i'm going to talk directly to congressman tom cole, next. hey! guess what day it is?? >>hump day! hummmp daaay! it's hump day! >>yeah! >>hey mike! mike mike mike mike mike! >>mike mike mike mike mike. hey! he knows! hey! guess what day it is! hey! camel! guess what day it is! >>it's not even wednesday. let it go, phil. if you're a camel, you put up with this all the time. it's what you do. (sigh) if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. ok... >>> for the first time since 2006, reps will hold the reins of both houses of congress tomorrow and lawmakers convene for the start of the new 114th congress but division are all right casting somewhat of a cloud over the first order of business. two highly conservative lawmakers have announced their bids to unseat current house speaker john boehner. >> you deceived us when you went to obama and pelosi to get your votes for the cromnibus. >>> joan ichb joining mess congress maps tom cole. good day to you. >> good to be with you. >> let's start here with this debate. these are a coupl

host: congressman tom cole our guest on "washington journal." ost: let's go to pat in south carolina. thanks for waiting. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. representative cole i would like to start seeing people we elect to start using common sense in washington. i understand that you are on the budget committee. every department of our federal government should be cementing a budget and when you all look at it, the first thing you do is cut it 10%, but they should submit you a line item budget so we stop paying for rattlesnakes and all this other average with our money -- also the garbage we are paying for with our money. the oversight committee is like opening the barn door and letting the horse out. your committee should be the one holding these departments -- the money line. the other thing i would like to discuss with you is our money that we are sending overseas to build schools and all this stuff. these people don't even like us, and don't tell me it is 1% of gdp. spend it in america. thank you. guest: thanks very much fo

here is tom cole who is a boehner ally. >> this is a last-moment side show.. we should talk about the republican agenda now we have the senate and about keystone and fixes on obamacare and trade and regulatory reform and those issues. instead, on the opening day of the republican congress we have republicans at odds. that's unfortunate. steps on the story and doesn't accomplish anything. >> reporter: the argument that cole and others make you cannot replace someone with no one. there is no other republican who has raised as much money or campaigned as much or has the skills close to getting 218 votes. cole, you just heard from and other members of the team are quietly making calls to rank-and-file republicans just to be safe. even if boehner isn't deposed as speaker, he will start the new congress back on his heels a bit because of this rebellion. john and christine. >>> senator dianne feinstein calling for changes for the government barring torturing detainees. a five-year investigation into the use of torture by the cia after 9/11. she just sent a letter to

tom cole, who you mentioned is one of the most reasonable leadership members in the republican party but he's found it difficult to get a majority of members of most of the bills. >> that's the point. i'm not questioning somebody's heart. i don't know it. but i'm questioning their politics. if you can't deal with certain things, because of that, you can't makes moves that's good for the country. thank you both for your time tonight. >> thank you reverend and happy new year again. >> happy new year again to you. >>> coming up new york mayor de blasio breaks his silence about police protests and making big news about why crime in dropping in new york city. >>> nearly 21 months since the boston marathon bombing, the trial is under way. what happened inside the courtroom when the suspect came in? >>> and the chris christie hug that could impact his political future. no no, not that one. this one. yes, just five days into the year, this might be our hug of the year. "conversation nation" is ahead. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [

congressman tom cole thank you.s great talking to you. >> we talked about this earlier, mike huckabee is exploring another run for president. he hosted his final tv show last week to clear the way for seriously revisiting a bid. on facebook he said he would make a final decision this spring. huckabee could prove to be fairly formidable. the last iowa caucus polls including the most recent fox news poll showed him leading the rest of the field. huckabee previously ran in 2008 winning the republican caucus in iowa before taking victories in the deep south including super tuesday primaries in alabama, arkansas georgia and tennessee. politico reports his pac is still a fund-raising force and he has paid speeches on the books. he also has a book coming out later this month. you know what it's called? "god guns grits and gravy." >> i watched his signoff. i guess he's looking for a reason not to run. he's running. >> i love the guy. he's a great guy. >> two issues. he has to raise enough money and he has to guard himself a

