niels lesniewski, senior reporter for roll call. thanks for joining us. >> here's a look at our live coverage today. on c-span at 11:00 a.m., john talks about sopko the latest report on security set assistance in afghanistan. the 2020discussion on census and the president's effort to count citizens and noncitizens. on c-span2, secretary of state pompeo in a -- mike conversation on foreign policy at 9:00 a.m. at 3:00, the senate returned to vote on whether to override trump's veto on resolutions banning arm sales to saudi arabia. tonight on the communicators, ohio representative bob latta. the ranking member on the committee on communications and technology talks about the tech industry. >> you think about the almost 50 billion robo calls made every year into this country, it will hopefully provide relief to the american citizen. isis important because it one of the top issues people contact me about and it is one of the top issues that the fcc and ftc receive every year is about robo calls. >> the communicators, tonight on c-span2.

niels lesniewski, why did the president veto those resolutions? reporter: the president believes that this is, generally speaking, an undue interference by congress in his conduct of foreign policy, also believes that the arms sales themselves, specifically are vital for national interests,

niels lesniewski, senior senate staff writer for roll call. on monday, the senate begins a very busy week before recess. the chamber holding three votes monday on whether to override the president vetoes, resolutions blocking u.s. arms sales to saudi arabia.

from niels lesniewski, senior senate reporter for c.q. "roll call," he's on twitter. thanks so much for joining us. reporter: thank you. cred red fdic -- [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. 2019] >> jerrold nadler held a news conference earlier today to discuss the robert mueller report. and mr. mueller's testimony this week in front of congress. he said his committee is still considering whether or not to recommend articles of impeachment against president trump. this is half an hour. mr. nadler: good afternoon. i am joined today by many of my colleagues from the house judiciary committee. we want to say a few words about director mueller, what we learned from his testimony and next steps in our work to hold president trump accountable for his conduct. robert mueller is a man of honor and integrity. he has led a life defined by service to his country. some have argued that because director mueller was reluctant to tes

. >> we'll keep an eye on it from niels lesniewski, senior senate reporter for roll call. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> and live now to remarks from secretary of state mike pompeo. he's part of a discussion on foreign policy taking place at the economic club of washington d.c. this morning. this is live. >> so, look it, it's an important question. it's about priorities and resources and how you allocate time and how do you think about the problems that, you know, for me the first -- the first half when i came in now, 16, 17 months ago to the state department after having been the cia director was to make sure that the state department was ready in the moment of crisis. spent a lot of time making sure my team was ready for the day what happens when something bad happens and are your people, and things you hadn't thought about. priorities, the first thing i do every morning is read about china. i talk about the broad array of issues that present opportunities for the united states and risks from china. >> the trade negotiations are going on. you're not the lead

niels lesniewski is the senior senate staff writer for "rollcall." president's veto those resolutions? believese president this is, generally speaking, undue interference by congress in his conduct all foreign policy. also believes the arms sales themselves, specifically, are

niels lesniewski, why did the president veto those resolutions? reporter: the president believes that this is, generally speaking, an undue interference by congress in his conduct of foreign policy, also believes that the arms sales themselves, specifically are vital for national interests, particularly regarding u.s.-saudi relations and security in the middle east. and in the persian gulf. and so the vetoes were to be expected but congress has been on a bipartisan basis frustrated with the president and his administration's handling of relations with saudi arabia, involvement in the support of the saudi-led campaign in yemen, and it was sort of a debate that we know the way this is going to end with these resolutions, the vetoes being sustained, but it's an exercise that members of both parties wanted to go through. host: we mentioned it's part of a very busy week in the senate and your roll call piece, the headline reflecting. that the headline saying next week the senate will consider a budget deal, confirm judges and two senior officials. who

niels lesniewski, why did the president veto those resolutions? >> caller: well, the president believes that this is generally speaking and unto and appearance by congress in his conduct of foreign policy. also believes that arms sales themselves, , specifically, are vital for national interests, particularly regarding u.s.-saudi relations and security in the middle east and in the persian gulf. so the vetoes were to be expected, but congress has been on a bipartisan basis frustrated with the president and his administrations handling of relations with saudi arabia, involvement in the sport of the saudi-led campaign in yemen and it was sort of a debate that we know the way this is going to end with these resolutions, the vetoes being sustained, but it's an exercise that members of both parties wanted to go through. >> host: we mention it's part of a very busy week in the senate and your roll call headline reflecting that same next week the senate will consider budget deal, confirm judges and to make senior officials. who are those top officials? >

niels lesniewski is the senior senate staff writer for "rollcall." president's veto those resolutions? believese president this is, generally speaking, undue interference by congress in his conduct all foreign policy. also believes the arms sales themselves, specifically, are ,ital for national interest particularly regarding u.s.-saudi relations and security in the middle east. were to be expected. on a bipartisan basis, they are frustrated with the president and his administration's handling of relations with saudi arabia, involvement in the support of these saudi-led campaign in yemen. it was sort of a debate -- we know the way this is going to end. but it's an exercise both members of -- members of both parties want to go through. piece, the headline reflecting that -- next week the senate will consider a budget deal, confirm judges, and to senior officials. you are the two top officials? -- who are the two top officials? secretary ofputy defense. the secretary of defense mark esper was confirmed and took the job last week. now they will confirm

lesniewski. niels: thank you. the white house did not release a weekly address. rep. haley stevens delivered the weekly democratic address on the first 200 days of the 116th congress. rep. stevens: hello. 11th district of michigan. have this developed for the residents of my district. to deliver for the middle class and the house did just that. this is a bipartisan solution to the crisis that could have devastating consequences for workers, businesses if we do not take action. over one million hard-working stand to lose their retirement benefits through no fault of the rhÔne, which is wade is so important the house of represented -- why it is important the house of representatives passed the budget this week, ensuring the economic security of the middle class. the house of representatives is taking strong action on our agenda, passing legislation that will improve people's lives. let's review what we have done to expand economic equality for you and your country -- her family. we have lowered prescription drug cost. the mostassed legislation in years to prevent gun v