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calling president biden to make this national conference a reality, to finally eradicate hunger out of america. so i am in awe of the pace we are moving because i vividly remember when i was in high school and despite me being involved in all of the federally funded state funding, accelerated programs, after school programs, the whole works , i never had a conversation with anyone at any point about basic needs in college. all the conversations and all those programs are always about what college was going to be liked, how to apply to college, but no one ever prepared us to navigate our basic needs. even when i received a fulbright scholarship to attend uc berkeley i was told we did not have anything to worry about when i got to uc berkeley i was told my scholarship was not going to cover my basic needs year-round and i could also not work. so that was a huge issue for myself and for my families who i had earned the right to contribute to our families through martial arts teaching karate with my father. but i can no longer do that because of financial aid policies. when i would go and ask in t

caller: happy holidays, america. my top pick would be climate change. specifically the way it is taken up in the media. i've been a longtime watcher of c-span. it seems like we just here corporate talking points. there are different think tanks that come on. the last segment would be a good example of it. it's a complex issue. we hear one very narrow perspective instead of a dialogue with maybe two people. i would like to see c-span identify the money behind these talking heads when they come on and what their biases are. climate change and don't look up as a great depiction of where we are headed. it's not good. host: cornelius in louisiana. your next. caller: good morning, greta. happy new year. let me say something. that was the greatest interview. i tried to get on. i think that is one of our greatest new stories. i hope you get him back. i used to be a democrat. i became a republican because of president trump and dr. ben carson. history doesn't say about the republicans after reconstruction that were on and swung with lack folks. he brought up tha

about the history of america. host: nicole hannah jones was a guest on book tv's afterwards recently. i want to show our viewers what she said and have you respond. [video clip] >> we call this an origin story. >> an alternative. >> i think in a multiracial country we have to have many points of origin. you could certainly have a similar project looking at indigenous people and i actually hope there is something like that and how would we do differently about our country if we look at it from that lens. i think if we are going to engage in origin stories and the question is should we, maybe, maybe not, i think there is a usefulness to them and it is impossible not to have them. culturally as human beings -- >> we almost always do. >> you could academically argue that we shouldn't but i don't think we'll ever not have the stories that we tell ourselves about who we are as a people, country, nation. we do have to say there could never be one. the idea of a single unifying narrative in a country like the united state

caller: i just want to say the guy just said a keyword, america. where is america? that's what i want to know. i used to love this country. i still love this country. but it's a lot of fun justice. people just turned their back on america. america used to be a place where people can look up to. it's not like that no more. i go back to january 6. were coming up to the anniversary. disrespected democracy. being a democrat, we went out there, we won the election. republicans did not want to accept that. donald trump did not want to accept that because he's a loser. if obama lost, and i love obama, but if he was -- we are supposed to be doing things the right way. republicans need to quit their crab. a lot of them, -- quit their crap. united, where united. how come brothers and sisters can go defend our country and they're right here we can't even get a rock dust get along with each other. we got the rich don't care about the poor people. the government don't care about people. where are our borders at today? our democracy is being torn away. january zeus, the makes us

caller: i just want to say the guy just said a keyword, america. where is america? that's what i want to know. i used to love this country. i still love this country. but it's a lot of fun justice. people just turned their back on america. america used to be a place where people can look up to. it's not like that no more. i go back to january 6. were coming up to the anniversary. disrespected democracy. being a democrat, we went out there, we won the election. republicans did not want to accept that. donald trump did not want to accept that because he's a loser. if obama lost, and i love obama, but if he was -- we are supposed to be doing things the right way. republicans need to quit their crab. a lot of them, -- quit their crap. united, where united. how come brothers and sisters can go defend our country and they're right here we can't even get a rock dust get along with each other. we got the rich don't care about the poor people. the government don't care about people. where are our borders at today? our democracy is being torn away. january zeus, the makes us

