Pandemic, america is also mileperhour the loss of an historic mourning the loss of an historic champion of equality, a woman who spent her entire life, every ounce of her strength she was given in pursuit of americas highest ideal equal justice under the law. A jewish teaching says that those who die just before the jewish new year are those whom god has held back until the last moment because they were most needed on earth. So it seems fitting that Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg left this world as the sun was setting last friday, marking the start of rosh hassana. Years ago she made history as only the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Even at that time she had a earned an hen during place in american history. She has been called the Thurgood Marshall of the gender equality movement. As a lawyer and law professor she was the mastermind in the 1970s behind a legal strategy that finally began to dismantle an american legal system that treated women in many ways as secondclass cit
Procedural vote scheduled for 5 30 p. M. Eastern time. Live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. Ck will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god who has given us the gift of life, consecrate with your presence the way our lawmakers work today. Since they dont know what a day will bring, help them to strive to serve you in faithfulness each moment. In all things draw their minds to the goal of seeking to please you. As they draw near to you, illuminate their paths with your wisdom and grace. Show them how to unselfishly serve your great purposes for humanity, proving themselves worthy of your manifold blessings. And, lord, as millions mourn Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburgs death, send the solace of your comfort. We pray in your unifying name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisib
[applause] we will celebrate our dear friend with tributes that come from the heart composed and performed by Patrice Michaels and you can find it on the wonderful cd with all the lyrics to have a performance of it here last year it was set to music to touch all of our hearts and then i will have the extraordinary pleasure to talk with Justice Ginsburg of a series of what we are calling with conversations of our bg to collect our conversations over the years and i will ask her what she thought of the performance that the trees capture so beautifully in music and i cannot wait to hear her thoughts for the ladies and gentlemen please phenjoy the long view, a portrait of Justice Ginsburg in nine songs. [applause] may 2007. The individual statutorily entitled to sue for reparations for pay discrimination. June 2013 Shelby County versus holder. The constitutionality of provisions of 1965. June 2013, versus the university of texas with the affirmativeaction program constitutionally sound. Ju
The nearly 60,000 homeless throughout the county even though its on wheels is still a house megan sue bellefonte a and sharonda beavers are living in this rickety rv on the outskirts of San Francisco i lied and control and i get to change my neighbors all the time without it they say they be on the streets living in a tent over medium we flip over here, they say they can spread out and cook their own meals. Its an element of the crisis far less visible but no less painful for people like megan sue who says she was evicted from her home 3 years ago after her husband died of cancer. I didnt have the money for first last months down day when i didnt have any credit because it was all my husbands name i try to save the suit. Homeless advocates say the growing number of People Living in their vehicles has prompted a need for socalled safe Parking Spaces, the 2 largest populations that apply to a safe parking program. Seniors over the age of 62 on a fixed and people under the age of 40 saddl
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to ord order. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. This hearing is entitled an examination of facebook and its impact on the Financial Services and housing sectors. I now recognize myself for five minutes to give an Opening Statement. Today we are here to examine the act of facebook on the Financial Services and housing sectors. Our sole witnesses the facebook chairman and ceo, Mark Zuckerberg. Facebooks plan to create a Digital Currency, libra, and a digital wallet raised many concerns relating to privacy, trading risks, discrimination, opportunities for diverse owned financial firms, National Security, Monetary Policy and the stability of the Global Financial system i and other democrats have called for a moratorium on facebooks