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, so i just want to be completely transparent to any of them who might be watching. so if you live in these 18 restrictions that john was talking about the 17 states and the district of columbia. is your access to medford, kristen in jeopardy because of the texas decision. well i have some additional information to add from this morning regarding the washington lawsuit, and thats that. the fda who of course is a defendant in that case, um, has reached back out to the court to judge rice to ask f...

The fifth circuit doesnt go their way, theyll be able to immediately appealed to the supreme court by the end of the week before the texas judges order takes effect. um what the doj is saying in their very lengthy filing here is that rather than preserving the status quo, as preliminary relief is meant to do. the district court upended decades of reliance by blocking fda approval. they go on to say that the district court took extraordinary this extraordinary step. despite the fact that plaintif...

Washington state and 16. other democratic run, uh, states, plus the district of columbia had actually sued the fda. the fda thats on the other side of the case in texas, saying ah that they did not want any kind of stages. yet in there, they didnt want the fda to modify or change regulations on the ability of women to get this drug and they wanted to have the access preserved and what a judge did in that case. judge thomas rice out of the district court in spokane did indeed say that the fda cou...

Me, right. right now, with more on this, jessica, what is the doj doing? well for fredricka. theyre acting quickly here because theyre really up against the clock because remember that texas judge said that by friday at midnight, central time, his ruling will go into effect. that ruling will eliminate the fda approval of this abortion drug mifepristone , so the doj had to move fast here and what theyve done just now is they are now asking the fifth circuit court of appeals to actually put a paus...

To me is that the fda is interested in obeying judge races order and if what judge rice is saying is, irrespective of what happens, uh, in texas, or in the fifth circuit that they are still going to allow fda approval of mr price stone. to at least the parties to the washington lawsuit, including states like mine, michigan so that kristen would remain legal available. uh and fda approved, at least as it pretends to those states, mhm and just so people can follow as a judge rice in the washington...

Sheldon whitehouse chaired a committee hearing that i was at today. i think its terrific that weve got the full committee chairman, chuck grassley, standing right next to you side by side, dianne feinstein, that these senators are doing what president trump challenged us to do, trying to get to the bottom of it and trying to get an answer. i think the conclusion were ultimately going to reach is theres nothing there. if thats the case, we ought to expect, president trump says im not going to be ...

What they call a robust waiver process that would have allowed anyone who said i cant get my mother-in-law here from syria to say, well, you can ask for a waiver and until you ask and are denied, its too soon to sue, but in this case, the judge is basing his decision on the religious discrimination argument. >> well, its also interesting that this is the ninth circuit, hawaii is in the ninth circuit which is where washington state was. it was the ninth circuit that was involved in the litigation...

Health insurance for their employees. id like to see a larger tax credit for small businessowners to make it easier for them to afford the provision of insurance. >> what about senator lindsey grahams suggestion, let it collapse so that everyones forced to the table, republicans and democrats? that hurts the american people. >> thats a pretty painful way fortous get us to get to the t. we ought to be able to look at it and say its not perfect, not working for the long term as it is, pull togethe...

What does comey know about wiretapping and will he tell us what he knows? earlier today we heard from attorney general jeff sessions. >> attorney general, did you ever have a chance to brief the president on investigations related to the campaigns? or did you ever give him any reason to believe he was wiretapped by the previous administration? >> look, my answer, no. i have recused myself. im not talking to the president or the people who are investigating the case and unable to comment on any o...