the clerk: to allow the district of columbia to establish the rate of pay of the district of columbia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from district of columbia, ms. norton, and the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr0 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from district of columbia. ms. norton: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on the measure before us. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. norton: i yield myself such time as i may consume. this bill would give the district of columbia the authority to increase the pay of the d.c. financial officer. d.c. requested that i introduce this bill so that it can retain and recruit the best c.f.o.'s. at the outset i want to emphasize that the c.f.o. is paid excuse exclusively with local funds, not federal funds. under the d.c. congress established a maximum rate of pay for the c.f.o. and the d.c. council has no authority to increase that rate. congress does not cap or otherwise establish the pay of any other d.c. employee

the district of columbia has military police. they have marked police vehicles with emergency equipment like sirens. senator lankford: to clarify, 40 individuals make up? ? a quick reaction force maj. gen. walker: yes. senator lankford: thank you. senator king: thank you. mr. salesses, i know the defense department has its own intelligence service, dia. i would appreciate it if you could provide to the committee intelligence products that were available to the department of defense and the week prior to and the day prior to january 6. and they can be submitted in a classified setting if there are issues. i don't know if there is such material, but if it is -- but if there is, i hope you make it available to the committee. general walker, you are a very important witness because you were in the midst of all this. we are struggling with that long delay. you testified that in the summer, the delay was a matter of minutes. this time, it was three hours and 19 minutes. was the delay caused, and you judgment from being on these phone c

that call came in and we helped facilitate the deputy mayor of the district of columbia, and dr. rodriguez. chief passionately pleaded for the district of columbia national guard to get to the capital. -- capitol. the army senior leaders did not think it will -- look good. they stated it could insight the crowd. their best military advice would be the secretary of the army, who could not get on the call, so we wanted him to join the call but he was not available. we were told he was with the secretary of defense. the army senior leadership expressed to chief konte and dr. mitchell, the deputy mayor, and others on the call that it would not be the best military advice to have uniformed guardsmen on the. -- capitol. during the call, you're saying optics was raised on that call. specifically. i want to go back to the question i started. you said you were able to get immediate authorization in the summer of 2020 during those protests. general walker, was the issue of optics ever brought up by army leadership when the d.c. national guard was deployed during the summer of 2020? was tha

the primary police force in the district of columbia. i appreciate this opportunity to brief you on the events of january 6, 2021, a dark day for our country. it is important that we, members of congress, district leaders, and representatives and all-americans find answers to questions about this. i would like to use the facts as we know them at this time based on the point of the metropolitan police department and the government of the district of columbia. as with any example of multiple agencies, thousands of people, there were inevitably several perspectives and possibly inconsistencies that will need to be aligned as more information is gathered. i would like to get key facts to ensure the committee understand the different roles and the district of columbia including mpd and those congressional authorities. first, mpd is prohibited from entering the capital -- capitol to patrol, make arrests, or serve warrants without the request of the capitol police board. second, unlike any other jurisdiction in the country, the president of the

we make a request as the district of columbia, we make a request. we send that to the federal government. ultimately, the secretary of the army oversees that request. there's a whole approval process that that request has to go through in order for national guard resources to be deployed to the district of columbia, unlike governors and other states who are able to activate their national guard without going through- chief contee: beginning to activate their national guard without going through those approval processes and receiving approval from the highest level of the federal government. that just does not have to take place in other states, so a real hindrance to us in terms of our response and the ability to call them up. senator carper: thanks, sir. thanks for that response. could you just take a minute to share with us your thoughts on whether having a dc national guard under the command of a mayor or even a governor of a neighboring state might help the dc metropolitan police in coordinating with federal authorities to better protect the cit