over 60% of all the seafood harvested in america comes from alaska. we have more coastline than the rest of the lower 48 combined. so, these are big issues for my constituents, but i think they're big issues for all americans. >> yes, sir. and we fully support the save our seas 1.0 and 2.0. and thank you very much for doing all of that. i completely agree with you. i guess they i'd almost repeat some of the things i said to mr carper just now, uh, encouraging how it weighs for my industry to -- encouraging ways for my industry to to be able to recycle all that plastic to get that plastic out of the seas and to find uses for it. uh, that would be a great thing. our members are are, you know, when we get it, it's it is a contaminated source. and so some of the improvements to technology could be great research and development for that as well as the as the markets for that material that there's something. so instead of just pulling it out of the sea and burying it or burning it to find some uses for it. even if they're low level uses, that would be grea

president gates since you were president of texas a&m university and president of the boy scouts of america having been an eagle scout yourself. or your current title chancellor of william and mary but for just for today today's discussion i will use dr. gates since our ,emphasis is on education. speaking of william and mary you once said that william and mary instilled in you a calling to serve a sense of duty to community and to country. i've no doubt that william and mary strengthened that calling but i have a sense that you had other informative experiences earlier in your life including the boy scouts and elizabeth renskoff parker who served as your general counsel shared with me a story about the inspiration that you derived from from jfk and i wondered if you would share some of those early experiences that helped inform your sense of civic responsibility in civic literacy. >> sure. well, first of all it's a , pleasure to be here with you susan i'm really looking forward to this. i would say three things about my background that contributed. one was certainly my experience growing up

that just seems hardwired into america these days. we are trying to believe that. i do think we have to be cautious about the incentives for a lot of people. it means that institutional reform is a piece of that, particularly these ones that break apart the idea that there's only two choices and it is us or them. so open primaries, proportional representation, those kinds of things will help break that down. matt: i will notice we start to approach the bottom of the hour, if folks have questions for us, feel encouraged to reach out by email and for those with us on zoom, our q&a function is live. i do have a question that might be the last one given the amount of time we have available to us and pending audience questions. i don't want to spring you with recent polling data you may not of seen, but you research released a report last week looking at democracy internationally --pew research, whether or not folks felt satisfied with the way democracy is working in their country, and the results were not optimistic for the united states. roughly 60% of americans were

that's the outcomes in america. they do not reign over and top 10 of the world. some of the outcomes we were discussing when we look at other aspects of public health longevity, so many aspects of a mortality rate. we are learning where to go and we will focus on the important policy issues in washington that will really help to change the landscape for americans. >> you are talking about policy issues. the clinical treatment -- let me give you a background. patients with private insurance, if they were in a clinical trial, how much does health care cost if you insurance? if the doctor did an x-ray. who are the patients that had not been picked up by this? this has to change. on as of january and 2022, it will change. but this is substantial of the disadvantages of what's going on that those particular charges are covered by medicaid. we are looking at close see it probably needs to be assessed and changed in its very important for policy. >> those of us that are in the field and work and centers, have this degree of cognitive dissidents. that reads true of the d

central america, latin america, where women and the political actors are not treated as nicely and as respectfully as i have felt being treated in the gop. so maybe i do have points of reference that other people in this conversation don't have. and for that reason, i'm saying that we're still in the vest seat of power -- best seat of power in the world, which is congress, the best political party, which wants to represent america and all its diversity. and i think the gop is doing ready well with it. and we're including more people of color, more ethnic commerce people, -- congresspeople, or ethnic backgrounds are included in the rosters of the gop. olivia: you just sort of touched on it, but do you think that the party will have continued success in and electing women and minorities to fill what has historically been a party that is white and male? rep. salazar: listen, this party represents the interests of the american people. and i believe that, as we progress and as we see that women and people of color and minorities care about the economy. and that for me is the bottom line, w

