Authorizing highway, bridge, aviation, and waterway projects. Members are working on 170 amendments. They plan to complete work on those amendments around midday today. That will be followed by a vote on final passage of the package. Live coverage now here on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving god, thank you for giving day. Other we ask your continued protection empowerment of those who tend to the sick and those who medical solutions to this dangerous pandemic. The work of the house these last few days to votes. Wo upport for the department of agriculture. During these times Food Production and delivery and the many e been among challenges facing our nation. Whatever the particulars of this may it proceed through the legislative process ultimately help the benefit of all americans. We ask, also, your continued protection and empowerment of hose who live heroic lives d
Good morning. I call this hearing to order. Before i address the topic of todays hearing i want to say a few words about whats happening in communities across our country today. This is a time of great pain and unrestfor our nation. Americans are truly outraged by recent killings. Anyone who watched the video of the murder of george floyd has to be horrified and heartbroken. The resulting peaceful protests about police abuse against any american citizen are important and necessary our nation needs to listen to the voices of africanamericans about police brutality. Every american citizen deserves justice under the law. Some of the peacefulprotests have been hijacked by violent criminals. The destructing and looting and arson must stop. Those who commit these crimes dishonor the memory of george floyd and dishonor the cause for which the Peaceful Protesters first took to the streets. Now in a moment of americans to come together to listen and to heal. The goal of this hearing today is to
Introduced your legislation today. Thank you, mr. President. Madam president , i rise today to engage inuy a colloquy senats cassidy, collins and my fellow senator from newnd jersey senatr booker. Ask that the dick knowledge in that order, a lot to complete the remarks. Without objection. As our nation apples with the covid19 pandemic, our state, county municipal governments have been on the front lines taking the lead role in responding to this crisis. As a result they been squeeze on both sides of the ledger, spending billions of dollars in unforeseen costs on Emergency Response while watching as revenue dry up due to necessary stayathome orders, and the closure of nonessential businesses. The emergency protective measures have been effective with flattening the curve and have no doubt saved thousands of lives. But they also came with a cost. All Revenue Sources are down, sales tax revenue has plummeted with businesses closed, Highway Trust Funds will not have the resources to do bas
Brandon i would love to be able to answer that question, but im a Law Enforcement agent. We dont deal with the cost aspect of it. What i can tell you about what i am an expert on is Border Security and how we can secure our border. I mean, those are absolutely good questions and questions that need to be addressed. Im just not the one to address them. Host you are the president of the Border Patrol council. When did you get elected . Brandon i was just elected again for another term yesterday. But i have been the president for the national Border Patrol council for the last seven years. Host you balance that with, you are a working agent as well . When you are finished this weekend, after meeting with president trump, it is back to work next week . Brandon i am, yes. I spent a good deal of my time representing our agents and in uniform patrolling the border. Host we will hear from mel in salt lake city, utah. Democrats line. Mel. Caller yeah, thanks for cspan. Right off the bat, i know
Senator Elizabeth Warren took her president ial campaign to arlington, virginia thursday. She held a town hall meeting, where she talked about the economy, campaignfinance law, and the green new deal. So here we are, virginia. The primaries have really started. States,heard from two we have 55 states and territories ready to go. [applause] are super tuesday state, and that means the road to the white house runs right through virginia. [applause] so im here today to ask you two things. To first one is to ask you get in this fight with me to help build an america that doesnt just work for the rich and powerful, but works for everyone. [applause] sen. Warren and second, im here to ask for your vote. [applause] heres the deal. I got your back, you can count on me, i will count on you. [applause] now, this has been some president ial primary already. We have been going at this for about a year. Some people got in a little later than others. Michael bloomberg came in. On the billionaire plan