Transcripts For FOXNEWSW Special Report With Bret Baier 2017

FOXNEWSW Special Report With Bret Baier July 18, 2017

Twoyear delay before it is killed to get Something Else ironed out. But even that seems unlikely based on an early head count in the g. O. P. Caucus tonight. But many lawmakers just want to move on to the budget, tax reform, and eventually infrastructure. In the box Team Coverage tonigh tonight, for on capitol hill with what happened today. Peter also on the hill was for the g. O. P. May go from here. We start out tonight with john roberts and how trump is handling yet another political sucker punch tonight. Good evening. Whether as a business tycoon or as president , trump has never liked to lose. Last night he literally had the rug pulled out from underneath him. Im disappointed. Very disappointed. The failure of the push to repeal and replace obamacare blindsided trump last night. Frustration clearly showing in this munch with the veterans of the war in afghanistan today. For seven years ive been hearing repeal and replace from congress and ive been hearing it loud and strong and then when we finally get a chance to repeal and replace, they dont take advantage of it. The frustration was also clear as the Vice President waited. He is the main conduit between the white house and congress. Today, the lines of communication were on fire. In action is not an option. Congress needs to step up. Congress needs to do their job, and Congress Needs to do their job now. [applause] the news that senators make lee and jerry moran had conspired to kill the measure came just after the president held the white house dinner with seven senators reporting repeal and replace. He thought he was close to closing a deal. They were not disloyal. They had their own reasons. I was very surprised when the two folks came out last night because we thought they were in fairly good shape. Everybody has their own reason. After conferring with mitch mcconnell, trump hated referral conceit should just repeal failing obamacare now and work on a new Health Care Plan to start from a clean slate. Dems will join in. The white house strategy is to remind Senate Republicans at 49 of them voted just two years ago to repeal obamacare. It was a showboat, the measure had no chance of becoming law, and died under president obamas veto pen. The white house is calling out senators who voted for repeal when they knew it would fail, but wont vote for it now it might succeed. Greasing from these two senators who voted for repeal in 2015 but now say they wont vote for in 2017. I think we say, what the Vice President said today, do your job. Its time for congress to do their job. At the same time he works to twist arms to pass a repeal bill, the president pivoted to another action. I think were probably in that position where well just let obamacare fail. We are not going to own it. Im not going to own it. I can tell you the republicans are not going to own it. As the president figures out the next step in Health Care Reform, fox news has identified the mystery a person in the donald trump junior meeting with russia attorney in 2016. He said Vice President at kukes group, owned by a russian physicist associate of trump. Donald trump, jr. ,s attorney tells fox news he has been at u. S. Citizen for years and has no ties to either the russian government or russian intelligence. Ike kaveladze moved to the United States for the republic of georgia back in 1991. Nine years later of series of Shell Companies and fake accounts that he set up came under suspicion by the Government Accountability office. The gao was looking into suspected russian laundering. Ike kaveladze was never accused of any wrongdoing and in an interview in the year 2,000 he called the whole gao investigation eight, witch hunt. A familiar language. John roberts. Thank you. Senate republicans are on quite a losing streak with health care as an issue. Chief Congressional Correspondent mike emanuel is on capitol hill tonight. But what happen this time . To Senate Republican pans to scrap obamacare have failed in the past 24 hours. The latest one, boating on a repeal plan with two years to transition, which republicans passed in 2015. Its pretty clear that there are not 50 republicans at the moment to vote for a replacement for obamacare. Democrats insisted repeal without replacement would be a disaster. Its like if our Health Care System was a patient who came in and needed some medicine, the republicans proposed surgery, now republicans are proposing a second surgery that will surely kill the patient. Only one republican moderate, Susan Collins, of maine, a post that billed two years ago. The Affordable Care act is so interwoven in our Health Care System, that she repeal it completely with no idea what its going to be replaced with is not the right approach. Today three other moderates who supported the 2015 repeal reject this latest effort. Alaskas lisa murkowski, and ohios rob portman, with apartment noting the situation has gotten much worse in ohio. We now have 19 counties without a single insurer. In 2015 we had insurers in every county. Last night things fell apart with the repeal and replace legislation when jerry moran of kansas and mike lee of utah join fellow conservative rand paul of kentucky and moderate Susan Collins and opposing the bill. That put the nail in the coffin. It was in a decision that was made just on the spur of the moment or just last evening. Ive had