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woman: oil and gas has kept kern county moving for decades. arvin residents are fed up and those in the industry feel unwelcomed. wednesday night, arvin city council unanimously voted in favor of restrictions on the oil and gas industry. those in support applauded. [cheering and applause] man: yeah, so, it's a monumentous thing that we did. we passed the oil and gas ordinance, and hopefully other cities with that type of industry will follow, so, we're gonna be talking today with some neighbors on nelson court, nd then tomorrow i'm goa have a coersatiowith thmayor of taft about our two cities. see if we can find any common ground. my name is jose gurrola and i am the mayor of the city of arvin. we can't deny the fact that living and being next to an oil and gas operations, that it emits emissions, and that those emissions can cause harm to health, and fossil fuel extraction and production and consumption is a big part of the pollution here in the valley and worldwide. agriculture is the base economy here in the city of arvin. now it's primaril
woman: oil and gas has kept kern county moving for decades. arvin residents are fed up and those in the industry feel unwelcomed. wednesday night, arvin city council unanimously voted in favor of restrictions on the oil and gas industry. those in support applauded. [cheering and applause] man: yeah, so, it's a monumentous thing that we did. we passed the oil and gas ordinance, and hopefully other cities with that type of industry will follow, so, we're gonna be talking today with some neighbors...
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joshua kern joins me now. vice president of medical affairs at st.c valley, ohio's largest health care provider. dr. kern, let me just start there. paint the picture at your hospital there. we see the positivity rate is beyond alarming. which usually is followed then by a huge spike in hospitalizatio hospitalizations. so what is your situation? >> yeah, what we're seeing is we've had about 40% of all of our positives in my county in the last three weeks. so it kind of gives you a scale of how significant -- >> wow. >> -- this surge of cases is. we have been very full. our census has been very high. we've actually had to start making different decisions about what we're doing here at the hospital and even transferring? to our sister hospital in boise because of the volumes here in twin falls. >> so what does that mean for non-covid-related medical procedures? are you doing -- are you having to postpone elective surgery? what are you looking at here? >> yeah. so far we've stopped the elective surgery that need an overnight bed. which you know, is a goo
joshua kern joins me now. vice president of medical affairs at st.c valley, ohio's largest health care provider. dr. kern, let me just start there. paint the picture at your hospital there. we see the positivity rate is beyond alarming. which usually is followed then by a huge spike in hospitalizatio hospitalizations. so what is your situation? >> yeah, what we're seeing is we've had about 40% of all of our positives in my county in the last three weeks. so it kind of gives you a scale of...
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meanwhile, there are growing kerns about stresss levels amon hospitalized children. >> translator: ife can do something to make people smile, i really think we should do it. >> reporter: so he came up with the idea of online shows. he crowd funded the project to buy cameras and the gear he needs to stage online performances. >> translator: i'm not exactly a technology expert, so i've never tried this kind of thing before. because i'm learning so much by having a go. >> reporter: today, omune is connecting with a 7-year-old boy who is in hospital for the first time. at the beginning, his parents weren't allowed to visit. translator: he was so upset when we weren't allowed in. >> reporter: after a month, only his mother was allowed to visit. thee hospital recommended the online clownwn show, and madade arrangngementsts with omune. the boy's father and brother are on screenen, too. it's been a a month since thehe all seen each other.r. omune balanced a two-meter stepladder on his forehead. a trickck reqequiring great ski. at first, the boy w was nenervo. but after watching the show, h wa
meanwhile, there are growing kerns about stresss levels amon hospitalized children. >> translator: ife can do something to make people smile, i really think we should do it. >> reporter: so he came up with the idea of online shows. he crowd funded the project to buy cameras and the gear he needs to stage online performances. >> translator: i'm not exactly a technology expert, so i've never tried this kind of thing before. because i'm learning so much by having a go. >>...
