Institutional scholars with regard to president ial powers and the author of the equally excellent previous book with those constitution of the original executive the professor of law at harvard as you are aware during the high profile extremely tense tenure in the Bush Administration office of Legal Counsel during the key early. In the war on terror. Jack is one of our most thoughtful commentators on the presidency and venues like the atlantic and the terror presidency. His latest book out also highly recommended is in half the shadow also the subject for one of the last inperson Public Events we had at cato before the lockdown. Thank you for coming back so soon even if virtually. I am also a great admirer of your previous book but if you will forgive me for saying so its one of the most misleadingly titled books in recent memory. It makes the case the original design the framers had for the presidency, that office had very little in the way of Emergency Powers and no rightful claim t
Bill also works to lower the compliance burden on Financial Institutions, most of which are Community Banks, by establishing several tools to allow for more targeted sharing of b. S. A. , is bsaamlrelated information. Studies kes modest and waste ways to reduce the cost associated with researching and writing suspicious activity reports. The bill also creates a new privacy and Civil Liberties officer, as well as an innovation officer in each of the federal financial regulators. And importantly, the bill imposes new penalties on Financial Institutions and personnel that violate the law and creates a Whistleblower Program to encourage and protect those who identify such bad acts. R. 2513, as amended, has the strong support of Financial Institutions. It is also supported by n. G. O. s like the aflcio, global witness, oxfam america, friends of the earth, jubilee u. S. A. Network, and the Small Business majority, all of which are members of the transparency focus fact coalition. Its widely
Mr. Poe mr. Speaker, i move to brulls and pass s. 534, the suspend the rules and pass s. 534, the protecting young victims from sexual abuse and safe sport authorization act of 2017, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk senate 534, a bill to prevent the sexual abuse of minors and amateur athletes by requiring the prompt reporting of sexual abuse to Law Enforcement authorities, and or other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. Poe, and the gentlewoman from texas, ms. Jackson lee, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. Mr. Poe mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and , include ir remarks extraneous materials on s. 534, currently under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Poe thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield myself five minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is
Well break down the hard choices facing the white house and have reaction from influential voices on capitol hill, senator ted cruz and congressman joaquin castro. Plus, after the flood. Pretty insane. As the waters recede, in texas, the recovery begins. We have a long way to go. But the water is disappearing. But with hundreds of thousands of homes damaged or destroyed and tens of thousands living in shelters, how will the survivors pick up the pieces . Are they getting the help they need . We need to understand. This is going to take a long time. Were here in texas. In the air. On the ground with governor greg abbott. From the white house to your house, we take on the moments that matter, this week. Good morning. We are here in houston, texas, covering that disastrous flood. You can see the debris behind me. A major domestic crisis. Well get to all of that. But first, a Major International crisis breaking overnight. Just before midnight, u. S. Authorities detected an earthquake in no
53 and San Francisco in the 60 degree mark. A quick look at the temperature and climbing into the 70s by 10 00 a. M. Ill let you know what spots will be the warmest in a bit. First, mike. Overall, the bay looks great. Slowing in the altamont and construction there. The dumbarton bridge, we see slowing. There was an earlier issue with a disabled vehicle. Sudden slowing over the last three minutes. Maybe clear that. Well check on that. It should be past the toll plaza. As we talked, construction getting over here at the Altamont Pass causing slowing through the area and across the golden gate bridge. Northbound we are looking for traffic toward sir Francis Drake where a vehicle blocks the off ramp. For now, back to you for the breaking news. We are following breaking news this morning. A rude wake up call for a San Francisco family when a speeding car flies into a home, slamming into a garage. We are live at the scene in glen park neighborhood. Steve, good morning to you. Reporter good m