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mr. guest, mr. guest about aye. mr. bishop, mr. bishop both aye. mr. gimenez votes aye. mr.pflueger heard mr. cap marino votes aye. ms. green, ms. green votes aye. mr. gonzales. mr. gonzalez votes aye. mr. it will load upal votes aye. mr. result votes aye. mr. d esposito votes aye. mr. lee, ms. lee votes aye. mr. letrell. let's aye. mr. strong both aye. mr. brooking votes aye. mr. crane. mr. crane votes aye. ranking member thompson. ranking member thompson votes no. ms. jackson lee? ms. jackson lee votes no. mr. pena? mr. payne votes no. mr. swallow, mr. swallow up itvotes noaa. mr. caray? mr. caray about snow. mr. carter, mr. carter votes no. mr. tenet r. esther magaziner, mr. magaziner both said no. mr. iv. mr. iv votes no. mr. goldman? mr. goldman votes no. mr. garcia? mr. garcia about snow. ms. ramirez? votes no. mr. menendez? mr. menendez about snow. ms. clark? ms. clark votes no. miss titus? mr. titus votes no. >> does anyone else wish to have the route recorded? has such a recorded question of the chairs not recorded. the chair votes aye. >> adjournment green votes ay
mr. guest, mr. guest about aye. mr. bishop, mr. bishop both aye. mr. gimenez votes aye. mr.pflueger heard mr. cap marino votes aye. ms. green, ms. green votes aye. mr. gonzales. mr. gonzalez votes aye. mr. it will load upal votes aye. mr. result votes aye. mr. d esposito votes aye. mr. lee, ms. lee votes aye. mr. letrell. let's aye. mr. strong both aye. mr. brooking votes aye. mr. crane. mr. crane votes aye. ranking member thompson. ranking member thompson votes no. ms. jackson lee? ms. jackson...
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>> no. >> mr. guest votes no. >> mr. bishop. >> no. >> mr. bishop votes no. mr. pflueger? >> no. >> mr. pflueger votes no. mr. garbarino? >> no. >> mr. pflueger votes no. >> miscreant? >> no. >> miss green votes no. mr. rozelle? >> no. >> mr. ezzell votes no. >> no. >> miss lee? >> no. >> miss lee votes no. mr. letrell votes no. >> mr. strong? >> no. mr. strong votes no. mr. crane? mr. crane votes no. ranking member thompson? ranking member thompson votes aye. ms. jackson lee? ms. jackson lindley votes aye . aye. mr. carter? >> aye. >> mr. jan guard? votes aye. mr. magaziner votes aye. mr. i.v.? >> had 29. >> notes i. mr. garcia? mr. garcia votes nay. mrs. ramirez? mrs. ramirez votes aye. mr. menendez? mr. menendez votes country nine. ms. clark? ms. clark notes nine. missed titus? ms. titus votes aye . and ira carter? >> the chair votes no. >> chairman green votes no. >> house mr. garcia recorded? >> mr. garcia is recorded as having voted no. mr. garcia votes aye. >> the clerk will report the tally. >> chairman green, on that vote there were 14 ayes and 18 nos. that nos ha
>> no. >> mr. guest votes no. >> mr. bishop. >> no. >> mr. bishop votes no. mr. pflueger? >> no. >> mr. pflueger votes no. mr. garbarino? >> no. >> mr. pflueger votes no. >> miscreant? >> no. >> miss green votes no. mr. rozelle? >> no. >> mr. ezzell votes no. >> no. >> miss lee? >> no. >> miss lee votes no. mr. letrell votes no. >> mr. strong? >> no. mr. strong votes no. mr....
