, and members of the united states house of representatives and the united states senate. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the most reverend michael curry, presiding bishop of the ethical church. reverend curry: let us pray. internal god of whom the bible speaks and says that you are loved, you are the source of all that is good and just and true, and compassionate. we come before you come of the fountain of all wisdom and the light of all truth. we come before you not in pride or in arrogance, but we come before you in true humility. we come before you because we need your help. we need your help in these troubled times. we need your help for this beloved nation. we need your help for those who have been traumatized and troubled by the painful events of one year ago, and all that has continued since. we need your help, lord, now, to be the democracy you would have us to become a to be the nation you would have us to be. one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. so, we ask you now to help us, to help all those who are traumatized. help all of

, and members of the united states house of representatives and the united states senate. please welcome the most reverend michael curry, presiding bishop of the ethical church. reverend curry: let us pray. internal god of whom the bible speaks and says that you are loved, you are the source of all that is good and just and true, and compassionate. we come before you come of the fountain of all wisdom and the light of all truth. we come before you not in pride or in arrogance, but we come before you in true humility. we come before you because we need your help. we need your help in these troubled times. we need your help for this beloved nation. we need your help for those who have been traumatized and troubled by the painful events of one year ago, and all that has continued since. we need your help, lord, now, to be the democracy you would have us to become a to be the nation you would have us to be. one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. so, we ask you now to help us, to help all those who are traumatized. help all of those who have lost l

state housing director eugene young and estimate than working hard to address the housing crisis that has been made worse byde the pandemic. you know what i'm talking about. using the state housing authority as part of the private sector to rebuild the riverside community in northeast wilmington it's a very exciting project. and then to revitalize or develop more than 400 affordable housing units in canton sussex counties. and then they go a long way to support those who need it most and then to strengthen the economy at the same time. it's also way past due to make sure that every home in business is connected to the internet. currentlycu close to thousands of homes lack access to high-speed broadband help their children do homework, work from home and continue their educational line. we are investing $100 million of federal money to make sure everyone has access to a hardwired connection and these connections are mostly in canton and sussex county. >> we also continue to tackle the epidemic with the health consortium to have a real impact despite the national raise delaware was only

house and then people were upset. there was a meeting in a tavern the next morning the group went and grabbed to the representatives and made they made them come back into the state house and they physically made them sit in their seats to establish a quorum so they would do stuff like that a lot. the quorum call was important and in general people could speak without limit there would and occasionally there were these these rules the previous question rule that could potentially limit their speaking but quorums are important and that aspect now you mentioned also that the house of representatives used to have a filibuster type activity as well. why did they get rid of it early? well the house had the previous question rule and thomas jefferson was kind of behind that in 1801 when he left being vice president as the presiding officer of the senate he became president. he established a rule book for the house as a congress and the peak the pq motion as it's called. was not used a lot and i believe was 1810. there was a

., 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: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. sovereign god, these times are in your hands. incline your ear to us and hear our prayers for our congress, for our nation, for its people. as compatriots we are too often separated by politics and perspectives, individual certainties and intractable opinions. on this anniversary of national discord and despair, send your healing spirit among us and tend to the dispiritedness and disagreement here within and around the people's house. this day, into your hands we commend our spirits of fear, anger and uncertainty and ask that you would revive in us our shared commitment to this country's highest ideals, its strength in its diversity, its power in its defense of the common good. on

let's start with your run for the state house. in your announcement you talked about how your family and friends really struggled to find economic opportunities in your hometown of sandusky, ohio. what policies would you push to address this? >> again, lindsey, thank you for inviting me on today. i remember growing up when my dad lost his job at the scott paper company, when it closed. i remember how my family struggled. i remember my parents feared for our family. and i remember eating that so-called government cheese. that has continued to happen. family and friends, my neighbors in this district, they have left this district because of opportunities. for me, one of the most important things to concentrate on, to focus on, is bringing jobs, well paying jobs and opportunities, to the district. because when someone has a well-paying job, they are not worried about putting food on the table. they are not worried about paying their rent. and they are able to live the life that they should be able to live as a human being. so i will

