it's in basically states like louisiana and south carolina and georgia and florida, the southern states. and if that were to happen, we would see children losing another year of school. i need not tell you what happens to an eighth and ninth grader if they are out of school for two years. we cannot have continued education for our young people, to deliver by them without broadband. broadband to me is to the south today what electricity was in the 20th century. >> thank you so much, congressman, especially those important topics on education and health. i want to turn it over to commissioner stark. millions of americans don't have access to broadband either because it is not available or can't afford it. this is the case for black residents in the rural south. the emergency broadband benefit was developed to help families struggling to afford internet service during the covid-19 endemic, but it is only temporary. can you share your perspectives what lawmakers must address to expand internet to low-income americans? >> thank you, first of all for allowing me to be here today and we're all

colonial pipeline also headquartered in georgia. i want to thank your personal who assisted in response to that incident. my request for you, mr. secretary, is that you commit that the next time your vacation to visit george and i hope to welcome you soon, that you will sit down with me and georgia ports authority personnel to discuss had dhs can better support cybersecurity to protect the port of savannah and perhaps you could comment now as well on your overall assessment of efforts to protect ports from cyber attack. >> so this is a very important area for us, cybersecurity structure agency is focus on port security and the cyber domain, and yes, senator, i would be pleased to visit georgia and visit the ports authority with you and address their concerns with respect to cybersecurity. and, of course, i would bring colleagues from cisa your most expert in that work. >> thank you, mr. secretary. finally on the same note we face a significant shortage of qualified cybersecurity professionals. this is a field growing importance to n

the doj is picking on georgia. they are not looking at what they do in new york or new jersey or delaware. we have more opportunities, more days of early voting than any of those states. >> there's a reality of this. before georgia passed anything, they bought the domain name jim crow 2.0. they were basing a lot of the stuff on what was originally introduced, which was unnecessary. the reality is that they would raise money off of this whatever was passed. they were going to say it's terrible and oppressive. they filed the motion to dismiss yesterday. the filing of the law, they filed the lawsuit three days after the act failed. this is about fundraising and politics. every side keeps escalating this and politicizing it. somebody has been saying, we have to stop weaponizing this. >> both sides are doing it. is it doing serious damage to americans confidence in their electoral system? >> it has damaged confidence. it goes back to bush v gore. it got ramped up in 2016 when president trump won. they said it was russia

before the pandemic i was in rural randolph county, georgia, over 2 1/2 hours away from alabama. i saw staysee abrams. to install snet service for community members to participate in the online census and get jobs and i stopped in selma, alabama and visited the housing authority to discuss an initiative of bringing free broadband to children in low-income housing, george washington carver homes. and i heard from a mother of three who said her life was transformed by the program and completed her online assignments to get a job. and that is broadband for the people. >> there is a picture about how important broadband subsidy program is. i want to remine our audience members, drop it in the question and answer. i want to turn it over next to former f.c.c. commissioner clyburn. you spent nearly nine years at the federal communication commission working on these issues. how should they be working with i.s.p. and low-income communities get connected to broadband? >> i really want to set the stage as what you do and how you have been incredibly helpful. i see ourselves at this intersec

greene of georgia, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. greene will vote yea on h.r. 2497. mr. gosar: as the member designated by mr. gaetz, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. gaetz will vote yea on h.r. 2497. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. donald payne, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yes on h.r. 2497. and as the member designated by mrs. bonnie watson coleman, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. watson coleman will vote yes on h.r. 24 the 97 -- 2497. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairman jerry nadler, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that chairman nadler will vote yea on h.r. 2497. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. reschenthaler: thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated

the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia, mr. carter, for five minutes. mr. carter: madam speaker, i rise today with a heavy heart to remember and honor my friend, pete robinson of columbus, georgia, who passed away on july 1 at the age of 66. he graduated from emory university and mercer university school of law. following graduation he began his career in public service and commitment to improving his community. for a decade beginning in 1985, pete served in the georgia general assembly in the house of representatives and senate. in the senate he served as governor miller's floor leader for two years and became the only president pro tem to be nominated by both republican and democratic leaders. pete's decades of leadership in his community and the general assembly played a significant role in making georgia a better place for all who call it home, myself included. i'm thankful for the immense impact he had in georgia and i know his legacy will remain. my thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and all who knew him d

