If you are confident in the u. S. Postal service, we want to hear from you at 202 7488000. If you are not confident in the Postal Service, we want to hear from you at 202 7488001. And we are going to open special lines this morning. Postal workers, we want to know what you are seeing and what people are saying to you. We want to know what is going on in your post office. Postal workers, your line is 202 7488002. Keep in mind, you can always wet us at 202 7488003 and are always reading on social anda, at cspanwj facebook. Com cspan. Dejoyster general louis has been on capitol hill all week long, talking to senators about the u. S. Postal service. Lets start by reading a little bit from the wall street journal;s story on the congressional hearing s storyon journal on the congressional hearing. Louis dejoy said the post office could handle mailin ballots this fall, amid concerns from democrats particularly that his actions will interfere with the election. Dejoy has been at the center of
Are already financially strapped. These are republican and democrat winners. Republican and democratic governors. Not eager to take over funding the federal government is supposed to be providing. Trump has not had a lot of takers on these offers and right now these checks are not going anywhere until some governors stepped forward. David it does feel like a game of chess. You heard secretary mnuchin say weve already given the money you need to spend, there a much of money youve not spent from the cares act. Craig i do not think the states see it that way. It is funny how the treasury secretary does the at that way. Theres also a game of tit for tat where trump looks at all the states, previously the hardest hit states for the democratic states. Your illinois, new york, california. Now you will have the republican states, florida, arizona. Trump team has been critical of the states handling of the finances, and some of the states budget Balance Sheets are awash in redp you would illino
Philip all rosensweig National Security fellow Paul Rosenzweig. Host the washington journal for june 10. At 10 00 a. M. Today the house to share years of george floyd the brother of george floyd and others. You can listen to it on a free cspan radio app. Several states have seen increases in covid19 cases since memorial day. Dr. Fauci still calls coronaviruss Worst Nightmare in new jersey joined the list of states at stayathome orders with that as a backdrop in our next hour, we will ask you to tell us about your current level of concern over coronavirus. You can call us, 2027488000 for the eastern and central time zones. For mountain and pacifica, 2027488001. If you are a medical professional, call 2027488002. 3. U can text us at 202748800 post on twitter at cspan wj and our Facebook Page is available to you. Facebook. Com cspan. Richard rogers posting this morning a question concerning those states saying is it true that covid19 cases are on the rise . Pointed to a story on the Washi
Statement from me and from mr. Cole then well go tow our distinguished witnesses. Today the rules committee will hold a hearing to discuss how the constitution separated powers between the legislative and executive branches and how the balance of power between these branches has shifted over time. We are doing this in the hopes of finding concrete Bipartisan Solutions to better ensure congress is playing the role our nations founders envisioned. Thats a lot, i know. And while a constitutional debate may be fun for law students and legal scholars and mr. Raskin [ laughter ] the it wasnt fun when i was yeah. For the rest of us, it could feel a little in the weeds. So, so for the rest of us, let me simplify. You know, we throw around the phrase, the peoples house, a lot around here, but this really is but this really is about whether we remain the institution that our nations founders created to be the voice of the people. The constitution entrusts congress with deciding how to spend fede
Good afternoon. This hearing will come to order. I want to thank our witnesses for your service to our country. 13 people lost their lives, 30 people were injured. It underscores what we are dealing with here in terms of a threat environment. This is my ninth annual threat hearing that i have either chaired or participated in. I often say im not the most uplifting character. Those i could say that in nine years, i have seen tremendous progress being made and we have reduced these threats and all is well. Unfortunately, we face the same threats. If anything, the threats are growing. Nine years ago, we were talking about the blind use of drive drones or the use of social media. We face the same threats. They are evolving. Terrorist groups are metastasizing. They are spreading around the world. , it has happened is grown more complex and difficult. You have tremendous responsibilities on your shoulders. Really, i will turn it over to my Ranking Member and we will get to witness testimony.