inaugurated. i can t say it anymore clearly of what it means for washington, dc to be a sank taker city and be shire that people who live here feel free to call on their government for help. and call on the government dor help she did. red straight governors like abbott in texas and doozy in arizona have been sending illegals to our nation s capitol by bus for the last few months. some even arrived as recently as this morning. this is a very small, little, tiny portion. we re talking about 4,000 people out of millions who have crossed our border. and now that bowser is seeing what border states have been dealing with since biden and harris came into office, it s not in my backyard. the department of defense of course is jumping all over this saying, quote, the secretary takes this request for assistance very seriously. the question now becomes, if it s so easy for bowser to call in the national guard and get legitimate, immediate response from the department of defense,
[ applause ] i think we, if you make the demand, here is what has ha to happen. all of you folks and i hope, and i m not being facetious when i say this, hopefully republicans hear as well, we got to make sure that this becomes a voting issue. that s president biden, sitting down with jimmy kimmel last night, after traveling to los angeles, to host the summit of the americas. we re going to have much more on that important gathering with world leaders. we are also following the latest in the debate of gun safety legislation as an 11-year-old survivor of the uvalde massacre and a parent to one of the students killed testified before congress. and it s here. a block buster night for the january 6th committee. as the first hearings into the capitol attack kick off this evening in prime time. we ll tell you what to expect. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, june 9th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. it was an emotional day on c
tonight, the nation is turning to pennsylvania, a major battleground in american politics, from the three rivers in pittsburgh, to the striking green home of the capitol building in harrisburg, heart of government in the commonwealth, to historic independence hall in philadelphia, those across pence im , pennsylvania, are making choice to influence the presidential race. i m jake tapper and we re standing by for results in what is sure to be an eventful election. the political spotlight on key primary races in pennsylvania, north carolina, kentucky, idaho and oregon. in phil pennsylvania, north carolina republican senators retiring seats, tonight, we ll bring more to the direction of the two major parties, also a significant new test of former president trump s grip on the republican party and president biden s sway over the democrats. as both weigh a potential rematch in 2024. perhaps the biggest test of the trump factor is his pick in pennsylvania republican former tv dr. m
Limit the floor procedure process. And you mentioned bill schuster. Heres a tweet that you sent out. Ive been waiting three years for this so here we go he tells the House Rules Committee. Why did it take so long to get to this . One of the major contentions behind the surface transportation reauthorization bill is the difficult funding situation and, again, we have a couple timetables in terms of the deadline on the highway bill. First of all, current authorization runs out november 20, so were trying to get a bill passed by thanksgiving. The Highway Trust Fund, which pays for projects and reimburses states for highway and transit projects across the nation has enough money stuff estimate there iss enough money to keep programs going through the end of december. The department of transportation put out an estimate that the money in the Highway Trust Fund could run through the end of the summer. However they note theres a potential shortfall in the trust fund around the end of november
Days after the house resumes. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offer aed by the guest chaplain, reverend david gray from bradley hill Presbyterian Church, bethesda, maryland. The chaplain let us pray. Gracious god, your love is never ending. In these hallowed halls, your sovereign spirit comes to us, calms us, calls us and infuses us with your grails. Give us strength this day to look outside ourselves for the opportunities which come from connection and collaboration. Give us faith to bring our bestselves and to seek your will our best selves and to seek your will. Give us confidence that solutions can be found and problems solved. Grant us gratitude for the trust placed in us, for the privilege of living in this free land, and for your presence here with us. Llow us to rest in and rely on your hopefilled spirit. Loving god, we ask your blessing upon this body and all who gather here. Help us to receive your assurance, your encouragement, your wis