The committee on rules and Administration Come to order. I thank my colleagues for attending todays hearing, some virtually, some in person, same for our witnesses, we are going to be welcoming them as well. The secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, miss jane abraham, former chairman of the Congressional Commission to study the potential for a National Womens History Museum. Miss cc rojas of the Latino Coalition and mister danny vargas, of the National Museum of the american latino. I want to thank all of them for joining us. We will hear from a number of senators who have spent time on this had been sponsors of this bill. Senator collins, senator cornyn, senator menendez joining us for remarks following the remarks of the three of us. This is secretary bunchs second appearance before the senate rules committee. We are grateful to have him with us today. He was appointed secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in june of 2019, what a first year you have had. Obviously covid19 forc
The funds reinstate the evictions to prevent even bigger housing crisis . Mr. Speaker. The senate is grappling back into session and we continue to watch for ministers just need time at cspan. Org. Now live to the senate floor here on cspan2. Mr. Lankford mr. President. I have three requests for committees to meet during todays session of the senate. They have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. The presiding officer duly noted. Mr. Lankford mr. President , we are once again in a conversation about freedom of religion and the free exercise of religion and what that means. There is simply i would argue that it means the ability to have any faith, to have no faith at all, change your faith, and to be able to live it out. The ability to have a faith as a part of who we are. Its our most precious possession within us. Its not that. If its something less than that, the free exercise of religion has limitations on it, then its simply the freedom to worship or to have a name fa
Of dollars into indias internet giant geo so whats the deal were going to discuss it all right its time to use i q. We are tracking the latest coronavirus numbers for you worldwide cases now topping over 5100000 with over 333000 reported deaths still leading the way the u. S. With about 1500000 confirmed cases and 94000 recorded deaths and as the world continues its fight against the pandemic the race is on for a vaccine. Is joining us now in studio with more on this angle so whats the timetable were looking at here so if all goes well manella it could be as early as october that we could actually see some type of coded vaccine so right now we do have british researchers at Oxford University theyre moving into advanced studies and theyre aiming to immunize a little more than 10000 people to see if the shot works Scientists Say that they will vaccinate all age ranges from kids to senior citizens. Who we know are the most at risk but today a big announcement from the Trump Administration
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Publican senator john hawley josh holly had a resolution condemning any acts of hate on College Campuses in the u. S. The resolution was approved in the chamber by a voice vote. I ask unanimous consent of the committee be discharged and for their consideration of the senate proceed to s rise to 14. The court will report. 14 condemning hamas and is there objection . Seeing no objection the committee is discharged into the senate will proceed. I asked the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to i know of no. Further debate. The question is on adoption of the resolution. All of those in favor, all of those opposed. The resolution is agreed to. I ask unanimous consent of the preamble be agreed to end motions to w reconsider be laidp on the table with no intervening action or debate one week ago i came to the floor to pass the resolution that condemns the violent genocidal antisomatic direct interactions on our College Campuses acrosss the country and i was blocked by one of my d