Reporter House Speaker paul ryan insisted the holdouts will come around. There was also a lot of churning today over the president s proposal to cut foreign aid and move that money to defense. In a letter to congressional leaders, 120 retired military officers argued diplomatic dollars are critical to preventing conflict. Former air force general richard hally. The last thing we want to do is go into a place, break a bunch of glass and not have any clue how to put it back together. Reporter he found a powerful ally in mitch mcconnell. Do you think the senate could approve a budget that slashes state Department Funding by about a third . Probably not. I, for one, just speaking for myself, think the diplomatic portion of the federal budget is very important. And you get results a lot cheaper frequently than you do on the defense side. Reporter just yesterday, mcconnell said his agenda and the president s were exactly the same, but clearly they diverge on this, scott, and mcconnell told m
Where they could stop here and be treated with dignity. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley, reporting tonight from washington. Our coverage tonight begins with Major Garrett. Its a busy day and i guess tonight will be a rather busy night. We look forward to it. Reporter u President Trumps first primetime address to congress will emphasize his domestic agenda, tax reform, infrastructure spending, and the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care act. Were coming out with a Health Care Plan that i think will be terrific. It will be very inclusive, and i think its going to do really what people are wanting it to do. Reporter the president is also open to comprehensive Immigration Reform, including possible legal status for undocumented immigrants with clean criminal records. In a lunch with Television Anchors today, mr. Trump said, the time is right for an immigration bill, as long as there is compromise on both sides. Well include a historic increase in defense spending.
President donald trump addressing the joint session of stronger is rebuilding a newborns heart. And restoring a fathers faith. Its standing tall after one surgery. Not six. Stronger is being a typical kid. Despite a rare disorder. Stronger is finding it earlier. And coming home sooner. Stronger is seeking answers. And not giving up, until you find them. Because we dont just want your kids to grow up. We want them to grow up stronger. The president s address is getting mixed reviews on capitol hill. Heres nancy cordes. Reporter House Republicans were briefed this morning on their partys plan to replace obamacare. North carolinas mark meadows didnt like what he heard. The final result of where we are today is not something that i support. Reporter the plan being finalized by gop leaders and the white house replaces some obamacare subsidies with tax credits to help people buy insurance. Conservatives like virginias dave brat say thats just another handout. Some of the stuff in there is ju
Commissioner ferrigno it expend commissioner makras commissioner meiberger commissioner paskinjordan commissioner stansbury will not be present we have quorum thank you very much ladies and gentlemen, the first one on the genocide a closed session for item 3 mr. Clerk, call item 3 for me and action item closed session. Any Public Comment . Were going to take Public Comment now before closed session no, no Public Comment okay. Thats because we started on time and our Public Comment didnt get the memo okay. Thats the secret everyone were going to go into closed session. Okay weve come out of closed session he united a vote or need to take a motion not to disclose what weve talked about in closed session so moved well take that without objection. Lets the house rehabilitate that commissioner paskinjordan is not here well take that without objection. The motion passed unanimously thank you, everyone at this time, id like to do something to accommodate the number of folks that are here the
Item 3 mr. Clerk, call item 3 for me and action item closed session. Any Public Comment . Were going to take Public Comment now before closed session no, no Public Comment okay. Thats because we started on time and our Public Comment didnt get the memo okay. Thats the secret everyone were going to go into closed session. Okay weve come out of closed session he united a vote or need to take a motion not to disclose what weve talked about in closed session so moved well take that without objection. Lets the house rehabilitate that commissioner paskinjordan is not here well take that without objection. The motion passed unanimously thank you, everyone at this time, id like to do something to accommodate the number of folks that are here the pob welcomed id like to have director huhuh irrational not here i was going to invite director huhuh i wish to make a presentation to accommodate the great number of folks to you wont have to wait until the end of the agenda to make your comments fair