only a tiny fraction make it all the way to the supreme court. the circuit courts are enormously important. my job in this, dana, since i control the schedule, is to bring them up. after pick. i have to prioritize the district court judges. the long-term impact it could have on the country, far beyond any president. these people have a lifetime tenure. dana: you warned harry reid about the dangers of changing the rules of the senate. you said breaking the rules to change the rules would fundamentally change the senate. future majorities will be looking to this precedent. i don t know what the future holds but two years from now, i could be setting the agenda around here. and once deployed, the nuclear option may have fallout and future congresses. dana: sometimes for the
improper way. that s what we are doing. dana: in a moment, i will bring you my exclusive interview with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. i asked him about the first year in president trump s oval office in the year ahead. a special report anchor bret baier is just back from the white house after his lunch for the president. we just got in on the record quote from the president, i would like to read that and get your reaction. he said i want to see our country united. it was divided, not just under president obama or bush. i remembered the impeachment of bill clinton. tremendous divisiveness. not just the past year. if i could unite the country, i would consider it a tremendous success. i want to bring back our country and a great form of unity. very tough to do. i would like to do it without a major event because that major event is usually a bad thing. unity is really what i m striving for, to bring the country together. does that statement was they statement he put on
plans no less than five rebuttal speeches. peter news he joins me now. what do the democrats think they are going to get out of this tonight? are we expecting theatrics? the democratic leadership really hope so. we heard about the closed-door meeting where nancy pelosi down all of the rank-and-file members that said if you planned to walk out, just don t show up. since 1998, i have attended every state of the union. i ve always believed that this event should be nonpartisan, because i respect the office of the presidency. i will not attend the state of the union because this president has not honored, nor respect of the office of the presidency. members of the congressional black caucus are expected to save a bunch of seats next to each other and if members are being asked to wear cloth to protest the president s s-hole
might be on the other foot. dana: to think we can actually say obamacare doesn t need to be addressed legislatively any longer? it has a gaping hole in it. it s moving administratively. we still think obamacare was a huge mistake for the country. we didn t have the votes, regretfully, to repeal and replace it. we are still trying to move it in a competitive direction. dana: what would you say to people that are concerned about america being so divided today? you ve been around a while. are these better than what people think? let me make people feel better. it pales in comparison to what thomas jefferson and john adams said about each other. we haven t had a single instance where a congressman from south carolina came over and was
are going to invest in new ware or cleaner technologies in order to help cut down on pollution? there so much optimism across the country. when you look at what the president lead on this year, americans were shared today than they were last year. we are also stronger economically. the regulatory reform effort, the president has shown tremendous leadership on. people want results and action in respect to the economy and the world. we are going to see that tonight. i think it will be echoed in the state of the union. dana: what about the ethanol industry? believe it or not, there are some folks that are already going to iowa to test the waters for 2020. the ethanol industry, it s of great interest. some people love it and some people don t love it. what are your plans for 2018? we have obligations at the epa to administer the statute that congress has put into