pro-speck of negotiating it. it s been very difficult to have trade relations with japan. i think japan sees the world differently in 2017 than it did say in the 1980s and 1990s where rhetoric seems to have frozen. heather: jillian let me ask you ab the thoughts in the china sea. president trump said he thinks they can work on something. they re having conversations that will work out well for everyone in the region. is that even possible? it certainly s possible to do more. one of the big criticisms of the obama administration s policy on this issue was that there wasn t enough done. that we didn t show we had willingness or ability to push back against chinese development there in the south china sea. one thing here, i like john roberts characterization about the japan/u.s. relationship being roses and thorns. this is kind of one of the roses. china s development is equally bad for both the united states and japan.
i would wholly agree, nobody should be saying anything with regard to violence. that is not covered by the first amendment. that is wrong. that defeats what free speech and what people who oppose some of these individuals, it defeats what it s all about. heather: congressman jason chaffetz was asked about kellyanne conway and ivanka trump s products. let s listen to that and then i want to get your reaction. we set a very candid, very direct letter to the white house and the office of government ethics. they need to investigate it. what kellyanne conway was wrong. i should never happen again. heather: he said it was wrong and it should never happen again. what do you make of all this? is this a serious ethic issue? no. was kellyanne conway trying to make money this? no. what do you think of this? i would agree there is
here s what she said. he believes strongly in the independence of the judiciary and that when comments were made not referring to any specific case, he was clear about that, that went to the integrity or independence of the judiciary he did say that he found comments like that to be demoralizing and disheartening. he feels strongly about the independent judiciary. he s also been very clear he is not commenting on any specific case, that he s not going to comment on any political matter. heather: deb fisher of nebraska joins me. you just met with him yesterday. what did you ask him about this? well, hi, heather. good to be with you. i did meet with the judge yesterday. we had a great conversation. i think my biggest take away was his really strong assertion and firmness in saying that he will follow the law wherever it leads. and that s all we really want from our justices.
very forth right i believe in all his discussions with members on both sides of the aisle. and he has a strong record of having that faith and following the law. and so i think he s going to do a good job in his confirmation hearings and he will be fine. heather: let me ask you about two pieces of legislation that you have introduced. one has to do with families and women. and if we can ask for information about how much money we make in the work force. and then the second one is a tax credit for companies to incentivize them to give two weeks of paid leave. tell me about these. i m just very excited about them. for the last four years in the senate, i have been working on proposals that are going to make life easier for families. families are out there juggling all the commitments that they have. they re trying to take care of their kids. they re trying to take care of older parents. they re getting squeezed. they re squeezed in the work place and they re squeezed at home. we have
the two men love to play golf and shinzo abe, when he was at trump tower said i d like to come to the united states and go to florida and play golf with you. so the two men will. we re not sure if it will be the trump international course or trump national. they re still trying to figure that out. there was a tournament going on at the one in west palm beach so they may be relegated to playing in jupiter. heather: or just move the tournament. reporter: that s what i told him. he s the president. he can play wherever he wants. heather: john roberts, thank you. joining us now for more on this, steven yates former deputy national security adviser to vice president cheney. welcome. and jillian turner former white house national security council staff member under presidents george r. bush and president obama. she s also a fox news contributor. so let s start with you. candidate trump ruffled a lot of feathers. do you remember he questioned the utility of keeping 50,000