dam many of us. in our numbers are growing. and for that reason it's my honor to welcome to you, president donald j. trump. >> ♪ proud to be an american where at least i know i'm free i won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me and i gladly stand up, next to you and defend her still today there ain't no doubt i love this land god bless the usa ♪ >> ♪ from the lakes of minnesota to the hills of tennessee across the plains of texas from sea to shining sea from detroit down to houston in new york to elena where the pride in every american heart and it's time we stand and say that i'm proud to be an american , where at least i know i'm free and i won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me and i gladly stand up, next to you and defend her still today because there ain't no doubt i love this land god bless the usa and i'm proud to be an american where at least i know i'm free and i won't forget the men who die who gave that right to me and i'd gladly stand up, next to you a

rick and your team, thank you for welcoming us to your range. it is great to be here at the third annual machine gun shoot. my only frustration with you, chris, is why did i not know about the first and second annual shoot? [laughter] how often do you get to come out and fire some of the rarest machine guns in the world? so thank you very much for hosting us. thank you all for being here. it is great to be back on a machine gun range. and has been a while since i was able to put much time and it. an army we have she guns of our own, the 240, the 249. every now and then even i as an officer got to fire the mark 19, the 50 cal. although my weapons squad leader when i was a platoon leader, when i would go out he would say sir, there is a reason you are known as an office-sir, you need to be back in the office. [laughter] it has been great fun to be here. great fun to hear the sound of freedom on the range is now. we are not just here to have fun shooting these rare machine guns, as fun as that is. we are here because we cherish our second amendment

i'll use one example. this is the work we did on enabling or pioneering for greater use of autonomous surface vessels within the navy. this has been a case where we develop a concept and turns it over to the navy at some point. we've worked hand-in-hand with the service throughout this process and ensuring that learning. this is what comes forward in the experimentation we talked about. this is a case where that happens almost naturally when you have an organization that is used to working with others within the services. we needed the ships from the gulf of mexico over to the west coast, the navy was involved every step of the way. this is what we talked about, some of those concepts early in the process and they've been great earners in this. >> that is really useful perspective. the effort it takes to do that kind of integration and outreach is important. it takes a lot of energy. it is really hard to get the joint outcomes without that kind of background work. >> absolutely. one of the things i set was

a fight people want us to take on. so many people have said "please sir, do something about big tech. sue them, sir." they have been saying it to me for a long time. but there has never been a better time to do it. polling released by scott rasputin shows nearly two thirds of americans believe big tech companies should be required to abide by the first amendment guarantee of free speech. and i think those numbers are very low. 68 percent of americans believe social media companies should prioritize their fair treatment of every citizen over protecting themselves. they want people protected. they want people to have their voice. an overwhelming majority believe tech giants have become too powerful. they have crossed the line many times, and by far, too much. the american people's birthright of freedom must prevail against big tech and other forces that seek to destroy it. through this lawsuit, we are standing up for american democracy by standing up for free speech rights of every american, democrat, republican, indepen

there's a high rate of opioid use in drug overdoses. there are adverse health impacts in our communities compared to our surrounding regions. and much more. the impacts are not a result of climate change, as my colleagues would like you to believe. rather, they are caused by the policies of destroying energy communities. injustice is what we are here to talk to today. where is the justice for the communities that have been left behind by these policies? energy poverty and poverty caused by dangerous policies must be considered by this committee. we are never going to have those discussions if we continue to have -- [inaudible] this council stated that projects like carbon capture, nuclear power, or any improvement would not benefit communities. we should all be concerned with this. these are the principles that are supposed to guide the administration. if we continue down the same radical path, we will only put more people at risk. mr. hawley, energy poverty is a really -- a very real and communities experience it. how can the policies

for us in europe, this is a great challenge. we're very grateful to the united states for their mission in order to contain and push back against these terrorists advances. we also have drawn up -- we've also agreed on a german/american dialogue between our business communities, because we have considerable trade links and we wish to build on this. and obviously economies' ties are very important. it was a good exchange, we are close partners. i would like this to remain even after i've left office. and we've probably paved the way to make it possible to also create format where we can exchange, because the world will continue to be a place that is full of challenges. so thank you very much for making it possible for us to tackle those together. thank you. pres. biden: thank you very much. we are each going to take two questions, and i am going to begin by recognizing steve portnoy, and congratulate you on your new role as president of the white house correspondents association. my sympathies. [laughter] pres. biden: no, but tha

