Is not here tonight. He and president obama are still struggling to get along. President obama and john boehner are like a blind date between Anderson Cooper and rachel maddow. They understand each others positions, but they know that nothing will ever happen. Watch the white house correspondentsdinner. El mchale obama and jole headline. That is live at saturday night on cspan. This morning on washington journal a roundtable on the week ahead in congress with jeff mason and shane goldmacher. Buckley on the rise and fall of government. He discusses the growth of executive power in american government. We will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning and welcome to washington journal. Congress gets back to work after a twoweek vacation. The focus is on the hill. We want to talk to republicans. For your thoughts on john boehner later on, democrats we will ask you for your thoughts on harry reid. If you are on
Trump organization, and may 28, ben cobb ben carson, neurosurgeon and author. Next, i would like to present our guest with the Traditional National press club mug. Than a minutemore left, i would like to ask you our final question the National Safety council has not always maintained a high row file like aviation safety. Do you expect to bring a rotter focused to the group question are i hope and expect the National Safety castle will have Safety Council will have a higher profile in the coming years and thanks to you all in the us core, maybe if you cover these important issues, they will. How about a round of applause . [applause] thank you for coming today. I would also like to thank the National Press club staff, the Journalism Institute and Broadcast Center for organizing todays event will stop we are adjourned. I remember on saturday, the first conversation i had with a group of people at the table, it was not about where you are from, what is your school like, but it was about u
Students come together to experience leadership in this nations capital. What did you want to add . It is sponsored by the hearst foundation. Two delegates from each state are chosen to represent the states at the capital. Over 5000 alumni are in this country and they have become law, politics. I am from maryland. What was the high point of the week for you . Seeing the president of the United States yesterday. To see him as an individual and a person was an incredible experience and just being in the room with the president was surreal. What is the first thing you thought of that you did not know you are about to think of when you saw this man standing in front of you . I was telling myself to keep my composure and keep it cool. Seeing him approach on the red carpet in the white house was so surreal and i started tearing up. It was actually white embarrassing. Just being able to experience Something Like that that so many youth across the country are not able to experience is so uniqu
You can also reach out to us online. Im calling about john boehner. But him not bringing up the extension of our Unemployment Benefits before the twoweek recess for easter, i am appalled by that. Not bringame he did this up for the people who need the jobless benefits. I think is a shame that the president cannot do anything about it. Why do you think you didnt bring that bill up before lawmakers went for recess . Caller it is paid for, i dont know. What he wants. Im i just think he wants to hold all of us hostage and make everybody suffer. From theory now washington times. Oh he contends his reelection bid, quote wont even be close. This is quoting john boehner. Kaiser, west virginia, larry is on the line. Caller i think john boehner has done a very bad job and i think he should be replaced. Host who should he be replaced with . Caller im not really sure. Someone hi whos more conservative. They should cut back on the spending programs. Sundays the ington post lets go now and listen to
Time youre not aware of him actually taking any calls . No. Hes not taken any calls at this time since june 1st. Secretary shulkin, thank you for being with me tonight. Thank you. Obviously not taking the place of twitter yet. Dont forget, you can watch outfront any time anywhere on cnn go. Anderson is next. Thanks for joining us tonight. The last man in the room before the president spoke alone with fbi director james comey testified under oath, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is seen and heard a lot as one of Donald Trumps closest complain advisers and is accused of being untruthful and went before the Senate Intelligence committee in part he said to set the record straight about a number of things, including in his words, secret innuendo being leaked about himself, the president and his whole affair. He had plenty to say about that. He had less to say to the considerable irritation of some
committee members. Well talk about this over the next two hours and hear from a senator who was