and then for both the state house and the state senate, we gave them both bs. so, it's aually, compared to a lot of maps across the country, they did very well. >> sreenivasan: and how do you come up with the letter grade? what goes into that? >> so, several different factors are feeding into it. we have geography scores, and those e derived from comparing to other maps that we have an independent mapping corp draw. but then i think, perhaps more interestingly, our partisan fairness scores and our competitiveness scores, and those two sces are derived using computer algorithms that draw one million maps. and then we compare the map that was producedthe commission to those million maps and judge it based on whether it falls within expected distributions or whether it's an extreme outlier. >> sreenivasan: wow. so, michigan used an independent commission this time, for the first time, it was one of only a handful of states to do this. has this lead to better grades? >> it has, it has. what we've seen pretty much across the board in states that use commissions, the

what is good for the state house and what is worked for the state has is good for the courthouse as well. in the last decade we have consistently seen ethical issues arise preventing some of our states 46 county sheriffs for them propose to law enforcement training counsel at the south carolina criminal justice academy developing conduct annualal ethics training for evy county sheriff. that will help us to accomplish more. [applause] i always enjoy coming to these sessions and this is the fifth one i had been to. i hope to come toel some more. it's always great to see everybody here and i'll tell you we are on our way up. we are on the way up and i want to compliment you again for the many hard-fought battles to come to the right conclusion to getod the right things done for people of the state. i'm proud of that and i'm proud of you. when i go around the country i'm always very proud to be introduced as the governor is of the great state of south carolina. i am proud of us. i'm also introduces the 117th governor of the great state of -- what is interesting that the governors when they a

., 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. sperring as as the member designated by maxine waters, i inform the house that chairwoman waters will roord her vote as present. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. lee of california, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. lee will vote present on the quorum call. as the member designated by ms. tlaib of michigan, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. tlaib will vote yes. >> as the member designated by ms. kim of california, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. kim will vote yes on the quorum call. >> mr. speake

our monthly single-family home building permits are more than every state we touch and our state housing is hot all across indiana. ladies and gentlemen, the state of our economy is indiana strong. [applause] strong like indiana steel. we are number one in the country for steel production, part of our rich heritage. and we are also becoming a magnet for the industries of the future, such as hypersonics, microelectronics, cyber, solar, drones, quantum computing, advanced manufacturing, plant genetics, and battery technology. i could go on and on, so i will. for example, we are putting new energy in new energy. more and more solar projects are cropping up all across our state. after i visited tel aviv last year, doral renewables announced they were building the largest solar farm in the united states on 13,000 acres in starke and pulaski counties. eventually, it will generate enough electricity to power hundreds of thousands of homes, all by cultivating the sun. thank you, nick, for your confidence and incredible investment in the state of indiana and our people. [applause] these industrie

call your house reps. call your senators from your states. we've got to make sure they're onboard and we already have a lot of people engaged. okay, stay tuned. >> stay tuned. unfortunately for mitch mcconnell the trump genie is already out of the bottle. apologies for the mental image, trump dressed up like barbara eden either that or the trump toothpaste was out of the tube. who would by trump toothpaste? wait, there's more. republican candidates for congress are running on the big lie big time. >> if you mess with a rattlesnake you'll regret it, but politicians never learn. they want total control, so they lie, waste our money, rig our elections, open our borders. >> i was one of the first to support donald trump for president. he made america great, but the democrats rigged the election. >> a higher system rigged against the people. president trump says the election was stolen, and he's right. >> it seems like the gop talking points for the upcoming mid-terms are already rigged against our democracy. you'll forgive me for being a bit skep

the so called is lobby state house, launched the largest scale attack in syria since it was defeated. that in 2019. yeah, target the prison holden, she hottest in the northeast. a cat has led san democratic forces see the repelled the attack as andrea cops at most of the inmates who had escaped in the chaos, but dazzled as i still believed, to be on the run. 24 hours after the initial onslaught. the neighborhoods around whereon prison were still a battle ground. conflicting reports of numbers of dead fighters and civilians hung over the city like the plumes of smoke from explosions. almost a 100 suspected eye as fighters managed to escape from the prisoner. these kurdish security forces prepared for combat. one ha, we're now going into the basel round about where there is about $300.00 is law mic state fighters coming out to fuzzy on it, will be facing them and turning them back to where they came from and got us will make them regret what they did she? they're killing and trying to win, but we're here to stop it. oh, no problem. hundreds of residents with homes near the prison fled t

