.s. or homeland security or n.a.s.a. heck. time to give these people a chance to speak to the president directly and to tell him to keep going. this is a card for president trump to tell him to keep going. you write whatever you want to president trump and his keep going card. >> american head regulation of government employees, hell, no. >> he wrote, keep going, mr. president! we are all not behind you. you mean not not is what he meant to write. >> stop-the-b.s. >> stop the b.s. bad seeds trying to come in from over the border, right? we got it, right? see, the people do support the president. you tell president trump exactly how much you support him and what he's doing. ( silence ) don't hold back. i think they need a good simple channel. keep going! keep going! keep going, mr. president! why is everybody leaving? come back! >> trevor: michael kosta, everyone. thank you so much, michael. ( cheers and applause ) now, with all the support behind him, president trump decided to plow forward on proving his case for a boarm