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think the democrats have tagged senator blunt is somebody who looks like a washington insider and that has hurt him in that race. >> how would you measure the impact of donald trump on these down ballot races? he is not your typical nominee and now he is having an impact on races such as kelly i got. racesuld argue some other as well where the candidate has revoked the endorsement, maybe in nevada. what has the impact been? >> six months ago democrats predict a senate blowout as we had donald trump at the top of the ticket. republican candidates positioned on donald trump. whether they are for him or not it has a relatively negligible impact on the senate candidate. there are a quarter of hillary clinton voters who do not like her. they are voting against donald trump. they're going to pick up some independents who are for hillary clinton only because she is not for donald trump. do you anticipate that on november 9 republicans will retain the senate? nowhen i predict anything -- i will not predict anything now. of the competitive seats, we own 10 of them. you love your candidate or no

the environmental movement didn't happen in washington. it happened because people said what is going on on this planet of ours? you can't destroy it. we have to protect the planet. you think about gay rights. if we were sitting here 10 years ago, and somebody said i think in 2015, gay marriage will be , the personstates next to him would have said what are you smoking? which raises another issue. [laughter] but the point is, when people at the grassroots start moving, and when they say this is not right, in this country people should have the right to love anyone they want regardless of their gender -- [applause] tremendous changes took place. ,ou go and talk to young people they shrug their shoulders and say what is the big deal? that is what a revolution is about. [applause] if we were here 40 years ago, somebody jumped up and said i enough,erica is mature it has gone far enough, overcoming racism, in 2008 we are going to elect an african-american as president, there a few people would have believed that can happen. but it did happen. [

the headline that we showed our viewers earlier in the washington post, in the undecideds easily can become the dieders. a -- the deciders. >> the power is there. >> let's go to john in rio rancho, new mexico, line for republicans. john, good morning. >> yes. thought.d one basic and that is, first, thank you for c-span. i love c-span. i watch every morning, as long as it's been on the air. countryonnected to the through c-span. but living out west here, our votes don't count. over withs will be before new mexico gets to voice their opinion. allwe're not anything like those farmers in iowa. and we're not anything like all theredical liberals over in new hampshire. and you could set me on fire and forwouldn't get me to vote any of the democratic candidates, because i feel like the party left me. republican this time. democrat all my life. my mother, grandparents on that side of the family as well. are a white person -- and i'm going to play the race card -- it is impossible to find a job today. this is something that's just not being addressed. allwe've gone so far with of the groups,

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clinton and trump have high negatives but the new "the washington post" poll even though they have equal high negatives when adults were asked who is more qualified, clinton scores higher than trump on the qualification issue. you can tell that's the point she was trying to emphasize. listen to her donald trump wants to be president, he has to be more careful about what he says. >> so when you say we're going to bar all muslims, you are sending a message to the muslim world and also sending a message to the terrorists because we now do have evidence, we have seen how donald trump is being used to essentially be a recruiter for more people to join the cause of terrorism. >> she says i'm experienced. i know how to be calm in these moments. he says you were secretary of state, benghazi happened, in his view she lied to the families, you were secretary of state, look around the world, things aren't a hell of a lot better. he makes the argument a lot argue things are worse, experience versus -- >> well the other thing that was more surprising from her was calling it likely terrorism. you almo

i am urging those people to call their senators at the washington, d.c. offices and insist that that he lou the president to do his duty. >> we'll get his response and share with you the story from the front page of "the new york daily news". justice antonin scalia of course was the longest-serving member currently on the court. could you respond to her question? >> well, the constitution doesn't require the congress to approve. in 1968 president lyndon johnson tried to elevate justice abe fortas to chief justice and replace him with justice homer thornberry, also from texas, and the senate just stalled those nom inages. filibustered until nixon came in. there saint clear indication of what the constitutional duty is. it is odd to have the senate leaders saying they don't want to consider any candidate from the current president. as far as sanders, interestingly, he was one of the first out of the box to put out a statement about scalia's passing, he said he admired scalia's intellect and respected him. there wasn't anything about replacing him. then the

and, there are many powerful lobbies in washington. as i said in the debate the other night in brooklyn, i said, look, bernie sanders talks a lot about the greed and recklessness on wall street. i have the toughest lands. they know it because they are trying to beat me. running ads, forming hedge runs. there are good at making their assessment and they know i am trouble for them. so i agree with that. so, what about the greed and recklessness of the gun manufacturers and sellers? i could not believe it when senator sanders said the parents of the sandy hook children did not deserve their day in court largely because he voted for the bill that gave special to actions, immunity from liability to the gun makers and sellers. i was in the senate at the same time. obama.barack i voted against it, barack obama voted against it, bernie sanders voted or it. this has got to be a voting issue. we have got to organize ourselves to take on this powerful lobby. coming afterm them. they are already coming after me and i consider that a badge of honor

