Bureaus year long investigation. Which republicans say helped Clint Clinton and lower standard. Comey was cool and confident. No ground toally critics of his view of the case. Of attacks main line was not the clinton should have been indicted, although they that quite a bit and frustrated by comey on that point. Harped on was this. Clinton was not entirely truthful in her past statements emails including under oath. The chairman of the committee, from utah, he was going to send her referral to investigate clintons testimony which she gave under during the Benghazi Committee hearing. Did you look at the Clinton Foundation . Im not going to comment on the existence or nonexistence of investigations. Foundationclinton tied into this investigation answer that. Ing to mark that was a mom shell. When that is one thing have really seized on. The other thing, they seized on is his question of clintons truthfulness. Do . , overall, how did comey how did the republicans do and what is the bottom
Pacific crest trail in wild. Former u. S. Congressman todd aiken appeared on chances wall street journal to talk about his book, firing back. He talks about a controversial statement he made about rape in his senate campaign, this just over half an hour. Were joined now be former congressman and 2012 Republican Senate candidate from missouri, todd akin. Coiningman akin, much of your books about the day in 2012. What happened . Guest actually thats just the first chapter. Theres a whole lot more in the book. The interview was cut on a friday afternoon, and i could tell by looking back at the tape i was a bit tired, but i didnt see anything that seemed too outstandingly that people were going to jump on because it was one of those gotcha, trying to trap you type of things, because the talk show host was a very liberal guy. So then it played sunday morning, and a guy that had been they call them trackers, had been following me during the whole campaign. He picked up on the word, legitimat
But the speaker greater pride up that some republicans were talking about but the republicans that act is there peis structure but not if they lower their space what they are paid . Guest the deficits but to spend more than you take in that is the spending sensibilities for the congress. Host for maryland goahead quickly. Good morning. They you but help will support it has been opposed by several members of congress. That was practical the to that perriers him as a state a subsidy but chinas benz for a bid dallas fed is the great benefit to and though but to get into the water supply is very large harmful. But it is cheaper than gas and brings down the price. I support it. Host so as we talk on capitol hill the congressmen are getting their orientation today. Guest one ofs and learn are the ethics the traps that surrounds you all the time. If yous normal behavior are a businessman or something as aet you in trouble member of congress. Oft is the first thing most these guys come out of
Washington journal continues. Host our next guest was sworn in as republican speaker of the house in 1999. Here a bit from back then. My republican colleagues, i say it is time to put forward the major elements of our legislative program. We will succeed or fail, depending upon how sensible a program we offer. To my democrat colleagues, i will say, i will meet you halfway. Maybe more so on occasion. But cooperation is a twoway street, and i expect you to meet me halfway as well. The president and the number of democrats in the house here have been saying, it is time to address several issues head on. I will buy that. That think we should agree stalemate is not an option. Solutions are. [applause] and to all my colleagues, i say we must get our job done and done now. We have an obligation to pass all the appropriation bills by this summer and we will not leave this chamber until we do. [applause] i intend, i intend to be a good listener. But i want to hear ideas in the debate that flows
Less than 200 votes. Also, a bill sponsored by the republican over the keystone to outline will be in the house this week. To the keystone xl pipeline and specifically what congress should do about it, we want to get your thoughts on if congress should approve passage and building of the Keystone Pipeline. If you support the measure if you oppose the measure want to make your thoughts on congress and how they should act on keystone, on , you can contact us on twitter, facebook or email. Mikeng us on the phone, lillis on the hill. Good morning. Can you give us a little background on the scheduled votes on keystone and how this happens . Guest sure, obama was trying to delay without having to deal with it and hoping to get out of office. No unanticipated this would foren in the lame duck something to the louisiana race was going to be close. But when republicans came back and said, hey, lets vote on this one more time and this is not the first time theyve voted on it. Theyve done this a