Live friday at 8 30 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Listen wherever you are using the free cspan radio app. Towelcome Kimberly Leonard her desk. I want to start with the news that the obama care premiums are set to fail. The Trump Administration has taken so many actions that sabotage the law. Premiums are going down for midlevel plans by about 4 next year. Know that more Health Insurers are entering the marketplace, and we know it is happening because of a variety of factors, one of which has to do with the Trump Administration authorizing funnelsnce, which federal funds to states so they can use those dollars to help them lower premiums. That helps lower the premiums across the board. Hill, arday on capitol hearing about obamacare, about the Affordable Care act. It sabotaged the trumpet ministrations attack on health care. You explain what the democrats in charge of that hearing were pointing to . The democrats have been very focused to really bring forth obamacare, the Affordable Care act,
Guest we know that will its happening because of variety of factors. One of which has to do with the Trump Administration authorizing a lot of whats called reinsurance in states, which funnels federal funds to state so they can use those dollars to help them lower premiums. That really helped to lower the premiums across the board. Host yesterday on capitol hill a hearing about the obamacare, the Affordable Care act, the tightal sabotage the Trump Administrations add tack on health care. Can you explain what the democrats who are in charge of that hearing were pointing to as sabotage . Guest the democrats have been very focused heading into 2020 to really bring forth obamacare, the Affordable Care act, to say that they are defenders of the law. Particularly its really popular parts, including rules protecting people with preexisting conditions, allowances for young people to stay on o their Parents Health insurance until the age of 26. They wanted to point out that the Trump Administra
Good afternoon. I feel really bad that i will not be wishing you a good afternoon for another five weeks. Ok. Thank you for coming. After a stunning rebuke in the midterm elections that delivered a Historic House majority, leader Mitch Mcconnell faced a choice. In a newly divided government he could have chosen to work with the democrats to advance legislation where interests align. No one expected him to pass a democratic agenda but congress should be in the business of finding common ground. Seven months into this congress , we all know that leader mcconnell unfortunately chose a different path. Leader mcconnell has turned what used to be the worlds greatest deliberative body into a legislative graveyard. The perfect complement to our get nothing done president. From health care to gun safety tech Climate Change republicans , just say no, despite the overwhelming consensus of the American People on these issues. Even on the least controversial, least partisan issues, violence against
Prident then departed for his Campaign Rally in cincinnati. He spoke to supportersboc dete. And mentioned how much time the candidates spent criticizing former president barack obama. This is just under an hour and a half. From the lakes of minnesota to the hills of tennessee across the plains of texas from sea to shining sea from detroit down to houston that im proud to be an american where at least i know im free and i wont forget the men who died who gave that right to me and id gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today love this land and im proud to be an american where at least i know im free and i wont forget the men who died who gave that right to me and id gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today because there aint no doubt i love this land god bless the usa [cheering] [chanting usa ] pres. Trump thank you all, thank you very much. Thank you to Vice President mike pence. And hello, cincinnati. [cheering] pres. Trump you know, i used to work in cincinn
Host what is facebook trying to do and why . Guest the simple answer is that they are trying to create a Digital Currency that people can use across borders and a Digital Currency means not necessarily a theirment currency, but own private currency that people can use and ship to one another in different parts of the world. The reason why they are doing this is a little bit complex ause no one knows exactly they have explicitly said that they want to, and i am reading this because i think it is useful for the listeners to hear, to enable a simple, global currency and financial infrastructure that empowers billions of people. There are some financial motives as well. Host as far as the current system, what would facebooks plan do that others do not . Is planning to create this look currency and by doing so, have established a consortium of different kinds of larger, Global Technology companies and a couple of nonprofits. The global currency is called the libra currency and the consortiu