my state also presented, and what kind of mini me from a big state and a little state, and to randi's point, we have that industrial base, but the cost of being at a state like new jersey is -- needless to say, if you do not wash your own face, nobody is going to wash it or you i believe that this is an opportunity for a state like new jersey. we didn't have rpints -- prints. we had bruce and bon jovi. but ken, all of the states made a great presentation, but i want to go back where i started my conversation with the committee. diversity is an important factor we have to deal with here. why not have more of it than last of it -- less of it? four or five states, i don't know the number, but why can't we have states that represent the diversity of this great country? why doesn't have to be one or the other? -- why does it have to be one or the other? this is an emerging issue around the country. hispanics feel more and more not on the table, and you are going to hear more of this as this process goes on. hispanic, latino, we really have to begin to look at that as an issue i think the d

[background sounds] >> the president of the united states of america and the prime minister of the state of israel will now sign the jerusalem u.s.-israel strategicte partnership joint declaration. historic tock can unit reaffirms the unbreakable bond between the united states of america and the state of israel and paves the way to a future of increased partnership based on shared values and a share -- in a shared region. [applause] >> thank you, prime minister lapid and president biden. the prime minister of the state of israel will now make his statement polled by the president of the united states. -- followed by the president of the united states, after which we will take questions from the ifl media. prime minister yael lapid, the floor is yours. >> thanknk you. mr. president, in march 1965 on dr. martin luther king's famous march from selma to montgomery, walking beside him in the front row was a jewish rabbi. when he returned home that day, the rabbi wrote in his diary: todayy i felt my legs were praying. mt. tate of israel -- in the state of israel, mr. president, our legs pray e

the fundamental floors are not state-by-state ideas. we are one nation with one constitution, with a fundamental floor. >> the gentleman's time has expired. >> thank you very much, i yield back. >> the gentleman from kentucky, mr. comer, his recognized. >> thank, you madam chair. miss hawley, there were no women on the supreme court when roe was decided. one woman when casey was decided in three women went to hobbes was decided. additionally, there are 2295 women in state legislatures today across the country. women are more represented in government today than at any time in our history. members of state legislatures are voted and office by their constituents, to represent their constituents. is that correct? >> that is correct. >> supreme court justices are expected to judge the law, not public opinion. correct? >> absolutely. >> so, would you agree that state legislatures are the best equipped to regulate abortion based on the beliefs and opinions of their constituents. >> so, the dobbs decision says that, because abortion is nowhere

senator in the state of florida. we as women cannot have a chance to have brett kavanaugh in the governor's office. >> may i respond to that briefly? >> there is one rebuttal, so we cannot. >> i cannot? >> your time -- governor ron desantis signed the law of the right to paired in education. that's a lot that prohibits the discussion about the identity and sexual orientation in the classrooms up to third grade. they called this law -- how would you protect the group lgbt that they feel vulnerable and in danger? >> this is just another example of governor ron desantis picking up groups to try to divide our state, tear it apart and further his ascension to the republican nomination for president in 2024. 2024. what would i do? i would repeal the don't say gabriel. it is punishing on lgbtq to think it's been chastised in school. i was told by a guidance counselor and broward county that the incidence of suicide watch students has gone through the roof lately as result of this legislation. it's awful. it cannot stand. we

and then state governments. it's oftentimes state governments that are pushing the hardest with the united states acting then as the power that's going to step in negotiate removal treaties and accomplish the deportation of native americans. one of the things that you've done in your work that is so interesting is after this period that we're talking about native americans are removed for most all intents and purposes at least here in georgia. i know there's a pretty strong band of eastern the eastern band the cherokee still in western, north carolina, but here in georgia, and i know so white swarm over this this territory we see the spread of african american slavery into this comes part of the cotton kingdom and in some ways becomes an important part of the history of 19th century, georgia, but then one of the really interesting things about it is that georgians also eventually began to embrace the idea of remembering and telling the story of what happened to the cherokee and it's always portrayed as a tragedy

