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on x, it is @cspanwj. a poll asked, what are the primary reasons y would not want to be admitted to a nursing home? 70% said they were conceed about the quality of care, 49% saying too expensive, 45% saying they were concerned it would have a negative effect on mental and emotional health,4% sing they were concerned about a loss of indendence. maureein californi we are hearing from those about long-term health care, your experiences with it. hello. caller: hello, good morning. i just wanted to let you know that i was in assisted living for three years. and at $5,000 a month. and as i saw my income and my savings dwindling and the care was horrible. now, we were evacuated twice with fir and sent to a facility in connection with the place i was in. the place i was in is nation-wide, so i'm not going to mention the na of it. anyway, we we evacuated to another facility, and we were sleeping on dirty mattresses with one blanket, no heat in the room. we went through that for 28ays , at $5,000 a month, if you can

. ♪ language] -- and x, @cspanwj.s article says americans are feeling optimistic abouthe economy again with some exceptions. in a survey released friday, democrats and publicans express their most favorable reading since the summer of 2021 . it says "american consumers have not felt this good about the direction of the economy in years. that may signal the end of what some had come to call a vibecession, where despite low unemployment and falling inflation, something felt off about the economy. the university of michigan survey of consumer sentiment jumped 13% to region highest level since 2021, with a cumulative two-month month gain of 29%, figuring is the largest consecive increase since 1991, when the recession was ending and the new york fedal reserve 's survey of consumer finances this month showed perceptions of householdsurrent financial situations improved with fewer responders reporting being worse off in a year ago. well, we will talk to joann, director of surveys of consumers at the university of michigan c

on x @cspanwj and on facebook at facebook.com/cspan. go over some demographics for iowa and then i want you to tell me who among these demographics actually show up for the caucuses. according to the census, iowa has a population of 3.2 million. these are the 2023 estimates with 50% male, 49% female. the under 18 population is 22%. the over 65 population is 18%. when it comes to race, we have 83.7% of the state is white. 6.9% of the state is hispanic. 4.4% of the state is african-american. 2.8% of the state is asian. exactly who is showing up for the iowa caucuses? who do we plan to see tomorrow? how many people do we plan to see tomorrow? guest: that is a tough question and you have all the data in front of you. let me say one thing. you are asking about tomorrow, but over time i think you find that turnout at caucus and demographic representation at caucus will vary from year to year. if you look at any particular caucus, you would find differences as well. that said, i think that the last point you made, it is hard to predict turnout

on x @cspanwj and on facebook at facebook.com/cspan.ver some demographics for iowa and then i want you to tell me who among these demographics actually show up for the caucuses. according to the census, iowa has a population of 3.2 million. these are the 2023 estimates with 50% male, 49% female. the under 18 population is 22%. the over 65 population is 18%. when it comes to race, we have 83.7% of the state is white. 6.9% of the state is hispanic. 4.4% of the state is african-american. 2.8% of the state is asian. exactly who is showing up for the iowa caucuses? who do we plan to see tomorrow? how many people do we plan to see tomorrow? guest: that is a tough question and you have all the data in front of you. let me say one thing. you are asking about tomorrow, but over time i think you find that turnout at caucus and demographic representation at caucus will vary from year to year. if you look at any particular caucus, you would find differences as well. that said, i think that the last point you made, it is hard to predict turnout, but

you can always text us and we are always reading on social media on x at cspanwj. once again a lot of the attention is on the republicans but the democrats are actually doing something tomorrow as well. tell us what the democrat party is doing, what their process looks like tomorrow. >> the iowa democratic party completely changed the caucus process for this cycle. you may remember -- >> who are with us, a little background, i am a real estate developer who has practiced real estate for 50 years. nikki haley and i went to the statehouse in 2005. iowa and the rest of the country is just finding out what i have known about nikki haley since i met her. people ask me all the time, what is the first word you can say to describe nikki haley? courage. she came to the statehouse, she beat on dante incumbent -- beat an incumbent and data unbelievable things. she challenged the establishment , put ethics reform in the statehouse, ran for governor, no one thought she could win it. the fact is she ran against an attorney general, popular city congressman, and lieutenant govern