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let's bring in doris kern-goodwin. presidential historian.ship in turbulent times." perfect book. perfect point of comparison. perfect guest. thank you for being on prime time. >> glad to be here. >> so, what do we see by looking at lincoln or others in times of crisis and how that is instructive of what we are seeing with trump? >> well, the most important thing in a time of crisis is for a president to be willing to take responsibility. one of fdr's aides, robert sherwood, said when things are going all right, people don't have to think a lot about the character of the man in the presidency. but when there is adversity setting in, and individuals have problems too big for them to solve, they need leadership. they need national guidance, they need a collective response so that they can work together to solve the crisis. and the interesting thing, when you think about what he said about president lincoln. he said i've done more for black americans than any other president, with the exception of lincoln. lincoln would never talk that way. he s
let's bring in doris kern-goodwin. presidential historian.ship in turbulent times." perfect book. perfect point of comparison. perfect guest. thank you for being on prime time. >> glad to be here. >> so, what do we see by looking at lincoln or others in times of crisis and how that is instructive of what we are seeing with trump? >> well, the most important thing in a time of crisis is for a president to be willing to take responsibility. one of fdr's aides, robert...
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donna kern is on the right side of history. every time i look at this picture, it breaks my heart. the pins andll needles that have been stuck in all theng man, procedures, all the pain and anguish. at the very least, the anguish of paying for it should not be imposed on connor and his family. this hearing is going to be about real people and the harm barretttice amy coney could do those real people -- could do to those real people if she is confirmed and she overturns the affordable care act. shee she has said that would vote to overturn the affordable care act had she been a justice in the two previous decisions. she has written that supreme court precedent can be disregarded if it conflicts with justices'dual positions are aligned. this danger is real and urgent. there are two other issues on the line here -- reproductive rights, i health care issue. -- i health care issue. --reproductive rights is a health care issue. it is a right of women under roe v. wade, which is in danger because of specific letters and that amy coney barrett has signed, and we are going to be asking abou
donna kern is on the right side of history. every time i look at this picture, it breaks my heart. the pins andll needles that have been stuck in all theng man, procedures, all the pain and anguish. at the very least, the anguish of paying for it should not be imposed on connor and his family. this hearing is going to be about real people and the harm barretttice amy coney could do those real people -- could do to those real people if she is confirmed and she overturns the affordable care act....
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that's what the forest service did with the kern canyon ranger station.t's actually called a structure wrap, an aluminum barrier that resists burning embers and high heat. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. >>> hi there, everyone. that's a pretty cool idea. let's take a look at a live picture right now from our emeryville camera. downtown oakland is just faded in the smoky conditions that we are experiencing right now. san francisco, mid-70s. 85 in oakland. it's still hot around san jose and gilroy and mountain view, in the 90s. look at this from our kgo roof camera. the sun has been dimmed by the smoke. 91 in santa rosa. 96 in fairfield and in livermore. it has been a hot one for many parts of the bay area away from the coast. visibility is being impacted. san carlos just over two miles right now and just over a mile in santa rosa. here's the air quality. it's bad. i mean you're in the red from napa to fairfield. unhealthy air quality. ukiah, very hazardous. stay indoors. concord, livermore, san francisco, all unhealthy. san
that's what the forest service did with the kern canyon ranger station.t's actually called a structure wrap, an aluminum barrier that resists burning embers and high heat. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. >>> hi there, everyone. that's a pretty cool idea. let's take a look at a live picture right now from our emeryville camera. downtown oakland is just faded in the smoky conditions that we are experiencing right now. san francisco, mid-70s. 85 in...
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i just talked to a firefighter from kern county. he says that they are here just to monitor this fire to make sure it doesn't make it to the other side. monitoring a fire like this takes patience. the glass fire has been burning out of control since sunday. tonight the battle line is along highway 29 just outside caliste line has been drawn to prevent the wildland fire from jumping the freeway. fire personnel from all over the state standing their ground against nature. new evacuation orders are in place north of calistoga to the sonoma county line. but this fire knows no boundaries. >> it's like being in a volcano, and we got out of there, and there was nothing much you could do about it. >> reporter: buddy meyers' home was destroyed by the glass fire monday morning. >> it was pretty much undefendable, so nothing that would have saved it. >> we've been lucky we've made a lot of memories together, so we still have that. >> that's just the way it is. that's what you get when you decide to live in a place like this. that's part of it.
i just talked to a firefighter from kern county. he says that they are here just to monitor this fire to make sure it doesn't make it to the other side. monitoring a fire like this takes patience. the glass fire has been burning out of control since sunday. tonight the battle line is along highway 29 just outside caliste line has been drawn to prevent the wildland fire from jumping the freeway. fire personnel from all over the state standing their ground against nature. new evacuation orders...
