end senator lindsey graham called on congress to pass immigration reform. >> the house on wednesday debates emergency funding for hurricane harvey relief efforts. gives funding for conditional installment to address affects of hurricane harvey. of that, 7.4 billion dollars is for fema for assistance to those affected did by the storm and removal.and for debris 450 my dollars would go to the small business administration for the disaster loan program to assist small businesses and homeowners. >> white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders was asked about president trump's decision to end the deferred action for childhood arrival program or daca. [indiscernible chatter] ms. huckabee sanders: good afternoon. this morning, faced with the real possibility of a potential immediate shutdown of the entire daca program by a federal court, president trump took the responsible and constitutional step of announcing that the administration will be phasing out the program over the next two years. today, september 5 deadline, was set by the plaintiff's presenting the administration with two

♪ate of morning. it's tuesday, september 5 2017. congress returns today from its annual august recess to a packed legislative calendar. several keyock on fiscal deadlines including funding the government and raising the debt ceiling. the house meets at 2:00 p.m. today and the senate convenes at 3:00. jeff sessions will announce the trump administration's plans for the obama era deferred action for childhood arrivals program. it's an announcement that is expected to add another big item to congress's to do list. we are opening our phones to hear what your priority is for congress when the house and senate return to work today on capitol hill. give us a call. democrats (202) 748-8000, republicans (202) 748-8001, independents (202) 748-8002. you can also catch up with us on social media. good tuesday morning. you can start calling in now and let us know what your top priority is for congress. briefing by the attorney general. it's happening at 11:00. we will be covering on c-span. the press release says the attorney general will not be taking questions following his briefing. we will see

temporary stop-gap measure. and calling on congress to act. daca was initiated after congress explicitly rejected the same proposal in legislative form. in other words, president obama didn't just suspend federal law but implemented a policy congress had explicitly rejected. there's a misconception that daca primarily serves as a shield from deportation. this is misleading. daca grants work authorization to nearly 800,000 individuals who are not legally authorized to work. daca recipients whose average age is in their 20's were not in an enforcement priority before and they certainly won't become a priority now. the priorities remain the same. criminals, security threats and those who repeatedly violate our immigration laws. the main effect of today's announcement is that work permits and other government benefits are being gradually phased out. but rather than leave daca recipients and men of women of immigration enforcement in confusing limbo while the daca program was challenged by states in the same court that struck down another of the previous administration's unlawful i

leading to nowhere. and ultimately the decision has to be made by congress as to what to do. because if you look at the immigration naturalization act on what you find is that categories of folks for immigration status are very clearly handled. and the d.r.e.a.m.ers, the folks that were brought as young children by their parents through no fault of their own, are in a status that does not allow them, does not allow the president to create a status and give them status. so congress has to address this. i'm encouraged that i see members of congress and the senate saying that they're going to address this. but i think a lot of folks are disappointed that it hasn't been addressed already by the folks we elected and sent to washington. >> "the new york times" is reporting president trump had been looking for a way out of daca, the daca dilemma. first he promised to deport those impacted. then he said he would treat them with heart. do you think what he did today was what he really wanted to do, peter? >> you know, as on many policy issues, my strong suspicion is donald trump doesn't actually

country and go after those who perpetrated this attack against america. i was part of the congress atngt that time, and was part of the congress that passed the 2001 military force. that was targeted towards afghanistan and was part of the congress that when we took upore the 2002 authorization for use of military force against iraq, and they voted against that bee4 authorization. mr. president, it's now been 14 years after the u.s. invasion of iraq and the end of a saddam hussein regime.r. pre and yet, thank you we still have on the authority for the use of military force against iraq, and it is still being used. it's time for that authorization to end. so i take this time to support center to paul's efforts to put a termination date on the 2002 authorization, and to put a termination date on the 2001 authorization. in 2001 authorization was a was the first that we passed. it was done virtually unanimously. there was some objection but very few. respo because we wanted our country to hold those responsible in afghanistan the attack againstga america. that authorization is now 16 years o

