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host: explain what congressional intent is. guest: congressional intent is basically, what did congress mean when they signed this law into action? and that gets to the heart of regulation because agencies have to show where their regulation comes from in the law and say, this is why we are allowed to issue this regulation. and so the c.r.a. resolutions recently have been used to show that, oh, congress disagrees with the agency issuing this regulation, thus that probably means that that was not their intent with the original legislation. host: can congress step in and do that before a regulation is promulgateed? if the c.r.a. is used after a regulation is promulgated, is out there to kind of pull that back, is there a process midway through of, hey, i looked at regulations.gov, that wasn't congress' intent when we signed this bill into law, that regulation goes far beyond or 180 from what we wanted to do with this law? guest: members of congress can certainly submit comments on federal regulation and they do. but with the c.r.
host: explain what congressional intent is. guest: congressional intent is basically, what did congress mean when they signed this law into action? and that gets to the heart of regulation because agencies have to show where their regulation comes from in the law and say, this is why we are allowed to issue this regulation. and so the c.r.a. resolutions recently have been used to show that, oh, congress disagrees with the agency issuing this regulation, thus that probably means that that was...
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erring to there is the congressional review act. what is it? why do we have it? guest: so the congressional review act was enacted in 1996 as a way for congress to retain oversight of federal regulation and so it's kind of an ex pabssive -- expansive law. it can cover any regulation, the broadest definition of regulation that we have, under the administrative procedure act. and so when regulations are disapproved using the c.r.a., agencies are barred from reissuing them in a substantially similar format and the regulation is taken off the books immediately. host: maybe we should start with what are regulations? guest: absolutely. host: and who promulgates regulations and what is that process? guest: so regulations effect your everyday life. it's making sure the bacon you have for breakfast this morning is safe. it's making sure your dish washers are energy efficient. regulations are issued by federal agencies to implement the laws that congress passes. host: why was it felt in 1996 that a congressional review act was -- why do we need to renew these regulations i
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congress for the eighth congressional district of new jersey. i was born and raised here in new jersey, from humble roots. when my dad first came to the united states he lived in a trailer park in the middle of pennsylvania. my brother and i in west pass, new jersey, and look how much america had to offer. my father, a scientist and inventor started a small business in new jersey and i'm proud to say that he has delivered the american dream. i worked as a civil rights attorney against us, nation given a voice to people who have often been left voiceless. as a city council mayor, i know what it takes to get things done. investing in public safety, making sure people are innovating, to tackle flooding and climate change, i am proud of what we've accomplished together. as a member of the united states congress i will continue my lifelong work against hate and discover nation while delivering results for new jersey working families. if that means standing up to donald trump and the mag republicans, to protect abortion rights, building coalitions to
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citizens for purposes of congressional and college apportionment. it would count only citizens for power.ining cen that way the power of each americans' vote't depend on how many illegal aliens are in their area. the equal representation actens the one-person, s equal. one-vote principle and end the perverse incentive under which illegal immigrationpower. mr. i ask unanimous consent that as if in legislative session and notwithstanding rule 22 the senate proceed to the immediate consideration calendar number 386, h.r. 7109. i further ask that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motn to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: is there objection? a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from hawaii. mr. schatz: mr. president, reserving the right to object. a couple of points. the first point is actually the main point,hi we had the toughest bipartisan bill on border security in generations on this floor, when donald trump found out how tough it wa to be, he told sen
citizens for purposes of congressional and college apportionment. it would count only citizens for power.ining cen that way the power of each americans' vote't depend on how many illegal aliens are in their area. the equal representation actens the one-person, s equal. one-vote principle and end the perverse incentive under which illegal immigrationpower. mr. i ask unanimous consent that as if in legislative session and notwithstanding rule 22 the senate proceed to the immediate consideration...
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the team we have put together to work with the congressional district. robbie and i are one person each but the team we developed have delivered these successes. the ones who will work every single day for our constituents. i'm so proud of it and so proud that my wife still loves me because i am in washington so often. and that when i am home, i get to spend time with my two beautiful kids. i'm so thankful i get to represent the place that i love so much. thank you all for participating and for this immense, incredible opportunity. laura: that concludes new jersey debate night. i'd like to thank the candidates, robert menendez and robbie bala for their time and responses. thank you also to the new jersey globe for producing this debate. and thanks to c-span for airing this debate. we invite you to stay tuned because immediately following the debate we will have a conversation with our panelists. let's talk about this debate and get their reactions and insight. primary election day in new >> later today, former president donald trump speaks to voters in n
the team we have put together to work with the congressional district. robbie and i are one person each but the team we developed have delivered these successes. the ones who will work every single day for our constituents. i'm so proud of it and so proud that my wife still loves me because i am in washington so often. and that when i am home, i get to spend time with my two beautiful kids. i'm so thankful i get to represent the place that i love so much. thank you all for participating and for...