our national parks are their for all of us -- there for all of us. getting outside into nature provides an outlet with mental and physical benefits. no one is more deserving than those who have fought to keep us free. unfortunately, it's all too easy to pay lip service to the military sacrifice and not follow through. we cannot fully repay our veterans for their sacrifice but we want to show their gratitude by giving them lifetime access to america's most beautiful landscapes. i ask my colleagues to join me in supporting this commonsense bill, h.r. 4300, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yield back? mrs. miller-meeks: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from michigan. mrs. dingell: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for three minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr

can you tell us why these figures are concerning to us? share what keeps you up at night. >> thank you so much for that question. thank you to you and the health action alliance for hosting this important event today. i think we are so pleased to partner with everybody here and this effort. the thing that concerns me and i hope it concerns all of us the most is that seven/10 teens have not gotten a safe vaccine to protect them against the really potentially serious impacts and effects of covid. i think some people say to me, kids don't get covid or they don't get it that seriously. it is really important for us to recognize that while children don't get it as severely ill as adults do, they can still get quite sick. we have had 16,000 hospitalizations for children with covid and probably in undercount based on how the data is collected. when you think about it, children are generally pretty healthy. how does this compare to other causes of hospitalizations? this is the 10th reading because of that's for kids in the past year. this is a ver

president biden: now, i'm not good at what barack obama used to do, to use nine pens to do it, but i'm just going to hand you all -- [laughter] president biden: you won't know which one was signed. [indiscernible] >> somebody's back here, mr. president. president biden: we have two more. who doesn't have one? [laughter] president biden: anybody that doesn't have one, i promise you -- >> i gave them away. [laughter] president biden: would you happen to have one of my pens? come here. ms. jackson lee: here's one coming. [applause] >> look right there. >> i'm going to sneak down. >> one, two, three. president biden: this is one of those deals what they did is literally, not figuratively, going to change the lives of women and children and some men out there. so thank you. [applause] [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] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> sunday on "q&a," washington post syndicated finance columnist michelle singletary on her book, "what t

government actors are given significant power and tools they are supposed to use to keep us safe. there given the weighty responsibility of keeping information so secret that nothing gets out that could put lives at risk but inevitably, there will be times when classified information is leaked to the press. you all know that. in these moments it can be hard to tell a brave whistleblower from an unpatriotic rental. and it's often only in the writing of history that we will be able to say whether or not a leak was in the public interest or a serious threat to our national security. so we have a complex set of rules and laws and ultimately courts are tasked with getting this careful balance just right. the right of pursuing justice protects our national security and also protecting the free press that is foundational to our democracy but the question before us is whether that system is working right now. or is it in need of repair? no one element of the system is the shoe law, state laws that were allowed reporters and editors to protect their sources. at least 40 states and the dist

guest: it is a type of malware that hackers use or states use to get into your network. they either block you out of your network or encrypt your files and demand a ransom. it has become very common in the last year. it has gotten worse. host: president biden talked with vladimir putin on friday about the issue of ransomware. what the united states will do if american companies keep getting attacked by ransomware from russia. how do we know it is russia behind this? how does it get to the level of the u.s. president talking with the russian president? guest: we have not formally attributed the attacked to russia. the best thinking in research on this which public companies do, the government does, all of that leads us to believe there are criminal gangs that are operating within the borders of russia. it isn't particularly russia. because they are operating within russia's borders, that's why this has been brought up in conversation with the russian president and president biden. it is important. it is now an issue for our critical infrastructure. host: in what way does

