committee is holding a hearing on the implications of the supreme court overturning roe v. wade. this is live coverage, here on c-span three. if you like to submit materials, please send them to the email addresses previously distributed to your offices. we will circulate the material to members and staff as quickly as we can. before we start, i would like to warn the members that because we have full 12:30, i will have a tight gavel, five minutes on the dye. i will now recognize myself in an opening statement. what is the meaning of freedom in america in 2022? this is the question that we as a society must confront today in the wake of the supreme court is appalling decision in dobbs versus jackson women s health organization, which eviscerated the constitutional right to abortion, and laid the groundwork for a radical reshaping of our fundamental liberties. as we reckon with the consequences of this decision for women s health and individual liberty, we must also consider w
Stated at the pentagon, and that was to degrade syrias chemical weapon ability. It all started 9 00 eastern time with about a fiveminute address by president obama. Heres a portion of that. The purpose of our actions tonight is to establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread, and use of chemical weapons. Establishing this deterrent is a Vital National security interest of the United States. The combined american, british, and french response to these atrocities will integrate all instruments of our National Power military, economic, and diplomatic. We are prepared to sustain this response until the Syrian Regime stops its use of prohibited chemical agents. Well, i got one mistake on the board already, and the night is young. Obviously that was President Donald Trump after a twoterm president , its always a hard habit to break. I apologize for mislabeling that. As i said, President Trump spoke for about five minutes from the white house tonight. There was something of a d
Around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the siutation room. This is cnn breaking news. Were following breaking news on former trump fixer, Michael Cohen, ordered to serve three years in prison for multiple crimes including crimes he says he committed on behalf of the president of the United States. Cohen telling the court he felt the need to coverup for mr. Trumps, quote, dirty deeds. Cohen says he will continue to cooperate with prosecutors as the russia probe moves closer and closer to the president , his business and his family. Also tonight, we are told mr. Trump is seething, railing against cohen in private conversations and calling him a liar. Ill get reaction from democratic senator bob menendez, and our correspondents and analysts are standing by. First, lets go to our National Political correspondent, m. J. Lee. M. J. , no one who has been punished in the russia probe so far is as close to the president as Michael Cohen. Thats right, wolf. And the threeyear prison sentence