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that's the equivalent of 60 congressional seats. now most of those illegal aliens will be drawn to live primarily in sanctuary states and cities. this thwarts the fair representation of american citizens in the house of representatives, foundation neal altering our representative republic. this important piece of legislation enables to fairly and accurately apportion congressional districts based upon equal representation of american citizens. i urge my colleagues to seek the truth and to support this bill. i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the gentleman from arizona reserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin: i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from illinois. mrs. ramirez: i rise to oppose h.r. 7109. think about it. another republican attempt to attack immigrant communities in this country. so many of us are children, grandchildren of immigrants and we have hypocrisy in this room here and continue to attack immigrant communities. republicans are trying to amen
that's the equivalent of 60 congressional seats. now most of those illegal aliens will be drawn to live primarily in sanctuary states and cities. this thwarts the fair representation of american citizens in the house of representatives, foundation neal altering our representative republic. this important piece of legislation enables to fairly and accurately apportion congressional districts based upon equal representation of american citizens. i urge my colleagues to seek the truth and to...
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and now, finally with a congressional gold medal. on behalf of everyone here, thank you for all you've done to honor these men and their families. rick we owe you a great debt of gratitude. [applause] [applause] [cheering] it is not even age do you must've started when you're 10 years old, amazing. at this point i would like to invite, finally, we cannot honor them appropriately of the three veterans to the stage to accept this metal on behalf of all members of the ghost army. feel free to applaud her so i called her names. first mr. bernie bluestein. [applause] [applause] [applause] second. [applause] finally mr. jon. [applause] if i could have join us here to the front mr. rick buyer leader mcconnell leader mcconnell, leader jeffries, senator collins and market represent as malloy, custer, and stewart secretary warnock general brown and general george could you join us on the stage or in the front for the photo? yes. maybe on stage so we can get everybody. [background noises] [applause] [applause] [inaudible] [background noises] la
and now, finally with a congressional gold medal. on behalf of everyone here, thank you for all you've done to honor these men and their families. rick we owe you a great debt of gratitude. [applause] [applause] [cheering] it is not even age do you must've started when you're 10 years old, amazing. at this point i would like to invite, finally, we cannot honor them appropriately of the three veterans to the stage to accept this metal on behalf of all members of the ghost army. feel free to...
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he won a special election last week in new york's 26 congressional district to replace representative higgins, who resigned in february. the house has 217 republicans, 213 democrats, and five vacancies, which means at this point in time, speaker johnson can only afford to lose one vote on any party line measure. lays -- the speaker: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir. i have the honor to transmit here with a copy of a letter received, from the co-executive directors of the new york state board of elections, indicating that according to the unofficial rules of the special election held on january 30, 2024, representative timothy kennedy was elected. signed, kevin mccumber. the speaker: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. nadler: i ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from new york, the honorable timothy m. kennedy be permitted to take the oath of office tad. hiss certificate of election has not arrived, but there's no contest and no question has been raised with reg
he won a special election last week in new york's 26 congressional district to replace representative higgins, who resigned in february. the house has 217 republicans, 213 democrats, and five vacancies, which means at this point in time, speaker johnson can only afford to lose one vote on any party line measure. lays -- the speaker: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir. i have the honor to transmit here with a copy...
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we have pretty competitive congressional races as well in michigan. the seventh congressional district, in mid-michigan around lansing. the outskirts of detroit's suburbs. this is one of the most competitive seats in america. upwards of $20 million spent in that alone back in 2020. i would expect that race, the meyer loss to the republican primary. they voted to impeach trump. the loss to hillary s. the first democrat since watergate to win a seat in congress representing grand rapids. she's a highly vulnerable democrat as well. then in the suburbs of detroit, john james. now he's a congressman. he is going to be facing a challenge there. there are six or seven democrats running in a primary with a chance to face off against john james. that is how this race is going to be. the county has people recall, it is ground zero trump country. if he can run up the score, that helps john james win and republicans hold on to a pretty key seat they barely won in 2022. >> thank you for thepdate on what's happening in michigan. >> thanks for having me. >> one of t
we have pretty competitive congressional races as well in michigan. the seventh congressional district, in mid-michigan around lansing. the outskirts of detroit's suburbs. this is one of the most competitive seats in america. upwards of $20 million spent in that alone back in 2020. i would expect that race, the meyer loss to the republican primary. they voted to impeach trump. the loss to hillary s. the first democrat since watergate to win a seat in congress representing grand rapids. she's a...