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we have enough politics in washington. the fact of the matter is, we have to learn from what we have done in our state. we are proud of what we have done. and we want to make sure that the perpetrators are prosecuted. that women have a safe place to go. so she just ought to check out the legislation, she could probably learn -- >> we have time for one more. >> with governor sandoval and governor pataki, are you concerned -- governor kasich: no, i am not concerned. we hope we have a good group in washington. you know, i am not really that worked up. i have been endorsed for a variety of things. and frankly, some of these endorsements really have no impact, no effect. sandoval, he is not the whole sandoval, he is got the whole package. christine todd whitman, unbelievable lady. three-time governor of new york, we are getting the ones -- these are all fairly recent -- having senator d'amato here. i think most people thought there would be a convention. it is nothing more than, you know, a timing issue. and we are doing better

committed to working with cities and urban problems in washington. that is why i am proud to be here tonight and i am proud to support hillary clinton for president of the united states. novembershe wins in -- [applause] murray: my husband, the first gentleman of seattle, is willing to give bills some pointers about how to be the first husband. and i want to thank just a little bit about battering ceilings. we are way past shattering the glass ceiling and electing the first woman of president -- as president of the united states. own i know from my aperience that when you break barrier, when you break a ceiling, when you are the first, it matters and it makes a difference. and it will make a road difference to finally have a qualified, experience, brilliant, progressive woman named hillary clinton in the white house. please join me in welcoming to this great city the next president of the united states of america, hillary rodham clinton! cheers and applause] ♪ mrs. clinton: thank you. thank you. thank you so much. wow. thank you. [cheers and applau

dana milbank with the washington post segment of the corporate media. so, i have a conundrum i want to present to you. so, i could write about today, and others could report here about what an important issue climate change is. and we'd publish it or broadcast it. and the fact is very few people will read it, and they're going to go read or view stories about trump's staff machinations or clinton's e-mails. so i'm not sure the issue is necessarily a corporate media, but what people are demanding. why is that? what's the -- what's the way around that, if there is one? jill stein: well, let me say, we've seen this problem get worse. you know, worse and worse. i think it's a multi-factor problem. but what we do know is that when we had greater diversity of candidate opinion, there is an opportunity to have a more diverse discussion. right now, so many people are tuned out of the election and out of the political system in general because they are accustomed to being ignored by that system, and because, you know, not only ignored by the discussion, but igno

the washington cartel if you're senator cruz and that's the phrase you use. i saw a positive vision, i think hillary clinton, she needs to put forward that two-word message or three-word message that voters can grab on it. i think that's where it's lost upon voters. the first republican to achieve this, she deserves accommodation for that. first democrat female president. yes, she deserves absolute credit, but she needs to put forward a positive vision. voters don't know what it's about. >> that's right. and i predict the two words you'll hear, stronger together. she's been assaying that the last few days, and it's an implicit contrast than donald trump. we're stronger together. and the way we include more people. the way we become stronger is having more allies overseas. we're stronger together. that's a very distinct and different vision than donald trump's. and when you're in the business of addition, going from 10 or it 13 million voters, trying to get 65 or 70 million voters. i think this argument about inclusiveness and how we're stronger, richer, freer

you have the people speaking up to say they don't want washington to pick their candidates. they want a say. on the democratic side, bernie sanders has shown the people matter and the people can speak up and change the democratic establishment. hopefully that change is going forward and republicans elect someone sane. >> marco rubio won expectations. big win for ted cruz. can he keep that momentum in new hampshire? i'm not sure. hillary clinton may have won, but it would have been groundhog day all over for her in iowa although she won a tiny bit. donald trump is a loser today. >> maria. >> hillary clinton wins becoming the first woman to ever win an iowa caucus. bernie sanders did great. also a win. the democratic party wins. they are focusing on the issues that all americans care about. compared to republicans who will nominate somebody who is anti-woman or anti-latino. >> all right. ben. go. >> i'll say this. donald trump proves arrogance and cockiness does not win you the white house. ted cruz did better than anyone thought. marco rubio is a guy that has a little mo comi

