The president has taken action, we have seen the mexicans agree to take key steps that will help to alleviate the crisis, we still have to close the loopholes here in congress. We have to make sure that we take that responsibility seriously to keep our nation safe. Instead, the democrats are focused on Holding Hearings with people like john dean. Theyll be holding a hearing on the Green New Deal yet again and on government takeover of health care this week. While things at the border continue to get worse, while people across this nation continue to expect their elected representatives to be here to make sure that we are continuing to keep the economy growing, make sure we are seeing regulations continue to be rolled back, that we are continuing to focus on issues related to health care, jobs, the economy, and our National Security, the democrats are doing they basically got two pillars of six months in office, embracing socialism and impeaching this president. The republicans will continue to focus and work on making sure well get the message out. We understand the American People want real change, they want substance from their elected officials. Well make sure they understand what we are prepared to do for them. Our most important responsibilities and obligations we have as elected members of the house is to provide for the common defense. We will be marking up the National Defense authorization act this week. So we have asked the republican leader of the Armed Services committee, mr. Thornberry, to join us this morning to talk about the ndaa markup. Mr. Thorn bererry thanks, liz. Leader mccarthy and i were among those who had the opportunity to attend the 75th anniversary ceremonies at normandy for dday recently. In addition to thinking about the incredible acts of bravery of those folks who scaled the cliffs, i think all of us were mindful of all that has been built and accomplished since that time. And as liz says, this week in the house both in the Armed Services committee, with with our committee markup, and also on the floorer with the defense appropriations, we have the opportunity to build upon what those in normandy fought and sacrificed for. We have consistently had testimony in the Armed Services committee since 2017 that there needed to be three to 5 real growth in the Defense Budget through 2025 just to repair our militarier and to maintain our current position military and to maintain our current position verer suss russia and china. Neither the bill on the floor or the chairmans mark in the Armed ServicesCommittee Meets that mark. I will have an amendment to give members the opportunity to go up to the 3 real growth. Which is the same the senate is marking to. And i hope my colleagues will follow through. Another key can area for youall to Pay Attention to is the nuclear deterrent. All of us probably have gotten to the point where we take for granted that the United States has a strong Credible Nuclear Deterrent that prevents others from using Nuclear Weapons against us. Unfortunately in the bill before our committee tomorrow, there is a weakening of that deterrent. Again republicans will make the effort, hopefully with democratic support, to make sure that we have the full range of tools available, a Credible Nuclear Deterrent, all three legs of the triade, so necessary for keeping our country safe and free. Id like to turn it over to the distinguished republican whip, mr. Scalise. Mr. Scalise thank you, mac, thanks for your leadership on strengthening our military and fighting to make sure that our men and women in uniform have the tools that they need to do their job safely and effectively. I wish you well as you represent those views so importantly on the Armed Services committee. And i hope that we are able to see an ndaa come out that takes the politics out of weakening our military. Speaker pelosi has pushed to weaken our military. We need to strengthen our military and macs fought to do that, as well as the members of the committee. You are seeing on the floor again this week Speaker Pelosi wasting her majority on president ial harassment. Rather than focus on the priorities of the American People. When you go around the country, you dont hear people saying they want to continue going down this rat hole of witchhunting and impeachments. The drumbeat of impeachment is clear by the speaker. Last week she talked about putting the president in jail. You have Committee Chairmen talking about impeaching the president with no facts to do it. So they are on this witchhunt, search to find something as opposed to focusing on the problems of this country. There is a crisis at our borderer. The committee that deals, thats set with the jurisdiction of dealing with the crisis at the border is wasting all their time on impeachment instead. You have over nearly, 150,000 people crossing the border illegally per month. This number is a crisis. First of all i commend the president for getting an agreement with mexico. Just a few days ago. And a commitment where mexico has said they will put real troops on their southern border, which is where this tide and caravan of people coming over illegally are coming from. Mexicos stepping up to do more to secure their southern border so that we dont have as big of a crisis at our o southern border. But mexican officials have made it clear that the broken asylum laws in america are one of the big magnets that is bringing people in illegally, not just to america illegally, but through mexicos southern borderer illegally as well. So borderer illegally as well. We have to do more on those problems. I can call on Speaker