On thursday, follow the congressional debate over funding the federal government. Live coverage on cspan. The senate on cspan two. You can watch online at cspan. Org or listen with the free cspan radio app. Earmarks the legislative permitsn that congressional spending two states were banned in 2011. Proponents for the practice are calling for the reinstatement. A House Committee took place this morning. Men make many members of or for thee against march the marks. This is three hours. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] we welcome everyone today. I recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Article one of the constitution explicitly gives congress authority for spending. Is oversight authorization central to congresss responsibility to ensure the government allocates taxpayer dollars responsibly and in line with the values and wi
Landmark cases cspans producedistory series in cooperation with the National Constitution center, is boring that in his stories and constitutional dramas but to get Supreme Court decisions. Quite often, and many of our most famous decisions, a coupler quite unpopular. Lets go through a few cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually what society of live in a 310 million different people. They helped stick together because they believe in a rule of law. Welcome to landmark cases, our series is looking at 12 of the most important cases in the Supreme Court history, we will lend more about the people and the issues behind them. Tonight we will talk about the case of lochner v. New york. This case give rise to an error that defines this report for the next 34 years. Let me introduce you to our two guests that will tell us more about this important case and why has been important for this report and our countrys history. Brandon barnett is that Georgetown University law school. He
On a threshold matter, this court should hold the courts jurisdiction to entertain statewide political gerrymandering challenges, leaving district specific gerrymandering. I think it is true there is no case that directly helps respondents strongly on the standing issue. You have a strong argument. Suppose the court you have to assume we will know exactly the parameters of it decided this was a First Amendment issue. Not an equal protection issue. With that change the calculus so if you are in one part of the state you have a First Amendment interest in having your party strong or the other party weak . It is still grounded in the right to vote. Folks only vote on their own district. They have more members and congress for example, like a Wisconsin Republican might want more Texas Republicans in congress. But no one would say that you have a First Amendment or first fourteenth amendment right in that sort of circumstance to challenge texas law that you would, for example, argue led to
1. 1 billion over 20192017. Now, we have already said what the Congressional Budget Office had reported earlier, that if we dont pass Something Like the alexandermurray proposal, this is what happens. If the if the if the costsharing payments are not made, it will go up. Our proposal would take them down. The federal debt will increase by 194 billion over ten years if we dont passion our proposal pass our proposal due to the extra cost of higher premiums and up to 16 million americans may live in counties where theyre not able to buy any insurance in individual markets. Now, there are 350,000 tennesseans in individual markets in tennessee and they will be terrified by the prospect of not being able to have any insurance to buy by the skyrocketing premiums. So i thank senator cornyn follow allowing me to interrupt and make a brief statement. But let me go to the bottom line once more. The president has said repeatedly, senator murray has said repeatedly, i have said repeatedly the alexa
Plus, we speak with the leading Community Organizer and little pakistan and brooklyn, the neighborhood persevered after 9 11. Can it survive in the age of trump . Little pakistan and brooklyn, people stop me on the streets all the time asking me what to do. They are worried about their immigration status, their children, their families. Amy we will look at the case of yet another attempted deportation. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In georgia, republicans have pulled off a victory in the most expensive congressional race in history. In a special election in georgias sixth district, Republican Karen Handel won nearly 53 of the vote, defeating her challenger democrat jon ossoff to fill the seat left vacant after tom price resigned to become secretary of health and human services. The candidates and outside groups spent more than 55 million on the race, a record shattering amount. While the seat has be