senator schumer: good evening, everyone. sorry we're late. my fault. i want to thank them for their tireless efforts to protect consumers and fight for the middle class. over the course of the 2016 campaign, we heard from candidate trump time and time again that he'd be tough on wall street. he held rallies, lambasting elites, criticizing bankers and hedge fund managers. he said, quote, i'm not going to let wall street get away with murder. wall street has caused tremendous problems for us. that is candidate trump. so what does president trump do when he takes office? let's go to the tape. >> the hedge fund manager the wall street investor, it's the powerful protecting only the powerful. i'm fighting for you. >> he's already started attacking the consumer financial protection bureau which holds powerful people accountable. that's a broken promise. >> just picture a wall street boardroom, filled with special interests and imagine the look on their faces when you tell them, you are fired. >> he lied. the chief financial advisor comes from goldman sachs a

schumer: he didn't. on the first question, we haven't seen the plan, we have seen a bunch of proposed plans. paul ryan has a plan and tom price has a plan. a bunch of other republicans had a plan in an attempt to win democrats over. susan collins and senator cassidy of louisiana put together a plan. the one thing they all share is that every single one of those plans would cost the average american more and give them less health care. so that's an easy thing to talk about even before we see a specific plan. obviously if there's 180 degree reversal and the president paul ryan and mitch mcconnell support a plan that would do the things leader pelosi outlined a few minutes ago would be a different story. but the chances of that happening are minimal. so, we are busy talking about the broad -- in broad stroke what they've talked about, but i'll give you another one. they come up with a new tax. it's aimed at more people than the very unpopular cadillac tax is. if that's in their plan, of course we're going t

senator schumer: one other point while we're talking about broken promises. candidate trump campaigned as a friend of the working people he nominate for labor secretary someone who is so anti-working eople that it's appalling. tonight there's even consternation on the republican side about his moving forward. and i would urge president trump to withdraw the nomination of the labor secretary as well. uestions to any of us? reporter: can i ask a question about one of president trump's employees, michael flynn. he's come under fire for some controversy about whether or not he spoke to the ambassador to russia about sanctions. sean spicer says trump is evaluating the situation. could you believe that president trump should fire michael flynn? is human is human we have asked for and demanded an -- mr. schumer: we have asked for and demanded an independent investigation of what flynn's discussions were with the russian ambassador and all others and he would be saying more about that soon -- and we'll be saying more about that soon. second, his security clearance ou

senator schumer. sen. schumer: thank you, nancy.they're not allowed to applaud. that's ok. it's like church, or synagogue. ok. well, i want to thank leader pelosi. nancy, you continue to be just an outstanding leader of the democrats in the house, and i want to thank the national press club for hosting us this afternoon. now, before i get into tomorrow's speech, i want to briefly take a step back and take a look at the first month of the trump presidency and how democrats in the senate stood up to the president. after the election, we democrats were down in the dumps. republicans turned majorities to both houses of congress and prepared for the first republican president in eight years. my daughters came to me. they were as upset as i was election night. and i taught them the old song. those of you might age may remember it. momma said there would be days like this, there would be days like this my momma said. but a few days after the election i realized that had te election gone the other way and hillary been president and i been majority leader, i certainly would have had

schumer: to me, first, i don't know if they've done it today. but as of yesterday, while it was very good that the president issued a statement with the president of japan, he should do the same with south korea. who is more in the firing line of north korea than any other country. and second, we need to increase pressure on china. china's the key to the north korea problem. they control 90% of the exports and imports. if china were really tough with north korea, they'd have to stop. thank you, everybody. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] >> u.s. house coming back in about 25 minutes. 6:0 eastern for votes. they debated a number of veterans-related bills earlier today. this week the congress, the house, rather, will focus on legislation overturning legislation of rules promulgated during the obama administration. including rules dealing with federal funding of family planning services, an

schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: madam president, i am coming back to the floor to correct the record on my earlier comments. there i said republicans insisted on 60 votes for each of president obama's nominees. 60 votes is the bar that was met by each of president obama's nominees, but at the time there was no need for a cloture vote because we knew each of them would garner 60. it's important to clarify because i believe 60 votes is the right standard for this nominee, not because they did it to us, we did it to them, but because 60 votes, as i mentioned in my remarks, produces a mainstream candidate, and as i laid out earlier, the supreme court requires a mainstream candidate now more than ever. i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll.