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now, mr. bishop has a policy no, no, no, no.here arere some circumstances when that everyone can be detained, and in the circumstances then that everybody should be detained. so i figured it out. we have the impeachment of secretary mayorkas, because the law says that immigrant shall be detained unless it is the judgment of representative dan bishop of north carolina that they are exempt from detention. thank you. i yield back. >> the gentleman yields, in time. i thank the gentleman. ladies and gentlemen, we have votes going on right now. we're going to recess and he will reconvene at 4:40. at 4:40 will be starting back in you. we are in recess. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> comic up more from the house homeland secured communities impeachment resolution against homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. following the debate members voted 18-15 in favor of impeachment said in a possible house for votes next week. only once before, in 1876. >> the nature of this idea and nature of business informatio
now, mr. bishop has a policy no, no, no, no.here arere some circumstances when that everyone can be detained, and in the circumstances then that everybody should be detained. so i figured it out. we have the impeachment of secretary mayorkas, because the law says that immigrant shall be detained unless it is the judgment of representative dan bishop of north carolina that they are exempt from detention. thank you. i yield back. >> the gentleman yields, in time. i thank the gentleman....
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i will yield to mr. magaziner. >> i want to get to the issue raised by mr. bishop. one thing congress can do is appropriate the fund for adequate capacity. what we are talking about here, is the secretary exercising his discretion, because the capacity of the centers has been breached. so he is exercising his discretion. >> will the gentleman yield? >> one second. just as the prior administration did as well, under the trump administration, 52% of migrants in detention were released by the trump administration, because they were at capacity, once again, they were using the discussion of the administration and the current secretary is doing the same thing. >> i want to point out that or civic, and the other company that dues -- do the i.c.e. detention have resoundingly been filled with empty beds. look at the numbers, as soon as secretary mayorkas took over. those i.c.e. detention facilities, there is one that is going to shut, because they have five people and it holds 3000 in the i.c.e. detention beds have consistently been unfilled. i yield to mr. magaziner. >> re
i will yield to mr. magaziner. >> i want to get to the issue raised by mr. bishop. one thing congress can do is appropriate the fund for adequate capacity. what we are talking about here, is the secretary exercising his discretion, because the capacity of the centers has been breached. so he is exercising his discretion. >> will the gentleman yield? >> one second. just as the prior administration did as well, under the trump administration, 52% of migrants in detention were...
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and with all due respect, you kn mr. bishop said, mr. guest said, well, we supported more funding.ou haven't supported the more funding that is in the supplemental are request. $14 billion to add more detension capacity, more border patrol. house republicans have been sitting on that request for four, five months now. call a vote. even if you don't agree with everything else that the president's requested, call a vote on that. but to undercut their argument, they undercut their argument by refusing to act on the president's request. they undercut their argument that they are the side is that cares about securing the border when they won't give the secretary the resources that he's asking for. this is like cutting off a water to the fire department and then saying you're going to pyre the fire chief because the fire's not going out. [laughter] like, that's what the republicans in the house are doing. and so the answer, mr. payne, is he has not violated any law. he has usesed -- used his discretion in the same way all of his predecessors have. 52% of migrants in the last two years of
and with all due respect, you kn mr. bishop said, mr. guest said, well, we supported more funding.ou haven't supported the more funding that is in the supplemental are request. $14 billion to add more detension capacity, more border patrol. house republicans have been sitting on that request for four, five months now. call a vote. even if you don't agree with everything else that the president's requested, call a vote on that. but to undercut their argument, they undercut their argument by...