host: there is no building in washington that says the office of presidential transition like there is a state department. where do they house the offices? guest: the general services administration, the government entity that deals with all the stuff of government really has point on this and they do a phenomenal job. they find space for both candidates as well as for the president-elect. that is their responsibility. there is no nameplate. in some sense this stuff is still done under the radar. there is no real interest in creating any distraction from the campaign. host: we have calls. in west virginia on the independent line. go ahead. caller: hello. how because the government grown in the last eight years -- how big has the government grown in the last eight years? terms of financing, these are private activities just like the campaign. both campaigns set up a nonprofit organization, a 501(c) 4. when you look at the cost they millioncally in the $10 to $14 million range. the candidate wins gets some money from the government. they have to raise the rest of it through private means

. >> good evening from washington. based on early exit poll numbers, hillary clinton on her way to a significant victory tonight. the polls have just closed. the only state holding a primary today is the democratic primary. this would be her second straight victory after a win in the nevada caucuses. we are in columbus, south carolina and we will show her victory speech. get your calls and comments about what this means for the democratic primary in senator sanders as he moves ahead. tuesday were super a significant portion of the delegates will be at stake. -- republican pollster frank issuing this tweet, black voters make up a bigger percent of the south carolina primary, more than 2008. keep in mind 2008, barack obama winning overwhelmingly in south hadlina and hillary clinton about 530,000 democratic votes in 2008. we will keep and i on today's results. -- we will keep an eye on today's results. hillary clinton winning the south carolina democratic primary. we will have the raw numbers as they come in with more cov

[applause] and it did not come from washington. washington despised ronald reagan. it started right here new hampshire in the granite state, 36 years ago. [applause] the media back then said there is no way this former governor of california could win. he is too conservative. the people of new hampshire will never support someone that actually believes this. and yet, the granite state shocked the pundits, shocked the pollsters. stood up, and because of the leadership of the men and women in this state, they gave america and the world 40 resident of the -- president of the united states, ronald wilson reagan. [applause] why am i so optimistic? because the same thing is happening again. all over this country, people are waking up. , how many of iowa you know the turnout numbers in iowa? on the pelican side, we saw a 50% -- republican side, we saw a 50% turnout, higher than any time in history with the iowa caucus. [applause] on the democratic side, they saw a decrease of 30% from 2008. [applause] curious, have any of you seen that covered on the new stations? almost m

to go to washington and go to work. that's what being a member of congress is all about and that is what has made this country the great country that it is. to complement what david has said here, the members don't want to do this. they came to washington they came from conservative or liberal backgrounds, they came from ideas. they wanted an opportunity to express them. they wanted an opportunity to argue them. they wanted a vote on them. that's how you find common ground. we spent a lot of time talking about the character of the candidates and their integrity and their vision and that is important but the process matters. 40you have already consumed hours of the week there's not a lot of time left over for governing. we are seeing the results of that. they call it gridlock. looking at the last couple sessions of the congress being the most unproductive in the history of the country. why? because if everybody is busy raising money and campaigning there is the time for governing. that's how you find common ground. i ser

that comes through washington and yes we can and all that was the idea that the election would result in particular attention paid to the problems and the beauty but for front page when the economic crisis was happening. not only did not that not happen but it's important to point out how the president also while not paying particular attention to the community's policy wise, was also preserving the species are blaming black communities for the problems that existed. what i mean by that is that at a time when the occupied movement is exploding and the entire western world is talking about the economic poverty, the problems of capitalism, the reckless pgp or in wall street, and a direct implication since 2008 what is he talking about, black men need to act. but parents need to turn off the tv and read to their children. according to chicago is bemoaning the lack of a role model. all of this kind of language that was taking the spotlight and emphasis off of the systemic problems everyone was talking about and redirecting the attention back into the behavioral or the morality of the comm

