1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:04,000 Speaker 1: We're now drained by Texas Democrat Congressman Henry Quayar Congressman. 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 2: Before we get to. 3 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: The news of the day, I just want to say 4 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: we are so happy and truly blessed that you are safe. 5 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 1: We understand that yesterday you were a victim of a 6 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: carjacking in Washington, DC and held at not just one gun, 7 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: but three guns at gunpoint. We will talk about crime 8 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: in just a moment, but you were just left the 9 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: house floor where we had this historic moment. Sir, do 10 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: you see at any point you'd be willing to potentially 11 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: cross party lines and vote for a Republican speaker that 12 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: you think could potentially help bring a little bit of 13 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: order and also some of the policies you're hoping. 14 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 2: To enact to the floor. 15 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 3: Well, you know, first of all, what we just saw 16 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 3: right now, olstir of a speaker is just historic number one. 17 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 3: Number two, we saw the ninety eleven rules just come 18 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 3: into play. 19 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 2: That is, at the beginning of the session, the speaker leaves. 20 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 3: An envelope with a name that would take over just 21 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 3: to preside to decide who the next speaker will be. 22 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 2: Sorry, it's a very easy historic moment. 23 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 3: And again you know, we're waiting to see if there's 24 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 3: any outreach from uh mister McCarthy over to our leader 25 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 3: Hakeem and I understanding is they talk, but nothing was 26 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 3: brought up. 27 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 2: So now it's, uh, let's see what happens. 28 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 3: I mean, you got to make sure you ask and 29 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 3: nobody has asked anything. So we'll see if the Republicans 30 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 3: want to just decide among themselves. 31 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 2: But I think it makes sense that we do things 32 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 2: by partisan. 33 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 4: Well, you've had quite a voll little day, sir, As 34 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 4: Anne Marie already referenced, you were in the room for 35 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 4: something that's never happened before. And I know everyone's talking 36 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 4: short lists and what happens next, but can you tell 37 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:41,279 Speaker 4: us what it was like to be in the chamber 38 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:42,279 Speaker 4: when this went down. 39 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 2: You know, it was interesting. I stayed there. 40 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 3: I listen to all the debate and listen to you know, 41 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 3: as you noticed, it was only Republicans speaking. 42 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 2: Democrats weren't just sitting there. 43 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 3: It's a it's a fight among the Republican caucus and 44 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 3: just to hear them out was just the fascinating. But 45 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 3: you know, at the end of the day, the votes 46 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 3: were not there for Speaker McCarthy. 47 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 2: He got ousted. 48 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 3: Now there's a temporary speaker, and it's just historic. I mean, 49 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 3: I was sitting next to a member and she started 50 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 3: holding my hand as the person you know, as you know, 51 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 3: they have to give this envelope and this letter is read. 52 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 2: So it's history in the making. It's sad, It really 53 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 2: is sad for the United States. 54 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 3: Here we are in the middle of a trying to 55 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:34,959 Speaker 3: do the appropriations. We got Ukraine, we got border issues, 56 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 3: and within the Republican Party they're having this civil war, 57 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 3: and it's just sad. It doesn't help the country one 58 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 3: bit at all. 59 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: Well, Congressman, you were supposed to go on this program 60 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,920 Speaker 1: to talk about Ukraine aid, to talk about immigration, to 61 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: talk about the border, which your district is on our 62 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: south border in Mexico. And yet here we are talking 63 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:00,639 Speaker 1: about if we can have any sort of legislation or 64 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 1: debate about actual issues on the House floor. What do 65 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: you see the next twenty four forty eight seventy two hours, 66 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: What are they going to be looking like? Will there 67 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 1: be votes for a new speaker this evening? 68 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 3: You're right, we got some critical issues. You know, I 69 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 3: live on the border. I don't just go best at 70 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:19,080 Speaker 3: the border. So I get the numbers every day, how 71 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 3: many people have come down to the border. I you know, 72 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 3: talk to the President today. The President called me up 73 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 3: to make. 74 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 2: Sure I was okay, but we brought up the border also, 75 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 2: and we. 76 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 3: Talked about maybe sitting down later on about talking about 77 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 3: the border. So we got the border, you know, we 78 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 3: got the twelve appropriation bills, we got Ukraine. 79 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 2: You know, so many issues and everything has stopped. 80 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 3: Now nothing, nothing can be considered until we have a 81 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 3: new speaker. 82 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 2: How long that would take, We have no idea. 83 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 3: I think the Republican caucus has to go back and 84 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:02,279 Speaker 3: decide among themselves whether they want to move forward by themselves, 85 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 3: maybe come up with another speaker or maybe change some 86 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 3: of the minds. 87 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 2: But if not, they got to talk to our leader. 88 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 3: And like I said, you can't start conversations as to 89 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 3: whether we will be willing to do this or do 90 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 3: that without them approaching us. So right now we're just 91 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 3: watching to see what the Republicans want to do. But 92 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 3: it's sad that every issue, especially at the border, we 93 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 3: have to stop everything while they have this internal debate. 94 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 4: Well, this is an issue that we've talked about with 95 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 4: you many times before, Congressman. As a Democrat, you've been 96 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 4: very critical of this Biden administration's handling of the border. 97 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 4: You've talked to me about redefining or taking a different 98 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 4: look at asylum. You've described our policy as inviting someone 99 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 4: over for a dinner party and all their friends start 100 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 4: climbing in the windows. Did you make any progress with 101 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 4: Joe Biden today? 102 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 2: And how much of an. 103 00:04:56,640 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 4: Obstacle will border security be to getting ask this deadline? 104 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 4: We're under a temporary funding mechanism right now, in the 105 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 4: middle of November. That border issue is going to have 106 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 4: to be addressed. 107 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 3: You know, first of all, the President just calling to 108 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 3: make sure I was okay. We talked a little bit 109 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 3: about the border, about talking later on. 110 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 2: I mean, I. 111 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 3: Certainly respect the President, and I think we as Democrats 112 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:25,479 Speaker 3: that need to understand that we can be hard. We 113 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 3: can be strong on border security and still be respectful 114 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 3: of immigrant rights. But look, everybody looks at security the border, 115 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 3: the US Mexico border. 116 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:38,039 Speaker 2: But I think what we need to do. 117 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:42,840 Speaker 3: Is extend the perimeter, do more outside the border. You know, 118 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 3: what we can do with Mexico, what we can do 119 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 3: with other countries, and keep in mind, if you look 120 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 3: at what happened in twenty fifteen and twenty nineteen President 121 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 3: or by my President Trump, the reason the numbers went 122 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 3: down was because those presidents talk to Mexico and Mexico 123 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,480 Speaker 3: did its job up in the southern border. 124 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 2: So there are some things that I know of that 125 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 2: are happening right now. 126 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 3: And if they can get Mexico to do its job 127 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:12,599 Speaker 3: at the southern border and Panama and other countries, we 128 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 3: can stop this flow coming in. But again we need 129 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 3: to stop thinking, you know, and keep doing the same. 130 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 2: Thing over and over and over. 131 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 3: You got to have repercussions at the border, and you 132 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 3: got to move the praibriter outside the US border. 133 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 4: Congressman Henry Quaar of Texas, we thank you and again 134 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 4: appreciate the time on a day when you were carjacked. 135 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 4: I guess it was late yesterday when this actually happened. 136 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 4: Reminding us you have a black belt in the martial arts, 137 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:43,919 Speaker 4: or I guess the three gun wielding young men were 138 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 4: lucky you stayed calm. Thank you for talking with us.