conversations with health care providers, with patients over a long period of time. Speaker paul ryan and his Leadership Team are left waiting to see what the senate will do. Would like to see the senate move on something. We are proud of the bill that we passed. Pass the bill to replace it with a better system. Joe mansion is proposing having the 12 former governors and Conference Sit down and engage in talks. His problem solvers who understand the issue states are facing and said they could address them in a practical way for bret thanks. Health care has taken up so much of the oxygen for congressional republicans, they been unable to make much progress on other agenda items print so where are they now . Tonight, peter tells us what may be next. If you think health care is the most difficult debate congress will have to see, think again. It is just over the horizon are both on the federal budget, the debt ceiling, infrastructure, and border security. I think this makes all of those more challenging and its my hope, eventually, well get a successful outcome and results on Health Care Reform because i think it sets the table for the rest of the agenda. The agenda has been stalled since january because members of the majority have been clashing with each other. Its been difficult to keep all the republicans together. Theres always been two or three that have come up otherwise. Some fun on the house side, its two or three dozen g. O. P. Members getting their leadership at any one time. Friction comes on days like today when leadership unveiled their new budget proposal. This plan will mean more jobs and no growth, real reforms to the way the federal government deserves taxpayers. Budget cuts more than 200 million on things and that makes the House Freedom caucus happy. But the conservatives are not ready to support their partys budget until they know more about how that money is saved. Leadership needs to tell us a little bit more clearly what thats going to look like. Because right now we dont know anything for sure. Establishment republicans are more supportive of this budget and hope the Senate Advances it. We have given them our product and will expect that we get Something Back from them. But more conservative house members have a reminder for senators who still havent delivered on any major legislative victories that trumpets had since the inauguration. We have our Party Platform and so theyre not voting the right way and the senate, and theyre not on a lot of the stuff, theres way too much opposition, people need to do a little bit more homework here. The government is going to shut down on october 1st if the budget is not passed by the congress before then. Sounds like a long time. The house is only in session 20 days between now and october 1st. The senate only in session 36 days and that is after they cut their recess chart. Lawyers for florida congresswoman Debbie Wasserman shorts are negotiating as part of the investigation into i. T. Vendors who worked for several house democrats. She is not accused of any wrongdoing, police want to look at her computer as part of this probe. The benders are being investigated in a procurement scandal and for potential Cyber Security breaches. The government will allow an additional 15,000 temporary Seasonal Workers to come into the country. The new visa limits were announced yesterday and immediately criticized by some as a betrayal of trumps promise to American Workers first. Supporters of the move say there are not enough americans willing to do those jobs to keep the business is running. Opponents question that statement and say that he campaigned on a completely different take on immigration. A report from the pentagons Inspector General says the Defense Department is wasting more than 33 billion by ignoring recommendations made by the ig. The document cites the marine corps purchased with four more heavylift helicopters and actually needs. That cost 22 billion. Report faults the airport for spending a must 9 million for drones, more than was necessary, and all more than 800 of the igs recommendations have been ignored for more than a year. Markets today, the stocks were mixed, dow was down 55 and the s p 500 was up one and a half, the nasdaq a and 30. One day after preserving the Iran Nuclear Deal with the west, as we forecasted last night, the Trump Administration is thinking new sanctions on iranian groups and administrations involving Weapons Research and testing. Good evening, rich. Good evening, brett. Less than 90 minutes from the midnight deadline the Trump Administration announced that it was, for the second time, certifying irans compliance with the Nuclear Agreement. Fox news obtained rex to lessen Certification Letter to House Speaker paul ryan. In it, he writes that iran is unquestionably in default of the spirit of the agreement. Although, by this letter, i certify that, based on available information, conditions are met as of july 17, 2017. Trump has directed his administration to work with allies to explore options for addressing the considerable flaws and to take steps to more strictly enforce the agreements provision. Hours later, the administration announced sanctions on iranian entities and also offered condemnation for irans behavior beyond the scope of the nuclear deal. Iran remains, and we all know this, when the most dangerous threats to the United States, not only our interests here and around the world but also of two regional