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so that at least on the democratic side, kacie, was that pretty much hose things wew thi today? chris, that s about right. the administrator had excuses for the long list of supposed ethical lapses that have occurred during his time as epa administrator. there have been concerns and those worries about the personnel reasons were one that i think was a very intense focus. you also had some back and forth about those over $100,000 in first class flights that he took. now, he says that s security related. but he was pressed by both democrats and republicans on those questions. and of course the reports haven t just been that he did, in fact, fly first class, but also they ve been trying to figure out how to allow him to take chartered planes, which of course would be even more expensive. the thinking here on capitol hill has been essentially that this performance here is for an ....
Nbc s kacie hunt on capitol hill. so this morning it was quite a grilling and among the issues, was pay raises for political appointees. i want to play part of an exchange between pruitt and democratic congressman paul tonko. did you, administrator, authorize mr. jackson to sign those documents for you? congressman, those were delegated to mr. jackson and the inspector general did reference that in his management alert so you did authorize him to sign them? those decisions, that decision was made yes or no, did you authorize him? there were delegations given without authority. so that s a question? the inspector general recognized that, congressman. were you aware of the raises? i was not aware of the amount, nor was i aware of the bypassing or the process i m concerned you have no idea what is going on in your name at your agency. ....
Say about that. i had a call with president putin and congratulated him on the victory. his electoral victory. we will probably get together in the not too distance future so that we can discuss arms. we can discuss the arms race. and also to discuss ukraine and syria and north korea and various other things. and we should point out that some world leaders have hesitated congratulating vladimir putin since his re-election took place in an environment of state control. the president there makes no mention of the fact that russia interfered in the 2016 election. and is intent on interfering again in the 2018 midterms. that s one of the questions we ll have for sarah sanders when she briefs the press in the next hour. jeff bennett, kacie hunt on capitol hill, thanks to both of you. members of the senate intelligence committee were asked about the president s call with vladimir putin. basically what did they make of ....
But will the american people do the same? and job security. democratic leaders issue a stern warning to the president, do not fire special counsel bob mueller. now, the white house is firing back. but we start, we start with a congress that doesn t seem able or perhaps willing to build on momentum. a live look here at the house floor. a day after the republicans achieved the final unifying kumbaya moment on taxes, they are divided again, this time on how to fund the government the whole year. including fairly lly controver programs like the children s health insurance program or chip. combined with this unpopular president. the inability to do the basics. fund the government. may risk cutting the success story republicans have to tout headed into 2018. let s start with our reporters. jeff bennett is at the white house. kacie hunt on capitol hill. ....
Trade but, also more it notably this issue of tax cuts as the house and senate try to reconcile different versions of the tax reform bill. the president said basically they re going to come together with what he described as a perfecto bill. but what i think really struck me is when he said he has never seen unity within the republican party like we re seeing right now. saying those words again as he sat just inches away from jeff flake who has shown the real divisions within this party. peter alexander, undeterred at the white house by those leaf blowers. always good to see you, buddy. for more, nbc s kacie hunt on capitol hill, kacie, what does this mean for his sneet. well, craig, the congressman today, after incredible pressure from democratic leaders, including some members of the congressional black caucus, which he co-founded, has announced he s no longer going to be there after today. ....