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Aired: 2026-05-04
Duration: 03:57


=== Midterm Voting Plans (03:57) ===

[00:00:00]  Representatives, the clerk received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on May 1st, 2026 at 1118 a.m. that the Senate passed Senate 272, Senate 874, Senate 1199, Senate 2232, Senate 2280, Senate 2934, Senate 2975, and Senate 4161.
[00:00:24]  Signed sincerely, Kevin F. McCumber, clerk.
[00:00:29]  Pursuant to clause 13 of Rule 1, the House stands adjourned until 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 7th.
[00:00:38]  A brief session of the U.S. House today on this Monday while members are in a district work period.
[00:00:43]  Legislative business will resume next Tuesday, May 12th.
[00:00:47]  As always, you can follow the House live here on C-SPAN.
[00:00:53]  And a very good Monday morning to you.
[00:00:54]  You can go ahead and start calling in.
[00:00:56]  Before we get to this question, just some of the latest news within the past hour out of Iran.
[00:01:02]  This is the Times of Israel, the headline.
[00:01:05]  Iran fired two missiles at a U.S. Navy vessel after it attempted to pass through the Straits of Hormuz.
[00:01:11]  It's citing the semi-official state FARS news agency in Iran.
[00:01:16]  Fars said that the U.S. vessel was, quote, targeted in a missile attack after ignoring a warning from the naval forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
[00:01:25]  Citing local sources, Fars reports that the vessel was hit by the missiles and unable to continue its course, though that reporting disputed.
[00:01:34]  Axios reporter, foreign correspondent Barack Ravid reporting just a few minutes ago that a senior U.S. official denies that a U.S. warship was hit by Iranian missiles.
[00:01:46]  So we'll just keep an eye on that.
[00:01:48]  Again, that's all within just about the past 30 minutes or so.
[00:01:51]  So as we do that, though, we want to hear from you on this question that we're asking this morning.
[00:01:57]  With the midterms coming up in six months and one day, six months from tomorrow, we're asking if you're voting in the midterms.
[00:02:05]  A lot of folks saying that they do plan to vote in the midterms.
[00:02:09]  A new Washington Post ABC news poll out, and it's on the front page of the Washington Post, asked the question whether you are certain to vote in election 2026.
[00:02:20]  Some 79% of Democrats saying they are absolutely certain to vote in the midterm.
[00:02:25]  Some 72% of Republicans, 59% of Independents saying that they will absolutely vote in the midterms.
[00:02:33]  Though, as we know from past history, midterm turnout usually is somewhere in the mid to high 30s and 40s.
[00:02:40]  Occasionally it will hit 50%, but lower than in a presidential election year.
[00:02:46]  We'll all find out together in six months and one day.
[00:02:50]  As we look ahead to that and as we take you through some of these polls, let us know if you're planning to vote and what your top issue is.
[00:02:56]  Democrats, it's 202, 748, 8,000.
[00:02:59]  Republicans 202, 748-8001.
[00:03:02]  Independents 202, 748-8002.
[00:03:06]  We'll start in Michigan.
[00:03:08]  This is Herbert calling in, Republican line.
[00:03:10]  Herbert, you're going to vote in the midterms?
[00:03:13]  Yes.
[00:03:14]  And I'd just like to say to the American people, when are we going to wake up and remove these uneducated six-year-olds from office?
[00:03:23]  I mean, look at the mess around.
[00:03:26]  You know, all you hear is Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.
[00:03:30]  Well, that is bull.
[00:03:33]  I don't believe that.
[00:03:34]  I mean, he said the same thing about North Korea.
[00:03:37]  They now have one.
[00:03:38]  No one's ever going to use a nuclear weapon.
[00:03:41]  The only time that'll be used, and this is for you so-called Christians out there, when Christ comes back to earth, read your Bible.
[00:03:48]  Well, Herbert, coming back to 2026, you're calling on the Republican line.
[00:03:54]  How do you think Republicans are going to do in the