2 trillion package. Schumer and nancy pelosi 2. 2talked about aa trillion package. Leadership is not doing that. My colleague and i have a story about a less than 1 chance of that happening. We will see water its in the room talking, but at this point incentives are not good for each party. Senate republicans voted last week. Many feel there is cover now for their vulnerable moderates like Susan Collins of maine. Toy can go home if they have without a deal. Democrats are feeling like they have a strong hand. They have pushed for virus relief into they have not gotten it. We are probably heading back to october, seeing how back host what do we know about any meetings set this week from capitol hill . Guest nothing is really scheduled. Between a relationship Steven Mnuchin and nancy pelosi. They have been able to do deals in the past. There was a debt ceiling deal. Mnuchin was able to finesse a deal with nancy pelosi. They were attempting to do another deal here but there is a complicati
Keynote speaker at the Democratic National convention joins us to talk about campaign 2020. Join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, Text Messages and tweets. Host good morning, its monday, september 14, 2020, meaning there are just now if the days until election date. This morning we begin by hearing from just those voters who will be casting ballots for the first time this election cycle. Whether you are newly eligible or just newly engaged after never voting in the past, we want to hear from you this morning. Firsttime voters only, give us a call, let us know which issues are driving your choices this election cycle. Supporters of joe biden, the number is 202 7488000. Firsttime voters supporting President Trump, 202 7488001. If you are a firsttime voter who is undecided or supports someone else, 202 7488002. Send us a text this morning, 202 7488003. If you do, include your name and where you are from. Otherwise, catch up with us on social media, twitter and face
Take on some new challenge. Of what, i have no idea yet, ive been so busy, but its been a great run are, and weve gotten a lot done, so im pleased with it. Host well, speaking of that, youre regarded as one of the Telecommunications Experts in the congress because of your background in radio and being on the enc committee. Whats your legacy in telecommunications . Guest you know, thanks, peter. I dont spend a lot of time on that sort of stuff, but i would tell you together the committee did great work opening up spectrum. And really positioning the united states, i think, to have the spectrum when it needed it to advance the new technologies as they come along. And i remember when we passed some of these laws, there were parts of the band that nobody thought had any value that today is like the highest value real estate. Really Young American minds develop new technologies and innovation. I think making sure they have access to spectrum is kind of like, you know, build it and they will
The record about the issues that matter to you from covid and classrooms, to Police Reform and emigration. Its the chance to speak directly to you now your moderator nbc ten boston anchor latoyia edwards. Moderator welcome to the shias Democratic Senate debate. Were at the center. We like to thank our guests particular into nights event. Well start with the incumbent senator ed markey. He starred messages is in the ascendant since 2013. Before the he served massachusetts seventh district in the house of representatives 1976. We also welcome congressman joe kennedy. He served massachusetts Fourth District ten story 13. Before that he served as an assistant District Attorney in the das office and Middlesex Das office. Where following social distance a guideline to jacuzzi drank to nights debate. Everyone including the candidates are spread out more than six feet apart and our panelists are not in the studio with us. Here they are. They are in different locations in the boston be deceptiv
Cspan radio app. Earmarks and what is going on with them this morning. Joining us is tom schatz, president of citizens against government waste and he will talk about the 2020 government pig book. Good morning. Guest good morning. Host can you tell us exactly what citizens against government waste is and where you get your funding . Guest citizens against government waste was created in 1984 following the release of the report under praise that in reagan. President citizens against government waste has been issuing the pig 1991, porkbarrel spending or earmarks, so we are funded by the taxpayers. The paper came about in 1991. We worked with the pork busters coalition and created a seven point criteria for determining what would be an earmark or porkbarrel project in the appropriations bill. This year, we have had 15. 9 billion which is up by almost 4 from the prior year. This is going on, by the way, even what Congress Claims is an earmark moratorium. Before we get into what you found,