poverty in america is a policy choice, policy by us. it is time to make a different choice. there are millions of seniors and people with disabilities living in poverty right now not because of their choices, but because of ours. it is why earlier this year i introduced the ssi restoration act with cosponsors including six senators from this committee. that bill would finally increase benefits to lovers -- the federal poverty level, it will update rules so americans are no longer punished for trying to build a better life for themselves. recent analysis from the urban institute tells us reforms in this bill would help people out of poverty, cut poverty along beneficiaries in half. the bill supported by more than 100 national organizations including aarp, the afl-cio, the national women's law center, even j.p. morgan chase, whom i know well from sharing the -- committee supports it. when you get the afl-cio and j.p. morgan on the same page, we idea -- we might be onto something. we created ssi as part of our social security system, one of the bed rocks of our society. people

many in corporate america make great statements. but we are now beginning to do an analysis of what happens beyond the check. or does the check even make it to a racial justice organization? and in some cases, it has not. there were billion dollars in commitments. but there has not been billion dollars of checks written or wrd through from those commitments. >> thank you so much. of course we will continue to follow this, continue coverage. it has been great to have this conversation with you. thank you for joining us. >> a new mobile video app from c-span. c-span now. >> next a look at updating the supplemental security income program, and anti-poverty initiative for seniors and people with disabilities. >> thanks to chairman white for being part of this. helping us to lead these efforts to protect and strengthen this critical part of our social security system. today's hearing on supplemental security income, ssi, is long overdue. this is the first hearing on ssi in the senate finance committee since almost

let me ask you about afghanistan, a country that america knows too well to also let -- too little. our troops have left afghanistan, obviously. from everything we read, that country is veering towards starvation and state collapse this winter. i would ask you, as one of the top officials of our usaid effort, what the united states can do to help sustain basic economic activity and life in what promises to be an absolutely catastrophic winter for that country. -- country? >> thank you, david, for the question. that is something i have been spending a lot of time on here since i arrived. afghanistan is facing a tremendous humanitarian crisis. the u.s. government is fully recognizes that and is cognizant of that. we has -- we had usaid have contributed nearly $.5 billion are ready this year in humanitarian assistance and our food program has reached more than 5 million people in afghanistan with food assistance with ma the way. -- more on the way. the winter months are long and cold and the most fragile point for people in terms of food security. so, we are stepping up efforts there.

that's america. the point i'm making is regardless of your position on issues, we are part of a big family. whatever your religion or nationality or anything else, we disagree with each other, it's important that we come to the center and work across party lines with respect and get something done. the question about david lightman is interesting. i don't know that he came to hartford from the baltimore sun to cover me. he did cover me for a lot of years. we had a close and sometimes -- we disagreed sometimes. he didn't cover me exactly as i would've wanted. david is a great journalist. he is not partisan at all. we need more of that. what is not so good is the media -- newspapers have diminished in their importance. they really are important. the remaining media including social media has become much more partisan and not informed and educated. the last i heard, i don't know if it's still true. david went from the hartford current, thought he was going to retire. he wound up with the mcclatchy newsp

this is critical to helping communities across america make informed decisions. you sort of alluded to this here discussion about getting information out. i have a few seconds and we can come back. depending on the way of the hearing, i'd like to understand your vision for expanding noah's delivery of climate delivery services that americans have business in equable excess information, tools, services to adapt to the changing climate. what additional mandates would noaa need to achieve this vision, and i'll take my answer for the record, and i may come back to you after others have had time to ask a question. thank you so much for your testimony. now, i'd like to recognize our ranking member, miss bice. >> thank you. dr., earlier this week, i introduced legislation to sponsor the congressmen that focuses on the noaa noaa weather radio. many don't know the system exist, but we are all too familiar with it in oklahoma and lifesaving capabilities the small radius had. also, many of us are very familiar with the beeping it makes. maybe in the middle of the night to m

