Provider. Host this week on the communicators we are pleased to be joined by fcc commissioner michael oreilly, one of three republicans on the commission and our guest reporter this week is Margaret Harding magill of axials. Commissioner oreilly, last couple of months have been a challenge for everybody but especially for the communication industry. What has changed . Guest everyone is faced with different difficult circumstances from the covid pandemic. The Communication Network as a whole seems to be Holding Quite well. I dont like to promise anything or congratulate anybody too early but we will have to see if things hold but im pretty impressed with the way things are now. Everyones lives have been thrown in the air. Im being interviewed for my bedroom and yesterday i was in the nursery and i did a press conference from the girls room in the basement with toys everywhere. Everyones world is in a people and facing trouble and that is why most people have more difficult circumstances
Rollcall joins us for that. Whitehouse, chief correspondent, thank you for joining us. Thank you. Tell us about the efforts coming from speaker pelosi. The Speaker Nancy Pelosi is strenewing the call for removina number of statutes and the collection that on people who either fought for the confederacy homeowner otherwise involved with the confederacy, the most notable name most of people are actually honored in the capital was a statute from the collection of statutes for each state would probably be Jefferson David who was the confederate president during the war. So each state gets to defend the statues. Speakable estate wants to basically for them to be removed by what is called the joint committee on the library which is actually a Standing Committee that is basically the leadership of the Administration Committee and the senate and the house Administration Committee in the house prayed and they want to remove the statute anyway. And what we have heard, from republicans at least,
Things hold. But im pretty impressed where things are now. Beenveryones lives have thrown up in the air. Im being interviewed from my bedroom. In the nursery and i did a press conference basemas basement where all the toys are. Trouble. Is facing and more people are having more circumstances more difficult i do. So were all living through this together. Is this a permanent change in our lives . Aboutl, i dont know that. I have to defer to some of the health experts. Terms of some of the issues, some of the certainlyhome issues, conferences being done through more likely to increase over time. I wouldnt say this is the new a lot more this way than returning to the old style, in my opinion. This is a continuing trend, whats the f. C. C. s role in this . Well, it depends on what service were talking about. But i mean, just from a more practical sense, we have a big new building were building and movewere getting ready to into. And its use is going to be much different than the past. Meeti
2027488001. The conversations, even extending to capitol hill. S White House correspondent joins us. Guest thank you. Host your thoughts on the nancy pelosi. Guest she is renewing the call on removing a number of the s in the that honor people who either fought for the confederacy or or otherwise confederacy. The the most notable name on the list of people actually honored in the capitol with a statue from the collection of statues where each state gets to send, would probably be jefferson confederateas the president during the war. Send thetate gets to statues. Speaker pelosi basically wants them to be removed by what is called the drink committee on the library, joint committee on the library. It wants to remove the statues anyway. What we have heard from thatlicans, at least, is that is Kevin Mccarthy and mitch mcconnell, i believe have said that do you need the states to make this decision. And they are welcome to send other statues. We have seen the statues in the collection chang
We take you live to the u. S. Senate where to date lawmakers who will be on a defense programs and policy bill. You are watching live coverage of the senate on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will ohm the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. God of grace and mercy, in these divisive and polarized times, remind us that words have consequences. Help us to remember that we are accountable to you for every idle and careless word we speak. Lord, teach our senators to be obedient to your commands, doing your will as your presence fills them with joy. Today, surround our lawmakers with the shield of your favor, as they labor to deep our nation to keep our nation strong. May they be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger. Manifest your power through their labors so that this nation will be exalted by righteousness. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of alle