Tonight House Republican leader Kevin Mccarthy telling his gop colleagues to anticipate a vote on wednesday on the fate of liz cheneys leadership post. Shes likely to be ousted. The Biden Administration working to assess the extent of the damage of the Colonial Pipeline, target of a massive cyberattack. It supplies gasoline to much of the eastern u. S. Also tonight, the fda giving the goahead for young me and an epidemic of gun violence in the u. S. More than 400 people shot or killed in gun violence across the country over the last 72 hours. Lots to discuss. Cnns White House Correspondent john harwood is here. Senior political analyst Kirsten Powers here as well. John, im going to start with you. Kevin mccarthy sending a letter tonight saying the gop is a Big Tent Party that embraces free thought and debate. Could anything be pfarther from the truth . Hes holding a vote in a matter of days to throw liz cheney under the bus. What gives here . Youre exactly right, don. Its the opposite
To colorado, or whether wyoming, that has 200,000 less citizens, approximately, than the district of columbia, would like to be subsumed by one of the surrounding states. Because of the few numbers. Vermont as well. Which was taken from another state, as wes west virginia. As was west virginia. Took part of virginia. I hope the senate will take up this bill when we pass it and consider the question of d. C. Statehood on its merits not on politics. Maybe thats too much to ask. Not on partisan this is not a partisan math problem or electoral prediction, which as we have seen may or may not come to pass. But on the merits alone. On the conviction that taxation without representation is not fair now as it was not fair in 1776. The people of this city, our Nations Capital, deserve full and equal representation in congress. Mr. Speaker, i hope this bill will pass with bipartisan support. Its going to pass, but i hope we have some bipartisan support. Based upon the principle that every citize
To overturn the wrongs of over 200 years of political repression in the district of columbia. We will vote to honor the most fundamental principle of this nation that all people have a right to full and equal representation in their government. Our nation has not always lived up to its promise of full and equal representation. But that has not stopped those dedicated to equality from fighting to ensure that all people are fully represented in their government. This fundamental right is denied to the more than 712,000 americans living in the district of columbia. For more than 200 years, the district has been fighting for equal rights. Despite 86 of its residents voting for statehood in 2016, congress has still not acted to ensure that the district shares in the blessings of liberty, promised by the founders in the u. S. Constitution. The United States is a republic, but the people of its capital lack representation. The United States is the only democratic country that denies both Voti
Alcohol abuse beginning in the 19th century and the problems with enforcing and then repealing the 18th amendment of the constitution. This program for the National Constitution center and philadelphia is about 50 minutes. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the National Constitution center. I am geoffrey rosen, president of this wonderful institution. The only institution in america, chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis. Beautiful. So great to hear those wonderful wards of our Inspiring Mission statement here in the beautifully renovated kimmel theater. Ladies and gentlemen, just a few months ago we opened up this gorgeous new space, renovated with a great grandpa the sydney Kimmel Foundation and your hearing me from the stateoftheart cool t. E. D. Talk mics on these beautiful new seats. Its a thrill to see so many people here, to celebrate the opening of the return of our great exhibit. American spirits we want y
Reinnovate the booming economy we had before covid19. He boomiy we had before covid19. To do so we put on this presentation to listen today from United States senators ted cruz and mike lee. Each one has ideas about Regulatory Reform that will kickstart our economy as well as keep it going strong on a longterm basis. I would now like to invite senator cruz and senator lee to join me. Before we start todays discussion, i want to get each senator the opportunity to offer some introductory remarks. Senator cruz, you are up at first. Well good morning. Its a pleasure to join you. Thank you for taking the time to participate. And paul, its good to see you. Mica, its good to see you and what a testament to the wonders of technology that were able to have an intimate conversation thousands of miles apart, and im pretty sure that through the electrons this qualifies as social distancing. You know, the fact that were able to do this so seamlessly, so effortlessly is really a testament to the op