here is kathy in georgia. those of us who follow mitigation protocols have to call -- continue wearing masks because of the unvaccinated and unmasked. isaac in connecticut. caller: i will not do the mask. i will not do the vaccine. i'm not participating in the pandemic. i feel it is all bs. any concept of a vaccine passport is unconstitutional. it is a vaccine contrition. it is self-incrimination. the absence of a vaccine would prove it would be unconstitutional under the fifth amendment. host: do you plan to travel on an airplane, bus, or railway? caller: those are private entities. i do understand that private businesses can -- they have limited ability to require certain behavior. all you have to do is try and apply other things. it would just sound ridiculous. host: usa today's editorial board said it is time for sticks. the authority over the federal aviation administration would require airlines to mandate their passengers show proof of a vaccination and under interstate commerce laws with railways. call

former president trump famously placed a phone call to georgia state secretary of state. [indiscernible] we also found -- interference abounded. many officials told the truth and refuse to undermine the process -- replace the secretary of state as the chair of the state election board with a political appointee. every -- virtually every election worker we spoke with said this was fueled by misinformation about the election. lies about the election, in particular the lie that was stolen -- attacks on election officials. we compare that to [indiscernible] maricopa chi was an example in real time. the disinformation campaign they built continues. when secretary of state katie han -- election review. they began -- a personal security detail. our report included three ways congress can help. the department of justice needs to announce a task force to investigate threats and intimidation. we need funding for safety changes for physical security of election offices. the disinformation is daunting. social media companies should promote truthful information over conspiracy theorie

it is noxious georgia where this is happening. legislation has been introduced this year in nearly every state to limit access to the ballot box. we do not have time to wait and see what might happen. in georgia come we conducted an election with an undemocratic sb 202 as the law of the land, the next election will be here before we know it. the time to act is now. to anyone who wonders what they would have done during the civil rights movement, now is your time to find out. you're either on the side of democracy or you are not. i look forward to continuing to work with members of this committee and all of those ready to protect our democracy. i yield back the balance of my time. >> the gentlelady yields back. >> i asked permission to assert a point of order. >> what is the gentleman's point of order? >> man nasty question for -- did congressman owens state for the balance of ms. williams testimony. >> is camera is on -- not on, he may have left. >> i would ask that the gentlemen suspend as a courtesy to the chair so we can discus

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from georgia rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. >> when i hear from our friends and neighbors across georgia, there is no issue that families find more concerning than that of the cost of their health care. as a two-time breast cancer survivor, access to quality health care is very, very personal to me. mrs. mcbath: while i was in the hospital, all i had to do was focus on the strength of my family, my grace from the god i love in winning my battle with cancer. yet, still far too many families are forced to worry about pain from their chemotherapy versus affording the mortgage on their home. that's why i continue to work so hard every day to expand affordable health care for families across georgia and across the nation and why i'm so proud that my bill to cut health care costs for those that have been laid off during this pandemic was signed int

the laws that were put on the books in georgia this year that were being voted on in georgia would basically make parity with what colorado already has on the books. this is the kind of debate we want to be able to have can we just agree, get a whiteboard up, put the facts up, of what these things are, what these bills are, what the laws are? then at least be debating from the same sheet of music? i have a few more things to say. i have some colleagues here that i want to be mindful of their time. i just -- my floor time, i digressed there a little bit because i was hearing my colleagues on the other side of the aisle but election integrity is critically important right now. i have colleagues from texas who are completely abandoning their duty, state legislature colleagues, to be clear, who are abandoning their duty to represent their constituents in the state of texas and have a full-throated debate about the current bills in the essential legislative session in texas and have come to d.c. they are not doing their job. i generally want to flee d.c. to go back to texas. it's rare i'd be sayi

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from georgia rise? >> as the member designated by mr. jones of new york, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. jones will vote yes on the motion to table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. deutch of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. deutch will vote yea on the motion to table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes on the motion to table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> as the member designated by mr. cuellar of texas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. mr. way -- that mr. way yak of texas -- cuellar will vote on the motion to table.

