Taken the Trump Administration by surprise. We knew the storm was coming. We knew for days that a category 5 hurricane was on a collision course with puerto rico, just as communities across the island were picking up after the pieces of irma. And we have known for years about the islands aging infrastructure like the downed power line pictured here. In short, all of us knew that Hurricane Maria was a recipe for disaster that would leave 3. 5 million americans in peril, disconnected, and in the dark. It should not have taken the administration 12 days to issue a disaster declaration, something i called for for 100 of the island, because as i saw on friday, there is no community in puerto rico that is untouched by this tragedy. Focused leadership would have had a threestar general on the ground the moment the clouds parted, not eight days after the storm struck. We needed medical evacuation vehicles and vessels, aid and relief delivery assistance on standby, the u. S. S. Comfort ready fo
Committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h. R. 2936 which the clerk will report by title. The clerk a bill to expedite under the National Environmental policy act of 1969 improve Forest Management activity on National Forest system lands, on public lands under jurisdiction of the bureau of Land Management and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fireprone forested lands and for other purposes. The chair when the committee of the whole rose earlier today, a request for a recorded vote on amendment number 7 rinted in house report 115378 offered by the gentleman from new mexico, mr. Pearce, had een postponed. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in house report 115378 on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order. Amendment number 2, mr. Khanna of california. Amendment number 3, mr. Ohalleran of arizona. Amendment number 7 by mr. Pearce of new mexico. The chair
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Please welcome to the state governor roy cooper. [applause] where so excited to have you here, [inaudible] we were excited to have the governor with us today. Theres a lot of not a lot of time. Since youve been elected and in a relatively short tenure since november, your opponents have worked hard to show obstacles in your way and the lay of North Carolinas citizens. In terms of their ability to exercise their right to vote. Just yesterday we heard that the Supreme Court decided not to review a case that would have. [applause] a case regarding one of the most comprehensive antivoter laws weve seen in a long time. Were talking a little bit about the dynamics around that but the other experts that youve seen in North Carolina to restrict peoples right to vote. North carolina is an epicenter in the country for the fight for the right to vote. When you look at what the North Carolina Republican Legislature has done over the last few years, its been disastrous. The Fourth Circuit said that
Sen. Flake good morning. This mic doesnt work very well. I dont think any of them do. Ok, we will get it. Senator, obviously a lot going on right now. You have a new book out, conscience of the conservative. To get started, lets talk a little bit about that book. It echoes a number of the comments that Barry Goldwater made in a similar book 56 years ago. And some of the same themes. If you could talk about the book and why you thought it was important to do that now. Sen. Flake thanks. Barry goldwater ] nterruptions from audience indiscernible [indiscernible] we will have questions from the audience a little bit later. [inaudible] mike were going to take some questions later. We have some questions prepared for the senator. [inaudible] mike we will have opportunity for questions from the audience a little later. You dont support Climate Change mike apologies. Sen. Flake no worries. Mike may not be the first one. Sen. Flake wont be the last today, im sure. Barry goldwater felt that the