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the activities of the 118th us congress turned out to be the most unproductive in the last 30 years,reported by cnn; if previous congresses adopted approximately 300 bills, the current one approved only 27. including. main problems are the split between the democratic senate and republican house of representatives under a democratic white house. this has happened before, but this year, according to experts, the situation is worsening. that in congress there are people who do not know how to negotiate at all, and cnn warns that in january, when congress resumes work, the situation will become even more difficult, including the agreement on financing of ukraine, as well as the security of american borders, among the controversial issues. freedom of speech in latvian, in this baltic country they began to open letters and parcels sent to russia and belarus. local media were outraged, emphasizing that article 96 of the constitution guarantees. private correspondence, inspection is limited even in prisons, not to mention letters from people at large. in response , representatives of the la
the activities of the 118th us congress turned out to be the most unproductive in the last 30 years,reported by cnn; if previous congresses adopted approximately 300 bills, the current one approved only 27. including. main problems are the split between the democratic senate and republican house of representatives under a democratic white house. this has happened before, but this year, according to experts, the situation is worsening. that in congress there are people who do not know how to...
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the activities of the 118th us congress turned out to be the most. productive over the past 30 years,n, if previous congresses adopted approximately 300 bills, then the current one approved only 27. among the main problems is the split between the democratic senate and the republican house of representatives under a democratic white house. this has already happened, however, but this year, according to experts, the situation is aggravated by the fact that in congress there are people who... do not know how to negotiate at all, and cnn warns that in january, when the work of congress resumes, the situation will become even worse more difficult. in addition, before the presidential elections in the united states , the political field continues to be cleared. following colorado maine banned donald trump from being on the republican primary ballot. the secretary of state refers to the constitutional amendment according to which. and officials who participated in the mutiny are prohibited from holding positions of responsibility. the response of ordinary us citizens to the dishonest politi
the activities of the 118th us congress turned out to be the most. productive over the past 30 years,n, if previous congresses adopted approximately 300 bills, then the current one approved only 27. among the main problems is the split between the democratic senate and the republican house of representatives under a democratic white house. this has already happened, however, but this year, according to experts, the situation is aggravated by the fact that in congress there are people who... do...
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Dec 15, 2023
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thanks to the witnesses for being here and welcome to the committee's 11th hearing of the 118th congress about the substance use disorder in older adults. in the five years since the committee held a hearing on this topic we've witnessed a significant policy changes but also gaps in data and coverage still remain. substance use disorders tend to be lower among older adults compared to other age groups, older adults are not immune to these issues, and this is an evolving and growing crisis. recently the national survey reported that nearly 4 million older adults had a substance use disorder in 2022. over that, 1.8 million of the 4 million had a drug use disorder and 2.3 million of the 4 million how dan alcohol use disorder. overdoses among people 65 and older has more than tripled between the your 2000 and 2020. alcohol mortality related on this population has increased over the last several decades including by more than 18% just between 2019 and 2020 alone. the number of older adults with substance use disorder treatment as i mentioneded has tripled wee also want and for older adults ex
thanks to the witnesses for being here and welcome to the committee's 11th hearing of the 118th congress about the substance use disorder in older adults. in the five years since the committee held a hearing on this topic we've witnessed a significant policy changes but also gaps in data and coverage still remain. substance use disorders tend to be lower among older adults compared to other age groups, older adults are not immune to these issues, and this is an evolving and growing crisis....
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Dec 19, 2023
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congress. from axiom, this is just over 20 minutes. >> i'm eugene scott, and i'm coming to you today from washington dc. i'll come to our audiences on facebook, youtube, x,, linkedin, and axios.com. join us on x, we will speak with newsmakers some capitol hill looking at what is driving the news and policy priorities that are top of mind heading into 2024. our first guest is the congressman from new jersey's dark congressional district, andy kim. rep. kim: thanks for having me today. >> what have you been working on as you are looking to tie up loose ends in washington? rep. kim: will be able to bar -- forward in a bipartisan way, we have some any challenges we are facing globally right now, and was important for us, with some of the big challenges we face. we are going to do it in a bipartisan way. a lot of other things are happening in congress, the things that are deeply frustrating at the end of the year, not accomplishing the things we want to get done. >> what is one of those things that
congress. from axiom, this is just over 20 minutes. >> i'm eugene scott, and i'm coming to you today from washington dc. i'll come to our audiences on facebook, youtube, x,, linkedin, and axios.com. join us on x, we will speak with newsmakers some capitol hill looking at what is driving the news and policy priorities that are top of mind heading into 2024. our first guest is the congressman from new jersey's dark congressional district, andy kim. rep. kim: thanks for having me today....
