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Been certainly there has a lot of reporting, and ive heard stories from people who lived in forprofit nursing yes, where, in fact, similar dynamics emerge. The vast understaffing of workers and the use of trainedned practically nurses and assistance being asked to do things that theres something not equipped to do. The People Living in those facilities are suffering significantly as the caller described. Not so different, similar kinds of profit pressures are at play, and similar suffering emerges, as a result. Host you can read his reporting, some of his articles at the we are back live at the annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Dinner in washington. Come, Hillary Clinton and words from president obama. Representative five was selected by Hillary Clinton to serve as the permanent chair for the 2016 Democratic National convention. Black caucusonal is honored to present the award for women who have excelled in providing extraordinary contributions. , for her leadership in two d
Income. The numbers are on the screen. We will get your thoughts in just a minute. Your best ideas for growing the middleclass. We want to hear from you. Joining us on the phone is Jim Tankersley of the Washington Post cap how is the little class to find . Of the Washington Post. How is the middleclass defined . Guest i think most of us think of that typical family or household. When we talk about Median Income or median wealth, that is what we mean. What is that right there in the middle. Host does that change based on where you live . Guest it does but when you think about it nationally ok, the Median Income is a little over 50,000 a year. And that is about what it was in 1989. When theyre thinking about the middleclass nationally, we think of a it really has not gotten better in terms of income in a quartercentury. Host talk about how the middleclass is doing not just with income, but other parts of their pocketbook. Are there costs for them . Guest it has been a really tough couple
Jillian chad program has been at the capital all day and all night and joins us now, you have a lot of breaking news to get to. Reporter we have a new president elect, it is official, congress certified the electoral college, the final result 306 electoral votes for joe biden, 232 for donald trump. Lets listen to amy klobuchar, top democrat on the Senate Administration committee on the days during the counting of the electoral votes. The report we make is joe biden and Kamala Harris will be the president and Vice President according to the ballots that have been given to us. [applause] reporter this was one of the most ignominious days in us history, the certification of the electoral votes but you had this utter chaos at the capital as marauders broke through capital security, got into the senate chamber, there was an armed standoff inHouse Chamber as they tried to protect members. It was dramatic during one of the most important constitutional processes in american democracy and the
Unsworn fidelity to President Trump and his agenda, mike pence contradicting the president after the president said that he does have the authority to unilaterally either accept or reject the slate of electors that are presented by congress, or presented to congress. In a lengthy statement, two and a third pages the Vice President sang it is my considered judgment that my oath is to support and defend the constitution, it constrains me from authority to determine which vote should be counted and which should not. That really flew in the face of President Trump, asking the Vice President doing that during the rally, which the president said this, listen here. Mike pence, i hope youre going to stand up for the good of our constitution and for the good of our country. And if youre not, im going to be very disappointed in you i dont know if he was joking or if he wasnt when he was in georgia or the other night, he said it in a joking fashion but it didnt have the same tone he had on monday