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00:00:00EVERY MOMENT, EVERY RESULT, EVERY SPEECH.
00:00:07>> C-SPAN IS AS UNBIASED AS HE CAN GET.
00:00:10>> YOU ARE SO FAIR.
00:00:12I DON'T NOW HOW ANYBODY CAN SAY OTHERWISE.
00:00:14>> YOU DO THE BEST WORK FOR
00:00:18EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY.
00:00:18>> I LOVE C-SPAN BECAUSE OF YOU
00:00:22TO HEAR ALL THE VOICES.
00:00:23>> YOU PRESENT BOTH SIDES OF AN
00:00:26ISSUE AND YOU ALLOW PEOPLE TO MAKE UP THEIR MINDS.
00:00:28>> I ABSOLUTELY LOVE C-SPAN.
00:00:32I LOVE TO HEAR BOTH SIDES.
00:00:33>> I WATCH C-SPAN EVERY MORNING.
00:00:38IT IS UNBIASED. YOU BRING IN FACTUAL INFORMATION FOR THE CALL TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY ARE.
00:00:42>> YOU ARE THE PLACE WHERE WE CAN HEAR HONEST OPINIONS FROM
00:00:46AMERICANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
00:00:48>> YOU GUYS ARE DOING SUCH A
00:00:52WONDERFUL JOB OF ALLOWING FREE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS WITHOUT A LOT OF INTERRUPTIONS.
00:00:55>> THANK YOU FOR BEING A LIGHT IN THE DARK.
00:00:59>> HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON
00:01:04DISCUSSES THE FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF CONGRESS AND THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS.
00:01:07PRESIDENT TRUMP'S AGENDA AND THE CURRENT STATE OF POLITICS.
00:01:12IN CONVERSATION WITH DASHA BURNS.
00:01:19WE ARE GOING TO
00:01:20>> PEOPLE.
00:01:25WE WILL DEFEND THE GREATEST NATION IN THE HISTORY OF THE
00:01:30WORLD AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. ♪
00:01:40DASHA: WELCOME. EVERY WEEK ON THE SHOW I SPEAK
00:01:44TO SOME OF THE MOST COMPELLING POWER PLAYERS IN WASHINGTON AND BEYOND.
00:01:48THIS WEEK I SAT DOWN WITH MIKE JOHNSON.
00:01:51WHILE YOU MIGHT EXPECT TO SEE US BOTH IN WASHINGTON, WE ACTUALLY
00:01:55MET UP IN ARIZONA ON ONE OF THE MANY STOPS THAT HE IS MAKING
00:01:59THIS MONTH TO STUMP FOR CANDIDATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AHEAD OF THE MIDTERMS.
00:02:04I GOT TO SEE THE SPEAKER OFF THE
00:02:07FLOOR AND ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
00:02:09LOOKING TO KEEP THE HOUSE MAJORITY.
00:02:12HELPING CANDIDATES IN DISTRICTS
00:02:16THAT ARE CRITICAL. YOU ARE ON THE GROUND HERE.
00:02:20WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST CONCERNS YOU'RE COVERING?
00:02:21>> THEY CARE ABOUT THE ECONOMY.
00:02:25THEY CARE ABOUT AFFORDABILITY.
00:02:26DASHA: JOHNSON HAS NO SHORTAGE
00:02:33OF TALL ORDERS.
00:02:38THAT SEEMS TO BE HIS NORTH START
00:02:40WHEN DEALING WITH TURBULENT
00:02:43THINGS YOU CANNOT CONTROL.
00:02:49WE DIG INTO ALL OF THAT. AND I ASKED ABOUT HIS
00:02:53RELATIONSHIP WITH JOHN THUNE AND TRUMP.
00:02:59HERE IS MY CONVERSATION WITH SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON.
00:03:03THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
00:03:07WE ARE HERE IN BEAUTIFUL, VERY HOT ARIZONA.
00:03:14IT IS A DRY HEAT. I USED TO IT.
00:03:18THERE ARE HOUSE RACES HERE THAT ARE VERY CRITICAL.
00:03:27JUST HOW IMPORTANT ARE THESE RACES?
00:03:29SPEAKER JOHNSON: WE ARE HERE IN ARIZONA.
00:03:36I THINK WE ARE DOING 18 STATES AND 34 DISTRICTS.
00:03:43IT IS A COMBINATION OF FUNDRAISING, CAMPAIGNING,
00:03:46MEETING WITH THE CANDIDATES. ARIZONA IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.
00:03:51WE HAVE ONE IN THE TUCSON AREA.
00:03:54WE HAVE A REALLY STRONG CANDIDATE TO HOLD THE SEED THAT IS NOW VACANT.
00:04:05HIS OPPONENT WAS A DOCTOR.
00:04:09SO THEY HAD A SIDELINE RELATIONSHIP.
00:04:14WE REALLY LIKE BOTH OF THESE GUYS.
00:04:20THEY ARE RUNNING WELL.
00:04:23THIS WILL BE A TIGHT ELECTION. WE ALL KNOW THAT.
00:04:27WE ARE CONVINCED WE ARE GOING TO WIN THE MAJORITY.
00:04:30THAT IS ONLY HAPPENED TWICE IN NINE YEARS.
00:04:35THE PRESIDENT ASKED ME ALL THE TIME WHY THAT IS.
00:04:41THE OPPOSING PARTY IS USUALLY ANGRY ABOUT IT.
00:04:46I DON'T THINK THAT WILL HAPPEN THIS TIME. I THINK THIS IS A MIDTERM UNLIKE ANY OTHER.
00:04:50DASHA: THERE ARE A LOT OF EYEBROWS TO GO UP WHEN YOU SAY THAT.
00:04:54SPEAKER JOHNSON: THEY HAVE BEEN
00:04:57UNDERESTIMATING ME EVERY DAY SINCE THEY HANDED ME THE DEVIL.
00:05:02WE CONTINUE TO DEFY EXPECTATIONS.
00:05:05I CAN SHOW YOU ALL THE REASONS WE ARE GOING TO WIN.
00:05:07DASHA: I'M SURE OUR AUDIENCE
00:05:10WOULD LOVE THAT. WHY ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC?
