Rep. Robin Kelly, D-IL, who was in the gallery during the 1/6, expresses frustration with GOP lawmakers today in cmte referring to BLM as a terrorist org. "The way people talk, they don't even understand their privilege. They don't understand why there is Black Lives Matter."
"Just listening to the conversation, we don't count. And we do count," Rep. Kelly, D-IL, says.
Rep. @AyannaPressley, after listening to GOPers including Rep. Andy Biggs today make "both sides" comparisons between groups like the Oath Keepers and BLM says those who would do that, "spit on Dr. Martin Luther King's name."
Rep. Pressley: "You are in fact spitting on Dr. King, on his name and his legacy, an original architect of BLM. He was protesting police brutality, poverty, racism and militarism and doing it non violently and was affirming that Black lives matter and was murdered because of it."
WASHINGTON (CN) — Militias in America are infested with white supremacists and pose a danger to national security while infringing on the everyday person’s constitutional rights, extremism experts told members of Congress on Wednesday. courthousenews.com/experts-warn-c… @CourthouseNews
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.@RepDonBeyer: "Senate Republicans took political cowardice to a new level today.... Mitch McConnell admitted behind closed doors that his motivation for obstructing this measure was entirely political calculation."
Beyer's statement continued: "At a time when radical right-wing House Republicans refer to a violent attack on our democracy – which resulted in deaths and widespread injuries of police officers – as a ‘peaceful’ event akin to a ‘tourist visit,'....
Beyer: "It is ludicrous to say...we do not need a bipartisan investigation to establish the truth. If you have met with Officer Fanone or the other brave officers grievously injured protecting Congress that day, know about Officers Smith and Liebengood...
President Biden releases his administration's budget today; he also visits Viriginia to celebrate gains against Covid-19; and yes, the Senate is still in today as lawmakers have not yet come together on the 1/6 commission nor the R&D/China package. More on that soon.
An insurrection without consequences is a dress rehearsal for the next insurrection. That is why we cannot sweep the events of Jan. 6 and what led up to it, under the rug.... Comparing mask requirements in a pandemic to the holocaust has a cost as well. "- Sen. Dick Durbin
We were all determined the mob wouldn't have the last word. We were determined to return to the Capitol that same day & continue counting Electoral College votes, Durbin says, recalling when R and D's alike were sequestered together during the insurrection, "shoulder to shoulder"
Durbin:By 8PM that evening, we were back on the floor to prove they didn't have the last word. Sadly we know now they may have the last word because the call for a bipart. commission to investigate this event & put on the record what happened, is being opposed on a partisan basis
“Covid cases are down, covid deaths are down, unemployment filings are down, hunger is down. Vaccinations are up. Growth is up. People gaining health coverage is up. Small business confidence is up. America’s coming back. America’s on the move.” - President @JoeBiden says in Ohio
Biden draws big laughs at his speech today. He says he won't call out any names of lawmakers who didn't vote for his rescue plan.
"But I have a list," he says, pulling the list from his coat pocket.
Biden releases his budget Fri. Its expected to be about $6T. His speech today on the economy is a rallying call; he specifically discusses infrastructure spending in China, Japan - they're making huge investments. "We must be #1 in the world to lead the world in the 21st century"
Inbox: The bicameral Keeping All Students Safe Act, which would make it illegal for schools to receive taxpayer money to seclude kids & use prone or supine restraints has been reintroduced in the House. murphy.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
Sponsored by Sens. Chris Murphy & Patty Murray & Reps Don Beyer, Bobby Scott & Donald McEachin, Beyer notes: “The practice of subjecting students to abusive discipline techniques happens far too often, and disproportionately affects Black children and students with disabilities."
"Many states have previously recognized the harm of seclusion & inappropriate restraint in the classroom & banned these practices. This is a nat'l civil rights issue that needs a federal solution," @RepDonBeyer said.
In the congressional record as a witness today for a hearing on building trust in Covid-19 vaccines, Nick Offerman aka Ron Swanson, has himself titled as such: "Actor and woodworker"
Besides Offerman, today's witnesses include Saad Omer, dir. @ the Yale Institute for Global Health; J. Nadine Gracia, EVP for Trust for America's Health, Amy Pisani, exec dir for Vaccinate Your Family & Karen Shelton, dir of the Mount Rogers Health District, Va. Dept of Health
If you want to watch today's congressional hearing on building trust in the Covid-19 vaccine, you can catch a stream here: