These developments were particularly troubling because they were not reported to our committee before we write about them in the press or before the census director made his public statement. Committee has jurisdiction, but nobody from the Trump Administration informed us about these problems or delays. For these reasons, the committee wrote a letter to the Census Bureau november 19. We asked for documents career officials prepared describing these data problems and the resulting delays. We also requested documents repaired for the department of commerce, including the commerce secretary. But in response to our request, they gave us nothing, absolutely nothing, not even a single page. Were due a week ago, and the census is in its most critical stage. Yet the Trump Administration seems to believe they owe congress nothing, no documents whatsoever. Last week, we held a bipartisan staff rethink with the director and his top aides. Hadntd them why they turned over any of the documents we w
What is described in the west as a russian invasion of crimea is a fact the presence of russian soldiers in crimea can you clarify that. They were could do would have barely spoken of a quote but the most of the most go full of the below. As long ago as 1804 sevastopol the naval base became the main military port of the russian empire on the black sea. During the 2nd world war the heroic defense of sevastopol lasted almost a year and took hundreds of thousands of lives. Therefore the naval base in crimea has a legacy of historical pride for the Russian Black Sea fleet as well as being of huge strategic importance. Those of us alive back then remember when there were soviet missiles put into cuba how frightened americans were and how angry and how we almost went to a Nuclear Confrontation over having weapons of that kind of destruction placed that close to the United States. Just so if the United States considers cuba to be in its backyard. Then crimea lays at russias doorstep. The cons
Perilous time for the 2020 census. Troubling, there were reports indicating career officials at the Census Bureau warned the trump about significant problems that will delay the delivery of census data to late january or early february. After these reports became public, the director of the census, dr. Steven billingham, issued a Public Statement confirming problems were found, but provided no details. These developments were particularly troubling because they were not reported to our committee before we write about them in the press or before the census director made his Public Statement. Committee has jurisdiction, but nobody from the Trump Administration informed us about these problems or delays. For these reasons, the committee wrote a letter to the Census Bureau november 19. We asked for documents career officials prepared describing these data problems and the resulting delays. We also requested documents repaired for the department of commerce, including the commerce secretary
And singing, to survive, mexicos mariachi bands struggle to make ends meet on the pandemic restrictions. We begin this news hour in ethiopia, where Government Forces are pushing ahead with their advance in the capsule city of the northern region. And they say they plan to encircle mackay with tanks in order to seize it. Its under the control of the Peoples Liberation front. The government says it has already taken the town of a doll. Thats about 100 kilometers from the Reuters News Agency is reporting that the t. P. O. Left says its Standing Firm and has destroyed roads and bridges to slow the government advance. The fighting has forced people to flee for safety. More than 30000. 00 refugees have already crossed the border. Just to die, mohamed a day has more now from the Government Forces i yet to reach the outskirts of the city of mckayla, couple of the to grow the region. But they are already talking about how they are planning on how they want to see start city, which is not only t
Qatars about how the organizers are preparing to host a tournament during a Global Health crisis but an unprecedented attempt by donald trump to undo the u. S. Election results appears to be slipping away. Republican leaders from michigan was summoned to the white house on friday, but after talks with trump said there was no new information that would change joe bidens victory in their state. Trying to said to be putting pressure on politicians and republican run states to ignore the popular vote and send delegates to the Electoral College who will install him as president from washington. Alan fischer reports thank you very much. The event at the white house was to talk prescription prices, but donald trump couldnt help talking about the election claiming pharmaceutical companies delete news of a vaccine to heart template eclipse. Big pharma, read millions of dollars of negative advertisements against me during the campaign. Which i won by the way, but you know, find that almost 74000