First will be taken advantage of. Our state and federal governments as well as our nations largest corporations have a responsibility to do what is right. And let me end by saying this, this virus doesnt care whether or not youre republican or whether or not youre a democrat. It should not be about party or politics. This is will health and safety of our nations food workers and our food supply. And as such, no company should be shielded from the responsibility for adopting irresponsible practices that foster the spread of this virus through their facilities. For the sake of this country that i know that we all love i urge you to Work Together to do what is right for these workers. And, again, thank you for your time and id be pleased to answer questions you may have. Thank you very much. Miss dixon. Good afternoon, chairman graham, Ranking Member feinstein and members of the committee. Im grateful for the opportunity to testify today. Im rebecca dixon, executive director of the Nation
Shielded from the responsibility for adopting irresponsible practices that fostered the spread of this virus at their facilities. For the sake of this country that i know that we all love, i urge you to Work Together to do what is right for these workers, and again, thank you for your time. I will be pleased to answer any questions you may have. Chairman thank you very much. Ms. Dixon. Afternoon,good chairman graham, Ranking Member feinstein and members of the committee. I am rebecca dixon, executive director of the National Employment law project. Nonprofit Research Policy organization that has fought to strengthen protections and build a powerful workers in the u. S. , including the unemployed. My testimony is based on policy expertise and a direct connection to frontline workers and communities. Workers held is Public Health. Workers rights to a selfie and healthy workplace must come for profits must come before. Rofits we cannot reopen businesses if workers are not safe and do not
This morning u. S. Air strikes are pounding the iraqi town of sinjar. They are there helping Kurdish Forces in their battle to retake the key northern iraqi city from i. S. I. L. Good morning, welcome to your world, im del walters. Im stephanie sy. More than 7,000 peshmerga fighters are closing in on sinjar on three fronts. Sinjar is important. Sitting on highway 47. A key resupply route for i. S. I. S. Force. By seizing sinjar, we believe it will restrict the supply route. We go to jamie mcintyre, National Security correspondent. What are you hearing from kurdish fighters. We are hearing from Kurdish Forces that the offensive will take days. What they are doing at the moment is moving towards towns and villages on the outskirts of sinjar, they are taking those and are going to use it so go into sinjar. Some suggest theyll be within sinjar, and there may be a penalty of a week of strikes. They have been planning this operation for a long title. I. S. I. L. Knew they were coming and met
This is Aljazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. This morning, as many as 30 million more americans are in the crosshairs of a dangerous storm system. High winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms are moving east. As John Henry Smith reports, the storm caused damage in the rookies and the plains already. Tornadoes, blizzards, even a wind swept wildfire, this fast moving storm system produced a little of everything and its impacting a lot of people. Tornado on the ground. One of the twisters touched down in norwalk, iowa. It was time to go in the basement. Around sue city, 40 miles an hour winds along with hail and heavy rain damage would buildings and flipped three tractor trailers. At one point, tornado watches were posted in parts of missouri, nebraska, cans, and iowa. Winds of up to 60 Miles Per Hour swept one wildfire through parts of oklahoma, leading to evacuations and destroying homes, and in many states, travelers are struggling with traffic slowdowns and canceled
Which was worth millions of dollars. And as the tribes. Venture into the marijuana hold. The omaha is using the incident as a learning lesson. Flandreau santee sioux tribe in south dakota to build the ever. Marijuana reservation. Have been smoked out. Saturday the tribe the burning of millions of dollars of marijuana it was growing. It was a move. The omaha tribe of nebraska. Which recently voted in favor of legalization. Didnt see coming. It was a little bit surprising but i do understand that each tribe has their own prerogative with how theyre going to move forward with it, said vernon miller. The santee sioux tribe released a statement saying they wanted to suspend their efforts to get clarification from the federal government. According to the associated press, tribe president , Anthony Reider , says the tribe was at risk of a raid by federal authorities if the governments concerns werent met. Miller says. Because of grey areas in the law. The omaha tribe is taking extra precautio