host: let's go to robin calling from santa fe, new mexico on the independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for the opportunity to ask this question. i am currently on medicare, medicaid as a disabled person. but i will be turning 65 soon so i do not know if this is going to automatically change, stay the same. do i need to switch insurance companies? i am unclear what happens at that point in time. i also had a question about coverage for alternative medication. for example, i go to an acupuncturist and they have a lot of different chinese herbs, but none of those are covered under any plan that i can think of. additionally, what about medical marijuana? do you think that that will ever be covered under any plan? host: i'm going to suggest you direct your questions for a medicare expert in your state. i can tell you that i do not know much about the medicare rules and what you should do. but there has to be somebody out there you can ask. let's go to gloria who is calling from massachusetts on the independent line. good morning. are you there? caller: yes. h

the democratic party is the party that's trying to shut down robin hood. when you look at innovation and where the republicans are on crypto and other financial instruments and other opportunities for people to diversify their portfolio, expand to new technologies. silicon valley doesn't love us but we've always protected their right to exist where folks on the left, want to break them up and do other things to them. with policies, we're actually pretty sub stan active in a minority situation, especially when the other side, as my co-panelist said is destroying themselves. look at mccarthy. he formed seven working groups which is going to produce an agenda for a governing majority when we take the house back next year so we're already planning to have our committees ready to go from day one so, you know, it's a nice talking point but it's not cram. >> can i ask you a question, this en? because the perception -- he talked about the numbers, which is, of course, his favorite thing to do. and imagine being married to that all day long. [laughter] all day long

robin in alabama, independently. -- independent line. caller: i love this show. i have a couple of comments into question. the comments are one party, when one year. the republican be two-part -- the republic can be two parties, three parties. why can't we spend some of the money we have already signed into law and see if there is any left over and put it toward some of these things everybody is worried about? the children and stuff like that? my question is, pedro, how long were those stilettos that nancy hello seek -- nancy pelosi wore? host: i don't know. philip from taxes on the democrats line. -- texas on the democrats line. caller: mccarthy should know he will never be speaker. they love calling democrats socialists. the gop are the people sleeping with putin. but they love calling democrats socialists. let them return the money back to us. give the money back to us. they should return the money. they should turn it back to us. host: patricia in jacksonville, florida. caller: good morning. i want to say that i raised three girls by myself and i never got an

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my son robin and grandson do most of the work. i want to discuss the reform needed in the cattle industry. chairman scott, i appreciate your interest in the cattle market reform. when we met earlier this summer to discuss my bill that i have with senator tester, democrat of montana, you took a keen interest in ensuring that family farmers across the country not only survive, but can make an honest living. secretary vilsack, your next witness, knows that cattle producers are struggling. at usda secretary vilsack is taking steps to expand meat processing industry with grants and loans to address bottlenecks in the food supply chain. secretary vilsack has also taken action to support the enforcement of the packers and stockyards act. that's a badly needed move. in addition, president biden issued an executive order where he called on secretary of agriculture to ensure farmers have "measures to enhance price discovery, increased transparency, and improve the functioning of the cattle and other livestock markets." while i appreciate th

host: let's hear from robin chicago. caller: good morning. i just want to mention, the trial should not have taken place at all until the jury makeup was half white and half people of color. thank you. host: i always get that mame -- name wrong. very is in california. -- barry is in california. caller: if it was in a different state, he might have found guilty, especially in california. also, i want to say that if all this defunding the police thing didn't happen, if the public didn't feel they had to protect themselves, this probably wouldn't have ever happened. you've got these idiots that want to defund the law and don't want to have lost so they can riot. then you have public citizens that are going to go out and feel like they have to protect themselves. this kids dad had business there. he wanted to go help out. he's over there with a group of people that all had guns. he's walking with them. it looks like the protesters singled him out. it looks like the protesters got him away from the group. they started harassing him. he didn't shoo

robin kelly of illinois, i inform the house that ms. kelly will vote yes on h.r. 5574. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? mrs. hayes: as the member designated by ms. wilson, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on h.r. 5574. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. lee of michigan, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lee will vote aye on h.r. 5574. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 369, the nays are 49. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. jackson lee: on h.r. 3730, the legislation to amend title 38 united states code to establish the department of veterans affairs advisory committee on united states' outlying areas and free