00:05:15WHEN HISTORY IS AGAINST YOU.
00:05:17WE WILL GET INTO THE PRESENT DAY CHALLENGES YOU HAVE.
00:05:21SPEAKER JOHNSON: WE HAVE A GREAT RECORD TO RUN ON.
00:05:26DESPITE THE HEADLINES EVERY DAY THIS HAS BEEN ONE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CONGRESS IS IN THE MODERN AREA.
00:05:31WE GOT SO MUCH DONE.
00:05:37WE CODIFIED HUNDRED 25 EXECUTIVE ORDERS.
00:05:41WE CLAWED BACK AND SPENDING.
00:05:43WE ARE SAVING FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE DOLLARS.
00:05:52PEOPLE IN ARIZONA HAVE MORE MONEY IN THEIR POCKETS.
00:05:57WE HAVE PRO-BUSINESS, PROGROWTH POLICIES.
00:06:01WE RESTORED PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH. WE SECURE THE BORDER. THAT IS A BIG THING.
00:06:10IT IS A GREAT RECORD TO RUN ON.
00:06:26WE HAVE A SLIGHT FUNDRAISING
00:06:33ADVANTAGE. I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THIS.
00:06:38WE ARE SO EXCITED.
00:06:40WE WILL PUT IT ON DISPLAY FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
00:06:46THIS IS A CONTRASTED ELECTION.
00:06:50DASHA: EXCELLENT SUMMARY.
00:06:55LET'S DIG INTO SOME OF THE POINTS YOU MAKE.
00:06:58THE PRESIDENT'S PARTY HAS LOST HOUSE SEATS IN 20 OF THE LAST 22 MIDTERMS.
00:07:04DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY OVER PERFORMING.
00:07:09THE PRESIDENT'S APPROVAL RATING IS AT ITS LOWEST POINT.
00:07:14YOU TALKED ABOUT CODIFYING STAFF.
00:07:19WHEN YOU TALK TO EVERYDAY VOTERS
00:07:22, THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE NUMBER OF THINGS YOU CODIFIED.
00:07:26THEY CARE ABOUT HOW THAT ACTUALLY IMPACTS THEM.
00:07:30EVERY BIT OF PULLING RIGHT NOW SHOWS THAT THEY ARE NOT HAPPY
00:07:32WITH HOW THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
00:07:35WHICH IS IN FULL CONTROL OF EVERY BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT RIGHT
00:07:39NOW HAS IMPACTED THEIR LIVES SO FAR. HOW DO YOU ADDRESS THAT?
00:07:41>> THAT IS WHY WE HAVE AN
00:07:45ELECTION CYCLE AND CAMPAIGNS. WE ARE REMINDING EVERYONE THAT
00:07:49ELECTIONS REALLY HAVE CONSEQUENCES.
00:07:51WE ARE COMING UP ON A CONTRASTING ELECTION.
00:07:55A DECISION POINT. IF SOMEONE TOLD US 10 YEARS AGO
00:07:57THAT ON THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY WE
00:08:04WOULD BE ARGUING ABOUT IF WE
00:08:05WOULD MAINTAIN OUR REPUBLIC, I
00:08:09WOULD NOT HAVE BELIEVED THAT.
00:08:10DASHA: I DON'T THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT.
00:08:14SPEAKER JOHNSON: THERE ARE ABOUT
00:08:1738 PEOPLE WHO HAVE OPENLY ABOUT MARXISM.
00:08:21THEY HAVE WON DEMOCRATIC
00:08:27PRIMARIES.
00:08:29OUR INCUMBENTS ARE OUT REMINDING PEOPLE OF THIS RECORD OF SUCCESS.
00:08:33THE REASON YOU HAVE MORE MONEY
00:08:35IN YOUR POCKET IS BECAUSE YOU ELECTED REPUBLICANS.
00:08:39DASHA: BUT THE REASON YOUR GAS
00:08:41PRICES ARE HIGHER IS BECAUSE OF DECISIONS MADE BY THIS ADMINISTRATION.
00:08:48SPEAKER JOHNSON: YOU COULD SAY IT THAT WAY OR YOU COULD SAY WE PUT THE -- TOOK THE HEAD OFF THE SNAKE.
00:08:55I THINK MOST AMERICANS UNDERSTAND THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT PRIORITY.
00:08:57WE DO NEED TO GET THAT SETTLED DOWN. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT.
00:09:05OVERALL THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE
00:09:10PUT IN PLACE, THE TREASURY SECRETARY IT WELL.
00:09:18WE DID THAT IN OUR LEGISLATION.
00:09:22THE ECONOMY WAS GOING TO TAKE OFF LIKE A ROCKET. THEN WE GOT INTO THE SKIRMISH
00:09:26WITH IRAN. OR A WAR OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO
00:09:32CALL IT. IT IS A SERIOUS SITUATION. I THINK WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO A RESOLUTION.
00:09:35DASHA: WHO KNOWS WHERE THIS WILL
00:09:40BE IN THE NEXT HOUR OR 24 HOURS.
00:09:45REPUBLICANS WERE EXPECTING THE FEASTS THAT SCOTT BESSENT MENTIONS.
00:09:49BUT WE ARE STILL ENGAGED IN CONFLICT WITH IRAN.
00:09:52I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES
00:09:55I TALKED TO REPUBLICANS THAT ARE TRYING TO HELP YOU.
00:09:59THEY ARE TRYING TO WIN SEATS
00:10:02THAT ARE TEARING THEIR HAIR OUT
00:10:04BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO
00:10:08MESSAGE THIS WAR. THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO TALK TO
00:10:11VOTERS ABOUT WHAT GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS THE PRESIDENT HAS MADE ON THE ECONOMY WHEN THEY
00:10:16ARE UNHAPPY WITH WHAT THEY ARE PAYING AT THE PUMP AND WHAT THEY
00:10:19ARE PAYING AT THE GROCERY STORE.
00:10:23HOW CAN REPUBLICANS CONTEND WITH THIS?
00:10:24SPEAKER JOHNSON: THE FACTS.
