going to be in that is senator joe manchin a senator from west virginia and senator kyrsten sinema from arizona since they are the most moderate democrats that biden needs to pass that reconciliation. they will have a few -- they don't want a huge liberal package, they want something more targeted. for a senator like joe manchin, west virginia, i have not checked the stats, but there is not that many nature -- major cities which are bearing the brunt of this type of increase in violence, it's a rural state so i'm sure he is under less pressure to put in more background check laws and try to take illegal guns off the street. i'm sure that reconciliation package will have more funding for cops and making sure that they reform as well, because you don't want the repeat of where african americans in our country feel like the police are targeting them with george floyd and countless other instances over the years. they are trying to figure out exactly what's in that infrastructure package and how much money they should spend on childcare and other soft infrastructure because they have not finished t

we saw a law of that nature in arizona passed by republican-controlled legislature, upheld by the supreme court this week. so these are very controversial issues. republicans are trying to make sure that the rules for voting are stricter. democrats are trying to make sure that as many people are able to vote as possible. there are some tensions, of course, between ballot access and ballot security. but as i mentioned in that piece, one of the reasons why the debate is as heated as it is is that in each case, the parties i think perceive themselves to be getting some kind of advantage by having the legal regime surrounding voting that they prefer. republicans believe that if you tighten up some of the protocols that we saw in the 2020 election, that they would win more races, possibly given that the presidential race really came down to fewer than 45,000 votes, remaining battleground states. from an electoral college perspective. the democrats believe that the greater the turnout, the greater their chances of winning. clearly they are pretty happy that joe biden has 81 million votes. that

host: news from arizona central on this topic -- " arizona said that they need more material from maricopa county, suggesting that the senate's review may be nearing its end. fann said during a hearing at the capital that she expects the demands for additional materials will end up in court, setting up another legal battle in the saga that has seen the country and state lawmakers spar over the scope of the legislature's subpoena power. also during the hearing the senate's top contractor on the review recommended reviving plans to go door-to-door to inquire about some residents' participation in last year's general election." caller: glad to talk to you. my concern is over black lives matter, what they had to say about the demonstrations in cuba the day before yesterday. i think it was around us. -- i think it was horrendous. host: how do you feel about the demonstrations in cuba, bob? caller: i worked with a lot of cubans. i had a cuban neighbor in chicago. they are wonderful people. these people have condemned them. it is horrendous. host: is the u.s. government doing enough to support th

we focused much of this work in states including alabama, arizona, florida, georgia and texas. state with some of the lowest vaccination rates. across june, vaccination rates in the states grew faster than the overall natural national vaccination rate. so we will stay at it -- overall national vaccination rate. we will get vaccines to more and more family doctors so americans can get a shot at the doctor's office. we've already nearly doubled the number of medical practices, with tens of thousands of family doctors now administering shots. we will build on this progress and work with pediatricians and other health care providers to serve younger people and push to get younger people vaccinated as they see their doctors for back-to-school checkups or get physicals for fall sports. we will also intensify our efforts to bring vaccines to her many people spend the most time during the week at workplaces and on school campuses. at the same time we will work with communities to get more shots in arms. we are also mobilizing covid-19 search response teams to provide additional support

grijalva of arizona will vote yea on h.r. 1664. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush of illinois, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on h.r. 1664. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? mrs. hayes: as the member designated by ms. wilson of florida, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on h.r. 1664. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by congresswoman grace meng, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that congresswoman meng will vote yea on h.r. 1664. as the member designated by congressman horsford, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that congressman horsford will vote yea on h.r. 1664. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated b

