1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: Welcome to this week on Capitol Hill, your insider's guide 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: to the story shaping Washington and the world. I have 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: Tony Perkins. 4 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:10,719 Speaker 2: If you agree with this statement, then stand up and 5 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 2: show your support. 6 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: The first duty of the American. 7 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 2: Government is to protect American citizens, not illegal arians. 8 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 1: I was President Donald Trump a defining moment from his 9 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six State of the Union address. House Speaker 10 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: Mike Johnson will join me later with his perspective from 11 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: just behind the President. On Tuesday night, we'll also have 12 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:44,599 Speaker 1: more on the House Oversight Committee's investigation into the Jeffrey 13 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:45,559 Speaker 1: Epstein files. 14 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 3: I think this was a productive deposition today. I think 15 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 3: we learned a lot. There were a lot of questions 16 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 3: that we asked that we work. Satisfied with the answers 17 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 3: that we got, MAHU continue to move forward. 18 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 1: I was House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer. Congressman Scott Perry, 19 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: who was present for the deposition of Hillary Clinton, joins 20 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:11,399 Speaker 1: us with insight from inside the room. Meanwhile, the US 21 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: Embassy in Jerusalem has authorized the departure of non emergency 22 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: American personnel. We'll examine what this signals amid the rising 23 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: tensions in the region, and back on the domestic front, 24 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 1: the state of Louisiana is pressing its case against the 25 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: FDA over the Biden era policy permitting abortion drugs to 26 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: be distributed by mail. 27 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 4: We've seen in our state women showing up in emergency 28 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 4: rooms because. 29 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 1: Of the. 30 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:40,400 Speaker 4: Way that these drugs are being mailed to them without 31 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 4: any medical oversight worksoever. It's dangerous, it's unethical, it's illegal, 32 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 4: and it's immoral. 33 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: And I think the FDA is. 34 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 4: Continuing to facilitate that conduct by not reinstating the in 35 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 4: person dispensing requirement. 36 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: That was Louisiana Attorney General Liz Merle outside the Federal 37 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: court room earlier this week. We'll get the latest from 38 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: Louisiana Solicitor General Ben Aginaga, who was in the Federal 39 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: court room for the arguments this week. All of that 40 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: and more coming up on this week on Capitol Hill. 41 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: On Tuesday, President Donald Trump delivered what is now the 42 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: longest State of the Union address in history, declaring what 43 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 1: he called an economic turnaround for the ages. He credited 44 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: tariffs with driving revenue and growth, even as members of 45 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: the US Supreme Court, whose recent decision struck down much 46 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: of the administration's teriff authority set stoically just feet away. 47 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: The President pledged to pursue pursue alternative trade strategies and 48 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 1: called for immediate restoration of DHS funding to resolve the 49 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: current partial government shutdown. But beyond the policy battles, the 50 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: address carried broader political and global implications. Join me now 51 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: to break it all down. As elizabus Mitchell, White House 52 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 1: correspondent for The Daily Signal, Elizabeth, welcome back to this 53 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: week on Capitol Hill. Thanks for joining us. Thanks so much. 54 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: Great to be back. So President Trump used his State 55 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: of the Union address this week to declare a golden 56 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: age for America. From his speech, what do you expect 57 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: that will resonate with most of the voters? 58 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 5: I think that he picked a really good strategy where 59 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 5: he focused on common sense wins that pretty much all 60 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 5: Americans can agree on. The example of this, of course, 61 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 5: is when he asked everyone who believed that the goal 62 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 5: of Congress is to support Americans over illegal immigrants and 63 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 5: Democrats were not able to stand up. He highlighted policies 64 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 5: that most people can get behind, such as successful military operations, 65 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 5: even USA Team USA wins and the Olympics. He highlighted 66 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 5: a story of a girl who was taken away from 67 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 5: her family because they wouldn't support her transender identity, which 68 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 5: is something that almost no Americans support. And so I 69 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 5: think he with a really good strategy here, and it's 70 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 5: clear that it's working because new poll shows that his 71 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 5: approval rating is up to fifty one percent after that 72 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 5: State of the Union. So I think it really resonated 73 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 5: with voters. 74 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: How do you see this speech kind of setting the 75 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 1: tone for Republican priorities ahead of the midterms. 76 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 5: So he laid out an aggressive legislative agenda for Congress 77 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 5: in the State of the Union. Some highlights of that 78 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 5: include passing the Save Act to secure American elections and 79 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:33,919 Speaker 5: require voter id. He also assigned the Senate to passing 80 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 5: legislation that will make housing more affordable. As part of 81 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 5: his affordability push. He talked about was to make a 82 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 5: retirement more affordable by giving one thousand dollars matching one 83 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 5: thousand dollars to retirement accounts and people who don't have 84 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 5: this through their jobs. So he laid out a number 85 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 5: of things that he wants Congress to do, and they 86 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 5: are going to be very, very busy to get all 87 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 5: this done. 88 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: In fact, I want to play a clip that the 89 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: present where the President was calling for the Save America Act, 90 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: which is a voter integrity initiative. And even after that speech, 91 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: after he called out the Senate Majority Leader John Thune, 92 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 1: he pledged this week that he would be moving that through. 