. >> liz cheney addressing enhanced interrogation. >> i do support enhanced interrogation. i think it is something that has helped us in the past to prevent attacks and save lives. >> to watch our programs anytime, go to www.c-span.org. >> committees voted on a number of president trump's cabinet nominees. we will start with a look at the senate finance committee, which voted on the nominations of steve mnuchin for treasury secretary and tom price. the vote proceeded without the committee democrats, who were absent in protest. this is the level of minutia we are dealing with here. it is irritating. my colleagues are using their own parsed words and vague questions as justifications for their refusal to vote on these nominations. we are currently in the midst of the longest transition period without a confirmed treasury secretary in our nation's hist ory. the process of vetting dr. pri'

. >> congresswoman liz cheney addressing enhanced interrogation. thatthink it is something clearly has health must in the past to prevent attack -- helped us in the past to prevent attacks and save lives. committees voted on a number of president trump's cabinet nominees. we'll take a look at the vote on the nomination for steve mnuchin tomtreasury secretary, and price for health and human services secretary. this is the level of my new show we are dealing with here. we're dealing with here. they are using this is justification to even vote on these nominations. we are in mi

and liz cheney calls that comment deeply troubling and wrong. the top comments coming from mitch mcconnell and standout because mcconnell said he doesn't want to weigh in on any controversial involving president trump. and when it comes to federal judges, senator mcconnell must carry the load trying to get president trump's first supreme court nominee confirmed. alex? >> kelly o'donnell, thank you for that. >>> and pushing back on the moral equivalence between russia and the united states, the senate's most powerful republican mitch mcconnell. >> well, look, putin's a former kgb agent, he's a thug, the russians annexed crimea and invaded ukraine and messed around in our elections. no, i don't think there's any equivalency in the way the russians conduct themselves and the way the united states does. we don't operate in any way the way the russians do. i think there's a clear distinction here that all americans understand. and no, i would not have characterized it that way. >> senator mcconnell was also circumspect when asked about the people com

. >> freshman congressman liz cheney addressing enhanced interrogation. >> i support enhanced interrogations. it is something that has clearly helped us in the past to prevent attacks and save lives. >> to watch our programs anytime, go to c-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. congressman john faso, freshman, from the 19th district of new york. we talked in our last conversation about trump's executive order on immigration. you had that, in your reaction to part of that, that "i believe the order was neither well drafted norwell implemented -- nor well-implemented." given recent events, we need to take steps to strengthen our nation's security. what would you like to see from the administration? guest: there is no doubt the president has the authority to issue an order relating to immigration. but i think maybe this was an aspect of the administration just coming into place, not having cabinet secretaries in place. carefuleded to be more scrutiny and vetting of this within the government. so that there was less confusion at the airports, at our embassies abroad. clear policy could h

trump's fellow republicans with ohio governor, john ka sitand wyoming senator liz cheney hitting mr. trump for that remark and then this from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. >> no, i don't think there's any equivalency between the way the russians conduct themselves and the way the united states does. >> today, the president is expected to make his first visit to u.s. central command where he will receive a special operations briefing before heading back to washington. >>> on "saturday night live" skewered the white house over its role out of the travel restrictions and they brought on a special guest to help them out with a viral performance from actress melissa mccarthy. taking on white house press secretary sean spicer as he tries to visually explain the travel ban to the media. >> you need some props? my word is too big? i have to show you in pictures? great. here we go. when it comes to these decisions, the constitution gives our president lots of power and steve bannon is the key adviser. okay? and our president will not be deterred. in his fight against radical mooslam

wyoming congresswoman liz cheney called the president's suggestion deeply troubling and wrong. the comments from mitch mcconnell stand out because he's been reluctant to comment on every trump controversy. when it comes to federal judges, mitch mcconnell will carry the load trying to confirm president trump's first supreme court nominee. >> kelly o'donnell down in where things stand in the legal battle over president trump's executive order on immigration from our justice correspondent pete williams. pete, what is next? >> for now travel restrictions remain on hold because of the settle judge's order friday, by lawsuits brought by washington and minnesota. after midnight the justice court asked the appeals court to lift the order. the appeals court declined to rule immediately and, instead, asked the states and government to submit more legal briefs. the two states have until 4:00 a.m. eastern time to file. then the justice department has until monday at 6:00 eastern time to file. nothing will change for at least another day. in the meantime, the trump executive order remains o