lawful, and that's what the president wants to see congress do. >> what will be the priorities for him in a comprehensive foreign package? >> to control the border, to improve vetting and immigration security, enforce our laws and do things that protect american workers. >> let me ask you a question on north korea. in the president's mind, is it an option to simply contain a north korea that possesses nuclear weapons? >> certainly the priority of the administration is to have denuclearization of the korean peninsula, and it's also so protect american citizens. certainly the priority would be that. >> you're talking about a comprehensive immigration fix from congress in a span of six months. much to the president's frustration, congress hasn't been able to do much at all this year. what gives him confidence they're going to be able to act on immigration, has he spoken to any congressional leaders since making this daca decision? >> he's spoken to a number of leaders. hopefully as you all know they came back from a three-week vacation, they should be rested and ready to take on some big

constitution center. this is the only institution in .merica charted by congress i am so excited to show you a new gallery we have opened. american treasures, which contain the five rarest early drafts of the u.s. constitution. constitutional convention were these five drops displayed in the same place. now thank you to be great partnership of the historical society of pennsylvania and david rubenstein, we have been able to open this gallery and tell the story of the evolution of the text of the constitution into the draft that was ratified in 1787. it is so exciting. let's go inside and take a look. ways, this gallery tells the story of the underappreciated hero of the constitutional convention, james wilson. you have all heard of james madison, and hamilton, and washington. james wilson was the intellectual architects of the behind thethe idea constitution. that we do people have the sovereign power. that was the big idea and eventually the preamble of the constitution. it was not the way things started when the delegates came to philadelphia to draft the constitution. they came as ind

-- judicial nomination and hurricane harvey. up next, a look at the week ahead in congress from today's "washington journal." this is about an hour. continue. host: any day is a good day to but bob cusack with us, especially as congress returns from its august recess for its busy fall agenda. the announcement today on deferred action for childhood arrivals, expecting the announcement at 11:00, expecting the president to say he will end the program with a six month delay. how do you expect that to go over on capitol hill? guest: it will be difficult to pass any type of dream act, even a conservative dream act. john boehner years ago, then speaker, had a secret group of bipartisan members trying to get some type of deal. for wellon and off over one year and could not come up with a solution of that could pass the house. the dream act, when president obama passed the house, but fewer than 10 republicans supported it, they could not get the 60 votes in the senate which led to the daca program. some members -- you were talking -- some members said this is the opportunity and we can do it. ma

committee for the library of congress. [applause] >> thank you so much. what a great day for mississippi. third annual mississippi book festival, all the work that's been done, he can't say enough to all of the people who have participated, but it's my honor to have, in mississippi, doctor carla hayden who is the h library of congress sworn in on september 14, 2016 so still new on the job, and we had an incredible day yesterday with her here at the state and library commission and also we had an amazing day. it was great. i want you to know that when you talk of rock star status, i see susan here, when we had her with about 100 librarians from across the state it was like all this was in the room. it was pretty special. also, probably at about 1015 we will open it up for q&a. there is a podium in the back, in the middle of the room. if you have a question that you want to ask, please feel free to go there and will get as many as we can in about a 15 minute span and do that as well. so, would you please help me give a warm mississippi welcome to doctor carla hayden. [applause]

together with my colleagues in congress and fellow americans, we will ensure you are here to stay. next on c-span, the communicators features a roundtable discussion on telecom and technology issues facing the fcc and congress. then the annual state of the european union address. later, an interview with senator p dominici, who died yesterday. just before he retired after 36 years in the senate, he talked with c-span about his life and career. >> c-span, where history unfolds .aily in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable public television companies and is brought to you today by your local cable or satellite provider. >> this week on "the communicators congo a discussion of -- the communicators, a discussion of telecom in washington this fall. joining us are three working reporters covering this issues, covering congress, sec, our other agencies. john hendel is with politico. lydia beyoud is with event driven. and tara jeffries is with bloomberg bna. before we get into these issues, i want to ask you all an opening question to see where we go. the influe

discrimination. there are three reasons congress has ratified that position. >> is that why you are here? it deferred to the eeoc on title vii. >> no. the eeoc has control over private party litigation, the doj has primary control of other litigation and the nation's largest employer. >> i don't understand. >> the statute would apply equally whether it is a public or private party so the government has interest in its regulatory capacity in the public sector side. >> is the representative in the civil rights division? >> it was the acting head of civil rights division when the brief was filed. >> the eeoc filed an amicus brief but doj did not. is the reason why one wasn't filed then but what is now? >> i am not sure. >> is there a discussion with that? >> that might be your answer. is that the reason? >> before my time is expired. >> what is the process within the government? it varies with respect to which agencies you are talking about whether they have independent litigation authority with respect to the eeoc and department of justice, what is the process that is entered into in