93 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: So let's play that clip. 94 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 6: Perhaps most importantly, I'm asking you to approve the Save 95 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 6: America Act to stop illegal aliens and others were unpermitted 96 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 6: persons from voting in our sacred American elections. 97 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: Now, Elizabeth, this is something that has broad American support. 98 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 1: I mean, Americas support this idea of elections having integrity. 99 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 1: I mean, you have to show a driver's license when 100 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 1: you you know, when you go to the airport, you 101 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: have to have some kind of ID. Even members of 102 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: Congress have talked about this on the program. Members of 103 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: Congress have to use an ID card to vote on 104 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: the House of the floor. This is common sense, This 105 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: is common sense. 106 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 5: This is another example of the President focusing on things 107 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 5: that polls show that almost all Americans agree on to 108 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 5: the extent that it just makes Democrats look bad to 109 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 5: refuse to get on board, refuse to stand for these 110 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 5: policies that are really common sense, that you would need 111 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 5: an ID to vote. We saw how ridiculous this is 112 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 5: that it's controversial this week when New York mayors Or 113 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 5: and Mom Donnie required New Yorkers who would help shovel 114 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 5: snow during the blizzard to bring two forms of ID. 115 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 5: And yet he wouldn't want people to have to have 116 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 5: one form of ID to vote, which is a pretty serious, 117 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 5: pretty serious thing, of course, serious privilege. 118 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 7: That we have. 119 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 5: So I think we really saw that really most Americans, 120 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,719 Speaker 5: we know the polling shows, do believe voter idea is necessary. 121 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 5: And so this was a good point the President made. 122 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:58,599 Speaker 1: Well, like, I don't know, maybe if you live in 123 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: New York, shoveling snows more than having a fair election. 124 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: Who knows. Let's talk about something else with kind of 125 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 1: a tense moment, probably one of the most I would 126 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 1: think when the Supreme Court setting. Members of the Supreme 127 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 1: Court setting right in front of the President, and the 128 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,679 Speaker 1: President looked at them as he talked about the Supreme 129 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 1: Court's recent ruly striking down his use of emergency powers, 130 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 1: which has driven a lot of the tariff policy, which 131 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 1: he credits with the growth in the economy. What's next. 132 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: The President said he's not going to be stopped. What 133 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: policies you see the White House pursuing next? On trade, he. 134 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 5: Has said that while Supreme Court ruled against these idea tariffs, 135 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 5: he's able to do other kinds of national security tariffs. 136 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 5: And so he actually increased some of those tariffs from 137 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 5: ten percent to fifteen percent because he said that now 138 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 5: it is more clear than ever that some tariffs he 139 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 5: is legally authorized to use, and so I think we 140 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 5: can expect this aggressive tariff agenda to continue. 141 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: Now, does a plan the President plan on doing this 142 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: solely unilaterally without congressional action, or might we see some 143 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: of this incorporated into potentially another another reconciliation bill. 144 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 5: He said he doesn't think we need another reconciliation bill, 145 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 5: that what's been passed is sufficiently. He doesn't need another 146 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 5: reconciliation So we'll see he changes his mind on that. 147 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 5: But I think that it's very unlikely that Congress is 148 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 5: going to get on board with any sort of tariff 149 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 5: proposal because Republicans are pretty divided about this. You probably 150 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 5: remember that in the Senate there was a vote actually 151 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 5: against the tariffs, and a lot of Republicans joined on 152 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 5: board with the Democrats on that, so I don't suspect 153 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 5: that Congress is going to come alongside him in this, 154 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:44,319 Speaker 5: but so far he's using executive authority. 155 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: Also, on Tuesday night, the President directly blamed Democrats for 156 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:54,200 Speaker 1: the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown. What do we 157 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 1: see on this front? I mean, it doesn't appear that 158 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: there's been much movement to to bring about a compromise 159 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:05,359 Speaker 1: where we might see the government reopened. 160 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 7: Right now. 161 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 5: It looks like Republicans and Democrats are at a standstill 162 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 5: on this. But Leir Thud has said this is a 163 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 5: priority right now. A lot of people are really pushing 164 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 5: him to make save back to the priority, and he said, 165 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 5: right now we need to focus on reopening the government 166 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 5: because of this partial shutdown we have with Democrats refusing 167 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:25,680 Speaker 5: to fund DHS and ICE. 168 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: Ultimately, what's going to happen here? 169 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 5: I think eventually Democrats will probably just go ahead and 170 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 5: agree to reopen the government. Republicans will put a few 171 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 5: limits on ICE, but some of the things that Democrats 172 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 5: have been asking for would really limit ICE's ability to 173 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 5: do their jobs. And so I don't think we can 174 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 5: expect to see Republicans agree to that, but I think 175 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 5: the White House Republicans Democrats are probably going back and 176 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 5: forth on this as we speak. 