the american administration. there was the summit at camp david organized by president obama. i think it was the american administration, it was a very useful initiative because it is true that we have to give assurances to the gulf countries about security. if they need security assurances, it is not only because of the nuclear deal, but it is because of the geopolitical situation i was referring to. which has given to iran the initiative. basically, we saw it in iraq, and we are seeing it also in yemen. i think the message which was summarized by the statement, after the camp david meeting, i think it was a very useful one. it is basically also what we told our friends from the gulf

countries, that we consider their security requirements serious. and that we want to play a role in it. as you may know, the french have opened, we have military bases in the emirates since 2009. we have agreements since the 1990's. we have a long commitment towards the countries. frankly i think their concerns , are going well beyond the nuclear issue. in a sense it is more of a , geopolitical situation which is a source of concern especially because they think that the money iran will get if the sanctions are partially or totally lifted could be used by iran for pursuing its adventures

in their part of the world. i think they need reassurance because of that. >> jim from ips. given that there is concern over recruitment by the islamic state in europe and given that iran is playing probably the leading role in fighting i.s., external role, that is, in iraq and indirectly in syria. does i.s. figure -- i know that the nuclear talks are separate but does it contribute at all to the urgency or eagerness on the part of the eu three with respect of wanting to establish a better relationship with iran to deal with this? ambassador westmacott: not sure

that i would agree that the iranians have been that effective. what has happened in ramadi recently is not a great story. i think the iranians have gotten their own reasons for pushing back against isil. remembering that a decade ago, the iranians were potentially allies of ours against al qaeda. partly because our diplomacy did not succeed in those days, we found ourselves seeing ied's made in iran killing american and british soldiers in afghanistan. the reality is that sunni extremist groups, al qaeda isil whatever you want to call it other fringe groups, they are anti-shia and anti- iran, the iranians have their own reasons for fighting back against groups they believe are dedicated to the destruction of their religion. if not of their country. i think it would be wrong to see the commitment we are giving to

these nuclear negotiations as part and parcel of our desire to see isil put out of business and stop committing the atrocities we see on a daily basis. as others have said before and as i said earlier, this iran negotiation is worth doing in its own right. it is specifically linked to the question of stopping iran with nuclear weapons and stopping weapons of mass destruction in the region. if we start linking other things, that will not help. it could even, as peter wittig was saying spell the end of the , negotiation. we are doing this because it is the right thing to do. all the alternatives are worse. equally, it would be a very useful spinoff if the result of achieving that kind of successful negotiation with iranians, other aspects of iranian behavior improve. if there are common enemies where we are making common cause, that is something to be

looked at in the future. but one is not linked to the other. ms. slavin: the lady in the middle. >> my name is hannah morris, i am a recent graduate from the school of foreign service. i wanted to asking about the snapback and how this mechanism would work? especially because i can imagine six years down the line, some of these sanctions have been lifted, there is increased business, for example, and germany is benefiting. how does the snapback work if we have slight violations that not everyone agrees with is a violation? will the snapback mechanism be tied to certain behaviors that iran commits? i just want to understand what this mechanism would be like.

ms. slavin: material reach and how do you want to define it? we have two ex-u.n. ambassadors here. ambassador araud: the snapback for the moment, the idea was that we did not want to in a sense to give -- to some members for bringing back sanctions. the french have invented a system which is the opposite. it means that the sanctions, the snapback is automatic, but if there is really a vote in the opposite direction, which changes the veto from one side to the other. but it has not yet been agreed. as for the material breach, by

definition, you cannot define material breach -- by definition. it will be deferred to the commission which will be created to discuss this issue. after that it will be back to the political level. there is something getting on my nerves, it is when americans say the europeans want to make money. basically we -- actually not you -- made the sacrifice of the sanctions. we lost a lot of money because of the sanctions. not the americans, because you are not any more on the high iranian market. stop taking the high moral ground. i know it is very american.

on this issue, we have done a tough job, we have done it in a loyal way. again, european businessman are not more greedy than americans. and not less, by the way. if the iranians are not going to not abide by their commitments the europeans be strong and we will work with other members to of the p5+1 to reimpose sanctions. we are trying to fix the mechanism that allows us to do it as quickly and effectively as possible. it is technical and different elements for an agreement. ms. slavin: i'm a little confused.

