Balance of my time. The chair the gentleman eserves. The gentleman from texas. Mr. Castro i give two minutes to rosa delauro of connecticut. The chair the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Delauro thank you. I want to thank the gentleman. I want to thank him for his commitment, his concern and his dedication. I rise in support of my colleagues amendment, the death of any child is devastating. The fact that children have died while in the custody of the federal government and we dont know the circumstances of why or sometimes even when they have died is almost beyond comprehension to me. We have an oversight role. It is our responsibility to make sure that children are safe and protected while they are in the custody of health and human ervices. If you take a look at the Mission Statement it says place the child in a safe environment and do it as expeditiously as ossible. It is our responsibility to assure h. H. S. Is fully transparent and they are, quote, appropriately respond to the deat
Last night, we saw the House Rules Committee, a whopping 290 amendment, so more action on the second spending bill will start today and democrats have quite a list of amendments to work through. Censusissue is the 2020 and the question of citizenship. How does the commerce spending address the Citizenship Question . Guest House Democrats inserted language in the bill that would prevent the Trump Administration from including a Citizenship Question on the 2020 census. This issue is currently being deliberated by the supreme court, but House Democrats did allow an amendment to go up for debate last night and the amendment was offered by conservative steve king. Hes looking to allow that question on the Citizenship Question, on the 2020 census. And democrats are also looking to insert some language in there that ensures privacy of information and other issues like that. But by and large democrats are looking to block this language which they say will deter people from answering from the n
Year, the phone number is 2027488002. You can catch up with us on social media. On twitter it is cspanwj. On facebook it is facebook. Com cspan. A very good tuesday morning. You can start calling now on this question as we show you some stats on poverty. In 2019, the Poverty Level for a household of 4 with an annual 25,750 or below, the 2018 the latest year where there are federal stats for this range, 500 53,000 americans were considered homeless. In 2017, the poverty rate was 12. 3 . Americans did of not have Health Insurance. We are having this conversation on poverty in america in the wake of a forum in which 9 president ial candidates spoke. It was the Poor Peoples Campaign form and one of them was Bernie Sanders. Here is what he had to say. [video clip] the point is for us to begin to think about what freedom means and in the richest country in the history of the world, half of the people in our country should not be forced to live paycheck to paycheck. 500,000 americans should n
It includes funding for the department of commerce, justice, transportation, agriculture and a host of other agencies. Last night we saw the House Rules Committee t up a whopping 290 amendments for debate. Floor action on this second spending bill will start today and democrats have quite a list of amendments. You talk about the commerce department. One issue is the 2020 census. The question of citizenship has been in the courts and elsewhere. How does the commerce piece of that spending package address the Citizenship Question . Guest House Democrats inserted language in the bill that would prevent the Trump Administration from including a Citizenship Question on the 2020 census. This issue is currently being deliberated by the Supreme Court, but House Democrats did allow an amendment to go up for debate last night and the amendment was offered by conservative steve king, hes looking to allow that question on the Citizenship Question, on the 2020 census. And democrats are also looking
Mr. Jeffries good morning, everyone. House democrats will continue to work with President Biden to create an economy that works for Everyday Americans to lower costs, continue our fht for better paying jobs, Safer Communities and of course to defend democracy and fight for reproductive freedom. A budget was released that will lower costs for Everyday Americans and build on the work that has already been done to drive down the gh lifesaving prescription drugs for millions of americans. Economy from the middle out and the bottom up that is focused on growing e ss and all those who aspire to be part of the middle class throughout america. S . Most importantly, President Biden and House Democrats are focused on protecting and strengthening Social Security. Notwithstanding what the former president down in maralago had to s Social Security and medicare. These are not entitlement programs. Social security and medicare are American People work hard for throughout their entire lives and pay in