Today, the subcommittee meets to examine the response to covid19 by four of the contractors responsible for managing facilities. As coronavirus cases continue to spike nationwide, we must ensure the contractors our government relies on are taking every step they can to minimize the spread of covid19 among workers and detainees. Facilities. As coronavirus cases continue to spike nationwide, we must ensure the contractors our government relies on are taking every step they can to minimize the spread of covid19 among workers and attain these. For fiscal year 2020, congress appropriated 3. 1 billion approximately in more than 45,000 adult and family i. C. E. Beds. Ion over 80 of these beds are operated daily by private contractors, some of whom are at this hearing today. That is a large amount of taxpayer money. It demands oversight and accountability. Detention facilities must be held to a High Standard at all times. Within this moment, it is of vital importance. Yet over the past few mon
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 223, the nays are 194. The amendments en bloc are adopted. Without objection, a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the question amendments en bloc number on amendments en bloc number 3 printed in house report 116459 offered by the gentlewoman from new york. The clerk will redesignate the amendments en bloc. The clerk en bloc number 3, consisting of amendments 74, 76, 15, 25, 36, 68, 101, 89, 90, 95, 96, 112, 120 and 124 printed in house report 116459 offered by mrs. Lowey of new york. The speaker pro tempore the question is on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentlewoman from new york. Members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial pu
And to spend that we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on the old a 0. The state of california is progressive stands on issues from Climate Change to immigration as long come to a potomac as liberal opposition to press until trump is this pretty to argue launch compatible reveal about the choices facing americans in the coming president ial election in the 2nd of 2 special reports bobs house has been finding out. As wildfires rage across california late last year scorching more than 100000. 00 acres and driving tens of thousands from their homes u. S. President donald trump lashed out at the states leadership and threatened to cut off federal and youve got fires eating away at california every year because that is so bad the government doesnt know its like a giant he doesnt know what hes doing that governor Gavin Newsome was the 1st in america to issue a stay at home order to combat cope with 19 saving many lives this is a moment we need to make tough
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By the way, twitter is among many of the names dragging the markets lower as we head into this final hour of trade. Worries over spiking coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in nearly every state are drenching the bulls right now. As i said, dow jones 267, thats pretty much close to the session lows. Same with the s p and nasdaq. We do have a loss of 117 points on the nasdaq. As covid cases spike, many restaurants have been forced to flip the script along with the burgers, as hot spots close dining rooms that have recently just reopened. How are they doing that . Some just throwing up their hands but not the ceo of one burger chain. Hes here to tell you how hes dealing with moving goal posts that are pretty much moving every five seconds. Look at this. This is really worrisome. Water pouring into new yorks lincoln tunnel. Another example of the nations crumbling infrastructure. President trump has been complaining about this for years and now he is cutting reams of red tape at a reco