MORE.
>> Sandra: THANKS, STEVE.
>> Bill: THE HOUSE SPEAKER
NANCY PELOSI DOWN PLAYING THE
INFLUENCE OF HER PARTY'S FAR
LEFT WING MAKING THIS COMMENT
IN REFERENCE TO CONGRESSWOMAN
OCASIO-CORTEZ IN LONDON.
>> WHEN WE WON THIS ELECTION IT
WASN'T IN DISTRICTS LIKE MINOR
ALEXANDRIA.
SHE IS A WONDERFUL MEMBER OF
CONGRESS.
BUT THOSE ARE DISTRICTS THAT
ARE SOLIDLY DEMOCRATIC.
A GLASS OF WATER WOULD WIN WITH
A D NEXT TO IT IN THOSE
DISTRICTS.
>> I WONDER WHAT MIKIE SHERRILL
THINKS ABOUT THAT?
WELCOME TO "AMERICA'S NEWSROOM."
YOU WERE A U.S. NAVY PILOT AND
A PROSECUTOR IN NEW JERSEY AND
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE
CONSTANT QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE
IN THE FRESHMEN CLASS?
>> IT IS CERTAINLY A VERY
EXCITING CLASS.
ONE OF THE LARGEST CLASSES IN
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS SINCE
WATERGATE WITH A DIVERSE ARRAY
OF OPINIONS.
AN EXCITING TIME TO BE THERE.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT SERVING WITH
ALL THE NEW VETERANS AND C.I.A.
OFFICER IN OUR CAUCUS.
>> Bill: WHAT ABOUT THOSE IN
THE FAR LEFT THAT SEEM TO GET
MOST OF THE OXYGEN?
>> WE NEED TO SHOW OUR
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA IN CONGRESS
TO MAKE SURE WE'RE WORKING FOR
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
IN MY DISTRICT IT MEANS
HEALTHCARE, TAX REFORM,
INFRASTRUCTURE AND WORK ON
FAMILIES IN OUR DISTRICT.
>> Bill: DO YOU THINK SOME OF
THE MESSAGE HAS BEEN CLOUDED SO
FAR?
WE HAD THE 60 MINUTES PIECE THE
OTHER NIGHT WHERE LESLEY STAHL
WAS ASKING PELOSI WHAT ARE YOU
GETTING DONE?
HOW DO YOU ANSWER THAT?
>> I THINK WE'VE DONE A LOT OF
EXCITING PIECES OF LEGISLATION
THAT ARE REALLY BROAD PIECES OF
LEGISLATION.
MAKE YOU ARE SURE WE'RE HAVING
MORE TRANSPARENCY IN THE
ELECTION SYSTEM.
MAKING SURE WE HAVE UNIVERSAL
BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GUN
PURCHASES.
BUT THEN WE WORKED ON SOME OF
THE SMALLER THINGS THAT MAKE
PEOPLE'S LIVES BETTER.
I PUT AN AMENDMENT INTO A BILL
TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE WHO SUFFER
FROM MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA
HAVE CHILDCARE WHEN THEY GO TO
SEE THEIR PSYCHIATRYESTS.
WE KNOW WHAT A PROBLEM SUICIDES
ARE.
>> Bill: VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE.
TOUGH TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT ON
THAT WITH SO MANY OTHERS TAKE
UP THE ATTENTION.
I THINK YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT.
>> IT IS CERTAINLY DIFFICULT
WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETIMES A MORE
NUANCED POSITION, IT IS HARD TO
TWEET ABOUT SUPPORTING THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND THE
MONEY WAYS WE NEED TO SUPPORT
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS AND
BRING HEALTHCARE COSTS DOWN.
SOMETIMES IT'S HARD WHEN YOU
DON'T HAVE A SOUND BITE TO CUT
THROUGH.
IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT WE
PROVIDE THOUGHTFUL, BIPARTISAN
LEGISLATION.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED.
>> Bill: I'M WONDERING WHAT
MAKES THIS CONGRESS A SUCCESS.
YOU'RE ON BREAK REAL SOON.
THEN YOU COME BACK FOR A COUPLE
OF MONTHS AND THEN WE'RE BAM
INTO THE 2020 ELECTION.
YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY NOW TO
MAKE A STATEMENT.
WHAT MAKES THIS CONGRESS A
SUCCESS?
>> PASSING BIPARTISAN
LEGISLATION THAT HELPS AMERICAN
FAMILIES.
DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN AT THEIR
STRONGEST WHEN THEY ARE
SUPPORTING MIDDLE CLASS
FAMILIES.
WE HAVE A TAX PLAN HARMING
FAMILIES.
WE AREN'T INVESTING IN
INFRASTRUCTURE AND IT IS
CRITICAL THAT WE GET THE
GATEWAY TUNNEL PROJECT.
BROADBAND TO GIVE PEOPLE A
CHANCE TO START BUSINESSES OR
GET EDUCATED AND INVEST IN
THINGS LIKE A GREAT ENVIRONMENT
BUT AT THE SAME TIME DOING SO
IN A WAY TO SUPPORT JOBS AND
BUSINESS IN OUR ECONOMY.
>> Bill: KEN STARR SAID WE'RE
ABOUT TO ENTER A PERIOD OF
ENORMOUS FRUSTRATION AND
ACRIMONY.
LAST COMMENT ON THE MUELLER
REPORT COME THURSDAY.
>> YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO SEE,
CONGRESS HAS TO SEE THE FULL
UNREDACTED REPORT TO MAKE SURE
WE CAN GET TO THE HEART HOW A
FOREIGN POWER HACKED INTO OUR
DEMOCRACY.
WE HAVE TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF
THAT AND MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T
HAPPEN AGAIN.