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For the iraq war. as a result, george w. bush became the first president to actually pick up seats in his first term during a midterm. that is a precedent that democrats do not want to repeat. >> and so, michael, final thought, does that message get through to sort of the democratic establishment, you know some of those folks. they always seem more dubious about the base than sometimes republicans do. >> they have historically. i think thats changed a little bit this time around. just look at ch...

[ cheers and applause ] >> so the bottom line is i hope we will take a harder look at this. im sorry, i thought you said about the fbi. >> what are you going to do? >> well, go around to the police chiefs in south carolina and try to do more community policing, better training for our police officers. spend a little bit of money making sure that because youve got a young black guy walking around in your neighborhood in the middle of the night doesnt mean theyre a criminal. all right? >> this que...

>> but reality is democrats have lost over 1,000 seats in eight years, raised more money than ever. the fight right now in the dnc is not about anti-semitic comments. to be fair you have chuck schumer, randy wein garden, this is the man who supported only jewish candidate for president and supported huns of millions of dollars to israel. list goes on and on. >> it stops right now. >> and smear campaign. dnc sending me messages theyve been getting about keith ellisons voting record that is false....

>> the only planning i did was look up tom cotton as voting record and line to get into the town hall. >> and do you feel that this stays alive? i mean, you really have become a bit of a face of this thing because there are a lot of these town halls, they are raucous, they are loud but people are able to hone into a story like yours. theres nothing more powerful than seeing a face and saying i could die if i do this. does this stay alive? >> i honestly couldnt tell you this. im just one person a...

We have gone on codells together. i dont think he should be attorney general because his voting record in the senate, even recently, suggests hes not going to be a champion for civil rights. so im not making a judgment about his character -- >> lets go to bobby -- >> -- but im making a judgment about whether he can be a champion. >> lets go to the bobby kennedy -- if he gets a letter tomorrow morning when hes attorney general from an african-american man or woman, 80 years old, say i dont have a...

Check, not just republican versus democrat or in this case we need republican on republican questioning as well. but, im the third most conservative guy in the senate by voting record, im not a particularly partisan guy. i sit in daniel patrick moynihans desk on purpose because hes the author of the famous quote that while everyone is entitled to their opinion, youre not entitled to your own facts. we need more shared facts out there, and that is why the free press you were talking about before ...

Was amazing. i was on the air the other night, i did invite president trump, i would be happy to take him over to anna costa here in washington and to walk through frederick douglass house, which is part of the national parks system now and maybe we could -- it could be a learning moment, maybe. >> he even talked to them about what an unexpectedly high percentage of the black vote once black people listened to him. he got 10% of the black vote. >> actually, this is sort of together, which is his...

I was on the air the other night, i did invite president trump, i would be happy to take him over to anna costa here in washington and to walk through frederick douglass house, which is part of the national parks system now and maybe we could -- it could be a learning moment, maybe. >> he even talked to them about what an unexpectedly high percentage of the black vote once black people listened to him. he got 10% of the black vote. >> actually, this is sort of bringing some of these things toget...

Outside of extraordinary process demands, dr. price has faced a number of unfair attacks on both his record as a legislator and his finances. on the question regardi inregar finances, ill allow dr. price to defend himself from our by and large specious attacks. i hope that my colleagues dont invent new standards for ethics and disclosure that are different from those that have generally applied in the past. there is a saying involving both stones and glass houses that might be applicable, as wel...

General mattis and general kelly. i do think they are a tempering flungs on some of donald trumps irresponsible rhetoric when it comes to the worldwide stage. i will vote against betsy devos because of her answers. if she didnt know about the accident protecting our disabled people in our education and doesnt know the difference between efficiency versus growth she doesnt belong in that job. i will be voting against pruitt and i am still trying to decide on everybody else. i will tell you about ...