Pelosi to i call on Speaker Pelosi to work with us. As opposed to this witchhunt and march to impeach. Ment again what President Trump has done is at least focused on the problem. I call on Speaker Pelosi and her team to bring a bill to the floor to deal with this crisis at the border to address the president s request for supplemental funding so that we can can properly address this serious week address this serious we can properly address this serious problem. Nd pass this usmca passed. That Speaker Pelosi needs to spend more time on. It will help our partners both on the north, canada and mexico want to get this done. Now the republican leader of the house, kevin mccarthy. Mr. Mccarthy thank you, steve. Good morning. I want to thank our republican leader on Armed Services, mac thornberry, one for his service. As mac mentioned we were on a bipartisan, bicameral codel over to normandy. Listening to the president , listening to president ma roan ma macron as well. When you look at that thome when talk to those veterans, prior to the ceremony there was a tent laying out there with some of the veterans there that day n this tent they have this glass wall, there were seven of the veterans sitting in a wheelchair looking out toward the ocean, seeing the beach. I turned to one to shake their hand and thank them for their service he looked at me and said i have not been back here in 75 years. What a difference it looks like today. Past, no matter how partisan this body has become, has always found a way to make the ndaa bipartisan. This new socialist Democrat Party may have changed that. Im hopeful in watching this markup start tomorrow that they keep with tradition, to put their partisanship aside, they put the uniform on when they fall into that chamber. We do not want to see partisanship go into when it comes to our men and women who defends our freedom. Being prepared means we maybe never have to send men and women into a battle like they faced that day. Sunday before we went home we watched where the paratroopers dropped at 2 00 in the morning into a field they thought they could all land. Lo and behold, the intel did not tell them how deep the water was or the three days of fighting to secure a bridge to move people across to liberate france. Two of our very own members of congress jumped out of those planes, too, on that sunday. A republican and a democrat. I hope when we jump into the ndaa we have that same feeling and that same tradition that it will be bipartisan, that well keep the issues that divide us out and really put us in position of strength around the world for greater security. That is what we should be looking for this week, and im hopeful in this delegation that was bipartisan, bicameral, takes the feelings of what and the emotions we saw that day from all the crosses and the stars of david, from the names we did not know, that many fell on that single day, at we look for making sure theyre protected and our future generation. As we came back, they had a hearing in the Judiciary Committee. Chairman nadler is back to the same things that chairman nadler promised he would do when he campaigned for the job, when he campaigned for the job to get the votes of the democrats to become chairman of the committee, the number one thing he campaigned on that he would be the very best chairman of impeachment. But unfortunately, the Mueller Report did not turn out that he had hoped, but that had not stopped the path he wanted to go down. Who did he invite as his witness . John dean. John dean, the same individual thats tweeted more than 900 times against President Trump, the same individual who pled guilty, the same individual who accused every single republican president since his service in the administration that they were worse than watergate, a book he wrote on the brucks bush administration. An individual paid by cnn as their witness. I think at the same moment that they were having that hearing i wish he picked up his own paper the New York Times. The New York Times is not known for writing something that is on a conservative side. Theyre bent a little different than most would believe. But they had a second editorial, because i guess he did not read the first one they had written about the crisis along the border. That just last month alone, 144,000 people were apprehended illegally trying to cross the border. Now, what does that number mean . It means its the highest its been in 13 years. Those are just the people who were apprehended. They are the body of jurisdiction for our committee. Thats not what they were working on. Even though the New York Times wrote the second time the editorial. Let me use their words. Its time for congress to stop dithering a pass emergency funding to deal with this nightmare. Its not that the president has not requested this. Yes, hes requested it. Time and ago. But the democrats have ignored it. Whats most outrageous, mexico understands the crisis on the border, and mexico was able to work with President Trump to actually do something about it. It is only the democrats in congress who continue to ignore this problem, it continues to rise. Were on pace to have more than one Million People apprehended illegally crossing our border. Put that in perspective. I come from california. The largest population of any state in the nation. 12 of the entire nation lives in california. 