exchange, and they wrote for people like julia in cheshire connecticut, she suffered from headaches for years, and put off and typical uncommon for people, put it off. when julia finally saw dr. still without insurance, learned she had a brain tumor and was eligible under connecticut's medicaid expansion program, which was created by the affordable care act. in her words, it was a godsend. i read the stories in part because as you know, i'm sure, protection for people who suffer from pre-existing conditions is in fact on the line in this case that will come to the supreme court only a week after the election. i want to be crystal clear because you stated to senator feinstein that -- and i'm going to quote. "so far as i know, the case next week does not present a challenge to pre-existing conditions coverage or to the extreme lifetime maximum relief from a cap." and technically, you're right. but if the trial court is upheld, and there is no severability, the entire act goes down that is what the trump administration is asking the court to do, that's what the plaintiffs want done. co

roger griswald was born in connecticut and he's a connecticut politician and he was a federalist as many connecticut politicians were, right? and he goes to the congress to be a congressman and he's there from 1795 to 1805. so math you lyon -- i'm sorry, griswald was a long-serving federalist congressman from connecticut. matthew lyon, on the other hand, was from vermont, and he was a supporter of thomas jefferson and so he became a republican. well, republicans haas we've se could get along and they can also get into big fights with each other and i have is the lyon-gr lyo lyon-griswald brawl and with the fire tongs and how in the world did they get this way? it all came about an argument over politics. it was during an impeachment hearing of a particular democratic republic officer, william blount of tennessee that griswald, mr. club, was trying to attract the attention of mr. lyon, in order to engage in the political process, but lyon was ignoring him on purpose since they belonged to opposing political parties and indeed, this is where the line starts to get crossed and griswald fina

i will turn it over to my colleague from connecticut and thank him for his loyalty and service on this committee. we have more work to do but i believe we have asked the important questions and done it in the right way. sen. blumenthal: thanks to senator durbin for his leadership. are we have presented here the personal impact, the real-life effect of this nominee. we brought america into the hearing room. in spite of the pandemic or because of it, we have made their voices and their faces real. what is happening in this nomination is shameful and embarrassing. through a sham process is am this nominee through disgrace to the senates, to america. let me just say, the reasons are transparent. ,s senator durbin has said there are two dates. november 3, november 10. wantser 3, donald trump the supreme court to decide the election, not the voters. clear, hen absolutely wants a ninth justice to decide the election, and this nominee would not even answer questions about whether he can delay the election. on november 10, he wants her on the bench to decide the affordable care act. the america

griswold was born in lion, connecticut, he was a federalist as many connecticut politicians were, right, and he goes to the congress to be a congressman and he's there from 1795 to 1805. so matthew lion -- roger griswold was a long serving federalist congressman from connecticut. matthew lyon on the other hand was from vermont and he was a supporter of thomas jefferson, and so he became a republican. well, republicans and federalists, as you see, as we've seen, could get along sometimes, but they also could get into big fights with each other and what i'm going to describe is known as the lyon-griswold brawl, with our own griswold having a club in his hand and the vermonter lyon with a pair of fire tongs. how in the world did they get this way? it all came about an argument over politics. it was during an impeachment hearing of a particular democratic republic officer, william blount of tennessee, that griswold, mr. club, was trying to attack the attention of lyon, mr. tongs, in order to have a dialogue on the issue, in order to engage in the political process. but lyon was ignoring him

connecticut which established the right to use contraceptives. in addition, she would not affirm whether planned parenthood v. casey which upheld the constitutional right to abortion established in roe was settled law. and she stated outright that roe is not a superprecedent indicating time and again the continued efforts by antiabortion activists would provide the supreme court ample future opportunity to further limit or overturn roe entirely. now, this was a surprising departure from the last four republican nominees who acknowledged at their hearings that griswold is in fact settled law, and that roe and casey are

governor ned lamont of connecticut told cnn in a statement that as our case -- his spokes people told us, as our case rates climb, the administration will continue to work with our regional partners. the governor's office in new jersey point us to previous statements from the governor saying he's focused on bringing his numbers down. the person we need to hear from is governor cuomo. he's the one that will help to decide whether or not this partnership stays in place or these quarantine rules go into place having just a huge impact on the economy for this very populous, very important part of the country, ana. >> things just got a little more complicated. keep us posted. thank you. >>> coming up, the son of ronald and nancy reagan join us live on what his parents would think of the republican party of today. but first house speaker nancy pelosi has set a deadline for stimulus talks warning an agreement must be reached within it is next 48 hours if congress wants to pass a bill before the election. how could this impact markets when they open tomorrow? here's cnn's christine romans wit

