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Laws, but benefits balanced and shared by all americans. >> conroy told "the new york times" after that prayer, a paul ryan staffer came down and said, we are upset with this prayer, you are getting too political. and that ryan himself then told him, padre, you just got to stay out of politics. joining me now, charlie pierce, writer at large at esquire and kristi mcgrier. charlie, already shaking your head. why? >> well, i just dont think theres anything more paul ryan can screw up in this job. ...

Children, that kind of can connect with the bulk of the body here, republicans and democrats who are going through, back home the wife, the family." >> uh, well, first of all, that leaves jesus out, just to name one. but, i mean, this sounds like the republicans want to have a primary for the next chaplain. it really does. that sounds like something -- you know, the next chaplain is a good family man and here he is, you know, playing with his grandchildren, and you know, standing in front of the...

Although she was ruling in the civil case, that the civil case wasnt the correct vehicle for this decision to be made. she wasnt in any way intimating what her ruling would be on the criminal motions challenging muellers ability to indict manafort. thats still to come. >> you know, in both of these rulings, and all the stuff ive been parsing, its like, you can see the shadow of the shoes yet to drop sort of cast over the entire proceedings. its really, really ominous in the language. joyce vance...

He says, ill read it for you, "im looking for somebody who has a little age, that has adult children, that kind of can connect with the bulk of the body here, republicans and democrats who are going through, back home the wife, the family." >> well, first of all, that leaves jesus out, just to name one. but, i mean, this sounds like the republicans want to have a primary for the next chaplain. it really does. that sounds like something -- you know, the next chaplain is a good family man and here...

>> which, we should be clear, as far as i know, the case with the fired chaplain. >> yes, thats true. >> this is not a blow against diversity. >> but hes setting it up so hes not even opening a window to possible diversity, right? and i do think its moving obviously in a protestant direction, not a catholic direction. so, i mean, i think if we knew the reason why the chaplain was dismissed, beyond, you know, some members of the body felt uncomfortable. well, which ones? i thought this was a demo...

Democrats and republicans in the house are outraged after paul ryans unexplained dismissa dismissal of the chaplain about the house. they sent a letter about the forced resignation of patrick j. conroy. ryans office wont say on the record why conroy was effectively fired. the chaplain pointed to a prayer he gave on the house floor during the debate over the gop tax cuts. >> as legislation on taxes continues to be debated this week and next, may all members be mindful that the institutions and st...

With this sermon, considering when the republicans were trying to sell us this tax bill said that this was something that would help all americans. so now, his sermon, which i would say mimics some of what the republicans were trying to sell to the american public, youre now saying is too political. >> i just want to be clear, here. that the official -- this is -- i want to read the ryan office statement. i want to give them their due here. they are saying, the speaker made the decision he belie...

Ive been a part of many universities where theyll have a buddhist chaplain, a catholic chaplin, a christian, a muslim, and all the different faiths, sometimes theyll have up to 12 to 20 -- >> yeah, various chaplain offices in the university. and its nice. >> whats really frustrating is that paul ryan can never get his lies straight. but this one is, when you sold that tax bill to the american public, or, you know, sort of pitched it, before they voted, it was ostensibly to make everything equita...

Designation. >> what did you hear from the speaker this morning about the conroy situation? >> just said there was dissatisfaction among members with father conroy and that was it. i said we need more of an explanation. im not aware of any discontent on any criticism and to be the first house chaplain removed in the history of congress in the middle of a term raises serious questions and i think we deserve more of aen a explanation why was there political pressure. >> what do you make of this di...

What a lot of democrats are asking is is it appropriate? was it appropriate that paul ryan asked the chaplain to resign? thats the biggest question here. the.chaplain, in his defense, said that if he was a chaplain at a hospital he would be talking about health and his responsibility as a chaplain is to talk with about whats going on in congress. so he didnt deem his prayer that he gave as political, even though a lot of republicans did. and so theres this big question as if can a prayer be poli...