difficult for chuck schumer. heidi heitkamp says donald trump won my state by 30 points so i have to go with him. i have all of these people on the left that are going to challenge me in a primary if i support him. which means -- >> and not give me money. >> and not give me money. which means for chuck schumer, he loses another state. you're going to lose another senator. these eight senators from red, red states, i think at the end of the -- they can play this out and progressive groups on the left, which have every right to pressure heidi heitkamp and others. you play this out. chuck schumer at the end of the day has to give them all a pass because -- you're saying no? >> i don't believe that. i think that hangs in the balance. because the energy in the party -- >> but, mark, what is the alternative is in the alternative, if you play to its logical conclusion, the alternative is heidi heitkamp is not supported and then they lose that state to the republicans. are they going to lose eight more states to the repu

become a real climate champion, chuck schumer. senator schumer: thank you, brian. i want to thank jeff merkley and those who led the charge. all the members. chairman carper, senator whitehouse, senator schatz, who has been a beacon on clean air and clean water change in this congress. let me just say for years, it seems we all heard from republicans, including president trump. all we heard from them is emails, emails, emails. countless taxpayer dollars, congressional resources were spent discussing emails. well, just yesterday, as you heard an oklahoma judge ruled that scott pruitt, president trump's nominee to lead the e.p.a., must turn over approximately 3,000 emails relating to his communications with the fossil fuel industry. you'd expect my colleagues to be up in arms, my republican colleagues. ter all, in 2013, gina mccarthy waited 122 days to be confirmed for e.p.a. because they felt she wasn't honoring a commitment to transparency. remember the strain over lisa jackson's emails. surely my republican colleagues would be concerned about a similar lack of tra

>> so fascinating, because in the interview with senator schumer, you can tell that senator schumer is trying to play that balancing act, because he has this conference and he's together. but as we know, there are 10 democrats that will be up for re-election in 2018, from red states, and believe me, donald trump, as president, and his aides, are talking openly every day about their love and affection for them, their need for them, and also by the way, we have a big target on your backs. so the president is arguing, you know, i speak to your constituents. i have the power in your state. so i want to remind you who can come into your state next year and destroy you politically. and that's the undertow. >> but do they think they can actually work with these democrats? do they want to have deals cut with chuck schumer? >> well, it's not only the art of the deal that the president has in his mind but it's also the reality of it, because as we were saying, for a lot of the things, everything that you had on your list of legislation, you're gonna need more than what you have, in terms of repu

and this from senate democratic leader chuck schumer. it is clear that the white house is setting in motion their mass deportation plan. we can all agree that violent criminals should be removed but it is outrageous and unacceptable for ice to target or arrest innocent immigration families. the white house press secretary shawn spicer insists that is not the goal and that the administration is simply enforcing the law. >> is one of the goals here mass deportation? >> no. the message from this white house and from the dhs is that those people who are in this country and pose a threat to our public safety or have committed a crime will be the first to go. remember, everybody who is here illegally is subject to removal at any time. that is consistent with every country. not just ours. if you are in this country in an illegal manner, then obviously there is a provision that could ensure that you be removed. >> i'm going to start with you, jesse, there is a lot to unpack here. first and foremost rex tillerson meeting with the mexican presiden

how long can schumer? what will be the consequences for schumer? he is acting like a complete [bleep]. he wants to be the opposition leader in the senate. and they can sit there and throw hand grenades but they will lose senate seats and the country will see they are challenging people for no reason other than politics. >> lou: looking at where we are headed with this presidency, he travelled to a base in delaware where the young chief petty office of the u.s. seal team six, his remains were brought home, your thoughts about him quietly, the president quietly traveling over to the base to be there. >> i think it was a superb effort. william owenses was a bright young man and 36 years old and dedicated his life to the navy seal and many points of action and he was a real leader. unfortunately in battlegrounds, you have tragedy and they need to be be recognized as american heroes. the president did do that. and he went there and a great message to our troops. >> lou: and exemptulary that nothing was made of this. it was a heart felt gesture and one t

