Later, the president of college and Young Democrats of iowa on the candidates and issues in campaign 2020. As always, we take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal twitter. Washington journal is next. Host it is the washington journal for august 12. We want to hear from you. Some type ofaccept compromise when it comes to potential new Gun Legislation passing the house and senate and being signed by the president. Some type ofsals have compromise when it comes to flagged we want to hear on what been compromises could you support, if any when it comes to Gun Legislation and why . You can let us know on the following phone lines. 2027488001 for republicans. For democrats, 2027488000. And independents, 2027488002. If you are a gun owner, give us a call at 2027488003. You can post on twitter at cspanwj and almost 400 people posting on our Facebook Page on this posting and question. You can add your thoughts to the mix at facebook. Com cspan
Continues. Host each week, we look at the money and n of your federal policy and this week were joined by David Mitchell, founder of d patients for Affordable Drugs. Prescription drug prices. What is chell, first, your group . Guest what is your group . Guest patients for Affordable Drugs, we are the only National Patient organization focused exclusively on lower drug prices. Take monfreany organization, profit from development or distribution of Prescription Drugs. Speak for patients, 50, last, always. Ost you are a patient yourself . Guest yeah. About seven years ago, i was incurable ith an multiple er policies to called myelomatis incurable, but it is expensive with very drugs. Retail price 450,000, so this of having a cancer to deal ough, having with expensive drugs brought me challengese with the people confront and nobody was really speaking up on behalf of the patients on drug pricing. Wife, who is a little crazy, too, and also a cancer urvivor, she and i decided we would try to
Washington journal. Segment wekend, this take a look at the intersection of your money and federal policy. This week, we are joined by David Mitchell, president and founder of patients for Affordable Drugs to talk about Prescription Drug prices. What is your group . Help patients for Affordable Drugs. We are the only National Patient organization focused exclusively on policies to lower drug prices. We dont take money from any organizations that profit from the development of scripture drugs. Patients for Affordable Drugs, you are a patient yourself . I yes, about seven years ago was diagnosed with an incurable blood counter cancer. It is treatable, but with very expensive drugs. The drugs i took last year, 400 and 50,000 retail price. This experience of having a cancer and having to deal with these expensive drugs brought me face to face with challenges people confront. Nobody was speaking up on behalf of the patients on direct pricing. Decided we arei going to try and start a group t
Give us a call, republicans, 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. Independents, 2027488002. You can also catch us catch up with us on social media. On twitter it is cspanwj. On facebook, it is facebook. Com cspan. A very good monday morning and you can start calling in now as we talk about the president s fiscal 2019 Budget Proposal and what is being reported is the plan does not include the goal of balancing the budget over the next 10 years. Here is the Washington Post on that this morning. President trump slated to announce a new budget plan that will no longer seek to eliminate the deficit over a decade, forfeiting a major republican goal. The plan will call for a range of spending cuts that reduce the growth of the deficit by 3 trillion over 10 years, but it will not attempt to balance the federal budget. It will relinquish the deficit the goal comes after President Trump pushed a 1. 5 trillion tax cut through late last year and signed budget deal last week that lists federal spendi
Before it was too late but they refused to listen ignoring the americans that were against this. The leader then promised what had been the plan all along which is to continue bipartisan discussions that will be followed by open debate on the floor. Shortly, this evening, we will take up a vote on a vehicle to which members can offer their ideas on how to best solve this problem. Be a process thats fair to all sides. Once we adopt a motion to proceed we will have the opportunity to have our proposals considered under regular order, in other words offer amendment, debate amendment and vote on amendments. It willt have a 60 vote threshold before it can be adopted. I we need one i can pass the house and be signed into law. This should be about getting a bill signed into law. A group of members from the side of the aisle will put forth a comprehensive proposal. Most people have been surprised, maybe shocked is a better word at the generosity of the present offer for the daca eligible recip