Heres a portion of his confirmation hearing from january. The attorney general of the United States is of course, the nations chief Law Enforcement officer. He or she is not the president s theer, no rr is he president s wingmen, as the attorney general described himself. Rather, he or she has an independent obligation to the constitution and to the American People. I know you care deeply about this foundational principle. So, i am going to ask you a question. I have heard you ask other nominees for attorney general. Occasionally he will be called upon to offer an opinion to the president who appointed you. You will have to tell him, yes or no. And sometimes, president s dont like to be told no. So, i would like to know, will you be able to stand up and say no to the president of the United States if in your judgment, the law and your duty demands it . I ask that because i know you work very hard for the president elect. Mr. Chairman, i understand the importance of your question. I und
Heres a portion of his confirmation hearing from january. The attorney general of the United States is of course, the nations chief Law Enforcement officer. He or she is not the president s theer, no rr is he president s wingmen, as the attorney general described himself. Rather, he or she has an independent obligation to the constitution and to the American People. I know you care deeply about this foundational principle. So, i am going to ask you a question. I have heard you ask other nominees for attorney general. Occasionally he will be called upon to offer an opinion to the president who appointed you. You will have to tell him, yes or no. And sometimes, president s dont like to be told no. So, i would like to know, will you be able to stand up and say no to the president of the United States if in your judgment, the law and your duty demands it . I ask that because i know you work very hard for the president elect. Mr. Chairman, i understand the importance of your question. I und
Including the New Hampshire senate race. They are seeing record amounts of spending this year. That brings us to todays question. Do political ads sway your vote . If they definitely do call 202 7488000. If you were somewhat swayed by political ads, call 202 7488001. If you are not sway at all, call 202 7488002. You can also reach us on social media, on twitter cspanwj, or on facebook. The political ad wars are underway in the president ial race. Nbc reports clinton is maintaining over donald trump in ad spending. Trump and his allies are spending more and more over airwaves, but the amount is not enough to overcome Hillary Clintons four to one ad spending advantage. Through this week the Clinton Campaign has spent 113 million on ads versus 27 million for the Trump Campaign. Those ads are currently on the airwaves. Im sure many of you have seen them. Lets take a look at some of the ads we have seen. This one from priorities usa, a proclinton super pac called his words. [video clip] pri
Ties. Fox 29 spoke to his grandfather tonight about his familys devastating loss. Good evening thanks for joining us. 19 year old quinn lucas shanks man the only american aboard the plane. His grandfather is visiting relatives in south jersey. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson talk with him tonight. Shawnette. The family as you can imagine is hurting to night. The victims grand fat held back tears when i spoke with him he still cannot believe the same tragedy he learn of on the news also claimed grandsons life. As a grand parent you just hope 91 of your children or the grandchildren go before you. And now it has happen. This is the first time its happened in our family. Reporter ronald is tearful and heart broken after learning his family is one of many tragically touched by the downed Malaysian Airline jet in ukraine thursday. His 19 year old grandson quinn was killed in the only american on board. Enormous. He didnt understand it. Its so useless. Its so senseless what happened. Reporter he go
And job growth go hand in hand and ive seen it in my own experience. And so i want to begin today with a statement of the obvious. That the United States faces a massive infrastructure deficit. And if this deficit is not addressed, it will stunt the recovery weve begun and cripple our economy. Now, i dont want to tell the people in the room how big this infrastructure deficit is. Youre moving goods around america all the time and the people that work in your businesses need efficient ways to get to work. But imagine how much harder that task is becoming. When as a nation we have 100,000 bridges old enough to collect medicare. When weve fallen 20 spots, according to the economic forum, 20 spots over the last 10 years when it comes to the quality of our infrastructure, putting us just behind barbados, a country that has just one airport. It becomes more difficult when we hear the American Society of Civil Engineers point out that without investment, deficiencies in our nations infrastruc