it is fitting that we have with us today secretary of labor eugene scalia. a secretary he plays a critical role in the american recovery from covid-19. the labor department has a central role in overseeing the new federal programs created to help workers and their families respond to the coronavirus. secretary scalia has been an outstanding advocate for protecting american workers during the crisis and removing unnecessary regulatory burdens that will hinder our recovery. donald trump has called them one of the most qualified people ever confirmed as secretary and we are truly honored to have him with us today. secretary scalia, thank you for joining us today for the release of this important report, the floor is yours. >> thank you for that introduction and it's a pleasure to join us the heritage foundation releases the thoughtful final report of its recovery commission. at the start of this year americans enjoyed a record-setting economy though it wasn't the economy the congressional budget office had predicted in the summer of 2016. back then the cbo said

is eugene scalia, the secretary of labor. thank you for joining us.ow do you help black employment? well, the economy before the coronavirus hit was the single best economy that african-americans had experienced in this country. economy that was great for americans all around, with unemployment hitting a 50 year low. job creation was more than three times what had been predicted when the president came in. but unemployment for african-americans was particularly low. alix: mr. secretary, i was going to say that is undoubtedly correct, but nobody expects us to get back where we were. unemployment has been higher for those black workers. you need to fix that. how do you do that? sec. scalia: going forward, the same policies of the delivered the record low unemployment we had until the virus came will be the policies and that matter going forward, making lighter the tax burden, limiting unnecessary tax burdens. that led to job creation. to wagelso led increases greater for those in the low income brackets. those are good things for african-americans. a co

secretary of labor eugene scalia testifies before the finance committee on the cares act and the role of unemployment insurance during the coronavirus pandemic. wednesday, the house judiciary committee hearing on policing practices and law enforcement accountability. live on c-span3, steve mnuchin testifies before the senate small business committee on the implementation of title i of the cares act. watch next week, live tuesday and wednesday on c-span and on c-span.org, or listen for free on the c-span radio app. next, california governor gavin newsom holding a news conference in sacramento on the protests following the deaths of george floyd while in police custody in minneapolis. this is 15 minutes.

tuesday at 2:30 p.m., eugene scalia testifies on the cares act on the role of unemployment insurance during the coronavirus pandemic. wednesday, 10:00 a.m. eastern live on c-span, the house judiciary committee hearing on policing practices and law enforcement accountability. also a 10:00 a.m. eastern, secretary of the treasury, steve mnuchin, testifies before the senate small business committee on the occasion of title i -- on the implementation of the title i of the cares act. you can watch online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. to give you a sampling of what is going on across the country when it comes to the defunding movement, you can go to minneapolis, where, as a backdrop, the city council is pledging to begin that process of disbanding the police department. at a minneapolis, the mayor asks questions about this idea of defunding the police department. he talked to protesters gathered outside his house. you can see that this morning. you saw this effort start in los theles a few days ago with l.a. city council introducing a motion to reduce police fun

secretary of labor eugene scalia testifies before the senate finance committee on the c.a.r.e.s. act and the role of unemployment insurance during the pandemic. then, the house judiciary committee hearing on policing practices and law enforcement accountability. also live on c-span three, the secretary of the treasury, steve mnuchin, testifies before the senate small business committee on the implementation of title i of the c.a.r.e.s. act. watch next week live tuesday and wednesday on c-span and c-span3, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> democratic presidential candidate joe biden spoke about the u.s. economy at delaware state university, a historically black institution, in the state capital of dover. mr. biden: good afternoon everyone. let me begin by thanking dr. allen, president of delaware state university, one of the great hbcus of the country for accommodating us. i wish i was back on campus on a occasion.ratory before i speak on the economic situation, i want to take a moment to address something the president said this morning. tour a