former president trump speaking in arizona last night. trump returns to arizona to see the governor and predicts ballot review will vindicate him. he delighted his political base in downtown phoenix, predicting vindication from the ballot review. reliving his favorite moments in the white house. he continued to make false claims about fraud. it did not break any new ground. even so, the nearly 5000 on hand made it clear they are like -- their loyalties have not shifted since he left office. he said, what you are doing is incredible. the 2020 election was a total disgrace. one of the fallouts, falling apart this week with speaker pelosi refusing to seat jim jordan and jim banks. coming up, the first in our series, the house. oral histories of members of the house who were in the chamber that day and their experiences. and on tuesday, the first meeting of that select committee. live on c-span three. again, that committee with only one republican member, liz cheney, selected by house speaker nancy pelosi in the aftermath of that decision las

the certification stopped when they got to arizona. host: of course when the select committee does meet, which could begin as early as later this month after the july 4 recess, c-span will be your source of covering the select committee. if you are listening on c-span radio, we are asking should republicans serve on this committee? speaker pelosi making the announcement yesterday of her choices of democrats and one republican, liz cheney. she explained the mission and the priority moving forward. speaker pelosi: it is important for you to know what our purpose is for this. that is the findings of the legislation speak to the testimony for the director of the fbi when he basically said there were more deaths on domestic terrorism then from global terrorism in our country. the department of homeland security with concerns that are out there. all of these institutions talking about -- i hate to go there and it's what they had said in terms of white supremacy , anti-semitism, islamophobia. all of these attitudes that have contributed to wh

in the case against arizona, justice alito's opinion stated, one legitimate state interest is the prevention of fraud. fraud can affect the outcome of an election and fraudulent votes dilute the right of citizens to cast ballots. fraud can undermine public confidence in the fairness of elections and to perceive but -- with jenna of the outcome. he also noted that in merely implementing voting regulations such as roasted increase ballot integrity does not equal discrimination. that is what my democratic colleagues continue to misconstrue. unfortunately these election some version is part of their plan and continued push to nationalize our elections, creating the false narrative that states are passing racist laws to incorrectly justify the need for hr1 and s1 and hr4. it is false and offensive. our country has come along way since the passage of the voting rights act of 1965. i think that is important to recognize and remember the history behind the need for that legislation and celebrate the progress that we have made all while recognizing the ongoing importance of section two to ensure that

the website deals with arizona has this on its website. president trump interfered with the election? the secretary of state has an inquiry. let's hear from ray in washington dc, the independent line. ray in washington? hello? you are on. go ahead. caller: the issue with marijuana . they've been studying marijuana for years. i have a degree in public health. i am an older gentleman from the 60's. it seemed like they are wrapping around the economics and not so much as a social issue. i don't think they understand the health. there are little bits and pieces where it can help you, but at the same time it is a gateway drug. and i don't think they are looking at the long-term issues, what's going to happen. a study, do a comparison to other substances, you have to go and study that. host: long-term issues such as what? caller: audio-social for sure. economic, you're making money and your social people are voting. you look back to kids, five, six year olds. when they move up and they can be exposed and they can use it more. watching people use

that bill was just signed into law in arizona. let's talk to darrell who was calling from jackson, tennessee. darrell, good morning. caller: good morning. the problem that we have is critical race theory is a law school concept taught about how politics affects, how the law affects the political nature of this country. what we are talking about is high school. this is much too complex. what we are doing now is trying to deny the racist history of america. the fact that slaves were not happy, the fact of reconstruction was worse for black people then slavery was. jim crow laws that happened to black people, -- jim crow laws, lynchings that happened the black people. we have the government sponsored segregation. we have brown versus the board of education. we are just trying to deny everything and what we have to do is have honest conversation and find out what really happened and what we can do about it. host: we would like to thank all of our viewers, callers, guestst critical race theory at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. later today

host: that is peggy and texas, talking about voter id, also mentoring arizona. the associated press taking a look at the events of arizona, saying election officials have identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud out of more than 3 million ballots cast's in last year's -- cast in last year's election. the ap said their investigation found 182 cases were problems were clear enough that officials refer them to investigators for further review. so far, only four cases have led to charges, including in a separate state investigation. no vote was counted twice. the ap also adding that, while it is possible more cases could emerge, numbers illustrate the implausibility of the claims that fraud and irregularity in arizona cost him the state electoral vote. a final audited result, president biden won more votes than former president trump out of 3.4 million. if you want to look through that ap investigation and what they found as far as their analysis of events in arizona, you can do so online. from texas cannot republican line. this is richard -- from te

