#431: He Killed a Man. Then This Gangster Changed His Life.

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🗓️ 2 April 2019

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At 16, Casey Diaz went to prison for killing a man. The son of an alcoholic father, Diaz grew up in a rough neighborhood and first saw three men killed when he was eight. By the time he was 11, he joined a gang. But after years in prison, Diaz had a religious conversion—and inspired others to change their lives as well, including one of the founders of MS-13. We also cover these stories:•President Trump is now saying health care will have to wait until after the next election.•House Republicans want to protect babies born alive after abortion--and on Tuesday, they launched a discharge petition effort•Democrat senators introduced new legislation to expand government-controlled health care options.The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Wednesday, April 3rd. I'm Kate Trinko, and I'm Daniel Davis.
0:11.0	Casey Diaz was once a person you wouldn't want to meet. He lived as a
0:14.9	gangbanger during his teenage years, but everything changed when he got arrested.
0:19.1	He went to prison where he found God and began a new life.
0:23.0	Today he'll join us in studio to share his story.
0:25.8	And if you're enjoying this podcast,
0:27.4	please consider leaving a review or a five-star rating
0:30.1	in iTunes and please subscribe.
0:32.3	Now, on to our top news.
0:34.0	Well until recently President Trump was full speed ahead on pushing forward a Republican
0:45.7	health care proposal, but on Monday he backed off saying any health care proposal will have
0:51.0	to wait until after the 2020 election. He tweeted, quote,
0:54.8	the Republicans are developing a really great health care plan with far lower
0:59.2	premiums, cost, and deductibles than Obamacare.
1:03.0	In other words, it will be far less expensive and much more usable than Obamacare.
1:08.0	Vote will be taken right after the election when Republicans hold the Senate and win back the House. It will be truly
1:14.4	great health care that will work for America." Well hitting the pause button on
1:19.2	health care allows the president to wait for an Obamacare legal challenge to make its way through the courts.
1:25.1	That law was ruled unconstitutional back in December by a federal judge in Texas.
1:30.1	Seventeen states have now appealed the ruling.
1:32.3	White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckaby Sanders
1:34.9	said the White House economists were beginning to look
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