Forced to live in the 21st and so our protests are every single week and no matter what the weather today we are very sick to the positive temperatures when i left my house this morning with the wind chill it was negative fortys this is cold its not our coldest it is average when 000 but usually air protagonists are between 2 people and 10 people every lead just depends on the weather and what we all have going on it is a priority of everybody we have several people travel from out of town to get here 2 years is a long time to think that weve been in front of here this is where we hang our young people hang out in front of 5 stars on saturdays when we only had to be out here for 2 hours the dogs are going to be out here all the time. Dogs in the shelters leave their homes. Rest different. And i think its going to. Become more aware of what what about the only dogs in the store actually you or i like to say that its a Ripple Effect if i educate one person who knows how many other people
The Coronavirus Relief packages passed by congress. Good morning. I call this hearing to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. I want to thank everyone especially our witnesses for joining us today for our committees hybrid hearing. I want to make sure to note some important requirements. Let me begin by saying that standing house and Committee Rules and practice will continue to apply during hybrid proceedings. House regulations require members to be visible through a video connection throughout the proceeding. So, please, keep your cameras on. And remember to remain muted until you are recognized to minimize background noise. In accordance with the rules established under hr965, staff have been advised to mute participants only in the event there is inadvertent background noise. For those members here in the room, i urge members and staff to wear masks while in the hearing room and i thank you in advance for your commitment to a safe enviro
The presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to change their vote or to vote . If not, on this vote, the yeas are 87, the nays are 13. Threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Ms. Ernst mr. President , the coronavirus doesnt come with a label saying made in china, but perhaps it should. This pandemic which began in wuhan, china, has flooded the world just like so many products from china that we all now rely upon to protect ourselves against the spread of contagion. The situation underscores the conundrum our nation faces balancing the need to work with the Chinese Government and the challenges of holding the communist Party Accountable for its devious deeds. Plain and simple, the Chinese Communist party attempted to cover up the outbreak of covid19 from the very beginning and continues to do so today. Rather than containing the
Being a coach, you get into a game and you lose 20 loses, the other doesnt. Team of loses but the other doesnt. You both reach out after that. This is a great country we live in. I talked to senator sessions, he was also. He said, im all in. [applause] i think his service and what he has done for many years for the state and country. In the publicng life that long. Sessionsw that jeff and his supporters are behind us. We will need everybody on deck. This is going to be hard. Supportppreciate your and we are all on the same team. [applause] the past year and a half, what is the hardest thing ive ever traveled to every city, town, and crossroads in alabama. , iave listened to stories listened to it all. I have listened to the concerns of everybody, there are a lot of people hurting. I have been listening. I have not taken anything for granted. I stood in the field with farmers. Putting their crops in, back and planting season. A month ago. Planting thatven crop to feed their family, they
The Senate Democrats, just as a very clear signal that the Senate Republican justice act lacks the substance and the strong desperately needed reforms to stop police brutality. Against the black americans. It was woefully inadequate and it never wouldve passed. Emma, provided no path to improvement. It was going to lose. Many he put it together, and the more cynical among us would say that is why he did it. We were overwhelmingly supported by the entire civil rights community. I have a letter here, signed by 136 civil rights organizations. I want to review how they characterize the bill the leader mcconnell put on the floor. This bill woefully falls short of the comprehensive performance needed to address the current policing crisis and achieve meaningful Law Enforcement accountability. It is it deeply romantic to make this moment with a incremental approach that offers more funding to police and few policy to effectively address the constant loss of black lives at the hands of police.