labor secretary eugene scalia is next. for action.hat's why usaa is giving payment relief options to eligible members so they can pay for things like groceries before they worry about their insurance or credit card bills. discover all the ways we're helping members today. >> now, they thought the number would be a loss of 9 million jobs and it was a gain of almost 3 million jobs. we have been talking about the v, this is better than a v, this is a rocket ship. this is far better than a v. a v is this, will it be a v, a u, an l. they had no idea. charles: president trump touting the jobs report. 2.5 million. dropping from 14.7 to 13.3%. we have a ways to go, but a v-shaped recovery is happening. the question, is it here to stay? i want to bring in labor secretary eugene scalia. thank you for joining us. i think we're all naturally concerned about being too optimistic, despite the fact that that was by far a jobs report that no one had anticipated to be that good. >> well, it's a great jobs report, charles and it's good to join you. abs

labor secretary eugene scalia weighs in on that. he is nix.ike you, my hands are everything to me. but i was diagnosed with dupuytren's contracture. and it got to the point where things i took for granted got tougher to do. thought surgery was my only option. turns out i was wrong. so when a hand specialist told me about nonsurgical treatments, it was a total game changer. like you, my hands have a lot more to do. learn more at factsonhand.com today. charles: you know, folks many silicon valley ceos issuing statements praising really, phrasing the way immigration reform from the trump administration is going. they halted work visas and they're saying it it is racist and un-american. what i think is more un-american, you're not hiring americans because quite frankly foreign workers are a lot less expensive. sure the media narrative silicon valley is bringing in talent equal to michael jordan. these are the michael jordans of engineering. that is simply not the case. h1b workers fall into four levels of skills and wages according to the economic

against the coronavirus secretary of labor eugene scalia says in may the unemployment rate dropped nearly one and a half percent and senate republicans say that extending the extra $600 a week in benefits may do more harm. >>they got most recipients are being paid more on that on employment insurance and they were when working iowa, senator chuck grassley says letters from small business owners say some employers can't find people to hire for $15 an hour and we fine. >>that they're receiving equivalent of $20 an hour and unemployment benefits, some lawmakers urge a compromise tying the unemployment benefits to each state's unemployment rate. >>in washington alexandra le mon. >>coming up one of the country's biggest jim franchisors is starting to reopen and the la police officer facing assault charges following an arrest caught on camera. and some of them starbucks announced today, it is closing hundreds of stores in thu.s., this is a response to lower sales during the pandemic of the starbucks will also be modifying other stores and says it's accelerating plans to improve drive-thru and c

and eugene scalia on friday's surprising jobs report. don't miss a moment of it.oming up, oil on the rise, opec and partners extending historic oil production cuts fueling a rise in prices and youtube's biggest money makers, meet a couple who make a living showing you the best at home of do it yourself products. stay with us. ♪ dagen: oil back near $40 a barrel, opec plus countries agreeing over the weekend to cut nearly 10 million barrels of oil per day through july, this extends cuts previously agreed upon which only lower production through june. joining us now, lipow oil associates president andy lipow. andy, great to see you. this move up in oil is driven purely by supply constraints, supply cuts or is there also recovery demand that's helping move prices higher? >> well, good morning, dagen. we actually have both things that are happening. the big news for the oil market is the reopening of economies around the world and the restoration of some of that demand destruction that we've seen over the last couple of months. that's really proved to be the dilemma f

against the coronavirus secretary of labor eugene scalia says in may the unemployment rate dropped nearly one and a half percent and senate republicans say that extending the extra $600 a week in benefits may do more harm. >>they got most recipients are being paid more on that on employment insurance and they were when working iowa, senator chuck grassley says letters from small business owners say some employes can't find people to hire for $15 an hour and we fine. >>that they're receiving equivalent of $20 an hour and unemployment benefits, some lawmakers urge a compromise tying the unemployment benefits to each state's unemployment rate. >>in washington alexandra le mon. >>coming up the l a police officer who is facing assault charges after a violent arrest. >>and star >>starbucks announced today, it is closing hundreds of stores in the u.s., this is a response to lower sales because of the pandemic starbucks will also be modifying other stores saying that it's accelerating plans to improve drive-thru and curbside pickup options. a 400 stores will close over the next 18 months but the

