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question about how long these programs will be around. the trustee's report tells us that the trust fund will be depleted one year later than the report did last year, 2035. that does not mean the program will not exist after -- that's an important distinction. what that means is if we get to 2035, no change in law to bring in more revenue into the program. people will get about 78% of what they ought to get. does that in that mean the program is bankrupt. p does that mean there is no money there. doeser not mean that money has been stolen. it means that there is a problem, a a big p...

>> the select committee to investigate the january 6th attacks on the united states capital will be in order. without objection the chair is on the rise to declare the committee in recess at any point. pursuant to house deposition authority regulation can, the chair announces the committee's approval to release the deposition material presented during today's hearing. good morning. last week the select committee laid out a preview of our initial findings about the conspiracy overseeing and directed by donald trump, to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and block t...

pres. biden: i think the voters sent a clear message last night. both parties have to step up and do something about crime, as well as gun violence. i said billions of dollars and i encourage them to use it to hire police officers. very few have done it. i sent the congress a request for $300 million in this year's budget to deal with hiring police so that we can train them as well as make sure they are adequately dispersed around the community. it is time they moved. it is time the states and localities spend the money they have to deal with crime, as well as train police officers, ...

merrick garland said that a group of investigators will investigate the response to the mass shooting at uvalde, texas. this runs for eight minutes. >> as we all know well, we have gathered here because two weeks ago at robb elementary school in uvalde, texas, and unspeakable -- an unspeakable violence occurred to 19 children and two teachers. i speak for all of us saying our hearts are broken after what happened in uvalde. there is nothing that we can do that can undo the pain of the survivors, families, victims, the community, and the country. but the transparency of the justice de...

the house select committee to investigate the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol will hold its first public hearing. before that happens, on the house floor this morning, members will take up new gun legislation focused on red flag laws a day after the house passed a broad package of gun restrictions and hear testimony from survivors and families of the young victims of last month's elementary school shooting. we will begin hearing from you about either topic. give us a call if you want to hear about the hearing tonight or the gun law bills moving to the house. phone lines split by...