You are watching live coverage on cspan2. Kansas. Da drl drl mr. Marshall i ask to add our amendment to the substitute amendment for the faa reauthorization bill. Kansasians elected me to fight for them in washington to fgive them a voice at the highest levels of government. I took that seriously. For that reason, i stand here today and will not fall in line to the coward operating pro procedures that block us from bringing our priorities, the priorities of the people to the floor. Kansasians want our voices to be heard and not sidelined by lobbyists. Every senator in this chamber should have the right to hear and vote on their amendments. Many of my colleagues and i welcome this debate. Its healthy. Lets have the debates. Lets take the hard votes. Whats the harm . I ask everybody, what is the harm of these discussions of these debates and then letting the cards fall where they may with each vote. Each senator deserves the opportunity to bring their amendments to the floor and make the
Some committee on economic public buildings in Emergency Management will come to order. I asked that your consent that the chairman be authorized to declare a recess at any time in todays hearing. Without objection so ordered. Consent that members not on the subcommittee be permitted to sit with the subcommittee at todays hearing and ask questions without objection so ordered. Members wish to insert document into the amendment email it to documents ti at mail. House. Love. Recognizing himself with the purposes of an Opening Statement for five minutes. I want to thank our witness, is it deeann . The administrator of the federal Emergency Management agency for being here today. We are focusing on the current state of the readiness response and recovery. The core mission is to help people before during and afterng disasters. Unfortunately, they have added layers of bureaucracy and adopted political agendas which have impacted how it delivers on its core mission. The Biden Administration i
Labor practices. They created a budget that did not staff the city and refusing to listen to workers compress our concerns for the safety and health of coworkers and people of oakland. The local 21 is in the middle of its own negotiations. That union, which represents about 1,000 members in oakland is on a sympathy strike. And it is really important for us to be out here on sympathy strike because when the city gives an offer, we expect the same one to come to us. So it is not like the city is going to give them something unequitable and turn around and get us something better. We never thought the city would put us in aposition to be out of work for seven Straight Days without pay. Talks are expected to last into the night. Abc 7 news. A Deadly Police shooting in the bay view district. The Department Released the name of the officer involved. Christopher sammioa. You are watching footage of the chase that ended up in a shooting. The suspect yupped ott avenue ran and running past the P
And im dan ashley. And the strike means there is no garbage pick up and no libraries open and no parking enforcement. They worked with a neutral mediator brought in by the state. We are live from oakland, alyssa, any signed of a resolution. Reporter well, dan, Union Leaders say they are stuck on some issues but they have made progress. Theyve been in talks for more than eight hours and say they wont back down until their workers get what they deserve. There is still to deal between oakland unions an the city. But philippy chapter president said they are making progress. We have made some progress and i find that promising and were going to try to keep going, weve gotten a little bit of traction. He said the Union Negotiators are in one room, city negotiators in another. And the workers enter day seven of the strike as they say, cautiously optimistic. Workers set up picket lines outside of city hall. This woman who worked at the library for seven years is disappointed the mayor has not
Hurricane harvey. Governor abbot said hes pleased response so ral far. This is 15 minutes. Thank you for inviting me to today and ou here want to echo the incredible here ship that weve seen at the local level here at the level. And the city the mayors and everybody pulling together in a typically fashion. A few years ago i was at the disaster in west texas and i had commissioner come up to a and said, texas isnt just place youre from it described i your family is and remember that especially on occasions like this because one pulling together as family as texans to try to help lives ho have lost their and their families and those who have lost their property and and those that are in a bad way right now as a result of i have to say but that Governor Abbot and his emergencyg out of the Management Operations Center in austin texas have done a job but it would not be possible work without the upport of not only the leadership of Governor Abbot but also folks throughout state and governme