Advocates on opposing sides of the healthcare law also testified patients who benefited from the law speaking on the potential impact of repeal. This hearing is three hours and 50 minutes. Committee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. This full Committee Hearing will convene regarding the administrations attack on the aca and i now recognize myself for 5 minutes to give an opening statement. We are here today because on march 25, 2019 the Trump Administration filed a two sentence letter with the United States court of appeals of the fifth circuit reversing its own previous position in the case of texas versus United States and asserting for the first time that it would not defend any portion of the Affordable Care act. If the Trump Administration position prevails and the entire aca is struck down there will be catastrophic implications for millions of americans and the entire United States Healthcare System. I h
In institute survey, more than one third of americans cannot name a single First Amendment right. 46 percent cannot even identify freedom of speech is one of those rights. Some 10 percent of College Graduates think that judge judy is a Supreme Court justice. I think all of us in this room are troubled about this state of affairs. The opening of the Learning Center marks the important milestone. The justice for all court and the Community Civic Education Initiative of the court of the Second Circuit. In this beautiful space, young people get to experience a world beyond the classroom walls to give them the tools to pursue the truth by learning research skill. It allows them to Work Together on group project. It helps to know that they have a role in building a better country. The judicial conference. One of the positions of the committee was to increase public understanding of the courts. We commissioned a study through the judicial center. Highlighted work that was being done. I became
Thats what we have all these prosecutions happening across the country. Jenna griswold, always great to see you. Thanks for being with, us thanks for the things you do to keep our elections actually safe. She is the Secretary Of State, for colorado. Coming up in our next hour, were gonna call to order a Special Edition of the Velshi Banned Book Club. Ominous discuss with two call scholars, one of americas most important most divisive documents, the constitution of the United States of america. Were gonna dig deeper into the section of that same constitution that legal experts say disqualifies donald trump from holding the office of the president ever again. Another hour of velshi begins right now. Right now. Good morning, its saturday, august 19th. Im ali velshi. In the span of just 12 months, the twice impeached President Donald Trump has been charged with a total of 91 felony count. Stemming from criminal cases against. Tim he remains firmly at the top of the field of the republican
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