To the cd is congressman Chris Collins, republican of western new york, the buffalo area. Good evening. Speech. To endorse donald trump and 26 teams are to be active in the campaign and now one year into the presidency he gave me factbased speech about the economy and how it is booming. Its also an inspirational speech. As he talked about, the things we have yet to achieve for those in the country still struggling and living in poverty we need to find them, get them skills so i thought that this was a great speech and my only disappointment is the partisan divide on the floor where time after time standing ovation by the republicans and i think with the exception of joe manchin from West Virginia who stood with us and said that the rest of the democrats sat on their hands and i will just use the word it was disappointing. The president did say we should set aside differences and find a common ground. How was that possible at this point . Certainly it should always be possible when we fund our military. We did see the democrats standing up on that as well and be sequester on the defense funding so there were those moments and i think we just need to build on those moments and its going to come down to the conversation of those Young Children that were brought here but althat all of us have compan for and if we could get at it over the finish line and ending chain migration and the visa lottery which i think most americans support perhaps that can be the start. President trump did reach out across the aisle and we did see a few possible agreements. As we wrap up, paint a picture of the buffalo area that has seen its share of difficult times economically and what does the future look like . The highest taxed least business regulated we continue to lose another congressional seat in the next. With those goes to jobs, the the future with the children and its been devastating for the te state committee for state and western new york and factories have been shut down. Congressmen Chris Collins republican of new york. As we continue on in statuary hall this one from brooklyn new york. Good evening. Im proud to be from new york where i think the governor along with my former colleagues are doing a tremendous job and i am proud to be from brooklyn to represent a district filled with one misrepresentation after another. Its a reality as it relates to the economy and job creation, barack obama created 14 million plus privatesector jobs and the notion that this economic turnaround has begun in the last year is fiction. H he called it a new american moment. What does that mean to you . We have seen one divisive moment after another. He hasnt brought people together, hes tearing us apart. It seems like he wants to turn back the clock and that is unfortunate. It isnt clear to me that he really means it and so the proof is in the pudding as my grandmother would say and we will see what happens over the next few weeks and months. What do you make of the pillars that he spoke about tonight . It was riddled with misinformation in particular when he talked about the socalled chain migration invented on the right to try to demonize people under a program which is called family reunification consistent with the American Dream and the statue of liberty and the notion that we welcome folks from all over the country to pursue the American Dream, to work hard and make it in this great country he seems to not understand that dynamic though hes from mississippi in new york. The president said there is going to be a lot of work to do in the weeks ahead. What do you see happening in the immigration area . Mitch mcconnell has promised there would be a vote on the dreamers. We have seen no such promise so it isnt clear that there will be any movement in the house of representatives if donald trump is interested in seeing progre progress. They would seize the vote on the house floor and if that happens, we know that it will pass. Thank you for joining us tonight. Lets go right through another democratic membeto anotherdemoc, representative Sheila Jackson lee from the Houston Texas area. Let me ask about your District First because this area in general following the storms from last year how are things picking up plaque we are resilient and strong and have a team of local officials but that is one of the reasons i was deeply disappointed tonight. There was a fleeting moment of accolades for the rescuers and First Responders and coast guard of which i stand united on that applause but there was nothing about the president s commitment to help us. The amount of money that we need to rebuild and fix our infrastructure is more than 81 billion that is now in place and when i say in the face, for everyone, puerto rico, virgin te virgin islands, and of course texas. Texas was devastated and was the most catastrophic storm on the continental United States and our friends in california. Nothing was said to fix the pain and help the elderly and disabled and i thought that was a great disappointment. I dont think the president understands the role of government and commitment. The president laid out the four pillars of the current thoughts on immigration and where the issue is going to go if anywhere. I hope the president would heal the nation tonight and one with the talk iof the top in a t immigration reform. One of my guests tonight was a dreamer and i dont think that these pillars hell donation or platform. There are discussions going on, but he has misinterpreted immigration family reunificati reunification. Its not changed immigration. It doesnt in any way suggest the countries with people of color and thi less of a chance n the United States and thats how we help them and then to think about the wall rather than personality and technology and then to agitate the family by talking about more liberation and to attack north korea that we know was a bad actor when north korea has been somewhat if you will quiet during this period of time and why doesnt the president mentioned that he didnt issue the sanction against the adversary, one of our greatest adversaries russia that it sanctions on them but wants to attack other world entities tonight which doesnt create any manner of unity or world peace. Our members of the judiciary and Homeland Security committees wanted to ask you in a general sense after a year in office where do you give the president credit . I certainly think he gave himself credit and that is after he told the story of the economy. Im always excited when they do well and i might add having been in congress for a while when we spend 800 billion in the program that let me tell you whats important that he didnt speak to for the rule of law and the constitution, the respect for the federal Law Enforcement, the fbi i think this attack on the most known in Law Enforcement agencies i work with in the United States should have not gone withou without mention, meaning should indicate we all worworked together and respect e hard working men and women of the Law Enforcement and rule of law in th and the constitution i look forward to helping americans appreciate the constitution and benefit. Thank you for coming back to talk to us. Its a pleasure to meet with you. As we continue talking with members of congress from here in statuary hall is representative mark sanford republican of north carolina. He wants 1. 5 trillion of infrastructure activity generated by all sorts of folks working together. How do you see that coming about . I think theres going to be a strong solution for the significant infrastructure. The new number over the past couple of the because the difficult question is how do you pay for it we just have to pay for it in the steins. What did you hear into speech tonight that caught your attention . The it was sort of in openended question. I think that it was what it was with regards to the executive Branch Powers so that was sort of ominous and i would say what you heard on immigration is predictable based on what had been laid out. In a little bit of kudos to. So we heard a lot of issues and i think that he was impressed with the different numbers i dont think i ever heard a speech with as many personal stories. As we stand here tonight, we are coming off of a brief government shutdown, eight or nine days away now from potentially another one. What do you make of the way of the governmenthegovernment is ds right now . The idea of funding the government to the shortterm is a disaster in the standpoint of planning they plan much longer as does every other agency so i think it hurts the agencies that are wellrun and it hurts the taxpayers and it leads to a lot of unnecessary as people coming to the different theories because each of them represents a point of leverage. Republican of South Carolina thank you for joining us. We moveon bac move on back to te democratic side of the aisle, longtime member of the ways and Means Committee of course. What do you hear . He talked about the jobs coming back here, but the key to that negotiation is to end the outsource and so far the administration has not made clear that its going to stand firm and make sure that mexico changes restructure the words the industry as is true of the auto parts industry and other industries so in that sense it was hollow. Where are you right now with the bill that was just approved in terms of its prospects for president s out of itthe president got it quite a bit tonight. Is the increase in the Gross Domestic Product with less than it was before. We will see. They say that it will bring about economic growth. The deficits are likely to work in the opposite direction. I wanted to ask as well about infrastructure, 1. 5 trillion put out the infrastructure related activity. What do you think of that number and where do you think congress can go on this issue and can they go next year . Like so much else at this ths kind of taken out of the air and there was no concrete proposal on how we would ever really attack the