Time, came To Washington And Executed Preplanned Attack strategies on the day of the insurrection. This guilty plea were learning about from a notice in a Court Filing Gray Den Young is a 54yearold man from florida, one of a pair of siblings who prosecutors say traveled to a Virginia Hotel in early january to attend these trump rallies. Hes facing six crimes including conspiracy and aiding and abetting the obstruction of the congressional proceedings. These could be reduced with a plea deal. Thats quite often the case, that certain charges are dropped, given these people are deciding to cooperate with the Justice Department of justice. Thats happening today at 2 00. This is, again, a Significant Development because were watching these conspiracy cases unfold. What were watching for now is how his case will affect the other people charged in the oath keepers case. Now that hes cooperating with the department of justice, it has implications possibly for the other people charged as part o
Im keeping this brief and to the point. Local leaders have been sounding at definite alarm for months about the need for direct fiscal assistance from washington as the virus rages in our city. Our budgets are under extreme stress. Arts fences are skyrocketing. Our essential lifesaving services are strained. The need for public assistance is through the roof. This has been going on since the beginning of the pandemic since march of last year. Today, only 38 cities have received direct relief yet mayors everywhere continue to do what we do everyday. We get it done. We run our cities with a balanced budget which we are required to do by law. So what does that mean . How do we possibly do that in the face of this tremendous crisis . It means the cut jobs. It means eliminating services and staff at the same time. Our First Responders have been on the job since day one of this pandemic transporting those with covid to hospitals with Public Health initiatives keeping social and family order
I want to thank her for an sent the National League of cities in the National Association of counties for their sheer dedication to this issue on badly needed federal assistance as we continue to fight the covid19 pandemic. A quick note for members of the press joining us today, we will take questions after brief opening remarks. If you have a question, please put your name and media outlet in the chat and well call on you. Im keeping this brief and to the point. Im keeping this brief and to the point. Local leaders have been sounding at definite alarm for months about the need for direct fiscal assistance from washington as the virus rages in our city. Fences are skyrocketing. Our essential lifesaving services are strained. The need for public assistance is through the roof. This has been going on since the beginning of the pandemic since march of last year. Today, only 38 cities have received direct relief yet mayors everywhere continue to do what we do everyday. We get it done. We r
She spoke at an event hosted by axios where topics included health care, expanded insurance access, and the rise of coronavirus cases in the United States. Hello and welcome to axios virtual event, health care 2021. Im sam baker, the Health Care Editor at axios coming to you from my home in washington, d. C. Id like to thank the crew for making this possible and id like to welcome our audience on facebook, youtube, twitter, linkedin and axios. Follow along at axios. Next 30 minutes we will unpack the best way to expand Health Insurance access and Health Insurance coverage in the United States an what that path forward looks like following the president ial election and in the midst of a pandemic thats getting worse every day. Our first guest is senator tina smith from minnesota. Senator, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you, sam. Its really terrific to be with everyone today. Id like to start off to just sort of frame this conversation. Obviously Health Care Access and coverage
Welcome to the virtual healthcare 20 21 a. M. Sam baker the editor hear from axios think of making this possible and welcome to our audience on you to twitter and axios. Com. Also follow along on twitter during the next 30 minutes will impact the best ways to expand Health Insurance access and coverage and exactly what that path looks like following a president ial election and in the midst of a pandemic getting worse every day. The first guest today is senator smith from minnesota thank you for joining us. Thank you i enjoy being here today. I went to frame this conversation. Obviously Health Insurance coverage has been a hot topic for a long time. And with that gap in the system with millions of people lose their Health Insurance and the economic downturn the flex not just those people that family members and their Health Insurance. So i am just curious how has a shape to change the way specifically of healthcare coverage . To see that differently now . You raise the right point here