host: washington monthly, iewers can read more, your pieces at washington monthly.com. hall.com, and with the ethics and public policy center, thank you for being here this morning. you have a happy 4th of july. guest: thank you. host: "washington journal" ahead, we will speak to gallup most er looking at the pressing problem facing the united states, we'll take calls obviously, first up we'll show a recent visit to the national archives. the home of america's and met with ents farrio.hivist david guest: for those who have never been in this room before, what cases isplay in the behind you and how is the room set up? >> this is the rotunda of the home of archives, the charters of freedom, the constitution, the bill of rights of the declaration independence, the originals. >> why so dark in this room? this it's very dark in room. light is the income of paper and these emparchment documents and these are the most of the documents american government and we're serious about protecting them, light, as the restricted as possible. you can still see them, it is intentionally.

john is in kent, washington. good morning. is thatyeah, my opinion a strong defense would be a heck of a lot better than any other option that we have. boyssince bill and the gave the chip away last time to china, so they could launch boeings was ins, on it. anyway, since that time we have been vulnerable to attacks, especially in seattle. coast-to-coast am has been trying to get people interested about those bills going to congress and about protecting our power grid. and for some reason they do not want to seem to want to do anything about it. -- neewt and a guy fortune -- fo rsten? caller: no. cooper. he was, both of those guys were on c-span back in may talking about the power grid and emp's. and the guys that are in charge of the power grid, they have no solution about what to do. cooper, cooper is coming up with a deal to try to encourage people on the east coast to take care of the power grid. newt was saying about the nuclear plants. just like fukushima when the power went out over there, then everything started meltin

you can read that in the washington post. back to your calls, talking about the north korean missile launch. we want to get your thoughts, what you think the right policy reaction is for the united states? is it containment, military action, negotiations or something else? we have lines for each one of those. darrell is on the line for new negotiations in st. louis, missouri. go ahead. caller: how are you doing? host: i am doing well. caller: i think we have slaughtered enough people. what is the libyans do to us? nothing. what did iraq do? nothing. what have the syrians done to us? nothing. kim jong-un has not slaughtered anybody. we have been bombing people for i do not know how long and we need to leave the man alone. we launched missiles all the time. who do we think we are? all these bozos on the phone talking about how we need to go in there and bomb the country. that is all we do. haven't we slaughtered enough people? we are the number one terrorist on the planet. that is all we do. i do not see any missiles or any fig

"washington journal" is next. ♪ host: it is saturday, july 8, 2017 and topping the headlines on "washington journal" is the first face-to-face meeting between donald trump and vladimir putin. the much-anticipated meeting yesterday on the sidelines of the g 20 summit began with president trump pressing vladimir putin on u.s. intelligence reports of russian meddling in u.s. election which vladimir putin denies. russian officials claim the president accepted the denial and u.s. officials said otherwise. they tackle a host of other matters from russian actions in ukraine to north korea's missile testing, to syria, including news of a newly negotiated cease-fire and the southwest region of that country. we asked you are about your thoughts on the first ever meeting between president trump and vladimir putin. democrats call 202-748-8000. republicans, 202-748-8001. independents call 202-748-8002. regis on social media. on twitter @cspanwj. videoyour thoughts or a of a minute or less and reach us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. let's look at what president trump said before the much-anticipated

constitution and the resolution battle is uring absolutely vital to the future country.m in our > "washington journal" continues. host: the "wall street journal" headline notes, tensions are on the wake of north korea successful launch tuesday missile, st ballistic capable of reaching continental united states and escalating faceoff and threatening to shift the strategic balance in the pacific, that is the lead of the "wall street journal" this morning. this story taking the lead spot major all of the newspapers around the country today. we want to hear from you on what united states should do about it. couple options that have been including containment, 202-748-8000 is the if that is where you stand. military action, 202-748-8001, call us if you think we should go. if you want more negotiations, new negotiations, 202-748-8002. and line for other options, twe 202-748-8003. new york times" taking readers through various options in the lead story today, noting the adversary a limiting ability to expand influence as the united states did against powerful soviet union, that does not solve the pr

"washington post," u.s. agrees russia did meddle. and the london telegraph, six times donald trump was snubbed on the world stage. donald trump's transition on to the world stage has not gone smoothly. u.s. president has only been in office since january, but already a trail of awkward encounters and apparent snubs lies in his wake. you can read the full he is avenue on the london telegraph. now florida, good morning, welcome to the program. caller: hi. i really appreciate you taking my call. host: sure. caller: i think it's very important that we understand that the federal government, our federal government, has become an extension of the trump organization. and proof of this is that the amount of money he's receiving from foreign governments. that needs to be investigated. in addition, it's important that we understand that from the beginning of this administration, trump has waffled on many occasions from saying that russia was not involved in our elections, to 400-pound fat man, everybody has repeated that. we know who tainted o

