caller: i would like to bring up the subject of -- the nebraska lady, jessica burgess, who was sentenced to two years in prison for helping her daughter have an abortion. and the fact the daughter first off was even sentenced to serve some time. i just hope the state of nebraska would rise up and vote whoever thought that was a good idea out of office. the other point i would like to make, i have a suggestion for you guys. host: yeah. caller: i would not mind you guys airing a show about -- you know how compromise is important in politics. it would be nice if you guys would hear from callers who would call in and say what kind of compromises they would make. host: that is a good idea.

we have explored the idea of compromise and bipartisanship in other segments, but thanks for the idea. mary is on the independent line in michigan. hi there. caller: hi, good morning, john. of course, i am calling from michigan, so i am going to talk about the uaw strike. i wish you would have some of the automotive and general reporters from the detroit three press on to educate. there is a lot of misinformation about what is going on with the union. concessions were made in 2008. there definitely is a two-tiered wage system in the companies. the same person side-by-side doing the same job, making upton $10 an hour less -- my dad, my uncles, all worked through four generations at gm. it was a dirty, hard job. my dad, my uncles and my cousins

still and do the job today. they were promised for 30 years, you would get a great pension, which my dad did. i am sorry to say, my cousins do not have the same prospects of a good pension. that is a problem. the ceo of general motors makes over 1000 times with the average worker makes right now. i wish you would have some of the reporters from the detroit three press on to talk before the president goes to detroit on tuesday. you can go online and look at their stories for the past two weeks. they are very good. they just clear a lot of stuff up. people do not understand it out all. i would like to say -- marjorie taylor greene, she does not appear to know how government runs. every time she opens her mouth, it is congress that writes the

bills. when she is in committee and when she is on tv, which is every day, she does not appear to know how congress works. i saw on that menendez, senator menendez. host: yes. caller: i saw on a program last night, they said when the department of justice brings charges against a person, they have a 97% conviction rate. that is pretty good. they found dna and fingerprints on his money. so much for white-collar crime nowadays. thanks a lot, john. host: all right, mary. this is the wall street journal on the uaw strike. uaw strikes and more, gm and stellantis fights but spares for peer the auto workers union on friday said members out on strike and chrysler parent at general motors and stellantis

extending it to parts distribution centers that supply dealerships. the union spared ford from additional walkouts, saying it was making progress in contract talks with the automaker. uaw president, sean fain, told embers during a livestream address friday morning the action targets 38 parts and distribution centers across 20 states. the move brings the number of uaw members on strike to more than 18,000. rob is on the republican line in syracuse, new york. go ahead. caller: i am calling saying that the overall big story of the week is the appalling misbehavior of the republican party. and i am a republican. mccarthy and company on the issue of defunding ukraine is just horrific. fdr faced tremendous domestic

problems 80 years ago in these united states. he never once considered pulling the rug out from underneath the british. or throwing churchill overboard in the process. jim jordan on the house judiciary committee can't even pass the ohio bar exam. to reveal out of alabama, -- two per ville out of alabama, refusing to advance the career of military officers. as for marjorie tawdry green, in between the peaches in georgia and going back to tuberville in am grandma, it is immigrant help that picks the sweet potatoes in alabama and the peaches in georgia. i am appalled to be a republican. host: democrats line is next. john in lancaster, pennsylvania.

caller: hello. i want to make a couple quick comments about ukraine and the caller from georgia that said ukraine can't defeat russia by itself. if you knew your history, we did not defeat hitler's by ourselves. the rise of fascism and communism is on the rise around the world. the reason we have all the problems at the border is because we have got a lot of failed states in south america. hello? host: we are with you. we are listening. caller: oh, ok. we need to support the ukraine because hitler did not stop at poland and putin is not going to stop at the ukraine. ok? that is the way things work.