when announcing the program calling it a temporary stopgap measure and calling on the congress to act. daca was initiated after congress rejected the same proposal in the legislative form in other words they implemented a policy congress explicitly rejected. there is a misconception that they primarily serve as a shield from deportation and this is misleading. the grants work authorization to nearly 800,000 individuals that are not legally authorized to work. recipients that average ages in their 20s were not in the priority before and they certainly won't become a priority now. they remain the same, criminals, security threats and those that violate immigration law. of the main effecthe main effecs announcement as work programs and other events are being gradually phased out rather than leave the recipients as the men and women of the enforcement and confusing limbo once the program was challenged by states that struck down another of the administrationadministration's r workers earlier this year president obama is laying out the responsible 24 month phase out. [laughter] sorry, pres

decision on a policy of not governing on emotion. how nice. and punted the issue to congress. here is attorney general jeff sessions earlier today. >> i am here today to announce that the program known as daca that was originated under the obama administration is being rescinded. the department of justice advised the president and the department of homeland security that the department of homeland security should begin an orderly, lawful wind-down, including the cancelation of the memo that authorized this program. this will enable the department of homeland security to conduct an orderly change and fulfill the desire of this administration to create a time period for congress to act should it so choose. >> as protesters took to the street, president obama weighed in on facebook, writing, let's be clear. the action taken today is not required legally. it's a political decision and a moral question. whatever concerns or complaints americans may have about immigration in general, we shouldn't threaten the future of this group of young people who are here through no fault of their own

journal" continues. host: and as congress returns to on capitol hill after the play for the, full next couple days, weeks and to hs, as house gets back work today at 2:00 and senate back to work at 3:00. the front page of the new orleans advocate focuses on two major issues dealing with.be the lead story position, congress likely to renew flood the flood insurance program needs to be addressed before the end of the month and the program. on the other side of the page, republicans split on trump's is deferred at action for childhood arrival plan we've been talking about this morning. two of the many issues that congress is going to be dealing with. this morning as congress return what is is your op priority for lawmakers on capitol hill. democrats, 202-748-8000. 202-748-8001. independents, 202-748-8002. we'll hear about your priorities until our program ends at 10:00 today. wichita, kansas, line for independents, go ahead. caller: how you doing? doing well. caller: we have to understand, ande a melting pot for ages ll this mess about immigration is pathetic and they talking about puttin

that. >> reporter: sarah, talking about a comprehensive immigration fix from congress in span of six months. with the president's frustration congress hasn't been able to do much at all this year. what gives him confidence they will be able to act on immigration? sass he spoken to congressional leaders since making the daca decision? >> he has spoken to a number of leaders. as you guys know they came back from three-week vacation. they should be rested to take on challenges that america faces. >> reporter: lives of 800,000 "dreamers" -- >> congress's job to legislate. it is not the president's job to create law. it is congress's job to create legislation that is something we learned in 8th grade civics. i certainly did. every member of congress knows their duty. we're asking them to fulfill it. very simple. i think american people elected them to do it. they can't, get out of the way let somebody take their job to get something done. steve? >> reporter: what consideration are you giving north korea over negotiations of the nuclear program? >> look, i think in terms of negotiations, w

and tossed it to congress and said he would revisit the issue. also about the relationship with congress is the white house threatening its own chances of getting anything done in september? and what donald trump may consider the most in the west wing. as the post labor day 11th hour gets under way. >>> and good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 229 of the trump administration. and today, the president announced a major policy decision that affects 800,000 or so people and their families. then tonight, he gave himself an out to change his mind. today, the white house announced it will end the obama era daca program. it stands for deferred action for childhood arrivals. and it created legal protections for people who were brought to america illegally as children through no fault of their own, and then were willing to register with the federal government later in life. but tonight, just hours after the attorney general, jeff sessions, made the announcement, the president wrote on twitter "congress now has six months to legalize daca, something

