And said even if they come for 40 seconds they get to say that. Shington journal continues. Host joining us from california, ben shapiro. His most recent book the people versus barack obama the criminal case against the Obama Administration. Do you support what the house is doing in suing the president. Guest i do. It is not the best of all available options, but it is an option in terms of curbing the president s power. The last time the house did this, the president lost 90 at the Supreme Court level. A sillyent is obviously action given the democratic control of the senate. Theyre left with two options, cut funding for some of the president s programs or sue the president , which is what he is doing and which is what they are doing. The washington times, talking about the impeachment issue. He says the democrats are using as a fundraising tool. That it is not a viable option. Guest that is correct, given democratic control of the senate. Republicans were not willing to convict presi
Independents. We have a separate line this morning for a Illegal Immigrants, 202 5855883. You can contact us via social media. cspanwj and facebook. Com cspan. You can email, journal cspan. Org. With politico is joining us this morning. What is going on in the house of representatives. Ofst theres a little bit disarray after yesterdays vote on the border bill. House republicans spent most of the evening trying to figure out if they could get the votes in place. What votes they could get on a slightly tinkerbell. Theyre coming back this morning for a month 00 a. M. Conference meeting. They will try to get those 218 forblican to join and vote a settlement all before they leave for august recess. In sessiony stay until they get a border bill . What we guest that is are hearing. They expect to stay until there is a vote on a border supplemental bill. Host what about the senate . The senate recessed without passing their own supplemental bill. It was held up over a procedural vote where the
Sixyear high. Welcome to countdown. We have some pretty big news to get through the day. The airliner was shot down over the Eastern Ukraine. The government blamed the attack on prorussian rebels. Deniedebels responsibility. It appears a russianmade ryanle hit the plane, chilcote is ukraine with more. Give us a sense of what you have been experience. The russian rebels they are arguing that this was done with a service to air missile. This was fired at some point yesterday in that area of Eastern Ukraine. A different ward. And Ukrainian Forces. The insurgents have denied that. The question of course is i was flying here is what was flight 17 doing there at all. That plane was traveling at 33,000 feet. There were restrictions. The Malaysian Air flight was in the right war was allowed to be flying where it was. Obviously, what was clear was a surface to air missile is what nato calls a gadfly. Today is manyeen Many Airlines saying that they are not going to find east of the country. Goin
As such we had a long line of delayed treatment for those who needed it in the city of tulsa. I think that we need to remind those in this debate that Health Insurance and health care are two different concepts. And also this. As you expand the role of government, particularly the federal government, the inflation is going to continue to rise in a substantial way. We have talked about using these programs that we have talked about at the state level. That we need to curtail alto and cost of medical care. And what ends up happening is a competing expansion as a role of government. Its not what ill do daytoday, but it is relevant to my comments today and so this includes the unconstitutionality of the Affordable Care act in march of 2010. And you remember the human cry in and the criticism that was level against the state attorney general and it was a political case to make demonstration will that. It was an Election Year and the attorney general was merely a puppet to challenge the admi
This is real money, and you are the most important part of the show. So tell me whats on your mind by tweeting me at ali velshi or facebook. Com ali velshi. These four words, established by the state. The interpretation of those four simple words in the Affordable Care act has set up a complicated legal battle that threatens the future of obamacare and may send it back to the Supreme Court. This is all about the subsidies that help low and middle income people afford Health Surface on the exchanges by federal government or by states. Today a three judge panel for the court of appeals for the dc circuit rule that the law, as written, with the four words in it, only allows subsidies for policies sold on exchanges, established by the state. That could potentially lead to or it could be a big blow for oklahoma, making it confusing and after that, a Virginia Court of Appeals Panel said exactly the opposite. It ruled that the subsidies that come in a tax credit are allowed, no matter whether