Mimi Geerges
@MimiGeerges
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Host C-SPAN’s @cspanwj Washington Journal LIVE 7-10am EST. Media Consultant. Professional moderator. #Coptic #Orthodox. https://t.co/M0SbsXfUuJ
Washington DC area
Joined February 2011
Journalist, author, and MS NOW contributor Trymaine Lee (@trymainelee) discusses his book, "A Thousand Ways to Die" and the impact of gun violence on Black Americans. "In some ways it's the literal physical gun, the violence of the trigger and the bullet, but it's also important
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.@afghanevac's @shawnjvandiver spoke on the suspect who opened fire on members of the National Guard. "This man was exhibiting... telltale signs [of PTSD]. ... This man was 15 years old when we handed him a gun and said 'go kill people for us.' Then we brought him here and
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"About $11 billion of that $12 billion that was announced will be used to help support farmers who grow corn, soybeans, wheat. …The remaining $1 billion will be used for fruits and vegetables and other commodities. @NFUDC VP Mike Stranz breaks down the Trump administration’s
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"We need to focus ICE on the activities of those who have come here in the last few years, not upon a worker that is working hard everyday trying to make our economy go." @RepPeteSessions (R-TX) shares his take on undocumented immigrants who serve as essential workers in key
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Steve Cortes, a former Trump campaign adviser and author of the Substack Newsletter "Steve Cortes Investigates," discusses the alleged fraud schemes in Minnesota:
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"It was very clear on a bipartisan basis [that] this was about good versus evil. It’s still about good versus evil and we need to stand for our allies" @RepJimCosta (D-CA) argues that support for Ukraine has shifted from a bipartisan issue to partisan.
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"We limit how much money can be filtered through the parties to go to the candidates... It's an important thing to have if you want to have contribution limits for the candidates, which most people agree is necessary to prevent corruption." Daniel Weiner on the importance of
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Rep. Tim Moore (R-NC) @RepTimMooreNC on the concern of possible escalation following the U.S. seizing a Venezuelan oil tanker. "In our backyard, you have this country openly defying the United States… I'm proud of the president for seizing this [oil tanker] and taking other
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Rep. Dina Titus (D-NE) reacts to the U.S. seizing of a Venezuelan oil tanker. "It shows you how foreign policy is in such disarray… He [President Trump] can defend the country, but he's not supposed to be out there initiating war actions without telling Congress or the public
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.@neil_chilson on President Trump's executive order blocking artificial intelligence regulations at the state level. Neil Chilson: "We have a flood of state regulation in this space…The EO says that we need a national framework for that. And so the EO sets out some initial
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Rep. @GregLandsman (D-OH) shares the latest details on today’s House floor vote on health care subsides:
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Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA, @RepMcCormick) gives the latest on today's House floor vote on health care subsidies:
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Rep. Lawler (R-NY) on ACA subsidies and his decision to sign the discharge petition led by Democrats, forcing a vote on Obamacare subsidies. "Many of my colleagues do not want to extend these temporary subsidies… That really led to the four of us that signed the discharge being
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Rep. Flood (R-NE) shares the details behind his vote not to extend ACA subsidies. "Let’s be honest about where were at. This is not a lawmaking exercise over here. The Senate took this issue up, it did not get anywhere close to 60 votes. So everything you are seeing in the House
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.@MimiGeerges: "What's your message to those four [that signed the discharge petition] and to the other Republicans that are not on board with that?" Rep McCollum: "I have to be honest here; it was too little too late. We should've done this in November and moved a discussion
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.@MimiGeerges: "Why do you think it's [civics] so important? @BRInstitute's David Bob: "In the United States of America, the highest title in the land is 'citizen'... Civics is important because it's not just about learning history. It's about being able to take these ideas,
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It's official! All three C-SPAN Networks are now available on YouTubeTV. Visit https://t.co/IhDF0rH7KQ for details!
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Q: How did you and the West Point cadets react to the DNC’s message instructing troops not to follow illegal orders? @FrankLuntz: "My first reaction is 'why the hell did you put this video out?'. …Of course you don't obey an illegal order. You [Democrats] are doing this just to
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"I don't just wear my country on my sleeve, I wear my country on my feet, and I'm proud to do this." Pollster, author, and communication strategist @FrankLuntz takes off his shoe on set to demonstrate what patriotism means to him. Host: @MimiGeerges
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Independent Center's @adam_brandon responds to a viewer's text and explains how members of Congress are assigned to Congressional committees.
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