And bridging the gap of trust, particularly with communities of color across our nation . Sen. Scott i think Congress Plays a role in that, even a significant role, but the most important is the one on the local level, the mayors and county chairwoman, those folks have the most direct path towards Police Reform, not those of us in congress. I have shared this many times. I have been stopped by officers years. S in the last 20 seven times in one year as an elected official and all of my 18 stops were either by city, county, or state Law Enforcement, never by federal Law Enforcement officers. Literally while we know the president ial election is important this year, another very important one. The truth is your election for your mayor, a lot of citizens dont participate in, election every city council members, those are the folks directly in positions of power to determine the local Law Enforcement you have. When we dont vote in those elections, we are actually taking a step back from th
Collection, and was conducted by a former libraryngtb director, timothy nephtally on july 9th, 2018. When you graduate in 1973, what do you expect to be doing in 1974 . Well, i expected to be doing what i started out doing when i graduated, which was to go to work for the Childrens Defense Fund for marion aidalman. B6 and again, i think thats right. I wanted to go to work with her so i moved to cambridge, and began working doing investigations and litigation around issues like the incarceration of juveniles with adults in adult prisons or the efforts to give tax exempt status to private segregated academies so they didnt have to pay taxes. Issues like that. T5, j expanding child care, 2 Getting Better conditions for migrant workers. I mean, thats the kind of work we were doing. And thats what i started doing when i graduated and went right to cambridge to workynjz for he. Please tell us about the call from john dole. This is a very funny series of actions. I was down visiting bill in
Investigations and litigation around issues like the incarceration of juveniles with adults in adult prisons or the efforts to give tax exempt status to private segregated academies so they didnt have to pay taxes. Issues like that. Expanding childcare, Getting Better conditions for migrant workers. Thats the kind of work we were doing. And thats what i started doing when i graduated and went right to cambridge to work for her. Please tell us about the call from john. This is a very funny series of actions. I was down visiting bill in arkansas right around christmas. And bills phone rang and he got a call from john door. And john door said, ive been asked to put together a team of lawyers for the House Judiciary Committee to investigate whether there are grounds for impeachment of president nixon and i have a list of people that im going over with and youre at the top of the list if you would like to come to work. And bill said, well, actually, im going to run for congress. I cant. And
Good morning. Good morning. Good morning, everyone. As we begin our final day of consideration of the fy21 spending bills, id like to thank you all for your kind words and well wishes and ask you, please, to indulge me in just a few more reflections. I came to congress in 1989, one of just 31 women in the house and senate and to this committee in 1993 alongside only six other women under the 64member panel. This body is better for the 100 women serving in the 116th congress and for the many women in the room today. Its my honor to address the full committee for my final time as the first woman chair. You know, its ironic [applaus [applause] thank you. Its ironic that back in 1993 i had to choose between serving on appropriations or ways and means. I was fortunate to be given that choice. And today, we markup my final appropriation bills in the ways and Means Committee room. I chose appropriations because i believed it was the best place to give more people a better chance at a better l
Good afternoon. I call this meeting of the committee on appropriations to order. Before we begin, house rules now we have set up any mileage us to which members can send anything they wish to submit they wish to submit in writing in any of her hearings or markups. Our hearings or markups. Has been provided to staff. The first order of business is consideration of the energy and Water Development appropriations bill. For fiscal year 2021. Captornow recognize this ms. Captor to present the bill. Please let me also add my you for your honorable and dedicated service to our community and nation and for your recognition of the full potential of this bill. You will truly be missed. I am pleased to consider the energy and water bill today. It is a good bill. A bill that captures the spirit of ingenuity and independence of the American People. Are actually able to provide the most important Climate Change bill congress will pass this year. This bill provides the foundation of critical investme