Good morning. Good morning. Good morning, everyone. As we begin our final day of consideration of the fy21 spending bills, id like to thank you all for your kind words and well wishes and ask you, please, to indulge me in just a few more reflections. I came to congress in 1989, one of just 31 women in the house and senate and to this committee in 1993 alongside only six other women under the 64member panel. This body is better for the 100 women serving in the 116th congress and for the many women in the room today. Its my honor to address the full committee for my final time as the first woman chair. You know, its ironic [applaus [applause] thank you. Its ironic that back in 1993 i had to choose between serving on appropriations or ways and means. I was fortunate to be given that choice. And today, we markup my final appropriation bills in the ways and Means Committee room. I chose appropriations because i believed it was the best place to give more people a better chance at a better l
We can and hold these families in our prayers. Thank you. Back live now on capitol hill where the House Appropriations committee is returning from its lunch break. They continue work on 2021 a spending bill. Live coverage here on cspan2. Mistaken at the best of times. They are unconscionable in the midst of a pandemic. I want to remind my colleagues that foodstamp spending is a powerful anti recession tool and has previously been estimated that for each dollar spent from benefits a dollar 70 is generated in economic activity. Let me say thank you again to chairman bishop, Ranking Member and their leadership and other areas of the bill. Their strong investments to ensure the continued availability and safety of the nation food supply as well as language designed to protect the health and safety of workers in our meatpacking plants and our poultry plants as well as the farmworkers who are out in the field every single day. I thank you very, very much that all of the attention youve paid
Im melissa caen. Im political analyst, a lawyer and a cohost of the pod podcast. Get out the bet. Its my pleasure to introduce today Joan Biskupic shes the Cnn Supreme Court analyst and the author of this book nine black robes inside Supreme Courts drive to the right in its historic consequences. Now, before joining cnn, joan was the editor in charge for Legal Affairs at reuters and was a Supreme Court correspondent for Washington Post and usa today. She holds a degree from Georgetown University and, has written several books, including biographies of Supreme Court justices john roberts, Sandra Day Oconnor, Antonin Scalia, sonia sotomayor. And weve just talked about your illustrious history of writing autobiographies of Supreme Court justices. You just start by telling us why this one is a is more of a comprehensive Group Picture of the the Supreme Court. Thanks, melissa. Its great to be with you. And with everyone else from the commonwealth club, its such an exciting time for the Supr
Hello and to todays virtual Commonwealth Club program. Im melissa caen. Im political analyst, a lawyer and a cohost of the pod podcast. Get out the bet. Its my pleasure to introduce today Joan Biskupic shes the Cnn Supreme Court analyst and the author of this book nine black robes inside Supreme Courts drive to the right in its historic consequences. Now, before joining cnn, joan was the editor in charge for Legal Affairs at reuters and was a Supreme Court correspondent for Washington Post and usa today. She holds a degree from Georgetown University and, has written several books, including biographies of Supreme Court justices john roberts, Sandra Day Oconnor, Antonin Scalia, sonia sotomayor. And weve just talked about your illustrious history of writing autobiographies of Supreme Court justices. You just start by telling us why this one is a is more of a comprehensive Group Picture of the the Supreme Court. Thanks, melissa. Its great to be with you. And with everyone else from the Co
Hello and to todays virtual Commonwealth Club program. Im melissa caen. Im political analyst, a lawyer and a cohost of the pod podcast. Get out the bet. Its my pleasure to introduce today Joan Biskupic shes the Cnn Supreme Court analyst and the author of this book nine black robes inside Supreme Courts drive to the right in its historic consequences. Now, before joining cnn, joan was the editor in charge for Legal Affairs at reuters and was a Supreme Court correspondent for Washington Post and usa today. She holds a degree from Georgetown University and, has written several books, including biographies of Supreme Court justices john roberts, Sandra Day Oconnor, Antonin Scalia, sonia sotomayor. And weve just talked about your illustrious history of writing autobiographies of Supreme Court justices. You just start by telling us why this one is a is more of a comprehensive Group Picture of the the Supreme Court. Thanks, melissa. Its great to be with you. And with everyone else from the Co