Opportunity and i think they could be good for northeast ohio. Host tim ryan brevis its the 13th district and ohio. Hes a member of the appropriations committee. Thank you for being here. Guest appreciated, bread. Amy klobuchar holding a Campaign Rally in falls church, virginia. Virginia is one of the super tuesday primary states going to the polls next week. Before that though the South Carolina primary is tomorrow. We will have live coverage of those results and speeches starting at 8 p. M. Eastern on cspan. This afternoon at 2 30 p. M. Will be live with senator brown and a sanders in columbia, South Carolina. Also over on cspan. Senator burr standards. Its good to see you this morning. [applause] that the type of energy are looking for. Yall got the energy like youre ready to be the next president of the United States. [cheers and applause] i love it i love it, i love it. Well, im from Virginia State delegate michael, and im here today to support an amazing candidate. I i know thats
The meeting will come to order. Today we welcome the acting commissioner of u. S. Cuss thotos and Border Protection mark morgan. Thank you for being here today. We look forward to go etting your perspective on cbp priorities and requirements for fiscal year 2021. The fiscal year 2021 budget proposes 15. 6 billion in zregs nare discretionary fwunzing for rbp a700 million i bov the level. And 2 billion for the construction of 82 miles of border barriers and an increase of 625 million, over the current year appropriation for nearly 88 of the total fy 2021 increase for cbp overall. I have obvious concerns about spending another 2 billion on Additional Border barriers. But aside from any debate we might have about them, this administration continues to circumvent the will of congress, by diverting billions of dollars above what congress specifically appropriates for this activity. The house bill was simply not, does simply not include this funding. Even more to the point however is that the
I will have to be strict with the gavel. The witnesses have a tight timeframe, i know 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 serious. The chair now recognizes herself 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 fairness the Coronavirus Response is on full display. Markets are reacting, in some part, to the lack of trusted information amongst many other factors. Our government has to speak with credibility and authority. Instead, it is like a greek chorus chanting through the state. That adds to the confusion. There are key questions that need to be addressed for the American People. What is the full plan should this virusinfected american in high numbers what is the plan for increasing diagnostic capacity . Limit
Gina good evening everyone. On behalf of the Edward M Kennedy institute for the United States senate, it is my pleasure to welcome you. We are going to have a conversation about the intersection of Early American History and contemporary political issues. First visit to the institute, i also want to welcome you to our fullscale replica of the United States senate chamber. We arekennedy institute, committed to engaging the public in a conversation about the role each one of us plays in our democracy and in our society. That through Civic Education programs that bring the United States senate to life, and conversation like tonight, that bring American History into focus. We are very proud to partner with the Massachusetts Historical Society on todays program. They are an invaluable resource for american life, history, and culture. All of us at the institute are proud together roy proud to gather and esteemed panel tonight. Wbur,overs politics at where he has been since 1998, breaking new
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