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>>city manager mike kern is confident the economy will bounce back quickly our businesses are able to spread their customers out and. >>and provide them with that that physical distancing that's necessary to to provide a safe environment or businesses are very resilient. they're ready and willing and able to come back. >>full throttle as of saturday, the glass fire is close to reaching full containment allowing residents to return home he come to check for us and nato i come michael for my boy and my girl still be a guzman left calistoga when the fire was burning close pie, she stayed at a hotel a nap before week and is grateful to see her home still standing from feel good now with her apartments is fast 50 and. as you make your way back to the napa valley, firefighters and utility workers are still working to restore the fire damaged areas. >>that could take days to make those areas safe for the public in calistoga gayle ong kron 4 news. >>and officials in sonoma county are urging property owners in the areas that were impacted by the recent wildfires to now prepare for rain. they s
>>city manager mike kern is confident the economy will bounce back quickly our businesses are able to spread their customers out and. >>and provide them with that that physical distancing that's necessary to to provide a safe environment or businesses are very resilient. they're ready and willing and able to come back. >>full throttle as of saturday, the glass fire is close to reaching full containment allowing residents to return home he come to check for us and nato i come...
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>>city manager mike kern is confident the economy will bounce back quickly our businesses are able to you know spread their customers out and. >>and provide them with that that physical distancing that's necessary to to provide a safe environment or businesses are very resilient. they're ready and willing and able to come back. >>full throttle as of saturday, the glass fire is close to reaching full containment allowing residents to return home he come to check for us and nato i come michael for my boy and my girl sylvia guzman left calistoga when the fire was burning close pie, she stayed at a hotel a nap before week and is grateful to see her home still standing from feel good now with her apartments is fast 50 and. as you make your way back to the napa valley, firefighters and utility workers are still working to restore the fire damaged areas. >>that could take days to make those areas safe for the public in calistoga gayle ong kron 4 news meanwhile officials in sonoma county now urging property owners in areas impacted by recent wildfires to prepare for rain. >>officials say that
>>city manager mike kern is confident the economy will bounce back quickly our businesses are able to you know spread their customers out and. >>and provide them with that that physical distancing that's necessary to to provide a safe environment or businesses are very resilient. they're ready and willing and able to come back. >>full throttle as of saturday, the glass fire is close to reaching full containment allowing residents to return home he come to check for us and nato...
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i'm kern r concerned about that but the russian thing, i don't think they have enough torque but nicolle is right, by the way where i hear it too, the republican party has dawned on them that the ship is going down. people are focused on the where the life preservers are right no. >> it's been said by smarter people than me that the months of november, december, january may be the most consequential for democracy since we've been a democracy. david plouffe, mike murphy, two gentlemen we call on with regularity, thank you both for staying up with us tonight. coming up after another break in our coverage, kamala harris, chief of staff karine jean-pierre joins us when our special coverage continues. >>> last week the president of the united states took a debate stage in front of 70 million americans and refused to condemn white supremacists. >> not true. >> and -- >> not true. >> and it wasn't like he didn't have a chance. he didn't do it, and then he doubled down and then he said, when pressed, stand back. stand by. >> before tonight's debate, joe biden's team said they expected lies and d
i'm kern r concerned about that but the russian thing, i don't think they have enough torque but nicolle is right, by the way where i hear it too, the republican party has dawned on them that the ship is going down. people are focused on the where the life preservers are right no. >> it's been said by smarter people than me that the months of november, december, january may be the most consequential for democracy since we've been a democracy. david plouffe, mike murphy, two gentlemen we...