catch up with us on x @cspanwj and facebook.com/c-span. a good monday morning. start calling in. your thoughts on government spending. this is the headline this morning, congressional leaders announced topline deal on appropriations. the rollcall budgets and associations reporter joins us via zoom this morning. what is in this agreement that was announced yesterday? what are both sides holding up as victories in this deal? guest: thank you for having me. we have a topline agreement which is a big step forward. essentially it includes the spending levels agreed upon last summer during the debt limit negotiation. there were some changes which republicans are saying our wins. they got an additional 16 billion of previous appropriated money which would be covid money and irs enforcement dollars. the democrats are saying that is just money that would've been taken back next year anyway. a debate over that. essentially we have a deal and that is good news for the appropriations process. host: breakdown defense spending and nondefense spending. guest: the deal includes 880 $6 billion in

on twitter or x, @cspanwj. on facebook at facebook.com/cspan. a good tuesday morning to you. call in with your message to washington in the new year. here are some issues before congress in the early months of 2024, including the upcoming government funding deadline. funding for military, veterans programs, agriculture, agencies and tranortation and urban development. that runs out on january 19. finance expires for the state department, defense department, commerce, labor, health and human servic among others on february 2, just 17 days until the fir of the partial government shutdown. also on the list of congress's dues, border security. the biden administrati asked for the emergency aid package totaling $110 billion, including $61 billion for ukraine, $14 billion for israel, $14 billion for border security. congress also taking up the impeachment inquiry, the formal vote formalized the inquiry happened at the end of 2023. the investigations continue in various house committees. thos of the issues before congress in the early days and weeks of 2024. we are asking what your

you can catch us on x, @cspanwj. on facebook, facebook.com/cspan. lead story out of the newspaper out of new hampshire, she's not trump, haley makes her final case. this is nikki haley from last night. [video clip] amb. haley: 70% of americans have said they do not want a trump-biden rematch. the majority of americans disapprove of both of them. look at what they are doing. when you hear trump speak, what is he talking about? grievances? the past? he is talking about vendettas. today he is in court. biden is talking about investigations. neither one of them is talking about the future. i am doing this because i don't want my kids to live this way. and more than that, you are voting tomorrow in a primary. we gotta think about a general election. because, let me tell you, look at any one of those polls, head-to-head, trump and biden are in a dead heat. and i'm going to remind you, a vote for joe biden is a vote for kamala harris. we do not want to ever have a president kamala harris. host: nikki haley in franklin, new hampshire, last night. former pre

guest: @cspanwj ♪ ♪ 202-748-01 if you say you are pessimistic.st joining for our final hour, a short visit come out of charlottesville, virginia, a talkshow host, mr. thomas, welcome back to the program. happy new year to you. guest: thank you for inviting me ba. i was born on friday the 13th, and i've been an optimist ever since. host: what is driving your optimism this year, do you think? guest: that our rights don't come from government, and we should remember that. there are people on this planet that have god-given rights, but they don't have the blessings of a government that have reconstituted under the idea that they are supposed to protect that above all other things. we see this cycle before, liberty and prosperity, and apathy and tierney, and the cycle repeated over and over again. hopefully we can stop it. host are there specific infringemes you would see that you would say this is happening and people don't see it? guest: what i see more frequently as people misunderstanding. charlottesville has been a hotbed of this for at least 500