france is always against au tomaticite, automatic. ambassador araud: we want to try to avoid the chinese saying they are against it. we want a system which will be the opposite. in a sense, it will be reinstated automatically. if the p5 agree not to. it is a mechanism which is not submitted to the veto of our colleagues. ms. slavin: so it is a majority as opposed to giving them the veto. >> 202-748-8001-- [indiscernible]

ambassador araud: p5 plus one a. ms. slavin: the u.s. may reimpose sanctions without asking anyone the same way the , eu may do it. ambassador wittig: i would say in the eu we can organize the snapback easily. in the u.n. context, you guys have the last word and it is more difficult. ms. slavin: the lady right here in the middle. >> i am sharing from voice of the moderate. quick question. when i was here before for a panel, barbara was saying that 70% of the iranian people wanted a peace deal.

the person who did the poll ended up in jail. ms. slavin: 70% of iranians wanted a normal relationship the u.s. i was before -- >> now we have the nuclear deal, and the american mindset is more open-minded. maybe because of isis, i don't know. i'm wondering with you and your countries, what do your average people, for the first time their mind is open that peace is possible, maybe it is cuba -- possible, what about you and your country? ms. slavin: i would think this diplomacy is popular. or not? ambassador westmacott: i think all of our countries and government have their own baggage. in that part of the world, sometimes with iran, turkey, countries were we have a history or we don't. i think if you take the case of iran, public opinion in this country has been seared by the experience with the hostages. blindfolded for 444 days. that was an appalling moment.

in the case of the united kingdom, public opinion was appalled when a bunch of government-backed thugs broke into our embassies. destroyed it, so on. iranians have their own memories, some accurate, some not, of what foreign powers have done to their sovereignty over the last 1, 2, 300 years. we have all got baggage. i would say for the united kingdom, our public opinion is not at a stage of being deeply worried about the concept of a normalized relationship with iran. we go back a long way. others have talked about the historic links of companies. the iran oil industry was set up by british companies. we have deep roots in that sector. we have had our own political and business links. the u.k. was the dominant power in the persian gulf for a long time. we go back a long way with all the countries in that region. i think public opinion, if asked

to support the kind of deal our governments are determined to negotiate, a good deal and not a bad deal they would not have a , problem with the normalization with relations with iran. however, that said, i would say that i think all of us, whether it is government or public citizens, will want to be seen iran seeing iran behaving in -- different ways in the years to come. the two are not linked, but iran ian bad behavior it might be , human rights, it may be support of terrorist groups, we will be looking for progress in those areas. ms. slavin: the gentleman right there. >> i and a fellow with the plowshares fund. my question is in regards to the potential arms race in the middle east which ambassador wittig touched upon. saudi arabia has famously said after the framework agreement that anything iran had, they

wanted, too. that seems to me like an opportunity, not a negative thing. if the deal shapes up, and gives us confidence that iran will never develop a clear weapon why shouldn't we say, saudi arabia, you are more than welcome to sign off on this. why not use it as a model for arms control in the middle east? ambassador araud: on the opposite, for me, it is in a sense the most worrying aspect of the agreement. we have created a new status of the one-year break out state. we have had so far only known weapons states and weapons states and now we have the one-year break out state. it is a new status. when you make a negotiation, you have to think of several amendments. one is which precedents are you setting for other countries.

here, it was emphasized by kissinger in a hearing in the u.s. senate. that is one of the concerns we have to address outside the -- after the agreement. that you do not have not only saudi arabia and not only in this part of the world, simply countries rushing to become one year breakout states. we could not object, saying the iranians got it. again, it is not civilian, so why not us? it is actually the opposite for me. it is, in a sense, one of the major weak points of the agreement we are negotiating. let's be frank the agreement is , not perfect. it is a compromise. any agreement is a compromise. it is not a perfect agreement that france would have wanted. i think it is the same for -- i guess -- germany and the u.k., it is what is possible. i think what we reached is what

was possible, it does not mean that it will not have consequences that we have to address. ms. slavin: i think the questioner also meant the verification measures. is not just a question of one year breakout, they would have to accept additional protocol and other transparency measures. ambassador araud: nevertheless, even with verification systems to have a one year breakout state is not positive for the future of the proliferation system. ms. slavin: any comments? ambassador wittig: that is true but the npt envisions the right of countries to enrich for civilian purposes. we are the only country in that 5+1 configuration that is a

