That there israel crime out there that they have got to tackle, day in and day out, but they will only be a to do their job effectively if everybody has confidence in the system. Right now unfortunately, we are seeing too many instances where people do not have confidence. In some cases, those may be misperceptions, but in some cases, that is a reality. It is incumbent on all of us as americans, regardless of race, that we recognize that this is an american problem and not just the black problem or a nativeroblem american problem. This is an american problem. When anybody in this country is not being treated equally under the law, that is a problem. It is my job as president to help solve it. [applause] a little less than an hour ago, eric holder announced from the Justice Department that there will be a federal investigation. Good evening. I want to provide an update regarding the case involving eric gardner, the Staten Island resident who died tragically in july of this year. Death,
Washington journal continues. We want to welcome to our table congresswoman barbara lee. Thank you for being here. We talked about the 50th ofiversary of johnsons that president Lyndon Johnsons war on poverty. 50th anniversary of president Lyndon Johnsons war on poverty. The supplemental poverty rate in 1967 was 20 . If you look at why it has to do ,ith a lot of the tax credits the food stamp program, medicaid, medicare, all of those great societies that provide us opportunities for people. We are a long way to go because we squeeze all of these initiatives and policies. Primarily the Tea Party Republican Congress Creating the Job Opportunities of people who are living or want ,o be lifted from the poverty they had those opportunities to get job training and jobs. What are the democrats solution . Need to immediately extend unemployment, taxation. When you look at the fact that 11 Million People have been killed have been kept from the ranks of the poor just by the emergency unemployme
Post your comments on facebook. Com cspan. Us,can also email journal cspan. Org. The front page of the wall street journal frames the issue of poverty with the headline we want to get your thoughts this morning. Start dialing and now. It can also go to our social media pages and join the conversation there. The wall street journal says this as well. Those six republicans joined all including senators ayotte, murkowski, portman, and coats. The Washington Post reports this morning the president obama made coat made phone calls to sever all those republicans and urged them to vote yes on a procedural vote. This is part of the overall theme by democrats wanting to highlight what they call income inequality. Chad and override chad in rhode island, what you think . I think that we have lost the war on poverty. Thank you for your time. Host why do you say that . Caller when you have people working on a daily basis and have to apply to food stamps and , when our jobs have been shipped overseas
Saw the best in us. And he never gave up and never stopped speaking out because he saw the best in us. He believed in us even though we didnt believe in ourselves. And as a congressman, he didnt rest. He kept getting himself arrested. As an old man, he didnt sit out any fight. Sat in all night long on the floor of the United States capitol. I know his staff was stressed. But the testing of his faith produced perseverance. He knew that the march is not over. That the race is not yet won, that we had not yet reached that blessed destination where we are judged by the content of our character. He knew from his own life that progress is fragile. That we have to be vigilant against the darker currents of this countrys history, of our own history with whirlpools of violence and hatred and despair that can always rise again. Bull connor may be gone, but today, we witness with our own eyes Police Officers kneeling on the necks of black americans. George wallace may be gone, but we can witness
Following protest after the shooting of another black man at the hands of the police. My grandmas generation, it breaks their hearts that here we are, spending our 20s having to fight for our right to live. With a little over two months before the president ial election, Voting Rights are also under the spotlight, with appeals for a fair balance. Asa with appeals for a fair balance. As a weaker more shocking violence in america comes to an end, we will have extended coverage of events in washington. The march march, and reaction from our guests on why half a century on, the speech is so releva nt a century on, the speech is so relevant today. And this is the scene in washington right now. The march is being called the commitment march. Get your knee of our necks. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Many in america still remember that hot august day in 1963 when civil rights leadersjoin church august day in 1963 when civil rights leaders join Church Leaders and trade unionist and organising