What controls the cuba policy about cuba are the actions of the castro dictatorship. It is not cubanamericans, who send a large Police Contingent to venezuela to beat up dissidents and to train the Venezuelan Police forces. It is not the cubans who would like to go back to the cold war. The president wants to forget about the cold war. Raul castro wants to go back to the cold war. They have been closed back in cuba. Raul cast crow has in e castro has in cubas national bank, look up in the newspaper. There has been a lot of fraud with medicare and medicaid. And, at least in one case, and there are many others 300 million were stolen from medicaid and medicare. The money is now in cubas national bank. Is that is that a savings account . Shouldnt the administration say to mr. Castro. Give us the money before we talk about anything else . It is your money, the taxpayers money. The administration is not giving your money back. If i could ask mr. Duran to follow up on that point. If i could
And the comments. The house begins its debate on budget plans. A busy week in congress. We will focus on the upcoming Midterm Elections. Our phone lines are open you can join in on the conversation on facebook. Send us a tweet at cspanwj. Or send us an email at journal cspan. Org. New york times has the voting in afghanistan front and center. A also the front page of the Washington Post Michael Ohanlon will be joining us later in the program to offer his perspective on the voting that took place in afghanistan and what is next for the u. S. Troops. Politico is reporting on the ap story that is getting a lot of attention over the weekend off of the coast of australia in the south indian ocean. It says the Australian Air chief said yesterday that the agency cannot verify any connection between the signals and Malaysian Airline flight 370. And this from cq weekly, focusing on money team and the appropriators. Congress continues its debate on budget priorities. He writes for the Washington
On facebook, we asked what issue do you want president obama and congress to address this year . President upon is expected to announce plans for federal contractors to pay employees at least 10. 10 an hour. House speaker john potter was asked about the issue when he spoke with reporters today. Heres a look. What do you think about these actions by congress . Do you have any support . The president has the authority to raise the minimum wage for the federal contracts. That understands the game. This affects not one current contract. It only affects future contracts with the federal government. I think the the question is how many people of this executive action actually help . I suspect the answer is somewhere close to zero. When it comes to the federal minimum wage, when you raise the cost of something, you get less of it. We know from increases in minimum wage in the past that hundreds of thousands of lowincome americans have lost their jobs. And so, the very people the president pur
The majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip , but in o five minutes no event shall debate continue past 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. Quigley, for five minutes. Mr. Quigley thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as yogi berra once said, its deja vu all over again. 41 years ago the Supreme Court affirmed a womans constitutional right to choose. Yet, four decades later this chamber will vote yet again to rob women of their right to control their own bodies. Today, the Hyde Amendment prohibits the use of taxpayer dollars to pay for Abortion Services. While i oppose this restriction its important to emphasize that this statute is already the law. It was passed in 1976. Legislation we are considering today would take that restriction even further. My friends on the other
Minnesota takes first steps toward a shutdown
Minnesota leaders racing to avoid expensive shutdown The costs of a delayed budget have started to accumulate in the face of July 1 deadline. June 5, 2021 5:29pm Text size Copy shortlink:
State leaders remain adamant that they can avoid a government shutdown that could prove far more problematic than Minnesota s last closure a decade ago, which cost taxpayers at least $85 million and put 19,000 people out of work.
Lawmakers need to pass a new budget before July 1 to prevent a shutdown and are behind schedule as they race to beat the clock. Meanwhile, the expenses that come with closing down state government are already are starting to add up.