morning to you from chicago, leo's hometown, santa fe new mexico, lexington north carolina, phoenix, arizona and happy to see her friends the georgia commission on the holocaust good morning to all of you. now, when did your father encounter japanese diplomat? they have to bear my father never wanted to get back because he held the communists and such the idea that leaving was one of the main forces for him. and of course everyone understood the nazi are only months away which is then the capitol of lithuania would possibly give visa to the jews who wanted to leave russian rule and the fear of not see occupation. and so he there are very few that managed to get out was the bravery as a diplomat to deny the orders of the government because they did not want him to enter the transit visa. anyone understands they probably seen the movie casablanca. the only hope you have of escaping and certain death that it probably is anyway. and so the council general gave out over 2000 visas. those 2000 could represent a lot more because the visa that was presented we ended up getting out. the needed permis

objection ifalpa i felt was in the state of pennsylvania and others filed an objection of the state of arizona so we had debate on both of those in my view is this, we need to have a debate on election integrity. i think it was appropriate to have it done by the way democrats debate was appropriate and certainly within their right to raise these issues and i promise promised my constituents that i wouldn't so i did. that's why raise the issue on that day and that i wasn't going to let the action of a lawless criminal mob who came to this capital and try to stop the certification process and tried to stop the debate that we were in the middle of i wouldn't allow their actions interfere with my application with my constituents and doing what i said i was going to do. those who committed acts of violence and those who committed acts of crime on the day of them -- january 6 they need to go to prison and i'll pay with their justification is. it's wrong it's violent it's lawless and criminal. i don't care if you are doing it because you run a writer on the left are those folks who came to the capito

specifically the objection i filed was for the state of pennsylvania and others filed for the state of arizona so we had debate on both of those. my view is this, we need to have a debate on election integrity. i thought it was appropriate then, we're having it now. and the democrats it was within their rights to raise these issues and i promised my constituents i would and so i did. and that's why i raised the issue on that day and i wasn't going to let the actions of a lawless criminal mob who came to the capitol and tried to stop the certification process and debate, i certainly wasn't going to allow their actions to interfere with my obligations to my constituents in doing what i was going to do. those who committed violence and crimes on january 6th, they deserve to go to prison, i don't care what their justification was, it was wrong, violent, lawless, i don't care if you're doing it because you're on the right or the left and i condemn those folks who came to the capitol and committed criminal violence just like i have the rioters across different cities across the country the past year

i was in arizona recently, and i was able to visit a school where there wasn't another school for miles and miles and miles, and it just seemed like we needed to make sure that they had everything they needed to be successful there. and a lot of that is really broadband and making sure that devices are working, making sure that they haves access to the same learning -- they have access to the same learning activities that students in more dense areas of our country. so those conversations with those educators and with those mayors and state and federal leaders involve trying to build an infrastructure that can withstand what we experienced before and just make sure that we're looking at the digital do divide in the rearview mirror soon. we have the american rescue plan and the infrastructure plan that can draw on $100 billion in infrastructure which our students need. this isn't -- you know, the internet is not a lofty thing anymore. it's like the new pencil. the device and the internet is needed. it's a require ared tool for learning. -- required tool for learning. so we have to get pa

. >> thank you sir, we will now hear from the distinguished gentleman from arizona mister sampson for five minutes . >> thank you chairman johnson . what an outstandinghearing so far . educational and informative and we will have its impact our public policy going forward . i found witnessesfor being here today . arizona is lucky we have 22 recognized american tribes and we are so proud that the first native american woman ever appointed to the federal judiciary served on the federal district court in rearizona. my first correction n will be directed to misterwarner . if confirmed, ms. kane will become the third native american currently sitting on thefederal bench . in fact she will be only the fifth native american ever to serve as a federal judge. i'm interested in that commission that you discussed earlier and i wanted to find out as your commission were to recognize a candidate for judgeship, how do you account for such a historic lack of representative representation and how did you focus on remedying that issue ? >> thank you representative. i'll note that washington has 29 fed