wyoming congresswoman liz cheney called the president's suggestion deeply troubling and wrong. the comments from mitch mcconnell stand out because he's been reluctant to comment on every trump controversy. when it comes to federal judges, mitch mcconnell will carry the load trying to confirm president trump's first supreme court nominee. >> kelly o'donnell down in florida. >>> let's get the latest on where things stand in the legal battle over president trump's executive order on immigration from our justice correspondent pete williams. pete, what is next? >> for now travel restrictions remain on hold because of the settle judge's order friday, by lawsuits brought by washington and minnesota. after midnight the justice court asked the appeals court to lift the order. the appeals court declined to rule immediately and, instead, asked the states and government to submit more legal briefs. the two states have until 4:00 a.m. eastern time to file. then the justice department has until monday at 6:00 eastern time to file. nothing will change for at least another day. in the meantime

. >> freshman congressman liz cheney addressing enhanced interrogation. >> i support enhanced interrogations. it is something that has clearly helped us in the past to prevent attacks and save lives. >> to watch our programs anytime, go to c-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. congressman john faso, freshman, from the 19th district of new york. we talked in our last conversation about trump's executive order on immigration. you had that, in your reaction to part of that, that "i believe the order was neither well drafted norwell implemented -- nor well-implemented."

. >> liz cheney addressing enhanceded ger gags. >> i do support enhanced interrogation. i think it's something that clearly has helped us in the to prevebt vent attacks and save lives, so i was glad to see president trump take that step. >> now, charlie baker delivers the state of the state address. topics include funding for k through 12 education, combatting the state's heroin epidemic and offering tax credits for small business owners who hire veterans. >> thank you very much. thank you. please. we have lots to talk about. the real test is if you do that when i'm finisheded. mr. speaker, mr. president. members of the house and senate. distinguished elected officials. honored guests. and fellow citizens. we stood here and pledged to work with you and others to move this commonwealth forward and we have done just that. >> built a bipartisan team, look frd common ground. we worked to fix government, pass ground breaking legislation and focused on growing our economy and it's working. our economy is among the strongest in the nation. today, more people are working than at

the third, sponsored by representative liz cheney addresses how the department of the interior regulates management plans. his plans guide how it manages federal land. the rule only addresses how peel them must -- blm must deal with the public. we are rightfully concerned there is no process of procedure for a local government in these new rules. may notice friend that a familiar friend is not sitting next to me today. then how are is in the gallery today. after serving eight years on capitol hill, the last six in my lefte, our friend ben has the job. he is now working in the white house office of legislative affairs. then was one of the first people we hired when i was elected majority whip. it was here that most people around the hill got to know been through his always witty floor updates and always constant penn state football commentary. when i was elected majority leader, i asked ben to be majority leader, a position he has served well for the past two plus years. my friend would be happy to know that ben is from maryland. he was born and raised and currently resides in only -- wit

--liz cheney expressing enhanced interrogation. >> i do support enhanced interrogation. it is something that has helped us in the past and saved lives. i was glad to see president trump take that step. >> to watch our programs anytime, go to c-span.org. >> members of congress have proposed legislation that would overturn trump's executive order stopping immigration from seven muslim majority countries. we talked to one of the sponsors, steve:. steve: -- cohen. let's begin with what is called , the president did by executive order. tell us your position on it. rep. cohen: it is unnecessary and political. want to become president, you need to govern, you do not need to continue to campaign and this is not making america safer. he picked out seven countries, none of which have had any terrorist -- i think there were , but ane or two somalis minimal number from those countries. the major countries were saudi arabia with 9/11, which he mentioned, egypt and the uae, and he did not ban them. he did not ban chechnya and that is where the tsarnaev brothers came from. two years to

wyoming congresswoman liz cheney called it deeply troubling and wrong. >>> a college student from rockville found dead after what investigators tell us was a fight with his fraternity brothers. both of them students at indiana university of pennsylvania and members ofify delta fay ta. people say caleb zwieg died after allegedly being choked by his frat brother brady destefano. it happened last night in a residential area off campus. >> our hearts are broken. when something like this happens, it's just tragic and horrible for all involved. we're continuing to provide support, of course, to family and to all of the great community that was involved as well as friends and university community. >> destefano being held on aggravated assault but may face more charges. the fraternity issued a statement saying they'll continue to assess the situation along with local and university officials. >>> a family in charles county also devastated tonight after their loved one was killed outside a bar in waldorf. akita gray's mother said she was out with her cousins and boyfriend, who was deejaying at this

