The committee will come to order. Good morning thank you to the witnesses for participating in todays hearing we all have the subcommittee will come to order. Good morning thank you to the witnesses for participating in todays hearing we all have a stake to ensure a safe and secure election in november. This hearing comes one week after we lay to rest a giant in Voting Rights. Before he died, congressman lewis reminded us the vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent in a Democratic Society and use it because its not guaranteed we must vigorously defend our right to vote with access to the ballot box and in less than 90 days americans across the country box and in less than 90 days americans across the country will participate in an election unlike any other in history that pandemic for state and local Election Officials to rapidly expand votes by mail and early voting and other policies so no voter has to choose between their life and their health. With the states primary elec
Agent in a Democratic Society and use it because its not guaranteed we must vigorously defend our right to vote with access to the ballot box and in less than 90 days americans across the country will participate in an election unlike any other in history that pandemic for state and local Election Officials to rapidly expand votes by mail and early voting and other policies so no voter has to choose between their life and their health. With the states primary election seemingly administrative decisions related to the number and location have dozens of impacts of peoples right to vote those that are predominantly black and brown neighborhoods and Police Violence to underscore that systematic racism and with those political ends with Foreign Influence Campaign and americans the president does not have the power moreover the Cybersecurity Infrastructure agency released Risk Assessment of vote by mail while there are risks associated with mailin voting just like every other method they can
The committee will come to order. Good morning thank you to the witnesses for participating in todays hearing we all have a stake to ensure a safe and secure election in november. This hearing comes one week after we lay to rest a giant in Voting Rights. Before he died congressman lewis reminded us the vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent in a Democratic Society and use it because its not guaranteed we must vigorously defend our right to vote with access to the ballot box and in less than 90 days americans across the country will participate in an election unlike any other in history that pandemic for state and local Election Officials to rapidly expand votes by mail and early voting and other policies so no voter has to choose between their life and their health. With the states primary election seemingly administrative decisions related to the number and location have dozens of impacts of peoples right to vote those that are predominantly black and brown neighborhoods an
The committee will come to order. Good morning thank you to the witnesses for participating in todays hearing we all have a stake to ensure a safe and secure election in november. This hearing comes one week after we lay to rest a giant in Voting Rights. Before he died congressman lewis reminded us the vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent in a Democratic Society and use it because its not guaranteed we must vigorously defend our right to vote with access to the ballot box and in less than 90 days americans across the country will participate in an election unlike any other in history that pandemic for state and local Election Officials to rapidly expand votes by mail and early voting and other policies so no voter has to choose between their life and their health. With the states primary election seemingly administrative decisions related to the number and location have dozens of impacts of peoples right to vote those that are predominantly black and brown neighborhoods an
They can to minimize the spread of covid19 among workers and detainees. For fiscal year 2020 congress appropriated approximately 3. 1 billion for more than 45000 single adults and family ice detention beds and other custody operations. Over 80 of these beds are operating daily by private contractors and some of whom are at this hearing today. That is a large amount of taxpayer money, money a historically high number of detention beds and demands oversight and accountability. Detention facilities must be held to a High Standard at all times but in this moment it is a vital importance. Yet, over the past few months it is clear that ice in its contractor had not taken this a break seriously and have not treated it aggressively enough. More than 3000 detainees, 280 contractors and at least 45 ice employees assigned to detention facilities have now test positive for covid19. Sadly, we have watched as two detainees a potential third today in the state of florida and contractors due to convoc