Some time now putting on author events, like the one tonight, and id like to thank especially the gw staff for helping to make this event possible. We have a Great Program for everyone here this evening, about a part of the world with a troubled past but hopefully, a more promising future. The democratic republic of the congo as the vast african nation is known today has had a long tragic history marked by centuries of exploitation of its rich minerals, its people, and its wildlife, but it also remains a land of resilience and resistance to ingest an injury filled with individuals who today are fighting back against the forces of International Exploitation and deadly government crackdowns to make things better for their communities and their families. This dichotomy is powerfully described and explored in the new book, congo stories, battl ing five centuries of exploitation and greed. The book reflects the joint efforts of several people who are here with us this evening. One is john p
Graham of proto politics and bookstore. On half of everybody of pmp and all the folks here at George Washington university, welcome. Thank you there very much for coming. This is a joint effort by gw in png. The university in our bookstore have been working together for some time now putting on author events like the one tonight. I would like to think especially the gw staff for helping to make this possible. We have a Great Program for everyone here this evening. About a part of the world with a troubled past and hopefully with a more promising future. A democratic republic of the congo as the vast african nation is known today. Has had a long tragic history marked by centuries of exploitation of its rich minerals, its people and its wildlife. It also remains the land of resilience. And resistance and to injustice and injury. Filled with individuals who are fighting back against the forces of International Exploitation and deadly government crackdowns to make things better for their c
But the question is, are we doing enough . Congress has acted in a bipartisan way to provide the administration with new tools to combat and disrupt and deter those who would do america harm. The countering americas adversaries through sanctions act which was authored by myself and mr. Elliot engel, empowered the administration with some of the most potent weapons yet. And to its credit the administration has acted since january 2017 more than 200 russian individuals and entities have been designated for sanctions under casa and other existing laws. Hundreds of millions of dollars in assets have been blocked. That said, we should be doing more. We should be doing more to hold putin accountable for his aggressive acts including attacks on our democracy. The administration should use authorities included in section 228 to cast a wider net. Those still engaged in significant business with designated russian individuals and entities need to pay a price as the law prescribes. We cannot expe
erie health estimates that could include 9,000 of its patients. 61-year-old retired taxi driver lesly durand has heart disease, and he could be one of them. what kind of medical care were you getting before you had the insurance? none whatsoever. all i had to was, any time i feel some pain, i had to go to the cook county hospital. reporter: to the emergency room. i had to wake up at 3:00 in the morning to be there early. reporter: you want to be the first person in line. to be the first person in line to get inside, to go to the e.r. reporter: durand now volunteers coaching soccer. he s recovered from quadruple bypass surgery last year, and dreads any change that could leave him without insurance yet again. anything happen, i m going to die. not only me, many others. reporter: is this keeping you up at night? yes, yes, it is. i see faces and see smiles, and i feel that they might be slipping away. reporter: in 2015, community health centers served more tha
issues they re dealing with can be uncomfortable, but when their behavior changes, it s time to act. call the veterans crisis line at 1-800-273-8255 and press 1 . uncertainty over health care is weighing on patients and doctors at community clinics, which are used by nearly 10% of americans. dr. jon lapook has this story. reporter: every day at the erie family health center in chicago, dr. mark simon sees patients, mostly the working poor. people can come in and get their cancer screenings, their blood pressure checked, their cholesterol checked. and also, i think equally important, they can they can have a medical home. reporter: dr. simon has seen his practice dramatically expand under obamacare. the number of patients erie now serves has almost doubled over four years to more than 68,000. 63% get medicaid. of the 24 million people the congressional budget office projects would lose their insurance under the new plan, erie health estimates that could include 9,000