tom cole said, frankly, you need to remember he lost the midterm elections. we've had one provocative move after another. chris murphy, democrat from connecticut. member of the senate foreign relations committee. before we get to iran, and keystone and all that stuff, what was that moment like in the gallery when the president ad libbed that line? >> it was hard for a lot of us to hear what he said. but clearly it was a pretty spectacular moment. i think most republicans that i have talked to gave him credit for ad libbing pretty successfully. the reality is, there's no reason for this guy to be humbled, because he didn't run for president and win midterm elections, he ran for president to bring this economy back to life, to restore purchasing power to the middle class, and fix the broken health care system. he explained what the facts are, that our economy is in a better position than anybody thought it would be six years into his presidency, that major pieces of legislation like the health care law are doing better than even the biggest proponents like me t

host: congressman tom cole our guest on "washington journal." host: let's go to pat in south carolina. thanks for waiting. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. representative cole, i would like to start seeing people we elect to start using common sense in washington. i understand that you are on the budget committee. every department of our federal government should be submitting a budget and when you all look at it, the first thing you do is cut it 10%, but they should submit you a line item budget so we stop paying for rattlesnakes and all this other garbage we are paying for with our money. the oversight committee is like opening the barn door and letting the horse out. your committee should be the one holding these departments -- the money line. the other thing i would like to discuss with you is our money that we are sending overseas to build schools and all this stuff. these people don't even like us and don't tell me it is 1% of gdp. spend it in america. thank you. guest: thanks very much for the call. couple things -- firs

here's tom cole. >> this is a last-moment sideshow. but it distracts from our message.t to be talking about the republican agenda the possibilities that now that we have the senate. it's not helpful to the conference. i fail to see the endgame here. >> the argument that cole and others make is you can't replace someone with no one. and right now, no other house republican has raised as much money, campaigned for as many people has as much leadership as john boehner. if there is a surprise and he loses 29 votes and doesn't get the speakership outright, there would be a second vote. leadership sources say they would basically go into recess because it will take place in public on the house floor. the republican caucus would convene and try to figure out a what's next. but they're not expecting it. but we've come to expect the unexpected if these house republicans. >> dana bash, thank you so much. . representative steve king joins me now. he wants a new speaker. why not john boehner? >> it goes back to a long history. but back to 2010 and obamacare, it was clear there was

and tom cole is saying, if you go against our own colleague by opposing the speaker of the floor, you will embarrass house republicans and disrupt our team. it would be unforgivable political behavior. that is what he had to say. hannah hess, a reporter for they'll newspaper, she tweeted out that represented tom massey from oklahoma, he told a scrum of reporters they would be 50 in the beta revolt if it want for the c-span cameras there. host: we will be talking with new members of congress about the republican side of that vote. any policy matters that you want about this morning, the phone lines are open. we will start today with betty calling in from humble, texas. on the line for democrats, good morning. caller: i'm calling because i'm very concerned about change in the white house. basically, we are concerned about the keystone pipeline they are trying to push through. i know it's a bad idea for the environment. i hope they take into consideration looking at this for the long haul and not approve it. and they do need to change speakers in the white house. host: you are talking ab

tom cole media, red state -- alcohol media, red state. thank you for supporting us. we look forward to seeing you again next year. maybe just before the caucus again. i want to say one last thing mike huckabee will be doing a book signing in the hallway. go out and turn right, he would love to have you come and visit and have a chance to look at his new book "god, guns grits, and gravy." which i do not need any of what i love them. -- but i love them. >> i would reiterate the things that dave said. but put in more four dave. this does not happen without dave and his organizational ability. whatever i may do, he laid the schedule at and make sure we stay on it. the speakers came a long ways to deliver a message, most are coming back to iowa again and again and again. and so i asked you a question this morning from this stage and it was, you believe the next president will be speaking from the stage? my question is, do you believe the vice president did speak -- maxed president did speak from the stage? [applause] jubilee the next vice president spoke from the stage --

