We can and hold these families in our prayers. Thank you. Back live now on capitol hill where the House Appropriations committee is returning from its lunch break. They continue work on 2021 a spending bill. Live coverage here on cspan2. Mistaken at the best of times. They are unconscionable in the midst of a pandemic. I want to remind my colleagues that foodstamp spending is a powerful anti recession tool and has previously been estimated that for each dollar spent from benefits a dollar 70 is generated in economic activity. Let me say thank you again to chairman bishop, Ranking Member and their leadership and other areas of the bill. Their strong investments to ensure the continued availability and safety of the nation food supply as well as language designed to protect the health and safety of workers in our meatpacking plants and our poultry plants as well as the farmworkers who are out in the field every single day. I thank you very, very much that all of the attention youve paid
Wanted to acknowledge the passing of state representative issak robinson. Representative robinson was a phenomenal advocate on the behalf of the people of detroit. He had a big heart and a moral compass that drove all the work on behalf of the people he represented. His passing is a day of sadness that i think everyone around the capital and around the district are feeling. Since the last press conference on thursday, President Trump approved my request for a major disaster declaration. We expect a great need for additional medical support in the coming days. We ask please sign up now. State residents can also use the site to find out how they can help in local communities. I look forward to the federal governments Continual Partnership and were grateful for the things that have happened over the last few days to help us fight this virus. Truly grateful. I sent a letter to the secretary of defense mark esper requesting that the department of defense direct fema to support michigans are
Ageyer the left becomes. D the angrier the left becomes. Good evening. Im trish regan. This is the partisanship we are looking at from the democrats on display today. President trumps incoherent strategy brought us to the brink of another disastrous war in the middle east. President trump committed an illegal and unconstitutional act of war. The president s dangerous provocation was unlawful and unconstitutional. The president s reckless and i are responsible actions towards iran hah endangered our service members. This reckless act by the president of the United States actually makes us less safe. Trish they are all mad. They are all mad. You know what . These are people that cannot stand success. When the country is successful, they think they are not. President trump has single handedly course corrected the mess we have had in the middle east. He demonstrated that well no longer appease terrorist regimes. Markets are soaring. Most importantly tonight, we are safe. But god forbid we
Ageyer the left becomes. D the angrier the left becomes. Good evening. Im trish regan. This is the partisanship we are looking at from the democrats on display today. President trumps incoherent strategy brought us to the brink of another disastrous war in the middle east. President trump committed an illegal and unconstitutional act of war. The president s dangerous provocation was unlawful and unconstitutional. The president s reckless and i are responsible actions towards iran hah endangered our service members. This reckless act by the president of the United States actually makes us less safe. Trish they are all mad. They are all mad. You know what . These are people that cannot stand success. When the country is successful, they think they are not. President trump has single handedly course corrected the mess we have had in the middle east. He demonstrated that well no longer appease terrorist regimes. Markets are soaring. Most importantly tonight, we are safe. But god forbid we
To take up a continued resolution during the week of september 16. Do you see any issues with congress not being able to fund the federal government this year . There is interest among republicans to get that out of the way. Democrats do not want to let that bill go and be left with a threat to their priorities. , late november or early december, we will see larger battles. In recent weeks, we found out the pentagon has finalized its list of projects. That is sure to be an issue. Issues. A host of other it could provoke a bill showdown. The headline and outcry. They are taking funds out of the current military construction to fund the border wall. You see this as a problem over the 2020 spending . They would attempt to limit his ability to fund a border wall. They need to reconcile. This will definitely be an issue. One that democrats say that republicans should also be worried about. Members from utah, also calling for more times by congress. Multiple Mass Shootings have prompted addi