the people in georgia, the runoff. they are pleading with jared because he is someone who has shown effectiveness at directing the president. pleading with him for help. he tells them no i can't. rudy giuliani is involved at this point and there is nothing i could do. some of the georgia republicans were stunned. they had never heard anything like that from him before. host: let's hear from tony in tampa on the independent line. caller: i just wanted to say i thought the media attacked his character, but as far as, especially the conservative media. they never really reported or held him accountable. he had $25 billion in the first budget to build a wall. he passed on it. he actually built 15 miles of new wall. on obamacare, he protected it. he saved catered -- he safeguarded it instead of getting rid of it. rand paul told him get rid of it and we will work later on to get it replaced. he takes the tax off of it. it became three times more popular and three times as many people signed up for it than obama's desk than o

the people in georgia, the runoff. they are pleading with jared because he is someone who has shown effectiveness at directing the president. pleading with him for help. he tells them no i can't. rudy giuliani is involved at this point and there is nothing i could do. some of the georgia republicans were stunned. they had never heard anything like that from him before. host: let's hear from tony in tampa on the independent line. caller: i just wanted to say i thought the media attacked his character, but as far as, especially the conservative media. they never really reported or held him accountable. he had $25 billion in the first budget to build a wall. he passed on it. he actually built 15 miles of new wall. on obamacare, he protected it. he saved catered -- he safeguarded it instead of getting rid of it. rand paul told him get rid of it and we will work later on to get it replaced. he takes the tax off of it. it became three times more popular and three times as many people signed up for it than obama's desk than o

as well as those leading georgia's trade efforts? we have the port of savannah, one of the fastest growing ports in the country -- to show how we can export around the world? >> if you sweeten your deal with a slice of pecan pie, it's a deal. >> it's a deal. >> let the record reflect the commitment that's been made here today. i want to thank you for joining us, grateful for your testimony. we'll proceed the second panel. senator durben has returned. i'll return the gavel for him to introduce the witnesses for the second panel. please come forward at this time. >>> special thanks to the secretary of agriculture. and i think it's been 20 years since he's prepared me for the judiciary committee. and thank you for your services to our country. we have a second panel coming up. and i'll tell you who they are. rene custra is from my home state of illinois. they operate a grain farm in wood stock. they were dairy farmers for 30 years. it's one of the highest producing farms in illinois. good for you. received several awards for production

it is in georgia too. these two bills, i find almost universally that the people who are the angriest about them, and i do not include anyone on this committee, i am thinking about other conversations, it is people who have not read the legislation. rep. jordan: my understanding is that in both states there was already amazing access for people to vote. easy to vote, hard to cheat. that was already to case. but these two pieces of legislation actually make it easier for all residents in georgia and in texas to get to the polls. is that accurate? mr. popper: i would say it is. when you're talking about being able to certify that you do not have the necessary numbers, will provide them. if you have an id number, a social security number. who does not have a social security number? you just have to certify you don't have one. who is this going to scare off? i would like to say word about voting fraud. if i could. voting fraud is hard to detect by its nature. it is not heavily penalized. my favorite example of

host: richard, georgia, democrat side. caller: i would like to make the point that at no time have you seen the blm marches attacked the capitol. the insurrectionists during january sixth wanted to assault democracy and the constitution. jim jordan ought to be ashamed of himself and lindsey graham. i want to get into lindsey graham's head to straighten him out. he is disruptive as well. we need to get these laws passed on voting rights, so that all americans, black, green, blue, whatever they can vote like we did in 2020. black lives matter did not attack the capitol in none of their marches. host: kelly armstrong of north dakota is one of the selections by the republican party. a call next from north dakota. we have one from new jersey. tom, new jersey, republican line. caller: for anybody to accept any information from this committee is going to have to be bipartisan. you take any law or anything else. you have a jury. who picks the jury? not just the prosecutor, but the prosecutor gets to pick who he wants, the defense

host: richard, georgia, democrat side. caller: i would like to make the point that at no time have you seen the blm marches attacked the capitol. the insurrectionists during january sixth wanted to assault democracy and the constitution. jim jordan ought to be ashamed of himself and lindsey graham. i want to get into lindsey graham's head to straighten him out. he is disruptive as well. we need to get these laws passed on voting rights, so that all americans, black, green, blue, whatever they can vote like we did in 2020. black lives matter did not attack the capitol in none of their marches. host: kelly armstrong of north dakota is one of the selections by the republican party. a call next from north dakota. we have one from new jersey. tom, new jersey, republican line. caller: for anybody to accept any information from this committee is going to have to be bipartisan. you take any law or anything else. you have a jury. who picks the jury? not just the prosecutor, but the prosecutor gets to pick who he wants, the defense