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Dec 23, 2023
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to be a part of that. >> the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy.pplause] >> our air space they invaded, that's unacceptable, and the fact they say it's a weather balloon is bunch of baloney. at some point you have to point a finger at somebody and i blame the board and the management at this bank is a zero. >> anyone serving in d.c., i don't care if you do mental competency tests for 50 or over. what i'm saying is these are people who are making decisions on our national security. >> you're 51, governor, would you-- you're 51, still a whole generation younger than the present occupant of the white house and the former one. would you be open to that for yourself? >> absolutely. >> booing is allowed, but it doesn't change the truth, it doesn't change the truth. >> were you expecting that? >> you're going to say hard truths about the former nominee of the party and so there are going to be some people upset about that. neil: others in your party, particularly in the house have said, go ahead and set aside funds for israel, hold off on ukraine. >> i do
to be a part of that. >> the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy.pplause] >> our air space they invaded, that's unacceptable, and the fact they say it's a weather balloon is bunch of baloney. at some point you have to point a finger at somebody and i blame the board and the management at this bank is a zero. >> anyone serving in d.c., i don't care if you do mental competency tests for 50 or over. what i'm saying is these are people who are making decisions on...
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Dec 26, 2023
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congress. it says congress shall determine which jurisdictions are the most egregious such that the remedy is preclearance. these 16 jurisdictions must preclearance rate that is what it said. they said in the shelby decision we were discriminating against states from back in the day. so i want you all to note we have been fighting. i have now filed five times in five successive congresses the voting rights advancement acts but we recently named it after the beloved john lewis. we should all have on the tip of our town we need the full protection of the voting rights act. the original voting rights act of not all had section two which actually are happy to have section two you cannot unring the bell. once you have discrimination you could go to a court. what we have to put back in there is the clearance at the prophylactic measure for it on the front and they're not going to bill enact the laws at all. right? so we need both. the jon bryant advancement is the answer we should file i will continu
congress. it says congress shall determine which jurisdictions are the most egregious such that the remedy is preclearance. these 16 jurisdictions must preclearance rate that is what it said. they said in the shelby decision we were discriminating against states from back in the day. so i want you all to note we have been fighting. i have now filed five times in five successive congresses the voting rights advancement acts but we recently named it after the beloved john lewis. we should all...
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Dec 23, 2023
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>> well, actually think that the republicans in the 118th congress have been quite successful in adoptingsuing policies that are in the best interest of the american public. hr2 is the very best border security bill that's ever been passed by the house of representatives. the problem is that the democrat senate will not take it up. many of the seven appropriations bills that we have passed for the first time in many, many years, we have been passing individual appropriations bills. they are good conservative policy bills that are in the best interest of the american public. again, this senate will not take them up. the democrat-controlled senate will not take them up. we have been pursuing good policy and we will continue to do so in 2024, but we are being blocked by both president biden and the democrat side. >> tammy: coming on television and speaking to someone like me, tilt the american people what you've been doing and what won't get to the pipeline so we have a sense of what's coming up in what the republicans can offer us next year. thank you, everybody. appreciate you being here.
>> well, actually think that the republicans in the 118th congress have been quite successful in adoptingsuing policies that are in the best interest of the american public. hr2 is the very best border security bill that's ever been passed by the house of representatives. the problem is that the democrat senate will not take it up. many of the seven appropriations bills that we have passed for the first time in many, many years, we have been passing individual appropriations bills. they...
