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As president of the united states to get his nominee considered for almost a year. we want to see who president trump nominates. if he nominates a mainstream jurorists similar to what president obama did in going mainstream, that's one set of circumstances, but if he tries to go in a narrow philosophical direction, i think you're going to see many of us do everything we can to make sure that nominee doesn't end up on the supreme court. >> let's work through the checklist. debt limit default, probably a debt limit, we hit the ceiling in the middle of march. would you call on democrats to rule o...

Of congress went to the white house? when was the last time the president got everybody together and said let's work on something? can you recall? >> you're right. no, for us as republicans, when i was first brought in in 2011 we had one meeting at the white house. that was it. bill clinton was a master at this. george bush did it. -- reagan did it really well. obama hasn't done it with republicans, democrats either weren't brought in. this is a great opportunity for trump to bring folks to the white house and bring people together and move the country forward. there is a lot of stuff we can g...

>> health and human services is more than healthcare. we keep our food safe. develop new drugs and treatment options driven by scientists conducting remarkable research. there are heroes among the talented, dedicated men and women working to provide critical social services. helping families and children have a higher quality of living and the opportunity to rise up and achieve their american dream. the role of health and human services in improving lives means it carries out its responsibilities with compassion. it also must be efficient, effective and accountable. as well as willing to work ...

Trust that the guarantee of programs they have paid into, medicare and social security, will be there when needed, we live up to some of our country's most vital responsibilities. the department of health and human services has a critical role to play in our ongoing work to meet each of these goals and many more. that is why in evaluating a nominee for secretary of health and human services, i consider whether the nominee has a record of putting people first, not politics, not partisanship, or those at the top, whether they were put science first, not ideology and whether their vision for heal...

Light of republican efforts to take our healthcare system in a vastly different and harmful direction that are shared by millions of people across the country who can't be here today. with that in mind it's crucial that the voices of people who will be impacted every day by choices made under this administration are part of the process when it comes to the president-elect's cabinet nominees. so i just want to say i'm very pleased that tomorrow senators warren are talking to witnesses that can talk to the importance of work done in the affordable care act and substance abuse and mental health t...