The committee will now come to order. Good morning. To rest of this hearing is examine how state policies like those in missouri are impacting residents access to comprehensive Reproductive Health Care Services including abortion. Without objections the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. For audience purposes we welcome you and respect your interest in being here. In turn we request and we ask you to respect the proceedings as we go forward in todays hearings. With that i will recognize myself to give an Opening Statement. I would like to begin by acknowledging that this is the First Full Committee Hearing we have held since our friend, our colleague and our beloved chairman Elijah Cummings passed away. Chairman cummings spent his entire life fighting for justice and equality for everyone. He was a fierce champion for womens access to health care. Across the country, extreme forces and State Governments are taking draconian steps to violate womens rig
Women seeking the presidency of the United States and what inspires them to serve the American People. Our guest this morning is new york senator Kirsten Gillibrand. In 2006 she captured the attention of the political establishment winning an upset victory in the race to represent new yorks 20th congressional district. Just three years later she was appointed to the fill the senate seat of one of her mentors, former secretary of state hillary clinton. Now in her second full term, shes working on behalf of women. Paid family leave, reducing Maternal Mortality and spoken out against Sexual Harassment and assault including in congress. Today well hear more about these efforts and senator gillibrands other priorities such as medicare for all, gun control and immigration policy and share with us thoughts about her Campaign Including her strategy for making it onto the democratic stage in houston next month. Please join me in welcoming senator Kirsten Gillibrand and the Washington Posts bob
Hawaii congresswoman tulsi gabbard. Washington governor jay inslee. Minnesota senator amy klobuchar. Former texas congressman beto orourke. Ohio congressman tim ryan. And massachusetts senator elizabeth warren. From nbc news, decision 2020. The Democratic Candidates debate. Live from the Adrienne Arsht performing arts center. And good evening, again, everyone. Welcome to the candidates and to our oaudience in miami in the arsht center, at home across the country. Tonight were going to take on many of the most pressing ises of the moment including immigration. The situation unfolding at our border and the treatment of migrant children. Lk about theng to tensions with iran. Climate change. And, of course, well talk about the economy. Those kitchentable issues so Many Americans face every day. And some quick rules of the road. Before we begin, 20 candidates qualified for this first debate. Well hear from ten tonight and ten more tomorrow. The breakdown for each was selected at random. The
Hawaii congresswoman tulsi gabbard. Washington governor jay inslee. Minnesota senator amy klobuchar. Former texas congressman beto orourke. Ohio congressman tim ryan. And massachusetts senator elizabeth warren. From nbc news, decision 2020. The Democratic Candidates debate. Live from the Adrienne Arsht performing arts center. And good evening, again, everyone. Welcome to the candidates and to our oaudience in miami in the arsht center, at home across the country. Tonight were going to take on many of the most pressing issues of the moment including immigratio were going to talk about the tensions with iran. Climate change. And, of course, well talk about the economy. Those kitchentable issues so Many Americans face every day. And some quick rules of the road. Before we begin, 20 candidates qualified for this first debate. Well hear from ten tonight and ten more tomorrow. The breakdown for each was selected at random. The candidates will have 60 seconds to answer and 30 seconds for any
By bike today, Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer, the highest ranking jewish official in american history. We should note it said that the Prime Minister of israel, Benjamin Netanyahu and his farright government have lost their way. And its time for them to be removed from office as a lifelong quarter of israel is become clear to me the Netanyahu Coalition no longer fits the needs of israel after october 7, the world has changed radically. Since then. And the israeli people are being stifled right now by a governing vision that is stuck in the past. The response from republican officials has been outraged Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell called the comments grow task. While House Speaker mike johnson called them inappropriate and wrong. Lets get right to cnns Manu Raju On Capitol Hill and manu, the republican response has been fast and furious. Yeah, no question about it. Remember, Chuck Schumer has been a in with Bibi Netanyahu for many years. In fact, when barack obama tried