And the aflcios Richard Trumka talks about Union Members and campaign 2020. Then priorities usa chairman guy cecil talks about his super pacs role in the election. Washington journal is next. Ccept yours i a nomination for Vice President of the United States of america. That was californias democratic senator, kamala this is the washington journal for august 20. Joe biden will accept his nomination. You can see that starting at 9 00 this evening. For the next hour your comments on the event of the Democratic Convention including senator harriss acceptance speech. Yo if you support joe biden, 202 7488000. If you support President Trump, 202 7488001. If you are undecided, 202 7488002. You can text us at 202 7488003. Cspanwj, and you can post on our facebook page. Our coverage starts at 9 00 tonight for the final night of the Democratic National convention which you will hear from joe biden and senator cory booker and the former mayor of south bend indiana, former president ial candidate,
Some of her advisers would have liked about her life story. That is the first thing she did. The second thing she did was what she is going to have to do between now and november, which is try and make the argument for a joe biden presidency. Effectiver speech was on both of those counts. Power last lot of night with president obama. I think she did what she needed to do. Host usually Vice President s are seen as hatchet men or hatchet women. Do you think she waited into that yesterday waded into that yesterday . Guest i think that is one of the big reasons she is on the ticket. Ne in the has sho senate has been in hearing rooms. She is a prosecutor and sounds like a prosecutor. Got a sense of things to come last night with that as well. Host do you think she has been this process into about her time as attorney general come about her time in those instances . How do you think . . That impacts are Going Forward how do you think that impacts her Going Forward . It was explored when she
Welcome, rich trumka. First, a programming note. Trumka. First, a programming note. You should know that we are being recorded and that cspan is also recording for a leader broadcast. You know, just so you know. A bit of background. President trumka hails from southwest pennsylvania and comes from a proud family of coal miners working his way through college and then through law school. He started his union work with the United Mine Workers and became the unions president at the age of 33. Since 1980 done, he has been working on the aflcios executive council and was like a president in 2009 and was like a president in 2009. We are on the record. Please know live blogging or tweeting. No filing of any kind mother breakfast is underway. While the breakfast is underway. The embargo is lifted when the session ends. Here are the important instructions for how to do this on zoom. We are hoping to make this as much like in person event as possible. Collegial, conversational and informative. W
It is also our first zoom breakfast. The kind and gentle. Welcome, everybody. Welcome, mr. Trumka. First, a programming note. You should know that we are being recorded and that cspan is also recording for a leader broadcast. You know, just so you know. A bit of background. President trumka hails from southwest pennsylvania and comes from a proud family of coal miners working his way through college and then through law school. He started his union work with the United Mine Workers and became the unions president at the age of 33. Since 1980 done, he has been working on the aflcios executive council and was like a president in 2009 and was like a president in 2009. We are on the record. Please know live blogging or tweeting. No filing of any kind mother breakfast is underway. While the breakfast is underway. The embargo is lifted when the session ends. Here are the important instructions for how to do this on zoom. We are hoping to make this as much like in person event as possible. Co
Broadcast. You know, just so you know. Now, a bit of background. President trumka hails from southwest pennsylvania and comes from a proud family of coal miners, working his way through college and then through law school. He started his union work with the United Mine Workers and became the unions president at the age of 33. And then, since 1989, he has been working on the aflcios executive council and was like a and was elected president in 2009. We are on the record. Please no live blogging or tweeting. No filing of any kind mother breakfast is underway. While the breakfast is underway. The embargo is lifted when the session ends. Here are the important instructions for how to do this on zoom. We are hoping to make this as much like in person event as possible. That is collegial, conversational and informative. We ask all of the reporters keep their video on an audio muted unless you are speaking. To ask a question during the q and a, please use the raised hand function on zoom to h