What they say. I am pleased to introduce my first guest, the highest Health Official in the land. Alex azar has a breath of experience of both the public and private sectors. His key areas of focus include health care, research and innovation, all of which assume added significance in the coronavirus era. We had a really fantastic forum and it wouldnt be what it would be without you. Thank you bro being here. Let me start thank you for being here. Let me start off and ask you, we have had various discussions of coronavirus challenges from the frontline, what is going on in communities, the debate around school. What i am interested in right now are vaccines. There is a lot of confusion out there about we are going to do. Vaccines seem to be vital. Is there anything you can tell us about where we are addled that front, operation warp speed and your oversight and encouragement about a vaccine that is going to save us . Thank you for asking about lightspeed. The president commissioned us
She was asked about her views on the removal of historical statues depicting the founding others and whether Founding Fathers in whether the house would pursue articles of impeachment against attorney general william barr. This is a half an hour. Ert i am a National Political reporter at the Washington Post. I am joined today by House Speaker nancy pelosi of california. She is the nations top democrat, who is leaving her partys push on police reform, health care, and oversight of the trump administration. Speaker pelosi, welcome back to Washington Post live. Speaker pelosi thank you, bob. My pleasure. Robert i appreciate your time on this important and sad day, one month since george floyd, an unarmed black man, was killed by a white Police Officer in minneapolis. We will cover a lot of topics today, but lets begin there. The house is voting today on your bill, the George Floyd Justice in policing act. It is an expansive bill. How many republicans do you expect to join you . Speaker pe
Time. We are getting out of here right on the nose at 11 40. Thank you for your leadership. Thank you for doing this and having me. Ill say this from the getgo. To both congressman. Thank you. Congressman timmins, congressman style, not only did you take speaker ryans plays but you are a former staffer. I dont think theres a more incredible fiscal hawk in the history of politics then probably, doctor tom who inspired this effort in your former boss and predecessor. We are just curious to hear your unique perspective. Not just as millennials but as millennial legislators, Congress Must timmins in your case, Small Business person similar business background. We will start with you congressman timmins. Give us opening remarks. We would like this to evolve into a discussion. While we have you all online. Youve all got so much in common with the members of this mission. This has been an issue near to my heart. The number one issue that iran on. We have been out of control for decades. I fir
Washington today, we are holding this hearing virtually in compliance with the regulations for Remote Committee proceedings pursuant to House Resolution 965. Remote hearings certainly are not the same as sitting together in our Committee Room and you should know. The new authority has allowed us to continue to do our work a behalf of the American People, while keeping our staff, families and broader communities this is the First Official Virtual Committee hearing in the United States house of representatives. As we begin this historic proceeding, i want to underscore that i plan to continue this committees long tradition of collegia collegiality and substantive debate even as we conduct our business from afar. I will continue to work with Ranking Member and his staff to make sure that all Ranking Members are respected in the knew virtual format. Before we turn to todays important topic, i want to remind members of a few procedures to help us all navigate this new platform. First, consi
Of the trump administration. Speaker pelosi, welcome back to Washington Post live. Thank you. I appreciate your time on this important and sad day, one month since george floyd, unarmed black man was killed by a white Police Officer in minneapolis. We will cover a lot of topics today. Lets begin there. The house is voting today on your bill, the George Floyd Justice in policing act. How many republicans do you expect to join you . Absolutely no idea. I am the last person to ask if republicans will vote for a democratic bill. I am proud of the consensus we have had in the House Democratic caucus. This is a historic day for us. It began on the steps of the capital. The chair of the Congressional Black Caucus along with jerry nadler and members of the House Democratic caucus presented not only the legislation, but a perspective on why it was so important. We may get some republican votes. My understanding is the white house is against this bill which is unfortunate. We will pass the bill.