'DEADLY SERIOUS': GOP rep BREAKS with party as Iran fight HEATS UP

H. JOB THEY HAVE. WE WILL BE WATCHING WHAT HE SAYS. 2:00 P.M. TODAY. >>> VICE PRESIDENT J.D. VANCE. RALLYING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON. CAPITOL HILL. THE VP SAYS QUOTE, THIS IS ABOUT. WHETHER THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN. THIS COUNTRY, THAT WE LOVE, HAVE. A GOVERNMENT THAT THEY DESERVE, THAT PROTECTS THEM, THAT FIGHTS. FOR THEM, WHETHER THEY HAVE A. GOVERNMENT THAT TREATS THEM AS A. MEANS TO AN END.

YOU WERE ALWAYS IN A DOGFIGHT IN. YOUR DISTRICT EVERY SINGLE TIME. IT IS LIKE HALF A HALF A HALF A. POINT. DEMOCRATS WINNING THE HOUSE THIS. YEAR. WHAT STRATEGY DO THE VP PUT. FORWARD TO PREVENT THAT FROM. HAPPENING. >> AS A COMBAT VETERAN I'M USED. TO A DOG FIGHT THE BAD NEWS IS. WE HAVE A BATTLE PLAN TO BE. SUCCESSFUL HERE AS REPUBLICANS. MARCH INTO THE MIDTERMS I'M VERY. CONFIDENT BOTH WITH THE. PRESIDENT AND WHAT.

VICE PRESIDENT J.D. VANCE HAVE. SAID. HE HAS HIGHLIGHTED FIRSTHAND. THIS IS THE ADMINISTRATION THAT. PUTS AMERICA FIRST. ABOUT TO BE BUSINESS BY CHINA. AND NOW IT IS ON THE REBOUND. BECAUSE THE LEADERSHIP OF THE. TEAM IT MEANS THE MOST SECURE. BORDER IN AMERICAN HISTORY, THE. LARGEST TAX CUT AMERICANS OF. EVERYTHING. MORE MONEY BACK IN THEIR POCKETS. TO GROW THE ECONOMY AND ALSO THE. LARGEST INVESTMENT IN RURAL. HEALTH CARE EVER. THESE ARE REAL WINS. THEY JUST COMPARED J.D. VANCE TO. WHAT THE DEMOCRATS UPPER POST.

IMMEDIATELY YOU CAN SEE THE. LARGEST TAX INCREASE OF HER. IMMEDIATELY YOU CAN SEE WHAT IS. HAPPENING ON THE FLOOR RIGHT NOW. WITH WHAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE. TRYING TO BRING FORWARD. IMMEDIATELY WE WOULD SEE AS MY. OPPONENT HAS DONE MAKING A. SANCTUARY STATE RATHER THAN BACK. TO BLUE. REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO. A VERY GOOD JOB AND I'M PROUD TO. BE THE TOP THREE MOST. BIPARTISAN. LIKE THE VICE PRESIDENT SAID IT. MATTERS WHAT WE DELIVER. AT THIS POINT WE HAVE 23 BILLS. SIGNED.

MY OPPONENT HAS BEEN IN THE. LEGISLATOR SIX YEARS AND ZERO. BILLS SIGNED INTO LALAW. THIS IS A PROVEN EXAMPLE OF. WHERE REPUBLICANS HAVE LED AND. THEY HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF. ACCOMPLISHMENT RATHER OUR. DEMOCRAT OPPONENTS IN. PARTICULARLY COMPETITIVE COMBAT. RACE IS ALL THEY HAVE IT'S MORE. SOCIALIST TALKING POINTS AND. DESIRE HAS BEEN THE NEXT TWO. YEARS IN GRIDLOCK WITH THE. WHITE HOUSE TRYING TO HAVE. IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS ON EVERY. SINGLE MEMBER OF THE CABINET. THAT IS NOT LEADERSHIP THAT IS. NOT WHAT AMERICANS WANT. THE VICE PRESIDENT HAS LAID OUT.