. >> "washington journal" continues. host: again, if you want to on the story on "new york times" website concerning hat meeting that took place with donald trump jr. and other last s back in june of year, 202-748-8000 is the line for democrats. 202-748-8001 for republicans and independents, 202-748-8002. the "new york times" story goes on to say this morning that the in june id take place of last year and it goes on to say that the accounts of this represent the first public indication at least some campaign were willing to suspect help.n more to this, we'll continue with is this story through the morning. with carolyn in louisiana, democrat's line. caller: hi. host: you're on. say that just like to article demonstrates collusion. clear-cut campaign involvement. meet with someone and as a ampaign result, that information come ut on your opponent and they are claiming it came out because of russian hacking and they met intent to find out what this information was, so collusion. to me, without a our current president knew

ishink what you need to do go back to washington, d.c. and stand up for the people who are here and say, we do our health care. [applause] cassidy: i am doing my best. to make sure that we continue coverage to care for those with pre-existing conditions. eliminate mandates. that is my commitment and that is what i am working for. again, if you want to see the town halls, several of them are on our website at c-span.org and you can go there and see them all when you have a chance to. get a sense to see what is going on back home port some of these legislators. ohio is next, this is catherine who says to fix the aca. decided as a nation years ago to take our tax dollars and give health care to federal employees, state employees, county employees, city employees, township employees. now the people in the united states who no longer have insurance through their health care are asking that they should only be allowed to take their tax dollars and pay health care for their family and what that is done is upset the cards. health carehey buy in t

the washington times this morning writes about the survey. resultssdline, call for caution and not for despair." a conversation talking about some of the other elements of that poll. u.s.ll, obviously how the -- how the world views the u.s. president and his foreign policies affects how people look at the u.s., but there are a lot of things that influence how people see america. i think there are signs in this survey and other surveys that highlights the resiliency in america's image. despite all the negativity towards trump, you do not see a huge majority saying that they expect relations to get worse with the united states. ask questions about american culture and the american people, we see consistently over time that there are things that people tend to like about the u.s. even when they are not happy with the u.s. administration. i think the obama era demonstrated this resiliency, as you had anti-americanism in many parts of the world through the bush era. back athas bounced different times. we saw a lot of numbers that were turning nega

be sure to watch "washington journal on monday morning. join the discussion. >> representative karen kendall's is one of the newest members of congress after winning a special election in georgia's six dexter. we sat down with her to talk about the election, her family and what it is like as a new member in washington. are talking with representative karen handel. you have been in washington for a couple of weeks. what has it been like? >> it has been a whirlwind, but what next ordinary opportunity to represent the people of the sixth district of georgia. >> will was the most surprising thing you have picked up on in the last two weeks? >> not too much was surprising. rep. handel: took much was surprising. we have a lot to get done and make sure on the issue site and the policy side, and getting the team put place -- put in place as well. ask most representatives come in with a learning curve, but you are coming in in the middle where you are dealing with a debt ceiling and a budget situation. how do you bring yourself up? collects i am a

i am getting tired of this washington la-la. host: we received the same criticism when obama and clinton and bush were in the white house. you knowst letting what people are writing about, in this case, trump. we are not making any assertions . we're not trying to do anything except tell you what leading news organizations are saying about the president. writers, they do not have the mental capacity to understand what is going on around them. uellerannot see that m is putting in a team of clinton supporters. what does that tell you? you do not have to be a scientist c that something stinks. that something stinks. host: what would you tell the writers? toler: i would tell them write the truth. they are writing opinions. their opinion is trump has to go, because they want hillary, or they wanted the socialist. socialists.e the american people are not stupid. i am 77 years old. i have never seen anything like this in my life. i'm sick of it, i really am. i would be willing to take up arms against these liberal democrats. i do not t

she is interviewed by a washington post critic. postu have the washington will feel properly reported on this, as opposed to saying donald trump why are you smearing john mccain? i am not here to focus in downtown or john mccain. behavior for that, does not mean i support him or i am cheered him on. i see that as a separate thing. it is rather you must be supporting him because you said this paid it has nothing to do with that. out about that including some of the washington post coverage. >> watch afterwards tonight. >> now a house judiciary subcommittee hearing with federal, state and local law enforcement officials talking about combating gang activity. this front just over one hour.

