Caucus representing ohio third con congressional district. [applause]e] chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, it is an honor for me to participate in this 2021 National Action network dr. Martin luther king, jr. Day breakfast let me say thank you to my dear friend and founder of the t National Action network reverend al sharpton i cant thank you enough for all of your leadership in the fight for justice. Being a friend to the Congressional Black Caucus an someone honored to be able to call. To ebony riley chief thank you for all of your hard work and to another friend, Martin Luther king the third thank you for cochairing this incredible breakfast event. To all of the honoree for Hillary Kavanaugh brown, cindy, Latasha Brown and dr. Anthony fauci congratulations. Last four years have certainly been trying and difficult for all of us. With needs of injustice on our neck, police shootings, racial disparities, Voter Suppression, a tax on our democracy. Covid19, and now the recent ja
Action networks policy conference in washington about issues, including Voting Rights, criminal Justice Reform, and health care. We hear from House Minority leader nancy pelosi and senators Bernie Sanders, cory booker, and kirsten gillibrand. It begins with National Action Network President al sharpton. [applause] rev. Sharpton good morning. Good morning. Let me welcome everybody to the second day of our conference. Yesterday, we heard from many of our senators, senator warren, senatorglobal chart warren, other senators, about eight or nine. As we gather from around the country, it is imperative to us that we are here one week after the election to make sure that the agenda items we are concerned about, in terms of immunities of color, is a in terms of communities of color is a priority in this new congress and senate. We showed up in Record Numbers, and we voted. We want to make sure we are part of the agenda. One of the things i think is important is that in the beltway politics, the
The death toll is expected to rise as Rescue Efforts continue. President biden says he is in touch with State Leaders and directing Emergency Resources to the region. Jill and i pray and i sincerely mean this pray for those who lost loved ones and for those who are uncertain of the fate of their loved ones. The debris you see scattered all over the hurricanes path, they lost their homes, they lost their businesses, its a tragedy. Its a tragedy. And we still dont know how many lives are lost or the full extent of the damage. But i want to emphasize what i told all the governors. The federal government will do everything it can possibly do to help. Were keeping an eye on this tragedy and will keep you updated during the hour. But first, fighting words. Right now the prime political battles of what will soon be 2022 all seem to have converged in texas. And this weekend the Supreme Court set the stage for perhaps the most controversial of those conflicts over abortion rights, ruling that c
This week tragedy is in two major United States cities, highlighting the countrys most pressing challenges challenges. In new york the shooting death of a Police Officer has led to a show of grief and frustration. Republican president ial candidate donald trump using the wake to call for law and order. The new york governor also attended the viewing and met with the family of the fallen officer. She joins us tonight to share her thoughts. Meanwhile in baltimore a shipping accident led to the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott key bridge. The president has vowed the federal government will help to rebuild that bridge. A roadway vital to an economicly at risk community. Some republicans on the other hand have ind ul ged in baseless theori, s about what caused this historic tragedy and a majority black urban center. A maryland congressman joins me later to talk about what itll take for baltimore to rebuild. All of that tonight on Politics Nation. So lets go. Joining me now is new york g
it would either take a coordinated lockdown to stem the spread or a mass vaccination as soon as possible because our leadership at the time was incapable of doing so. one year later, we mourn more than 530,000 americans who have lost their lives to this plague. but we can also take some heart from millions of american who s have been vaccinated. and president joe biden s promise to have a shot ready for every american in about seven weeks as the vaccine appears to have convinced much of our reeling nation that we re clearing all-clear. and the president s historic relief package offers a lifeline to americans of all walks of life. tonight we ll be talking about what it will do for millions of our neighbors facing hunger and for overlooked black farmers slated to receive more aid from the federal government than they ever have. all of this, of course, without any help from republican lawmakers and all of that tonight on politics nation. but first joining me now is white hous