objected specifically want to follow which is the state of pennsylvania and others filed to their state of arizona and so we had debate on both of those. my view says, that we needed to have a debate on election integrity and where having an outpouring of them is appropriate to have then and out by the way, that the democrats objecting to previous elections have debate was appropriate and certainly within the right printed to raise these issues and promised my constituents that i wouldn't and so i did rated so that is why am raise the issues on the day, there was no way to let the actions of the awcriminals mom who came to the capitol and try to stop the certification process and try to stop the debate, we were in the middle of, i certainly was not going to allow their actions at the two interfere with my obligation in my constituents and doing what i said i was going to do. so those who committed acts ofts violence, those who committed acts of crime on the day, january 6, they deserve to go to prison t and i don't care what e justification is, it was wrong, violent and long-lasting criminal and i

morning to you from chicago, leo's hometown, santa fe, new mexico; lexington, north carolina; phoenix, arizona; and also happy to see our friends from the georgia commission on the holocaust. good morning to all of you. now, leo, when did your father encounter the japanese diplomat, sukihara? >> well, you must remember that my father never wanted to get back anyway because he held the communists in such, in such a horrible stand so that the idea of leaving the russian rule of vilna was one of the main forces for him. and, of course, everyone understood that the nazis were only months away from perhaps capturing the city. and rumor had it that the japanese consul-general in lithuania, what was then the capital of lithuania, would possibly give transit visas to the jews that wanted to leave russian rule and the fear of nazi occupation. and so he along with thousands of others that were in vilna, theirs cape route. theirs cape route. now, mind you, these are the very few that managed to get out of the horror that was to follow in the holocaust. and it was sukihara's bravery as a diplomat to deny

we've seen it in arizona and florida, texas, arizona. but many more state legislatures are moving in this direction, and the voting rights of this nation are at stake because what we're seeing is a deliberate and systematic attempt to make it harder and more difficult to register to vote and particularly for people of color to have this right. it is an attempt to subvert our democracy and attack the lifeblood of our nation. we know in theory that the founders intended that in fact our government, quote, derives its just powers from the consent of the governed. but more than an exercise in theory, this effort is a direct, clear attempt to defend against the tsunami of voter suppression bills now crashing on our nation, and that is why the john lewis voting rights advancement act should be bipartisan. i have no illusions about it being so. but one way or the other, we ought to follow the advice of john lewis, who said, quote, the right to vote is precious, almost sacred. it is the most powerful, nonviolent tool or instrument we have in a d

private equity substantially reduced the eviction filings in nevada and arizona earlier this year. eviction isn't a foregone conclusion but the decision that landlords even large corporate landlords make. we applaud the subcommittee for initiating investigations into multiple landlords that have each filed hundreds of actions especially since these actions may displace thousands of residents and may remain on the record for years. it could impact the housing into the future. organizations violating the moratorium may be subject to a fine of over $200,000 for violation. the subcommittee should recommend action by the department of justice to seek penalties from landlords that violated the eviction moratorium. in addition the subcommittee should specifically assess whether any landlords violated the civil rights by disproportionately filing to evict black renters or others of color. .. >> and then to make it tighter and tighter the home is not in the greatest condition but livable. although i occasionally had money that was tight and never had eviction problems and in 2020 i lost my

in tucson arizona they announced a plan to invest $7 million in community safety, health and wellness from the american rescue plan. in walla walla washington they announced plans to use funding for new police hires in new york they announced plans to support gun violence prevention and law enforcement, career recruiting efforts. albuquerque, new mexico invents plans to invest $3 million, 592 refurbished station houses print officer there's a range of factors that lead tofa a reduction in crime in different communities have different challenges. even if gun violence is a big driver in many communities across the country. we'lll certainly be working closely with them for the strike forces that we are engaging with about a half a dozen cities around the country to also engage and reduce illegal guns from being on theel streets as well. all of these msf measures we hope they lead to reduction gun violence and crime in the cities of course. >> voting rights, i guess what is the goal in giving these speeches given there's republicanhe opposition in the senate paid budget i hope to accompli

