Congress recess. Reflects tight time line mcconnell faces to hold a vote in july and the pressure he under to change the bill to garner enough support to pass it. Talk about that this morning or other Public Policy issue. 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. 2027488002. Llen is up first, east lake, ohio, independent. Good morning. Caller good morning. My only comment is that and im certainly by no means actuarial analyst, but if the this medical perplexity situation in the u. S. S so dire and remember, from the information i get from the news was that, this is not omeing from my studies, but average wage in the u. S. Is 26. 19 an hour, half of us are below and half above. Take out your taxes, figure you bringing home 22 an hour if you are lucky, how do you afford medical care . It is that dire, should we onsider a National Medical sales tax of some kind . I think that is silly, im sure they thought about that. Situation is that dire, what is, is there is that a logical alternative . The
Candidacy. You can also comment via social media. You can join the conversation,. Hich is quite lively already here is the bismarck news. Trump, whose support from north dakotas National Convention delegates put him over the top. He told the crowd he would eliminate regulations killing the fossil fuel industry. Additional pipeline protections. Here is the washington times. Donald trump has earned enough delegates to wrap up the republican president ial nomination. He put to rest holdouts hopes to somehow derail him. He has moved quickly to consolidate support within the party. He sentthe tweet that out after gaining that nomination. Together we won the republican nomination for president. He attached and Instagram Video. It to you tove speculate on how this whole race is going to go. I dont think it is likely donald trump will be the nominee. Hes not going to be the nominee. Hes not going to be the nominee. Donald trump is not getting to 1237. Realistically, i would not bet a dollar on
7488000. Independents 2027488002. You can also make your comments via social media cspanwj. Go to facebook to you want to participate that way. Finally, you can send an email to journal cspan. Org. From Time Magazine american sniper screenwriter jason hall says i bled for this thing. American sniper may be quickly stealing the title of the most politically controversial film this oscar season, but screenwriter jason hall maintains he just penned a portrait of a beleaguered soldier, not a political statement. The biopic of chris kyle whorkt navy credits with the most kills in American Military history, broke january records with a whopping 90. 2 million at the box office over the weekend in spite of or perhaps because of critics who say the film glorifies a murderer, not to mention a war america never had any business fighting in the first place. People see the movie poster and its got a good in the American Flag and they know Clint Eastwood directed it, says jason hall, so they think i
2027488001 for republicans. You can send an email to journal cspan. Org. All front pages have essentially the same lead story. Court calls nsa data sweep illegal. There is the l. A. Times, the new york times. Nsa collection of bulk call data is ruled illegal. In the Washington Times lead editorial big brother takes a hit. Senator Mitch Mcconnell has made it clear to his colleagues that he wants the usa patriot act including the parts of the legislation scheduled to expire at the end of june, fully extended. He seems ready to do whatever he can to get his way. The usa patriot act was enacted in the days following 9 11 when the nation trembled on the verge of panic, with little debate and little opposition in congress the usa freedom act would modify the patriot act. The freedom act is expected to pass in the house the attorney general Loretta Lynch was asked about it in testimony yesterday. Lynch section 215 has been a vital tool in our National Security arsenal, but the department has
Current nonfiction authors and books. The latest book reviews, and well talk about the current nonfiction books featured on book tv. And this is about books book tvs podcast and program looking the business of publishing. Now, in just a few minutes, well hear John Williams. Hes the of the Washington Post book world, which has been relaunched as standalone newspaper section. But first, here are some of the latest stories from the publishing world. A new report from the literary Free Speech Group in america is spotlighting the of diversity in us publishing. The report notes that 95 of books published in the us. From 1958 to 2018 were written by white authors. Now, while more recent trends show a move toward diversity, pen america says that publishing remains disproportionately white, both in terms of authors and industry employees. Pen america cited reasons for the lack diversity, including low turnover rates in publishing, which is delaying the diversification of leadership ranks. Quote