so we need state action. we are getting it from democratic states and democratic governors, but we have to understand, this is just the beginning of the supreme reign of terror. i had to use that term, but i think it is true. this effort to prevent the majority will in this country has just started. they just took this case more versus harper, which threatens our basic ability to count the votes and have fair representation in the house of representatives. so, we are going to have to be more aggressive in our states, and that is gonna be the order today. >> and you are also working on a proposal for washington to move away from natural gas. how is that going to work? >> well, because we now have electricity. ben franklin helped us discovered a long time ago, and now you can heat and air conditioner homes for a very effectively, cost effectively, with heat pumps. our building code council basically said we're not gonna hookup commercial buildings to natural gas after 2023. they will consider a similar proposal

state. they fit the makeup of our state. they might not work in other states and other child -- geographies. people are required to register before the election. would be bad to the federal government to ignore what are state constitution says. proving that a boater is who they say they are is an important thing. we do that in ohio through mandatory photo id. if you do not have it to you and produce alternative forms of identification because we do not want to leave anyone out of the process. but we want to know who voters are when they go out and make sure they are actually registered voters. these are commonsense safeguards. they work for ohio, mississippi. if you do not like it in your state, work with your state legislature. that is the best way to make election law, at the state legislative level. >> thank you very much. i followed your testimony. you talked about the need for funding security upgrades. i am curious as to who that would include. possible funding mechanisms that are asso

president, if israel wants to be a complete state, it cannot continue to act as as a state above the law. and this calls for israel to end their occupation of the land of palestine, with east jerusalem as its capital, and the 1967 borders. only then, israel would be accepted to live in peace, security and good neighborhood with the people of the region-based on the initiative. the two-state solution based on the 1967 borders may be available today only, and we don't know what will happen later. therefore, i take this opportunity on the occasion of the visit of your excellency to the region to say that i extend my hand to the leaders of israel to make peace. and this has happened much before. in other accords, we have been extending our hand in peace to all israelis, for the future generations and for all the peoples of the region. mr. president, we welcome you again, and our confidence in you and your administration is very big, and we assure you of our readiness to work with you hand in hand in order to achieve a comprehensive and just peace, based on the arab niche initiative -- ar

states for care? professor bridges: thank you for your question, senator. we have not clearly established a constitutional right to travel. in state versus roe v. wade in 2009 the court interpreted the constitution as protecting the right to travel. we have seen in dobbs president can be overturned based on the membership of the court. in response to your question, what can congress do? congress can and should repeal the hyde amendment that prevents federal funds from being used on abortion care. this made it impossible for low income people to rely on health insurance or medicaid to cover the cost. it makes it impossible for people who rely on indian health service s, native people, deterrent to the 10 exam facilities that fulfill the federal government obligation to native people to provide health care. i want to note that congress can and should pass federal legislation that creates a statutory right to an abortion. the women's health protection act is a nice first step. there is no question congre

we have seen trigger laws, we have seen people seeking to travel from state-to-state and cross state lines. it is chaotic and it is something that is causing harm and causes insurmountable challenges, quite frankly, for those who are trying to figure out what's possible. we need to make sure that people have the right to make decisions about what's best for them with their physician, not from politicians. that's exactly what has been opened up with this decision. senator coons: thank you to all our witnesses. mr. chairman. chair durbin: thank you, senator coons. we are voting on the floor. trying to do both things. senator hawley. senator hawley: thanks to all the witnesses for being here. before -- i want to visit with you, miss mats i ask. professor bridges you used a phrase, you referred to people with the capacity for pregnancy. would that be women? professor bridges: many women, since women have the capacity for women. many women do not have the capacity for women. there are also transmen capable of pregnancy and nonbinary people. senator hawley: this isn't a women's rights issu

of, course there are some who also say, let's go to a state, democrats, that's a swing state, so if we spend all this money and advertising and battling it out, we can come back and say we've laid the groundwork. it's interesting with this decision has been postponed. my understanding is that it really gives some states time to see if they can move their primaries up on the election and on the calendar. it also shows you that democrats want to be focused on the midterms because there's a number of mounting challenges there with many democrats i've talked to telling me they don't feel that there can be able to hold on to control of the u.s. house, maybe even the senate. they already have enough challenges, the singer to postpone this decision to later on. >> nbc's michelle sender there in st. louis, thank you very much for being here this morning. up next, future of the black vote a major base for the support of democratic party. nbc's john lee has been talking to the next generation of black voters about what's important to them and their future. try downy wrinkle guard fabric softener

in his state, he will attend a golf nation summit --gulf nation summit.