have his cabinet, and we're going to continue to make sure all those things happen despite senator schumer and his colleagues' obstruction of efforts. chris: and in seven seconds, mr. suspect -- in ten seconds, mr. president, how confident are you that you have the votes to cast the tie-breaking vote to put betsy devos in as education secretary? ten seconds. >> we're very confident. it'll be my high honor to cast the deciding, tie-breaking vote on the floor of the senate next week. chris: mr. vice president, thank you. thank you for your time. it's always good to talk with you, sir, and i know that you're headed here to hst

how does the president plan to get shuck schumer on board -- chuck schumer on board with his pick for the supreme court, neil gore such, when he's -- gorsuch, when he's revealed to him as a clown? mr. spicer: i think you look at the support that's already come out. i think there's eight senators already that have talked about the need to have a vote and his qualifications. not just the senate, but you look at the widespread support that came out for judge gorsuch last night. across the spectrum. no matter your philosophical view of the court, i think his qualifications for the court, his academic background, make him an unbelievably highly qualified person. so it's not just chuck schumer. i think the rest of the senate, i think the interesting -- hold on. i understand that. i think shuck schumer has shown -- chuck schumer has shown time and time again through this confirmation process with the cabinet that he's more interested in politics than actually moving the government along. i think that's troubling. i would ask you, i think the question needs to be asked to chuck schumer, why a

we're getting reaction from democrats, strong words from chuck schumer on the president's nomination of neil gorsuch charging the new administration as "violating our core values and tested the fabric of our constitution in an unprecedented fashion." senator schumer released a statement that said "the senate must insist upon 60 votes for any supreme court nominee, a bar that was met by each of president obama's nominees, the burden is on judge neil gorsuch to prove himself to be within the legal mainstream and in this new era willing to vigorously defend the constitution from the abuses of the executive branch and protect the constitutionally enshrined rights of all americans. given his record i have serious doubts about judge gorsuch's ability to meet this standard."

we're getting reaction from democrats, strong words from chuck schumer on the president's nomination of neil gorsuch charging the new administration as "violating our core values and tested the fabric of our constitution in an unprecedented fashion." senator schumer released a statement that said "the senate must insist upon 60 votes for any supreme urt nominee, a bar that was met by each of president obama's nominees, the burden is on judge neil gorsuch to prove himself to be within the legal mainstream and in this new era willing to vigorously defend the constitution from the abuses of the executive branch and protect the constitutionally enshrined rights of all

i think chuck schumer has shown. chuck shumer has shown that he's more interested in politics than moving the government along. i think that has troubled -- i would ask you. the question needs to be asked of chuck shumer why are you stalling these nominees. there's a point in which they need to get asked why are they obstructing government at every step of the way? there's an elment to which they need to be held accou

chuck schumer wants to delay it. he doesn't want the 9th justice to be sitting by the type the supreme court make these decisions. mitch mcconnell and the republican forces will do their best to get it through. lou: how how long do you think e american public can col rate this level of nasty opposition that i think is perilously close to subject version. >> i don't know how long the american public will tolerate it. but i know the more they learn about this charming self-effacing brilliant guy, the more difficult it will be for them to sustain the opposition. the opposition will come from two forces in my view. it will come from the gun control crowd and the pro-choice crowd. two crowd that are accustoms to being allied. chuck schumer will stir the pot but i don't know how he can sustain opposition to somebody. lou: when you say opposition, opposition to what or whom? >> judge gorsuch. >> do you think the gun control crowd -- >> and the pro-choice crowd will be opposed to him. not because he said i want roe versus wa

chuck schumer wants to delay it. he doesn't want the 9th justice to be sitting by the type the supreme court make these decisions. mitch mcconnell and the republican forces will do their best to get it through. lou: how how long do you think e american public can col rate this level of nasty opposition that i think is perilously close to subject version. >> i don't know how long the american public will tolerate it. but i know the more they learn about this charming self-effacing brilliant guy, the more difficult it will be for them to sustain the opposition. the opposition will come from two forces in my view. it will come from the gun control crowd and the pro-choice crowd. two crowd that are accustoms to being allied. chuck schumer will stir the pot but i don't know how he can sustain opposition to somebody. lou: when you say opposition, opposition to what or whom? >> judge gorsuch. >> do you think the gun control crowd -- >> and the pro-choice crowd will be opposed to him. not because he said i want roe versus wa

