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>> good morning. [inaudible] order this morning, we are so pleased to have everyone with us and have our secretary, of the department of agriculture with, us senator vilsack, welcome. in addition to thank you for being here today, i want to thank you and your 100,000 staff members who undertake every day to support american farmers, small towns, and consumers alike. all your work to protect our food system, both local and globally. you have been very busy on a number of fronts, making sure moms can get baby formula amid a national shortage, i appreciate how quickly, once you are noti...

President trumps decision to recognize the contested city of jerusalem as the capital of israel. Now the president is threatening to cut off some u. S. Funding to the Palestinian Authority. Do you ever see yourself at a bargaining table with President Trump or his administration . But him together with 4, 5 other leaders. Why not. Californias 2017 wildfire season was the worst on record. Some thought 2016 was bad. And thats when we went to california to see what kind of support the state was getting to fight and prevent future wildfires. We need congress to act and we need them to act now. Tha...

That you spoke with him for an interview as many as eight different days. Prof. Taubman yes, my wife and i had eight long interviews with him. And then several other encounters at conferences where i knew he was going to be or he invited me to show up. Person did you see in over those eight different interviews, and how many years whether between all of those . Prof. Taubman the first interview was in 2007. The last was in 2016. What i saw apprised me. He was remarkably natural, informal, warm, humorous,. He did not ask questions in advance. He did not insist on having his own interpreter. Jan...

The Affordable Care act, the posture over at the white house, and in congress. Senator murphy is the one who said the president is setting the Healthcare System on fire. Well hear from him. For your calls, republicans call 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. Independents, 2027488002. We have set up a special fourth line this morning for folks who are enrolled in the affordable re act, your number is 2027488003. And if want by phone, weigh in on social media. Cspanwj is our twitter handle, and also on facebook. Here is one writeup on the healthcare story. Its in the Washington Post today. A. C. ...

Well take a look at some of todays posh washington todays washington journal. The topic is lobbing spending lobbying spending during the trump presidency. You write that there has been no major legislation on both sides of the house. Lobbying spending has spiked. The record the record Shows Congress has been unusually busy being lobbied by groups and businesses. Tell us more. Frustration that they are getting nothing accomplished. Frustration they are getting nothing accomplished. Money being spent is on the increased is on the increase. Expectation, whenever you have a president and a congres...