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host: in virginia, what happened there? does that give you any sense of what might happen in 2018. guest: absolutely. a big sense but it seems that the democrats have the wind at their back going into the 2018 election. we are focusing on the candidates who want huge upsets in virginia. campaign members donated t ig nearly $150,000. we are thrilled to see good authentic people who weren t political hacks.ic we inspire people to come out in the swing districts. one woman won a huge upset. no one expected her to win perch she had a healthcare issue in her family. she iran on medicaid i expansion and she defeated a longtime republican incumbent. she was one of many people who iran for office and one. host: on the independent newspaper out oft britain, this is taking a look at 2018, talking about a potential for weighing the victories in 2018. you see that potential. guest: we see the potential. that s the key word. our belief is progressive someone just ride the wa ....
discusses a new report on americans saving for retirement. as always, we will take your calls, and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. washington journal is next. host: it is the washington journal for november 20. retiring arizona senator jeff flake was caught on camera saying the republican party was toast if it became the party of donald trump and roy moore. the president reacted to senator flake on twitter. we are interested in the reaction from you. we will show you more of what senator flake said he we want to get your thoughts on his sentiments and if you agree or disagree. (202) 748-8000 for democrats. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. independents, (202) 748-8002. you can post on twitter @cspanwj . on our40 comments facebook page already. if you want to make your comments known there, facebook.com/cspan is where you turn. abc news picked up the story of senator flake, caught on camera on a hot mic, by a local news affiliate stat ....
pruitt a question. as i understand, earlier in this hearing, you said mr. trump was wrong in stating over and over again that climate change was a hoax. is that the case? mr. pruitt: that is correct. senator sanders: as you may scientists,7% of who has written articles for peer-reviewed journals have concluded that climate change is real. it is caused by human activity, and already causing devastating problems in our country and around the world. do you believe that climate change is caused by carbon emission by human activity? mr. pruitt: as i indicated in my opening statement, the climate is changing, and human activity contributes to that in some matter. senator sanders: some matter? who wrote scientists articles in peer-reviewed journals believe that human activity is the fundamental reason we are seeing climate change. you disagree with that? mr. pruitt: i believe the ability to measure with precision human activity s impact on the climate is subject to more debate ....
obama has promised a smooth transition, he has also said [indiscernible] president obama: good afternoon. let me start out by saying, i was sorely tempted to wear a tan suit today in my last press conference, but michelle, whose fashion sense is better than mine, tells me that is not appropriate in january. i covered a lot of the ground i would want to cover in my farewell address last week. so i m just going to say a couple quick things before i take questions. first, we have been in touch with the bush family today after hearing about president george h.w. bush and barbara bush being admitted to the hospital this morning. they have not only dedicated their lives to this country, they have been a constant source of friendship and support and good counsel for michelle and me over the years. they are as fine a couple as we know. and so we want to send our prayers and our love to them. really good people. the second thing i want to do is to thank all of you. some of you h ....
cuomo: the president-elect is about to embark on policy-setting for the nation. he is going to do a state of the union, a budget. i wanted to make sure that he has a context of new york in those conversations. finished having our new york state budget and many of the issues that are being discussed in washington would have a profound effect on new york. not just new york but states across the country. to make sure he was aware of the impact on places like new york. distrust eing discussed that would and local taxes, which would be devastating on new york, california, etc. if you did not allow the people of this state to deduct their taxes. , if therdable care act affordable care act is ended we have 3 million americans uninsured. that wouldamilies have a dramatic impact on the state. not just those 3 million. we now live in a community where if you sneeze, i get sick. this is all about public health. some of the changes to the affordable care act will have dramatic res ....