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Government Shutdown Looms 0:06 Good afternoon. I'm Victoria Marshall with the latest news from the Washington Watch news desk. Congress is facing a government shutdown this week if they don't pass a temporary funding bill by0:17 midnight Friday. Lawmakers are expected to avoid the shutdown as president-elect Donald Trump wants to avoid the optics of a delay. Plus, everyone wants to go home for the holidays. House speaker Mike Johnson is0:29 expected to release a temporary funding bill called a continuing resolution that will fund the government through mid March. The house is expected to vote on it Thursday or Friday. When the hundred0:40 nineteenth congress starts next January and Trump takes office, Johnson hopes to start delivering for the American people with the next budget negotiations for the coming year. Here's what he told0:52 Fox News' Brett Baer over the weekend.0:55 Everyone is, absolutely determined to get the budget done very quickly right out of the the gates. We begin in January. Yeah. We're gonna do that early January, and that will set the table for the reconciliation process.1:06 And the reason that's so important, of course, for folks back home, remember, the only way around the 60 vote threshold in the senate to go with a bare majority is the reconciliation process. You're reconciling the1:16 budget. Right. So 51 votes in the senate is the magic to do the real policy change that we want. We think we can squeeze a lot into that limited process.1:26 Johnson then said that extending Trump's first term tax cuts and securing the border would be the first 2 priorities in legislating via budget reconciliation in the new year. And in other1:37 domestic news, Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said yesterday that Americans will be told if foreign actors are responsible for the drones flying over several states on the1:49 East Coast.1:51 Look, it is our job to be vigilant in the federal government with our state and local partners on behalf of the American public, and we can assure their safety by reason of that vigilance. We've2:03 deployed personnel, technology, and if there is any reason for concern, if we identify, any foreign involvement or criminal activity, we will communicate with2:14 the American public accordingly. Right now, we are not aware of any. If we become aware of any, we will communicate accordingly and take appropriate action.2:24 Mayorkas also said that 8000 drones are flown in the United States every day and that the federal government has limited authority to disable them. America's comments come after the White House said on2:36 Friday that the drones are being operated lawfully.2:40 Upon review of available imagery, it appears that many of the reported sightings are actually manned aircraft that are being operated lawfully. There's just no indication that this is some sort of foreign malign2:51 activity, or in fact, even criminal.2:54 Reports of suspicious drone sightings began last month in Central New Jersey. Those reports then spread to New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Maryland. Elected officials in those states have launched investigations3:05 into the drones and demanded federal probes. On Friday, the Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio closed over the drones. President-elect Trump reacted to the drones3:17 earlier this morning during a press conference.3:20 The government knows what is happening. Look, our military knows where they took off from. From. If it's a garage, they can go right into that garage. They know where3:31 it came from and where it went. And for some reason, they don't wanna comment. And I think they'd be better off saying what it is. Our military knows and our our president knows. And3:43 for some reason, they wanna keep people in suspense.3:46 And in other domestic news, ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos have agreed to pay president-elect Trump 16000000 dollars in a defamation case settlement. Trump3:58 sued ABC and Stephanopoulos back in March after the anchor incorrectly said that Trump was found liable for rape multiple times during a TV interview. Stephanopoulos was referring4:10 to a 20 23 civil case where Trump was found liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll. Trump has denied Carroll's allegations and appealed the civil judgments against him.4:22 Carroll herself doesn't remember when the alleged sex abuse took place but is confident it did occur almost 30 years ago. And those are today's headlines. I'm Victoria Marshall.Prayers for Madison and Political Updates 4:34 Up next is Washington Watch with Tony Perkins. We'll see you tomorrow with more news.4:50 From the heart of our nation's capital in Washington DC, bringing compelling interviews, insightful taking you beyond the headlines and sound bites into conversations with our nation's leaders and5:02 newsmakers, all from a biblical worldview. Sitting in for Tony is today's host, Jody Hice.5:10 Well, welcome to this Monday edition of Washington Watch. Hope hope you had a fantastic weekend. I am Jody Heise, the senior vice president here at the Family Research Council and president of5:22 FRC Action. It's a tremendous honor as always when able to to fill in for Tony. Thank you so much for joining us today as well. And certainly before we begin, I just,5:34 well, I I wanna encourage everyone who's watching and listening to the program right now just to join me in praying for the community of Madison, Wisconsin where details of5:46 yet another school shooting earlier this morning are even still unfolding.5:52 Today, around 10 57 AM, our officers were responding to a call of an active shooter at the Abundant Life Christian School here in Madison.6:05 When officers arrived, they found multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds.6:12 That was Madison, Wisconsin