Florida, texas and california all reported more than 10,000 new cases in one single day yesterday alone. 12 states in puerto rico are also seeing record hospitalizations. Those hospitalizations they typically follow the infections as the people get sick. Miamidade county is out of hospital beds forcing hospitals there to convert beds for the overflow of patients. And in arizona and texas, hardhit counties are bringing in refrigerated trucks as the morgues are filling up. Arizona is bringing in hundreds of nurses from outside of to state just to help cope with the volume of patients. How is this for a juxtaposition. Two states side by side, alabama issues a statewide mask order and georgias governor is stopping the cities from enacting their own mask requirements. Let me remind you its been one month since the Vice President wrote this. Quote, there is no second wave of coronavirus. Panic is overblown and the u. S. Is winning the fight against the virus. Our team is following the latest
Lost now. That number is going to go up. We have the highest incidence of coronavirus cases ever. This is a disease we didnt know about a year ago, and now a quarter of a million americans are going to be dead. Certainly, you know, were going to be most likely close to 300,000 by the time donald trump leaves office. He has by continuing to sit in his office and do nothing and not allow the transition of power to begin and not to keep the Biden Administration in to where they are on vaccines, on strategy, he is making sure that history holds him accountable for every last death that we have during this time frame. Wow. You know, and we have been patient on this show. I mean, i said time and again that Mitch Mcconnell when he tweeted out everybody had a right to count the votes and they have the right to do the legal challenges and then we move forward, well, were there. And, you know, willie, this is of course as you know when we get around the campfire, when we get into the ozarks by t
And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. That was goldwater as the anticivil rights president ial nominee in 1964. 12 years earlier in 1952, his Senate Victory marked the last time arizona had two democratic senators, until today. When former astronaut and Navy Captain Mark kelly was worn into the senate by Vice President mike pence. With his wife, former congresswoman and gun violence survivor Gabrielle Giffords by his side. Its another quiet way that Donald Trumps administration has officially acknowledged that the election is over, despite trump being unable to admit that he lost, but theres always a cowards caveat in trumpism. When nbc news asked pence if he accepted the Election Results in arizona, which he, himself, had just confirmed by swearing in senator kelly, who won at the same time that joe biden won arizona because their names were on the same ballots, pence did not respond. Meanwhile, trump continues to pump out bogus claims of v
And other written materials that members want to offer as part of the hearing today. I also have unanimous consent that are policy from georgia be allowed to participate, and will be permitted to ask question should a member yield their time. Without objection, so done. I will ask all witnesses and members to mute your microphone to prevent feedback and other technical issues when youre not speaking. You may unmute any time seek recognition. I will not recognize myself or an opening statement. Earlier this past week, the nation commemorated the birthday of dr. Martin luther king on saturday. Many public figures gave speeches and statements to honor his legacy and some went further to talk about civil rights and how to make us a better nation. We must secure the rights that he fought for for oppressed people, the right to vote. Yes, he was for the right to organize. And have workers compensated. Recognizing being part of a union. And he was for health care is a basic civil right and for
Free mobile app, or online at cspan. Org. Announcer Voting Rights advocates testified on Voter Suppression efforts and id laws before the house judiciary subcommittee on civil rights this year. This is about two hours and 40 minutes. The committee on the judiciary subcommittee on the constitutional civil rights and Civil Liberties will come to order. Without objections, i will authorize for recess at any time. I welcome everyone to the hearing on Voter Suppression and continuing threats to democracy. Before we continue, want to remind members that we have established an email address at that has been shared, and a distribution list for motions and other written materials that members want to offer as part of the hearing today. I also have unanimous consent that are policy from georgia be allowed to participate, and will be permitted to ask question should a member yield their time. Without objection, so done. I will ask all witnesses and members to mute your microphone to prevent feedb