club member, op-ed writer and mainstream radio network and leader schumer, pelosi, thank you so much for coming to the press club. health and infrastructure, on health care, do you really think there will be no vote for repeal, no loss of recipients, no loss of provisions will they do what pence and trump said that they'll pass repeal and have the rudiments of health care and then after a while be able to get to something else so they do tax breaks for future people and keep existing recipients under obama care? and on infrastructure, do you think it will be jobs or will it be a disguise of tax breaks and then not really get the job done for infrastructure? >> let me answer the second one first since we democrats in the senate have come out with an infrastructure plan. if it's tax breaks, we're not going to be for it. a, 82 cents of every dollar would go to the people who finance the roads and bridges and water and sewor. it would create tremendous amounts of tolls all over the place where they wouldn't be now because this is -- these will going to be loans from private sector people

, move into the areas we can, for, chuck schumer, you do not hear that a kind of talk from chuck schumer. >> dickerson: the democrats will penalize the democratic base, the democratic base will punish them for normalizing donald trump. what do you think the president is going to do on the executive order? we don't know. all options are open, but what is the wise course in your view? >> well, the difficult thing is that a lot of the real challenge is relating to green card holders. the executive order that is being, you know, fought over right now department actually make it clear that green card holders are not a part of this, and if you have another executive action that explicitly takes them out of it then you could have a smoother ride in the courts. as to what the wisest course of action, i do think that is starting anew would be the best way to go, beach i even if grew to supreme court if you have eight supreme court it is kicked back no the circuit court, so i actually do think they are on pretty strong ground. the problem is, do you just evaluate this executive order within the fo

heard from chuck schumer and patty murray. thank you, where you from? high, nice to see you. -- hi. nice to see you. everybody. use i what to think that he murray for being an outstanding member on our health committee. where the administration has put up nominees that were so ensure to what america means for health at the dll education. pension that is part of labor. the secretary of pensions. treasury maybe a little bit. folks to thank all of the , angel who flew all the way from our way to be with us. now, if you go to the website, you are going to find a very good posted mission statement. here it is. in order to develop and promote the way job seekers and retirees , to improved states working conditions. to advance opportunities for profitable employment. to insure work-related benefits. goals,re long-held ls fora's have these goa decades. to make sure our workforce is capable of supporting our families. unfortunately, you could not have picked a worse nominee to uphold these goals. everything in his career is antithetical to this. if there was a mission statement for his caree

reporter: senator schumer, i have a question for you. on this topic, there are democrats who are going to support pruitt. what's your message to them? are they are they wrong in mr. schumer: look, everybody person is making up their conscience. the overwhelming number of democrats for him. overwhelming numbers against. is there any -- for him. susan. right. we respect her for doing t we wish more republicans would. reporter: what was your reaction to the president's omments yesterday? >> you said a mouthful. senator schumer: i would say one other thing. there is a -- there's speculation, there's an a.p. report that says that they are considering, the administration, is considering 100,000 national guard troops to round up immigrants. that's despicable. that would be one of the most un-american things that would happen in the last century. i just hope it's not true. the fact that it might even be considered is appalling. >> thank you-all very much. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the natio

schumer: madam president, are we why a quorum -- are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: no, we are not. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the senate select committee on intelligence hav cn meet after -- meet today. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. schumer: madam president, that's -- okay. whatever. it's leftover remarks from yesterday. madam president, i rise today on a matter of great importance to everyone in in body -- in this body and everyone in america, the future of the supreme court. last night the president nominated judge neil gorsuch. we in the senate have a constitutional duty to examine his record robustly, exhaus exhaustively and comprehensively and advise and consent if we see fit. we have a responsibility to reject if we do not. we democrats will insist on a rigorous but fair process. there will be 60 votes for confirmation. any one member can require it. many democrats already have, and it is the right thing to do. on a subject as important as a supreme court nomination, bipartisan support s

