would you please show her and the members of the cbc. this is my congressional district. i want all of the congresspeople who are here to stand, please. show them some love. my colleague jackson lee is here. thank you. to mayor turner, my dear friend and fraternity brother. to judge hidalgo, the commissioners. to all of the members of the council. and i want to say a special word about another great american who is here with us today. one whose name means helper of human kind. one who was there with dr. king. one who is the father of the civil rights movement right here in houston, texas. one that we know and love. the honorable william alexander

talking to governors today in states like georgia and arizona and texas about deploying additional cbc personnel to help them identify where those outbreaks are cdc personnel to help them identify where those topics are occurring and how to mitigate those outbreaks. because of what the american people did to slow the spread, each and every day we are demonstrating that we can safely reopen. all 50 states and our territories are not reopening america again but as the theme of this conversation is, that is important that we continue to focus resources on those who are vulnerable even while we see overall across the country cases going down, hospitalizations going down and most importantly, our mortality rate is going down all across america. now we are going to continue to focus with our governors on making sure we deploy testing to our long-term care facilities and to our nursing homes. -- today, mr. president, to continue that effort, as we are going to put the interests of all america first, but as we move into this next stage and through the summer, putting the coronavirus in the pas

- [ applause ] -- as we join together to finally bring about the change the founding members of the cbc valiantly fought for. although black americans have had to deal with police abuse, murder by police officers since policing began in the united states, it was not until the advent of the cell phone camera that the stories of police abuse were finally exposed to the world. before then, the deaths were simply disregarded, not believed, not acknowledged. but just as it took news camera coverage of the civil rights protests in the 1950s to reveal to the world the violence that was common place when african-americans attempted to exercise their constitutional rights, the cameras exposed the reality that the right of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is not guaranteed to all african-americans at all times. policing was just not questioned. but now the world knows about the private ritual in african-american families. the right of passage from childhood to adolescence passed along to each generation since our arrival on this continent, a rite of passage to our boys and most girls k

i would sum up by saying that it's probably the most responsive guidance that i had seen at the cbc. >> thank you very much. and thank you for what you're doing and what you're colleagues are doing because we know you are focused on the health and safety of american workers. i appreciate you emphasizing that in your first comment and i have another question for you. on april 8 that was a statement reminding employers that it is illegal to retaliate against workers because they report unsafe and unhelpful working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic. what projections do they have under the act against unlawful retaliation and how is the agency responding to the whistleblower complaints during the pandemic? >> this is very important work at the agency and we have statutes that we are in charge of and what we see is mostly a live-in in the occupational act. what i would like to say is the agency and its whistleblower investigators have already used reinstatement of workers. they have seen letters of reprimand removed based on a phone call as we initiate investigation and in fact w

have a clear view into what the president might say because you were one of the delegations werethe cbc before you chairwoman of the congressional black caucus to go to the white house to meet with president trump. with -- i willin call it a black agenda, but you suggested what the president should focus on. talk about that meeting and what progress if any has been made on the list of things that you handed to the president. you rememberre, if the origin of the meeting was when he was asked by a reporter if he had contacted the cbc. so we went. and remember, what he said during the campaign is --what do you have the lose? page document that began with black history. billso had a variety of we wanted to see if the white house would be interest in. and then we wanted to follow up the meeting with a meeting with cabinet secretary. but after the meeting, there was no communication. we made numerous requests to meet with the cabinet secretaries and that never happened. jonathon: wow. president, byhe choosing his first rally after the quarantine of coronavirus, his first rally in tulsa, site

then on thursday, it's going to be cbc day on the hill.re going to have our own briefing where we're going to talk to members from the community, some people that were involved in protests. and then, you know, it's also an opportunity and there is a provision in the bill to provide grants to community-based organizations to begin to re-envision public safety. what type of policing would we like to see in our community? i represent a district that one side is very affluent, and the police deal with that side completely different than they do south central los angeles, which is also in my district. >> congresswoman karen bass, chairwoman of the congressional black caucus, thank you very much for illuminating that information on the bill. we'll be checking that out next week. have a wonderful night. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> tonight we're getting new information about a shouting match between donald trump and his top general. an alleged heated confrontation between trump and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff mark milley occurred

