then you have a few people like pat toomey of pennsylvania who, at last check this past week was washe -- that that call inappropriate but not impeachable. that seems to be a bucket that could get a lot bigger. that a lot of senate republicans could ultimately not vote to but have some harsh words for the president's conduct. that is something that happened in the clinton hearing. ultimately, the democrats lined up to protect him from removal. that could be where things. are going -- where things are going. it is hard to at this point. one thing i do not think is an actual removal. as a senate republican, you are essentially voting for the end of your career because somebody is going to run against you and probably beat you if you remove a president they like. >> a lot of developments with the impeachment as they unfold. thank you for being with us on this sunday. we appreciate it. >> this week, the house intelligence committee and chair adam schiff continue impeachment hearings beginning tuesday morning at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three. watch live testimony from vicefer williams,

senator toomey is ready to talk. senator manchin is ready to table. and we have evidence just from this summer about how important universal background checks are. on the last day of august, a gunman fled from police in odessa, texas. he hijacked a united states postal service van. he killed its driver and then randomly fired on people as he drove through the streets. during his shooting spree, the gunman killed seven people and wounded over 20 others, a reign of terror throughout the streets of this texas town. now, the current background checks bill worked as it was intended to work. the shoot irtried to buy a gun -- the shooter tried to guy a gun in 2014 but was denied. why? because he had been found to be so seriously mentally ill when he was committed to an inpatient institution that his name was placed on the list of individuals who are prohibited from buying weapons. the problem is, texas doesn't have universal background checks. meaning that it was as easy as pie for the shooter, after he got deny add gun purchase at -- denied a gun purchase a

and then you have got a few people, like pat toomey of pennsylvania, who, at last check, this past week, believe -- was in that the call was , inappropriate but not impeachable. some harsh words for the president's conduct. ultimately the democrats lined up to protect him from removal. could be where things are going. tell at thisard to point. one thing that i don't think is removal an actual barring a collapse in the support among the primary voters because as a senate republican you're ssentially voting for the end of your career because somebody is going to run against you and probably beat you if you president that a they like. as the of to develop as unfolds on wednesday morning. thank you for being with us on this sunday. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> c-span's washington journal every day with knew and policy issues that impact you. coming up monday morning, we'll two of the impeachment inquiry hearings with "wall street journal" vivian -- an senior staff writer for the hill scott. later a discussion on the george ent inquiry with washington university law professor jonathan tur

and then you have got a few people, like pat toomey of pennsylvania, who, at last believehis past week, that the call was inappropriate but not impeachable. and so that seems to be a bucket that could get a lot bigger, that a lot of senate republicans could ultimately not vote to convict but have some harsh words for the president's conduct here. that is something that happened in the bill clinton and treatment. if you remember, joe lieberman gave sort of a scathing speech about clinton's conduct, but ultimately the democrats lined up to protect him from removal. and that could be where things are going. it is really hard to tell at this point. one thing that i don't think is likely is an actual removal, barring a collapse in the president's support amongst public and primary voters, because then come as a senate republican, you are essentially voting for the end of your career, because somebody is going to run against you and probably beat you if you actually remove a president that they like. host: a lot as the week unfolds with public hearings resuming on wednesday morning. steven >

the pitch that pat toomey made.y, maybe it was wrong, do you really want to throw him out for this? i think as we get closer and closer to people voting, the republican hand gets strengthened because they say let's settle it at the ballot box. which is why i think speaker pelosi is trying to get this thing on a fast track. go to my website, smerkonish.com. answer the survey question, will the impeachment process remain partisan from start until finish. with impeachment all but certain to end up in a senate trial, as per the constitution, the person in charge will be -- chief justice john roberts. how might he try to hold the line against partisan politics? >>> and congresswoman katie hill resigned this week after allegations of an improper affair and the publication of intimate photos, should she have? >>> the rampant partisan divide has infiltrated high school football. a marked difference in participation in the sport depending on whether your state is red or blue. how come? plaque psoriasis uncovr clearer skin th