in georgia, which is considered a battleground state control of the white house and the u.s. senate, the difficulty of voting in black communities like union city could possibly to the results on november 3. with massive turnout expected, lines could be even longer than they were for the primary, despite a rise in mail-in voting, and georgians already turning out by the hundreds of thousands to cast ballots early. since the u.s. supreme courtr shelby v. holder decision in 2013 a laminated key federal oversight of election decisions in states with history of discrimination, george's voter rolls have grownav by nearly 2 million people. but polling locations have been cut statewide by nearly 10% this is according to an analysis of state and local records by georgia republic broadcasting andti propublica. much of the growth has been fueled by younger, nonwhite voters, especially in nine metro atlanta counties where four out of five new voters were nonwhite, according to the georgia secretary of state office. the metro atlanta area has been hit particularly hard. f the nine counti

yeah. state houses, state legislatures, good. and the party apparatus to be able to engineer a situation where they are in a stronger position to pull off a coup in 2024 than they were in 2020. and that's not hyperbolic at all. those are all facts. i think that could be the end of our democracy, not to be to, you know, pointed about it, but i want people to understand that this is a make or break point. the events of january 6 there is certainly worth investigating. the countries deserves to know the whole story, but that is not what is taking place on capitol hill. key questions are not being asked. the actual facts of what took place on the ground remains somewhat a mystery. however, the rhetoric from democrats regarding trump supporters has just gotten more and more shrill. if the goal is to bring the country together and make sure events like what happened on january 6, never happen again. over the past year we've seen anything but that i think any time that we see a riot or any kind of massive disturbance or anything like th

and even though we all know that's a problem, elected officials in state houses all over the country are guilty of trying to seize whatever advantage they can. >> we're in downtown austin. >> yes. >> this is an area that right now is represented by a republican. it's going to change with the new lines. >> it is. it is. >> reporter: austin, the capital of texas, is a pretty liberal town, it's a key reason republicans drew new congressional maps that took city blocks like this and progressives who live here out of their gop districts. >> here in austin, what the republicans did was pack as many democrats into as few districts as possible. the republican districts are -- not only is it going to be republican, it's going to be very republican and the democratic districts are going to be very democratic. >> reporter: will hurd is a moderate texas republican who left congress frustrated about the lack of bipartisanship. he says new gerrymandered maps in his home state and beyond will make partisanship in the house even worse. >> you have so many seats that are extreme in one direction or a

they were trying to find meeting rooms for those fake electors to meet in the state houses or somewhere nearby. and also they were working on the language in fake certificates that these fake electors eventually signed and submitted to the national archives here in d.c. so this is super important because it was a part of that plan, that scheme for vice president mike pence to somehow throw the election to trump by disqualifying joe biden's electors, replacing them with these fake electors, that would have somehow given the presidency to trump on january 6 and, guys, of course, we all know that didn't work. he won't go along with it and biden was sworn in. >> marshall, this is crazy, okay. this is reporting is just crazy stuff. what you're describing there. and it is trait up cheating. i mean that is cheating. is anyone other than cnn investigating this? >> yes. in plain language, it was an attempt to steal the election for donald trump. it doesn't work. but that doesn't mean that it wasn't important or shouldn't be looked at and attorneys general in many of these states like michigan, n

i'm talking about redistricting and the often legal rigging that occurs when partisans in state houses intentionally distort maps to keep themselves in power, a practice known as gerrymandering. dana bash takes us to texas, one of the most heavily gerrymandered states in the nation. >> reporter: we're in downtown austin. >> yes. >> this is an area that right now is represented by a republican. it's going to change with the new lines. >> it is. it is. >> reporter: austin, the capital of texas, is a pretty liberal town. it's a key reason republicans drew new congressional maps that took city blocks like this and progressives who live here out of their gop districts. >> here in austin, what the republicans did was pack as many democrats into as few districts as possible. the republican districts are not only just going to be republican, they're going to be very republican. and the democratic districts are going to be very democratic. >> reporter: will hurd is a moderate texas republican who left congress last year frustrated about the lack of bipartisanship. he says new gerrymandered maps

he says new gerrymandered maps in his home state and beyond will make partisanship in the house even worse. >> you have so many seats that are extreme in one direction or another. that means people are no longer forced to work together. >> more on that in a bit. but first a primer. the constitution says every ten years after the census, state political maps are redrawn based on population changes. in recent decorate, state legislatures in both parties have taken to gerrymandering congressional districts. >> redistricting is simply the process of redrawing the lines. gerrymandering is redrawing the lines with the intent to benefit a particular party or group or individual. >> look at the map the texas republican legislature passed after the 2020 census. even the untrained political eye can see how jumbled and jagged the new house districts will be. when you look at the new texas map after redistricting, what does it look like to you? >> to me the new map is -- it's incumbent protection. the red seats got redder, and blue seats got bluer. >> reporter: professor david lublin of american