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spared by wildfires but businesses were hit hard with mandatory evacuations and covid city manager mike kern is confident the economy will bounce back quickly our businesses are able to spread their customers out and. >>and provide them with that that physical distancing that's necessary to to provide a safe environment or businesses are very resilient. they're ready and willing and able to come back. >>full throttle as of saturday, the glass fire is close to reaching full containment allowing residents to return home he come to check for us and nato i come michael for my boy and my girl sylvia guzman left calistoga when the fire was burning close pie, she stayed at a hotel a nap before week and is grateful to see her home still standing from feel good now with her apartments is fast 50 and. as you make your way back to the napa valley, firefighters and utility workers are still working to restore the fire damaged areas. >>that could take days to make those areas safe for the public in calistoga gayle ong kron 4 news meanwhile officials in sonoma county now urging property owners in areas im
spared by wildfires but businesses were hit hard with mandatory evacuations and covid city manager mike kern is confident the economy will bounce back quickly our businesses are able to spread their customers out and. >>and provide them with that that physical distancing that's necessary to to provide a safe environment or businesses are very resilient. they're ready and willing and able to come back. >>full throttle as of saturday, the glass fire is close to reaching full...
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spared by wildfires but businesses were hit hard with mandatory evacuations and covid city manager mike kern is confident the economy will bounce back quickly our businesses are able to you know spread their customers out and. >>and provide them with that that physical distancing that's necessary to to provide a safe environment or businesses are very resilient. they're ready and willing and able to come back. >>full throttle as of saturday, the glass fire is close to reaching full containment allowing residents to return home he come to check for us and nato i come michael for my boy and my girl sylvia guzman left calistoga when the fire was burning close pie, she stayed at a hotel a nap before week and is grateful to see her home still standing from feel good now with her apartments is fast 50 and. as you make your way back to the napa valley, firefighters and utility workers are still working to restore the fire damaged areas. >>that could take days to make those areas safe for the public in calistoga gayle ong kron 4 news. >>meanwhile officials in sonoma county now urging property owners
spared by wildfires but businesses were hit hard with mandatory evacuations and covid city manager mike kern is confident the economy will bounce back quickly our businesses are able to you know spread their customers out and. >>and provide them with that that physical distancing that's necessary to to provide a safe environment or businesses are very resilient. they're ready and willing and able to come back. >>full throttle as of saturday, the glass fire is close to reaching full...
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but the most important message from connor kern was what he wrote to this nominee amy coney barrett. he said doctors take an oath first do no harm. can you take that oath? same question might be put to us, first do no harm, can we take that oath? so i hope that we will recognize, my colleagues will recognize that delaying this nomination is the right thing to do here. we are talking about moving ahead on it before we've even finished the hearing. we haven't heard from those witnesses who are going to comment on the qualifications of this nominee. and yet we are talking about moving ahead. >> mr. chairman. would the senator yield to a question? >> i'm going to be finished in about a minute. >> would you yield to a question when you're finished? >> i just close by saying there is more information that is coming out every day. as i mentioned cnn disclosed last night additional statements and speeches and talk which is one of the reasons why i made this motion. there is more to be learned here. we have an opportunity and an obligation to scrutinize this nominee for a lifetime appointment
but the most important message from connor kern was what he wrote to this nominee amy coney barrett. he said doctors take an oath first do no harm. can you take that oath? same question might be put to us, first do no harm, can we take that oath? so i hope that we will recognize, my colleagues will recognize that delaying this nomination is the right thing to do here. we are talking about moving ahead on it before we've even finished the hearing. we haven't heard from those witnesses who are...