A VERY CLEAR PATHWAY TO KEEPING. THE MAJORITY OF. MOST IMPORTANTLY IT IS GETTING. CANDIDATES TO DELIVER ON THOSE. PROMISES. >> Todd: YOU DID NOT TALK. ABOUT AI IN YOUR MEETING, YOU. CERTAINLY HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT. ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL SO WHAT. ARE YOU TELLING VOTERS AND YOUR. DISTRICT ABOUT THIS TECHNOLOGY. THAT, LET'S FACE IT, IS BOTH. CONFUSING AND FRIGHTENING TO THE. AVERAGE AMERICAN? >> IT IS DIRECT IMPACT TO OUR. COMMUNITIES. FIRST AND FOREMOST LET'S NOT.

SHUTDOWN INNOVATION BUT LET'S. NOT FORCE THIS ON A COMMUNITY. I THINK MY VOTERS I WANT TO MAKE. SURE THEIR ENERGY RATES AND. THEIR WATER RATES DO NOT GO SKY. HIGH BECAUSE SOME COMPANY THAT. MAKES MORE THAN MOST COUNTRIES. IN THE WORLD IS GETTING A. SUBSIDY FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. AT THE SAME TIME I WANT TO MAKE. SURE THAT I FOUGHT CHINA AS A. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE OFFICER, THAT THEY DON'T GET TACTICAL. ADVANTAGE OF THIS SPACE THAT. MEANS U.S. OWNS THE CHIPS AND. THE TECHNOLOGY AND THEY HAVE A. BATTLE PLAN TO MAKE SURE THE AI.

DATA CENTERS ARE HERE IN THE. UNITED STATES THROUGH NOT. MORATORIUMS BUT ALSO THE GOAL OF. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. ONE OF THE REASONS JUST THIS. WEEK I PRESENTED TO THE. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE AND THE. MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE A. PLAN WE NEED TO GO AFTER A. STRATEGY FOR ART OF OFFICIAL. INTELLIGENCE TO KEEP IT OUT OF. THE HANDS OF THE CHINESE AND TO. MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT HAVE A. MARK IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES BUT. AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE A. LONG-TERM MORATORIUM. IT IS BAD FOR AMERICA'S ECONOMY. >> Todd: BEFORE WE LET YOU GO.

HAVE TO ASK YOU QUICKLY ABOUT. THIS. VOTING IN FAVOR OF THE IRAN WAR. POWERS RESOLUTION WHY DID YOU. BREAK WITH YOUR PARTY? >> THIS IS DEADLY SERIOUS. I HAVE 20 YEARS OF COMBAT. SERVICE THOSE SERVING THE. MILITARY TODAY. IOWA HAS A DISPROPORTIONATELY. HIGH NUMBER OF MEN AND WOMEN. THAT HAVE BEEN LOST TO THE. ATTACKS GOING ON APACE TO IRAN. WHAT THIS SAYS IS CONGRESS NEEDS. TO HAVE A STAKE IN THE GAME. WE NEED TO HONOR THESE MEN AND. WOMEN EVERY SINGLE DAY BUT WE.

ALSO OWE THEM THE RESPONSIBILITY. TO HAVE A BATTLE PLAN MARCHING. FORWARD. THE PRESIDENT IS CLEAR WHEN. THERE IS A BATTLE PLAN WE ARE. ABLE TO STRIKE BACK AGAINST. IRAN. WE ARE ALLOWED TO HIT THEM BACK. BUT CONGRESS ALSO HAS A. RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT. OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN HARM'S WAY. KNOW WHAT THEIR ORDERS ARE. NO THEY HAVE ENOUGH ARMAMENTS. READY TO BE ABLE TO DEFEND. THEMSELVES. NO WE HAVE A STRATEGY TO KEEP. IRAN FROM HAVING A NUCLEAR. WEAPON, NEVER BEING THE NUMBER 1. SPONSOR OF TERRORISM AGAIN AND.

OPENING UP THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. THIS IS A SIZABLE CHANGE. NO, WE HAVE TO MAKE SU.