this is more funding for georgia. more funding for our families, to protect our children and to lift up our community. thank you. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oklahoma seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor the former flying agie and a sorty wally funk who was the oldest woman to travel to space. funk has led an amazing life from breaking down barriers to careers in aviation and now space travel. in my state of oklahoma oak, funk was the first female civilian flight instructor, first female afor investigator. her persistence is one of the many wusm qualities. when nasa began accepting women, she applied three times. and funk's courage, perseverance and leadership has impacted the science industry, especially for women. mr. speaker, i am truly to h

salmon's island, georgia, who passed away at the age of 72. reagan his -- ray began his career in st. sam money's island. he would have a positive impact on the seafood industry. ray was a trusted voice in meeting members of congress. ray served as chairman of the national fisheries institutes technical committee from 1994 to 1996 and was a technical chairman of the national shrimp industry association from 1998 to 2005. in 2017, he was recognized as the seafood industry leader for his decades of commitment to seafood sustainability and quality. despite ray's countless career achievements, his proudest role was a father and grandfather. my thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and all who knew him during this most difficult time. madam speaker, i rise today to recognize and honor pastor bill liggin of brunswick, georgia, for his 90th birthday. he experienced the call of god at 18 years old. since then he founded christian -- the christian renewal church in brunswick, georgia, and served as its pastor for over 40 years. pastor ligg

fast forward to today, and let's take that georgia legislation, what is that legislation saying? there are going to be mandated weekend hours, expanded opportunities for malin, and expansion. putting some guardrails on what you can and can't do, sitting rules out before the election, colorado wants to do all malin and have a system for that. i'm fine with colorado deciding what colorado wants to do. i don't think it is a good idea to centralize this all in washington, but you are right and i think these issues -- there have been troubled histories and that is where it is right for the federal government to step in. we are looking at situations where how we had record turnout in voting, where you are having that happen, no one is being denied the right to vote but what we want to make sure of is, going back to the original premise, i think ensuring everyone has confidence in that system. host: back to a comment for you on text. you can send us a text at (202)-748-8003. sheila says this. until congress gets back to people over party, it makes no difference who is in control. stand

bishop of georgia, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. bishop will vote yes, will vote yes on h.r. 826. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? >> as the member designated by by mr. fulcher from idaho, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. fulcher will vote aye on h.r. 826. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mchenry of north carolina, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. mchenry will vote yes on h.r. 826. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. fallon from texas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. fallon will vote yes. as the member designated by mr. jackon from texas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. jackson will vote yes on h. res. 826. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognitio

they bring the fighting over voting rights to georgia today. senator amy klobuchar, former presidential candidate and minnesota democrat, has muscled a panel into the spotlight. the committee will hold a field hearing in atlanta this morning as democrats turned their attention to voting restrictions in georgia and other gop led states to start the push for an elections overhaul. betty in blacksburg, south carolina, good morning. caller: i don't like nothing that he's doing. i think he's just the worst president we have ever had and i am 76 years old. everything he is changing. like, fox news, those people are truthful. they don't lie. i can look at them and tell that they don't lie. but anyhow, everything he is doing, you look at everything he is doing, everything he done when he come in office, everything that from -- everything that trump done. the country looked better then than it does now. i've never seen the likes of it in my life. host: caller? caller: everything the republicans wanted to get, they got. the democrats need to put a stipul

he called the secretary of state in georgia and said just go find me 11,000 votes, that's all i'm looking for. after that appalling attempt election fraud, it was exposed to the whole world rather than everybody apologizing for it and trying to figure out what we do to protect election administrators, now there is an effort to displace him and run somebody against him so they have a sufficiently advantage and subservient secretary of state in georgia. it's amazing to watch that. what about the idea of the increasingly partisan election officials were being targeted around the country should be deferred to in terms of the voting rights of the people? >> thank you so much for that question. i appreciate the point of secretary adams. the state laboratories produced some of the most disenfranchised systems. the 1890 election disenfranchised most african-americans. other southern states followed suit. the point is well taken but at the same time, sometimes they are laboratories for ill. there is a list of things that will serve as a national conception of democracy. democracy cannot be a state

