Admit surprise me, tonight, we are seeing all over this nation, all parts of the country, across the world, an outpouring of joy, of hope, renewed faith in tomorrow to bring a better day. Humbled by the trust and confidence you have placed in me. I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide, but unified. Red states ande blue states, only sees the United States. Heart work with all my with the confidence of the whole people, to win the confidence of all of you. Is what america, i believe, is about. , and that iseople what our administration will be all about. I sought this office to restore the soul of america, to rebuild the backbone of this nation, the middle class, and to make america respected around the world again. United here at home. It is the honor of my lifetime to so many millions of americans have voted for that vision, and now the work of making that vision is real. It is the task of our time. You can see that full speech not only featuring the president elect but the
For what they called irregularities and fraud in the voting process. If you support president elect biden and Vice President harris, 202 7488001. If you support President Trump, 202 7488000. If you support another candidate or perhaps did not vote, 20262802 05. Twitter is available to you at cspan wj and you can post on our facebook page. Was last night where president elect joe biden appeared in delaware alongside his running mate, Vice President elect Kamala Harris, to give a speech on the way forward and what to expect in the days ahead. You can see the complete speech on cspan if you which, cspan. Org. Heres a portion from the speech last night. [video clip] wanted thistset, i campaign to look like america. Administration to look and act like that. For those of you who voted for President Trump, i understand the disappointment tonight. I have lost a couple of times myself. But now, lets give each other a chance. [cheers] time to put away the rhetoric, lower the temperature, see eac
[inaudible conversations] this meeting is called to order. Welcome to the markup of the fiscal year 2021 funding act for the department of Homeland Security. Id like to begin by thanking Ranking Member fleischman for his collaboration in putting the bill before us this morning. There are, of course, areas of disagreement. Almost entirely in the immigration area. I do believe, however, that most of our bill represents a bipartisan agreement, but i dont want to minimize the disagreements on immigration, they are significant and they are important. Before discussing the bill, i would like to acknowledge the departments personnel who work on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Many have contracted the virus and sadly several have lost their lives to it. We owe them and their families our sincere gratitude. I also want to recognize the pandemics impact on migrants, particularly those continuously held in detention facilities. Many have also contracted the virus and sadly, some have
We can and hold these families in our prayers. Thank you. Back live now on capitol hill where the House Appropriations committee is returning from its lunch break. They continue work on 2021 a spending bill. Live coverage here on cspan2. Mistaken at the best of times. They are unconscionable in the midst of a pandemic. I want to remind my colleagues that foodstamp spending is a powerful anti recession tool and has previously been estimated that for each dollar spent from benefits a dollar 70 is generated in economic activity. Let me say thank you again to chairman bishop, Ranking Member and their leadership and other areas of the bill. Their strong investments to ensure the continued availability and safety of the nation food supply as well as language designed to protect the health and safety of workers in our meatpacking plants and our poultry plants as well as the farmworkers who are out in the field every single day. I thank you very, very much that all of the attention youve paid
Care, potential for vaccine treatments and mitigation of the incredible economic arm, the fourth bill is still lingering with an uncertain future in the senate. And then the murder of george floyd brought a long simmering crisis to a head for our nation. Last week, this house passed the justice in policing act to deal with systemic racism and policing. This bill deals with another crisis. Denied by the president and denied by most in his party. The existential threat of Climate Change to the world as we know it. To our nation. To our coastal areas. To our inland areas. To everything, our crops, our future, our childrens future, our grandkids future. Before us today is a long overdue transportation, comprehensive 21st century, the first 21st century transportation bill that moves beyond the eisenhower era and just reauthorizing the same old programs all the time. It also deals with the incredibly deteriorated infrastructure in this country. There is bipartisan agreement on that. It need