we've seen people seeking to travel from state to state, and across state lines. it is chaotic, and it is something that is causing harm and causes insurmountable challenges, quite frankly, for those who are trying to figure out what's possible. we need to make sure that people have the right to make decisions about what's best for them, with their physician, not from politicians. and that's exactly what has been opened up with this decision. >> thank you. thank you to all the witnesses. a >> thank you, senator coons. we are voting on the floor. senator hawley? >> thank you, mister chairman. thanks for all the witnesses for being here. before, i want to visit with you, miss matzke. i just want to clear one thing out before i do. you used the phrase, i wanna make sure i understand what you used by it. your first with people with the capacity for pregnancy. would that be women? >> many women, says women have the capacity for pregnancy. many system and did not have the capacity for pregnancy. there are also trans men who are capable of pregnancy as well as non-binary

of america, middle east, the world at large and state of israel. this historic visit reflects our nation's share, a partnership rooted in the commitment to democracy, justice and freedom, security and peace. the state of israel in which you have just arrived is a successful innovative nation which contributes to healing the world. through science and medicine, water and food technology, climate innovation and so much more. mr. president, you have been a true friend and strong supporter of israel and the jewish people, security and well-being, your entire life in this visit you will discuss security challenges emanating directly from iran and proxies for threatening israel and its neighbors and endangering our region. your first trip here in 1973 was a few weeks before the terrible war broke out. today winds of peace are blowing from north africa across the mediterranean to the gulf. this is your journey from israel to saudi arabia, the holy land. i hope and pray will help advance the regional vision of prosperity, integration, peace and security fo

most of the states were still counting ballots. it takes a long time to count state ballots. and that shows that the process is working. but the criticisms only applied in states that were closer that did not like the outcome. >> >> and i will say you do not have to. the margin was 15 times over 150,000 votes in 2020 compared to 2016. and i think the empire met is talked about with the disinformation that is leading people to stress officials. if people could not see it when we mentioned the -- they are called different things in different states the records request or the very good process. to be transparent -- to apply burdens to election officials. that is something you are hearing and every single eight. and the nods amongst election officials from all across the country confirm -- joslin if we can go back to michigan. there are similarities between pennsylvania and michigan. the way that the counting of ballots was on the rise to try to create a false impression that there was a problem and the effect that that is having today on election officials for your state. republ

so when they say give it back to the states, you look at the states. you look at the leaders in the states and the way they are trying to keep people from voting. intimidating them to the appoint where they don't even bother to vote. this is not representing the people in this country. the state laws are not fair to the people. a lot of the representatives in the states are not picked by the majority of the people in the states. host: we will let carrie severino jump in. guest: to the question of term limits, that is absolutely something that a lot of people have talked about. many state supreme court's have term limits for their judges or an age at which they have to retire. that is something we could absolutely add or change to the constitution. the challenges the constitution itself does give the judges a life tenure. we don't want judges to think about their next job, how can i curry favor with other people to help me out later. they wanted people to have the freedom to rule as how they believed. people lived a lot longer. the terms were a lot shor

state law. so if a physician is attempting to practice medicine in the state of mississippi and they are violating our law than our state board of medical licensure will pull their license from them. but should doctors and other states be considered a prosecution? >> will certainly i think doctors in other states should be concerned about all kinds of things. but i am hopeful that can creating a culture and our united states by investing in pregnancy resource centers for the things we are doing it now to give the resources to mothers and babies that they need. i think it is incredibly important. we are going to convince those moms that yes this lives are freshest. their people in this world and people of the state of mississippi who left that only the moms but also the babies. we are looking through everything we can help create a forever home for every single baby in mississippi. we believe will save lives by doing so. >> what is to stop abortion medication from being sent into mississippi via