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i think what the cbc is putting forward is going to be crucially important and hopefully pass through the house and the senate so that major reform could come from a federal level and from a state level. but very importantly from a local level where a lot of significant changes and hopes will be made. >> mr. alexander, thank you for decades of work in law enforcement and we need to have more than a five minute conversation on tv. so we'll have you back. cedric alexander, thank you, sir. good to see you again. >>> let me remind all of you, in houston, thousands of people are paying respects right now to george floyd ahead of tomorrow's funeral. a local icon bun bee is one of them and we'll talk to him next. and it is a big day today for new york city. the u.s. epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. various businesses and industries now given the green light to reopen today. are they ready? we'll talk to one business owner ahead. >>> and more americans demand racial justice. the president's approval rating is falling. we'll break down the results of a new cnn poll. year watching cnn, i'

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would you please show her and some members of the cbc some love? would you please stand?y, one whose name means helper of humankind, one who was there with dr. king, one who is a father of the civil rights movement right here in houston, texas, one that we know and love, the honorable william alexander lawson. he deserves some love. he is in the house today. the honorable william alexander, helper of humankind, lawson. [ applause ] ♪ i missed commissioners ellis and garcia. to you, as well, dear brothers. to the friends and family again, i'm not here today as a democrat. we're not here as republicans. we're not here because we're rich or poor, not here because we're conservative or liberal. we are here because pastor remus wright was so right when he said we have no expendables in our community. george floyd was not expendable. this is why we're here. his crime was that he was born black. that was his only crime. george floyd deserved the dignity and the respect that we accord all people because they're children of a common god and it is very unfortunate we have to be her

then on thursday, it's going to be cbc day on the hill. we're going to have our own briefing where we're going to talk to members from the community, some people that were involved in protests. and then, you know, it's also an opportunity and there is a provision in the bill to provide grants to community-based organizations to begin to re-envision public safety. what type of policing would we like to see in our community? i represent a district that one side is very affluent, and the police deal with that side completely different than they do south central los angeles, which is also in my district. >> congresswoman karen bass, chairwoman of the congressional black caucus, thank you very much for illuminating that information on the bill. we'll be checking that out next week. have a wonderful night. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> tonight we're getting new information about a shouting match between donald trump and his top general. an alleged heated confrontation between trump and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff mark milley occu

anthony fauci, cbc director, fda commissioner, and assistant secretary of health testify before the house energy and commerce committee on the trump administrations response to the coronavirus pandemic. watch live coverage of the hearing beginning at 11 eastern on c-span ondemand@c-span.org or listen live wherever you are on the free c-span radio app. : : : c-span, created by america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >> this week on "the communicators" our guest is michael powell, president and ceo of the ncta, internet and television association. mr. powell, how has the coronavirus quarantine affected cable tv operators, internet operators, specifically how has it affected cord cutting? >> guest: well, this is a truly harrowing and unprecedented event that requires extraordar

congresswoman, you're talking about reforming police, but as you know, a lot of people on the left, including cbcber ilhan omar are talking about defunding police department, disbanding police departments. what do you make of those calls? >> so, you know what i think is really needed? and i think that part of the movement around defunding is really about how we spend resources in our country. and i think far more resources need to be spent in communities to address a number of problems. now, i don't believe that you should disband police departments, but i do think that in cities, in states, we need to look at how we are spending the resources and invest more in our communities. so one of the things that we had in the bill is a way to provide grants to community-based organizations around the country so people can begin to say, what is public safety in our community? what do we want to see? maybe this is an opportunity to reenvision public safety. >> congresswoman karen bass, chair of the congressional black caucus, thanks so much for coming on the show today. we really appreciate 2. >>> coming u

chairman, chairman conyers before you took on the role, and other leaders of the progressive swing in the cbcve been push thing for a long time. i'm curious what you think about some of those ideas now getting fairly main lined. >> well, the history of this country is a history of -- from the time we wrote the declaration of independence that said all men are created equal, black people weren't included, women weren't included, native americans weren't included. only white men with property were included. much of the history of our country is expanding the notion of who is included as part of equal, that everybody has equal rights. it's been a long struggle and this is a continuation of it. and it's gratifying that we're making some additional steps. it's unfortunate, very unfortunate that it took the murders of various -- of george floyd and other people to raise people's consciousness enough so that we can pass this kind of legislation. but this is -- this legislation will be a major step forward on our journey to equality, and in this country. >> when you look at the discussion of somethin