speaker, sponsored by representative liz cheney addresses how the department of interior regulates resource management plans. these plans guide how b.l.m. manages all federal lands, but the rule only addresses how b.l.m. must deal with the public as well as state and tribal government. we are rightfully concerned that there is no process of procedure for local governments in these new rules. finally, my friend may notice that a familiar face is not sitting next to me today, but ben howard is up in the gallery today. after serving eight years on capitol hill, the last six in my office, our friend, ben, has left the job. he's now working in the white house office of legislative affairs. ben was one of the first people we hired when i was elected majority whip. it was here that most people around the hill got to know ben through his always witte floor updates and always -- witty floor updates. when i was elected majority leader i asked ben to be floor director, a position he's served well for the last two-plus years. my friend would be happy to know that ben is from maryland. he was born and r

and congresswoman liz cheney, cheney, tweeting moral equivalency is deeply troubling and wrong. mike pence did come to the aid of mr. trump you take a listen. >> look, president trump throughout his life, his campaign, and his administration has never hesitated to be critical of government policies by the united states in the past them a but there was no more equivalency. >> so no more equivalency as well from the vp . meantime, the white house lost its bid to reinstate a travel ban on immigrants from seven majority muslim nations after circuit court of appeals told washington and minnesota and the white house itself to file more arguments by monday. at the core of the white house argument, does the executive branch alone have authority on national security. vice president pence says yes, saying it is quite clear and we are going to win this argument. keep and mind the white house must weigh a liberal appeals court in san francisco, and dianne feinstein says there is "no doubt this will go to the supreme court." but wait, there is more. weekend goter the to digest mr. trump sign

ofo, liz cheney, daughter dick cheney. with marco rubio, he went further in, when has a democratic political activist been poisoned by the gop. assaid we are not the same putin. expecttingly, you would the vice president mike pence would have a defense of the present. let's see what he had to say. :ice president pence president trump has never hesitated to be critical of u.s. policies in the past. there was no moral equivalency. ramy: this is the latest of mixed messages, saying that the u.s. has its eyes on russia over the ukraine. nikki haley also think as much that the distinctions will not be taken up. thei: in the meantime, white house lost his bid to reinstate a travel ban. what is the latest on this? ramy: this just came out earlier today. basically when you think of no, you have to think of liberal folks there. these are little saying, donald trump, you are out of order. a lot of people said mr. trump has the power to dothis or national secury. a little bit of the details here. that judge in san francisco state of

. >> reporter: liz cheney addressing enhanced interrogation. >> i do support enhanced interrogation. something that clearly helps us in the past to prevent attacks and save lives so i was glad to see president trump take that step. >> to what our program go to c-span.org. >> more congressional action on president trump's cabinet nominees, the senate judiciary committee is scheduled to vote on senator jeff sessions's nomination to be attorney general live at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span2. scott pruett's nomination to be epa administrator is slated to a vote for the senate environment and public works committee. live coverage on c-span3 will get underway at 10:45 eastern. c-span is talking with freshman members of congress. here is one of the interviews. >> congressman ruben kihuen representing fourth district democrat nevada. you are not new to politics. how have you been serving? >> guest: i'm a freshman to the house of representatives but not congress, this is my 10th year in elected office. st

. >> liz cheney addressing enhanced interrogation. do support enhanced interrogation. i think it is something that has clearly helped us in the past to save lives and prevent attacks. i was pleased to see him take that step. announcer: watch our programs anytime, go to c-span.org. >> democrats boycott prop -- scott pruitt's vote. that is the headline in the "washington post." after the vote on the nomination of oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt to become the next epa administrator. the hearing is just under an hour.

. >> liz cheney addressing enhanced interrogation. >> i do support enhanced interrogation. i think it is something that clearly has helped us in the past to prevent attacks and save lives. i was glad to see president trump take that step. >> go to c-span.org for more programs. >> democratic members of the senate finance committee decided not to attend a meeting today to vote on two of the president trumps cap that nominees. congressman tom price and steve nugent. committee chair, or and and had just said he is very disappointed. other gop senators spoke. here is the the nearly 40 minute meeting. >> i'm really disappointed that my friends on the other side, are democrats on the other side are deliberately boycotting

