There are two words right at the outset want and is participation and the other, before i get anyone else to tell people you can submit your questions and comments. One is through email at brookings. Edu or on twitter with the. But all of you who have joined this call today, we are deeply grateful and hardened by those who wanted to join this conversation and lift every voice the urgency of civic duty voting. Thank you to all members one of the best groups i have ever worked with. Its an Extraordinary Group of people that contributed so much. And to the center for democratic governance for their support. Thank you to my dear cochair who is an absolute dynamo and a blessing to work with and then the Vice President of workings release these governance programs. He has been extraordinary also. Things to everyone. I should say nobody can do that better than john lewis and so for us to talk about voting at a moment the whole nation is rightly honoring his life encourage and achievement on b
Please leave your name and the city you are calling from. Also, social media, cspanwj is our twitter handle. Com giving thell. Basic contours of what happened yesterday. On saturday President Donald Trump signed a series of executive actions intended to extend and expand covid19 relief, including extending payroll tax collection and boosting unemployment benefits. It is not clear the Legal Authority under which the president was acting, which came at a News Conference in his in new jersey at his country club in host those are the basics. We will get to the details in a moment. From the president yesterday at this event in new jersey on why he did this. [video clip] democrats are actively blocking the things we want and what we want is good for people. Support for k12 schools so that they can open. Inc. Of that. The, direct payments at 3400 for a family of or bang. Ofs, funding for family four. Plus, funding for Mental Health care and you need that when you have so much of a lockdown. R
Project. She is the executive director there. And former congresswoman barbara comstock, who is now a Senior Advisor at bagel donelson at baker donelson. Big . G tech too what is your answer to that . I think the obvious answer to that is absolutely. ,he members of the subcommittee both the democrats and a number of republicans, really focused in on the power of the separations and the way we communicate and the way we engage. That was a dominant theme of this hearing, and also got into the guts of how these businesses work, how they abuse their dominance, how they engage in predatory behavior, and other affecting everyday families. It was really quite a remarkable hearing. And we saw this just a couple of Mark Zuckerberg, they really had no idea how the corporations work. So this was a pretty remarkable and the Ongoing Investigation into monopoly power in general but especially as relates to this. Congresswoman comstock . Barbara the gallup has an 18 Approval Rating. Story. American s
Your number is going to be 202 7488002. And if you are in american gun owner but not part of the nra, you should be part of this conversation, as well. Your number is going to be 202 7488003. Keep in mind, you can also text us your opinion at 202 7488003 and we are always reading on social media on ontter at cspanwj, and facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Once again this week, new york state announced a major lawsuit against the National Rifle association, accusing them of corruption and misspending of the organizations funds. Here is a bit of the story from the New York Times. New York Attorney general has issued an existential threat to the National Rifle association on thursday, arguing in a lawsuit that years of runaway corruption and misspending demanded a dissolution of the nations most powerful gun rights lobby. While the legal confrontation could take years to play out, it constitutes another deep blow to an organization whose legendary medical clout has been diminished by infigh
The committee appreciate you taking the time out to explain what has been happening and answering our questions. Your full testimony will be entered into the record. Part, i will read my Opening Statement and then there will be a twominute video at the tail end of my statement. The federal protective Service Officer David Patrick underwood was 53 on may 29 when he was shot dead guarding a Federal Building during a protest. His partner was also shot but thankfully survived. News reports of the protests involving a thousand people turned chaotic and violent as demonstrators smashed windows, looted stores, and broke into a bank. Suspect that killed the deputy. His antipolice views drew him to oakland. He saw the protest as an opportunity for more bloodshed. David dorn was a retired police chief in st. Louis. He responded to the alarm going off at a shop owned by his friend during a night of antipolice protest. , 77 years old, father of five, grandfather of 10, died on june 2 in the anarch