Mining and ranching interests. Tv reporter the town of ely cod experience the most impacts from the gat basin naonal park. My resides lieve thathe parks popularity could spill over into ely and rejuvenate an otherwise dormant economy. Christensen when he heard that there was support for a national park, he saw a solution. Reid i was willing to compromise significantly. Laxalt didnt kill it. Im sure he uld have, buhe didnt. Because of him, i made it smalr than it should have been, and i also allowed grazing ont. Cows d sheep uld graze there. I got it passed, and so there was talk about the seetary of agriculture at that time. Was recommending to president reagan to veto that. Ronald reagan democrats and republicans must join together not to do whats easy, but to do what is right. Reid so i called william penn mott, the director of park service, and i said, mr. Mott, theres talk about vetoing my park. How do you feel about it . He said, i, as a young park ranger, was asked by one of the
Shirley on campaign 2020. At 8 30, new yorker magazine writer jelani cobb discusses his new pbs frontline documentary policing the police 2020. Host good morning. Its tuesday, september 15, 2020. The house returns this morning at 9 a. M. Eastern and at 10 a. M. Today in the white house, representatives from bahrain, the united arab emirates, and israel gathered to sign an agreement to normalize relations. We begin this morning back on the campaign trail yesterday as President Trump met with california officials overseeing the response to raging wildfires in the state as joe biden sought to put the issue of Climate Change front and center in an address from his home state of delaware. This morning we are asking you how important our climate issues when it comes to your election 2020 vote. Give us a call. Phone lines split this way, if you are a supporter of the biden harris ticket, 202 7488000. If you support the trumppence ticket, 202 7488001. A special line for those who have been imp
Care, potential for vaccine treatments and mitigation of the incredible economic arm, the fourth bill is still lingering with an uncertain future in the senate. And then the murder of george floyd brought a long simmering crisis to a head for our nation. Last week, this house passed the justice in policing act to deal with systemic racism and policing. This bill deals with another crisis. Denied by the president and denied by most in his party. The existential threat of Climate Change to the world as we know it. To our nation. To our coastal areas. To our inland areas. To everything, our crops, our future, our childrens future, our grandkids future. Before us today is a long overdue transportation, comprehensive 21st century, the first 21st century transportation bill that moves beyond the eisenhower era and just reauthorizing the same old programs all the time. It also deals with the incredibly deteriorated infrastructure in this country. There is bipartisan agreement on that. It need
Infrastructure bill. A vote on final passage is expected wednesday. May consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon is recognized. Our mr. Defazio our nation is conflonted with multiple crises, covid. We passed four bills in this house to deal with covid directly in terms of medical care, potential for vaccine treatments and mitigation of the incredible economic arm, the fourth bill is still lingering with an uncertain future in the senate. And then the murder of george floyd brought a long simmering crisis to a head for our nation. Last week, this house passed the justice in policing act to deal with systemic racism and policing. This bill deals with another crisis. Denied by the president and denied by most in his party. The existential threat of Climate Change to the world as we know it. To our nation. To our coastal areas. To our inland areas. To everything, our crops, our future, our childrens future, our grandkids future. Before us today is a long overdue transport
Interview, an american couple badly injured in a deadly volcano eruption describes their terrifying ordeal. And billy porters pride. The awardwinning performer on what Community Means in these divided times and why he practices activism through acting. Hes one of a kind. First, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. We have to continue with our social distancing, folks. We have to wear the face coverings. There are no excuses to let up even one bit. The stunning and dramatic new peak to cases of coronavirus. The u. S. Seeing its highest number of new infections since april. As more people mix, as the economy opens up, as more people are out and about, wear a mask. Grand jury indicted three men accused in the shooting death of an unarmed black man jogging in georgia. The family was ecstatic to hear it happened this morning. Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway defended the president s use of the term kung flu. He wants many to understand the virus originated in china.