Qanon rhetoric and violent conspiracies. According to politico this morning, greene showed no remorse for extreme positions, which included past support for assassination of top democratic officials. Politico also reports that Kevin Mccarthy and his top lieutenants are leaning towards removing green from one key house committee, not two. Is that enough . The future of powerful House Republican liz cheney also on the line after she had the audacity to vote her conscience in favor of impeaching trump for that capitol hill insurrection. But cnns Josh Campbell starts us off. Hes live in washington with more on officer sicknick lying in office. We take you live inside those images of the United States Capitol Rotunda, where the remains of fallen officer Brian Sicknick are lying in honor. Swe we have seen members of the Capitol Police coming in to pay their respects, also members of the national guard. Also lawmakers and staffers. That building remains closed to the general public that due t
Chairwoman lowey consideration of the interior environment appropriations bill, fiscal year 2021. I will not recognize to present the bill. Thank you, madam chair. I am pleased to prevent the 2021 appropriations bill. It reflects the hard work and participation of our Committee Members as well as the good ideas we have received from many sources including my colleagues and outside experts. The bill provides increased funding to support staff and other resources that Congress Needs to do its job well. The bills analytic capacity in the legislative branch and to address high priority Information Technology and security. For example, the bill provides a 25 million increase for the which covers staff, office space and other facilities. I believe it is sufficient to express our new normal as members move into a new means of interacting with constituents. It turns out to an average of office. Per member of our bill creates a new house modernization initiatives account and provides a down pay
This is 45 minutes. The only introduction i will give to both is first of all, im certainly grateful for your time. This effort was launched a year ago with the support of my personal political mentor and one of my earliest conversations with the doctor i said who among your former colleague should we go about trying to get involved . He gave us three names and two of those three names are johnny ernst and rob johnson. We are grateful, but also i want you to know that you honor the legacy of dr. Colburn by a participation today. Senator ernst, lets start with you. Some opening comments, and senator johnson we will then go to an open and up for questions if we have time. Thank you for joining us. Im so thankful to be here. Senator johnson is a great champion and a wonderful colleague. Im just starting a course. Im so glad you mentioned the senator because he led the way when it came to within our federal government. We want to honor him. He has been an inspiration for so many of us. Her
Other Department Officials testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on the agencys response to the coronavirus pandemic. Secretary wilkie provided an update on the care the v. A. Has provided through the pandemic and talked about some of the challenges moving forward. This is 2. 5 hours. A military briefing for a full year. When my dad was the artillery commander, they asked the second airborne to come visit. He was troubled. So i have touched royalty. Secretary wilkie is here for important testimony. Do i have the mic on . I can officially call the subcommittee on military construction, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies to order. I would like to welcome secretary wilkie, who is our witness this morning, joining us. Since this is our first hearing with some numbers participating remotely, i would like to begin by offering a brief explanation of how it will work, in order to benefit both members and the public. First, this hearing room has been configured to maintain th
Today, but you are absolutely correct. We have ebbed away in the last few hours or so. The events over the weekend are absolutely extraordinary, and they are original and unique versus other times of unrest in this nation. Gatesan and the of the and the events of the weeks to come will be remarkable as well. The equity market is totally unchanged at 7 00 a. M. Eastern. As we count people down to that payrolls report this coming friday, we are approaching 20 unemployment. Tom my calculation over the weekend from research 18 s is 70 to unemployment, and the model above that other people who get 2 21 to to 22 unemployment. Americans, unemployment could be 30 . Lisa theres a tension right now between improving Economic Data and the backdrop that is really bleak of rising Unemployment Rates that have decimated certain communities. Today, are looking at ism manufacturing data at 10 00 a. M. Wall street time. People looking for any signs of improvement underneath that. Then there is the ecb c