arizona officials also received word that their medicaid work expectations were being revoked. just a few months ago this administration likewise pulled all work expectations from the states of arkansas, new hampshire, michigan, and wisconsin. indiana's gateway to work program, again, revoked by c.m.s. would have merely asked medicaid recipients to report 20 hours of work or volunteer or school or other activities every month. now this is really important. these community engagement activities are designed to improve quality of life, to improve the quality of the recipient's life over the long term. and to help hoosiers transition from medicaid to full employment. this is what people want. when we think of the american dream, we think of the ability to go out and start a family and be part of a larger community and to be able to meaningfully participate in a nation civic life and to secure a vocation. most would regard the goals of indiana's gateway to work program as commendable. however, according to c.m.s., this program would result in significant coverage losses and harm to

and arizona state university. our goal was to provide a framework for rebuilding history and civics learning for all learners k-12. what exactly is in this? the first and most important thing is it offers an inquiry framework, a review of the question that all learners k-12 have a chance to encounter as they work to bring together the historical understanding of narratives about the past and civics understanding about our government, institutions, the foundations of democracy, right and responsibility. bringing them together rather than giving people a list of what they should know, proposing questions every learner should have a chance to those questions are structured in 7 themes. i want to name those themes because it is important to understand what they are to understand the focus of the question. physics participations one. what is the? why do we evaluate it? the changing landscape. how is it the geography of this country is changing our borders and boundaries, how have we come to be? we the people, how to th

all the big political jobs in arizona and in washington to become secretary of homeland security when i was in congress on the homeland security committee so we overlap there and then in california where i'm still a resident and a knew her in their last at berkeley which is headed by the wonderful chancellor who is a friend so i just wanted to say not only can i remember this but kudos my friend on a spectacular career so far. how when the world did i name this book "insanity defense"? the name is getting so much attention. it was my idea. i had relevance to the topic and i was talking to my fourth child a daughter who is a writer and i said i'm writing a book and here's what i found in this is the title. she said, that's so boring. the title is "insanity defense." she says that will tell the audience what you're talking about. what it means and i'm sure we all know everyone watching is that doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. >> host: yearbook is kind of a fascinating exposition of particular your time in congress.

arizona. ernesto miranda was arrested for suspicion of kidnap and rape, and he signed a written confession. the supreme court ruled the confession was inadd misbl because he was not notify before being requests about his fifth and sixth amendment rights against self-incrimination and rights to an attorney. watch landmark cases sunday night at 9:45 p.m. eastern on c pan, c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. ♪ mr. ..

million or a fraction of that it just needs to be enough people in georgia, pennsylvania, wisconsin, arizona two or three of those and it's a totally different outcome. had silicon valley been fair and treated us the same, there would have been tens of thousands more that went at least againstes biden. i believe that would be the case. i cited that as an example of a case being made. it is a perspective that isn't aired at all and it isn't fair to dismiss it against because it is no common spirit to rail them on a consistent basis it's impossible to back up but it does make you consider the power of social media which is not being done. it is a given in our life and i do think people need to understand and hopefully the book makes this case taken seriously the power they have is so immense. >> you have a section in the back talking about how we should think about whether it has a concept i just want to drill down one tiny point so we have an unprecedented pandemic it's your intention democrats and the media push for the mail-in voting and it's more manipulative the land creates holes in the

that it gone of the big political in arizona and then came to washington to become secretary of homeland security when i was in congress on the homeland security committee rated and then we went to california. where i'm still resident and a new her in her carnation at the university of california system and now she is a berkeley which is headed by waterfront chancellor general, i just wanted to say that not only can remember this, i kudos my friend. but a spectacular career so far. so have the world did i name this book "insanity defense". it's getting so much attention. it was notified idea actually had a w very boring title. and it fit relevant to the topic i was talking to my fourth child, daughter who is a writer and i said so i'm writing this book and here a is what is this about an here's the title. and she said that is so boring. the right title is "insanity defense". just out of her mouth. andse that tells what you're talking about and i said sold. and what it means i'm sure will know, is that doing the same over again and expecting different results is the definition of insanity

