Stoneman douglas school. Its hosted by donald payne jr. The subcommittee is meeting today to receive testimony on engaging the communitys perspective on School Security. Good morning, and thank you everyone who is here today. The subcommittee is meeting to discuss Community Perspectives on School Safety and how the federal government can better support local stakeholders in making our children safer. I want to thank the witnesses for participating in todays hearing. First, we have ms. Lauren hogg and mr. Max shafters testimony is ones the American Public needs to hear and ones that members of congress should take to heart as we go about our w k work. A special thank you to both. The chair would like to acknowledge congressman deutsch who represents parkland, florida, and has been a champion for measures to improve School Safety. I ask unanimous consent to allow congressman deutsch to sit and ask questions. Without objection its so ordered. Im glad this hearing can build upon hearings t
Ordered. Were here today to examine the state of Voting Rights and Election Administration in america. The right to vote is sacred. As members of congress, we take our responsibility to protect access to the ballot very seriously. This subcommittee and our committee as a whole is charged with overseeing the administration of federal elections. This country has a long history of failing to ensure equal and unencumbered access to the ballot for all her citizens. While states and localities have a significant role in carrying out elections, congress cannot abdicate its critical responsibility to ensure every eligible american can access the ballot box, cast a ballot free from discrimination and suppression, and has a steadfast faith in our democratic process that their ballot will be counted as cast. Since the beginning of the 116th congress, this subcommittee has been Holding Field hearings across the country, convening forums to hear from voting and election advocates, experts, communit
Thank you very much. You got a lot going on. People are all over the place. Ranking member has an adhering and chairwoman has a science hearing and people will come and go. Forgive us for that. Welcome. What do we have today . For our second panel we have Catherine Lehman is the chair of the u. S. Commission on civil rights and president obama appointed her to a sixyear term on december 15, 2016. The 16. The commission unanimously confirmed the president designation to chair the commission on december 28, 2016. She also serves as a cabinet of California Governor Gavin Newsom where she has been Legal Affairs secretary since january, 2019. She served as assistant secretary for civil rights at the barman of education until 2017. Welcome. Michael waldman is president of the nyu school of law and nonpartisan law and policy institute that focuses on improving systems of democracy and justice and that rentacenter is a leading National Voice and voting righ rights, money and politics, criminal
The subcommittee is meeting today to receive testimony on the committees perspective on School Security. Good morning and thank you to everyone who is here today. The subcommittee is meeting to discuss Community Perspectives on School Safety and how the federal government can better support local stakeholders in making our children safer. I want to thank the witnesses for participating in todays hearing. First, we have is lauren hogg, and mr. Max schaffner, testimonies are once the American Public needs to hear and once that members of congress should take to heart as we go about our work. A special thank you to both for sharing your experience with us. The chair would also to acknowledge congressman deutsche, who does not set on this committee but he represents florida has been a champion for measures to improve School Safety. I ask unanimous consent to allow to question the witnesses at todays hearing. That went out objection, it is so ordered. Im glad this hearing can build upon the
Papadopoulos talking about the origins of the counterintelligence investigation into russia and the 2016 president ial election. Later, several senators speak about u. S. Policy in syria and the recent withdrawal of u. S. Troops in the region. Next, House Administration subcommittee takes a look at Voting Rights and election procedures in the u. S. With the legal experts mobility right advocates cancel right leaders among the witnesses. This hearing comes as a new cspan survey shows 55 of americans believe that the federal government should still oversee election and administration in states and localities with histories of voting discrimination. Good morning. The subcommittee on elections and the committee of House Administration will come to order. I would like to think members of the committee as well as our witnesses and those in the audience for being here today. I today. I ask unanimous consent that all members of five educative days to revise and extend their remarks and that an