i have grown up as a writer with american literary .ommunity where is asian america? it's an imagined space that recognizes immigration and participation of asian and pacific islander people in the american society and political life. initially this literature served as a grounding within american history. it has always been to the crossing of oceans. this navigation is not necessarily specific but colonialism, racism asian-americanca literature is at heart a literature of politics and resistance. for our community recognition tonight is significant especially this year posterior pandemic having twitter of absurdity and the brutality of racial profiling and the provocation of anti-immigrant, anti- refugee, anti- muslim, anti- asian hatred. in such times, or i are writing intolerant and care. i'm also here because of the generosity and support of a broader shared community teachers across the world and most significantly colleagues, students, staff at the university of california who have provided with me for a home to research and rights. and i am here because my frie

ishe industrialized syste for local producers, food sovereignty movement, unions, mutual hlth crews,ommunity kitchens, community shared riculture d fisherie this is whathat the world during covid. the way we e it, myown organization and a group and closely aligned with civil sociy people mechanism, a large group of social movemts. for us it is clearhis food systems summit has been deliberately designed and pushed forward the way it is to allow corporations to secure control. not only over food systems, but equally important over the governance of food systems. that is a very poor issue which i hope we will be able to speak further on in this program. i will nermeen: stop here for the moment. nermeen:one of the examples that is touted most in favor of industrial agriculture is the experience of the green revolution in india. this was first introduced in 1965 and its advocates say let substantially to a reduction in hunger as well as malnutrition. could you explain why your critical of this approach and what has happened in recent decades following its initial purported success? >> and usually

stock markets are closed today in observance of good friday >>> happening today, bart leaders and youth ommunity advocates are planning to take a stabbed against sexual harassment. bart has partnered with several groups to launch the no one more girl -- not one more girl campaign. organizers will unveil posters, new resources and policy changes at a press conference and will be held at the west oakland bart station at 11:00 a.m. >>> san francisco is losing a store focused on raising money for the nation's largest lgbtq civil rights organization. the human rights is closing this month. hrc said its landlordhrc said is not renew the lease. the store has not specified a closing date. it will continue to sell merchandise online. it is unclear what will happen next to the property. >>> a favorite restaurant and peninsula is back open. the pancake house reopened yesterday morning on its 62nd anniversary. customers lined up. they were ready to enter when the doors opened at 7:00 a.m. the family owned restaurant has been closed since the end of november. no mask. aaron's aunt opened nit 1959. she feared

doesnk being a veteran help you have a better connection to the veteran .ommunity being a nonveteran should not disqualify you from being v.a. secretary. staffperience as chief of equips him in certain ways to make them successful in that role what it does not guarantee he will be successful. he was helping manage the response of the v.a. waitlist scandal. personally, my hope is he has learned from that. we saw the failures of the obama administration and hopefully he will absorb those and take those to the v.a. he needs to be watched closely by groups like concerned veterans for america and veterans for foreign wars. -- veterans of foreign wars. i want to hear more about what he hears about legislation. we want to give him a chance. ultimately, it is to the benefit of everyone who uses the v.a. that he successful in that role. the: the opening day of 117th congress is tomorrow. keyis concerned veterans' priorities for the next conference? guest: are key priorities are what they have been for the last few congresses. focusing and fixing the v.a., ensuring we have a strong foreign pol

increase engagement in our ommunities and governing affairs and foster unity that includes the many americans in nation. i think my colleagues would agree that more than ever to benefit from a national celebration reflecting on our shared values, unite us as a country, a country uniquely founded on a set of ideals. one of us owes a debt of gratitude to the framework of and oms, rights, government. institutions our founding athers established with such discerning forethought. we look forward to the commission's plans being and for fortt year coming celebrations of -- orthcoming celebrations of america's founding, a country we love so well. i ask my colleagues to support this legislation, and i reserve time.lance of my the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. khanna: i would like to other my colleague on the side of the aisle that i have no more speakers and am prepared to appreciate the bipartisan support. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. keller: thank you, madam speaker. we look forward to celebrat