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it finally gives our cities a real voice at the state house. i'd like the ohio mayors to stand up because they're the most awesome. oh! . [applause] >> and all of you were there for me in the toughest of times. this was especially true when my community faced a senseless mass shooting. so many mayors literally hundreds, reached out just to check in on me. and just as powerfully, mayors from communities that had experienced similar tragedies, reached out to offer advice and guidance. i've tried my best to pay that forward as other mayors have to face such tragedies. it is simply unacceptable that our national policy failures have allowed these mass shootings to continue with the burdens placed on local communities. this organization surrounded the mayor of el paso after shootings in our cities, and put out a call for gun legislation. when i became president of the conference, one of the first things we did was send a letter signed by mayors and tom cochran to push president biden and address the steps they're taking on gun violence. the presiden

., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] any use of the closed-captioned coverage the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me? eternal god, throughout human history, you have acted on our behalf. defended us against our enemies. saved us from our own sinfulness. and like those who have gone before us, we have failed to appreciate the mercy you have afforded us from the beginning of time. show us the writing on the wall. our days are numbered. it doesn't matter whether we are counting the days of our life or the time in our current vocation, you have determined the days we are given to serve you. may we not be found wanting. having fallen short of the part we play in your gracious design. may we instead look to all that you have done for us, all that you have promised, and remember how blessed we are. may we respond with full hearts and willing spirits in our attitudes and acti

we are winning at state houses and in boardrooms and in courtrooms and in school boards and city councils, and and that's how activism works. yeah from my perspective, you know so much depends on what happens in the courts over the next year or so. i mean, we talked a little bit about the new york attorney general's investigation and ultimate litigation with the nra. it's a serious threat to the nra's very existence. there's no doubt about it whether probable or not it is a possibility and it's something worth taking taking very seriously there there is a chance that the nra could get dissolved based on a court order because of what the new york attorney general has identified as tens of millions of dollars in this spending and misconduct. that's nothing. that's that's something we just can't ignore right that that is a possibility and so i'll be watching very closely the courts and how that plays out because that's going to have a lot of impact on the state of gun politics in this country. and we have another it's more of a comment than a question, but i would love your reaction or thoug

three years ago on the south steppes of the state house you will remember that i pledged we would work together as a team, and we have. i propose we make bold reforms for k-12 education so every student is ready to learn when he or she enters the classroom. if the words carter of shame would become a fading memory. i suggest full day kindergarten for all interstate. parents should be able to choose the public, private, or for-profit childcare writer that best suits their needs and their child's educational needs. today we have fully funded full day four-year-old kindergarten programs for every medicaid eligible child in the state. that is excellent. as a result, the education oversight committee reports that enrollment has increased 47% as a result of that. there are 50 new private nonprofit and faith-based providers who have open 66 new classrooms, and in public schools there are 120 classrooms. in a recent survey, two out of three parents reported that enrolling their children in first steps 4k also allowed them to go to work or continue their own education. we know that parents in s

houses. you see them right now at the crypt. joining me now is nbc news correspondent mike bemly with the president. this is one of the tools that the president has at his disposal. his ability to travel in air force 1 to draw huge crowds and make big speeches in important places to try to pressure lawmakers and pressure the public to pressure law makers to make changes. >> that's right. to a lot of his president's critics, critics in his own party, i should add, he wasn't doing it enough. i was with him in philadelphia last summer when he spoke at the national constitution center in somber and severe terms, at times, about the threat posed by the attack on voting rights that democrats see happening throughout state houses around the country. this is only his second major speech now on voting rights during the course of his presidency and his allies. among them is jim clyburn who plays a key role in getting him in office. using the last few days to remind the president the promise he made to

