Services administration for not recognizing the election win, and giving his team access to information for the transition of power. Sen. Harris good afternoon. President elect biden and i met with democratic and republican governors. We talked about what we need to do to make free Testing Available to everyone, to make a free vaccine available for everyone and to get this pandemic under control. Governors are elected by their states to take action in moments of crisis. They are the ones who talk to the people who are the hardest hit and during this pandemic to have been called on to make very difficult decisions about the health and safety of the people they represent and about opening schools and opening our economy responsibly. I have served in state and local government so i understand the Critical Role our governors play. They will have partners in the white house starting january 20 because as governor herbert said in our meeting, when the states are successful, the country is su
Life well planned. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from views like you. Thank you. Ros hello. Im ross atkins. This is outside source. We continue our coverage of the new covid19 vaccine, who will get it and when. Once he gets the green light, the mammoth task will be rolling it out worldwide to each country. The logistics are complex, the uncertainties are unreal and the scale of the job is fast is vast. Ros a new report says two popes turned a blind eye to serial abuse by a former u. S. Cardinal. We report with sorrow the wounds that the matter exposed to victims and families. Ros a further blow to the vatican, a second report finds the Catholic Church in wales prioritized its own reputation over the welfare of sexuallyabused children. And in the u. S. , jill biden proposes to dramatically ramp up Health Care Protection once he assumes power, building on the Affo
Quorum be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer well, mr. President , for more than a year and a half, leader mcconnell and Senate Republicans have refused to take action on the housepassed for the people act. At a time when our democracy is under siege in so many ways, the for the people act is a bold proposal that will restore Peoples Trust in our democratic system, a trust that is fading. It is under it is for the people. In order to make a more perfect union. It would shore up our elections from threats from abroad. Thats something we have just recently read more and more about. Why arent we doing more on that . In fact, when senator van hollen a few days ago put on the floor the an act u. C. Of an act that would say russia should have sanctions imposed on it if they interfere with our elections, the other side blocked it. I hope theyre not following Donald Trumps obeisance to russia and his view that putins just okay. It would also dismantle systemat
Understanding the role of the judge. Thank you. This isnt just a sterol discussion of some theoretical legal document, this is lifeanddeath. For thousands, if not millions of americans. We believe the Affordable Care act is hanging in the balance on this decision fulfilling this vacancy on the Supreme Court. Sowill drive that issue home our colleagues on the others may want to talk about additional policy, very interesting. But this is mandan. We demand demanding. We demand those who are in these hearings understand the reallife situations of american families. Our republican colleagues are shocked that we think this nomination is all about judicially destroying the Affordable Care act. Here from like laura rhode island. The only problem with their feigned shock is that they are the ones who, thats what they are doing. Its in the Republican Party platform to reverse the obamacare case. Trump has said he is using his nominations to terminate the affordable i think it is pretty fair Affo
See more on demand at cspan. Org or listen on the cspan radio app. Your place for an unfiltered view of politics. Joining us this week on the communicators is alan pratt, he is the executive director of the National Rural Education Association and he joins us from chattanooga, tennessee. What is that association and what do you do . Our association is the voice of rural schools and Rural Communities across the country. Thank you for the invite to be on the show and really highlight what we do as an organization. One of the things we do is we advocate for all areas, all issues that involve a rural schools and communities and right now we are looking at a Digital Divide and we are looking at the reopening of schools in a very different way. That is what i a lot of our work has been focused on over the last five months. When you look at online availability for education, where do you see the deficits . I think home access is the biggest deficit and in rural, remote areas or areas outside