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July 16, 2024
Perilous time for the 2020 census. Troubling, there were reports indicating career officials at the Census Bureau warned the trump about significant problems that will delay the delivery of census data to late january or early february. After these reports became public, the director of the census, dr. Steven billingham, issued a Public Statement confirming problems were found, but provided no details. These developments were particularly troubling because they were not reported to our committee...
July 16, 2024
The committee stands in recess for five minutes. Recognizesow congressman raskin. You are now recognized, congressman raskin. We cant hear you yet. Rep. Raskin can you hear me now, madam chair . We can, thank you. Rep. Raskin is there any statistical benefit in requiring bureau to deliver apportionment data by the end of the year despite having to ssuspend Field Operations for three months . [indiscernible] statement. With that as far as risk of accuracy of counts is concerned, the shorter amoun...
July 16, 2024
Financial Services Subcommittee hearing on creating a federal pandemic Risk Insurance program. Even when they are not recognized by the chair. Members are also reminded that they are responsible for muting and unmuting themselves, and to admit themselves after they are finished speaking. Consistent with the regulation accompanying house rest 965, staff will only mute members and witnesses as appropriate. When not recognized to avoid any background noise. Members are reminded that all house rules...
July 16, 2024
Themselves after they are finished speaking. Consistent with the regulations house resinac 965, staff will mt members and witnesses after the process. Tewe are not recognizing background noises. Orr and decorum apply to this remote hearing. His hearing is entitled ensurin against a pandemic colin challenges a solutions for policyholdersle and insures. I w recognizeyself for three minutes to give an opening statement. According to theongressional Retail Service 1 million peop could enter a sta of...
July 16, 2024
Symbols of suppression. White supremacy, racism ngs and other toxic beliefs exist in our ranks impacting how black soldiers advance, their assignments, career fields, and how they are treated and assessed. Africanamericans comprise just a single digit percentage of Fighter Pilots and navigators, only 5 of army green berets, 2 of navy seals, and only 0. 6 of the air forces rescue jumpers are black. Structural racism still exists in our military formations. 43 of Minority Service members report th...
July 16, 2024
78, hou resolution 965 authorg mote vg oceeding due to novelote coronavirus dor other puos. Thear o tempor purs to house resolutn 967, the resolution i consideredead and debatabl for on hour, eal divided and controlled by the chair and ranking mber on th comttee the gentleman from husett mr. Mcgern, and the ntleman from oahoma,r. Le, ch wil tro 20 minutes. Mr. Mcve i asknanimous revise and extend their remks. The speaker prtempore witho ctn. Mrmcgovern ware in the mit of a pandemic the likesf ic...
July 16, 2024
Statement from me and from mr. Cole then well go tow our distinguished witnesses. Today the rules committee will hold a hearing to discuss how the constitution separated powers between the legislative and executive branches and how the balance of power between these branches has shifted over time. We are doing this in the hopes of finding concrete Bipartisan Solutions to better ensure congress is playing the role our nations founders envisioned. Thats a lot, i know. And while a constitutional de...
July 16, 2024
The investigators discovered that quote the us military has shown it can investigate civilian harm but significant in inconsistent season when and how investigations are conducted has contributed to shortcomings including a failure to investigate incidents when a close look is warranted and missed opportunities to learn from incidents and make future corrections this includes the fact that according to journalist nick turse the Standard Practice is troubling because while u. S. Investigators reg...
July 16, 2024
Blew up your brother exactly and i think that thats you know but more of the long range view because youre also thinking about the individuals who are left behind so its the families that are still surviving who have lost their children the families who are still surviving who have lost people who had absolutely nothing to do with the conflict they were in and it again it raises the ire of those individuals but now you have generations that are upset with you because youve been literally taking ...
July 16, 2024
On a city street. Or so you would see. This is. Great. Systemic deception. Which. Is the case whenever you see like you know reports come back from the u. S. Government is opposed to like on the ground watch dogs would be always be this huge discrepancy but boy this is really nuts and bolts of why it doesnt work absolutely i think that this was one of lot of people already thought when it comes to our military and the amount of information that we just dont know and in many cases purposely so as...