through legal concern and great controversy after congress rejected , legislative proposals to extend similar benefits on numerous occasions to this same group of illegal aliens. in other words, the executive branch through daca deliberately sought to achieve what the legislative branch specifically refused to authorize on multiple occasions. such an open-ended circumvention of immigration law was an unconstitutional exercise by -- of authority by the executive branch. the effect of this amnesty, among other things, conservative -- contributed to a surge of minors at the southern border that yielded and humanitarian consequences and also allowed the same illegal aliens to take jobs. we inherited from our founders and have advanced and unsurpassed legal heritage which is the foundation of our freedom, safety and prosperity. as attorney general, it is my duty to ensure that the laws of the united states are enforced and that constitutional order is upheld. no greater good for the all well-being of our republic, then strengthening the impartial rule of law. societies where the rule of la

against america i was part of the congress at that time in 2001 authorization to use of military forceongress targeted toward afghanistan use and when we took up that authorization i voted against the authorization.n now would has been 14 years since the u.s. invasion atti the end of the saddam hussein regime viet with the force against iraq and it is time for that authorization to rand. i take this time to support the efforts of a termination date in the termination date on the authorization. it was the first that we passed virtually anonymouslyle n because he wanted to hold those responsible that is now 16 years old. a the president will use the appropriate course with those purses he determined those terrorist attacks that occurred september 112001. in order to prevent any future attacks by such nations that is pretty specific with those who were responsible against the a united states centered in afghanistan and issues for that purpose in the military took action and that was authorized by congress saudia get from the reading of this authorization and use of military force to

approved by the president and congress. i know this is a difficult issue, but i believe we must make difficult decisions as stewards of our department of defense and taxpayers dollars. i look forward to a debate. to my disappointment, the bill also includes a series of provisions that add unnecessary complications to necessary medical research efforts funded by the pentagon. these programs have led to new treatments for burn victims, new transplant procedures, and rehabilitation techniques for t.b.i. and a score of other medical innovations. these research programs have been individually returned by the national academy of science and have been innovative and effective. at a time when the president is proposing drastic cuts to n.i.h. research budgets, i do not think we should try to stop researchers from trying to find answers to life-threatening diseases. i am concerned about several provisions that would weaken important protections for defense manufacturers, including small businesses in my state in my state that is pay plied technology. i note that existing laws have provisions t

, the debt ceiling in text form, congress already had its hands full with a nagging reality of obamacare. today marks the deadline for insurance companies to set their rates for next year. 9 million middle-class americans may be facing another health care got punched with potential rate hikes as high as 20%. >> we are going to the continued continued in copayments and deductibles. >> the republican congress is in no mood to revisit a repeal and replace billet couldn't pass after seven years of promises. there's one nugget of hope. a bill cosponsored by chairman lamar alexander and patty murra murray. it would provide stability to the market. >> your house is on fire, you want to put out the fire. the fire in this case is the individual health insurance market. speak with the bill has some appeal to republicans by giving states flexibility. some democrats like it because it provides $7 billion to cover low income people. it would also give insurers some badly needed gardens when little appears to be coming from a dysfunctional washington. >> for insurance, when you are trying to

congress returns from summer recess today and they will work on federal spending, current spending authority expires at the end of this month. members also considering the president's request of $7.85 billion for hurricane harvey response. we have the house live free on c-span and here and c-span to the senate comes back in about 15 minutes or so. 45:30 vote on a judicial nomination for the district of columbia. senators also begin debate over harvey response money. the house rules committee is meeting at 4:00 o'clock eastern and they will determine what amendments will be allowed to the 28 spending bill that comes up in the spending bill this week. one of those may include harvey recovery a midwife covered on c-span three online at c-span .org or on the free c-span radio app. as we wait for the senate to gavel in at 3:00 o'clock eastert we will take a look at the week ahead in congress with theo journalist follows the house and senate. >> any day is a good day to have bob with us. it's especially good to have him here as congress returns from its august recess, from a very busy co