i would caution people to use it in crisis. the way reverse mortgages work, you get a mortgage, but instead of making monthly payments, you don't have to make any payments. that is of course very appealing. you only have to pay that back move or sell. it's available to older homeowners. the problem is, you basically are pulling out. you have to have the house almost paid off or paid off. if you have ongoing issues, you will go through that money really quickly. those loans tend to be more expensive than traditional loans. thankfully there is counseling that goes along with reverse mortgages. it can be helpful for a lot of people who say they have a lot of money in their house. if you need money to fix the roof or do other things, than a reverse mortgage might work. but if you are short every month, and you get a reverse mortgage, you will quickly go through that money, and you will be at a point where you might have to move, there is no equity in the house. my advice would be very cautious. they can work for some people. susan:

he is joining us from iowa. tim is on the phone from toledo, ohio. caller: i just wanted tell you i think you're doing an excellent job. i couldn't do your job. i just have one question, and i'm not pro- or anti-gun, i'm indifferent. but i want to know, when there was a time about 150 years ago in this country that an armed man shot an unarmed man, he might be tried for murder, and if not, at least considered a coward. when did that change? when it is become a right for an armed man to shoot an unarmed man in the country? the old gun culture where men were men, i like that better. today, i don't know. if an armed man shoots an unarmed man, he is not a man for me. host: bring that into context for our subject. caller: he said we should have an nra for families and talking about guns, and that is my thing right there. i work in construction and i know a couple people, three of them to be exact, but they are all big-time right-wing supporters and they all believe in guns and they all will not go anywhere without a gun. i work in construction and there a

, the african would refer to work with us. -- prefer to work with us. i always say we need to step up, i agree with the problems of china. we all know that in terms of the quality of work, the corruption, the workforce, bringing labor over, i remember being at the drc and saying -- saying nobody employed around except for chinese workers that were there building roads instead of the african workers building roads. that is something that happens in inner-city america, where people are upset that you see work going on all around you, but the people that live in the community don't have access to those jobs. i can only imagine what the africans feel when somebody comes from another part of the world and they are unemployed. so i think there is a lot that we can look at the relationship of china and africa that is problematic. we need to be there. i think our problem is we are not there. granted, the circumstances are different with state-sponsored industries, we don't have that year, we can step up our game. and ben, you illustrated exactly what i was sayi

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.

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 uses fines and penalties paid by convicted federal criminals. however, fines from what are called nonprosecutorial agreements or deferred prosecution agreements did not go into this victims crime fund in the past. since, there's been more of these agreements in recent years, the fund is being depleted. that meant dramatic cuts in the funding it could provide for victims and for organizations to support these victims. between 2017 and today, the amount of money in these funds has gone down 92%, which has resulted in a 70% reduction in victims assistance programs and grants. this means that for a lot of victims, the help they need isn't there any longer. when my son, beau, was attorney general of the state of delaware, he took pride in getting support quickly to victims, especially to protect and care for child victims. and i know that as the san francisco d.a. and california attorney general, vice president harris expanded support for victims of crime and launched one of the nation's first medical centers focused on treating childhood trauma caus

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

any nation that out-educates us is going to out-compete us. that is what i why to guarantee an additional four years of public education for every child in america. starting with providing two years of universal preschool for three and four years olds. [applause] in the last 10 years, university studies found that low-income children participated in preschool were 47% more likely to earn an associates degree or higher and get through high school with little difficulty. we have to build on that foundation for future success. then i want to add two years of free community college for everyone. [applause] and we can afford it. i will tell you how. boosting the earnings of high school graduates with low-wage jobs by nearly $6,000 a year on average. the average annual cost of a two-year degree in illinois is $4200. under my proposal, the cost would be zero. but it's not just tuition, as is pointed out, living expenses, housing, meals, transportation. that is why i propose to increase the maximum pell grant, below a certain income, from about $6,500

each of us has a responsibility to make sure our leaders prevent this from happening. it will create greater risk of crime and undermine the very communities that have made our nation so special. indeed, it made our union more perfect each and every year. two final thoughts. we need to renew our commitment to our communities. we need to work at this. you should know in spite of all the challenges i've spoken to you, i am long on america. i'm confident that this nation will awaken and there will be a revival in this nation will continue to those prosperous -- continued to be the most prosperous in the history of but none of that happens without keeping your faith. none of that happens without the hard work that goes alongside that and, through the grace of god, i know you will engage in that. i had a norma's opportunities. i was a young cadet at west point to had frankly been taken to church when i was a young man by my parents but, i was going to be the next great nba power forward. i was focused on other things. but i had two young men who were just one year ahead of