nonnuclear country. so we know what rights come with it. that might also have contributed to show the iranians were not imposing, the five nuclear countries are not imposing something on them. it deprives them of rights that others have. the question of whether there will be a nuclear arms race hinges very much upon the kind of verification and how that is designed and how this works in practice. if we can create inclusive credible viable inspection and verification, that would, i think, take away a lot of grounds for engaging in an arms race. ambassador westmacott: if we get

to that point, hopefully the other governments will not be looking for exact parity. they can have a program with a year's breakout over a period of a decade. it should be whether they have confidence that iran is not going to have nuclear weapons. if that is the case, no reason why others who have been talking about the possibility of buying one off-the-shelf, no reason why they should do that. the arrangements we have reached with iran which are negotiating, take account of the reality of where iran's civil nuclear program has got to. they would be starting from scratch. why would you do that unless you felt threatened? this is not about they have got it, we have got to have it. it is not in iran's interest and not in the interest of regional stability. we have to make sure the regime of verifications -- the iranians have an interest they are serious about implementing their side of the deal if they want to create regional stability to

discourage those from saying we better reinsurer as well. everyone has got a responsibility. it does not need to be about parity. it does have to be about confidence that we are not going to have more nuclear weapons in the region. ms. slavin: there are other countries that are already at the one year or less breakout. countries that could make nuclear weapons or choose not to. it might not be a new category in that sense. ambassador araud: i am more worried about the middle east than japan. ms. slavin: i agree. time is up. thank you all for coming. thank you, plowughshares, for your generous support. comeback july 6 that's our betting for when we might have

an agreement. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> on our next "washington journal," we talk up dennis kelleher. he'll talk about banking investigations and regulations seven years after the wall street crisis. then, richard lugar will discuss bipartisanship in congress. later, a conversation with simone weichselbaum. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 eastern. >> david mccullough on the right brothers, the quest for flight and wi hockeylbur's accident. >> it was the mystery it was that hit wilbur in the teeth with a hockey stick. knocked out his teeth and sent

him into a depression, self-imposed seclusion for 3 years. he was not able to go to college, which he had planned to do. he wanted to go to yale. he seldom went out. he stayed at home reading. providing himself with a liberal arts education of a kind most people would dream of having all on his own. with the help of his father and the local public library. it was it swerved the path of his life in a way that no one had anticipated. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on q&a. >> next, vermont senator bernie sanders kicks off his presidential campaign on the shore of lake champlain in burlington, vermont.

he talked about campaign finance reform, poverty and income inequality. towards the end of the event, we had some technical problems with the transmission signal. [music plays] mr. sanders: this is an emotional day for me. not just for what i'm going to be announcing, but to see so many people here. thank you very much. [cheers and applause]

let me thank all of you not only for being here today before the support you have given me over the years as mayor of this beautiful city, as vermont's only congressman, and now as our u.s. senator. [cheers and applause] i also want to thank my longtime friends and fellow vermonters, bill, brenda, donna mike, and ben and jerry for all that they do and for their generous remarks. thanks also to jenny nelson for moderating this event and for her incredible leadership in vermont agriculture. [cheers and applause] i want to think my family, my wife, my brother, my children for their love and support. and i beautiful 7 grandchildren.

who provide so much joy in my life. today, here in our small state a state that has led this nation in so many ways, i am proud to announce my candidacy for president of the united states of america. [cheers and applause[ [chanting "bernie"] mr. sanders: today, with your support, and the support of millions of people throughout our country, we begin a political revolution to

transform our country economically politically socially and environmentally. [cheers and applause] today, we stand here and say loudly and clearly "enoufhgh is enough." this great nation and its government belong to all of the people and not a handful of billionaires. brothers and sisters, now is not the time for thinking small. now is not the time for the same old, same old establishment politics and stale, inside the beltway ideas. now is the time for millions of

working families to come together to revitalize american democracy to end the collapse of our middle-class and make certain that our children and grandchildren are able to enjoy equality of life that brings them health, prosperity, security and joy. and that once again makes the united states the leader in the world in the fight for economic and social justice, for environmental sanity, and for a world of peace. [cheers and applause] my fellow americans this country faces more serious problems today than at any time since the great depression. if you include the planetary crisis of climate change, it may

well be that the challenges we face now are more dire than at any time in modern history of our country. here is my promise to you for this campaign. not only will i fight to protect the working families of this country, but we are going to build a movement of millions of americans who are prepared to stand up and fight back. [cheers and applause] we're going to take this campaign directly to the people. in town meetings, door-to-door conversations, on street corners and and social media. this week, we're to be in new hampshire, iowa, and minnesota.

