yes, i absolutely do. to say it s not hostilities when you re spending upwards of a billion dollars, when you re doing extensive bombing, literally trying to take out gadhafi,0tm are hostilities and the war powers act is about congressional authority and whether the decision about committing our men and women and our money to hostilities is going to be a decision made by congress. and finally, congressman, i want to ask you. this low number seems like a political move and not a strategic move. well, that is exactly right, ed. this strategic question is do we double down or continue on this policy of nation building. that s the question and what we have to watch for in the president s announcement. congressman peter welch of vermont and also filmmaker robert greenwald, great to have you with us tonight. thank you. wisconsin governor scott walker has already shown us he doesn t care what the people say. now he s getting ready to cut state health programs without hearing from
you ve been shutting people down. it is improper for you to move forward while this is a violation of the openç meeting law. you re not allowing amendments and that is wrong. mr. chairman, this is a violation of law. this is not just a rule. it is the law. we re adjourned. mr. chairman, this is a violation of the open meetings law. so nothing has changed. governor walker and republican lawmakers don t want to hear from the people but walker sure likes hearing the sound of his own voice. he cohosted squawk box on cnbc this morning for a full two hours. don t worry, governor. you ll have plenty of time to host tv shows after the voters of wisconsin boot you the hell out of office. coming up another victory for big business. another blow to the american worker. the fallout continues over the supreme court s decision to side with walmart. last year with your help the
this. bottom line here just when you think it might be getting a little better in wisconsin, it s getting worse. last week the state legislature gave walker the power to cut wisconsin s medicaid program by nearly $500 million. picking on the poor folks again and the elderly. the program and related services cover roughly 1 million people in need in the state of wisconsin. republican lawmakers not only turned all budget power over to walker. they also eliminated a requirement that the state hold public hearings on any cuts to health programs. remember, this legislature loves to do walker s bidding by silencing those who oppose him. so they have no say in it. just ask democratic state congressman peter barka. he was ignored when he tried to enforce the state s open meetings laws during the passage of the governor s union busting bill. this is clearly a violation of the open meetings law.
getting worse. last week the state legislature gave walker the power to cut wisconsin s medicaid program by nearly $500 million. picking on the poor folks again and the elderly. the program and related services cover roughly 1 million people in need in the state of wisconsin. republican lawmakers not only turned all budget power over to walker. they also eliminated a requirement that the state hold public hearings on any cuts to health programs. remember, this legislature loves to do walker s bidding by silencing those who oppose him. so they have no say in it. just ask democratic state congressman peter barka. he was ignored when he tried to enforce the state s open meetings laws during the passage of the governor s union busting bill. this is clearly a violation of the open meetings law. you ve been shutting people down. it is improper for you to move forward while this is a
violation of the open meetings law. you re not allowing amendments and that is wrong. mr. chairman, this is a violation of law. this is not just a rule. it is the law. we re adjourned. mr. chairman, this is a violation of the open meetings law. so nothing has changed. governor walker and republican lawmakers don t want to hear from the people but walker sure likes hearing the sound of his own voice. he cohosted squawk box on cnbc this morning for a full two hours. don t worry, governor. you ll have plenty of time to host tv shows after the voters of wisconsin boot you the hell out of office. coming up another victory for big business. another blow to the american worker. the fallout continues over the supreme court s decision to side with walmart. last year with your help the national association of free clinics helped thousands of americans get the care they