. >>> not just california, the entire united states housing market has hit a record value. doubling in just the past ten years. since the great recession. the full housing stock is now worth more than $43 trillion. that's according to a new zillow analysis. one-fifth is that in california. more than $9 trillion. that's more than the combined value of the bottom 30 states. not only did prices rise faster than ever, but more homes were built last year than in any year since 2007. developers raced to meet demand. >>> green hasn't played in a while. 'degreed to a multi-year deal with turner sports. he is the first nba player to sign with a major broadcasting company while he is playing. he will appear regularly on tnt's "inside the nba" as a guest and analyst. he will be part of the other projects and programs. he will be on tnt following the game. >> he is awesome. >>> this sunday, the 49ers play the rams. it's down in l.a. it might look at sound like santa clara. it appears the 49ers, the fans will once again take over l.a.'s sofi stadium. 65% of the stadium will be filled wi

participants keen to have their voices heard at a time when republican state houses across the country, legislation is being introduced specifically to undermine the turnout of african-american voters. the rights that martin luther king has said king bled for. -- martin luther king the third has said king bled for. >> the march this year is extremely important. people have died for such a right, and to continue the legacy of dr. king and the advocacy for voting rights is extremely important. without it, our democracy is threatened every day. >> it is a sad day in america because biden received 80 million votes from -- votes. trump received 70 million votes. we sent people to washington to pass legislation that would be in the best interest of citizens. if they cannot get anything done beyond emergency packages such as covid, we have a serious problem. reporter: the problem is the democratic party does not seem to have the votes in congress to override the congressional rules and overcome republican opposition to pass this legislation. even joe biden seemed doubtful this would be passed

as a reminder, sb9 was passed last year to address the state housing crisis. the bill took effect on january 1st of had had year. this bill allows for the ministerial approval and the construction of duplexes. this bill has specific eligibility criteria and only applies in single family homes zoning districts which in san francisco represents 49% of the parcels. to be eligible, the existing home may not be subject to rent control, may not be tenant occupied in the last three years or had an ellis act eviction in the last three years. to pursue the loss, the new parcel must be at least 1,200 square feet. and the applicant must occupy one of these units for at least three years post construction. there are three paths under this bill, the construction of a duplex, a lock split, or the combination of both a lock split and duplex. projects that qualify will benefit from ministerial approval. means no ceqa review. no historic preservation review for most buildings. no neighborhood notice and no planning commission approval or discretionary review. as you will recal

hagedorn of the great state of minnesota, i inform the house that mr. hagedorn will be voting no on the rule. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by representatives bera and delbene, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.res. 868. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from west virginia seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. lesko of arizona, i inform the house that ms. lesko will vote no on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representatives cooper, frankel, chu, auchincloss and leger fernandez, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.res. 868. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, mr. wilson will vote no on the rule.

house, state senate and congressional level. according to the brennan center, texas democrats would have to win 58% of the vote to be favored to carry more than 37% of the state's congressional seats. that's a state where joe biden earned 46.5% of the vote. part of this a-- according to this analysis, texas would have to vote very heavily for democrats in order to barely break the gerrymandering and it would likely leave republicans with a two to one seat advantage. this is all due partisan gerrymandering, which allows politicians to choose their voters instead of the other way around. it's well-known that competitive elections drive higher turnout which is why the recent state and congressional maps in texas sought to limit the number of competitive elections as much as possible. for the texas voter that has found a way to register, to cast their ballot, and has ignored the impacts of jerry mannedering, their vote is still under attack even after they cast it. currently, right now, as we are two months out from the primary elec

is the first of its kind and finally gives our state's cities a real voice at the state house. and i'd like the ohio mayors to please stand up because they're the most awesome. o-h! and all of you were also there for me in the toughest of times. this was especially true when the community faced a mass shooting. so many mayor, literally hundreds, reached out just to check in on me. just as powerfully, mayors from communities that had experienced similar tragedies reached out to offer advice and guidance. i tried my best to pay that forward as other mayors have to face such tragedies. it is simply unacceptable that our national policy failures have allowed these maz shootings to continue with the burden placed on local communities. this organization rallied around the mayor of el paso and i after shootings in our city and put out a bipartisan call for gun legislation. when i became president of the conference one of the first things we did wassen a letter sign lid 7 mayors and tom cochran to push biden -- president biden, congratulating him and his administration on steps they we