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tv's congress investigate series, which looks back at significant congressional investigations. this week, the iran-contra investigation. of 1987. joining us, jim townsend, director of the levin center for oversight and democracy. mr. townsend, in a nutshell. what was the iran-contra affair and how did it begin? well, the iran-contra affair was a scandal that erupted in 1986, 87. under the reagan administration involving and really com collects web of activity centered around an effort by the reagan administration to provide aid to the nicaraguan contras who were rebels, who were trying to overthrow a socialist government in nicaragua. the reagan ministration was devoted to trying to concern about what they thought would be soviet influence coming in to central america because of a socialist government in nicaragua. they were devoted to trying to overthrow that government. i'm fortunately for them, the congress did not agree and had passed several laws to prohibit the us government from aiding the contras. so the reagan administration, some senior officials in the reagan adminis
tv's congress investigate series, which looks back at significant congressional investigations. this week, the iran-contra investigation. of 1987. joining us, jim townsend, director of the levin center for oversight and democracy. mr. townsend, in a nutshell. what was the iran-contra affair and how did it begin? well, the iran-contra affair was a scandal that erupted in 1986, 87. under the reagan administration involving and really com collects web of activity centered around an effort by the...
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tv's congress investigate series, which looks back at significant congressional investigations. this week, the iran-contra investigation. of 1987. joining us, jim townsend, director of the levin center for oversight and democracy. mr. townsend, in a nutshell. what was the iran-contra affair and how did it begin? well, the iran-contra affair was a scandal that erupted in 1986, 87. under the reagan administration involving and really com collects web of activity centered around an effort by the reagan administration to provide aid to the nicaraguan contras who were rebels, who were trying to overthrow a socialist government in nicaragua. the reagan ministration was devoted to trying to concern about what they thought would be soviet influence coming in to central america because of a socialist government in nicaragua. they were devoted to trying to overthrow that government. i'm fortunately for them, the congress did not agree and had passed several laws to prohibit the us government from aiding the contras. so the reagan administration, some senior officials in the reagan adminis
tv's congress investigate series, which looks back at significant congressional investigations. this week, the iran-contra investigation. of 1987. joining us, jim townsend, director of the levin center for oversight and democracy. mr. townsend, in a nutshell. what was the iran-contra affair and how did it begin? well, the iran-contra affair was a scandal that erupted in 1986, 87. under the reagan administration involving and really com collects web of activity centered around an effort by the...
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is there a congressional fix for this? >> first of all, you know what, i'm going to say that, yes, of course, there are congressional fixes for most things. is there a congressional will to do so? that is what i think i'm having a difficult time with. we don't see a congressional will to give up or what we would say bye to think at that feeds. that's literally what this is. if you are a candidate looking at how expensive it is to run a race, for us, we run every two years. that means all we do is call time, donor relationships. if you can have a friend that can come in and say we will take care of you, we will come in with 10, $20 million, that eases the burden for that candidate and it creates a terrible cycle where candidates who rely on this money will do very little to get rid of the money and the influence. at the end, it is going to crush democracy, it is going to hurt us all. i think we need to get the willpower very quickly to do something about that. we can't just be okay with it as long as they are attacking our
is there a congressional fix for this? >> first of all, you know what, i'm going to say that, yes, of course, there are congressional fixes for most things. is there a congressional will to do so? that is what i think i'm having a difficult time with. we don't see a congressional will to give up or what we would say bye to think at that feeds. that's literally what this is. if you are a candidate looking at how expensive it is to run a race, for us, we run every two years. that means all...
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district this year -- projects throughout the 12th congressional district this year. i am so proud to have partnered up with civic and community leaders throughout the district to prioritize the needs of our residents with transformative projects, madam speaker. from home repairs to affordable housing, to remove lead out of our water, to helping our seniors with flood recovery resources, to workforce development, to neighborhood revitalization, and also to help decrease pollution in our neighborhoods because our residents deserve to breathe clean air. we got $4 million for wayne county, our largest county in the district, and $3 million to the city of detroit to facilitate lead service line replacement. we all know that our children cannot learn if they're being poisoned with lead-contaminated water. over $1.9 million to our village of beverly hills for water main replacement and reliability, which is so critically important for their water infrastructure. % incredible, beautiful neighborhood as well as detroit's aviation neighborhoods. cody action alliance is prepare
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host: explain what congressional intent is. guest: congressional intent is basically, what did congress mean when they signed this law into action? and that gets to the heart of regulation because agencies have to show where their regulation comes from in the law and say, this is why we are allowed to issue this regulation. and so the c.r.a. resolutions recently have been used to show that, oh, congress disagrees with the agency issuing this regulation, thus that probably means that that was not their intent with the original legislation. host: can congress step in and do that before a regulation is promulgateed? if the c.r.a. is used after a regulation is promulgated, is out there to kind of pull that back, is there a process midway through of, hey, i looked at regulations.gov, that wasn't congress' intent when we signed this bill into law, that regulation goes far beyond or 180 from what we wanted to do with this law? guest: members of congress can certainly submit comments on federal regulation and they do. but with the c.r.
