Posts Tagged ‘Jan Schakowsky’
LiveBlog for Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
• Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) calls in at 6:05am Pacific to talk about Obama’s Afghanistan speech, and about health care reform.
• Karl Frisch, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, calls in at 7:05am Pacific to co-host Right Wing World.
• Hal Sparks joins us in studio at 8am Pacific for another edition of “Humpdays With Hal.”
• Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform and Obama’s Afghanistan speech.
• Declaring “our security is at stake,” President Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan last night, nearly tripling the force he inherited but promising an impatient public to begin withdrawal in 18 months. The buildup will begin almost immediately and will cost $30 billion for the first year alone
• Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) asserted yesterday during a rancorous floor debate that President Obama’s health care reform will shorten the lives of seniors by cutting Medicare. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) decried such comments as scare tactics designed to kill legislation that he said would improve some benefits for seniors. At times, the debate recalled the raw charges and countercharges of the summer’s town hall meetings.
• Copies of e-mails between the White House party crashers and a Pentagon official undermine their claims that they were invited to President Obama’s first state dinner.
Tags: Afghanistan, Hal Sparks, Health Care Reform, Jan Schakowsky, John Yarmuth, Karl Frisch, Max Baucus, Media Matters for America, Pentagon, Tom Coburn, White House Crashers
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LiveBlog for Thursday, October 1, 2009
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
• Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform and bringing the Olympics to Chicago.
• Filmmaker Michael Moore calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about his new film, “Capitalism: A Love Story.”
• Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform and other news of the day.
• The U.S. and five other world powers began high-stakes talks today with Iran to demand a freeze of its nuclear activities, with a senior U.S. official saying Washington is open to rare one-on-one talks with Iranian diplomats.
• A White House-backed overhaul of the nation’s health care system survived a long day of GOP challenges over abortion, illegal immigration, and other issues yesterday, and the bill’s architect claimed enough votes for passage by the Senate Finance Committee, possibly by the end of the week.
• Samoans dug through the wreckage of homes and told of the terror of being trapped underwater or flung inland by the tsunami that ravaged towns and killed at least 149 people in the South Pacific. Officials expect the death toll to rise as more areas are searched.
• First lady Michelle Obama arrived in Copenhagen yesterday to lend her support to Chicago’s effort to win the 2016 Summer Olympics. President Obama arrives in Denmark tomorrow.
Tags: Frank Pallone, Health Care Reform, Iran, Jan Schakowsky, Michael Moore, Michelle Obama, Olympics, Samoa, Tsunami
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LiveBlog for Thursday, September 10, 2009
Thursday, September 10th, 2009
• Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) calls in at 6:05am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• Gerald McEntee, President of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union, calls in at 7:05am Pacific to talk about President Obama’s speech last night.
• Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Missouri) calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• President Obama last night made a passionate call for Congress to fix the nation’s ailing health care system in the same spirit that created Social Security and Medicare in difficult times. He offered his most detailed outline for legislation while challenging GOP opponents to build on issues of agreement rather than play politics to exploit differences.
• Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) shouted “You lie” during President Obama’s health care speech to Congress last night, and members of both parties condemned the heckling. Wilson called the White House to apologize and spoke with Rahm Emanuel, who accepted the apology on the president’s behalf. “We can disagree without being disagreeable,” Emanuel said to Wilson. “That was the point of the speech.”
Tags: AFSCME, Barack Obama, Gerald McEntee, Health Care Reform, Jan Schakowsky, Joe Courtney, Joe Wilson, Lynn Woolsey, Rahm Emanuel, Russ Carnahan
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LiveBlog pour Mardi, 14 Juillet, 2009
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
• House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) calls in at 6:05am Pacific to talk about health care reform and the Sotomayor hearings.
• Ian Millhiser, Legal Policy Analyst for the Center for American Progress, calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about the Sotomayor confirmation hearings.
• Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform and the Sotomayor hearings.
• U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor said yesterday that her hotly disputed judicial philosophy is, in fact, quite simple: Remain faithful to the law. In her first day of hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sotomayor sat impassively as senators detailed a deep divide between Dems and GOP on whether she is the best choice to fill the vacancy left by Justice David Souter’s retirement.
• Congressional demands for an investigation grew Monday over new disclosures that a secret CIA program to capture or kill Al Qaida leaders was concealed from Congress for 8 years, perhaps at the behest of former Vice President Dick Cheney. The program was cancelled last month by CIA Director Leon Panetta shortly after he himself first learned of it.