that is just the start of this national campaign. [cheers and applause] let me be clear -- this campaign is not about bernie sanders, hillary clinton, jeb bush, or anyone else. this campaign is about the needs of the american people. and the ideas and proposals that effectively address those needs. and someone who has never run a negative political ad in my life . my campaign will not be driven by political gossip or reckless personal attacks.

this is what the american people want and deserve. these are serious times, we need serious debates. [cheers and applause] politics in a democratic society should not be treated as if it were a baseball game, a game show, or a soap opera. and i hope the media understand that as well. [cheers and applause] let me take a minute to touch on some of the issues that i will be focused on in the coming months. and then give you a brief outline of an agenda for america. an agenda which, in fact, will deal with these serious problems and lead us to a better future.

today, we live in a nation which is the wealthiest nation in the history of the world. but that reality means very little for most of us because almost all of the 12 is owned and controlled by a tiny handful of individuals. in america, we now have more income and wealth inequality that any other major country on earth, and the gap is growing wider and wider. the issue of wealth and income inequality is the great moral issue of our time, it is the great economic issue of our time, it is the great political issue of our time, and we will address it. [cheers and applause]

let me be very clear. let the top 1% understand this. there is something profoundly wrong when the top 1/10 of 1% of -- phones -- owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90%, and when 99% of all new income goes to the top 1%. there is something profoundly wrong when in recent years we have seen a proliferation of millionaires and billionaires at the same time as millions of americans are working longer hours for lower wages, and we have shamefully, the highest rates of childhood poverty of any major country.

there is something profoundly wrong when one family owns more wealth in this country is the bottom 130 million americans. this grotesque level of inequality is immoral, it is bad economics, it is unsustainable. this type of rigged economy is not what america is supposed to be about. this has got to change, and as your president together we are going to change it. [cheers and applause] but it is not just in commonwealth inequality -- it is

a tragic reality that in the last four years and great middle class of our country, once the envy of the entire world has been disappearing. despite its exploding technology and increased worker productivity, the median family income is almost $5,000 less today than it was in 1999. in our great state and all over this country, people are working not just one job, two jobs three jobs, trying to cobble together some health care. that is not acceptable, we can and must do better. [cheers and applause] the truth is that real unemployment is not 5.4%, it is close to 11%. youth unemployment 17%.

african-american youth unemployment, off the charts. today, shamefully, we are 45 million people living in poverty, many of whom are working in low-wage jobs. in america today, despite the gains of the affordable care act, 35 million americans still lack any health insurance. my friends, that is the reality of the middle class in america today. that is the reality not just for us, but for our kids and our grandchildren that we are going to change. [cheers and applause] my fellow americans, let me be as blunt as i can, and let me tell you what you already know.

as a result of a disastrous supreme court decision on citizens united, the american supreme court decision has been totally corrupted as a foundation of american democracy are being undermined. the supreme court said it was not good enough for the billionaires to own much of the economy, they can now own the united states government as well, and that is precisely what they are trying to do. what i learned in school, and i think the men and women look -- who put their lives on the line to defend our country have long known, it is not about billionaires being able to buy elections. it is not about the koch brothers and other incredibly wealthy individuals spending billions of dollars to elect candidates who will make the

rich richer and everyone else poorer. according to media reports, if you can believe it, the koch brothers in this election cycle are prepared to spend more money than either the democratic or republican parties. that is not democracy, that is oligarchy. [cheers and applause] in vermont, at our town meetings, we know what democracy is about. one person, one vote. and that is the kind of political system we are going to fight for, and are going to achieve. now when we talk about our responsibilities as human beings, there is nothing more important than leaving this

country and the entire planet in a way that is habitable for our kids and our grandchildren. the debate is over, the scientific community has spoken in a virtually unanimous voice. climate change is real, it is caused by human activity, and it is already causing devastating problems in our country and around the world. and let's be clear. if we do not get our act together, and have the united states lead the world in combating climate change, there will be more drought, more famine, more rising sea levels more floods, more extreme weather disturbances. as human beings, we look out over this environment who

appreciate the beauty we have on this planet. we are not going to allow the fossil fuel industry to destroy this planet. [cheers and applause] brothers and sisters, it is no secret that there is massive discontent with politics in america today. in the last midterm election, 63% of americans did not vote, including 80% of young people. paul after polls -- poll after poll tells us that our citizens no longer have confidence in our political institutions, and given the power of money in the political process in general. they understand that their paint -- pain is not being heard in washington, and that people in washington and elected officials

are much more concerned about the lobbyists and the billionaires that the sufferings of ordinary people. combating this political alienation, this legitimate anger will not be easy. that is for sure. but that is exactly together, what we must do, if we are going to to this country around, and that is what this campaign is all about. [cheers and applause] and if we are going to bring people together, we need a simple, straightforward progressive agenda, which speaks to the needs of the american people and provides us with a vision of a very different america. what is that agenda?

