Insurance. So typical and common for people. Put it off. When julia finally saw a doctor without still without insurance, she learned she had a brain tumor, and she was eligible for coverage. Under connecticuts Medicaid Expansion program, which was created by the Affordable Care act. In her words, it was a godsend. I raise these stories in part because as you know, im sure, protection for people who suffer from preexisting conditions is, in fact, on the line. In this case that will come to the Supreme Court only a week after the election. I want to be chriscal clear because you stated to senator feinstein that and im going to quote, so far as i know the case next week doesnt present that issue. Its not a challenge to preexisting conditions, coverage, or to the extreme lifetime maximum relief from a cap. And technically youre right, but, its a big but, if the trial court is upheld and theres no severability, the entire act goes down. That is what the Trump Administration is asking the c
She cant be denied insurance or made to pay higher premiums either because of her gender or because of these preexisting conditions. She expressed to me astonishment. Many of us are engaged and interested in this because we care about the constitution, we care about constitutional law. And the ways in which it impacts a majority of all americans, frankly all americans. Help me explain to her how is it that the Affordable Care act settled eight years ago is back in front of the Supreme Court . Well, senator, i spent some time with senator sasse talking about how a case winds its way up and it is because litigants chose to challenge the law again. And, you know it went through the District Court and the fifth circuit and now the Supreme Court has granted certiorari on it. But as to the broader question, which i think is a political one, which is why are people fighting the Affordable Care act, you have to ask the litigants. I dont i dont know why theyre fighting the Affordable Care act.
She cant be denied insurance or made to pay higher premiums either because of her gender or because of these preexisting conditions. She expressed to me astonishme astonishment, many of us are engaged in this because we care about the constitution and we care about constitutional law and the ways in which it impacts the majority of all americans. Help me explain to her what is it that the Affordable Care act settled eight years ago is back in front of the Supreme Court . Senator, i spent some time with senator sasse talking about how the case winds its way up and its because litigants chose to challenge the law again and it went through the District Court and the circuit and now the Supreme Court has granted answering the question but as to the broader question which i think is a political one which is why are people fighting the Affordable Care act, you would have to ask the litigants. I dont know why theyre fighting it. To things on that. Yes, there are no advisory opinions as you sa
Academia to politics. Set an example for future first ladies. Year and a half of his term. Edithieving president met , and she served as first lady for five years. Her unprecedented role in managing affairs is one of the most consequential efforts of any first lady. Good evening, and welcome to our continuing series. The wilsonry of first ladies. Christine miller is a biographer f the first ladies. Mr. Cooper is Woodrow Wilsons biographer. We are going to break precedent. Thesee been telling stories chronologically, but everyone knows about edith wilson managing the white house after a stroke. So many people want to know what happened. Suffer the stroke . 1919. Was in october of trying to sell the country on going into the league of nations. Aborted the tour and got him back into the white house. Five days into the white house he suffered a massive stroke. The story of the stroke is very dramatic. Can you tell us what happened . Conflicting reports about what happened, but i think the
How very much ive loved you. How very much ive tried my best to give you the good life. Who convinced his followers to kill their children and then kill themselves. Let us be done with it. Lets be done with the agony of it. Drinking a koolaidtype fruit punch laced with deadly cyanide. Something to put you to rest. Oh god. 30 years later in a place where words could kill and did, there is silence. An empty field, the people gone. Almost no trace of their lives or dreams. This is the site of jonestowns openair meeting hall where im standing right now, where the reverend jim jones led his followers into the worst mass murder and suicide pact in americas history. Only small golden flowers grow where bodies once lay. On that fateful morning there are more than 940 People Living in jonestown. By nightfall only 33 would still be alive. For most of the few who did survive, it took incredible courage to defy jim jones and step away. This is their story. One of desperation and daring and in the