Understand commissioner yachi, youre on the telephone . I am. Thank you. A quorum of the commissioners is president. Is the Court Reporter yes . I need a verbal yes. Thank you. Is the staff director present . Protect. I as our motion to approve the agenda for this business meeting . So moved. Thank you. Is there a second . I second. Thank you. I begin the call for amendments with one of my own adding a discussion and vote on the wyoming state Advisory Committee appointment. I also move to place the voting items at the top of the agenda. I understand at least one commissioner will need to leave in order to catch a flight. Is there a second for my amendments . Second. Thank you. Any other amendments . I have an amendment. Id like to amend the agenda to include a vote on a draft statement circulated earlier this week from the commission including the enforcement of hate crimes against white nationalism. Okay. Thank you. Is there a second . Second. Thank you. Is there any other amendments
In limiting the amount of jews in america. This is about an hour. The u. S. Commission on civil rights comes to order at 1 30 pm on march 22, 2019. The meeting takes place of the Commission Headquarters located at 1331 pennsylvania Avenue Northwest washington dc, 20425. I am chair Catherine Lehman and the commissioners present in addition to me are vice chair goodson, commissioner kawasaki, commissioner harriet, commissioner crystal, commissioner yockey you are on the telephone, can you confirm . I am. Thank you. Quorum of the commissioners is present, Court Reporter present . I need a verbal yes for the Court Reporter. Thank you [ laughter ]. As the staff director present . Present. Thank you. I see commissioner dagley is joining us as well. Do i have motion to approve the agenda for this business meeting . So moved. Is there a second i second. Thank you. I begin the call for amendments but the one of my own, adding a discussion about the wyoming state advisory chair Committee Appoint
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Just beginning for the republicans. They have taken back control of the senate for the first time in eight years. And for the g. O. P. , the victory was loud and clear. For the democrats, a lot of secondguessing, a lot of work ahead to figure out what went wrong. Lets first go to stephanie sy who is following the news. Democrats had to defend seats in seven states in which obama lost in 2012. All except alaska. The republicans have won all of those seats tonight. Starting in North Carolina, tom til is beating out kay hagan, the democratic incumbent in North Carolina. That was thegol pickup that chair changed the power in the senate . West virginia, this was an expected pickup. Shelly more capism to beating with 62 of the vote in west virginia. That was former democrat Jay Rockefellers senate seat. Another flip there. In the senate place arkan saw, representative tom cotton, a first Term Congressman unseats mark pryor, the Democratic Senate in arkansas. In south dakota, former govern mi
The first time eight years. It is a stinging though not surprising defeat for president obama and his party and a clear sign from voters they want a change in washington. Stephanie sy. Lets run through the string of republican vict odors in the North Carolina where republican tom til is defeated democratic kay hagan. This was the g. O. P. Pickup that tipped the balance of the senate. In west village, Republican Congress woman shelly moore capito, for Jay Rockefellersseat. One Term Congress won tom cotton unseating incumbent democratic senator mark pryor another g. O. P. Pickup. In south dakota former governor winning the threeway race for til johnsons seat in montana, an expected g. O. P. Pickup projected winner there, steve danes. In eyewa, johnny ernts defeating democratic congressman bruce braley. In colorado, rising g. O. P. Star, cori gardner ousting a democratic incumbent mark udall. The biggest winner in the midterm elections may be it senator Mitch Mcconnell reflected kentucky