"washington journal" is next. ♪ ♪ it's the washington journal for july 17. the house considers a number of bills related to pipeline construction and environmental regulation. the senate is expected to take up a procedural vote for president trump's nominee for deputy defense secretary. voteafter a delay in the to move the gop health care vote forward. lobbying by senate leadership on that bill is expected to continue. a new associated press poll shows three out of four americans expressed that they have two little influence in the workings of washington, d.c. those with money had more influence than those with less money have less impact. we were going to show you the results of these polls and get your thoughts on who has influence in washington and what you think about what it says. democrats.000 (202) 748-8001 republicans. (202) 748-8002 independents. --t on twitter if you wish post on twitter if you wish for our facebook page -- or our facebook page. about 1000ked americans to talk about influence in washington, d.c. three out of four saying they have t

produced much television and washington, d.c. and it was syndicated of two anger, maine, and as far west as ohio. that was the territory of wrestling in that particular time. toit was syndicated up bangor, maine. it was in his blood. but you met him, had you ever gone or thought about wrestling or gone to a match? ms. mcmahon: i had been to a match with my father when i was about 10 years old because my father was a schreiner in north carolina. r in northhrine carolina. one all of the fundraising events was wrestling and gorgeous george was the wrestler. i had been with my father to a wrestling event. steve: where do they come up with the names? ms. mcmahon: well, they are very creative. they know how to really live my character and it is fun. steve: your son-in-law is known as -- .s. mcmahon: triple h he started with that name when he was with another wrestling organization and his first characterization was this very, you know, rich, aristocrat. steve: you call him triple h? ms. mcmahon: no, i call him paul. [laughter] steve: i

we do washington, d.c. mardi gras and draw thousands of people who come to sample the real stuff, so we got a taste of louisiana here on the hill. >> thanks for your time. rep. johnson: thanks for your time. ♪ >> c-span's washington journal, every dayday -- live with news and policy issues that impact you. south carolina republican congressman mark sanford discusses his call for civility on capitol hill. and california democratic congressman jimmy panetta talks about the newly created democratic caucus national security task force. be sure to watch c-span's at 7:00on journal, live a.m. eastern this morning. join the discussion. >> sunday night on afterwards, at chirac incident report on how smear tactics are used to influence public opinion in her book "the smear." she is interviewed by washington post media critic eric wimple. >> you hammer the washington post, who you feel has not properly reported on this incident as opposed to saying donald trump, why are you smearing john mccain? >> this was the wash

they were hungry for someone to come in and shake up washington. they wanted someone to come in and burn the place down. they were not as focused -- they did not want someone to change it and burn it down, they were less interested in the buildup. they just wanted a massive disruption. i saw the every single day on the campaign trail, whether you are at a fundraiser, a state or the taxi driver taking you from point a to point b. this is something that donald trump had tapped into. >> did you talk to your dad before signing up? sarah: absolutely. >> what did he tell you? >> go for it. he has been supportive. mom, my dad, but also my husband, who would need to be fully on board. i did that. i talked to some people in the trump campaign. it was a pretty easy decision for me. >> let's talk about your husband. how did you meet? sarah: we met in iowa on the campaign trail in 2007. he was unfortunately working for another candidate. he was from kansas city and was working for sam brownback, senator at the time. he and my dad were running against each othe

today, we ask our washington journal viewers what is your level of trust. he can also reach us on social media on twitter and on facebook. the "washington examiner" breaks down the gallup poll about the level of trust in the news media. it says the media is taking it on the chin in the area of fake news. according to gallup, less than three in 10 americans have confidence in tv news and newspapers and that is better than last year. 27% havetest survey, confidence in newspapers. for tv, it is worse. 24 percent. from a long range perspective, confidence in newspapers hasn't been high at any point for the past 30 years. in 1990.st was 39% the 27% who have confidence this year is the highest recorded since 2011. gallup said. a little more from gallup on those numbers, gives a little explanation about what is happening. the bottom line according to gallup is despite recent discussions about fake news and suspicions about the motivations of newspapers as well as tv and internet news, americans confidence in these instant editions has been soft for a long time. th