mitch mcconnell is a republican and the other day he said that it is our interest to fund the ukraine. these guys are shrinking ballots. i am a vietnam veteran. i know what it is like to fight. i know what it is like when you are in a divided country and some of our own people run to canada to avoid the draft. these guys are united. they are fighting. it is in our interest to give them all the help we can possibly give them. that is all i have to say. host: the president of ukraine made a personal appeal to not only president biden but members of congress. one of those was michael mccaul, the chair of the house of foreign relations committee -- the house of foreign affairs,. he spoke to reporters after that closed-door meeting with the ukrainian president. [video clip] >> i asked, what you need? what is your plan for victory?

air cover for the f-16s and attack guns. he needs long range artillery to hit crime area where the drones are coming out of. right now, his troops are going in with no cover. we would not send our troops through that situation. we need to get everything they need. this administration will not give it to them, i submit we write it in our appropriations bill. we write the weapons he asked for that this administration will not give, we write that in our appropriations bill. the democrats -- i invite the democrats at the table, we all agree. >> did he say anything about the aid package come the $24 billion aid package, and what it would mean for ukraine? >> of course. they need it and they are going to get it. the majority of the majority supports this. i know there is some dissension on both sides.

a war of attrition is not going to win this. that is what putin once. -- wants. we cannot afford a war of attrition. we need a plan for victory and we need to host: do it soon. host:back to your calls on the top two story of the week. jess is on the line in nevada on the independent line. caller: hi, yeah. i am independent. i used to lean left until i started watching c-span. i now realize that joe biden is compromised with china and ukraine and russia. we have an atrocity going on at our southern border. good 4 u, marjorie taylor greene , to find out where that money is going. the so-called maga republicans, good for you for sticking around in washington. someone earlier said we are the richest country in the world. that is true, but we waste so much money that goes to things

that do not have any oversight for. there are so many people in this country that only watch cnn, msnbc, fox and newsmax. they do not get the truth. since watching c-span, i have gotten the truth. we need to realize that when donald trump came out of fulton county jail and came to the press and had his statement, everybody covered what he had to say except for cnn and msnbc. they did not want you to know what he had to say. they did not want you to know the truth. wanted you to hear what they think about it. people, wake up. you are being compromised and brainwashed by the so-called mainstream media. watch c-span if you want to know the truth. host: on to michael in pittsburgh on the republican line. good morning. caller: good morning, bill. thank you so much for c-span. i agree with that last caller,

he is an independent caller but i am a republican caller. i believe that c-span is letting america know what is going on. whichever side you are on, it is good for. i do think it is good the republicans have a debate within their party about what is going on with our budget because it is awful we have these huge omnibus bills. we should not have these continued resolutions. we should have regular rule of order. about the funding in ukraine -- marjorie taylor greene made some very good points about ukraine and how mccarthy is trying to come to a compromise and have a separate voting on ukraine, which is a good thing. the other thing is about the vote. i think one of the earlier

colors said our country is a laughingstock. it is. in europe, they have one person, one vote. they do not have these absentee ballots, mail-in ballots. absentee ballots are ok, but mail-in ballots are -- here in pennsylvania, we also have the -- anyways. the voting here in pennsylvania has gotten horrible. now in pennsylvania, they basically want illegals to vote through the drivers license. which is a horrible idea. host: glad you got through, michael. this is a headline from fox news, biden announces the creation of the white house office of gun violence prevention. it will be led by harris, the president says it is time to ban assault weapons during his speech. here is a short segment on his comets. [video clip] >> i determined -- i am

determined to send a clear message how important this issue is to me in the country. it matters. here's why. after every mass shooting, we hear a simple message, the same message all over the country. i have been to every mass shooting. do something. please, do something. do something to prevent the tragedies that leave behind survivors who will always carry the physical and emotional scars. families who will never quite be the same. communities, overwhelmed by grief and trauma. do something. do something. my administration has been working relentlessly to do something. to date, my administration has announced dozens of executive actions to reduce gun violence. they include everything from cracking down on ghost guns, breaking up gun trafficking and so much more. [applause] pres. biden: last year with your