we have the great privilege of speaking with the 28th secretary of labor, eugene scalia.oke about not only the labor economy, challenges and economics, but also about the supreme court decision on title vii. here is the secretary of labor. scalia: we had too many americans put out of work. hasnow the hardship that been for their families. we got here through a different route and the great depression the jobs report suggests we will come out of it by different route. we put 2.5 million americans back to work in may. old.data was a month there has been a lot of reopening since then. it is important that happens i think we are making headway on the employment detriment. >> do you see evidence that the unemployment benefits pastor holding back rehiring? mr. scalia: we heard concerns antidotal you buy a number of employers. the point they make is with the enhanced unemployment benefit provided by the federal government, $600 a week on top of the state that if it, people can make between $50,000 and annualized basis, up significantly more than one typically sees. the concern i

but we're adapting labor secretary eugene scalia says as rising unemployment levels off his department will focus on helping employers create safe conditions for workers we want to help them do that we're putting out guidelines to help them do that. but scalia stopped short of making safety precautions, mandatory that's not something that that we felt was necessary lawyers need to do the responsible thing and provide great neck. congresswoman linda sanchez says the white house and congress should mandate safe conditions she doesn't think businesses who a negligent about safety should be protected from employee lawsuits are saying we're essential. >>yet we don't want to provide any kind of. >>responsibility it's an issue congress will likely take up in the next stimulus package in washington, i'm joe khaleel. >>still ahead on the kron 4 morning news protests from coast to coast over the death of george floyd will have the latest from minneapolis coming up. and a little peek outside before we go we just want to check in on conditions around the bay area this morning, here's a peek at the

. >>> still to come, labor secretary eugene scalia. the job situation, terrible. can we have a rapid recovery with 42 million of us out of work? we will ask him. >>> congressman steve scalise, he's working to bring back live sports. good for him. he spoke with top commissioners about their return. but where's baseball? is that sport going to commit suicide? he joins me next. >>> but first, new orleans saints quarterback drew brees facing some intense backlash for saying this. roll tape. >> i will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the united states of america or our country. stuart: well, he's roundly condemned for it. even his own teammates speaking out against it. we have the story coming up for you. up and down. depression to exuberance. and you could name many, many cycles like that over the years. my generation, having come through so many wars and so many things... persistence. it's the heartbeat of this country. stick with it. ♪ the first and only full prescription strength non-steroidal anti-inflammatory gel available over-the-counter. new

david westin spoke with eugene scalia about the rebound in jobs in may. >> it was a stupendous jobs report expectations by 10 million jobs. in leisure and hospitality. it was restaurant workers coming back to work. it was a lot in manufacturing, construction, retail. of me mention a couple things that make this report more encouraging. thee surveys relate to middle of the month. this is where we were mid-may. states were just starting to reopen. you ask where jobs are, many the next be added over few weeks in states that get deeper into their reopening. not adddustries we did back as much as we expected to, but we will bring those jobs back. health care lost 1.4 million jobs in april. those jobs will come back. it is a good start in the reopening. david: congress enacted the payroll protection program. is there a way of knowing what effect the ppp may have had on those jobs numbers? >> it was helpful in keeping attached toyroll, the employer. hard to know where it factors in . the small business administration estimates tens of millions of workers have gotten the benefits of that program b

labor secretary eugene scalia testifies about the increase in unemployment insurance benefits due to the coronavirus pandemic. watch lively -- watch live tuesday on c-span, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. earlier today, washington, d.c. mayor murial bowser held a briefing to discuss protest following the death of george floyd. d.c. council chair phil mendelson also spoke and looked at a police reform bill that the council was considering. >> good morning. i'm going to begin this press conference. it's a joint press conference the mayor and i have been doing since the pandemic and these more limited press conferences.