in washington. what is it like where you live, what do you think washington should do about it, and what is happening on the state level? the phone numbers on your screen. ato sent us a tweet @cspanwj and posted on facebook. in other news, the president's attorney of his general -- of the epa was the acting fbi director under president nixon -- has advice for the president. "don't sack the special counsel." about how to party yourself, but reconsider the wisdom of firing the man charged by your own attorney general russianking intervention into your election. to -- the result might be the same as what president nixon faced when he forced elliott richardson and me to resign for refusing to obey his order. and on another piece of advice -- for the sake of the country and your own legacy, please listen to the goring -- growing being faithful to the oath of office you took and by upholding the traditions of a nation of laws, not of men. the chorus he is referring to our papers like breitbart, national r

you this morning on the "washington journal" until 10 a.m. today. calls, we'll do open phones here on the "washington ournal," democrats, 202-748-8000. republicans, 202-748-8001. 202-748-8002. we can talk about any public want to sue you discuss. you can start call nothing as we part of the trump speech this morning from warsaw, poland, after his meeting with the european leaders there. e discussed issues involving nato in his speech, among other things. trump: strong alliance of independent nations is the for our freedoms and for our interest. administration has demanded that all members of nato finally meet their full and obligation.al as a result of this insistence, more have dollars begun to pour into nato. shocked, butle are billions and billions of dollars ore coming in from countries that in my opinion would not have been paying so quickly those who would criticize our tough stance, i would point ut that the united states has demonstrated not merely with ords, but with actions that we stand firmly behind article 5, defense commitment. this, d

. >> washington journal continues. host: at our table this morning, justice correspondent for npr about thenson to talk fbi nominee christopher wray testifying on capitol hill yesterday. i want to show viewers a little bit of his testimony where he was asked about his independent. [video clip] thatbelieve to my core there is only one right way to do this job and that is with strict independent by the book, playing it straight, faithful to the constitution, faithful to our laws, faithful to the best practices of the institution. fear, without favoritism, and certainly without regard to any partisan, political influence. that is the commitment that i brought to my years to duty as a line prosecutor. that is the commitment that i brought to my time as a head of the criminal division. that is a commitment that i think the american people rightly expect of the fbi director. that is the commitment i would make to this committee and to the country if confirmed. andve way too much respect affection, frankly, for the men and wo

this is "the washington post." a report they put together after the president was asked last week in poland about russian meddling. the headline is "here's the public evidence that supports the idea that russia interfered in the 2016 election." you can read it yourself. let's go to david in texas. david says no as well. tell us why, david. caller: i have a question for your viewers. , has thet to question united states ever interfered in a foreign election? is infamousd states for interfering in foreign elections, the washington post, -- everyage organization under the sun puts together these conspiracy from supposedly neutral or unbiased newspapers. they don't even exist anymore. journalism in this country has become a joke. yourself about the 17 until agencies. we have heard that 1000 times. that was debunked months ago because i watch a lot of the stuff on tv and i saw james say no.come out and he did that months ago. watchingr sitting here him say it on tv. and then you continue with that lie. those things matt

washington journal. we ask all of you to give us your take on this repeal now and replace later strategy. are you for it or against it? democrats (202) 748-8000. republicans (202) 748-8001. independents (202) 748-8002. or facebookwitter as well. we want to get your thoughts on health care this morning. start dialing in. the phone lines are open. to your thoughts on whether or not repeal now replace later is a good strategy let me show you what the president had to say in his own words. the audio of the president's interview with the new york times on attorney general jeff sessions. >> sessions gets the job. right after he gets the job he recuses himself. >> was that a mistake? neversions should have recused himself and if he was going to recuse himself at you should have told the before he took the job and i would have picked somebody else. job,sessions takes the gets into the job, recuses .imself think is veryi unfair to the president. how do you take a job and then recuse yourself? if you would have re

that is all for today's "washington journal." tomorrow, we have the interfaith alliance president jack moline. longtime career diplomat james dobbins will be here to discuss his book. and documentary filmmaker alexandra pelosi will be here to discuss her new hbo film that features an unabridged reading of the words of the nations founding fathers by celebrities and politicians. that is all for today. join us back tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> coming up today on c-span, a look at russian attempts to influence democratic elections. then senate leaders discuss ongoing efforts to pass a replacement to the health care law. later, intelligence officials testify on fisa and whether or not to reauthorize the law that allows talent -- intelligence agencies to access the telik mitigations of foreign nationals outside the u.s. -- the telecommu

