Television companies as a public service, and brought to you today by your television provider. Washington journal continues. Host our guest here to talk campaignily issues in 2020. Mr. Perkins, what role do you plan to play in this election . Guest it is good to be with you. The Family Research council has been in washington for about 35 years. We work on Public Policy as it pertains to families and we do so from a christian perspective. We are evangelical, biblicallybased organization. That isa political arm involved in congressional elections. Obviously president ial elections, even state and local elections. Working in those campaigns and educating candidates and supporting candidates. Host how much money do you plan to spend in this campaign. We do it by cycle. We are working on the grassroots we are about 20 million in this election cycle that we are working in the grassroots educating voters, equipping voters, and now we come to the culmination of work that has been going on the
[cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence well, hello, charlotte. It is a joy to be with you at the 2020 Republican National convention here in north carolina. [cheers and applause] and i want to thank you all for that warm welcome, but i also want to think a great friend of mind, who was a great leader in the state of wisconsin and is one of the great conservative voices in our party today. Thanking join me in Governor Scott walker for those wonderful and gracious words . [applause] it is deeply humbling for me to come to you on a day like today. I heard there was a unanimous vote little bit earlier. [cheers and applause] and i will have more to say about that at fort mchenry on wednesday night. But let me just say, a moment like this, in my life, i just cant help but think of those who am i, and who is my family that you have brought us this far . I want to thank you for the honor of this day. [cheers and applause] but i heard you were all down here in charlotte, doing some business. It
Sure to join the conversation with your calls, texts, and tweets. Announcer as the Republican National Convention Gets Underway tonight, we will hear from prominent speakers from past conventions. Senator howard baker from 1984. Then pat buchanan in 1992. , retired general colin powell in 1996. And former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice in 2012. Howard baker had already been Senate Majority leader for three years when he addressed the 1984 Republican Convention. He became 18 years, known as the great negotiator, including passage of the Clean Air Act and the clean water act. Senator baker was vice chair of the committee that investigated whitewater, president nixon, and members of his administration. 35 years later during the impeachment trials of president trump, intelligence chair adam schiff asked, where is howard baker . Where the people willing to go beyond their party to look to their duty . Senator baker spoke to delegates in dallas. Sen. Baker thank you very much. Late is a
Acting customs and Border Protection commissioner mark morgan testified the Senate Homeland security and government official. Pretty discuss the challenges they coronavirus pandemic posed to his agency including passenger travel restrictions. The hearing will come to order. Im looking at the title of this hearing. Cbp oversight unit i was talking to mr. Morgan earlier. Wondering if he wouldve broken of four told the future before he took this position. He wouldve done so. Is been challenging yes. Crisis after crisis after crisis. So first want to say i want to thank the witnesses mr. Morgan or your perseverance and your service to the nation. About the past and present and in the future. Things are not getting a whole lot better anytime soon a fear. I would ask consent to my Opening Statement be entered into record. This hearing on the border that we have not had of quite a few months. Obviously need to is a chart. This really what i want to talk about in my opening comments. I think c