manner to conduct congressional elections and the most recent was justice scalia opinion for justices in arizona versus intertribal council in 2013 where he referred to the broad and comprehensive scope of congress is elections clause power. the remainder of my testimony i provide background what the elections clause means and how that has been construed by the supreme court. >> the elections clause allow states for conduct of congressional elections but only so far as congress to clients to preempt legislative choices —- justice scalia claimed this grant wonders assurance against the possibility that states would try to undermine the union by either failing to have procedures for congressional elections are those that were inadequate in the federalist papers the state legislatures would annihilate that by neglecting to provide for the affairs. congress has exercised the broad power to regulate repeatedly to the apportionment act in the post- civil warnd enforcement act and more recently togi the national voter registration act. i will not go through all of the precedents toon support these an

arizona. ernesto miranda was arrested for suspicion of kidnap and rape, and he signed a written confession. the supreme court ruled the confession was inadd misbl because he was not notify before being requests about his fifth and sixth amendment rights against self-incrimination and rights to an attorney. watch landmark cases sunday night at 9:45 p.m. eastern on c pan, c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. ♪ mr. .. by writing a biography of thomas sowell. i'll begin in an odd way. how do you explain, i think you know the answer, nevertheless, i want your answer, how do you explain that one of the finest minds of the last half-century is unknown to have america? >> guest: well, i guess to use today's -- thomas sowell was canceled, canceled a long time ago. he's a conservative. he's a black conservative. and way back in the 1970s when he began writing about racial controversies, he got in trouble with a lot of his fellow intellectuals in the academy, and in the media. and he's never r

in the middle of arizona, there was mountain, excuse me, it was flagstaff. nothing around it and there have been several accidents were people were coming and going in that particular peak is only peak then hundreds of miles. i climbed that would many times. and by course and meal by helicopter and repelling and being dropped down. by vote, walking, you name it i have gotten there. >> quite an active life you have had predispute if i would not change for the world read. >> i'm hope i am able to say that. [laughter] and enjoying life is much as you in my own few years. wally: have a lot to i 50 more years of stuff to do so and then keep on going. >> and i am sure you will. you mentioned earlier had not known any of the women in the mercury testing with you at the time. and jerry and jacky, past the only got to meet them a few years ago. was like pretty. wally: is pretty neat. being the youngest, i was outvoted on who to talk first so southern most of the lot and i didn't have my camera so i had the hemlock was going on in various impromptu clutches that we wo

this agency oversees 12 different -- or 12 million acres of public land in arizona, 48 million in -- acres of land in nevada, eight million in montana. it's like that all across the west. included in the land that it manages is almost 65 million acres of federal forests. the bureau is also responsible for hundreds of millions of acres of mineral land below the surface. it's critical to america's energy independence because a lot of energy is under those lands. tracy stone-manning has no business leading this agency, none whatsoever. she helped plant a tree spiking in one of our country's national forests. she sent a threatening letter to the united states forest service about it. she did not cooperate with federal investigators, blocked the investigation, only testified when she received immunity and lied to our committee about it. there is bipartisan concern about this nomination. i will tell you bob abbey, who was president obama's bureau of the bureau of land management said her actions should disqualify her. president obama's nominee to run that bureau. bob knows her involvement

office ofth innovation consumer financial protection bureau headed up civil litigation division of the arizona attorney general office. earlier in his career he was in mna associate after and securities litigation associate graduated from harvard law school worked for judge. before i turn over our speakers, i'mr going to give you the code you will need in order to claim see. i will do this now and try to remember to do it again later in the presentation if you don't have a pencil handy. the code is fo tp 579. freedom of thought project 579. the floor is yours. >> thank you much, judge, for that kind introduction, it is great to join you invest panel to talk about vitally important interests. i'm reminded by your opening remarks to align from the new york times editorial board member back in 1970 is that the diversity of opinion is the lifeblood of our democracy. back then we were coming out of an era of groupthink and there was a deep embrace particularly on the left of diversity of opinions and range of it yes that's why in 1970 modern-day op-ed page launched in the new york times as they wan