so we can serve all of the states in united states. amy: how much do the drugs cost? >> there is a sliding scale. for services i prescribe, we are asking around 95 euros, which is about $100. the other providers, because the medicines are a bit more expensive in t u.s., are asking 150 dollars. but women that cannot afford that amount, the is a sliding scale. so everybody will be helped. amy: so you have people at the south dakota governor saying she's going to try to stop these pills. the health and human services secretary becerra and merrick garland have made the point, the attorney, that the fda has approved these drugs. so how can your mailing of these pills be stopped? and telemedicine appointments overall? >> so, i think -- what i think is happening now, what a lot of the states are doing, republican states where where abortion is being banned, it is a bullying tactic to scare people. the united states is also known for its judicial injustice, where many people once you are being prosecuted or an attempt is being made, it is really hard to fight back. so it will

ah, what you was taken by the united states were invaded in order for the united states to control per harbor. because of hawaii's location, it's central central in the central pacific. so there's a central location that ships enter. however, ports after disarming, refurbish, leave home ports, re arm and go back fighting a nation of the invasion of y island by money, by greed. and so he with relation to represent all the things that was happening and what you mean, 1899 and 930. so what we see rising out of the land out of the ocean are these giant monsters that are actually read with documentation of allocation of documentation that basically saying we're right is what we are. we're the inevitable truth. and there actually was also, again that the pi saying that from the newspapers that we're seeing never ca, we've developed an unusual a point of view of the world because of our location. we have huge oceans and a couple of weak neighbors in mexico and canada. therefore, we've never had to have a foreign policy of clear co operation with others. we've been able because of our power to

ah, with what you was taken by the united states were invaded in order for the united states to control per harbor because of hawaii's location, it's central central in the central pacific. so there's a central location that ships ester owen, ports after disarming, refurbish, leave home ports, re arm, and go back fighting a metaphor who it was in b, y island by money, by greed. and so he was done in relation to represent all the things that was happening and will you be mean 1819 and 930. so what we see rising out of the last out of the ocean are the giant monsters that are asked to read when documentation of annexation of documentation that basically saying we're right is what we are. we're the inevitable truth. and their absence was also again that the high saying that from the newspapers that we're seeing, never huh. we've developed an unusual a view of the world because of our location. we have huge oceans in a couple of weak neighbors in mexico and canada. therefore, we've never had to have a foreign policy of clear co operation with others. we've been able because of our power to

protect the right of women to travel from state that prohibits medical attention she needs, to a state that provides care. protect a woman's right with federal approval that has been available for over 20 years. the executive order provides safe core -- safeguards. a patient may come into the emergency room and nec in the union, and she is expressing or experiencing life-threatening miscarriage. the doctor is so concerned about being criminalized for treating her, they delay treatment, concerned that the hospital will be penalized if they provide lifesaving care. it is outrageous. i don't care what your position is. it is outrageous. it's dangerous. that's why this order directs the department to ensure all patients, including women and girls,. see -- including women and girls, get the care they need under federal law, and doctors have a clear guidance on their own responsibilities and protections. the matter what the state they are in is. the executive order protects access to conscious exceptions that i'm about to sign it justice, -- about the sign. justice thomas said in his concurr

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it has to do with the question on whether or not state courts have power over state legislatures, when it comes to setting rules for federal elections. some people, like allies of trump, try to rely on this theory, in my sense, wrongly, to try to argue that state legislatures come in, and choose alternative slates of electors, turning biden states, into trump states. more broadly, the supreme court played an important role in 2020, in not taking up that case from texas, he can throw the votes from four other states. but, the court has, also, engaged in a series of cases, allowing states to make it harder to vote. when you think of the supreme court, and democracy, and with the supreme court does to preserve democracy, it's a mixed record. >> and i think a lot of people watched that case out of north carolina. it was a case that people like john eastman wanted to use that legal theory when they were planning on overturning the 2020 election. there is a bipartisan group of senators, right now, who are close to finalizing a bill, to reform the electoral count act, which is another part of

to talk about what's happening in our state, and states like across the country. but we have seen in texas since last september has been a health crisis as texas restriction access to abortion with sb8, the six-week abortion ban. in the last month, it has been eliminated following the decision of dogs. both the trigger laws and the claim that the existing in 1925 statute on the books in texas now governs abortion care, which has led to utter chaos and confusion among patients, among providers. what we know is since september, about 1400 texans have been traveling out of state. as the graphic you just showed, they are going much further. they were gonna go to oklahoma, they've been going to new mexico, they've been going to arkansas as more states outlaw and portion. texas residents are having to travel farther, as are the residents in those states. now what we're seeing in our home state's lawmakers and others threatening people who are leaving the state with criminal prosecution, and threatening the people that helped them. whether it is their employers that have

