Good morning. I thank all of you for being here today good morning, today we are examining our nations history of Voter Suppression. As well as the obstacles that many minority communities continue to face to this day. And in exercising their fundamental right to vote. Tomorrow we will be holding a ceremony to honor our dear friend and colleague and our former chairman, Elijah Cummings. We will be remaining in disappearing room after him and commending everything he stood for. Todays hearing is also part of our effort to honor his legacy. Protecting the right to vote was one of the most important issues. If not the most important issue he fought for during his decades in Public Service. We are holding this hearing in february during black historymonth. It was black americans whose voices were stifled, blocked in silence for centuries and is black americans who are still being disproportionately targeted, even now in shameful efforts to prevent them from registering to vote , purging th
Places you on item number four. Approval of minutes for the march 5th regular meeting. Secretary, id like to make some opening remarks, if thats all right, before we get into minutes, i wanted to just thank everyone for being here today, and i just feel that i need to open up this meeting with an acknowledgment of the tragic events that occurred at west portal station over the weekend. Im imagining, but i dont know. But im imagining that many people are feeling anger, rage, a sense of powerlessness, hopelessness. I know that ive cycled through these feelings myself over the past 72 hours, and this happens whenever i hear of any fatalities or serious injuries on our streets. It shouldnt happen in our city or anywhere, and our hearts are with the family. I also know that when these kinds of things happen, there is a natural tendency to want to make sense of the situation very quickly by finding a villain to blame, pointing a finger and demanding action and i understand that. I think that
Mr. Sullivan mr. President . The presiding officer the senator alaska. Mr. Sullivan i ask that the quorum call be dispensed with. Officer sphe without objection. Mr. Sullivan i ask unanimous consent that the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Sol i ask unanimous consent that the mr. Sullivan i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 114, h. R. 23. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk calendar number 114, h. R. 23, an act to reauthorize the National Windstorm Impact Reduction program and for other purposes. The presiding officer without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. Mr. Sullivan i ask consent that the committeereported substitute be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time and passed, and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The
The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from South Carolina is recognized to close. Mr. Gowdy i want to thank chairman goodlatte for his leadership on this and so many issues of significance on the judiciary committee. His steady hand and brilliant legal mind. Mr. Speaker, i want to thank the family of kate steinle during this time of unspeakable grief. Bearing a child, mr. Speaker, is what each of us who has ever been called mom or dad, fears the most. After Trayvon Martin was killed, the president said that could have been my son, mr. Speaker. And when i see a picture of a beautiful kate steinle smiling, that could have been any of our daughters. And it still can be because what happened to her, mr. Speaker, can and will happen again if we do not get serious about enforcing the law. John francisco lopezsanchez had a quarter centurys worth of lawlessness. He committed local state and federal crimes in five separate states. And each time had so little regard for the law of this country t
Undocumented immigrants. Now that house hearing. It is about two hours. The immigration subcommittee will come to order. I want to start this morning with a matter of requesting reports from department of Homeland Security for the potential beneficiaries of hr422 for the relief of corina and hr396 for the relief of Maria Ramirez and jay rojas. From the Immigration Service and the department of homeland subcommittee report on the beneficiary bill u. S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement removes the aliens and i will support requesting the beneficiary on these two private bills if they find no derog derogtory information. The committee has approved and passed these bills in the past but they didnt come to law. One bill grants permanent residents to a couple with children who cannot be treated out of outside of the United States. The other is coming to take care of her husband. Would you like to make comments . I would just note you have correctly stated the matter and we are of one mind