vicky was known as a loving mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, friend, aunt, in our s celebrated ommunity for her artistic creativity, fort rightness, contributions she made as an active volunteer in our community. mother's mother, active in p.t.a. and school activities,olitical always with the goal of how do i better place.d a o many former students through the birmingham school system has tood up to say how much vicky meant to them, how involved she girl a parent with the scouts or in the play that she did. and it was always because she the outcomes of their lives. the time in some of the remaining days that she had message me, to say, not with complaint or with a question but to say to me how much she we do bout the work that in the congress, to pass along elected who are in office a note of gratitude and going, to say keep keep giving it all you can. and that is certainly something did every day of her life. a stark ng is also reminder of our work ahead to improve the research and cancer in this country. glioblastoma is an aggressive brain cancer with an mortality ly high rate. a stro

university college business which proved how supporting black owned businesses can benefit the black ommunity as well as the american economy as a whole. book "our black year: one quest to buy black in the economy" she ed noted with black spending from businesses rose from 2% to 10% it can create a million new and provide economic security to black households. is of financial services not the example of the wealth cause.'s also the without the ability to invest, struggle to milies translate the income they have to generational wealth. survey of consumer finance, the typical black for y has only 10 cents every dollar held by the typical white family. this wealth gap dates back to he decades after emancipation and has remained stubbornly persistent. red lining a practice that as gnates black communities unfavorable for home loans and usiness investment reduces property values and increases nterest rates in many neighborhoods. . largely excluded from the generous incentives of the new deal, the black community was boxed out of the country's post-world war ii boom and vastly expanded the american

to be the am proud author of h.r. 8161, the re-entry ommunity program act of 2020, and i urge my colleagues to support this measure and entry pass this bipartisan bill today. i would like to take a moment to give a special thanks to representative guy reschenthaler support. h.r. 8161 would provide uch-needed resources to communities with a dis -- a munities especially with of peopleately number coming back. this bill would provide a assist zed process to individuals returning to their communities after incarceration. it acts as a bridge by providing who are to those leaving prisons and jails on how members of oductive their communities. the concept of the bill is that funding would be provided to neighborhoods to establish programs where people formerly incarcerated can run the program to ssentially be a hand-holding bridge for people who are coming out of facilities to help them into the community. many things that we might take for granted, such as getting getting a driver's license, paying your back child how to use rning transportation or the latest can ology are things that lead to rec

s ommunity advantage loan program, which was launched as a pilot program to assist small usinesses in historically underserved and rural areas. it targets assistance to eteran-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, startups, and underserved minority communities. key job creators. the combination of financial and technical assistance has made program a proven game changer for many small businesses. the gentlelady from california, ms. chu, for her bipartisan leadership and improvementsategic to this program, and to move it rom a pilot program to an authorized program for the next five years. the improvements included in the 7903 will ensure program serves businesses truly in need of s.b.a. services. 7903 defines h.r. he program with congressional intent. it outlines how community advantage lenders must operate program and details loan terms and other requirements. to thank the chairwoman and ranking member for advancing this important legislation that ill strengthen and improve the community advantage loan program. i urge my colleagues to support the bill, and i yield back, mr. speak

they talk about similarities and differences within the latino ommunity and voter turn out in florida and texas. this is just over an hour. >> today's event promises to be an engaging analysis of the 2020 presidential election and the latino vote. there is no question that 2020 -- for the first time in our country's history, latinos were the largest ethnic minority, ith 32 million eligible voters and with record numbers of atinos turning out the vote. ndeed, both president donald rump and president elect joe biden benefited from the high urnout of latino voters across the u.s., yet the support that they received from this very diverse and complex electorate and why they are read in different parts of the country. while nationally the majority of latinos may lean democratic, when it comes to the state level, there are many constituencies that cannot be so easily counted on by either party. today's conversation will highlight how record levels of latino turnout impacted the outcome of key races. the marquee battleground states. we are thrilled that maria selena, a trusted voice in the a

