Was it your decision to not have her . No. Etary azar sda ann was there. Mr. Doggett not the disease expert who was the truth expert, not the out on tuesday, especially drawing the president s attention, in saying will see communities spread in the United States. Its not a question of if this will happen. Is a question of when and how many people in this country will illnesses. Do you agree with her statement . Secretary azar first, i know doctor extremely well, over decades. I have the highest respect for we believe no. Mr. Doggett do you agree with the fact . Secretary azar communities spread mr. Doggett do you agree with her or not . Context azar theres need. Community spread could be in a town, a locality, or could be nationwide like china. Have but day could before in Northern California let me ask you ecretary azar could be a community case. We dont know. Mr. Doggett in saying disruptions to everyday life may severe, but people might want to start thinking about this now. L with
Policy. And School Safety proposals after the recent School Shooting parkland, florida. This is just under an hour. Were excited today to be kicking off National Governors association weekend. Governors will be here for a couple of days, including going to the white house and were to be kicking it off with a conversation about that ion, something touches home to so many people. I would like to thank the 74 and foundation forly making this conversation possible, thank the events team for pulling off some amazing space and all of you for coming morning. Is early well be covering a little bit about k through 12. About how be talking to help older students prepare for the future, and well be camera and the talking to the governors about the big issues in their states. Be talking first with governor roy cooper of North Carolina, who is a year into it had a proposal very relevant to what were doing. Who isovernor john at the end, just gave his final address, and tate governor jeff collier of
Hickenlooper. We appreciate it. Have a Great National governors association. Appreciate the conversation and the advice. Now, its our pleasure to look at the governor of kansas, governor jeff collier. [applause] gov. Coyler thank you. Host this is your first time to do the National Governors association circuit, right . Gov. Coyler thats right. Its been a great event. We have a lot of lieutenant governors who moved up to governor this year. Host you were maybe the only person here who was surprised to become governor. Tell them real quick how you became governor in a way that you did. Gov. Coyler on the day that i did, well governor brownback designed resigned and became ambassador for religious liberty. On the day that i became governor, we had been waiting a little while. People were in line for the stars. On that day in kansas, where i mood, a we had a super a blueon, super moon, moon, and the first red moon in 700 years. First day as governor host on your first day as governor, you
And as part of our 50 state Capital Cities tou, we host good morning, its thursday, october 26. At the white house this afternoon, President Trump is scheduled to give a speech on the growing opiod epidemic and the federal response. Well talk about it today on the washington journal. We begin with a story from the 2016 campaign thats back in the news. New reporting this week tied the socalled dossier to President Trumps connections to russia to the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National committee. The president and his allies prove the dossier is a purely partisan document while some of the president s critics view it as standard Opposition Research that raised real red flags. We want to hear what you think this morning on the washington journal. Phones are open in our first halfhour, republicans, 2027488001. Democrats, 20 7488000. Independents, 2027488002. Datch up catch up with us on twitter or facebook. And a very good thursday morning to you. The story well be talking
Budget debate it up saying that the tax within ft is coming days. You write about some republicans concerned about issues like the state and local taxes, also in particular about deficit. G the what is g. O. P. Leadership doing to address concerns and ensure passes the house this week . For now, thats what house are going on. Produce being a bill framework. Es that like with the state and local and if states allowed to deduct those up to a certain income level, certain kinds of taxes, whatever compromise will be worked out that are kers concerned about that tradition. That would be from new jersey, those k, california, states. And other provisions as well,. As the treatment of 401ks hopefully well see the details. And leaders have written out that tax proposal. First priority is to get the budget voted. So we can expect that, maybe, 1. Vember the markup of the ways and Means Committee that will address the tax, will start pretty soon after that, so two. Ably within a day or the chair o