fox news reported way ahead of biden winning arizona. they obviously knew they one --wonm --won arizona. who gave that order? that's what i would like to know. guest: there was no order for the media to report this one way or the other. [no audio] guest: news organizations, fox news technology to protect winners and get it right. the entire rotations of news organizations on these decisions not only to be first but to be correct. without getting too far deep in the weeds here, the projections, trends, how many ballots our last that are left, a lot has been written on this. these news organizations go out of their way to explain their methods and procedures for making these calls. host: a question for you on twitter. going back to your description of being called into the white house for an interview with the president. they say "you are a general desk journalist. i couldn't think of a bigger component to give a person makes a living covering today's political scene. were you more worried about being or being in the middle of a frenzied r

former president trump speaking in arizona last night. trump returns to arizona to see the governor and predicts ballot review will vindicate him. he delighted his political base in downtown phoenix, predicting vindication from the ballot review. reliving his favorite moments in the white house. he continued to make false claims about fraud. it did not break any new ground. even so, the nearly 5000 on hand made it clear they are like -- their loyalties have not shifted since he left office. he said, what you are doing is incredible. the 2020 election was a total disgrace. one of the fallouts, falling apart this week with speaker pelosi refusing to seat jim jordan and jim banks. coming up, the first in our series, the house. oral histories of members of the house who were in the chamber that day and their experiences. and on tuesday, the first meeting of that select committee. live on c-span three. again, that committee with only one republican member, liz cheney, selected by house speaker nancy pelosi in the aftermath of that decision las

let's go back to our phone lines and talk to melinda calling from herford, arizona. good morning. caller: good morning. i live -- i can see mexico from my window i am so close to the border. now that you are speaking about covid, i know lots of border patrol agents and they are telling me as many as 70% of the people crossing the border are positive and we are just shipping them out to the rest of the country. that is part of the reason we are going to have a high covid infection rate. the border needs to be secured and biden and the democrats have an open border and they are not stopping anyone. i can also say i have in my possession many videos, current videos, of people hauling drugs. they are smaller packs, not the bigger packs they used for marijuana. so it must be fentanyl. they come in lines of people hauling drugs from the desert into our country and the democrats and the government is doing nothing about it. they are just letting them come through. they are not being stopped. host: let's go to maria calling from westfield, new jersey on the independent line. good morning.

they upheld voting restrictions in arizona. and signaled that challenges in new state laws making it harder to vote, my god, i'm going to say that on this floor, making it harder to vote. in spite of the constitutional privilege that is ensconced in 13, 14, 15th amendments. that generates into the space the dignity of humanity that citizenship's birth right is the right to be precise in your desires of your representation. and then it signaled in this article that challenges to new state laws making it harder to vote would have a hostile reception from a majority in the justices. the vote, just as we expected. all of the court packing, all of the court packing has borne fruit. forgive me. i wanted to be on this floor speaking eloquently if you will, about a myriad of things. but 6-3 vote, not even a light of difference, three that were not appointed by republican presidents, and then of course the packing. by the former president of the united states and by the way, i want to make a public statement. i know the first amendment

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona rise. pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8 the yeas and nays are ordered. freight -- pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. follow the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? mrs. dingell: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2278, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2278, a bill to authorize the secretary of the interior to designate the september 11 national memorial trail, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from michigan, mrs. dingell, and the gentleman from arkansas, mr. westerman, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from michigan. mrs. dingell: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous mater