away she knew there were major voting rights cases in the order granted one for this term, case out of arizona another jurisdiction like georgia, a set of laws one of which failed the procedure, she was aware of all voting rights changes in voting law changes that it just taken place, i thought she appreciated a huge issue in the issues that were extremely timely and they've only become more so in the time that she passed away. >> talk to me a little bit about gender discrimination what do you think she was highlighting focusing on work that still needs to be done. >> one of the things she talks about the book and materials that come in that highlights the importance of being able to control their reproductive lives that that is an important component to being able to truly evil to control their careers and destiny, but she also let a better case which is a really important case involving ongoing change discrimination, that was the case she cares very deeply about, she talks about how important it is for the law and for these theoretical decisions that the supreme court makes at a very high le

violation of the law, whether there is sufficient proof of discriminatory impact and involves provisions of arizona law. in order for votes to be counted, to cast it in his or her precinct. the second set, relative to the absentee ballots to eliminate ballot harvesting. the ninth circuit, 7-numfour, racially discriminatory effect, shifting the precincts, statistics show adverse effect on people of color and in terms of limits and ballots with us especially with an adverse effect on native americans. the supreme court in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines reverse the ninth circuit. justice alito wrote the opinion for the court, section 2 of the voting rights act involve the solution, with a racially discriminatory impact, this is the first time we have dealt with the time, place restrictions of loading. under section 2 of the voting rights act, important to look at totality of the circumstances. he then identified five considerations to be used. first the extent of the burden imposed on voters, all laws impose some burden on voting, second the extent to which the rule apart from practices in 198

a case out of arizona, another jurisdiction like georgia, a law that failed, the procedure, so she was aware of the voting rights changes and law changes that had taken place and i think she very much appreciated that this was still a huge issue. and i think the same can be said about the work that remains to be done on gender rights and reproductive justice. these why issues that were extremely timely then and only more so in the time since she passed away. >> talk to me a little about gender discrimination. what cases specifically do you think she was highlighting as, hey, focus on this, this is work that still needs to be done. >> well, one of the things that she talks about in the book and that the choices of materials that come in highlights is the importance of women being able to control their reproductive lives that that's an important component to being able it truly be equal, to be able to control their careers, control their destinies, but she also, in the ledbetter case, for example, a really important case involving ongoing pay discrimination, that's a case she compared de

there were major voting rights cases coming to the court and granted one for this term from a case in arizona another covered jurisdictions like georgia, it failed previously preclearance procedure so she was aware of all the voting rights changes in voting loss changes taking place, i think she appreciated that this was a huge issue and the same could be said about the work that remains to be done on gender rights and reproductive justice.e. these were issues that were l extremely timely and if only think about they've only become more substance she's passed away. >> talk to me about gender discrimination, what cases specifically do think she was highlighting focus on pets, this is work that still needs to be done? >> one of the things she talks about in the book and the choices of materials that come in highlights the importance of women to be able to control regard reproductive lives, thoughts and important component to truly be equal and control their careers destinies but also in the case, an important case involving ongoing discrimination, thousand case she cared deeply about. she talks

innovation at the consumer financial protection bureau and headed up the civil litigation division of the arizona attorney general's office. earlier in his career he was an m&a associate at simpson basher and a securities litigation associate at covington burroughs. he graduated from harvard law school and he clerked for judge shedd. four i turned the floor over to our speakers, i'm going to give you the code you will need to claim credit. i will do this now and try to remember to do it again later in the presentation if you do not have a pencil handy. the code isfotp-579. fotp579. commissioner, the floor is yours. >> thank you, judge, for that kind introduction. it is great to join you in this esteemed panel to talk about these important issues. i am reminded by your opening remarks to align from a new york editorial board member in 1970 he said diversity of opinion is the lifeblood of our democracy. we were coming out evan era of groupthink and there was a deep embrace particularly of diversity of opinions and a range of ideas and in 1970 the modern-day op-ed page launched and the near times. t

