On the agenda today, resolution on the peaceful transfer of power after the president ial election, live house coverage at cspan. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk speakers rooms, washington, d. C. September 29, 2020. I hereby appoint Emanuel Cleaver to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Haplain conroy let us pray. Lord, father of us all, we give you thanks for giving us another day. As the stresses of the pandemic and as economic and educational effects stubbornly continue, we ask you once again to send your spirit of peace and healing upon our nation. Bless those who labor to bring healing and teaching during these difficult times. Comfort all who are ill with coronavirus and those who mourn the loss of loved ones because of it. As the members
Incredible Boston Review and its lead ed editors. All of us have been proud contributors to the rich intellectual tradition curated by Boston Review, and i just think its really important to say in this moment before our countrys more famous publications were willing to run pieces on police and prison abolition, racial capitalism, black radical thought and the ethics of resistance, the boston the review really provided one of the major forums for these ideas to be debated with seriousness and subtlety, and it still does. There are not many publications who can match Boston Reviews commitment to publishing black thinkers, giving space to black liberation across the political spectrum or the bolder questions with of justice, democracy and citizenship. So its a real honor to be here at a panel cohosted by Boston Review. And just as a reminder, as serena said, the contributions from this evenings event which i hope you continue to contribute all go to three important organizations. Critica
Good afternoon. I call this meeting of the committee on appropriations to order. Before we begin, house rules now we have set up any mileage us to which members can send anything they wish to submit they wish to submit in writing in any of her hearings or markups. Our hearings or markups. Has been provided to staff. The first order of business is consideration of the energy and Water Development appropriations bill. For fiscal year 2021. Captornow recognize this ms. Captor to present the bill. Please let me also add my you for your honorable and dedicated service to our community and nation and for your recognition of the full potential of this bill. You will truly be missed. I am pleased to consider the energy and water bill today. It is a good bill. A bill that captures the spirit of ingenuity and independence of the American People. Are actually able to provide the most important Climate Change bill congress will pass this year. This bill provides the foundation of critical investme
Were all the fault of the World Health Organization or or the other 2 excuse one of my own personal favorites in political excuse making the a big protests we just didnt see this coming which which might be true of beer in every average every day jane and john q citizen but when you are the House Speaker when you are the Senate Majority leader or near the president of the United States we didnt see it coming is no excuse especially when the very military Industrial Complex that you worship that you and our money over to warn you of this very catastrophe 3 years ago according to a 2017 u. S. Northern command plan out of the pentagon the nation reports that the pentagon was not just well aware of the threat of a nobel influenza but even anticipated the consequence scarcity of ventilators facemask and facemask and hospital beds. Schumer palosi donald rubio cotton and all and all and all the rest my friends labor run out of excuses recent weeks of taught the American People that we are far
Every average every day jane and john q citizen but when you are the House Speaker when you are the Senate Majority leader or near the president of the United States we didnt see it coming is no excuse especially when the very military Industrial Complex that you worship that you and our money over to warn you of this very catastrophe 3 years ago according to a 2017 u. S. Northern command plan out of the pentagon the nation reports that the pentagon was not just well aware of the threat of a nobel influenza but even anticipated the consequence scarcity of ventilators facemask and face mask and hospital beds. Schumer palosi donald rubio cotton and all and all and all the rest my friends theyve run out of excuses recent weeks have taught the American People that we are far from in the trillion dollar Security State they have built around us in fact we are out. Cold as we start watching the hawks. You want whats going on the city you streets you want to. Pursue what you see the prices you