Meeting to hear racist symbols on our public lands. Under Committee Rule 4f, any l Opening Statements designees. This will allow us to hear from our witnesses sooner and help members keep their schedules. Therefore, i ask unanimous consent and that all other members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if they are submitted to the clerk by 5 00 p. M. Today or the close of the hearing, whichever comes first. Hearing no objection, so ordered. Without objection, the chair may declare a recess subject to the call of the chair because there are votes. So we will have to break for that. As described in the notice, statements, documents, or motions must be submitted to the electronic repository at h r see hnrc. Members are responsible for their own microphones. As with our in person meeting, members can be muted by staff only to avoid inadvertent background noise. Anyone present in the hearing room today must wear a mask, covering their mouth and nose. The speaker of the hous
I thank amanda for that. I thank amanda for the work shesing to and trying to do sthees doing and trying to do, but in too many instances, members of congress are not aware of the reality out there. The stories go on and on and on. Now that the 600 a week in Unemployment Benefits has expired. Now that the moratorium on evictions has also expired, this crisis is only to get worse and worse and worse. In my view, we need to extend the extra 600 a week in Unemployment Benefits for the 30 million measures who have lost their jobs. I think that is a nobrainer. People are hurting. People are desperate. People cannot feed their kids. People are going to be evicted from their homes and their apartments. We have got to respond to that pain and extend that 600 supplement to normal unemployment. I would go further. I believe that we need to make sure that every workingclass person in this country receives 2,000 a month until this crisis is over so they can have the security that they need, that t
Descendent of robert e lee who agrees with the removal of Confederate Monuments. This runs one hour and 40 minutes. Committee will come to order. The subcommittees meeting to hear racist symbols on our public lands. Under Committee Rule 4f, any l Opening Statements designees. This will allow us to hear from our witnesses sooner and help members keep their schedules. Therefore, i ask unanimous consent and that all other members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if they are submitted to the clerk by 5 00 p. M. Today or the close of the hearing, whichever comes first. Hearing no objection, so ordered. Without objection, the chair may declare a recess subject to the call of the chair because there are votes. So we will have to break for that. As described in the notice, statements, documents, or motions must be submitted to the electronic repository at h r see hnrc. Members are responsible for their own microphones. As with our in person meeting, members can be muted by
I would also like to think many of my colleagues think many my colleagues for the opportunity not only to speak today from both sides of the aisle who have reached out to me in support following an incident earlier this week. About two days ago i was walking up the steps of the capitol when representative yoho suddenly turned a corner and he was accompanied by representative roger williams. And accosted me on the steps right here in front of our nations capitol. I was minding my own business, walking up the steps, and representative yoho put his finger in my face, he called me disgusting, he called me crazy, he called me out of my mind. And he called me dangerous. And then he took a few more steps and after i had recognized his after i had recognized his comments as rude, he walked away and said, im rude, youre calling me rude. I took a few steps ahead and i walked inside and cast my vote. Because my constituents send me here each and every day to fight for them. And to make sure that
Up the steps of the capitol when representative yoho suddenly turned a corner and he was accompanied by representative roger williams. And accosted me on the steps right here in front of our nations capitol. I was minding my own business, walking up the steps, and representative yoho put his finger in my face, he called me disgusting, he called me crazy, he called me out of my mind. And he called me dangerous. And then he took a few more steps and after i had recognized his after i had recognized his comments as rude, he walked away and said, im rude, youre calling me rude. I took a few steps ahead and i walked inside and cast my vote. Because my constituents send me here each and every day to fight for them. And to make sure that they are able to keep a roof over their head. That they are able to feed their families. And that they are able to carry their lives with dignity. I walked back out and there were reporters in the front of the capitol, and in front of reporters representative