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

to fight each other using other people's blood. here we are, 10 years later and i think that promise is still there. it still an important country we invested a lot into endo a lot to given the role we played in those years. i do think there's an opportunity right now to get those foreign forces out. ideally simultaneously. it's probably necessary. the turks probably saved tripoli but they shouldn't be there. they are kind of an occupying force in the eyes of a lot of libyans. certainly the russians and it ships shins and amber rudd he's that have been supporting the forces need to get the hell out. with that and a lot of support from the international community diplomatic and otherwise, there is a chance to start rebuilding a functioning political system in the country. the thing that people so overwhelmingly fought for and voted for in 2011 and 2012. i am more optimistic. i think the administration is doing all it could do and i'm not alone on my committee and house following this and being interested and consistently we hope we

so we use research, the university system and many small businesses use that resource. i'm thinking my distinguished panelist from duke university, i'm not sure what they have their. mississippi state which is 30 minutes for us, there are some rules and regulations that are governed by the state of mississippi, the institute of higher learning. they have a mandate that say taylor wants to invest capital in research of something for product innovation engaging universities. if faculty are involved immediately if there's patentability coming from that research , it stays at the university level. you know, i'm not sure about that if industry is willing to make a financial investment and lose the patent downside of that. so there's some play in the hand-to-handpartnering with the university system but that's something that could be improved . >> that is why i've held up this road holding model because they do not, they don't clean anything on the back end. you just go right to them and say help solve this problem. but that was more regionalin very parts of the country it wo

the baseline is, we are used to having a complicated regulatory --in this country. divergences in state law and tort law and consumer protection statutes. there is a level of diversity and complexity that comes with any healthy federalism. that means individual states can set rules through their local populations for citizens and businesses and but with their feet and find a place they like best. that preserves room for regulatory experimentation and learning. these are classic benefits of life in a federal system. but there are limits to what the federal constitution will tolerate. on two occasions in history, the emergence or integrity of a national economic space has been seriously jeopardized by diversion state regulations. one was the articles of confederation in 1780, when states adopted a variety of inconsistent or conflicting trade regulations that field political discontent. -- that fueled local discontent. in the last two decades of the 19th century national market was emerging, railroads and telegraph. that system faced the prospects of death by 1000 cuts

that has cost us lives. host: you write also "allowing successive presidents to ignore additional checks and balances most egregiously after 9/11." explain that point. guest: bad on congress pit my last chapter is the incredible, shrinking congress. i served in congress for nine years. i love the institution of congress and i have many dear friends that still serve there. the point i make in the book is the business model of congress is broken. the business model of congress is to blame the other side for not solving the problem because if you work with the other side you are dreadful, bipartisan, something you are going to address in your next tax good if you are bipartisan, you often get primary, and that is a word that did not exist in the english language 20 years ago. #two get reelected, so they moved to the left or the right in order to make sure they do not get primary. that has cost us an enormous amount. it used to be back in the day when i was an aide in the united states 70's -- in the 1970's, wor

i choose not to use it, but i also see the people that do use it. i don't see a negative effect other than if they are trying to operate. it puts everyone in a good mood, as opposed alcohol, which i do use, that could go either way. i seen a lot of fights started when people are on alcohol as opposed to marijuana. host: you live in indiana where all uses of cannabis is illegal. do you see that changing in your state anytime soon, or do you think your state will keep marijuana completely illegal? caller: they will keep it completely illegal. i came here from utah where it was the same conditions, except they approved medical use but then never let it go through. it is just the way it is. i ain't saying it is healthier than alcohol, but it is healthier than tobacco. there are people that i have known that used it for the medical reasons and it is a very good thing. it is better than seeing them lie on the ground. host: let's go to david who is calling from liverpool, new york. good morning. caller: good morning. i support this. i would rather pay taxe