agents brought prostitutes to their hotel rooms while making arrangements for president obama to visit columbia. we talked with her about her in-depth look in her new book subtitled the rise and fall of the secret service. >> on this episode of book notes plus. listen on c-span.org or wherever you get podcasts. ♪ joining is now is laura from politico. she serves as the defense reporter. thank you for joining us. guest: thank you for having me. host: a story of yours takes a look at the efforts going out of afghanistan. you make the case that this was pre-much already completed even before yesterday's announcement. can you give us context? guest: scheuer, one of the news items from the president's speech was that he moved up the deadline. previously it was september 11. now it's august 31. but my sources are telling me that the drawdown is effectively done. we currently have just 600 troops in afghanistan. just about all of them were always expected to stay past the official withdrawal date to provide security at the u.s. embassy in kabul and at the kabul international airport. the only person

the daughter of mexican immigrants graduated from yale, harvard, columbia law school before joining the center for justice -- the federal bench has long been occupied by former prosecutors and corporate lawyers. it is about time the civil rights attorneys and voting rights experts join the ranks. especially now when our democracy is in peril in many ways. it is crucial we elevate someone like ms. perez to the bench. someone we can trust to equally apply the law. i was proud to recommend her to president biden and i look forward to formally introducing that to the committee today. when i met her as i did, she knocked my socks off with her brilliance, her persistence and her strong and wonderful personality. i yield the floor. >> also on the senate floor, mitch mcconnell talked about president biden's speech in philadelphia on voting rights. saying it was set in an alternate universe as well as the texas state democrat visit to capitol hill to lobby for federal voting rights legislation. senator

book, "zero failure," she talks about making arrangements for president obama to make dust visit in columbia. we talk about her book in the new book, subtitled the rise and fall of the secret service. >> on this episode of book notes plus, listen on c-span.org, or wherever you get your podcasts. ♪ >> our first guest of the morning is serena -- sarita gupta. thank you for joining us. be here. host: talk about the ford foundation and the futures of worker program, tell us what that is. guest: the ford foundation is a large social justice philanthropy. its mission is to tackle inequality in all of its forms. the future of workers program is aimed at looking at how we can ensure and support advocates on the frontline and business leaders eager to use the position -- their position to drive change. to reimagine work that empowers workers and compels players to take appropriate responsibility for worker

which agents draw prostitutes to hotel rooms while making arrangements for president obama to visit columbia. -- to visit colombia. >> this episode of book notes plus. listen at c-span.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts. >> now, state and federal judges testify on judicial branch diversity before the house judiciary subcommittee on courts. topics include pathways to law school for minorities, access to law clerkships and vetting nomies

columbia. egypt. el salvador. ethiopia. ghana. india. iraq. nepal. new zealand. panama. philippines. south korea. and, the united kingdom. did i miss you? sec. mayorkas i present 21 candidates representing 16 countries who have all applied to be citizens of the u.s.. each candidate has been interviewed by officer -- by an officer and exhibited the ability to read, write, and speak words in the english thing which. each has deb -- in the english language. each has demonstrated knowledge of the history and form of government of the united states. secretary may orchids, i recommend these candidates meet -- sec. mayorkas, i recommend these candidates by -- be administered the oath of allegiance, thereby admitting them to the united states. >> please raise your right hand as we swear the oath of allegiance. please, repeat after me. i hereby declare on oath that i absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty of whom or which i have heretofore been a subject or citizen, that i will support and def

we did study with columbia university and asked why are poor and low wealth people really engaged? the answer was nobody talks about them, whether they are white folks or poor black folks or latinos or whatever, we can go through an entire presidential election, and the candidates will talk about the middle class, the wealthy, and never talk about one third of the electorate and in 40 million people in this country, almost 43% of the nation. that is a problem because if you are not willing to say the word poverty or talk about wealth, then we are never going to do policies that lived from the bottom up. you are always going to be stuck and either trickle down that does not work, or neoliberalism that says if you lift from the middle, everyone is lifted, when in fact, we are not going to fix what is wrong with society until we lift up the bottom. host: poorpeoplescampaign.org is where you can find the poor people's campaign on the internet. we have plenty of calls. matt, virginia, democrat. you are up first. caller: i would say i aligned for the democrats and vote for them, but my p