what senator toomey said. quote, our democratic colleagues have frequently criticized the republican leadership and republican majority for not legislating. sometimes they have a point. his words, not mine. i was down here on the floor yesterday with the senior senator from texas talking about how the senate might go about trying to lower the cost of prescription drugs. i disagreed with the senator's consent request. it was too narrow, a little rifle shot. we need to do a whole lot more. but we agreed we could work through the issues if the republican leader would only allow a debate on the floor where both sides could offer amendments and receive votes. we democrats very much want to vote on legislation that would maintain the protections that people have when they have preexisting conditions. we democrats very much want to have a vote on allowing medicare to negotiate with the drug companies dramatically lowering drug prices. let's have a debate a all these. who's stopping that? not the democrats. the republ

i'm ready to talk, senator toomey is ready to start, senator manchin is ready to talk and we have evidence from the summer how important universal background checks are. the last day of august, a gunman fled from police in odessa, texas, hijacked the united states postal service van, killed the driver and randomly fired on people as he drove through the streets. during his shooting spree the gunman killed six people and wounded over 20 others, a reign of terror throughout the streets of this texas town. the current background checks law works as intended, the shooter tried to buy a gun in january 2014 but he was denied because he had been found to be so seriously mentally ill, he was committed to an institution, that his name was placed on a list of individuals who are prohibited from buying weapons. texas doesn't have universal background checks meeting as easy as part for the shooter after he got denied a gun purchase at a brick-and-mortar store to find a private seller who would sell him a military style weapon without a background check and in this case it resulted in 20 people getting

pennsylvania senator patrick toomey is a supporter the secure act would allow part-time workers access to 4 o one k's and let people tap into retirement accounts early with no penalties under special circumstances like having a baby when you start digging into the details it is truly bipartisan there are things that both republicans and democrats do and don't like it. >>adam the show with the heritage foundation says the house version passed in may with largely bipartisan support. but now it's stuck in the senate. >>some senators are focused on protecting on amendments that don't help families and do not make this a better bill senator patty murray says the bill is stalled over republican amendments. >>those amendments include fixing a mistake in the president's recent tax overhaul and allowing broader use of 5.29 college savings plans. what we're hearing from our democratic colleagues says the senate is supposed to be a rubber stamp for what the house has done republicans say the democrats are holding up a vote on the bill. all we're asking for is for them to allow a process where we

toomey: first, let me say that i think senator cornyn's legislation is fully constructive. i think it would result in lower costs for consumers. very commendable. i think we should pass it. i am sympathetic with the idea of requiring greater transparency with health care costs generally. but i have significant policy concerns and process concerns with the proposal by the senator from illinois. the policy concern broadly is that what his legislation would do is single out one industry and then require a mandate that in their direct to consumer advertising they provide misleading information. isticicly -- systematically misleading information to consumers. it doesn't strike me as obviously a good idea to mislead people, including in this context. why do i say it's misleading? it's because the legislation requires the list price or the wholesale acquisition price of a drug to be in the price that's put in the ad. besides which, no one pays those prices. there are rebates built into the system. you can have a debate as to whether it's a good model by which the government has cr

me -- pat toomey going to say no, i will be the one to save trump? to 20.et it is hard and unlikely, i understand that. but i think for democrats to be defeatist about it or act like there is no chance, and the senate leadership to throw their hands up and act like the republicans cannot be given something, cannot be dealt with, i refuse to the that fatalistic about it because the crimes are so obvious. rita int's hear from new jersey, democrats line. caller: good morning. i'm a first time caller, i'm very nervous. guest: don't worry, i don't bite. all, i wantedof to address michael bloomberg. we are so happy he is in the race. we love michael bloomberg. we were hoping that michael bloomberg got in at the beginning, he didn't. never too late. my family is very conservative african-american family, and we don't like any of the candidates currently running. joe biden in our opinion, what we love and respect is only going to serve one term if he wins. we want someone who can do the eight terms. as far as the comment you made frisk, i amnd personally off

toomey: mr. president, i want to join my colleague from tennessee in explaining why we ought to allow this deal to stand, the deal that was struck some years ago to phase out this incredibly inefficient subsidy. i thank the -- my colleague from tennessee for his leadership on this issue. and, as you know, mr. president, this is a very, very large tax subsidy. the government is already set to spend $67 billion in energy tax subsidies just over the next five years and we should be very clear about this. these subsidies lead to a lower standard of living. when we choose to take an inefficient form of energy and throw a lot of money at it, it just lowers the standard of living. we have less resources available for all the other things we could be doing with that money. the wind production credit, as my colleague from tennessee mentioned, began in 1992 for the simple reason -- very straightforward simple reason, it couldn't compete. it's completely, economically uncompetitive. and so the idea is we'll