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we have legislation that mr. bishop and ms.agan will introduce in the district committee we think will help address the situation. that is the most important thing. all this other crazy stuff, we can recover from it all but if they take away our first amendment rights -- we have five rights of the first amendment, your right to practice your faith, right to assemble, right to petition your government, free press, free-speech speech, all critical important. but the most important is your right to talk. if you can't speak, you can't practice your faith or share your faith or petition your government and you don't have a free press. that is what they are going after so we are really focused on that more than anything else. [applause] >> god bless you for that. back when i had a little more brown hair. i worked on the hill. president clinton and hillary, she corruptly fired the travel office because you didn't like what they were doing. the republican majority came back and made those people whole , they gave him a vector pensions
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bishop for five minutes of questioning. >> thank you very much. mr. secretary as you know fuel and energy expenses are still at historic highs produces in georgia's second district are concerned with how farm safety will perform wealthy commodity prices because our elevates of her small businesses and egg producers have found relief through usda rural energy for america program last year alone. these energy efficiency improvements in renewable energy investments are helping farmers and business owners across rural america were there. talk about the impact of this program on operating margins for our farmers and our ranchers what about small business owners in rural areas like those in george's second congressional district question at the second question one of my top priorities so thank you for highlighting the investments in infrastructure in your testimony but you also recognized usda's emergency rural healthcare is that program vital to helping get access to healthcare with over 800 reaches more than 22 million people. can you tell us what the adm
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mr. green: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. bishop. mr. bishop: many have said what the issue is, many have mischaracterized it. the issue in the articles of impeachment and should be adopted by the house is not a matter of policy or mal administration or incompetence or neglect and not even a matter of refusal to enforce the law. it was stated aptly in the district court opinion that led to the united states supreme court last summer in united states versus texas. the core of the dispute is whether the executive branch may require its officials to act in a manner that conflicts with the statutory mandate imposed by congress. it may not. you see, the secretary of homeland security, alejandro mayorkas issued guide lins and administrative law not to detain criminal aliens nor those ordered finally removed. that is what he did. and that was flatly contradictory to statutes passed by the congress in the mid-1990's. we are a nation of laws. the supreme court has said it cannot referee this dispute. it is up to congress. and the congress has but
mr. green: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. bishop. mr. bishop: many have said what the issue is, many have mischaracterized it. the issue in the articles of impeachment and should be adopted by the house is not a matter of policy or mal administration or incompetence or neglect and not even a matter of refusal to enforce the law. it was stated aptly in the district court opinion that led to the united states supreme court last summer in united states versus texas....
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chairman i want to follow up on mr. bishop's comments. data information and i can ask the three of you how much of this is organized crime versus retail crime that is shoplifting? do you have any guesstimates here? >> sir, thank you for the dated that we have is certainly something we need to work better on. with state and local partners. i cannot speak to exactly the difference between a more retail crime. >> and i ask you that because i want to make sure we are not operating in silos and if we are we try to get away from them. mr. perez mentioned the gangs that popped up in my county, county,orange county californiay local d.a. brought up to my attention. and we brought up to the fed's attention. we change the visa program. the visa waiver program. and we hope that helps to begin to solve the problem. but i cannot help but think sometimes we are chasing our own tail and we are a little bit late to the party so to speak. and so sharing information almost on a real-time basis is key to figuring out the patterns and trends ofk what is emer
chairman i want to follow up on mr. bishop's comments. data information and i can ask the three of you how much of this is organized crime versus retail crime that is shoplifting? do you have any guesstimates here? >> sir, thank you for the dated that we have is certainly something we need to work better on. with state and local partners. i cannot speak to exactly the difference between a more retail crime. >> and i ask you that because i want to make sure we are not operating in...
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i'm counting on my good friend, mr. bishop, to fix it let's hope we get it to the floor. we have been talking about climate change and disaster resilience. what i see now as the extreme weather we are all facing and our farmers are facing. you were very kind to come and visit us in maine last month after we horrendous storm. in december that caught our forestry and farming folks off guard and really impacted our state with the flooding and the high winds. one of the farmers we showed you pictures of was chuck, a dairy farmer. he lost two bu the on bat weathr we had. we had frost that destroyed our fruit crops in the spring. wet weather in the summer. left hay couldn't be harvested. this has been a continued impact our farmers. i just want to talk a little bit about the tools you are trying to provide to help farmers to be more resilient. we want to make there is disaster relief aid. we appreciate your request for more of that because it's getting more expensive. so much of what you're doing is try to prevent the disasters that we are facing in terms of how farmers deal wi
i'm counting on my good friend, mr. bishop, to fix it let's hope we get it to the floor. we have been talking about climate change and disaster resilience. what i see now as the extreme weather we are all facing and our farmers are facing. you were very kind to come and visit us in maine last month after we horrendous storm. in december that caught our forestry and farming folks off guard and really impacted our state with the flooding and the high winds. one of the farmers we showed you...
