The committee is meeting to widenedhow covid19 inequities in education, health, and the workforce. His is a remote hearing ask general rule, i will that microphones, including those of members and witnesses, be cap muted to avoid background noise. Members are responsible for on muting themselves when they wish to seek recognition. Somebody is not muted right now. Can you check to see if you are muted . Required tobers are leave their cameras on the entire time they are in official proceedings, even if they step away from the camera. Hearing, theremote Committee Chair is officially closed. Members who sit with their devices in the room must wear headphones to avoid feedback, echoes, and distortion resulting from more than one person on the platform sitting in the same room. Use are also expected to social distancing guidelines including the use of masks, gloves, and wiping down the area in the hearing room. Questions, if the witness is also in the hearing room, it would help if you mute
Removed by those who have had enough. Chokeholds and other Police Tactics are being given closer scrutiny from the federal to the local level. But divisions and questions of incense difficult from our leaders about race continue. I think ive done more for the black community than any other president , and ill take pass on abraham lincoln, because he did good, although its always questionable. We are free, mr. President. He did pretty well. Brennan but the president planned to hold a israeli in the city that is home to one of the worst outbreaks of racial violence in racial history a day after juneteenth, the anniversary of the end of slavery and 99 years after the tulsa massacre has been widely criticized. Well talk with senators tim scott and cory booker. Plus Seattle Police chief carmen best. We will vanquish the virus. We will extinguish this plague. Brennan but we are far from it. Even as Top Health Officials step up their warnings and issue new guidelines on covid19, the do what i
Ratings to three additional firms that have significant business in particular sectors. It is three others who were also considered major. We understand that does leave some companies that do not have a rating. As we open these facilities, we are just in the process of opening, we are looking for an answer. An nisro and has not traditionally been used in this way. We are looking at options for what to do. I was like until you i wish i could tell you we had an answer. So you have not opened it yet but you have not foreclosed the possibility of finding a solution for this challenge. Powell we are still looking for a solution, yes. Any timeframe you can put on that . Powell we talked about it yesterday so we are working on it. Soon, i would say. Stress thatnt to there are dozens of companies with very strong Balance Sheets and employee tens of thousands of people across all of our states who for one reason or another choose not to go for a inlic Rating Agency but are many ways in the same
The Senate Environment and public works Works Committee held a hearing on how infrastructure legislation can help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Senators and panelists discuss the best way to fund road and bridge projects. Good morning. I called his hearing to order. Before i discussed todays hearing i want to say a few words about what is happening in communities across the country today. This is a time of great pain and unrest for our nation. Americans are truly outraged by recent killings. Anyone who watched the video the murder of george floyd has to be horrified and heartbroken. The resulting peaceful protests about police abuse against any american citizen are important and necessary. They listen to the voices of africanamericans about police brutality. Some of the peaceful protests were hijacked by filing criminal, distraction, looting and arson stop. Those who commit these crimes dishonor the memory of george floyd and dishonor the cause and the Peaceful Pro
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