the washington post said money may be his biggest robert. what changed? changed,k what has many people have begun to understand how far removed reality much of the media is. reality much of the media is. david writes for the new york times. he is a moderate publican. he is -- moderate republican. he is not someone i really agree with all that much. but he said, i am a pundit. i have to conclude that i and the other pundits do not know much about what is going on in america. everything we said was wrong. and"the new york times," many of the other media establishments, to have to understand there far removed from the reality of where the american people are. to answer your question, it turns out the american people are not happy with economics in america. why should they be? they are working longer hours for low wages. 40 million people are in poverty. the american people are not happy about that or about corrupt campaign financing where a handful of billionaires and super pac's are in little -- are able to elect candidates or the broken criminal justice sy

from washington journal, this is 35 minutes. host: joining us from denver, colorado is regina thomson. she is the cofounder of free the delegates 2016. talking about delegates heading to the convention, especially those pledged to donald trump. good morning. guest: good morning, thank you for having me. host: can we start by talking about the history of this effort? what led you to take this effort? what specifically are you looking to do? guest: well, specifically what we are looking to do is to educate the delegates that they already have the ability within the rules of the convention as they stand since the beginning of the republican party that these delegates already have the ability and right and responsibility to cast their votes according to their conscience and best judgment. at the convention regardless of , whether there are mandates from their state party or state government telling them that they have to be bound to cast their ballot for a particular candidate. host: what in the rules gives them that right? guest: w

swain: the story continues, as washington always does. lots more ahead after the election he will be very busy. thank you for being with us this week. thank you. >> c-span brings you more debates this week from key u.s. senate races. monday night at 8:00, rand paul and jim gray debate for the kentucky senate seat. 8:00, thenight at louisiana senate debate between a field of candidates. at 9:00, kelly ayotte and maggie hassan debate for the new hampshire senate seat in now until election day, watch key debates on the c-span networks. listen on the c-span radio app. history unfolds daily. mitt romney was the keynote speaker at a recent summit hosted by the u.s. chamber of commerce. the former presidential candidate spoke about economic policy and ways to make the u.s. more attractive to businesses. he was introduced by tom donahue. >> welcome back to our program. let me start to adding my congratulations to bruce. the award is richly deserved and not just for what he's done for legal reform up for all of the victories his help to deliver to

provide millions of dollars in lobbying and campaign contributions, because they have 1,400 lobbyists in washington, d.c., there is no legislation on the books to prevent them from doubling, tripling, quadrupling the price you pay for medicine. they are getting away with murder and in some cases they are committing murder. we are hearing from oncologists who are hearing from cancer patients and they're telling us our cancer patients can't afford the medicine that they need. we are dealing in some cases with folks who have hepatitis c, new drug, very effective drug out, do you know what that costs? $1,000 a pill. what we have got to tell the pharmaceutical industry -- now, let me back up and tell you a story for a minute. late 1990's, late 1990's, when i represented vermont in the congress, i took a bus load of women from northern vermont over the canadian border to montreal, and the reason we went is that i knew that prescription drugs in canada were much less expensive. women who were dealing with breast cancer, working class women, walked into the pharmacy, they purchased the breast cancer medici

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brewer i'm going to start with you two major national polls came out today showing a dead heat the washington post shows -- are you feeling optimistic about november? >> i'm feeling very optimistic about november. i think mr. trump will be our next president of the united states. he has wind beneath his wings. our party is coming together, we are uniting and move on to november and win. >> to you governor holeem. hillary clinton is 44% and in march it was trump with 41%. do you think this is a snapshot of a moment in time or a red flag. >> no, the math is very simple on this on the republican side they have one candidate, on the is democratic side there's one. once the democratic party decide an makes it official then they will all come together and be united. this is really a question of timing when this poll was taken. >> okay. governor, in this year's election there's never been anything like it. if clinton is the democratic nominee running against donald trump there have never been two candidates more disliked. for donald trump 41% favorable, 51 percent unfavorable hillary clinton. give m