[indiscernible] it schumer: let me just say, is the right thing to do. the public will see it is the right thing to do. a number of republicans have expressed real concern. if the public sees what is going on they will demand the kind of bipartisan, thorough investigation we are asking for. >> [indiscernible] he possessed explosive information about the trump campaign manager. of directe knowledge coordination between the trump campaign and russian government officials that influence the outcome of the election? mr. schumer: i am not going to comment on that. >> [indiscernible] senator graham, subcommittee chairman on the judiciary committee has already said he wants to look at this. he is working with -- go ahead. just going to say i have a meeting this afternoon with senator grassley to see what his views are. obviously, both sides would have to work on this. and obviously, the judiciary role would not want to conflict with what intelligence is doing. what senatorrt burr and senator warner have done. they put together a memo, which outlines what the co

it's not just chuck schumer, the rest of the senate goes up there. hold on, hold on, i understand that, and i think chuck schumer has shown time and time again through the confirmation process with the cabinet he's more interested in politics than moving the government along, and i think that is troubling. i would ask you they think the question needs to be asked to chuck schumer, why are you stalling all of the nominees? why are you insisting on new requirements you didn't assume for sotomayor or kagan. they held certain standards in place for incomes both for the bench and the cabinet, and the question is are they going to live up to the same standards they imposed on republicans when they had nominees in a democratic white house? >> does the president think by personally insulting chuck schumer -- >> kristen, the goal is to get -- again, i would go back, chuck schumer is not innocent in this. there's a lot of comments he's made, accusations he's thrown out and politics he's played. at some point chuck schumer needs to be held accountable for his a

how long can schumer, what will be the consequences for schumer? because he is acting, complete ass? >> he is not providing strong leadership. he wants to be opposition leader and not a serious leader in the senate that is what he is going to become. they can sit there four years and throw hand grenades and beyond that, they will lose senate seats in two years, the country will see they're challenging very significant people for no reason other than pure partisan politics. lou: as we looked where we're headed with this presidency right now he traveled to a base in delaware where the young, the chief petty officer of the u.s. seals, seal team six, in fact, his remains were brought home. your thoughts about him quietly, the president quietly traveling over to the base to -- >> i think it was superb effort. william mullins who was a bright young man, 36, 37 years old, double bronze medal. dedicated his life to the navy seals. many points of action. he was a real leader. unfortunately on these battlegrounds you sometimes have tragedies. they need to be

maria: welcome back comedian amy schumer defending her relative senate minority leader chuck schumer after criticism from president trump with nickname take tears chuck schumer as protesters took to streets outside senator sense of humor's new york city apartment did he mappeding a tougher stance against president a ep cabinet picks boris epstein special assistant to president trump good to see you thanks for joining us. >> good morning great to be here. >> what is your take on this debate, over confirmations when are you expecting rex tillerson jeff sessions to be confirmed, are we talking about stalling tactics. >> of course, stalling obstruction from in thats sad disappointing at this point the president obama president bush have more more folks confirmed we only have five so if you look at the 2001 we are behind pace sad it is really sad, that what democrats are doing not letting people have the government they elected, the american people elected president bush vice president pence deserve to have a government pointed by president donald j. trump. >> the debate has gotten them a

i always think that amy schumer and chuck schumer are related. it's her ung approximately. >> his dad's second cousin. yes, president trump is accusing senator chuck schumer of crying fake tears. just like the democratic party. comedian amy schumer didn't find anything about that and took to instagram who defend the senator who is also her cousin, this is what he was thinking about 6:21 a.m. trust me, we need to wake up and rise up together, people need our help. people are weighing in on her comment. no need to defend chuck schumer, he's a fake cry-baby on a losing political team, no honor in that. when is amy leaving the u.s. going all the way to november. heather: budweiser super bowl ad tackling immigration. carley: budweiser appears to be making a political statement in one of its ads, the commercial tells the story of found e of budweiser and journey from germany to america. check it out. >> i want to prove you. >> welcome to america. >> you're not wanted here. carley: it's like movie quality. there's no correlation between the commercial.