host: explain what congressional intent is. guest: congressional intent is basically, what did congress mean when they signed this law into action? and that gets to the heart of regulation because agencies have to show where their regulation comes from in the law and say, this is why we are allowed to issue this regulation. and so the c.r.a. resolutions recently have been used to show that, oh, congress disagrees with the agency issuing this regulation, thus that probably means that that was...
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committee, any congressional committee, but perhaps also especially a congressional committee with a leader like frank church who had ambitions to run for president, cod not be trusted to. carefully examine these intelligence operations and not weaken the nation's national security posture. i think the committee now speaking that particular criticism, i think the committee an outstanding job. it it had full time, four hour a day security operations in the committee's staffing space so that people could not enter or exit without the proper credentials. that was a new operation in the united states senate. no senate had ever had that kind of security operation before. they also when there were there were two incidents on senate staff where people were thought to have shared some information with outside individus. and those people were immediately dismissed, promptly dismissed. so the word among staff the staff who i've talked to was we absolutely will not tolerate leaks. this is very sensitive. we're going to deal with it with the utmost care and respect and sense of responsibility. s
committee, any congressional committee, but perhaps also especially a congressional committee with a leader like frank church who had ambitions to run for president, cod not be trusted to. carefully examine these intelligence operations and not weaken the nation's national security posture. i think the committee now speaking that particular criticism, i think the committee an outstanding job. it it had full time, four hour a day security operations in the committee's staffing space so that...
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committee, any congressional committee, but perhaps also especially a congressional committee with a leader like frank church who had ambitions to run for president, could not be trusted to. carefully examine these intelligence operations and not weaken the nation's national security posture. i think the committee now speaking that particular criticism, i think the committee an outstanding job. it it had full time, four hour a day security operations in the committee's staffing space so that people could not enter or exit without the pror credentials. that was a new operation in the united states senate. no senate had ever had that kind of security operation before. they also when there were there were two incidents on senate staff where people were thought to have shared some information with outside individus. and those people were immediately dismissed, promptly dismissed. so the word among staff the staff who i've talked to was we absolutely will not tolerate leaks. this is very sensitive. we're going to deal with it with the utmost care and respect and sense of responsibility. s
committee, any congressional committee, but perhaps also especially a congressional committee with a leader like frank church who had ambitions to run for president, could not be trusted to. carefully examine these intelligence operations and not weaken the nation's national security posture. i think the committee now speaking that particular criticism, i think the committee an outstanding job. it it had full time, four hour a day security operations in the committee's staffing space so that...
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i ask -- congressional record. i ask you to support our bipartisan which will protection the investors and financial system. encourage innovation. bolster american competitiveness. and restore congress' role in administrative rulemaking. thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from north carolina reserves. the gentlelady from california is recognized. ms. waters: mr. speaker, mr. donaldson entered a letter into the record from several bank trades. what he did not mention was that the banks only were asked for a targeted modification. when they wrote to the -- about this legislation. in fact, in that letter they supported the transparency requirements this resolution would repeal. i reserve the balance of my t time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from north carolina is recognized. mr. mchenry: inquire about time remaining. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 3 3/4 minutes remaining. the gentlelady has 7
i ask -- congressional record. i ask you to support our bipartisan which will protection the investors and financial system. encourage innovation. bolster american competitiveness. and restore congress' role in administrative rulemaking. thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from north carolina reserves. the gentlelady from california is recognized. ms. waters: mr. speaker, mr. donaldson entered a letter into the record...