and liz cheney tweeted that moral equivalence is deeply troubling and wrong. mike pence did come to the aid of mr. trump. >> love, president trump throughout his life, his campaign, and in this administration has never hesitated to be critical of government policies by the united states in the past, but t here was no moral equivalency. >> no moral equivalency from the v.p. the white house sunday lost the bid to reinstate the travel ban on immigrants from seven majority muslim nations after the ninth circuit court of appeals based in san francisco told two states, washington and minnesota, as well as the white house, to file more arguments by monday. does the executive branch alone have authority on national security? vice president pence says, yes, saying it is quite clear and we are going to win this argument. the white house mysust sway a liberal court of appeals and dianne feinstei says there is no doubt this will go to the supreme court. there is also a development with the dodd frank act. investors over the weekend got to digest the signing of executive a

this from liz cheney. potus statements is deeply troubling and wrong. there's no question that the president has been walking a fine diplomatic line with russia. he would like to engage their help in the fight against isis and other radical islamic extremism. he's trying to keep things cordial. we'll see if he can continue to do that. >> harris: i want to stay with russia here for a second. also making news as we talked about is this idea that russia expects something, i'm not sure what, because it doesn't like the words that mr. trump used about iran being number 1 for terror. >> right. that's because russia has got a lot of backing of iran. iran is a big fierce ally of russia. the nuclear deal flows through russia as well. he's walking that hard line when it comes to iran but also taking the soft line when it comes the president putin in russia. so it's a very delicate diplomatic dance that he's doing here. we'll see if he can do it without upsetting both minds. >> harris: that's where i want to go next. the tough words for iran and exactly where we a

. >> liz cheney addressing enhanced interrogation. do support enhanced interrogation. i think it is something that has clearly helped us in the past to save lives and prevent attacks. i was pleased to see him take that step. announcer: watch our programs anytime, go to c-span.org. >> democrats boycott prop -- scott pruitt's vote. that is the headline in the "washington post." after the vote on the nomination of oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt to become the next epa administrator. the hearing is just under an hour. good morning, i call this business meeting to order. i have been informed that no democrats will be in attendance tos morning in an effort delay and obstruct the nomination of scott pruitt to be -- administration of administrator of the environmental protection agency. it is a disappointing turn of events, but let's review some history. 1993, epay 20, administrator nominee carol browner under democrat president bill clinton was confirmed by the senate. this is one day after he took office. on january 30, 2001, epa administrator nominee chris because wh

wyoming congresswoman liz cheney called the president's suggestion deeply troubling and wrong. and one of the challenges for republicans, richard, is that they are dealing with this issue of the president being critical of a specific judge and the courts more broadly and many believe that undermines those institutions and is not a good idea. even if the president and the white house disagree with specific decisions coming from the court. now, for mitch mcconnell, this puts him in a difficult position because as you know, his wife elaine chao is the new transportation secretary in the trump administration and even more than that, it is mitch mcconnell who has to deal with the supreme court nominee neil gorsuch, the president's pick to join the high court and it is senator mcconnell who has to try to get that confirmation going. at a time when the president is criticizing federal judges, that makes things even more complicated. richard? >> lots of moving parts, kelly. kelly o'donnell with the president there in west palm beach, florida. thank you, my friend. earlier today, after

republicans are getting comfortable hitting them, marco rubio and liz cheney and now a member of congress and obviously the daughter of the former vice president both hitting the president hard over the putin comments, andrea. >> this vladimir putin comment doesn't hold up on justice and morality and it is offensive to democrats and republicans and we haven't heard yet from mick cane and lindsay graham since we've been sitting here. >> not yet. >> you'll hear a lot more about russia. >> like many thing, if i may, that donald trump says there's context for it and that is this is a president who criticized america for being too expansionist and too many wars and less of an interventionist than predecessors. >> you cannot forgive the murder. >> he was not well expressed. >> it was more than not well expresseded. >> let's talk about the style -- now everybody will know, you were born in australia. so i'll make you our australian expert here. >> thank you. >> if you make the australian people mad there is a long-term issue here if suddenly australia decides china should beware and not the unit

you saw this with marco rubio, liz cheney, mitch mcconnell. they don't want to respond to things like this but they have to because it's so fundamental. >> here's another one. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. a raid in yemen. things went wrong. a navy s.e.a.l. was killed. there was a statement, 11-minute audio recording. i'll read this part. "the new fool of the white house received a painful slap across his face." now, throughout the george w. bush administration, to a lessor degree in the obama administration, we have had bin laden and donald trump is someone who reflectively reacts. what do we think? >> well, i think we see the perils of that and it's true across the board on the domestic policy for sure and constantly responding with his comments about the judge in seattle who issued the ruling were completely out of step with what a president normally would do but when it is, as jeff said, on the foreign stage when you're talking about serious issues like this, we're talking about al qaeda and you respond, there are consequences. now, i