new jersey and connecticut have crossed the second one of the two parameters. on paper that means that people who travel from connecticut or new jersey to new york should have to quarantine. but obviously that's a very wild thing to think about here in the new york area and we just don't know what's going to happen yet. we asked the governors of all three states to comment and we've gotten some comment from the officers of tgovernor's off. they're talking about working together as a region. but we need to hear from governor andrew cuomo of new york. he's going to have to decide whether or not this pact stays in place, keeping this all-important economic engine running, or if things are going to change now that the numbers are starting to shift, wolf. >> we'll see what happens on that front. thank you. >>> not all republicans are standing by their man. senator ben sasse of nebraska attacked president trump this week just weeks out from the presidential election. and he's certainly not alone. those divisions in the republican party could deepen after the election

i've been listening to people across connecticut who feel fundamental rights may be gone. on the exercise of power the american people can do what they want on november 3rd. we are not done. we will continue to fight this nomination. we will have votes ahead and i hope my colleague will be held accountable for disregarding the will of the american people who want their voice heard so the next president and senate will choose the next justice and i am now happy to yield to my great colleague from hawaii, senator hirono. [background chanting] >> thank you. i am very committed to joining my colleagues on other protests on what is happening with the nominee. these are not normal times when we have mitch mcconnell and senate republicans priorities so screwed up in the middle of a pandemic we cannot work on a bill that helps people and you are pushing through a nominee. it becomes a rhetorical question. we all know that amy coney barrett presents a danger to the affordable care act. november 10th when the republicans get their way she will be sitting there in the court to hear t

that includes connecticut's attorney general, william tong. purdue pharma's headqauters are located in his state. attorney general tong, very good to have you back on the "newshour". you criticized the settlement and called it a mirage of justice. how so? >> thank you for having me on. it's a mirage because we don't know the executives, the managers, the wrong doers, the ceskts of purdue pharma, they're going to get out of this business altogether. we have purdue pharma calling itself by a different name, possibly reorganizing itself under a different form but they're not totally shut down and we have no guarantee that the sacklers, the owners of this business who have flooded the market with illegal opioids, that they're not going to go out and participate in this industry again, start a new company. so we're not pushing them out of the business and, for me and many of my a.g. colleagues, tha- that was and is nonnegotiable. we have to shut down purdue and get these people out of business. >> reporter: i know this is not your jurisdiction but

this debate is from hartford, connecticut. mr. lehrer: good evening from the bushnell theatre in hartford, connecticut. i'm jim lehrer of the news hour on pbs. welcome to the first of the 1996 presidential debates between president bill clinton, the democratic nominee, and senator bob dole, the republican nominee. this event is sponsored by the commission on presidential debates. it will last 90 minutes following rm

and they wrote for people like julia in cheshire, connecticut. she suffers from headaches for years, and she put off going to a doctor because she lacked insurance. so typical and common for people. put it off. when julia finally saw a doctor without -- still without insurance, she learned she had a brain tumor, and she was eligible for coverage. under connecticut's medicaid expansion program, which was created by the affordable care act. in her words, it was a godsend. i raise these stories in part because as you know, i'm sure, protection for people who suffer from pre-existing conditions is, in fact, on the line. in this case that will come to the supreme court only a week after the election. i want to be chriscal clear because you stated to senator feinstein that -- and i'm going to quote, so far as i know the case next week doesn't present that issue. it's not a challenge to pre-existing conditions, coverage, or to the extreme lifetime maximum relief from a cap. and technically you're right, but, it's a big but, if the trial court is upheld

with that i would love to hand this over to senator blumenthal of connecticut. [indistinct yelling] sen. blumenthal: thank you. my thanks to senator schumer and senator feinstein for their leadership. make no mistake, we are 100% unified. if it sounds like we are repeating each other's points it is not due to the lack of originality, it is a time of our -- a sign of our unity and determination to continue this fight. i listened to my republican colleagues during the meeting today. their case for moving judge barrett forward was to attack democrats. of vile anger and grievance against democrats. they are running away from the issue. the effect of this nomination to take away rights to health care for millions of americans. rights to gun violence prevention, the right to vote, right to safety in the workplace. millions of americans with pre-existing conditions will be at risk because of this nomination if it is confirmed. watching them and that committee posterse real people on that we brought into that area. real people whose lives may be ruling on the aca to str

