Again, cspan3 live this morning here on capitol hill waiting for Homeland Security secretary jeh johnson who will be testifying this morning about Border Security and the president s executive order on immigration. Under the president s order, if a person had been in the u. S. For more than five years and has children who are citizens or legal residents, passes a criminal background collection and is willing to pay taxes, they can apply to stay in the u. S. Temporarily. The executive order also calls for Additional Resources for Law Enforcement. To try to prevent illegal border crossings. Secretary johnson was also mentioned pass a possible replace many for defense secretary chuck hagel. He withdrew his name from consideration to replace the defense secretary. Also happening today on capitol hill, the House Judiciary Committee will be meeting to look at the president S Immigration order. Well stream that live. Catch it on cspan. Org starting at 1 00 p. M. Eastern time. Again, live this
Touted it in the weeks leading up to this march. Conservatives are still happy that at least this bill, which was considered last year is now being considered on the floor. It is an issue that also came up last september in the gao report that said some of the federal subsidies under the health law were being used to cover some abortion services. Is this the kind of measure that we we mentioned at the top that the march for life happening in washington this week, is this the sort of measure that these abortion bills that really have to be passed by the house . Yeah. Theyre pretty much messaging bills at this point. In the senate it will be difficult for them to pass and obama issued a veto threat last year on this federal funding for abortion bill. Melanie covering it all covering Health Policy and the abortion bill debate in the house. You can follow her reporting on twitter at mzanona. Thank you for joining us. Thanks. And legislation is being voted on the house floor right now. We w
To reagan, one of his watchwords was, peace through strength. He presided over an enormous buildup in defense spending. The current trajectory of defense spending is down to below 3 of gdp. Which is going to be as low as it was back in before 1941. Would you support a significant increase from current levels in the Defense Budget and do away with the sequester . I absolutely support the concept of peace through strength. I think the most important thing the federal government spends money on is National Defense. You cant rely on state governments. You cant rely on corporations. You have to have a National Defense. Priorities,at National Defense is the number one priority. Looking at dollars spent, i always say a priority. With regards to the sequester, the last budget we produced, we have a fiveyear budget that balances, eliminates the military sequester, and spends money above the military sequester. But we do eliminate five departments of government. If you want a strong defense, fin
Of the fiscal year except for the department of Homeland Security which would be funded just maybe through february. There are Infinite Possibilities to how that will play out and whether or not they choose to split the two, that is up for negotiation from what i understand, so anything is possible at this point. But i think democrats are pretty strong in wanting to keep the government open and wanting to make sure that all agencies of the government are not theyre funding is approved through the next year. Congressman laboratory, republican from idaho, set a few days ago that republicans should keep the shutdown as one of the tools in the toolbox. It is something that paid consequences for at the ballot box. How close do you think it will get. Really have a few days before of targeted adjournment date december 12 . There is a segment of the Republican Caucus that will try , sort ofto abstract government by tantrum is how i would explain it. I do not think the leadership in the Republi
Congress. That is followed by paul ryan on u. S. Tax policy. He is the incoming chair of the tax committee. The Washington Post reported today that president obama will nominate Ashton Carter to be the next secretary of defense, succeeding chuck hagel. Mr. Ashton carter is a trained as a deputyo served secretary of defense from october, 2011 to december, 2013. The announcement could come as early as this week. Jeh johnson reportedly removed himself from consideration for the defense position. Secretary johnson testified today about president obamas immigration order that would delay the deportation of undocumented workers with citizen children who have been in the u. S. For more than five years. Hours. Mittee is two [gavel] the committee on Homeland Security will come to order. The committees meeting today to hear testimony from secretary jeh johnson on the administrations recent executive actions to grant temporary relief to millions of unlawful immigrants and the effect such actions