Him to adjust his persona to make it more acceptable. I like your statement that your 85 years old and not afraid of any ring. As you said, youre the former cochair of senator ted cruzs race, he seems to be leaving the door open for return. Is there any possibility of that . All things are possible, and nothing is predictable. The likelihood is very small. Not atell you that it is strategy being worked or pushed at all. Ted was asow of articulate about it as he usually is about everything else. Most important things are this. He made some statements about the nomination. Some of us believed there was a viable path. I would have liked to see him stay in through california, then count the chips and the game was over run. They made a decision. He was in a better position to evaluate that. Strategy is not a being worked to try to put him back in as a candidate. Are some things, there are ted cruz delegates open across the country. He was going to cleveland. That we have a platform needs to be ratified and rewritten. And, we need to write be andrals that will guide not govern the convention in 2020. It is important that we maintain a representative view of government. We are the Republican Party. Delegates aref needed to nominate the candidate. He had, the platforms need to be prolife and probably promarriage and proconstitution. Ted cruz is urging the delegates. Hoping cleveland. Host there is a piece in the hell that talked about ted cruzs allies gearing up for a convention. Are there specific things in the platform now that you would like to change echoed i know we had some principles that were important. Guest somebody will need to bring a bathroom plank. Up, i thinkpic came that is one of the things of be happy to see or introduce. It is something i would want to be supportive of. We need to hold together prolife and promarriage. We do not know what might come along. We usually see a president ial candidate that would try to amend the platform to fit more closely with their particular positions. That might be the case. I do not know. Right now, i do not see and the indications of a platform change. You know, he has said that the system is rigged. It you can only interpret that means he believes the results of the primaries and the state would dictate the nominee and that the delegates would have as much of a say about who would be our nominee. Furthermore, when you vote in a primary in february versus january, lots of things change. I also am concerned that there will be some rules changing. There will have changes that will allow the crossover vote to dictate our nominee. People who figured if they would take a republican or a democratic ballot. Republicans to choose the nominee. Then, i want americans to choose the president. Host were talking to congressman steve king. He was there for the agriculture and Small Business committees. He was therefore executive overreach. Beverly is here. Caller i cannot understand donald trump. The only thing he has going for him is that wall. I agree with that. We have people coming over here and getting jobs and not paying taxes. We all have to pay taxes. That is the only thing i like about donald trump. But, i would like to see somebody get in there who really cares about this country. Do you have a specific question for the congressman . Caller what will we do about this bathroom thing . You know, the short version of that is that i would like to see resolution brought under the florida house. We definitely have legislative authority existing with the micromanagement of signs on bathrooms. I would like to see that. I would talk to some of my colleagues on this. I get a sense of what they think and how we can come together with a unified voice. On the ad also that when the own thing is going for his the wall, of course there is more. I do not think people understand how effective a wall would the. Of the Illegal Drugs consumed in america come through mexico. This would at least reduce their supply routes. And, it is tens of millions of dollars of his miss. They say we cannot build a wall that is 2000 miles long. Donald trump said the great wall of china was 13,000 miles long. They had no machines to build a company us we can build it to the cost of the wall would be less than building interstate highway. We are building the fourlane interstate highways through the cornfields by the land. We have all the design and building. We get all that done for 4 million per mile. Six point 7ending million per mile just to watch the southern border. Getting 25y Percentage Rate down on the border. So, we can take two thirds of the annual budget that protects that border and build a whole wall for two thirds of what were spending now. It, it will return our investment. It is a good idea. His other ones as well. Lets talk of the task force for executive overreach. It is temporary. Tell us about it. Years, i have brought amendments to the floor of the house with an attempt to limit the overreach of the executive branch, but also come with the Judicial Branch of government. In 2005, there is a key decision made by the supreme court. That drivers ruled could confiscate private property and headed over to other private interest. Violation ofar Property Rights. Court pulled out that the language for public use. We had a resolution with an approval to the floor. Proposed an amendment that cut funding to the administration of the supreme court. It was a nominal fee. It is what they confiscated in that decision. One of the first things i tried to do was limit the legislative power. ,s we watched the president s they have brought amendment after amendment. Hold a record over the years of building their principles and defending their legislative authority. So, as i got worse and worse, president obama is not the only one. He does have the most aggressive overreach. , when paul ryan heame speaker, i believe said out the chairman committee. He made the