On capitol hill, what is the anticipated first two questions going to deal with . Will it be regulations or his personal conflicts of interest . I was just outside the Senate Finance Committee Hearing room where a bevy of activity is taking place as we anticipate this hearing to get started at any moment. Already looking to define him as someone who is out of touch with the middle class. They even have former clients of one west bank and they will talk to reporters. Recruitedchin has other folks looking to argue quite the opposite and that he was able to help people particularly low income folks merger. One west the take away there will be a lot of pressure on his previous financial dealings. To marsha question blackburn, a republican, about how they will defend. Will come back to that and in a moment, thank you. Let me go to jim milstein. It sounds like they will talk character and so forth as opposed to actual policy. Does he get confirmed . We will see. Onhink they have the votes th
Trumps speech in North Carolina, when the rally begins, when he comes to the stage. We have other stories including House Speaker paul ryan who just finished speaking at an Event College republicans in wisconsin. The speaker of the house staying away from Donald Trumps recent controversies and instead slammed the policy of the left. Listen. Time and again, we have been told if we just spend more money, create more programs to live under, more rules to live by, yet after all of that, we feel less safe and less secure, less free and less prosperous, and that is because liberal progressivism simply does not work. Trish fox news chief washington correspondent james rosen has the latest for us from washington. Hey, james. Reporter good afternoon, the House Speaker has gone the blowback from house gop lawmakers on the handling of the controversies involving donald trump. You will recall one day after the republican nominee turned in a strong debate performance against Hillary Clinton, ryan e
Host welcome to maines Second District congressional debate. The incumbent Bruce Poliquin and emily cain debate has garnered national attention. First, background on the two candidates in alphabetical order. Emily cain moved to maine from new jersey with her family at 17, studied at the music at the university of maine and holds a masters degree from the Harvard Graduate School of education. In 2004 she was elected to the maine house and rose to the chair of the appropriations committee, then minority leader in 2010. She served in the maine senate and work for a decade at u maine. 2 years ago she lost to Bruce Poliquin in the Second District. Bruce poliquin was born in waterville and started politics at harvard, made a career in adjustment antigens adjustment management. He has returned to maine in the real estate business. After losing a bid for governor in 2010, he rent as straight he ran as state treasurer. Thanks for being here. Emily, why are you the best candidate to serve maines
And the ears of alfred e. Newman. [laughter] it is an honor to be here with al smith iv. Obviously, i never knew your greatgrandfather. But from everything senator mccain told me [laughter] the two of them had a great time before prohibition. [laughter] al smith of course i am delighted, but not surprised, by the final repeal of the 18th amendment. I have said all along that when it was properly submitted to the rank and file of our people, they would readily see that it had no place in our constitution. It would be very difficult if not impossible to explain to those who come to this country from the lesson taught to the coming generation, to make it their business to see that no such matter as this is ever again made the subject of federal constitutional laws. A peter sien you have been listening to the 2008 president ial nominees talking at and that years Al Smith Dinner followed by al smith himself you talking about the lifting of prohibition in 1933. Will welcome to the contenders
I am delighted to see you here tonight. I was thrilled to get this invitation. I feel right at home here because it is often said i share the politics of alfred e. Smith and the ears of alfred newman. It is an honor to be here with al smith. I never knew your great grandfather. Everything senator mccain told me, the two of them had a great time before prohibition. [laughter] i am not surprised by the final repeal of the 18th amendment. When this matter was submitted, they would readily see it had no place in our constitution. It would be very difficult if not impossible to explain to those who come to this country to make it their business to seek that no such matter as this is ever again peter sien you have been listening to the 2008 president ial nominees talking at and that years Al Smith Dinner followed by al smith himself you talking about the lifting of prohibition in 1933. Will welcome to the contenders series. We welcome to you from the state a Assembly Hall in albany, new york