this is one of those times where just as the cbc members, chris, who went to richard nixon with 61 recommendations and say these are the ways in which you can make change in my community, this is that moment. this is not going to go away. people are not going to quietly bow out and go home. they want real change. they are fed up. and little piecemeal approaches are not going to work. so i really encourage folks to look at what senator booker and what senator harris did today, because it's these kinds of steps that we need to be taking. and you know what, chris? that ally conversation that you and i started having last night on air is one that it is now time for white legislators on both sides of the aisle to have. it shouldn't just be black people calling on their legislators for broad sweeping changes. it shouldn't just be the black legislators introducing radical legislation. and it shouldn't just be black people calling for the arrest of these three other officers who have yet to meet derek in jail. right? it should be all of us calling out and screaming at the top of our lungs, what is right t

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senator from illinois left off, which is thanking senator booker senator from new jersey senator harris cbc, people protesting around this country for bringing us to this floor at this moment to demand urgent change. pleased to be joined by my colleague from the state of maryland senator carden across the potomac river, senator kaine and senator durbin from illinois. we're here because like the americans taking to the streets around the country, we understand this is a moment when we must turn the pain into progress. we must transform the pain of george floyd's death and the unjust deaths of so much other black americans, into deep and lasting change. we must bring the passionate pleas of the protesters across the nation to the floor of the senate to root out systemic racism in all its ugly forms. this is a deep ingrained problem and it is clear that tinkering around the edges is not enough. systems embedded with racisoverhauled. the states in the form of the police cannot be allowed to continue unjustly taking the lives and liberty of black men and women. we must change the nature of polic

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even the data that we have from the cbc is incredibly incomplete and we need the folder you to get a full picture of the degree of devastation to these communities of color. without it we don't know how much we need. not only to disclose hospitalizations and deaths, but they also need to know the testing.e we have seen that. black americans are less likely to be tested. then when they go to the hospital more likely to be admitted. so that is a significant factor that we need to understand better. by having the data that will uallow us to allocate the resources to the communities that need ites the most. >> thank you very much and i won't yield back. >> the chair now recognizes the congressman. >> thank you, mr. chairman and ranking member and thanks to the witnesses. this is an important topic especially in light of the conversation we are having as we continue to seek justice for george floyd. being in the emergency room 20 plus years, i know that when a patient comes in to the er it doesn't matter what race they are, we treat them all the same and having been a special obligation s

the we're cbc following the guidanc the cdc and the office of the attending physician. so we're spaced further apart. our staff is reduced. though we are grateful for all of them. the general public is watching online rather than filling up the room. so our hearing today will look a little different. i think we could all agree that the capitol feels a little different, the halls of congress feel a little different. small businesses, if they're allowed to open at all, are operating under a very different circumstance. american homes have been classrooms. and offices for millions of americanan family. and at least for a while american life as we know it has changed.net nonetheless, access or inaccess to broadband internet services m especially in rural areas has remain unchanged. and it might be a good topic for us to touch on today. our witness today of course is the esteemed chairman of they6yf the government's most experts on broadband internet access. thank you for being here. we'll hear from the chairman about the agency spectrum auction program. and any other topic

would you please show her and the members of the cbc. this is my congressional district.reat american who is here with us today. one whose name means helper of human kind. one who was there with dr. king. one who is the father of the civil rights movement right here in houston, texas. one that we know and love. the honorable william alexander lawson. he deserves some love! he is in the house today. the honorable william alexander, helper of human kind, lawson. ♪ i missed commissioners ellis and garcia. to you as well, dear brothers. to the friends and family again, i'm not here today as a democrat. we're not here as republicans. we are not here because we are rich or poor. we're not here because we're conservative or liberal. we are here because pastor wright was so right when he said we have no extendibles in our community. george floyd was not expendible. this is why we're here. his crime was that he was born black. that was his only crime. george floyd deserved the dignity and the respect that we accord all people simply because they are children of a common god, and i