the company now has ten employee, all high-paying connecticut jobs. this entrepreneurship would absolutely, positively not have been possible without the a.c.a. the company transitioned to employer health care. now through the trump administration's incompetence in the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, sales of the company's product, they sell to other companies who are still closed because of coronavirus, sales have plummeted. so our company like so many others are struggling. if we lose our livelihood, we also lose the company health insurance which means we as the cofounders of the company would need to once again depend on the a.c.a.'s health insurance if it still exists. once again, another story about how the a.c.a. allows for financial innovation. allows for economic innovation. a company that was started in connecticut, a biotechnology company, because the a.c.a. allowed in the early days for those entrepreneurs to insure themselves, their families, and their early employees through the affordable care act before they had enough money in t

with that i would love to hand this over to senator blumenthal of connecticut. [indistinct yelling] senator blumenthal: thank you. first of all, my thanks to senator schumer and senator feinstein for their leadership. make no mistake, we are 100% unified. if it sounds like we are repeating each other's points it is not due to the lack of originality, it is a sign of our unity and determination to continue this fight. now, i listened to my republican colleagues during the meeting today. their case for moving judge barrett forward was to attack democrats. it was full of vile anger and grievance against democrats. they are running away from the issue. from the effect of this nomination to take away rights to health care for millions of americans. rights to gun violence prevention, the right to vote, rights to safety in the workplace. in fact, millions of americans with pre-existing conditions will be at risk because of this nomination if it is confirmed. but watching them in that committee room were real people on posters that we brought into that area. real people

host: that was diane in connecticut giving her thoughts on the debate. you can continue to do the same. this is from twitter. barbara saying the bar was set low. it is apparent the president toned it down. joe was not inspiring. it was a draw. kristen welker should be commended for moderating the way she did. great job! that was rick in north carolina. johnny saying, biden was thoughtful, compassionate, and honest. trump was none of those things. bill from connecticut said, lockdown joe versus open up trump. we have to open up now. he is texting us this morning. you can do the same at (202)-748-8003. janice is from brooklyn, new york, supporter of joe biden. caller: good morning. i think he did an excellent job. i am listening to the callers about the crime bill. when it came out it was about crack and cocaine and that was primarily in the minority neighborhoods. the -- recently what was going on in suburban communities when people were sudden theyall of a started to look at recovery and not jail time. that is when people started changing their mind abou

the senator from connecticut. mr. blumenthal: these so-called certainly matters go to the heart of fairness in the workplace, equal pay for equal work, discriminatory practices, other kinds of injustices that have existed for years. women ought to have the right to challenge and hold their employers accountable. what could be more fundamental and important? let me move now to h.r. 1423, in order to proceed to consideration of the forced arbitration injustice repeal act, also known as the fair act, which passed the house on september 20, 2019. again, a bipartisan measure which would increase americans' rights to seek justice and accountability through the court system. we are in the midst of considering a nominee who has expressed a who's tilt -- hostility to seeking justice in the workplace and in jobs and in other areas. so this measure to eliminate forced arbitration clauses in employment and consumer and civil rights cases is especially relevant. it would allow consumers and workers to agree -- to agree to arbitrat

this is not a connecticut problem. this has happened all over the country. what do you feel can be done about it? >> we have to -- i mean, you can't legislate hate, but we have to make sure people are held accountable for these crimes. we can make sure our leaders don't uplift or embolden this type of behavior. we can make sure that people who commit these types of crimes are prosecuted and held accountable for their actions. and we can, you know, change systemic structures so that we create communities where people from diverse backgrounds are welcome. i mean, we can't legislate hate. we can't make it okay for them to attack or discriminate against their neighbors either. >> one of the things that i think was good if some good could come out of a situation like yours and your town hall and other situations around the country, is we are seeing a large number of whites and others that have expressed public outrage, as we've seen in the george floyd movement and you've noted that. and i think we ought to be very open about that. we need that, and i think that

