Subcommittee are able to participate in todays hearing. Members are reminded to keep their video function on at all times even when they are not recognized by the chair. Members are also reminded that they are responsible commuting and im getting themselves, and to mute themselves after they have finished speaking. Consistent with the regulations accompanying h. R. Rest 965, staff will fully mute members and witnesses as appropriate. When not recognize to avoid inadvertent background noise, like i am hearing now. Members are reminded that all forms relating to order and quorum apply to this remote hearing. This hearing is entitled the rent is still due americas renters, covid19 and an unprecedented eviction crisis. And i now recognize myself for minutes to give an opening statement. Welcome to all of you for our First Virtual hearing. During this very challenging and difficult time. Homeowners and land owners as Housing Market for whole. After ditching will focus our attention on how t
With Prime Minister trudeau and others apparently having a joke maybe at mr trumps expense do you not take President Trump seriously thats thats thats complete nonsense and i dont know whether its comparable. So thats the only comment about what actually was going all in that vacuum how this video and that was from the News Conference the british Prime Minister did here a short time ago he was asked about it and said it was nonsense but clearly we have it on film and this isnt the 1st time that President Trump if this is the real reason would have left a an International Summit after a dispute with the canadian Prime Minister remember there was the g 8 summit last year that took place in canada President Trump seemed at that stage to leave early because he was unhappy with comments from the canadian side all right james so the u. S. President tweeting that he wont be doing a press conference at the close of nato because he says we did so so many over the past 2 days safe travels to all
Is speaker of the house, i have the sad honor and personal privilege to bring the condolences of the entire congress of the United States, to miya and the cummings family, the people and constituents obliges district, people of baltimore, to our entire count country. I see that with Great Authority because yesterday, my friends and those of you who have loved elijah, yesterday miya gave us the privilege of having a celebration of elijah his live in the capital of the United States. [applause] the first africanamerican noisemaker to ever surf in repose. In the capital of the United States, mac it was so beautiful and reference to lisha for people together in live of different parties and in his death of different party. That is why i am so pleased the yesterday service was very bipartisan, and bipartisan agreement, for elijah to pose, on the same catapult that Abraham Lincoln lay in repose. In the capital. [applause] so today, we have a very strong bipartisan obliges and colleagues from
[organ music playing] is we remain standing, we prepare now for the wharq servant, theublic honorable Elijah Eugene cummings. It shall be done in a few draping ofter the the coffin by the honor guard. [horn sounds] amen. Was a cummings churchman. We sing to the glory of thgod this morning that opening hymn that meant so much to him. Bishop thomas you may be seated. Let us pray. Lord, we thankyou for your servant, Elijah Eugene cummings, assiduously, sagacious, and with integrity to preserve and protect the sacrosanct founding document of this country, from enemies both foreign and domestic. Lord, we thank you for one who stayed the same wherever he was as he ironically embodied kiplings command to walk with kings yet not lose the common touch. For ruthe praise you and robert cummings. You, thatt, we bless you lived in him, spoke through him, and strengthened him to do the work of kingdom building in the guise of a congressman and committee chair. Father, whereas we come to pay rose tha
Perhaps if my colleagues had taken a more active approach to resolving their concerns, we would have avoided this situation in which additional capabilities were needed to respond to the elevated threat this emergency situation that has been posted by iran. Mr. Speaker, there has long been a consensus in this body that irans malign activities in the middle east are a threat to the United States national security. And to our partners. In the past three years alone, we have passed legislation responding to irans support for terrorism, growing Ballistic Missile arsenal, and human rights abuses. The Iranian Regime has not backed down from these malign activities and it is my sincere hope that this body will not back down from its resolve to counter irans destabilizing agenda. Unfortunately this resolution and the other joint resolutions of disapproval for the 22 sales are very much a step in the wrong direction. And with that, mr. Speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro