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like to welcome you to today s discussion about free speech issues on campus. i will give a very brief introduction before introducing my colleagues. i will then ask them some questions and throw it open to you. there are microphones on both aisles for that. first of all, just a few introductory remarks about free speech on campus. first of all, it is not new. it has gotten some more attention this year than in many years in the past, but there are fairly constantly debate over controversial speakers and whatnot, and i think that context has been missing sometimes. likewise for reasons that are somewhat hard to predict, the press jumped on some incidents much more than others. and so as you look at these issues as they come up, that s important to remember. i also think it s very important to remember that when you re talking about controversial speakers on campus, most of them speak relatively without incident. even some of the speakers that will be talked about today ....
center in norfolk, virginia on american history tv on c-span3. a college student from the university of california tried to help organize an event with conservative commentator ann coulter on campus. he talked about his experience. this was a part of the panel on free speech. it runs a little over an hour. scott: good morning, i would like to welcome you to today s discussion about free speech issues on campus. i will give a very brief introduction before introducing my colleagues. i will then ask them some questions and throw it open to you. there are microphones on both aisles for that. first of all, just a few introductory remarks about free speech on campus. first of all, it is not new. it has gotten some more attention this year than in many years in the past, but there are fairly constantly debate over controversial speakers and whatnot, and i think that context has been missing sometimes. likewise for reasons that are somewhat hard to predict, the press jumped ....
scott: good morning, i would like to welcome you to today s discussion about free speech issues on campus. i will give a very brief introduction before introducing my colleagues. i will then ask them some questions and throw it open to you. there are microphones on both aisles for that. first of all, just a few introductory remarks about free speech on campus. first of all, it is not new. it has gotten some more attention this year than in many years in the past, but there are fairly constantly debate over controversial speakers and whatnot, and i think that context has been missing sometimes. likewise for reasons that are somewhat hard to predict, the press jumped on some incidents much more than others. and so as you look at these issues as they come up, that s important to remember. i also think it s very important to remember that when you re talking about controversial speakers on campus, most of them speak relatively without incident. even some of the speakers tha ....
this out. if you support the vote tomorrow, the following are some of the specific consequences that could follow, in many cases would follow. first, it is a vote that would open debate on bills that would undermine protections for people with preexisting conditions. this could happen in one of two ways. this vote could open debate on the potential cruz amendment, which would allow insurance companies, as long as they offer a.c.a. compliant plans on the exchanges, to also sell barebones, skimpy plans outside of the exchanges with almost no consumer protections. under this amendment, insurers would be able to deny coverage and charge higher rates to women, older adults, and individuals with preexisting conditions. to my republican leakers do you know someone who s pregnant to my republican colleagues, do you know someone who is pregnant? ho do yodo you know someone whos diabetes, asthma, depression, cancer, multiple sclerosis, substance use disorders, arthritis, dement ....
republicans and the majorityir about their effort to rip apart our health care system and jeopardize the protections for people with pre-existinghrow of millions of people off of their this now, it is deeply troubling ates this point that we have less exd than 24 hours to the expected vote come we don t even know which version of repeal republicans hope to pass. the do republican support the better care reconciliation act, a bill that according to the congressional budget office would cause 22 million more americans to become uninsured, which would drive up health care costs and dismantle the medicaid program. do they support the ted cruz amendment which would bring back junk insurance plans that offer virtually no protection and drive up out-of-pocket costs for vital services? or will they rally behind their backup option, a plan to repeal the affordable care act and replace it with nothing? that s nothing. an approach that would add 32 million more americans to the ra ....