Hello, im californias 27th congressional district. I am chair of the congressional agenspecific. Today, i will be chairing an important Congressional Forum on an alarming rise of anti asian bigotry during the coronavirus pandemic. I want to thank my good friends of the congressional try caucus. The chair of the congressional hispanic and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus karen bass. For hosting this event with me today. I also want to think my fellow colleagues are participating today. As well as our witnesses and Asian American leaders from across the country who are joining us virtually. Since the beginning of this year, Asian Americans all across the nation have been terrified by the rise of anti asian hate crimes related to the coronavirus. In which innocent Asian Americans have been targeted for racism and violence. Starting in january of the insults and misinformation by Asian American restaurants and businesses, more than likely to have something in the should be avoided.
And now in the book which most of you now have and will soon read the center owes much to fox michael in 1975 preston taupe it would be a place for the government of Political Science in the history from abroad will inquire to learn and understand and hopefully be inspired. I do believe we have several members at the congressional and the audiences evening and rather than try to name them all a member of the board. [applause] it is also my pleasure to introduce our panel the first analyst is doctor frank backman he is the coeditor of the book and perhaps this is importantly my predecessor in the center. He is a highly scholar and spent two and half decades managing and directing the center. The academic material are invaluable and work to the note exception to that. He currently remains on staff as a center historian. [applause] our next panelist is the second coeditor in his name is doctor sean kelly, doctor kelly is a professor in the Department Care of the California State Universit
There are no kings or queens here. No one is above the law. The process of impeachment is really use because of its seriousness. This will be only the fourth time in our nations history that congress has considered the president ial impeachment process. Nixon,case of president he resigned instead of facing likely impeachment by the house and removal by the senate. It is a solemn responsibility. This congress with our existing authority under the constitution and the rules of the house is in the midst of an impeachment increase right now. No one runs for congress to impeach a president. We are here today because the facts compel us to be. Evidence thatus the president may have violated the constitution. Unlike during the impeachment of president nixon and clinton, no special prosecutor has been named to investigate President Trump on this. There is no single report from which this congress can make a decision whether or not to impeach President Trump on his dealings with ukraine. That i
Next, we will show the House Rules Committee meeting from yesterday to consider the rules for floor debate and possible amendments. The rules committee will come to order. This is a sad day. When our founders drafted the constitution more than 230 years ago, they included a process that could lead to removing a president from office if he or she abused their power. Americawhat separates from so many other nations. There are no kings or queens here. No one is above the law. The process of impeachment is rarely used because of its seriousness. This will be only the fourth time in our nations history that congress has considered the president ial impeachment process. That congress has considered the president ial impeachment process. Nixon,case of president he resigned instead of facing likely impeachment by the house and removal by the senate. It is a solemn responsibility. This congress with our existing authority under the constitution and the rules of the house is in the midst of an i
During that lunch for theresa may to actually make a call to Arlene Foster of the dup. It began more than three hours ago. Are. Et here we an hour ago theresa may was meant to actually delete eu president donald tusk. We will have to wait and see what happens. Of the lines. Theresa may saying shes positive the talks will conclude positively. Should saying she had a constructive meeting and they are confident they can get sufficient progress by the summit on december 14. Juncker also saying its going to require further discussion. We dont know what it was exactly was the stumbling block in these talks. My theory it was across two main areas. The irish border definitely been one of them but also possibly to do with the European Court of justice. This was emerging as one of the more difficult points in the discussion. Fromve a strong statement Eileen Foster of the dup. We were expecting also to hear irish issue and we havent heard yet. Perhaps it was the irish border that ultimately prove