Television provider. Joining us on the communicators this week is representative greg walden, a republican from oregon, former chairman of the energy and commerce committee. Now, the Top Republican on that committee which sees a lot of telecommunications legislation. Our guest reporter, chris mills rodrigo of the hill. Congressman, youre retiring. Why . Rep. Walden i have had a great run. I have been at this 22 years in the u. S. House, the oregon legislature. Im not one of those members leaving cranky and angry. Democracy is built to be messy. Ive had a good run, ive enjoyed it, but it is time for somebody new to step in. My wife and i are ready to go take on some new challenge, of what i have no idea yet. I have been so busy, but it has been a great run. We got a lot done, so i am pleased with what weve done. Peter speaking of that, you are regarded as one of the Telecommunications Experts in the congress because of your background in radio and being on the enc committee. What is you
Mr. Neal good afternoon. Its been two months, i believe, and 10 days since we passed the heroes act on the democratic side. That was our position. It had been carefully vetted in the Democratic Caucus and moved through the ways and means committee. Caucus and moved through the waysandmeans the ttee and we took position that it was a challenge that we needed to get out immediately. Cares act helped to mitigate circumstances for people in acrossf wage replacement the country. T is clear that the 600 that as added to the weekly unemployment benefit has offered some conflict, but heres the of it. The reality is, you cant quit get an extra 600 a week. Secondly, knowing that the andemic with 30 million americans having filed for Unemployment Insurance, that the of the Healthcare System would make its way into the contagion of the economic ystem and people would have trouble paying their rents and mortgages, thats what this was about and the wage replacement along with the extra 600 as gone a
Conference to argue for passage of more economic aid due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is half an hour. Social distancing is good. So good afternoon. Its been two social distancing, that would be good. So good afternoon. Its been two months, i believe, and about 10 days since we passed the heros act on the democratic side. That was our position. Its been carefully vetted in the Democratic Caucus and moved through the waysandmeans committee and we took the position that it was a challenge that we needed to get out immediately. Cares act helped to mitigate circumstances for people in acrossf wage replacement the country. T is clear that the 600 that as added to the weekly unemployment benefit has offered some conflict, but heres the of it. The reality is, you cant quit get an extra 600 a week. Secondly, knowing that the andemic with 30 million americans having filed for Unemployment Insurance, that the of the Healthcare System would make its way into the contagion of the economic yst
Will make an Opening Statement and senator booker and senator blumenthal. The title of the hearing today is protecting the integrity of College Athletics. Like most americans one of the highlights with basketball. And its a lot of fun its going to be really big business with collegeage athletics and its all built around the model and then the challenge that the Business Model is fair without destroying the immature nature of the game with the collegeage Athletic Team thats the end of their career and to get compensated they get scholarships and room and board but to go into the private sector that the College Athletic experience is something i want to preserve and those that will not turn that into their livelihood those that require College Athletics for the opportunities for women and thats a good thing. So at the highest level College Athletics football. The football budget supports everything else. If youre an athlete how do we treat you fairly without turning it all into minorleag
A more equitable in a more sustainable manner just as an e. U. Summit bargains over the Recovery Plan the United Nations is staging a conference thats talking about Building Back better our title a green and better recovery for a hollow france 24 and d w t v join up for the debate welcome and it is a pleasure to introduce our guests starting with the finance minister of ghana ken for a atta also shipmen is the lead all sir for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change at the United Nations lecture at the french Political Science is judes youll spoil your books include the anthropocene and the Global Environmental crisis thanks for joining us and its a pleasure to welcome sinitta not i and she is an environmental activist and director of the center for science and environment in delhi india before we take a closer look at the pandemics total in the global south wed like to ask the 3 of you to tell us and really into one sentence if you would is green recover even still an option in