wyoming congresswoman liz cheney called the president's suggestion deeply troubling and wrong. >>> a person is dead after being shot in vallejo this afternoon. vallejo police got a call of shots fired shortly before 1:00 this afternoon. when they got there, they found a person who had been shot. the victim died at the scene. now, this happened near the apartment complex on hoe born street in vallejo. investigators are looking for a suspect or suspects. they say they don't know what led to the shooting. >>> nbc bay area responding to more than two dozen of our viewers targeted by a debt collector and it all stems from an ambulance service. >> they said there must have been a mistake, but they got nowhere. so they called in consumer vthor chris chmura for some answers as we found out. [ sirens ] >> i was in so much pain. >> reporter: an ambulance rushed ana gonzalez from work to the hospital. >> and i remember the ride. it was so bumpy. >> reporter: that was more than two years ago. but back in july, ana got a letter from a debt collector demanding almost $1,600 for the ambulance ride

i would like to thank representative schrader and peterson for their support and jason chaffetz, liz cheney, paul gosar and rule labrador as well as chairman good goodlatte and recall cynthia loom is who had this bill many the past and we made it a bipartisan fact. she worked on the legislation for years and she will be pleased that we are building upon her efforts. and while she is no longer here, she is truly in a better place, wyoming, i think, it is, a nice place. i urge the house to pass this. before reserving, i have statement from rhame conyers' statement has been introduced. that kind of does it. i reserve the balance of my time and i was pleased the cats won. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. mr. goodlatte. mr. goodlatte: i don't believe we have any speakers remaining. we continue to reserve and are prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. mr. raskin. mr. raskin: thank you, mr. speaker. in closing, i want to recognize my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, as mr. cohen has pointed ou

--liz cheney expressing enhanced interrogation. >> i do support enhanced interrogation. it is something that has helped us in the past and saved lives. i was glad to see president trump take that step. >> to watch our programs anytime, go to c-span.org. >> members of congress have

liz cheney, congresswoman and daughter of dick cheney saying this moral equivalency is wrong. for oneexpect that person in the white house, president donald trump's vice president mike pence, has a defense. let's listen to him. >> look at, president trump throughout his life at his campaign and this administration has never hesitated to be critical of government policies by the united states in the past , but there was no moral equivalency. he is talking about government policies, but with russia, it is here, there. president trump pulling back on remarks and criticisms, while mr. pence is saying the u.s. is watching russia and saying sanctions remain. a fine line mike pence has to walk of these days. reinstating this travel ban, so what is the latest? ramy: it is not an effect right now because of what happened in san francisco, the ninth circuit of appeals, the judge said two states as well as the white house all have to resubmit arguments, and more arguments on top of what they said, including washington state and minnesota. suspension ofhe the executive order on the behalf

. >> freshman congresswoman liz cheney addressing

. >> freshman congresswoman liz cheney addressing enhanced interrogation. >> i do support enhanced interrogation. i think it's something that clearly has helped us in the past to prevent attacks and save lives. and so i was glad to see president trump take that step. >> to watch our programs anytime go to c-span.org. >>> congressional budget office director keith hall testified before the house budget committee thursday on the economic and budget forecast. this hearing is just over two hours.

no moral -- liz cheney, from wyoming, former president's daughter calling these comments deeply troubling. and wrong. here is also other reaction i want the play for you. >> i simply don't accept there was any moral he -- president trump throughout his life and campaign and in this administration has never hesitated to be critical of government policies by the united states in the past but there was no moral equivalent. >> putin is a former kgb, agent, thug, not elected in a way that most people would consider a credible election. >> eric: is the president to what the cia overthrow of the american government in 1953. the vietnam war and iraq war not sanctioned by the security council? >> if he were on the leftward fringe of the democratic party it would be easier to understand. i give president pence high marks for trying to bring it back but i think this is not the way the president should approach dealings with foreign leaders, particularly leaders that are hostile. i think that i'm glad at least that he said he doesn't know whether he will get along with putin. but fundamentally it doe