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host: dan pickard, a partner in washington. the foreign agents registration act, we have a call waiting. first is john in new jersey. hello. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have a question. if the president had dealings with a foreign government, such as russia, or he has interests that he was going to invest in russia before he was a candidate inould be or would he not be violation of that law, and would he have to register before running for president? thank you to the guest for indulging in my answer. guest: that is a great question. inenerally don't opine regards to specific factual situations that regard other people. in general, no. the foreign agents registration act requires both a foreign principal and someone acting in the u.s. as their agent. basically, they are acting at the direction or control of a foreign person. i may be involved in business dealings in a foreign country. i may even be cooperating in business ventures they are or in the united states. the heart of the statute is supposed to address when

from washington journal, this is 30 minutes. welcome back the president of the interfaith alliance, as we talk about civility in american politics. it's something many americans are not talking about. let's talk about your organization. what is it? what's your mission? guest: thanks, steve. our organization is about 20 years old. our tag line is protecting faith and freedom. we approach the first amendment from a faith-base and had constitutional perspective in the hopes of protecting the rights of all americans to freedom of conscience and protecting the government and the people from interfering with each other on matters of religion. we were formed about 20 years ago in response to the rise of radical right in the religious community who tried to impose their agenda, continue to do that in our country. host: is the first amendment under assault? guest: it's always under assault. people love the protections of the first amendment, but sometimes, in exercises those protections, they try to deny them to others. our task is to ma

not far afield in washington, d.c. looking at statistics, but you're seeing the impact of these failed policies each and every day in communities and enterprises across your state. i don't have to tell any of the governors gathered around here, whatever your politics, whatever your party you know we're talking about real people. and you the wore talking about a real crisis. because behind every number is a name. behind every name is a story. you know, since early this year, the president has had me traveling across the country to many of your states. i've always made a point to sit down with your local citizens and local businesses to hear the story about how hardship that obamacare has placed on your communities. i've heard stories from small business owners, working families and parents with disabled children who suffered terribly under the collapsing weight of this policy. people like julie roberts who i met with earlier this week in lexington, kentucky. at her small business premiums have spiked 25% every year unde

washington has ignored this problem for too long. our roads, bridges, and airports were once the envy of the world. that's not the case anymore. a better deal means we will love folks across america back to work in good paying jobs, fixing bridges, roads, transportation networks so they can be the best in the world again. it is time for us to think big. we built the transcontinental railroad. we built the interstate highway system. and under our plan, millions of americans will find work building a new transportation network that's second to none. next, we are going to invest in building a new manufacturing economy. we are going to make things again in america. manufacturing jobs have always offer the promise of a better future. technology has advanced over the years, but these are the jobs that have always been essential in building the middle class. we will double apprenticeships. we will create tax credits for employers to train their workers and pay a living wage. we will work with the private sector, schools and technical traini

. >> "washington journal" continues. back david hawkings is with us on the "washington journal," of course senior resident oll call, everything st congress. we should say this topic storms chafis making a pitch before he left congress for a big pay raise for members. we get to that pitch, remind us what congress members ake now, what the general benefits are for a member of congress. guest: sure. of base salary for a member congress, the pace salary is $174,000 a year. been that way for almost 2009, was s, since when that number was reached. he way the law is supposed to work, congress enacted a law in he 1990s to say the congressional salary would increase by the cost of living every year unless congress voted increase.hat and every year since 2009, actually as done so, the bill, the appropriations bill the house will vote on this it again for ck another year. $174, only exceptions are the -- two majority leaders and wo minority leaders make i think 193 and the speaker of the house makes $223. that, they do get federal

the short watch "washington journal." join the discussion -- be sure to watch "washington journal." join the discussion. announcer: trump administration certifies a roster complying with nuclear deal, also promising to impose new sanctions over a ballistic missile program. from the article, the trump administration says it has certified to congress that iran is still complying with the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal, but also promised to impose new sanctions on the country over its ballistic missile program and other alleged misbehavior. now we get reaction from a ron's english language -- from iran's endlessly which news channel on imposing new economic sanctions against iran -- english language news channel on imposing new economic sanctions on iran. tehran will take countermeasures against the move . the reaction follows the imposition of new u.s. sanctions against iranian individuals. department has targeted eight entities, including a transnational group and eight individuals who helped to the iranian army and developed the country's missile program. the state department has al

he said, you have to bring him down to washington and i have to meet your son. i have always had a wonderful relationship with the bush family. and on the fourth of july, everybody likes to talk about the divisions in american politics, but i like to sell to celebrate the bonds that people don't talk about. to texas with my mother and neil bush introduced her as a great friend of the bush family and the audience was sort of confused, i think. talks about spite and accentuates every bad moment in american politics, but i feel ike, when i'm in washington, get a really, behind-the-scenes .iew they are colleagues and they do have to work together and i don't think it is as divided and hopeless as it feels like on cable news. mylet me bring you back to fourth of july documentary airing on hbo. i brought in paul ryan, mitch mcconnell, 25 u.s. senators, colin powell and all those kind of big names in the reppo -- in the republican party, not the type of people you would expect to see in a documentary on hbo. is to get theis annding fathers and emmy, -- emmy. i am hopin

