Congress recess. Reflects tight time line mcconnell faces to hold a vote in july and the pressure he under to change the bill to garner enough support to pass it. Talk about that this morning or other Public Policy issue. 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. 2027488002. Llen is up first, east lake, ohio, independent. Good morning. Caller good morning. My only comment is that and im certainly by no means actuarial analyst, but if the this medical perplexity situation in the u. S. S so dire and remember, from the information i get from the news was that, this is not omeing from my studies, but average wage in the u. S. Is 26. 19 an hour, half of us are below and half above. Take out your taxes, figure you bringing home 22 an hour if you are lucky, how do you afford medical care . It is that dire, should we onsider a National Medical sales tax of some kind . I think that is silly, im sure they thought about that. Situation is that dire, what is, is there is that a logical alternative . The
Protesters. We will get response from whorend dr. William barber led a protest of hundreds on monday in the capital and with democratic commerce member Luis Gutierrez. Let me tell you where i will not be on inauguration day. I will not be here or outside at the ceremony. Event im going to is on generate 21st. The womens march on washington. Amy we will get response from president obamas farewell address in chicago tuesday night. Pres. Obama after my election there was talk of a Postracial America. In such a vision, however well intended, was never realistic. And often divisive force in our society. Amy we will speak with dr. William barber and congressman to tears about how white supremacist and convicted murderer dylann roof has received the Death Penalty for murdering nine black worshipers. We will talk about the push for president obama to grant clemency to Oscar Lopez Rivera. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im am
Senate, president elect donald Trump Nominee for attorney general republican senator Jeff Sessions, was to reap reputedly interrupted by protesters. We will get response from whorend dr. William barber led a protest of hundreds on monday in the capital and with democratic commerce member Luis Gutierrez. Let me tell you where i will not be on inauguration day. I will not be here or outside at the ceremony. Event im going to is on generate 21st. The womens march on washington. Amy we will get response from president obamas farewell address in chicago tuesday night. Pres. Obama after my election there was talk of a Postracial America. In such a vision, however well intended, was never realistic. And often divisive force in our society. Amy we will speak with dr. William barber and congressman to tears about how white supremacist and convicted murderer dylann roof has received the Death Penalty for murdering nine black worshipers. We will talk about the push for president obama to grant cl
Senate, president elect donald Trump Nominee for attorney general republican senator Jeff Sessions, was to reap reputedly interrupted by protesters. We will get response from whorend dr. William barber led a protest of hundreds on monday in the capital and with democratic commerce member Luis Gutierrez. Let me tell you where i will not be on inauguration day. I will not be here or outside at the ceremony. Event im going to is on generate 21st. The womens march on washington. Amy we will get response from president obamas farewell address in chicago tuesday night. Pres. Obama after my election there was talk of a Postracial America. In such a vision, however well intended, was never realistic. And often divisive force in our society. Amy we will speak with dr. William barber and congressman to tears about how white supremacist and convicted murderer dylann roof has received the Death Penalty for murdering nine black worshipers. We will talk about the push for president obama to grant cl
Your 25th lecture. I will try to do him justice in describing this pedal for room you have chosen for your 25th lecture. You have chosen a remarkably historic room. I have to think the offices of the Senate Curator and historian who prepare and test histories alone of all of our art and all of our rooms. Without them, this introduction would not be possible. Begin, in the early 1900s, the house and senate decided they had outgrown their space. They commissioned two architects them aw york to build house and Senate Office building. Thee buildings have become russell Senate Office building. They are mirror images of one another from about. Those two individuals were educated in paris and a part of that education brought this beautiful art that you see around this room. They took great care to design this room. They spent over a year finding this marble that came from south dover, new jersey. Which is very interesting. This was known as simply the caucus room. It was intended to be a room