and we want people to use their agency to have more influence to select the representation for our .ommunities we really want to be able to shape policy. and we thought it was really important for us to influence. what i mean by that is i know i was extremely frustrated that even in the national media platforms, you would hear the south talked about if we were a football team, a red team and a blue team. i am part of the humanity team raided it is not who i am as a label, but who i am as a human being. schools, more access to resources. we want what all other americans want. it was important that we are shifting the narrative of who we are in the south and that there is a new coalition of people in the south to be able to shape andcountry and are bait -- puour fate. consider your organization to be a partisan organization? everybody totering vote? organization, our matter that lack voters , to is our entire goal provide education and engagement. we do not ask what party you belong to. ist we are interested in talking to black people around their process, their agency and understanding the poli

i have seen firsthand her eadership for america's families, for our country, for our ommunity, and for children. we have worked together on women's issues, hiv-aids, you every subject, minority health issues, and the rest. with this are today legislation that is so needed our country. and i don't -- it's really hard to understand what it is that would oppose in the legislation. the appropriations committee has job.a masterful you have a maestro, madam chair, as well as your staff for this legislation together. and i'm in congress because of children. 'm always here for the children. and i want to start my comments y saying what this legislation would mean to a family of four. a family of four, this is a for workers and families who are facing this disaster.s four earning f $24,000, heroes 2 would mean payments, $3,400 direct payment. unemployment benefits, $600 per week. u.i. benefits. $5,920 dits, up to through the eitc and fully efundable $4,000 tax credit, equally an i mention that, why don't you do this other bill. none of that i just said, the earned income tax credit, fully refun

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i have seen firsthand her eadership for america's families, for our country, for our ommunity, and for children. we have worked together on women's issues, hiv-aids, you every subject, minority health issues, and the rest. with this are today legislation that is so needed our country. and i don't -- it's really hard to understand what it is that would oppose in the legislation. the appropriations committee has job.a masterful you have a maestro, madam chair, as well as your staff for this legislation together. and i'm in congress because of children. 'm always here for the children. and i want to start my comments y saying what this legislation would mean to a family of four. a family of four, this is a for workers and families who are facing this disaster.s four earning f $24,000, heroes 2 would mean payments, $3,400 direct payment. unemployment benefits, $600 per week. u.i. benefits. $5,920 dits, up to through the eitc and fully efundable $4,000 tax credit, equally an i mention that, why don't you do this other bill. none of that i just said, the earned income tax credit, fully refun

this report would include about the formation number of outages, whether ommunications infrastructure was affected, and how many 911 centers were affected by service outages. this bill would then require the .c.c. to hold a field hearing no later than eight months after dirs.mmission deactivates by requiring the f.c.c. to get out of washington and see and stories on the ground, the f.c.c. will get an pportunity to examine these events, the outages they cause, and how we can prevent them from future.g in the last week, the subcommittee on communications and technology productive and informative f.c.c. oversight hearing. hearing, commissioner jessica rosenworcel stressed to committee that we need to update our playbook for communications and disasters. right. and this bill is how we move goal.d to get that we rely on our devices and we count on having a signal or of need.n in our time in fact, right now in california, folks are using to track ces fast-moving wildfires ready to and evacuate if there's an unexpected shift in path.re's in our world today, connectivity is not a luxury. to e

the 39th ommunity in district has been an integral part of fighting the coronavirus. responders, essential workers, educators and small business owners. et, there's been too many stories in my district and across the country of racism, verbal assault towards asian americans. i had an opportunity to hear of these stories during my own hall including one constituent. this young woman was unable to pick up her mother's rescription drugs due to racist, aggressive remarks she received that were directed towards her. tears.t running away in this resolution will earn cases like hers are investigated and deserve the attention. i thank representative meng for her leadership and i ask my colleagues to support this resolution to ensure protection, safety, respect for our aapi community. with that i yield back. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the is leman from ohio recognized. mr. jordan: reserve, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reefshs is -- reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i now ield two minutes to the dis

