We are still a few minutes away from the start of the serious study group hearing, while we wait, ill look at conversation from todays washington journal. Back at our table this morning, a member of the Intelligence Committee a democratic from connecticut, lets begin with the argument being made by republicans about how this impeachment inquiry was launched and how its being conducted. Here is the Senate Majority leader on the floor yesterday. Now, Speaker Pelosi has finally crumbled and allowed her impeachment caucus to dictate the houses actions. I dont think many of us were expecting to witness a clinic in terms of fairness or due process. But even by their own partisan standards, House Democrats have already found new ways to lower the bar. This is about the most consequential process the house of representatives could possibly engage in. Overruling American Voters and nullifying an election. Surely any such process must be conducted with the utmost fairness and transparency. It mu
Grassroots and awaken them to the crisis we believe is recurring in the occurring in the federal judiciary. Probably the longest legacy that donald trump will have will be his Lasting Imprint that he left in terms of the judges he has nominated. He has confirmed 150 federal judges, including two Supreme Court justices quite famously. It is not just the number of the judges at the historic nature of how ideology clean extreme how ideologically extreme they seem. Point is we can win at the ballot box at 2020 and defeat donald trump and win back the senate and yet all of the priorities may well be facing certain power because we have a judiciary that is hostile to the progressive ideas because trump will have any so many trump style judges that will be with us. Host how you activate the grassroots and how are you funded . Lobby andtry to oppose some of trumps most extreme judicial nominees. We were highly involved in the cavanaugh fight last year. We are active right now in trying to defe
The subcommittee will come to order. Thank you all very, very much and, again, we apologize for being late. Days take on a life of their own. But i wanted to say good morning, dr. Collins. Welcome back to labor hhs, the appropriations subcommittee. Let me just say thank you on behalf of the of the subcommittee for hosting members of the subcommittee for the site visit at the nih campus last week. We had a wonderful opportunity to learn more about nihs work. We met with the researchers who were working to cure Sickle Cell Disease, to develop treatments for major depression, shrink and treat cancer tumors in children. We heard from participants whose lives have been changed by Clinical Trials. So it was a moving an informative but a very moving experience as well. Let me welcome our witnesses, including the five institute and Center Directors who join us today and in addition, and always a great addition, dr. Francis collins whos joined us many times, director of the National Institutes
Collins and other and i age leaders testify before House Appropriations subcommittee on funding and research efforts. This is about 21 2 hours. The subcommittee will come to order. Thank you very much and apologize for being late. They take on a life of their own. I wanted to say good morning, welcome back to labor hhs, appropriations subcommittee. Let me say thank you on behalf of of the subcommittee for hosting members of the subcommittee for the site visit at the nih campus last week. We had a wonderful opportunity to learn more about nihs work, we learned about researchers working to develop treatments for major depression, shrinkage free cancer tumors in children, we heard from participants whose lives have been changed by Clinical Trials so it was a moving and informative experience. Let me welcome our witnesses including the five Institute Center directors who joined us today and in addition, always a great addition doctor Francis Collins, director of the National Institute of h
Books are available for purchase at the register. Todays guest is the director of the center for immigrants rights that concludes school of law. Professor has worked as a director in washington dc. Today professor is here presenting her new book and immigration to spend time with trump. D4 questions. What is trump policy look like and who is affected and how have they been affected and how do relevant and parties perceive the situation. Chris coons is called the book called research immigration. Core american value. Please help me we will professor. [applause] thank you for that introduction. Good afternoon. I want to think politics and prose for hosting me. I will get started. Banning muslims. Shrinking refugee numbers. Deporting cancer patients. The Trump Administration has used the discretion and extraordinary ways. But in america, no president is above the law. Courts have played an important tack on the business power. The people affected by immigration policy are worried about th