We will come to order we welcome the acting commissioner of cbp mark morgan thank you for being here today we look forward to getting your perspective on cbp priorities and requirements fiscal year 2021 the budget proposes 15. 6 billion of Discretionary Spending by cbp and increases 714 million above the current your level of the total includes 2 billion of 82 miles of barriers and 625 over the current year appropriation for nearly 80 percent of the total fy 2021 increase for cbp overall. I have obvious concerns for spending another 2 billion on border barriers but aside from any debate this administration continues to circumvent the will of congress by diverting millions of dollars for what congress specifically appropriates for this activity. The house bill does not include the funding. Even more to the point of funding proposed would crowd out other investments we all agree our high priority. For instance it is unclear how many officers are funded or sustained in this Budget Congres
We speak with the directors of the oscar shortlisted documentary, the great hack, as well as a propaganda researcher and Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Brittany Kaiser, author of targeted the Cambridge Analytica whistleblowers inside story of trump, anda, facebook broke democracy and how it can happen again. Should be concerned and everyone should be very concerned about the weaponization of our data i people that are actually experts in selling weapons. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The house of representatives voted thursday to approve a nonbinding war powers resolution aimed at limiting president trumps ability to take further military action against iran without congressional approval. President trump ratcheted up tensions with iran by commandering iranian Qassem Soleimani last week. Thursdays 224 to 194 house vote included three republicans voting yes and eight democrats voting no. The r
We speak with the directors of the oscar shortlisted documentary, the great hack, as well as a propaganda researcher and Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Brittany Kaiser, author of targeted the Cambridge Analytica whistleblowers inside story of trump, anda, facebook broke democracy and how it can happen again. Should be concerned and everyone should be very concerned about the weaponization of our data i people that are actually experts in selling weapons. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The house of representatives voted thursday to approve a nonbinding war powers resolution aimed at limiting president trumps ability to take further military action against iran without congressional approval. President trump ratcheted up tensions with iran by commandering iranian Qassem Soleimani last week. Thursdays 224 to 194 house vote included three republicans voting yes and eight democrats voting no. The r
Bolivia has been the scene of weeks of protests since a disputed election last month. We will get the latest. Then we spend the rest of the hour with senator Elizabeth Warren. On friday, i comoderated the first president ial forum on Environmental Justice at South Carolina State University. Warren talked d about the climae crisis, shutting down pipelines, capitalism, and more. Racial injustice, do you think the order of t the primary state should change . You have iowa and New Hampshire, two of the whitest states in the country and then we moved to South Carolina with a very significant population of people of color. And it means candidates spend so much of their time catering to those first two states stop overall, do you think that should change . Sen. Warren im just a player in the game on this one. And i am delighted to be in South Carolina. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Bolivia is in n a st
Bolivia has been the scene of weeks of protests since a disputed election last month. We will get the latest. Then we spend the rest of the hour with senator Elizabeth Warren. On friday, i comoderated the first president ial forum on Environmental Justice at South Carolina State University. Warren talked d about the climae crisis, shutting down pipelines, capitalism, and more. Racial injustice, do you think the order ofof the primary state should change . E . You have iowa and New Hampshire, two of the whitest states in the country and then we moved to South Carolina with a very significant population of people of color. And it means candidates spend so much of their time catering to those first two states stop overall, do you think that should change . Sen. Warren im just a player in the game on this one. And i am delighted to be in South Carolina. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Bolivia is i in