. >>> we're live now as labor secretary eugene scalia testifies about the effect of increased unemployment benefits due to the coronavirus pandemic. the senate advance committee is holding this hearing. this is live coverage on c. c-span.

tuesday at 2:30 p.m., live on labor, secretary of eugene scalia testifies before the senate finance committee on the cares act and the role of unemployment insurance during the crowbars pandemic. wednesday at -- during the coronavirus pandemic. wednesday the house judiciary committee hearing on lease accountability. at tenneco -- police accountability. treasury of the secretary testifies on the ample mentation of title i of the cares act. -- the implementation of the cares act. watch this week on c-span, c-span three, live on c-span.org and free on the c-span radio app. >> former president jimmy carter, the clinton, george w. bush, and barack obama, made statements on the killing of george floyd in minneapolis. from president carter, dehumanizing people debases us all. humanity is beautifully and infinitely diverse. the bonds of our common humanity must overcome the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices. president clinton remarked, 57 years ago, dr. klink dreamed of a date when his forte little children will be judged not by -- dr. martin luther king dreamed of a day in his four children w

tuesday, secretary of labor eugene scalia will testify on the cares act and the role of unemployment insurance during the coronavirus pandemic. and then at 10 a.m., a house judiciary hearing on policing enforcementd law accountable he. secretary of the treasury steve mnuchin will testify on the implementation of title i of the cares acts. what's this week, live tuesday and wednesday on c-span and this week, live tuesday and wednesday on c-span and c-span3. or listen on the free c-span radio app. former presidents jimmy carter, bill clinton, george w. bush, and barack obama made surrounding the killing of george floyd in minneapolis. here is what they had to say. from president carter -- "dehumanizing people do basis us all. the bonds of our common humanity must overcome the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices." resident clinton remarked "57 years ago dr. king dreamed of a day when his four little children would be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. today, that dream seems even more out of reach and will never reach it if we keep treatin

secretary of labor eugene scalia.e will have more on the economy ahead when robert kaplan joins us exclusively at the bottom of the hour. sophie: let's get a quick check of the latest business flash headlines. apple says it re-aims to open at least 75 stores across the u.s. this week, including major locations like u.s. and newark. all outlets were closed -- and new york. all outlets were closed until a phased reopening last month. this week should see the majority of its domestic outlets reopen, the sum will operate sidewalk service only. -- though some will operate sidewalk service only. reuters sites unidentified sources, but has said tencent wants to surpass baidu as a big iqyi is currently valued at billions and it is unclear if tencent has --roached i.t. -- tehem them directly over a deal. up next, a conversation with robert kaplan. don't miss it. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ now welcome listeners on bloomberg radio. even with the recovery, u.s. labor market will fall well short of the levels seen just before the coro

. >> harris: the labor secretary eugene scalia. thanks for joining us. a moment. i want to know the basis of where we are today with the economic news that came out. >> well, it is very good news and surprisingly good news. we added 2.5 million jobs and we saw unemployment drop in a month that really almost all observers thought unemployment would be going up and we might lose more jobs. terrific news. there is one way in which it's not a surprise. we knew we would bound back. we knew what was being done was temporary to beat back the virus. we knew we had a strong economy. we were getting ready to reopen. it happened faster and stronger. good news. >> harris: and we have not factored in all of the losses and destruction from several knights of rioting and looting. that bears saying. businesses are getting hit. this is from the congressional budget office. it doesn't expect the u.s. economy to recover until 2030. it said the pandemic will shrink the economy by 8 trillion dollars. what is your reaction to that? >> well, my reaction is that we can do bette

in the second hour, we will speak to labor secretary eugene scalia.alk about why we were so surprised. that is coming up on "balance of power" on bloomberg television and radio. ♪ vonnie: welcome to bloomberg markets. i'm vonnie quinn. guest ona is today's leadership live with david rubenstein. isy are discussing how she getting the automaker back up and running after the coronavirus forced her industry to halt production. are margaretre we wise coming up to the halfway point in the session. ,he dow sill leading the gains up by .9 percent, as new york city takes tended to steps to reopen. the city being the largest contributor to the u.s. gdp. the snp is up .4%. the nasdaq is up .3%. let's get to carlisle cofounder david rubenstein. so is it harder to manage a company remotely with all of your employees, or is it harder to sell cars in a situation

