are you seeing that programs are or aren t enough around them? let us know on facebook or of course you can e-mail it. we are going to bring you a different perspective on this challenge every day this week. today, we look at the obama administration s response. and for that, i turn to katherine lehmann, assistant secretary for civil rights at the office that released this startling study. katherine, thank you so much for joining us. thanks so much for having me, ronan. this report included a staggering look at suspensions, starting as early as preschool. why are schools suspending 4-year-olds? we don t know the answer to that question. what we know from the data is that they are and it s startling numbers and it s startling numbers that are disproportionately tipping in favor against really students of color. three times the suspensions for students of african-americans i think specifically, is that right? that s right. at preschool, black students are 18% of our preschool s
health care, that goal is achievable. they had to have 7 million people sign up. 7.1 million americans have now signed up for private insurance plans. 7.1 million americans have signed up for obamacare. now when i go to my doctor s office, there will be 7.1 million people in the waiting room ahead of me. we begin with a major development out of the supreme court on how much you can spend on the politicians you believe in and how big a role money plays in this country s elections. it has struck down the rule that individual donors can make to candidates, political parties and political action committees. joining me now to dissect this is nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. he is outside the supreme court. pete, break down this ruling and how significant it is for us. so, it s well to bear in mind that the root limit here on how much you can give to a candidate remains. what the court has struck down is how much you can give to all candidates put together, w