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, i rise today to honor the life of macey reed, a 4-year-old girl from pima, arizona, who was swept away by floodwaters and tragically passed away this month. words cannot express the heartbreak and devastation of losing a child, and macy's loss is one that will be felt throughout her community. mr. o'halleran: i wish the reed family strength and peace during this immensely difficult time. in the wake of this tragedy, i am heartened to see an outpouring of love and support from countless in the community. i encourage every arizonan to continue to show kindness to their neighbors. also urge everyone to prioritize safety above all else during the monsoon season. my wife and i are keeping macy's family, loved ones, and the entire pima community in our prayers as they mourn her passing. thank you and i yield back. the speak

lesko of arizona. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 555, the gentlelady from arizona, mrs. lesko, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from arizona. mrs. lesko: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. my amendment strikes section 316. under current law, universities are already allowed to conduct research on marijuana as long as the university gets approval from the drug enforcement agency and buys the marijuana from the university of mississippi, the d.e.a.'s approved provider. additionally, universities are currently required to comply with the drug-free schools and communities act which prohibits universities from unlawfully manufacturing, distributing and dispensing or possessing a controlled substance. a violation of this law would result in a loss of federal funding. democrats want to change all of this. section 316 allows universities to skirt these requirements. if universities are allowed to enga

he was trying to persuade us he won arizona and everyone knows he won arizona. he continued to claim the election had been stolen from him and there was widespread fraud, the evidence for which has never surfaced or been produced. it was a revealing capstone to our investigative reporting process. by the time we went out to hear what he had to say, we talked to 140 people worked closest with him. we had a good sense of where the reality was. host: did you challenge him on what is aides and friends and cabinet secretary told you? guest: in that interview, we often let donald trump talk and tell us his view. we want to do here his worldview. there may times we said, sir -- there was not hugging and kissing -- he argues that many of the protesters during the capital january 6 were part of a loving crowd. we definitely questioned him. the purpose of this interview was to hear him. it is a little jaw-dropping, the way he is committed to this alternate vision, the way he has hardened his inner narrative so that it has no correspondence, no morning to reality or fact.

in my home state of arizona we are lucky. we have 22 federally recognized native american tribes and we are so proud that the first native american woman ever appointed to the judiciary served on the federal district court here in arizona. that leads me to my first question to mr. warner. president biden named lauren king of the u.s. district court for the western district of washington. is confirmed, she will become the third native american currently sitting on the federal bench. in fact, she will become only the fifth native american ever to serve as a federal judge. that commission you discussed earlier, i wanted to find out, recommending judges for being candidate, how did you account for lack of representation from the native american community and how did you focus on remedying that issue? >> thank you, representative stanton. washington has 29 federally recognized tribes and still no native american federal judge yet. so, how did the committee approach that work? well, we first focused on the professional experience t

he was trying to persuade us he won arizona and everyone knows he won arizona. he continued to claim the election had been stolen from him and there was widespread fraud, the evidence for which has never surfaced or been produced. it was a revealing capstone to our investigative reporting process. by the time we went out to hear what he had to say, we talked to 140 people worked closest with him. we had a good sense of where the reality was. host: did you challenge him on what is aides and friends and cabinet secretary told you? guest: in that interview, we often let donald trump talk and tell us his view. we want to do here his worldview. there may times we said, sir -- there was not hugging and kissing -- he argues that many of the protesters during the capital january 6 were part of a loving crowd. we definitely questioned him. the purpose of this interview was to hear him. it is a little jaw-dropping, the way he is committed to this alternate vision, the way he has hardened his inner narrative so that it has no correspondence, no morning to reality or fact.

craig, prescott, arizona, democrat, last call. caller: hi. i know this is a small percentage of people probably but my wife was very afraid of needles. i practically had to drag her to get her shut. host: she is not the first one probably. [laughter] caller: she almost looked like she was insane after she had her shot. a good side of this, our neighbors, we used to always get together but then when covid hit, we could not get together any longer. after she got her shot, we are back. we are having barbecues. there is such a relaxed atmosphere. if anybody is afraid to get a shot, please get your shot because it will open up a new door for you and you will have so much fun. host: craig finishing off this open forum. for those of you who participated, thank you. we turn our attention to when it comes to those needing access to food, particularly how farmers markets play into this and how they are helping those on food assistance programs. joining us for that is amanda shreve, executive director of the michigan farmers market association, joining

