Washington Journal Summary - Wednesday, May 3rd Host: Pedro Echevarria LP: Lindley Smith 7:00-7:30 - A BLOCK - Phones Q: 7:30 BREAK A 7:30-8:00 B BLOCK REP. CHRIS STEWART R-Utah Intelligence Committee Member REP. CHRIS STEWA
A handful of House GOP lawmakers met with President Trump at the White House to discuss the Republican proposal to revise the Affordable Care Act. House Energy and Commerce Chair Greg Walden (R-OR) told reporters following the meeting that an additional amendment to the Republicans' plan addressing people with pre-existing conditions was endorsed by the president. Representative Walden was joined by Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI), Michael Burgess (R-TX) and Billy Long (R-MO).
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and some of her colleagues spoke about the Republican plan to replace the federal health care law including its provisions on pre-existing medical conditions. Joining her was Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT) who talked about being an ovarian cancer survivor along with other individuals who shared their experiences obtaining insurance coverage with pre-existing conditions.
FBI Director James Comey defended his thought process for re-opening the Hillary Clinton email investigation days before the 2016 presidential election. In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Director Comey said it made him "mildly nauseous" to think that he might have impacted the election. The FBI director was appearing before the committee for the agency's annual oversight hearing. Other topics included the investigation into Russia and the 2016 elections, reauthorization of FISA and challenges for the FBI regarding heavily encrypted devices. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) chairs the committee while Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) serves as the ranking member.
A handful of House GOP lawmakers met with President Trump at the White House to discuss the Republican proposal to revise the Affordable Care Act. House Energy and Commerce Chair Greg Walden (R-OR) told reporters following the meeting that an additional amendment to the Republicans' plan addressing people with pre-existing conditions was endorsed by the president. Representative Walden was joined by Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI), Michael Burgess (R-TX) and Billy Long (R-MO).
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and some of her colleagues spoke about the Republican plan to replace the federal health care law including its provisions on pre-existing medical conditions. Joining her was Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT) who talked about being an ovarian cancer survivor along with other individuals who shared their experiences obtaining insurance coverage with pre-existing conditions.
The House passed $1.2 trillion dollars in federal spending today and sent It to the Senate. The measure keeps government departments and programs funded through September 30th, seven months into this budget year. The bill is slightly more than President Trump requested and lacks many of the initiatives he requested, such as paying for a new southern border wall. It does include funds to repair sections of the current fencing and add border technology. It increases military spending while decreasing State Department programs and some domestic spending. All members who spoke during debate supported the measure and said it was a good, bipartisan example going forward in spending negotiations.
The Supreme Court unanimously decided that a naturalized American citizen cannot be stripped of citizenship if a lie or omission made during the naturalization process was irrelevant to the government's original decision to grant citizenship. This is a rejection of the government's argument that even minor lies can lead to a loss of citizenship. This case involves Divna Maslenjak, an ethnic Serbian woman who said she faced persecution in Bosnia because of her ethnicity and that her family faced retribution because her husband avoided serving in the Bosnian Serb military. Divna Maslenjak was granted refugee status in 1999 and became a U.S. citizen in 2007. It was later discovered that she lied during the naturalization process. Her husband did serve in the Bosnian Serb military, a unit implicated in war crimes. Divna Maslenjak was charged with obtaining her citizenship illegally. She was convicted, her citizenship revoked, and she and her husband were deported to Serbia. Justice
FBI Director James Comey defended his thought process for re-opening the Hillary Clinton email investigation days before the 2016 presidential election. In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Director Comey said it made him "mildly nauseous" to think that he might have impacted the election. The FBI director was appearing before the committee for the agency's annual oversight hearing. Other topics included the investigation into Russia and the 2016 elections, reauthorization of FISA and challenges for the FBI regarding heavily encrypted devices. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) chairs the committee while Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) serves as the ranking member.