two of my colleagues on the finance committee, senators toomey and portman, each filed reform bills that are well thought out and both happen to be bipartisan. a full quarter of the senate has cosponsored one or more of their bills, including ten democrats, 14 republicans, and one independent. many other senators have told me they too want to see section 232 reforms reported out of the finance committee. with a strong bipartisan mandate like that, i've been optimistic that ranking member wyden and i can reconcile the toomey and portman bills and hold a markup. more than once i've spoken publicly about my intentions to do just that, however, every time we get close to marking up a section 232 bill, senator wyden hears from stakeholders who are profiting from tariff production, meanwhile i get calls from colleagues who say something like this, and i'm paraphrasing, mr. chairman, the president won't like us taking away his tariff law, and we don't want to make the president upset. well, we hear that a lot, whether we've got republican or democrat presidents on a whole lot of other issues, b

. >> bridget toomey has a question for you. she's the projec manager for university of iowa health care and also an advocate for cancer research. >> hi. politicians talk about the cost of health care by the way of insurance. however, changing the insurance alone will not solve all of our issues. many public hospitals and clinics are only able to keep their doors open because of the payments commercial insurance companies make. medicare and medicaid alone will not keep our doors open at the current rates. what can you say to these hospitals and clinics to assure us that we're able to keep our doors open? >> so, bridget, let's take a step back. i think everybody who's running for the democratic nomination wants to do two things in terms of health care. they want to make sure that health care, affordable health care is a right for every american, and they want to drive down the cost of health care by using the power of the american government, the buying power, to drive down drug costs, drive down insurance costs and drive down th

toomey, let me begin with you. let's start with the earnings.in areas of revenue stream have been the media networks and parks. both categories have been waning a little bit. what do you expect in this latest report? >> you know, so we know that media networks, they're essentially in investment mode. they just absorbed, you know, hulu. they are ramping up a lot of spending, you know, on programming, etc. so it's kind of guided to a relative tempered outlook for that division. also they've got direct to consumer and international which is in a loss-making situation, even more so than the media networks. the theme parks, more or less, there's really nothing fundamentally changed in that business. we know they're still, you know, pricing aggressively. they've got the star worse attraction -- "star wars" attraction, we'll be looking for more clarity on the impact of that, there'll be a few more "star wars" coming out in the next few months in both parks. is all in all, i think we should be looking ahead beyond these results to see, essentially, how

pennsylvania senat patrick toomey is a supporter the secure act would allow part-time workes access to 4 o one k's and let people tap intretirement accounts early with no penalties under specl circumstances like having a baby when you start digging into t details it is truly bipartisan there are things that th republicans and democrats do and don't like it. >>adam the show with the heritage foundation says the with largely bipartisan may support. but now it's stuck the senate. >>some senators are focused on precting on amenents tha don't help families and do not make this a tter bill senator patty murray says the bill is stalled over republicaamendments. >>those amendments include fixing a mistake in the presens recent tax overhaul and allowing broader use of 5.29 college savings plans. what we're hearingfrom our democratic colleagues says the senate is supposed to be a bber stamp for what the house has done republicans say the democrats are holding up a vote on the bill. all we're asking for is r them to allow process where we can have a vote on their amendments. and a vote on our pro

about it, and with the democrats, it is an impeachable offense, i found interesting, senator pat toomey'sially acknowledged wrongdoing for the president but essentially said the bar for impeachment is really high, and this doesn't match that level. >> michael smerconish thank you very much for your take as always and be sure to watch tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. eastern. >>> humanitarian crisis at the border, out of the headlines, amid the impeachment drama but the human suff ariering is only getting worse. a new cnn report from one of the camps in mexico where thousands of migrants are awaiting their immigration decision, that's next. ckily denture breath will be the least of his worries. because he uses polident 4 in 1 cleaning system to kill 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. polident. clean. fresh. and confident. i felt i couldn't be at my best for my family. in only 8 weeks with mavyret, i was cured and left those doubts behind. i faced reminders of my hep c every day. but in only 8 weeks with mavyret, i was cured. even hanging with friends i worried about my hep c. but in only 8 week

