meetings and the president as you pointed out, uncomfortable with him. someone who didn t pledge his loyalty and stood up to him, as awkward as that was. your number one take away from what we read today and take a wack at the question why did drop today? why give us 24 hours or so to read on it, talk about it, chew it? number one take away was the reason we have a 10-year term for an fbi director is to avoid a situation where a new president can pressure the fbi director to do something in the president s interest. if the entire structure of the comey testimony was that comey felt he had tor re-audition to his job. that s contrary to the statutory regime. the threat hanging over his head
the first meeting with then president elect at trump tower, he portrays himself immediately racing to his fbi vehicle and trying to chronicle everything. it seems almost just in case something like this happens. he clearly felt uncomfortable around the president repeatedly over the course of these nine meetings and the president as you pointed out, felt a little uncomfortable with him. someone who didn t pledge his loyaltand ood up to him, as awkward as that was. your numberne take ay from what we read today and take a wack at the question why did drop tod? why give us hours or so to read on it, talk about it, chew it? number one take away was the reason we have a 10-year term for an fbi director is to avoid a situation where a new president can pressure the fbi director to do something in the president s interest. if the entire structure of the comey testimony was that comey
go back and answer to their constituent why is they didn t fulfill a pledge they made. what do you say to your constituents tonight? i didn t campaign with president trump and i certainly didn t pledge to support whatever he brought to the house floor. i pledged to support something that would maintain the quality of care of people who need medical care and not result in putcuts in benefits. that s not the bill they brought forward, so i m comfortable going back to my constituents and saying i m for repeal and replace, i m not for this bill, i don t think they are either. everyone this week was calling the president the closer. he couldn t seal the deal, plain and simply. what does it say about the president? well, i think, you know, this says less about the president than it does about the process. you know, this is isn t closing the deal. this is what the is the process. many times when legislation is going forward but this is a little bit about the deal. i know it s not
president s path of debt and decline or back to prosperity? that s what mitt romney is offering the country. laura: congressman ryan were you surprised that rick santorum didn t pledge that he would support mitt romney on the campaign trail and begin campaigning with him. i just heard about this. i didn t hear what he said in gettysburg. my questions-guess is he is talking about his own campaign. i think he did the statesman like thing. he should be proud of the campaign. we re praying for his daughter. we all should be doing that and i think rick has his due today. my guess is he just wanted to talk about its had own family and own campaign. there will be plenty of time for rallying around our nominee. laura: congressman, thanks so much. you bet. laura: next on the run down, president obama is pushing his tax the rich plan. how will that help the economy or is the president just promoting class warfare? we re going to debate it george zimmerman is asking for public donations
president s path of debt and decline or back to prosperity? that s what mitt romney is offering the country. laura: congressman ryan were you surprised that rick santorum didn t pledge that he would support mitt romney on the campaign trail and begin campaigning with him. i just heard about this. i didn t hear what he said in gettysburg. my questions-guess is he is talking about his own campaign. i think he did the statesman like thing. he should be proud of the campaign. we re praying for his daughter. we all should be doing that and i think rick has his due today. my guess is he just wanted to talk about its had own family and own campaign. there will be plenty of time for rallying around our nominee. laura: congressman, thanks so much. you bet. laura: next on the run down, president obama is pushing his tax the rich plan. how will that help the economy or is the president just promoting class warfare? we re going to debate it george zimmerman is asking for public donations