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For secretary of state i am excited about that. secretary elaine chao, transportation, an agency that i ran. i think she is a good steady leader. i dont know a lot of the other people. i want them to recognize that being a cabinet member means you have to lead a department, you have to advise and counsel the president and motivate the department to do what the president wants. so its not like running a company. its not like being a legislator. its a different challenge. and you have to respond n...

Power from one president to another president. and the reality that you are hosted by article one in the constitution, the congress, you are hosted by congress to take that oath of office. and the people are before you. and its -- its mind blowing to have that experience of seeing all of these people that you have the responsibility to protect. >> you talk about all the people who will be there. one of the folks who will be, your former boss, of course, former president bush and his wife laura. ...

Does he have special interests there that american public needs to know. because on day one, hes going to be in violation of the constitution. article one, section nine, which says you cant have conflicts of interest if you are an american policyholder or american elected official. and he refuses to divest his business holdings. >> okay. representative of california, one of the members of congress that will not be there for the inauguration. i thank you for stopping by to give us your view. for ...

Security, youve got to make sure your country is safe. so president-elect donald trump has run on making sure this border is secure, youll see an early bill with that. regulations that we can deal with early on, looking at rolling them back in others. well start moving those, article one, when i talked about the ranes act and the midnight rules, and then you look at obamacare. it has failed and everybody knows it, so what are we looking at in a different place? we have to repeal it first, and th...

Is averaging one presidential daily briefing per week with some weeks as many as three briefings. of course, they are available every day. we also know that while the president-elect is vacationing in florida, he does have someone available directly to him 24/7 to inform him on the latest intelligence and of course, that is something thats customary for presidents while they travel. carol? >> jessica schneider, many thanks. while americans ponder how many intelligence briefings president-elect...

I have not taukted to the president-elect about this or anything else, in fact, in the last three weeks. but i expect them to make the correct decision. he has said it over and over again. hes devoted to what he has chosen to do. it was a hard decision to make and i know it was not easy for them but i trust them to make the right decision when the time comes. you pointed out, we have 51 days until he takes the oath. >> it strikes me that article one constitutional duty that you have and your col...

And i know it was not easy for them but i trust them to make the right decision when the time comes. you pointed out, we have 51 days until he takes the oath. >> it strikes me that article one constitutional duty that you have and your colleagues have, is oversight of the executive. its something that the republican congress has pursued zealously with this white house, something that the congress promised to pursue zealously if hillary clinton had been elected. in fact youre one of 52 members wh...

Patient at the center of whatever decisions are made. its not about the doctor, its not about the hospital and not about the federal agency or the insurance company. ultimately, its about the patient and their family who are seeking care and seeking to have a problem either maintained or solved. so, a lot of the stuff you talked about in the lead-in, actually, that does not happen at the level of the federal agency. we still do have article one and article two of the constitution. the legislativ...

Executive orders go beyond what you could do and appeals court say they cant do it. likely get bumped up to the supreme court. what do you think the court is saying here and what do you think these guys in this room will have to say about it? >> i hate to put myself in the heads of the united states supreme court or any judgment in making these rulings. what i hope they focus on is forgetting about immigration and should we do it or should we not. article one is very clear. congress has the powe...

>> if paul ryan gets in the race, im a huge fan of paul ryan, i would support paul ryan. i would hope that he would do it. >> if he decides to do it, he would be an amazing speaker. but he has to decide on his own. >> the latest statement from ryans camp is that he appreciates the support, but he still isnt running. though there are signs that that could change. but in the meantime, speaker boehner said that he will stay onboard until his successor has been selected. elizabeth. >> kristen fisher...