Cspan. Ok. Com first, jeremy herb with the hill was quoted joining us on the phone. What did they get out of this . What did the two sides agree to . Some 63 billion dollars in sequester savings over the next two years. Have for defense and half for discretionary. The numbers right in between where the house and the senate each wanted. They picked a number right between the two. When it comes to sequester, the automatic spending cuts that were agreed to under the budget control act of 2011, how do they deal with it . 63 billion is restored. What does that mean . There are still some sequestration that happens. How much and when . Back somey will give of the sequester cuts, but still not all the way there. The pentagon, for instance, they will reduce sequester by 22 billion next year. That would have meant that the budget level that they are at this year would have been cut by an additional 22 billion. Is still 30 billion lower than the budget proposed by the pentagon and by the house a
Billion of american taxpayer money for something, airplanes, supplies, support equipment, trucks, unspecified, unknown to be used by one of the most corrupt governments excuse me, the most corrupt government in the world. 2. 6 billion of american taxpayer money for something not specified, to be used somewhere, somehow, i suspect more likely in some bank account in bahrain. What are we doing . What justification is there for 2. 6 billion of additional expenditure for the Afghan National army . Have we lost our minds . No. We are just going to lose our money. What is going on here . What are we doing . What is this all about . This money should never be spent for some unspecified purpose. We take our department of defense and we hold them to a very tight account. We dont let them spend money without a contract, without reviews by the Inspector General, reviews by our committee. But heres 2. 6 billion unspecified. Oh, mr. Car decide, use it wisely. Cars eyed, use it wisely. I reserve the
And new jersey specifically has instituted a curfew with only essential travel permitted from 5 00 in the evening to 8 00 in the morning. And it is possible many more states will follow suit as sources say the Trump Administration is actively discussing strongly recommending all states establish a curfew, all of this is in an effort to stop the march of the coronavirus across the United States. Quick numbers for you, right now, more than 3800 people in the United States are infected with 68 deaths and at least one case in every single state except west virginia. Just in to cnn now, President Trump is now calling on governors to try to secure additional medical equipment on their own, not to wait for the federal government to intervene. Straight to Kaitlan Collin at the white house for that. Kaitlan, why is he saying that . Reporter so they had this call, the president and all the governors on this telecall and one thing that he did say, according to someone who is familiar with that ca
That will give money to the national guard, strengthen the border. Theyll change the 2008 Human Trafficking law so it makes children from Central America easier to deport, not giving them the due process aforforded under that law. Number two, though, is fascinating. This is something that got a lot of attention. Daca, which the president moved forward in 2012, which allowed dreamers here to stay in the United States, the house is going to vote to withhold federal funding of daca. On top of that, try and limit the president s ability to deal with executive actions on anything pertaining to immigration and illegals. The language is still being crafted as we speak. Theyve not gone to the rules committee. This has not been moved forward yet to the house floor. The clock is ticking. They said theyre going to stay here until they get it done. They all want to go home and start their recess. So well see. But the big news is that theyre going to take a vote on daca, krystal, which one democrat
Operation. Its about union busting. I think things are going to work out just fine. Good to have you with us tonight. Thanks for watching. We start with breaking news at this hour. Were waiting for the president of the United States to begin his News Conference following the conclusion of the United States africa summit. Expected to cover a wide range of topics including u. S. Companies investing billions of dollars in africa. When the president steps to the podium, the briefing room, we will bring his remarks to you live here. First, we start with the republican attack on labor. Republicans are not giving up on their crusade for labor rights for working americans. One now promising a fallout a sa assault on the board. This is just the latest pange i the radical playbook. Cutting assistance to low income families. Earlier we saw a conservative Supreme Court rule Government Employees cant be required to join unions. We see scott walker passing radical antiunion laws. 24 states have now