Another but just aimed at sewing divisiveness on some really charged topics. Watch the communicators tonight at 8 00 eastern on cspan2. Next, commerce secretary wilbur ross testifies on modernization efforts at the u. S. Census bureau ahead of the next census in 2020. Secretary ross spoke about attempts to streamline Data Collection and to reach communities that were traditionally underrepresented. This hearing from the House Oversight committee is just under three hours. The committee will come to order. Without objection, chairs authorized to declare a recess at any time. Secretary ross is with us. Hell be joining us momentarily. Ill recognize myself for an Opening Statement and then my friend from maryland. The census is constitutionally required. It is what ensures that just as every vote should be counted, every person should be counted. This is a Condition Precedent for accurate redistricting and accurate reapportionment. The census is not only important for purposes of constitut
Now wilbur ross talking about efforts to modernize operations at the u. S. Census euro ahead of the next count schedule or 2020. This portion is two hours. The census ensures every vote, every person should be counted. Four reapportionment is important for constituting our government, also worked the resources and services of our government. The census is vitally important for a number of visas are you it is eminently predictable. There are a few things quite like the census. It happens every 10 years whether you are ready or not you it is incredibly important beginning with the fundamental truth of counting every one of our fellow citizens. We know well in advance when it is coming so we cannot complain when we are caught off guard and that we did not see it. Have a couple years before we count everyone but now is the time to make sure we are ready to count everyone with accuracy, security, and professionalism. We are concerned with cost, citizens are hearing about cuts, and there are
Hear two cases targeting Birth Control coverage. Two Companies Want to deny their employees the right to contraception. They are arguing their right to the exercise a religious objection. The two businesses bringing the suits, the arts and crafts chain, hobby lobby and conestoga woods. Lets talk about hobby loby, an arts and craft chain started in oklahoma city. Now with 500 stores, 13,000 fulltime employees. The 10th Circuit Court of appeals rules hobby lobby should be exempt from the Affordable Care act. Hobby lobby claims the aca requirement violates the companys religious principles because the owners believe some forms of Birth Control are ta tantamount to abortion but they have none with dye programs and Birth Control pills. T one issue is rather for profit operations have the right to religious freedom like an individual does under the first amendment. Hobby lobbys owners say they should be protected as their Company Operates in a manner consistent with biblical principles, for
The forests. Welcome to the programme. Both sides in the ukranian conflict are blaming each other for violating a ceasefire put in place in the east. Prorussian separatists and the government agreed on a truce on friday. Lets get more from paul brennan. Paul, bring us up to date on the ceasefire. What has been happening on the ground . Well, we are 20 hours into the ceasefire. For the most part it is quiet and holding pretty well. We have heard no artillery barrage here in donetsk. Its in contrast to what we have been hearing in the previous days and finding when we go to the residential areas in the north, where buildings have been destroyed, and we saw People Killed a couple of days ago. On the face of it it appears to be working. Both sides are accusing each other of violating the ceasefire in a sporadic way. In kiev, the colonel, the spokesperson for the National Security council gave a News Conference in the last hour and detailed in some detail the violations which he alleged the
East holds. You cranian ukranian authorities dispute this. Im phil lavelle at the Venice Film Festival. We are about to find out who has won the big prize, the golden lion, join us shortly as we go through the contenders. He only took over the presidency in june. Egypts president has been forced to explain himself on television. They suffered a massive blackout on thursday morning in cairo, and protests quickly followed. Here is some of what abdul fatah alsisi had to say. Translation we should be aware that part of the crisis cant be remedied overnight. Let me remind you of my contract. I said we, egyptians have insurmountable obstacles to overcome, and we cant do it without your support. Lets get a point of view from a journalist who suffered. I think you got your power back. Tell us a little about the scale of the problem. The scale of the problem is that food is going bad in restaurants, and people go to eat, and the stuff people are suffering in hospital because of the lack of elec