proposal that we needed the task force. And, then, they asked if i would share that. It is the full series of amendments i have brought over the years. We address a number of different topics. We are on Foreign Policy overreach, and, the funding for the operations in libya with andy that was appropriated skilled with other funds, we have gone with that. We have addressed domestic overreach. And, with the court case yesterday, i had it john boehner initiated a lawsuit, he was with the house of representatives. And, thats when the Obama Administration decided to fund the risk quarters under obamacare. So, those are some of the things that take place. I think immigration was where he had the most overreach. Times, i doid a 22 not have the Constitutional Authority to pass that. Of giving up times this constitutional law lecture, he decided he could get away with it. So, we have the more memos. They have millions of people being told that he is now legally president. Democratic colleague comes men scott peters said needsically that congress to look in at a mere before it says in the Obama Administration. Billd 13, Senate Passed a which was significant. People, the have the specific gang, but, it included a lot of people that will give congress a chance to deal with it. We do not even get a vote on it. So, all of us have different views. Theever even took it up and house. Were not even allowed to talk about it. Yet, were hearing that the president has taken on too much power. That would have provided a 13 year path to citizenship. If youre in 2012 with no felony and a job and application fees, it would have provided a legislative path to citizenship for dreamers, they wouldve had u. S. 416. Everify, which is something that a lot of people have been calling on to make sure we have proper enforcement would have allowed a greater number of visas. They will have substantial border security. Border,gents in the 70,000 increase. 350 miles of new fencing. Technology cameras drones, helicopters, and checking at aaron seaport. All of this with the legislature. This is in the halls of the United States congress. Host is there congressional overreach . Guest i believe that is an overstatement. I have heard each of those points. I would say that marco rubio is likely to be the nominee for the president if you oppose the bill rather than supported it. The American People rejected that bill. It tollion was added to make it difficult to get it moved off the floor. They have a fencing. They have 2000 miles of border. For an alternate enforcing the law today, there is no will. If that is what you are interested in, you need to get a different job. So, as much of that with the arguments he is making, there is a consensus. If it worked, the American People have called for. The house of representatives with past it. There is no such thing as Legal Authority for president to be a legislator just because he asked congress to pass a law. That is a decision also. Congress made a decision. The house of representatives said we will not take that up, it is bad policy. The senate thought it was a good idea. The president agrees with the senate that they should be able to have the effect of law. That is the definition of executive overreach. I be happy to have that discussion with the judiciary committee. Host were talking the steve king. Up next, we have a call on our democratic line. You are on with congressman king. I appreciate you allow me to speak. First of all, i have a couple of questions. Have you been a strong democrat . I believe in sharing. I think this is a joke. To have donald trump is a president. This does not make sense. I want to know how you feel about that . Guest we just received that question. Host essentially, donald trump is a reality tv character. Is that a concern for you . Guest i have seen him in the rain. It is hard to stay that he does not do reality tv. As a large part of what he has done over the last 15 years. At that point, she is right. I do not want to compare donald trump with Ronald Reagan. There are two completely different people. There are things about ronald they said the middle east he was and were not complementary to the president ial demeanor. Im hopeful that donald trump will establish a president ial demeanor. Do happen to see, even though i have been a longtime supporter of ted cruz that donald trump showmanship as led him to be the nominee today. That is a skill set that can possibly turned to a new good. Next, we have byron calling in from cleveland, tennessee. You are on the congressman. Trump. I like donald he sounds just like me. I am not politically correct. People that the few has the guts to bring this to the table. About this crony capitalism. Is going to do something about this crony capitalist . Voting forir time of Hillary Clinton. I think you should take him out of the Republican Party is my personal opinion. Host lets give the congressman chance to respond. Guest you know, some of this discussion would depend on how we define crony capitalists. Beennot one who has supported by big money in the party. Rather see the grassroots build up the party. Things the strongest weve had. There is an establishment wing doese party because it take resources to run this. Especially the president ial campaign. Also many president ial campaigns. We need to be involved in a broad party. We cannot let the partys wishes be dictated by just the people with big checkbooks. That is why i always talk about the power of the grassroots. Money is free speech. The more grassroots people we have involved, the more delegates and principal we have showing up. The more activist we have, the less influence the crony capitalists have. I think that automates you a little happier. We will get more grassroots involvement. Deborah next, we have calling in from virginia. Deborah, good morning. Caller good morning. Thank you for being here with us this morning. I have a question