Garamendi on Wildfires: We Need ‘Very Serious Climate Action; We Know that Climate Is Changing’

KEILAR What is behind ░░░░░░░░ president s decision to ░░░░░░░░ by Saudi Arabia and ░░░░░░░░ ignore the murder of ░░░░░░░░ Post journalist Jamal khashoggi ░░░░░░░░ s looking like that ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ for the new democratic ░░░░░░░░ house The Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ reporting that incoming house ░░░░░░░░ committee chairman Adam Schiff ░░░░░░░░ launch an investigation into ░░░░░░░░ CIA assessments that points ░░░░░░░░ finger at Saudi crown ░░░░░░░░ Mohammed bin Salman and ░░░░░░░░ the president s personal ░░░░░░░░ interests are playing a ░░░░░░░░ in his turning a ░░░░░░░░ eye In the meantime ░░░░░░░░ president and his administration ░░░░░░░░ spread the blame around ░░░░░░░░ much as they possibly ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts POMPEO It ░░░░░░░░ a mean nasty world ░░░░░░░░ there reporter Who should ░░░░░░░░ held accountable Trump Maybe ░░░░░░░░ world should be held ░░░░░░░░ because the world is ░░░░░░░░ vicious place a very ░░░░░░░░ vicious place Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Joining me now from ░░░░░░░░ is California Congressman John ░░░░░░░░ What do you make ░░░░░░░░ those explanations GARAMENDI Well ░░░░░░░░ the world is America ░░░░░░░░ always tried to make ░░░░░░░░ a better place tried ░░░░░░░░ bring about our values ░░░░░░░░ values of democracy the ░░░░░░░░ of moral high ground ░░░░░░░░ here this President is ░░░░░░░░ exactly the opposite direction ░░░░░░░░ is he letting Saudi ░░░░░░░░ off the hook not ░░░░░░░░ for this murder of ░░░░░░░░ but also for the ░░░░░░░░ famine and deaths that ░░░░░░░░ now a result of ░░░░░░░░ Saudi war in Yemen ░░░░░░░░ just letting him off ░░░░░░░░ hook We can t ░░░░░░░░ that and I ll ░░░░░░░░ you the new Congress ░░░░░░░░ not about tot put ░░░░░░░░ with it We re ░░░░░░░░ to take whatever action ░░░░░░░░ investigations are necessary Why ░░░░░░░░ the President doing this ░░░░░░░░ is he ignoring the ░░░░░░░░ community And what is ░░░░░░░░ result I tell you ░░░░░░░░ thing on the Armed ░░░░░░░░ Committee of which I ░░░░░░░░ there has been many ░░░░░░░░ us Democrats who have ░░░░░░░░ opposed to the continuation ░░░░░░░░ arms sales to Saudi ░░░░░░░░ so that they could ░░░░░░░░ their war in Yemen ░░░░░░░░ re going to take ░░░░░░░░ hard look at that ░░░░░░░░ I ll bet that ░░░░░░░░ re going to see ░░░░░░░░ cutback in those arms ░░░░░░░░ KEILAR As Adam Schiff ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ into this how should ░░░░░░░░ prioritize this You ve ░░░░░░░░ got other issues for ░░░░░░░░ the acting attorney general ░░░░░░░░ Whitaker and some of ░░░░░░░░ financial Esh issues He ░░░░░░░░ also disparaged the Mueller ░░░░░░░░ before he was brought ░░░░░░░░ as acting A G ░░░░░░░░ do you prioritize GARAMENDI ░░░░░░░░ re going to multi ░░░░░░░░ One will be the ░░░░░░░░ of the administration Adam ░░░░░░░░ going after the Saudi ░░░░░░░░ thing and there are ░░░░░░░░ Manier many other things ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence side On ░░░░░░░░ judicial side we re ░░░░░░░░ to look at the ░░░░░░░░ Whitaker issue I just ░░░░░░░░ about the arms being ░░░░░░░░ to Saudi Arabia to ░░░░░░░░ the war in Yemen ░░░░░░░░ finally the second track ░░░░░░░░ is legislation We said ░░░░░░░░ were going to deal ░░░░░░░░ health care we re ░░░░░░░░ to deal with the ░░░░░░░░ of drugs we re ░░░░░░░░ to deal with the ░░░░░░░░ condition issue and nail ░░░░░░░░ down so that no ░░░░░░░░ has to worry about ░░░░░░░░ We know that we ░░░░░░░░ to do infrastructure So ░░░░░░░░ ll be pursuing infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ from roads to ports ░░░░░░░░ airports and in between ░░░░░░░░ the high speed Internet ░░░░░░░░ that doesn t exist ░░░░░░░░ much of rural America ░░░░░░░░ are all things And ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ a voter registration and ░░░░░░░░ suppression and corruption KEILAR ░░░░░░░░ a long list GARAMENDI ░░░░░░░░ s a good list.”