Briefed on these developments at his resort in West Palm Beach, florida. And we begin with the visit to maralago and the cost to you, the american taxpayer on this sunday, april 16. Our phone lines are open. Here are the numbers. Dd host good sunday morning. Thanks for being with us. These were the headlines on north korea. There was another Missile Launch one day after the massive parade that took place and the launch failed just a few seconds after its initial launch. Well have details as we focus later on the program on the developments in north korea. But we want to begin with Newsweek Magazine, among the publications this weekend, again, reporting on the travel costs that the president and first lady are incurring as they head down to West Palm Beach florida. Newsweek magazine writes the following, the trumps are set to become the most expensive first family in history if they dont immediately begin reducing their lavish spending habits and frequent trips across the globe. And tax
Belongs. And third, it fixes the constitutional due process issue by removing the hearing from the v. A. To the judicial system. And the last thing i will note is something that i wholeheartedly agree with senator durbin on. He said yesterday quote we need to find a reasonable way to identify those suffering from serious Mental Illness who would be a danger to themselves or families and others and to sort out those that dont fit in that category. Well, senator durbin, i have made clear my amendment does exactly that. Thats why, then, are the democrats refusing to fix this problem if they admit the problem exists. This is an outrage. We all know that veterans are being treated unfairly. My amendment fixes the problem, yet democrats object. What is dangerous is that democrats are allowing veterans to be subjected to a process that casts their Second Amendment rights aside. All of this smells of hypocrisy. For months the democrats and their allies have been attacking me and the republican
The presiding officer does any senator wish to vote or change their vote . If not, on the schumer amendment number 3483, it is not agreed to. 42 aye, 54 nay. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from ohio. Mr. Portman mr. President , i rise today to urge my colleagues in the house of representatives to pass the legislation we passed here in the senate a few weeks ago called the comprehensive addiction and recovery act, or cara. We passed it on march 10. That was 27 days ago, almost a month. Every day we lose about 120 americans, they say, to drug overdoses. That means during that time period, those 27 days, weve lost about 3,240 additional americans who we represent to Substance Abuse and death from heroin and Prescription Drug overdoses. Since 2007, drug overdoses have killed more people in ohio than any other cause of accidental death, surpassing car accidents. Its probably true nationally now as well. Addiction is treatable, but nine out of ten people who need
Showers, with even a light accumulation in the great north woods and northern part of the White Mountains. While Southern New Hampshire will top off in the low 50s. Certainly cooler than today, but believe it or not it turns even colder before the weekend is over. More on that straight ahead. Jean new developments tonight in the search for a missing hiker. Authorities have found a body in the gale river in bethlehem that looks like the woman theyve been searching for. Claire marie cocuzzo was last seen september 29 but wasnt reported missing until wednesday. As Heather Hamel reports, search crews spent the past two days looking for her until they made a grim discovery earlier today. Reporter searchers are only on the ground for three hours before they found a body it on the banks of a river. The medical examiner was taken into the mountains by atv, this cocuzzo reported her missing. The 64yearold Massachusetts Woman takes an annual hike in the White Mountains, her family thought she wa
The summit 11 00 a. M. Eastern time. Well begin with your thoughts on u. S. Russian relations. Are we in a new cold war . President obama was asked that question. He said no. But where do you think this is all headed . Join the conversation on twitter or facebook. Com cspan. You can email us also. A reporter last week after president barack obama made the announcement of another round of sanctions against russia had the question whether or not this is a new cold war. Heres what the president had to say. No, its not a new cold war. It is a very specific issue related to russias unwillingness to recognize that ukraine can chart its own path. And i think that if you listen to petro poroschenko, they have said they seek good relations with russia. What they cant accept is russia arming separatists who are carrying out terribly destructive activities inside of ukraine, thereby undermining the ability of ukraine to govern itself peacefully. Thats something that no country should have to acce