York we have a much higher minimum wage and other states do as well. It does point out how a low minimum wage in the way People Choose unemployment instead of going to work that says volumes of what we need to do a better minimum wage. I do appreciate mr. Chair the moment to thank the two chairs here, obviously i have special regard for the chair of the Appropriations Committee a great new yorker and someone who has been working tirelessly on all of these issues. I very much appreciate your leadership. Particularly as it goes to states and local governments. Theyre working with colleagues to make sure state governments go with the need local and the governments get what they need thats been dramatic income derived from income there so many different issues to try to piece together enough healthcare assisting for testing all the things our Healthcare Professionals insist we need to do to get past the Public Health crisis and begin to rebuild the economy. Want to thank all of you the sta
Since im having a hard time breathing here too. Let me recognize the Ranking Member for his remarks. Aq very much and i recognize the circumstances are a bit unusual. I do want to make a couple remarks. To my friends on the democratic side if there are things in this building you dont like we are not responsible for any of it so this is a totally democratic written bill. If any of you have a concern please dont point out the republicans pick im proud that you have requests in the bill. Nobody asked me for a request or any other republican was asked to submit anything to this legislation, not one. Yes that is personal because it excludes 200 members who are advocating for their constituents because we are going to have the amendments on these bills. We have got a bill that nobody asked any republican about that now were publicans suggestion that im aware of has been included. If it was it was probably included without the republican being consulted or happen to be in common with the dem
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Julia manchester reports on the 2020 campaign for the hill. We are also joined by erika warner. Make you for joining us. Julia manchester, Pete Buttigieg leaving the race as of yesterday. What does that do to the coming field . Guest on the moderate side, for a while, it was sanders getting that progressive support, but on themoderate side, you have three competing for the moderate vote. Can makes it easier on the moderates Going Forward. Pressure on others to drop out because unlike Pete Buttigieg, they have not been showing the best support. Amy klobuchar has performed worse in Pete Buttigieg, so she is feeling quite a bit of pressure now. Polling, at internal money issue . , they after New Hampshire were not able to broaden their coalition. Iowa and New Hampshire majority white, suburban, rural states. That was the boca Pete Buttigiegs support, and once he had gotten into the more progressive areas, he fell behind in the support. They did not see a path forward going into super tues
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