host: news from arizona central on this topic -- " arizona said that they need more material from maricopa county, suggesting that the senate's review may be nearing its end. fann said during a hearing at the capital that she expects the demands for additional materials will end up in court, setting up another legal battle in the saga that has seen the country and state lawmakers spar over the scope of the legislature's subpoena power. also during the hearing the senate's top contractor on the review recommended reviving plans to go door-to-door to inquire about some residents' participation in last year's general election." caller: glad to talk to you. my concern is over black lives matter, what they had to say about the demonstrations in cuba the day before yesterday. i think it was around us. -- i think it was horrendous. host: how do you feel about the demonstrations in cuba, bob? caller: i worked with a lot of cubans. i had a cuban neighbor in chicago. they are wonderful people. these people have condemned them. it is horrendous. host: is the u.s. government doing enough to support th

let me give you one example of the northern arizona fund. it is a collaborative group that agreed, one of the partnership groups was a water utility. they were concerned that if a fire came and it would ruin the water supply. they moved the project forward. the utility and wildlife joined in. scottsdale jointed, phoenix joined in, even coca-cola joined in. more people are on the ground doing some of this work. that type of project and understanding what the benefits are give people to help pave the way. sustainable, long-term care to make sure we have healthy forests for the future. host: those public-private partnerships in the private industry, are they only interested because it is directly involved in forest or wildlife issues directly after or does it come with a bigger group of people and companies? guest: great question, we have some foundations that are interested in enhancing the resilience of our forest. it can be seen as putting money up front. in part because it mitigates some of the losses they may have. they are trying to prote

that is what they are doing an arizona. the second thing is that he say the voting as sacrosanct and so they we should protect. i agree. in pennsylvania when the government to the voting laws at the last minute, bypass the state legislature which the constitution says that the state legislature is the one that passes the voting law. how did that happen? you may not know this, but vice president pence could have sent the votes back to pennsylvania. he got one from the state legislature and one from the governor. the state legislature's -- just later is the one who has the right to oversee election. host: we will let our guest respond. guest: it is not quite as simple as that in terms of the legislature. i take your point that the governor of pennsylvania did change the administration of the voting laws. where the line is between the administration authority that belongs to a governor or secretary of state and the rules for voting as prescribed by the legislature is very important. let me go to your point about voter fraud. t

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? mr. stanton: as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, pursuant to h. res. 8 that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on the pefs question. as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from texas rise? ms. garcia: as the member designated by mr. garcia pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. garcia will vote yes on the previous question. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? mr. pallone: as the member designated by mr. donald payne, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yes on the previous question. as the member designated by many ms. bonnie watson coleman, she will vote. as the member designated by mr. sir res, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. sires -- will vote yes on the previous question. the spea

upholding last week, arizona's voting restrictions -- talk about the impact of this decision. guest: it could be extremely important. what they said is that they would be looking for a very specific determination of discriminatory intent. there would have to be a very large negative impact on minority communities for the law to be overturned. this was something that was being read into the law, that there really is no minimal impact that would supposedly be ok under the voting rights act. it makes the federal action -- it makes it even more consequential because the likelihood is that whatever passes out of texas would get upheld by the supreme court. each case is different. it is certainly not indicating that the supreme court is in a posture where they will easily overturn voting laws, even voting laws that will have a negative impact on other minority groups. host: our first call for you comes from joe in new jersey. no ahead. caller: in light of what you said about corporate funding, what is your opinion of public funding for the people that are running and what about the

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. stanton: as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, punt to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on h.r. 2497. as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote yes on h.r. 2497. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. kelly of pennsylvania, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. kelly will vote yes on h.r. 2497. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does massachusetts seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. auchincloss, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. auchincloss will vote yes on h.r. 2497. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. fallon of texas and pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. fallon will voa yea. the speaker pro tempore:

tricia from glendale, arizona. you said yes. why will you put the mask back on? caller: we don't have a playbook for this and i have to believe in what the scientists and educated individuals are saying about this. this could end very badly for mankind. i think we all have to put together, do what is right, and take the advice of the professionals. none of us are that smart. to make this a political issue is ridiculous. that is what it is turning into. it is going to be mankind's demise. this is nuts. host: ok. we told you that tensions were rising on capitol hill yesterday between publicans and democrats over the new guidance from the cdc, but also the house and the senate chamber -- the house chamber at least requiring the masks go back on. kevin mccarthy, the republican leader of the house tweeting out at 10:29 on tuesday -- "make no mistake the threat of bringing masks back is not a decision based on science, but a decision conjured up by liberal government officials who want to continue to live in perpetual pandemic state. take a look at "political" headline

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mr. stanton: mr. speaker, i stand in support of the allies act. i believe, as my colleagues have stated so eloquently, that we have a moral obligation, a duty to take care of those who protected and safeguarded american troops in afghanistan. future allies will look at how we treated those who put themselves in harm's way. the thousands of interpreters and others who aided our mission when they are asked to help us in other times of need. there is one particular group i'd like to call special attention to. the afghan female tactical platoon. this small group of elite afghan women sought a better future for their country. they were trained by our country's special forces and supported our special operation missions during the war. they gathered essential intelligence and help protect the lives of innocent civilians and american troops. we owe these brave women more than our gratitude. we owe them what they gave us -- loyalty and protection. because of their gender, they're marked for espec

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

the gentleman from arizona. mr. stanton: as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on h.r. 2668. as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva which vote yes on h.r. 2668. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from georgia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. jones, punt to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. jones will vote yes on h.r. 2668. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does vasm virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by mr. trone pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. trone will vote yes on h.r. 2668. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: as the member designated by mr. donald payne pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. paverpb will vote yes on h.r. 2 -- mr. payne will vote yes on h.r. 2668. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentl

recycling is a major effort in southern california, as it is in arizona and other places. these are all techniques. we need water storage systems, stream storage systems. we are in the process of putting together a major off stream reservoir in my district. if it were in place today, it would have a significant impact in reducing the effect of the drought. so these are all things that we need to do. we need to replenish the rivers so that -- but also use that water wisely. host: congressman garamendi with us until 9:00. 202-748-8000, the line for democrats. 202-748-8001 for republicans. for independent 202-748-8002,. the dixie fire up north in california, the bootleg fire in oregon. what about your district itself? has it been affected by these fires? guest: all of california is affected because the firefighters in california are centering on these fires. we have neutral aid programs from california. firefighters in southern california are in these northern districts. the new big one is near lake tahoe, just to the southeast of lake tahoe. so these fires are extremely dang

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mr. stanton: mr. speaker, i stand in support of the allies act. i believe, as my colleagues have stated so eloquently, that we have a moral obligation, a duty to take care of those who protected and safeguarded american troops in afghanistan. future allies will look at how we treated those who put themselves in harm's way. the thousands of interpreters and others who aided our mission when they are asked to help us in other times of need. there is one particular group i'd like to call special attention to. the afghan female tactical platoon. this small group of elite afghan women sought a better future for their country. they were trained by our country's special forces and supported our special operation missions during the war. they gathered essential intelligence and help protect the lives of innocent civilians and american troops. we owe these brave women more than our gratitude. we owe them what they gave us -- loyalty and protection. because of their gender, they're marked for espec

upholding last week, arizona's voting restrictions -- talk about the impact of this decision. guest: it could be extremely important. what they said is that they would be looking for a very specific determination of discriminatory intent. there would have to be a very large negative impact on minority communities for the law to be overturned. this was something that was being read into the law, that there really is no minimal impact that would supposedly be ok under the voting rights act. it makes the federal action -- it makes it even more consequential because the likelihood is that whatever passes out of texas would get upheld by the supreme court. each case is different. it is certainly not indicating that the supreme court is in a posture where they will easily overturn voting laws, even voting laws that will have a negative impact on other minority groups. host: our first call for you comes from joe in new jersey. no ahead. caller: in light of what you said about corporate funding, what is your opinion of public funding for the people that are running and what about the

supreme court ruled 6-3, upholding to arizona biting law -- voting laws. and -- justice samuel alito offers the cou

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

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from arizona yields back. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. ross: mr. speaker, i yield 2 1/2 minutes to the gentlewoman from texas, congresswoman jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the speaker very much. let me take the opportunity to congratulate the gentlelady from north carolina as she manages this rule and doing it in an excellent manner. mr. speaker, i rise to support the underlying rule and to mention that h.r. 2467, known as pfas, is an important step in the right direction in providing safe and proper use of these chemicals. as well i rise in support of h.r. 2668, which is dealing with reinforcing the authority of the federal trade commission. but likewise i rise in support of h.r. 3985, and i thank jayson -- jason crow for his leadership and that is the expanding of the afghan allies protection act 2009 to expedite the special immigrant visa process for certai

he also talked about the supreme court ruling on arizona voting rights. this is 15 minutes. pres. biden: let me begin by saying that the creative cooperation between local, state, and federal officials down here has been remarkable. i want to thank our fema director for their effort. governor desantis, senator marco rubio and scott, congressman schulz, mayor, they have all cooperated in ways i have not seen in a long time. it is really a testament to how difficult things are down here. it is what, quite frankly, we miss a lot. we have all been working in tandem from the moment we got the news of the collapse of the building. i think my colleagues will tell you, we cut through the bureaucracy, the one order i gave, the federal folks, was no bureaucracy, just cut through and get to what they need. that is why we decided to cover 100% of the search-and-rescue costs for the first 30 days. that is necessary here, in my view. and fema is going to provide temporary housing and other urgent needs for the device -- survivors. state department are expediting visas for family members from ot

arizona is one such case where you could be able to provide cooling. even though people are spaced out and you could also have a network of people helping so in our case we have had all sorts of community members step up including a utility company. long-term solutions provide cooling spaces along the way. to provide cooler spaces and handle long-term mitigation adaptations. >> thank you so much for your comments, and i will yield back. >> the chair recognizes mr. kyl mr. kilby for five minutes. >> thank you, for holding this important hearing. i've been toggling back and forth with lots of things going on today so if my question is redundant, i apologize. over seven years ago in my hometown, a water crisis emerged. my hometown is flint michigan. the children were affected by the crisis and exposed to high levels of lead that poses significant health risks particularly in their development. what was not as well-known in the water crisis that there was an outbreak and as a result of the crisis. michigan again is experiencing a surge. the michigan depart

lesko of arizona. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from arizona. members will record their votes by electronic device. [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: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. desaulnier, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. desaulnier will vote no on the lesko amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from missouri seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. graves of the state of missouri, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. graves will vote aye on amendment number 29. the speaker pro

if you look at the states like arizona, pennsylvania, michigan, all the republicans saying that where the black people live is where the fraud happens. but i don't know, it's early. right now, a c. maybe things will change. let's wait and see. host: voting rights, sean mentioned this, democrats in atlanta are pushing voting rights, taking the fight over voting rights to the states. georgia on their minds, democrats on the senate rules committee held a rare hearing on monday in the lawmakers recently passed a new election laws and democrats say that it could disproportionately affect turnout among black voters and the governor there, they write, republicans defending the law saying that it expands access to voting in rural areas by guaranteeing drop boxes and adding another day of early voting in most rural counties. here is james in bridgewater, new jersey. we are asking you this morning to grade the president on his first six months. go ahead, james. caller: yeah, when you elect a president, you are electing one man. but there's a whole administration that goes with the president. my

