Your number is going to be 202 7488002. And if you are in american gun owner but not part of the nra, you should be part of this conversation, as well. Your number is going to be 202 7488003. Keep in mind, you can also text us your opinion at 202 7488003 and we are always reading on social media on ontter at cspanwj, and facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Once again this week, new york state announced a major lawsuit against the National Rifle association, accusing them of corruption and misspending of the organizations funds. Here is a bit of the story from the New York Times. New York Attorney general has issued an existential threat to the National Rifle association on thursday, arguing in a lawsuit that years of runaway corruption and misspending demanded a dissolution of the nations most powerful gun rights lobby. While the legal confrontation could take years to play out, it constitutes another deep blow to an organization whose legendary medical clout has been diminished by infigh
Have live members of congress who will speak. I thank you for joining us. We have another halfdozen senators and representatives with record remark we will play once we are done. This is the 20 eighth edition of the congressional pics and follows two days after the Congressional Budget Office, and 854 billion, the record was 234 billion in the 864 billion would be the sixthlargest annual deficit. Since the supposedly earmarked moratorium, members of congress have set a record for the amount of spending according to citizens against government waste cry to which we develop back in 1991 with the bipartisan congressional pork busters coalition. The amount spent was 15. 9 billion, a 3. 0 increase in fiscal year 2019. The numbers may adopt a little bit from 282, two to extend for, decrease of 2. 8 . Since this league in 1991, cagw has identified 111,417 earmarks costing taxpayers 375. 7 billion so yes, those little projects due at up over time. The increase in porkbarrel spending occurred b
Freemarket economics in judeochristian principles. During this session several members of the House Freedom caucus discussed u. S. China relations and how it impacts their districts. Welcome back to the center. We had an actionpacked day. You are about ready to see the best of the best. These are the heroes in congress from Freedom Caucus and the conservative caucus. My good friends up in d. C. Still fighting the fight, that we are still china today and on going to go one by one. We have three panels of four u. S. Congressman so we are honored to have all of you here today, and lets just start off with brian babin from texas, and bryant, im going to leadoff with the other brothers from congress who can do this in the back room, hello, brothers back there, and sisters. I can hear you in the back room. They are all my friends. Con babbitt, want to ask you all kinds of first hurdle is upon which anything else depends is the sense of how did china send us this virus . Was it intentional in
20,uant to clause 8 of rule the Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the california, ms. Lofgren, to suspend the rules resolution, the h. R. 756, as amended. On which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title. The clerk House Resolution 756, resolution implementing the the mendations adopted by select committee on the modernization of congress. The speaker pro tempore the uestion is will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 394, the nays are 13. 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended
Democratic representative Suzanne Bonamici, who has coronavirus cases in her state discusses the outbreak. Discusses response to the outbreak. Host good morning. This is the washington journal for march 4. Joe biden enjoyed victory in nine states yesterday. Bernie sanders emerged with victories in 4 states, including the delegate rich state in california. Congress. Tinuing in Vice President pence will speak on capitol hill today about the response and the Coronavirus Task force holds a briefing this afternoon. You can give your impressions on the conclusion of super tuesday or the federal response to u. S. Coronavirus. You can do so at 2027488000 for democrats. 2027488001 for republicans. And independents, 2027488002. Ou can text us at 2027488003. Weet us at cspanwj and our Facebook Page, you can post in at facebook. Com cspan. There is a lot of information coming in after the results of super tuesday and here to help us throughout the three hours this morning is john mcardle. Start in