innovation at the consumer protection bureau, and he headed up the civil litigation division of the arizona attorney general's office. earlier in his career, he was an mna associate at simpson thatcher and securities litigation associate. he graduated from harvard law school and he, too, clerked for judge shedd. before i turn the floor over to our speakers, i'm going to give you the code that you will need in order to claim cle credit. i will do this now and i will try to remember to do it again later in the presentation. if you don't have a pencil handy. the code is fotp579. fotp as in freedom, thought project 579. commissioner carr, the floor is yours. >> thank you, judge for that kind introduction. to join you and the esteemed panel about the vitally important subject. i'm reminded of an editorial board member back in 1970, and you said that diversity of opinion is the life blood of our democracy. and back then, we were coming out after era of group think and there was a deep embrace particularly on the intellectual left and ideas that's why in 1970 the modern day op-ed page launched in

i comee from a multigenerational family of ranchers in northern arizona. we had an enormous ranch with cattle. they were always there so it's interesting to me that times have changed. anyway, my question is for mr. .hannon livestock producers and local markets often have a difficult time getting a market ready product produced requiring meat slaughtering and processing as well as aggregation of local meat products for sale wholesall market so can you describe some of the challenges facing local meat producers and how it impacts business decisions. >> thank you for that question. one of theth biggest things we face at this time we've been using usda inspector processor for many years and have a great working relationship so through the pandemic, slaughtering spots were not an issue for us until we have but long-standing relationship. where it comes in his adequate storage after that processing because of course we cannot move all the product within a week or so, so the storage capacity needs to be fair and looking through covid-19 from nobody in the county

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according to internalized documents released as part of litigation ongoing between the state of montana and arizona the united states, the biden administration's new limitations on enforcement could result in the release of convicted felons already in ice custody including 3300 aliens who committed assault crimes, 4000 who committed drug crimes and hundred convicted of specs sex crimes. if you're confirmed to this position, you plan to facilitate thees release of these criminal illegal aliens from ice custody? >> in my view, current guidance being offered would make those a priority, i think those are public safety priorities so i would make sure we are working with guidance but does permit the removal of those individuals is a public safety threat. >> what the documents shall according to this lawsuit is that under current guidance these w aliens currently in ice custody could be released for your telling me, i'm asking if you will facilitate the releasea i think your say no but i want to be sure, you think nope you will not facilitate the release for aliens who have committed violent crimes? is t

the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. ms. sinema: i ask that all remaining time be yielded back. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the question occurs on the motion. ms. sinema: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: the yeas are 50, the nays a 48, the motion to discharge is agreed to. the nomination is discharged and will be placed on the calendar. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: mr. president, i first ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. so ordered. mr. whitehouse: and i ask unanimous consent to speak up to 15 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: mr. president, this series of scheme speeches i

. >> thanks to each one of you and your colleagues the voters of arizona to a challenge to their electors while you were out trying to keep a violent mob from invading the capital. thank you for your tremendous courage and stamina and heroism not just for myself. i'm sure the house administration committee and i know how many others work in this capital to the staff and to the members of congress, but the food service workers who were present and clerical staff. you saved them as well so they also owe you a debt of gratitude. i do realize that ultimately, the rioters breached the capital, but the time that you kept them out made a tremendous difference you saved the constitution and it made a tremendous difference for our country. about the need for additional help and i want to pledge to you that we will work with the capital police to make sure that the resources and the mental health and have the resources officers need. i will make that pledge right now. i would like to ask sergeant gonell, you were fighting in the hallway near the lower left terrace on january 6th. can you tell me wh