if you don't think that leaking tritium and cobalt into the ground water and the connecticut river and the environment of the state of vermont that every single for mano cherishes and holds dear then i don't know what else you can have as an indicator that reliability is a problem with the nuclear power has a place in the future of energy in america. we can debate that to a cows come home what we should not be debating is whether we can extend the life of our e.g. nuclear power plants beyond their design life this is crazy stuff and i felt very strongly that it was the wrong thing to do for a mom like justice secretary please call the roll to start sooner than start yes from the start i was just under 5. in the lifeboats no. 3 is a series of us are both the case for the nice 26. was the senate voted $26.00 to $4.00 in favor of closing vermont yankee it's really a testament to all of the work that citizens did over the course of several years over the course of decades our voice as the people as as as the people of vermont is what matters. well you know we were disappointed with the vot

andme turn it to my friend colleague senator blumenthal of connecticut. sen. blumenthal: they say they have the votes. they say they have the vote. they may have the votes on this committee, they do not have the american people on their side, their votes, they don't have history on their side. connor is on the right side of history. every time i look at this picture, it just breaks my heart. all of the pins and stuck inhat have been this young man, all with -- all the procedures, all the pain and anguish. anguishery least, the and pain should not be imposed -- of paying for it should not be imposed on connor and his family. the harm the justice amy coney barrett could do to those real people in real ways. if she is confirmed and she overturns the affordable care act. -- said shes stead would vote to overturn the affordable care act had she been a justice in the two previous situations. she threatened supreme court precedent can be disregarded if it conflicts with how individual justices positions are aligned. is real and urgent. there are two other health care

they wrote for people like julia in cheshire, connecticut. she suffered from headaches for years, and she put off going to a doctor because she lacked insurance. so typical and common for people to put it off. when julia finally saw a doctor without insurance, she learned she had a brain tumor and was eligible for coverage under connecticut's medicaid expansion program, which was created by the aca. in her words, "it was a godsend." part,e these stories, in because you know, i'm sure, protection for people who suffer from pre-existing conditions is on the line in this case that will come to the supreme court only a week after the election. i want to be crystal clear, sen.se you stated to sen feinstein: and i'm going to quote -- senator feinstein, and i'm going to quote, the case next week doesn't present that issue, not a challenge to pre-existing conditions coverage, or the extreme lifetime maximum relief from right, but if th andial court is upheld, there is no severability, the entire act goes down. that is what the trump administration is

if you don't think that leaking tritium and cobol into the ground water and the connecticut river and the environment of the state of vermont that every single for mano cherishes and holds dear then i don't know what else you can have as an indicator that reliability is a problem with a nuclear power has a place in a future of energy in america. we can debate that 2 accounts come what we should not be debating is whether we can extend the life of our e.g. nuclear power plants beyond their design life this is crazy stuff and i felt very strongly that it was the wrong thing to do for my clicked us secretary please call the roll to start. another star yes from the star wars just under fire. from the white folks know. there's a series of us are both east for the nice $26.00. i think the senate voted $26.00 to $4.00 in favor of closing vermont yankee it's really a testament to all of the work that citizens did over the course of several years over the course of decades our voice as the people as as as the people of vermont is what matters. well you know we were disappointed with the vote b

connecticut has one, to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. if a judge finds they are dangerous, it would be kind of a common sense measure that would be in jeopardy with judge barrett's approach to the second amendment. do you agree? i don't know whether we still have ms. clarke. i'm sorry to hear that you are not there, kristen. but maybe we can put that question to you either in writing or later in the hearing. thank you so much, mr. chairman. >> [chairman inaudible] >> thank you very much. >> harris: so, we have been watching together the senate confirmation hearing for judge amy coney barrett, and, as you know, she's not actually in the hearing room today, but there are witnesses. we have just heard from the second grouping of them, for her and against her. and i we are in the question and answer period with each senator able to have 5 minutes. some senators are passing on the questions, just as they did with the previous group of witnesses, and some are continuing to ask questions of those witnesses now. we will stay with this, and also

amy: that was richard blumenthal of connecticut ushering judge amy coney barrett. we're going to turn right now to an unusual moment which was the north carolina senator thom tillis in a hotly contested race questioning amy coney barrett. sen. tillis: i want to make sure i heard you right and your response to other questions, feel very strongly that every accessn should have safe to the vote. i hope every registered voter in this country but on novembmber . that may be a stretch goal, but you agree with that? hon. barrett: o of course, yes. amy: for the record, election day is november 3, not november 11. and then we turn to new jersey democratic senator cory booker questioning judge barrett about her views on race. we haveker: clearly, been grappling as a nation with a lot of these issues. it is part of our long-standing history. you cannot divorce the role of judges in our history over these some 200 years and how race has been a persistent part of the national narrative, grappling with deep issues of bigotry and bias, overt as well as the vices that exist. loss-

