Azar, secretary of housing and urban development, ben carson, who are the way, was fantastic over that weekend in various interviews you did, then, really good job, i appreciate it. Secretary of veterans affairs, robert wilkie, administrator seema verma, chief postal inspector of the United States postal infection inspection service, gary barstow, and he has done a great job especially spotting drugs come into our country. My administration is working tirelessly to stop the depraved criminals who seek to defraud american seniors of which there are many but we are doing a very strong number on a lot of them. And nobody has ever done what we have done. Three month ago we have launched the National Elder fraud hotline , which has already received 1800 calls. In three years we have charged 1000 defendants involving 2. 2 billion in fraud against our seniors and this afternoon the doj has announced a 2 million grant to help enforcement identify victims and bring lawbreakers to justice. These
Hearing on the covid19 pandemic best practices and opportunities for innovation. Before we begin i would like to remind members that we have established in the military and the distribution list dedicated to circulating red materials that members might want to offer is part of our hearing today. If you would like to submit that terry will. Send them to the email address that has been previously distributed to you all and we will circulate the materials to members and staff as quickly as we can. I also ask unanimous consent that following items be entered into the record. A letter to chairman johnson and Ranking Member roby and the American Association of judges and the results of a study in a recent survey by the federal Bar Association and its members on Legal Practices in the covid19 era. Without objection, so admitted. I will recognize myself for an opening statement. Welcome to the Senate Committee hearing on courts during the covid19 pandemic best practices and opportunities for i
Court. The question is straightforward. To the states have the power to control, through law how an elector may vote . The do not, the words of constitution against the background of the framers naked clear that the states have no such power. What is also make it clear that the states have no such power. What is also clear is that washington does not like the design. Votes cast that the are not, as the constitution expressly describes them, their votes, but instead of the votes of the state, article 2 effectively gives the states the power to cast votes for president in such manner as the Legislature Thereof May direct. The actual article 2 does not give the states the power to cast votes. It gives the states the power to appoint electors. The actual electors that the constitution creates, have a legal discretion, as every unfettereds, not an discretion, to the contrary, it is a completely fettered discretion, fettered by moral and political obligations, not legal constraints. To vetto
Author wrote about the last major pandemic a century ago, he will be joining us from new orleans. Also ahead, the Senate Holding a virtual hearing tomorrow, with key held officials including dr. Anthony fauci. Our phone lines are open. 202 7488000 202 7488001 202 7488002 thanks very much for joining us. We begin with the numbers, courtesy of don hopkins university. Around the world, more than 4. 1 lane cases of covid19. The death toll has exceeded more than 285,000. The book is called the great influenza, the story of the deadliest pandemic in history. Author john is joining us from new orleans. He is also a professor of tulane university. Thanks so much for joining us. Say its ah i could pleasure, but obviously the reason that brings us together is not fun. Thank for inviting me. Is one overriding apply from your book, to to 20 20, what would it be . A pretty easy question to answer. Tell the truth. People in authority need to be transparent and tell the truth. The countries that have
Central part of the country. 202 7488001 for the Mountain Time zone. Send us a text, tell us where you are texting from and your name at 202 7488003. We also welcome your comments on twitter and on facebook, facebook. Com cspan. In many parts of the country, decent weather over the weekend, drawing people out, combined with looser restrictions in some states. An Associated Press story and the Washington Times, wellbehaved crowds coming to beaches and parks. Everyoneweather to seemed to cooperate at an oceanfront park on saturday as new jersey reopened its state parks, people itching to get sand between their toes after months of being cooped up. Island beach state park was among the parks to reopen, drawing several hundred to a beach that routinely handles thousands during the summer. Hours, almost all of the crowd stated six feet apart. They also right that the new jersey governor said he was pleased with the initial reports, not only from the beachfront park, but other state resorts