tell us more about egypt's role. how did these talks evolve and what are the main features of this cease fire, particularly moving forward as the situation remains quite fragile. >> thank you, marissa thank you invested a green, ambassador hood, ambassador jeffrey and also let me welcome david makovsky as well. basically, let me start by saying that historically, i don't need to enter into history. it's known to all of us and we know who are the pioneers of peace and are parts of the world. we know what egypt has done during the sadat years. we had in egypt to withstand a huge backlash when we have opted for the option of peace. that was within the arab circle, of course within the arab world and islamic world. and other organizations whereby egypt has to either stand its ground firmly were subsided -- were subsided -- or subsided and taking the bait. we have stood our ground and as we stood our ground, we have able been date -- able to transform. wherever we are today when it comes to the whole depiction of the regi

i think many of us were grieving. many were watching what was happening on television and weeping or filled with fear. we look to them to contextualize things and make them feel like we are not alone. and that is completely separate from the funny stuff they do. right? some of the stuff we've been seeing from satirists for years -- when there is a mass shooting, we expect the late-night hosts to talk about that. to help us collectively acknowledge it. it is a whole different world than it was in terms of television culture then it was even 20 years ago. >> that was what i was going to ask. i would even say that before trump it was a different world. and stephen colbert -- there's kind of a dovetailing, with him coming in and moving from doing the bill o'reilly shtick he did on comedy central. he came up lamp, pretending to be a conservative talk show host. that was his thing. moving into this position at a broadcast network, then we run into the trump years. you're talking about this medium that was not very political

it falls on all of us, everyone of us, every american. each day we are reminded, there is nothing guaranteed about our democracy. nothing guaranteed about our way of life. we have to fight for it, to defendant, to earn it -- to defend it, to earn it. folks, it is up to all of us to protect the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. the right to equal justice under the law. the right to vote and have that vote counted. [applause] [cheering] the right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and know that our children and grandchildren will be safe on this planet for generations to come. [applause] the right to rise in the world as far as your god-given talent can take you unlimited by barriers of privilege or power. great gift of the spirit of independence, think of it. one of the great gifts is our capacity to see ourselves whole, and to see ourselves with promise, honestly. what we have got right and what we have gotten wrong. it is a measure of america. and we are a great nation. we do not seek to bury the wrongs, we face

host: our guest is with us. if you want to ask him questions, call 202-748-8000 for democrats, for republicans, 202-748-8001, for independents 202-748-8002. you can also post on twitter. being on the natural resources committee how much interest , particularly when it comes to wildfire issues, in light of what you have explained, how much attention is being paid to it by the committee? guest: i'm happy to say that ranking member bruce westerman, a forester, is here from arkansas, and has just introduced legislation three days ago, the resilient forest act, which addresses many of these issues. this is the third time he has introduced and addressed this issue. the legislation would do a whole bunch of very, very good things, all within the framework of our existing regulations. his legislation as a ranking member has been introduced, whether the majority will pick it up or not remains to be seen. i hope it does. this situation is so dangerous, that really words fail me when it comes to how much risk the people of

joining us from washington d.c. thank you for taking the time today. >> thanks for having me on. >> we are talking about care delivery and the future of care delivery, we know we get new data almost every day that people put off during the pandemic so some that was actual treatment from a routine vaccinations are way down so as a start, how do we get back to normal on what we've already missed out on it at the same time, we have worked the country to begin with so getting back to normal, is it good enough? >> it probably isn't so i think that is a great question. so much in the last year end a half has been focused on the pandemic and protecting public health and the last few months on the vaccination efforts, obviously we still have a ways to go getting vaccines to the harder to reach populations but there's a lot of reaching healthcare that did not get taken care of, cancer screening, vaccination, journal physical. there is going to be this demand that potentially overwhelms the system as we come out of the pandem