the daughter of mexican immigrants, myrna graduated from yale, harvard, columbia law school before joining the brennan center for justice as a voting rights and election litigator. the federal bench has long been occupied by former prosecutors and corporate lawyers. it's about time that civil rights attorneys, federal defenders, and voting rights experts like myrna perez, one of the foremost voting rights experts in the country, join the ranks. especially now when our democracy is in peril in many ways. it's crucial we elevate someone like miss perez to the bench. someone we can trust to faithfully and equally apply the law of our great democracy. i was proud to recommend her to president biden, and i look forward to formally introducing her to the committee today. when i met her, as i did to interview candidates, she knocked my socks off with her brilliance, her persistence, and her strong and wonderful personality. >> c-span's "washington journal ," every day we take your calls live on the air news of the day and discuss policy issues that impact you and coming up this morning, the natio

what in telogen's was available prior to january 6 regarding the influx of people into the district of columbia and their intentions. you see, we already know that intelligence is new. they knew ahead of time there were threats of violence. and i have to tell you as a freshman member of congress that was the fourth day on my job january 6. i was shocked. absolutely shocked at what happened at the capitol. even more so i am shocked that with the intelligence there is going to be violence. the national guard was not present on january 6. on january 5 we know there were pipe bombs at the rnc and the dnc. there is a video of the person that placed them there. i would like to know we are asking the question with that great threat of violence pipe bombs at both places rnc and dnc why was it not taken seriously? why wasn't the national guard brought in? those are the questions we have. also when the capitol police requested to nancy pelosi on january 6 asking her for the national guard on generally six, why it wasn't that request made? why did the national guard not committing to protect the capitol p

research from columbia university in new york found that for each dollar this tax cut costs, it returns $8 in benefits down the line. $8 that would have to be spent other ways. it is a gigantic help -- an 8- to-1 return. your heart and your budget lead to the same place. this is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. today, these tax-cut payments are arriving automatically. it did not happen automatically. a result of the work of the people who advocated for this for a long, long time. we finally got it passed in my american rescue plan. i want to thank those who have been fighting for this for years. a congresswoman from connecticut has been a champion for this. senators booker, bennett and ron wyden. they will tout the success. in the coming days, we will also hear from people saying, i want to extend this -- it is only for one year now. that was all i could get it for the first time. i want to extend it into the future, have another piece of legislation be voted on soon, to continue this. for the people who say we cannot afford to give the middle-class a break, i say we can

research from columbia university in new york found that for each dollar this tax cost, it returns eight dollars in benefits down the line. eight dollars that would have to be spent other ways. it's a gigantic help. it is a gigantic return. your head, your heart and your budget, all lead to the same place. this is the right thing to do. and it is a smart thing to do. today, these tax cut payments are arriving automatically. but it did not happen automatically. the result of the working people who did this -- advocated for this for long time, we finally got it passed in my american rescue plan. i want to particularly thank those who have been fighting for this for years. the congresswoman from connecticut has been a champion for this. congressman richie neil and torres, senators bennett, brown and booker. you will probably hear from our republican friends who all voted against this, but they will tell you the success as it helps working families and their states and -- tout its success as it helps working families and their states and districts. i want to not extend this tax credit, it's

brought prostitutes to their hotel rooms while making arrangements for president obama to visit in columbia. we discussed her new book subtitled "the rise and fall of the secret service." >> listen at c-span.org/podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts. ♪ >> during the national governors association summer meeting, incoming chair asa hutchinson of arkansas talked about his policy initiatives for the upcoming year. >> thank you all very much. welcome back, everyone. our first order of business is to move the resolution to elect the 2021-2022 nga officers and the executive committee members. our immediate past chair and nominating committee chair, governor larry hogan, was unfortunately not able to be with us today, so offering the resolution on governor hogan's behalf is governor ducey of arizona. governor ducey? >> thank you, governor cuomo

