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Angriest and gloomiest convention this american history. They spent four Straight Days attacking america as racist and a horrible country that must be redeemed. Joe biden grimly declared a season of american darkness. And yet look at what weve accomplished. Until the plague came in, look at what weve accomplished. And now were doing it again. [cheers and applause] they want to punish america and its citizens instead of holding them high. Where joe biden sees american darkness, i see american gre...

Quote, strong focus on the china virus, including scheduled meetings on vaccines, our economy and much else. He then ran the tweet by his proofreader, brett favre looks good lets hit the back nine. President trump mocked joe biden on twitter yesterday after the former Vice President mistakenly referred to arizona as a city, when everyone knows its two cities Everything Else is rest stops. That joke was written by arizonas own alex bays. President trump toured an Innovation Center in North Caroli...

The nomination of the white house budget director. A vote on that is exacted at 5 30 p. M. Eastern today. This week Senate Lawmakers are expected to continue work on the Defense Authorization for 2021. This is live coverage of the senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O lord, as our lips are open in prayer, so may our hearts be open to receive your holy spirit. Help us to ...

Change Police Practices across the nation, use of Excessive Force, admit Police Officers more accountable for the use of deadly force. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, the tragic and blutal death of george floyd has been a wakeup call for millions of americans. Across the nation and around the world the streets are lined with protestors demanding fundamental change in the culture of Law Enforcement and meaningful accountability for officers who commit miscondu...

Singapore and malaysia as well. The Peter Navarro episode, if it is any indication how sensitive markets are to the slightest hint of bad news, that tells you the story of volatility in store for markets in the second half of the year. A quick check on the risk radar. Aussie yen coming off a little bit, that tells you where we are in terms of Risk Appetite. We were closing in on 79 a few weeks ago. Brent crude, some upside. Lets get you up to speed with other top stories we are watching. It lawm...

Be permitted to control the remained ore they have time on the majority side. The speaker pro tempore without objection. He gentlelady is recognized. Ms. Bass the gentlelady from florida, representative wasserman schultz, for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from florida is recognized for one minute. Ms. Wasserman schultz thank you, mr. Speaker. Today we take a crucial step toward racial justice. We do it in the name of george floyd, Breonna Taylor, tony mcdavid, corey jones an...

Color, irrespective of party affiliation. We are one america. And lets try to act that way. And i close this briefing. Thank you. As that herring comes to a close, lawmakers discussing how the Veterans Affairs department, this is a live hearing getting under way now on cspan 3. If covid19 turned into a pandemic and portions of the United States Health Care System broke down the va may need to come back and ask for additional funds and since then congress has appropriated 17. 2 billion for vhas c...

Mr. Espaillat i rise in support of this bill, one month ago george floyd was murdered. As i said in the days following, his daughter said daddy changed the world. And there is a manifest to, the harlem advocates for a ban on chokeholds and ends qualified immunity. The harlem manifesto includes a provision that Police Officers can be held accountable for excessive force. The standard should not be willful intent but reckness intent. We must pass this bill. The best anticrime policies are antipove...

Work on a more normal basis, well continue to try to meet remotely so that we can play our part in slowing the spread of covid19. I want to also announce a couple of reminders to the conduct of this hearing. Members should keep their video feed on as long as they are present in the hearing, and members are responsible for their own microphones. Just be mindful that you probably have a little bit more responsibility than usual than if we were in a regular meeting space. And please keep your micro...

Good afternoon. I call this meeting, i called the string to order. Without objection that shares authorized to declare recess at any time. We have a number of numbers participating remotely. Welcome. Before we proceed i like to go over some items for our members participating remotely. First, if you are having or expensing connectivity issues, please make sure you or your staff contact our designated Technical Support so those issues can be resolved immediately. Members participate in remotely m...