Good afternoon, everyone. Today the house leadership caucus convened our meeting. I want to thank nancy pelosi and her team and the chairwoman for working closely with the caucus to pull off the organizational meeting entirely virtually, given the dynamics of the pandemic and the extreme Public Health crisis that we continue to confront. But we were able to convene with full participation from every Single Member of the House Democratic caucus and the incoming members elect. We are unified in our sense of purpose to go out, to work closely with joe biden and Kamala Harris to fight for the people. To make life better for working families, middle class folks, senior citizens, young people, veterans, those who aspire to be part of the middle class, the poor, the sick, the afflicted, the least, the lost and the left behind. Thats what House Democrats o. The House Democratic caucus elected nancy pelosi as our speaker designee for the 117th congress. Steny hoyer as our majority leader for th
Teachers facing extraordinary challenges during the pandemic in our School Matters series, some big names tell us about the teachers that made a difference in their lives. Evs a favit ter. T, heres its your world in 90 seconds. Ive approved Emergency Declarations for puerto rico and louisiana. Both storms have the potential of gathering strength before they make landfall. Two fierce storms heading toward the u. S. Gulf coast potentially setting up a disastrous week for multiple southern states. A disaster declaration for california as the state struggles to contain those mssive wildfires. Tens of thousands forced to evacuate. It is terrifying. I cant even express it. The fda is giving emergency authorization for a covid19 treatment using blood plasma from people who have recovered. Might have been a hold up but we broke the logjam over the last week. Large crowds in the streets of wisconsin after police shot a black man in broad daylight. That shooting caught on camera. In a secret rec
We have a few updates for you all at the top this morning. First today the president is signing three executive orders to rebuild and strengthen our immigration system. These actions are centered on the basic premise that our country is safer, stronger and more prosperous with a fair, safe and orderly immigration system. Todays actions do a number of things. The First Executive order creates a task force chaired by the secretary of Homeland Security to reunify families which will work across government to find parents and children separated by the Prior Administration. The second executive order develops a strategy to address the root causes of migration across our borders and creates a humane asylum system, including directing dhs to take steps to end the Migrant Protection Protocol Program which led to a humanitarian crisis in northern mexico. It ensures that our system operates fairly and efficiently by instructing agencies to review the related policies. Ma been on the Briefing Cal
Committee on Small Business member states, hearing on response, we had a hard stop, we could move as quickly as we can and could not accommodate every member in person today and we are accepting statements until thursday april 30th. Today is a chance for the committee to hear directly from members of congress about thoughts on the covid19 response for the next package to Small Business issues for the committee of jurisdiction. I would like to remind everyone we are practicing social distancing and taking other precautions for all in attendance. I appreciate your cooperation so that we can protect ourselves and our hardworking staff. Three weeks ago when congress created the Paycheck Protection Program we did so with the goal of providing a lifeline, the program experienced Unprecedented Demand and proven successful, helping more than 1. 6 million entities to support employees. As a result we will be replenishing the Program Later today. While we are moving quickly to provide an additio
Empathy matters, and in this moment of crisis, it is more important than ever that the next president restores americans faith in good, effective government. Joe biden has spent nearly his entire life in public service. He knows that a government run with integrity, competence, and heart will save lives, and save livelihoods. And we cannot afford to let donald trump continue to endanger the lives and livelihood of every american. And that is why i am proud to endorsed joe biden as president of the united states. President n the vice help a community. One you today after the Boston Marathon bombings that tore up bodies and tore up safety and community, he was here. People who had been hurt, people were afraid, he gave them peace and he gave them grace. I watched it up close. We are boston. We are america. We respond. We endure. We overcome. And we own the finish line. Sen. Warren when donald trump is gone we will need to do more than heal a nation that has been bitterly divided. We will