you have come to the district of columbia, which i represent. the district of columbia does not have the final vote on the house floor. i vote in this committee and i have all the other benefits of being a house member. i have no representation of the people i represent, a number larger than those of two states that have all of their rights. have no votes whatsoever in the senate. so it has been a great pleasure for me to hear from representatives who have the vote, cherish the vote, and have made it clear to all of us why the vote is so important. i thank you very much your testimony. this hearing is now adjourned. [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] >> here is what's coming up today. on c-span at nine a.m. eastern, the house of representatives comes into session. the house will be voting on legislation debated early in the week including a bill compensating cia employees who suffered rain

you have come to the district of columbia, which i represent. the district of columbia does not have the final vote on the house floor. i vote in this committee and i have all the other benefits of being a house member. i have no representation of the people i represent, a number larger than those of two states that have all of their rights. have no votes whatsoever in the senate. so it has been a great pleasure for me to hear from representatives who have the vote, cherish the vote, and have made it clear to all of us why the vote is so important. i thank you very much your testimony. this hearing is now adjourned.

in columbia county, more than 300 homes and businesses will be connected to high-speed broadband. the village of fairmont will replace an 81-year-old. delaware county, folks will have access to quality, safe and affordable child care. northern duchess hospital adding 18 beds to its family birth center and these are a few of the projects we were able to secure. invaluable investments in new york 19. thank you, i yield back. pursuant to clause 12-a, the chair declares the house in

but again, that would be shared with law enforcement within the district of columbia through the jttf, as well as the executive board for the jttf. sen. scott: i'm just -- i'm flabbergasted that, not that you donât know now, but that thereâs no public information about why we have all these national guards here. does that surprise you? steven sund: it's a significant security deployment. again, i believe it's based on the facts of what they've seen, hindsight being what it is. the facts of what occurred on january 6th, this unprecedented insurrection. sen. scott: yep. thank you, mr. chairman. sen. peters: thank you, senator. senator hassan, you're recognized for your questions. sen. hassan: thank you, mr. chair, and thanks to all of the witnesses for being here today. i especially want to take a moment to acknowledge the heroism of the officers of the us capitol police, law enforcement and other employees of the capitol who bravely worked to protect our democracy on january 6th, and who have done so much work to restore our capitol since that day. i also want to thank all of the fam

you have come to the district of columbia, which i represent. the district of columbia does not have the final vote on the house floor. i vote in this committee and i have all the other benefits of being a house member. i have no representation of the people i represent, a number larger than those of two states that have all of their rights. have no votes whatsoever in the senate. so it has been a great pleasure for me to hear from representatives who have the vote, cherish the vote, and have made it clear to all of us why the vote is so important. i thank you very much your testimony. this hearing is now adjourned. ♪ announcer: c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by the television companies and more, including charter munication's. >> broadband is a force for empowerment. -- charter communications. >> that is why we are upgrading technology, empowering opportunity in communities big and small. charter is connecting us. announcer: charter munication's supports -- charter communications supports c-span as a public servic

jurisdiction first proved to the justice department or to the united states district court for the district of columbia that the proposed change did not deny or abridge the right to vote on account of race, color, or membership in a language minority group. using that tool, it -- from being implemented across georgia because they failed the statutory test. if georgia had still been covered by section 5, it is likely that s.b. 202 would never have taken effect. we urge congress to restore this invaluable tool. i will now turn the podium over to kristen clarke, who will tell you more about our filing in the united states vs. georgia. ms. clarke: thank you, attorney general garland. two weeks ago, you made clear that the department will spare no effort to protect voting rights in this country. as you and i have discussed on many occasions, the civil rights division stands on the front lines of this work. while it is the honor of a lifetime to lead the division charged with upholding the nation's civil rights laws, it is also a great responsibility. today, that responsibility requires that i announce the d