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and pulitzer prize winning author and presidential historian, doris kerns good win joins us.ooks leadershbooks is leadership ship in turbulent times. the latest "washington post" abc news poll finds joe biden up 17 in wisconsin, 57% to 40%. in michigan, the same poll finds biden up seven, 51% to 44%. the latest reuters puts joe biden ahead by nine in michigan, 52% to 43%. in nevada, the latest times shows biden lead big six, 49% to 43%. in iowa, the latest iowa nexstar research poll shows biden lead big four points, 50% to 46%. north carolina, it shows biden ahead by one, 49% to 48%. >> so notwithstanding, what i said last hour about polls and not believing any of them, john heilemann, the margin in wisconsin could be off ten points and joe biden would still be ahead by seven points. so, i suppose biden may have a little bit of breathing room in wisconsin, but it's so interesting a year ago we looked at the badger state as the ultimate swing state. everybody was focussing on wisconsin, wisconsin, wisconsin. and here we are less than a week to the election and both camps under
and pulitzer prize winning author and presidential historian, doris kerns good win joins us.ooks leadershbooks is leadership ship in turbulent times. the latest "washington post" abc news poll finds joe biden up 17 in wisconsin, 57% to 40%. in michigan, the same poll finds biden up seven, 51% to 44%. the latest reuters puts joe biden ahead by nine in michigan, 52% to 43%. in nevada, the latest times shows biden lead big six, 49% to 43%. in iowa, the latest iowa nexstar research poll...
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. >> do you agree we should be kern concerned with potential chinese interests seeking to invest in companies and what that could mean to our security? >> yes. >> do you agree it only makes sense for nasa to consider chinese investment as part of its contracting process? >> yes, the answer is absolutely 100% yesterday. just so you know, we're grateful for your leadership on this. i can tell you're very passionate. i would also say how that's done really matters to nasa. what we have to do as an agency is make sure that we don't put ourselves in the role of the department of justice or the fbi. we have to be really careful that we do the things that we are good at, like getting to the moon and onto mars. we have to be careful about how -- 100% agree with everything you just said, but we're not really an investigative agency. so we need to be careful about how we go about doing this. >> i just want to make sure that we are investigating chinese investments into u.s. aerospace companies and making sure that we're treating nasa as important to this issue as we are tiktok with chinese investments
. >> do you agree we should be kern concerned with potential chinese interests seeking to invest in companies and what that could mean to our security? >> yes. >> do you agree it only makes sense for nasa to consider chinese investment as part of its contracting process? >> yes, the answer is absolutely 100% yesterday. just so you know, we're grateful for your leadership on this. i can tell you're very passionate. i would also say how that's done really matters to nasa....
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blumenthal: i want introduce you to one of my ofstituents, connor kern ridgefield connecticut. used 10 years old and suffers from muscular dystrophy. horrible and incurable disease. ofslowly deprives children their strength and ability to move and eventually it robs them of their lives. of providing his care are astronomical. for connor and his family it is worth every penny. connor is a superhero but he has always had a real sidekick. he has had the protection of the affordable care act. it has shielded him and his arbitrary caps on coverage that would have cut off his care when it became too expensive. romhas protected connor f losing insurance because of this insidious disease that he never cost -- caused. act hasrdable care given his family a measure of relief, of hope, of peace. connor and many others like him are why i will oppose your nomination. your nomination is about the republican goal of repealing the affordable care act. it wants to ban tax credits that make health care more affordable, bans on charging women more simply because they are women. that is what my rep
blumenthal: i want introduce you to one of my ofstituents, connor kern ridgefield connecticut. used 10 years old and suffers from muscular dystrophy. horrible and incurable disease. ofslowly deprives children their strength and ability to move and eventually it robs them of their lives. of providing his care are astronomical. for connor and his family it is worth every penny. connor is a superhero but he has always had a real sidekick. he has had the protection of the affordable care act. it...
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blumenthal: i want introduce you to one of my ofstituents, connor kern ridgefield connecticut. used 10 years old and suffers from muscular dystrophy. horrible and incurable disease. ofslowly deprives children their strength and ability to move and eventually it robs them of their lives. of providing his care are astronomical. for connor and his family it is worth every penny. connor is a superhero but he has always had a real sidekick. he has had the protection of the affordable care act. it has shielded him and his arbitrary caps on coverage that would have cut off his care when it became too expensive. romhas protected connor f losing insurance because of this insidious disease that he never cost -- caused. act hasrdable care given his family a measure of relief, of hope, of peace. connor and many others like him are why i will oppose your nomination. your nomination is about the republican goal of repealing the affordable care act. it wants to ban tax credits that make health care more affordable, bans on charging women more simply because they are women. that is what my rep
blumenthal: i want introduce you to one of my ofstituents, connor kern ridgefield connecticut. used 10 years old and suffers from muscular dystrophy. horrible and incurable disease. ofslowly deprives children their strength and ability to move and eventually it robs them of their lives. of providing his care are astronomical. for connor and his family it is worth every penny. connor is a superhero but he has always had a real sidekick. he has had the protection of the affordable care act. it...