toomey alsto me it also indicata promising independent streak. it became the un ambassador in 2006 and seemed to be a permanent fixture. he had sparred with myy predecessor when she had been ambassador to the become friendly. in the last meeting together, she had roared with laughter when he presented her a statement expressing relief that her departure. the markup also sends condolences to the otherec security council, the national security council she would share of the national security advisor. i'd already come to respect the talent. he brought procedural wisdom and textual creativity to the chemical weapons discussions but he listened with careful intensity when he wasn't storming out of the meetings, he was good at bridging gaps. significantly also valued u.s. russian cooperation from his time as an interpreter in the arms control negotiations in the cold war, he had drawn a lesson even when the overall relationship in the u.s. was strained, they could carve out this great areas for progress and try to build momentum. i knew he also pushed

toomey, and he pretty much just keeps to himself. how is he on the noise front?t wouldn't play metal. how does he feel about nursery rhymes? oh. you have a child. yeah. little girl. i'm a single mom, and i thought this apartment would be the right size for the two of us. yeah, it's, um, it's cozy, but, um, it's not too small that you're on top of each other. i can tell this place meant a lot to you. it did. [ chuckles ] it was home. and now it's yours. so if you, uh, have any questions, you just have lucy reach out to me, okay? okay. will do. oops. shoot. you're a mom. so, tell me about your travels. what do you want to know? you any closer to finding alex? uh...i went to the marick estate in hungary, and i went through all her records, and then i followed her trail from paris to singapore to dubai, and i'm more convinced than ever that she is less of a spy, more of a dilettante. mm. and she just goes where the wind blows her or where the money beckons. and i guess... for six months, i've been looking for answers, and really, i just -- i just have more questions.

senators manchin and toomey introduced the modest background check proposal that actually came to the senate floor for a vote. but what happened? the n.r.a. came out against the bill, and near every republican member of the senate fell in line to defeat it. the vote came in the aftermath of a shooting that took the lives of 20 innocent elementary school children, and my republican colleagues chose to side with the n.r.a. and its 50-plus million in campaign donations. today those first graders who were killed would be in the eighth grade, and yet we still haven't passed a background check law. we've seen the n.r.a. block commonsense gun safety bills time and again, most recently president trump voiced support for strengthening background checks in the wake of mass shootings in el paso, dayton and gilroy. he tweeted that quote, republicans and democrats must come together and get strong background checks, end quote. days later he spoke on the phone with n.r.a. executive vice president and c.e.o. wayne lapierre and quickly changed his tune. suddenly our loophole ridden background check s

he said toomey, david, said to me just so you're clear, like i'm not going to like this book. [laughing] it's not my mother. it's your version of it. and i thought that was so smart to say that. >> he said that at the beginning? >> at the very beginning. he said i haven't read a word. i might not even read it. i just want you to know that, so we're clear, that i i know tha, i'm not going to like it. i thought that was really mature within because, the thing about biographies that you don't really, i'm not rude prepared for is you can do all the stuff, always be thinking about a person, always try to be fair, people get offended by staff that you do not see coming. someone got offended by this line about the divorce, like the least controversial thing in this book. it's like she started dressing differently or i don't even member. people were outraged and i thought almost a twitter reaction. you just don't know what it would be so i think if you are in a state or somebody who might have a biography written that someone close to you, really understand this is not her here this i

. >> in 2013, you proposed the hin-toomey bill to strengthen background checks on gun sales.vive that in the wake of what's going on in the country? >> in 2013, how i came about writing that legislation, after the horrible, horrible tragedy in sandy hook. these little babies, five, six years old, they couldn't have open caskets. it was horrendous. something has to be done. you cannot just sit back. forget.er that happened, on a thursday or friday, and by tuesday the next week we were on the floor of the senate and everybody i heard was talking about ban this, ban t hatr. . i said, you assume because i am andw-abiding gun owner, these horrific people who are mentally deranged who have done what they done -- you have to look at the whole picture. some of us said, we will ban these weapons. these are people who probably never shot a gun, didn't know what they are talking about. i said, think about this. there are loopholes. we need school safety. we need mental health, mental identification, to prevent people who are mentally deranged to even be able to buy a gun. keeping guns f

