Welcome, everybody, to our hearing. Both those in the room and those that arent in the room. Before we start, i think its important, again, to note whats going on all around us, and that is the acknowledgement of Racial Injustice that has gone on for far too long in our country. I certainly support those who are speaking out and making their voices heard in a peaceful manner to bring about change. While change does not always come easily, i want to remind those watching this hearing today that change is possible. In december 2018, the first step that i first introduced became law. And i worked in partnership with several republican and democrat senators. Senator durbin was the lead person for the democrats. This law is the most significant criminal Justice Reform in a generation. A lot of people didnt think it was possible but we did it by working together, in a bipartisan way. But also working together in other ways to address racial disparities. Such as in health care, the c. A. R. E
How her 19monthold child died after being jailed in an Ice Detention Center in dilley, texas most of this comes as the Trump Administration is threatening to launch nationwide immigration raids on sunday. We will speak with california congressmember Nanette Barragan, who visited a migrant child jail in texas last week. Then to the u. S. Womens National Soccer team. R rights1 equal pay amy chance of equal pay during their victory celebration in new york. We will look at what the world cup win means for the equal pay movement and the future of title ix. Places dish a acosta faces calls to resign, he is also facing racism for cutting the budget to fight International Sex trafficking by 80 . We will get the latest. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Labor secretary Alexander Acosta defied calls by congressional wednesday leaders to resign over the lenient plea deal he gave to 2008 serial child sex abuser Jef
How her 19monthold child died after being jailed in an Ice Detention Center in dilley, texas most of this comes as the Trump Administration is threatening to launch nationwide immigration raids on sunday. We will speak with california congressmember Nanette Barragan, who visited a migrant child jail in texas last week. Then to the u. S. Womens National Soccer team. R rights1 equal pay amy chance of equal pay during their victory celebration in new york. We will look at what the world cup win means for the equal pay movement and the future of title ix. Places dish a acosta faces calls to resign, he is also facing racism for cutting the budget to fight International Sex trafficking by 80 . We will get the latest. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Labor secretary Alexander Acosta defied calls by congressional wednesday leaders to resign over the lenient plea deal he gave to 2008 serial child sex abuser Jef
Too hard on the banks. In his confirmation hear, he said that he would, quote, continue to consider appropriate ways to ease regulatory burdens. When i asked him if there was a single financial rule he thought should be stronger, just a single provision in one of the feds dozens of rules where there might be an unintended loophole or where an inknow stative product has innovative product has introduced a new risk into the system, he couldnt name a single one, not one. And my questions for the record, i also asked governor powell about a report that the Treasury Department put out last june. Now, this report was really just a cut and paste job of the banking lobbyists wish lists for rule rollbacks. Governor powell do not identify any recommendations in that report that he disagreed with. Again, not a single one. And thats not all. At governor powells confirmation hearing when my republican colleague senator kennedy asked him about whether there are any institutions today that are too bi
Have your back in terms of all people in our country, including people of color. This spending bill, it does just the opposite. I hope the members will understand the message that were sending to communities of color in this bill and rectify some of the problems. You have a chance to reject further institutionization of any quality and injustice and recognize how painful these cuts will be to people of color and women. Im going to give you my examples and my amendment shows what im talking about. The jackson Lee Butterfield amendment, this would increase funding by 16 million for the office of job corps. This amendment is fully offset with the department of Labor Administration funds. I offered a similar amendment in committee, and while that amendment failed, i believe that this amendment before us is not subject to point of order. Its critically important. You know that many minority youths and disadvantaged youth who have benefitted significantly from job corps will be locked out of