schumer's got to tell the left to knock it off. when we shut down the government to repeal obamacare when obama was still president, that was kind of crazy. what they're doing is crazy and, hopefully, they'll become more sane. paul: it's -- would you extend this crazy word to the opposition you're seeing to really across the board right now to the president's cabinet nominees? i mean, you know -- >> yeah. paul: they're voting against them, not showing up for hearings. what's going on? [laughter] >> i think they're making the republican party more viable by the day. this is what's wrong with washington. trump won. i didn't support him. he's president. he deserves a president. i voted for sotomayor and kagan and almost all of obama's nominees because i thought that was my job as senator, to give the person a qualified cabinet and supreme court picks. what they're doing, they're acting like the election didn't happen, they're driven by their base, and i think they're going to hurt the institution and hurt themselves. and they're certa

steve: including chuck schumer. i do think the democrats are going to freak out because right now with democrats and the mainstream media, you have got crow tds. trump derangement syndrome. ainsley: there is medicine for that therapy dogs, and bubbles and coloring books. steve: these got to get used that they lost. discredit and delegitimize donald trump. sean spicer yesterday, if you were watching him during the briefing actually called out nbc and also the "new york times" for the fact that they put out the story that said that general kelly, who is in charge of this temporary pause with the immigration said he didn't know anything about it. he found out about it on an airplane and sean spicer actually took the nbc correspondent to task in this 21-second sound bite. listen. >> with all due respect, i think you have been part of the confusion. you have helped cause this. despite claims that whatever you, you claim that you have sources that tell us general kelly stands up and says this is how many times i have been

lou: chuck schumer is making it clear how the politics play. >> chuck schumer's delays are starting to have an effect. one of the reasons we don't have a chain of command in the justice department is because we don't have an attorney general because human were is need lessley delaying the inevitable confirmation of jeff sessions. watch him try to do the same they can with judge gorsuch, especially if he thinks this issue will get to the supreme court. lou: a pox on his house is what i say. >> whatever that means, i'll bet the president agrees with you. lou: thank you, sir. please roll the video. an adrenaline junky bringing new meaning and video to the term high roller. this is him. watch if you have the courage. this russian thrill seeker casually skilling. this is insane. what is he thinking about? he's on the ledge of a hong kong skyscraper. this guy -- if this is his idea of a thrill -- the gymnast declares -- and i have to believe him, that there is no fear as a factor in this. he performs the death-defying stunts without so much as a tremor or a chill. companies advertising durin

this is from schumer's office in the last few minutes. sean spicer, schumer's office says, just made it crystal clear that judge gorsuch has refused to condemn president trump's attack on the judiciary, making an already weak response even weaker as further proof the judge has not demonstrated the kind of independence necessary to be a check on this administration. so chris cillizza, interesting here. chuck schumer, you saw it in the comment last night and now you really see it. he doesn't want gorsuch to get any of the benefit of the doubt from this. >> that's right. democrats are convinced -- there is some case to be made that this is a strategy on trump's part to make gorsuch look independent, moderate, that he is not taking his marching orders from trump. and the schumer statement is essentially we're not falling for this. trust me that chuck schumer doesn't think that sean spicer is exactly relaying what happened, that this was -- gorsuch was talking in generalities, not about the specific tweak. schum schumer knows to say he is an i

if hillary had gotten elected and chuck schumer was the mantle leader we would be revisiting obamacare and status quo is not accept ble. you ask what is next and it's very implicated. you remember nancy pelosi, i'm not sure if you fully recognize what she was saying when obamacare passed. >> right. >> we need to find out what is in it. >> have to read it. >> inartful way of saying it was a massive punt to the secretary of human and health services which they used very effectively for implementation. we now have secretary of health and human services who has the same kind of latitude to try to settle the markets and get to us a better place. in conjunction with tom price, the new secretary of health and human services, and what we can do laelvegislatively we think wn do better and owe it to the american people to try to do that. >> will you able to keep the parts that are important? i know a lot of republicans in my old district and people from kentucky that voted that trump that wanted to be protected on preexisting conditions and want to have some of the other protections that obamaca

