Funding for the u. S. Postal service. Members of the House Rules Committee met on friday to consider the bill called the delivering for america act introduced by oversight and reform chair carolyn maloney. It provides 25 billion in funding to the Postal Service and returns Service Levels to those at the beginning of 2020. The rules committee voted to send this legislation to the house floor for debate. The rules committee will come to order. We are here today because this president has thrown our democracy further into chaos. We are just weeks away from early voting in some states. The Record Number of ballots are expected to be asked by mail. Are expected to be cast by mail. Sorting machines are disappearing. Delivery has been slowed. The postalle, service is still badly in need of Additional Resources. The house acted to provide more but nothinghs ago has been done. , this isy this clearly an assault on democracy. These actions call into question whether legal ballots will be counted
Idea, into your bill, out of your bill, appreciate that. I am curious if there have been any hearings about that. Now and as you stated, it is out of the bill. Lets go forward. Have there been any hearings on this legislation at all . Know, there were no hearings on the postmaster generals actions were he did not perform any of us and told us he wasnt stopping. Our constituents were saying they were being hurt. Can i respond . I would like to say i will give you more. Congressman tom and moran and Susan Collins, all republicans sent their own letters expressing concerns with the postmaster generals actions. I ask unanimous consent to place them into the record and for example congressman from montana stated the postmaster general on august 6th, 2020, delaying mail service is unacceptable as the country continues to combat covid19. It keeps our communities connected. Montanans defendant reliable access to receive prescription drugs, Online Purchases and financial documents. He also quot
Degrees. 66 in san jose. Topping out at 64 for concord later today. We will talk about the all important weekend forecast and the Holiday Weekend, details on that coming up. Now lets check in with gianna and the friday light out there. Yes, it is definitely friday light. Not saying a lot of cars on the roadway, which is great. You are good to go for the most part. A live look at the bay bridge. You can see traffic moving along pretty nicely as you head into San Francisco. No delays in the city either. In fact, most of our bridges and our freeways are looking pretty good this morning. Heres a a live look at the nimitz freeway near the coliseum. Nice speed of there. Are at the limit on the san mateo bridge with no delays between 880 and 101. And if you plan on taking the Golden Gate Bridge this morning, just be advised there is roadwork northbound. You can see in our live shot, theres at least a couple lanes blocked. But again, lightly traveled, not causing a lot oflays. Developing this
Flustered twenty at just over an hour at bell first exit poll suggests an overwhelming majority voted for union with russia. There were celebrations in that. Since apple when that result was announced. But ukraines the us and the eu have repeated that they see the referendum as a lethal and will not accept the outcome. Ukraine says russia is pouring troops into the peninsula and is planning to annex at the us has told russias president fighting equipment. She faces International Isolation if it doesnt change tack but took us as a referendum was in accordance with International Law. Maybe wants to respect the wheel of the crimean people. And alexander phenomena standing by for us in the crimean regional capital centerfold alexander the polls have closed what have you been hearing and seeing today. I have just been to the main square and he didnt seem to upload them any less. Well people have cupboards to celebrate the outcome of the referendum they are singing and dancing and carrying f
Ukraines acting president says police and Security Forces support from moscow that is a colossal problem in the east of the country. His comments come after dozens of people were killed in a fire and touches of the southern port city of odessa. As ukraines below the conflict spread from the east to the side. He said a Russian Special forces with the stabilizing the country but it does so with most bands under the pressure of separatism. The moneys there who will call the police itself which for twenty years of trained to do other things to protect the eisenhower them to take over peoples businesses in the dome able to take a look constitutional role of protecting the life and wellbeing of people. Its a colossal problem. Moreover many of them a release of depressing to separate a script but this one. He says the russian speakers face threats from ukrainian nationalist militants some bakiyev demise. Ukraine is organizing a president ial election from a twenty fifth i wanted to buy goods