the 39th ommunity in district has been an integral part of fighting the coronavirus. responders, essential workers, educators and small business owners. et, there's been too many stories in my district and across the country of racism, verbal assault towards asian americans. i had an opportunity to hear of these stories during my own hall including one constituent. this young woman was unable to pick up her mother's rescription drugs due to racist, aggressive remarks she received that were directed towards her. tears.t running away in this resolution will earn cases like hers are investigated and deserve the attention. i thank representative meng for her leadership and i ask my colleagues to support this resolution to ensure protection, safety, respect for our aapi community. with that i yield back. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the is leman from ohio recognized. mr. jordan: reserve, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reefshs is -- reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i now ield two minutes to the dis

with some his understanding of it as i have action.in i have seen the muslim ommunity, not only give their in kind services, but their merican dollars to worthy causes. in short, the american muslims and the organizations they of the fiber and fabric of the great country that i love. many during this pandemic, muslims work on the front lines, friend, id by my dear andre carson, congressman carson. they work on the front lines. as essential workers. they put their lives on the line through the pain of the pandemic. i believe that we must cknowledge and appreciate that muslims further the diversity and success of our great country. i trust that persons will join me in solidarity with and support for muslim members the e community throughout world by recognizing islam as one of the great religions of the world. i hold in my hand the actual resolution that's been filed. i will not go through the whereases, but i want to go to the be it resolved. be it resolved to demonstrate solidarity and support for the members of the community of islam in the united states and throughout the world, th

bradley, determined was allowed if not considered an explicit policy of district.l this meant schools and ommunities were not held desegregation. busing was abandoned. red-lining and exclusionary housing policies continued, keeping black americans out of the suburbs and underfunded schools to this day. today, the school system at the millicanv. bradley -- millican v bradley, detroit, is more segregated than before. bill will help public step s, an essential towards fulfilling the promise ending v. board, and the segregation that continues to plague school districts across the country, including in district, michigan's ninth. thurgood marshall, the supreme justice, irst black warned in his dissent in bradley, and -- v. bradley, and i quote, unless our children learn together, there that our people to live with n each other and understand. racist rk to dismantle institutions that have stood for far too long, let us not forget our children. my colleagues to vote for this bill, and with gratitude i back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. th

somebody on the far left would subscribe to political and social views that are commonly associated with ,ommunism, socialism, anarchism you know, there are far leftists who support environmental ideas. mean, again, there's a wide variety of groups that fit on the far end of the continuum. it is the same way on the far right are the far-right would include groups like white supremacists, neo-nazis, , someads, militias militias are sometimes put over there. groups, often have ,n antigovernment focus especially anti-federal government. some far-right leave that any government above the county level is illegitimate and needs to be opposed. patriotism, to anothersm, i guess, is concept. folks on the far-right often ran youselves with the flag, know, and using terms, like some of the troops actually use the language of patriotism. they consider themselves patriots. but, of course, you have people on the left that also consider themselves patriots. what is a patriot? somebody who believes in the fundamental values of their country, believing what their country stands for, but, again, that's tough, becau

ommunism and what america needs today is not just the president, not just the few leaders, but millions of americans working for the victory of freedom. [applause] each american must make a total commitment to the cause of freedom and all it stands for. it means wage earners and employers making an extra effort to increase productivity of our factories. it means our students in schools striving for excellence rather than adjusting to mediocrity. [applause] it means supporting and encouraging our scientists to explore the unknown, not just for what we can get, but for what we can learn. and it means, on the part of each american, assuming personal responsibility to make this country which we love a proud example of freedom for all the world. each of us, for example, doing our part and ending the prejudice which 100 years after lincoln to our shame still embarrasses us abroad and at home. each of us participated in this and other political campaigns not just by going to the polls and voting bang, but for the candidate of your choice. it means a sacrifice. but not the sacrifice of desperat

