A lot of the times it is issues like poverty and addiction in communities as well. A lot of Public Policy as well. Host a little bit about your funding, if you might. Are you directly affiliated with the coke brothers . Guest yes, we are. Passed away last year. Yes, we have an affiliation and are proud of that affiliation. When it comes to affiliation, the Coronavirus Relief package, various price tags being thrown around by the senate and house side. You have some concern about what is being suggested . Guest we do. The congress has appropriated the president to sign into law trillions of dollars in spending already. Much of that was needed, by the way. This is an unprecedented situation we are facing with the pandemic that has an economic toll that is unprecedented in our nations history. Much of that was needed, it. Ssary, and we support at this point, it is difficult to justify another multi dollar spending bill, especially if it includes what the house version included in late spr
Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] pres. Trump thank you very much. Thank you very much, everybody. Please. This promises to be a very big an very important meeting. So bear with me. It may take a little while. But it has to do with a thing called drug pricing and as you know congress has been working on this for decades an decades. And we are now doing something that is going to be incredible for the american public. Today, im taking a bold and historic, very dramatic action to reduce the price of Prescription Drugs for american patients and american seniors. Previous administrations did nothing, absolutely nothing. As drug lobbyists, special interests and Foreign Countries ripped off our citizens. Under the last administration, drug prices rose a staggering 55 . Thanks to my administrations aggressive actions since taking office, we have successfully lowered drug prices for the first time in 51 years. But this reduction is still not close to what i w
Curve . Was this a flat it went in the wrong direction. I joked around after and said i be a shortstop when i and i ball as a young boy thought i was supposed to throw to first base. [laughter] bob we wont hold it against you, doctor. Heres my first pitch. Both glad baseball is back, but is it too soon . I dont think so, bob. If its done carefully. At the protocols that Major League Baseball has protect both to the players and other personnel associated with the organization, getting them ested frequently, doing protocols that are really quite safe, as well as having no stands, because when we were discussing how to baseball again, i was one of, im sure, many people and they consulted with, one of the things that we said important, paramount, safety for the players, the personnel, anyone who might be a spectator. And what they have done as we no last night, there were spectators in the stands, and the players had followed strict protocols. Think it can be done. Its a little bit differe
If your answer is yes, you are ready to see pro sports again, your number is going to be 202 7488000. If your answer is no, it is too early to have pro sports again in the United States, we want to hear from you at 202 7488001. Keep in mind, you can always text us your answer at 202 we are always reading on social media, on twitter at cspanwj and facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Once again, pro sports are beginning and all professional leagues across the United States, with different leagues doing Different Things around the nation. We will start the show by telling you exactly what the pro leagues are doing, and this comes from our friends at the red and black. Major League Baseball started july 23 with a Washington Nationals losing 41 to the new york yankees. Game following a 60 regular season, the mlb will conduct an extended playoff for the 2020 season. The nfl has started making its plans for the upcoming season, with players in the league eliminating the 2020 preseason, instead o
With the Cato Institutes walter olson , here to talk about the recent surge of federal agents to chicago and other American Cities to combat crime. Walter, good morning. Guest good morning. Host for our viewers, tell us about the Cato Institute and where it gets its funding. A libertariant is t think tank located in washington, d. C. And is supported by thousands of individuals around the country who believe in limited government and constitutional government. Any oneot dependent on source of donations, and we do not take any government money at all. Episode,cent pandemic we have not taken any ppp money. Host talk about what is going on with federal Law Enforcement. The federal government has sent federal agents to do different places, one, in portland, oregon to work against protesters. Now there is a new initiative to fight crime in chicago and other cities, called operation legend. What do we need to know about this . Guest thank you for drawing the distinction between those two dif