177 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: Have there been many effects upon the American people with 178 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: this partial shutdown yet? Have they begun to feel it yet? 179 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 5: There have been some changes to TSA, but I don't 180 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,440 Speaker 5: think that this would affect the average American quite yet, 181 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 5: because one thing that's changed is that TSA isn't doing 182 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 5: escorts for members of Congress at the airport. And I 183 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 5: think there was a pause in the TSA PreCheck program, 184 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 5: but I think that that pause was resumed shortly later. 185 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 5: So I don't think we're seeing too many effects yet. 186 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 5: But this really could start having a serious effect because 187 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 5: if TSA agents aren't being paid, they don't come to work. 188 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: Americans will not be able to catch their flights. 189 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 5: We saw what this is like during the shutdown when 190 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 5: air traffic controllers weren't coming to work, So serious flight 191 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 5: cancelations could happen if this goes on too long, which 192 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:38,680 Speaker 5: would really disrupt American business. 193 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: All right, Elizabeth Mitchell, thanks so much for joining us 194 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: and giving us an overview of the week. 195 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 5: Thank you so much. 196 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 1: All Right, folks, stay tuned. We have more of this 197 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 1: week on Capitol He'll straight ahead. We'll be joined by 198 00:10:52,880 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 1: Congressman Scott Perry, so don't go anywhere. Welcome back to 199 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: this week on Capitol Hill. I'm your host, Tony Perkins. 200 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: So glad you've joined us. Well in many ways, it 201 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:14,080 Speaker 1: was a consequential week former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 202 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: and former President Bill Clinton. We're deposed as a part 203 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 1: of the House Oversite Committee's investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein files. Meanwhile, 204 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran are to 205 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 1: be continued, and the US Embassy in Jerusalem announced the 206 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: departure of non emergency personnel amid rising regional tensions. Joining 207 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 1: me now to unpack these developments is Congressman Scott Perry 208 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: of Pennsylvania. He serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, 209 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 1: the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the House 210 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:48,439 Speaker 1: Oversight and Accountability Committee. He represents Pennsylvania's tenth congressional district. 211 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: Congressman Perry, welcome back to this week on Capitol Hill. 212 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: Great to be with you, Tony. A lot going on 213 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:57,680 Speaker 1: right now, there is I know you're running swiftly. I 214 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 1: thank you for joining us. Let's begin with the over investigation. 215 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:05,200 Speaker 1: You were present for the closed door House Oversight Committee 216 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: hearings featuring the deposition of Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State. 217 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: What can you tell us. 218 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:17,239 Speaker 8: Well, it's classic Secretary Clinton. She knows all the details 219 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 8: about things that are not related to the question at hand. 220 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 8: But when you really ask her pointed questions about you know, 221 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 8: all the circumstances regarding Jeffrey Epstein, Glaine Maxwell, and of 222 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 8: course the maybe thousands of victims, she can't recall. 223 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 1: She was not involved. She has no. 224 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 8: Idea and oftentimes pointed and directed us to her husband, 225 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 8: which of course will be deposed today. So even when 226 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 8: it came Tony, even when it comes to the Global 227 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:52,479 Speaker 8: Clinton Initiative or the Clinton Global Initiative, that the organization 228 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 8: that was set up, she had nothing to She couldn't 229 00:12:55,360 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 8: offer anything about that. So, in classic Hillary fashion, you know, 230 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 8: she could have been the President of the United States, 231 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 8: but couldn't provide one detail about Jeffrey Epstein and her. 232 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 1: Husband's relationship with him. What is the purpose of the deposition? 233 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: What information are the what information is the committee looking for? 234 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,559 Speaker 8: Well, obviously we want to know who was involved, but 235 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 8: from a governmental standpoint, we want to know how Jeffrey 236 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 8: Epstein and Gallaine Maxwell got away with this for so long, 237 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 8: got sweetheart deals, at least Jeffrey Epstein did early on 238 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 8: and then continued this kind of activity activity, And it 239 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:42,960 Speaker 8: appears that it's because of his connections with powerful people 240 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 8: all around the world, but including the US government. And 241 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 8: we have to determine how that system works so that 242 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 8: we can legislatively, if necessary, undo that so it never 243 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 8: happens again. And of course, at the outset, we want 244 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 8: accountability for these young women that were abused. 245 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 1: I for one, think it's is the wise move to 246 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 1: be looking into this and then taking the information and 247 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 1: using it as you described. I mean, I go back 248 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 1: to August of last year, before the congressional break, and 249 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 1: there was an effort to try to sidestep this issue. 250 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: But this issue seems to continue to grow. Jeffrey Epstein 251 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: in the fallout has become global. 252 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 8: It has become global, and of course you see what's 253 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 8: happening in the UK, and I can't help but think 254 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 8: it has something more to do with this as much 255 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 8: as any other thing. Certainly it has to do with 256 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 8: Epstein and his involvement. And why would Epstein need classified information, 257 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 8: and that goes to how was this guy connected to 258 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 8: governments all around the globe, powerful people, and how did 259 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:50,479 Speaker 8: he parlay that into continuing to operate his sex trafficking 260 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 8: what appears to be a sex trafficking business unencumbered. 261 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 1: And we think the. 262 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 8: Two were heavily linked and that's what we're trying to 263 00:14:57,800 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 8: get to the bottom of and who was involved in that. Remember, 264 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 8: during the Biden administration, they didn't investigate this at all. 265 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: Zero right, No question that the Democrats are seeing this 266 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 1: as a political liability for Republicans. I think the smart 267 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 1: move is what the Oversight Committee is doing right now 268 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: is embracing this and saying, all right, let's get to 269 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 1: the bottom of it and find out what is happening. 