when we went to the remote instruction and had those that remained on campus and began to practice the cbc and those that decided to haveve a party. i have every confidence in the student body they say they practiced more of the cafeteria getting lunch and going back to their rooms and they practiced social distancing. you see a group of studentsts buzzing around together. >> thanks so much. >> i think that it's important to particles but the students to borrow is one that isis crystal clear if there is an expectation that it's a violation of the codedeon of conduct and it's toe changing culture into developing a set of norms were the students understand they are protecting that the low students and a faculty members. if we can get that message soon. >> sorry, senator casey. >> senator murkowski. >> mr. chairman, thank you for being here today and for your leadership and your respect and leadership that you have shown ouin guiding your students and faculty through challenging and unchartered times. we worked hard in the cares attacked to try to ensure was able to get a release out and to t

course, and your colleagues and the congressional hispanic caucus long worked hand and hand with the cbcyou address challenges facing people of color across the country. where do the conversations stand right now about what can be done to try and address incidents like this one? we know a little bit about what the plan is in terms of george floyd but are there new renewed conversations about for example a use of force standard and whether something needs to be done on that score? >> yeah, i mean, it really the people of this country that created the momentum following the murder we witnessed collectively of george floyd. they have created the momentum that spurred congress to take action until the house of venntivvenn ti -- venntives and policing act. reforming qualified immunity so officers are responsible for behavior and banning choke holds. manning no arrest warrants on drug cases, creating a database so that the federal government is told the use of force or excessive force incidents, all of these things accountability and transparency that will ultimately, i believe, make a differe

on june 4, you testified before the house operations committee and apologize for cbc's in response to covid-19 race and ethnicity. and failed to include race and ethnicity information. so when that happens, we were told to ask the cdc. when you to include race and ethnicity information moving forward so we can identify and andess racial disparities nursing home covid-19 cases? >> thank you for your question. that, i want to stress since the beginning of a pandemic, we initially occurred to all nursing homes to report the cases through their health departments and through the national health care safety network. interrupt,ld briefly i think that is a problem that there has been guidance and about --ment, but what >> as i said, it is a requirement that this be as cmsd through the cdc has made that requirement. we are working to make sure this is comprehensive to include and we have worked hard to really accelerate training and retraining to try the situation that unfortunately we did experience as he pointed out where the nursing home residents take a hybrid burden of the outbreaks. thi

in early march we implemented 41 community-based testing sites and locations prioritized by the cbc inn with their state and local partners. these sites have tested nearly 500,000 high-risk individuals and served as prototypes that have been deliberated multifold. next we have implemented further community testing especially for minorities and underserved. this federal program is providing testing at 611 locations, and moderate to high and a social motor ability. federally qualified health centers serve 29 million people and provide care to one in five of those uninsured. one in three and again to assure we reached those most vulnerable among us. to further expand access, we authorize all authorized pharmacists to order and administer covid-19 testing, over 90% of americans live within 5 miles of the pharmacy. again, ensuring widespread accountability. on june 4th using the authority, hhs released a new laboratory guidance lab reports must include demographic information like race, ethnicity, age and gender. today i am pleased to announce the selection of morehouse school of medicine a

harassed and arrested if they're brown and there should not have ever been the massive policing that cbc over the past few days. th.we have to come rely on these systems because we're afraid of racist things we're taught by the white supremests of this country and everyone who didn't vote to get rid of the curfew should be deeply ashamed and everyone should -- this is just an absolutely abominable situation. i walked around my neighborhood today and saw way too many cops and 90% of them had masks around their chins and not covering their faces because they -- the homeless people who have no where else to go while they sweep them away while they have nowhere to go and paying for hotel rooms that they're not allowed to anyon and i'm ashamse white in san francisco right now. >> there are three more members of the public who are in line to speak and there are others who are listening and this is our last call. if you want to raise your hand and get in line to speak, please press star 9 now and then the system will prompt you when it's your turn to speak. please send our next speaker. >> they

all in alignment with cbc and state guidelines. this is a genius and specifically targets totals by government buildings aren't seen dealing with that and mower outrageously it contradicts the cdc guidelines having them enter rooms which increases the likelihood of airborn transmission which we know is the biggest cause. ultimately if you feel we are endangering the lives of our staff and guests it will delay openings, guests can't come to open hotel and i ask you oppose this and help our industry get on the road to recovery faster. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker. >> caller: good afternoon, supervisors. my name is ashley and i'm the general manager of hotels at fourth and market. i live and work in san francisco and i'm calling to oppose this legislation. 70% of our employees are san francisco residents. we actively give back through volunteering to help marginalized groups within our community. it will increase exposure to our employees and guests so it's from the mandated daily room cleaning which goes against industry exp