washington, alaska and hawaii and he won them big. he won five of the six with senator clinton winning in arizona. over the course of the week senator sanders shaved more than 90 delegates off the lead shaving more than 70 of those delegates off just yesterday. hillary clinton says the math is still in her favor and it is and momentum as we head to wisconsin and what senator sanders is saying and even hillary clinton right now, well, she should be feeling the burn. >> this is what momentum is. we have been beating donald trump by double digits. the last cnn poll had hillary clinton doing quite well. she was beating trump by 12 points. we were beating him by 20 points. >> was it just a big day or is it a big day? he is bolder and more aggressive. thinks he has a chance. >> on the one hand it's more than a big day. it's a big week for bernie sanders because he also won two of three contest earlier in the week so he nets about 90 delegates for the whole week. that closes the gap quite a bit. on the other hand these contests could not hav

an's >> "washington journal" is next. then, at 9:00 a.m. the house returns discussing a bill regarding sanctions on north korea. then, hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders are speaking at the minnesota democratic farmer labor party dinner. coming up in 45 minutes, a look at president obama's 2017 budget proposal. ineas.est is maya macgu >> we have to also be very clear. especially with young people about what kind of government is going to do what for them and what it will cost. clinton, youetary are not in the white house yet. and let us be clear, that every proposal i have introduced has been faithful. ♪ host: that was a little bit from the democratic debate in milwaukee. we want to get your reactions from the debate last night, but also, the entire debate schedule.

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today's "washington journal." joining us now is james antle, the politics editor at the "washington examiner." talking about donald trump formally clinching the gop nomination. the democratic contest, this weekend's libertarian party convention. thanks for joining us today. guest: thanks for having me. trump hasld officially gotten enough delegates to be the republican nominee. how have things changed after this? guest: i think there's going to be growing pressure on the rest of the party to kind of coalesce around him and consolidate, because they have been these pockets of resistance to donald trump, and he is obviously a very orthodox -- an unorthodox candidate. choice of a lot of both party establishment leaders, but even more so, a lot of leaders in the conservative movement had a lot of misgivings about donald trump. he has clinched the nomination much earlier than people expected. he has clinched it before the big primary in california, he clinched it before the convention, and he it before hillary clinton

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be sure to watch washington journal beginning live at 7:00 a.m. eastern tuesday morning. join the discussion. next, we are live in long beach, california where hillary clinton is speaking to some orders ahead of the state primary tomorrow. coverage now on c-span. you have always stood with us. [applause] leader who with a values the constitution, who will champion immigration reform, who will ensure we raise the minimum wage, who is the most qualified candidate to run. [applause] >> and who will inspire americans to be our best, a nation of dreamers and optimists. now, there is a lot of talk about a lot of new folks joining the democratic party in the youth vote. look around. young people are supporting hillary clinton. [applause] >> and let me say, and let me say like all of you, i am with her. [applause] thank you for coming to long beach tonight. secretary clinton, thank you for fighting for us. we know, we know she will fight for us in the white house so my friends, are you ready? [applause] >> my friends, please give a huge round of applause for the next president of

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bernie sanders marked the one-year anniversary of the start of his campaign with a news conference in washington. he talked about campaign fund-raising in the efforts to win delegates. this is 30 minutes. bernie sanders: mic? ok, thanks very much for being here. here. on a beautiful sunday afternoon. we announced the beginning of our campaign a year ago. before i talk about the delegate math and our path toward victory, i just want to say a few words about how far we have come in the last year. and i just want to thank the millions and millions of people who have supported us in every way. when we started this campaign, as most of you know, we were considered to be a fringe candidacy. we started with no campaign organization. we started with no money. we started with very little name recognition outside of my own state of vermont. in national polls, we were trailing secretary clinton by at least 60 points. and in some cases, a little bit more.

we worked with her in washington when she was are senator in new york for eight years. she brought millions upon millions of dollars home to new york. she was one of the most hard-working and effective members of the senate. she is someone who has made us proud. we want to take hillary's effectiveness to the state of new york and use it for all of the united states. i know with hillary clinton we will have one of the best presidents the united states has ever had in the history of the country. [applause] hillary is smart. she is hard-working. she cares about people. what could be a better combination? it is very important you remember that in four days from now, you need to go to the polls and vote and bring your friends. a lot of people do not realize there is an election going on, a primary. many people think of a wait until november and i will vote for president. that is not going to do it. we want to make sure the democratic party has the right nominee. we want to make sure the democratic party has the winning nominee. let me tell you -- i was at the debate last nig

