Uster congressman annie k serves on the energy and commerce committee. Anni first on the mixed messagese we heard yesterday from the cdc director, when it comes to the rollout of a potential vaccine. What do you think a realistic vaccine rollout timeline looks like . Caller i think the president is playing politics with the vaccine. We have had several hearings related to the vaccine in our Health Subcommittee on the energy and commerce subcommittee, and the timing is clearly at the very end of 2020, much more likely to the beginning of 2021. These trials take time. They involve human trials, so they involve over 30,000 people. We need to be patient, follow the science. The most important piece of this, john, is to have confidence in the vaccine. Its about the safety and efficacy. Is it effective in preventing the future spread of covid19 virus . Is it safe, are there any side effects . It is not anything we want to rush into. Obviously, everyone is anxious to get the vaccine, but we n
Bruce westerman discusses the western wildfires, Climate Change, and other news of the day. Good morning. It is thursday, september 17, 2020, Constitution Day in the United States. This morning on the washington journal we will begin by asking you how you would amend the constitution if it were up to you today. Give us your ideas on how you think we the people may benefit on a change from the founding documents dating back to september 17. If youre in the mountain are pacific time zone, the number to call is 202 7488001. You can send us a text, 202 7488003. If you do come include your name and where you are from. Otherwise, catch up with us on twitter or on facebook. To you. Rsday morning officially known as Constitution Day and citizenship day in the United States. We are talking this morning about the u. S. Constitution. Some history is your calling in 1787, delegates opened their Constitutional Convention on may 25, 1787 in philadelphia to begin discussions on how to create a consti
Now to live coverage at the u. S. House here on cspan. The speaker the house will be in order. Pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2019, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties. All time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 1 50 p. M. Each member other than the minority leaders and the majority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the maryland, mr. Trone, for five minutes. Trone i thank you, madam speaker. I rise today to recognize the ccomplishments of more than 23 million americans who are in recovery. Recovery is national month. 2019, were celebrating 30 years of that designation. Marking that today in ongress with an effort were calling Congress Goes purple. Colleagues, ank my denver riggleman, annie kuster, Brian Fitzpatrick for partnering with me to happen
White house and beyond. Thank you, New Hampshire and i will see you on the campaign trail. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. [cheering and applause] [cheering and applause] mr. Castro good morning. Hello, New Hampshire i heard that i was coming to visit with the rowdy as, loudest loudest democrats in the United States of america. [cheering] and i have to say that you all are living up to your reputation. Let my let me give a shout out to your great senators and yourhaheen representative annie kuster and representative chris pappas. And maggie hassan, to chairman buckley, to all of our New Hampshire delegates democrats who will make sure that we beat Mitch Mcconnell and have a democratic senate. You know, like many of you, my immigrants American Dream story. I grew up along with my twin brother and mother and grandmother. My grandmother had come here as a little girl of seven years old from mexico with her sister because they lost their parents and their closest relatives lived in texas.
Boy feelake a jersey at home, right here. It was 50 years ago that my parents tried to move to another new state and that one was new jersey. Horribleencountered racism. Every time they would show up to try to buy a house in the places where the with the best Public Schools, Real Estate Agent would greet them and see we were a black family and say im sorry, this house is already sold. You cannot move into this on. But what my parents really encountered was not just hate and bigotry. They encountered love. People that understood that adria chism is love of country but you cannot love your country unless you love your fellow countrymen and women. They encountered people that nation, lovethis is not just a sentiment or sentimentality. Love it says if your children does not have a great public school, my children are lesser off. They knew that injustice anywhere was a threat to justice everywhere. So a community of activist,. Rassroots activists mostly white folks in that new jersey suburb