also, liz cheney, the daughter that it isney, said deeply troubling and wrong to have this moral equivalence between mr. putin and what the u.s. is doing, but one person has been supporting mr. trump, and that is the vice president himself, mike pence. let's listen to what he had to say. >> look at, president trump throughout his life, his campaign, and this administration has never hesitated to be critical of government policies by the united states in the past, but there was no moral equivalency. ramy: on government policy, in russia, this, that, mr. trump saying these inflammatory remarks. today saying the u.s. has its eyes on russia, and on friday, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley saying sanctions in place because of crimea will not be lifted, so mixed messaging on behalf of u.s.-russia relations. rishaad: now, we also have the trump white house losing that bid to reinstate its travel ban from sevenants majority muslim nations. what happened? a member, a are citizen, of one of those seven majority muslim nations, ostensibly you will be allowed to come to the united s

speaker, sponsored by representative liz cheney addresses how the department of interior regulates resource management plans. these plans guide how b.l.m. manages all federal lands, but the rule only addresses how b.l.m. must deal with the public as well as state and tribal government. we are rightfully concerned that there is no process of procedure for local governments in these new rules. finally, my friend may notice that a familiar face is not sitting next to me today, but ben howard is up in the gallery today. after serving eight years on capitol hill, the last six in my office, our friend, ben, has left the job. he's now working in the white house office of legislative affairs. ben was one of the first people we hired when i was elected majority whip. it was here that most people around the hill got to know ben through his always witte floor updates and always -- witty floor updates. when i was elected majority leader i asked ben to be floor director, a position he's served well for the last two-plus years. my friend would be happy to know that ben is from maryland. he was born and r

liz chaineney, daughter of dick cheney, had a tweet criticizing trump's comments on putin. when you talk to republican members of congress, they were saying, look, we want to give him the benefit of the doubt. i think 2 1/2 weeks in, republican members are getting pretty nervous that he's not getting it straightened out. >> if you heard rustling, we were trying to fix bill's mike. i hope all the sound came through because he was making some pretty good points. the president is also talking about negative polls and fake news. what he's doing is any time there's something that comes out against him, as you well know, he dismisses it as fake news. how much is that hurting democracy, i guess as a larger question, and does the republican party realize that is happening? what are they willing to do in order to fortify the foundations of democracy in this country? >> well, republican members of congress have their own polls and they talk to their own constituents. i think they have a sense that donald trump is keeping the support of his base but isn't winning over anybody else and

. >> congress woman liz cheney addressing enhanced interrogation. >> i do support enhanced interrogation. i think it is something that clearly has helped us in the past to prevent attacks and save lives so i was glad to see president trump take that step. >> to watch our programs anytime go to c-span.org. >>> today the senate environment and public works committee is set to take up the nomination of scott pruit. the committee planned to vote yesterday but no democrats showed up at that hearing. from here the nomination will go to the senate floor. live coverage on c-span 3.

freshman congresswoman liz cheney addressing enhanced interrogation -- >> i do support enhanced interrogation. i think that it is something that clearly has helped us in the past to prevent -- and save lives and so i was -- >> to watch or programs anytime, go to c-span.org. sunday, in-depth will feature a live discussion with author and political commentator adam. we're taking your questions during the program. -- >> despite all the cultural problems of america, may have right now, this is still by far and away, the greatest country in the history of the world. >> mcadams is the country -- is the author of "american retakingg," and " america." he is also the founder and executive director of the foundation for liberty and american greatness and organization dedicated to promoting american exceptionalism in combating anti-americanism worldwide. , sunday, on book tv, on c-span2. environment on the and public words committee boycotted a vote for president administrator nominee. scott pruitt. the chair of the committee john barrasso suspended committee rose to move the nomination to the senate fl

. >> freshman congresswoman liz cheney addressing enhanced interrogation. >> i do support enhanced interrogation. i think it's something that clearly has helped us in the past to prevent attacks and save lives. and so i was glad to see president trump take that step. >> to watch our programs anytime go to c-span.org. >>> congressional budget office director keith hall testified before the house budget committee thursday on the economic and budget forecast. this hearing is just over two hours. >> welcome to the committee on the budget hearing on the congressional budget office's budget and outlook. i want to thank everyone for being here this morning. we're holding this hearing today to discuss the congressional budget office's budget and economic outlook, which gives us a ten-year projection of our spending, our national debt, and how the economy is going to perform over the next decade. the report forms the cornerstone of the work we do here at the house budget k34i9, and i want to thank everyone at the cbo for their hard work in producing this report. i'd also like to welcome the cbo director