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we have legislation that mr. bishop and ms. will introduce in the district committee we think will help address the situation. that is the most important thing. all this other crazy stuff, we can recover from it all but if they take away our first amendment rights -- we have five rights of the first amendment, your right to practice your faith, right to assemble, right to petition your government, free press, free-speech speech, all critical important. but the most important is your right to talk. if you can't speak, you can't practice your faith or share your faith or petition your government and you don't have a free press. that is what they are going after so we are really focused on that more than anything else. [applause] >> god bless you for that. back when i had a little more brown hair. i worked on the hill. president clinton and hillary, she corruptly fired the travel office because you didn't like what they were doing. the republican majority came back and made those people whole , they gave him a vector pensions and
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mr. bishop: michael transitioned on monday, january 15.presidential management intern at the u.s. department of transportation, he went on to serve two congressional appropriators, congressman stokes of ohio and bill gray of pennsylvania. when i got a seat on the house appropriations committee in 2023, i needed -- 2003, i needed a seasoned specialist and was blessed to have michael reid join my team. first as special assistant, then deputy chief of staff and finally chief of staff and senior policy advisor. for 18 years i matriculated in the michael reid school of budgetary policy. he was a master, learning the intricacies of ag policy, he became an asset to me and was highly respected on both sides of the aisle. upon leaving the hill, he was honored by the communities and industries he helped, including the university of georgia school of agriculture and the georgia peanut commission, among others. the research and disaster relief he made possible for american agriculture are among his lasting legacies. family and friends will celebrate h
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should bishops butt mr should bishops butt out, mr bryant . if i .out, mr bryant. if i . can should bishops butt out, mr bryant . if i . can separate out bryant. if i. can separate out the two different issues. >> first of all, i think i welcome bishops taking part in the political debate. i welcome anybody whatever faith and anybody of whatever faith and religion taking part in, in, in the debate in britain. and i think that, um, you know, the church of england has a specific responsibility to do so personally, i would take bishops out the house of um, out of the house of lords. um, i don't quite understand why why we have something we still have something which only church of only refers to the church of england rather than all the other faiths in the united kingdom. and prefer kingdom. and i would prefer people to be elected to the second rather than second chamber rather than appointed. , and, appointed. um, but, um, and, and, you know, as you say, i used to be a priest in the church of england and i think actually anglican clergy would say that
should bishops butt mr should bishops butt out, mr bryant . if i .out, mr bryant. if i . can should bishops butt out, mr bryant . if i . can separate out bryant. if i. can separate out the two different issues. >> first of all, i think i welcome bishops taking part in the political debate. i welcome anybody whatever faith and anybody of whatever faith and religion taking part in, in, in the debate in britain. and i think that, um, you know, the church of england has a specific...
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mr. green: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. bishop. mr.al administration or incompetence or neglect and not even a matter of refusal to enforce the law. it was stated aptly in the district court opinion that led to the united states supreme court last summer in united states versus texas. the core of the dispute is whether the executive branch may require its officials to act in a manner that conflicts with the statutory mandate imposed by congress. it may not. you see, the secretary of homeland security, alejandro mayorkas issued guide lins and administrative law not to detain criminal aliens nor those ordered finally removed. that is what he did. and that was flatly contradictory to statutes passed by the congress in the mid-1990's. we are a nation of laws. the supreme court has said it cannot referee this dispute. it is up to congress. and the congress has but one means in this situation to vindicate the law. it cannot help the situation by shutting down the government, by cutting off funding. there is no new cabinet secretary to refuse
mr. green: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. bishop. mr.al administration or incompetence or neglect and not even a matter of refusal to enforce the law. it was stated aptly in the district court opinion that led to the united states supreme court last summer in united states versus texas. the core of the dispute is whether the executive branch may require its officials to act in a manner that conflicts with the statutory mandate imposed by congress. it may not. you...
