texas republican congressman tony gonzales is here in studio to answer that.ood morning to you. >> good morning, margaret. thank you for having me. >> we just saw turmoil within the party over the past few days, after president-elect trump and elon musk scuttled this bipartisan deal. then demanded another deal that couldn't get enough republican support to get over the finish line. then we have this emergency stopgap measure that only takes us through mid-march. you are one of 34 republicans who voted against it. why? >> it is pretty simple. my constituents were against the cr just as much as i was against the cr. it has been a tough week, though. it started with a tragic shooting in madison, wisconsin. i've worked in a very bipartisan manner to make sure we have a national strategy that prevents against some of the school shootings that are occurring. i've been working with others to get that done. i think that's important. in the house, we had this messy bill that was put on the floor. it started with a 1500 page bill. in my eyes, there is no doubt there is

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let's continue this discussion with republican congressman tony gonzales of texas. he represents uvalde, where 19 children and two teachers were killed in the horrific school shooting two years ago. thanks so much for being here, congressman. we appreciate it. um, as the founder and co-chair of the bipartisan school safety and security caucus, you released a statement yesterday saying, quote, it's shameful for lawmakers to stand by while mass violence continues to plague school campuses. we need a national strategy to detect and prevent this kind of terrorism from taking place across our nation. now, we should note we interviewed a parent from the school earlier in the show, and he talked about how they had done drills. they had automatic locking doors, how teachers were there to stand in between the potential shooter and the students, one of them even brandishing a scissors for third graders to protect third graders. what more do you want to see? because it sounds like that school was aware of the danger and did do something they just didn't have, you know, metal d

. >> tony gonzales the congressman had this question for the assistant fbi director.>> you're telling me we don't know what the hell these drones are in new jersey are, is that correct? >> that's right. >> michael: wait a minute, the federal government, despite the bazillion dollars it spends every year on surveillance, doesn't know what's going on here? i texted the word "vacation" once to my wife three weeks ago and google's still serving me ads for airbnbs. but there's an invasion of sky robots right now, above our heads and the fbi's like, "i dunno!" you know, this tell me two things: one, we need to devote way more resources to our oppressive surveillance state. and two, there are some really good deals on airbnbs in slovenia! so pack your bags. to find out the truth about these drones, let's go live to new jersey with troy iwata. [cheers and applause] troy, troy, please tell me you learned something out in new jersey! >> sure, i came to new jersey and learned something. that's hilarious, michael. back to you. >> michael: wait, no, no, troy. we sent you out there

they ran it 16 times and won 42-38 which means they threw it -- i called tony gonzales by the end of the game. ridiculously good athlete and character guy. i refuse to speculate. and these men are going to learn about themselves and each other and lessons will pay dividends. i am a better man on every front for having played in that game, guys like this that have served me. as i get older, i appreciate that more. i was walking around the campus today and what a jerk i was in my early 20's and now that i'm there, i am grateful and the opportunity to line up against these guys for four years and what i learned about myself and goodness and rightness and the way we ought to be as a people, so i'm grateful for it. >> we're going to win. [laughter] >> you can win as much as possible. good game. brad: these guys. i am honored to be up here with these dudes. i don't know where meredith said, brad, if you want to ask questions, go ahead and ask questions and they will happened will anything. this is even better than i thought. >> gentlemen, thank you. marine corps combat veteran. you talked

here's texas representative tony gonzales trying to get answer from the fbi's robert wheeler. >> you're me we don't know what the hell these drones are in new jersey are? is that correct? >> that's right. >> that's crazy. i mean, that's crazy! that's madness that we don't know what these drones are. >> stephen: it is crazy. the fbi knows everything about everyone, which is why i'd like to take a moment to say i love the fbi. i always have. big fan of the way you did that thing that i didn't see and can't recall. i wasn't there. i was asleep in the car. plus, we're on the same team. i work for cbs, and we've got all the fbis: regular, international, most wanted, sheldon. yes. this time, this time, he bazingas crime. back across the river here in new york city, this weekend is santa con, the annual gathering of holly jolly revelers dressed like st. nick, who, every year, teach children the true meaning of alcohol poisoning. this year, however, authorities are putting a cap on the holiday spirits, because this weekend, new york metro transit and new jersey transit are enacting a booze ban.

jersey the house homeland security holding a hearing on the drone threat, here is texas congressman tony gonzalesbehind the drones. >> are telling me what the hell these drones are in new jersey, is that correct, that is madness that we don't know what these drones are. >> august been, it does not seem safe why is anybody shooting down the drones, why are we asking what is the drone who is that who's behind this, shoot it down. >> we need to protect her national security and it is clear that china is a threat to the united states and is pushing the envelope in several different areas including the manufacture and monopolization of the drone industry they infiltrated several networks we need the nda to stand up to china to pay the to asia and make sure our troops are paid but we stay within budget restraints and make sure we get the woke crt out of the military and get the minor transgender surgery for children military band which is something in the final bill. maria: there is a story about one of the drones in new jersey crashing into a building. the fbi and local police have originally posted a

. >> republican congressman tony gonzales called musk the prime minister.ow do you see elon musk's role in the next term? >> look, elon musk is the richest man in the world. he's successful. he's built very successful companies. he understands what it takes to grow innovation in america, to make this country the dominant country once again around the world, that it deserves to be. and i'm awfully proud that that elon musk has a seat at the right hand of donald trump and this administration to do what it takes to get america back on track. i don't take anything that donald trump said yesterday as downplaying elon's role. in fact, we know that elon has spent a considerable amount of time with donald trump at mar-a-lago, and many of the important meetings and conversations about forming a cabinet that will grow this country's economy and put us back on track to where we need to be. so i'm proud of that. the, the, the government efficiency effort that elon vivek ramaswamy are leading are so important to make our government work for the people again, to shake up