this week members of both parties in fact house of representatives met behind closed doors with a shared goal, to give themselves pay raise. anatomy of very little bipartisan agreement, sources told jake sherman that the meeting between kevin mccarthy and cedric richard went well. but a day later, there was an email sent where democrats were accused of incompetent with a $4,500 raise. the group has since taken down the release. jake, this is clearly one hand is not talking to the other hand because you have republicans running the show saying they wanted one thing and the others saying something
representative cedric richard who serves the people of louisiana s second congressional district and is chair of the congressional black caucus. welcome to the committee, congressman richmond. finally, we will hear from mr. williams smith. mr. smith worked for senator sessions as the first african-american general counsel on the senate judiciary committee. he has known senator sessions for 20 years, and we know him because that service as a staff person here as well. welcome to all of you, and we ll start with senator booker. thank you, chairman grassley. i want to thank senator leahy as well, as well as the distinguished members of this committee. i know it is exceptional for a senator to testify against another senator nominated for a cabinet position, and i appreciate the opportunity you ve given me today. i work closely with many of you on this panel on both sides of
assistant u.s. attorney in the southern district of alabama who worked under senator sessions when he served as u.s. attorney there, and he has known senator sessions for nearly 30 years. then we will hear from a well-known civil rights leader, representative john lewis who represents georgia s fifth district. welcome back to the committee, congressman lewis, always good to have you here. after representative lewis, we will hear from the honorable jesse who served as u.s. marshal for the middle district of alabama, 2002-2011. he first got to know senator sessions and 1995 when he worked for him in the alabama attorney general s office. next, we will hear from representative cedric richard who serves the people of