The committee will come to order. The company is leaving today to receive testimony on confronting the coronavirus, without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee and recess at any point. Today the committee is meeting to hear from medical experts about how our country can best confront the coronavirus. Americans are justifiably concerned about the virus. It is spread around the world and claimed lives of thousands. Understandably, there questions about how how it may affect them, their loved ones in their communities. Our concern how concerned we need to be about the virus. It is most at risk. What can communities do to prepare. What can americans do to protect themselves and their families. What is the fellow government doing. What more should be doing. When might we have a vaccine or other treatment. My constituents are looking to the federal government for leadership, guidance and expertise and i share my colleagues constituents two. I am concerned that the Tru
Now. Good day, im Chris Jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city, and we start with that Breaking News, a Major Political stunner. Mitch mcconnell choking up on the senate floor as he announces he is leaving the job that hes done for longer than any other senator in american history. That experience he has and his masterful gift as a political tactician gone from the gop when he steps down as Senate Leader in november. So what does that mean for the party and for congresss ability to get anything done . Also breaking, white powder found in an envelope sent to judge Arthur Engoron. Hes the one who hit donald trump with nearly a half A Billion Dollars judgment, and it comes on the same day were learning about the former president s newest attempt to get out of having to pay. And hes the witness that republicans had been trying to land for months in their Impeachment Inquiry, but hunter biden came to capitol hill armed with a blistering Opening Statement saying hes been hunted
And Biden Administration acting labor secretary was on capitol hill to testify the departments goals and other topics including Vaccine Mandates child labor abuses and classification shes been serving and acting secretary since march after the resignation of marty walsh. Her nomination by president byington officially serve as secretary is still awarding confirmation by the u. S. Senate. This hearing is about three hours 40 minutes. [background noises] [background noises] is nick any on education and workforce will come to order. I note the quorum is present. That objection the chairs authorized to call recess at any time. Good morning everyone and welcome to todays hearing. Acting secretary at soup, i like to start by saying you have been a hard witness to schedule. The committee began working with the department to secure your in person testimony beginning in march. You would not appear in may, we honored your request to appear in june. Using the day, june 7, that was offered by your
angeles. i m trace gallagher in for bret baier. the crisis at the southern border spreading beyond major cities. we will look at how businesses are contacted by the record surge, plus, whatever happened to the russian military contractor the wagner group? and bret baier explains what additional infrastructure the u.s. may need to meet the biden administration s electric vehicle goals. but, first breaking tonight, president joe biden prepares to win over voters after what many say was a tough year. the president is on a family vacation in the caribbean amid the expanding conflict in the middle east, the war in ukraine and as the prices at the border as well as to record numbers these challenge also remain flash points in 2024. as a new fox poll shows how voters think this year has gone. just 24% think 2023 was a good year. while that number has steadily risen since 2020, it is still 13 percentage points lower than it was in 2019. lucas tomlinson is traveling with the preside
he appeared in a video released this morning saying, we still are in a fight for the soul of the nation. he spoke about the need to, in his, words defender mobocracy. he repeatedly spoke with the need to stand up for what he termed personal freedom. this time, not just against the extremism of former president who hopes to retake the white house, but republican party, the president believes is enabled by him. and has been the work of my first term to fight for it democracy. this shouldn t be a red and blue issue. to protect our, rights to make sure that everyone in this country is treated equally, and everyone is given a fair shot at making it. but around the country, maga extremists are those bench rock freedoms, cutting social security that you paid for your entire life, while cutting taxes for the very wealthy. dictating what health care decisions women can make. banning books, telling people who they can love. all making it more difficult for you to be able to vot