guest: @cspanwj ♪ ♪ 202-748-8001 iyou say you are pessimistic.s for our final hour, a short visit come out of charlottesville, virginia, a talkshow host, mr. thomas, welcome back to the program. happy new year to you. guest: thank you for inviting me back. i was born on friday the 13th, and i've been an optimist ever since. host: what is driving your optimism this year, doou think? guest: that our rights don't come from government, and we should remember that. there are people on this planet that have god-given rights, but they don't have the blessings of a government that have reconstituted under the idea that they are supposed to protect that above all other things. we s this cycle before, liberty and prosperit and apathy and tierney, and the cycle repeated over and over again. hopefully we can stop it. host: are there specific infringements you would see that you would say this is happening and people don't see it? guest: what i see more frequently as people misunderstanding. charlottesville has been a hotbed of this for at least 500 years, bu

we have a poll going on on our x feet at -- x feed at @cspanwj.hose that said they are getting head were 20%, holding steady 55%, and 25% falling behind. you can purchase a pay -- you can participate in that poll on x. mark in bakersfield, go ahead. caller: i only have 6% left on my battery but i will get this fast. holding steady. i have 1900 dollars a month in disability and a pension. i'm 60 years of age. i've been homeless in a shelter since march and i'm getting housed in the bout. and looking for a wife. thank you. host: frank in arizona, good morning. frank, are you there in yuma? frank is not there. benny, louisville, kentucky. go ahead. caller: yes, ma'am. i'm doing good. i just think it's not a scam per se but i know under obama, under the obama administration, it was the same talking points about struggling and how bad the economy was and high inflation, but everyone throughout the entire world went through high inflation. what i noticed is i would say republicans complain. this is more about his administration and the economy -- admini

facebook.com/cspan, or x at @cspanwj. welcome to washington journal. let's start with the ap poll.ore americans think foreign-policy should be a top u.s. priority for 2024. it says in this time of war overseas more americans think foreign-policy should be atop focus for the government in 2020 for. a new poll shows immigration rising with the public. four in 10 named foreign-policy topics and a question that asked people to share up to five issues for the government to work on in the next year. it says that long-standing economic worries overshadow other issues but the findings point to increased concerns about u.s. involvement overseas. 20% voiced that sentiment versus 5% a year ago. take a look at what it looks like visually. here is the percent of u.s. adults who want the government to work on the following issue in 2024. the economy is the highest one. as far as changes goes, foreign-policy coming in at number two. the change between 2023 and 2024. the other one that had a big change is u.s. involvement overseas, which is very related to that. another article here is the washing

we are on x at @cspanwj.hat was president biden's first campaign event of the year at bluebell, pennsylvania near valley forge. in the speed biden spoke about the state of democracy and his likely challenger, former president donald trump. here are more of those comments. [video clip] pres. biden: we are here to answer the most important of questions. is democracy still america's sacred cause? i mean it. this is not rhetorical, academic, or hypothetical. is democracy still america's sacred cause, it's the most urgent question of our time. it is with a 2024 election is all about. the choice is clear. donald trump's campaign is about him. not america. not you. donald trump's campaign is obsessed with the past, not the future. he is willing to sacrifice our democracy, put himself in power. our campaign is different. for me and kamala it is about america, about you, every age and background that occupies this country. it is about the future that we will continue to build together. our campaign is about preserving

we are on x at @cspanwj.hat was president biden's first campaign event of the year at bluebell, pennsylvania near valley forge. in the speed biden spoke about the state of democracy and his likely challenger, former president donald trump. here are more of those comments. [video clip] pres. biden: we are here to answer the most important of questions. is democracy still america's sacred cause? i mean it. this is not rhetorical, academic, or hypothetical. is democracy still america's sacred cause, it's the most urgent question of our time. it is with a 2024 election is all about. the choice is clear. donald trump's campaign is about him. not america. not you. donald trump's campaign is obsessed with the past, not the future. he is willing to sacrifice our democracy, put himself in power. our campaign is different. for me and kamala it is about america, about you, every age and background that occupies this country. it is about the future that we will continue to build together. our campaign is about preserving

