for us to build specific programs, to address what earl puts forward. one of the things, the number of things we expressly did during my years at the fcc, was to look at areas of need. give more credit when it came to two option design. rural opportunities of credit, a credit that would look at communities that are economically disadvantaged. there are ways until we get enough data, frost to have race specific or gender specific initiatives. there are things we can do. we talked about the economic and educational gaps that we have. there are creative ways we can come up with that will move the needle in communities of color particularly in rural , communities. francella mentioned the long-standing opportunity divide. the longstanding issues of disproportionate rates of poverty and educational attainment, economic opportunities, and civic engagement. there are ways we can address those if you allow me to put that label on it, in crate of ways, through agencies, programs, through banks. when is the last time we talked about cre's? these are things that ca

it is a tool that we use to push out our own story -- stories. it has completely transformed the media landscape. i mostly work for traditional newspapers. so much of our thinking has shifted digitally to rather than planning for the paper for the next day, it is thinking about how quickly we can get the news online. social media plays a big role in that. it intensifies the competition. more journalists have the power to get information out quickly via facebook and twitter. peter: you agree with what you have heard from john and margaret regarding section 230 and potential legislation? cat: i do not see there being meaningful action on section 230 in the coming months because the motivations for changing the law are so different among the parties. we have not seen alignment within the democratic already or -- democratic or republican party on how the law should change. it speaks to the broader debate about power and responsibility. whether we are talking about section 230 or anti-stressed -- antitrust. there is a greater issue after the filing of

and it requires us to be innovative. one thing we are doing is the president has recommended calling on state and local governments to use funding that they have received, including funding from the american rescue plan, to offer $100 to anyone who gets fully vaccinated. a financial incentive. soa financial incentive. , other states have lotteries, etc. i think that those are very innovative. they are not sufficient, but they are innovative approaches. we are working across the nation to make sure that there are tens of thousands of vaccination sites throughout the united states. 90% of people have a vaccination site within five miles of where they live. we are looking for people to get vaccinated at pharmacies, to get vaccinated at clinics, at doctor's offices, at hospitals. and we are asking schools now, to work with their local and state health departments to have school pop up vaccination clinics, at least one but many school pop-up vaccination clinics. so we want local and state health officials, as well as pharmacy

we are using all of the tools congress has given us. to prevent and detect. one of the most important tool that is able us to identify -- that is why we are excited about the development of the analytic center. i look forward to talking about this at today's hearing. this will allow the community to conduct data analysis, provide fraud lighting tools and a sharing of data and leading practices that assist in investigations and audits for open source investigative intelligence. in the coming months, i look forward to providing even more information about this as we continue to build on the promises of being one of the most important tools in helping combat fraud, waste of use and protect taxpayer money. thank you again for your continuous support of the community. the entire community is committed to advancing accountability for the independent oversight efforts. that concludes my remarks. i am pleased to answer any questions. >> thank you, we've now moved to ms. heather crows, director of issues at the government accountability offices. >> thank you for the o

the policies were intended to exclude us, to assimilate us. it and policies were written without considering indigenous communities' challenges or their strengths. we are working hard to undo so many consequences of these actions. today and every day we break barriers to those institutions and systems that were designed to keep us out. our past is coming together in a new era. an era of truth, of healing, of growth, and era in which our indigenous knowledge is valued and respected in which indigenous leadership has a seat at the table to make decisions about our communities, in which we have an opportunity to rise above the challenges our people face and build a brighter future for all of us. host: and fawn sharp, to those challenges, she talked about the idea of the native american indians and tribes being able to control what goes on in the land. that land held in a trust by the federal government. how much essay does a tribe half when it comes to the management of their land? guest: right now we have say but we do not have decisive say. in

guidance and this is what they are telling us. if you live in an area that has -- that is highly contagious and that high levels, you have to -- they are saying, they are giving the guidance of wearing a mask to protect yourself, and to protect your community and your family. that is the guidance we're getting. reporter: some of the preliminary stuff we have seen from the c.d.c. says the new guidance for vaccinated people to mask up is based on data from people who got sick pearing in provincetown, massachusetts. has the white house seen any proof that vaccinated people are spreading covid who are not going to big parties? karine: here's what we know. i'm just going to repeat again. we need to get people vaccinated. that is really the answer here. that's what we're hearing from c.d.c., that's what we're seeing from these slides. people need to get vaccinated. that's how we fight the delta variant. that's how we fight covid. reporter: the president said yesterday it is a question whether the federal government can mandate the whole