or as an inflection point's in america's -- inflection point in america's place in post-world war ii democratic order. we want to hear what you think. what are the top political stories of the past 12 months? phone lines split by political parties. republicans, 202-748-8001. democrats, 202-748-8000. independents, 202-748-8002. as you call in, there is one event from the beginning of 2021 we will be hearing a lot more about next week on the anniversary of the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol building. the washington post with their headline, the committee investigating that begins a more public phase of its work. congress is said to hold a hearing on the eve of. guest: -- on the eve of that event. how the capitol police are preparing for the one-year anniversary and we are expecting president biden to mark the one-year anniversary. some stories we're are looking at this morning and we want to hear from you, what do you think the top story of 2021 will be? mike, independent. you are up first. caller: i would like to talk about the laptop from hell no one is talking about and the ru

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, planl. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, following consultation with the office of attending physician, i write to provide you further notification that the public health emergency due to the novel coronavirus, sasser, cov-2, remains in effect. signed, sincerely, william j. walker, sergeant at arms. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the extension purr opportunity so section 3 of house resolution # and effective december 31, 2021, of the covered period designated on january 4, 2021. the chair announces the speaker's reappointment effective january 1, 2022, pursuant to section 1238-b-3 of the floyd d. spence national authorization act for fiscal year 2001, 22u.s.c.77002 as amended and the order of the house of ja

or as an inflection point's in america's -- inflection point in america's place in post-world war ii democratic order. we want to hear what you think. what are the top political stories of the past 12 months? phone lines split by political parties. republicans, 202-748-8001. democrats, 202-748-8000. independents, 202-748-8002. as you call in, there is one event from the beginning of 2021 we will be hearing a lot more about next week on the anniversary of the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol building. the washington post with their headline, the committee investigating that begins a more public phase of its work. congress is said to hold a hearing on the eve of. guest: -- on the eve of that event. how the capitol police are preparing for the one-year anniversary and we are expecting president biden to mark the one-year anniversary. some stories we're are looking at this morning and we want to hear from you, what do you think the top story of 2021 will be? mike, independent. you are up first. caller: i would like to talk about the laptop from hell no one is talking about and the ru

calling president biden to make this national conference a reality, to finally eradicate hunger out of america. so i am in awe of the pace we are moving because i vividly remember when i was in high school and despite me being involved in all of the federally funded state funding, accelerated programs, after school programs, the whole works , i never had a conversation with anyone at any point about basic needs in college. all the conversations and all those programs are always about what college was going to be liked, how to apply to college, but no one ever prepared us to navigate our basic needs. even when i received a fulbright scholarship to attend uc berkeley i was told we did not have anything to worry about when i got to uc berkeley i was told my scholarship was not going to cover my basic needs year-round and i could also not work. so that was a huge issue for myself and for my families who i had earned the right to contribute to our families through martial arts teaching karate with my father. but i can no longer do that because of financial aid policies. when i would go and ask in t

this year about 32,000 people will kill themselves in america. that doesn't count the hunting accidents which are really suicides, the car accidents which are really suicides. so i couldn't get my arms around the suicide. republican senator cohen from maine was the chairman of the aging committee upon which i served, and we were doing a hearing on senior depression. and mike wallace came, the famous journalist, and here's what he said: "i have wanted to die for years. i would take the most dangerous assignments i could hoping i couldn't come back." he said, "you know, i'm okay now. i want to live forever." he said "i take a pill once in a while, i see a doctor once in a while and i'm good. i'm okay." and i said for the first time publicly, mr. chairman, my dad killed himself. that was a long time ago. but i think it would be extremely important for this committee to hold a hearing on senior suicide because we've learned since my focusing on suicide, we've done some good things as members of congress. we've directed spending to study why people ki