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bishop from carolina, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. as i listened to your opening statement, i am floored by the fact that i perceive a dramatic shift in the positions of each of you from the hearing and the testimony that you gave in the way you answered questions just last november. director abizaid, i want to begin with you. last time i ask you this, does the natural counterterrorism -- national counterterrorism center assess a threat at the southern border? your answer was, we don't, actually. the judiciary committee has released a document that says there are confirmed 1.7 million ghana ways. it may be one of you has a better number. millions have been processed and released to the extent the mayor of new york says that new york city is being destroyed. director abizaid, do you continue to maintain that there is no material risk of organized terrorism from this massive infiltration? both of people minimally encountered and almost 2 million people neither encountered or vetted whatsoever. dir. abizaid: i appreciate the question. we
bishop from carolina, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. as i listened to your opening statement, i am floored by the fact that i perceive a dramatic shift in the positions of each of you from the hearing and the testimony that you gave in the way you answered questions just last november. director abizaid, i want to begin with you. last time i ask you this, does the natural counterterrorism -- national counterterrorism center assess a threat at the southern border? your answer...
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mr. bishop. mr. maybe you can pick up from there reins act that has been proposed for many. we'd like to know your opinion on that. and what would be the next step after that there are tens of thousands of hostile bureaucrats want to limit stymie everything that we do even if it so happens we recapture the white of arthur. it's a great question. the reins act is a great idea and it's been here but it's been around as an intellectual notion 1520 years and and we proposed it as part of the limited save grow package that we got actually got 218 votes on before the debt ceiling negotiations. this but the idea is it just that right now can define it by different thresholds but a regulation having major impact can't go forward. it's approved by congress and and that makes all the sense in the world we have right now epa proposing a rule on cafe standards that would radically alter the marketplace for automobiles in the united states basically and i forget the numbers but it would require something like two thirds of them to be evs and impractical effect. and let me tell you among
mr. bishop. mr. maybe you can pick up from there reins act that has been proposed for many. we'd like to know your opinion on that. and what would be the next step after that there are tens of thousands of hostile bureaucrats want to limit stymie everything that we do even if it so happens we recapture the white of arthur. it's a great question. the reins act is a great idea and it's been here but it's been around as an intellectual notion 1520 years and and we proposed it as part of the...
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bishop for five minutes of questioning. >> thank you very much. mr.retary as you know fuel and energy expenses are still at historic highs produces in georgia's second district are concerned with how farm safety will perform wealthy commodity prices because our elevates of her small businesses and egg producers have found relief through usda rural energy for america program last year alone. these energy efficiency improvements in renewable energy investments are helping farmers and business owners across rural america were there. talk about the impact of this program on operating margins for our farmers and our ranchers what about small business owners in rural areas like those in george's second congressional district question at the second question one of my top priorities so thank you for highlighting the investments in infrastructure in your testimony but you also recognized usda's emergency rural healthcare is that program vital to helping get access to healthcare with over 800 reaches more than 22 million people. can you tell us what the adminis
bishop for five minutes of questioning. >> thank you very much. mr.retary as you know fuel and energy expenses are still at historic highs produces in georgia's second district are concerned with how farm safety will perform wealthy commodity prices because our elevates of her small businesses and egg producers have found relief through usda rural energy for america program last year alone. these energy efficiency improvements in renewable energy investments are helping farmers and...
