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July 16, 2024
Necessary vote. Vote on the reauthorization bill continues today with the final vote on legislation this afternoon. And now live to the senate floor. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, guide our lawmakers today to think of themselves as your faithful servants, eager to do your bidding. May they strive less for success and more for faithfulness, realizing that you expect dependability from them. Give them the wisdom to believe that tho...
July 16, 2024
Since im having a hard time breathing here too. Let me recognize the Ranking Member for his remarks. Aq very much and i recognize the circumstances are a bit unusual. I do want to make a couple remarks. To my friends on the democratic side if there are things in this building you dont like we are not responsible for any of it so this is a totally democratic written bill. If any of you have a concern please dont point out the republicans pick im proud that you have requests in the bill. Nobody as...
July 16, 2024
These cases are about who teaches the faith to schoolchildren. Is easy. Churches must choose those who teach their faith. That is one of the most important religious f churches must teach the faith, passing it onto to the next generation. Primary agents for teaching the catholic faith to fifthgraders, much more, they fall within the exception immunity. Less fondant would have accorded court ignore all that. Substituting a standard that relies on the title to determine whether there is an excepti...
July 16, 2024
There was no social distancing which is one of the reasons the governor shut those beaches. Lets talk about a different issue because we are seeing a lot of governors opening up things like beauty salons and spas where people come into very close contact. You are getting a haircut or massage. Question, if both sides, both parties, are wearing masks, is that safe . Dr. Birx it is safer but we have made it clear that that is not a good phase one activity. I think the president made that clear when...
July 16, 2024
Authorization from the Mayors Office to reconvene remotely through the end of the shelterinplace. Recognizing that the commissions consideration of certain projects is an essential government operation. And it directs the commission to prioritize the action items pertaining to infrastructure and housing and Small Business. And i will also in advance remind members of the public, staff, and the commission that this platform is not perfect and that at times becomes clumsy. We have learned that at ...
July 16, 2024
Will be opened up for the homeless. The scene today reminiscent of this, the more rooms for housing protest in oakland late last year, a group of homeless mothers occupied a home for several months after being forcibly evicted in january, they were given the opportunity to buy the property. Developing news out of palo alto where smoky fire near the popular hiking area beneath the stanford dish could be seen for miles. You can see multiple patches of thick smoke coming up from the dry grass, fire...
July 16, 2024
Never knew you had. Those peripheral relationships we are missing in the time of lockdown. Hello, im Laura Trevelyan in new york city, Christian Fraser is in london. Its almost four weeks since supporters of President Trump stormed capitol hill, claiming the election was stolen and today, House Democrats laid out their case for convicting mr trump of inciting that insurrection accusing him of being singularly responsible for the events of january the sixth. The Impeachment Trial will be in the s...
July 16, 2024
At risk. You get suicide. You get depression. You get mental problems. One by one, the religious leaders stepped up to the mic to ask why Grocery Stores could be open but houses of worship could not. Cant we reopen under the same conditions that the stores and supermarkets, marijuana clinics, tattoo parlors are opening under . Both bishop barber whose diocese covers 85 churches in alameda and Contra Costa County and Bishop Bob Jackson whose church holds 4,000 parishioners say they already have p...
July 16, 2024
[cameras shuttering] ms. Mcenany good afternoon. I have an announcement for you on hospital funding as appropriated in the third phase of Coronavirus Relief. The Trump Administration will distribute a total of 12 billion to 395 hospitals across the country that have been hardest hit by the covid19 pandemic. These hospitals have collectively cared for 70 of the 184,000 americans that required hospital inpatient care. 10 billion of the 12 billion will go toward hospitals treating 100 or more covid...
July 16, 2024
And a briefs omitted on behalf of the National Womens center, and 68 of the organizations in support of the respondent. Legal director of the National Womens law center, where she oversees the centers litigation efforts. She helped to create the centers legal effort for gender equity, and until august 2017 she served as the predirector for the Civil Rights Division within the u. S. Department of health and human services. Thank you both so much for joining. Thank you so much for having us. Nice ...