News conference earlier. Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell said he hopes to move the legislation soon and urged democrats to support the bill. Good morning, and thank you for coming out this morning and let me just say leader mcconnell, thank you for the opportunity to have this conversation as i approached you about the importance of this ish i aish issue and asked for to have a conversation with america about Police Accountability and transparency as and that exactly what the act focuses on. You are also smart enough to put together a really strong group of senators who understand the issue, passionate be the issue and expertise in different aspects of the senate. This is a great team youve put together and i appreciate having the opportunity to discuss the important issue of police reform. Let me start by simply saying that too often were having a discussion in this nation about, ary supporting the Law Enforcement community or are you supporting communities of color . This is a false
Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for being here. This is a great day for us. Of course it began well in the Supreme Court of the United States when the constitution was upheld and that was a beautiful thing and now we are here to talk about how we go into the future. When we won in 2018, we said to the American People that for the people, we would lower the cost of health care by lowering the cost of prescription drugs and preserving the preexisting condition. Low er health care costs. Bigger paychecks by building the infrastructure of america ain a green and resilient way and third, we would have cleaner government. Cleaner government by improving, enhancing the voice of small donors and the grass roots in our political process. Between now and fourth of july, we will bring the aca enhancement legislation to the floor on june 29th. Next week, we will bring the justice and policing act, part of our bill initiatives to the floor. Before the fourth of july, well bring this important l
On cspan2. Joining us this morning is ben, the former naacp president and now the current president of people for the american way. You just took over as president for this group. Remind our viewers what is the group . How are they funded and what are you priorities for it . Thank you. So, we were started 40 years ago by norman leer and congresswoman barbara jordan, as a Multiracial Group to really make sure your country stays on a course towards freedom and justice and equality and opportunity for all of us. We organized across the country. In this moment, we have folks who are deeply involved in their cities and their counties on the issue of Public Safety. On the response to covid and who are fighting to make sure that our Supreme Court quite frankly hears back to the values we hold dear. It doesnt keep lurnching towars being the institution that could end health care as we know it since obama passed the aca. Were funded primarily by people. Some support from foundations on the c3 s
Override trumps veto of a resolution that would override the student loan forgiveness rule. Charles hanley is joining us. He is a former peak correspondent out with a new planes, life and death in a hidden war. We thank you for being with us on cspan. Thank you. Host the historical significance of the korean war what is it 70 years later . Guest we can see it simply and the tension that still exists on the peninsula with the. Nuclear crisis. It is sometimes called the forgotten war. It was an indecisive conflict in a faroff place. It came just five years after world war ii. Eventually, it was overshadowed by the vietnam war. But when we look back, we would can see we can see it is a watershed moment in 20thcentury history. It militarized the cold war between the communist and capitalist worlds. It was the first undeclared war by the United States and its history. Conflicts the last between great powers, in this case, american china with soviet with america and china soviet help. It per
Dreamers. The daca decision is something that supports our values as a country. The dreamers across the country enjoy more popularity than almost anyone. Overwhelmingly its Something Like 75, 80 of the American People, three quarters of the people who vote support the dreamers. Three quarters. Large number of republicans, een independents, over 60 of people who support President Trump support the dreamers. This is really we were just in such fret about what could possibly happen at the court until last night. This way is the american way and were very proud of it. That was this morning. Last night, the Judiciary Committee late last night, the committee overwhelmingly passed out the George Floyd Justice in policing act which will now go to rules and then come to the floor and before the fourth of july. Were very proud of the work that was done by chairwoman karen bass the chair of the Judiciary Committee but chair of the subcrime committee of the Judiciary Committee. This morning the Su