police chief Sean Barnes speaking today at a press conference. And if we could, even right now, let's just take a moment to pray for6:24 this situation. Lord, you you know what's happening right now in Madison, Wisconsin and the broken hearts, the lies that are absolutely shattered by this6:36 yet another vicious, mass murder. And, lord, we pray for the families involved. We pray for this community. We pray that the presence of god would be real and6:48 intervene in their behalf. And, lord, we just we just recognize all across this country the deep need for you. And so we pray father for an outpouring7:00 of your spirit upon this country and particularly right now for those in Madison, Wisconsin. Show yourself strong in their behalf. We pray in Jesus'7:12 name. Amen. As I said, details of that tragedy continue to unfold, but we want to pray for them and encourage you to do the7:24 same. Alright. We've got a lot coming up on the program today. We're gonna start with the text of a stop gap measure to fund the government. It was expected today, but at7:36 least as of a few moments ago, it still has not been released. And yet we're just days away from a potential government shutdown. So what's the hold up? I'll be joined here in just a few moments7:47 with congressman Chuck Fleischman, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, to discuss that. And president-elect Trump filed a press conference today and was asked about a number of7:59 items, including the mysterious drones that have now been spotted flying over New Jersey and New York and elsewhere across the country.8:08 Our military knows and our our president knows. And for some reason, they wanna keep people in suspense. I can't imagine it's the enemy because it was the enemy that blasted out. Even if they were late, they8:20 blasted. Something strange is going on. For some reason, they don't wanna tell the people.8:27 Well, the Biden administration continues to insist that there is no threat and, no nefarious activity related to the drones, and yet they continue not to provide8:39 any more details to anyone, including lawmakers. And given the dangerous chimes in which we live, is our government responding appropriately to all of this? Or are we inviting8:51 bad actors who will have nefarious motives? Well, we'll be discussing this later when I'm joined by Gordon Chang, so you don't wanna miss that. And speaking9:03 of bad actors, there's concern that a hole left behind by the collapse of brutal Assad regime in Syria could be filled by terrorist groups, including ISIS.9:15 ISIS fighters are killing machines. They wanna purify Islam. They wanna take down the king of Jordan, the king of Saudi Arabia. They wanna replace the UAE with a, theocracy. You9:27 don't want these people in charge of the Mideast.9:31 That was senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina yesterday on NBC's Meet the Press. So what sorts of threats do the Islamist rebel forces pose to the people of Syria, including,9:43 of course, the Christians who are there? Well, Jeff King of International Christian Concern will be joining me to discuss that in a little bit, as we get into the program a little bit later. And then9:54 there's some pleasant news coming from the Washington Post editorial board, if you can believe that. They have admitted that the so called science behind puberty blockers and hormones for10:06 minors suffering from gender dysphoria is not clear at all. So what are we to make of all of this? Well, doctor Quentin Van Meter of the American College of Pediatricians will join me10:18 for that discussion. So as always, we've got a lot coming your way. And of course, as always, you don't want to miss any of it. But I know sometimes things happen. And if by chance you10:30 do miss a portion of this program, you can go back and catch it at our website, tony perkins dot com. Of course, not only this edition of Washington watch, but tons of other past editions also available for10:41 you as well as lots and lots of resources. So be sure to bookmark that page, tony perkins dot com. Alright. Let's jump into the details of today's program,10:53 and we're gonna begin with the mysterious drones that have been flying over New Jersey, New York, and other places across the country. Certainly have captured the attention of many. Is there a potential11:05 threat? Is it, coming from Washington? Who knows what's going on? But we also have another looming problem, a potential11:17 government shutdown, and that's to take place potentially on Friday. The text of the continuing resolution for the funding package was expected today, but at11:29 least as of just a little while ago, it still has not come through. And, reportedly, that's because of the late round haggling that's taking place. So where do things stand right now? Well, here to give us the latest11:41 is congressman Chuck Fleischman, who serves on the house appropriations committee and the committee on science, space, and technology. He represents the third congressional district of the great state of11:52 Tennessee. Congressman Fleischman, welcome back to Washington Watch. Always great to see you, my friend.11:58 Thank you, Jody. Nice to see you. Merry Christmas. Thank you for your kind, kind prayer, thoughtful prayer for the school in Wisconsin. Our prayers go out to those people.12:10 My sons were all privileged to go to private Christian schools in Chattanooga. They were great schools. We want our children to be safe. Thank you.12:20 Yes. We do. And thank you for for joining us in that prayer. And look, it's happened in Tennessee. It's happened in my home state of Georgia. It seems like more and more of these type of of tragedies are occurring,12:32 and we must have the good hand of God in all of this. Thank you for your comments. Now let's talk about some of the other chatter that's taking place in Washington, DC right now, specifically,12:44 as