Rep. Yarmuth good to be with you. Joining us in the questioning is cristina marcos, who covers capitol hill. And the correspondent covering capitol hill for the wall street journal. Let me begin with the results yesterday in new orleans. In which john bel edwards, the democrat, winning with 51 of the vote. This is a state that donald trump won by 20 Percentage Points in 2016. He campaigned there in three separate occasions. It follows the election in your home state where andy beshear defeated the republican incumbent in kentucky. What does this tell you7 rep. Yarmuth well, it tells me that President Trumps endorsement does not mean a holland. I think there were probably extraneous factors in both cases. I know in louisiana a lot of former convicts had their Voting Rights restored recently. That could have played a role. In kentucky, we had a very unpopular governor, matt bevin, who has tried to undermine the Affordable Care act here, which would have taken Health Insurance away from 9
I hope we get to that agreement soon where whoever it is on your side that is going to be the point person that is authorized to get a deal can sit down with the senate and stay until they get that deal. I know there are other things going on over here. The impeachment infatuation and what it has taken away from i hope it has not taken away from the ability to get this agreement. This week the house and senate have to pass a temporary spending bill that would fund the government through december 20. The measure would need to be approved by the house and senate , then be signed by the president to avoid a possible shutdown. Current funding expires at midnight on thursday. Congress is back in session monday. Watch the house live on cspan and the senate live on cspan2. House Intelligence Committee chairman adam schiff released procedures for the committees first public impeachment inquiry hearing. Chairmanship outlined threequel chairmanship outlined 3 hiff outlined three questions. Did P
It follows the election in your home state where andy beshear defeated the republican incumbent in kentucky. What does this tell you7 rep. Yarmuth well, it tells me that President Trumps endorsement does not mean a holland. I think there were probably extraneous factors in both cases. I know in louisiana a lot of former convicts had their Voting Rights restored recently. That could have played a role. In kentucky, we had a very ,npopular governor, matt bevin who has tried to undermine the Affordable Care act here, which would have taken Health Insurance away from 95,000 people. He attacked teachers. He was quite a controversial figure. But basically, President Trump came the day before the election to kentucky. It did not do any good for matt bevin, and it looks like the same in louisiana. It is a good sign for states like ours, in which demographics are beginning to play a different role. An exit poll taken here after the election had andy beshear winning 62 to 34 among voters under 4
Health care. Reaction to wednesdays first public impeachment inquiry hearing. Washington journal is next. Is next. [video clip] is this what americans should now expect from their president . If this is not impeachable conduct, what is . Would not be surprised to see all the typical signs that this is a carefully orchestrated media Smear Campaign. Host and with that, day 1 of the house impeachment in korea began. House democrats led by adam schiff laying out the criteria to remove President Trump. Nunesicans and devin calling the entire process a sham. The next round of hearings continuing tomorrow morning and for the next three hours, how the story is playing out in the news, editorial pages, and social media. We will have highlights and your calls and comments and reaction. For democrats, 2027488000. For republicans, 2027488001. If you are an independent, 2027488002. Send us a text message, be sure to tell us your first name and where you are texting from at 2027488003. Join us on fa
Am the director of programs exhibitions and Community Partnerships for the massachusetts historical society, and im happy to welcome you to this evenings program. This is our second inperson Program Since march of 2020. Tonight well hear about one of the most consequential battles in american diplomatic history the struggle between president Woodrow Wilson and Senate Majority leader Henry Cabot Lodge over the league of nations our speaker this evening is patricia otoole. Im inso tool is a former professor in the school of arts at columbia university. She is a fellow of the society of american historians and a member of the president ial historial Historical Commission at the New York Historical society. She has published five books including biographies of Theodore Roosevelt and henry adams the second of which was a final for the Pulitzer Prize the National Book critic circle award in the Los Angeles Times book tonight. Shell be speaking on her most recent book, which is the moralist W