We will return live to the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney general ken paxton aftemorning of pretrial motions and we expect Opening Statements to get underway this afternoon. Live coverage here on cspan. Again, waiting for openingstf texas senator ken paxton. The texas senate is considering 20 articles of impeachment against the attorney general, which include bribery, abuse of office, and obstruction of justice. The charges stem from allegations brought to light in late 2020 by general paxtons own senior staff. They say he did political favors for a federally indicted Real Estate Developer and Campaign Donor in exchange for a Kitchen Remodel and a job for a woman with whom paxton was having an alleged affair. No criminal penalties are associated with impeachment and attorney general paxton will not automatically lose his state pension if convicted. Hes currently suspended without pay pending the trials outcome. Attorney general paxton denies doing anything wrong. Again, opening ar
Especially for those who care deeply about the rule of law and our criminal Justice System. It is a fact that many have come to believe that the department of justice federal Law Enforcement agencies and some federal and state prosecutors are operating a rigged system of justice, targeting conservatives in general and former President Donald Trump in particular. They point to myriad activities as support for this belief including office i across fire hurricane which delved into collusion between russian intelligence offer tubes and operatives and the contrast to how the Hillary Clinton classified documents case was handled. They point to on bro ongoing abuses of foreign Intelligence Surveillance act, but target conservatives, the slow walking of the hunter biden case, the failure to arrest people protesting outside the homes of republican appointees to the u. S. Supreme court, the failure to arrest anyone vandalizing Crisis Pregnancy Centers and the target of prolife protesters and con
College campus protests. Hes appearing before the committee on his department policy. The committee on Education Workforce will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to call recess at any time. Mr. Secretary, i was truly excited when your named secretary with your background. You know i have told you that. However, you have not lived up to your potential. The educational decline is not without warning. Upon your confirmation i issued a press release saying, the Teachers Union and leftwing special Interest Groups are keeping our schools closed despite the serious consequences for students academic success and Mental Health. Serious consequences may have been the understatement of the century. Since the last time you testified, the National Assessment of educational progress released its 2022 math and reading scores. The results were disturbing. Reading scores plummeted to the lowest level in the history of the testing. Across all subjects, american k 12 students saw a
Watch congress investigates saturday at 7 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan two. The education secretary told house on makers hate has no place on College Campuses as he testified on priorities on capitol hill. He made the comments and response to recent acts of antisemitism during protests which have caused some colleges to cancel classes. He also acknowledged delays in the student aid application process. The hearing is 3. 5 hours. Set to testify on College Campus protests. Hes appearing before the committee on his department policy. Committee on education and workforce will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to call recess at any time. Mr. Secretary, i was truly excited that a person with your personal and educational background was named secretary of education. You know i have told you that. However, you have not lived up to your potential. The educational decline was not without warning. Upon your confirmation i issued a press release saying the teachers unions and
During pro palestinian demonstrations which forced some colleges and universities to cancel in person classes. He also acknowledged delays in the federal student aid application process. The hearing is three and a half hours. [inaudible conversations] the committee on Education Workforce will come to order. A quorum is present. Without objection the chair is authorized to call recess at any time. Mr. Secretary, i was truly excited when your named secretary with your background. You know i have told you that. However, you have not lived up to your potential. The educational decline is not without warning. Upon your confirmation i issued a press release saying, the Teachers Union and leftwing special Interest Groups are keeping our schools closed despite the serious consequences for students academic success and Mental Health. Serious consequences may have been the understatement of the century. Since the last time you testified, the National Assessment of educational progress released i