to washington, drain the swamp! [cheering] [crowd chanting "u.s.a."] mr. trump: they say we're tied in pennsylvania. i don't think so. so.n't think i think we're going to blow them in a lot of different ways. blow them out. no way. this is not the sound of a second-place finisher. that i can tell you. don't forget, we were 12 points down three weeks ago and then debates, all of a sudden we started going up. we started going up and it was great. they have us even but i actually think we're much better than that in pennsylvania. i do. so do you. get out there and vote. mythe core of my contract is jobs.o bring back our pennsylvania has lost almost 40% its manufacturing jobs since nafta, a deal signed by bill and supported by his lovely wife, hillary clinton. lovely lady. has lost 70,000 china enterede the world trade organization. and hillary-backed disaster. we are living through the greatest jobs theft in the history of the world. a trump administration will stop the jobs from leaving america -- we will stop the stop the jobs finally from pennsylvania. sim

in washington, d.c. this is about 90 minutes. >> good morning. thank you all very much for joining us today. we are going to talk about a very serious and urgent situation confronting puerto rico, the home of 3.5 million americans. the territory's economy as we read every day has been declining for a decade. it has accumulated huge debts that it can't possibly pay. puerto rico owes $72 billion to investors, about $46 billion to pension funds. started missing bond payments in january and is expected to default on nearly 2 billion payment due july 1st. that is roughly 100% of its gross national product. thousands of residents are leaving the island for the mainland every month to look for jobs and better public services. the exodus is accelerating. in this context, congress and the obama administration have come up with compromise. the bill would establish a financial control board to oversee the island government and help restructure its debt in federal court. require the government and the board to adequ

they are very suspicious of washington. they do not want wall street bailouts so we have a piece of legislation they can embrace that will give them hope and choice and help grow the economy. >> to put a finer point on pete 's question. when i talk to wall street bankers and executives on this question of why now, summary of the banks has spent millions of dollars already and hired thousands of people in order to implement things to deal with city designations and so forth. point, having this alternative path after they have spent billions of dollars, what is the incentive for them to move to the alternate path you are proposing? >> i didn't necessarily write it for wall street but i know we are losing a community financial institution on main street and they are not dying of natural causes. we are losing credit unions and community banks. some of our key funding sources. timingu ask about the them a they are crying out for this particular piece of legislation. with respect to those who have had to invest lots of money into

washington, d.c., and among the political class? mr. perkins: it is kind of funny coming from donald trump, because he is about as huggable as a porcupine himself. the reality is if you are not like in washington, d.c., there must be something good about you. that is the message ted cruz has had. he cares about the american people. i know him very well. it is difficult to shift all those emotions, and display all of those various agile beats people want to see, but i -- attributes people want to see, but i believe in a general election when people get a chance to see him, clearly focus on him, they will know he has a vision for the future of the country and he is unafraid to stand up to the political class in washington, d.c., including his own party, and the most elite club in the world, the united states senate. he has done that. he has proven himself. that is one of the reasons i'm standing with him. i have no doubt what he would do as president of the united states. susan: tony perkins, president of the family research council, join

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this is 40 minutes. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from new york is gary johnson, former governor of new mexico. good morning. pedro.good morning, host: tell us about your philosophy of governance and what it means to you if you wear to become -- if you were to become president of united states. guest: i would stand for smaller government. the notion that government is too big and it taxes too much. it takes money out of my pocket that i could be spending on my life. it should all be about choice. all of us should be able to make choices in our own lives that only affect our own lives unless those decisions put other people in harm's way. regarding military intervention, let's stop with military intervention that has resulted in the world being less safe. the fact that we put boots on the ground and drop bombs and fly drones and kill thousands of innocent people, it has the unintended consequence of making things worse, not better. host: we had a viewer that asked how you differ from the other presidential candidates.

xavier becerra, hillary clinton's speech at planned parenthood, followed by bernie sanders remarks and washington, d.c. after that, donald trump speaks at the faith and freedom coalition conference. greta: this week, we want to welcome congressman xavier becerra, thank you for being here. we also have christina marcos with "the hill," and erika warner, reporter, and erika will kick us off. thank you for being with us. hillary clinton wrapped up with a big win in california these past days, but there are a lot committed sanders supporters across the nation. what does hillary clinton need to do to get those people enthusiastic about their campaign? xavier: more of what she has been doing, reaching out, showing people how she will be the president that will bring real change, meaningful change, deep change, where no longer will we have to wait for a congress that is gridlocked and essentially asleep at the wheel, but we will actually improve options for the affordable care act, we will make sure that our foreign affairs are the things that we want to see our nation be involved in, not things that ge