senate, senate minority leader, chuck schumer is the lead sponsor joined by republican senator pat toomey. under the bills, the president could waive sanctions against reign state-owned banks if a foreign government is cooperating. this amendment's approach is similar. it says that the united states will oppose ex-im bank assistance to a government in the entities it controls if the president determines that the government isn't cooperating with us to stop the flood of opiods into our county. china and mexico have been identified by the u.s. drug enforcement agency as primary producers. this amendment is not targeting those who need assistance from the united states most. t would provide a waiver where government protection is needed for government goods and services. we want to help those that need assistance and we must protect the americans. according to the centers, the pioid deaths in america linked to synthetic drugs. areas in southwest ohio have some of the highest per capita opioid overdose deaths in the nation and this is an epidemic impacting us. 28,000 deaths in the united stat

decreases a person so for all the work we are doing i don't know how we measure the outcome of a toomey that looks like a success. >> yes ma'am and now let's get to something else i want to talk about. earlier this year it came to my attention cms planned to include noninvasive ventilators acquisition programs for the durable medical equipment. in june, we had a letter signed by 180 of our colleagues expressing concern about the decision and i put forth the goal of ensuring financial responsibility butla i'm not convinced that it's appropriate in every situation until we no access to the critical piece of the compromised i don't think we should be making monumental changes to the process, and i just got your letter late yesterday afternoon in response to th that letter where you saie are not going to do this on invasivey but here's the problem by havinthat i have every ruralt as does my friend and what happens is that if youav go to this cost only issue in those rural areas, you are going to make somebody drive 45 minutes, one hour. i remember talking to one of my suppliers about a case

me -- pat toomey going to say no, i will be the one to save trump?20.et it is hard and unlikely, i understand that. but i think for democrats to be defeatist about it or act like there is no chance, and the senate leadership to throw their hands up and act like the republicans cannot be given something, cannot be dealt with, i refuse to the that fatalistic about it because the crimes are so obvious. rita int's hear from new jersey, democrats line. caller: good morning. i'm a first time caller, i'm very nervous. guest: don't worry, i don't bite. all, i wantedof to address michael bloomberg. we are so happy he is in the race. we love michael bloomberg. we were hoping that michael bloomberg got in at the beginning, he didn't. never too late. my family is very conservative african-american family, and we don't like any of the candidates currently running. joe biden in our opinion, what we love and respect is only going to serve one term if he wins. we want someone who can do the eight terms. as far as the comment you made frisk, i amnd personally offende

and then you have got a few people, like pat toomey of pennsylvania, who, at last believehis past weekthat the call was inappropriate but not impeachable. and so that seems to be a bucket that could get a lot bigger, that a lot of senate republicans could ultimately not vote to convict but have some harsh words for the president's conduct here. that is something that happened in the bill clinton and treatment. if you remember, joe lieberman gave sort of a scathing speech about clinton's conduct, but ultimately the democrats lined up to protect him from removal. and that could be where things are going. it is really hard to tell at this point. one thing that i don't think is likely is an actual removal, barring a collapse in the president's support amongst public and primary voters, because then come as a senate republican, you are essentially voting for the end of your career, because somebody is going to run against you and probably beat you if you actually remove a president that they like. host: a lot as the week unfolds with public hearings resuming on wednesday morning. dennis, tr

toomey: madam president, reclaiming my time. as if in legislative session, i ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the majority leader in consultation with the democratic leader the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h.r. 1994, the setting every community up for retirement enhancement act, the secure act of 2019 which is at the desk. i further ask that there be a period of general debate on the bill to be limited to ten hours equally divided between the two leaders or their designees and that following the use or yielding back of that time, the only amendments in order on the republican side be the amendments to be offered by senators toomey, lee, burr, brawn, and cruz or their designees, the text of which are at the desk, and five amendments that propose changes to the internal revenue code to be determined by the democratic leader with the concurrence of the chairman and ranking member of the finance committee. i further ask that debate on each amendment be limited to 30 minutes equally divided