into spanish. he didn t seem to understand very schism questions. like when the judge asked him about court dates, h he just ke answering not guilty. his attorney was asked, a public defender, did say that he s got about a second grade education, don. but that he did understand the chauj charges against him, though he did not seem to be understanding everything that was going on in court, even with that interpreter. there was a lot more going on in this case. we should mention the victim and the victim s family. they say they want nothing to do with this big political fight. they are simply trying to bury their daughter. this has been a very tragic event for the steinle family. can he be trying to change his defense here to an insanity defense?
other important immigration enforcement. there will be a big political fight. you can hear how house speaker john boehner said they will hit president obama on his executive action when it comes to immigration. it s hard to imagine it. is there anything both parties and the president will be able to agree on next year? do you see potential deals on the horizon? it s not likely. you know, one is free trade. you have an obama. democrats are sometimes opposed to free trade measures.
the there may be an alternative option in this case. it will require government action to make this plan available to the women who work for these employers. we don t have a guarantee that that will happen. we know it will be a big political fight. there won t be that option with things like blood transfusion and other types of treatment. lori, this solution that is recommended. the idea that already in place for employees of religiously affiliated hospitals, academic institutions where they object to contraceptive care, the solution is in place, the administration basically set it up as we said a minute ago so the employee gets coverage from the insurance company and the insurance company is effectively reimbursed by the federal government. there is relief given, fees and the insurance company is reimbursed by the federal government. are you okay with that as a solution? the government has never offered us that option.
an incentive to save cost. we are not just talking about birth control. we are talking about a lot of different health benefits that can be quite high in costs which is what s wrong with the court s argument when they say there is an alternative option here. the there may be an alternative option in this case. it will require government action to make this plan available to the women who work for these employers. we don t have a guarantee that that will happen. we know it will be a big political fight. there won t be that option with things like blood transfusion and other types of treatment. lori, this solution that is recommended. the idea that already in place for employees of religiously affiliated hospitals, academic institutions where they object to contraceptive care, the solution is in place, the administration basically set it up as we said a minute ago so the employee gets coverage from the insurance company and the insurance company is effectively
it had been susan rice, john kerry s committee would have to confirm her in the senate. that s right. jon: now that problem is done away with. well, that s right. and it would have been a big fight. jon: not a problem i should say. the circumstance. it would have been a big political fight. in that sense susan rice did the president a favor by removing herself from the, from the discussions so that they won t have to have this fight and the president won t have to spend the political capital he would have had to spend to get her confirmed. jon: interesting, even republicans like senator mccain are generally praising john kerry. is he a slam dunk? remember, the senate s a club. jon: yeah. less so than it used to be but it s still a club and the only senator that i can recall who was not confirmed when he was named to a cabinet position was the late john tower when george h.w. bush appointed him to be defense secretary. he was defeated. so most senators get the