but, if america was to fall, it would be by suicide. and, it appears to me that, while historically my party has pursued its social and political agenda within the framework of a free and democratic society, that we are kind of through a looking glass to the point where there are no small number of americans who appear to be more than willing to pursue both agendas forsaken unto democracy itself. and i just wonder is that the suicide that mr. lincoln was warning us of? i would like to hear your comments on my subject. guest: thank you for your comments. it reminds me of a conversation i had with a military veteran a number of days ago when he said he spent years fighting enemies overseas to find that we are disintegrating from within. and we are on the verge of failing as a democracy and a constitutional republic however you would like to frame it. in part because what you are saying. you are right, that is the greatest threat. that is what we have to try and stave off, and one of the ways to do that is to rejuvenate our system so that

united states of america, the eu, and we need to do whatever we can to support networks such as the free cities or other networks that we collaborate with. with for example the mayors of the cities of the united states. we can do a lot of things together. exchange information. working together throughout the pandemic and the information that we have from our american colleagues helps us a lot in managing our hospitals. there's a lot we can do. it's not only a question of money, it's a question of supporting institutions or networks that help us do what we do. >> thank you. if any of the mayors want to add to that? >> i just want to outline on everything the mayor just said. we are on the same place. for us it is very important to keep the cooperation going on. any help from outside, any help to any network which is fighting for democracy here in europe is a big help. >> thank you. before i go to my next question, i love that quote a variation from our former secretary of state. that's a challenge we all face in serving our communities and ensuring liberal democracy is the path we can all

calling president biden to make this national conference a reality, to finally eradicate hunger out of america. so i am in awe of the pace we are moving because i vividly remember when i was in high school and despite me being involved in all of the federally funded state funding, accelerated programs, after school programs, the whole works , i never had a conversation with anyone at any point about basic needs in college. all the conversations and all those programs are always about what college was going to be liked, how to apply to college, but no one ever prepared us to navigate our basic needs. even when i received a fulbright scholarship to attend uc berkeley i was told we did not have anything to worry about when i got to uc berkeley i was told my scholarship was not going to cover my basic needs year-round and i could also not work. so that was a huge issue for myself and for my families who i had earned the right to contribute to our families through martial arts teaching karate with my father. but i can no longer do that because of financial aid policies. when i would go and ask in t

i will be moderating a discussion on america's youngest voters. why they are a catalyst of change and targets of suppression. for that purpose i have the great pleasure of introducing you to our two speakers tonight who can tell you all you need to know about the subject and if they don't, you can ask questions of the q&a function thereon. after all that, i messed up your name. yael is a constitutional rights attorney with 20 years of experience in community organizing and advocacy and campaigns. she was formerly the general counsel for the voting rights at the andrew goodman foundation, advancing the cause. her groundbreaking insights on how to use the 26th amendment to beat back unconstitutional attempt to impose restrictions on youth voting is just the leading example of her brilliant legal mind and activist orientation. you will see all that as she talks about this. mike is the smartest person i have ever known when it comes to extracting nuggets of wisdom from survey research data that can be put to practical and profitable use. the disney co

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hbcus are the cornerstone of america. america cannot realize education goals or economic goals or health goals, or inability goals, or --. [indiscernible] -- because of the fact that without hbcus there will be no excellent diverse working-class. >> miss baxter bill. the chairwoman is trying to get your attention. >> i'm sorry. >> the chairwoman is trying to get your attention. speak up, frederica. rep. wilson: your time is expired. >> i'm sorry. i look forward to entertaining your questions. rep. wilson: thank you so much. our second when this is dr. perry. he is a senior fellow at the brookings institution's, metropolitan policy program -- a scholar in residence at american university and a communist -- columnist for the hector report. he served as an associate professor at the university of new orleans department of educational leadership counseling and foundations. dr. perry earned his phd in education policy, and leadership from the university of maryland. he earned a ba from allegheny college. welcome, doctor. dr. p

