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Increasing Public Acceptance has been accompanied by a backlash in some quarters. Theres no federal antidiscrimination laws protecting gay americans were being refused service, fired from a job or evicted from a home. Its often left to local communities to enact such protection but in says like arkansas and tennessee, they passed laws to roll back some protections. They do that by borrowing local communities from exceeding state law when it comes to policing discrimination. Other states like geo...

Please colloquy between he and the judge when he entered his change of plea. The council can make us aware of that behind. It is my understanding that there is a transcript, we dont have a copy of it right now. Counsel, you are not sworn, but if you could answer that gentlemans question as a member of the bar would be helpful for us to dispense with this. Mr. Chairman, there is no five 9 11 component to the plea agreement. The strait of plea agreement that does not require any additional testimo...

And a total scam that defrauded the government for well over a decade. Do you know how much he makes in retirement . And what are you doing to make sure that the scam doesnt continue, that a complete fraud who said he was a member of the distinguished cia and no one even bothered to check . Its almost the incompetence is beyond belief. Do you know what his retirement is this year . I do not know. Can you get it back to the committee . We can get it back. Can you give us the steps . If you say yo...

Here on cspan, we bring you more live coverage of the state of the state live from michigan. Members of the house and senate gather for the state of the state from republican governor rick snyder, who was sworn into office three years ago. Just a reminder as we wait for his speech to begin, we will re air some of the state of the state speeches we have covered in the past couple of days. Night, beginning on c span two, among the speeches you will hear, colorado, idaho, and indiana. That all gets...

Washington journal is live every morning at 7 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan. Friday at 11 00 a. M. Eastern president obama speaks about changes to government surveillance programs. Well bring it to you live from the Justice Department here on cspan. Later a panel reacts to the president s speech. Well hear from a former c. I. A. Analyst. Live coverage at 2 00 p. M. Eastern also here on cspan. When gow behind the scenes as a photographer, you are there to seerks not hear, not listen and not repeat an...

Engaged can have an impact. Just really make sure that everyone that isnt paying attention that goes out and votes has at least some information and im always pushing people to try and get that extra knowledge so they can have an informed vote, whichever party they vote for. Another thing i wanted to say is with the state of the union address, i was listening to the last couple of guests you had on the constitution. I just want to say that i think it is important to recognize that the congress a...

Medicare or medicaid patients. Dose to 60 of the work we is in this population of patients. I do notpendent know if that is the right word but im going to use it how dependent is the u. S. Health care system on the federal government and moneys from medicare and medicaid and other sources . Medicare represents about 23 of the 2. 4 trillion spent every year in health care in the country. Edicaid is another 16 i think the latest figures i have seen are about 39 of the 2. 4 trillion is medicare and...

Like this a chance. The president has made clear that in the absence, in the wake of the failure of congress to really give him a credible comprehensive Immigration Reform package. That he will act on his own some time between the election and the end of the year. And i assume everybodys here ready for me to tell them the details of that program, right . Okay. What i will tell you is this. Were going to be ready. Our agency will be shouldering the primary responsibility for executing whatever it...

In the two events supervisor wiener talked about brings a very important perspective, and this is someone who knows how to be successful in entertainment, at the same time responsible. So, im very excited about this appointment. I know that this is an individual that had applied previously and i think its great for the city that he will be serving in this role. Thank you. And with that, colleagues, can we take this item same house same call . Without objection, this motion is approved. [gavel] n...

In the two events supervisor wiener talked about brings a very important perspective, and this is someone who knows how to be successful in entertainment, at the same time responsible. So, im very excited about this appointment. I know that this is an individual that had applied previously and i think its great for the city that he will be serving in this role. Thank you. And with that, colleagues, can we take this item same house same call . Without objection, this motion is approved. [gavel] n...