and it s about a young man at 24 years old that was living his dream, that a few hours ago was getting ready to play the biggest game of his nfl career and there was probably nowhere else in the world he wanted to be, and now he fights for his life. we forget that part of living this dream is putting your life at risk. and tonight, you know, we got to see a side of football that is extremely ugly. shock and sadness during monday night football. buffalo bills safety demar hamlin is in critical condition this morning in a cincinnati hospital. he suffered cardiac arrest following a hit during last night s game. we re following the latest on his condition this morning and also the outpouring of support. also this morning, kevin mccarthy has already moved into the speaker s office on capitol hill despite an influential group of republicans who have vowed to vote against him today. we ll tell you why we may see something on the hill today that hasn t happened in 100 years. we re
The scenes to succeed Kevin Mccarthy. Already two declared candidates in the race. Steve scalise, the House Majority leader, as well as the House Judiciary Committee chairman, jim jordan, meeting with colleagues and trying to secure commitments, suggesting to them that they could unite this badly divided republican conference, but the question is can they get that . There is ample anger, still at those eight republicans who voted to oust kevin kevin mccard congressman matt gaetz, as some calls within the gop to boot him out of the House Republican conference all together. Those are still coming in questions about how that will play out. As we are hearing from republicans on both sides of the capitol, concerns that events from yesterday could undercut their ability to govern and raise serious questions about their ability to hold on to the control of the house. Weve got eight people over there that say they stand on principle and policy, and its really all about, you know, selfpromotion
Officials. 2027488001 for republicans, 2027488000 for democrats, for ndependents, 2027488002. Thanks very much for being with us. Inside the opinion page of Washington Post, photograph of senator al franken, one of three public official who is resigned this week along with trent franks of alabama and john conyers of michigan. And also in the Washington Post, nbcs matt lauer, roy moore of the Alabama Senate race, bill oreilly of the Fox News Channel sch and harvey weinstein. Will the federalist website have two different points of view that we want to get your opinions on this. First from denise in mccallister. She wrote a mans character is certainly a factor in the quality of his governors but when the sins are governance, but when the since are personal n nature, host you can read the full essay by the federalist website. And theres this from georgey borman if a politicians personal life doesnt matter for voting, why even voice support for those values at all . Going on to say im not
Work available at washingtonpost. Com and moana who is a senior chairman at the Ethics Center and indicated syndicated columnist. Having worked for jack kemp does the tax bill moving to the senate have mirrored what jack kemp would have wanted. In many ways no. The tax bill has a feeling of desperation about it that was simply necessary to pass something and so they went for arbitrary corporate levels and for me the biggest disappointment in the big the bill, there are many good things but the disappointing part of it was mike lee and marco rubio proposed they just drop the corporate rate from 35 to 20 and with the savings they got there they get added benefits to families raising children and they didnt go for that. I thought that would have been the kind of tax reform that would have really touched the lives of a lot of people who need it desperately. It is, it feels more like just standard republican, you know, cut taxes for businesses and it will create growth about which im not ho
In the Senate Chamber at about 8 30 p. M. And walk over to the house for President Trumps first state of the Union Address. Tomorrow, republican senators join their house colleagues for a threeday policy retreat. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, the earth belongs to you and everything in it. And even when wrong seems overwhelming, you continue to rule. Create in our lawmakers a hunger and thirst for integrity and honesty. Give them pure hearts and truthful lips, accompanied by a passion to glorify you. Provide them the wisdom to live for the honor of your name, as they remember they are your ambassadors. May they look to you for help, knowing that you surround them with the shield of your favor. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the Unite