stability. The Administration Says the new u. S. Sanctions target for supporting the missile program. Its revolutionary and stealing western software and selling it to the iranian government. Despite the sanctions and aggressive language toward iran, some republicans still oppose the administrations repeated certifications that iran is complying with the agreement. Arkansas Republican Center tom condon writes that iran is not complying with the Nuclear Agreement and granting iran a full slate of sanctions relief is certainly not vital to u. S. National security. The Administration Says it will continue complying with the iran Nuclear Agreement and adhering to it while it undertakes a full policy review of u. S. Policy toward iran. The u. S. And u. S. Officials also say they want to work with european allies to try to push stronger controls on iran nuclear behavior, though that has plenty of challenges that approach. Rich, thank you. Lawmakers in california have voted to extend landmark Climate Change legislation, despite the u. S. Withdrawal from an International Global warming treaty. Reporting from los angeles. We got the lawyers and we are ready to fight. California governor jerry brown sees himself as the political and cultural into the system at President Trump. This is not about twitter and 140 characters. Monday, state lawmakers gave another powerful symbol of resistance, Climate Change bill that steps in where washington stepped out. We save billions of dollars because its an official market mechanism. California is the only state trying to meet the paris claimant acquired the reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions by selling carbon credits to polluters. Without it, he warned youll see mass migrations, forest fires, Southern California bringing up, thats real, guys. It looked dead on arrival but brown but ive ate republican votes by giving tax breaks to manufacturers, energy companies, and Rural Property owners. Hes a master politician. He wanted to have a twothirds votes, there would be no question of the legality at this move. He could not afford to lose, for another reason. Next year he hosts a Global Climate summit. Without this bill could be all hat no cattle. California is not turning back. We are moving ahead. Early on he cast himself as a thorn in the president side. The press of alternative to an empty, misguided washington. From Climate Change to immigration, health care, entitlements, and offshore drilling. He sees himself as a leader of the Climate Change movement, and particularly in contrast to trump, who pulled america out of the paris accord. It funds the bullet train, a pet project and a money pit most republicans approach. To get those votes, he had to agree to to a statewide initiae which could effectively kill his train. Thats how important this bill was to the governor. William, thank you. California is not the only state taking Environmental Policies and other matters into its own hands instead of relying on the federal government. Correspondent dan springer has that story tonight from seattle. Washington states democratic governor does not consider himself a champion of states rights. But his action since the election of trump show willingness to defy the other washington and undermine the republican agenda. He backed a lawsuit which shot down the original travel ban and when trump signed an executive order which could lead to the end of obamas clean power plan, he said his state wont drop a single environmental regulation. We are simply continuing to control our own destiny here, we are following both the u. S. Constitution and the state constitution that requires quality in clean air. Those are both good things. He is not allowed. Maryland lawmakers passed a law funding planned parenthood there after House Republicans passed a Health Care Bill that defines the provider. Jerry brown responded to trumps decision to leave the paris climate deal by calling foreign leaders to climate summits in San Francisco and germany. This land was made for you and me and california is not turning back, we are moving ahead. We are moving ahead together and its going to be better and brighter for years to come. This liberal brand of federalism is on display in many of the 20 blue states won by hillary clinton. Since the Civil Rights Era its been conservatives most likely to push back against big federal government, but both parties will invoke states rights and it helps their cause, and with the g. O. P. Controlling both chambers of congress and the white house, democrats have rarely been so removed from power. We havent seen democrats looking at the federal government and seeing it as so much antagonistic too many of their policy positions. On gun control, organ just passed a law allowing guns to be taken away from people believed to be a danger to themselves or others. Its a smokescreen. Its the only way they can justify trying to get some republicans who support states rights and like federalism to say okay, maybe lets look at this gun control legislation. The Founding Fathers establishes government of shared powers because if they hadnt, several states wouldnt sign the constitution. But its likely the blue states will continue their newfound respect for federalism and their right to go their way it whenever possible. Speak of the Trump Administration is reversing another obama era rule. The Associated Press reports restora

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