Action that occurs on social media, versus thoughts that are expressed on social media. Woodruff and, Jeffrey Brown gets a glimpse into the life of author and comedian David Sedaris, through his series of autobiographical essays. It used to be about racking up laughs, right . But, i think you need some sorrow to give the laughter a bit of weight. Woodruff all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the battle over tax cuts is heating up. House Speaker Paul Ryan promised today that republicans are moving full speed ahead, despite divisions over the issue. In a washington speech, he said the g. O. P. Majorities in Congress Must press for transformational tax reform. We need to get this done in 2017. We cannot le
Development on federal land and environmental issues. Les this is two hours. Good morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. We are here this morning to consider the president s budget request for the department of interior for fiscal year 2018. This is the second of three budget hearings before our committee this year following the Forest Service last week and the kept of energy which is coming up on thursday. Secretary zinke, welcome back to the committee for your first appearance since our bipartisan vote in favor of your confirmation on march 1st. It was nice to be able to give you the the official tally this morning, make it officially official. I want to start by noting you have taken on some tough tasks at the department including some challenges that really have gone unaddressed for years. I think you are off to a good start. And i appreciate that. I have enjoyed working with you during the early month of your tenure as secretary. I truly appreciated the opportunity t
The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, all power and authority belong to you. You even rule the raging of the sea. Guide our lawmakers, as they strive to serve your purposes for their lives in this generation. May they acknowledge you as the source of their strength, finding their security in the wisdom and love of your unfolding providence. Make our senators a shining example of trustworthy and responsible stewardship. Use them to strengthen the moral fiber of our nation and world. Lord, give them a renewed sense of reverence and wonder that you have chosen them to serve and country. We pray in your gracious name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and j
I know many of us are trying to rescue people from the failureoffs the Affordable Care act otherwise known as obamacare. The failures of obamacare are well documented and while they dont apply to everyone in particular individuals and Small Businesses in the socalled individual market have seen a meltdown of the insurance exchanges, the presiding officer in her home state of iowa. You have had people pulling out and that is because the Affordable Care act was unfortunately a partisan exercise and a failed Big Government experiment. All you have to do is look at the promises at the time obamacare was being sold in 2009 and 2010. The president said if you like your doctor you can keep your doctor. That proved to not be true. He said if you like your policy, you can keep your policy. Perhaps the thing that stung the most was the fact the president said back in 2009 and 2010 that an average family of four would see a reduction in their Health Insurance premiums by an average of 2500. Since
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