270 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 1: Final question on this front, Congressman Scott Perry, what's the 271 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 1: timeline on this? How long will we continue to see 272 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: this issue before we get to the bottom of it. 273 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 8: Well, I think it's actually going to be some time. 274 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 8: We're getting ready to depose the some of the people 275 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 8: closer to Epstein, people with information on finances, maybe flight logs, 276 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 8: those kind of things. Unfortunately, this is going to continue 277 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 8: to unravel as we sift through the millions of documents 278 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 8: that have been provided and asked questions about redacted names 279 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 8: and so on and so forth. So again, trying to 280 00:15:57,040 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 8: protect the innocent, trying to get justice for the for 281 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 8: the victims, but also it's just going to take a 282 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 8: while to peel back. This onion could have been started 283 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 8: years ago during the Biden administration, but as as you noted, 284 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 8: Democrats were not interested. Then they want to make it 285 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 8: a political cudgel against Trump now, even though no evidence 286 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 8: supports that claim. 287 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:20,960 Speaker 1: Let's turn now to the Middle East Congression. Perry, you 288 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 1: spent forty years in the United States military, retiring as 289 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 1: a brigadier general. You serve on the House Select Committee 290 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: on Intelligence. This week, the can appears to be kicked 291 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: down the road in terms of the and I don't 292 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 1: want to use that as a negative connotation, but no 293 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: agreement was reached between the US and Iranian teams that 294 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: are engaged in these talks. Now, this comes with the 295 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 1: backdrop of the US Embassy in Jerusalem sending non emergency 296 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 1: personnel home out of the country for safety reasons. What 297 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: do we make of all this? 298 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 8: Well, look, I was in that embassy last week, and 299 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 8: I think what we of that. What I make of 300 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:06,440 Speaker 8: it is, even though negotiations are ongoing, this president people 301 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 8: should not test him. He's aware that even though Iran 302 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 8: might make some kind of an agreement that you know, 303 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 8: we can't really trust them ever at the agreements that 304 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 8: they make, because they never honor them. And so I think, 305 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:25,680 Speaker 8: you know, exercising the absolute most in caution, we're getting 306 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 8: prepared for what might be inevitable. The only necessary thing 307 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:32,199 Speaker 8: that we can do, or what is necessary to do, 308 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:36,359 Speaker 8: to make sure that Iran, you know, is not able 309 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 8: to spread terror around the globe using ballistic missiles and 310 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 8: nuclear armament. 311 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 1: That is the goal here. 312 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 8: And so I think, in an abundance of cautious caution, 313 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 8: the United States is getting ready for what might unfortunately 314 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:52,400 Speaker 8: be inevitable. 315 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:54,399 Speaker 1: We just have a couple of minutes to laught to 316 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 1: your Congressman, my calculations are correct. We've got about a 317 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: third of our our military poised in the area in 318 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: the Middle East. How long can we have that level 319 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 1: of presence from our military in that region, ready staged 320 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: to move? But then secondly, there's pere to be evidence 321 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 1: that China and Russia stepping up their help for Iran 322 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 1: could we be coming to a bigger confrontation than we think. 323 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 8: Well, I think we could be, but I think there's 324 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 8: a lot of posturing coming from Russia and certainly from China, 325 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:36,160 Speaker 8: and certainly from Russia's standpoint. Look, they got their hands 326 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 8: full in Ukraine and don't have a lot of bandwidth 327 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:44,399 Speaker 8: to do anything more than diplomatic or diplomatically or just rhetorically. China, 328 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:46,919 Speaker 8: on the other hand, wants to probably rattle Sabers a 329 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 8: little bit, but again, I don't think at the end 330 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 8: of the day that they're going to compromise their position 331 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 8: to to save Iran. They do have the heavy steak 332 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:57,720 Speaker 8: in the Iranian oil there, and so that's why I 333 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 8: think they absolutely have to say something. The United States 334 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 8: is going to be able to project that power as 335 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:05,880 Speaker 8: long as necessary to get an agreement. But the thing 336 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 8: is with this president, he's impatient. These agreements shouldn't take 337 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 8: months or years to accomplish, and he knows that. So 338 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,360 Speaker 8: it's time for a Ran to either really actually come 339 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:20,200 Speaker 8: to the table show what they're willing to do, or 340 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 8: the consequences are going to be otherwise. And I think 341 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 8: we're headed to that point very swiftly. 342 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: Congressman Scott Perry. Always great to have you on the program. 