on a singular message that this election will decide whether american democracies survives. will those words move voters? plus, the u.s. scrambling today to find partners for peace in the middle east, even as the israel-hamas war threatens to spin out of control. will secretary of state antony blinken s fourth trip overseas break new ground. and a new front in the war of transgender rights. the stakes are high whether trans americans can run for office using the names they choose. i ll talk to vanessa joy who says she was kis disqualified from her race in ohio because of a law she believes could put other trans candidates at risk. we start with the president s massive political gamble, betting that voters will rally around him as the defender of democracy and reject donald trump s dystopian vision of america. that message is at the heart of a big speech he ll give near valley forge this afternoon and is expected to be the framework for his campaign going forward. they d
brooks on book tv on c-span2. you can listen to every after words program as a podcast, find it where you get your podcasts. house speaker nancy pelosi held a briefing earlier to discuss the $1.9 trillion covid-19 economic aid plan. the speaker was joined by three democratic colleagues. ms. pelosi: good morning, everyone. as we deliver the benefits of the american rescue plan and we re hard at work to lower health care costs and expand access to care which we have seen a great need for since the start of the pandemic osmen tuesday we ll serve the 11th anniversary of the passage of the affordable care act. at that time, and since i ve said that that was a great pillar of economic and health security for the american people. on a par with social security, medicare, and medicaid, and the affordable care act. in this rescue plan, we have some initiatives to expand the affordable care act and that s why i m so pleased to be joined by three of our colleagues, representative und
this afternoon. today, they re working on 19 dealing with ls veterans health, water infrastructure, and post offices renaming. live coverage of the house. peak house will be in order. the prayer this morning will be ffered by the guest chap rape, by the guest chaplain. i stand before you in prayer and memory as i m reminded of solomon king of ancient israel who would preside over the most unusual judicial hearing, one in which two mothers would lay claim to the life of one child, a child they would each insist to be their own. this passage allows us to see solomon s wisdom as preserving the nation as we are sadly remind sod soon after his death that the kingdom is split asunder. i too am reminded of abraham lincoln when he spoke with prophetic pressure yens, a house divided cannot stand s preyens, a house divided cannot stand. from this we would soon learn that our future lies not in enemyity but unify. unity. from the book of leviticus, from your torah, teaches us fr
And chairman gowdy, were honored to be a part of the House Oversight and government reform committees efforts find Meaningful Solutions to the Opioid Epidemic. Thank youall for being here today. It is no secret that were in the throws throws of a crisis thats reached Epic Proportions throughout our country. Baltimore is no exception. In 2016 we average nearly two fatal opioid overdoses in this city per day. This is a problem in desperate need of thoughtful answers. As both an anchor institution and steward of health care for our local communities, hopkins takes this problem very seriously. We see firsthand the devastation that substands care at our sister hospital to the east, the number of opioid Overdose Patients seen in our Emergency Departments doubled last year. Doubled. This crisis is very much a part of our reality. What are we doing about it . As an academic medical center, were addressing the issue through the lens of our mission of research, clinical care, and education. Firs
Cyber espionage. The hack of opm is the latest example. Do the chinese steal our Naval Technology and apply it to their navy, and as a corollary to that, are you aware of any evidence concerning china stealing u. S. Civil Nuclear Technology and diverting it to its nuclear navy . Sir, im not personally aware of any instances of another nation stealing our Nuclear Technology and applying to their navy, including china. That may be happening, im not briefed on any intelligence that would implicate that. I think its wellunderstood that there is Cyber Espionage that occurs. We have concerns from time to time about our cleared defense contractors for example in their Cyber Security. I think Frank Kendall and at l is working hard to tighten that up as best we k. I was reflecting on this earlier we talk about Nuclear Matters. As a sort of graduate of the Navy Nuclear Propulsion program. One of the things that has intrigue said me intrigued me over the years, the element of Human Performance th