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. >> not a lot of people are calling their congressional office every day and patting us on the back and telling us we're doing a great job. >> reporter: by an ugliness. >> but the tone and tenor of these conversations have changed. >> reporter: the number of threatening, menacing and vulgar phone calls to congress often answered by the youngest of staff and interns has surged. the u.s. capitol police chief warned senators this week overall threat investigations have soared. they've doubled in the past six years. >> and it shows no sign of abating. >> reporter: and a new survey of top congressional aides by the d.c.-based congressional management foundation found nearly three of four have suffered insulting or threatening messages. with a similar number worried about safety. one year after an attacker beat two congressional staffers with a baseball bat at an office in virginia -- >> this isn't just happening in washington, d.c. it's also happening at home. >> in the hometown offices. >> reporter: minnesota democratic senator amy klobuchar oversees u.s. capitol police. >> our democrac
. >> not a lot of people are calling their congressional office every day and patting us on the back and telling us we're doing a great job. >> reporter: by an ugliness. >> but the tone and tenor of these conversations have changed. >> reporter: the number of threatening, menacing and vulgar phone calls to congress often answered by the youngest of staff and interns has surged. the u.s. capitol police chief warned senators this week overall threat investigations have...
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we're about to hold a vote under the congressional review act. the cra was passed in 1994 to give congress a six-month window of 60 legislative days to review an agency rule, and if congress doesn't like that rule, 60 days to overturn it. however, our vote today is not a vote on a notice and comment rule. in fact, our vote today is on something that doesn't even have the force of law. our vote today is on a staff accounting bulletin issued by the sec back in the spring of 2022. now, the sec has issued these bulletins, they're called sab's, for nearly 50 years, without anyone ever suggesting that they were subject to the cra. the cra has a time limit for a reason, so settled law is settled law, something that everyone can count on. and the cra is limited to agency rules, so that a single member of congress can't tie up agencies in congress with expedited procedures under the cra by raking over the details of every agency action. today's vote, coming more than two years after the sec wrote the bulletin, and applying to a staff bulletin rather than
we're about to hold a vote under the congressional review act. the cra was passed in 1994 to give congress a six-month window of 60 legislative days to review an agency rule, and if congress doesn't like that rule, 60 days to overturn it. however, our vote today is not a vote on a notice and comment rule. in fact, our vote today is on something that doesn't even have the force of law. our vote today is on a staff accounting bulletin issued by the sec back in the spring of 2022. now, the sec has...
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as chair of the congressional asian pacific american caucus, or capac. i'm excited to be celebrating the 30th anniversary at tonight's awards gala or as it's better known, the asian prom. and i'm so thrilled that we are celebrating this enormous milestone with tonight's keynote speaker who, from day one of this administration, has prioritized equity, inclusion and representation from the aapi community. president biden has issued directives to advance racial justice and build equity into the work of all federal agencies in an unprecedented fashion. to address the pandemic related surge of anti-asian hate, he signed the covid-19 hate crimes act into law, the first advancement in hate crime legislation in 30 years. [applause] >> and to address the root cause of anti-asian hate he signed into law a bill that we're all so excited about and that is the bill to create the national smithsonian museum of asian pacific culture. [applause] >> yes, this is our first step to teach the public that aanhpi history is american history. [applause] >> now, last year trage
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how two supreme court rulings may impact more than one congressional race this november. than one congressional race thi november wanna know a secret? more than just my armpits stink. facts. that's why i use secret whole body deodorant for clinically proven odor protection everywhere. so i smell great all day, all hike, and all night. secret whole body deodorant. sup? -who are you? i'm your inner all hchild. get in.ight. listen, what you really need in life is some freakin' torque. what? horsepower keeps you going, but torque gets you going. what happened to my inner child craving love and acceptance? how about you love and accept this? p-p-p-p-powershot! when can i drive? you already are! the dodge hornet r/t... the totally torqued-out crossover. >>> welcome back to "politicsnation." we could be watching history in the making in alabama's second congressional district where former justice department official shamari figures won a competitive democratic primary runoff this week for a seat that was redrawn to give black voters greater representation after the u.s. supreme
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this year they recognize 975 schools districts with 10 across the 15th congressional district, whether it be music class, choir, concert band, the marching band, or the school musical having music access in education is important for students' development. music is incredibly important component of a well-rounded education, support access to music education, and inspire the next generation. congratulations to armstrong county school district, bellefonte school district, clear field area school districts, kerr winceville, by poise area school district. lewisburg area school district, port allegheny area school district, state college area school district, and west branch area school district on this distinguished award. the foundation also recognizes individual school districts with the support music merit award. this is an opportunity for individual schools, public, private, parochial, or charter to be acknowledged for its commitment to music education. congratulations to the st. francis school and atiu community charter school. this recognition continues to highlight the hard work our
this year they recognize 975 schools districts with 10 across the 15th congressional district, whether it be music class, choir, concert band, the marching band, or the school musical having music access in education is important for students' development. music is incredibly important component of a well-rounded education, support access to music education, and inspire the next generation. congratulations to armstrong county school district, bellefonte school district, clear field area school...