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the president resigned over this, the ex minister of justice resigned, and a calvinist bishop resignedovernment which has put child protection as a cornerstone of its policy, he said the president, the former president and the minister ofjustice had made the right decision. he said they were right to step down, and now his government needed to move beyond it. he said there was more credibility in just those two women than in the whole left—wing opposition. quite a fighting speech from the prime minister, trying to reassure his supporters, and critics of the government. you can hear them behind me, and they've been scattering 500 euros notes on the floor, to allegations of corruption. mr orban tried to reassure his supporters he's back in control and they will put the scandal behind him. now, how would you like to live on mars? us space agency nasa is looking for four new volunteers to spend a year living and working inside a base that simulates the martian surface, to prepares forfuture missions to the red planet. our reporter nicky schiller is in the newsroom with more. this is real f
the president resigned over this, the ex minister of justice resigned, and a calvinist bishop resignedovernment which has put child protection as a cornerstone of its policy, he said the president, the former president and the minister ofjustice had made the right decision. he said they were right to step down, and now his government needed to move beyond it. he said there was more credibility in just those two women than in the whole left—wing opposition. quite a fighting speech from the...
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bishop resigned., he said that the president, the former president and the minister of justice had made the right decision, he said they were right to step down and now his government needed to move beyond that, he said there was more credibility in just those two women than in the whole left—wing opposition together, so quite a fighting speech from the prime minister trying to reassure his supporters and there are critics of the government, you can hear some of them behind me, they have also been scattering 500 euros notes on the floor, a reference to allegation of government corruption, but in this speech, mr orban was trying to reassure his supporters that he is backin reassure his supporters that he is back in control and able put the scandal behind them. next to the war in ukraine and ukrainian troops have withdrawn from avdiivka — a key eastern town besieged by russian forces for months. the fall of the town, which is almost completely destroyed, marks russia's biggest win for months. president
bishop resigned., he said that the president, the former president and the minister of justice had made the right decision, he said they were right to step down and now his government needed to move beyond that, he said there was more credibility in just those two women than in the whole left—wing opposition together, so quite a fighting speech from the prime minister trying to reassure his supporters and there are critics of the government, you can hear some of them behind me, they have also...
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bishop, designating tomorrow, february 8, as boy scouts of america day, to honor the tireless service of scout volunteers and participants in our communities. in challenging times like now, i think we could all learn a lesson from the scout slogan and do a good turn daily. thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. bilirakis: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. bilirakis: thank you, thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to condemn biden's disastrous energy policies that have hurt consumers with skyrocketing costs and jeopardize national security. on day one, he launched a war on american energy by killing the keystone pipeline. most recently he announced a pause on all pending natural gasper mitts and that he would -- gas permits and that he would no longer hold court-ordered offshore gas lease sales. th
bishop, designating tomorrow, february 8, as boy scouts of america day, to honor the tireless service of scout volunteers and participants in our communities. in challenging times like now, i think we could all learn a lesson from the scout slogan and do a good turn daily. thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. bilirakis: i ask unanimous consent to...
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methodist a pistol church, and mr.l church. thank you both for joining me today. now. >> and glad to be with. you >> your churches have been pushing to expand and protect civil and voting rights for years now. i know you've worked with the conference of black churches, dr. richardson and others. and i've worked with both of you, as the head of national action network. why are you teaming up now? first you bishop jackson, and then bishop brown. what is, what is the impetus of why you are teaming up now, around this 2004 voting issue? >> yeah, the fact is we have worked together over the last several elections, but because of the importance of this election, and because of our genuine concern in terms of black turnout, we thought it was necessary for us to have a formal agreement that we would focus on voter education, voter mobilization, to make sure that blacks are thoroughly understanding the issues, and that we are not only voting, but that we vote in the best interests of our people. so that's what this agreement is
methodist a pistol church, and mr.l church. thank you both for joining me today. now. >> and glad to be with. you >> your churches have been pushing to expand and protect civil and voting rights for years now. i know you've worked with the conference of black churches, dr. richardson and others. and i've worked with both of you, as the head of national action network. why are you teaming up now? first you bishop jackson, and then bishop brown. what is, what is the impetus of why you...