The committee will attempt to order. We are already having some technical problems. There we go. Thank you. Before i begin my Opening Statement this morning, i want to acknowledge the loss of congressman john lewis. The civil rights icon changed history. In 2015, i was honored to be among those who joined him in selma to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bloody sunday march 2011. I send my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. Todays hearing comes at a time when our nation is experiencing confluence of the Health Crisis economic depression series of killings laid bare the racial injustices in our country. Our focus today is on covid19 disproportionate impact on black and latino seniors as well as seniors from other racial and ethnic minority movies. According to the New York Times analysis black and latino residents are infected with the virus at three times the rate of their white neighbors and they are nearly twice as likely to die from covid19. The state of maine h
Language. We are prochoice. We are a movement that believes that a woman should have the agency to choose whatever she feels is right for her and her family and her body. Watch on cspan 2. We are live now as the House Rules Committee starts its second day of hearings on congressional earmarks. In february of 2011, Congress Imposed a ban on earmarks, and President Trump is suggesting that they be restored. Yesterday, the Committee Heard from congress members, and today, it will be representatives from outside groups supporting and opposing earmarks. These sessions are designed to be a debate about earmarks. Should get under way in just a moment live on cspan3. Rules committee will come to order. Thank you very much for joining us this morning. Today, the committee will be considering article i effective oversight and power of the purse. Yesterday, our subcommittee and rules of the house and organization of the house, chaired by chairman doug collins, received and heard testimony from ov
He is not embarrassed about it and angry about the label thats associated with it and he said, these were federal tax dollars that came from my constituency and we decided to get how to spend them. Now, in my district, thats close to 400 and we have to sort that out. I will end with this, mr. Chairman, i dont like the translation, those folks ought to be in jail, if they are doing something they are proud, they ought to be on tv. We talk about spending as itas exploded inhe modern age. What has exploded is the ability to help hold members of congress and administrations accountable. Theres not a member in the room who has seen pork barrel because it didnt originate in 1990s or 1970s or 1950s. We have had the challenge since 19th century and the earliest days of the institution. I would like to believe that with your leadership where we have been challenged but i but to mr. Sullivans point of low e Approval Ratings, i dont want the suggestion to be made that folks, that anyone wants to
Gunshots. Oh, my god, theyre all shooting back and forth. Patron Joshua Mcgill described what he saw and heard. It was like boom, boom, boom. Were people screaming . People laying on the ground, taking cover. Jumping the fence. I think the pension actually broke with people pushing on it to get out. There was just too many shots, bang, bang, bang, thats when you know chaos, it was just turmoil. Patrons trapped inside began calling 911. Four us still hiding, lights are off in club. Cops are here, but havent got us yet. Thank you, i jumped out. Theres people still hiding inside the closet, that the shooters dont know theyre in there. The Club Managers managed to post this notice on their facebook page, everyone get out of pulse and keep running. If only they could. My son was in the nightclub what his boyfriend and other friends and i know that his boyfriend has been shot multiple times and is in the emergency room. Reporter the gunman armed with his rifle and a hand gun, was relentless.
In grief and outrage. You will not break us. We are better people than this. Good evening from orlando. Im lester holt and this is a special edition of dateline. At least 50 dead, 53 wounded, many of them in critical condition. The biggest mass shooting in american history, and says president obama. An act of terror. The gunman omar mateen, stormed a gay nightclub, armed with an assault style military nightclub, opened fire and left the dance floor covered in blood. His motive, pure rate. Reporter it was supposed to be a night of fun, letting your hair down, saturday night had become early sunday morning, the music loud and funky. This video posted on the internet from inside club pulse around 1 00 a. M. Last call, last dance, latin theme night was wrapping up. A crowd of about 300 packed into orlandos popular gay nightclub. Approximately 2 00 a. M. , everything changed, the gunman holding an Assault Rifle encountered an offduty Police Officer and exchanged fire with him. Entered the c