343 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for your insights. Thank you, sir, God 344 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: bless you, Congressman Scott Perry of Pennsylvania. A lot to 345 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:39,359 Speaker 1: be watching in the Middle East. I think the signal 346 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:44,439 Speaker 1: from the embassy suggests something could be forthcoming. All right, 347 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 1: after the break, Louisiana's Solicitor General joins me to discuss 348 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:51,359 Speaker 1: two major legal battles unfolding in my home states. So 349 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:54,200 Speaker 1: stay with us more of this week on Capitol Hill. 350 00:19:54,320 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 1: To come. Welcome back to this week on Capitol Hill. 351 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:09,199 Speaker 1: I'm Tony Perkins, your host. Oral arguments were heard in 352 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:13,680 Speaker 1: Louisiana's federal challenge to the FDA's rule allowing mail order 353 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:18,119 Speaker 1: distribution of MEFI prestoe without in person medical visits, a 354 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:22,399 Speaker 1: policy the state argues conflicts with its abortion protections and 355 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:27,119 Speaker 1: raises serious concerns about women's health. Joining me now to 356 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 1: discuss the latest in this case is Louisiana Solicitor General 357 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:35,560 Speaker 1: Ben Aginaga, Solicitor General. Welcome back to this week on 358 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:37,439 Speaker 1: Capitol Hill. Thanks so much for joining us. 359 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 7: Well, thanks for having me. I'm glad to be here, Tony. 360 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:43,719 Speaker 1: Now in the MEFI prestone challenge Louisiana has shown that 361 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:49,880 Speaker 1: the FDA's telehealth and mailing policy undermines state safeguards. Tell 362 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:54,160 Speaker 1: us what the first off, what the lawsuit seeks to accomplish, 363 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 1: why it was brought, and how the hearing went on Tuesday. 364 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:01,680 Speaker 1: Absolutely well, the FDA approved. 365 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:04,879 Speaker 9: MiFi pristone back in the year two thousand and for 366 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:08,639 Speaker 9: a couple of decades, FDA had a requirement in place 367 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 9: that in order to dispense MIFA pristone to a patient, 368 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 9: that dispensing had to be done in person. In twenty 369 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 9: twenty three, after the Dobs decision, the Biden administration was 370 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 9: looking for a way to undermine the Dobs promise that 371 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 9: conservative pro life states like Louisiana could regulate and in. 372 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 7: Some cases prohibit abortion. 373 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 9: And one method that the Biden administration chose to undermine 374 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 9: that promise was to remove the in person dispensing requirement 375 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 9: which allows prescribers in states like California and New York 376 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:44,120 Speaker 9: to mail. 377 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 7: MIFA pristone into Louisiana. And we know as a fact, 378 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:48,480 Speaker 7: and this is. 379 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 9: Data provided by abortion providers themselves, that approximately one thousand 380 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 9: abortions via MIFA pristone are occurring every month in Louisiana. 381 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:01,359 Speaker 9: That's a massive day for us because that's a square 382 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 9: violation of our laws. Of course, it's killing Louisiana unborn children. 383 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 9: And as a result, what we're asking the court to 384 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 9: do is to say, look, when the Biding administration did that, 385 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 9: there's no doubt that it was targeting pro life states, 386 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:17,159 Speaker 9: and the way it did that was illegal under the 387 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 9: Administrative Procedure Act. And so what we're asking the court 388 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 9: to do is basically stay that twenty twenty three action 389 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,159 Speaker 9: and the result of that would be to reinstate the 390 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 9: in person dispensing requirement and for close California and New 391 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 9: York doctors from mailing the drug into our state. 392 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:36,919 Speaker 1: Now, now, Ben, this is also on behalf of the 393 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 1: women and their health, because this case was brought by 394 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:43,680 Speaker 1: the State of Louisiana in part for a woman who 395 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:47,680 Speaker 1: was given this drug against her will, coerced to take 396 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:49,359 Speaker 1: it by her ex boyfriend. 397 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 9: That's right, Tony, and I think you know there's a 398 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 9: narrative on the pro abortion side of the aisle that 399 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 9: says this is about protecting women in women's health. But 400 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:02,359 Speaker 9: what we're seeing on the ground is that this scheme 401 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:07,240 Speaker 9: basically facilitates coercive situations like our co plaintiff Rose Elie, 402 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 9: who was coerced by her boyfriend. 403 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 7: To abort a baby that she wanted to keep. 404 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 9: We have another case in which we've charged a New 405 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 9: York doctor where a mother coerced her minor daughter to 406 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,640 Speaker 9: take the drug and abort a baby that she wanted 407 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 9: to keep. These are very dangerous situations physically, and that's 408 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:28,119 Speaker 9: not even talking about all of the other sort of 409 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 9: emergency room situations that arise from taking a drug like 410 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 9: mithi pristone. And the FDA label itself recognizes that one 411 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 9: twenty five women who take the drugs as like as 412 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,360 Speaker 9: directed by the FDA will end up in. 413 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 7: The emergency room. 414 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 9: So how much the more in a situation like this 415 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:48,119 Speaker 9: where you've got anonymous mailings of the drug into the 416 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 9: state with no regulation whatsoever. 417 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:55,159 Speaker 1: Well, I think the concern here arise in intimate partner violence. 418 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:59,119 Speaker 1: Just the day before the oral arguments there in the 419 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:01,879 Speaker 1: Federal court in louis there was a man arrested in 420 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 1: Houston for surreptitiously giving the drug to his the mother 421 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: of his child, and the child died. I mean, so 422 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:14,640 Speaker 1: this is not an isolated answer. This is becoming more widespread. 423 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 7: That's exactly right. 424 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 9: And when you think about an in person dispensing requirement, 425 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 9: it accomplishes two things. One is, it assesses whether the 426 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 9: pregnancy is one that would be receptive to the drug. 427 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 9: If you've got like an ectopic pregnancy, the drug's not 428 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:30,879 Speaker 9: going to address that, and in fact, it's going to 429 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 9: be harmful to your health. But the second thing it 430 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 9: assesses is the woman's consent. The woman that appears there 431 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:39,440 Speaker 9: in a doctor's office, is she there on her own 432 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,960 Speaker 9: free will and her own volition. And if the answer 433 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 9: is that is no, then you've got a healthcare provider 434 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:47,879 Speaker 9: in the room who can recognize that and recognize that 435 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:49,800 Speaker 9: this is not, in fact a situation where I should 436 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:52,120 Speaker 9: be prescribing this drug to this woman at all. 437 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:54,879 Speaker 1: Ben may have just a little less than a minute laughed. 