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to be congressional members. host: joanne is on the line. good morning. caller: i am calling in to say that it is really sad -- we are caught up in this world today and it becomes so religious about worshiping a man. that is not what god wants us to do. we worship no man. they are just like everybody else.to say that the members ofe use are coming down here to new york to support aan is guilty and that th ag their . i hope in 2024 that the democrats get the house back. thank you. host: what were your views on them going to the courthouse? guest: i thought it was a bad look. the person second in line for the presidency should not be stepping in fron ajustice with e fairest judicial system on the planet. are tearing all of our institutions down. i really do not think that johnson looked at what he was doing. i do not want to come across as someone who believes this is ttn institutions. it is a good shot. host: st. paul, minnesoent. caller: good morning. i wanted to go over some of the numbers. there has been ongoin
to be congressional members. host: joanne is on the line. good morning. caller: i am calling in to say that it is really sad -- we are caught up in this world today and it becomes so religious about worshiping a man. that is not what god wants us to do. we worship no man. they are just like everybody else.to say that the members ofe use are coming down here to new york to support aan is guilty and that th ag their . i hope in 2024 that the democrats get the house back. thank you. host: what...
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have you gotten rid of any congressional leaders? >> questioned berkeley unified about serious allegations, kids playing salute songs to their jewish classmates, chants of kill israel! martel's appearance comes as the u.s. education department investigates the district's response to anti-semitic incidents. >> anti-semitic incidents in our schools are never acceptable, and they are not who we are. >> morthal acknowledges the district has received complaints alleging anti-semitism in nine incidents since the israel-hamas war began in october. but she says anti-semitism is not pervasive in the district. >> when investigations show that an anti-semite event has occurred, we take action to teach correct and redirect our students. we do not publicly share our actions because student information is private and legally protected under federal and state law. as a result, some believe we do nothing. this is not true. question about curriculum introduced in response to the war. >> did you approve this curriculum? >> we did have a group of teach
have you gotten rid of any congressional leaders? >> questioned berkeley unified about serious allegations, kids playing salute songs to their jewish classmates, chants of kill israel! martel's appearance comes as the u.s. education department investigates the district's response to anti-semitic incidents. >> anti-semitic incidents in our schools are never acceptable, and they are not who we are. >> morthal acknowledges the district has received complaints alleging...
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they were an abuse of congressional oversight power. and they uncovered virtually no instances of communists infiltrati really no. they were not fair. they were not appropriate. they were an abuse of congressional oversight power. and they uncovered virtually no instances of communists infiltratiid he come in with this mantra of finding communists in the government? not initially. the record indicates that he was pretty quiet for the first three years of his service, beginning in 1947. it was only in in 1950 that he started to really pick up this issue of communist infiltration. and he gave a very what became a very famous or infamous speech in wheelin west virginia, in 1950, where he claimed to have in his hand on a piece of paper a list of 200 known communists who had infiltrated the federal government. he never, of course, released those names and ultimately was never able to prove that the people he was identifying were actually communist spies. but it raised his profile dramatically, and, you know, to your question about sort of th
they were an abuse of congressional oversight power. and they uncovered virtually no instances of communists infiltrati really no. they were not fair. they were not appropriate. they were an abuse of congressional oversight power. and they uncovered virtually no instances of communists infiltratiid he come in with this mantra of finding communists in the government? not initially. the record indicates that he was pretty quiet for the first three years of his service, beginning in 1947. it was...
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the members of the north carolina congressional delegation, the grand family and it is a big family. doctor bruce, mr. fagan and the statuary of hall committee. if you would join me here and we will do this together. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the honorable roy cooper governor of north carolina. [applause] >> well, mr. speaker, elected officials, distinguished guests, family and loved ones of the reverend billy graham, i bring greetings from the state of north carolina. it is such an honor to be with you on this special day. as i'm sure many of you here already know that it is always an honor every day to be from the great state of north carolina. [applause] our state has given this nation it first flight, its first public university, it's rich farm land, it's best college basketball -- [laughter] -- even its first declaration of freedom with the halifax results today, north carolina gives the nation a simple representing one of our dearest treasures. the reverend billy graham. a man of faith, a man of north carolina. the reverend graham was known as a minister to millions, a p
the members of the north carolina congressional delegation, the grand family and it is a big family. doctor bruce, mr. fagan and the statuary of hall committee. if you would join me here and we will do this together. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the honorable roy cooper governor of north carolina. [applause] >> well, mr. speaker, elected officials, distinguished guests, family and loved ones of the reverend billy graham, i bring greetings from the state of north carolina. it is such...