president wants to see congress do. >> what would be the priorities for him in a comprehensive reform package? daca and what else. >> and certainly to control the border, to improve vetting and immigration security, engoforce our laws and do things that protect our american workers. >> let me ask you a question on north korea. in the president's mind, is it an option to simply contain a north korea that possesses nuclear weapons? >> certainly the priority of the administration is to have denuclearization of the korean peninsula, and it's also to protect american citizens. but certainly the priority would be that. phil. >> sarah, you're talking about a comprehensive immigration fix from congress in a span of six months. i'm not sure the president's frustration, congress hansn't been able to do much at all this year. what gives him confidence they're going to be able to act on immigration? has he spoken to any congressional members. >> he's spoken to a number of leaders. they just came back from a three-week vacation. i think they should be rested and ready to take on some big challenge

the u.s. unless congress replaces the act in the next six months. >> the nation must set and enforce a limit on how many immigrants we admit each year, and that means all cannot be accepted. >> military threats, the u.s. warning of a massive military response to any north korean threat as south korea holds live fire exercises at a north korean diplomat warns of still more to come. >> the u.s. would receive more pictures from my country as long as it relies on relentless provocations to put pressure on the dprk. >> another hurricane zone. florida bracing for impact as hurricane irma barrels toward puerto rico and cuba, packing 175-mile-per-hour winds. this just ten days after harvey made landfall and south texas begins a massive recovery effort. >> the water just started rising from the tub, started rising in the shower first. and we realized it was coming up from underneath, nothing we could do. >> too much. >> it is a massive job. it is all good. and we're going to get through this. >> and good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell. good to be back where attorney general jeff sessions

. and calling on congress to act. daca was initiated after congress rejected the same proposal in legislative form. in other words, president obama didn't just suspend federal law, but implemented a policy congress husbaad rejected. there's a misconspception is a shield to immigration. they apply visas to 800,000 individuals are not able to work. they won't become a priority now. the priorities remain the same. criminals, security threats, and those who repeatedly violate our immigration laws. the main effect of today's announcement is that work permits and other government benefits are being gradually phased out. rather than leave daca recipients and the men and women of immigration enforcement in confusing limbo while the program was challenged by states in the same court that struck down another of the previous administration's unlawful orders last year. president obama is laying out a 24 -- sorry president trump. no permits will be expiring for another six months and permits will remain active for up to two full years. the president was elected partly on his promise to deliver

the time to come over here with the first and congress back in town which i assume is a busy time for everyone. i'm going to introduce our guests and then explain to everyone a little bit if you are hereby accident and you don't know what brac is i'm going to give you like a two-minute introduction to make sure the audience knows as well and we aren't talking of the same thing. so, to my left is the assistant secretary of defense for energy installation environment at dod. he served as a professional staff member on armed services committee and provides oversight for the 2005 brac graham. retired air force officer in air national guard to services. to his left is anthony, chairman of the south five brac commission from 2001 to 2005 he was secretary of the va and has multiple stints in the armed services committee and a graduate of the us naval academy. to his left is andrew hunter. is a senior fellow at the international securing program. he served as senior executive at dod and chief of staff to both ash carter and frank kendall while they are working at a p&l. he served as profe

precisely because this is temporary. congress needs to act. >> that was president obama when he announced the program in 2012. president trump seemed to have a hard time making up his mind on this issue from the campaign to the oval office. >> always talking about dreamers for other people. i want the children that are growing up in the united states to be dreamers, also. they are not dreaming right now. we will immediately terminate president obama's two illegal executive amnesties. it's a very, very tough subject. we have to deal with daca with a heart. we love the dreamers. we love everybody. >> what does that love look like today? stand by to find out. we wait for jeff sessions to make the announcement. joining me now, dana bash and chris cillizza are here. also joining us, president of the latino partnership for latino principles and alex padilla. thank you for being here. dana, what do you make of this moment? >> well, it's obviously one of the many consequential moments and consequential decisions president trump has to make. it was put on his lap, as you played there, by

requirement to assess compliance does not come from the deal itself. it was created by congress in the iran nuclear agreement review act, also known as the corker-card-in-law. that's a very important distinction to keep in mind because many people confuse the requirements of the deal with the requirements of u.s. law. i'm not going to play judge in y way what the president can last month. de while i have discussed it with him, i do not know what decision he will make. it is his decision to make and his alone. it's a complicated question. the truth is the iran deal has so many flaws that it's tempting to leave it. but the deal was constructed in a way that makes leaving it less attractive. it gave iran what it manted up front. in exchange for temporary promises to deliver what we want. that's not good. iran was dealing the pinch of international sanctions in a big way. in the two years before the deal was signed, iran's g.d.p. actually sha runge -- shrunk by more than 4%. in the two years since the deal and the lifting of sanctions, iran's g.d.p. has grown by nearly 5%. that's a gre

