Perilous time for the 2020 census. Troubling, there were reports indicating career officials at the Census Bureau warned the trump about significant problems that will delay the delivery of census data to late january or early february. After these reports became public, the director of the census, dr. Steven billingham, issued a Public Statement confirming problems were found, but provided no details. These developments were particularly troubling because they were not reported to our committee before we write about them in the press or before the census director made his Public Statement. Committee has jurisdiction, but nobody from the Trump Administration informed us about these problems or delays. For these reasons, the committee wrote a letter to the Census Bureau november 19. We asked for documents career officials prepared describing these data problems and the resulting delays. We also requested documents repaired for the department of commerce, including the commerce secretary
The committee stands in recess for five minutes. Recognizesow congressman raskin. You are now recognized, congressman raskin. We cant hear you yet. Rep. Raskin can you hear me now, madam chair . We can, thank you. Rep. Raskin is there any statistical benefit in requiring bureau to deliver apportionment data by the end of the year despite having to ssuspend Field Operations for three months . [indiscernible] statement. With that as far as risk of accuracy of counts is concerned, the shorter amount of time the bureau has to produce quality data, the higher the risk that something is going to go wrong. Rep. Raskin do you agree the couldion to rush the count affect the accuracy of the data assembled . Yes, sir. From a Data Processing standpoint, it does have risk. 150 days was to have of Data Processing. 90 days and now it is 77 days. It puts pressure on them to both identify anomalies and address hey identify. Es t rep. Raskin am i visible now . I am being told i was not on. You are now v
Unified response to the coronavirus. Our correspondent in brussels is standing by. Hello, everyone, i am auntie francis. Thanks for joining us. Americas monte francis. Thanks for joining us. Americas top diplomat made history today. Mike pompeo is the first u. S. Secretary of state and highestranking u. S. Official to visit the settlements in the west bank, which are considered a violation of international law. As expected, the trip drew praise from israelis and outrage from palestinians. Hmmm pao also visited Golan Heights and declared a part of his pompeo also visited Golan Heights and declared it part of israeli territory. You cannot stand here and deny the central thing this president has recognized that previous president s have refused to do, that this is part of israel. The United States and President Trump will continue to do all we can to make sure israel has what it needs to do that. We will honor your right to defend your own people. Host last year, donald trump acknowledged
Make their closing pitches to voters as they make their final sixday stretch. Wildfires rip through the west coast firefighters try to fight off fire. Kim kardashian why shes facing backlash over her 40th birthday bash early today starts right now good to be with you. Im frances rivera. And im phillip mena. It was the dodgers who won over the rays. Randy continued his hot streak, homering in the first inning to give tampa the early 10 lead. The rays blake snell, he had nine strikeouts, but the manager pulled him out in the sixth issuing. Thats just what the dodgers wanted to see. Thats a decision that will haunt tampa for years. Corey seager would bring in mookie betts on this rbi single and the dodgers have the lead. Mookie betts would gesh himive room on this to close out the race. Dodgers have won it all in 2020. L. A. Wins the series in six games. Its the dodgers seventh championship and their first since 1988 the lakers also won the nba title that year. Were less than one week fro
Of h. R. 1230, which the clerk will report the title. E clerk a bill to amend the age discrimination act and retaliation claims and for other purposes. The chair when the committee of the whole house rose amendment number 5 printed in house report offered by the gentlewoman from michigan had been disposed of. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, the Unfinished Business is request for recorded vote on amendment number printed in 1116790 on which further proceedings were postponed and the knows prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 3 offered by mr. Allen of georgia. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of repr