00:10:27THEY HAVE LOWER TAXES. THEY HAVE A SECURE BORDER.
00:10:32THEY HAVE PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH. THE BORDER IS A BIG ISSUE HERE IN ARIZONA.
00:10:40THAT WAS A CAMPAIGN PROMISE FULFILLED.
00:10:47A PATHWAY OUT OF POVERTY FOR MORE PEOPLE.
00:10:52WE GAVE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS THE ABILITY TO EXPAND.
00:10:59THAT IS A BIG THING FOR MIDDLE AMERICANS.
00:11:04THE MARKET IS DOING WELL. THE JOB PARTICIPATION NUMBERS
00:11:08LOOK GREAT. WE HAVE ALL THE INGREDIENTS IN PLACE.
00:11:13WE HAVE TO GET THE IRAN SITUATION SETTLED DOWN.
00:11:18THE BIGGEST FEAR I'M HEARING FROM REPUBLICAN SOURCES IS COME
00:11:22SEPTEMBER, WHICH IS NOT VERY LONG FROM NOW, WHEN VOTERS REALLY START TO PAY ATTENTION
00:11:26AND MAKE UP THEIR MINDS, WE ARE STILL AT WAR.
00:11:29THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS COME NOVEMBER WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO CAST A BALLOT.
00:11:33WE ARE STILL AT WAR.
00:11:36THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS STILL A MESS IN GAS PRICES ARE HIGH.
00:11:41IF THAT IS THE CASE, WILL THE BOTTOM FALL OUT FOR YOU?
00:11:44SPEAKER JOHNSON: ABSOLUTELY NOT.
00:11:47WE ARE GOING TO WIN THIS ELECTION WHETHER WE RESOLVE THE IRAN ISSUE BEFORE IT OR NOT.
00:11:51DASHA: THERE ARE ACTUAL VOTERS
00:11:57I'VE SPOKEN TO. SPEAKER JOHNSON: THE HEADLINES DO NOT TELL THE RIGHT STORY.
00:12:06THEY ASSESS US AS HAVING 214
00:12:12REPUBLICAN SEATS.
00:12:15THE JUMP BALL IS LESS THAN 20 SEATS IN THE MIDDLE.
00:12:21THE FUTURE OF THE REPUBLIC WILL BE DECIDED BY THE SEATS.
00:12:26MY PARTY WILL GAIN SOME SEATS. THAT IS A BIG FACTOR.
00:12:33MOST OF THE SEATS ARE ALREADY DECIDED.
00:12:37WE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THEM FOR A YEAR AND A HALF.
00:12:45WE KNOW THE STAKES ARE HIGH. WE WILL HAVE THE RESOURCES.
00:12:52IN 2018 AND THE LAST MIDTERM, WE LOST THE MAJORITY.
00:13:0435 DISTRICTS.
00:13:08WE ARE ONLY DEFENDING EIGHT.
00:13:12THE MATH FAVORS REPUBLICANS.
00:13:15I AM FINE WITH THAT. THEY UNDERESTIMATE US ALL THE TIME.
00:13:19WE ARE GOING TO WIN THIS ELECTION KEEP THIS MAJORITY.
00:13:21DASHA: THERE ARE SEATS THAT
00:13:26SHOULD BE EASILY TAKEN BY REPUBLICANS WHERE REPUBLICANS ARE NOW PLAYING DEFENSE BOTH IN
00:13:30THE HOUSE AND SENATE. YOU TALKED ABOUT AUTONOMY.
00:13:37YOU REMEMBER THE TRAP THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN FELL INTO TELLING VOTERS WHO WERE NOT
00:13:41FEELING GOOD ABOUT THEIR OWN
00:13:43KITCHEN TABLE ISSUES THAT LOOK
00:13:47AT ALL THESE NUMBERS, THEY ARE GREAT, YOU SHOULD BE FEELING GREAT.
00:13:50ARE YOU WORRIED THAT YOU'RE FALLING INTO THAT SAME TRAP?
00:13:52SPEAKER JOHNSON: PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS LYING TO PEOPLE.
00:13:56WE ARE NOT. DASHA: DOES THE PRESIDENT
00:14:00ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A? SPEAKER JOHNSON: I TALKED TO HIM
00:14:03MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. HE IS VERY IN TUNE WITH THAT.
00:14:09HE IS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK EVERY DAY TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION IN IRAN.
00:14:20WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE DAYS AND WEEKS AHEAD AS WE WILL HAVE A
00:14:22NUMBER OF OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND
00:14:25THE WORLD TO UNDERSTAND THE NECESSITY OF KEEPING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ OPEN.
00:14:29DASHA: SO YOU ARE CONFIDENT THIS
00:14:32WILL BE PUT TO BED BY WHEN?
00:14:33SPEAKER JOHNSON: YOU ARE HEARING
00:14:39THE WHITE HOUSE AND MOST OF THE ADMINISTRATION SAYING WE ARE ON THE VERGE OF IT.
00:14:42I HOPE THAT IS TRUE.
00:14:43IF WE ARE NOT, IF WE ARE
00:14:46DISAPPOINTED BY THE IRANIANS AGAIN AT THE NEGOTIATION TABLE,
00:14:49WE WILL HANDLE THIS AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN WITHOUT COMPROMISING
00:14:52OUR POSITION IN THE FREEDOM AND INTEREST OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
00:14:57I AM CONFIDENT THAT THE PENTAGON IS HANDLING THIS.
00:15:02WE WILL SEE HOW IT DEVELOPS.
00:15:05I HAVE A METAPHOR FOR HOW I THINK OF CONTROL OF THE HOUSE.
00:15:10EVERY DAY I SPEND TIME TRYING TO MAKE IT PERFECTLY CALIBRATED.
00:15:16THEN THERE IS SOMETHING THAT GOES OFF. THAT IS OUTSIDE OF MY CONTROL.
00:15:21ALL I CAN DO AS THE LEADER OF MY
00:15:24EFFORT IS TO DO THAT. I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT IT.
00:15:28WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A TRANSPARENT CAMPAIGN.
