Week in revenue. Well be leaving this Washington Journal Program to go live now to a hearing on Election Security. You can watch the remanldinder this program on cspan. Org. This hearing comes after we laid to rest a giant in Voting Rights. You must use it because it is not guaranteed. You can lose it. We must vigorously defend our right to vote, our access to the ballot box and the integrity of our election. In less than 90 days americans across the country will participate in an election unlike any other in our history. The covid19 pandemic is forcing state and local Election Officials to rapidly expand vote by mail, early voting and other crowd reducing election policies so no voter has to choose between their democratic rights and their health. As states scramble to administer safe primary elections seemingly administrative decisions related to the number and location of polling sites had substantive impacts on peoples right to vote. Long lines in predominantly black and brown neig
Security measures leading up to the 2020 election. The hearing focuses on the spread of disinformation, the role of the u. S. Postal service and options for modernizing the voting process with sameday Voter Registration and expanded polling locations. This hearing will come to order. This hearing comes a week after we laid to rest a giant. Before he died, congressman lewis reminding us that the vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society. You must use it because it is not guaranteed. You can lose it. We must vigorously defend our right to vote. Our access to the ballot box and integrity of our election. In less than 90 days, americans across the country will participate in an election unlike any other in our history. The covid19 pandemic is forcing state and local Election Officials to rapidly expand vote by mail, early voting and other crowd reducing election policies so no voter has to choose between their democratic rights and their health. As
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] thank you all very much for being here, and were going to continue this discussion on the issue of enormous concern for the american people. Senator murphy was going to introduce ms. Russelltucker but, unfortunately, he is detained. Let me begin introducing her, that is ms. Russelltucker was appointed commissioner of the Connecticut Department of education in 2021. Previously she served as chief operating officer division chief of the Departments Office of student supports and organizational effectiveness. Ms. Russelltucker, thanks so much for being with us. Thank you. Good morning, chairman sanders, Ranking Member cassidy, and members of the Senate Committee on Health Education labor and pension. I am charlene russelltucker come commissioner of education and connecticut. I am honored to share critical information regarding the Youth Mental Health crisis and
Independents, 202 7488002. Virginia and new jersey residents, if you want to call us and let us know your thoughts , 202 7488003. You can also post on twitter or our facebook page, at facebook. Com cspan. Here are the front pages from virginia and new jersey. Only thelighted not governors races but also the races in the house of delegates there and the Bourbon County record this morning a new era for new jersey, the subhead of one story saying the democrat stands as the antichristie. Take a look at the exit polling that out of the states, specific we political specifically politico looking at the exit polling. Among 57 of the voters who disapproved of the president s , they beat him 87 to 11 . Nearly half of virginia voters, 47 strongly disapprove of trump, and northam 195 of that vote. In other words, nearly 45 of the votes cast were from strong race. Disapprove half of virginia voters said trump was a reason for their vote, with twice as many saying there were voting to oppose trump
Commissioner loo is absent. Ow. Here. Roy. Simils. Present. Please note that commissioner mcgee is present. Could we have approval of the september, 7th, 2016 agenda. Seconded. Okay, it has been moved and seconded that we approve the september, the 7, 2016, agenda, all in favor, say aye. Aye. Opposed . And the ayes have it and so the motion is carried. And approval of the september 7th, consent agenda, could i have a motion to approve . So moved. Second. It has been moved and seconded that we approve the september, 7th 2016, consent agenda. All in favor say aye. Aye. The ayes have it and so the motion is carried. Item four, approval of the august third, Commission Meeting minutes. With some corrections . So moved. It has been moved. The corrections were a typo and just a name that was in the wrong place. Yes. If you will look in the back of the minutes there are some corrections in linda loo will present and then she has, and i want to mention our names mentioned and so those typos cor