Ndividual rights of in arate civil actions cases involving disparate impact, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore without objection, members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] house of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois rise . Ms. Wuunderwood as the member designated by mr. Rush, pursuant 965, i resolution inform the house that mr. Rush will vote yes on h. R. 2574. As the member designated by mr. Davis, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Davis will vote on h. R. 2574. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise . Mr. Tonko as the member designated by mrs. Lowey, pu
I represent the committee is on and will come to order. [inaudible] the committee of Homeland Security will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Good morning. Again i want to say our thoughts with those americans dealing with devastating natural disasters including the wildfires in the west and hurricane is in itself. As the churning, i remain committed to ensuring they receive the federal health needed to respond, recover and deal back stronger. Today the committee on Homeland Security is meeting for its annual hearing on worldwide threats to the homeland. Our nation recently observed the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001. Nearly two decades later, we continue to mourn the nearly 3,000 lives lost that terrible day and keep their loved ones in our prayers. This committee and the department of Homeland Security were established in the wake of 9 11 to help prevent future attacks on our soi
In august i approved a major disaster declaration for california. I approved, i think, gavin, about 40 stafford act declarations, so very quickly, because we want to get this thing taken care of including Fire Management assistance grants to help multiple states stop the fires. More than 28,000 firefighterrers and First Responders are combating the fires in california, oregon and washington. Over 230 soldiers are fighting the august complex fire, and thats the largest fire in california. Thats the biggest. Yep. And we want to thank all of the brave fighters. We want to thank these incredible people, the First Responders, Service Members who are racing to the extreme peril, really, to their lives and extreme danger. Lou and the president is now on his way to phoenix for a Campaign Round table with latino voters there. It will be his seventh state that the president has visited in as many days. And where is joe biden . Well, well find out later in the broadcast. And red storm rising, the
Minneapolis, two hours east of grand forks, north dakota, and if youre so inclined to triangulate to the northernmost to, say, canada, its about four and a half hours south of winnipeg. [laughter] minnesota is the 18th state the president has visited since just the first of august, and china joe biden . Well, hes, well, hes, hes lagging a bit. There he is, about a 3 to 1 margin. Biden has ventured out of his basement to minneapolis himself today. President trumps visit to minnesota comes as husband poll numbers his poll numbers are hitting a record high for the year. President trumps Approval Rating reaching 53 , 4 points higher, if youre wondering, than barack obama at the very same point in his president ial reelection campaign. If youre wondering about that as well being somewhat short of President Trumps Approval Rating, obama went on to win reelection. Perhaps thats some sort of, well, indicatorrer. The president s stop today also coinciding with the start of early inperson, inper
Fight the wildfires. In august i approved a major disaster declaration for california. I approved, i think, gavin, about 40 stafford act declarations, so very quickly, because we want to get this thing taken care of including Fire Management assistance grants to help multiple states stop the fires. More than 28,000 firefighterrers and First Responders are combating the fires in california, oregon and washington. Over 230 soldiers are fighting the august complex fire, and thats the largest fire in california. Thats the biggest. Yep. And we want to thank all of the brave fighters. We want to thank these incredible people, the First Responders, Service Members who are racing to the extreme peril, really, to their lives and extreme danger. Lou and the president is now on his way to phoenix for a Campaign Round table with latino voters there. It will be his seventh state that the president has visited in as many days. And where is joe biden . Well, well find out later in the broadcast. And