The u. S. Southern border. Good morning, everybody. The hearing will come to order. Ill make an Opening Statement and then senator feinstein and i think senator cornyn and durbin would also like to make a statement. Then well swear in the witness and get on with the business before us. Before i make my Opening Statement, there was a meeting last night with senator shelby and senator mcconnell and the republican members of the Appropriations Committee. And theres a lot of talk about the disaster at the border in terms of humanitarian assistance needed yesterday. So i think the game plan is that were going to take the 4. 5 billion that was in the disaster package that was unfortunately taken out and mark it up next week as a standalone proposition to get money flowing to the border to deal with the Housing Conditions and take some stress, not only off the agents, but the migrants. I think it would be money wellspent as 3. 3 billion for humanitarian assistance increases in the shelter cap
We go live now to capitol hill. This is live coverage from the Senate Judiciary committee on cspan 3. The hearing will come to order. Ill make an Opening Statement. Senator feinstein and senator corbyn and durbin would like to make a statement. Then well swear in the witness. Before i make my Opening Statement, there was a meeting last night with senator shelby and senator mcconnell and the republican members on the Appropriations Committee. Theres a lot of talk about the disaster at the border in terms of humanitarian assistance needed yesterday. So i think the game plan is that were going to take the 4. 5 billion that was in the disaster package that was unfortunately taken out and mark it up next week as a stand alone proposition to get money flowing to the border to deal with the Housing Conditions and take some stress not only off the agents but the migrants. I think it would be money well spent as 3. 3 billion for humanitarian assistance increase in the shelter capacity for unacc
donald trump called it an invasion. with less than two weeks left until the iowa caucuses, today trump and desantis published dueling op-eds in the des moines register. both cast immigration as the most pressing problem facing our country. both candidates promised that they and they alone can fix it. now, what both trump and desantis are advancing in these op-eds are neither actual fixes to our country s border issues, nor are they actual immigration policy, but they are the sort of plans you can tell people you have, and they are articulating them to the public. they want to let fewer brown people in. they want immigration to be as painful as possible. none of that addresses the root cause of migration and the actual problems with our immigration system, which are real. but it is a plan, and it is a plan around which republicans are largely unified. this is video from last friday of migrants including children and adults carrying children, attempting to cross a river at the
particular smell on the money. the bank said they would take back taped together bills that had the full serial numbers of visible on the front. the couple sifted through his droppings with gloves and washed the money they found. in the end, they recovered an impressive $3,550. carrie said, i never thought i would be able to say i have laundered money, but there it is, apparently up first-time for everything. i don t know, maybe cecil should stick to dog biscuits next time. that is a ridiculous story that i hope you get to tell your kids in the morning, and on that note i wish you a very, very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late with me, i will see you again tomorrow. i m ali velshi in for alex wagner. ron desantis described it as a crisis at war. donald trump called it an invasion. with less than two weeks left until the iowa caucuses, today, trump and desantis published dueling op-eds in the des moines regi
nearly a week after it was detected in united states airspace. u.s. military is now working to recover the balloons debris off the carolina coast, as china lashes out and suggested could retaliate. as you hear terry chairman jim jordan fires off his first subpoenas targeting the biden administration. the doj pumps the brakes on some of his other requests. it is cut the legs out from other republicans plain investigations? and later. democratic congressman does something rare in modern politics. hiring a former gop rival to join her team. she is here to talk about whether she could be an example for others in these times of extreme polarization. all of that and more is coming up. and a good sunday morning to you. i m katie. thing right, now the search is on for what is left of the chinese balloon. which the american military says it has been used to spy on our country. the tensions between our two countries are even more tense now than they were 24 hours ago. on saturday, an f