Report and other materials related to ongoing investigation. Next is the 90minute floor debate starting with rules Committee Chair jim mcgovern. Cgovern mr. Speaker, this is a dark time. This congress is being tested, in this case, not by a foreign adversary, but by our own president , a president who is undertaking a Relentless Campaign to obstruction and stonewalling. We have never seen anything like this, never before, mr. Speaker, has a president of either party so flagrantly ignored Congress Constitutional Oversight Authority and our nations separation of powers. You dont have to take my own word for it. Donald trump has declared, quote, we are fighting all subpoenas, and i dont want people testifying, end quote. These words make Richard Nixon look like an eagle scout. His attorney general, william barr, is apparently more than willing to follow the president s command. Hes refused to release the full unredacted Mueller Report and the underlying evidence until a compromise was fin
And this is an everyday occurrence in america. I have the privilege of having leaders in my community who over the decades have given me strength. One of them was a woman on the fifth floor of the projects. Building in which i lived whose son was murdered. She taught me hope is the action conviction. Despiair wont have the last word, but when i come back on a day like today, i wonder if other senators had people shot like that in their neighborhood, if it wouldnt be a headline. When people are shot and killed, the world seems to keep going on. And so i wonder about having the last word. What happens when the last word is no words. When its silence . And i feel a sense of anger where we are in the United States of america where we have not had direct conversations about a lot of the root causes of the inequities and pain and hurt manifested in economic disparities and Health Disparities and a criminal Justice System that is a form of new jim crow. We as a nation have not truly acknowled
Additional charges dropped tonight or tomorrow. Herndon high school placede th former drama teacher on leave when this broke in april. He talked about the timing, school is out as of last were. Youve got to worder how long have police known that students were victims and a lot of parents had no idea. Thats a fantaic question, jim. We asked the mayor in the press conference and he said it had nothing to do with the end of school. We wanted the community to know this when we did. There was another update in april and may. At both of those press conferences, the major stood at the podium and said there is no connection to herndon high school. Ad that point the amount of images theyve h time to go through, there was no connection to the high school and no reason to believe that any of those devices were ever brought into herndon county. The major stood up hwae he disappointed to learn that theyve found images an video to dicate there was a lot of recording going on inside of the school. Dr
The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by rencheds jacob issac pack, beckley united pentacostal church, beckley, West Virginia. The chaplain lord, god, we want to say thank you lord for being a part of something bigger than ourselves, thank you god for trusting us with this awesome responsibility of continuing the great traditions. We thank you lord for the heritage of sacrifice that has been passed down by those who came before us. As we endeavor to continue in that noble heritage, we ask you for your wisdom and guidance and grant unity to your people. We ask that your presence reside among the men and women here today who rise to the tasks of both leadership and service. We ask that the results of our work bring peace, prosperity and safety to all who are entrusted in our care. In the name of jesus, we pray. Amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause
Will committee on the judiciary subcommittee on constitutional civil rights and Civil Liberties come to order. Thank you for your help getting the door shut and getting people. Care will authorize the recess of the subcommittee any time. Welcome everyone to this hearing on hr 40 and thei will recognize myself or opening statement. Today is the documents the announcement of the abolition of slavery in texas and more generally throughout the confederacy. The news of the emancipation proclamation did not reach texas for 2 years and it was not until 1865 dental they were free. Despite the announcement. Slavery was a crime against humanity one which impacts we continue to grapple with today. This also marks the 400 anniversary of the first african state slaves being brought to america. Slavery was our original sin. Our constitution protected the and various compromises that gave disproportionate power to slave states. The thrift 3 5 clause they were consider personal property and that gave