Member for the president s Reelection Campaign, talk about the africanamerican vote. As always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. This is the federal holiday marking the life of dr. Martin luther king jr. Today is the National Holiday and this is a live picture of the mlk memorial in washington, d. C. After about 20 years of planning and fundraising, this memorial twoopen to the public in thousand 11. The mlk holiday became law in 1983, signed by ronald lakin reagan into law. How are Race Relations doing as we enter 2020 . Are they Getting Better . 2027488000 is your number. If you think Race Relations are getting worse, 2027488001. If you are not sure, 2027488002 is your number. You can send us a text at washington journal. The number is 2027488003. Please leave your name and the town you are calling from. You can post a comment at facebook. Com cspan or a comment at cspanwj. Usa is the fro
Representative butterfield and carson. In representative Gregory Meeks from new york. [applause] rep. Butterfield fellow democrats, i am from north carolina. In my community you judge a mans heart by his words and deeds. Donald trump your words have been bigoted and you have used every opportunity to talk about your well. Qualified to serve as president of the United States. You use your celebrity status to paint a picture of gloom and doom. Alienateour status to africanamericans and other groups. You would use the offices of president to take our nation in the wrong direction. You want to know your polling numbers are so dismal among we know youicans, have gotten rich through your business but we also know your well has come at the expense of other people. We know you have no plans to address issues that are affecting africanamericans communities such as gun violence and historically black colleges read our black form and compare it to the republican platform. Give us this chance to l
Virginia governor tim can the cutting nomination for Vice President last night in philadelphia. Bc tweet of tim the kansasisingl delegation. Here is what our live coverage for this fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention Looks like good starting at 3 00 eastern with a preview of tonights events and a look around at what is happening leading up to the main event, Hillary Clinton excepting the democratic nomination for president , followed by the balloon drop. The theme for tonights speeches will be womens issues, including Workplace Fairness and pay. Coverage starting at three clock this afternoon. Thathill points out Hillary Clinton will be following last nights dream team lineup. The except into speech is a right of passage for anyone seeking the white house and theeli broadcaster tweeting night when the first u. S. Black president called america to vote for the first u. S. Female president. President s speech last night. Announcer ladies and gentlemen, please welco
On that budget committee, we fight for investments, education, health care, research and transportation. I also serve on the committee to make sure that seniors have a secure retirement and dont get targeted by ripoff artists who was scammed out of their savings or overcharge them for prescription drugs. [cheers] can i tell you a funny thing about the senate . [cheers] that sounds like a yes. Time withlot of republican senators who once they have made sure that nobody is listening, will tell you how fantastic a senator that Hillary Clinton was. [cheers] look, this journey that ive told you about has convinced me, has convinced me over and over again that god has created in our country a beautiful and rich tapestry, an incredible Cultural Diversity that succeeds when we embrace everybody and battle back, the dark forces of division. We are all neighbors. We must love neighbors as ourselves. Hillary clinton and i son com paneros de alma. [cheers] we share this is simply. Simple belief. D
2005, George Herbert walker bush, senator reid made the same argument when george w. Bush was president of United States. Her to, 18 month before be bush left office, senator that there should be a presumption against confirmation. It is only fair to play by the same set of rules. Based on the conduct, based on the behavior of our colleagues when they were in the majority come up first when he filibustered judges for the first time, and later when they were in the majority before they saw the majority slip to republicans, the democratic leader packed the d. C. Court of appeals by a vote from the nuclear option, breaking the senate rules any raw display a political power in order to pack a court that many people called the secondmost Important Court in the land. For this lifetime appointment to the court is a critical check on the executive branch. A check that this administration has proved over and over again, we need desperately. And i have pointed out , this nomination will change t