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the secretary of labor of the united states, eugene scalia, we are thrilled to have you on after this supreme court decision. how will the department of labor adapt and adjust immediately to this historic decision? sec. scalia: good to be with you. yes, it is an important decision. the court issued it yesterday. we don't have the primary responsibility for administering that particular law. the equal employment opportunity commission is the agency charged with administering title vii. but we are certainly reading through the court's decision. the court has ruled, and we will adhere to that. tom: it is very important to understand that you will set the tone, and we would suggest that jean scalia has been doing that -- that gene scalia has been doing that for years. there's ideas here of the religious exemption to the normal labors of this country. that businesses can say we digress from this ruling, we are not going to do it. do you think that will be evident immediately? how should eeoc or labor respond? sec. scalia: i think that was one of the issues that justice gorsuch, in his opin

here is eugene scalia who was on fox news channel earlier talking about the progress. >> we put out job's report for may that was stupendous, record-level increases, same thing with new home construction. there are positive signs and i heard a lot of optimism about reopening and reopening safely and that was a conversation in texas earlier this week. eric: maybe some positive signs but they are not reopening safely, you see what is happening in lone star state, in arizona and others. so what happens in the next few months and how long do we get back to it? jon: well, you know, i don't want to be too negative about. this the labor secretary was right. we saw surprising increase in unemployment in may and we did see consumer increase, but it's also the case that the -- that if the virus continue to spread and infections increase it's going to have economic impact. i think what we learned from march and april, we have to find some better way, some better middle ground to go about our business without imperilling ourselves, shutting the whole economy down was devastating and extremely costly,

secretary of p.m., labor eugene scalia testifies before the senate finance committee on the c.a.r.e.st and the role of unemployment insurance. eastern, a hearing on police practices and law enforcement accountability. on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m. eastern, secretary of the treasury steve mnuchin, testifies before the senate small business committee on the implementation of title i of the c.a.r.e.s. act. watch this week live today and on wednesday on c-span and c-span3, online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> binge watch book tv this summer. every saturday evening at 8 p.m. eastern, central and and watch your favorite nonfiction authors. starting saturday with a pulitzer prize winning historian, doris kearns goodwin, well known for her work on american presidents. next saturday, as we feature new york times best-selling author s, binge watch book tv all summer on c-span2. [protestors chanting] >> george floyd! >> with the recent protests unfolding across the country, watch our live coverage of the withnment's response briefings from the white house, congress, governo

we will give you a live look right now at the senate finance committee, the labor secretary eugene scalia testifying there. republicans and the white house argued that benefit has become a hindrance for businesses since some people are actually making more money on unemployment. democrats, though, are making the argument to republicans saying how can you say more people are coming back into the work force, yet this is also a hindrance? they are saying that doesn't really work hand in hand. they are also saying that this $600 plus-up should continue until the end of the year. watch. >> when secretary scalia failed to offer a plan to give benefits out in a timely way, democrats proposed a flat sum solution. $600 per week. >> the $600 benefit was an extraordinary measure to help americans who were shut out of the workplace in a closing economy. as the economy reopens, i appreciate that members of this committee do not want the cares benefit to be a deterrent. reporter: at their weekly policy lunch today, senate republicans discussed potential police reform legislation. tim scott will lead th

tuesday at 2:30 p.m., secretary of labor eugene scalia testifies before the housing committee on the care is act and the role of and wednesday at 10:00, live on c-span, the house judiciary committee hearing on policing practices and law enforcement accountability. at 10:00 on c-span3, steve mnuchin testifies before the senate small business committee on the implementation of title i of the cares act. watch this week live tuesday and wednesday on c-span and c-span3. listenat c-span.org or live on the free c-span radio app. in memorial service for george floyd was held in minneapolis. family members and reverent al sharpton spoke to the gathering. this is just over 90 minutes.