the car was invented and perfected in america. the telephone was invented and perfected in america. the television was invented and perfected in america. the computer was invented and perfected in america. and now what is it all come from? overseas. everyone is running around like that here is on fire because we can't get computer chips. because corporations can cut nickels and dimes over shareholders and found themselves on their chest about what a good job there doing. meanwhile, the average american has to work two and three jobs to support the family. they fight 15 -- 15,000 hour which is barely living. -- $15 an hour, which is barely living. and then sending back for an exorbitant prices. explain that to me. that's what i'm talking about. host: thank you. rebecca, california, and. good morning. caller: good morning. i wanted to respond to a previous collar, the lady that called in and said we need to stop buying things from china. bless her heart. we are in way too deep. china owns us, ok. the only way that would happen is we would have to not accept any products from china. th

the car was invented and perfected in america. the telephone was invented and perfected in america. the television was invented and perfected in america. the computer was invented and perfected in america. and now what is it all come from? overseas. everyone is running around like that here is on fire because we can't get computer chips. because corporations can cut nickels and dimes over shareholders and found themselves on their chest about what a good job there doing. meanwhile, the average american has to work two and three jobs to support the family. they fight 15 -- 15,000 hour which is barely living. -- $15 an hour, which is barely living. and then sending back for an exorbitant prices. explain that to me. that's what i'm talking about. host: thank you. rebecca, california, and. good morning. caller: good morning. i wanted to respond to a previous collar, the lady that called in and said we need to stop buying things from china. bless her heart. we are in way too deep. china owns us, ok. the only way that would happen is we would have to not accept any products from china. th

i'm worried about america becoming a country which is ruled by oligarchs. five or six families that have all the wealth, they have somebody in washington, a president, but say like trump, who likes russia and once america to be more like russia. so in the races we have just completed, we are doing this interview and in late november, this will run sometime next year, i got that, but with the election just completed, there is not a single senate seat that money did not determine what happened in the outcome. that is not the way it used to be. and it hasn't been that long ago that he did not used to be that way. we have, you know, mark from alaska was elected to the senate and did really a good job, as good as anyone, a successful business person, but he does not have -- that is what the senate used to be about. but right now, you have to either be wealthy or have the code brothers -- koch brothers or someone supporting you because it takes huge amounts of money, all of the money for these elections is hidden. you can be the best journalists in the world, and

when something like that happens in the united states of america the president should know about it in time. sadly, it was a lesson that i had to go back to several times in my one year of chief of staff when there were mass shootings and interrupt him in real time to tell him what was going on. tara: how would you have woken him up? i'm wondering. mr. lew: telephone. you probably couldn't, but josh could have when he was chief of staff and i could have when i was chief of staff. tara: there is a phone in the room where he is sleeping? mr. bolten: you call the white house operator. tara: and then they walk over to the room and knock on his door? mr. lew: all the time. mr. bolten: i also had to wake up the president a few times. he is a heavy sleeper. [laughter] he is really focused and intentional about his sleeping. he still goes to bed at 9:30 and is up at 5:15 without an alarm clock. so you did not do that lightly, but i did a few times. sometimes involving a disaster or national security situation. more times than any of us would like to admit it would have involved one of his daug

rhodes college and a senior fellow for constitutional studies at the jack miller center for teaching america's constitutional principles in history. ross was a founding member of bridge usa, a student led organization with depolarization at the university of california berkeley. he is now ceo of rage usa, overseeing more than 40 campus chapters. will rewrite -- lori right has served on the board of directors for the national association of student personnel and administrators foundation. she is smiling and happy because she is currently residing briefly in baltimore, so we understand that. and these task force members are joined by kathy benson clayton, the inaugural vice president and associate provost for inclusion and diversity at auburn university and a member of the board of directors for the national association of diversity officers in higher education. before we get going, a reminder that attendees can submit questions for any panelist today using the live chat on youtube, facebook, twitter, and the hashtag. i would like to start by asking task force members to say quick word about the