harassed and arrested if they're brown and there should not have ever been the massive policing that cbc over the past few days. th.we have to come rely on these systems because we're afraid of racist things we're taught by the white supremests of this country and everyone who didn't vote to get rid of the curfew should be deeply ashamed and everyone should -- this is just an absolutely abominable situation. i walked around my neighborhood today and saw way too many cops and 90% of them had masks around their chins and not covering their faces because they -- the homeless people who have no where else to go while they sweep them away while they have nowhere to go and paying for hotel rooms that they're not allowed to anyon and i'm ashamse white in san francisco right now. >> there are three more members of the public who are in line to speak and there are others who are listening and this is our last call. if you want to raise your hand and get in line to speak, please press star 9 now and then the system will prompt you when it's your turn to speak. please send our next speaker. >> they

harassed and arrested if they're brown and there should not have ever been the massive policing that cbcthe past few days. th.we have to come rely on these systems because we're afraid of racist things we're taught by the white supremests of this country and everyone who didn't vote to get rid of the curfew should be deeply ashamed and everyone should -- this is just an absolutely abominable situation. i walked around my neighborhood today and saw way too many cops and 90% of them had masks around their chins and not covering their faces because they -- the homeless people who have no where else to go while they sweep them away while they have nowhere to go and paying for hotel rooms that they're not allowed to anyon and i'm ashamse white in san francisco right now. >> there are three more members of the public who are in line to speak and there are others who are listening and this is our last call. if you want to raise your hand and get in line to speak, please press star 9 now and then the system will prompt you when it's your turn to speak. please send our next speaker. >> they chase

there's a specific number of -- a bucket of laws that people have been fighting for -- as a member of the cbcit long before i got to congress, long before i was a mayor. these are things that are long struggled for that now is the time to bring them to fruition. i'm committed to doing that. i think that this could be a moment, this could be the moment of struggle that we begin to see real reform in our country. none of us, i mean none of us should relent until our nation takes these strides towards greater equality in the law. >> cory, gene robinson is with us and has a question for you. gene. >> senator, just i want to drill down on just practical specific things. i mean can -- even with this congress and this degree of disfunction in the federal government, could we not just agree to ban choke holds or kneeling on the neck of a suspect, some of these sort of egregious use-of-force questions? couldn't some of those get solved now with the country clearly saying, "let's do something"? >> well, i have to say this. there are still too many people sitting on the sidelines in the face of outrageo

they find a better way to protect is the something that isthatsomething that is pushed out by osha and cbc or do they have to go some place to look for the? >> our information is available on the website and we've seen a dramatic increase in the use of the website and document. we linked to a lot of cdc guidance but they are also using all of the social media platform available, so we are trying to reach as many folks as possible. we have a newsletter that's gone from approximately 230,000 to 280,000 subscribers over the last month and a half. i think people are looking to the agency for information and we are updating it as quickly as possible as we were enough to changes and other things we need to be doing. >> i would just add one of the other channels we are using, our webinars that are specifically sponsored by employee or associations come in particular areas i've done several the iron workers international for instance, three for the national safety council. so, those are a good way to get information out and defend for the attendees to ask questions of the government officials. >>

the cbc was established in 1971 and for years have fought to address police brutality directed at african americans. three weeks ago, the world witnessed a horrific crime on the streets of minneapolis -- the slow, torturous murder of george floyd. his tragic death has galvanized the entire nation to take a deep look at our history because black americans have been sadly marching for over 100 years to bring attention to this gross injustice. black americans have been marching against police abuse and for the police to protect and serve our communities, like they do elsewhere. in the 1950s, news cameras exposed the horror of legalized racism. the news cameras exposed the treatment of people who dared to challenge the system. news cameras exposed to the world that black americans did not have the same constitutional protections, that freedom of speech, the right to assemble and protest were not rights extended to african americans. seventy years later it's the cell phone camera instead of the news camera that has exposed the continuation of violence directed at african americans by the polic