I think the main thing to focus on at this point we will bring in the leader on this point is Congress Needs to come back, in your view, to do this last him in this package. You believe, frankly, it has become untenable for you and for the house generally to have lawmakers on the sidelines as you craft these kind of trillion dollars spending packages every couple of weeks. Explained in your view what kind of changes need to be made here to Bring Congress back and to get the plays back working again. Rep. Mccarthy thanks for having me on. My big challenge here is how can you do another bill and not have the committees work . Are you going to have a few people craft this . Think of how much we passed already 3 trillion. You take that along with what the fed is giving. That is 7 trillion into the economy. We want to make sure that is implemented correctly. In my letter today, it starts out with what Benjamin Franklin once said. Plan, you feeling the are planning to fail. My letter is not
Welcome to the Constitution Center. Tos is such a happy day celebrate the collaboration between the National Constitution center and cspan. [applause] nonpartisans a mission and that coincides with the Constitution Centers mission. The National Constitution center is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis. Beautiful. That was so well done. I was so thrilled when my friend and colleague susan swain, the head of cspan, came just a few months ago, or rather weeks ago, and said, we have this great new book on the president s. At the National Constitution center. It is such an honor to welcome back to the Constitution Center the great founder of cspan, brian lamb. [applause] he is americas greatest interviewer. I was honored to be interviewed by him for this book, as were my colleagues. Welcoming him back to the center is so meaningful. Now to introduce this program, it is a special pleasure to wel
Untenable for you and that generally to have the lawmakers on the sidelines as he craft a kind of chilling dollar spending packages every couple of weeks pretty explaining your view what kind of changes need to be made here to Bring Congress back and get the place working again. Thanks for having me on. How can we do another bill and not have the committees work . Are you just going to have a few people crafted this . Think how thats gonna pass 3 trillion you take that along with what the senates during that 7 trillion into the economy we want to make sure that is implemented correctly. In my letter today, it starts out with what Benjamin Franklin once said, if youre part of the plan planning to fail. My letter is not a partisan letter all and part of this is the Bipartisan Group we put together to work on this. This different phases to we should bring a few committees back now because you have to have social distancing. Mba, water resources, he also need preparation bill bring subcomm
You support the handling. The number if you oppose is 202 7488001. End us a text 202 7488003 nwj. Witter we are cspa we welcome your posts on facebook. For some perspective on the Coronavirus Task force established by the white house on january the 29th. The health and Human Services secretary originally leading that group and mice president Vice President pence was put in charge of the efforts at the end of february. They are reporting on the proposed ending of the task force. The wall street journal online saying that the white house is discussing phasing out Coronavirus Task force. Ack to that visit to phoenix the front page of the Washington Times with a photo of the president at the plant along with his chief of staff. Trump promises to build yearg he opened up a new vowing to rebuild and economy devastated by the coronavirus in the six months left before he faces voters judgment. On the work of the task force, here is what the president said. We cant keep our country closed for t
Okay, the rules committee will come to order. Before i give my opening statement, i just want to read a guidance from the attending physician. And we asked him specifically about the use of face coverings during proceedings like these. And while he is not mandated their use, he did share that, and i quote, my preference is that members retain their face covers when speaking as speaking is an activity which can release virus particles, especially if the speaking is of high spirited nature. And ive never had a meeting in the rules committee that hasnt been of a high spirited nature. So were going to leave it up to individual members to decide. But i think i will to be cautious here, im going to keep mine on. Others will be mindful of the reason why there is guidance on this issue. It has been roughly three months since the First Community transmission of covid19 was discovered in the United States. Since that time, our world has changed dramatically. There are now more than 1. 3 million