protection in central west virginia and triple the funding virginia.n west the vast majority of american ommunities lie along key u.s. waterways, and while i work for my district, countless others also see increased protections. or the good of our country, i implore my colleagues to vote yes. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from west virginia yields back. the gentleman from missouri reserves. the gentleman from oregon is recognized. i'd yield one minute to the gentleman from california, representative panetta. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. r. panetta: thank you, mr. speaker, mr. chairman, mr. ranking member. i rise in support of the water resources reform and development a a bill that includes language i fought for to ensure the federal government not just and funds flood control projects but also supports those projects in economically communities. for too long, the army corps has relied on an outdated metric making decisions whether or not to invest. unfortunately, it's a metric always capture the

represents ommunity 1/6 of the american population. integral part of our history and culture and have been at the center of american generations. and yet study after study has this that the story of community, within the broader scope of the american history, told.has not been passage of h.r. 2420 brings us closer to being able to tell story, a store owe intertwined with the very history of our country. a story that deserves to be honored and recognized. support colleagues to this h.r. 2420 and for my colleagues in the senate to pass the ickly and send it to president for his signature so that we can begin the journey of this important addition to the story of all americans. madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the peaker pro tempore: gentleman reserves. the gentleman is recognized. mr. davis: thank you, madam speaker. my friend ee, with from california. mr. serrano is right. this is something we need to do. i'll probably catch some flack for it later from him, but mr. aguilar is correct. we ought to do something to communi

for a run young lady and she blew me away, both with her commitment to support our ommunity and with her speed, leaving me in her dust. i am asking my colleagues to saluting lamaya for her commitment to supporting our country. and our i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate the 150th birthday of hometown, wichita, kansas. our history began as a trading confluence of the arkansas and little arkansas rivers. oil industry and the flat plains of kansas fostered the formation of aircraft like cessna, steerman, and beech craft, history a rich aviation in the air capital of the world. mr. ms. esty hut, freddy's za ustard, can claim wichita as their founding cities. christy, ompeo, alley hattie p, oscar winner mcdaniel, is part of wichita's and influence story. our strong work ethic, native heritage, de

the exclusion f jobs it urban, black ommunities, the exclusion of jobs in the white, rural working class, that has led to greater disparity. there should be a broad coalition, republicans and democrats, and say, can't we get universal broadband there? can't we get incentives to get venture capital there? think about this. in manufacturing in this country in the 1960's and 1970's, we were only in five cities. we only had big manufacturing centers in san francisco, detroit, cleveland, manufacturing was spread out. and that is the situation where we have in the innovation economy. it has been concentrated and has excluded large groups geographically, gender wise. >>could you see social media companies and broadband companies, telecom companies, being considered as utilities, and regulated as such? >>that is a step too far. i would encourage federal regulators to understand the innovation that is required to make the next iphone. steve jobs would probably roll over in his grave if he thought people i was going to a point would be in charge of the next iphone or what the next innovation shoul

a cbs news special "pandemia: latinos in crisis" looks at why ommunity is vulnerable andle and shares the stories of people on shares the stories of people on the front lines. >> we don't really have much of a margin for error, especially me and my wife. we, you know, we have to come home to a one-year-old baby. i don't really have time to focus on my immigration struggles, my immigration status. my patients need me there. they don't really care if i'm illegal or undocumented. they don't really care if i'm a daca recipient. >> o'donnell: "pandemia: latinos in crisis" is anchored by cbs news contributor maria elena salinas, and will air sunday night at 9:00, 8:00 central on cbsn, and is available now at cbsnews.com/pandemia. and there is still much more news ahead on tonight's cbs evening news. pomp and a ceremony-- the queen attends a secret wedding, then makes a rare public appearance to honor a hero. later -- later, "on the road," the pandemic gave one artist a new purpose: paying tribute to front line medical workers. i see a neh a grill and ask, "why not?" i really need to start a

ommunity at this moment, what we know funding isore of from state and local dollars. those state and local budgets have taken a huge hit from covid-19 economic crisis, and that will translate into significant cats to the school district. school districts are preparing around the country for 25% cuts in state aid. it will have a devastating impact. that could mean approaching to money and jobs lost in the education sector. layoffs of teachers. the elimination of programs, particularly those that serve the most vulnerable. happens,now if that districts will be less able to do the practices that public health requires to have the states reopen. toneed congress to step in prevent those cuts, and additional resources. thank you. in your verbal testimony, you mentioned the impact on small and the negative impact on people of color. that is so important to the recovery. [indiscernible] these small businesses disproportionately affected, is it appropriate and necessary for --retary mnuchin [indiscernible] tot will give us a framework see what impact that money is having. thos