>> right, chuck schumer was there chuck schumer voted on those laws, i assume he voted for it. barack obama actually deported more people than george w. bush or bill clinton, substantially more than either one of them. and yet, i do not hear chuck schumer saying, boy, obama is just throwing people out of the country. this is classic example of fake news, i was watching a clip on cnn this morning, have to confess, i wanted to see what they said it was democrat talking points, using term on the screen for like 30 minute, mass deportation. trump is engages in mass defo deer totation, this is a talking point, i wonder if the cnn and democratic international committee, sat in a room and cooked up this, saying the same words. liz: funny, we did not see mass deportation on president obama, deporting 2.7 million illegals, this backlash over president trump's plan for the wall, this is what happened at fox news first 100 days tow town hall last night. >> i'm horrified this is not the country i immigrated to. i am a native berliner, i grew up with a wall, i know what the wall does to fam

nominees and debate also began on supreme court nominee neil gorsuch, who senate democratic leader chuck schumer talked about on the senate floor. presn a matter of great importance to everyone in in body -- in this body and everyone in america, the future of the supreme court. last night the president nominated judge neil gorsuch. we in the senate have a constitutional duty to examine his record robustly, exhaus exhaustively and comprehensively and advise and consent if we see fit. we have a responsibility to reject if we do not. we democrats will insist on a rigorous but fair process. there will be 60 votes for confirmation. any one member can require it. many democrats already have, and it is the right thing to do. on a subject as important as a supreme court nomination, bipartisan support should be a prerequisite, it should be essential. that's what 60 votes does. this is nothing new. it was a bar met by each of president obama's nominations. in my mind 60 votes is the appropriate way to go whether there is a democratic president or republican president, democratic senate or republican senat

, move into the areas we can, for, chuck schumer, you do not hear that a kind of talk from chuck schumer. >> dickerson: the democrats will penalize the democratic base, the democratic base will punish them for normalizing donald trump. what do you think the president is going to do on the executive order? we don't know. all options are open, but what is the wise course in your view? >> well, the difficult thing is that a lot of the real challenge is relating to green card holders. the executive order that is being, you know, fought over right now department actually make it clear that green card holders are not a part of this, and if you have another executive action that explicitly takes them out of it then you could have a smoother ride in the courts. as to what the wisest course of action, i do think that is starting anew would be the best way to go, beach i even if grew to supreme court if you have eight supreme court it is kicked back no the circuit court, so i actually do think they are on pretty strong ground. the problem is, do you just evaluate this executive order within the fo

schumer, senator schumer has announced a scorched earth policy from the democrats from here on. without the numbers they are going to obstruct, delay and deny. it's as bitter and nasty a democratic party as has ever been seen, at least in modern history. and there will be a price here for the republicans, though, they are going to have to command the moment, and mitch mcconnell and ryan will have to stand shoulder to shoulder with this president to make it work, and that is to restore the government to the people as president trump promised. >> this supreme court pick could be donald trump's biggest legacy. the people in the finals or in their late 40s or early 50s could be on this court for four decade or more. this will have a lasting impact on all of our lives. conservatives and independent who voted for donald trump, it's time to link arms. what he will do with this pick, it's not about picking an activist. it's about picking somebody who will read the word of the constitution and quit reinper threating into a 21st century mentality. it's destroying us. lou: so many republic

still serve with us opposed him, including the ranking members of the judiciary committee, senator schumer. in the coming days, i hope and expect that all senate colleagues will give him their consideration, just as we did for newly elected -- newly nominated presidents clinton and obama. this is the judge who is known for deciding cases based on how the law is actually written, not how he wishes it were written. even when it relates -- leads to results that conflict with his personal political police -- believes. here is how judge gorsuch put it himself. every resultikes he reaches is very likely a bad judge. reaching for results he prefers rather than of the law compels. some of our colleagues see the role of a judge very differently. the mustard presidential debates, our former colleague, city thatclinton -- -- stated that a supreme court justice should look more favorably on certain political constituencies than others. the job of the supreme court to "stand on the side." what, or perhaps to, -- who they're going to stand for. the problem with that approach is -- it is great if you are