his views on equality and america and the world and the 21st century. this is just about two minutes of that speech and i want to come back and ask you about it. >> let me just quote one verse of scripture. there is neither slave nor master, for you are all one, all one in jesus christ. so far, we americans have had a hard time adjusting to this concept of equality. before the civil war, were between the states finally ended slavery, in the 1920's and then 40 years later, we had a swaddle in our country of granting white women and then black women as well the right to vote. more recently, we have been struggling to end racial segregation. even now, some of us are still struggling to accept the fact that all people are equal in the eyes of god. [applause] when i was in the navy and also when i was president, i want the united states to be strong enough so we never have to prove that we are strong. but there are attributes of power that go beyond military strength. it is the same as those of a person. our nation should be known as a champion of peace. our

the president also made a point of collaborating on the america beatable initiative. in congress, we are also making very important progress. there are bipartisan input structure and jobs acts. which one does over $13 billion in indigenous people. this historic infrastructure law invests more than $3 billion for tribal transportation initiatives and over 2 billion dollars per tribal broadband and digital equity. the bipartisan infrastructure law will also invest $150 million in plugging, remediating and restoring tribal orphan well sites. that is not all. this week, the excitement is building and we are poised to build on the investment with the build back better act which includes a major investment to address health disparities as well as tribal resilience and adaptation. as you will hear from today's witnesses, these investments are critical right now. i want to think i'm all for being with us today. i am looking forward to today's discussion. at this time i am happy to yield five been as to the ranking member. derek graves of -- my time to the ranking member. >> t

the fid about it is that he prevented a major war in central america. the joint chiefs of staff believe that if we did not complete the handover of the canal to the panamanians that we would have to have a force of at least 100,000 troops in panama in perpetuity for the foreseeable future. so this is one of the things that convincing number of responsible republicans to support the treaty. so it was ratified in the senate and the canal was then and is to this day under the control of the panamanians. so it was not reversed. i just need to correct you, there. the carter policy was not reversed. reagan came in and he could have easily abdicated the treaty the way donald trump did with the iran nuclear deal more recently. he did not do it because everybody knew it was a good idea what carter had done. then what happened is when reagan's successor came in, panama was no longer under the control of omar who had been killed in a plane crash. he got along very well with the carter administration, was actually deeply involved in this super colorful effort to tr

i'm worried about america becoming a country which is ruled by oligarchs. five or six families that have all the wealth, they have somebody in washington, a president, but say like trump, who likes russia and once america to be more like russia. so in the races we have just completed, we are doing this interview and in late november, this will run sometime next year, i got that, but with the election just completed, there is not a single senate seat that money did not determine what happened in the outcome. that is not the way it used to be. and it hasn't been that long ago that he did not used to be that way. we have, you know, mark from alaska was elected to the senate and did really a good job, as good as anyone, a successful business person, but he does not have -- that is what the senate used to be about. but right now, you have to either be wealthy or have the code brothers -- koch brothers or someone supporting you because it takes huge amounts of money, all of the money for these elections is hidden. you can be the best journalists in the world, and

america's election administrators performed heroic work. in some cases, these changes created unintended consequences that undermine voter confidence. in others they enhance -- our -- voter confidence through -- congress, the 1/17, has the -- 117 has the unique opportunity and the imperative to work together to sort through these changes. network may yet be done but it will not be accomplished with the partisan bill before us. i yield back. rep. butterfield: i am informed that the ranking member of our full committee has joined us. i'm delighted to recognize him. congressman rodney davis from illinois. rodney is my neighbor and we see each other quite frequently. i appreciate your friendship and i will yield to you such time as you may consume. rep. davis: it has been a great time working with you. i enjoy our time together on the committee and as neighbors in the rayburn office building. thank you for your hard work on the subcommittee and welcoming me to share a few remarks. the people's house is beyond mismanaged. it is broken. over the

