For joining me. Im fredricka whitfield, and we begin this hour with dueling Campaign Strategies and Debate Preparations in the race for the White House. Today, both president ial candidates are on the Campaign Trail in Battleground States and both are getting ready for their Tuesday Debate showdown in their own unique ways. This afternoon, Vice President Kamala Harris took a break from Debate Prep at a nearby hotel by making a Surprise Campaign Appearance at a Small Business in pittsburgh. And former President Donald Trump is holding a rally right now in the battleground, state of Wisconsin Weve got Team Coverage of the race for the White House. Cnns Eva Mckend is in pittsburgh with the Vice President. But lets begin with Alayna Treene at that Trump Rally in wisconsin. So alayna has it gotten underway . It has fred Donald Trump is speaking behind me right now. Hes been talking for a little under an hour now and look up. This speech was really supposed to be focused on the economy about
We have a great panel with us today. Former director of the bureau of protection for the federal trade commission. We will have the president of the computer and communication industry association. And here to discuss the department of justice proposal, we have lauren willard, counselor to the attorney general. We are very lucky to have this great panel here. We will walk through the actual proposal. Then for some commentary over the industry and consumer side of things. Give ai want to kind of little level set. Im sure most of the people dialed in have some familiarity with section 230 and understand what it is all about, but i would like to give some history to give some context to the statutes and so forth. When we talk about the Communications Decency act section 230 with the fairly recent movie, the wolf of wall particular the character based on daniel koresh. He was an employee with the company that was Leonardo Dicaprios business in that movie. Hillarify your memory, mr. Was the
This minibus combines six appreciate appropriation bills, defense, commerce, justice, science, energy, Water Development, Financial Services and general government, labor, hhs, and education, transportation, housing and urban development. Than 200s more billion in emergency funding to rebuild our nations transportation, housing, and energy infrastructure, to expand broadband to unserved and underserved areas and to rebuild age, Public Health, and support state and local Health Agencies and Global Health activities. The bill prioritizes public 47 and safety with billion for lifesaving medical research at the National Institutes of health, and 50 million, an increase of 25 million above f. Y. 2020, for firearm injury and Mortality Prevention Research at the n. I. H. And c. D. C. , and it includes strong funding for Numerous Public Health efforts, including initiatives to reduce h. I. V. Infections, address tobacco and ecigarette use, and ensure food safety. As we confront the twin crises
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Live on capitol hill, the House Appropriations committee working on 2021 spending levels today. One of the measures they are working on his defense spending. 694. 6 billion, an increase of 1. 2 billion from 2020. Congressman a nita lowey chairs the committee. I will say good morning again. I call this meeting of the committee of appropriations to order. Before we begin, house rules require me to remind you that we have set up an email address to which members could send anything they wish to submit in writing. That email address has been provided to your staff. Our first order of business is consideration of the department of defense appropriations bill for fiscal. Ear 2021 thank you madam chairwoman. Remarks, igin my reluctantly have to acknowledge this will be my final Opening Statement before the House Appropriations committee. I have no new revelations to make but for those of you who will remain on this committee, there are a few things i would like to say. He saved the conditiona