2 state solution. i haven't changed my position. a 2 state solution is a guarantee for a strong democratic status. please rel, oh is a jewish majority very much. this concludes the signing ceremony and a press conference. please remain seated until the leaders of left the room. thank you so much and you're watching are the 0. we're bringing your live coverage of a press conference been held by between the u. s. president joe biden and interim prime minister of israel yard le pete. they have just been assigning a non binding declaration, preventing iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. both men talking there that some length about the relations that fe, the countries have, but also what they have been hoping for with regards to the conversations that we've been having this.

i know that the states are doing things, your stay, washington state has joined in this trifecta with california in oregon, but i'm wondering about any bills that would go forward in congress coming out of the house going to the senate, it's gonna fail when it receives the senate. what more can the members of congress to? particularly the members of the house? >> that's exactly right. we have to push forward the vision by passing the bill, so we show the american people that if we had two more votes in the senate to overturn the filibuster, that's why it's important that president biden said when he did, but he supports overturning the filibuster, for the codification of row versus way, just like he did for voting rights. -- we will pass a whole package of bills, we will pass the women's health protection act again, but then the third pieces will be due to really build the movement. this is going to be important. i oated the idea of a natial strike. i think we have to show symone, the power that we have as women. it is not just the nine months that a fetus is growing in our body. it i

you're seeing it in kansas your current state. can you talk a little bit about what you're seeing in your office and also throughout the county as i know and i talked to outabout this and others. there is turnover in the counties .you talked can you talk about what you're seeing today? >> i've been on the floor since january and it's been right along six oumonths with everything happening from the recount to redistricting to all the court cases we are defending right now and at federal and state courts it's been quite busy . one concern i continue to have is the rampant misinformation and disinformation. that continues to happen throughout the state of pennsylvania. really looking back at 2020 outlet election was administered and also mail in voting in pennsylvania. the 2020 election was secure. it was safe. 2022, same thing. we continue to see this narrative that there was voter fraud which we all know has been debunked multiple times but the concern with this misinformation and disinformation is that it remains a threat to elect

state-by-state is a mess. the regulations on cannabis are stupider than the regulations on liquor and that's difficult to do. so we have made incredible compromises that are disasters and make all sorts of interesting people rich in order to get to the legalization. then you have to come back and unpack the craft that went into the california bill in washington bill in nevada in order to buy off the votes. the votes of the people, just to get it through. you decide where you want to go. everything they get you there faster is a good idea. it's not instead of the thing you don't have the votes for. this happens all the time. we did the first step act on criminal justice reform and they said, we have to have everything. every day we had to have everything, people rotted in prison. we could've done that during the obama administration that he wanted everything instead of something and thousands of people rotted in prison for years, there is a cost to slowing things down. it's not nothing's going wrong, there's a

a state is absolutely sovereign. and i'll tell you this come when you talk about i know we are always go that's a problem with conservatives would we alk we're just going to get one rule, it will fit all, everybody is going to behave. it doesn't work like that. when you want to talk about fixing an election system, i love to use -- as claudia mentioned earlier. florida has had voter suppression for the last 30 years. ron desantis comes and what's with the legislature. they don't do some overall election reform, idaho, the president reported which i think it would have. they go in and they tweak a few things in florida. all of a sudden florida goes from purple or blue to just read your i mean, they didn't just move a bunch of republicans into florida, a bunch of conservative voters in all of a sudden. they just fixed the election system. so again i think just going into your states and demanding your representatives, tweak your election system, fixes the election system in this country. >> i think it's important that

state. minorial state a state of two classes rather than three homeownership is very rare in california compared to other states. and social services are very poor. it's rated 48 by many studies in infrastructure 47th and test scores and yet it has the highest basket of gasoline property and sales tax. so it's the model that i think the united states is going to and it's feudal in nature. and you can see that with the attitude of silicon valley magnets mark zuckerberg. i'm going to put 419 million dollars in key precincts and absorb the rules and regulation responsibilities of the state registrar to influence. an election and then but we're not going to call that dark money. so it's very dangerous to have a society without a middle class. another thing. that's very peculiar is borders. i once wrote a lot of articles about what causes wars on the ancient world. i would go all over greece and rental car and i would go to these. battlefields and they all were on borders. but they weren't near s

