Congress. Congressman, we continue to watch the western states burn this week and you went to the floor yesterday to talk about the importance of forest esmanagement. Could you walk through what that means and what we are and arent doing for our western forests right now. Guest good morning, great to be with you. Forest management is something i love to talk about being a forrester and love to practice for history. A scene how it works. What we are talking about is applying science to make the forest healthy and resilient. In the life of climate effects is more important now than ever to apply these concepts to Management Practices to the forest and i am proposing in the trillion trees act as part of that bill i filed, for areas on public plans and these are also crossed over into private lands that we really need to focus on, especially in these fire prone areas where we are seeing higher weve got all the physics and youve got fuel, oxygen and heat and what we can do is manage the fue
Bruce westerman discusses the western wildfires, Climate Change, and other news of the day. Good morning. It is thursday, september 17, 2020, Constitution Day in the United States. This morning on the washington journal we will begin by asking you how you would amend the constitution if it were up to you today. Give us your ideas on how you think we the people may benefit on a change from the founding documents dating back to september 17. If youre in the mountain are pacific time zone, the number to call is 202 7488001. You can send us a text, 202 7488003. If you do come include your name and where you are from. Otherwise, catch up with us on twitter or on facebook. To you. Rsday morning officially known as Constitution Day and citizenship day in the United States. We are talking this morning about the u. S. Constitution. Some history is your calling in 1787, delegates opened their Constitutional Convention on may 25, 1787 in philadelphia to begin discussions on how to create a consti
Mr. President , i yield theen floor and notice an absence of coram. In moments the democrats left the Senate Consent to take up and pass several measures that would immediately help American Workers and American Families cope with the impacts of the coronavirus. Including paid sick leave for workers. Emergency Unemployment Insurance and much needed assistance to states overburdened by medicaid costs. These provisions are all included in legislation that will soon be passed by the house. Many of these policies have already been enacted by other countries, dealing more successfully with the coronavirus in our country is. These policies are targeted directly at the workers and families impacted by its a spread. They are not going to the big wealthy corporations or powerful people or wealthy people, they are going right at the workers and families the average working people who need the help. Now the republican later this morning, called these provisions quote and ideological wish list. Pr
Pakistans former president is sentenced to death for treason. The army has denounced the decision. And the president of south sudan roaches a deal but differences between the political rivals remain. Elizabeth donald trump has issued a warning to his political rivals as they finalize a deal for the Impeachment Vote against him. The house is deciding on how much time to allow for debate before the vote that is set to happen on wednesday. The democraticcontrolled house is inspected to vote in favor of impeachment that would then lead to a trial in the republican dominated senate early next year. President trump says the democrats go ahead with the easement, it will be declaring war on american democracy and has condemned the hearings as a sham. President trump the whole impeachment thing is a hoax. We look forward to getting on to the senate. We are not entitled to lawyers, we are not entitled to witnesses or anything in the house. Its a total sham. When you have a guy like shifty f make
Well leave this now to go back to the floor of the house. Ordering the previous questn onouse resolution 1071 and adoption of the resolution, if ordered. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule torquehe remaining electronic votes will be conducted as fiveminute vote. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the vote on ordering the previous question on House Resolution 1071 on which the yeas and nays are oered. The clerk will report the right tool of the resolution. The cle the clerk house calendar numberrk 66, House Resolution 1071, resolution providing for consideration of the bill h. R. 6276, to direct the administrator of General Services and the director of the office of management and budget to identify the utilization rate of certain public buildings in federally leased space and for other purposes. Providing for consideration of the resolution, House Resolution 1065 denouncing the Biden Administrations immi