and 9:00 a.m., u.s. news & world n discusses the federal commission on school safety s report and what it means for school discipline across the u.s. host: as the year wraps up, so does the tenure of house speaker paul ryan. he will give his farewell address today at 1:00 this afternoon. you can see that on c-span 3 and c-span.org and listen on c-span radio. this is the washington journal for december 19, do two days before a scheduled government shutdown. backing away from the demand for $5 billion for a border wall and other security. what do you think of this move by the white house and what does it say about the larger issue of border security? here is how you can let us know. for republicans, 202-748-8001. democrats, 202-748-8000. independents, 202-748-8002. you can post on our twitter feed @cspanwj and also on our facebook page facebook.com/cspan . damien paletta in the washington post highlights a new tact by the trump administration for the funding of the wall
we are delighted to have hhs secretary and mr. carson. we are gathered to announce the new federal led action plan lead action plan and lay out our roadmap to address lead exposure nationwide. the most fundamental responsibility of government is to protect the people, especially the most vulnerable among us. is a calamity that disproportionately harms children and low income communities. all americans, regardless of their age, rage race, income, or home address deserve an opportunity to live in state and safe and healthy environments. that is why president trump and this administration are committed to tackling this problem head-on. at epa, we are combating lead on all fronts. in homes, schools, consumer products, and drinking water. we are updating the lead rule for the first time in over two decades. we are strengthening the dust lead hazard standards and using our grants and financing programs to help communities replace lead pipes and upgrade water infrastructure. w
thank you for joining us. ms. gee, could you briefly recount what the texas judge said about the affordable care act and your thinking on the judgment? guest: last friday, the entire aca was ruled unconstitutional because in 2017, congress passed a tax bill that included a provision that the aca individual mandate would be reduced to zero. this essentially took the heart out of the mandate. no other legislation was passed other than that in the tax bill. because of this thing that congressman pointed, the judge decided that renders the aca unconstitutional. this is a judgment in a case brought by the plaintiff that numerous scholars on the right and left have called absurd. guest: for context, go back to early days. 2008, 2010 era of the aca debates. remember this idea of the three legged stool. the aca had the three pillars, the mandate, without the pillars, the stool falls over. that is the concept behind the case. as emily says, i do not know i have heard anyone showing su
I hope Minnesotans read about the testimony of UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty at the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance Wednesday. It’s an eye-opener about the corporate practices of our Eden Prairie health insurance/big data/whatever behemoth. Witty was on the receiving end of scathing comments from a bipartisan group of senators — and justifiably so. […] The post Senators are right to scrutinize UnitedHealth, Minnesota’s most powerful company appeared first on Minnesota Reformer.
Pittsburgh is challenging the tax-exempt status of more than 100 properties as part of its review of sites exempted from property taxes, Mayor Ed Gainey said Wednesday. Sixty-one properties — more than half of the 104 properties the city will challenge this year — are owned by UPMC. Also included