You can also stay current with the latest episodes of washington journal and find scheduling information for cspan tv networks and radio plus a variety of compelling podcasts. Available now. Download for free today. Cspan now, your front row seat to washington any time, anywhere. Just over one hour. Welcome in good afternoon. I am the executive director of the center for immigration studies. Thank you for coming. It has been clear from the beginning of this administration that its approach to the illegal immigration issue and the border specifically is to accommodate the flow of inadmissible aliens rather than to stop it. The problem is that has caused them political headaches as people notice the magnitude of this border crisis. Just at the southern border since this Administration Took Office there have been more than 5 1 2 million socalled encounters, thats the pc term now at the southern border. So how to do damage control . One thing they could do is enforce the law and reduce the
We will call the committee to order. I ask unanimous consent that the chairman be authorized to declare recess any time during todays hearing. That is so ordered. As a reminder, members insert a document in the record please email them. At this point i will recognize myself for the purposes of an Opening Statement. We are here today to discuss the initial federal response to march 26, 2024, Early Morning incident involving the cargo vessel and Francis Scott key bridge in baltimore, maryland, which resulted in the subsequent collapse of the bridge. The first one at all and six workers who sadly perished. I want to express our condolences and offer prayers to the families and their loved ones. I also want to express our appreciation to the harbor pilot and the Maryland Police authority who saved countless lives close in the bridge prior to the incident and all the First Responders who were obviously involved in that process. Finally, i want to commend the federal, state, and local offici
In partnership with the library of congress, cs that explorespa keys literature that had a profound impact on the country. In this program mark twains adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Written as a sequel to the adventures of tom sawyer, mark twains adventures of parco perry finn is called the Great American novel. In the books, huck finn steals away from the civilizing influence of the widow douglas and his alcoholic father. Byandby he joins up with jim and they make their way down the Mississippi River, along the way they encounter steamships, rival clans, swindlers and murderers. Told through the eyes of an adolescent huck, mark twain used a number of dialects and colloquial cool expressions to illustrate life along the mississippi in the 18 80s. Satire to highlight the hypocrisy and racism of the time. Since its publication in 1880 four, adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been continually controversial and relevant. Both a bestseller and a band book. Welcome to books that shaped amer
We will call the committee to order. I ask unanimous consent that the chairman be authorized to declare recess any time during todays hearing. That is so ordered. As a reminder, members insert a document in the record please email them. At this point i will recognize myself for the purposes of an Opening Statement. We are here today to discuss the initial federal response to march 26, 2024, Early Morning incident involving the cargo vessel and Francis Scott key bridge in baltimore, maryland, which resulted in the subsequent collapse of the bridge. The first one at all and six workers who sadly perished. I want to express our condolences and offer prayers to the families and their loved ones. I also want to express our appreciation to the harbor pilot and the Maryland Police authority who saved countless lives close in the bridge prior to the incident and all the First Responders who were obviously involved in that process. Finally, i want to commend the federal, state, and local offici
Emergency and there are fears that some people, some evacuees may not be back in their homes until christmas. A full roundup until christmas. A full roundup of your headlines now with. Of your headlines now with. Tamsin pip. Thanks very much and good afternoon from the gb newsroom. Its 12 01. You United Nations its12 01. You United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres said aid trucks need to move to gaza as quickly as possible as he arrived in egypt this morning. But the United States says details of a deal to send aid through the rafah crossing are still being discussed. Meanwhile while israeli troops are mobilising along the border of the gaza strip ahead of a possible Ground Invasion on tanks, troops and helicopters have been seen near the border this morning. An idf the border this morning. An Idf International Spokesperson , international spokesperson, richard hecht, says israel is monitoring gaza to see theres a lot of movement of forces. Were organising all the forces for