on twitter or x, @cspanwj. on facebook at facebook.com/cspan. a good tuesday morning to you.all in with your message to washington in the new year. here are some issues before congress in the early months of 2024, including the upcoming government funding deadline. funding for military, veterans programs, agriculture, agencies and transportati and urban development. that runs out on january 19. finance expires for the state department, defense department, commerce, labor, health and human services among others on february 2, just 17 days until the first of thpartial government shutdown. also on the list of congress's dues, border security. the biden administration asked for the emergency aid package totaling $110 billion, including $61 billion for ukraine, $14 billion for israel, $14 billion for border security. congress also taking up the impeachment inquiry, the formal vote formalized the inquiry happened at the end of 2023. the investigations continue in various house committees. those of the issues before congress in the early days and weeks of 2024. we are asking what yo

a you can reach us on facebook or on x, @cspanwj.hose attacks in yemen, there were more on a separate site but referencing the friday attacks, here is the headline in the washington post. "u.s. strikes in yemen may lay into the hands of war tested houthis. president biden the strikes sent a clear message that the u.s. would not tolerate attacks on its personnel or commercial shipping in the red sea. in the new york times, they have a map of the area referenced. the red sea was a major shipping lane for global trade and here indicating where the u.s. hit 202-748-8003 late -- where the u.s. hit houthi-linked targets on friday. back to iowa and the upcoming caucus with the weather presenting greater challenges to the candidates on the campaign trail. earlier this week there was a gop candidate debate and at that debate, nikki haley and ron desantis were asked to respond to former candidate chris christie's comments that former president donald trump had a lack of moral character. here is that exchange. [video clip] >> do you believe don

we are also on x @cspanwj. before we get to some of your calls, let's talk about some of the latest numbers on immigration. this is an article from the washington examiner. the headline says, border crisis hits new high as 320,000 immigrants process in december. it is an article from the washington examiner. i will read a little bit. it says, u.s. immigration officials came across a staggering 300,000 democrats at the southern border in december, making it the highest number of people encountered in a single month in history. u.s. customs and border protection employees stationed at the united states-mexico boundary processed an average of 10,000 immigrants daily for a grand total of more than 300-2000 people processed in december, according to a fox news report monday. again, those are some of the latest immigration numbers. i want to bring up some polling. this is polling conducted by blueprint and you go from this month -- and you gov from this month. i will show highlights on the screen. the participants we

we are also on x @cspanwj.ore we get to some of your calls, let's talk about some of the latest numbers on immigration. this is an article from the washington examiner. the headline says, border crisis hits new high as 320,000 immigrants process in december. it is an article from the washington examiner. i will read a little bit. it says, u.s. immigration officials came across a staggering 300,000 democrats at the southern border in december, making it the highest number of people encountered in a single month in history. u.s. customs and border protection employees stationed at the united states-mexico boundary processed an average of 10,000 immigrants daily for a grand total of more than 300-2000 people processed in december, according to a fox news report monday. again, those are some of the latest immigration numbers. i want to bring up some polling. this is polling conducted by blueprint and you go from this month -- and you gov from this month. i will show highlights on the screen. the participants were a

on social media you can reach us on facebook orn x, @cspanwj.hose attacks in yemen, there were more on a separate site but referencing the friday attacks, here is the headline in the washington post. "u.s. strikes in yemen may lay into the hands tested houthis. president biden the strikes sent a clear message that theuld notn its personnel or commercial shipping in the red sea. in the new york times, they have a map of the area referenced. the red sea was a major shipping lane for global trade and here indicating where the u.s. hit 202-748-8003 late -- where the u.s. hit houthi-linked targets on friday. back to iowa and the upcoming caucus with the weather presenting greater challenges to the candidates on the campaign trail. earlier this week there was a gop candidate debate and at that debate, nikki haley and ron desantis were asked to respond to former candidate chris christie's comments that former president donald trump had a lack of moral character. here is that exchange. [video clip] >> do you believe donald trump has the character to be

