[applaus [applause]. Thank you all very much. Thank you. Thank you. Jay, thanks for the nice introduction and ed macer, thanks for the kindness youve shown to me and my family. This is my First City Club without paul green and i miss him, we all do, a fantastic person and great resource and all the had a little jab for every speaker with the tough question, i looked forward to it and im sure you will in his tradition make sure i face the music, too. And donna is one of my faves. And i remember saying would you go to a cubs game with me because she wears cubs earring and we went to opening day, you never know what to expect. Well, it was a snowstorm and we ended up in the box and we were there with Billy Williams and she got her picture taken and i was sitting there watching the game and look around, darned if she wasnt weighting on everybo everybody waiting on everybody in the box. You dont have to do that, youre a guest. And as i told the people at the table, with your permission, she
Demeaning process, very demeaning on the other side and look as bad as possible. It could be very demeaning but im sure the press would be dignified in this case but that is the word. I really think hes a dignified man and i would like to see him go through a dignified process. I think he deserves that and hopefully it will go quickly. And we folks in the room give yourself, a quick name and a little introduction and wayne, i would say they know you, perhaps they know you better than they know me. I doubt that. Wayne laperriere, National Rifle association. Ceo and president of concerned women for america. Im sharmane yost, with american values. Thank you, mr. President for this nomination. Thank you very much. Im juanita dougan, National Independent Women Business association. Thank you. With the u. S. Chamber about commerce, mr. President. Congratulations on a fantastic nomination. Thank you very much. Er norquist, americans for tax reform. Thank you for the election. Youre doing a go
Administrations plans to slash the power of the Environmental Protection agency under its new head scott pruitt. Occasion mmitted ive indicated a message that there are essential to protect. Amy but a leaked copy of the epas new budget reveals plans to eliminate programs on Climate Change, toxic waste cleanup and environmental justice, and to the work staff by 20 , and cut funding for state level clean air and water programs. We will get response from Wenonah Hauter and bill becker. Finally, as honduras marks the First Anniversary of the us session nation of the renowned environmental activist Berta Caceres, we look at a new investigation that links the u. S. Military to her murder and at a new bill to cut u. S. Military funding to honduras. In particular, the law mandates a suspension of all military aid that the United States gives to honduras until the murder case of Berta Caceres is solved in an effective manner. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow
Campaign surrogate for donald trump. We will get response from marcy wheeler, an independent journalist who covers National Security and civil liberties. Then we look at the Trump Administrations plans to slash the power of thehe Environmental Protection agencncy under its nw head scott pruitt. T. Occasioion ittedd iive indicated a messasage tht there are essential to protect. Amy but a leaked copy of the epas new budget reveals plans to eliminate programs on Climate Change, toxic waste cleanup and environmental justice, and to the work staff by 20 , and cut funding for state level clean air and water programs. We will get response from Wenonah Hauter and bill becker. Finally, as honduras marks the First Anniversary of the us session nation of the renowned environmental activist Berta Caceres, we look at a new investigation that links the u. S. Military to her murder and at a new bill to cut u. S. Military funding to honduras. In paparticular, the law mandates a suspension of all milit
Campaign surrogate for donald trump. We will get response from marcy wheeler, an independent journalist who covers National Security and civil liberties. Then we look at the Trump Administrations plans to slash the power of thehe Environmental Protection agencncy under its nw head scott pruitt. T. Occasioion ittedd iive indicated a messasage tht there are essential to protect. Amy but a leaked copy of the epas new budget reveals plans to eliminate programs on Climate Change, toxic waste cleanup and environmental justice, and to the work staff by 20 , and cut funding for state level clean air and water programs. We will get response from Wenonah Hauter and bill becker. Finally, as honduras marks the First Anniversary of the us session nation of the renowned environmental activist Berta Caceres, we look at a new investigation that links the u. S. Military to her murder and at a new bill to cut u. S. Military funding to honduras. In paparticular, the law mandates a suspension of all milit