Times looking ahead to the executive orders expected to come. We can talk about those. Any of the issues you want. Chattanooga, tennessee, a democrat. Good morning. Caller good morning. How are you doing . Host i am doing well. Caller i just had a comment i want to make. Town with a population of around 7000, 8000 people. Hard to find a job here. Stuck in the south. It is a republican state. Life. Ed almost all my i will be 65 years old in april. And i had to take an early retirement. It is all about republican policies. I watched ever since obama started running. I was working just across the state line in georgia. Best job i ever had. It paid me quite a bit more than anything i could have made here in chattanooga. I had to leave the state. And i had to commute. And because of republican justies, i have almost about lost every job that i have ever had, due to layoffs. Host what policy hurt you the most . What directly affected you and your job . Caller i was working at shaw. I think i
French citizens because a legitimate sentiment has pushed me to do so. I understand the questions that are being asked. I understand the need for clarification. And i will do so. I will do so because i have nothing to hide. I will do so because i cannot accept the accusations and the baseless accusations that have been targeted at me after 32 years of political life. 32 years without any judicial problem, 32 years of irreproachable ethical behavior. I would like to tell all my fellow country men and women that over all these years i have worked for my country without ever breaking the law and without ever contradicting my values. Today, as a candidate for the president ial election, im facing an incredibly violent attack. To my knowledge, this has never occurred before, this is unprecedented under the fifth republic. I would like to say strongly it is the candidate for the president ial election of the right and the center who is aimed at who is targeted today. And i fully assume all m
Independents 2027488002. Well get to the calls in this, our last segment of todays program. Line for democrats. Randy, what do you want to talk about . Caller good morning. Id like to comment. Free trade has put this country in one heck of a problem since they came up with this. You cant Grover Norquist and his plan to lower taxes continually in uneven basis, the way that is the money is pooling at the top of the stratus or the economy in 1 , it just doesnt work. Our government was founded and paid for by itself by taxes at of the border since inception, it goes back to boston tea party. Were selling ourselves out with free trade. Has to be some type of equitable vet tax that will help even the Playing Field for workers in america that dont earn enough in wages to pay Social Security taxes and the rest of the taxes and take care of them in old age. Host does it surprise you new wall street journal poll shows climbing for free trade, the poll showed highest portion of americans who said
Host steve pearce, republican from new mexico in the Financial Services committee. Always appreciate you coming back. Ask a thank you, great. Host to enter program, we will revisit this question about republican effort to overhaul the Health Care System in the Affordable Care act. You can start calling income especially if you watched the hearings overnight in the ways and Means Committee and energy and Commerce Committee. You can begin calling and as we take our viewers live to the energy and Commerce Committee for a roll call vote is underway on another amendment they been considering this morning. This is mrs. Brooks notes now. Mr. Mullen both now. Mr. Had been. [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] i know we have members coming back. That was a shorter debate ends unanticipated. The gentleman from texas. Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson both know. Host those are the members of faces in congress added for nearly 24 hours now and energy and Comme
On cspans q a. Washington journal continues. Host last 25 minutes of the program, were talking about Congressional Budget Office scoring that came out yesterday. Cbo, the nonpartisan score capitol hill e on reviewing the republican repeal and replacement plan that came out last week. Here is some of their findings from review. 2018, 14 Million People uninsured under the american plan than under current law, rises to 24 million by 2026. Createublican plan would 1. 2 trillion dollar decrease in 880 t spending, including billion less from medicaid, over same time but the mean 883 billion in reductions in revenues. That taken together accounts for total of 337 billion decrease in federal deficit on premiums before 2020, the average premium marketplace dual would go up 15 to 20 , but by 2026 on outyear, the average premium in individual market 10 lower, as one member of congress put it on his twitter page when it came out yesterday, there is nuggets in the report that both side consist find