warnock will tell you, in georgia. that this is going on all over the country, to the point that we now have since the beginning of the year, the two laws to restrict voting that have been enacted in 14 states, with the texas senate passage of sb one yesterday, a total of 32 bills to roll back the right to vote have passed at least one chamber of the legislature. so when people ask us why we have put forward the for the people act, which is the first bill to be introduced in the senate, authored by senator markley and supported by the senate rules committee, why we lead with this bill. it's because we could see this coming. most political parties in the past, when they lose an election, what do they do? they think how can i change my policies, how can i change my candidate? what did they do? they said how can we stop people from voting who voted before. we all know the history of texas, which you are about to hear, but this was a state -- one of my best examples as they had one valid dropbox in tarrant county of -- a c

georgia was recounted three times. it is clear, for those who challenge the results and question the integrity of the elections, no other election has ever been held under such scrutiny and such high standards the big lie is just that, a big lie. [applause] 2020 election, it is not hyperbole to suggest it is the most examined, and the fullest expression of the will of the people in the history of this nation. it should be celebrated, an example of america at its best. instead, we continue to see the example of human nature at its worst, something darker and more sinister. in america, if you lose you accept the results, you follow the constitution, you try again. you do not call facts faked and then try to bring down the american experiment because you are unhappy. that is not statesmanship. [applause] that is not statesmanship, that is selfishness. that is not democracy, that is the denial of the rights to vote. it is subjugating. the denial of a full free and fair election is the most undemocratic, most unpatriotic an

i'm happy to see hard working families across georgia and across the country see the benefit of this to help with the rising costs of raising our children. in my home state of georgia, little more than 1.2 million famiies will have relief for 2.5 million children across the state. and chairman powell, you stated that the widespread vaccinations along with unprecedented fiscal policy actions are providing strong support to the economic recovery and with the families beginning to receive their child tax credits today, how does the direct financial support to families help to sustain the ongoing economic recovery? >> of course, we try not to comment on the fiscal policy measures, and especially the one that you have mentioned, and generally from the policy, it did step in strongly and support people in their time of need, and the record will show that. >> thank you. i have a quick question about a housing bill that i am currently work on which i hope is a bipartisan bill, and one of the other challenges that i am working on is the widening racial wealth gap in our country, and a wealth

my concern is in georgia. they put into law that, if they do not like how you vote, they can -- hello? host: you are on. caller: they can change it. republicans can take over a district and put in whatever they want to have in the voting process. host: where did you hear that? caller: if you look at the whole law -- people are not talking about this, but i saw it on several news programs, where they can change it. if a democrat is in charge of that district, if they do not like what is going on, republicans just take it over. i think it is georgia, but it could be one of the other states too where they are changing all the laws. host: from carol in west virginia, independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. i have a lot of concerns over the election. first, there are different states. each state has different laws on the election. i would like for only u.s. citizens to vote in any election because some states allow illegals to vote in locals. does that automatically register them to vote so that would

georgia lawmakers added it to the state laws just this year. the utah conversation is like cities saying, hey, do we want one election or two? that is faster, cheaper, better. these are very conservative cities. the virginia republican party used ranked choice voting because they have a crowded field and they wanted to get a stronger nominee. this parliamentary guide to associations recommends ranked choice voting as alternatives if you cannot vote in person repeatedly. that is the first choice but if you cannot do that, use ranked choice voting and many associations use it to get representative winners. this is not an ideological issue. it is one that is about a practical way to make more votes count. host: virginia is calling from georgia. good morning. caller: good morning. this is my first time calling in an thank you c-span for what you do to give everyone a voice to speak their opinions on subjects and titles. i am more interested in the fair voting side of where possibly the voting can be a holiday where everyone can come and vote on tha

