Comcast supports cspan as Public Service along with tse other Television Providers giving you a frontrow seat to testimony democracy. Up next state and local Law Enforcement officials talk about the challenges facing their local agencies, some of the topics covered include gun violence, workforce recruitment and retention and the ongoing fentanyl crisis. They testify before the House Homeland Security committee chaired by congressman mark greene at the start of the hearing there was a moment of silence for new jersey congressman donald payne, jr. , who died recently and who served on the committee. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order. Without objection the chair may declare the committee in recess at any point. Before we begin todays hearing, i would like to take a moment to recognize the loss of our dear friend to all on this committee congressman donald payne, jr. , congressman payne was a fierce advocate for the people of new jerseys tenth district, his legacy alon
There was a moment of silence for donald payne, jr. Who died recently and who served on the committee. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order, without objection the chair may declare the committee in recess at any point. Before we have the hearing, id like to take a moment to recognize the loss of our dear friend on this committee, Congress Donald payne, jr. And his legacy, along with his fathers legacy will serve as a reminder to us all what it means to be a true public servant. I really appreciated the time that i got to work with congressman payne on the Colorectal Cancer caucus. He was a fierce fighter against that disease. I now recognize for a moment the Ranking Member, Ranking Member thompson to honor the life and legacy of representative payne. Thank you so much, mr. Chairman. This morning, we remember the life of congressman donald m. Payne, jr. Our colleague and friend. He was a union worker, a toll collector, he literally kept the buses of excess county, new j
Major investis in our countrys history by the u. S. House and senate. Each week, writers and historians tell the stories and see historic footage from the periods and examine the impacts of key congressional hearings. This week we look at the investigation that followed the deadly 1993 siege at the Branch Davidian compound near waco, texas and what its meant in the years that followed. Watch congress investigates, 7 p. M. Eastern on saturdays, cspan2. Up next, state and local Law Enforcement officials talk about the challenges facing their local agencies. Some of the topics covered include gun violence, Work Force Recruitment and retention and the ongoing fentanyl crisis and shared by congressman mark greene. At the start of the hearing there was a moment of silence for donald payne, jr. Who died recently and who served on the committee. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order, without objection the chair may declare the committee in recess at any point. Before we have th
Commissioner preston, absent. Ronan absent. Commissioner safai, absent. Commissioner stefani, present. Commissioner walton, present. We have quorum. Thank you madam clerk. I think you have a Public Comment announcement. Yes, i do. Thank you. For members of the public interested in participating in the meeting we welcome attendance here in person in the legislative chamber room 250 in city hall. Or may watch channel 26 or 99 or stream the meeting at www. Sfgovtv. Org. To make Public Comment the best way is dial 4156550001. Enter access code 26646110156 then press and again. You will be able to listen to the meeting in real time. When Public Comment is called for the item you wish to speak on press 3 to be added to the queue. Do you not press 3 or you will be removed from the queue. The operator will advice you have 2 minutes to speak. When the 2 minutes are up we will move to the next caller. Calls are taken in the order received. Best practice is speak slowly, slowly and. Public commen
Democratic representative elect tim kennedy was sworn in as the newest member of the house of representatives. He won a special election last week in new yorks 26 Congressional District to replace representative higgins, who resigned in february. The house has 217 republicans, 213 democrats, and five vacancies, which means at this point in time, speaker johnson can only afford to lose one vote on any party line measure. Lays the speaker the chair lays before the house a communication. The clerk the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir. I have the honor to transmit here with a copy of a letter received, from the coexecutive directors of the new york state board of elections, indicating that according to the unofficial rules of the special election held on january 30, 2024, representative Timothy Kennedy was elected. Signed, kevin mccumber. The speaker for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Nadler i ask unanimous consent that the gentlema