President trump thank you very much everybody. Thank you very much. Before i begin, i would like to extend my deepest con doleancees to the families in milwaukee, wisconsin. A wicked murderer opened fire at a Brewing Company plant, taking the lives of five people. A number of people were wounded, some badly wounded. Our hearts break for them and our loved ones. We send our condolences and its a terrible thing. Terrible thing. So our hearts go out to the people of wisconsin and to the families. Thank you very much. I have just received another briefing from a great group of talented people on the virus that is going round to various parts of the world. We have from early decisions, decisions that were ridiculed at the beginning. We closed up our borders from flights coming in from certain areas, areas that were hit by the coronavirus and hit pretty hard and we did it very early. A lot of people didnt think we should do it early and we did. And it is a good thing. The importance is the h
A 14yearold africanamerican youth from chicago who was lynched in particularly gruesome fashion while visiting an uncle in mississippi in 1955. Hes myrrh and the antilynching movement that followed set the stage for the Civil Rights Movement that we recognize today. Because generally they could not rely on Law Enforcement to protect them, because they understood that the lynchings occurring throughout the south were very deliberate campaigns to subjugate our black population, they were very deliberate campaigns started in the 1870s by the ku klux klan and carried on right up to the resent day through terrorism because they realize africanamericans mobilized their own efforts to combat the terror of lynching and the threat of racial violence through grassroots activism and the founding of integrated social justice organizations. During the period between the civil war and world war ii, thousands of africanamericans were lynched in the united states. Most in the south. But not entirely.
Wash authors april ryan and cal thomas sunday on book tv on cspan2. Health alec cesar health and Human Services secretary azar was in washington. He talked about the federal government response to the outbreak and testifying on the president s 2021 budget request. The second panel on the Coronavirus Response, those questions will be limited to five minutes, which is the usual case. Only 10 members will be able to ask questions during that round. I will have to be strict with the gavel. Since the witnesses have a tight timeframe and i know that you will all cooperate with that. Let us begin. Welcome, mr. Secretary. We are glad that you are here. We have a lot to take up and every bit of it is obviously series. The chair recognizes yourself for five and its for an opening statement. Let me begin with this. , mr. Secretary i think that confusion is the enemy of preparedness. Confusion is the enemy of preparedness. I believe that the administrations lack of coordination for the Coronavirus
Relation to the recent bush fires and debate on the motion to have precedence over all other business. The debate continue until adjourned or resolved if necessary of the usual time of the house. Three, the Federation Chamber not to meet. Four, the house to adjourn on the motion of a minister without debate. And five, any variation to this arrangement to be made only by a motion moved by minister. Question is that the motion moved by the leader of the house be agreed to. All those of that opinion say aye. To the contrary, no. The ayes have it and i call the Prime Minister. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I move that the house, one, acknowledges the devastation across our nation occasioned by the bush fire season including the loss of 33 lives, the destruction of over 3,000 homes, the unimaginable loss of so much wildlife and the devastating impact on regional economies across australia. Two, extends its deepest sympathies to families who have lost loved ones. And to those who have suffered inj
Eastern. Next, representatives from the faa and the national Highway Traffic Safety Administration join two assistant transportation secretaries to talk about new technology and government regulation. The Transportation Research board hosted this event. All right. Good afternoon, everybody. I hope youre all doing very well today. We are all very much excited to be here with you. On behalf of secretary elaine chao. To present to you on laying the foundation for advanced Transportation Technology. Ill let our panelists introduce themselves in a moment. We want to let you know we appreciate you. Youre a critical audience for us representing researchers and thinking that goes into laying the foundation for a lot of tho these advanced transportation technologies. Trv is a fantastic event. People who attend trv tend to be a wonkier crowd. Understand what were saying more times than not. Hearing from you helps inform everything were doing. Were very much looking forward to this panel today. W