Hearing about president trumps nominee to the Supreme Court. Sen. Klobuchar hello, im senator amy klobuchar, im proud to represent minnesota in the United States senate. I know this week a lot has been going on. A lot of this has focused on americans at the highest level of government who have been infected with the coronavirus, including president trump, and several of my colleagues. We wish them all a speedy recovery. There are millions of americans who dont make the headlines who have been infected by this virus. Those who have lost friends or family members and lost their jobs or businesses. Everyone of us has a story to tell about how the virus has changed our lives. Im one of them. This is deeply personal to me. My husband, john, got coronavirus earlier this year. He was really sick and got severe pneumonia. Back then it took six days to get him tested. Discharged finally we made sure he was extra careful that he did not infectites infect anyone else. He did not see anyone. Why 9
Friends or family members or lost their jobs or businesses. Almost every, single one of us has a story to tell about how the virus has changed our lives. Im one of them. This is deeply personal to me. My husband, john, got coronavirus earlier this year. He was really sick and got severe pneumonia. He ended up in the hospital on oxygen. Back then it took six days to , get test results. When he was finally discharged , we made sure he was extra careful that he did not infect anyone else. He stayed isolated for two weeks and did not see anyone, not even me. My 90yearold dad got covid in assisted living. I will never forget standing outside the window looking into his room. He has alzheimers. While he knew who we were, he couldnt figure out why we were standing outside in masks. I remember he looked so small. I thought it was going to be the last time i saw him. Miraculously, he ended up recovering, but so many others didnt. Unfortunately, our story is not unique. So many people who got si
Washington today, we are holding this hearing virtually in compliance with the regulations for Remote Committee proceedings pursuant to House Resolution 965. Remote hearings certainly are not the same as sitting together in our Committee Room and you should know. The new authority has allowed us to continue to do our work a behalf of the American People, while keeping our staff, families and broader communities this is the First Official Virtual Committee hearing in the United States house of representatives. As we begin this historic proceeding, i want to underscore that i plan to continue this committees long tradition of collegia collegiality and substantive debate even as we conduct our business from afar. I will continue to work with Ranking Member and his staff to make sure that all Ranking Members are respected in the knew virtual format. Before we turn to todays important topic, i want to remind members of a few procedures to help us all navigate this new platform. First, consi
A girl named tamara, lived on an indian reservation. She suffered great tragedy early in her life at age two. She was in a foster home. She was beaten very severely at a drunken party. Her arm, her nose, her leg were broken and she laid in a room with no medical attention. A horrific story. To tell you a little bit about how i came to write a book about it, she was featured in a news story about abuse of children at foster homes with a very large photograph in a newspaper about two years after this happened. And i went to the indian reservation when i read this story and raised a lot of hell with everybody. And i met with this girl and her grandfather. And we, you know, we visited. Then i sent her a couple of christmas gifts. Then her grandfather died and i lost track of her. I would always ask at the indian reservation, does anybody know what happened . The answer was no. No one knew. And 27 years later, i got an email from her. It turns out she has been homeless in minneapolis. Went
Good morning to you. I will show viewers the photograph of the girl. Tell us who she is. Senator dorgan the book is entitled the girl in the photograph. A, lived ond tamar an indian reservation. She suffered great tragedy early in her life at age two. She was in a foster home. Very severely party. Unknen her arm, leg were broken and she no medicaloom with attention. A horrific story. To tell you a little bit about how i came to write a book about it, she was feature and a news story about abuse of children at foster homes with a very large photograph in a newspaper about two years after this happened. And i went to the indian reservation when i read this story and raise a lot of hell with everybody. And i met with this girl and her grandfather. And we, you know, we visited. Then i center a couple of christmas gifts. Then her grandfather died and i lost track of her. Ask at the indian reservation, does anybody know what happened . The answer was no. No one knew. And 27 years later i got