come from the deal itself. congress in anby act also known as the "corker cardin law." it is a very important distinction to keep in mind because many people confuse the requirements of the deal with the requirements of u.s. law. i am not going to prejudge in any way what the president is going to decide next month, while i have discussed it with him, i do not know what decision he will make. it is his decision to make, and his alone. question, andated -- it is a complicated question and the truth is that the deal has many flaws. it is tempting to leave it. but the deal was constructed in a way that makes leaving it less attractive. it gave iran what it wanted upfront, in exchange for temporary promises to deliver what we want. that is not good. iran was feeling the pinch of international sanctions in a big way. in the two years before the deal was signed, iran's gdp actually shrunk by more than 4%. more than 4%. in the two years since the deal and listings -- lifting of sanctions, iran's gdp has grown by nearly 5%. that's a great deal for them. what we get from the deal is not so c

to delay ending daca by six months to congress can turn some version of daca into law. tal, nice to see you. >> hi. >> i know some members of the president's party think he should not put an end to daca. >> that's absolutely right. flack back fiveiers when president obama put this into place through executive action. of course, republicans criticized it doing it through executive action, but president obama said he had to do it -- the truth is is the program is pretty popular, obviously members on the left are fans and support it, but in fact a number of moderate republicans also support it. there are several who have long been pushing congress to act. a few of them are speaking out against the president in this regard today. in fact, illeana ross-lettenen, she tweeted -- potu us slams the door. some heart. she's long supported a fix, and then one member who hasn't long supported the fix, but who is speaking out is senator james langeford of oklahoma. he said, the -- its right for there to be consequences for those who intentionally entered this country illegally. however, we as ame

and orderly process of dismantling daca and handing it to congress. for them to do something about it. this is something the president railed against. you can hear protesters behind me expressing their displeasure. upon becoming president, he wrestled with the decision. he said he thought long and hard about it and wanted to do it with heart. >> the folks we are talking about, great love for them. people think in terms of children but they are really young adults. i have a love for these people and hopefully now congress will be able to help them and do it properly. i can tell you in speaking to members of congress, they want to be able to do something. >> the president is giving congress six months. president obama, former president obama who implemented daca in 2012 was of a different mind over what president trump announced the afternoon saying "to target these young people is wrong because they have done nothing wrong. it's self-defeating because they want to start new businesses, staff labs, serving the military and otherwise contribute to the country we love. and it's cruel." un

demanding he take action by september 25th and there are others who say that congress should take legislative action. so he's being -- his party is divided. he's feeling the brunt of that. he's playing for more time and now it looks like we may get this decision on tuesday. >> hans nichols, thank you. michael schmidt, you co-wrote that piece about mueller getting the preliminary draft on president trump firing james comey. it provides the clearest picture yet of what the president was thinking at the time. what can you tell us about it? >> well, this was a letter that the president wrote with his aide stephen miller in the weekend before the comey firing. and when trump comes back to washington on monday, he had been at bedminster at his golf course. he tells his staff, look, i decided to fire comey and he hands this out and the white house counsel is taken aback by the letter. what the counsel did was he found a way to substitute trump's rationale for firing comey with the just -- with one from the justice department from the department attorney general rosenstein who said that c

help. >> thank you. the new york times reporting the white house is asking congress for more than $15 billion as a down payment on hurricane harvey recovery efforts, sending republican leaders to request $7 billion in immediate aid that will be quickly followed by request for another $6.7 billion. the stores as initial funding represent only a fraction of the long-term relief for flood ravaged parts of texas and louisiana that will likely far exceed the $50 billion given to northeastern states for hurricane sandy and -- 2012. >> congress returns from august recess on september 5. the rules committee will meet for 2018 from abundant in the request for hurricane harvey recovery aid. live coverage begins tuesday at 4:00 p.m. on c-span three, online at c-span.org or on the free c-span radio app. >> for more insight, we have done a minute, and what correspondent for q2 rollcall. good morning. good morning. guest: thanks for having me. , the the white house initial request will be in the neighborhood of $6 billion. members of congress are expected to approve that weekly. do you have --