if you don't think that leaking tritium and cobalt into the ground water and the connecticut river and the environment of the state of vermont that every single for mano cherishes and holds dear then i don't know what else you can have as an indicator that reliability is a problem with the nuclear power has a place in the future of energy in america. we can debate that 2 accounts come what we should not be debating is whether we can extend the life of our e.g. nuclear power plants beyond their design life this is crazy stuff and i felt very strongly that it was the wrong thing to do for a mom like jessica. please call the rule just. another star yes and the star was under flight. is for denise $26.00 was when the senate voted $26.00 to $4.00 in favor of closing vermont yankee it's really a testament to all of the work that citizens did over the course of several years over the course of decades our voice as the people as as as the people of vermont is what matters. well you know we were disappointed with the vote but not surprised again with the incidents that were happening at the pla

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if you don't think that leaking tritium and cobalt into the ground water and the connecticut river and the environment of the state of vermont that every single for mano cherishes and holds dear then i don't know what else you can have as an indicator that reliability is a problem with a nuclear power has a place in a future of energy in america. we can debate that 2 accounts come what we should not be debating is whether we can extend the life of our e.g. nuclear power plants beyond their design life this is crazy stuff and i felt very strongly that it was the wrong thing to do for math clicked us secretary please call the roll to start sooner than start yes from the start i was just under fire. from the lifeboats no. there's a series of us are both the ears for the nice $26.00. i the senate voted 26 to 4 in favor of closing for my 80 it's really a testament to all of the work that citizens did over the course of several years over the course of decades our voice as the people as as as the people of vermont is what matters. well you know we were disappointed with the vote but. not sur

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if you don't think that leaking tritium and cobalt into the ground water and the connecticut river and the environment of the state of vermont that every single for mano cherishes and holds dear that i don't know what else you can have as an indicator that reliability is a problem with a nuclear power has a place in a future of energy in america. we can debate that 2 accounts come what we should not be debating is whether we can extend the life of our e.g. nuclear power plants beyond their design life this is crazy stuff and i felt very strongly that it was the wrong thing to do for remarks like just the secretary please call the roll to start sooner than start yes and the star was just under fire. from the lifeboats no. there is a series of us are both the ears for the nice 26. i the senate voted $26.00 to $4.00 in favor of closing vermont yankee it's really a testament to all of the work that citizens did over the course of several years over the course of decades our voice as the people as as as the people of vermont is what matters. well you know we were just. pointed with the vote

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if you don't think that leaking tritium and cobalt into the ground water and the connecticut river and the environment of the state of vermont that every single for mano cherishes and holds dear that i don't know what else you can have as an indicator that reliability is a problem with a nuclear power has a place in the future of energy in america. we can debate that 2 accounts come what we should not be debating is whether we can extend the life of our e.g. nuclear power plants beyond their design life this is crazy stuff and i felt very strongly that it was the wrong thing to do for a match like justice secretary please call the roll to stunt in order to start he had us from the start will see us under fire. from the lifeboats no. there is a series of us are both the ears for the nice 26. was the senate voted $26.00 to $4.00 in favor of closing vermont yankee it's really a testament to all of the work that citizens did over the course of several years over the course of decades our voice as the people as as as the people of vermont is what matters. well you know we were just. pointed

>> i am not. >> are you aware of any legal movement to challenge griswold versus connecticut? >> i am not, although as i said to senator coons i'm certainly not aware of anybody trying to make the argument that a legislature should prohibit the use of birth control. but as you know, griswold does lie at the base of the doctrine that very much is challenged in federal court. >> here's my point. i was 7 years old when judge robert bork came before this body. i don't remember any of that. i wasn't watching it as a 7-year-old. but what we saw, i think the legacy of the bork hearings continued to reverberate. his name has become a verb. the borking of nominees. i think what we've seen is an attempted borking of judge amy barrett. the problem is they don't have anything in your record to so badly misconstrue sand suggest you're going to fundamentally change america that now they have to attribute to you the worst readings and most draconian interpretations of justice scalia. so we take scalia's record, distort that and attribute it to you. let me come back to your relationship with