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

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questions by treating us @politicolive. just quickly, on some of the news this morning on the jobs report, what does the white house make of the numbers put out this morning? >> this morning we learned that over 850,000 do jobs have been created in this economy last month which makes a total of over 3 million new jobs since the president was an ungraded. yesterday, the congressional office put out a growth forecast for 2021, revising it 2.7 .4% growth, annualized for 2021, post--american rescue plan. the highest gdp growth forecast since 1984 when republicans were talking about how it was morning in america again. we feel there are a few things important with this report. one is that the president's economic plan is working. we have a record number of new jobs being created, more than any administration. we have economic growth projected to be the highest in nearly 40 years. and we have wages increasing. the president believes american working families need a raise. employers are paying more. workers are getting more which

europe was really going after us. frankly, the europeans have not been innovators, they cannot compete. we are trying to break out of it, especially in the netherlands, and president macron in france have pushed innovation. but taxing american companies is not the solution. if there is a tax on companies that is reasonable around the world, it allocates money, i think they could deliver an approach that affects companies around the world equally. i understand the frustration of companies shifting with tax policy, but we see the same thing with americans. we have to be sensitive to that. companies are moving around for various policy reasons, whether taxation or right to work. that is the reality. >> one of the debates picking up steam is antitrust. you recently tweeted the package of antitrust bills passed to the house judiciary would be a disaster for american innovators and consumers. we have heard since a judge dismissed the ftc lawsuits against facebook, this underscores the need to modernize competition and polic

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

can you give us clarification? >> i don't think he has made that proposal in any recent time but he is looking forward to the prime minister. >> a question on guantanamo bay. last week, the goal was to close the facility there. i guess 39 detainees remain. one of the next steps the administration is taking to close guantanamo bay? jen: i would point you to the leadership in this effort. there are 39 detainees who remain in guantanamo bay. 10 are eligible for transfer. 17 are eligible for a review board. i would point you to the prime minister and outlined more specifically. i have to go because we have to see the president. thank you, everybody. we are here. >> the health committee investigating the -- the house committee investigating the attack on the u.s. capital holds its first hearing tuesday. officers will tell members what they experienced and saw that day. watch it tuesday, 9:30 a.m. on c-span three. or listen with the free c-span radio app. host: with us to talk about the new report on the high cost of hou

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

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

none of us saw it at this level. so we're grateful for the service they continue to do, and let's find the lessons we can learn. steven sund: thank you very much, sir. i know they appreciate your support as well as the support of congress. they're a hell of a police agency. senator klobuchar: okay. thank you, senator lankford. next, thank you for your patience, senator carper. senator carper: my pleasure. thank you. madam chair. chief contee, as a former governor of the first state of delaware, for eight years, i recall numerous instances in which i call on the delaware national guard in emergencies. they could have been the floods, blizzards, ice storms, drought, you name it. a lot more. i know the importance of, the value of work that our citizen soldiers have done for decades in the first state and other states around the country. as we have learned in contrast to every other states' national guard in the country, the dc national guard operates differently. and i'm convinced if someone had been able to activate th

then we passed the ada and made a commitment to build a nation for all of us. all of us. we moved america closer to fulfilling that promise of liberty and justice, and maybe, most importantly, dignity and equality for all. and, you know, perhaps most importantly, we did it together. this was a democratic bill signed by republican president, a product of passion and compassion, not partisanship. progress that was not political but personal to millions of families. i will never forget the moment the ada passed. you may remember, pat. standing on the floor of the united states senate, and tom harkin sought recognition. he rose. in the first time in history that i am aware of, the united states senate -- he stood up and he signed in a speech to his brother. tom was not only sending a message to millions of deaf and hard of hearing folks. he was speaking to his brother, frank. it was personal to him. it was personal to bob dole as well who lost the use of his right arm in a heroic effort during world war ii who laid out in a hospital for almost three years. his injury listed a

the sooner we can put this problem behind us, the better. the relations between london and dublin underlying this issue are fantastic. the relations we have both with -- martin, as we had with his predecessor, are very progressive. there are things we want to do. we want to get on and do them. there are things where the u.k. and ireland can work on together. when talking about connectivity, what we can do east-west, what we can do over the border, working together in londonderry, there is a huge amount we can get on and do together to strengthen our friendship and partnership. don't forget, the u.k.'s economic relations with ireland are colossal. there remain one of our biggest export markets and trading partners and friends. >> thank you for your patience, but you are going over time. this is the final set of questions from civil cash. p.m. johnson: i am sure our viewers are switching over to the football. [laughter]>> do you agree that one of the primary reasons for us signing the northern ireland protocol was to the -- agreement and that