here in this first day of congress being back in town, which i assume is a busy time for everyone. first, i'm just going to introduce our guests and then explain to everybody a little bit. if you're here by accident and you don't know what brack is -- to my left is the assistant secretary of defense for energy and installations of environment at d.o.d. he also served as a professional staff member at the house armed services committee. >> a brac round involves establishing a cry tie criteria evaluation of possibly closures. th the first round of brac took place in 1988 followed by three consecutive rounds in 1991, 1993 and 1995. the fifth round take place in 2005. 12 years later, a new round of brac is part of the political discussion. the need is paced on estimates that we currently have over 20% of excess infrastructure. to talk about why we need a brac n now, the secretary is going to be able to inform us on that. >> i appreciate it. thank you so much. i really appreciate the opportunity to talk here at heritage on this important topic. for those of us who watch the goings on o

, forthrightly, and correctly. the end of daca comes with a six months delay. that gives congress time to act on a legislative solution, something president trump urged lawmakers to do. >> i have a great heart for the folks we're talking about. a great love for them. hopefully now congress will be able to help them and do it properly. lou: properly is a very large and very much open question. congress has returned to washington this week with a long list of much to do and very little time in which to get it all done. there is tax reform, the wall, budget battles to tackle, and speaker ryan and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell haven't shown they're capable of doing much. fox news chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel with our report. >> it is vital that we reduce the crushing tax burden on our companies and on our workers. reporter: the house is due to get things started tomorrow by voting on president trump's initial request of $7.85 billion for hurricane harvey relief. after the senate votes it will likely have a debt ceiling increase attached to it. >> these are the pr

congress, including tax reform and the deferred d child interaction sportaca legislative fix. about onefast is hour. friend the raconteur. i'm from the christian science monitor. our guest is assistant to the president and director of the office of legislative affairs. this is his first visit with our breakfast club, home to what steve bannon called the pearl clutching mainstream media. thanks for making time for us in your busy schedules. the virginia native graduated from washington. he got his start in politics serving as finance director for oliver north's senate campaign. he went on to become the executive director of young america foundation, including stewardship of ronald reagan's ranch. we are on the record. please note tweeting and filing of any kind while the breakfast is underway to give us time to listen to what our guest says. it will end promptly at 9:00. curb the selfie urge we will you not several pictures to all of the reporters here as soon as the breakfast ends. if you like to ask a question please do the traditional thing and send me eight nonthreatening signal.

daca recipients. they have a two-year period to figure this out and congress has an opportunity to pass a law that might impact them. >> an opportunity to. >> to do that. the dreamers have a two-year period to figure it out. >> listen. trump could just tell congress to do it without terrifying and skarg all these kids. in other words there's a cruelty there. he's much kinder to arpaio or people who want confederate flags than he is to these kids and that's wrong. >> thats r's a dog whistle then. >> he literally said rest easy. we're going to focus on the criminals. he said that. >> they are focusing on the criminals. >> maybe he should do whole wheat toast or watch his diet because it's a lot of sugar and the white bread is not great. thank you both. thank you all. you got my point. y'all know what i'm saying. >>> irma is now a category 5 storm. we're going to tell you everything you need to know about where it's going and how hard it will hilt and pen. for tech advice. with one phone call, i get products that suit my needs and i get back to business. ♪ won't replace the full val

the president wants to see congress do. >> what will be the priorities for him in a comprehensive package? daca and what else? >> certainly to control the border, to improve vetting and immigration security, enforce our laws and do things that protect american workers. >> let me ask you a question on north korea. in the president's mind, is it an option to simply contain a north korea that possesses nuclear weapons? >> certainly the priority of the administration is to have denuclearization of the korean peninsula and also to protect american citizens. certainly the priority would be that. >> sarah, you're talking about a comprehensive fix within six months. congress hasn't been able to do much at all this year. what gives him confidence that they're going to be able to act on immigration? has he spoke ton any congressional leaders since making this daca decision? >> he's spoken to a number of leaders. as you all know, they just came back from a three-week vacation. they should be rested and ready to take on big challenges that the american faces. >> what about the lives of 800,00