we should all congratulate the arizona gop because they had an historic victory in the supreme court. [applause] think that her president trump and the supreme court who have upheld election security laws so that hopefully in 2022 we will have across the country a secure, free and fair election, which is all we expect. but the democrats are going to fight tooth and nail to strip the states of all local control. but we have to be united as conservatives and republicans to make sure that every election is free and fair. in free and fair elections, we win. this lie is a complete lie from biden down. they believe if you have any election reforms, we are racist and trying to oppress voters. it is a complete lie. we have to stand up and say the democrats are lying. voter id is not racist, it is common sense. [applause] preventing ballot harvesting from duck -- drop boxes, it's not racist. preventing illegal immigrants from voting is not racist, it is common sense. the democrats corrupt politicians act as an assault on free and fair elections and erodes state safeguards that are going to mak

that is what they are doing an arizona. the second thing is that he say the voting as sacrosanct and so they we should protect. name in the search bar. we will have

let's look at what's going on in arizona. a bill just was signed talking about critical race theory. it lets look at what's happening there. arizona governor signed a bill preventing local government -- governments from teaching local -- critical race theory. for him it's the state and any local government from inquiring -- forbids state and any local government from inquiring -- from requiring their employees to engage in orientation, training or therapy that suggests an employee is inherently racist, sexist or oppressive whether consciously or unconsciously. the measure comes as critical race theory becomes the latest flashpoint in the culture wars. the theory which is decades old examines the impact of racism on history and maintains that racism is systemic. republicans have used the term critical race theory as a catchall for teaching racism with some panning the bill as discriminatory. let's go back and talk to darrell who is going to jackson tennessee. garo -- darrell, good morning. caller: good morning. the problem is

that is what they are doing an arizona. the second thing is that he say the voting as sacrosanct and so they we should protect. name in the search bar. we will have to leave this here to take you live now to the national governors association for remarks from incoming n.g.a. chair, governor asa hutchinson of arkansas. >> governor doozy of arizona. governor ducey? >> hello, everyone. it's great to see everyone even if it is virtually. on behalf of the governor hogen which includes governors mckee, kearney, cox and scott, i'm pleased to present the sway of the n.g.a. executive committee, members and officers. for members to the executive committee, the committee nominates governor charlie baker of massachusetts, governor kay ivey of alabama, governor michelle lujan grisham of new mexico, governor jarrett pole list of colorado, governor gretchen whitmer of michigan, governor andrew cuomo of new york, myself, governor doug doozy of arizona, and for n.g.a. vice chairman, phil murphy of new jersey and for n.g.a. championship, gov

this is stu from arizona saying i am not optimistic. over the last 2.5 years, i have lost 60% of my savings. we will go to janine madison -- janine in madison, wisconsin. good morning. caller: i used to think i would die of optimism one day. however, this administration has made me feel much more pessimistic about everything. the economy is in trouble. all of the federal benefits that are being given, especially in wisconsin -- tourism is a huge industry here. we don't have people to work because people are making $16.75 an hour to stay home. we need to incentivize workers. we need to, as they used to say, teach people to fish, not give them the fish. between all the things that are going on in this country, all the incoming migrants from the southern border, we cannot afford to take care of everyone. we do not take care of our own citizens and the rates are going to go through the roof. printing more money and printing more money and printing more money is not the answer. let's get people to work. you get rights when you have responsib

adrian is -- adrian fontes served in maricopa county arizona. approximately two thirds of arizona's population from 2017 to 2020. his position was most recent in a long list of his service to his community and country, from 1992 to 1996 he served as -- on active duty in the u.s. marine corps. we thank you for that service. he earned a nomination meritorious commission, after being honorably discharged she received a bachelors degree from the arizona state university, before continuing on to the sturm college of law at the university of denver. after law school, he served as a prosecutor with the denver district attorney, worked in the maricopa county attorney's office, then headed the form prosecution unit at the arizona attorney general's office. in 2016, he was elected to the office of the maricopa county reporter where you served a four-year term, implementing national award winning systems and procedures to improve accessibility and security for maricopa county elections, even amidst the immense logistical and personnel safety challenges pos