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Generational defining piece of legislation that really did spend trillions of dollars to kind of reconfigure the american industrial base? >> yeah, it can definitely happen. the scientists say we have the technology. it can happen. if we start right away, we can -- we can do whats needed in the next ten years, which are the critical years, and the only thing thats in the way is the political will, and thats because the fossil fuel industry has spent so much money lobbying and paying for the camp...

Stop being obsessed over impeachment which unfortunately strikes many americans like a ball game where you know what the score is going to be and start actually digging in and solving the problems that got donald trump elected in the first place. we have to take every opportunity to present a new positive vision for the country a new way forward to help beat him in 2020 because make no misdak, hell be there at the ballot box for us to defeat. >> thank you mr. yang. [ cheers and applause ] >> let...

Is on the minds of all americans, and that is the economy. senator sanders, today the house of representatives voted for a new bipartisan trade agreement among the united states, canada, and mexico. it was supported by union-friendly leaders like speaker nancy pelosi and big labor groups like the afl-cio. they say it is going to be a big job creator. senator, my question is, will you support this deal, and if not, why not? >> judy, youre talking to somebody who, unlike some of my colleagues here...

Earn support from labor groups. i dont know the specifics of the negotiations. this is within the jurisdiction of the ways and means committee as well. i know chairman richie neil is working hard on it. but for sure we know nafta is not a great agreement. its something that has to be updated. but the question is whether what comes out of this would be better or worse than what we have now. in one regard, i have introduced along with some of my colleagues a big concern about provisions that would...

If you dome, you can move and come into a public one. >> sanders took issue with bidens assessment. >> thats wrong. the united states has got to join every other major country on earth and guarantee health care to all people, union workers and nonunion workers as a right. >> labor groups have raised questions about what would happen to the benefits that e have negotiated in collective bargaining agreements if medicare for all becomes law. sanders said they would still be covered. the latest po...

This is a financial catastrophe for them. >> it may be important also to note that in the political criticisms of the president, his administration, both the national federation of federal employees and the american federation of government workers endorsed hillary clinton in 2016 for president. so take that into context when we have those discussions with those labor groups. some people are blaming the uncertainty over the shutdown for a terrible finish on wall street. friday capped the most ...

An impossible position? you know, if he doesnt raise interest rates, he looks like he bowing to the pressure. these are now conversations were having. >> i hope that thats not the case. ill use what we talked about with the supreme court. look, every day there is a protest in front of the supreme court. we trust that the nine jurists will do what they think is right. the same thing with the federal reserve. they are criticized not only by the federal reserve, but by wall street, main street, lab...

Illegally, that they were actually related to these children. they did not know if they were affiliated with gangs or labor groups or sex trafficking. this has to be cleaned up. the president is right on that. >> bill: so is there a compromise in this bill somewhere, if you give the $25 million in money that could be used for border security, which includes the wall, can you reach some sort of deal? >> my hope is that we are going to be able to stand on principle and reach some consensus around ...

Believe in. we have no cause for doubt which is why were also involved in this discussion in order to build a case using arguments based on fact and so whats on. his opponents also have good arguments the police have been called out to buyers headquarters and labor groups and a group of farmers from southern germany have traveled over three hundred fifty kilometers to make their voices heard. but people are on the defensive. yes we believe the genetic engineering can help to combat hunger in the...

Results will be great. the plan promises to wage middle-class wages by lowering the tax rate. that will save companies money to pay people more. the president say typical household will see a 4000-dollar race. some labor groups are freight companies one invested in middle-class wages. instead pad the pockets of the shareholders. were join now. thank you for joining us on this holiday weekend. we appreciate it. >> thank you. i am glad to be here. >> your union did something interesting. in terms ...