the pfizer vaccine is authorized for use for children. there are studies going on right now in younger children 5 thereby 12 and clinical trials being done from six months to five years of age. pfizer is ahead of the curve in terms of they are working to complete those studies. the moderna vaccine is sort of on its heels. we hope to have the completed clinical trials by the end of the year. but we'll be looking at the science. it's hard to put a date on when science -- scientific studies will be completed. we are hoping to have data by the end of the year for those younger folks. frances: that's encouraging though it seems a long time away as well. are you hearing of any evidence of negative side effects for these younger groups? rebecca: no. those clinical trials are proceeding as we speak. we would not expect to see a different safety profile than what we saw in teens for example. we'll await for the results of the trial. frances: until we get this younger group vaccinated, we all interact with younger children, will we be able to reach

you can use your open to carry license, your license to carry, but you cannot use your student id that is issued by a state institution. so, it is confusing and there is a lot of red tape when it comes down to voting by mail that make it difficult for people to participate in the process. it is cumbersome. and that, when you do participate and you make a mistake, your subject to harsh criminal penalties where you could face jail time. in this particular bill, the presiding judge could face jail time without a warning that the same poll worker -- watcher who violates the law would get a warning first, and then a criminal penalty, subject to criminal penalties. i don't see parity in the law that they are doing for this particular measure when it comes down to elections. that's what we want to make sure. it's unfortunate that we have to come to washington, d.c. we are still doing our job today. i have not stopped doing my job in representing my constituents since 2013. and that i would have to come from a member of congress to tell me that he has negotiated and confirmed that a provision

jet you used to get here. and they are going to make you wear a mask. i don't have any questions. i will yield to my colleague. representative: fallon -- representative fallon: we are hearing so many things that are not true or are assertions coming to the committee with absolutely no proof. the chairman of the committee said texas is the hardest state in the union to vote. let's look at 2016-2020. texas improved our turnout 8.8%, ninth best out of 50 states. so you can say what you want, it doesn't make it true. that assertion wasn't true. the historical struggle for our african-american brothers and sisters to vote israel. that happened -- vote is real. that happened. it is terrific. it is the most horrible stain on our country. we need honest and open elections and i get physically ill hearing stories representative thompson shared. those are awful, but let's address the metric today, the bill you wrote quorum not -- you broke quorum not vote for. that is what the amendment process is about. this bill is no

i think it is very useful for him. >> margaret? >> i agree with john, i don't think the case is going to go a wear, but i don't think it is about the legal issues, necessarily. i think this is part of the broader republican message we are born here, which is these -- we are going to hear, which is these big tech companies are biased against conservatives. i think republicans see that is motivating to their base. even if the case does not go anywhere, it may still accomplish the former president's goals. >> do conservatives have a case that there has been some bias? >> i don't think there has been a solid evidence that shows these companies are biased against conservatives. i think the companies are trying to moderate content, hate speech, inciting violence. and where they draw the line is something i think both people -- people on both sides tend to question. >> i agree with what margaret just said. there have not been strong evidence that these companies are systematically biased against the republican party. the party sees this a

joining us are three working tech and telecommunications reporters. catherine prensky of the washington post, in the center, margaret miguel of axios, on the far right john hendel of political. we will start -- of politico. we will start reverse order, i want to start with the suit

but it is not totally to us. we ask that our federal partners join us in doing what needs to be done year round to prevent catastrophic wildfires. of the 9 million acres at high risk, 60% are on federal land. this makes tools like the good neighbor authority and stewardship contracting more important than ever. the benefits are clear, healthier forests, wildlife habitats, more recreation and good jobs, and less severe wildfires. without this, we can't be successful in our health -- forest health improvements. in closing, i want to thank our federal partners. we have good, collaborative relationships here in montana. i also want to thank governor newsom and governor coxe for sending crews to help with the fires we are currently burning. we have thousands of first responders on the frontlines right now protecting our communities, natural resources and those that have been across montana and the united states. so many people have sacrificed and i can't thank them enough. we can't measure it in dollars spent or acres

