ms. pelosi: i hope so. i certainly hope so. because for those of you not familiar with the issue, one of the problems is that funds will be used instead of having mitigation to begin with in terms of how we can prevent this some of the money is spent on putting out fires, which is what we have to do. but we'd rather not have them in the first place. so just to have an overall -- i think it would be bipartisan. i don't see that as a partisan issue at all. because, well, we've seen the tragedy in our area. my colleague, mike thompson, his district was like an inferno. and he had some ideas about this. my colleague, jim costa, from southern -- from fresno area, has been on this case for a long time. so i think we can come to a place that has more anticipation, as well as resources to keep the american people safe. reporter: there's been a couple hang-ups. one has been the debate over what sort of forest policy things you attach to it. do you allow too much logging and overriding environmental rules for those. and also as i underst

ms. pelosi: we just want to get this language. we'd like it knob a free-standing bill next -- we'd like it to be in a free-standing bill next tuesday. we'd like to get it done sooner. but we have to see if the republicans are of good faith on this. and again, the american people will be the ones who weigh in. they are the ones who save the day, save the country from the horror of trumpcare once, twice, another time. , so again, we expect that people see what this means in their lives, their costs, their economic and health security. that their stories will once again win the day. i was not suggesting any one of them. i'm just saying, these are the vehicles that are leaving the station. there may be others. we'll see. we hardly are even in. here we are a day that counts among the days we're supposed to be in and we're not. because the speaker wants to keep us in until christmas so that we get our work done. any other questions? reporter: it seems like president trump views the c.s.r. ssue as a bargaining chip. director mulvaney in

ms. pelosi: thank you, madam speaker. i'll say it again. our federal budget should be a statement of our national values. what is important to us as nation should be reflected in the priorities that we place into that budget. and i just can't -- this budget that is before us, proposed by the republicans, is just the opposite of that. it is accompanied by the tax proposal that they put, one of the biggest transfers of wealth, to the wealthiest people in our country, in our country's history. every time they do it they make it worse. i'll let you be the judge. is it a statement of our national values to cut $1 rillion from medicaid? to take medicaid down a bad path in order to give tax cuts to the richest people in our country? is it a statement of our values to take a half a trillion dollars out of medicare to give a tax cut to the wealthiest people in our country? our distinguished ranking member has listed some of the things that would be cut if we went down this unfortunate path posed by our colleagues on the other side. this is a budget,

ms. pelosi: good morning. yesterday morning we all proudly stood on the steps of the capitol with gabbie giffords, our former colleague and national heroine, an inspiration to us all work john lewis, the spiritual leader of the congress especially on this issue related to protecting the american people. mike thompson, who is chair of our task force on gun violence revention. all of us praised the first responders in nevada, all of the speakers did and all the rest of us join them as well. what a terrible, terrible tragedy to befall our country, that community, those individuals especially. i had the privilege of getting a question by a grieving husband , the husbandon cnn and daughter of a person who died in las vegas. there ed the question, was sandy hook, there was florida, san bernardino, bob said, how many more lives have to be taken before something is done? he said he was a gun owner. he and his wife owned guns for protection, he was asking this question. and we take an oath to protect and defend the ame

pelosi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. pelosi: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman from kentucky for yielding. i particularly want to recognize his extraordinary leadership as the ranking member on the budget committee. as we all know, budgets should be a statement of our national values, what is important to us as a nation should be reflected in how we allocate our resources. again, a statement of values. who better to manage all of that in this congress of the united states than mr. yarmuth who brings his values, his heartland priorities to the budget process? and i thank him for the leadership he has provided. sadly, though, i rise in opposition to what the republicans have proposed, a devastating republican budget, the first step in the g.o.p.'s dangerous plan to fast track their immoral tax framework to hand trillions of dollars to the wealthy while raising taxes on working american families. the republican budget and tax plan cruelly rigs an unfair system even further against hardworking americans. it cuts a raw deal for families in every

ms. pelosi: there's the cicilline-thompson bill with 150 co-sponsors. we hope the republicans would join with that in begin move through it quickly. i don't know that mr. curbelo has filed his bill. i don't think it is filed yet. i think it's a press release, not a bill. mr. cicilline's bill is signed, sealed, 150 co-sponsors. so obviously, if we can find common ground in terms of the language and what it accomplishes, that's what we want to do. but really, is he going to bring a bill to the floor? we know we would pass comprehensive immigration reform, if they brought the bill to the floor. we know that we would pass daca, the dream act, immediately if he would bring a bill to the floor. certainly the public pressure in terms of bump stock is such that we would pass that if we bring it to the floor. i'm going to have to excuse myself. thank you all very much but have to go vote. thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and

