This week on news makers, we are joined by hal rogers, chairman of the Appropriations Committee. Thank you for doing this. To reporters to help us with this conversation, and the tailor the associated press, congressional reporter, and roxanne from bloomberg news, congressional reporter. Mr. Chairman, as everybody in washington is very concerned about this phenomenon called a sequester, these automatic bid into automatic indiscriminate cuts across the board, 8 to the pentagon, you have been looking at the kind of impact this will have. What you expect . How much damage you think it would do four different operations . Needless to say, being an appropriate, but think it is an idiotic way to do business. These are indiscriminate cuts. They are not thought through. Theyre just automatic across theboard, without any consideration of good, bad or evil or whatever. So i think the cuts are devastating. I am sad to see take place. But i dont see any effort being made realistically to stop it.
Police say theyre examining the relevance and credibility on newly received information on the deaths of diana and her companion dodi. New reaction now to the growing nsa scandal. They broke rules thousands of times. This after president obama repeatedly assured americans that the agency had not overstepped its bounds. Now critics on both sides of the aisle raising new questions about nsa oversight. Elizabeth live from washington with more. Elizabeth, there is renewed talk now of legislation. What are some lawmakers proposing . Well, lawmakers are discussing whether a failed former amendment would have fundamentally changed the way the agency could collect personal information and if it should be brought to the table again. This is a National Security agency defended its tactics as americans learned this week it violated privacy rules on thousands of occasions while some were unintendsed, others showed breaches of stan ard procedures. House and senate argue if there needs to be more ad
Vote of congress. Thats not the way our system of government was designed to work. The house has an obligation to stand up for the constitution and thats exactly why we are pursing this course of action. Lets get to the other battle brewing now between president obama and house and Senate Republicans when it comes to comprehensive Immigration Reform. President obama is on his way to las vegas to push a sweeping new executive action on immigration. And republicans are looking for ways to block what they call an unlawful scheme by the president. During a primetime speech, the president unveiled a plan that will affect up to 5 million undocumented immigrants of the United States. It will allow the parents of u. S. Citizens a chance to stay in the country, at least temporarily, if they have been here for at least five years. They have to pass a background check, they have to agree to pay back taxes at the same time. This will expand the socalled dreamers program. That applies to those kids
Moscow, 2 00 friday in beijing wherever youre watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. Up first, countdown to a legal and political showdown. President obama unveils his immigration plan in a prime time speech this evening but his decision to issue an executive order will result in a headon collision with congressional republicans. On the senate floor today, the soontoit be Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell said the president s actions are purely political. It seems to be about what a Political Party thinks would make for good politics. It seems to be about what a president thinks would be good for his legacies. Those are not the motivations that should be driving sweeping action and i think the president will come to regret the chapter history writes if he does move forward. Either way, he needs to understand something. If president obama acts and imposes his will on the country, congress will act. Were considering a variety of options. But make no mistake, make
With concerns growing of the measures content and pace it is pushed through the house, republican opponents are ramping up criticism. No deadline. We need healthcare reform right. We dont have to get it fast. A lot of republicans saying these same things in private. Im saying in public what many republicans are voicing that the legislation as written cannot pass the senate and would not solve the problems of our Health Care System. Propos problems that obamacare made worse. President trump meets with the house chairman and Vice President sits down with house leaders. We get the latest from Phil Mattingly on capitol hill. Reporter still wary about the proposal and not guarantees that when it gets to the floor they will support it at all. All that does is under score a lot more work to do. The reality is this. When you talk to House Republican leadership aides and Senate Republican leaders. They say this is the vehicle moving forward. If they want to repeal obamacare, that issue they cam