Rights legislation. With Majority Leader Chuck schumer bringing the for the people act to the floor this tuesday. But the bill will most definitely be filibustered Mcconnell Style despite a compromise from contrarian Joe Manchin which included a ban on gerrymandering, voter i. D. Requirement and establishing Election Day as a national holiday. While the Manchin Compromise enjoyed a key democratic endorsement from Stacey Abrams, republicans were quick to offer their fullthroated opposition. A revised version produced by one of the democrats yesterday, which has been endorsed by Stacey Abrams, equally unacceptable, totally inappropriate. All republicans, i think, will oppose that as well. Joining me now, Beto Orourke, former texas congressman, former president ial candidate will be rallying on the steps of the capital for support. Thank you very much for coming to the Sunday Show. Jonathan, its great to be with you. And thank you for mentioning well be meeting this evening 5 30 here in a
Lasted 25 hours and 20 minutes, the Senate Narrowly Passed President Bidens 1. 9 Trillion Covid Relief Package. Not a single republican voted for the legislation. Now the bill goes back to the house for one final vote and will likely be on the president s desk before march 14th. When Unemployment Benefits lapse. The Landmark Legislation Provides Relief For Working Americans in the form of 1400 stimulus checks. 300 per week federal Unemployment Benefits through the summer. And 14 billion for Vaccine Distribution among other things. Its the first major victory for the administration and doesnt come a moment too soon as the world marks the oneyear anniversary of the official declaration of the pandemic and more than 525,000 americans have succumbed to the virus. This bill would not only make it easy to cheat. It would effectively make it legal to cheat. T. Would destroy the integrity of our elections in this country forever. It will institutionalize and pretty much guarantee fraud in futu
Next the House Homeland Security program on domestic terrorism with officials from the fbi, Justice Department and Homeland Security. They testify on tracking lone terrorists balancing free speech with extremist language and the challenges of labeling extremist groups. This is just under three hours. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order. The committees meeting today to receive testimony on confronting the rise of domestic terrorism in the homeland. Good morning. This issue of domestic terrorism is not new. In fact, democrats on the committee have been following this issue for years. Over the last eight years, democratic members of this committee have sent request after request asking for then republican majority to hold hearings on domesticter rich in the homeland. Each and every request was ignored or denied. Im looking forward under my leadership and the Ranking Members leadership to address any problem that we might see in the homeland or internationally. So we want
Is chair of the committee. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order, we are meeting to receive testimony on confronting the rise of domestic transform in the homeland. Good morning, this issue of domestic terrorism is not new. Democrats have been following this for years. We have been Holding Hearings on domestic terrorism in the homeland. Each and every request was ignored or denied. But want to address terrorism where we find it. And instead, the victims and survivors of domestic terrorist attacks time and time again have been offered moments of silence. When you see the headlines of the domestic terrorist acts, for those in charge of this committee, to the victims, survivors, and communities that felt like the terror you suffered was ignored or minimizes, know that it ends with todays hearing. Today is a new day and this committees silence on domestic terrorism now ends. We have seize a ride in farright extremist violence. The few pieces of Government Data that we have
Receive testimony on confronting the rise of domestic terrorism in the homeland. Good morning. The committee will come to order. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on confronting the rise of domestic terrorism and homeland. In the homeland feared good homeland. Good morning. This issue is not new. We are Holding Hearings on domestic terrorism in the homeland. Each and every request will be ignored or denied. Hearings on domestic terrorism in the homeland. Each and every request was either ignored or denied. Im looking forward, under my leadership, and the Ranking Members leadership, to address any problem that we might see in the homeland, or internationally. So we want to address terrorism wherever we find it. Instead, the victims and survivors of domestic terrorist attacks time and time again have been offered moments of silence and prayers, rather than congressional actions. For those of you in the hearing room, when you see the monitor screens, are the images and h