9 capital city of california the capital city of california, sacramento, it will be twice the population of sacramento coming across that will be apprehended this year illegally. But the democrats continue to believe nothing is happenings. They are the only ones. Chairman nadler, who ran for chairman on the idea to impeach, but he ran for congress on the idea he can legislate, the jurisdiction of his committee should deal with this issue. This is what they should be having a hearing on. This is what they should be moving forward instead of what they hope to do with their own plan on the day that President Trump got elected. As we continue to move forward, well have appropriation bills on the floor in week. It will be interesting to see what the large number of new freshmen democrat socialist members, will they vote for appropriation bills . Will they read whats in it . Will they look is it their philosophy of whats moving forward . That will be an interesting debate when we go to the floor. It will be interesting to see how amendments that are offered. When you look to the last congress, there were more democrats offered than there were republicans. As of this date, this moment, i think the number is somewhere less than 20 of the amendments have been republican allowed on the floor. A much Different Congress with a much different intention with a much different majority thats now a socialist democrat majority. We have other work before us that we can work upon. Usmca, United Statesmexicocanada agreement. One that would make our country stronger, one that will have more jobs and improve our economy. Again, the only Thing Holding us back is the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi. She calls the bill up, it will pass. Their only question would be, they do not want to have the president to have a victory. But its not a victory for President Trump. Its a victory for america. I hope they look for americans before they look for politics. Lets open it up for questions. Yes, maam. Reporter democrats had an appropriations bill last night that supports congressional pay raises. What do you think about raising salaries for members of congress . Mr. Mccarthy twofold. I know when you talk of this subject, cola, cost of living increase, it invokes an impulsive emotion. I think its something we pause and look a its been more than 10 years in the process. I know the Current Study says the pay has decreased by 15 . I do not Want Congress at the end of the day to only be a place that millionaires serve. This should be a body of the people. And i think its something that should be looked at. Thats the mode people should take a pause and actually study it. The only thing that happens to the cost of living increase, it hasnt increased in 10 years, its also tied to the staff and to the security inside congress. I know the executive branch continue to go up in the last 10 years, but it brings a real staff within staff as well. Yes, maam. Reporter is the committee the appropriate place to address it or will you try to address it in upcoming appropriations package . Mr. Mccarthy if i was in the majority i could tell you why it would address but its something i am not. Modernization will be recommendings they will give back. Two different appropriations you can address it in. You can address it in leg branch. Its my understanding the democrats want to address it in Financial Services appropriations. Its not even coming up at this time. Yes, maam. Reporter many republicans have criticized what the democrats are doing today as it relates to the vote of the barr and mcgahn, calling it a dangerous precedent. Can you tell us exactly whats dangerous about it . Is it not a good thing theyre enforcing congress subpoena power, in a sense . Mr. Mccarthy its Something Congress has never done before. Its not about enforcing subpoena is power. What theyre doing is taking power away from congress and putting it into a group of five people. With three democrats and two republicans. Its called the bipartisan legislative advisory committee. What happens is, any future subpoena they can go directly to Court WithoutCongress Even voting on it. The history of congress at any time this came forward, it didnt matter what controversial issue it was, from doma to obamacare, others, all of congress voted on it. What the democrat majority is doing is theyre trying to get to impeefment without having their impeachment without having their members vote on it. They are trying to have their members not take a difficult vote. Court would have to ask a question does the power of Congress Really lie on just three people, the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, steny hoyer, and clyburn . Because thats in essence what happens today. If it passes, we will release the power of congress into those individuals to determine what happens. Whatever subpoena into the future. This has never happened in congress before. This, again, is a concern that i have of this new socialist democrat majority, taking power away from what members of congress, which means is represented across this country. Last question. Reporter cnn. What is your reaction of amash leaving the Freedom Caucus . [indiscernible] mr. Mccarthy justin amash, i guess, decided to leave the Freedom Caucus. Justin amash for a long time, if you watch his voting record, and i said this before, i just watched the other day, there was a motion to recommit. There was one republican who voted with nancy pelosi. Not unusual to me, because it was justin amash. Justin amash, when it was on the floor to vote for makinging the Mueller Report making the Mueller Report public, didnt vote yes on it. Justin amash can determine his own future, but i think in a philosophical basis hes probably in a different place than the majority of all us. Thank you. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning in