sorry about that. we ve got so many people here, that i think we are kind of melting the servers. answering messages begin coming in over the station s teletype. ron desanctimonious needs a personally transplant, and those are not yet available. killed at $14 million, the station emboies the last word in radio transmission. let s see. crashing, huh? wow. ah. okay, you have to give a hat tip to dan and the gang for putting that together. good job. well. that was awkward. welcome to morning joe. that was our producers putting together their view of his failure to launch, ron desantis. on twitter. we can obviously talk about this an awful lot. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 25th. willie, the thing is, we re in the age of twitter. we re in the age of social media. everybody is going to freak out at that exact moment, and they certainly did. there was a meltdown over the meltdown. it was bad. i mean, it was bad on so
The house of representatives the honorable Hakeem Jeffries of new york. Mr. Speaker, you may agree with this. But we are back here 22 days into this republican manufactured chaos and House Republicans have brought us to the exact same position that we were back then. All of the infighting, all the disarray, just to end up where we were three weeks ago. These past few weeks we have been left wondering if republicans were truly intent on solving our issues, reopening the house of representatives and rallying around someone to lead this chamber. Or has this been about Something Else . Has this been a focus of House Republicans to find the person who can pass their extreme litmus test to oppose marriage equality, enact a nationwide abortion ban without exceptions, gut Social Security and medicare, and support overturning a free and fair election. A fair question. A fair question. Nowhere in that Candidate Questionnaire is it about growing the middle class, helping our communities, keeping
That was very natural. that just came from everywhere. that was yeah, that was very organic. it was not planned. that was not planned. it was like, are you kidding me? yeah, a rare moment of sincerity in the house floor. i wonder if they ever got it together. we continue to remember the queen of rock n roll. a look at the life and lasting impact of music icon tina turner. that s next on morning joe. (water splashing) hey, dad. hum. what s the ocean like? uh. you were made to remember some days forever. we were made to help you find the best way there. are you getting the sleep you deserve? well, this is your wakeup call to sleep on a casper mattress
Visits of members up to the white house, meeting with president trump in the west wing. they are desperately in need and desire this victory. this legislative victory. it can demonstrate to their constituents when they go home after today for another week-long recess. we re into procedural votes here in the house floor. there are three measures they ll be coat voeting on today. first o all, fred upton, the member from michigan who got the $8 billion t help pay for those with pre-existing conditions, helped them out with their premiums, which are expected to skyrocket under this legislation. the mcarthur amendment will allow the states to waive essential health benefits if they can explain how the waiver can reduce premiums. that, a very contentious provision. here s an interesting one. representative mcsally has an amendment that would correct an oversight they didn t knnotice until the last member. it would have allowed congress to be exempt from the american
Health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius, she will appear before congress. republican fred upton, is chairs the house energy and commerce committee. that is the hearing holding a hearing on sebelius tomorrow. i talked to him a short time ago. fred upton, thank you for your time today from can toll hill. what is your first question to kathleen sebellius? well you know, we have a ton of questions that are coming. one of the most recent developments of course the administration has known for years despite their pledge you could keep your health insurance if you liked it, it is not true. millions of americans are getting sheets of paper, the notice saying it is all over for them. i introduce legislation last night. we may see that in the house floor next couple weeks. we think it will be a bipartisan effort. the bottom line for us, all summer long, the administration, whether it be cms, whether hhs, anyone in the administration they d they would be ready october 1st.