438 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 1: The judge in this case asked about the review that 439 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 1: is supposed to to be happening with the FDA. What 440 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:04,160 Speaker 1: did the FDA's attorney say. 441 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:07,600 Speaker 9: Well, Tony, I think the answer is a whole out 442 00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 9: of nothing. There was no answer to the judges question 443 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:14,919 Speaker 9: about when, if ever FDA is going to actually begin 444 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 9: a process of seriously studying the risks associated with mifroprosone 445 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 9: and the removal of this in person dispensing requirement, much 446 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:25,880 Speaker 9: less when that supposed study will end. And I think 447 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,080 Speaker 9: that's what's most concerning to us, because what we're telling 448 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:31,440 Speaker 9: the court is if every month we're losing a thousand 449 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:34,520 Speaker 9: louising to children today or a month, and then you know, 450 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 9: that's as good a reason as any to intervene. Now, 451 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 9: don't wait for two, three, four years for FDA to 452 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:42,159 Speaker 9: come back and say, well, we're not going to change anything. 453 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 9: Let's have the court decide the issue, if necessary, the 454 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 9: Supreme Court. That's the way to finally end this issue. 455 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:51,560 Speaker 1: So, listener, General, thanks so much for joining us. Always 456 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 1: great to see if folks tick with US. House Speaker 457 00:25:53,320 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 1: Mike Johnson joins us. Next, welcome back to this week 458 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:07,960 Speaker 1: on Capitol Hill. Well, this week, President Donald Trump State 459 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 1: of the Union address emphasized his administration's accomplishment on a 460 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 1: number of fronts the economy, border enforcement, and cultural issues, 461 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 1: and he also called for a ban on transgender procedures 462 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: for minors, as well as social transition in schools without 463 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:28,120 Speaker 1: parental consent. Framing this effort as part of restoring America's foundation, 464 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 1: The one hour and forty eight minute address was one 465 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:34,640 Speaker 1: for the record books in many ways. Joining me now 466 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:37,600 Speaker 1: for our weekly conversation to discuss this and much more 467 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:41,919 Speaker 1: is House Speaker Mike Johnson, who represents Louisiana's fourth congressional district. 468 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 1: Mister speaker, welcome back to this week on Capitol Hill. 469 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:46,919 Speaker 10: Hey, Tony, great to be with you, and it was 470 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:49,359 Speaker 10: quite a week to be sure. That State of the 471 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 10: Union was one for the ages, not just the longest 472 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:55,919 Speaker 10: in history, but I think potentially one of the most impactful. 473 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 10: And we'll see how all that shakes out in the 474 00:26:58,080 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 10: day's ahead. 475 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:01,879 Speaker 1: Well, I do think it was if I could use 476 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:03,840 Speaker 1: this term as kind of a pep rally for the nation, 477 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:08,920 Speaker 1: celebrating the things that really give strength to our nation. Now, 478 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:11,919 Speaker 1: I personally like to see a little more focus on 479 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:15,320 Speaker 1: the faith element of what our nation's foundation is. But 480 00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 1: the focus on the military I thought was very encouraging. 481 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:21,879 Speaker 10: It was indeed, there was so much to love about 482 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:24,000 Speaker 10: the speech, and I talked to the President a lot 483 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:26,399 Speaker 10: about it in the days leading up to that event. 484 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 10: You know, I invited him to come on that date 485 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:30,919 Speaker 10: turned out to be a faithful one. We couldn't have 486 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 10: known when we planned the date that it would happen 487 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:36,119 Speaker 10: just two days after the US hockey team wins the 488 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 10: Gold and all these other things that we celebrated. He 489 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 10: did touch on the faith element a bit. He celebrated 490 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:44,119 Speaker 10: the fact that there is a rise in interest and 491 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:46,720 Speaker 10: involvement in religion in America again, and that's something that 492 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 10: the President applauds and certainly we all stood and applauded. 493 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 10: And the end of the speech, I thought was a 494 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:55,480 Speaker 10: great reminder about the foundations of the country and why 495 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:57,480 Speaker 10: we are the great nation that we are. So there 496 00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:59,199 Speaker 10: was a little bit in the speech for everyone. You 497 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 10: could do that when you an hour and forty seven minutes. 498 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 10: But yes, look, some of the highlights, of course, were 499 00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:10,159 Speaker 10: awarding these heroic Americans who served in the military, and 500 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:14,560 Speaker 10: the medals that were distributed in the during the speech 501 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:17,639 Speaker 10: was just a real highlight and really moved the crowd 502 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:19,199 Speaker 10: and I think the nation. There were a lot of 503 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 10: people watching that and it was a good look for 504 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:22,000 Speaker 10: the country. 505 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:23,080 Speaker 7: The fact that we were. 506 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:26,240 Speaker 10: Able to chant Usa Usa so many times to celebrate 507 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:29,960 Speaker 10: all the winds to celebrate what is truly becoming a 508 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 10: real golden era in America. 509 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:33,159 Speaker 7: Again, I just think. 510 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 10: It was a great thing for the country. It was 511 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:37,399 Speaker 10: an uplifting thing for the nation. That's what people are 512 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 10: feeling now. 513 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 1: I would agree. I thought it was a good night 514 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:45,080 Speaker 1: for the country, good night for the president. I do 515 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 1: think a little more humility might be helpful, but that's 516 00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:51,880 Speaker 1: my personal opinion. I will commend you on a poker face. 517 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 1: You kept pretty steady throughout the entire speech. There were 518 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 1: a couple of tense moments, you know, the President and 519 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 1: I think if part of it was fitting, took the 520 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 1: Democrats to task over the gender issue, where the President 521 00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 1: spoke about how children are being transitioned without their parental 522 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:14,760 Speaker 1: their parents having that understanding or notifications being hidden from them, 523 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 1: and the President took the Democrats to task on that. 524 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:20,480 Speaker 1: Another tense moment was the issue of the tariffs. With 525 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:23,680 Speaker 1: the members of the Supreme Court sitting there, he kind 526 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:25,440 Speaker 1: of looked at them. They felt a little It looked 527 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:26,960 Speaker 1: like they felt a little uncomfortable. 