care to another 30 million people. within the context of a for-profit insurance system. there are others who believe that health care is a basic right and ought to be provided through a not-for-profit plan. this is what i have tirelessly advocated. i carried the banner of national health care in two presidential campaigns, in party platform meetings and as co-author of h.r. 676, medicare for all. i ve worked to expand the health care debate beyond the current for-profit system to include a public option and an amendment to free the states to pursue single payer. the first version of the health care bill, while badly flawed, contained provisions which i believe made the bill worth supporting in committee. the provisions were taken out of the bill after it passed committee. i joined with the progressive
arlington virginia at a small business there. he ll talk about the need to create more clean energy jobs. let s get more on the president s speech coming up from nbc s mike viqueira live at the white house for us. so, mike, certainly curious to see the president s comments on these new numbers regarding unemployment in this country. reporter: right. a couple of things going on. first of all yesterday the house of representatives passed a bill worth $15 billion that was intended to create more jobs. this is something democrats as a political matter as well as a practical matter to get people back to work have been pressing the president to do as health care takes up the political oxygen here in washington. it also comes on a day, of course, as we ve been reporting here on msnbc where the unemployment figures for february were announced. good news/bad news stay iing steady at 9.7%. many people expect it had to tick up to 9.8% or more due in large part to the fact the government took th
which president in our time has presided over the most pro growth, pro business, positive financial economic growth period of our of their administration? i would have to say you lis sis s ullyses s grant? you are right. and that s why i think he deserves to stay on the $50 bill. find another currency. find some other bill. my venti late costs $3.98. create a bill worth $3.98 and put ronald s face on it and i will use it every morning. i know why you like grant. he was the biggest drunk of a president we have ever had. what s your point? nothing captain martini. mary, what do you make of this? tempest and the tea pot? here is what i make of it, i did a little research on ullyses s grant and he may have presided over good