Rep. Kevin McCarthy: ‘America Wins Tonight’ | For The Record

RESOLUTION TO COMMEND THE HEROIC ACTIONS OF THE POLICE.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME. >> START WITH AN UPDATE ON
CONGRESSMAN SCALISE. WE'VE HEARD CRITICAL THE LAST 36
HOURS. IS THERE ANY IMPROVEMENT?
>> WELL, I KNOW HIS MEDICAL DOCTORS ARE GOING TO PUT OUT AN
UPDATE PRETTY SOON. I WAS AT THE HOSPITAL, MY WIFE
AND I, YESTERDAY WITH JENNIFER GOING THROUGH IT.
STEVE IS A VERY STRONG MAN AND WE'RE ALLLL WEARING TONIGHT TEA
SCALISE T-SHIRTS SO WE'RE GOING TO BE CHEERING HIM ON.
I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF EXCITEMENT, A LOT OF
UNITY IN HERE. AND, REALLY, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT
WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED YESTERDAY, WITHOUT THOSE TWO
CAPITAL POLICE OFFICERS KRYSTAL AND DAVID, THERE WOULD BE A LOT
OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
IF IT WASN'T FOR THEM RISKING THIS BE OWN LIVES TO DEFEND
THESE INDIVIDUALS, AMAZING WHAT THEY'VE DONE.
IF YOU EVER LISTEN TO THEIR ACCOUNT OF WHAT TOOK PLACE, THEY
PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE. >> YOU KNOW, THIS TRADITION OF
BASEBALL GAME HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I THINK 1909.
IT'S A BIG DEAL IN WASHINGTON. BUT TONIGHT IT'S BIG DEAL FOR
THE WHOLE NATION. IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR YOUR PARTY,
A BIG DEAL FOR THE DEMOCRATS. DO YOU FEEL THAT IN THE PARK --
DOES IT FEEL DIFFERENT THIS YEAR?
>> IT FEELS DIFFERENT IN THE PARK, AND I'LL TELL YOU, IT
FEELS DIFFERENT IN THE CHAMBERS YESTERDAY AND TODAY.
A LOT MORE UNITY. I WILL TELL YOU, PEOPLE AREN'T
WONDERING WHO IS GOING TO WIN THE GAME TONIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO THINK WHOEVER, AMERICA WINS TONIGHT.
THAT'S REREALLY, I THINK, SOMETHING THAT THIS COUNTRY HAS
BEEN YEARNING FOR FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
HELPING BRING THAT TOGETHER. WE'RE EXCITED.
I DON'T THINK YOU'LL SEE REPUBLICANS ON ONE SIDE AND
DEMOCRATS ON THE OTHER. YOU'RE JUST GOING TO SEE A LOT
OF AMERICANS JOINING IN AMERICAN PASS TIME OF A BASEBALL GAME,
COMING TOGETHER AND ALSO HAVING A LOT OF PRAYERS FOR THOSE WHO
WERE INJURED AND ALSO CONGRATULATING THOSE WHO
DEFENDED AND PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE WITH DAVID BAILEY AND
CRYSTAL. >> LET ME TURN NOW TO THE OTHER
THING GOING ON IN TOWN. VICE-PRESIDENT PENCE HAS HIRED
OUTSIDE COUNSEL. DO YOU HAVE A THOUGHT ABOUT
THAT? >> YOU KNOW, I KNOW THERE'S A
LOT OF INVESTIGATIONS GOING THERE.
THE HOUSE HAS AN INVESTIGATION. THE SENATE HAS AN INVESTIGATION.
I'D LET THOSE JUST CARRY OUT. I THINK REALLY WHAT THE AMERICAN
PUBLIC WANT US TO FOCUS ON, THEY WANT US TO GET OUR JOB DONE.
AND WHEN THEY LOOK TONIGHT AT WHAT'S HAPPENING, THEY WANT TO
SEE JOBS STARTING TO GROW AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT OUR FOCUS HAS
BEEN IN THE HOUSE. >> I KNOW THEY WANT A JOB DONE.
BUT EVEN HEALTH CARE, WHICH ON MAY 4 YOUR CHAMBER PASSED.
THE PRESIDENT SAID IT WAS A GREAT PLAN.
AND THEN THE OTHER DAY WE UNDERSTAND HE TOLD THE SENATE HE
DESCRIBED YOUR HEALTH CARE PLAN IN THE HOUSE AS MEAN, THE ONE
THAT HE SUPPORTED, WHICH PUTS A LOT OF REPUBLICANS WHO WERE IN
DEMOCRATIC DISTRICTS IN POLITICAL PERIL.