that is a priority for us. and we work with congress on so many different issues and so many different conversations, and this is going to be a priority and so we support what speaker pelosi is trying to do now. reporter: do you have any response to congresswoman ocasio-cortez calling your handling on this reckless and irresponsible? the white house hasn't shown leadership? karine: i disagree with the congresswoman. as i stated and i have laid out from day one, we have been working on the emergency rental assistance. we have been making sure working with local governments to get those funds out. just last month, we saw $1.5 billion -- in just one month -- in rental assistance which was more than the last five months. so we have been working very hard in a whole of government approach that we do here at this white house and administration and we'll continue to do that. reporter: thank you. back to senator sinema's comments. do the white house and the president support senate democrats scaling back the reconcilia

that way the rest of us can go on vacation and the rest of us can have food on our table. one of the most important things that we have to address for immigration is updating error legal immigration so that people can into the country through a process and not have to pay smugglers thousands of dollars to try to get to the border and ask for asylum protection. our system is the only thing left to replace our antiquated and dysfunctional legal system. i think republicans and democrats can update the legal immigration to ensure that people have a process to go through in order to into the country. host: i want to you get your discussion -- your opinion on a discussion i capitol hill yesterday. senator mitt romney asked the homeland security secretary weather by an administration decided to halt construction of the border wall between the u.s. and mexico. take a listen. [video clip] >> as senator, i know we will not agree on this issue but the decision with respect to the border wall is not a political decision but a substantive one. the 15 billion dollars that was dedicated

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can you tell us a little more what you mean by that? when do you think you'll get a clean reading on inflation that is free of most of the distortions that we're seeing now? >> right. so with inflation, as i mentioned, we look not just at the headline number, but we look at all the components that go into the calculation of inflation. and if you do that, if you look under the hood, what you see is not that widely across the whole range of goods and services that are in the economy we're seeing upward pressure on prices. that's not really what we're seeing. what we're seeing is a handful of things that really account for the overshoot of inflation. and as i mentioned, it's things like cars. new, used, and rental cars have moved up in price because of the car shortage, because of the semiconductor shortage. and hotels and airfares have moved back up, but that really just is retracing the very large downward movement in prices that they had before. >> so that's a big, big part of why the inflation readings are so high, and those frankly do

we do it because the top doctor for all of us asked us to. i may not be from a hotspot, the speaker may not be from hotspot, somebody in this chamber is coming from a hotspot. somebody represents hotspots. they get on a plane and they fly here and they interact with all of us. we leave here and we go home to our families. some take care of their sick parents. some take care of kids who may have an autoimmune disorder. i just find it absolutely immature and appalling to somehow diminish it, to try to score cheap political points. host: how did mask wearing become political? mark is in milwaukee. what do you say? caller: i would have to say it started with trump downplaying the virus at the very beginning. the republicans wouldn't wear the masks. they are the ones that wouldn't get the vaccine. i got the vaccine. i enjoy not having to wear a mask. i am concerned about a new variant coming up. i would have to blame it on the republicans and the anti-sirs -- vaxers. caller: it became political when the democrats and china released the virus on ou

tell us about them. >> i remember a conversation i had with marjorie taylor greene. she was a freshman. shelves very active during the orientation -- she was very active during the orientation. she was very upset about what was going on. and her and i chatted, she said, what can i do? i said, how about you go back in the cloakroom, fill am video, place it on social media and if you have any influence over anybody out there, tell them to stop. she did that. >> this week you'll also hear from democrats from pennsylvania and california. january 6, views from the house. sunday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. a group ofo the capitol steps yesterday to protest mask wearing among other policy differences, a country in crisis. >> we have a country in crisis. a recent poll showed american's optimism about the direction of the country over the next

thanks you for joining us today. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ali noorani w to talk about the biden administration's immigration policies. let's begin with what is happening on the southern border and those attempting to cross or those who want to get apprehended to get into the system of the country in hopes of staying.

