The heritage. Org as well as cspan networks. For those inhouse, we would ask that courtesy to know that mobile devices have been turned off. For those watching online, you are welcome to ask questions or comments anytime by simply emailing speaker heritage. Org. Leading our discussion and welcoming our special guest is david croitzer our legal fellow. Our Senior Research fellow for labor markets and trade. Prior to joining us here at heritage, he taught economics at James Madison university from 1984 to 2007. He also served as director at their International Business program. In 1994, he was a visiting economist at the food and drug administration, and in the early 1980s he was also a visiting economics instructor at ohio university. Please join me in welcoming david coritzer. [applause] i want to welcome all of you here online and watching on television to our event, protecting Public Employees First Amendment rights major cases challenging abood. The way we will work it is i am going
Himself to such a low, low standard and basis our country, but he does. Dickerson well talk to him about it. After meeting with Senate Republicans the president said there are far more loving him than leaving him. I call it a love fest, almost a love fest, maybe it was a love fest. But we had standing ovations, there is great unity. Dickerson president will need that party unity to get his tax plan through congress. Maine senator Susan Collins, shell also join us. Plus as the president moves to address the opioid epidemic, has he done enough . Well talk to business point man, chris christie. Plus analysis on all the news and special look at music and politics. With the late show with Stephen Colberts band leader jon batiste. Its all ahead on face the nation. Good morning and welcome to face the nation im john dickerson. Late friday the news broke that special counsel Robert Muellers investigation into russian attempts to influence our election has resulted in at least one sealed indict
Down which is what the white house wants people to think. They want people to believe that this is investigation that that is largely run its course, that there is no evidence of collusion and there for nothing to see there. Mueller is taking the opposite approach, he is working through white house officials, other pepeople who have been close to the president doing interviews and i think its important for people to remember also that when you do end up with these special counsel investigation and the first set of charges start come through tend to start at the bottom. Start with the low hanging grout. I dont think anybody should expect that if we do see indictments this week that witness be the last or the final announcement from the special counsel. Dickerson what have you made of the white house reaction to this . They was a prereaction in a week in terms of white house focus on democrats then the president is speaking a little bit about this on twitter this morning. Nothing animate
Host we wanted to get your take on the Opioid Crisis. Call this number of ura republican. Among the economically stressed white americans, taking a toll along whites, hispanics and blacks. Since the beginning of the decade whites, 12 . Native americans and 18 . The overall death rate for americans and needs prime years rose 8 between 2018 and what it reflects is an outofcontrol epidemic. A lengthy piece in the Washington Post. He files a lawsuit against five pharmaceutical manufacturers. They helped cause ohios current Opioid Epidemic. Heres a little bit from the attorney general from mike dewine hearing on capitol hill late last week. The pharmaceutical companies beginning in the late 1990s tried to change the cultures. That purpose was for pain that goes on day after day. But is not terminal. They were very successful in doing that. In response to your question, one of the things i like to see these companies do, they can do it tomorrow and start, lawsuit or no lawsuit, is to spend s
Page, facebook. Com book tv. Book tv on cspan2, television for serious readers. Next, a discussion on Current Court cases that are challenging the constitutionality of union thieves regardless of Union Membership. Speakers involve the lead plaintiff in a Supreme Court case that resulted in a four for ruling as well as attorneys involved in two related cases that the High Court May hear. This is one hour. Welcome to the Heritage Foundation and welcome to those who joined us on our heritage. Org website as well cspan networks. To those in house, we ask a courtesy to see that our mobile devices are silenced or turned off and those watching online, you are welcome to send questions or comments at any time by emailing speaker heritage. Org. We will post the program on the heritage homepage for everyones future reference as well. Leading our discussion is david. He is the Senior Research fellow for labor market and trade. He has taught economics at James Madison university from 1984 until 20