moon landing. and the president of the national association of immigration judges on the backlog of immigration cases in the courts. immigration cases in the court. [video clip] 391n this boat, the yea are this vote is passed. host: the house on thursday passing legislation to increase the federal and mom waged $15 an wage tofederal minimum $15 an hour. they did so on a partyline vote. we want to get your thoughts on the efforts to raise the minimum wage. if you make $15 or less, call in at 202-748-8000. if you are a business owner, 202-748-8001. and all others call us at 202-748-8002. you can also join us on twitter at @cspanwj or join the conversation at facebook.com/cspan. we will get to your calls in a minute. this is what the raise the age act would do, raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, tie wagee increases to median growth. ld apply to teen workers of theto a little bit debate on the floor yesterday between democrats and republicans. we will start with
votes on some of those amendments in the 4:00 hour. now to live coverage of the u.s. house here on c-span. all mighty and eternal god we pause this morning to express our gratitude. especially give thanks and pray for our nation. praying for unity where there is division. praying for peace where there is discord. praying for love where there is hatred. praying for the eradication of l forms of racism, sexism, gism, inequality, and poverty. praying for an end to xenophobia, homophobea, and all othererphobias that might plague and oiceon our nation. poison our nation. praying we continue to strive for justice and peace for all people. and always respect the dignity of every human being. o lord, bless these united and for united we stand divided we fall. may we be more loving and compassionate, more understanding and giving, more inviting and welcoming. and bless all elected officials , the communities they serve, and every state, every commonwealth, every city, every district
conference with several democratic members of congress to discuss the party s agenda for the current congressional session and the 2020 campaign. this is three hours and 45 minutes. go washington state. good afternoon. welcome to the second annual new democratic coalition policy conference. i m susan delbene and i represent washington state s first congressional district. and this congress i also serve as the new democrat coalition s vice chair for policy. so i m honored to host today s policy conference. we have a dynamic set of speakers from from the new dem coalition and outside experts on the range of important issues. before i do around overview of the agenda, i want to spend a few minutes telling you why i m excited about the new dems the opportunity to be policy leaders in the democratic party and in congress. the new democrat coalition is made up of our forward-thinking democrats who are committed to pro-economic growth, pro-innovation, and fiscally responsible poli
speak [ laughter ] good afternoon. welcome to next, the second annual new democratic coalition policy conference. i am susan del benny, and i represent washington state s first congressional district. and, this congress, i also serve as the new democrat coalition s vice chair for policy. so, i am honored to host today s policy conference, and, we have a dynamic set of speakers, from the new coalition, and outside experts on a range of important issues. but, before i do an overview of the agenda, i want to spend a few minutes telling you why i am excited about the new dems, and our opportunity to be policy leaders in the democratic party, and in congress. the new democratic coalition is made up of forward thinking democrats, who are committed to pro-economic growth, pro- innovation, and fiscally responsible policy. new democrats are a solutions oriented coalition, seeking to bridge the gap between left and right, by challenging outmoded partisan approaches, to governing. w
climate change, and data privacy issues. this was part of the new democrat coalition action fund, policy conference. it is three hours and 45 minutes. speak [ laughter ] good afternoon. welcome to next, the second annual new democratic coalition policy conference. i am susan del benny, and i represent washington state s first congressional district. and, this congress, i also serve as the new democrat coalition s vice chair for policy. so, i am honored to host today s policy conference, and, we have a dynamic set of speakers, from the new coalition, and outside experts on a range of important issues. but, before i do an overview of the agenda, i want to spend a few minutes telling you why i am excited about the new dems, and our opportunity to be policy leaders in the democratic party, and in congress. the new democratic coalition is made up of forward thinking democrats, who are committed to pro-economic growth, pro- innovation, and fiscally responsible policy. new democ