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Past week and decades before that for that matter. how good did it feel to watch president biden sign the house bill led by sheila jackson lee that made juneteenth a federal holiday now? >> well, it was amazing. and, rev, you often preach from the bible the first shall be last, and the last shall be first. this is the last federal holiday. the one before that, of course, was 40-plus years ago when martin luther king day was enacted as a federal holiday. it should have been first certainly in the...

Already seen that with the oil price reaching three highs recently. price reaching three highs recently-— price reaching three highs recentl . ., ., , ., recently. your thoughts on financial— recently. your thoughts on financial markets - recently. your thoughts on financial markets this i recently. your thoughts on i financial markets this week? we had that inflation number from the us last week, much higher than expected. what likely be like this week for financial markets?— markets? cer...

Now calls a huge mistake. but what about the core accusation that the bill led to mass incarceration? well, as this graph shows incarceration had been going up since the 1970s, the biggest jump by far in state prisons thanks to mandatory drug minimums. when joe biden says the bill did not generate mass incarceration hes right in the narrow sense that only 10% of people incarcerated in america served time in federal prisons, but the total number of people in prison did increase overall, impacted ...

Were just trying to get that pushed through. >> ive heard you speak on this and passion nall about helping those who continue to live impacted by the toxins of those days following 9/11, firefighters, policemen and women. how will this bill help them? >> thank you for having me. im passionate because people are sick and dying. ive been to 181 funerals. the pain, the struggle. the fight is real. when this went into effect the conversations are now do i put gas in the car or do i put food on the t...

Coordinated intentionally with certain news outlets. again, thats kind of in the domestic realm. >> you said that the russians will continue this behavior until we impose some significant costs. could you speak briefly to what sort actions you think we might take that would deter them in this. >> thats a little hover my labor grade as an intelligence guy. i thought the sanctions that we did impose is part of that, part of the former administration, were a great first step. >> well, ill simply sa...

Was -- again, thats a -- kind of in domestic realm. >> do you think they will continue this behavior in they get caught? can you talk about the actions that we might take to deter them? >> thats a little over my labor grade as an intelligence guy. i thought the sanctions we did impose, i was part of that as part of the former administration was a great first step. >> ill say that i agree with you in a bipartisan bill led my colleague senator graham and co-sponsored by 20 other senators. and we e...

With certain news outlets. >> and you -- >> again, thats kind of in the domestic realm. >> you said the russians will continue this behavior until we impose some significant costs. could you speak briefly to what sort of actions you think we might take that would deter them -- >> well, thats -- >> -- from this action? >> thats over my labor grade as intelligence guy. i thought the sanctions we did impose on the -- and i was part of that as part of the former administration, were a great first st...

Bipartisan bill led by eight senators pass the senate with a big margin and bipartisan majority. they wouldnt take it up because republicans operated on the rule that if a bill is not supported by a majority of republicans, they wont bring it up to a vote even though it proved by a majority of the full house. i hope that rule will not be renewed and one way would be for the speaker to say this is such an important issue, we are going to take it up. we may not agree with the bill and i think it h...

It is because it is ridiculous. but that my friend is obama care. (applause) it is. it is all based on the notion that americans would just love to pay times what they are currently paying for a policy that they dont want and features that they cant afford or use and so they can give free insurance to people who dont want it until it was free and thursday, even the salesman and chief admitted he was not telling the truth about keeping your burger if you like. it one thing to add, mr. president. ...

It is because it is ridiculous. but that my friend is obama care. (applause) it is. it is all based on the notion that americans would just love to pay four times what they are currently paying for a policy that they dont want and features that they cant afford or use and so they can give free insurance to people who dont want it until it was free and thursday, even the salesman and chief admitted he was not telling the truth about keeping your burger if you like. it one thing to add, mr. presid...