528 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 7: They probably did. 529 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 10: You know, it was probably good that he didn't linger 530 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:34,160 Speaker 10: on that issue too long. You know, he was very 531 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:37,480 Speaker 10: upset by that opinion, and it probably could have gone 532 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 10: on further, but you know, I think he got it 533 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 10: out of his system, so to speak, and said we 534 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 10: needed to say and moved on. There were a lot 535 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 10: of awkward moments for the Democrats, and I think they 536 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 10: fell into the traps that were set for them politically. 537 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:51,479 Speaker 10: I mean, there's some great video that will live on forever. 538 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 10: I mean, the idea that they would not stand an 539 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:58,720 Speaker 10: applaud when the President presented the question squarely. He said, 540 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:00,680 Speaker 10: do you think it's the first or reponsibility of the 541 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 10: federal government to protect American citizens over illegal aliens? And 542 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:09,200 Speaker 10: no Democrats stood. They scowled instead, and are applause on 543 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 10: the Republican side went on for over a minute. You're 544 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:13,880 Speaker 10: already seeing ads cut with that video. I mean, they 545 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 10: really made some big mistakes, and of course the antics 546 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:19,440 Speaker 10: from Omar and to leave and a few others who 547 00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:22,960 Speaker 10: are shouting out at the president as if we were 548 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 10: in an alley somewhere. It was really a bad look. 549 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 10: And I you know, some people asked me afterwards, why 550 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:30,520 Speaker 10: didn't you eject them from the chamber. I could have 551 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:33,800 Speaker 10: if it escalated, but the President handled it so well, 552 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:35,480 Speaker 10: and I made the judgment at the time. You know, 553 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:37,520 Speaker 10: maybe I'll just let this play out, let the American 554 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:38,959 Speaker 10: people see what they're about. 555 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 7: And I think that's book volumes. 556 00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:43,680 Speaker 1: I agree. And I know there's been some call to 557 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:49,400 Speaker 1: censure some members for their actions there, and I agree 558 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:52,680 Speaker 1: with the statements I've seen that you make that censuring 559 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 1: members should be reserved. We don't want to go down 560 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:58,680 Speaker 1: this path every time we have somebody that steps out 561 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:01,280 Speaker 1: of line, that we use these tools that are there. 562 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:04,840 Speaker 1: I do think letting the American public decide. I mean, 563 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:07,800 Speaker 1: they're going to the polls here in November and they 564 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:11,040 Speaker 1: can decide what kind of decorum they want. And speaking 565 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:15,320 Speaker 1: of that, the President highlighted the economic historic turnaround. There's 566 00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:18,240 Speaker 1: still some Americans that haven't quite felt all of that. 567 00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:21,280 Speaker 1: Is that coming with as we see the one big 568 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:24,840 Speaker 1: beautiful bill, the elements of that being fully implemented. Is 569 00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:26,560 Speaker 1: it going to be felt before November? 570 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 7: It will absolutely. 571 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:31,040 Speaker 10: As Treasury Sectory Vesson said, you and I've talked before 572 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:33,120 Speaker 10: a few weeks ago and needs to interview. He said 573 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:35,440 Speaker 10: twenty twenty five was setting the table, the feast and 574 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:37,800 Speaker 10: the banquet in the economy will be twenty twenty six. 575 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:39,240 Speaker 7: And it's beginning to happen right now. 576 00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:41,280 Speaker 10: I mean, I have constituents back home in our home 577 00:31:41,280 --> 00:31:44,240 Speaker 10: state Louisiana who are filling out their taxes and they're 578 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:46,160 Speaker 10: going back to have to recalculate. They think they've made 579 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:48,720 Speaker 10: a mistake because their refunds are so much higher than 580 00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:50,920 Speaker 10: they were in the last couple of years. And that's 581 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:54,400 Speaker 10: because of our policies. And so we'll be bigger tax refunds, 582 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 10: bigger paychecks already beginning, and more on the way. The 583 00:31:57,640 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 10: big beautiful Bill is being implemented right now. All boats 584 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:02,440 Speaker 10: will rise in the economy because it was written for 585 00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:03,920 Speaker 10: lower and middle class earners. 586 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:08,040 Speaker 7: You know, I think the President did a great idea, 587 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:08,840 Speaker 7: a great idea he. 588 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:11,560 Speaker 10: Had of balancing all that in the speech by saying, 589 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:12,680 Speaker 10: this is what we've done. 590 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:15,960 Speaker 7: There's more on the way. We know that everything's not fixed. 591 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:18,480 Speaker 10: It can't be, because he began the speech by saying 592 00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:20,959 Speaker 10: he inherited the biggest mess in the economy and in 593 00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:24,880 Speaker 10: public policy in memory. And so after four years of 594 00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:27,640 Speaker 10: Biden Harris, it's taken us a while to pull the 595 00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:29,800 Speaker 10: country out of that deep valley we were in. But 596 00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:32,560 Speaker 10: it is indeed happening, and we're very bullish on the midterms, 597 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:34,760 Speaker 10: as you and I discuss all the time, Tony, because 598 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:36,479 Speaker 10: of that very thing, people are going to feel that 599 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:39,480 Speaker 10: in the economy, all boats will rise, and it will 600 00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:41,880 Speaker 10: happen right in time for the midterm elections. 601 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:43,640 Speaker 7: I think it's going to vote very well for US. 602 00:32:43,800 --> 00:32:45,640 Speaker 1: And of course I know you're out there across the 603 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:49,000 Speaker 1: country talking with folks, so you see it not only 604 00:32:49,040 --> 00:32:51,720 Speaker 1: in the numbers, but anecdotally as you interact with people. 