for you in regards to something i watch last month at the house, it was a vote, i believe you call that the hb one bill with immigrants coming in who are hightech and have to sign a form saying that they will work for two thirds of what an American Worker would get in the job. And, i need for you to explain to the American Public how that possibly helps americans whose childrens are just children are paying back College Loans when you know that those jobs will be going to the lower paid workers. They are just coming from another country. Supporterl, im not a of expanding. That is the highest for skilled workforce. We are seeing Stores Across this country where they have hired and requireome in americans to train them and then left the americans and put to work cheaper workers from the other countries. Usa wrote anrom article a few years ago. Why is it that the Eastern Shore has a stronger connection to poland . Plenty of workers are here right now. And, yet, they are recruited to work along the shore areas. That goes on and Hotels Across this country. That there opinion of 100 to million americans working age or simply not in the workforce. It is around 94. 6 million. There suddenly not the workforce. Quite 9to that not million are also unemployed, ofn, if you look at people all ages, 16 years old and upcoming take that down to 74. Sell, from that age on down, it eliminates those who are physically or mentally disabled and cannot work, you still have 82 million americans who are not the workforce. That is the workforce of americans we can reach into philadelphia have this country. Anybodyo not believe really believes 11 million illegals are in america. It is probably above 20 million. And, seven out of 12 of them have a job. When you force immigration laws, you are opening up millions of jobs for others to do that work. We know the law supply and demand. There is a hard law supply and demand. So, if the demand for labor goes up, so do wages and benefits. We have plenty of people who can do this sitting on the couch. Host thank you congressman. Th washington journal continu. Us now is tim ryan from ohio. A member of the budget committee. Well be discussing the massive Defense Budget that will reach the house for next week. Congressman, thank you for joining us. Of this us an overview budget. What should we be looking out for specifically . Guest we are talking about dealing with all the complexities in the world. All our citizens are here to recognize where we are. Obviously, we have many problems in the middle east. Turkey,n syria, iraq, refugee influx come into those regions, and over into europe. We have china expanded in the south china sea, which is an issue that needs to be dealt with. We have russia once again involved in the middle east in a way that they have not been for a while. We have issues with north korea, iran testing missiles, and really pushing the envelope wherever they can. Wes bill is about how do address all these major issues . And, how do we have the strength that we need to be able to deal personnelaling with on the ground. How to make investments into our claims and planes and trucks and satellites and all of the Technical Expertise that we need , whether it is Ballistic Missiles or Ballistic Missile defense, and, how do we make sure we take care of our soldiers . All these different areas need to be addressed. Also, were doing the research to make sure we have the technology as we move forward. All of this is in the package. That is why, inevitably, a gets as big as it does. It is a package of 575 Million Dollars spending bill. A little bit more about that from this piece from the hill, earlier this week is that it would provide more can you talk a little about the base operations versus the other part of the object and why thats important . Guest this is a big problem. We have been doing this with continuing resolutions and shutting down the government in the past and they have been detrimental to the entire federal budget but in particular to the military. One of the things the military needs consistency. They need a consistent budget with longterm projections in the budget for training, for example. We have men and women flying missions now in iraq and syria but we also need them to be trained for missions that may be in china or russia or maybe and the korean peninsula. We need training happening and we need equipment to happen. You cannot go to boeing or Lockheed Martin or someone who makes airplanes for you and say we have enough money until april of next year but then weve got to do this all over again. There is no longterm projection because of the gridlock in washington. I think we are doing a real disservice to the men and women fighting on our behalf and we are doing a real disservice to our longterm, short, midterm, and longterm shenanigans. The countryefend and have an awesome responsibility around the world. I just got back from the persian gulf a few weeks ago. See the reliance upon the United States in that region whether its israel or the United Arab Emirates or any of these other countries in the persian gulf, they rely on us. If we are going to be relied upon, we better have our stuff together budget terribly, strict rily as we move forward. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2016] timre talking with host ryan about the budget bill and his recent travels overseas. Democrats can call in. Republicans can call in. And independence you mentioned you took a trip overseas visiting several middle east countries. Where did you go and what was the purpose . Guest the general purpose was to look at our Missile Defense issues not in the United States but how we help countries in that region. Anytime you going to the middle east, its more complicated than just one issue. We went to israel. We went to United Arab Emirates, and we wentbahrain to the uss harry truman who are flying sorties and dropping bombs in tha