>> washington journal continues. here toilip terzian is discuss his recent piece that looks of the historical relationship with the washington press and presidents. guest: good morning. host: with unico sean spicer's short tenure? guest: i don't think it was a success. often times new presidents have pressed spokesman -- press n who are veterans of the campaign and not as skilled as making the transition for spokesman a president of the united states. i don't think he was very effective. he was argumentative and easily baited by hostile reporters. job is to make his boss look good. i don't think he succeeded at that. host: what you think anthony scaramucci brings to the role of communications director? guest: initially he brings, i assume, the confidence of his boss. white house press secretaries have an ambiguous past. they are in the service of their political boss, but they also have to get along with the press corps. it's kind of a contradictory challenge. you can't satisfy both simultaneously often times and it'

host: shern, your take on the debate in washington? caller: good morning, thank you for taking my call. believe that our democrats, ur leadership, it's time for them to step up. they need to reach across the this.e need to repair we have so many people who are finally able to get coverage with the a.c.a. we need them to continue having that. us who have insurance through our employers, our skyrocketed, to see an't get in doctors or specialists because they won't accept our insurance whereas before all his happened, they would have accepted. we need to step up as people, we to come -- what the previous caller stated, it's frightening to me that it would come down to race, believes that. it is race, it can't be that way. we have got to step up as people demand they repair it, do not repeal it, repair it. with are finally covered this, that is my take. host: okay, about 10 minutes the before we send it to house of representatives, they're in at 10:00 for morning hour, noon for business, they have more energy related tems on the floor toda

-- debate in washington. their willingness to be in the exchanges and offer products to consumers for health care insurance, as he is describing. cbo describe the uncertainty we are living in, politically and policy wise, has harmed the effectiveness of the informal care act. -- of the affordable care act. guest: i should point out, we have the unusual spectacle of the health and human services saying the tasks they are overseeing are failing. that is not the case. guest: at the white house, we hear it every day. host: for mark in michigan, independent line. caller: happy birthday. , when the politicians say there is a silver bullet, they are lying or deceiving the public. what they should be able to do is prorate tax, a five year tax cycle, everybody will have a chance to not pay tax for one year. the person would get 1/5 of whatever they were expecting to pay in fica, city, state -- whatever. this is paid for by the obama health care. cost ise the extended running into, we could charge -- or at least some s

. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we have an hour or so to talk about politics on this sunday morning on "washington journal." we are joined by two pollsters, patrick ruffini, who is a republican pollster and strategist, and michael bocian, democratic pollster and strategist. gentlemen, thanks for being here on "washington journal." patrick ruffini, i will start with you. what do you think the message is that members will take to their constituents after the failure to move forward on health care? guest: health care has been seen as an issue i think in this debate that wasn't necessarily one with a policy. it was really one where that was seen as a priority, but it was really kind of could they get a win? we have had six months of uninterrupted republican control of government. could you actually deliver? and i think there was a sense that the more important thing was to actually deliver something in the win column than it was the specific details of the bill. i think that's ultimately what unraveled the legisla

washington journal is next. host: good morning. congress is in recess this week. president trump back in new jersey today on this long holiday weekend. thanks for joining us here on c-span's "washington journal" for this sunday morning, july 2. among the headlines from "the washington post," with the health bill looming, senators are not rushing into the fourth of july spotlight. a focus on some key senators, including lisa murkowski of alaska, and the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell. the "l.a. times" says six governors leading the charge against the senate health plan. from the watt steel journal website, president trump joining the fray over the request for states' voter data. we begin with an in2ke79 piece on nikki haley from the latest edition of "national review." we want your comments on whether or not she is the alternative secretary of state. join in on the conversation at 202-748-8000 for democrats. 202-748-8001 if you're republican. 202-748-8002 for independents. you can also join us on social media. many of you weighing in on facebook. or send

