This is an institution that rests on the trust and reverence of the American People. Losing that trust and reverence is dangerous is dangerous. Its dangerous for millions of people who will lose the Affordable Care act protections. Its dangerous for the women who could lose their right to choose and all of us who do not want to turn back a half a century of progress. Its dangerous for our economy at a time when American Workers and consumers find themselves at the mercy of corporations that have grown larger and more powerful than at any other time since the gilded age. Its dangerous for the future of our planet and safety of our climate, at a time when the west is burning, seas are rising, and the earth is warming faster than ever before. And, quite frankly, its dangerous for our democracy. We owe the American People a voice and a decision that will shape the course of history for generations. And we owe the memory of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her seat on the Supreme Court more than jus
You can hear that live tuesday at 9 30 a. M. Eastern on cspan and cspan. Org or listen live with the radio out. With 85 days to go before election 2020 we are joined by the managing editor at the university of Virginia Center for politics. We start in the battle of control for the senate. If you had to pick a hand to play right now would you rather be in the position of democrats or republicans . Guest the democrats are going to lose in alabama. Fourneed to net or when republican seats to get to a 5050 tie. Democrats look good in the senate races of arizona and colorado. They are favored and there are better than 5050 in North Carolina and maine, two other republican seats. The tricky thing for democrats is, once you get beyond those states, they have other targets, but none of them are as good as those four. Theate Playing Field core targets look good for democrats and if you are winning 53ate majority you want 52 so you have majority. You cannot have any vacancies. Host in terms of e
Agency established in 1914 by the federal trade commission act. The ftc is chiefly responsible from protecting consumers from unfair, deceptive or fraudulent Business Practices in the marketplace. This includes protecting business privacy and the security of their data from any harmful uses of technology and combating deceptive advertising and illegal robo calls among other issues. The ftc is also responsible educating consumers about predatory Business Practices. It is intended to inform customer choices and help prevent americans from falling victim to scammers, fraud centers, cyber criminals and other bad actors. As was recently discussed at chairman marans subcommittee hearing the coronavirus has created an avenue for scammers to take advantage of consumers. The surge in internet use in particular because of stay at home orders has been a prime target for exploitation. I appreciate the commissions ongoing efforts to protect consumers from identity theft, email phishing schemes and
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