BUT HE'S YOUR BILL NOW MEAN. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, IT'S NOT MEAN. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S MEAN IN THE
PROCESS IS YOU LOOK AT IOWA. 94 OUT OF 99 COUNTIES WILL NOT
HAVE ANY HEALTH CARE. THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
CAME OUT THAT OBAMACARE ACTUALLY DOUBLED IN PREMIUMS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SAVING INDIVIDUALS AND MAKING SURE THEY
DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH LOSING THEIR HEALTH CARE.
SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU LOOK AT OUR PLAN, OUR PLAN IS A VERY
GOOD PLAN. >> WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE
PRESIDENT WHEN HE CALLS IT MEAN? LIKE HE'S REALLY SORT OF BOXED
YOU IN A LITTLE BIT. HE SAID IT WAS GOOD, HE LIKED
IT. AND NOW HE'S TRASH TALKING IT TO
THE SENATE. >> I THINK LET'S SEE AT THE END
OF THE DAY WHAT THE PLAN LOOKS LIKE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING HERE IS THAT MORE PEOPLE TOOK THE
PENALTY AND THE WAIVER THAN ACTUALLY SIGNED UP FOR
OBAMACARE. PLANS ARE PULLING OUT AND LOSING
HEALTH CARE OVERALL. 18 OF THE 23 CO-OPS HAVE
COLLAPSED. WE CANNOT SIT BACK AND HAVE
PEOPLE LOSE IT AND WHY WORRY ABOUT WHAT SOMEBODY DESCRIBES IS
IT? AT THE END OF THE KAY LET'S HAVE
A PLAN THAT PEOPLE HAVE GREATER CHOICE, THE PRICE ACTUALLY GOES
DOWN AND THE QUALITY GOES UP. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
>> YOU TALKED ABOUT ALL THE INVESTIGATIONS GOING ON AND --
IN WASHINGTON. THE PRESIDENT CALLS THE
INVESTIGATION OF RUSSIA PROBE A WITCH HUNT.
WOULD YOU CHARACTERIZE IT LIKE THAT?
>> YOU KNOW, I'LL LET THE INVESTIGATION JUST HAPPEN AND
LET THE FACTS TAKE US WHEREVER THEY MAY.
BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HOW DO YOU MOVE FORWARD WHEN PEOPLE ARE
SAYING THEY'RE LEAKING AND IT CAN EVEN BE FROM THE HIGHEST
INDIVIDUALS THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO INVESTIGATE.
I THINK AMERICA IS TIRED OF THAT TYPE OF POLITICS OF PLAY OR
ACTUALLY SOMEONE INVESTIGATING ADMITS THAT THEY'RE LEAKING.
I THINK THE REAL IMPORTANT THING IS LET THE FACTS TAKE IT WHERE
IT MAY. YOU SEE THE INVESTIGATION, THE
HOUSE AND SENATE, THAT IS NOT HAPPENING.
LET THEM DO THEIR WORK. LET THEM COME BACK WITH THEIR
REPORT, AND LET US ALL FIND OUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED.
>> ALL RIGHT. NOW TELL ME, WHAT DO YOU PREDICT
THE SCORE TO BE AT THE END OF THE 9th INNING TONIGHT?
>> IT'S GOING TO BE 14-13 AND THE AMERICANS ARE GOING TO WIN.
>> THE REPUBLICANS OR DEMOCRATS, WHO IS GOING TO WIN?
>> THE AMERICAN PUBLIC IS GOING TO WIN TONIGHT.
YOU KNOW WHAT, I ALWAYS COME HERE AND CHEER FOR THE
REPUBLICANS. THIS IS THE YEAR I'M CHEERING
THAT WE COME TOGETHER AND AT THE END OF THE DAY WE'RE ALL
VICTORIOUS. ENOUGH DIVISION HAS GONE ON LONG
ENOUGH. THIS IS A TIME TO UNITE.
AND I HAVE KNOWN STEVE SCALISE FOR 20 YEARS.
THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST COMPETITIVE GUYS.
BUT HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN AMERICAN FIRST, AND I KNOW LET'S
MAKE SOMETHING POSITIVE COME OUT OF SOMETHING VERY TRAGIC THAT
HAPPENED YESTERDAY. AMERICA SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SEE
THAT. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CONTINUE
TO GO FORWARD. IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT CAN
UNITE US, PLEASE, LET'S LET THAT TAKE THE PLACE.
>> ALL RIGHT. BE MY REPORTER.
TAKE A LOOK AROUND. ARE THERE ANY EMPTY SEATS, IS IT
FILLING UP PRETTY FAST? >> THERE ARE SOME EMPTY SEATS.
IT'S EARLY. >> WE HAVE ANOTHER HOUR TO GO.
I'M FROM CALIFORNIA. PEOPLE DON'T USUALLY SHOW UP
TILL THE THIRD INNING. THEY LEAVE BY THE

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