00:15:34DASHA: WHAT DO YOU SAY TO
00:15:38AMERICANS WHO HAVE HEARD THE PRESIDENT SAYING HE WOULD BRING DOWN PRICES.
00:15:42HE WOULD MAKE THEIR LIVES BETTER AND EASIER AND IT FEELS LIKE HE
00:15:46HAD REPUBLICANS ARE NOT FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THAT.
00:15:48SPEAKER JOHNSON: HE HAS MADE EBERLY'S LIFE BETTER.
00:15:55WORLD AFFAIRS SOMETIMES INTERVENE IN THOSE THINGS.
00:15:58WE ARE KEEPING OUR PROMISES.
00:16:05WE TALK ABOUT THIS A LOT.
00:16:11HE SAID IF YOU THINK ABOUT THIS,
00:16:14THIS IS IN A CONTRACT WITH AMERICA YEAR.
00:16:18THIS IS MORE OF A CONTRAST. THAT CRYSTALLIZES IT WELL.
00:16:25A CONTRAST BETWEEN COMMON SENSE AND CRAZY.
00:16:31BETWEEN COMMON SENSE AND COMMUNISM. YOU CAN SHRUG THAT OFF.
00:16:34I AM TELLING YOU, I HAVE BEEN FLYING AROUND THE COUNTRY.
00:16:38EVERYWHERE I GO, ALARMS ARE BEING RAISED.
00:16:45THERE IS A REAL FEAR THAT PEOPLE HAVE.
00:16:49THAT MARXISTS ARE TAKING OVER THE GOVERNMENT. EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE PAYING
00:16:53ATTENTION TO THIS.
00:16:55THEY DON'T WANT ANY BORDERS. THEY WANT TO ABOLISH PRISONS.
00:17:00THEY WANT TO REMOVE THE PRESIDENT.
00:17:04THEY THINK MARXISTS WILL TAKE OVER.
00:17:09THIS IS COMMUNISM. IT HAS NEVER WORKED IN THIS COUNTRY.
00:17:10DASHA: THAT IS ALSO NOT ACROSS-THE-BOARD.
00:17:15THERE ARE SOME CANDIDATES THAT LEAD THAT WAY.
00:17:24ALL OF THESE RACES ARE IDIOSYNCRATIC. SPEAKER JOHNSON: THOSE ARE
00:17:28CANDIDATES WHO ARE GOING TO LOSE THEIR RACES. BUT THOSE ARE THE RULE.
00:17:34THE CRAZY CANDIDATES ARE PREVAILING.
00:17:37THE MONEY IS ON THE SIDE OF THE INSURGENTS LAST.
00:17:40DASHA: THAT IS TOTALLY RIGHT.
00:17:44SOMETIMES WHEN I HEAR THOSE
00:17:48HEADLINES, WHEN I HEAR THAT KIND OF TALKING POINT ABOUT THE
00:17:50INSURGENTS LEFT, I HAVE TO SAY,
00:17:55IT REMINDS ME A LITTLE BIT OF
00:17:582016 WHEN THERE WAS AN INSURGENT CANDIDATE WHO A LOT OF PEOPLE
00:18:01THOUGHT WAS CRAZY AND WAS GOING TO RUIN THE PARTY AND RUIN
00:18:04DEMOCRACY AND TAKE THIS PARTY DOWN.
00:18:08THAT WAS DONALD TRUMP.
00:18:16HE DOMINATED THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
00:18:18SPEAKER JOHNSON: YOU CANNOT
00:18:21COMPARE DONALD TRUMP TO THE COMMUNISTS.
00:18:22DASHA: THE REASON I'M COMPARING
00:18:26IT IS BECAUSE THAT ENERGY, THE FRUSTRATION AND ANGER THAT
00:18:29VOTERS FEEL WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT AND THE STATUS QUO
00:18:33IS THE SAME THING THAT AMERICANS
00:18:37WERE FEELING OVER A DECADE AGO. DO YOU THINK IT IS DANGEROUS TO
00:18:40DISMISS THE DSA AND THESE
00:18:49CANDIDATES AS FEAR MONGERING, COMMUNISM, MARXISM?
00:18:50SPEAKER JOHNSON: DONALD TRUMP
00:18:54TAPPED INTO SOMETHING THAT WAS
00:18:55THE SENTIMENT OF THE PEOPLE WHEN HE SAID AMERICA FIRST.
00:19:00DS URGENT LEFT WANTS TO DESTROY AMERICA. THEY HAVE DISDAIN FOR AMERICA.
00:19:06DONALD TRUMP WAS TRYING TO DEFEND IT AND PROTECT IT.
00:19:08DASHA: THEY HAVE DISDAIN WITH
00:19:12THE STATUS QUO WHICH RESONATES WITH VOTERS RIGHT NOW.
00:19:14SPEAKER JOHNSON: THEY ARE TRYING
00:19:17TO COVER IT UP. WE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY.
00:19:20THAT IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO ARTICULATE. THIS IS SOMETHING THE AMERICAN
00:19:24PEOPLE TAKE SERIOUSLY.
00:19:28I TAKE FOLKS LATE AT NIGHT ON TOURS IN THE HOUSE.
00:19:38CONGRESS VOTED IN PERSON TO DO
00:19:42THAT.
00:19:48PREVIOUS GENERATIONS OF CONGRESS UNDERSTOOD. WE ARE THE OPPOSITE OF COMMUNISTS.
00:19:54MARXISM BEGINS WITH A PREMISE THAT THERE IS NO GOD.
00:19:58THAT IS A SIMPLE STATEMENT.
00:20:03WE RECOGNIZE THAT OUR RIGHTS
00:20:05COME FROM OUR CREATOR, NOT OUR GOVERNMENT.
00:20:08THEY WORK GOVERNMENT TO RUN YOUR LIVES.
00:20:09DASHA: SO YOU THINK THEY ARE
00:20:13SCARY BUT THEY'RE GOING TO LOSE. SPEAKER JOHNSON: I BELIEVE WE WILL DEFEAT THEM.
00:20:18AMERICA IS NOT ON BOARD WITH THIS STUFF.
00:20:24THIS IS A POPULAR SENTIMENT NOW.