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metro, referred to it as the ties that bind the washington metropolitan area together. it is used by millions of visitors to our nation's capital who come from across the country. it is critical to the functioning of our federal government. federal employees make up nearly 40% of its ridership. they and many military personnel rely on metro to get to their offices and duty stations on time so they can serve the american people. as anyone who spends time in this city know, metro has had its share of challenges in recent years, including of course safety issues. that have prompted an ambitious overhaul of safety procedure and infrastructure which was absolutely necessary. and too long in coming. safety must continue to be metro's number one priority. both for its passengers and for its employees. our resolution, mr. speaker, when i refer to our, the entire metropolitan delegation, would provide a congressional consent to the establishment of a metro safety commission. ms. comstock spoke of that, mr. raskin has spoken of that, i'm sure others will as well, which will provi

. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guest now is william mauldin, who is a reporter for he "wall street journal," who is focusing on nafta, among other issues and we asked you to come on to talk to us about what the president has had to say this week. take us back to the campaign first and what the president had at that out nafta point. how did we get there, start with he campaign and what did the president have to say? , 2015, tarting in 2016 going back 100 years, bernie interested in the trade topic, skeptical of past agreements and same thing with donald trump, only more so, calling nafta one of deals ever ade negotiated anywhere, i believe definitely se, but in the united states. that rhetoric was taken to a new level. we had seen that with barack obama, hillary clinton, but this was a new level and it seemed president trump really does want to do something with nafta. ight now the pathway is to renegotiate the agreement. it's 23 years old, the north free-trade agreement f. that doesn't work, the possibili

his statement reported by the washington post. the second failure of trumpcare proof positive the core of this bill is unworkable. rather than repeating the same failed process yet again, republicans should start from scratch and work with democrats. that is the minority leader's statement. also several statements we will go through throughout the program today from senators on both sides of the aisle. here is bernie sanders. his statement last night after that announcement from mitch mcconnell. "i am delighted to see the disastrous health care plan will for theeed in victory millions who fought back. " "the american people want to proceed health care for all, not to see 22 million americans thrown off the health care they currently have." the congressional budget office had not released a score of the revised plan that came out late last week. owensboro, kentucky on the line for democrats. good morning. caller: my name is barbara and i do not see why they keep talking about obama. obama is no longer in the office. ist republicans

in is the area code washington, d.c. and you can also send us a tweet or join the conversation on facebook. from the lexington herald leader, senator mitch mcconnell back in his home state during few places would lose more than kentucky under the senate health care plan according to a new study that the lexington herald has on its website. here's this from the habsburg family patriot, gerrymandering, lifting the gop, is impact on 2018. there is this from the business section of "the washington post" look at how the koch brothers do business, the largest ever acquisition of georgia-pacific offers a view into the management style. let's go to peter in pennsylvania. republican line. what is on your mind? as we come up on independence day, i am so disappointed in my country. donald trump is the most ignorant president i have ever seen. i mean to say the stuff he says when willay with it, republicans stand up and show courage essay this guy is wrong, he is wrong for the country? thank you. divides, ittism could unite. shoulde

be sure to watch washington journal. join the discussion. newsmakers, john yarmuth discusses health care and the 2018 budget and appropriations process which included defense spending. he currently serves as ranking member on the house budget committee. next, president trump awards medals of valor to five police thecers who responded to shooting that left skis the scalise andve others wounded. the shooting occurred on june 14. as lawmakers were practicing for the annual charity baseball game. this is 25 minutes. gentlemen, the vice president of the united states. dr. robert golden. >> please be seated. to members of congress, and are distinguished guests, members of the law-enforcement community from across the united states. on behalf of the first family, welcome to the white house. and welcome to american heroes week. america awoke to the news that a congressman had been wounded by a shooter. president trump will pay a debt of gratitude to the men and women who inspire the nation and all they represent. this week, good news. the nation rej

eastern on washington journal. time now for journalist and author mollie hemingway talking about the relationship between the trump administration and the media. editor at ther online magazine "the federalist." the hour-long forum was hosted hillsdale college's kirby center in washington, d.c. >> good morning. i am matthew spalding. this is our local campus, as you well know. the main campus is in michigan.

