Eliminate the Affordable Care act individual mandate. 9 00, an assistant secretary of east Asian Affairs gives analysis of the trip to asia by President Trump. Caller good morning. Host lots of headlines coming out of capital this week from tax reform to health care and gun policy to allegations of Sexual Harassment and how both parties are responding. It we want to get all of your thoughts on this. Democrats 202 7488000. Republicans 202 7848001. , 202 7488002. You can also send us its we or a spoke. Com. Congress this week is our topic. We want to get your thoughts on all the different stories are in lets take a look at the front page of two national papers. Times. The Washington Times, the new york faces senate obstacles. On Sexual Harassment, the Washington Times has the headline about al franken. The senator apologizes for misconduct. The New York Times frames it this way. You also have this headline this morning and the Washington Times, a mistrial for senator bob menendez. It the
Schumer both calling for an accident under an ethics investigation that makes this investigation extremely likely. How it would probably work as a committee would conduct an investigation into the allegations and hold a hearing and then come out with a recommendation for senator whether the expulsion or something else. As these investigations can take a while talking with the former chief counsel for the Senate Ethics Committee Earlier this week about roy moore he said sometimes investigations can take months to years and its more of a public case it could take weeks to months so its not sure what the timeline would be here but it could take a while one and they do investigate things that happen when they were not in the senate. Yes, that leaves the senate open for investigation way more to the senate so the man i talked to rob walker, former chief counsel, said they bless this question opent in the past and he referred to it in 2008 a decision regarding former senator [inaudible] is t
Washington journal continues. Host we welcome Bridget Bowman from roll call. Senator al franken was accused yesterday of acts in 2006. He said he did not remember it that way but later had a lengthy your statement apologizing to this woman and those who worked with him, those that were on the tour, etc. What is happening now . Guest senator franken indicated he is willing to work with the Ethics Committee on the investigation. Mitch mcconnell and Chuck Schumer are both calling for an ethics investigation. That makes this investigation extremely likely. How it would probably work as the Ethics Committee would conduct an initial investigation into the allegations and likely hold some sort of hearing and then come out with a recommendation, whether that be expulsion or something else. Can take atigations while. I was talking to the former chief counsel for the senate Ethics Committee earlier this week about roy moore, and he says investigations can sometimes take months to years. If it is
On tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the president and Top Democrats went the rounds today over whether to sit down together and talk about keeping the government operating. As they did, a republican tax reform bill moved another big step forward. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. Desjardins President Trump criticized senate and House Minority leaders Chuck Schumer and nancy pelosi for refusing to meet at the white house today. They decided not to show up. Theyve been all talk and theyve been no action. And now its even worse. Desjardins in a morning tweet, mr. Trump preempted todays scheduled meeting with democratic leaders, writing, i dont see a deal hours later, schumer and pelosi pulled out of that meeting, saying
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the president and Top Democrats went the rounds today over whether to sit down together and talk about keeping the government operating. As they did, a republican tax reform bill moved another big step forward. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. Desjardins President Trump criticized senate and House Minority leaders Chuck Schumer and nancy pelosi for refusing to meet at the white house today. They decided not to show up. Theyve been all talk and theyve been no action. And now its even worse. Desjardins in a morning tweet, mr. Trump preempted todays scheduled meeting with democratic leaders, writing, i dont see a deal hours later, schumer and pelosi pulled out of that meeting, saying the president s tweet indi