Angeles, atlanta and Madison Wisconsin testifying on how their cities are mitigating climate change risks. The hearing is an hour and 40 minutes. The committee will come to order, without objection the authorization of a recess is able at any time. Member should remain visible at all times throughout the hearing, and as well as at inperson meetings, members are responsible for controlling their own microphones. Statements, documents and motions must be submitted to the electronic repository and finally, members or witnesses experiencing technical difficulties should inform the Committee Staff immediately. Lets get started. Good afternoon, welcome, thank you for joining this remote hearing. Today we are going to talk about cities and states working to protect their communities and how to increase resilience to climate impacts. I recognize myself for five minutes. As members of congress continue to work on muchneeded infrastructure and jobs legislation, the climate crisis keeps proving t
Correct. I disagreed vehemently with the conclusions they came to. But what they did in that instance was leave in place electric Vehicle Tax Credit with no limits at all on income, with no limit at all on the price of the vehicle that would qualify for the credit. Your position in 2017 was anybody of any Income Level should be able to buy any car of any price and achieve receive this credit. Our view is that is not the case. I mentioned earlier in the conversation there was a suggestion a person making 750,000 could buy an 80,000 vehicle and get the credit. Simply not true. A sedan is capped at 55,000. An individual is capped the president said we can debate that. We can debate whether or not that is the right threshold. I get it. At the end of the day i think the president s judgment was right. No one making whether 400,000 should receive these benefits. People below that level should not get an increase. With that, i urge my colleagues to oppose the amendment and i yield back. Mr. K
Shall assume the duties of the chair in the event i run into any technical difficulties. Before we begin, in light of the Pandemic Policy announced on monday, i want to take the opportunity to ensure that most importantly, we have a safe return to in Person Committee operations while the house is pursuant to house resolution eight. The Health And Welfare of members, witnesses and staff should not be political. I look forward to returning to in Person Committee hearings soon. With that, i will come the members and our witness, the secretary of Home And Security, alejandro mayorkas. Secretary mayorkas testified in front of the committee in march. We were we are pleased to have him here today to discuss dhss 2022 public Budget Request. They are requesting the biden administration is requesting 52 1 million or dhs. There is always room for improvement. The Administrations Request will provide the department with the resources necessary to meet the ever evolving needs. It will enhance borde
Chair in the event i run into any technical difficulties. Before we begin, in light of the Pandemic Policy announced on monday, i want to take the opportunity to ensure that most importantly, we have a safe return to in Person Committee operations while the house is pursuant to house resolution eight. The Health And Welfare of members, witnesses and staff should not be political. I look forward to returning to in Person Committee hearings soon. With that, i will come the members and our witness, the secretary of Home And Security, alejandro mayorkas. Secretary mayorkas testified in front of the committee in march. We were we are pleased to have him here today to discuss dhss 2022 public Budget Request. They are requesting the biden administration is requesting 52 1 million or dhs. There is always room for improvement. The Administrations Request will provide the department with the resources necessary to meet the ever evolving needs. It will enhance border capabilities. It will invest
it has never been a good bet to bet against america. there is not a single thing, nothing beyond our capacity. welcome to the show todd: a jungle in the sense that the ones that were there. president biden laying out his vision for america in his first address to a joint session of congress, you are watching fox and friends first . the unprecedented speech and largely empty chamber. the government ideas around the american family plaintively to form. the president pushed is familiar message of unity, republican senator jim scott slammed the administration in his rebuttal accusing them of dividing the nation. a lot one back from last night s address, we start with richardson in washington with the big takeaway. president biden sells a major expansion federal programs, childcare, education and confronting climate change and also touted his administration s work in addressing covid 19 and efforts to vaccinate millions of americans. our progress the past hundre