we do it because the top doctor for all of us asked us to. i may not be from a hotspot, the speaker may not be from hotspot, somebody in this chamber is coming from a hotspot. somebody represents hotspots. they get on a plane and they fly here and they interact with all of us. we leave here and we go home to our families. some take care of their sick parents. some take care of kids who may have an autoimmune disorder. i just find it absolutely immature and appalling to somehow diminish it, to try to score cheap political points. host: how did mask wearing become political? mark is in milwaukee. what do you say? caller: i would have to say it started with trump downplaying the virus at the very beginning. the republicans wouldn't wear the masks. they are the ones that wouldn't get the vaccine. i got the vaccine. i enjoy not having to wear a mask. i am concerned about a new variant coming up. i would have to blame it on the republicans and the anti-sirs -- vaxers. caller: it became political when the democrats and china released the virus on ou

here's the deal, if incentives help us beat this virus, i believe we should use them. we all benefits when we get more people vaccinated. and the addition to providing incentives for vaccination it is time to impose requirements on key groups to make sure they are vaccinated. just this week we took an important step to protect our veterans. like many civilian hospital systems are doing, the department of veterans affairs will now require covid-19 vaccines for doctors and nurses and other healthcare workers who provide medical care for veterans. we must do everything possible to protect our veterans from getting covid when they come to get medical care they so richly earned serving their country. we owe them. next, since many vaccinations are required for active duty military today, i am asking the defense department to look into how and when they will add covid-19 to the list of vaccinations the armed forces must get. our men and women in uniform who protect this country from grave threat should be protected as much as possible from getting covid-19. i think this is pa

without these guys -- we are part of the same family and this is what makes us a great company . so kevin maybe say a few words , about our workforce. >> exactly what he was saying. we have a great relationship and we are now looking at ramping up and hiring about four to 600 more people which is creating more in the area and left the best we can have. >> we will continue to invest. we're not going anywhere. who will grow up to our first station will meet some outstanding products. pres. biden: how are you? >> introduce yourself. pres. biden: do me a favor, will you? >> of course. it's a pleasure. pres. biden: what is your name? >>: great. -- glenn gray. pres. biden: glenn, good to see you. my pleasure. please go ahead. >> welcome, mr. president. it's a pleasure and honor to have you here today at lehigh valley. my name is glenn gray, i'm a trucks supervisor in the engine room on second shift. currently we have 2400 employees here and out of 2400, 2100 are united audible union. -- autoworker union technicians. we are currently hiring an additional 400 -- pres. biden: good for you

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with us and care for us and are us and americans know that and they support that. so then we must ask, why are we not doing this? and we will work on that. and i would now like to yield to the congresswoman from michigan to tell us the stories and to raise her voice about the immigrant experience. congresswoman tlaib. ms. tlaib: thank you so much to my good colleague from new mexico. i'm a proud child of immigrants. both my parents imgrainted -- immigrated from palestine. my dad's journey actually was from palestine as a young boy, he grew up his teenage years in nicaragua from nicaragua at 19 years old came to the united states. my father with fourth quarter grade education couldn't ever experience human dignity anywhere except until he came here and worked for ford motor company and became part of the united auto workers, the u.a.w. that's when he felt for the first time human dignity in the workplace. my father in the 197 1970's -- 1970's used to be in detroit. if you came up to him before he got in that ford and would pull up his arm and say, which watch you wa

tell us what else he was talking about. mr. roy: vote by mail is the greatest source of voter fraud in this state. >> i would decline to respond. >> i think he should have been asked. mr. roy: a democrat tried to ban pree printed ballots. do you agree we should ban pree printed ballots? >> i do not. >> i'm not aware of that statement. >> do you agree with that position? >> i cannot say what he thought or did. >> i'm not aware of him making that statement. >> are you talking about application or a pal on the? mr. roy: pree printed. >> application yes, ballot, no. mr. roy: with respect to the assertions earlier and was placed in the record. the chairman put in a number of videos about texas constituents. i ask to insert into the record a document that i have outlined a number of examples of voter fraud including statements from black witnesses who testified in the texas legislature about voter fraud. mr. raskin: a statement from you? mr. roy: yes. mr. raskin: yes. mr. roy: you have monroe, smith. democrats are going my ancestors

