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the first hearings include national intelligence, avril haines, homeland security, alejandra mae arcus, state antony blinken, treasury, janet yellen, defense, weight austin. watch the confirmation -- lloyd austin. watch the confirmation hearings on c-span, c-span.org are listed on the c-span radio app. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. mr. speaker, may i proceed? thank you, speaker shepherd. and to senate pro tem jimmy hickey, and to the honorable members of the general assembly. thank you for that warm greeting. let me assure you that is gratefully received. and hopefully that signals a strong relationship, as we enter this session. i also welcome those members joining from the senate chambers, and those joining from the public. first, let me extend my congratulations to the new members. by my count we have 20 members newly elected in this session. and for some it is a return in a new role and for many others this will be your first regular session. as you remember, when i was elected governor, we hit the ground running. and we did not intend to slow down. so buckle your seatbelt be

the first hearings include national intelligence admiral haynes, homeland security ellie hunter may arcusstate of the state address. she also talked about how the state is handling the coronavirus pandemic.

protesters into the capitol building he had some officers mean touch taking selfies with was some of an arcus we know that there are present or past members of the police forces military that were in that crowd storming the capitol my question is how deep does this investigation go to try to find out how far up the chain of command if you want to call it that this ins't insurrection goes going to members of congress does it go to the white house is that something that's being looked at. >>this investigation has many pass many legs, serve on the appropriations committee we're certainly conducting our investigation but i have to tell you i believe 2 capitol police officers have been fired and investigations going include an investigation of what took place from within and and when you photos video. domestic cozying up many of our police officers you have to wonder what took place was there collusion was their coordination cooperation. we don't know what these investigations certainly have to take place and we're definitely going to they're going to be deep. they're going to be brought can i jus

low and i think india has actually done really read both in terms of number of cases per 1000000 and arcus fertility rate which is also the lowest in the world what about the speed of this actual vaccine campaign i.v. infrastructure in india can be quite challenging. so we have a universal human addition program which we learn a new lease of where we vaccinate young children and they need women and that has been the backbone of the program that now is being done for vaccinating covert 19. a number of dryden's have been done to make sure that the courtship has been done in the vaccination vaccinating sites are appropriate vaccinators have been trained to acts and individuals and of all women has been created so that individuals can be sent a message that you're due for recognition they can come on that particular did you have a huge task even in the 1st of. us that we were in to do we are actually having to rights need 300000000 people so that is a huge number of people that we need to actually even just in the 1st please and that is equal to the population of many countries combined but we

low and i think india has actually done really read both in terms of number of cases per 1000000 and arcusfertility rate which is also the lowest in the world what about the speed of this actual vaccine campaign i view infrastructure in india can be quite challenging. so we have a universal human addition program which we learn a new lease of where we vaccinate young children and they need women and that has been the backbone of the program that now is being done for vaccinating co were 19. a number of gliders have been done to make sure that the courtship has been done in the vaccination vaccinating sites are appropriate vaccinators have been trained to absolute individuals and of all women has been created so that individuals can be sent a message that you're due for recognition they can come on that particular did you have a huge task even in the 1st of. us that we were in to do we are actually having to write new 300000000 people so that is a huge number of people that we need to even just in the 1st please and that is equal to the population of many countries combined but we're rollin

may arcus -- mayorkas. there's an additional burden that requires the senate to address before they can get someone confirmed. in this instance, i think senator hawley is coming up the works with the ability of moving mr. mayorkas as the defense secretary. it's important to remember any defense agency, the department of homeland security has the most, i think, challenging leadership issues. at the back end, for almost all of the trump administration, there were fewer confirmed leaders at the department of homeland security with percentages filled more than any other agency. even more concerning was there was more turnover at the top and had more secretaries at dhs then i think any other cabinet agency, and there were multiple courts and the gao that found the leadership, the acting leadership at the department of homeland security was not legally there, that they had come into office without real authority, because they had followed the lines of succession , and therefore, their actions or decisions may not

the first hearings include national intelligence admiral haynes, homeland security ellie hunter may arcus, state and to lincoln, and janet yellen, defense, lloyd austin. watch the confirmation hearings on c-span, on demand at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. south dakota's governor highlighted the growth in agricultural revenues, aggregation, and tourism during her state of the state address. she also talked about how the state is handling the coronavirus pandemic. rejected disaster shutdowns. instead, she chose to trust the people of south dakota to make the smart decisions for themselves. she has been a tremendous ambassador to our state. thanks to her unique leadership, countless new folks are moving to south dakota. and they are moving here for the right reasons. they are moving here because they value the way of life we live. they appreciate the freedom and personal responsibility, and share our values. and they want to share in our way of life, as well. i have had the opportunity to travel to all corners of our state. south dakota and have asked me to thank the go