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i'm andrew ross sorkin along with becky quick skpand joe kern take a look at u.s.tures, we have a lot of earnings news. dow looks like it would open 82 points nasdaq looking higher, 98 points higher the s&p 500 off about 3 points, we have that news on j and j, and now jp morgan, joe. >> and we could have a triple gain in the nasdaq and triple digit loss in the dow, but totally different constituents not totally different but they are different obviously. breaking news on the earnings front, jp morgan reporting results moments ago. i don't know if you watch, you're on late, but i have been talking about why i like bank results. >> i saw yesterday. >> i don't like them a lot you know, their net interest, but it's because wolk is everywhere during this period. i don't know if you saw me say that. >> i did see that yesterday, i'm on it. >> it was last week too. >> i missed some of the comments last week, but i'm touched and honored either way for your lack of love of net interest margins, i make up for in gusto revenue, 29.9 million, eps nice beat, 2 pn.92 per share. w
i'm andrew ross sorkin along with becky quick skpand joe kern take a look at u.s.tures, we have a lot of earnings news. dow looks like it would open 82 points nasdaq looking higher, 98 points higher the s&p 500 off about 3 points, we have that news on j and j, and now jp morgan, joe. >> and we could have a triple gain in the nasdaq and triple digit loss in the dow, but totally different constituents not totally different but they are different obviously. breaking news on the earnings...
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blumenthal: i want introduce you to one of my ofstituents, connor kern ridgefield connecticut. used 10 years old and suffers from muscular dystrophy. horrible and incurable disease. ofslowly deprives children their strength and ability to move and eventually it robs them of their lives. of providing his care are astronomical. for connor and his family it is worth every penny. connor is a superhero but he has always had a real sidekick. he has had the protection of the affordable care act. it has shielded him and his arbitrary caps on coverage that would have cut off his care when it became too expensive. romhas protected connor f losing insurance because of this insidious disease that he never cost -- caused. act hasrdable care given his family a measure of relief, of hope, of peace. connor and many others like him are why i will oppose your nomination. your nomination is about the republican goal of repealing the affordable care act. it wants to ban tax credits that make health care more affordable, bans on charging women more simply because they are women. that is what my rep
blumenthal: i want introduce you to one of my ofstituents, connor kern ridgefield connecticut. used 10 years old and suffers from muscular dystrophy. horrible and incurable disease. ofslowly deprives children their strength and ability to move and eventually it robs them of their lives. of providing his care are astronomical. for connor and his family it is worth every penny. connor is a superhero but he has always had a real sidekick. he has had the protection of the affordable care act. it...
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connor kern of richfield, connecticut.he is 10 years old and he suffers from duchene muscular dystrophy. it is a horrible, incurable disease slowly depriving children of their strength and ability to move. eventually robs them of their lives. the costs of providing connor's care are astronomical. but for connor and his family it is worth every penny. connor is a super hero but has always had a real side kick. he has had the protection of the affordable care act. it has shielded him and his family from arbitrary caps on coverage that would have cut off his care when it became too expensive. it has protected connor from losing insurance because of this insidious disease that he never caused and chose. the affordable care act has given his family a measure of relief, of hope, of peace. they still worry about connor's health, but not their coverage or its cost. connor and millions of others like him are why i will oppose your nomination. your nomination is about the republican goal of repealing the affordable care act. the oba
connor kern of richfield, connecticut.he is 10 years old and he suffers from duchene muscular dystrophy. it is a horrible, incurable disease slowly depriving children of their strength and ability to move. eventually robs them of their lives. the costs of providing connor's care are astronomical. but for connor and his family it is worth every penny. connor is a super hero but has always had a real side kick. he has had the protection of the affordable care act. it has shielded him and his...