let me briefly tell you what i think. the agenda begins with jobs, jobs, and more jobs. [cheers and applause] if we are serious about reversing the decline of the middle class, we need a major federal jobs program which puts millions of people back to work at good paying jobs. [cheers and applause] in a time when our roads, our bridges, our water systems, are decaying, the most effective way to rapidly create meaningful jobs is to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure. [cheers and applause] and that is why introduced legislation which would invest $1 trillion over five years to modernize our countries physical

infrastructure. legislation that would create and maintain 13 million good paying jobs. [cheers and applause] as your president, i will lead the effort to make sure that legislation is passed. i will also continue to oppose our current trade policy. for decades, presidents from both parties have supported trade agreements which have cost us millions of decent paying jobs as corporate america shuts down plants in vermont and throughout this country and moved to low-wage countries. as president, my trade policies will break that cycle of agreements which enrich the few

at the expense of the many. [cheers and applause] let us also be honest and acknowledge that today millions of american workers are now working for totally inadequate wages. the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 is a starvation wage and must be raised. the minimum wage in this country must become a living wage, which means raising it to $15 an hour over the next few years. [cheers and applause] our goal, this is not a radical idea, but our goal must be that any worker in this country who works 40 hours a week is not

living in poverty. [cheers and applause] further, we must establish a -- hey -- pay equity for women workers. it is unconscionable that women earn $.78 on the dollar compared to men who perform the same work. we must also realize -- revise our overtime standards, so those making $30,000 a year, who are working 50 hours a week get time and a half. [cheers and applause] and we need paid sick leave and guaranteed vacation times for every worker in this country. [cheers and applause]

this campaign, starting today, is going to send a message to the billionaire class, and that is, you cannot have it all. [cheers and applause] you cannot get huge tax breaks while children in this country go hungry. you cannot continue sending our jobs abroad while millions are looking for work. you cannot hide your profits in the cayman islands and other tax havens while they are our massive unmet need on every corner of this nation. [cheers and applause] to the billionaire class, i say that your greed has got to end. you cannot take advantage of all

of the benefits of america, if you refuse to accept your responsibilities. [cheers and applause] and that is why we need a tax system which is fair and progressive, which tells the wealthiest individuals and the largest corporations that they are going to begin to start to pay their fair share of taxes. [cheers and applause] when we talk about power, we talk about wall street. in my view, it is time to break up the largest financial institutions in this country. [cheers and applause] wall street cannot continue to be an island unto it self, gambling trillions in risky financial instruments while

expecting the public to bail it out. if a bank is too big to fail that bank is too big to exist. [cheers and applause] if we are serious about a progressive agenda that's speaks to the needs of working families, that talks about climate change, and the needs of our kids and the elderly, we must be focused on campaign-finance reform and the need for a constitutional amendment that overturns the disastrous citizens united decision. [cheers and applause] i have said it before, and i will say it again, i will not nominate any justice to the supreme court who has not made it clear that he or she will

move to overturn that disastrous decision which is undermining american democracy. [cheers and applause] longer term, we need to go further and establish public funding of elections. as i look to our future, it is clear to me that the united states of america must lead the world in reversing climate change. we can do that by transforming our energy system away from fossil fuels for an energy efficiency and such sustainable energies such as when, -- wind, geothermal, and biomass. brothers and sisters, the united

states of america remains one of the only major countries on earth, but does not guarantee health care to all people as a right. despite the modest gains of the affordable care act, there are -- 35 million americans have no health insurance and more are underinsured. despite that pathetic record, we end up spending almost twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation. in my strong opinion, the notice -- the united states must join the rest of the industrialized world and guarantee health car -- health care to all as a right. and we must do went through a medicare single payer program.

