Safe . How did youu get involved . Ir voteing safe is an apoliticar effort. Im cochairing this initiative with the former governor of michigan and the abject is to see on november 3rd that there are safe and secure options for the voting public, inperson balloting or absentee ballots. C we sent out letters to the 50 secretaries of state encouraging them to make sure that those options were open, in person, safe and security opportunities, likewise for absentee ballots. As governors, we both share then belief its a shared financial d responsibility ased add well, b given the severe economic conditions, if they needed additional dollars to create and sustain both of those options, we encourage them to insist that congress provides a little support. Thats vote safe. Dent we wantia options, safe and Secures Senate elections, local elections, we want maximum participation. Thats our goal. Lets talk about the option of mailin voting. Wheth ji joining us a day after President Trump expressed
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Holiday celebration gets underway. We want to begin with this. The headline, 2020 has put americans in a bad mood. Americans are watching with anguish as a nation grapples with systemic racism and upset with protesters defacing statues with those representing the worst racist. They worry about the economy but fear the spread of coronavirus. One study from pew research finding that 12 of americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the country. Further, according to the survey, 71 percent described themselves as angry, 66 percent as fearful, and just days before the nations 144th anniversary independence,ys just a few as proud. Last night the president on twitter with the following. There is a rise in cases because our testing is so massive and far good, and so good, even better news is that the death rate is down. Younger people who get much better easier and faster. The president responding to the jobs numbers and his handling of his pandemic. Heres part of what he told re
We wanted to highlight today the efforts of the Congressional Black Caucus. I am and that people understand that this was not a tragedy, one tragedy, and anomaly, but actually it was a manifestation of deeper problems. I am very proud to be joined by members of the Congressional Black Caucus, who have been on the frontline in the house of representatives fighting or change. They will share those areas they have been fighting for. I have the representative of introducing barbara lee. She is always on the front lines fighting for social net, justice. Thank you madam chair. Thank you for that spirited introduction. Let me thank you for your steady leadership of the Congressional Black Caucus. We are in our 49th year. Thank you so much. I want to thank all of our colleagues who are with us today. The tragic murder of mr. Floyd shows how White Supremacy has affected our country. Systemic racism has been built in this country. Racism is at the heart of every process that we are dealing with
Donors he would get rid of most of trumps tax cuts. That wouldnt be good for stock prices or your 401 k . Right now we see the dow losing maybe 90 points at the opening bell, 25,400. The s p will be down and the nasdaq is off about 20 points. No serious selloff at this point. But we do have dramatic stories breaking this morning. Overnight, a young black man, 16 years old, shot and killed in the seattle chop zone. Its the fourth shooting there in nine days. Democrat mayor durkin said the zone would be removed. It is still there. In new york city, the city votes on taking a billion dollars out of the budget the police budgets. Mayor deblasio calls it real redistribution. This follows a devastating blow, the citys 15 billion theater industry will stay closed until next year. The democrats trash the president and mt. Rushmore. A tweet from the dnc says the president will be quote, glorifying White Supremacy when he attends a fireworks display there on july fourth. But its okay. They took