ms. pelosi: notwithstanding you very much, mr. speaker. i join my colleagues, congressman thompson and congressman huffman, in paying tribute to the first responders who responded to the fires in northern california and indeed southern california as well. the spirit of our community is so magnificent to see people come together to help each other. i salute our colleagues, mike thompson, who was just -- his whole district was like -- so of his district was an inferno, but much of his district is still thriving and one group helping another. and mr. huffman there side by side with him the whole time. this is very tragic. the loss of life is southern ca heartbreaking. the loss of livelihood is devastating. and the loss of homes, of course, will take a while to replace. we have seen other natural disasters in the rest of the country and harvey and irma and maria and nate, puerto rico, virgin islands, florida, georgia, alabama, texas, louisiana, so many of our -- the people of our country are devastated in a short period of time. so in time of

pelosi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. pelosi: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman from kentucky for yielding. i particularly want to recognize his extraordinary leadership as the ranking member on the budget committee. as we all know, budgets should be a statement of our national values, what is important to us as a nation should be reflected in how we allocate our resources. again, a statement of values. who better to manage all of that in this congress of the united states than mr. yarmuth who brings his values, his heartland priorities to the budget process? and i thank him for the leadership he has provided. sadly, though, i rise in opposition to what the republicans have proposed, a devastating republican budget, the first step in the g.o.p.'s dangerous plan to fast track their immoral tax framework to hand trillions of dollars to the wealthy while raising taxes on working american families. the republican budget and tax plan cruelly rigs an unfair system even further against hardworking americans. it cuts a raw deal for families in every

welch, leader pelosi and ms. brooks. again, members of the committee are welcome to provide their testimony from their seated position on the dais. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate this discussion about an issue that is so vitally important. it is no secret that america's in the midst of an opioid crisis. last year in my home state of ohio, about 86% of overdose deaths involved an opioid. this epidemic can be felt in virtually every community across the country. today i want to share a story that would shed some light on some of the good work being done by people in my district to help combat the opioid epidemic and perhaps let everyone know about some of the positive things that are taking place. i had the honor of visiting field of hope, a faith based nonprofit treatment facility that assists area families ravaged by poverty and drug abuse. it was founded by a man named kevin dennis after he witnessed his own daughter become addicted to opioids after she had knee surgery from a high school athletic injury. her

ms. pelosi: good morning, everyone. let's see how much we can get done in 20 minutes. i'll try to be brief with my answers. so here we are. it's such a sad time for us in california with the wildfires. mother nature is really raging out there with the wildfires, the hurricanes and the rest. so much uncertainty in the lives of so many american people, and we want to make sure that we meet their needs. but it really is still raging. in northern california and southern somewhat as well. and here we are going home today, a day early. as if we have time to spare where we have no jobs bill, no infrastructure bill, no commonsense action on gun violence prevention, no vote on a bipartisan dream act, no championship re-authorization. instead, republicans -- the president is sabotaging health care and we have no action in the congress. as you know, there is the ryan-mcconnell tax cut framework. it's not tax reform. it's a tax framework. it raises taxes on the middle class, slashes taxes on the wealthiest 1% and explodes the deficit. explodes the deficit. and this -- this is what

. >> i will say to ms. pelosi that i wish she wouldn't do fake news because she doesn't have the details and many of the things that we heard on the floor as we debated in the dialogue this past week were astounding to me the kind of language they use when they don't have the details. look, i want to say thank you to president trump because he's been a part of helping us negotiate the health on the house and the senate and this has been an effort between all three of us to get this done. this is the golden key that will unlock tech support. it will be a jolt to our economy and will benefit the most it's the middle income folks. we will see rising wages, more jobs and we will see more growth in the economy and we all should want that, democrat and republican. we've been in the dog room for far too long. pete: he tweeted this about you the left is always saying you have evil motives and you will lose from people and how do you counter message that the american people? >> we will counter that with the american

ms. sanchez: i don't want to single her out. >> nancy pelosi, steny hoyer, jim clyburn? ms. sanchez: they are all of the same generation. their contributions to the congress and the caucus are substantial but i think there comes a time when you need to pass the torch and i think it's time. >> watch the full interview omorrow on "newsmakers" at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. tomorrow, charles sike discuss his book "how the right lost its mind," interviewed by tammy bruce. >> donald trump represented something , he truly represented a big middle finger to the establishment. if you really, really wanted to deal with some of these issues, you would have -- the republican electorate would ve gone with ted cruz or marco rubio and they didn't. he's a master of twitter. but he was crude. he was rude. he was a serial liar. he's thin-skinned. he's erratic. he's a fraud. this was relatively well known. and conservatives, who, you know, not that long ago argued that character mattered, that the president was a role model, have found a way to rationalize the behavior of some