could you please talk to us what is before us with these bills related to the -- what the gentlewoman speaks of? mr. clardy: thanks. i'll use this word in its truest sense. i think very liberal laws. as it relates to the disabled people be able to vote. in the instance of your son, we have curb side voting. it will be available throughout the state where they can drive up, an election official will come out, help assist, and provide that ballot and then those people who are eligible for curb side voting be able to vote. that's been our law for some time. likewise, those individuals are available. they have the right. unlike most other states i think in the union to cast a mail-in ballot. they register, they request the mail-in ballot. it will come to them and they will vote and return. if they choose to, they can bring it in and have that ballot dropped off. mr. sessions: thank you. representative clardy, are you aware of the case in limestone county, texas, where this person was charged with 134 felony counts of acting as an agent of election fraud by putting in applications and forg

tell us why. caller: i wear the mask because i have been vaccinated and i believe the mask should be worn. i believe people if they want this country to get back together, we should wear the mask. young kids, we were all vaccinated. we took the sugar cube in school to get rid of things going around. host: the house is about to come in for their legislative session this running. thank you all for watching. we will talk to you tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. time. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., july 29 it 20 -- july 20 -- july 29, 2021, i hereby appoint the honorable kathryn clark

tell us why. caller: well, if it wasn't for all of those illegals coming across, nobody would have to wear a mask. there is mass murder going on in the country and it needs to stop. people need to go to prison ford. host: why do you think the spread of the delta variant is only due to illegal immigration? caller: well we know it is. sure it is. it is mass murder. host: what evidence do you have of that? caller:? what? host: what evidence do you have? caller: well, it is common sense, which is not too common in d.c. these days, is it? host: karl in alabama. good morning. why will you put the mask back on? caller: i wear the mask because it is a way of protecting yourself against, you know, catching the virus, but my bigger question is -- and i have been watching the news for -- ever since this thing started. my bigger question is the fda has not approved these vaccines. and for some reason, none of the news stations have ever came and asked dr. fauci or the cdc person in charge why hasn't the fda a

that is beneath us. that is beneath us. and it's certainly beneath leadership. here in washington, d.c.. so i'm sorry i had to comment on that because it's just -- it's very frustrating. we're dealing with very -- with a complicated pandemic, a new strain and we're trying to figure everything out and the attending physician says since you're a grandpa from all over the country be a little bit cautious and he gets mocked. this is the doctor we all go to if we -- we all go to. you're denigrating the attending physician. has it gotten this bad here? we'll be the first one to go down there when we're sick. need an antibiotic. get your checkup. i mean, come on. stop. just stop. with this. craziness. we're trying to be safe. trying to protect our family members. our kids. our parents. close relatives. and in the -- and then the minority leader mocks that. mocks it. and mocks the top doctor. who has a very distinguished record and a very distinguished career and spends his life making sure we're healthy. >> here is what is coming up today on c-span. at 10:00, the house

the enacts would tell us this is in a hot spot. so the c.d.c. recommendation doesn't apply to us. meanwhile, the hospitalization rate for the people who are vaccinated are .003%. as "washington post" columnist hen ril olson points out, you are more likely to get struck by lightning than to be hospitalized with the vaccine. must be a stormy day in the house. you know what's interesting? we serve in this chamber. we represent our districts and we have senators who represent our state down the hall. the science based upon the speaker of this house changes around the ro tunedda. you see you have to wear your mask here, otherwise you are fined because that's what government should do, they punish people. you get vaccinated. if you walk across the hall, you don't have to wear it anymore. somehow the science is different. one thing we do know about covid, it affects older people than younger. those people who serve in the senate are older than the people in the house. but the science is different over there than here. it's interesting, too, because i remember a short time ago, when we ha

