President that was not paying attention to his oath of office. And passed an impeachment resolution. That issue is now over in the senate and in their hands. We could spend some time talking about that but then last friday another issue occurred. Ill spend more time talking about that. A little later. But what it came but what i came to the floor tonight for is to talk about what a democratic aucus, our leadership, and the 230plus members of our caucus have been working on diligently over the last year. For the people. A series of legislative initiatives that address the fundamental concerns that america has, that americans talk about as we like to say, at their breakfast table. Or dinner table. The concerns about their familys education. About their job. About their retirement. And as i learned yesterday from my neighbor, a rancher, about the extraordinary cost of health insurance. I come to the floor tonight for that purpose. But im going to delay my discussion of that and ask the ch
President ial election. Later in the day, the u. S. Commission on religious freedom looks at ways to counter the growing threat of antisemitism around the world. Former Vice President the democratic president ial candidate joe biden on Foreign Policy and the airstrike that killed iranian general qasem soleimani. He also spoke about the importance of rejoining the Iranian Nuclear deal. Please welcome Vice President joe biden. Mr. Biden good afternoon, folks. Thank you for being here. Six months ago here in new york city, i made the case that donald trump was dangerously incompetent and incapable of world leadership, and in the past few days in the wake of the killing of the iranian general soleimani, donald trump has proven that comment beyond dispute. The decisionmaking process that led up to it, the failure to consult with our allies or congress, and the reckless disregard for the consequences that would surely follow was in my view dangerously incompetent. Folks, in the wake of such
Then we hear from barbara lee, a member of the appropriations and budget committees. And that 00 a. M. , our guest is Katie Bo Williams, defense one l security correspondent. Host it is the washington journal for january 8. For our first halfhour, we will get your reaction to irans Missile Launch targeting an iraqi base housing u. S. Troops. At this hour, no reported casualties. Later in the program, we will hear from legislators about this event and what it means for those in congress. This first halfhour, we will hear from you. Here is how you call with your thoughts, 2027488000 for democrats. Republicans, 2027488001. And independents, 2027488002. If you are an iraq war veteran and want to offer your perspective, call us at 2027488003. You can also use that line if you want to text us your thoughts this morning. Include your name, city, and state and you can post on twitter at cspanwj and our Facebook Page at facebook. Com cspan. The National Post out of canada reporting it was the i
That issue is now over in the senate and in their hands. We could spend some time talking about that but then last friday another issue occurred. Ill spend more time talking about that. A little later. But what it came but what i came to the floor tonight for is to talk about what a democratic aucus, our leadership, and the 230plus members of our caucus have been working on diligently over the last year. For the people. A series of legislative initiatives that address the fundamental concerns that america has, that americans talk about as we like to say, at their breakfast table. Or dinner table. The concerns about their familys education. About their job. About their retirement. And as i learned yesterday from my neighbor, a rancher, about the extraordinary cost of health insurance. I come to the floor tonight for that purpose. But im going to delay my discussion of that and ask the chairman of the labor education committee, bobby scott, to talk about the extraordinary work that his c
Next, former Vice President and 2020 the democratic president ial candidate joe biden on Foreign Policy and the airstrike that killed iranian general qasem soleimani. He also spoke about the importance of rejoining the iran nuclear deal. Please welcome Vice President joe biden. Mr. Biden good afternoon, folks. Thank you for being here. Six months ago here in new york city, i made the case that donald trump was dangerously incompetent and incapable of world leadership, and in the past few days in the wake of the killing of the iranian general soleimani, donald trump has proven that comment beyond dispute. The haphazard decisionmaking process that led up to it, the failure to consult with our allies or congress, and the reckless disregard for the consequences that would surely follow was in my view dangerously incompetent. Folks, in the wake of such an enormous escalation that has exploded geopolitics in the region that put the United States on a collision course. That is not what we exp