Journal we speak with the hills reid wilson author on the coronavirus pandemic. Afterwards we discussed key campaign 2020 with cook political reports Jessica Taylor. Journal is next. Host good morning on this monday, may 18. States across the country are reopening economies and lifting restrictions on activities like going to parks, golfing, dining out, shopping, and going to the gym. This is happening while the u. S. Has seen over 1. 4 million cases and nearly 90,000 deaths. We want to talk to all of you about reopening where you live. Do you support or oppose the idea . If you support it . , 2027488000, if you are 2027488001. Ning, at can also text us 2027488003. New york times put together an interactive map that shows states that are reopening in blue on your screen. Those with regional openings are in yellow. Light blue means they are reopening soon. , solid yellow, i should say, are still shutdown. Regional openings have these lines through them a little difficult to see on your
Pandemic. Later, National Indian Health Board Chair on the affecting native American Communities. Morning, its thursday, april 9, 2020. Against the backdrop of another deadly day, turmoil across the country, political leaders in washington are headed for a showdown over hundreds of liens of dollars in new aid for Small Businesses. With the senate set to move forward with funding today we begin our program by hearing from Small Business owners and their employees. Let us know how your Small Business has been impacted by coronavirus. Small Business Owners, 202 7488000 is your number. Small business employees, 202 7488001. You can send us a text this morning, that number is 202 7488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from. Otherwise, catch up with us on social media, twitter or facebook. Good thursday morning to you, we are hearing from the 60 million americans that work at Small Businesses in this country and the more than 30 some businesses around the country. You
How much traction do you think it has on the campaign trail for Bernie Sanders and others you support medicare for all . I think what do viewers mean onby medicare for all . Theres a lot of different visions for that. Whats gaining traction is this idea that the Affordable Care act was the starting point having built on that. There are still people who do not have coverage. People have a lot of concerns about their outofpocket costs and whats the best way to build on daca. Medicare for all has been by sanders one of thee. Different proposals out there. I think its easy to kind of look at them into three different pieces. Bernie sanders, none more incremental plants. O where they stood on healthcare. At the time, they had 23 candidates. All of them are for the expansion of daca expanding Affordable Care act coverage. What do you see in terms of care for all and traction for that among the democrats . Where do you see potential stumbling blocks . The first is exactly the right point, one
For republicans. 2027488001 for democrats and independents, 2027488002. If you want to post on social media, you can do so at it or cspanwj and on our you can orso at twitter at cspanwj our facebook page, facebook. Com cspan. Some of the topics being discussed at those meetings. If you go to the website wglt. Com, a forum held by rodney davis. Infrastructure was one of the top issues. The representative from illinoiss 13th district is pushing for passage of the federal highway bill. About 80 of the construction project on the interstates that may back you up in traffic for a federal taxd for by dollars. We will reauthorize the highway bill, adding that he does not believe in a federal gas tax paying for infrastructure. The story says he was not not specific in proposing ways for. To pay for improvements going to new jersey, frank pallone, the democrat from that state addressing folks on an august 15 town hall meeting. Several discussions taking place during that forum adding it was in
Week ahead in washington three after that, Benjamin Friedman of defense priorities looks at the latest tensions between the u. S. And iran. Plus phone calls and tweets. Washington journal is next. Host morning. Its monday, july 22 and its going to be a busy week on capitol hill as members of the house and senate prepare for the august break spending and the debt ceiling front and center. A new defense secretary is on the way. Final work on the 9 11 Victims Compensation fund and of course the Robert Mueller hearings which happen wednesday. President trump meets for the first time with the new Prime Minister of pakistan. And there are many many more headlines over these past few days about the heated lyrical rhetoric here in washington and what it means for the future and the future of politics. In fact, one observer of the process writes that no president ial candidate can unite the country. That article got our attention so we are asking you this monday morning, can any of the presiden