low and i think india is actually done really read both in terms of number of cases per 1000000 and arcus fertility rate which is also the lowest in the world what about the speed of this actual vaccine campaign i know the infrastructure in india can be quite challenging. so we have a universal human addition program which we learn annually. where we vaccinate young children and they need women and that has been the backbone of the program that now is being done for vaccinating over 19 and a number of dryden's have been done to make sure that the court is mundane the vaccination vaccinating sites are appropriate vaccinators have been trained to acts and individuals and of who when has been created so that individuals can be sent a message that you're due for recognition they can come on that particular did you have a huge task even in the 1st. dust that we were in to do we are actually having to rights need 300000000 people so that is a huge number of people that we need to actually even just in the 1st please and that is equal to the population of many countries combined but we're rollin

not only a priority for the president, but for secretary mae arcus. i believe it for him and the secretary of homeland security to outline and preview for him. >> i've noticed the president biden is aware of the sacrifices military families made. we had an incident in the garage with the national guard -- national guard and now i am hearing from guard members that they had a covid outbreak and were not tested were vaccinated before they arrived in d.c.. i'm wondering if there's any concerns from the president about how they are being treated or whether they can do anything specifically to safeguard their health before they arrive while they are here? vaccinations and testing to governors? providing some health and exposure. >> as you noted at the beginning of your question, and i would reiterate, the role of the national guard, and i have spoken to the president directly about this, and this sacrifices they make, is something that is personal to him, given his family connection to the national guard. it called the head of the national guard just last

homeland security secretary nominee alejandra lemay arcus appearing before the senate committee. political headwinds on the horizon. speaking of, florida senator marco rubio has accused biden's cabinet picks of being "polite and orderly caretakers of america's decline, adding that he had no interest in returning to the quote normal that left us dependent on china." a preview of more fireworks to come. shannon. >> shannon: will watch those confirmation hearings. kevin, we know you're on it. thank you. one of the president's final proclamations, removing the pandemic travel restrictions for most of europe and brazil effective next tuesday. apparently that's going to be put on hold by the president-elect. a biden spokesperson saying that now is not the time to lift international travel restrictions with new, more contagious virus variance emerging. the president-elect is planning to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on day one and now a new caravan of migrants that left honduras last week appears to be paying very close attention to mr. biden's messaging. here's what one of them sa

the president of the united states has taken that all of us here have taken and he has the been the arcus traitor of this attack it is time to hold this president accountable it is tired and history demands that we intend a long time course it's a very telling and for new york wishes to reserve the taliban from ohio its record thank you madam speaker we would reserve john from all have reserves to challenge from new york is recognized by the speaker i yield 30 seconds the gentleman from connecticut mr himes the gentleman from connecticut us recognize for 30 seconds the words of almost old and says search your soul consider your oath and i add 4 more words reflect on your legacy my friends which way is history flowing right now will donald trump join the pantheon of washington lincoln roosevelt and reagan or will his 33 percent approval ratings and the condemnation of principled republicans consign him to the heap of reviled demagogues with joseph mccarthy and andrew johnson where he goes in history you go in history unless today you make a stand. i would like to remind members to please d

the first hearings include national intelligence, avril haines, homeland security, alejandra mae arcus, state antony blinken, treasury, janet yellen, defense, weight austin. watch the confirmation -- lloyd austin. watch the confirmation hearings on c-span, c-span.org are listed on the c-span radio app. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. mr. speaker, may i proceed? thank you, speaker shepherd. and to senate pro tem jimmy hickey, and to the honorable members of the general assembly. thank you for that warm greeting. let me assure

may arcus -- mayorkas.n additional burden that requires the senate to address before they can get someone confirmed. in this instance, i think senator hawley is coming up the works with the ability of moving mr. mayorkas as the defense secretary. it's important to remember any defense agency, the department of homeland security has the most, i think, challenging leadership issues. at the back end, for almost all of the trump administration, there were fewer confirmed leaders at the department of homeland security with percentages filled more than any other agency. even more concerning was there was more turnover at the top and had more secretaries at dhs then i think any other cabinet agency, and there were multiple courts and the gao that found the leadership, the acting leadership at the department of homeland security was not legally there, that they had come into office without real authority, because they had followed the lines of succession , and therefore, their actions or decisions may not have had