Bravest, and finest, who i know so well. In a few moments, i will sign a bipartisan bill to fully reauthorize the 9 11 Victims Compensation fund. The 9 11 Victims Compensation fund is something you have all worked on very hard, and the day has come. Today, we come together as one nation to support our september 11 heroes, to care for their families, and to renew our eternal vow never, ever forget. Before i go further this morning, we express our deepest sadness and sorrow for the families who lost a precious loved one in the horrific shooting last night in gilroy, california. While families were spending time together at a local festival, a wicked murderer opened fire and killed five citizens, including a young child. We pray that god will comfort them with his overflowing mercy and grace. We are praying for those who are recovering right now in the hospital, some very, very serious injuries. We thank the brave members of law enforcement. They never let us down, who swiftly killed the
Of people working. And throughout the week, our trade guys will be meeting their chinese counterparts in shanghai. Add all of this up, it looks positive for your money as we kick off the new week. The two democrat debates will dominate the week in politics. Tuesday and wednesday nights, cnn hosts. That should be interesting. Don lemon, a trump hater, is inexplicablejy a moderator. Stay there, please. Congressman nadler calls the president disgusting and racist. Its a big show. Varney company is about to begin. Stuart we got the video. Violent protests, more violent protests over the weekend in hong kong. The residents angry over the citys autonomy. Take me through it. Susan this is an escalation in the confrontation, first backtoback we have seen since they started these protests started in june of this year. The police are taking more aggressive tactics, firing tear gas, rubber bullets. Also, the protesters are taking it more seriously as well. They have started what they are calling
Weekend. This weekend on American History up to the 50th anniversary of the apollo moon landing, wash nasas apollo 11 prelaunch interviews, saturday el astronautse charles armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael collins. Operation of the lunar module systems and control of the vehicle during descent and ascent. We will go through the planned, twoman excursion on the surface with neil exiting the spacecraft first. As he goes down the ladder, i will be taking pictures of him with a 16mm camera through the window. A Television Camera will also be recording his activities. And should difficulties arise, my job is to rescue the lem, and then i find myself the active partner in charge of a complex vehicle with a complex job. Chair this weekend Woodrow Wilson drops in a president ial survey from sixth to 11th license bill clinton rises from 21st two the 15th spot. Where does your favorite president rank . Learn that and more about the lives and leadership skills of the 45 chief executives in cspan
National solution. Second, tens of thousands of responders and survivors are sick because the federal government in its rush to get wall street reopened ignored the evidence and the Expert Opinions of scientists. The then head of the Environmental Protection agency repeatedly assured us the air around the World Trade Center was safe to breathe. And we knew it wasnt. But the federal government kept insisting it was. And compounding the federal governments culpability was its failure to conduct a comprehensive cleanup of the environmental disaster created when the World Trade Center towers collapsed. For example, the e. P. A. Administrator told the public that asbestos could be cleaned from apartments with a damp cloth and wet mop. Based on these false assurances, students were sent back to schools that had been contaminated with the toxic dust cloud without ventilation systems being cleaned first. People kept working to clear the pile for months with no protective equipment. Quite simpl
Are so many more diagnosis of cancer and the rest thats followed. This bill honors the heroes after which it is named. James zadroga, ray pfeifer, and luis alvarez. Those heroes showed courage beyond measure, not only by running toward danger that day, but by giving their last days to fight for all harmed on 9 11. We are blessed with the presence of members of their families and other advocates including First Responders surg from 9 11 related illnesses here in the capitol today. They have done the outside organizing as we did the inside maneuvering. They have made the complete difference. I thank john stewart for raising the profile of this issue so when we pass the bill here today it will be received positively by the United States senate. Two weeks ago as we all knew know, america lost louis detective and advocate who died from 9 11 related cancer. It was a holy moment for us when he testified before Congress Last month before he was scheduled to receive his 60th round of chemo. He