can't be married in one state and not married in another state. i yield one minute to the gentlelady from texas. ms. garcia: thank you to the chairman and mr. speaker, i want to say i think we do understand what we are doing here today and what we are doing is supporting people's right to love and equal protection under the law, plain and simple. extreme magga republicans weaponnize our government institutions turning them against the people they are called to protect. respect for marriage act will make the law of the land. during pride month, the extreme texas g.o.p. openly declared at their convention their home phobia and bigotry. and labeling same-sex couples as having an abnormal lifestyle. we will not allow this right-wing obsession to impose on peoples' private lives. to my colleagues and texas g.o.p. marrying the person you love abnormal. it is none of your business. abnormal is your obsession of what other people do in their private lives and in their homes. love is love. amore is amore. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlema

but what about the option of not attacking the united states states, but just attacking the european empires in asia, do you see those as realistic counterfactuals? and what do they imply either of you? well the japanese did. consider that but the problem was that there was no militarily feasible way of launching an attack south towards hong kong and of course the dutch east indies which which where the valuable oil resources were located. without exposing your flank to an attack from the philippines and ultimately from pearl harbor. so the the japanese strategist basically i thought that was too risky and of course on the united states it quite clearly signaled. they're not guaranteed that it would come in on the british side in such an event. so from the japanese point of view if there are going to attack the one power they would really need to attack the other attacking the soviet union would not actually have appeal to hector. hitler wanted quite specifically the japanese to attack to attack the anglo-americans what the japanese were anxious about and we talked quite a quite a lo

the fifth largest state in the country, and a very purple state. so is that actually going to help or hurt the down ballot candidates like doctor oz? is he going to be lumped in, are they're going to be enough independent voters where it does give democrats an advantage in a state like pennsylvania, where abortion really could be a front and center issue on the ballot. >> we've talked about the abortion ruling from the start. we have talked about how it is definitely going to impact republicans with suburban moms, with suburban women, with college educated, soccer mom, whatever we want to call female swing voters in the atlanta suburbs and the philly suburbs and the i-four corridor. and yet there is another side to that story, isn't there? older hispanic voters may actually move the republican parties wave that because they cause that. so this swabs decision has put a lot of cross currents in the political waters, hasn't it? >> there is not any sort of blueprint for this kind of, midterm in the post trump world all the midterm rules go out to the w

state. they had done that i would still be a second-class citizen. to be the 13th amendment to state slavery was illegal. some of the company first divorce we know that in ohio a ten year old rape victim was denied in abortion and forced to travel across state lines to access care. we know the package was lifted a woman's health clinic in austin, texas and the explosive device went off. we know a planned parenthood clinic in columbus was vandalized, we know that in baltimore in abortion provider, healthcare clinic anti- abortion graffiti was attacked planned parenthood clinic in clermont, new york was vandalized by juvenile. and identify purchased dilbert set fire to a planned parenthood clinic. we can go on, and on, and on, set america? i don't think so. professor help me understand because i have always had the greatest admiration for the legal prominence of the supreme court. i hope you expand on these words very quickly as my time runs out. justice said in confirmation hearings, it has b

states as well. what we talked most about is how can the federal government do the best job to partner with us to ensure that the sanctuaries are effective. so, we suggested several ideas to him to make sure that women can be protected around the country to work with our states, either to come to our states, to have the services provided, or to have pharmaceutical medicine provided to them from our states, so that they can receive this medicine to exercise their right to choice without leaving their states. i actually think that may end up being the most effective solution to this problem. he was very open to considering. this has been suggested. [inaudible] the fda making a very clear that the fda has made these medicines, pharmaceutical products legal, safe and authorized. [inaudible] states trying to take away this right of pharmaceutical abortion. >> governor, to your point, you have already taken an aggressive approach in your own state, seeking an abortion rights amendment to the state's consti