it relates to the continuing resolution. What's the latest that you're hearing?12:50 Well, right now, they bogged down in some very important details. Jody, putting this in context, the fiscal year for the United States began October first of this year. At that13:02 time, we kept the government open and passed a continuing resolution, kept the government open until December the twentieth. We are currently working on a continuing resolution that13:14 will give president Trump time in March to basically, work out a full funding yield deal till September thirtieth, the end of the next13:26 fiscal year, fiscal 25. What has happened candidly, Jody, is that the supplemental that disaster supplemental, which needs to be13:38 passed and funded, has bogged down largely due to the ag agricultural portion of that. Folks in farming states, understandably so, want13:50 to make sure that in addition to the forest fires, in addition to the flooding that we saw in your great state of Georgia, in my great state of Tennessee, in North Carolina, that there be a portion of14:01 that bill dedicated to our nation's farmers who are hurting right now in many ways. And those are where we've bogged down. I thought that we would have text of a bill14:13 candidly by Sunday night that could have gotten us out of Washington DC and back into our districts for Christmas by, Wednesday. Now with no bill there, it's looking more14:25 like late Thursday or Friday. Under our rules, we've gotta have, 3 days to obviously read the bill, interpret the bill, and then ultimately vote on it. So, we14:37 just hit loggerheads right now. We will get it done. We will keep the government open, and hopefully give president Trump and the new administration an opportunity to look at the14:48 bill so that we can vote on a full package in March.14:53 So, that's your expectation then that later on in the week, originally, you would hope by Wednesday. And look, we were all expecting the the the text of the bill to come out. In fact, I kept telling our team, surely,15:04 it's coming today. We're just hanging on. And I said, if anybody knows, Chuck will know where what the latest is with all of this. But but do you expect then that now it's gonna be Thursday or Friday before, a vote comes15:16 to the floor? If that happens, obviously, the text still has to come on out, tonight or tomorrow.15:23 That's correct. A lot of the bill where there are agreements is already written, Jody, and that part is good. But this is a little bit different than the usual continuing resolution because we've got a very large15:34 disaster supplemental attached to it. That's gonna make it easier for some vote some members to vote for it. I understand that. But once they get final agreement, they will actually15:46 have to draft the actual final bill, post it, and and give all members under house rules an opportunity to actually read it, go through it, comment on it,15:58 and then ultimately vote on it. But it will be later than than ideal, probably Thursday, maybe potentially Friday now. Obviously, we wanna get it done before the twentieth.16:10 No 1 in this city wants to see a government shutdown. There won't be a government shutdown, but the reality is we're gonna have to get it done, and it's just gonna take longer due to the magnitude of16:22 the supplemental for disaster relief.16:25 Well, I had, alluded to this, coming into the program in the in the opening mon monologue and some comments, but speaker Johnson and minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, from my understanding at least, they16:36 they've both have been urged to include a measure a measure in this CR, that addresses the recent drone sightings. And, you know, I think that obviously speaks to the bipartisan16:48 dissatisfaction, that that everyone seems to have towards the government. What what do you make of the response? Is that gonna happen?16:57 The question is time. Homeland Security is 1 of the bills of the 12 appropriation bills where something could be in put in for that, potentially under defense, but probably17:08 Homeland Security. As you know, Jody, I chair the energy and water subcommittee of appropriations funds at department of energy, the army corps of engineers, and the bureau of reclamation. There's not a lot of drama17:19 right there. Ours is largely done, but, there could be something put in. Once again, the enemy becomes the clock time. We've gotta get something done sooner than later so that17:31 we can get keep the government open, get everything funded, and then move on into the next next year, next calendar year, at which time president Trump, and his folks will be able17:43 to look at this with the new house, with the new senate, and hopefully get it voted on for the rest of the fiscal bill until September thirtieth.17:52 Well, it's a a very interesting process that's taking place. It seems like, you know, I and I've been there too. Seems like this always seems to happen right before Christmas. But the outcome should be18:04 vastly different this go around, and we're certainly praying for you and all your colleagues there, both in the house and the senate. Thank you so much, congressman Chuck Fleischman of Tennessee. Always an18:16 honor to see you. Glad to have you back on Washington Watch. Merry Christmas to you and your family.18:21 Jody, my friend, thank you. It's a privilege to serve with you when you served. It's great to have you. Family Research Council, Tony, and your organization are incredible. Thank you for your strong biblical18:33 commitment to everything, and I mean to everything. Thank you.18:37 So much.18:37 Merry Christmas.Show more In this video 0:06 Government Shutdown Looms4:33 Prayers for Madison and Political Updates18:39 Global Conflicts and Christian Concerns38:33 Gender Ideology and TruthBible Reading: Hosea 1-3 Tony Perkins Nov 14
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