Lies in state. The civil rights icon, the first africanamerican lawmaker to in history to lie and stay there. Kelli meyer has the story. All members rise for a moment of silent, a somber start to the week as lawmakers pay respects to one of their own 80 yearold georgia congressman john lewis who spent much of his life fighting for racial equality died friday after a 6 month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was the last survivor of the big 6 civil rights leaders of the 1960s i first met john norris in 1968 in Atlanta Georgia. At the funeral of doctor Martin Luther king junior lawmakers like North Carolina democrat ek butterfield and Georgia Republican buddy carter. Praise lewis says the moral compass of congress is certainly a great loss. The state of georgia, but also to the nation voters first elected louis to represent his Atlanta Georgia district in 1986 Georgia Republican congressman doug collins was just an intern, we ended a run same elevator, almost every morning together. He l
This country have made it the focal point of every election that they are the fighters for the middle class. That you can count on them to be there when it comes to the middle class. For the most part, i will say yes to that. What did this president do . This is a story tonight that hasnt gotten much focus. We have a budget deal. Nobody will shut down the government. Thats good. On tuesday, the president of the United States signed the new 1. 1 trillion spending bill into law and tonight im going to tell you why this bill is a failure for what everybodys advocating for, the middle class. Retired americans are taking it in the shorts. Until tuesday it was legal for employers to cut pensions. Benefits for those already retired. They couldnt do it. They could not do it. Now under the law people covered under multiemployer Pension Plans can see reduced benefits if their plans are in bad financial shape. Now what does that mean bad, financial shape. How bad . Show me some numbers, show me a