Support cspan as a plic service along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. Will going to be joined the legislature throughout the course of the warning is only as was morning from capitol hill representative smith democrat out of washington also the chair the Armed Services committee presented smith thank you for being here. Thank you gordy. Can we start pulling i want more you hearing about the source of these missiles fell their. Will has been affirmed but it seemed like it was a antimissile Defense System that ukraine fired at the Russian Rocket that were coming into their not sure they know that it was a russianmade rocket but ukraine has lost a lot of russianmade rock is with the Crucial Point heres another this would be happening if russia was not committing more crimes and in day out basis in ukraine piloting cruise missiles has civilian targets in october 100 missiles yesterday had all at civilian targets which ist the absolute definition of a war crime in ukraine is doing his best to defend itself in the situation but i do want to really about the Biden Administration and nato for the call response to this and making sure that we get the facts before we come to any conclusion and try to make sure that we do not escalate the situation but is between russia and ukraineai and so i think we did well and the facts arel coming out will see it it does not appear that this was an intentional russian attack onth poland. One of the things regarding ukraine that hopefully will take place at least from the Biden Administration is more funding for ukraine and tells about the figure that is being floated by the white house and you see the figures materializing. Sclerosing for 37 billion and a good chunk of that is humanitarian aid to because as the russians are farming the civilian infrastructure and creating humanitarian crisis in ukraine. And some of the money also goes to continue to help ukraine defend itself and also about 10 billion to deal with covid19 and other Health Related issues in the hope is that we get it passed during this session i think its really important that we do that we see everyday were russia is doing in ukraine and how ukraine want this to be a sovereign democratic nations agreed to continue to support them in a supported Biden Administrations efforts in the over 50 countries stt that are working to try to p russias invasion of ukraine and end this war. Generally would you save the republicans will be on board with this funding. Yes and certainly in my committee and another mike rogers is the Ranking Member burke on committee and communities the chairman until committee and also on committee, theres a lot of republican support for supporting ukraine and michaels was when the members who was on the trip is also a member of the committee and he strongly supports and so i think strong bipartisan support for ukraine in this effort. This was a hideous outcome should the republicans in power midterm elections you see this committee or at leastrv things that youve championed for traps going away. While i think that it will be different, every two years that is different particularly if something shows any of the white house and the senate have not one the other, takes it over any given cycle, theres always got a six month time when theres while held will this change clearly theres different agenda items 100 south the white house is only survey sorting out in different members try to figure out whats puzzled that point is more clearly happening here mike rogers night early because a lot of issues and the biggest thing is we believe in bipartisanship we believe in our getting its working to passing the defense bill every year so we work in a bipartisan way to get that done and in how Senate Democrat republicans, we dented for 62, going on for safety three straight years that will continue to happen. Speaking of the defense bill what is the a status of the nba acronym that you can explain what it is to National Defense authorizing act is the oversight bill for the pentagon the past every year for making progress and we have another meeting tomorrow pretty served by the end of this week, we will have a bill to the Senate Democrats and republicans agree upon and the plan would be to pass through december so were making Good Progress and are confident we will get it done. One of the figures as far as the bill is done. You talking about the budget aspect of it, the top line number had personal, the appropriate they have to agreement so we also working with the Appropriations Committee as they try to get a topline agreement and get the appropriation bills done and nothing of day, the appropriators the one who decided much money get spent we have something that the oversight and how the money gets spent and so all different parts of that appropriators authorizers working together to try to sell with the final number will be. And representative smith, what are your impressions so far going into the possibility becoming a member of minority connecture. Will the biggest thing ensures how successful this election was in the over arching theme heres this was a victory for democracy think this cheney sums it up best is this election was a victory for team normal we had a lot of very competitive elections. Republicans and democrats an alternative use in a robe asked very competitive campaign and a lot of close elections is elections were wellrun. And just about everybody was loss has conceded even some very close elections and after President Trump on the far right republicans offers to denigrate to trying to tear down the election system and claimed that every time its unfair when they lose to do see so many publicans and democrats to come together in the house and being able to get a normal election and certainly im pleased the democrats did better and the final house numbers they will be a lot more than they expected anything in this was a victory for democracy. That makes me very happy. As far as the final numbers coming in and republicans will gain the advantage of the due maybe not as much as they thought about what he think that it does and what do you think he Will Champion and how to the democrats responding is that. Yes, really worried about Kevin Mccarthy becoming the speaker and certainly theres more to be policy differences that is normal we will have that happen with the and influence of the remaining election deniers there in the republican processes im worried that in order to get the votes to become speaker and what concessions will have to be made to some of the more extreme elements ofon e Republican Party everyone biggest thing on worried about is funding the government and that ended back in 2010 when the tea party to overcome in 2011 and we almost did not raise the debt ceiling will most basically defrauded our creditors open place on the budget control act and we had a series ofow government shutdowns during that time and continuing resolutions that were short of funding the government through appropriations process and so i most worried about whether or not we will be able to do the normal functioning of government and ultimately whatever you think the government or how much money you think the government should spend what you think they should spend it on and we should have a robust debate about it and the government needs, we cannot w shut it down and we cannot have continuing resolution certainly speaking of the current chairman on the Armed Services committee and continuing revolution and government shutdowns are devastating to her national security, yesterday to the men and women to serve in the military families because they dont have a budget and appraisal kinds of chaos and problems. So that is my biggest concern will see what happens in the next couple of months as we lead up to the boat for speaker putting worried that undue influence extremist elements of the new Republican Party. There very small are talking about a very small number of people here just hope they dont have a disproportionate influence of the process representative smith pfizer time for a change in the democratic leadership as far as a leader. And the Speaker Pelosi will make the decision and let me just say that i work with nancy now for four years, the chairman of the committee and for speaker and i would very happy if she continues in that job when i first got to congress in the mid 90s, when the Leadership Team is coming up, and i wasnt widely in support of leadership and those who were there at the time will tell you that i was concerned but as i have watched nancy pelosi work, theres no better legislator in terms of making sure that we get things done and everybodys included in my mind, she is still doing a great job. Now its up toe her whether or not she was thrown and if she doesnt, we have a lot of talent in his khakis i have no doubt whatsoever will a very strong leadership no matter how this comes out and ultimately, he will be her decision and the decision will then have obviously a trickledown effect on who else runs from what but we a lot of good choices and i am happy having nancy pelosi where she is and if you want to stay there, youll have my enthusiastic support bowl be fine either way. Argus serves as the chair of that representative adam smith, democratic from washington. Thank you very much. Earlier, hospital to the legal and procedural issues related to feeding Cherokee Nation delegate in the u. S. House and the chief of the Cherokee Nation check jr. Testified before the House Rules Committee and you can watch that tonight starting at nine eastern on cspan2, had also seen her free mobile for uf, cspan now and cspan. Org. 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