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and the 17th congressional district. new york's lower hudson valley. as proud as i am of the work we did last term when democrats had to gavel, capping the cost of prescription drugs so next year, no one on medicare will pay more than $2,000 out of pocket for prescriptions or bringing hundreds of millions of dollars for schools, housing, and health care to my congressional district as a freshman member of congress, i know that our work is unfinished and it has to include codifying roe v. wade. protecting the affordable care act which is what donald trump and my republican opponent want to repeal. >> uh-huh. speak of your republican opponent, in the first quarter of 2024, you raised more money than him. and congressman like lawler called your record quote radical and dangerous. so what sets you apart? >> i grew up in section 8 housing and on food stamps and my opponent is a former oil and gas lobbyist who got elected to congress and has proceeded to act like an oil and gas lobbyist. he opposes the inflation reduction act so he would have seniors pay mor
and the 17th congressional district. new york's lower hudson valley. as proud as i am of the work we did last term when democrats had to gavel, capping the cost of prescription drugs so next year, no one on medicare will pay more than $2,000 out of pocket for prescriptions or bringing hundreds of millions of dollars for schools, housing, and health care to my congressional district as a freshman member of congress, i know that our work is unfinished and it has to include codifying roe v. wade....
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for me, this is personal. >> former democratic congressman jones is running in a closely watched congressional race in new york that may help determine control of the u.s. house. he is looking to make a political comeback by ousting republican congressman mike lawlor, in your's 17th district. jones made history in 2020 by being one of the first two out, black, gay, men in congress, running for the 10th district but the campaign was cut short after a loss to daniel goldman in the 2022 primary. now, jones is ready to flip his former seat back to blue. democratic candidate, former congressman, mondaire jones. congressman jones, welcome back. it's "the saturday show." it's been two years. i think one of the last times you were on you were still in congress. why are you running against mark >> jonathan a great to be with you and your viewers. i am running, because for me, policy is personal. unlike most of the people we see in the house of representatives, i know what it's like to struggle, and i think we need more people in congress, who understand the pain that working people are feeling, includi
for me, this is personal. >> former democratic congressman jones is running in a closely watched congressional race in new york that may help determine control of the u.s. house. he is looking to make a political comeback by ousting republican congressman mike lawlor, in your's 17th district. jones made history in 2020 by being one of the first two out, black, gay, men in congress, running for the 10th district but the campaign was cut short after a loss to daniel goldman in the 2022...
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. >> reporter: and a new survey of top congressional aides by the d.c.-based congressional management foundation found nearly 3 of 4 have suffered insulting or threatening messages with a similar number worried about safety. one year after an attacker beat two congressional staffers with a baseball bat at an office in virginia. >> this isn't just happening in washington, d.c. it's also happening at home. >> in the hometown offices? >> yes. >> reporter: minnesota democratic senator amy klobuchar oversees u.s. capitol police. >> our democracy cannot function if you have elected officials being threatened. >> reporter: the justice department and capitol police have hired three new prosecutors to handle the growing number of congressional threat cases, and the police are actively recruiting to recover from a wave of departures after january 6th. in the coming weeks, congress will debate how much money to give the u.s. capitol police for 2025. even in a gridlocked u.s. congress, there's likely to be bipartisan agreement on that. scott macfarlane, cbs news, th
. >> reporter: and a new survey of top congressional aides by the d.c.-based congressional management foundation found nearly 3 of 4 have suffered insulting or threatening messages with a similar number worried about safety. one year after an attacker beat two congressional staffers with a baseball bat at an office in virginia. >> this isn't just happening in washington, d.c. it's also happening at home. >> in the hometown offices? >> yes. >> reporter: minnesota...
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citizens for the purpose of congressional representation should not be a partisan issue, yet here we are with two sides debating on the question of who should be counted and this is a question firmly in congress' purview. and in department of commerce versus new york following the trump's administration attempt to reinstate a citizenship question, the supreme court made clear this decision is up to the congress. and so i appreciate the leaders and the authors of this bill to ensure congress is carrying out that responsibility. i hope this measure will have the full support of my colleagues. moving on to the financial sector, as a member of the financial services committee, i'm glad to see floor consideration of h.j. recent 109, and addresses this s.e.c. action that bypassed proper rule making procedures. rather than following the processes laid out by the congressional review act and administrative procedures act, the s.e.c. relied erroneously on a staff accounting bulletin. you don't have to take our word for it, commissioner pierce is on record having said the staff accounting bull
citizens for the purpose of congressional representation should not be a partisan issue, yet here we are with two sides debating on the question of who should be counted and this is a question firmly in congress' purview. and in department of commerce versus new york following the trump's administration attempt to reinstate a citizenship question, the supreme court made clear this decision is up to the congress. and so i appreciate the leaders and the authors of this bill to ensure congress is...
