Chattanooga, and charleston. We want to get your check thoughts on background checks. Should they be strengthened . If you support the idea, 202 7488000, oppose it, 202 7488001, and a third line for gun owners, 202 7488002. You can also check in on twitter and facebook. Senator joe manchin, a democrat from West Virginia who has worked on this issue of background checks, with pennsylvanias senator pat toomey. The hill newspaper reports that under federal law, licensed gun dealers are required to conduct a background check either online or by phone using the National Instant criminal background check system. In every state, the system searches for criminal convictions. But the system only scanned Mental Health records in 30 states because it is not required under federal law. Take a look a listen. [video clip] is there any federal solution to what we are talking about here . I need my friends on the republican side of the aisle to help with the most reasonable, sensible path forward. Bas
World. And the evidence is that these patent Innovation Box policies are not very good at that because what theyre targeting is the income generated from the patents rather than the research that leads to them. This is true of lots of r d tax credits. In holland they just designed one which is quite intelligent, i think, because it targets the research that leads to the r d. So the labor hired rather than the income generated from that r d. But i think we should remember that, for example, the act which in 1980 allowed publicly funded research to be patented. If you read that act, its really interesting. They also say we better make sure that the taxpayer doesnt pay twice, right . So just like year, i think the nih spent arounded 39 billion in research, both basic and applied. And the problem is what happens to the prices of these drugs . Do they reflect that input . So its not only and ive been reading a lot about this, but the pricing mechanism itself could be one way to be rewarded
Now that is 10 trillion. So there are not many places you can say i can take 10 trillion out of the spending stream to keep you healthier. Let me follow up on this now speaker gingrich. You are a conservative and as a result may have credibility than i do in some circumstances on the question on the role of government here. Why isnt it enough to count on private industry to do this . Why do we have to have a substantial investment from the federal government . Its a question about American History. [ inaudible ] and i are developing a project on why George Washington matters. And people dont often notice that the Founding Fathers wrote into the constitute a Patent Office because they so deeply believed in the future. They made investments. The First Federal highway was built during washingtons lifetime. They believed in improving things. They talked about them as improvements. Jefferson launched an expedition to the west and there was a Childrens Book on this called from sea to shining
Acknowledging the costs and consequences if we had to take a course of action. Secretary carter speaking now just very generally and not specifically, the two things that make it the successful implementation and agreement preferable from that point of view to a strike is the effects of a strike are temporary. And secondly, iran would, as i said earlier, respond to an American Military strike upon iran and one needs to a through what the set when steps are including the possibility that iran, at that point, would become irreconcilably committed to getting a Nuclear Weapon. I say that is predicated on the effective implementation of this agreement. Effectively implemented, the agreement stops iran for 15 years. Way beyond that. So we are comparing that situation, which is effective implementation complete implementation of this agreement to military options. There may not be effective upon mentation of this agreement. We have to recognize that there may not be any agreement and so forth
Its the washington journal for july 30th for our next hour we turn to president ial politics. Particularly interested in hearing from you in our top issues. Jeb bush has been talking about spending and Hillary Clinton has been suggesting changes to capital gain and donald trump talked about immigration. Maybe there are top issues for you and maybe there are others. Heres your chance to let you know. 2027488000 for republicans and 20274880002 and you can also post to any of our social Media Channels on twitter and facebook or an email. Jeb bush cast himself as an evangelist of the Republican Party and a Campaign Stop after Campaign Stop he spreads his arms wide and say, we have to campaign with this and not angry posture another democratic block is different story but bush will try anyway when he speaks friday to the annual conference. National urban league of civil rights group. Maybe they reflect issues important to you. Maybe there are others that the candidates should be talking abo