on x, it is @cspanwj. poll asked, what are the primary reasons you would not want to be admitted to a nursing home? 70% said they were concerned about the quality of care, 49% saying too expensive, 45% saying they were concerned it would have a negative effect on mental and emotional health, 34% saying they were concerned about a loss of independence. maureen in california, we are hearing from those about long-term health care, your experiences with it. hello. caller: hello, good morning. i just wanted to let you know that i was iassisted living for three years. and at $5,000 a month. and as i saw my income and my savings dwindling and the care was horrible. now, we were evacuated twice with fires and sent to a facility in connection with the place i was in. the place i was in is nation-wide, so i'm not going to mention the name of it. anyway, we were evacuated to another facility, and we were sleeping on dirty mattresses with one blanket, no heat in the room. we went through that for 28 days , at $5,000 a

you can find us on facebook.com/c-span and on @cspanwj.e posing the question on abortion this morning as the topic heats up on the campaign trail. e roe v. wade decision is next week, as well as new hampshire's primary, which is the first primary in the nation. let's start off by looking at the cnn article, the headline, biden and harris to make reproductive rights push in first joint 2024 campaign event. a little bit from the article. it says president joe biden and vice president kamala harris are set to make their first joint campaign appearance of 2next week as they look to lay out how abortion rights are at stake in november's election. biden and harris, along with first lady jill biden emhoff wik at an event in northern virginia on tuesday, the same day as the new hampshire primaries. let's hear now from vice president kamala harris. she highlighted abortion access while delivering a speech in south carolina last week. [video clip] vp harris: today, in states across our nation, extremists propose and pass laws to attack a woman's fre

catch up with us on x @cspanwj and facebook.com/c-span. a good monday morning. start calling in. your thoughts on government spending. this is the headline this morning, congressional leaders announced topline deal on appropriations. the rollcall budgets and associations reporter joins us via zoom this morning. what is in this agreement that was announced yesterday? what are both sides holding up as victories in this deal? guest: thank you for having me. we have a topline agreement which is a big step forward. essentially it includes the spending levels agreed upon last summer during the debt limit negotiation. there were some changes which republicans are saying our wins. they got an additional 16 billion of previous appropriated money which would be covid money and irs enforcement dollars. the democrats are saying that is just money that would've been taken back next year anyway. a debate over that. essentially we have a deal and that is good news for the appropriations process. host: breakdown defense spending and nondefense spending. guest: the deal includes 880 $6 billion in

you can catch us on x, @cspanwj. on facebook, facebook.com/cspan.ead story out of the newspaper out of new hampshire, she's not trump, haley makes her final case. ght. [video clip] amb. haley: 70% of americans have said they do not want a trump-biden rematch. the majority of americans disapprove of both of them. look at what they are doing. when you hear trump speak, what is he talking about? grievances? the past? he is talking about vendettas. today he is in court. biden is talking about investigations. neither one of them is talking about the future. i am doing this because i don't want my kids to live this way. and more than that, you are voting tomorrow in a primary. ta think about a general election. because, let me tell you, look at any one of those polls, head-to-head, trump and biden are in a dead heat. and i'm going to remind you, a vote for joe biden is a vote for kamala harris. we do not want to ever have a president kamala harris. host: nikki haley in franklin, new hampshire, last night. former president donald trump was in laconia, new

you can find us on facebook.com/c-span and on @cspanwj. we are posing the question on abortion this morning as the topic heats up on the campaign trail. we know that the anniversary of the roe v. wade decision is next week, as well as new hampshire's primary, which is the first primary in the nation. let's start off by looking at the cnn article, the headline, biden and harris to make reproductive rights push in first joint 2024 campaign event. a little bit from the article. it says president joe biden and vice president kamala harris are set to make their first joint campaign appearance of 2024 next week as they look to lay out how abortion rights are at stake in november's election. biden and harris, along with first lady jill biden and second gentleman doug emhoff will speak at an event in northern virginia on tuesday, the same day as the new hampshire primaries. let's hear now from vice president kamala harris. she highlighted abortion access while delivering a speech in south carolina last week. [video clip] vp harris: today, in state