The Senate Environment and public works Works Committee held a hearing on how infrastructure legislation can help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Senators and panelists discuss the best way to fund road and bridge projects. Good morning. I called his hearing to order. Before i discussed todays hearing i want to say a few words about what is happening in communities across the country today. This is a time of great pain and unrest for our nation. Americans are truly outraged by recent killings. Anyone who watched the video the murder of george floyd has to be horrified and heartbroken. The resulting peaceful protests about police abuse against any american citizen are important and necessary. They listen to the voices of africanamericans about police brutality. Some of the peaceful protests were hijacked by filing criminal, distraction, looting and arson stop. Those who commit these crimes dishonor the memory of george floyd and dishonor the cause and the Peaceful Pro
Result of the pandemic. Jared joins us to discuss changes to alcohol laws in several states amid the coronavirus outbreak. Host good morning, it is tuesday, april 7, 2020. The number of coronavirus deaths in the u. S. Is now past 10,000. In new york officials expressed hope that the pandemic is in wisconsin voters will head to the polls despite efforts to cancel in person voting over fears of spreading the virus. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been diagnosed with the disease and moved to intensive care. We are giving you the chance to talk about all of this this morning on washington journal. Our phone lines are spit up regional ash split up regionally. In the eastern or central time zone, 202 7488000. Mountain or pacific time zones, 202 7488001. You can send us a text at 202 7488003. If you do include your name and where you are from. Follow us on social media csp anwj. A very good Tuesday Morning to you. You can go ahead and start calling and now as we show you the front pa
Massive new infrastructure package to boost an ailing economy. How big a package are we talking about and what is the likelihood that it would get passed on capitol hill and signed by the president . Guest President Trump has, for the past week, been calling for 6infrastructure plan at trillion. He is saying this is something that can fix our roads, bridges, potholes. He is talking about ways we can expand access to broadband in rural parts of the country. This is something that the president has been talking about since he was a candidate. However, the money he is talking about, the white house has now put out a document that will lay out the president s vision for this plan. While he is adamant this is something that could create jobs and help with the economic recovery, on capitol hill he does not have support from Senate Republicans and house democrats. Both congressional leaders wants to have an Emergency Response to the crises and focus on infrastructure later down the road. Do t
Protection commissioner mark morgan is among the witnesses scheduled to appear before the Senate Commerce aviation subcommittee. Education secretary betsy devos testified on the 2021 budget request, members asked about Public Education resources and nondiscrimination policies. The subcommittee will come to order. Good morning, secretary devos. Welcome to the subcommittee. This is our second Budget Hearing of the year and your forth on hearing with us and we are going to examine the president s the permit of education budget request for fiscal year 2021. As i was reviewing the budget material, this much was clear to me. You are seeking to privatize Public Education. It is the wrong direction for students and our country. We need to be moving toward expanding Public Policies like Early Childhood education. We see this in other countries around the globe. They are not shrinking but standing it. Im getting more into the consequences of the cuts you are proposing. I want to start by examini
How does iraq where ever you. The United States says israeli settlements are no longer illegal reverses 4 decades of u. S. Policy it puts the Trump Administration odds with the International Community so why no reason this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im in wrong its a dramatic shift in u. S. Policy and goes against the position taken by International Organizations in most other countries the u. S. Says it no longer views the illegal israeli settlements in the occupied west bank as inconsistent with International Law the palestinians are furious and many observers say it makes Israeli Palestinian Peace Process even more elusive its the latest u. Turn on policy by the u. S. President in favor of israel trump recognized drew slim as israels capital a move the American Embassy there he also recognizes israels d annex a shell of the Golan Heights from syria lets head what secretary of state might pompei are. Calling the establish of civilian settlements inconsistent wi