the idea that states like pennsylvania had allowed these other bodies, state courts, state boards of electors, to change election rules to allow for these votes. and they violated this principle that is essentially, according to this theory, part of the constitution, that only state legislatures can change these rules. the court -- this supreme court, in taking up texas versus pennsylvania, dismissed that lawsuit, because they said texas lacks jurisdiction to [inaudible] pennsylvania. they never took up the substance of whether this independence state legislature theory was actually meritorious. coming up in this next supreme court term, that's exactly what the court is going to take up in a case called moore versus harper. so we are going to find out if in fact the constitution tells us that state legislatures are the exclusive and ultimate arbiter of election rules. and that's huge. >> it's a great point you raise into your point, you are saying, you are saying, the supreme court could put a thumb on the scale to help states at a time where states are the one place where republican

the idea that states like pennsylvania had allowed these other bodies, state courts, state boards of electors, to change election rules to allow for these votes. and they violated this principle that is essentially, according to this theory, part of the constitution, that only state legislatures can change these rules. the court -- this supreme court, in taking up texas versus pennsylvania -- dismissed that lawsuit, because they said texas lacks jurisdiction to sue pennsylvania. they never took up the substance of whether this independence day legislature theory was actually meritorious. coming up in this next supreme court term, that's exactly what the court is going to take up in a case called moore versus harper. so we are going to find out if in fact the constitution tells us that state legislatures are the exclusive and ultimate arbiter of election rules. and that's huge. >> it's a great point you raise and to your point, you are saying, you are saying, the supreme court could put a thumb on the scale to help states at a time where states are the one place where republicans thin

as many states do. and we recognize, different states are going to come up with different proteins, here we think will learn a lot from them. i think it's relatively early in that process, but we're interested to see -- >> the problem with being early in the process is that we've already passed a bill, we just don't have any way of paying for it. so, while we can set of these test projects and other, states the fact is that we will already have debt and have no paying for it. >> it's not the way of no paying for, it we just will have less revenue from electric vehicles into the particular pay for that has been favored by congress in the past. >> so, we're going to find it somewhere else on the budget. >> right. typically, it's been general funded that's one way to do it, but far from the only way. >> in many instances, you are empowered a directed by congress to ensure that federal laws protect transportation workers, passengers and the movement of goods. consistently and it's up to protect the state of

the idea that states like pennsylvania had allowed these other bodies, state courts, state boards of electors, to change election rules to allow for these votes. and they violated this principle that is essentially, according to this theory, part of the constitution, that only state legislatures can change these rules. the court -- this supreme court, in taking up texas versus pennsylvania -- dismissed that lawsuit, because they said texas lacks jurisdiction to [inaudible] pennsylvania. they never took up the substance of whether this independence day legislature theory was actually meritorious. coming up in this next supreme court term, that's exactly what the court is going to take up in a case called moore versus harper. so we are going to find out if in fact the constitution tells us that state legislatures are the exclusive and ultimate arbiter of election rules. and that's huge. >> it's a great point you raise and to your point, you are saying, you are saying, the supreme court could put a thumb on the scale to help states at a time where states are the one place where republic

we traveled the entire state in 2015 and collected information from citizens all across t state about how they felt with relationship, or lack thereof, with law enforcement agencies in the state of ohio. for the first time in ohio's history, there are standards -- the first standard was the use of deadly force. one of the questions i would have for them mayor of akron and the chief of akron is whether or not they are if hearing to the standard of the use of deadly force and the use of force. standards alone cannot do it. i agree with the reverend in that this is a cultural dynamic not just in akron police department, but police departments all over this country. it is very much coupled with the whole notion of treating lack bodies, black minds, black spirits as somehow less than everybody else. if you are a black man in america, you are indeed an endangered species and the laws that have been created in this country and the way they are implemented shows very clear there is no respect. that was a firing squad that happened to jayland. we have crimo who just kill people, injured folks

thanks to the aca states that expanded medicaid programs. we know georgia is an expansion with states that expanded medicaid programs. medic gold debt fell by 44%. almost in half. i would add parenthetical e i, know senator cortez care so much about this. the implementation of the child tax credit also dropped the poverty rate by about that number, 40% for america's children. the aca medicaid expansion helped produce medical that much more needs to be done, i look forward to working with colleagues in congress and at the cfpb to reduce medical debt, including by creating a medical debt ombudsman. americans should be able to focus on the health, not worry about their financial. held as miss king pointed, out some of those particularly difficult times to highlight the need for congressional action i would like to submit for the record three testimonials from mandy hodges of ohio, senator tillis estate from senator toomey's state. without objection, the order. thanks to the witnesses. four senators who wish to submit questions these questions a

