Debate in cleveland. The phone numbers are on the screen. If you would like to dial in and make a comment. 202 is the area code. 7488920. If you support President Trump. For President Biden, 7488921. And if you are undecided or are supporting someone else, 2027488922. If you cannot get through on the tone lines and still want make a comment, we would love to hear from you via text. Please include your first name and the city you are texting from. 2027488903. S tonights debate kicked off a week of campaigning for Vice President biden and for President Trump. Vice President Biden will be on a train tour of ohio and pennsylvania and thursday at 7 00 p. M. Eastern time, he will be giving remarks at the annual dinner hosted virtually by the archdiocese of new york. That will be on cspan, as will President Trumps remarks at the l smith dinner thursday night at 7 00 p. M. And tomorrow, the president will be live on cspan at 9 00 p. M. Eastern time for a rally in duluth, minnesota. Greta brawn
We also take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning and welcome to washington journal. The New York Times is reporting that President Donald Trump paid 750 dollars in federal income taxes year he won the presidency and another 750 the first year of his presidency. The president is still refusing to make his taxes public, as is tradition for those running for the nations highest office. The president has called the story fake news. We want to know what you think about it. The question of the day is the New York Times story saying 750 int trump paid federal taxes in 2016 and 2017. Democrats 202 7488000. Republicans 202 7488001. 202 7488002. And you can always text us at 202 7488003. And we are always reading on social media on twitter at cspan wj and on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. The story of the day comes from the New York Times. The story saying that President Trump has paid only 750 dollars in federal i
Over republican concerns which is expected on the house floor later. Ms. Pelosi good morning. St. Patricks day. We have the Prime Minister of ireland here for our traditional lunch in the capitol. In the meantime, the day job always goes on and today we are continuing our conversation with the administration on legislation that puts Families First. We are very proud of the work that the congress did last week with 8. 3 billion legislation to meet the needs of social and Health Services organizations, state and local government, testing, all the rest of that. Testing, testing, testing, so very important so we can have an idea of the size of the challenge but also that we can meet the needs of those who test positive. Today we will bring today, well bring to the floor our Families First legislation, which is what we talked about as soon as we finished the appropriations bill. Listening to our constituents, listening to health care professionals, listening to governors, mayors, etc. Famil
Selfquarantine themselves or canceling events and closing campuses. Because whether or not youre infected or know someone who is infected or have been in contact with an infected person, this is going to require a national response. Not just from our elected leaders or our Public Health officials, but from all of us. We must, all of us, follow the guidelines of the Health Officials and take appropriate protections to protect ourselves and, and critically to protect others, especially those who are most at risk from this disease. Its going to mean making radical changes in our personal behaviors. More frequent and more thorough hand washing. Staying home from work if youre ill. But also all during the deeply engraged habits in our country like handshakes and hugs. Thats why earlier this week on the recommendation of officials, my campaign canceled Election Night rallies that wed planned to hold in cleveland, ohio. Were also reimagining the format for largecrowd events we had planned in
Effect of thec coronavirus. Well take your calls and you can join on facebook and twitter. Is next. State, and local response to the covid19 coronavirus ramped up over the weekend. Last night, the two leading president ial candidates faced off in a debate dominated by of the virus. We will spend the first 90 minutes, hour and a half talking about those developments, the response to the coronavirus, your thoughts on what you are theing and reaction to debate between joe biden and walk Bernie Sanders. Lines for democrat, 2027488000. Epublican, 2027488001 independents and others, 2027488002. Texts as well, 2027488003. Tell us your name and where you are texting from. On twitter we are cspanwj and it is facebook. Com cspan. Copingted in how you are with the restrictions and the measures in place or coming in place across the country and states. We will have to hear your thoughts on that and about the debate last night, what you hear from the candidates in particular on coronavirus and othe