let me turn it over to my friend and colleague, senator blumenthal of connecticut. thank you.thal: they say they have the votes. they may have the votes on this committee. they do not have the american people on their side, their votes. they do not have history on their side. donna kern is on the right side of history. every time i look at this picture, it breaks my heart. the pins andll needles that have been stuck in all theng man, procedures, all the pain and anguish. at the very least, the anguish of paying for it should not be imposed on connor and his family. this hearing is going to be about real people and the harm barretttice amy coney could do those real people -- could do to those real people if she is confirmed and she overturns the affordable care act. shee she has said that would vote to overturn the affordable care act had she been a justice in the two previous decisions. she has written that supreme court precedent can be disregarded if it conflicts with justices'dual positions are aligned. this danger is real and urgent. there are two other issues o

we go back inside the hearing room and it should be senator blumenthal, the democrat from connecticut who was now the microphone. >> whether you would participate in the decision involving the upcoming election if you are confirmed, i continue to believe that you were to participate in a decision involving that election, it would do enduring explosive damage to the court. i think you know it would be wrong. not because of anything you've done. in fact, i am not raising the issue of whether you've done any sort of dealer commitment because of what donald trump has done and my republican colleagues because they have indelibly put that issue your integrity through their statements, the president has said that he is putting you on the c court as the ninth justice so you can decide the election. he's been very clear and transparent. and the american people are not dumb, they are watching and listening, and if you were to sit on this case if it goes to this supreme court, the american people would lose faith and trust in the court itself. would be a dagger at the heart of the court and our

cases in connecticut have spiked 70% in the last two weeks. connecticut's governor ned lamont even changing advisory rules saying they had become, quote, unenforceable. this morning, a new warning sign for parents. cases in children are up 13% in the last two weeks. that's from the american academy of pediatrics. here is how a doctor in wisconsin is describing what he is seeing in a video he shared with msnbc. >> i worked the weekend in our emergency department and about 27% of the cases we're seeing are covid-19 infections. this is placing a strain on not only the e.d. but our hospital as 50% of them will need to be admitted. in my 34 years as a physician, i've never seen so much suffering from a single disease over such a short period of time. currently in a single day we admit more patients for venue moan yeah than we do in an entire influenza season during a typical year. >> i'd like to bring in msnbc medical distributor and internal medicine physician dr. lipi roy. dr. roy, let's start with -- melania trump had to cancel an appearance on

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on monday, connecticut congresswoman jahana hayes held a virtual town hall on zoom. hayes is a democrat up for re-election m november and she is connecticut's first black congresswoman. a few minutes into it, it was interrupted repeatedly by people shouting racial slurs. here's part of it. >> why is jahana hayes a [ bleep ]? >> whoever just zoombombed us, it's the reason why it's so important that i win this election and that we continue to work hard. it's a process question. >> [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> i'm sorry to the people of newtown. i know that this is not reflective of the people in your community, and none of us support that type of behavior. back to the question about the supreme court, if we are talking about process, about -- >> [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. ♪ [ bleep ] >> so congresswoman hayes says the attack lasted for six minutes, but that wasn't all of the racist insults. a screen grab of the zoom group chat shows that someone posted the message "shut up n-word, go pick your cotton." congresswoman hayes joins me now. i'm so sorry this happ

the junior senator for connecticut admitted we are going to have a free and fair election because we spend money for the federal t government and the states to beef up protections. now, it's the ability to express basic confidence in the institutions should be contingent whether the candidates seem to be up in the polls. but regardless, that is the truth. i will close with one point i keep making, the project democracy isn't just experts and government buildings. also the duty that falls upon every one of us, every single citizen. at this point it's a patriotic duty for americans to be educated consumers of information. citizens who need information about voting should look to their local official sources but we should take a deep breath and realize that division, disinformation and chaos are exactly what the adversaries want. we are all in this together. it was actually unanimous. as one cnn journalist stated last week, quote, let's be honest. inn another political age, judge amy coney barrett would be getting 70 votes were more in the senate because of her qualifications. it is sup