interestingly, washington freeze his slaves on his death. slaves. his it did not do-- much in virginia beyond being a symbolic action. >> it was really about the money. about the money that slavery -- i mean, just think about it. if i am a slave owner, and each of you are on my plantation, and everything that you are doing is free labor, imagine what that does for me and imagine what it can do for economy -- an economy. lincoln's argument to frederick was, you know, we can look toward ending slavery but it will take at least 100 years. so, lincoln's idea of ending it was we will end it but he'll have to be set up two and 100 years later because nobody could, connect with the idea of it just abruptly ending. and so, a lot of times we forget about the economic part of the reason why slavery existed. as slavery still exists today. women, withn, with one of the things i think frederick of us would have stood up for in this day, the injustice in the criminal system. criminal justice system. the injustice in the prison system. frederick duckworth would ha

robert costa, national political reporter for "the washington ost" and moderator for "washington week"." welcome to the club, bob. skipping over our speaker for a ment, matt, president of advocatists group and coordinated today's luncheon. thank you very much, matt. >> mrs. debbie meadows, wife of mark meadowings. ing a culture and trade reporter at c.q. roll call, thank you for joining us today, debbie -- ellen. > and lauren ashburn anchor of "news nightly clts on the global catholic channel. we are missing one person. we'll pick up michelle hatman the reporter for the "wall street journal" who is tied up on a plane but will be able to join us for the luncheon. you can applaud the members of the dais at this time. thank you for joining us. [applause] i'd also like to point out additional headliners of the team who helped prepare the luncheon and prepare me. i've mentioned tamera helped with today's luncheon and mark. and i particularly want to thank our staff liaisons from the office of membership engagement, lindsay underwood and laura coker. now, the blame for an spread ngly partis

washington -- roger cohen virginia, republican line. caller: good morning, i have a couple points i would like to make if i could. republican, but i am no longer a republican. and is soas changed far right i do not know where it is that anymore. donald trump talks about creating jobs. if you would bring back some of his jobs from overseas, that would be a good start for this country. he needs to be a leader. ,o some of these other people quit paying taxes to these foreign nations. that would be a big help. if at all possible. and then voting machines, i would like to talk about those. there were voting machines that were actually hacked" changed -- and votes changed. democrats and republicans should not tolerate foreign nations changing the tallies, and the tallies were changed. host: so far, there is no evidence that that took place, so what is your source? there were emails showing that there were photos of machines that were tapped. when they go back to get the machines they were gone. host: thanks for the call. this is a tweet from

it returns power to the states, and it holds washington accountable. a budget is also a vital step to trigger reconciliation, and this plan lays out reconciliation instructions to achieve two goals. one is pro-growth tax reform, to build a tax code that is simple, fair, and competitive. and two is to achieve $200 billion in mandatory savings and reforms to cut the deficit. this budget and these reconciliation instructions lay out a path to make real and lasting changes that will power our country forward. with deficits starting to rise again, and our national debt becoming unsustainable, the status quo is no longer acceptable, and we must be bold, and we must act. this budget lays out the steps, and i look forward to a successful markup tomorrow. passage on the house floor and final agreement with the senate. and if you want to read our budget, please go to balancebudget.gop. and it's now my honor to have here at the podium our vice chair, congressman todd rokita. mr. rokita: thank you, chairwoman black, and good morning, everybody. todd rokita, indian

announcer: washington journal continues. on this sunday morning, we end our show back where we began, asking how the opioid crisis is affecting your community. , ife numbers this morning you have been affected by opioid addiction, 202-748-8000. if you are a medical professional, 202-748-8001. all others, 202-748-8002. it is a sunday morning across america here. some of the newspapers across the country about opioid addiction. record, thedaily opioid crisis, worst city in the united states for opioid abuse, wilmington. hickory, north carolina, where that story is from. revive or let, to die is the headline, youngstown, ohio, using naloxone to save lives creates a new debate. another headline from the front page of the sunday chieftain in pueblo, colorado. fewer pain meds, new state policy appears to target chronic pain sufferers. that is the front page this morning of the harold meter in lexington, kentucky, opioid dependent newborns forced the united kingdom and other hospitals to rethink care, the mom first approach. headli

every pledge that washington democrats made to pass that bill turned out to be a lie. it was a big, fat, ugly lie. democrats promised americans like steve finn, a former police officer in west virginia that they would save $2,500 a year under obamacare. instead his premiums have more than tripled. that's pretty bad. as a result of obamacare skyrocketing, steve and his family and many of his employees had no other option than going on medicaid and giving up their existing coverage. that's pretty bad. that's pretty bad. no choice, right? no choice. for them obamacare's promise was a nightmare. marjory and kevin weir from south carolina have a son monty who suffers from spina bifida. washington democrats promised thaties like the weirs they could keep their doctors but now, marjory says that every year she waits anxiously to learn if the doctors and hospitals which her son needs the most will remain in their network more obamacare lies. and you've seen that upfront and -- unfortunately, upfront and personally. promised the keepsons that they could coverage for preexisting