From the Justice Department regarding what has transpired in terms of their examination of what the appropriate measures are to be taken by Police Officers and whether Civil Liberties are being properly protected and that would certainly provide the committee doing further work on this. In the meantime we can study this and i personally continue to believe and i think most members believe our Police Officers do very important work to protect our citizens from crime, keeping this safety as well but they must do it with respect liberties of all americans that are provided for in our bill of rights. We are watching this closely and there may, in opportunity based upon some specific report or other ideas or recommendations that could be the subject of a hearing but mild no decisions on that. On the marketplace discussion floating around this week what changes compared to the Senate Version last year do you feel will help convince leadership to bring this to the floor . First of all we held
Together i am proud to look back and all the b have achieved with new jobs in the response of the balanced budget and smart reform to testing with a stronger mentalhealth system a greater equality of opportunity all across the commonwealth weve made great progress together but serious challenges remain i have every confidence we can beat them but only if we Work Together and though the if we start today division i have shared with you tonight it does not originate from confrontation or partisanship but job creation and originates from the place that i know all live you share to put virginia on the path of sustained longterm growth so all of our children and your child in every child can have the same opportunity to succeed that we have had. So as the Committee Meetings and hearings begin in the bills start to fly a want to thank each and every member of the General Assembly for your leadership your service to virginia and the genuine kindness and respect that you have extended to my fa
Compromise. If youre being disrespected, its because of the attitude. Put your tail between your legs, go back up on the hill and do your work. Nobody gets 100 of what they want. I am happy to have negotiations with Speaker Boehner. A very good friday afternoon to you, and we close out the week with thousands of American Workers on furlough. Air force one stationary. The president cancelling his planned trip to asia. And the prospect of a financial catastrophe in the form of the debt ceiling deadline. And earlier today, House Speaker john boehner appeared ready to crack under the pressure. This isnt some damn game. The American People dont want their government shut down and neither do i. He says that, but we all know that if the speaker wanted to end the shutdown, all he has to do is to put a clean bill on the floor and it will pass. The president will sign it, and were open for business. But the speakers remarks are part of the gops laserfocus on an anonymous white house official quo
With the approach of halloween, the season of ghosts, spooks and pranks is upon us. Among them, the Republican Party line on the Affordable Care act and its impact on jobs and Economic Growth. And in case you need a recap, heres senator marco rubio earlier today. Obviously, i believe it should be repealed and replaced. But one of the most fundamental powers and responsibilities of members of congress is to fund things or not fund things. And i certainly dont believe we should be funding an Insurance Law thats going to do so much harm to the American Dream and to the american economy. Yes, that was the grand rationale that led to the Great American Government Shutdown of 2013. You know, the one that cost the nation 24 billion in lost economic productivity. And, by the way, some people think it was done brilliantly. The shutdown was so magnificent, run beautifully. Im so proud of these republicans. And that is because they have branded the Republican Party as the anti obama care party. Y
Thats the ed show. Politicsnation with reverend al sharpton starts right now. Good evening, rev. Good evening, ed, and thanks to you for tuning in. Tonights lead, gop roadblocks to Immigration Reform. Republicans have refused to fix our broken immigration system for years. And president obamas done waiting. Im going to do what i can do, through executive action. Its not going to be everything that needs to get done. And it will take time to put that in place. And in it the interim, the minute they pass a bill that addresses the problems with Immigration Reform, i will sign it and it supercedes whatever actions i take, and im encouraging them to do so. If congress decides to take action, great, but the president s going to do what he can on his own. And thats got republicans so mad, theyre going after our
next attorney general. This weekend president obama nominated federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch to succeed eric holder as attorney general. And just hours later, senators ted cruz and m