Public service along with these other television providers. Giving you a front row seat to democracy. Next up next nearest state officials testify on migrant campsite National Park service land. They pose the recent approval of a field in brooklyn by new yorks governor to be used as a temp or a site to house migrants coming into new york city. The committee will come to order without objection that shares authorized to declare a racist at any time. The committee is meeting today to hear testimony on destroying americas best idea, examining the bite administrations use of National Park service land for migrant camps. I ask unanimous consent all members testifying today befy allowed to sit with the committee, it give their testimony participate in then hearing. The gentlewoman from new york and the gentlewoman from new york additional we have got the gentleman from new york and mr. Texas, mr. Pflueger from texas. Without objection so ordered. Under Committee Rule any Opening Statements a
Supporting cspan as a Public Service along with these other Television Providers giving you a front row seat to democracy. Next. New york state officials testifying on placing migrant caps on National Park service land. They oppose the recent approval of a field in brooklyn by new yorks governor to be used as a temporary site to be houses migrants coming into new york city. This is just over three hours. The committee will come to order the chair is authorized to display recess of the committee at anyng time. The committee is meeting today to hear testimony on destroying americas best idea. Examining the use of National Park service land for migrant camps. As unanimous consent that all members testifying today be allowed to sit with the committee the other testimony and participate in the hearing from theen dire. The young woman from new york and the gentlewoman from new york additional we have the gentleman from new york and mr. Texas mr. Pflueger from texas. Mr. Sb out from new york.
He has also had the joy to experience today. I think he is eager to go back south of the james. Emmanuel grew up in did what he county. Dinwiddie county, so petersburg was home for him. Volunteering at the Petersburg National battlefield where he became a seasonal, worked there for a number of years and became a permanent historian. He has beenm there 14 years sharing this story which has largely been forgotten. The stories of the people affected by the presence of those armies has gone untold. Fortunately, emmanuel has brought that story to the forefront and is here to talk about one of the other enduring legacies of the war, the Freedmens Bureau. The question, what is going to happen with all these emancipated slaves . The Freedmens Bureau was an attempt to deal with that. It was a very complicated answer. Emmanuel dabney, ladies and gentlemen. [applause] emmanuel i am not sure how people deal with this traffic on the north side of richmond. It seems like whenever you leave richmond,
Another day, another high level resignation at the white house. A day after President Trump named a pick for his new chief of staff, he hopped on to twitter to announce the resignation of his interior secretary. Ryan zinke has faced multiple ethics investigations and was reportedly under pressure to step down. The Washington Post reports he was given an ultimatum to either leave by the end of the year or to be fired. Zinke joins a long list of top officials to leave the administration. You see the list of names and faces there, all people who have been shown the door. His exit comes as democrats are set to gain control of the House Committee on Natural Resources in charge of oversight of the interior. Cnns Boris Sanchez picks it up from here. Reporter we can tell you the white house was closely watching ryan zinkes departure. Hes been accused of misusing Agency Resources to advance his own personal finances. There are more than 15 different inquiries opened by the inspector general. Qu