The House Committee on the judiciary will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized declare recess on the committee at any time. We welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on policing practices and Law Enforcement accountability. I thank all of our members and witnesses for participating today. Both in person and remotely. I appreciate the use that made use of this room and the technology were using possible. Before we begin, id like to remind members weve established a email distribution list to circulate exhibits motions and other written materials members might want to offer as part of our hearing today. If youd like to submit materials send them to the email address previously distributed to your offices and well circulate the materials to members and staff as quickly as we can. In light of whats going on in the world today, i ask that everyone in the room wear a mask all times except when you wish while speaking. Other than if youre a speaker. Taking from him the
A real military escalation were take a look at whats behind the military build up at the border by both sides despite efforts to avoid armed conflict. Its good to have you with us germanys chancellor Angela Merkel is urging caution as the country moves towards further easing of its coronavirus restrictions speaking after meeting with state leaders here in berlin today merkel said that physical distancing rules will remain in place across the country she added that infection numbers have stabilized at low levels but she said there have been outbreaks were physical distancing measures have not been followed large events will remain banned across the entire country until at least the end of october. Jazzer medical also said that the main task now is to restore germanys Economic Health heres part of what she said earlier today. In the fight for the economic stimulus package on the supplementary budget that we agreed in communist highlight the current economic slump is the most serious weve
Responsible for overseeing Nursing Homes to testify today. She was offered dates and times of her choice this month and next month. She was offered the opportunity to come in person or appear virtually from her desk. Administration, which seems more terrified of transparency and accountability then covid19, has declined to provide any witness with the courage to face the responsibility for the thousands of deaths that have occurred. These were send a crisis that existed long before covid19 occurred. We will learn from a nurse who took it on herself to purchase protective equipment with her own funds for her staff. Including preventing evictions and appropriate settings. Like sending nursing home residents to homeless shelters. Thousands of nursing home residents are being evicted across the country to homeless shelters and other inappropriate settings because there is a natural incentive for some homes to take more lucrative patients. We will get their perspective. Much of this crisis
That the wall street crimes never go away theyre just repackaged and called Something Different so here the cd collateralized debt obligation is been replaced with the c l o the collateralized loan obligation as if a loan is somehow different than a debt no in fact theyre synonymous but by calling it something slightly different it fools the regulators the regulars are like oh my god what what is a c l o is it anything like a c d o i dont i cant comprehend it and by the way can you hire me at your head funding pay me 10000000000 dollars a year at citadel or some other head from because im a captured regulator and i work for the headphones yes you can so here you have a c l collateralized Loan Obligations and they are engaging once again in what we call back then and what we can call today as reverse drug dealing ok. Flashback Flash Forward what is reverse drug dealing well in drug dealing you start off with the product and then to try to make more money selling a product you mix it in
We take you live to the u. S. Senate where to date lawmakers who will be on a defense programs and policy bill. You are watching live coverage of the senate on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will ohm the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. God of grace and mercy, in these divisive and polarized times, remind us that words have consequences. Help us to remember that we are accountable to you for every idle and careless word we speak. Lord, teach our senators to be obedient to your commands, doing your will as your presence fills them with joy. Today, surround our lawmakers with the shield of your favor, as they labor to deep our nation to keep our nation strong. May they be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger. Manifest your power through their labors so that this nation will be exalted by righteousness. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of alle