alicia from columbia, maryland, on the support line. caller: hello, pedro. i have not spoken with you in a long, long time. i am for withdrawal. we have been there too long. they were very smart to use us and get money out of us. i think that was money we could have used here, so i'm glad president biden has done this. thank you very much. host: from twitter, this viewer says, "three cheers for joe biden." jen psaki: first, we welcome the unanimous adoption of the u.n. security council to extend the humanitarian lifeline to syria. this agreement will directly impact the lives of millions of syrians.

capitol police will be joined by district of columbia officers who responded to the january 6 attack. c-span3 will have live coverage starting at 8:30 a.m. eastern but you can also watch online at c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. ♪ >> president biden is traveling to cincinnati, ohio, today for remarks about

agents brought prostitutes to their hotel rooms while making arrangements for president obama to visit columbia. we talked with her about her in-depth look in her new book subtitled the rise and fall of the secret service. >> on this episode of book notes plus. listen on c-span.org or wherever you get podcasts. ♪ joining is now is laura from politico. she serves as the defense reporter. thank you for joining us. guest: thank you for having me. host: a story of yours takes a look at the efforts going out of afghanistan. you make the case that this was pre-much already completed even before yesterday's announcement. can you give us context? guest:

arrangements for president obama to visit columbia. >> carol leonnig on this episode. listen wherever you get your podcasts. >> next, legal experts testify before the house committee on the elections clause and the role congress plays in regulating federal elections. witnesses answer questions on the founders views of elections, the history of elections law, and the history of federal and state jurisdiction of constructing laws around voting. this is about an hour and a half. >> our hearing today will examine the broad authority for congress to regulate elections under the clause of the united states constitution, known as the elections clause. it reads as follows. "the time, manner of elections, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but, congress may alter such regulations except as to the places of choosing senators. the state making regulations for the time and manner of congressional elections, but to provide congress power to alter such regulations at any time. the framers called for the inclusion of the elections clause and the broad power

norton: can i thank you for this hearing on behalf of the voters of the district of columbia who are struggling to get state hood and no votes in the house and shat. mr. raskin: you your comments as do the rights of your constituents who never stormed the capitol even though they have been dis enfranchised. and i recognize representative cloud for five minutes. mr. cloud: thank you. i find it hard we are talking to you here today in washington d.c. you have taken an oath of office to protect and uphold the laws of the united states you for texas. as a texan and constituent it's odd to see you here instead of back in texas doing the job you were elected to do. . is it your understanding that a quorum requires your physical appearance? yes,

the district of columbia is well on its way to becoming our 51st state, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i rise to address the house and ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, at the grocery store and at the gas pump, american families are facing a harsh new reality, rising prices have effectively created both a tax hike and a pay cut for the workers. at the height of summer, families are now paying 3% more for fruits and vegetables, 9% more for milk, and 18% more for bacon. instead of addressing this crisis, president biden and liberals in congress are doing what they always do, spending money that we don't have and asking taxpayers to cover the difference. another $3.5 trillion spending bill is not what our country needs. passing the green new deal, under another name, will not help american families. in pennsylvania, inflation has harsh consequences on our local business

steve, columbia, south carolina. caller: the last guy, really. if you really, really want to know what happened on january 6 and who the agitators were, go back and look at what happened in washington on january 5. just go back and see what happened and it will answer all your questions of who the agitators were. host: what do you mean by that? he hung up. that will be the last call for this segment. a two hour program today. congress coming in at 9:00. two congressman joining us from the morning. we will hear from republican john curtis from utah to discuss climate change and infrastructure. they are on, democratic congressman jim langevin of rhode island. we will talk about the select committee to investigate the january 6 in suresh and. we mention the passing of donald rumsfeld. he sat down in 2011 talk about his book. here is what the former defense secretary said when asked about what he hoped to get out of writing the book. [video clip] >> i hope to have produced a book, which i think i have, that will interest people in public service, it

