But its really important. If you ask Elizabeth Warren and 30 seconds, two minutes, five minutes, two hours why shes running for president , she has a clear case. And its consistent with her lifes work. Cory booker i think is building a really strong operation on the ground. I think if there is a chance for a secondtier candidate to move into that firsttier, cory really has shown a strong ability to enter into these debates, come out with strong organization. So i expect well see him doing a little bit better. Certainly how late joe biden got into the race, they are building strong operations. There are highlights with a lot of these candidates. The key really is how do you balance the National Needs of a campaign with the facts so much attention is placed in iowa, new hampshire, nevada, South Carolina . The campaigns that balance that the best are ultimately going to be the ones that are most successful. As we look ahead to the general election, is there estate or two as you see that c
New survey looking at School Safety issues. As always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Next. This good morning on friday, august 30. We will begin with the Justice Department watchdogs latest report that found former fbi director james comey violated Agency Policy by releasing official memos. Your reaction to the reports findings in our first hour. Republicans, 2027488001. If you are a democrat, dial in at 2027488000. And independents, 2027488002. You can also join the conversation if you go to twitter at cspanwj and on facebook. Com cspan. We will get to your calls in a minute. Lets begin with june 2017. James comey had been fired a month earlier by President Trump. He is summoned to capitol hill to testify and asked by senator Susan Collins about memos and releasing them. [video clip] did you show copies of your of theo anyone outside department of justice . Yes. And to whom did you show copies . The president tweeted on friday after
Next, a hearing examining ways to increase water storage and conservation in western states we also heard about water supply infrastructure. Held by a Senate Energy subcommittee, this is an hour. The hearing of the Senate Energy Natural Resources subcommittee on power and water will come to order. I want to apologize for being tardy. Im trying to be in a few places at once. Thanks for your patience. Throughout the rest, water is essential to everything we do. The infrastructure took centuries to build. And has allowed our cities to grow and our farms to prosper. Without these dams and canals and reclaim water plants the American West would not be the bread basket or worldwide destination that it is today. It has taken tremendous foresight and major investment to develop the Water Systems that are the backbones of our western communities and businesses. They have been great investments. In my home state in arizona, what started as a 10 million federal development in 1903 laid the ground
Subcommittee on power and water will come to order. I want to apologize for being tardy. Im trying to be in a few places at once. Thanks for your patience. Throughout the rest, water is essential to everything we do. The infrastructure took centuries to build. And has allowed our cities to grow and our farms to prosper. Without these dams and canals and reclaim water plants the American West would not be the bread basket or worldwide destination that it is today. It has taken tremendous foresight and major investment to develop the Water Systems that are the backbones of our western communities and businesses. They have been great investments. In my home state in arizona, what started as a 10 million federal development in 1903 laid the groundwork for todays phoenix metropolitan area shareholder now contributes 250 billion to the nation in gdp. Earlier i toured all 15 counties in arizona. I saw firsthand how these Major Investments shaped the state. From hoover dam, salt river project,
Works committee. Its about two hours. I call this hearing to order. Todays hearing is about the need for this committee to draft and to pass a bipartisan Highway Infrastructure bill. Both Ranking Member carpers staff and my staff have been working on drafting this legislation along with all of the members of this committee. We appreciate all the input we received from our home states, from our fellow members and from transportation stakeholders. Its our shared goal to advance a bill out of the committee this summer. That means the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will be first out of the gate to pass a Highway Infrastructure bill. This is appropriate given the history of bipartisan efforts to pass previous surface as far as surface transportation bills. Chef crumbling roads and bridges and they need to replaced. Projected population growth and existing congestion require states to build new capacity to meet future needs. Our economy is built upon a well functioning road sy