Watch booktv this weekend on cspan2. President biden has picked Denis Mcdonough to head the Veterans Affairs department. He previously served as white house chief of staff during the last four years of the obama presidency. His confirmation hearing he was asked about veterans access to healthcare, modernization efforts in the das responds to covid19. This is just over two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i i want to call this evening to order. I want to welcome everybody. I appreciate all that are here, all those that are online. The purpose of this hearing is due from the i president s nominate to serve as secretary of Veterans Affairs, Denis Mcdonough. Before i talk about him i just want to say i appreciate this committee all the reasons we sat on this committee thats been bipartisan and its been nonpolitical, and we tried to do the best by our veterans whether you are the republican side for the democratic side of the aisle. I particularly appreciate the re
s response to the pandemic, healthcare, Climate Change, racism, and u. S. Immigration policy. Mr. Biden kids ripped from their arms and separated and now they cannot find over 500 sets of those parents and those kids are alone. Nowhere to go. Nowhere to go. It is criminal. It is criminal. S. Trump they went down they are so will taking care of. Amy we will air excerpts and speak to Erika Andiola of raices action epidemiologist dr. Ali , khan, Rashad Robinson of color of change. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. As the u. S. Death toll from covid19 topped 223,000, President Trump and former Vice President joe biden met in nashville, tennessee in the , thursday second and final debate of the 2020 campaign. They sparred over the Trump Administrations response to the pandemic, Climate Change, racism, u. S. Immigration policy, and health care. Completednt, trump bidens public run Health Care Plan with medicare
s response to the pandemic, healthcare, Climate Change, racism, and u. S. Immigration policy. Mr. Biden kids ripped from their arms and separated and now they cannot find over 500 sets of those parents and those kids are alone. Nowhere to go. Nowhere to go. It is criminal. It is criminal. S. Trump they went down they are so will taking care of. Amy we will air excerpts and speak to Erika Andiola of raices action epidemiologist dr. Ali , khan, Rashad Robinson of color of change. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. As the u. S. Death toll from covid19 topped 223,000, President Trump and former Vice President joe biden met in nashville, tennessee in the , thursday second and final debate of the 2020 campaign. They sparred over the Trump Administrations response to the pandemic, Climate Change, racism, u. S. Immigration policy, and health care. Completednt, trump bidens public run Health Care Plan with medicare
Mcneil, catherine mosel, thompson diaz, United States court of federal claims. Policycontent modernization act. All those will be held over. Mr. Chairman . Under the rules of this committee can i proceed with the business of the Committee Even with a quorum present, there unless there are two members of the minority present as well. I and the only member of the minority that is here. We cannot conduct business until the second member of the minority arrives. Yes, sir. Thank you for the way you have conducted yourself yesterday. It is clear from reading in the paper what is going to happen is we will be denied the ability to operate as normal. That senator schumer said everything is on the table. We have given this nominee a chance to be questioned. Fairly, firmly. I want to congratulate my democratic colleagues for setting a disposition i think will help us all. I know what awaits us. I will now make a motion to report the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett. A motion to vote on the motion
Takes a look at the intelligence communitys role in predicting covid19. We will have that at 10 00 a. M. Eastern. Today, the Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to move forward with the nomination of judge barrett to be a judge in the Supreme Court. Wasstponement motion proposed but it was sent down. Thank you all. We have business before the hearing. The legislation will be held over. Johnson, taylor mcneil, catherine mosel, thompson diaz, United States court of federal claims. Policycontent modernization act. All those will be held over. Mr. Chairman . Under the rules of this committee can i proceed with the business of the Committee Even with a quorum present, there unless there are two members of the minority present as well. I and the only member of the minority that is here. We cannot conduct business until the second member of the minority arrives. Yes, sir. Thank you for the way you have conducted yourself yesterday. It is clear from reading in the paper what is going t