Hold us over for a year. So the old name is officially gron. But now the team is searching for a new name. And i will be honest, i think when it comes to a new name they have to keep it simple, keep it seavment change the name to the washington washingtons. Yeah, its catchy, its easy to remember. And most importantly, it honors one of the greatest americans of all time. My man, ha ha. In other news, former Trump Campaign advisor and man get enically designed to look guilty, roger stone is back in the headlines. Tone stone was about to begin a 40 month sentence for witness tampers, lying to congress and tampering with evidence in the mueller investigation. But it turns out it really does pay to have friends in high places. Tonight the breaking news with president comeulted the prison sentence for his friend of several decades roger stone. Just days before stone was set to begin his more than three Year Prison Sentence the president making his long time friend and ally a free man. The 67
Structural racism is so difficult that instead america is just crossing off the easier items on its racism to do list. Okay, next item, we got to create an equal and just society. Hmmmm. All right, lets skip that one. What about changing the name of a Football Team and canceling aunt jemima, yeah, that should hold us over for a year. So the old name is officially gron. But now the team is searching for a new name. And i will be honest, i think when it comes to a new name they have to keep it simple, keep it seavment change the name to the washington washingtons. Yeah, its catchy, its easy to remember. And most importantly, it honors one of the greatest americans of all time. My man, ha ha. In other news, former Trump Campaign advisor and man get enically designed to look guilty, roger stone is back in the headlines. Tone stone was about to begin a 40 month sentence for witness tampers, lying to congress and tampering with evidence in the mueller investigation. But it turns out it reall
Withdrawing the amendment. If there is no further debate, the amendment we are back live at the House Appropriations committee. Theyre working on 2021 spending levels for the defense, commerce, justice and transportation department, as well as the department of housing and urban development. The markup is excited to go into the evening. You are watching live coverage on cspan. Chair lowey for what purpose does the member from california rise . The member of california . Thank you. I havent amendment at the desk have an amendment at the desk. Chair lowey the clerk will read the amendment. I ask unanimous consent to dispense of the reading. Chair lowey without objection, the reading of the amendment is dispensed with. Thank you. This amendment is straightforward. It would block a president from starting a war with iran absent expressed authorization from congress. This amendment consists of language that the house is already adopted as part of h. R. 550 in january of this year. Let me be
Now in april this year the Federal Reserve bank in new york reported that minority and women owned businesses are significantly more likely to show signs of limited Financial Health and more likely to be classified as at risk for distress the nonminority Small Businesses. Further companies are three times likely as Healthy Business to close because of a two month the ppps program established under the cares act and administered by the Small Business administration and treasury for distress with responded to the covid19 pandemic. Recent analysis of the color of change in the United States found only one in ten africanamerican owned businesses received the requested funds through the program. I have heard from many a minority owned businesses who did everything right, they did not give a low number or loan in the first round, many minority businesses share the enhancement act was not adequately designed to enhance or assist Small Businesses. Thank you to the partnership of the Financial
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