Ryan about two hours ago telling him to pull the vote. This afternoon ryan said he did everything he could to rally support. Moving from an Opposition Party to a governing party comes with growing pains and, well, were feeling those growing pains today. We came really close today. But we came up short. But ultimately, this all kind of comes down to a choice. Are all of us willing to give a little to get something done . Are we willing to say yes to the good, to the very good even if its not the perfect. Well, this caps off a very rocky week for the speaker is of the house something two former Congress Members know the feeling all too well. John rawlins has more from langhorne tonight. John. Porter hi, rick. We touched base with a couple of former members of congress, one is a d, one is an r to get an idea of the pressures they felt while on capitol hill and the kinds of pressures they think republican lawmakers were probably feeling who were either undecided about the gop measure or we
With no democrat support if the democrats when it explodes, which it will soon, if they got together with us and got a real healthcare bill id be totally opened to it and i think thats going to happen. I think the losers are nancy pelosi and Chuck Schumer because now they own obamacare. They own it a hundred percent own it. Action News Reporter john rawlins has been getting reaction to the situation. Hes now live outside the office of congressman Brian Fitzpatrick in langhorne bucks county. John, what have you been hearing today . Reporter well, were here because there was a demonstration in front of there earlier today. But this week he had said that he was not going to vote for his partys measure. Earlier today we talked with two former members of congress, one a d, the other an r to get an idea about the sort of hardball atmosphere that can develop around major legislation. Usually you dont get calls from the president but in this case this bill you will so you got to figure out wha
Banks, and you support coalfired pay plants time of national and global emergency in terms of climate and on and on, we have got a major problem here area i want to stress at the outset, as the coordinator of the independent Bernie Delegates Network, i have not spoken to any of the delegates and i spoken to hundreds of them getting ready for the formal start of this convention, i havent spoken to any who want to see donald trump as president. As a matter of fact, all of the bernie delegates understand that by far the worst president ial candidate on the ballot in november will be donald trump. We understand it would be a catastrophe of donald trump were elected president. Thats one of the reasons we are so set by the selection of tim kaine. We believe that in her interest muchparently triangulate the 45 ofct from voters who voted for Bernie Sanders, what Hillary Clinton has done is gone ahead and put in this Vice President ial slot somebody who will be a good again forbroad target dona
You can join also on twitter and facebook. Com cspan. There is a conversation going on there as well. Looking athington the news, what do you have . Demconvf you go to ention. Com you can find the schedule. Democrats will gaveling tomorrow at 4 00 p. M. Eastern. The fame, according to the Washington Post is united together. It will feature First Lady Michelle Obama along with senator Bernie Sanders. Tuesdays theme is a lifetime fighting for children and families, it will be headlined by bill clinton and mothers of the movement referring to the black lives Matter Movement whose sons and daughters were killed by the police. Will start tim kaine, president obama, and Vice President biden. Is when the that democrats will hear from Hillary Clinton, the first female president ial nominee of a major party. She will be introduced by her daughter. Chelsea clinton will not be speaking at the democratic who will not be speaking at the Democratic National convention . Debbie Wasserman Schultz will
I am asking you to joining me out of love of country. Hillary clinton takes the stage and accepts the nomination, the final day of the Democratic Convention. Gwen ifill good evening and welcome to our special pbs news hour npr coverage of this final night of the Democratic Convention in philadelphia, im gwen ifill. Judy woodruff and im Judy Woodruff, joining us as they have all week, Nprs Rachel Martin and here in the anchor booth syndicated columnist mark shields, New York Times columnist, david brooks. Gwen ifill and also with us tamara keith along with amy walter of the cook political report, politics monday again, and down on the floor we have john yang and susan davis. Judy woodruff Hillary Clinton will take to the National Stage tonight and offer americans her vision of the future. She is exported to be introduced by her daughter chelsea. We will get to all of that right after this short break. Funding for this program has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping y