Week in revenue. Well be leaving this Washington Journal Program to go live now to a hearing on Election Security. You can watch the remanldinder this program on cspan. Org. This hearing comes after we laid to rest a giant in Voting Rights. You must use it because it is not guaranteed. You can lose it. We must vigorously defend our right to vote, our access to the ballot box and the integrity of our election. In less than 90 days americans across the country will participate in an election unlike any other in our history. The covid19 pandemic is forcing state and local Election Officials to rapidly expand vote by mail, early voting and other crowd reducing election policies so no voter has to choose between their democratic rights and their health. As states scramble to administer safe primary elections seemingly administrative decisions related to the number and location of polling sites had substantive impacts on peoples right to vote. Long lines in predominantly black and brown neig
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Security measures leading up to the 2020 election. The hearing focuses on the spread of disinformation, the role of the u. S. Postal service and options for modernizing the voting process with sameday Voter Registration and expanded polling locations. This hearing will come to order. This hearing comes a week after we laid to rest a giant. Before he died, congressman lewis reminding us that the vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society. You must use it because it is not guaranteed. You can lose it. We must vigorously defend our right to vote. Our access to the ballot box and integrity of our election. In less than 90 days, americans across the country will participate in an election unlike any other in our history. The covid19 pandemic is forcing state and local Election Officials to rapidly expand vote by mail, early voting and other crowd reducing election policies so no voter has to choose between their democratic rights and their health. As
Seating has been spaced so we are six feet apart and we have made it possible for senators and witnesses to participate by Video Conference if they choose to do so, and several have. To maintain social distancing, we have very limited seating and dont have room formulas of the public to attend, however this hearing is available to watch a live online and a recording will be available on the committee health. Www. Senate. Gov. The hearing will be shown from gaveltogavel in its entirety, unedited by anyone from the moment that we start until the very end that we stop. Due to the limited seating, representatives of the press are working as a pool to relay observations to their colleagues and senators and staff present have been reminded about the safety guidelines put in place by the attending physician. We all wore our masks. Im not going to wear mine during the hearing, since we are six feet apart, but senators may do whatever they choose to do. I would like to thank the rules committee
Antibody testing, Vaccine Development and the effectiveness of public, private partnerships in the fight against covid19. Senator dont believe this. Now its on. Senator is it . Ok. The hearing of the health, labor, and Pensions Committee will please come to order id like to explain a few of the changes that weve made to help address the health and safety recommendations made by the ateppeding attending physician. Th the department of health and Human Services at the centers for Disease Control and prevention. Seating has been spaced so we are six feet apart and we have made it possible for senators and witnesses to participate by Video Conference if they choose to do so, and several have. To maintain social distancing, we have very limited seating and dont have room formulas of the public to attend, however this hearing is available to watch a live online and a recording will be available on the committee health. Www. Senate. Gov. The hearing will be shown from gaveltogavel in its enti