The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes t in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from North Carolina, mr. Butterfield, for five minutes. Mr. Utterfield thank you, speaker. Mr. Speaker, with the stroke of a pen, 49 years ago today several weeks after i finished high school, thenpresident Lyndon Johnson signed into law two of the largest and most important healthrelated programs the country had ever seen, medicare and medicaid. Those programs were created nearly half a century ago because our nations leaders saw time and time again the hopelessness of people who had no way to provide the most basic level of health care for themselves and their families. It was president harry truman ho initially conceived our Health Care Safety net for struggling americans. Nearly 70 years ago truman
Medal of freedom, even when they were met with multiple beatings and multiple arrests. Congressman lewis referred to it as getting into the good trouble, necessary trouble. Speaker of the house nancy pelosi ordered the flags be lowered to half staff. We have yet to hear from the president on the death of john lewis. Heres a look back at his towering legacy. Reporter throughout his life john lewis stood for peoples right. Born on an Alabama Cotton farm, he not only lived to see an africanamerican elected president , he would be a major part of making it happen. Tonight we gather here in this magnificent state in denver because we still have a dream. We still have a dream. Reporter lewis growing you was angered by the unfairness of the jim crow south. He credited Martin Luther king jr. Forr inspiring him. As a student, he organized sitins at lunch counsters. In the early 60s, he was a freedom rider, challenging segregation at interstate bus term nainals kroacross the sout. The embodiment
Court. It is a moment that the nation and many throughout the world have been waiting for. Chauvin is facing seconddegree unintentional murder, thirddegree murder and seconddegree manslaughter charges, the most serious charges is seconddegree unintentional murder and that carries a maxim sentence of 40 years in misson. Lets go straight to cnns sara sidner hive outside the courthouse in minnesota. Sara, you just spoke with George Floyds brother. I cant imagine what they are feeling right now, but give us an idea. They are nervous, i imagine. You know, its really interesting, jake, because the floyd family, particularly philonise and his brother terrance, they are really calm dudes, like they really have a sense of calm, and i asked them how that is possible in a time like this when everyone else including myself is on tinder hooks and they said we just have faith and believe justice will be served. I called Philonise Floyd just as i heard that the verdict had been reached. He had not he
We expect the passage of an effective civil rights bill. Were going to move together. Were going to Grow Together. Freedom, freedom, Freedom Freedom now free at last, free at last, thank god almighty, we are free at last we march to redress old grievances and help to resolve an american crisis. That crisis is born of the twin evils of racism and economic depravation. We march to demonstrate massively and dramatically our unalterable opposition to these forces and to their centurylong robbery of the American People. Our bodies will bear witness that jobs and freedom are needed now. Those were the words used 50 years ago to explain why we march on august 28th, 1963, when more than 200,000 americans demonstrated that the time for change had come. 50 years later, the voices that will speak from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial have changed, but the reasons to march remain the same. Good morning. Im Melissa Harrisperry, live from the National Mall in washington, d. C. , where events are al
The uns humanitarian chief has warned that hundreds of thousands of people displaced by fighting in north west syria are at great risk from imminent escalation in the conflict. Almosti Million People have fled and the conflict is now approaching heavily Populated Areas where many have sought shelter. Eight people are dead in two shootings at shisha bars in the german city of hanau. Police are searching for the suspects who are still at large. Michael bloomberg has joined five other democratic president ial hopefuls and the latest televised debate in nevada. The former mayor of new york is a latecomer to the race his standing has soared in recent polls. Bernie sanders is the current front runner. Its 4. 30 in the morning. Time for hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. In our warp speed online culture, todays trending topic is often tomorrows forgotten hashtag. Not so with me too, an expression of understanding and solidarity from women to women driven by