with intelligence, and we will never, ever stop fighting in behalf of the american people. god bless you and god bless america. our pelosi: on january 20, nation witnessed the peaceful transfer of power with the inauguration of a new president. the next morning, america awake into a peaceful show of power of millions of women and men across the country and across the world. congratulations to the courageous organizers of the women's march who enabled women and their families to demonstrate our values, our unity, and our good spirit and crowds that dwarfed the inaugural turnout. the actions of the admin station and congressional republicans followed the march were swift and nasty. the president reinstated an international gag rule that silences even the discussion of women's reproductive choices. anse republicans passed

expanded and even more dangerous version of the hyde amendment. the week of the inauguration was observed martin luther king day. dr. king challenged americans this week starkly demonstrated that connection. we must run for office. nothing is more wholesome to government and politics than participation of women. weekend, the march was to protect the health care of american people. sadly, the first actions this year moved to repeal the affordable care act, planning to andh and burn medicaid destroy the sacred guarantee that has rejected generations, initiating a long-standing republican plan.

immensehas made progress in the goals it has set forth, including quality of care, and low-cost. the republican plan won't make america great again. it will make america sick again. the congressional budget office theecorded and documented dire consequences of repealing the aca. uninsureds of americans will increase by $18 million -- 18 million. the cost of premiums for americans will double in the same time with the repeal of the affordable care act. protecting the affordable care act is not just about the 20 million newly insured americans, but about the 150 million americans with insurance through their workplace, through, under the aca, cannot be denied coverage for prefix -- pre-existing conditions.

whose children can now stay on their parents policy, who cannot be charged more because of their gender, because being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition. it's about fighting for children. a child faced her first of three open-heart surgeries at 15 hours old. she was halfway to her lifetime limit her insurers placed on her lifetime care. without the aca, her family faced a harrowing future. they carried the burden of a pre-existing condition. protected her confidence and her future. judgment, the appeal of the act will lead to death, disability, and suffering.

the republicans abandoning seniors and families across america, democrats will stand there grand -- stand their ground to protect the affordable care act. we believe of care is the right of every american. thank you. god bless you, and god bless america. state of the net conference was held in washington, d.c. earlier this week. we will speak with three attendees about upcoming issues facing the internet. a formal special counsel to the aboutd mark jamieson talk future communications policy. talks on the u.s. efforts to counter radicalization. likes the ability of the sec to be the referee on the field. >> i think there are a lot of improvements with the fcc. i think it's structure needs to

adapt. by googlere efforts and facebook to counter messaging, because the government is you -- uniquely not in a position. that is an area the private sector has really stepped up. >> watch it on monday night. coming up next, we will hear from the candidates running for democratic national committee chair. then, a look at ways to address opioid addiction in the u.s. >> those hoping to become the next chair of the dnc met this week for a forum in washington, d.c. the candidates discussed how they would expand the dnc's reach, and make staff more diversified. they also talked about other changes that would need to happen before the next election. posted by