Bias is i think Kevin Mccarthy will probably win. But it may not be easy and the important thing is what you raise, greta. There may have to be concessions made which would weaken the next speaker and diffuse authority over Committee Assignments and things like that among the rank and file in the house. Im not sure what their exact demands are. They want more power. Less power, its up. Well, the process of legislation is always messy. Right . Theres always bargains and people use the power that they have to try to manipulate things to their satisfaction. This is not necessarily new. Its being done all out in the open right now. Thats the way things are done these days. It looks messy, it is messy. Id say that the question is what is the policy consequence of what theyre for. If the i mean i dont see how the House Republicans can go further right and expect the image of their party to be one that a majority of americans will accept. I mean they seem to be theyre certainly antiimmigratio
Facebook. Com cspan. We will get your thoughts here in just a moment, but joining us on the set this morning, robert costa, political reporter for the Washington Post. First, 8 00, House Republicans will go behind closed doors. What will happen . Guest they will gather in the basement of the capitol, a room called hc5. They are going to hear from the candidates for speaker. Today is an internal party vote. It is not the floor vote. This is the decision who is going to succeed Speaker Boehner. We have webster from florida, a long shot from popular conservatives. You have the presumptive next speaker of the house, Kevin Mccarthy. Then you have the late entry, Jason Chaffetz. Host they will hear from each of them. How long do you expect us to take . Will there be staff in the room . What sort of indication why get from lawmakers when they leave hc5 this morning . The 11th hour. T they have been hearing from his candidates all week. Phone calls, pleadings and meetings, trying to find coali
Our first step will be to balance the budgetith eco though e say it cant be done. Ofthat course, dole and they dont know jack kemp. [applause] host that was jack kemp from the gop convention, august of 1996. Joining us this morning coauthors of a new book called about jack kemp. ,ort kondracke and fred barnes thank you for being here. Why write this book about jack kemp . Why now . I was retained by the jack Kemp Family Foundation to do an oral history over a couple of years. Interviewed 100 Football Players and congressmen and Staff Members and family. I realized quite early on that nobody has ever written an autobiography of him. I went to the library of congress for three years where all his papers are. He deserves an autobiography. He wrote the book. He was the most important politician of the 20th century who was never elected resident, certainly the most influential republican. This is not original to us. I have heard it again and again. I looked at his record and it was true. Pr
Thank you for being here. Why write this book about jack kemp . Why now . I was retained by the jack Kemp Family Foundation to do an oral history over a couple of years. Interviewed 100 Football Players and congressmen and Staff Members and family. I realized quite early on that nobody has ever written an autobiography of him. I went to the library of congress for three years where all his papers are. He deserves an autobiography. He wrote the book. He was the most important politician of the 20th century who was never elected resident, certainly the most influential republican. This is not original to us. I have heard it again and again. I looked at his record and it was true. Previously, open space. I got fred and i wrote the book. Host why did you want to get involved . Guest well we go back a long way. We met each other covering the herald if you remember back that far. Went to fox together. We have in very Close Friends for a very long time. And i knew jack kemp very well. I wrote
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