When the white house. Some say he and his daughter rebekah outkoched the koch brothers. Mercerses of the controlled the white house. We will speak with Investigative Reporter jane mayer about her new piece in the new yorker anad herere are excerpts, when a robt mercers only public appearances. Im wondering, what am i going to say . I Left Research 20 years ago. I have not really paid any attention to the world of dms sinces or i then. I cannot talk really about what i do now. [laughter] amy we will also look at dark moneys role in the confirmation process as the Supreme Court am the neil gorsuch. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The house of representatives is set to vote today on a republican bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care act, a plan the Congressional Budget Office says would add 24 Million People to the ranks of the uninsured. President donald trump and Vice President mike pence s
Normal. You can watch this and other programs online at cspan. Org. This memorial day weekend book tv features three days of nonfiction books and authors, and here are programs to watch for. Go to booktv. Org for the complete weekend schedule. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good evening. My name is hisham ashur. Good evening. Thanks for coming. My name is hisham ashur. Im with the local Amnesty International group. I would like to thank you for coming here for this presentation tonight. The use of drones is becoming more and more widespread. Issues related to this topic, local, national, international, war, peace, privacy, you name it. Before i introduce our special guest, moderator of the event, i want to do some. He is a local piece activist, the chair of the center for peace and justice he has been over 15 missions over the world for piece. He is a retired from the university of virginia. As you know, Amnesty International is a Human Ri
Rather create corral of critical of jfk, but the maturation of this man in his brief, alltoobrief time in the oval office, none theless, pretty admirable. And some, you know, having lived through those days as a young person, it was a delight really to go back and live through what kennedy did as president. Host what made you pick that up . Guest i had been to a lecture at the library of congress. They have a series of president ial biographies, and they, the last one was richard reeves. And they usually give you a copy of the book to read. And i had read this book, actually, a number of years ago, and i thought, well, im going to revisit it. Having heard the lecture and reeves personally. And im so glad i did. Of it was a delight to read. Im also reading jane mayers book on dark money. Thats less of a delight to read not because of her, but the stories are pretty disturbing. A story about really the unbelievable influence of, you know, rightwing billionaire money in american political
Thank you very much, its been a pleasure. [applause] if you would like to have your book signed or meet him, he will be over there signing books and you can get them here or take them upstairs or if you have them with you thats fine too. Thank you so much for coming. I really appreciate it. [applause] [inaudible conversation] this is book tv on cspan2 and we want to know what is on your Summer Reading list. Send us your choices at booktv is our handle. You can also posted on facebook or send an email to book tv at cspan. Org. Whats on your Summer Reading list . Book tv wants to know. Congressman gerry connolly, what are you reading . I just finished Richard Reeves book on president kennedy, profile profile and power. Excellent book, a delight to read. He got to be rather critical of jfk, but the maturation of this man in his all too brief time in the oval office, nonetheless, pretty admirable. Having lived through those days as a young person, it was a delight, really, to to go back an
Giants ceo. My grandfather told exxon executives about the risk of Climate Change in 1977. Most 40 years ago. That is how long exxon has known. Amy we will speak to Anna Kalinsky and to 350. Org cofounder Bill Mckibben who was just named by Bernie Sanders to serve on the Platform Committee at this years Democratic National convention. And then transgender rights under attack. Two hours ago, the state of texas filed a lawsuit against u. S. Department of education and the department of justice regarding their directive to open up all School Bathrooms to people of both sexes. Amy texas and 10 other states sue the Obama Administration claiming the president has overstepped his constitutional authority. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. An internal government watchdog has concluded Hillary Clinton broke government rules by using a private email server without approval for her work while she was secretary of