georgia became the first to use smart cameras. combined with near historical low levels of public trust, the unfettered deployment of these strategies will strain the health of the body politic with our immediate and genuine safeguard stop technology has -- safeguard. technology has long outpaced her -- our efforts to govern it. congress needs a potential data framework with potential -- appropriate standards of oversight. he needs to show how data is stored and shared by federal, state and local entities . there should be clear policies and data retention and categorize biometric data, limit and operability to stymie mass surveillance. congress should impair that u.s. -- ensure that u.s. identity management systems are secure and reliable based on proper measures and standards. programmers should build in data privacy predictions in the design days, testing new methods of encryption or differential privacy. the debate over public safety and private trade-offs in our republic provide an opportunity this provides an opportunity for

cruz: do you know how many days of early voting georgia has? >> georgia has 17 days of early vote. sen. cruz: do you know how many days of early voting arizona has? >> 18 days of early voting. sen. cruz: how about chairman's home state of connecticut? >> zero. sen. cruz: connecticut has zero? i thought early voting was racist voter suppression >> i don't think it is but certainly the allegations has been made. sen. cruz: how about delaware, home state of president biden, surely they have more? >> no early voting in delaware. sen. cruz: zero. >> not one day. sen. cruz: why are they claiming no early is voter suppression when democratic states like connecticut and delaware have zero, nada, zilch. >> because it's politically convenient to do so. sen. blumenthal: i might point out to the ranking member what his own residents told me earlier today, i wish he had been there. the effects of those laws on their practical access to the ballot place, the intimidation that has taken place in texas as a result of those laws, and in connecticut we are moving towards expanding voting access thro

georgia lawmakers added it to the state laws just this year. the utah conversation is like cities saying, hey, do we want one election or two? that is faster, cheaper, better. these are very conservative cities. the virginia republican party used ranked choice voting because they have a crowded field and they wanted to get a stronger nominee. this parliamentary guide to associations recommends ranked choice voting as alternatives if you cannot vote in person repeatedly. that is the first choice but if you cannot do that, use ranked choice voting and many associations use it to get representative winners. this is not an ideological issue. it is one that is about a practical way to make more votes count. host: virginia is calling from georgia. good morning. caller: good morning. this is my first time calling in an thank you c-span for what you do to give everyone a voice to speak their opinions on subjects and titles. i am more interested in the fair voting side of where possibly the voting can be a holiday where everyone can come and vote on tha

al is in georgia, independent, good morning. caller: good morning. i just listened to your previous guest. i am very much opposed to the idea that limited government should take precedence over the real problems that we have. what we actually have that is the problem is we have dysfunctional government and we need to have the recognition of the real problems facing us today. we do have crumbling infrastructure. interstate 16 in georgia just got close down on about a 20 mile stretch because someone hit a bridge. we have issues of infrastructure all over the country. we also have a never before in history problem we confront an climate change, and these are not simple problems, not problems that can be solved by just saving money. it is like if we are in a war, we have to do things to support the troops on the ground regardless of what it costs. the same thing is here. we need to move, as they say, boldly and put enough money into our system so we can address climate change and address the crumbling infrastructure so our children have a decent place to

senator warnock from georgia is recognized for five minutes. sen. warnock: thank you so much, chairman brown and -- chairman powell. i'm a strong advocate for working families and successfully pushed, along with senator brown and senator booker, and others, expansion of the vital child credit tax program in the american rescue plan. the expanded tax credit essentially provides a tax cut for middle-class families, cutting childhood poverty nearly in half nationwide and as generally available to most american families with children including families with little to no income. today is a great day because many of them will see that tax cut if there -- i'm glad to see hard-working families across georgia and across the country see the benefit of this to help with the rising costs of raising our children. in my home state of georgia, alone, more than 1.2 million families will receive these payments for relief for over 2 million children across the state. in previous remarks, chairman powell, you stated that "the widespread vaccinations along with unprece

host: georgia, this is michael. marietta, good morning. you say you are seeing the impact in marietta. caller: i just would like to say to all americans that the antichrist movement is a lie in air democratic already. host: a different topic, do you want to talk about inflation? caller: well i think it is all america that is hurting, all christians all over the united states and until we expose the antichrist movement -- host: michael in georgia, what do you have to say on the topic of inflation, asking you how it has impacted your families finances? (202) 748-8000 if you say yes. (202) 748-8001 if you say no. having this conversation as the washington post put on the front page of the newspaper this morning, president biden is running democrats for a massive spending, uniting the party on a budget package and infrastructure. $4 trillion in new spending if you combine all of what democrats are looking to spend. it was yesterday at the white house that jen psaki was talking about the president's rally on capitol hill with senate democrats.