movement of people, goods, energy, and information through our crucial to re is riving investment in our ommunities and maintaining our competitiveness. we know that infrastructure rojects are consistently evaluated as the best return on government investment. as a member of the new coalition, we believe that any new proposal must nclude new revenue, new financing, new funding, egulatory streamlining, and encourage life cycle funding in innovative infrastructure last.ts that are built to as chair of the new dems task force on infrastructure and a ander of the transportation infrastructure committee, i believe that there should be for infrastructure deals. funding.lude revenue i support dedicated, sustainable revenue to keep the highway solvent wal into the -- well into the future. a variety of funding options, including mileage base racing -- raising or tax, slightly s increasing the corporate tax dedicating the increme incremental revenue gains towards infrastructure, both expanded and new bound programs. the baming will be accessible to states, localities, and regional groups and will be able to

bridging america's my n and rural divide, colleagues want to put the big cities first and ignore rural ommunities but still stick us with a bill. we need all of america to strive rom appalachia to the heartlands, the rockies to the rust belt. we need to build up our entire a modern create economy that offers success to everyone. here we are debating a bill to gives two of every $5 the green new deal. his is partisan messaging, not meaning. policy. i am disheartened, i am i am disgustednd that politics continue to take precedent over the needs of our country. people want and need better roads. many ese reasons and more -- >> reach out to your elected officials with c-span's congressional directory. it contains all the information you need to stay in touch with congress, federal agencies, and state governors. order your copy online today. ♪ >> c-span's washington journal. we are taking phone calls live on the air. we will discuss policy issues that impact you. morning, michigan congresswoman debbie dingell will join us to talk about the coronavirus pandemic. the conversation continues with republ

bridging america's my n and rural divide, colleagues want to put the big cities first and ignore rural ommunities but still stick us with a bill. we need all of america to strive rom appalachia to the heartlands, the rockies to the rust belt. we need to build up our entire a modern create economy that offers success to everyone. here we are debating a bill to gives two of every $5 the green new deal. his is partisan messaging, not meaning. policy. i am disheartened, i am i am disgustednd that politics continue to take precedent over the needs of our country. people want and need better roads. many ese reasons and more -- todayer your copy online at c-span store.org. c-span,g up tonight on presidential candidate joe biden speaks in delaware about the impact of the coronavirus on the economy. today's white house briefing. at 9:30 p.m., members of the white house coronavirus task force, including dr. anthony fauci and dr. robert redfield, testified on reopening the country safely. c-span's "washington journal," every day we are taking your phone calls live on the air of the news of the day. and we w

bridging america's my n and rural divide, colleagues want to put the big cities first and ignore rural ommunities but still stick us with a bill. we need all of america to strive rom appalachia to the heartlands, the rockies to the rust belt. we need to build up our entire a modern create economy that offers success to everyone. here we are debating a bill to gives two of every $5 the green new deal. his is partisan messaging, not meaning. policy. i am disheartened, i am i am disgustednd that politics continue to take precedent over the needs of our country. people want and need better roads. many ese reasons and more -- my time will not allow -- i urge my colleagues to bill.gainst the i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. missouri man from reserves. the gentleman from oregon is recognized. mr. defazio: i yield one minute to the gentlelady from nevada, a committee, ms. titus. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from nevada is recognized for one minute. . ms. titus: thank you. this is transformative legislation that will help reviv

the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a ommunication from the speaker. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, pursuant to section 1-b-2 of house resolution 965, following consultation with the office of attending physician, i write to provide you further notification that the public health emergency due to the novel coronavirus, sars, vov-2 remains in effect. signed, sincerely, paul d. irving, sergeant at arms. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon seek recognition? >> revise and extend, address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to pay tribute to oregon state university president dr. ed wray who officially retires today after 17 years of dedicated service to the school, the faculty, and most importantly the students. mr. schrader: during his tenure at oregon state university, he set a course for the school that made huge