scott gottlieb in westport, connecticut. good morning to you. >> doctor: good morning. >> brennan: we have now eight million infections in the united states, record hospitalizations in terms of the red zone areas that the white house is concerned about, and 26 states fall into that category. where are we headed as a country? >> doctor: probably the most difficult phase of this epidemic. i think the next three months are going to be very challenging. there is really no backstop against the spread we're seeing. we're probably two or three weeks behind europe, and europe is in a very difficult position right now, too. as we enter the winter, we'll see continued spread. there are 42 states where hospitalizations are rising, and arc is above one, meaning they have expanding epidemics. there is not going to be an intervention that really thwarts this short of the ability to get a vaccine, which is probably an event that happens late next year. >> brennan: you point out -- >> doctor: i lost my sound. >> brennan: i can still hear it

attorney out of connecticut. and i can't say this because i've never spoke to the attorney out of connecticut, but i think it always gives pause because so many people pay attention to what the media is saying. and, you know, i would encourage everyone at the department of justice to ignore what the media is saying. i can tell you, clearly, this doesn't involve this election. when you're talking about the dirty cops at doj and fbi, former clinton folks, clinton campaign people, that has nothing to do with these elections that are going on right now. so i would encourage them if there's something that should get out before this election, it better happen because, look, if -- i don't know what's going to happen in the election. the president is facing tremendous headwinds. i still believe the american people are going to make the right decision and he will be reelected. but if it comes out later that there was something that really would have changed the direction of this election, i mean, it'll look once again lik

the senator from connecticut. mr. blumenthal: these so-called certainly matters go to the heart of fairness in the workplace, equal pay for equal work, discriminatory practices, other kinds of injustices that have existed for years. women ought to have the right to challenge and hold their employers accountable. what could be more fundamental and important? let me move now to h.r. 1423, in order to proceed to consideration of the forced arbitration injustice repeal act, also known as the fair act, which passed the house on september 20, 2019. again, a bipartisan measure which would increase americans' rights to seek justice and accountability through the court system. we are in the midst of considering a nominee who has expressed a who's tilt -- hostility to seeking justice in the workplace and in jobs and in other areas. so this measure to eliminate forced arbitration clauses in employment and consumer and civil rights cases is especially relevant. it would allow consumers and workers to agree -- to agree to arbitrat

from a rail am family and also from bridgeport, connecticut. my father worked on the railroad and i did also. i was in connecticut last week and i had the opportunity to meet with commissioner gelati. i had -- i am familiar with the rail routes that we are talking about. gateway is absolutely essential to intercity rail passenger services going forward. the replacement of the bridges are vital.cut inre is potential for delay moving forward with these long needed projects absent a level of funding to support those capital investments. if we are continuing for some time to operate under the continuing resolution, the $2 billion level, they will be delayed. i am happy to work with your offices to go through the bridge and/or project by point and give you a better perspective and more detail. >> i would appreciate that. those bridges are chokepoints for the entire corridor when the walk bridge or any of those bridges is out of commission. traffic is disrupted throughout the corridor. up and down the whole system. it affects not only people who are

in connecticut 1.5 million res. debts of our state, 52 -- res. debts of our state, 52% of our population, 52 of our population are diabetes, asthma, heart disease, blood pressure, and now covid-19. yes, covid-19 is a preexisting condition because of the damage that may be done to lungs, heart, livers, other organs. in the midst of a covid-19, this administration is putting on the highest court in the land a judge who would strike down that protection. now, of course, they have a ruse, it's call severability. they say, don't worry, the court can strike down one provision and keep the whole law, or the rest of it in place, severability. you sever the part that's unconstitutional. it's a doctrine of law. but that's not what the united states district court held in striking down the affordable care act in the case that is now before the united states supreme court. the same case that will be argued on november 10 where amy coney judge barrett will sit, assuming she is confirmed today. the united states district court didn't hold it was severable. on

connecticut as you mentioned is a case about contraception. and what's really interesting about that is that was the case where the court recognized that although the constitution does not explicitly protect the right to privacy it can be found in the pen umbra of other rights. and it was that that was used as a basis for roe versus wade and other case that's have come afterwards. i think her refusal to acknowledge that griswold was correctly decided should be concerning to anybody who cares about the future viability of roe versus wade. it was also part of the foundation for a case called lawrence versus texas which protects sex between same-sex partners. so on lgbt rights i think it also causes great concern. especially for a judge who as she sat there answering questions made reference not to sexual orientation but to sexual preference. this is someone who i think should concern us about the continued viability of abortion rights and lgbt rights. >> that is one of the points that they made, that griswold versus connecticut and eisenstadt v.