official said that the plan would be sent to congress on friday and house and senate votes are expected next week. the official was not authorized to release information publicly before the final decision was made and spoke on the condition of anonymity. house leaders signaled they are likely to act fast on harvey aid. the initial package to replenish federal emergency management agency disaster covers through september 30 should not be controversial. a look now at what else congress will be up to when they return next week. >> congress returns from august recess on september 5. over the next hour, we will discuss four key issues that the house and senate plan to take up this fall, including federal spending, raising the debt ceiling, and rewriting the tax code, as well as continuing work on health care legislation. we will take a look back at some of the past hearings and talk with a reporter to get an update on the fall congressional agenda. funding for the federal government expires on september 30, so congress must pass a federal spending bill to keep the government open an

. if they want to play politics at this moment. >> the president again encouraging congress to move on fixing the daca program, but also appearing to give them an out and this sweet saying "congress now has six months to legalize daca, something obama administration was unable to do was quote and then he adds this, if they can't, i will revisit this issue, but the white house is being vague on what revisit this issue means. here's kellyanne conway on "america's newsroom" this morning. >> the president is saying if congress fails to act, he will revisit it. now it's up to congress and if they will start acting, let's set a great trend with congress acting on major pieces of legislation. >> later today, the president is heading to bismarck, north dakota, to keep up momentum for tax reform. yesterday he met with the so-called gang of civics. he that the ball rolling on the republican side of congress. listen to what the president said. >> we are going to keep this momentum going and let the economy truly take off, as it should. it's viable we reduce the crushing tax burden over compani

"america's newsroom." meanwhile, congress goes back to work in washington and president trump had a big fat message for them late last night. do your job. harvey aid, and other things. julie, nice to see you. >> good to see you, too. i'm julie in for shannon bream. attorney general jeff sessions announce president trump's expected decision to end dreamers at 11:00 a.m. >> bill: president trump, big week coming up. >> what else is new? john roberts is live on the north lawn. another big week we should say, john. >> that was the master of understatement. the president, we have big days at the white house, let alone big weeks. the president a short time ago leaving no question where he is going with the deferred action for childhood arrivals program tweeting out congress, get ready to do your job, daca. this is perhaps the most controversial announcement to come out of the white house from a number of stand points and one that could have a profound impact on the republican party. the president dispatching jeff sessions at 11:00 this morning to lay out the administration's policy on daca. he is

-span3. >> a look now at president trump's legislative priorities for congress. white house legislative affairs director marc short lists tax reform and changes to dhaka are the deferred action for childhood arrivals program. this christian science monitor breakfast lasts about an hour. >> my friend mr. gizzi, i'm dave cook from the christian science monitor. our guest today is marc short an activitient to the president and director of the office of legislative affair. this is his first with our locale breakfast club home to what steve bannon calls account pearl clutching mainstream media. thanks for making time for us in your busy schedule, sir. marc short graduated from washington and lee university. he got his start in politics serving as finance director for oliver north's senate campaign and went on to become executive director of young americans foundation where his role including stewardship of reagan's ranch. he earned an mba from the university of virginia. he worked in the homeland security department during the bush administration. served as senator kay bailey hut

figure this out and congress has an opportunity to pass a law that might impact them. that's what trump -- >> that's what they have an opportunity to -- >> the d.r.e.a.m.ers have a two-year period to figure it out. >> listen. trump could just tell congress to do it without terrifying and scaring all these kids. in other words there's a cruelty there. he's much kinder to arpaio or people who want confederate flags than he is to these kids and that's wrong. >> that's a dog whistle then. >> he literally said rest easy. we're going to focus on the criminals. he literally said that. >> and by the way, if the president ordered peanut and butter and jelly sandwich, we wouldn't say it was racist but we would say watch your diet because that's a lot of sugar and the white bread is not good. you got my point. >>> when we come back hurricane irma is now a category 5 storm. we're going to tell you everything you need to know about where it's going and how hard it will hit next. so we sent that sample i doff to ancestry. i was from ethnically. my ancestry dna results are that i am 26% nigerian. i am