• President Obama yesterday pressed Democratic leaders to pass health care reform legislation in both houses of Congress before August and expressed confidence about the ultimate outcome for his top domestic priority. “Don’t bet against us. We are going to make this thing happen,” the president proclaimed.
Tags: Barack Obama, Center for American Progress, David Souter, Dick Cheney, Ian Millhiser, James Clyburn, Jan Schakowsky, Leon Panetta, Sonia Sotomayor
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LiveBlog for Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
• Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) calls in at 8:05am Pacific to talk about the National Defense Authorization Act, Iran, health care reform, and military readiness.
• Lt. Dan Choi calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about his efforts to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and his work with Knights Out.
• Iran’s Guardian Council has ruled out the possibility of nullifying the results of the country’s disputed presidential election, saying irregularities were reported before the balloting – not during or after. The announcement was another in a series of inconsistent stances by the council on how to handle the unrest stemming from the disputed June 12th race.
• President Obama signed legislation yesterday, giving the FDA new power to regulate tobacco. The law gives the FDA power to ban candy-flavored and fruit-flavored cigarettes and prohibits tobacco companies from using terms such as “low tar,” “light” or “mild” and required larger warning labels on packages.
• President Obama yesterday praised a decision by the nation’s pharmaceutical industry to agree to a deal cutting drug costs for elderly Americans, calling it an example of the kind of compromise required for successful national health care reform.
• The death toll climbed to nine in a rush-hour collision between two Metro trains north of Washington, D.C. yesterday. Dozens of others were treated at the scene.
Tags: Barack Obama, Dan Choi, DC Metro, FDA, Health Care Reform, Iran Election, Jan Schakowsky, Joe Sestak, Knights Out, Tobacco
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LiveBlog for Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
• Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about the stimulus package and the Dems’ health care reform plan.
• Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) calls in at 8:05am Pacific to talk about helping families save their homes, the economy, the Lakers, and other news of the day.
• Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about the stimulus plan and health care reform.
• Eager to show action on the ailing economy, President Obama promised yesterday to speed federal money into hundreds of public works projects this summer, vowing that 600,000 jobs will be created or saved.
• House Dems said yesterday that their emerging health care reform legislation will include a government-run insurance option as well as plans offered by private companies. The government would require all plans to contain a minimum benefit and no applicant could be rejected for pre-existing conditions, now could they be charged a higher premium.
• The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down a challenge to the Defense Department policy forbidding gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military, granting a request by the Obama administration.
• Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin appeared at a GOP congressional fundraiser last night, ending a will-she-or-won’t-she mystery that overshadowed the event and frustrated the GOP.
Tags: Allyson Schwartz, Barack Obama, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Health Care Reform, Jan Schakowsky, Maxine Waters, Sarah Palin, Stimulus Plan
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LiveBlog for Thursday, April 23, 2009
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
Hey everyone. Some sad news to report this morning. It doesn’t look like Steph’s dog Puff made it through the night. Jim and Chris will be hosting the show today. In Puff’s honor, please consider becoming a Guardian with the ASPCA and if you’re in the Los Angeles area, please join Steph this Saturday at the ASPCA 2K Venice Beach Dog Walk. Thanks.
• Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) calls in at 6:05am Pacific to talk about the torture memo debate.
• Comedian Michael McDonald calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about his upcoming gig at The Improv in Hollywood, CA.
• Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned yesterday that Pakistan is in danger of falling into terrorists’ hands because of failed government policies and called on Pakistani citizens and expatriates to voice more concern. Pakistan is a nuclear-armed state.
• Ramping up his campaign to crack down on credit cards, President Obama will meet today with executives of 14 leading companies to press his case for new consumer protections. Meanwhile, the House moved forward on a bill Tuesday to ban “arbitrary” interest rate increases, prohibit excessive fees, and order more disclosure.
• Condi Rice, John Ashcroft, and other top Bush administration officials approved as early as the summer of 2002 the CIA’s use at secret prisons of harsh interrogation menthods, including waterboarding, a technique that Attorney General Eric Holder has described as illegal torture.
• Brushing aside the president’s suggestions, congressional Dems pushed ahead firmly yesterday toward investigations into the Bush administration’s harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects including hundreds of instances of waterboarding and other abusive practices.
Tags: ASPCA, Barack Obama, Condi Rice, Eric Holder, Hillary Clinton, Jan Schakowsky, John Ashcroft, Michael McDonald, Pakistan, Puff
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