host: congressman tom cole beginning his second term on capitol hill. thank you for being with us. >> how should be gambling back in shortly to begin debate. they are days to revise and extend their materials on hrment r. 3. -- on h.r. 3. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. shuster: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 19 i call up the bill h.r. 3, to approve the keystone x.l. pipeline. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3. a bill to improve the keystone x.l. pipeline -- approve the keystone x.l. pipeline. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 19 the bill is considered read, the bill shall be debatable for one hour, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on transportation and infrastructure. and the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on energy and commerce. the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. shuster, the gentleman from oregon, mr. de

. >>> on the next "washington journal" congressman tom cole of oak, talks about tax and budget issues being taken up in the new congress and the challenge to speaker boehner. then congressman keith ellison of minnesota, co-chair of the progressive caucus on his legislation to bolster the dodd/frank financial regulations. "washington journal" live every morning on c-span where we'll take your calls and comments on facebook and twitter. >>> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span2, here on c-span3 we complement that coverage by show youing the most relevant public affairs events. then on weekends it's the home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation's story including the civil war's 150th anniversary, visiting battlefields, american artifacts, touring museums and historic sites, history book shelf, the best known american history writers, the presidency looking at the policies and legacies of our nation's commanders in chief. lectures in history with top college professors delving into america's past and our new series, real america feat

host: tom cole was here the last hour. he mentioned there might be something in terms of a border security bill that they could write that could agree with the president. could you see yourself supporting a bill that republicans draft on border security? guest: let me tell you this, i have no problem with who drafts it. i have a problem if he doesn't say the right thing in it. i will not object to anything based on whether it is a republican or democratic idea. i will read it. if i like it, i will vote for it. if i don't, i won't. if it recognizes the rights of asylum, if it does not cause more harm than it does help then i would be certainly open to it. i think at the end of the day what really drives immigration south of the border is -- i think it is nafta, personally. if you hollow out small-plus farmers in mexico and guatemala they are going to look for jobs to feed their families. and if they think they can do that north, that's what they are going to do -- do that coming north, that's what they are going to do. host

some of his allies have been critical of this coup effort and one of them is tom cole of oklahoma, quoted in "the washington post" this morning saying host: dave, pittsburgh, pennsylvania independent caller. what are your thoughts? caller: well, my main thing is i would love to see them get rid of boehner and replace them with somebody who would follow the oath of office. the lawlessness is just unbelievable. another thing that i would like to see in 2015 is an absolute full audit of the federal reserve, just to see where our money has gone and how it is being's end by an agency -- being spent by an agency that is neither federal nor has a reserve. host: david, columbus, ohio democratic caller. caller: good morning! how you doing? host: doing well, sir. caller: my comment is i would love to see john boehner be ousted by a right-wing extremist to make sure the democrats take over the house. another thing is, i hope obama will veto some legislation put up by the extremists who control the house and the senate for stopping obamacare. obamacare works, and those people who have no jobs, they c

. >> on the next "washington journal" congressman tom cole talks about tax and budget issues being takenp in the new congress and the challenge to speaker boehner. then congressman keith ellison of minnesota, cochair of the progressive caucus on his legislation to bolster the dodd-frank financial regulations. "washington journal" live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span when we take your calls and comments on facebook and twitter. >> friday a workshop on lobbying strategies and the regulatory process. we'll be live from the american university public affairs institute for a forum featuring faculty and professional lobbyists at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. >> friends, colleagues, countrymen, especially the people of ohio's eighth congressional district, thank you for sending me here and let's today welcome all of the new members and all of their families to what we all know to be a truly historic day. [applause] >> today is an important day for our country. many senators took the oath this afternoon. 13 for the first time. and a new republican majority accepted its new respons