. >> would nancy pelosi win a caucus leadership fight right now if she were challenged? ms. sanchez: i don't know. there are a lot of members in our caucus. everybody has their opinion. i just don't know what the answer to that is. >> by saying it's time for a generational change, what you're suggesting is, win or lose after next year it's time for her to go? ms. sanchez: i don't want to single her out. >> her, steny hoyer, jim clyburn, all three of them? ms. sanchez: i think it's time to pass the torch to a new generation. they're all of the same generation. their contributions to the congress and the caucus are substantial. but i think there comes a time when you need to pass that torch and i think it's time. >> you can see all of our conversation with congresswoman linda sanchez this sunday on "newsmakers" at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. the senate budget committee is scheduled to resume work on the 2018 budget at 2:30 p.m. eastern. swreel live coverage when they do return. until then, part of today's "washington journal"." bus today, tn is in frankfurt, the capital of t

horas ms tarde, el mandatario junto con la primera dama detuvo su agenda para llevar a cabo un minuto de silencio en honor a las vctimas. mientras tanto en el congreso. nancy pelosi, la lder de los demcratas, le pidi al presidente de la cmara baja que forme un grupo bipartidista que estudie el tema de la violencia con armas. dando paso a la conversacion que suele surgir en washington tras este tipo de tragedias. s/sen. tim kaine, "toda la gente en el mundo conoce nuestro país en eso: un lugar con estas tragedias de armas tan grandes. y no estamos haciendo nada aquí en el congreso". el estado de nevada, donde paso la tragedia, no requiere permiso para comprar armas, ni obliga a los portadores a registrarlas, ni tampoco limita el nmero de armas que una persona puede adquirir. sobre el control de armas la portavoz del presidente dijo este lunes.. s/ sara huckabee sanders, portavoz de la casa blanca que hoy es undia para consolar a las victimas y no para hablar de polticas. s/randy serrano, @serranonews el presidente trump viajará a las vegas el miércoles para reunirse con las victima

send them back with ms-13? the president is not making headway. scarlet: how do you want to see nancy pelosi and chuck schumer move this conversation? rep. espaillat: they said this is unacceptable. this is not what they spoke about. ball was not part of the -- the wall was not part of the discussion. it doesn't make any sense to deport the parents. negotiators. but they came out of the shadows. 10,000 new agents to deport their parents. julia: do think this is betraying the dreamers? rep. espaillat: this is certainly a wrench. if not betrayal. we wanted to discuss the dream act on the house floor from the very beginning. 200 members of congress are co-sponsors. linda sanchez, the number five democrats in the house, says it is time for nancy pelosi to pass the torch. what do you think? rep. espaillat: we are at a critical juncture in american politics. there are very radical ideas being discussed from both sides. you need someone at the helm that has experience. we have to go with someone that will be able to understand the details of negotiations

the dynamic is particularly true in california where older leaders such as ms. feinstein, governor jerry brown, and nancy pelosi has been in power for more than a generation. party leaders are debating how to respond to president trump after hillary clinton's feet last year. in feinstein is viewed washington as someone who is partisan.d not overly next to topeka, kansas mary. go ahead. caller: yes, i was calling about what president trump is doing. i agree with him. going to court to argue about the birth-control mandate. this will not affect most women. small groupfect a of people, and it will allow other religious groups not getting bullied into violating their conscience. it bothered me that the obama administration and so many in the media thought it was ok to bully people who do not have the same beliefs as the secular government that we have. they were getting bullied into violating their conscience, and they had to go to court to be harassed by our federal government. it was really bothersome to me. if we cannot have freedom of religion, a group of nuns w

and ms. america turn in your guns, they would do it. the underlying agenda never changes. hillary clinton lost, but she gets an award for hypocrisy, because she will never spend a moment, a breath without armed security surrounding her for the rest of her life. she'll never dial 191, she'll never live in a high crime area, but her life is no more valuable than the single mom living in chicago working the late shift who owns a gun and wants to carry it to defend herself. chris: i want to pick up on that, and i'm going to throw a little bit of a monkey wrench at the control room, because i'm going to play an earlier bite. you and i talked earlier this weekend, and you said that you want to have a sensible conversation about gun control. wayne lapierre, the head of nra, talked this week, and i want to play a clip. >> one thing the american public always knows is the elites always protect themselves, and they always protect themself with guns. and then they lecture the american public how you shouldn't do that. chris: the reason i pick up on that is you were, in effect, saying