Transcripts For CSPAN3 20170427

Were waiting for todays briefing to get under way with press secretary sean spicer. He was expected about 25 minutes ago. Obviously, running a bit late at the white house. Reporters in place waiting for the press secretary to appear. The house and senate are both in today. You can watch the house on cspan. The senates live on cspan2. Government funding will run out tomorrow night meaning without congressional action the government would shut down. We are expecting the house to take up a oneweek extension of government funding. A house vote on that bill could come today or tomorrow. Then it would have to be passed along or passed by the senate and then signed by the president. Meanwhile, House Republicans also want to take up legislation to repeal the Affordable Care act. That could come as early as next week. Again, you can watch the house and senate on our companion networks cspan and cspan2. Here on cspan3 waits for the White House Briefing. It should get under way in a few moments. Again, waiting for the White House Briefing to get started. We expect it any time now with press secretary sean spicer. Live coverage here on cspan3. Meanwhile, the Associated Press says that President Donald Trump said he told the leaders of mexico and canada he will not pull out of the north American Free trade agreement at this time but could con withdraw if he concludes a renegotiated deal is not a fair pact for all. He tweeted hes agreed to be a partner in calls received from mexican president pena nieto and canadian Prime Minister trudeau. The white house said yesterday only that the president assured the two leaders in phone conversations that the u. S. Would not withdraw from nafta at this time. Could see some questions on that issue today, as well as the spending situation for the federal government. Funding runs out tomorrow night. Congressional action is needed. We expect that the house will take up a oneweek extension of government funding and a house vote on that could come today or tomorrow. We also expect questions today on the president s tax reform plan which was unveiled yesterday by his treasury secretary steve mnuchin. Again, sean spicer, the president s press secretary, expected here in the Briefing Room in just a few moments. Live coverage on cspan3. There he is. Good afternoon. This is a little bit of a different room this morning. Im sure you all know i was up here earlier this morning off camera with some of your kids. It was a pleasure to be able to share a little bit of the white house experience with them. I hope they enjoyed it. I think some of you tin