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Dec 25, 2023
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congress shows low performance, passes fewer laws than the previous convocation, and constantly failsfunctions, repeatedly creating the threat of stopping the work of federal services, but they overthrew the former speaker us congress kevin mccarthy, constantly reprimanded and expelled their own colleagues, initiated an investigation into the impeachment of biden, right now america needs a functioning parliament, is worried associated press, because presidential elections are just around the corner, wars are raging in ukraine and... in the middle east, and things are very, very bad for the kiev regime at the front. the russian ministry of defense reports that in a week the ssu lost almost 5.00 militants, as well as 12 tanks, including another german leopard. ukraine is entering the third year of the war with the onset of winter and after a counter-offensive, which did not bring results, the front line has stabilized, all this can give russia from a military point of view. superiority, the fighting subsides, but the front line remains motionless, the conflict escalated into a war of at
congress shows low performance, passes fewer laws than the previous convocation, and constantly failsfunctions, repeatedly creating the threat of stopping the work of federal services, but they overthrew the former speaker us congress kevin mccarthy, constantly reprimanded and expelled their own colleagues, initiated an investigation into the impeachment of biden, right now america needs a functioning parliament, is worried associated press, because presidential elections are just around the...
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Dec 23, 2023
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back in the new year for the second session of the 118th congress. the senate convenes on january 8 and the house on german -- january 9. upcoming federal budget deadlines. the first is january 19 and the other is february 2. >> we are ready to do the work but we are waiting for the other side to come forward with a number that we can agree upon. >> we will figure out the best way to get this done quickly. neither of us want to shut down. >> follow the progress when congress returns. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. ♪ >> all next week, book tv's afterwards is in primetime. a program where nonfiction authors are interviewed by journalists on their latest books. monday night at 8:00 eastern, karen fitzpatrick with her book. looking at the school choice movement in the future of education in america. watch afterwards, all next week in primetime and 8:00 eastern on c-span. go to c-span.org to get the completeedul s ♪ c-span's studentcam documentary competition is back, celebrating 20 years. this year's theme, looking forward while considering
back in the new year for the second session of the 118th congress. the senate convenes on january 8 and the house on german -- january 9. upcoming federal budget deadlines. the first is january 19 and the other is february 2. >> we are ready to do the work but we are waiting for the other side to come forward with a number that we can agree upon. >> we will figure out the best way to get this done quickly. neither of us want to shut down. >> follow the progress when congress...
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Dec 17, 2023
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we will begin our first hour, looking back at the 118th congress. we want you to grade lawmakers' performance. republicans dial in at (202) 748-8001. democrats can call in at (202) 748-8000. independent can call in at (202) 748-8002. you can text us at (202) 748-8003. you can also go online on social media will be some of those coming as well. we will start off the conversation looking at polls and the most recent average showing that 72% disapprove of the job congress is doing. only 20% approve. do you agree with those poll numbers? what grade would you give them so far? they found 24% think that congress is acting -- passing good legislation. 24% that will significantly improve life in america. 54%. 2015, only 15% of voters. a little better. we want to know what grade would you give congress so far? jeffries is a democrat from new york. in the minority, in the house, he had this to say about his party's vision. >> we are ready, willing and able to find common ground with republican colleagues on any issue in order to make life better for the ameri
we will begin our first hour, looking back at the 118th congress. we want you to grade lawmakers' performance. republicans dial in at (202) 748-8001. democrats can call in at (202) 748-8000. independent can call in at (202) 748-8002. you can text us at (202) 748-8003. you can also go online on social media will be some of those coming as well. we will start off the conversation looking at polls and the most recent average showing that 72% disapprove of the job congress is doing. only 20%...
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we will begin our first hour, looking back at the 118th congress. we want you to grade lawmakers' performance. republicans dial in at (202) 748-8001. democrats can call in at (202) 748-8000. independent can call in at (202) 748-8002. you can text us at (202) 748-8003. you can also go online on social media will be some of those coming as well. we will start off the conversation looking at polls and the most recent average showing that 72% disapprove of the job congress is doing. only 20% approve. do you agree with those poll numbers? what grade would you give them so far? they found 24% think that congress is acting -- passing good legislation. 24% that will significantly improve life in america. 54%. 2015, only 15% of voters. a little better. we want to know what grade would you give congress so far? jeffries is a democrat from new york. in the minority, in the house, he had this to say about his party's vision. >> we are ready, willing and able to find common ground with republican colleagues on any issue in order to make life better for the ameri
we will begin our first hour, looking back at the 118th congress. we want you to grade lawmakers' performance. republicans dial in at (202) 748-8001. democrats can call in at (202) 748-8000. independent can call in at (202) 748-8002. you can text us at (202) 748-8003. you can also go online on social media will be some of those coming as well. we will start off the conversation looking at polls and the most recent average showing that 72% disapprove of the job congress is doing. only 20%...