they don't need us. all of these big bills dealing with international affairs, transportation, they have not negotiated one bit. we were not involved in any of the formation of it. i would suggest to you that it will begin with the majority. the minority is waiting. host: a couple of nominees on the senate side, article -- democrats are calling out senator ted cruz. senator murphy said this about it -- ted cruz is making it very hard on the president. he is holding up every single state department nominee right now. the republican strategy is to try to make it as hard as possible for president biden to manage crises around the world. guest: that is a bogus argument. ted cruz has a philosophical problem. you have people who will be heading up these organizations. one was involved in environmental terrorism thing. you have to dig deeper into who these people are. you have a lot of problems in the state department. that is one of the areas that should've been cleaned up before. they are what is running this

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

so we could use this massive investment of taxpayer dollars in the health care system which is used for preventable problems like heat to get the health care system engaged on this problem. my big concern with our current response right now, which involves heat alerts and cooling centers, is whether they actually protect the most vulnerable and the health care system will not -- while not perfect in getting to the most vulnerable, between federally qualified health centers, medicare and medicaid recipients, there are avenues to get to folks who are lease likely to get -- least likely to get heat alerts. mr. crist: thank you. doctor. ms. sherrill: before we bring a hearing to the close, i want to thank our witnesses testifying before the committee today. the record will remain open for two weeks for additional statements from the members and for any additional questions the committee may ask of the witnesses. the witnesses are excused and the hearing is now adjourned. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, whic

using. i think this is a real opportunity for us to gain some important information and knowledge today. i have enormous concerns that i will summarize. technology, the technology here is problematic and inconsistent. it has not been perfected. images of law-abiding people have been acquired in the security of the databases is an issue after we've seen with recent breaches of databases. private companies acquiring and scraping their information and selling it to the feds, manipulation can take place. it expands the surveillance state we have been railing against. the gao gave important concerns. those -- that's a brief summary of some of these things that i'm concerned with. i think we can work to find common ground. if we are talking about nationalizing police forces, i don't think we will get there but if we are finding some kind of meaningful regulation and oversight of the implementation of facial recognition technology which is what the chair is alluding to, then i think we can find a l

sectors used -- factors used to determine these designations include the attendance of u.s. officials and the significance of the event. in a hearing last week, the formal officials in charge of security testified the gf -- dhs did not reach out to the capital -- capitol officials as a national security event. ms. smislova, to your knowledge, did any dhs officials consider or recommend designating the january 6 joint session of congress as a national special security event? ms. smislova: thank you, senator. no. to my knowledge, no one at the department of homeland security did consider designating january 6. to my knowledge, they were responsible for tech -- protecting the capitol. sen. hassan: when talking about an nsse, you do not need a request. dhs could have initiated it. what is the current policy and process for designating national special security events and werther procedural issues blocking such a designation in spite of the growing evidence of intelligence available to federal security officials? ms. smislova: i'm sorry. i am running the office of intelligence an

catch us with us -- catch up with us on social media, twitter @cspanwj, or facebook.com/c-span. here is the lead story, the headline from politico.com, democrats unveiled $3.5 trillion go it alone plan to fulfill the biden agenda. senate democrats announced the top line number late tuesday, which they hope will propel their plan to enact the full array of the joe biden social welfare family aid promises without republican votes. the proposal sets a overall limit of $3.5 trillion with a spate of policy ambitions that won't make it into a bipartisan deal of congress can reach one. if the still forthcoming budget resolution clears both chambers with lockstep support it will unleash the power to circumvent a gop filibuster using the so-called reconciliation process, the same move democrats used to pass the 1.9 trillion dollar democratic aid package back in march. this is senate majority leader chuck schumer, last night this video was from ryan noble at cnn. [video clip] collects the budget committee has come to an agreement. the budget resolution with instructions will be 3.5 billio