wonderful, wonderful remedies to a lot of hours on this is, jeb bush stepping off the medical board, and tom coleurn is a witch doctor. these people do not like science or the truth. they do not like the american people or the way we vote. guest: the issue of marijuana is one of those that will continue to tangle the republican party and both parties. the ballot initiative in washington dc, as you know congress has a responsibility of being the red -- legislator under the constitution and the recent funding bill, they defunded the district to use their own funds to implement what the voters had implicated. my own personal view is that this is a states rights issue and the state of colorado and the state of washington and the district of columbia think is is a direction they want to go in then they should be able to. host: stewart from virginia independent line, good morning. caller: good morning. years ago, when my daughter got married, i said, let me tell you something. marriage is much like a match set of meals. my great-grandfather is a tobacco farmer. they pulled together. both stubborn, but

they are quietly making calls but i talked to one, tom cole who said that he feels like this is justt our message ought to be. we ought to be talking about the republican agenda and the possibilities now that we own the senate about keystone fixes on obamacare, trade, regulatory reform. instead opening day of a new republican congress we've got republicans at odds and that's just unfortunate. it steps on the story and doesn't accomplish anything productive. >> the argument that cole and other boehner aides i've been talking to make you can't replace someone with no one and right now, there doesn't seem to be anybody who could come close to getting 218 votes to be the speaker of the house. no one like jane boehner has raised this much money, campaigned for as many people and been a leader the way he has. the goal of those trying to depose john boehner is to get it to a second vote because if he doesn't get to 18 at the beginning, then it automatically goes to a second vote and what you'd likely see on the house floor is recess republicans would huddle behind closed doors and figure ou

. >> on the next "washington journal" tom cole from oklahoma thoughts about tax and budget issues being taken up in congress and the challenges do speaker banners leadership reelection -- to speaker boehner's reelection. and then she allison on his agenda -- keith ellison on his agenda. we take your calls and comments on facebook and twitter. earlier today, the defense department announced it will scale down the u.s. military infrastructure in europe with operations at airbases closing and the joint strike fighter being based in europe permanently. >> ladies and gentlemen, good morning. welcome to the pentagon. the topic today is european infrastructure consolidation and the action taken that derive from that. our briefers today, we have the assistant secretary of defense, for international security affairs, mr. derek chollet. on his left is mr. john conger, performing the duties of the assistant secretary of defense for energy installations and environments. they'll make opening statements. we'll have time for questions afterwards. and let me know if there's questions beyond that if we

the cole street clinic is a youth clinic in the heart of the haight ashbury and they target youth. tom woodell takes care of many of the central city residents and they have great expertise in providing services for many of the homeless. potrero hill and southeast health centers are health centers in those particular communities that are family health centers, so they provide health care to patients across the age span. . >> many of our clients are working poor. they pay their taxes. they may run into a rough patch now and then and what we're able to provide is a bridge towards getting them back on their feet. the center averages about 14,000 visits a year in the health clinic alone. one of the areas that we specialize in is family medicine, but the additional focus of that is is to provide care to women and children. women find out they're pregnant, we talk to them about the importance of getting good prenatal care which takes many visits. we initially will see them for their full physical to determine their base line health, and then enroll them in prenatal care which occurs over the

tom french is survived by his wife michelle and their two sons dustin and cole.al is being scheduled for next sunday. and i know this story is personal for you because you knew him personally. >> he's a great man, a great coach and we're going to miss him. our hearts go out to his family. >>> and the convention brought out thousands of people. how they say horror helps them deal with their own fears. but first. >> it's not your imagination, commute times are getting longer in the south bay, east bay and beyond. ♪ with kaiser permanente you'll connect with your doctor any time anywhere. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. ♪ become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ >>> an update now on tonight's breaking news. san francisco police have detected a person of interest in the case of a body found in a suitcase. police escorted the man out covered in a white sheet. he's the person they've been searching for since wednesday when they found that suitcase on 11th street. an anonymous caller tipped them off. officers found t