00:20:27A FRIGHTENING PERCENTAGE OF YOUNG PEOPLE DESCRIBE THEMSELVES
00:20:31AS SOCIALISTS. BUT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND DASHA: WHAT IT MEANS.
00:20:34DO YOU THINK THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THIS WING OF THE DEMOCRATIC
00:20:37PARTY WILL HAVE SUCCESS THE OF THE PRIMARY?
00:20:39SPEAKER JOHNSON: I THINK THEY ARE PLAYING THE LONG GAME.
00:20:44I'M WATCHING THE ESTABLISHMENT DEMOCRATIC PARTY TAKE A KNEE.
00:20:49MAMDANI HAD A SLATE OF CANDIDATES.
00:20:56HE HAS A SERIOUS CHALLENGE.
00:21:00HE IS NOT A CRAZY LEFTIST. HE IS NOT ON BOARD WITH THIS.
00:21:09THIS IS A SERIOUS THREAT. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT IT IS.
00:21:16OUR CANDIDATES REPRESENT COMMON SENSE.
00:21:17DASHA: THE DIRECTION WE SEE
00:21:20MICHIGAN HEADING RIGHT NOW IS A VICTORY.
00:21:25WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT SAYS ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR
00:21:29REPUBLICANS? SPEAKER JOHNSON: IT IS EXACTLY
00:21:32WHAT WE PREDICTED WOULD HAPPEN. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CAP
00:21:36PARTIES IN REAL TROUBLE.
00:21:41YOU HAVE THEM SAYING THIS IS NOT WHO WE ARE.
00:21:45YOU WILL HAVE THE OLD DEMOCRATS LEAVING THE PARTY.
00:21:48DASHA: WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO?
00:21:51SPEAKER JOHNSON: WE WILL WELCOME THEM IF THEY WANT TO GET ON
00:21:55BOARD WITH AMERICAN PRINCIPLES WHICH IS WHAT WE REPRESENT.
00:21:57THE FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF THE COUNTRY.
00:22:06WE WILL TAKE THEM. WE ARE A BIG TENT.
00:22:10DASHA: HOW MUCH WILL YOU LEAN
00:22:13INTO THIS CONTEST THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TAKING WHAT JUST HAPPENED IN MICHIGAN?
00:22:16>> IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SEE IT.
00:22:22ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES. THIS ONE HAS A SERIOUS SET OF CONSEQUENCES.
00:22:27WE HAVE THE GREATEST EXPERIMENT IN SELF-GOVERNANCE.
00:22:31WE ARE THE MOST FREE, MOST
00:22:34SUCCESSFUL, MOST BENEVOLENT NATION EVER. BUT IT IS NOT GUARANTEED.
00:22:39FREEDOM IS NEVER MORE THAN ONE GENERATION AWAY FROM EXTINCTION.
00:22:43PEOPLE HAVE TO BE TAUGHT TO PROTECT IT AND TESTED ON TO THE NEXT GENERATION.
00:22:49THAT IS THE CONTEST WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW.
00:22:52THAT IS WHY WE ARE GOING TO WIN. BECAUSE WE DEFEND AMERICA.
00:22:56DASHA: YOU HAVE BEEN SPEAKER
00:23:00DURING A CHALLENGING TIME IN CONGRESS.
00:23:03ONE OF THE TRENDS THAT WE HAVE
00:23:05STARTED TO SEE IS MEMBERS, BOTH
00:23:10DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN, WITH
00:23:15SOME UNTENABLE SCANDALS AND CONTROVERSIES AND ETHICS ISSUES.
00:23:18I HAVE TO ASK YOU ABOUT MAX MILLER.
00:23:21HE IS FACING SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS OF DOMESTIC AND CHILD ABUSE FROM HIS EX-WIFE.
00:23:26HE WOULD POUR HOT WATER ON HER AND HOLDING ONTO HER.
00:23:34TODAY HE SAID ON CNN THAT YOU ARE STANDING BEHIND HIM. ARE YOU?
00:23:38SPEAKER JOHNSON: I HAVE NOT SPOKEN TO HIM IN A FEW DAYS.
00:23:45I THINK WHAT HE IS SUGGESTING IS
00:23:54THIS APPLIES EQUALLY TO REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS.
00:23:58WE DON'T TAKE DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AGAINST MEMBERS WHO HAVE ALLEGATIONS.
00:24:03HE VEHEMENTLY DENIES IT.
00:24:11WE HAVE A PROCESS.
00:24:16WE ALWAYS WITHHOLD JUDGMENT ON THIS. WHETHER IT IS REPUBLICANS OR DEMOCRATS.
00:24:22IT IS DUE PROCESS. THEY ARE ABOUT TO MAKE THEIR
00:24:26CASE. AND BE EVALUATED IN A JURY OF THEIR PEERS.
00:24:32THEY JUST STARTED AN ETHICS INVESTIGATION.
00:24:36WE HAVE TO LET THAT PLAY OUT.
00:24:37DASHA: HE DID SPECIFICALLY
00:24:42INVOKE YOUR NAME TODAY. IS THAT HOW YOU WOULD CHARACTERIZE YOUR POSITION AS
00:24:46STANDING BEHIND HIM? SPEAKER JOHNSON: I HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO HIM IN THE LAST FEW
00:24:50DAYS. I WILL.
00:24:54THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF DOMESTIC EVENTS GOING ON.
00:24:58IT IS NOT MY BUSINESS TO GET ENGAGED IN.
00:25:02THE HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE DOES ITS WORK.
00:25:03DASHA: THIS IS NOT THE EVERYDAY
00:25:08DOMESTIC AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. SPEAKER JOHNSON: IT IS PLAYING
00:25:12OUT IN PUBLIC AND IT IS AWKWARD.
00:25:15WHAT HAPPENED TODAY IS I WAS ON A FLIGHT.
00:25:19THERE WERE A COUPLE OF NATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS WHO WERE
00:25:23SUGGESTING THAT I TOLD HIM TO DROP OUT OF HIS REELECTION.
00:25:28WE ENGAGE IN TRUTH AND TRANSPARENCY. I HAVE NOT SPOKEN TO HIM.
