Testify on capitol hill about the coronavirus outbreak and the federal response. The acting commissioner for customs and Border Protection mark morgan subcommittee. Questions commissioner morgan on building the wall on the southern border carrying from migrants in cbp custody and stopping Illegal Drugs coming over the border. We will come order. Today we welcome the acting commissioner of u. S. Cuss thomastom customs and Border Protection mark morgan. Thank you for being here today. We look forward to go etting your perspective on cbp priorities and requirements for fiscal year 2021. The fiscal year 2021 in discretionary funding for cbp. Above the current year level. Border barriers and an increase of 625 million, over the current year appropriation for nearly 88 of the total fy 2021 increase for cbp overall. I have obvious concerns about spending another 2 billion on Additional Border barriers. But aside from any debate we might have about them, this administration continues to circum
A 1000. 00 villages their lives. And what started a fire at a haitian orphanage killing more than a dozen children and investigations underway. In the latest move to stop the spread of coronavirus the Chinese Government is demanding that everyone returning to beijing from the new year holiday to isolate themselves for 2 weeks more than 2600 cases were recorded in china on friday about half the number reported the previous day foreign minister wang ye admits the outbreak is a challenge to china but criticizes some countries for causing panic. Some countries have stepped up measures including quarantine measures which are reasonable and understandable but some countries have overreacted which has triggered an unnecessary panic. Well meanwhile several protests are being held across hong kong against the governments plan to set up coronavirus clinics demonstrators are angry that officials have chosen locations for the clinics without consulting the public 1st lets go live that sarah clarke
The speaker the house will be in rder. The prayer will be offered by the prayr chaplain, father conr. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Merciful god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. As we meditate on all the blesings of life, we especially pray for the blessig of peace in our livesand in our world. Coronavirus has already caused pmarkets, International Trade ad travl, and the healthare industry worldwide. We ask your blessings on those men and women whose life work is population and whose efforts to stem the spread of this diseae have endangered their own ellbein. In the days and weeks to come. May your special blessing be the members of this assembly, in the important, sometimes difficult,work they do. Give them wisdom and charity that they might wok together for th common good. May all that is done the peoples house be for your greater honor and tpwhrory, men. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house her approval
The oldest play book of all, lie, then lie some more. Pelosi released edited video clips of schiffs witnesses. The videotape ignoring the fact that all of those witnesses failed to offer any such direct evidence. While the left plays their partisan games. President trump is celebrating another banner year in the oval office boosted in large part by the booming economy. The dow and s p reaching new highs today and wages for the typical worker in America Rising faster than a decade. Consumer confidence is high and unemployment stands at its lowest level in half a century. The president enjoying the strong support of his Republican Party who see impeachment as a way to take the house from the radical left. Lets turn to orsent rich edson in west palm beach, florida. Reporter nancy pelosi says the facts are clear and every witness told the same story. Despite the president s attempts to cover it up, the president abused his power for his own personal gain. House Speaker Pelosi still has not
The oldest play book of all, lie, then lie some more. Pelosi released edited video clips of schiffs witnesses. The videotape ignoring the fact that all of those witnesses failed to offer any such direct evidence. While the left plays their partisan games. President trump is celebrating another banner year in the oval office boosted in large part by the booming economy. The dow and s p reaching new highs today and wages for the typical worker in America Rising faster than a decade. Consumer confidence is high and unemployment stands at its lowest level in half a century. The president enjoying the strong support of his Republican Party who see impeachment as a way to take the house from the radical left. Lets turn to orsent rich edson in west palm beach, florida. Reporter nancy pelosi says the facts are clear and every witness told the same story. Despite the president s attempts to cover it up, the president abused his power for his own personal gain. House Speaker Pelosi still has not