it came because both of us -- each of us are committed to demonstrating to the country in the world that our government can work for the people of the united states of america. we intend to show, over the coming days, as we work through this bill together in a collaborative process on the floor of the senate, to continue to demonstrate that we can do things together. we can engage in bipartisanship. we can deliver results. the word in this town and across the country's bipartisanship is dead. it doesn't work anymore. government is broken. we are here to say no. it works. it takes time. it is hard. it causes people not to sleep. we get it done. you look great though, susan. we have gotten it done. we will work with our colleagues over the coming days and i could not be prouder to be a part of this group, not just the 10 who were assembled here today, but our larger group, the 22 democrats and republicans who work together to join together to move this process forward. and to say a special thank you to every single senator who voted to proceed on our motion this evening. demonstrating conf

if used by the ftc? >> my hope is it will help slow the boundaries of the internet. law enforcement agencies when there is something that looks like a scam a foot so you can sort of get an enforcement case. how quickly before too many people are injured. to see these kind of tools for content moderation. >> we are talking about the commerce on the internet and all of the information and different transactions conducted. would you argue that the intelligence is essential in order to accurately be able to identify scams on the internet? >> the internet is the best friend, the best thing that ever happened to the scam artists. and the volume of what's going on the internet makes it impossible for individuals to control and it's a tool for law enforcement. a. >> with using code words and with going into the dark web among so many other abilities to push forth scams, we are also going to have to use technology to help build the good guys at the ftc and i will yield back, madam chair. >> the gentle man yields back and now i just want to thank the witnesses. i really, reall

it used to be boring. i can remember times when i did not come back for the electoral college counting because there is nothing to do. you just watch them be counted and that is that. similarly, counting the ballots. it was something that the clerks did, and we thanked them for it, but it was not a high-profile item, it was just the work that had to be done. we are witnessing a distortion of democratic processes here. that i think is a serious threat to our country. i think your testimony has further enlightened us, and i hope that as we move forward, all of us, no matter what our party, we will take this threat seriously. because it's not about what party you are in, it's about being an american. so i think you all. the members of the committee may have additional questions for the witnesses. so we will ask you to respond to those questions in writing. the record will be held open for those responses. again, thank you to all of our witnesses without objection, the committee stands adjourned. [captions cop

for inviting us to testify today. and for the committee's continued attention to the most pressing matters that are facing congress and our democracy. a republic is built on the fundamental principle itself -- of self-government. the radical proposition that the levers of power in our society can only be exercised with the consent of the governed. we know throughout our nation's history, we have struggled to liver fully on this principle. to ensure democratic rights for all americans. generations of our fellow citizens have been systematically denied the franchise. people of color, women, the disabled, and native communities have been locked out of the ballot box for most of our nations history. while we have made progress in securing the rights to vote in america, it has been incomplete and increasingly under attack. across the country, restrictive state laws enhanced and almost entirely partisan faction by republican legislators in field special interest money, or seeking to limit the franchise under the guise of ro

but the fact of the matter is, all i ask, keep us even. don't give us a raise. just keep us even. as the cost of living goes up, just keep us even in terms of our purchasing power. i'm going to vote for this bill but i sure don't like that provision. and now we democrats have put it in, the republicans have put it in, i get it, i get the politics of it. but i will tell you for a long period of time i worked with trent lott, tom delay, roy blunt and with other republican leaders, seems i'm the only one consistently here working on this, make sure that at least 50% of us on each side voted to give us a cola, to keep us even so we did not expect people who had their housing costs go up, their health care costs go up, their educational costs for their children go up, but were frozen. it's tough on families. not tough on me. so i'm not arguing from a personal standpoint. frankly, i'm just fine. but i say this because i want the public to know that there's at least someone who is saying look, the job is worth it you may not think we're with worth it. but the job is worth at least keepin

us. listen at c-span.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts. >> washington journal continues. host: kat cammack is with us. she's the top republican on the homeland security emergency preparedness response and recovery subcommittee and also as a member of the future of americans freedoms task force. thank you so much for being here. i want to begin with your reaction to the police officers testimony yesterday at that january 6 select committee. guest: from what i was able to watch in between committee hearings and votes yesterday, i have to say it was of course exceptionally emotional. very jarring and my heart breaks for the officers and the experience that they went through. the whole day truly was a tragic horrible day. having been there on the house floor when did all -- when it all went down, i know firsthand the bravery that are capitol police officers and others displayed in a moment of crisis. as the wife of a first responder, my heart was breaking for them listening to tha