where the states supreme court has found a right to reproductive freedom in the state constitution. there is now an initiative on the ballot that would try to strip women of that right. we are fighting back. third, our fire wall. we want to hold politicians accountable. we want to hold officials accountable. get them on the record. and we are focusing on district attorney races. because district attorneys are going to be charged, or have been with interpreting their state laws. and we do not want to see them file criminal prosecutions. so in places like shelby county tennessee, or clark county nevada. wake county north carolina. we are asking candidates to put their position on the record. and we are looking at state legislatures. state legislatures are the ones who are going to be considering abortion bans. considering whether or not to recount their trigger laws. those are old laws that were are on the books that are now back in effect. we want to hold them accountable and make sure that we hold elected officials accountable to voting for women 's reproductive health. >> many of t

but with obvious view towards the east -- the state might come. with that, let me say also that the chairman and i have discussed this matter at length between ourselves and there is no daylight between us as our view of this matter either. about four months ago, russia's invasion of ukraine sent a seismic shot through the transatlantic community. and it made it abundantly clear that the assumptions many had made about security in the 24 century falls. or at least miss perceived. in and forced us to reconsider how we would restore peace and preserve it. our media response has been strong but there is no doubt nato need serious updates and reforms if we hope to face these emerging challenges over the long term. and it is going to be a long term obviously. one of these proposed changes is the illusion of our alliance to include finland and sweden. in this hearing today, i look forward to a deep into a discussion of imminence means potential succession to nato and any country that mr. corman six so -- should be able to join if they want. sweden and f

we are going to states that are easier to do business in. so for me i believe we can cut corporate welfare by offering better incentives to quickly start up your business here in michigan and be more business friendly. right now people are not choosing michigan and that's hurting as part. >> republican opponents a former president trump made a mistake by this late endorsement. obviously can understand they say that. but also say you are endorsed by the wealthy political divorce and family part former education secretary betsy devos stepped down from the trump administration after the generate six riots. she said in her resignation letter to president trump at the time quote, there is no mistaking the impact your rhetoric had on the situation and it is the inflection point for me when she resigned. so, do you agree with secretary devos about the president's culpability or responsibility in some way for january 6? >> the secretary knows that she and i differ on that subject. i want to make sure political speech is always protected because that

in that short time, doctors and abortion providers have been left to navigate different state-by-state laws, still trying to provide care for their patients. stephanie: in this post-roe world, physicians are having to wade through morally and ethically murky waters. in texas, a law such ago into effect makes all abortions illegal including in cases of rape and incest. the only exception is to keep a woman from dying, but what does that mean in practice? i'm joined by an ob/gyn in texas who had offered abortion care as part of her practice. thank you so much for joining "the newshour." in texas, the law says if a doctor sees substantial impairment of bodily function during a pregnancy, they can legally provide an abortion, but could that mean something different to every doctor? what are the ramifications of that? >> exactly. there is not one type of medical complication where you say, ok, this is life-threatening and this is not. in practice, what that means is that every single person will be faced with different hospitals, different physicians, different nurses that will make differe

in that short time, doctors and abortion providers have been left to navigate different state-by-state laws, still trying to provide care for their patients. ephanie: in this post-roe world, physicians are having to wade through morally and ethically murky waters. in texas, a law such ago into effect makes all abortions illegal including in cases of rape and incest. the only exception is to keep a woman from dying, but what does that mean in practice? i'm joined by an ob/gyn in texas who had offered abortion care as part of her practice. thank you so much for joining "the newshour." in texas, the law says if a doctor sees substantial impairment of bodily function during a pregnancy, they can legally provide an abortion, but could that mean something different to every doctor? what are the ramifications of that? >> exactly. there is not one type of medical complication where you say, ok, this is life-threatening and this is not. in practice, what that means is that every single person will be faced with different hospitals, different physicians, different nurses that will make different