00:25:32DASHA: WILL YOU TELL HIM TO DROP OUT?
00:25:35SPEAKER JOHNSON: I WILL TELL HIM THESE ARE SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS.
00:25:43I THINK HE IS TAKING THEM SERIOUSLY.
00:25:47WE HAVE TO ALLOW THIS PROCESS TO PLAY OUT.
00:25:49DASHA: HE SAID THE PRESIDENT
00:25:53CALLED HIM AND TOLD HIM THINGS ARE NOT LOOKING GOOD FOR YOU.
00:25:54SPEAKER JOHNSON: THEY DON'T LOOK GOOD RIGHT NOW, OF COURSE.
00:26:00WHAT SHOULD A SPEAKER DO IN THIS CASE? I CALL OUT FOR LEARNING BEHAVIOR.
00:26:06I TRY TO WORK EVERY DAY ON THE ETHICS OF THE HOUSE.
00:26:13OUR ETHICS COMMITTEE HAS DONE MORE WORK THAN THEY NEED TO. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT.
00:26:18I PINE FOR THE DAYS WHEN WE DO NOT HAVE THESE TYPES OF
00:26:21DISTURBANCES.
00:26:27BUT PEOPLE HAVE DOMESTIC DISPUTES.
00:26:31WE ARE FLAWED HUMANS.
00:26:32DASHA: I'M SURPRISED TO SEE THEM
00:26:35INVOKE YOUR NAME BECAUSE HE HAS ALSO NOT BEEN THE MOST GENEROUS TOWARD YOU.
00:26:39HE SAID HE WOULD NOT SUPPORT YOU FOR REELECTION AS SPEAKER OR
00:26:44MINORITY LEADER. HE SAID THEY WERE DIVIDING REPUBLICANS WITH A SMILE.
00:26:47SPEAKER JOHNSON: I THINK YOU CAN
00:26:50ASK EVERY OTHER REPUBLICAN AND THEY WOULD SAY THAT IS NOT TRUE.
00:26:53THAT DOES NOT BOTHER ME. THERE'S A LOT OF CRITICISM OF ME.
00:26:59I'M NOT GOING TO SAY SOMETHING NEGATIVE.
00:27:02HE HAS TO WORK OUT SOME THINGS IN HIS FAMILY LIFE.
00:27:06THAT IS AN ISSUE FOR THE VOTERS OF OHIO SEVENTH DISTRICT.
00:27:11DASHA: SENATOR MORENO HAS CALLED
00:27:15FOR HIM TO RESIGN.
00:27:19MILLER IS UP FOR REELECTION. YOU ARE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
00:27:23TRYING TO HOLD ON TO THE HOUSE.
00:27:26HE HAS UNTIL FOUR :00 P.M. WEDNESDAY TO WITHDRAW AND BE REPLACED ON THE BALLOT.
00:27:33DEMOCRATS ARE NOW EYEING THAT SEAT.
00:27:37THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS THE PRESIDENT CALLED HIM.
00:27:42SPEAKER JOHNSON: I HAVE NOT BEEN TO OHIO SEVENTH DISTRICT IN A
00:27:47WHILE. HE DID A CNN INTERVIEW.
00:27:52HE SAID HIS CONSTITUENTS ARE
00:27:56STANDING BY HIM AND NO ONE HAS ASKED HIM TO RESIGN.
00:28:00WE HAVE TO SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT.
00:28:06I AM FOCUSING ON MANY DISTRICTS AROUND THE COUNTRY.
00:28:08DASHA: IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF
00:28:11THIS, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MIDTERM YEAR, YOU ARE ALSO
00:28:15TRYING TO GET SOME STUFF DONE.
00:28:18LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
00:28:22THERE IS A BILL THAT INCLUDES PROVISIONS FROM THE SAVE AMERICA
00:28:26ACT WHICH IS NOW AT A STANDSTILL IN THE SENATE.
00:28:31JOHN THUNE SAYS THE PARTY DOES NOT HAVE THE VOTES TO PASS IT.
00:28:36PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PATIENTS WITH HIM IS WEARING THIN.
00:28:40YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE TO HAVE A DIVIDED CREW.
00:28:48WHO IS RIGHT?
00:28:49SPEAKER JOHNSON: I THINK THEY
00:28:52AGREE ON MUCH MORE THAN A DISAGREE ON. ONE THING THAT EVERYBODY AROUND THE COUNTRY SAYS.
00:28:57DASHA: I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO GO
00:29:00DOWN THAT ROAD. BUT SPECIFICALLY ON THE LITERAL PRACTICALITY OF THIS, WHAT DOES
00:29:04THE PRESIDENT WANT? IS IT POSSIBLE?
00:29:07SPEAKER JOHNSON: I HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU.
00:29:11I'M TRYING TO PRESENT THIS SCENARIO THAT ALLOWS FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
00:29:15DASHA: SO YOU ARE A MAGICIAN?
00:29:19SPEAKER JOHNSON: I AM A PRAYER
00:29:23WARRIOR. WE WERE TRYING TO PRAY THIS THING THROUGH.
00:29:26THE IDEA THAT YOU SHOULD BE A CITIZEN TO VOTE AND PROVIDE
00:29:28VALID ID IS LEADING IN PUBLIC OPINION POLLS.
00:29:35WE CANNOT GET A SETTLEMENT DEMOCRAT TO DO THAT.
00:29:36DASHA: A LOT OF CRITICS SAY IT
00:29:40IS ALREADY ILLEGAL PART NONCITIZEN. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT IT
00:29:45INFECTS ELECTIONS. THERE ARE REPUBLICANS WHO SAY THIS IS FEDERAL OVERREACH INTO A
00:29:49PROCESS THAT IS RUN BY THE STATE.
00:29:51THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR OWN VOTERS HAVING MORE BURDENS.
00:29:54SPEAKER JOHNSON: THAT IS
00:29:58DIRECTLY AND CONSTITUTIONALLY THE RIGHT OF THE HOUSE.
00:30:01IT IS OUR 50 STATES HIS TONE.
00:30:04SOME DO IT A LOT MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY. LIKE OTHERS.