[cheers and applause] at a time when millions of americans are struggling to keep their heads above water economically, at a time when senior poverty is increasing, at a time when millions of kids in this country don't get enough food to eat, my republican colleagues, as part of their recently passed budget, are trying to make a terrible situation even worse. if you can believe it, and this is true, the republican budget throws 27 million americans often health insurance makes drastic cuts in medicare and makes it harder for worker class families to afford college or put their kids in the head start program.

and then, to add insult to injury, the republican budget provides huge tax breaks for the very richest people in this country while they raise taxes on working families. let me tell my republican colleagues that i respectfully disagree with their approach. [cheers and applause] instead of cutting social security, we are going to expand social security benefits. [cheers and applause] instead of cutting head start and childcare, we are going to move to a universal pre-k system for all of the children of this country. [cheers and applause]

as franklin delano roosevelt reminded us, a nation's greatness is judged not by what it provides to the most well-off, but how it treats the people most in need, and that is the kind of country we must become. [cheers and applause] and when we talk about education, let me make it very clear. in a highly competitive global economy, we need the best educated force we can create. it is insane, counterproductive that hundreds of thousands of bright young people cannot afford to go to college and then millions of others leave school with a mountain of debt that

burdens them for decades. [cheers and applause] this is not what a great country is about. that must end. and that is why, as president, i will try to make tuition in public colleges and universities free. [cheers and applause] as well as substantially low interest rates on student loans. the young people of our country are the future. they have to get the education they need. [cheers and applause] as everybody knows, we live in a difficult and dangerous world.

there are people out there who would do us harm. as president i will defend this nation, but i will do it responsibly. [cheers and applause] as a member of congress, i voted against the war in iraq, and that was the right vote. [cheers and applause] i am vigorously opposed to an endless perpetual war in the middle east. [cheers and applause] yes, we must be vigorous in combating terrorism and defeating isis. but we as a nation should not have to bear that burden alone. we must be part of an international coalition led by the muslim nations that cannot only defeat isis, but begin the

process of creating conditions for lasting peace. [cheers and applause] as some of you know, i was born in a faraway land called brooklyn, new york. [cheers and applause] my father came to this country from poland without a penny in his pocket, and having dropped out of school at a young age. my mother graduated high school in new york city. my father worked his entire life as a paint salesman, never made much money. my parents and brother and i lived in a small apartment. my mother's dream was to get a home of her own. she died young, and her dream was never fulfilled.

as a kid, i learned in many ways every day in my house, what lack of money means to a family, and that is a lesson that i have never forgotten and never will forget. [cheers and applause] i have seen, as many of you have, the promise of america in our own life. my parents never never would have dreamed their son would be a united states senator, let alone run for president. but too many of our fellow americans, the dream of progress and opportunities being denied by the grind of the economy the finals -- funnels virtually all

of the wealth and all of the income to the top. to those who say we cannot restore the dream, i say just look where we are standing today. as some of you will remember this beautiful place was once an unsightly railyard to that served no public purpose and was an eyesore. as mayor, i worked with people of burlington to help turn this waterfront into the beautiful people oriented public space it is today. [cheers and applause] we took that fight to the courts, to the legislature, and to the people, and we won. the lesson to be learned, and it is a profound political lesson. is that when people stand together, when people are prepared to fight back, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished.

[cheers and applause] we can live in a country where every person has health care is a right, not a privilege we can live in a country where every parent can have quality and affordable childcare, and where all of our qualified young people can get a college education regardless of their income. [cheers and applause] we can live in a country where every senior can live in dignity and security and not the forced to choose between food and medicine. [cheers and applause] we can live in a country where every veteran who has put his or her life on the line to defend this nation gets the quality

health care and benefits they have earned and deserve. [cheers and applause] we can live in a country where every person, no matter their race, religion, their disability or their sexual orientation realizes the full promise of equality that is our right as -- as americans. >> washington journal will look at the news and take your calls -- calls. we will talk about retirement savings protections, live from the bipartisan policy center at 10:00 a.m. eastern. vice president joe biden delivers remarks on the ukraine-russia conflict and its impact on european security. later, rick santorum will announce his presidential intentions in his hometown of butler pennsylvania, live at

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she is a staff writer for the marshall project. we will take your phone calls facebook comments, and tweets. senator sanders: here are your morninghost: the executive action would have begun the deportation of illegal immigration. the decision by the court according to the "washington post" will discuss whether it will begin before the president leaves office. identity thieves attacked the irs' online services. the