To revise and extend their remarks and that any written statement be made part of the record. Hearing no objection so ordered. We are here today to examine a state of Voting Rights and election and administration in america. The right for to vote is sacred. We take our responsibility to protect access to the ballot seriously. The subcommittee, our committee as a whole, is charged with overseeing the administration of federal elections. This country has a long history of failing to ensure equal and unencumbered access to the ballot for all citizens. While states and localities have a significant role in carrying out elections, congress cannot abdicate these Critical Response abilities to ensure every eligible american can access the ballot box. Cast to the ballot free from disconnection and suppression and has a steadfast space in our democratic process that there ballot will be counted as cast. Since the beginning of the 100 16th congress the subcommittee has been Holding Hearings acro
Order. I would like to think members of the committee as well as our witnesses and those in the audience for being here today. I today. I ask unanimous consent that all members of five educative days to revise and extend their remarks and that any written statement be made part of the record. Hearing no objection so ordered. We are here today to examine a state of Voting Rights and election and administration in america. The right for to vote is sacred. We take our responsibility to protect access to the ballot seriously. The subcommittee, our committee as a whole, is charged with overseeing the administration of federal elections. This country has a long history of failing to ensure equal and unencumbered access to the ballot for all citizens. While states and localities have a significant role in carrying out elections, congress cannot abdicate these Critical Response abilities to ensure every eligible american can access the ballot box. Cast to the ballot free from disconnection and
Papadopoulos talking about the origins of the counterintelligence investigation into russia and the 2016 president ial election. Later, several senators speak about u. S. Policy in syria and the recent withdrawal of u. S. Troops in the region. Next, House Administration subcommittee takes a look at Voting Rights and election procedures in the u. S. With the legal experts mobility right advocates cancel right leaders among the witnesses. This hearing comes as a new cspan survey shows 55 of americans believe that the federal government should still oversee election and administration in states and localities with histories of voting discrimination. Good morning. The subcommittee on elections and the committee of House Administration will come to order. I would like to think members of the committee as well as our witnesses and those in the audience for being here today. I today. I ask unanimous consent that all members of five educative days to revise and extend their remarks and that an
County record. The papers copublisher, 98yearold joan meyer, died a day after officers searched the her home. We will go to kansas for the latest. Democratic lawmakers for Supreme Court Justice Clarence thomas to resign after propublica published another bombshell investigation showing that a group of conservative billionaires have showered thomas with 38 luxury vacations, 26 private jet flights, and 12 vip passes to sporting events. All work millions. And then to montana, where a judge has ruled in favor of youth plaintiffs who sued the state over Climate Change. This ruling is so important. Montana, for outside its borders, this is huge. For the judge to say montana is significantly contributing to Global Climate change, gave me the feeling our actions do matter. Amy we will speak with one of the youth plaintiffs and the head of our Childrens Trust, which has been involved in a string of groundbreaking climate lawsuits. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democra
Lets go live now to our reporter on the ground in maui, helena humphrey. Helena, the governor of hawaii, josh green, has been speaking again today. What has he been saying . He has been giving up statement in that update he warned once again as he appears to be doing daily now that the death toll which is already significant is likely to rise. He has also been speaking about how it was that these wildfires were able to move so quickly and he said authorities now believe that one of the fires they believed to be extinguished in fact was not and when we saw high winds of a 70 mph, that allow them to take hold. He said at one moment they believe that these fires were moving at a frightening pace of one mile every minute, leaving residents of lahaina with very little time to escape. He has also spoken with the federal response he says the Us Health Department is now involved in more Tree Services and are receiving more us assistance to remove toxic waste in the area of lahaina. He has also