Welcome 2 of americas leading election law scholars for a discussion about the constitution and the electoral system. We advertised this as a show about how to fix americas elections and several of you noted maybe thats not the best verb. Our goal is precisely the opposite, to figure out how to vent American Elections from being fixed theres a wide ranging discussion of the two books that both of our panelists have written and about constitutional issues in the news relating to the coronavirus and the electoral system. Please join us next week for a super discussion of another book that is by you all 11 and its on his new book about how to restore trust in the american institutions. Thats next tuesday and you can learn more about that program at Constitution Center. Org live and we will be taking questions throughout the program you can put your questions in the q a thoughts and i will just offer them to our panelists when it seems right or the discussion so please be interactive. Thes
Spending package that House Democrats and republicans in the senate have negotiated. What you have is a package of a bunch of spending bills with a grand total of 1. 4 trillion dollars, how does this compare to previous deals . About 50 billion more than what we spent in the previous fiscal year, about a 50 billion increase, 12 appropriations bills. It is two bills, they did not want to put all 12 bills on the desk of the president , so they have broken it into numeral two bills. They are reporting 2 bills. It is all the funding for the federal government through the end of next year at 1. 375 trillion. Host why is it 50 billion more . Caller guest studies of guns, which for 25 years we have not had the authority to look at the statistics related to guns. A number of provisions increasing National Institutes of health by 2 billion. Increaseases 3. 1 in salaries for employees and also money for the president s wall. About 1. 4 billion. Host it is two packages. 4 bills,ge contains includ
[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be you aroffere conroy. Lain, father chaplain conroy merciful god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. The members of the peoples house as they work toward the difficult and task of funding our government in a fair and equitable manner amid the other matters being considered at this time. May they negotiate with one in good faith and trust nd a shared love for our nation. We pray that all that is done be and our greater honor glory. Amen. Father. Ker thank you, pursuant to section 7a of house journal of 58, the the last days proceedings is approved. Will bege of allegiance led by the gentleman from new morrelle. Mr. Morrelle
Discussed the house floor vote on articles of impeachment. And alan durso which on his opposition to the impeachment of President Trump. Host the house of representatives is slated to vote for two articles of impeachment for President Trump. The president will stand trial in the senate and the new year. We will begin with your thoughts. Should the president be impeached and removed from office . Democrats 202 7488000. You can go to social. You can join us on cspan or facebook. Com cspan and you can text us your city and state at 2027488003. We will begin with a new poll out by fox. Trumps approval picks up. Found. Look at what fox takeob Approval Rating that from october ticked up from october. His Approval Rating is at 43 . Take a look at the impeachment question. In late october, 40 9 favored impeachment and removal from office. 4 said impeached, but dont opposednd 41 altogether. Say impeach, but dont remove and 41 say do not impeach the president. That is our question for all of do
Reform as well as the current currention laws and the climate that immigration has played a part in our country know, america is a melting pot. So i feel like its something that surely has to be addressed you cant ignore whats currently going on as well as we cant hide the fact there are need to be addressed and need to be reformed when it comes to immigration. Recently nt trump recognized jerusalem as capital israel, transferred our embassy there. Wonder if any of the candidates would follow that procedure and continue to jerusalem as the capital of israel or if they it by reverse president ial decision to return our tal to recognition of the capital as tel aviv. And i am interested in about what our president ial candidates plan to hbcus across ur the nation. Historically of a black college from South Carolina State University and ahbcu in loyee of Morris College here in sumter, i want to hear what the candidates will do to these our hbcus in financially challenging times. Voices fro