i consider that an agricultural issue and finally senator sinema the senator from arizona and i have introduced the bipartisan border solution that does youy.o mr. chairman to restore order to the border region by establishing a regional processing centers in away from addressing the crisis on the southwest border which i think will be absolutely essential element of seeking immigration reform that hopefully can pass congress and i look forward to continuing work with my colleagues on immigrationng and border policy solutions. say thank you senator cornyn. senator feinstein has asked for a moment for an opening statement. >> thank you very much mr. chairman i appreciate this is a really important bill for california. it's estimated we have 280,000 people that did the affected by it and last year mr. chairman i didd a bill that dealt with this but it didn't go anywhere this year the house has passed this bill. i really think it has merit and will stand the test of time. it passed the house and marched on a bipartisan vote of two and 47-174. it allows undocumented farmworkers who have

breakthrough, because a state may have an institution, a state, where a player decides i'm a quarterback in arizona, and i've got my name brand going here. there's no need for me to go to alabama and start fresh. i'll stay here and maybe that program starts to rise. but this notion that we have a level playing field and we need to protect that is an incorrect notion, and again, i just want to reiterate, we need to be careful about being overly paternalistic in treating players like second class citizens and that somehow -- or not able of having the rights of their fellow students or fellow americans. >> thank you. i appreciate your comments. perhaps we set up career counseling centers so people can take advantage of it if they choose, just like we do for all kinds of other majors. thank you for your time. >> thank you. senator cruz? >> thank you, madame chair. doctor, as discussed as considerable length, the states are moving very quickly to establish their own frameworks for name, image and likeness. you state in your written testimony that, quote, conducting college athletics among a patchwork of

finally, the senator from arizona and i i didn't deuced the bipartisan border solutions act, as you know, mr. chairman, which helped restore order to the border region by establishing a regional processing centers and high traffic areas and by prioritizing migrants asylum claims in the immigration courts. so i hope the committee will not shy away from addressing the crisis on the south west border which i think will be an absolutely essential element of any immigration reform that ultimately can pass congress. i look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues to advance bipartisan immigration and border security solutions. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. senator feinstein asked for a moment for opening statement. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i appreciate this. this is a really important bill for california. it's estimated that we have about 280,000 people that would be affected by it. and last year, as you may know, mr. chairman, i did a bill that dealt with this. but it didn't go anywhere. and this year the house has passed this bill. and i really think it has meri

. >> i was on the floor of the house helping to defend the voters of arizona to a challenge to their electors while you were out trying to keep a violent mob from invading the i know how many workers work in this congress, food service workers, clerical staff. you saved them as well, so they also owe you a debt of gratitude. i do realize that ultimately the rioters breached the capitol, but the time that you kept them out really made a tremendous difference. you saved the day. you saved the constitution and it made a tremendous difference for our country. officer dunn, i did hear you about the need for additional help. i want to pledge to you that we will work with the capitol police to make sure that the mental health unit has the resources the officers need. i'll make that pledge to you right now. i'd like to ask sergeant gonell. not everyone knew that you were fighting in the hall on the lower west terrace on january 6th. can you tell me what happened in that hallway? while you were there, metropolitan police arrived to help you out. what difference did that make? >> sure, ma'am.

one of the issues was from arizona, a situation where you have no easy places to drop off your ballot in large native american reservations. so by banning the ability for people to collect ballots and drop them off, you essentially make it extraordinarily difficult for this targeted community to vote. and that was the intent. that was the intent. now, this law, section 2, it didn't say that anything about intent. it said the result. and it didn't say it had to be denial. it said an abridgement. in other words, an afringe -- an infringement on the ability to cast a ballot. but alito doesn't care. the majority doesn't care on the supreme court about defending the right to vote. the pulse stating heart of -- pulsating heart of our republic. so where does that leave us? it leaves us as the critical factor to defend the constitution. the supreme court won't do it. the states are undermining it. it's our responsibility, our responsibility to set out those basic standards that defend the ability of every american to vote. and that's why i'm here on the floor tonight talking about the for the