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Good afternoon, everybody. I want to welcome you all here today. Im peter russo, ademocratdirec personal affairs at thecato institute. This is a capitol Hill Briefing entitled economics of Health Insurance reform. The repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care act dominated discussions on the hill in recent weeks and lawmakers are huddling in philadelphia to recourse for the damage done to the Health Market in recent years. When they state they dont have a plan and i suppose im being cheritiable here but democrats say they dont have a political viable one. There is some truth to that as any...

Our issues spotlight looks at Voting Rights and the impact on the 2016 election. We will feature part of the 2013 Supreme Court oral argument. Members of Congress Look at whether to restore the Voting Rights act. Here is what the president ial candidates have to say. Now a lot of places will not have voter identification. You just keep walking in and voting . What is happening is a sweeping effort to disempower and disenfranchise people of of property or young people. A new report by the Cato Institute looks at crime reduction, fiscal policy, and taxes to determine state freedom rankings. This...

I will speak to you about something a little less scary than what Julian Sanchez described. The state of u. S. Trade policy is closer to the libertarian model, libertarian ideals than any other public policy. That is not because the government is not encouraging in trade policy or particularly libertarian but government encroaches a lot more and these other spheres of public lives. Were long way from the libertarian ideals in trade policy and that would be free trade. The free flow of goods and services across border without tariffs, quantitative restrictions discriminatory regulations, free f...

Negotiations are going on right now to get these things passed . Guest what has happened so far is that the senate has pushed for this trade bill and got an advance only with lastminute maneuvering on the Chamber Floor yesterday. You had a band of senators who really want to get the Exportimport Bank passed and that also has a time sensitive deadline at the end of next month. And mcconnell got these senators on board and that bill was advance. Now they are tried to push through today and bunch of amendments and maybe final passage of this trade promotion authority, which would pave the way for...

This week on press pass, sudans lost boys, orphaned by civil war. They traveled hundreds of miles on foot to find safety. They later found a chance for a new life in the United States. Its the subject of a gripping if you movie called the good lie. Hitting theaters on october 3rd. Joining us today, former musician and activist. Margaret nagel, emmy nominated screen writer for this film. Corey stall who is in the movie and known in d. C. These days for his portrayal of peter russo in house of cards. Margaret, give us the synopsis of who the lost boys are and what brought you to them to make a m...