Later, we will focus on yesterdays gop event in ames, iowa. Reaction to your comments of donald trump. We will begin with the effort this past week to reduce prison time for nonviolent offenders. Our phone lines are open and we went to hear from you. 202 7488000 if you support the efforts to ease mandatory prison sentences. If you oppose the idea, the number to call is 202 7488001. Finally for those of you that it had experience with the criminal justice system, heres the number to call. 202 7488002. As always you can send us a tweet or join us on social media and facebook or send us an email at journal cspan. Org. Good sunday morning and thank you for being with us. Many of you weighing in on our Facebook Page and the question were asking. These efforts to ease the mandatory prison sentences. The president , the First Time Ever a prison. He did so last thursday just outside of oklahoma city. From our Facebook Page that is this from kylie says cops are one step away from being a milita
And your comments by phone, facebook, and twitter. Brought to you as a Public Service by your local cable or satellite provider. Last friday in cedar rapids, the Democratic Party held their hall of fame dinner with the five candidates to of announced they are running for the white house. This is the first time the Hillary Clinton, lincoln chafee, Martin Omalley, Bernie Sanders in jim webb have shared the same stage. This is an hour and a half. Thank you, dr. Mcguire. Thank you very much. Congratulations to all of the hall of fame inductees. A great group of people working to get democrats elected in iowa. Congratulations, inductees. And thank you for inviting me to this exciting night in cedar rapids. Tonight you will hear from five good candidates with a wide range of passions and experiences and it is good to be in iowa. I am a College Wrestler and i have long admired the many hot and cyclone champions. [applause] as you may know, i am the only residential candidate who has been a ma
And when we tried to understand why it is that so many of our family members, friends, neighbors are working at are working to or three jobs in order to cobble together an income and some health care, the answer is that wages in our country for many people are much, much too low. Why we have got to recognize that a seven dollar and 25 minimum wage is a starvation wage. We have to move to a living wage, 15 an hour. What we understand also is that when we lived in a competitive global economy, we need the best educated workforce possible. It makes no sense to me that we have hundreds of thousands of bright, qualified young people who want to get a Higher Education and are unable to do so because their family lacks the income. That is wrong. And that is why i have introduced legislation and will fight for, as president of United States, to make sure that every Public College and university in america is tuitionfree. And we have also got to deal with the disgrace of outrageously high stude
The Supreme Court says they can do it. I am talking about a corrupt system. I think the whole and entire system is corrupt. I think i may be the only candidate that doesnt have a super pac. We are going to try. Sen. Sanders a candidate taking billions of dollars from donors seems like a corrupt act. Sen. Sanders no. It is a corrupt system. Family can spend more money than either party. What the media needs to do that is not democracy, that is all a dark he oligarchy. It is true for any billionaire. In this election, most of the money is going to come from republicans. Can have thise outside influence makes no sense at all to me. What is on the yellow paper you were holding during your speech . Sen. Sanders i cant tell you. I know you think the longterm prospects of the economy arent good. What do you think about how it is doing now in the short term . Sen. Sanders lets be clear. When george w bush, we were hemorrhaging money. When george w. Bush left office, we were hemorrhaging money.
David served in iraq, afghanistan, japan, rio. His love for the marine corps exceeded only by his love for his wife and their children. Carson, whose decision to serve his country was Second Nature to him. Two supported by his wife and the children. Randall smith, grandson of a navy veteran peter he had just reenlisted in the navy after marines. Rs with he lived a life of service. He loved his wife in their three girls. Wells was in the marine corps for only a year. Even in that time he stood out to someone who cared more about his fellow marines than the nation anything about himself. And the mission more than himself. A love for family and country. The value in pride laced in serving america in the values that others placed on their lives. Today we remember them. Tomorrow they joined so many whosemarine corps heroes lives and deeds shine forever right. In the days and months and years that follow, together we will. Emain as they did always courageous. [applause] ladies and gentlemen,