Some news this morning, u. S. District judge yesterday temporary halted the president immigration executive order and his how the ap is reporting. On monday district judge in texas issued a temporary injunction giving a coalition of 26 states time to pursue a lawsuit that aims to probably stop the order to that will go to the president orders that could spare more than 4 million 4 Million People who were in the u. S. Illegally from deportation to the statement the white house said mondays ruling wrongly prevents the presence of lawful commonsense policies from taking effect at the Justice Department will appeal a federal judges ruling according to the white house. Some reaction from capitol hill. John boehner released a statement that reads in part hopefully Senate Democrats who claim to oppose this executive overreach will not let the senate began debate on the bill to fund the Homeland Security department. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has another take on the judges decision s
What they said to edie, but they said it was not the appropriate case to be brought. My sense of it is that they were two factors. One, people were concerned about an estate tax case. Edies bill was high. She had to pay another 275,000 to new york. The there was a fear she would be perceived as too rich. I represent Companies Like citigroup so that did not sound so rich. Number two, most of the bill was due to the fact that they had two apartments in new york city in the 1970s and they appreciated hugely over the years. That was the real reason for the big estate tax bill. Another problem was that people were concerned about the tax elements. My sense is that every american knows in their got what it means to have to pay a tax bill, especially one that is a tax on being gay. Americans would understand that. Even republicans that were not on the beginning on our site at the beginning, they dont like the a estate tax. You had this incredibly articulate and beautiful woman who had a marri
Should we diminish enforcement and penalties for those other crimes that are far more serious . Racialhere are disparities in the approach to criminal justice, we should seriously consider examining the types of sentences and approaches we take to dealing with those Public Safety issues. I take that as sort of a yes. Do you agree that there is thatl bias or bigotry leads to these rates of arrests . People dont draw that conclusion based on analysis that is race alone. I think you have to look at other factors. I brought up one of the factors that we considered that calls for service. There are more police in an area, there is likely to be more arrests. It is an issue that needs to be looked at carefully. Worked on the metropolitan Police Department for 25 years. They would obviously be very at set to hear that theyre being accused of biased enforcement. To reiterate a statement you you are notyou say affirmatively going into community seeking out criminals. Youre getting calls. And you
Hard, we are participating in the global economy, we play by the rules and yet we are not enjoying the quality of life that they have in the west. That fornteresting is most chinese history, no one had any idea of what life is like outside. Chinese people now can sit on a computer in the village of the middle of nowhere and never pretty accurate understanding of what it feels like to live in washington. That heightens the conflict. The rising conflict between the individual and the chinese government, sunday night at 8 00. For over 35 years, cspan brings Public Affair offense from washington directly to you putting you in the room in congressional hearings, white house events, and briefings and offering complete gaveltogavel coverage of the u. S. House all as a Public Service of private industry. We are cspan, created by the cable tv industry 35 years ago and brought you as a Public Service by your local cable or settle at provider. Like us on facebook or follow us on twitter. Facebook
[captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] looking live at the u. S. Twotol now, one of the legislative bodies are in town this week. The senate gavels and today at two 00 p. M. Eastern. They will continue working on a bill that would provide incentives for energyefficient manufacturing. A procedural vote is set for 5 30 p. M. Eastern today. Also on the agenda, several executive branch nominees. As always, watch lighthouse coverage. At the white house today, president obama welcomed the president of uruguay. They are saying the visit will highlight the support for the administrations leadership on andn rights, global peace, security. This afternoon he will honor recipients of the 2014 top cops award. Be live for awill discussion looking at how safe are handling a Medicaid Expansion under the Health Care Law is. Arkansas and michigan, hosted by the alliance for health reform. We will have that for you life sitting at 12 15 p. M. Eastern right here on cspan. Also coming up