from columbia law school. tom burt is corporate vice president for customer security and trust at microsoft corporation. among his departments many responsibilities he's responding to law enforcement requests for access to data and managing microsoft's government clearance and national security compliance. mr. burt joined microsoft in 1995 and has helped several leadership roles in the legal affairs department. department. he received an a.b. from stanford university and a j. d. from the university of washington school of law. jonathan turley is the j. b. and maurice c. shapiro professor of public interest law at the george washington university law school. after previous position teaching at tulane law school, professor turley joined the gw law faculty in 1990 in the 1990 he became the youngest chair professor in the schools history. in addition to serving as counsel in a number of significant cases, he has written numerous articles for variety of law journals and national publication. professor turley earned

capitol police will be joined by district of columbia officers who responded to the january 6 attack. c-span3 will have live coverage starting at 8:30 a.m. eastern but you can also watch online at c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. ♪ >> president biden is traveling to cincinnati, ohio, today for remarks about his infrastructure plan. he's speaking at a union training center at 5:40 p.m. eastern. we'll have it live here on c-span. our guest is gene dodar. gives head of the government accountability office. welcome to washington journal once again. guest: good morning to you and all our viewers. host: what is the role of the government accountability office and what sort of issues do members of congress ask you to investigate? guest: we are an independent organization, not a legislative branch of government to assure the independence of audit, and help support congress in carrying out its constitutional responsibilities and to help ensure the accountability of government to the benefit of the american people. the scope of our responsibilities are across the entire br

agents brought prostitutes to their hotel rooms while making arrangements for president obama to visit columbia. we talked with her about her in-depth look in her new book, subtitled "the rise and fall of the secret service." >> on this episode of book notes plus, listen at c-span.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts. >> former president donald trump announced wednesday he is taking legal action against facebook, google, and twitter for censoring his free speech. he has been permanently banned from twitter and suspended indefinitely from facebook and instagram for posts he made about the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol. he spoke about the lawsuit at his golf resort in new jersey. [applause] former president trump: thank you very much. i appreciate that. thank you, everybody. i want to say that i stand for you this morning to announce a very important and beautiful development for our freedom of speech and that goes to all americans. today, in conjunction with the america first policy institute, i am filing as the lead representative, a major class-action lawsuit against the big te

started her coverage on the scandal called hooker gate, making arrangements for president obama to visit columbia while arranging secret service prostitution visits. >> find more at c-span.org/about --/podcasts. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including media,. >> the world changed in an instant but we were ready and we never slowed down. schools and businesses and virtual and we powered a new reality because we are building to keep you ahead to. >> media, supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers giving you a front row see the democracy. -- front row seat to democracy. >> testimony on judicial diversity before the hearing on courts including access to law clerkships and vetting nominees for the federal bench. this is just over 2.5 hours. >> the subcommittee will come to order and without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess of the subcommittee at any time. welcome to this morning's hearing on the importance of a judiciary that is diverse, federally. i

geissler has mentioned working with rich columbia who had a similar situation in 2017. the canadian services are working toward the similar process. i will defer. mr. perlmutter: mr. geisler, could you explain your experience? mr. geissler: as we have said, there are a number of monitoring systems that are looking at fuels and other predictive data to give us that heads up. the measurements that representative lucas talk about has fueled data in real-time. that is a part of it. we were able to look at the moisture content and fuel typing at all of the sites across the entire state at any given moment. it allows the fire manager to anticipate. in this past year, we had winds which took us from a slow fire season to our historic fire season in a couple of days. a lot of that came to we knew -- when the wind was ongoing to have that ongoing realization of changes would have been another system. there are various systems in place that allow this prediction to go but they do not have the coverage to give a national or regional picture. they are highly isolated at this point.

