House. And later, advancing Health Equity founder and ceo dr. Uche blackstock joins us to discuss covid19s impact on minority communities. Another ruling on the Affordable Care act, the Supreme Court ruled 72 yesterday in favor of a 2017 Trump Administration rule extending the exemption to the Affordable Care acts birthcontrol mandate. It is thursday, july 9, 2020. Good morning, and welcome to washington journal. We open the show and ask whether support employers decided denying contraceptive health care to employees. Here is how to join the conversation. If you support the exemptions, two of 274s 88000. Two748pose, it is to 80001. Commentsost additional at facebook. Com cspan. , specificallyting on that case, the New York Times this morning with a graphic on how justices voted and how people for it feel about where the public stands on this issue. They write the Affordable Care act requires Health Insurance plans for women include coverage for contraceptives, Birth Control, but the Tr
Fanning even before the heat really ramps up. Were hot blooded that way, kari. Yeah, you always talk about it, but i think all of the talk prepares you for whats ahead. We are still going to have a beautiful, comfortable day. And its been super windy. Were still going to have the high winds coming through parts of the east bay as we get a live look at dublin. Temperatures start out in the mid to upper 50s and were going to see it warming up into the low 70s today. This will be another day where we can enjoy some time outside before that hot weather comes. Well talk more about that and also the highs in the 90s coming up in a few minutes. Mike, whats the update on the Traffic Alert . Kari, its still going on for the south bay. Weve been following this in the overnight hours, the almaden expressway. An investigation started after what appears to be a single car crash. You see the vehicle between the two emergency vehicles, flares are out. Southbound almaden expressway. The live look show
About she didnt know she said that she was going to try and find out more but she had wanted give me a heads up in fact i think she may even have been instructed to give me a heads up on that. So i asked are going to have what is the next step here. So she said she would try to find out more as you try to call by midnight. Around 1 oclock in the morning. She called me again and she said that. There are concerns up the street and said i needed to get on the call it come home immediately get on the next plane. To the u s. And i asked her why. And she said she wasnt sure but there were concerns about my security astor my physical security because sometimes washington knows more than we do about these things and she said no she hadnt gotten that impression that it was a physical. Security issue, but they were concerned about my security and i needed to come home. Right away. This is extremely irregular and no reason given. But in the to get on the next plane. You said you there were concer
And republicans over what everyone can accept in this package. We didnt think we would get some type of final agreement before Congress Left town last thursday evening for their weeklong long memorial day break. Lawmakers and the white house were able to come to an agreement last thursday midday after the house had already taken their final roll call vote. A lot of house members had already left for the airports or for their cars to drive back to their districts. Its important for members to get back in whole town halls with their constituents and hold fundraisers and see their families. The idea is once this disaster aid package was reached last was a vote and the house leadership had to decide whether they wanted to pass this through unanimous consent during a pro forma session or weight until monday wait until monday. House democrats decided to do it through uc, unanimous consent. Any member of the house is more than 400 nevers can stand up and block it members can stand up and bloc
Sarah a small group of house conservatives wanted to make sure unanimous consent would not go through. They wanted a full vote, full debate. The full ad hoc effort was led by congressman chip roy, freshman from texas. That was successful for the past one lawmaker was able to block it, unlike in the house on every single other vote. When they bring it to the floor, likely monday night, they will easily clear the bill with limited opposition. At spending bells. Before they left the majority leader said he wants to start the whole process wednesday, june 12. What is the timeline look like . Sarah the timeline is going to be brutal for democrats. The majority leader announced for the house left for the he said expect, late votes much of june. That means lawmakers will be in the capital after 7 00 p. M. Voting, a real marathon for every lawmaker as they go through these 12 appropriations bills. Most have already cleared the House Appropriations committee, but there are a couple of divisive