00:30:08CALIFORNIA HAS MADE A MESS OF ELECTIONS.
00:30:13TO ENFORCE THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS.
00:30:19WE PASSED THIS IN THE HOUSE.
00:30:24WE DID IT BEFORE WE WENT HOME
00:30:26FOR THE AUGUST RECESS. IT HAS THREE SIMPLE COMPONENTS.
00:30:33IT HAS SOME MUCH NEEDED FUNDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR FOR OUR TROOPS.
00:30:38ANNA HAS FUNDS FOR THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY, OUR FARMERS.
00:30:45THERE IS NO REPUBLICAN WHO SHOULD VOTE AGAINST THAT.
00:30:51I SAID HELP ME HELP YOU.
00:30:54WE'RE SENDING YOU A PACKAGE I THINK WILL BE IRRESISTIBLE FOR REPUBLICANS.
00:31:03THAT IS WHAT THIS BILL WILL DO. VERY SIMPLE, VERY CLEAN.
00:31:07IT CAN BE JUST AS BEAUTIFUL AS THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL.
00:31:12HE UNDERSTOOD THE NECESSITY OF THIS.
00:31:15I KNOW JOHN THUNE AGREES WITH THOSE PRINCIPLES.
00:31:19HE HAS A DELICATE BALANCE TO MAINTAIN JUST LIKE I DO.
00:31:22I HAVE ONE HUNDRED AND 50 MORE PEOPLE TO CORRAL THAN HE DOES.
00:31:26DASHA: DID HE SAY I THINK I CAN
00:31:28MAKE THAT HAPPEN?
00:31:30SPEAKER JOHNSON: HE ACKNOWLEDGES TO ME PRIVATELY WHAT HE SAYS
00:31:35PUBLICLY, THIS IS A CHALLENGE, BUT HE IS IN NO WAY GIVING UP ON IT.
00:31:38HE WANTS TO GET IT DONE BUT HE HAS TO GET THE VOTES.
00:31:42I AM TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITIONS TO ALLOW FOR THAT SUCCESS.
00:31:47IT IS THE RIGHT THING FOR THE COUNTRY.
00:31:50DASHA: WHY DO YOU THINK YOUR
00:31:55RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PRESIDENT IS SO DIFFERENT? SPEAKER JOHNSON: I HAVE BEEN
00:31:59WORKING WITH HIM FOR ALMOST A DECADE NOW.
00:32:02JOHN THUNE DID NOT HAVE MUCH OF A RELATIONSHIP BEFORE HIM.
00:32:06I HAVE THIS LONG HISTORY WITH THE PRESIDENT.
00:32:10IT IS A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP.
00:32:13HE TRUSTS MY JUDGMENT AND MY COUNSEL AND WE CONTINUE TO
00:32:17DELIVER THE AGENDA THAT HE PROMISED THE PEOPLE.
00:32:22HE IS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK ALMOST LITERALLY EVERY DAY TO
00:32:25DELIVER FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THE VOTERS IN 2024 GAVE US A MANDATE.
00:32:32THEY EXPECTED ANTICIPATED WHEN
00:32:33YOU GET A MANDATE LIKE THAT, TO
00:32:39WORK TOGETHER AND FIX THE PROBLEMS WE INHERITED.
00:32:50DASHA: HAVE YOU GIVEN HIM ANY
00:32:54ADVICE ON HOW TO MANAGE THAT RELATIONSHIP? >> WE ARE COLLEAGUES.
00:32:58WE MEET OFTEN. I TRY TO HELP.
00:33:05I BELIEVE THE TEAM IS IMPORTANT.
00:33:13THE ONE THING I HAVE EMPHASIZED
00:33:20IS THEY CAN SPEND MORE TIME TOGETHER. SO THEY HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.
00:33:23DASHA: ARE YOU FEELING THE
00:33:27PRESIDENT'S INCREASED ANGER AND FRUSTRATION?
00:33:32I REPORTED ON THIS.
00:33:45HE WANTED TO DO IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF THE MIDDLE FINGER TO CONGRESS.
00:33:48SPEAKER JOHNSON: THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO MOVE QUICKLY.
00:33:53HE WANTS TO FIX EVERYTHING OVERNIGHT.
00:33:57HE IS FRUSTRATED BECAUSE CONGRESS IS DESIGNED TO MOVE SLOWLY.
00:34:02THAT IS A FRUSTRATION TO A PROBLEM SOLVER PRESIDENT LIKE WE HAVE.
00:34:07HE IS THE REAL HANDS-ON COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
00:34:17IT IS A DAILY CHALLENGE.
00:34:27IT IS A VERY DELICATE BALANCE.
00:34:35A LOT OF THIS IS RELATIONSHIPS. YOU HAVE TO WORK EVERYBODY TO THEIR PROBLEMS.
00:34:41I DO THAT ALL DAY LONG. IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK AND EFFORT.
00:34:47JOHN THUNE IS A SMART, PRINCIPAL GUY. HE HAS A CHALLENGE ON HIS HANDS.
00:34:51DASHA: I THINK HE HAS SAID NO TO
00:34:55THE PRESIDENT A LOT MORE THAN YOU HAVE. SPEAKER JOHNSON: LET ME CORRECT THAT.
00:35:02DASHA: YOU KNOW THE CRITICISM OF YOU.
00:35:08PEOPLE THINK YOU HAVE GIVEN EVERYTHING AWAY THE PRESIDENT
00:35:12TRUMP. I KNOW WHERE YOU WANT TO GO WITH THOSE.
00:35:18CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE REALITY OF
00:35:25THAT RELATIONSHIP?
00:35:29IT SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE NOT BEEN
00:35:32TO ANGRY ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS OF
00:35:36YOU GIVING UP THAT AUTHORITY.
00:35:40YOU SEE THAT RELATIONSHIP IS VERY IMPORTANT TO GETTING THINGS DONE. DO YOU TELL HIM NO?
00:35:45SPEAKER JOHNSON: I DO IT PRIVATELY.
00:35:49THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT. I ROLLED MY EYES THAT THESE RIDICULOUS HEADLINES.
00:35:52DASHA: WHEN IS IT TIME YOU HAVE
00:35:56TOLD HIM KNOW HER WALKED HIM OFF A LEDGE? SPEAKER JOHNSON: FOUR TIMES A DAY.
00:36:00SHE IS AN IDEAS GUIDE.
00:36:03HE IS CONSTANTLY PITCHING IDEAS.
00:36:07DASHA: DO YOU EVER SAY THAT IS A CRAZY IDEA?
00:36:10SPEAKER JOHNSON: YES. WE HAVE A VERY CLOSE RELATIONSHIP.
00:36:16EVERY COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF NEEDS PEOPLE AROUND HIM WHO WILL SAY THAT.
00:36:28WE ARE IN THE SAME PARTY.
00:36:31VOTERS EXPECT US TO WORK AS A WELL OILED MACHINE.
00:36:35I DO NOT AIR GRIEVANCES WITH THE PRESIDENT AND PUBLIC.
00:36:40I THINK THERE IS A MORE EFFECTIVE WAY TO DO IT. I COULD WRITE A FOLLOWED VOLUME
00:36:45SET ON WHAT WE HAVE DISAGREED ON.
00:36:48DASHA: BEFORE I SEND YOU OUT TO
00:36:51THE ARIZONA HEAT, MY FINAL QUESTION, YOU HAVE LED THIS CONFERENCE TO SOME TURBULENT
00:36:55TIMES. YOUR OWN LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN CHALLENGED.
00:37:00DO YOU HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS FOR HOW YOU HAVE LEAD THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
00:37:05DO YOU INTEND TO STAY ON AS
00:37:12LEADER OF THE REPUBLICANS? SPEAKER JOHNSON: I DON'T HAVE TO
00:37:15ANSWER THAT QUESTION BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO WIN.
00:37:17DASHA: WOULD YOU BE MINORITY
00:37:21LEADER IF AT SOME POINT DOWN THE LINE REPUBLICANS DO NOT HOLD THE HOUSE ANYMORE? SPEAKER JOHNSON: YOU'RE GOING TO
00:37:25ROLL YOUR EYES WHEN I TELL YOU
00:37:28THIS BUT TODAY HAS ENOUGH TROUBLE OF ITS OWN AND I WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW.
00:37:32THAT IS FAR DOWN THE LINE. WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THE
00:37:36REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE.
00:37:37WE WILL KEEP THE MARXISTS THAT DAY. WE WILL DEFEND THE GREATEST
00:37:41NATION IN THE WORLD.
00:37:43DASHA: WE WILL SEE YOU OUT THERE
00:37:47ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. THANK YOU. [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS CAPTION CONTENT AND ACCURACY.
00:37:50VISIT NCICAP.ORG] [CAPTIONS COPYRIGHT NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORP. 2026] >> THE SENATE IS IN SESSION FOR
00:37:54WHAT IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE THEIR LAST DAY BEFORE THEIR SUMMER RECESS.
00:37:58EARLIER TODAY SENATOR'S PASTORATE LEGISLATION IMPOSING ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA.
00:38:03IT WAS NAMED AFTER THE LATE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR LINDSEY
00:38:07GRAHAM, WHO CALLED FOR NEW
00:38:09SANCTIONS TO STAY BEFORE HIS DEATH.
00:38:13THEY ALSO CONFIRM 74 OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NOMINEES
00:38:16INCLUDING THE HEADS OF TSA AND
00:38:18FEMA AND THE WHITE HOUSE DEPUTY BUDGET DIRECTOR.
00:38:22SENATE LEADERS HOPE TO VOTE ON THE CONFIRMATION OF TODD BLANCHE
00:38:25TO BE THE NEXT ATTORNEY GENERAL
00:38:29BEFORE THE RECESS. BILL CASSIDY WAS THE LAST SENATOR TO ANNOUNCE HIS DECISION
00:38:31TODAY THAT HE WILL VOTE TO CONFIRM TODD BLANCHE.
00:38:36NOW WITH HIS CRITICAL VOTE OF SUPPORT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MR. BLANCHE COULD BE CONFIRMED LATER TONIGHT.
00:38:41ALSO THE FINAL VOTE ON LEGISLATION TO FUND THE FEDERAL
00:38:44GOVERNMENT THROUGH DECEMBER 11 COULD HAPPEN TONIGHT.
00:38:47THERE IS LIVE HAPPENING -- COVERAGE HAPPENING RIGHT ON C-SPAN TWO.
00:38:53THIS EVENING, OUR COVERAGE OF AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY
00:38:58CONTINUES WITH THE WEEKLY U.S. MARINE CORPS PARADE.
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00:39:30LEGACY OF BARACK OBAMA. AFTER THAT, C-SPAN TAKES YOU ON
00:39:32A TOUR OF THE NEW THE OPENED OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER IN
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00:41:47>> A NEW JOB'S REPORT REVEALS
00:41:51THAT EMPLOYERS CUT 23,000 JOBS IN JULY.
00:41:55AP NEWS SAYS THE STALLED JOB MARKET DELIVERED A POLITICAL
00:41:58SETBACK TO PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST THREE MONTHS AHEAD OF THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS.
00:42:04NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL DIRECTOR KEVIN HASSETT RESPONDED
00:42:07TO THIS REPORT FROM OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE, ARGUING THAT THIS
00:42:10WAS BECAUSE OF GOVERNMENT
00:42:13EMPLOYMENT DECLINE AND TEACHERS
00:42:15BREAKS AND THE END OF THE WORLD CUP, WHICH LED TO HOSPITALITY
00:42:19WORK IS BEING LAID OFF.
00:43:26>> THERE WAS A BIG DECLINE IN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT.
00:43:28PARTLY BECAUSE OF DOGE AND THEY
00:43:34WERE EXTRA SCHOOL DAYS AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
00:43:37AT A NORMAL TIME WHEN TEACHERS WOULD TAKE THE SUMMER OFF.
00:43:41A LOT OF THAT GOT PUSHED TO JULY.
00:43:46AND THE END OF THE WORLD CUP MEANT A LOT OF HOSPITALITY
00:43:50WORKERS WERE LAID OFF.
00:43:56THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE SAW.