help, i signed into law the bipartisan sacred communities act, the most -- gun law in almost 30 years. the background checks, improves access to mental health services and so much more. this historic law will save lives. host: the national rifle association, the nra, with another view on the president's announcement. tweeting this, the white house office of so-called gun violence prevention is another distraction to divert americas in the media's gaze from the biden crime wave and their cell phone crime policies destroying our communities. in louisiana, jane is up. hello there. caller: hello, thank you for taking my call. one of the primary things that i was thinking about was the -- those inevitable shutdowns. the last time the republicans

did this, the parks and monuments and such in washington were shut down. of course, there were some irate citizens. most irate people were the republicans who came down from the congress and were, oh, so distraught. how could this happen? you need to open these parks right away. these people are citizens. of course, they had started it. and acted like they were silent movie stars from the 1920's. oh, my gosh. how horrible this is. you did it, dumbasses. host: chester, virginia is next. bob on the independent line. hello.

caller: good morning. i was watching some programming where the committee -- the way he treated mr. garland was reprehensible. it was terrible. he would not let the man answer before he would cut him off. what they want to do is turn everybody in the country -- to the justice department so donald trump will not have to account for the laws he has broken and is still breaking. if you go on vacation, do not spend your hard earned money in places like montana, or wherever it is where andy biggs is at. he is weighing the country down.

these maga republicans. the brainwashing, they have been brainwashed so bad they do not know what to do. they have probably got a good lawsuit against the republican party and fox news for brainwashing them. my comments this morning. you all have a good day. host: we have a little more than five minute on your top news story of the day. one of those is the looming potential government shutdown next week if they do not come to an agreement by september 30. just to show you different views on that, republican, democratic and independent. ail om virginia saying, the bi concern of my staff members ithe fact they are going to get phone calls from i going to pay my bills, i amow going to lose my business. michael of texas, a republican on the other hand, said this. for the mas majority when governments shutdown, they go

back to work and it is a normal day for most people. to our democrats line in new york, go ahead. caller: caller: i agree. c-span is just wonderful. i love washington journal. i think it is alarming that apparently republicans are now the pro-putin, pro-russian party. vladimir putin is outwardly trying to promote donald trump getting back in the white house so donald trump will align with him as a fellow authoritarian and tried to obliterate democracy around the world. i think it is disgusting. host: deborah from montgomery, alabama. good morning. caller: good morning.

i just have a few things. donald trump lied. these people are: in about cnn and people not wanting to show trump. -- these people are calling in about cnn and people not wanting to show donald trump. i cannot listen to him for more than i've minutes. he is chaotic and disruptive. what he brought to the table is the vision. and the matter of the border, in my opinion, was bought and paid for by republicans. i was looking at how close they are getting to the migrants. what country will let you get close enough to them after looking in these people's eyes? that is one other thing. i was listening to the other callers and republicans have no legislative agenda.

all they have is chaos and confusion on joe biden and the border. my last thing is, the last good morning -- the last caller was talking about how they have become pro-putin and pro-russian . it was mainly marjorie taylor greene. in my opinion, she looks like she has the bone structure, in my opinion, of a russian so maybe that what she has such a high stance. maybe her background somewhere takes her back to russia. i have no idea. but i wish they would get together and the republicans would stop holding the government hostage. i am a retired government employee. this is crazy. host: all right. we end with a list from marianne

on twitter of her top news stories of the. she says her top stories are senator tuberville on military promotions, volodymyr zelenskyy, the uaw strike, been and is indicted, senator mccarthy's weakness in the congress. we will talk to maddie salamone, anttorney and vice president of the college football organization. we will talk about the name, image, and lightness roles and why congress may get involved. then we will talk to amy dacey from american university focusing on community engagement and public service with young americans. ♪

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