they are wreaking havoc on our ommunities and communities across the planet. over the last year and a half, he select committee on the climate crisis has been tasked with finding bold and solutions to tackle this global emergency. the most t, comprehensive report on the impact of climate change and how address it in the history of policies, ays out legislation, and a road map that will put the brakes on global creating ile equitable, good-paying jobs of he future and at the same time putting american innovation and ingenuity first. has writtenommittee a report that identifies 12 can rs on which congress make actionable changes and sets of reaching path net zero greenhouse gas 2050.ons by the report takes a deep and wide dive into all the sectors of our economy that contributes to climate change, from agriculture and transportation to how we our buildings, to water, electric and telecommunications nfrastructure, to energy production, manufacturing, tax security.d national the impact of climate change is road, and it can only be addressed through comprehensive a

amendmenti offered an to h.r. 97 that will ensure ommunities with high unemployment will help those shopping for health care. works.tell you, it in california, we're enrolling less becauseho pay of widespread enrollment. we all deserve america. americans.ght as i urge my colleagues to support this bill. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. is gentleman from oregon recognized. mr. walden: madam chair, can i inquire as to the amount of time if my friend has any other speakers. we do not on our side. the peaker pro tempore: gentleman from oregon has 12 1/2 minutes remaining. mr. walden: 12 1/2 minutes, speaker. the speaker pro tempore: and the gentleman from new jersey has six -- just six minutes. mr. walden: all right. six. i believe you have other speakers so i'll reserve at this time, madam speaker. the peaker pro tempore: gentleman from oregon reserves his time. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. r. pallone: thank you, madam speaker. i yield two minutes now to the entlewoman from florida, ms. mucarsel-powell. the speaker pro temp

it's many different a man's coming up from the grassroots .ommunity all races, all nationalities, all genders, all sexualities. we are going to build power. we are going to build a movement that puts people's lives -- over corporate profit. we will go to calls. winston in new jersey. good morning. welcome to the conversation. hi, thank you for giving me a chance to speak. i have been paying attention to the root causes of economic inequality and what i have observed is that the equal employment opportunity commission is basically failing at its mission. of 1964 isights act a clause in the statute that requires that commission to collect component one and component two component data is essentially demographic information, so who, what number of ethnic groups are employed at a large corporation of 100 employees or more and component two, collecting ,nformation about salary bands what groups are earning what salaries. acts ago, closer to win the , thatnto effect surveillance was coupled with proactive enforcement so the might trigger an investigation from the -- the folks who were eligi

these funds will help our ommunities with their lost revenues while protecting the jobs of those essential workers. r. speaker, i stand with the heroes and sheroes of alabama and i ask for all to support we are dying, se dying in numbers, and we need to ake sure we're doing all that we can to protect the lives and livelihoods of all americans. yes vote on the heroes act. let's stand with our heroes. the speaker pro tempore: the entlewoman from new york reserves. the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. mr. cole: thank you, mr. speaker. time.inue to reserve my the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma reserves. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from new jersey, ms. sherrill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new jersey is recognized for 30 seconds. ms. sherrill: thank you, mr. speaker. date, 10,000 new jerseyans ave lost their lives to coronavirus. 1.1 million their jobs. the toll of the pandemic on new understated. be nor can the need for additional relief. that's why i fought for needed aid

these funds will help our ommunities with their lost revenues while protecting the jobs of those essential workers. r. speaker, i stand with the heroes and sheroes of alabama and i ask for all to support we are dying, se dying in numbers, and we need to ake sure we're doing all that we can to protect the lives and livelihoods of all americans. yes vote on the heroes act. let's stand with our heroes. the speaker pro tempore: the entlewoman from new york reserves. the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. mr. cole: thank you, mr. speaker. time.inue to reserve my the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma reserves. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from new jersey, ms. sherrill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new jersey is recognized for 30 seconds. ms. sherrill: thank you, mr. speaker. date, 10,000 new jerseyans ave lost their lives to coronavirus. 1.1 million their jobs. the toll of the pandemic on new understated. be nor can the need for additional relief. that's why i fought for needed aid