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it was in 1963 that i went to washington and met president kennedy. i remember thinking what an incredible country this was. someone like me who had no money would be given the opportunity to be president. -- to meet the president. i decided i could really do public service. i worked my way through law school. part-time jobs. anything i could find. after i graduated, i did not really care about making money. i just wanted to go home and see if i could make a difference. we worked hard on education and health care to create jobs and we made real progress. it is exhilarating to me to think as president, i could help to change all of our people's lives for the better and bring hope back to the american dream. mr. mckinnon: first impressions are important. these were introductions. i want to tell a quick story about when we introduced president bush at the convention. we interviewed mrs. bush and president bush and there was an exchange about the delivery room and when your daughters were born and you completely scrambled it up. we all laughed and we resh

i'm glad that i could spend this time with you and speak up for the folks of washington state. i want to thank all of the delegates here tonight. have a good evening. [applause] i am from arkansas. i want to thank everybody for doing this -- the whole process is been phenomenal. it has been wonderful. have a great platform your it has been very unifying. yet remember that we had 28 million people who voted in the democratic primaries and caucuses this year. that is a great number. let us get out there and win this thing in the fall. [applause] >> connecticut. you, you, i'm proud of are my governor and you have done a fantastic job. mention another person. there is a young lady over there, christine, was recorded the entire proceedings and never took a break. christine, i want to thank you. she has had to sit and watch. it is unbelievable. >> christine, stop writing and stand up. stand up, christine. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. good evening. --name is to ever parker deborah parker. i have the honor of representing on the platform committee, and i have the honor

to work within washington. we always had a few members off the reservation. the media kind of ignored them. today, they can create their own platform and grow their own movement. frankly, much like donald trump created his own movement, or bernie sanders created his own movement. what makes it even more dangerous, more difficult, is that the speed at which people get the news today is instantaneous. i remember a time when i was serving in the state legislator with pat sweeney. thankfully, you don't look any uglier than you did then. [laughter] mr. boehner: that is just me being me, sorry. back then, sweeney and i, we could work something out and cut some deals. it would be a day or two before it would end up in the press somewhere. not these days. i remember i would have to go meet with president obama and have to organize a way to sneak to the white house, because if i walked into the white house like i would normally do, the right wing press would just go nuts. you can imagine. frankly, the left wing press wo

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oregon to washington is quite the commute. you have to travel a lot for that job. how many miles of the trouble this year, how many states visited? when was the last time he slept in your own bed? rep. walden: those are all good questions. those are all good questions. i'm not sure i have the answer. i can tell you this because i keep track of this. hibernate 500 40 -- i have made 548 roundtrips to my district. did a paradeall, in some other meetings in baker city. drove four hours, picked up my wife and spent the night in a hampton and in portland institute convention on sunday. the week before i was in three counties. i don't know the other. i'm on the road a lot. i can tell you that. the points for the hotel chains i stay in, i can probably set a record. i know the seats ever for virtually every aircraft known to the airline industry. you get to see the country. you are out. you to meet some incredible americans from different backgrounds that just want to go serve. that has been a terrific part of this opportunity to serve as the chair. i have got to be on the

we ought to shift all of this out of washington, d.c. [applause] we need to get rid of obama care and replace it with a consumer driven private sector oriented patient centered health care insurance system that will lower costs. that's the second part. the third part is we need civil service reform. there are too many government workers. we can reduce and i promise you we'll reduce the government work force by 10% just by attrition. my plan says if you want to hire someone in a department you have to have three vacancies created. we can shrink the government but we need reform so that they can embrace technology and be rewarded for a job well done but it should not be lifetime employment. that creates huge costs. then finally across the spectrum of government as much as possible beyond medicaid, education programs, the delegated authority to e.p.a., transportation programs. washington is not the place where this should take place. they should be providing this money in bloc grants back to the state. and i trust states. maybe it's because