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congressional gold medal act. this legislation would award the congressional gold medal to retired united states naval commander everett alvarez jr., the first captured in the vietnam war and the second longest serving prisoner of war in the history of our nation. a native son of salinas, california, everett alvarez has made immense contributions to our country. while growing up, he always wanted to be in the u.s. navy. as a kid in an immigrant family surrounded by other immigrant families in his neighborhood, he was instilled with that sense of service, that attitude he should always give back to the country that gave he and his family so much opportunity. he attended santa clara university where he earned a degree in electrical engineering and remain as lifetime member of the board of fellows. while at s.c.u., alvarez would stare at the naval jets flying over campus going in and out of the naval base at moffatt airfield. he passed the exams to join the navy and train as a pilot. while in the navy he was trained
congressional gold medal act. this legislation would award the congressional gold medal to retired united states naval commander everett alvarez jr., the first captured in the vietnam war and the second longest serving prisoner of war in the history of our nation. a native son of salinas, california, everett alvarez has made immense contributions to our country. while growing up, he always wanted to be in the u.s. navy. as a kid in an immigrant family surrounded by other immigrant families in...
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-- new jersey's 10th congressional district. that's why he consistently received the john r. lewis award for his advocacy as captured right here. look at him. he's happy, he's at peace, he's living the dream. he's on cloud nine. he's at peace. we also had a special connection because there are a fair number of people living in new jersey who are actually from north carolina. we had many memorable conversations about mutual friends between votes, while sitting in the first and second seat, waiting for one-minutes. new jersey, pleas -- please know that north carolina stands with you. donald payne was an encourager. and his last words to me were, you're a good plan and i want to help you. he said, take care and i'll see you soon. and little did i know that that would be our last conversation. his life and legacy deeply inspired all of us and i will always cherish the moments we spent together. donald's father, he served in the people's house for about 35 years. and we're deeply grateful for their service. when his father passed, do
-- new jersey's 10th congressional district. that's why he consistently received the john r. lewis award for his advocacy as captured right here. look at him. he's happy, he's at peace, he's living the dream. he's on cloud nine. he's at peace. we also had a special connection because there are a fair number of people living in new jersey who are actually from north carolina. we had many memorable conversations about mutual friends between votes, while sitting in the first and second seat,...
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that's the equivalent of 60 congressional seats. now most of those illegal aliens will be drawn to live primarily in sanctuary states and cities. this thwarts the fair representation of american citizens in the house of representatives, foundation neal altering our representative republic. this important piece of legislation enables to fairly and accurately apportion congressional districts based upon equal representation of american citizens. i urge my colleagues to seek the truth and to support this bill. i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the gentleman from arizona reserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin: i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from illinois. mrs. ramirez: i rise to oppose h.r. 7109. think about it. another republican attempt to attack immigrant communities in this country. so many of us are children, grandchildren of immigrants and we have hypocrisy in this room here and continue to attack immigrant communities. republicans are trying to amen
that's the equivalent of 60 congressional seats. now most of those illegal aliens will be drawn to live primarily in sanctuary states and cities. this thwarts the fair representation of american citizens in the house of representatives, foundation neal altering our representative republic. this important piece of legislation enables to fairly and accurately apportion congressional districts based upon equal representation of american citizens. i urge my colleagues to seek the truth and to...
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we've seen several witnesses before congressional committees be rebuked for lying to congress so i'm not sure of what he referring to there. host: vincent, ohio, democratic caller. caller: yes, michelle -- ms. snell. do you know what's going on with e conductivity for i.t.? il fm both j.d. and sherrod brown back in april saying they were still working on i called one of the officsaid yes they were. i know my company that i go through has said they've given me the deadline of the 22nd of this month. have you heard anything about it? there has been some believe is the american conductivity project or program. it provides internet to internet in low income areas. there was chatter about that program and refunding that program potentially catching a ride in one of those efforts that came across the finish line recent weeks whether it was faa reauthorization or the or the foreign age back to -- or the foreign aid package. to my knowledge, it did not happen. status of that program is but there was some conversation on capitol hill.there have been vas stakeholders and lawmakers who have bee
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