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Make a promise that you will reach out to congresswoman jackie spear and work with her to see this bill successfully through congress? >> let me comment on a number of things here. on the first bill that i voted against, thats a true statement, and i voted against it because i think thats -- thats a state issue, not a federal issue. >> thats an issue that affects people everywhere. >> you represent texas first. >> you shut up. >> what? >> you dont tell anybody to shut up. you work for us! >> you...

Against, thats a true statement. and i voted against it because i think thats a state issue, not a federal issue. >> boo, no. civil rights dont go to states. >> its violence against women. thats a national issue. that is an issue that impacts everyone everywhere, not only in this country but anywhere. >> civil rights. >> state of texas, you represent texas first. >> you should shut up. >> what is that? you dont tell anybody to shut up. >> congressman, sean spicer is at the podium but id like to ...

You. then, to change position and say, you know what? we are going to make it a state issue. hes not giving an opinion of how he feels but exactly the opposite of what he said he would do. ill protect you. you know what? its this guys issue. >> people who voted for him on economic issues thought hes not going to touch social issues, this was surprising. i think there are questions about what other issues he will weigh in on, whether its through executive order or through, you know, advocating fo...

Looking into. >> when you hear those words, do you think that theyre going to have a chilling affect on your indust industry, taylor? >> theyre certainly disappointing to hear given that they directly contradict what president trump said multiple times on the campaign trail, which is that he believes marijuana should be a state by state issue and that the federal government shouldnt interfere. its also disappointing because it directly contradicts the values of economic growth and limited govern...

Secretary sean spicer weighed in. he was asked about this reversal of transgender bathroom guidelines. take a listen to what he said. >> the president was asked at one point caitlyn yenner was in trump power, and he said thats great. thats consistent with everything he said. its a states rierts issue. thats entirely what he believes. that if a state wants to pass a law or rule or an organization wants to do something in compliance with the state rule, thats their right. but it shouldnt be the fe...

Administration will make on legalized marijuana. well not be able to chart a course of legal action for colorado. in california, many medical marijuana dispensaries are planning to expand. >> the day we are allowed to serve adults, well serve adults and if the federal government wants to it take actions against us. we are ready to face that music. >> reporter: a recent poll shows that the majority of manners oppose the federal law enforcement against states that legalized marijuana. and then can...

Should be left up to the states. charles says its something that former president obama should have left alone in the first place. >> why the federal government under obama felt it had to weigh in and dictate to the country is beyond me. one example that the administrative state totally out of control and not knowing any boundaries. >> now, one of the legal reasons according to attorney general jeff sessions is the guidelines did not have enough legal analysis to fit, nancy pelosi firing back, w...

Starving for the whole time because were so sick of politics and politicians. in spite of the fact we love being here, we actually hate politics. what we were starving for is somebody real, somebody genuine, somebody that was actually who he said he was. and the -- the media attacked us on the campaign. remember, attacked me, oh, you cant spend the money on trump. go give it to the senate. attacked us on the transition. president trump put in the best cabinet in the history of cabinets, i think....

Cold, as you might call it. so, i think part of what the white house is looking for here is to sort of flood the zone by having their message, their people visible, and to try to excite the conservatives who they know are so influential. especially when there are other figures like ted cruz who remain incredibly popular. one of the first things reince priebus talked about was the supreme court nomination of neil gorsuch, something that really gets this group fired up. and we heard matt schlapp m...

Were starving for the whole time since despite of the fact that we hate politicals, but we were starving for somebody real, genuine, somebody who was actually what he said he was, and the media attacked us on the campaign, oh, you cant spend money on trump give it to the senate, attacked us on the transition. president trump put together the best cabinet in the history of cabinets, now the ridiculous stories and all we do every day and all president trump does every day is hit his agenda every s...