host: dustin in suwanee, georgia. this is michael in marietta, georgia, good morning. you say you are seeing the impacts in marietta. caller: yes, i would just like to say to all americans that the antichrist movement is a lie in our democratic party. host: michael, a different topic, do you want to talk about inflation? caller: i think it is hurting all americans and christians all over the united states. until we expose the antichrist movement. host: that is michael in marietta, georgia. we will try to stay on the topic of inflation, asking you how it has impacted your family's finances. (202)-748-8000 if you say yes. (202)-748-8001 if you say no. having this conversation as "the washington post" puts it on the front page of their newspaper "president biden is revving democrats for a massive spending package, a pep rally aims at uniting the party on a budget package and infrastructure, a $4 trillion in new spending if you combine all of what democrats are looking to spend," yesterday at the white house, jen psaki was talking about the president's rally on capitol hil

the big lies, the fake outrage, failed in georgia. the big lies and fake outrage failed here in the senate and they'll fail in texas. the big lies and fake outrage are totally failing to persuade the american people. americans want to make it easy to vote but hard to cheat. americans know that having widespread and accessible voting along with voter i.d. isn't an attack on democracy. it's the definition of democracy. so, look, i understand the democrats may be growing nervous about the 2022 elections. i can see why. liberal policies are overspending, overborrowing, and hurting our economy. they're destabilizing the middle east, weakening our southern border, and increasing violent crime across our country. but, mr. president, the solution is not to keep lying to the american people about the health, the health of our democracy. the answer is not this desperate craving for an unprecedented partisan takeover so washington democrats can appoint themselves the board of elections for every country and state. the longer these fake hysterics

tech. -- to certify elections in georgia. in texas, volunteers can be harassed by so-called poll watchers. there is a smorgasbord of provisions in these bills with the intent of making it difficult for certain parts of the electorate to vote. some people don't want some people to vote. that's what this is about. we have been averting in georgia long before this. >> let me tell you this, texas has one of the highest voter turnout in the last election. and our republican appointed to carry estate said that those elections were safe, secure, and successful. so any type of effort -- let me tell you suppression is not always overt. it can be subtle, subtle in the form of empowering partisan poll watchers who get a warning for they can be removed. but the poll workers face immediate criminal sanctions. so we don't even have to say it. we can just tell you the provisions of the bills and you can know for yourself that they are not interested in fairness. they don't want the elections to be free. they want you to cut through a bunch

they are going to the state of georgia to make the point that this is a concerted effort from people to limit the right to vote but also a concerted effort in this place to protect the right to vote. i'll turn it over to the chief author of the for the people act and then we will hear from the rest of us, not all of us. >> president johnson declared that the right to vote is the most powerful instrument ever cleared or devised by man to break down injustice. and who would have imagined that here in the year 2021, we would be still in this fight to defend the right to vote. we thought that the voting rights act of 1965 had put this to rest. that all of america said that we understand the foundation, the pulsating heart of a democracy is the ability of people to vote in fair and free elections but today, republicans in texas are not standing, they are not standing for freedom and the right to vote. they are working to tear down that ability and here we are surrounded by texan freedom fighters, defenders of the constitution, believers in the foundation of our republic who are doing ever

regulations that left georgia with more flexible early voting and more flexible absentee voting then many in new york. they were insanely called jim crow two point now. what nonsense. -- jim crow 2.0, what nonsense. democrats are starting a moral panic that was complete and totally false. it was a shameless ever to manufacture an air of crisis that helped democrats ram their takeover goes through the congress. the senate rejected all of the bad ideas. the made up outrage had to be cranked up even higher. even higher. this week, state legislators from texas decided to grab some beer, hop on a private plane and flee the state in what they are pretending is some great moral crusade. in reality, they have just come to snap so please, bask in the limelight and tell senate democrats to take our elections. this outrage is completely phony. the texas legislature was going to consider bills that would expand the minimum hours of early voting. making them provide 12 hour days of early voting and making it even easier for voters to fix mistakes on mail-in ballots so their votes would actually c