605 00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:54,280 Speaker 1: We just have about a minute left, mister speaker. One 606 00:32:54,320 --> 00:32:57,479 Speaker 1: of the things the President was very clear about in 607 00:32:57,560 --> 00:33:01,760 Speaker 1: his speech Tuesday night was Iran and their nuclear program. 608 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:06,440 Speaker 1: This week, the talks did not appear to reach an agreement. 609 00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 1: Forty five seconds. 610 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:10,240 Speaker 10: What are we looking at, Well, this will be a 611 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 10: faithful week ahead the last couple of days for Ron 612 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:14,920 Speaker 10: to come to it senses and make an agreement that 613 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:18,160 Speaker 10: makes sense. Otherwise, I think Israel is inclined to move 614 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:21,680 Speaker 10: and do something militarily, and that probably in some measure 615 00:33:21,680 --> 00:33:24,680 Speaker 10: involves the US. Inevitably, we'll see what happens, Tony. People 616 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:26,440 Speaker 10: need to be in prayer that we can get that result. 617 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:29,640 Speaker 10: We need this regime to be changed, but we don't 618 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:31,040 Speaker 10: want to put boots in the ground to do it. 619 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:33,840 Speaker 7: We'll see what happens. It's going to be an interesting week. 620 00:33:34,280 --> 00:33:36,280 Speaker 1: Mister Speaker. It's always great to see you. Thanks for 621 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:39,320 Speaker 1: taking time to join us, and a trust that you 622 00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:43,280 Speaker 1: will have a prosperous weekend as you're out there working 623 00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:45,520 Speaker 1: to keep the majority roll. 624 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:46,080 Speaker 7: Appreciate it. 625 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:49,080 Speaker 1: Great to talk to you, all right, how Speaker Mike Johnson, 626 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:52,520 Speaker 1: all right when we come back, some final thoughts from 627 00:33:52,640 --> 00:34:04,000 Speaker 1: this week on Capitol Hill. Welcome back to this week 628 00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:06,959 Speaker 1: on Capitol Hill and a storyline that is becoming all 629 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:09,960 Speaker 1: too familiar. A Texas man was arrested this week after 630 00:34:10,040 --> 00:34:13,680 Speaker 1: surreptitiously giving the mother of his unborn child an abortion 631 00:34:13,840 --> 00:34:17,480 Speaker 1: drug he apparently obtained through the mail. The baby, which 632 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:20,680 Speaker 1: the mother repeatedly said she wanted to carry the term, 633 00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:24,919 Speaker 1: died the day after Reuben Demeter was arrested. The state 634 00:34:24,920 --> 00:34:28,200 Speaker 1: of Louisiana was in federal court seeking an end to 635 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:31,279 Speaker 1: this Biden era of policy that allows abortion drugs to 636 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:36,000 Speaker 1: be prescribed remotely and sent through the mail without medical consultation. 637 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:40,240 Speaker 1: Louisiana's Attorney General, Liz Merle filed the suit on behalf 638 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:42,560 Speaker 1: of a young woman who was forced to take the 639 00:34:42,600 --> 00:34:45,680 Speaker 1: abortion drug by her now ex boyfriend. Now, this is 640 00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:49,440 Speaker 1: not an isolated occurrence. According to documents filed in the 641 00:34:49,480 --> 00:34:54,759 Speaker 1: Louisiana case against the FDA, a single telemed service reportedly 642 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:58,080 Speaker 1: sent one hundred and eighteen three hundred and thirty eight 643 00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:02,320 Speaker 1: abortion drug packets Betweenly twenty twenty three in September twenty 644 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:05,439 Speaker 1: twenty four. Now, obviously, not all were obtained by male 645 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:10,280 Speaker 1: impregnators and forced upon women, but incidents labeled intimate partner 646 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:15,120 Speaker 1: violets are widespread. Approximately three hundred and twenty four thousand 647 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:18,840 Speaker 1: pregnant women were abused last year, many forced to abort 648 00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:22,560 Speaker 1: their babies. Louisiana is not the only state taking action 649 00:35:22,760 --> 00:35:26,440 Speaker 1: over the FDA's policy. Missouri, Idaho, Kansas, Florida, and Texas 650 00:35:26,520 --> 00:35:30,960 Speaker 1: are also seeking to ensure their states can exercise the 651 00:35:31,080 --> 00:35:34,640 Speaker 1: legislative authority recognized by the Supreme Court in the Dobs 652 00:35:34,680 --> 00:35:38,799 Speaker 1: case to protect the unborn and their mothers. On Tuesday, 653 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:42,919 Speaker 1: Noah Katson, an attorney for the FDA, argued that Louisiana's 654 00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:47,520 Speaker 1: attempt at quote judicial intervention would disrupt the agency's drug 655 00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:51,120 Speaker 1: review process. When federal Judge David Joseph pressed him for 656 00:35:51,160 --> 00:35:54,920 Speaker 1: a timeline on that review, Katsen could have won a 657 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:58,960 Speaker 1: gold medal for rhetorical gymnastics. He didn't answer the question. 658 00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:03,399 Speaker 1: The reason. According to senators who attended a closed door 659 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:06,719 Speaker 1: meeting two weeks ago here in Washington with FDA Commissioner 660 00:36:06,719 --> 00:36:10,720 Speaker 1: Marty McCarey regarding MiFi prestone, they were told the study 661 00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:13,759 Speaker 1: design was still being worked on. Keep in mind that 662 00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:16,600 Speaker 1: lawmakers were told almost a year ago that a study 663 00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:20,120 Speaker 1: would be conducted after a report revealed that eleven percent 664 00:36:20,120 --> 00:36:24,880 Speaker 1: of women who use MIFA prestone suffered adverse effects. If 665 00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:28,000 Speaker 1: women's lives are in danger and the laws of Red 666 00:36:28,040 --> 00:36:32,040 Speaker 1: States are being abrogated by a Republican administration, why is 667 00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:36,359 Speaker 1: this not a priority? I'll tell you why. Political consultants 668 00:36:36,440 --> 00:36:40,200 Speaker 1: and posters claim that this is a political liability to 669 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:43,480 Speaker 1: speak up for the unborn. Now, I've heard that repeatedly 670 00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:46,480 Speaker 1: since I entered the political arena thirty years ago, but 671 00:36:46,719 --> 00:36:50,280 Speaker 1: it's just not true. In fact, a national poll released 672 00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:53,200 Speaker 1: last week by Signal shows seventy four percent of GOP 673 00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:57,360 Speaker 1: primary voters say a candidate's position on abortion is important 674 00:36:57,840 --> 00:37:00,960 Speaker 1: when deciding whom they support, and when it comes to 675 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:04,480 Speaker 1: if a prestone eighty percent believe the FDA should require 676 00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:07,840 Speaker 1: in person visits. Republican voters are pro life voters and 677 00:37:07,920 --> 00:37:10,760 Speaker 1: the issue matters. The poll has a warning for the GOP. 678 00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:14,280 Speaker 1: Thirty two percent of Republican voters would be less enthusiastic 679 00:37:14,360 --> 00:37:19,080 Speaker 1: about voting in November if GOP leaders abandon pro life policies. 680 00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:22,680 Speaker 1: So here's what's at stake. Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, 681 00:37:22,680 --> 00:37:26,920 Speaker 1: abortion has not decreased, it has increased, driven largely by 682 00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:31,400 Speaker 1: the widespread distribution of chemical abortion through the mail. The 683 00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:35,320 Speaker 1: very policy being challenged by the state is the primary 684 00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:39,600 Speaker 1: engine behind that rise. This is not abstract. It is measurable, 685 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:43,160 Speaker 1: and it is preventable, and that has been this week 686 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:48,719 Speaker 1: on Capitol Hill.