poverty in america is a policy choice, a policy by us. it is up to this congress to finally make a different choice. there are millions of seniors. people with disabilities living in poverty. not because of their own choices, but because of ours. it is why earlier this year, i introduced the ssi restoration act with 20 cosponsors, including senators from this committee. it would finally increase ssi benefit levels, federal poverty level, and simplify and update the eligibility rules so these americans are no longer punished for trying to build a better life for themselves. recent analysis from the urban institute tells us the reforms in this bill would lift 3.3 million people out of poverty, cut poverty along ssi beneficiaries in half, with more than 100 national organizations, including aarp, the f -- afl-cio, even j.p. morgan chase, who i know well from the senate banking housing committee supporting asset limits. the afl-cio and j.p. morgan on the same page, we might be onto something. we create ssi a half-century ago to keep our socia

red america? blue america? it is is neither. we should not view ourselves in those terms and to the extent that people in positions of influence use those terms, i think it damages the country. you do not hear americans refer to themselves in such terms. tamara: i am turning out to some -- turning out to some of the questions we have gotten. the are not all easy. let's start with this one. do you think president trump helped insight january 6 with his words to his supporters? i would expand that to not just that speech on that day earlier -- on that day, but earlier too. cody: yes. carolyn: absolutely. john: it sure seems like it. that seems to be their version of it. tamara: that was easier than i thought it would be. let us move on. [laughter] one of the questions we got is what it takes to be a speechwriter and how you got to where you got. carolyn, why don't you start? you are a woman of color in a field that is dominated by white dudes. carolyn: i am. here is the interesting thing. although some tried to tag me disparagingl

they feed america and they are proud of what they do. they respond to what the consumer demands, and with all of these things we have heard about influencing, advertisement, all of that, they respond to what the market is telling them to produce. we have the opportunity to change that. then we have to look at all opportunities to do that. everything from nutrition education, everything from the frameworks we use in terms of what we subsidize, what we grow, how we process, how we then work within the cultural context of food systems and not alienate people from their food, but improve those food systems within the cultural context. there is no magic bullet to this. we need to take a systematic approach. if we know what to do, if we had the evidence right now, there would be complete consensus on what to do. we could fix this tomorrow. we know some things work, and they work at the margins. we need to address this systemically, again, looking at everything we do, from what we grow in the field, to how we are educating consumers and affecti

let's clean up america. america is dirty. let's get the people here illegally out. there is a right way to come into our country and they should respect that. we have to abide by the laws, rules, and regulations. why can't they? we just need to stop throwing money at everything and just clean up america and do what is right for us. we have to get vaccinated and everything. the people coming in here, why can't they do it too? host: that is jean in fayetteville, north carolina. on your topic of approval ratings, the gallup organization out with a new poll, the headline, "justice roberts tops approval ratings." the gallup organization taking an end of the year look at several federal national leaders asking about 900 americans their thoughts on whether they approve or disapprove how they are handling their jobs and justice john roberts, 60% of those approve of the way he is doing his job in the supreme court chief justice. 34% disapprove here followed in the rankings among those, federal chairman jerome powell, 53% approval rating. dr. anthony fauci at 52%. secretary o

let's clean up america. america is dirty. let's get the people here illegally out. there is a right way to come into our country and they should respect that. we have to abide by the laws, rules, and regulations. why can't they? we just need to stop throwing money at everything and just clean up america and do what is right for us. we have to get vaccinated and everything. the people coming in here, why can't they do it too? host: that is jean in fayetteville, north carolina. on your topic of approval ratings, the gallup organization out with a new poll, the headline, "justice roberts tops approval ratings." the gallup organization taking an end of the year look at several federal national leaders asking about 900 americans their thoughts on whether they approve or disapprove how they are handling their jobs and justice john roberts, 60% of those approve of the way he is doing his job in the supreme court chief justice. 34% disapprove here followed in the rankings among those, federal chairman jerome powell, 53% approval rating. dr. anthony fauci at 52%. secretary o