Coming up this morning, Theodore Johnson of the Brennan Center will join us to talk about the africanamerican vote in campaign 2020. Of the university of Virginia Center of politics will discuss the latest news in campaign 2020. Be sure to watch washington journal live at 7 00 eastern this morning. Join the discussion. Examinest, a hearing Congress Constitutional role as a coequal branch of government. We hear about the role of earmarks and transparency and how increased funding and staffing can lead to a more effective government. This is two hours, 15 minutes. The committee will come to order without objection. Articlering is titled one, capacity and equipping congress to better serve the american people. I now recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement. Im excited to be here today, gaveling in the first hearing of the new year. This committee has had a productive last year, passing 45 recommendations focus on making congress more effective and efficient so it can
Its tuesday, january 7th, 2020. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Reporter irans revolutionary guard threatened to set ablaze places supported by america. Mile east. R new threats from r [ chants ] reporter dozens are dead following a stampede that erupted during the funeral procession for iranian general Qassem Soleimani. The mass chaos, and the Trump Administration hasnt a clue about what it is doing. Reporter john bolton is prepared to testify if subpoenaed by the senate in its impeachment trial of President Trump. This i think is going to be very hard for republicans to say no to. Reporter another earthquake hit off the coast of puerto rico. Came less than 24 hours after a 5. 8magnitude quake damaged homes. Harvey weinstein is facing new charges of rape in california. Reporter this comes shortly after weinstein went to trial in new york on similar charges. We hear you, and we believe you. Reporter President Trump is of more than 100 american volunteers are already
Limb salvage situation. We were not sure whether the foot would be salvageable. Host you go to the hospital. You start relating the pain involved in the prescribed effort from the doctors. Pain isiscussions of important. When you talk about opioids, there is a response, today oh, you will just be fear mongering about opioids. I had traumatic pain. Friendss were my best in the world. Life was not livable without them for weeks. Five surgeries over the first month. The aggressive prescribing they started in the hospital was not assigned to anyone for long term and followup. Discharge from the final visit, i get home with escalating doses of powerful drugs. No one is watching me. I keep following the advice. Stay ahead of the pain every four hours. Host what kind of doses . Guest oxycodone, immediate release. 46 hours. Oxycontin, every 12 hours as extendedrelease. Every 12 hours did not get me far. Every 4 hours like clockwork, i popped pills. Host when do you have to start weaning yourse
His examining politics podcast and news of the day. We will take your calls as always it you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host this is the washington journal for august 5. The flag at the u. S. Capitol at halfstaff after the shootings that resulted in multiple deaths in dayton ohio dayton, ohio, and el paso, texas. President trump expected to make statement at 10 00. Some are calling for the president to strongly condemn White Nationalism and some are calling for the senate to come back into session. In the first hour of our program this morning, we are asking you how washington should respond to the recent Mass Shootings. Here is how you can let us know. Republicans, 2027488001howdem. And independents, 2027488002. If you are a gun owner and want to give your thoughts on how washington should respond to the 24 plusf the last hours, you can join us on twitter and post on our Facebook Page. On the senate side, several members of the senat
Fought back. He told me i would not get it. I ended up taking it, had a severe allergic reaction, which i am still so upset, i am in the process of writing a letter to the two doctors that put me in this position. Again, our medical system is a capitalist system, ok . Look at the history of opioids. Handinhandes with the invasion of afghanistan. What is in afghanistan . Opium plants. We went there and took control of the opium. As the earlier caller stated, where our military has turned into a mercenary for corporations, i think it is very clear. Until in america when we start looking at the root cause of all of our problems, rather than constantly trying to run around and put out the fire, we will continue to have these problems. Host leave it there. Guest the capitalism point is important. Where does money get involved with opioids and Pain Medicine . One of the things in the book is i trace a handful of the most obvious ones. One, pharmaceutical companies. Most common narrative, it