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inthe mom and pop businesses my district that haven't received a dime and the ommunity health centers struggling to help their patients, you are why i got on a night.last in the weeks ahead, it should be everyone's priority in this government to help our heroes on most intlines and those need, regardless of what state or city they're in. of re the united states america, and we must stay united. mr. levin: thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. . mr. brady: i yield main to the gentleman from nebraska, mr. fortenberry. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from nebraska is recognized for one minute. mr. fortenberry: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, steve called me recently. he has one of the businesses that's been hardest hit by coronavirus. he's down 90%. we talked through some issues. steve decided to fight back. he got in line early for the paycheck protection program and made a decision to bring his employees back and then he had a virtual ribbon cutting where he announced his reopening. madam speaker, our country is in

speaker, hat those who say we're not committed to state and local ommunities, this congress, republicans joined democrats sending $150 billion down per and local communities, unlike some democratic governors at are holding their dollars the state capitol and refuse to communities. local our governor in texas announced more than a week ago, he was developing an approach to make all of our communities on help.ontline are getting governors who are withholding that aid to small communities ught to be ashamed of themselves. finally, let's continue after today to work ne together with president trump to to the ximum pressure coronavirus, help businesses create safe, healthy workplaces. let's jump-start the economic rebound and accelerate a return are rk for those who jobless or furloughed. i urge strong and bipartisan for this bill. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the yields.n the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. neal: mr. speaker, i recognize myself for a couple of minutes here. the peaker pro tempore: gentleman is recognized. mr. neal: we need to establish record.to the

inthe mom and pop businesses my district that haven't received a dime and the ommunity health centers struggling to help their patients, you are why i got on a night.last in the weeks ahead, it should be everyone's priority in this government to help our heroes on most intlines and those need, regardless of what state or city they're in. of re the united states america, and we must stay united. mr. levin: thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. . mr. brady: i yield main to the gentleman from nebraska, mr. fortenberry. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from nebraska is recognized for one minute. mr. fortenberry: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, steve called me recently. he has one of the businesses that's been hardest hit by coronavirus. he's down 90%. we talked through some issues. steve decided to fight back. he got in line early for the paycheck protection program and made a decision to bring his employees back and then he had a virtual ribbon cutting where he announced his reopening. madam speaker, our country is in

that is in the letter of the law, and that is the thrust of the conversations of ommunication we had with the county health officials. i deeply appreciate their work to increase enforcement in certain areas, and desire to move and begin to address loosening in other areas. but we want to, as i expressed more broadly, want to see that done in concert with the state of california, legally and otherwise, in the spirit of cooperation. how we got into this to save lives, i want to get out of this with that same spirit in hand. so we are grateful for their outreach and we are working closely with others in california with similar conversations. reporter: along those same lines, my understanding is that a bipartisan group of elected officials in san luis obispo sent your office a letter asking permission to have them open up their local economy. in a science, health-based wayward testing and everything like that. i am curious if you are going to allow county to present their own plans for reopening the economy. on ventura, did ventura pull back from what they wanted to do? was this a negoti

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our children are not able to .ommunicate they manifest stress very differently. they may not be sleeping as well. they may be irritable. my daughter a few weeks ago through her bed over because she was so upset because i told her it was likely she would not go back to school and the her friends the school year. itryone manifests differently. our children are vulnerable because they are not able to communicate as effectively as many adults and their givers. we have resources on our website. hotlines that we have made available, including text people can address their particular needs as it relates to domestic violence. intimate partner battering. we are seeing an increase in times of stress. a need to get help. you can call that hotline. elder abuse. we have to take care of our seniors. we have a hotline for that. child abuse. we have a hotline for that. teens feeling deep emotional stress. we have teen crisis hotlines. all of these things available in many languages. up to 170 languages in some instances. all of those hotlines and toource sites are available help