her pieces on psychology have been widely published in the columbia journal and in many other publications and her book "irony and outrage" examines liberals and conservatives. she is working on a new book and maybe she'll tell you about it when she is speaking. i believe it focuses on white supremacy, also a topic well -- a topic relevant to our audience. we have interviewing her, lorraine ali, currently the television critic at the l.a. times. she's previously been a music editor. she is a member of the peabody award's of jurors. she is a former newsweek senior writer and her byline has appeared in a diverse roster publications from the new york times to gq to harper's bazaar, and many more, including village voice, l.a. weekly, and rolling stone. we are very happy to have you with us tonight. take it away, lorraine. >> thank you so much for that lovely interest in -- introduction. i want to welcome you to this series. the goal is to explore the challenges to american democracy that were posed during the trump presidency. but tonight we will be looking at political satire and the role th

we did study with columbia university and asked why are poor and low wealth people really engaged? the answer was nobody talks about them, whether they are white folks or poor black folks or latinos or whatever, we can go through an entire presidential election, and the candidates will talk about the middle class, the wealthy, and never talk about one third of the electorate and in 40 million people in this country, almost 43% of the nation. that is a problem because if you are not willing to say the word poverty or talk about wealth, then we are never going to do policies that lived from the bottom up. you are always going to be stuck and either trickle down that does not work, or neoliberalism that says if you lift from the middle, everyone is lifted, when in fact, we are not going to fix what is wrong with society until we lift up the bottom. host: poorpeoplescampaign.org is where you can find the poor people's campaign on the internet. we have plenty of calls. matt, virginia, democrat. you are up first. caller: i would say i aligned for the democrats and vote for them, but my p

this bill removes several long standing policy riders including many that dictate to the district of columbia how to manage its own afires spend its own money or that harm and limit transparency in political spending. finally, i'd like to take a moment to highlight an issue that's a priority of mine. election security. this bill today includes $500 million for states to help them meet the challenge of ensuring the real security integrity of american elections. this represents our continued commitment to long-term funding for elections security and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlelady from connecticut reserve serves. the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. granger: i yield the gentleman from ohio, the ranking member of the interior and environment subcommittee, mr. joyce, for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. joyce: thank you for yielding. i rise in opposition to h.r. 4502. before i get into the details of the interior and environment section of the bill i want to thank chairwoman delauro

you have been an assistant district attorney in columbia since 2003 and appearing as a member of the board of directors for the national association of assistant u.s. attorneys. you obviously have distinguished yourself within that organization because you were vice president of policy for its executive committee from 2018 to 2020. your legal experience is significant and previously you were a trial attorney focused on organized crime at the united states department of justice from 1996 to 2003. if you will allow me, sir, you and i have something in common. we are both stand in the shadow of siblings that are better than us. your sister is debbie wasserman-schultz, someone who people on both sides of the aisle is a lot of affection for. would you please give us your testimony. >> thank you, chairman durman, ranking member grassley, senator booker and members of the committee for the opportunity to appear before you. it's an honor to testify as vice president for policy for the national association of assistant u.s. attorneys. i'm here today seoully in my individual capacity and not o

giroir: we know columbia university, not a bastion of conservativism. columbia university said 60% of the people who died could have been saved had china said human to human transmission three weeks sooner. and the dorseys and the zuckerbergs of the world who refused, called it a conspiracy theory. called a conspiracy theory. people died and the blood is on the hands of the social media giants in the media and the people who refused and just completely supported whatever china and the world health organization said. and you have signed sis, competent scientists, saying differently and being ostracized. shame on you. >> chairman, i am probably way over my time. i yield. [laughter] >> is a member of the foreign affairs committee i was curious about talking about the responsibility of all global leaders to determine the origins and work together in cooperation to prevent a future pandemic i -- a future pandemic. i would love to ask dr. asher some of his thoughts on working for the secretary of state, what were some of the things you have been working on wi

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