Whether you could do it all, and your fatherinlaw, martys father, was actually. You could tell the story better than i could. Tremendously supportive always. He said, ruth, if you dont want to go to law school, you have the best reason in the world and no one will think the less of you. But if you really want to go to law school and become a lawyer, well, stop feeling sorry for yourself, and you will find a way. That advice has stood me in good stead my entire life. The question is do i want this enough. If the answer is yes, i find a way. [ spectators murmur ] when you think about your life as a new yorker up until the time you went to washington, are there particular artists or political leaders or activists that influenced your thinking or who you are over the course of time . Well. The writers i think every girl of my age read and loved a tree grows in brooklyn. Mmhmm. Then there was that kind of risque, nastyboy book, j. D. Salingers catcher in the rye. [ laughter ] and another pe
The fact of the matter is it is growth being curbed, not the programs themselves. Look at this. The Congressional Budget Office says we spent 100 last year and were supposed to spend 106 this year. For a lot of people anything less than 1107 is a cut. There are no medicaid cuts in terms of ordinary human beings refer to a cut. Were not spending less money one year than we did before. Were growing medicaid more slowly over the 10year budget window. Neil i want to repeat again, if you were to follow the traditional media describing this budget, this isnt a protrump or antitrump statement here, the fact of the matter here it is the biggest budget in american history, 4 trillion worth of spending. Every single major entitlement, every Single Program will be getting more money than was originally going to be the case down the road. Now, what was curbed was the growth. In other words the growth of spending, medicaid, you heard a lot about that. Still over the next 10year it will be getting o
From the recess. The body of the 79yearold justice is believed to have arrived at Dulles Airport near washington overnight on a private plane from austin. A firsttime guest at that resort ranch in west texas. His body was discovered in his room after he missed breakfast and luncnch. Abcs jim avila is there. He spoke with one of the people who saw him last. Reporter the high of End Hunting Lodge and ranch was host this weekend of an exclusive g group of stly texan couples. Justice scalia was the only faus guest. He arrived friday about noon. Toured the property. Did not join that days hunt. But he had dinner with the group overlooking the scenic lake. At about 9 00 p. M. , he said, its been a long day, had a long week, id like to be excused. Reporter others told investigators they heard the 79yearold justice mention an illness. Pronounce him dead over the phone told abc news that she talked to his doctor in washington told her hed been ill. And came to his Office Wednesday and thursday
The Philippine National Police on Sunday saod it does not deprive detained individuals of opportunities to be visited but the additional requests to see former senator Leila de Lima on her birthday were allegedly filed late.