us. they used more menacing language. if you shoot us, we all have weapons, we will shoot back. or, we will get our guns. we outnumber you, they say. join us. i heard specific threats to the lives of speaker nancy pelosi and then also vice president mike pence. but the physical violence we experienced was horrific and devastating, my fellow officers and i were punched, kicked, shoved, sprayed with chemical irritants and even blinded with eye-damaging lasers by a violent mob who apparently saw us, law enforcement, officers dedicated to ironically protecting them as u.s. citizens, as an impediment to their attempt to insurrection. the mob brought weapons to try to accomplish their insurrectionist objectives and used them against us. these weapons included hammers, rebars, knives, baton and police shields taken by force, as well as bear spray and pepper spray. some of the rioters wore tactical gear including bulletproof vests and gas masks. the rioters also forcibly took our batons and shiel

us. while we have a lot to uncover, there are a few things we already know. we know the insurrection on january 6th was a violent attack that involved vicious assault on law enforcement. we know that as evidenced, it was a coordinated, planned attack. we know men and women who stormed the capitol wanted to derail the peaceful transfer of power in this country. we know seven people lost their lives. more than 140 police officers suffered injuries. we know efforts to sever our democracy are ongoing. a major part of the select committee's work will be to find ways to eliminate that threat. we also know that the rioters came dangerously close to succeeding. if not for the heroism of the united states capitol police and the metropolitan police department, many more lives might have been lost. the rioters could have accomplished what they set out to do, upend american democracy. it's an honor to have four of these heros sitting before us today. we welcome them for appearing here and, more impor

charter is connecting us. >> charter communication supports c-span as a public service. along with these other television providers. even you a front row seat to democracy. >> coming up wednesday morning on washington journal, discuss the first hearing of the select committee looking into the january or sixth attack on the u.s. capitol. we are joined by florida republican congresswoman. and we continue the conversation with north carolina democratic congresswoman, adams. watch washington journal live wednesday morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> now on c-span, the entire hearing of the select committee created to investigate the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol. the hearing starts with a statement from committee chair, betty thompson. then we will hear from congresswoman liz cheney, one of the two republicans on the committee. it followed by statements from police officers in the capital on january 6, and questions for the witnesses.

i don't think he wasted his time talking to us. i think it is important that carol and i as journalists, trying to get this history right, heard what he had to say and understand it and respected his position even if it is not true and if the reporting from many other sources was not credible -- was more credible. host: you can call in if you are a democrat, 202-748-8000. republicans, 202-748-8001. independents, 202-748-8002. you can also text including first name, city, and state that 202-748-8003. stephan, we will go to your first -- to you first. caller: please stop spewing the hate. i am an independent. biden cannot even say two words without stuttering. don't tell me he is going to do a better job than trump. trump is a businessman and he handles it like business. you two have no facts. you say 140 people said this, wow. that is so sad. stop spewing the hate. he is gone, you will be okay. we will get another guy and -- another guy or girl in their. -- in their -- in there. do you have anything to say? host: there is no hate in

it is time for us to have research. by supporting this fourteenth amendment, we are sending a message that congress is sending a message. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from connecticut reserves. the gentleman from you i had ohio reserves. ms. delauro: i yield two minutes to the the gentlewoman from minnesota. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. omar: i interviewed four amendments. it would allow the federal government to have new the well-being of american families in a way that our current g.d.p. measure does not. the second fourteenth amendment is challenges by the federal government and better facilitate for these lifelines. my fourteenth amendment makes sure the federal government is helping manufactured housing communities cope with the pandemic. and the n.e.a. prioritized grants or projects such as the projects within the george floyd memorial site in minneapolis. thank you forl including these amendments that will help my district and many more. i yield back. th

guest: thank you for having us. host: the house is about to gamble and, live coverage right here on c-span. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., july 27, 2021, i hereby appoint the honorable henry cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 4, 2021, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. with time equally allocated bet