but how those changes may end up being permanent we're but we're adapting labor secretary eugene scalia says as rising unemployment levels off his department will focus on helping employers create safe conditions for workers we want to help them do that we're putting out guidelines to help them do that. but scalia stopped short of making safety precautions, mandatory that's not something that that we felt was necessary lawyers need to do the responsible thing and provide treatment next congresswoman linda sanchez says the white house and congress should mandate safe conditions she doesn't think businesses who are negligent about safety should be protected from employee lawsuits are saying we're essential. >>yeah, we don't want to provide any kind of. >>responsibility it's an issue congress will likely take up in the next stimulus package in washington, i'm joe khaleel. our coverage of the coronavirus continues at kron 4 dot com where you'll find the latest on outbreaks in the bay area. >>an interactive map and plenty of information on ways that you can stay safe. you can find all and mo

against the coronavirus secretary of labor eugene scalia says in may the unemployment rate dropped nearly one and a half percent and senate republicans say that extending the extra fees $100 a week in benefits may do more harm. >>they got most recipients are being paid more on that on employment insurance and there were when working iowa, senator chuck grassley says letters from small business owners say some employers can't find people to hire for $15 an hour and we fine. >>that they're receiving equivalent of $20 an hour and unemployment benefits, some lawmakers urge a compromise tying the unemployment benefits to each state's unemployment rate. >>in washington alexandra le mon. >>5.52 and coming up after the break we're going to highlight some more seniors from the class of 2020. i 55 and kron 4 continues to salute the high school graduates of 2020 each morning, we spotlight different seniors and at this hour is congratulations to you linda alexander she likes to go by only she says she graduated from san leandro high. >>in the fall, she's looking forward to studying culinary arts at m

against the coronavirus secretary of labor eugene scalia says in may the unemployment rate dropped nearly one and a half percent and senate republicans say that extending the extra fees $100 a week in benefits may do more harm. >>they got most recipients are being paid more on that on employment insurance and there were when working iowa, senator chuck grassley says letters from small business owners say some employers can't find people to hire for $15 an hour and we fine. >>that they're receiving equivalent of $20 an hour and unemployment benefits, some lawmakers urge a compromise tying the unemployment benefits to each state's unemployment rate. >>in washington alexandra team. >>sonoma county reopening winery and brewery tasting rooms but >>8.46 and say cheers this weekend you're going to be able to go wine tasting in sonoma county, nasa lou and whether they serve food or not. >>you're you're able to get one which is great kron 4 sarah stinson live in santa rosa to explains de la >>good morning guys it's a little early for a chairs bowl will do it wheelchairs here in front of some viney

but we're adapting labor secretary eugene scalia says as rising unemployment levels off his department will focus on helping employers create safe conditions for workers we want to help them do that we're putting out guidelines to help them do that. but scalia stopped short of making safety precautions, mandatory that's not something that that we felt was necessary lawyers need to do the responsible thing and provide the proper equipment. congresswoman linda sanchez says the white house and congress should mandate safe conditions she doesn't think businesses who are negligent about safety should be protected from employee lawsuits are saying we're essential. >>yeah, we don't want to provide any kind of. >>responsibility it's an issue congress will likely take up in the next stimulus package in washington, i'm joe khaleel. >>and our coverage of the coronavirus continues on our website kron 4 dot com. we have the latest on the outbreaks for you in the bay area also an interactive map and plenty of information on ways you can stay safe. you can find it all in all this and more at kron 4 d

tuesday at 2:30 p.m., secretary of labor eugene scalia testifies before the housing committee on the care is act and the role of and wednesday at 10:00, live on c-span, the house judiciary committee hearing on policing practices and law enforcement accountability. at 10:00 on c-span3, steve mnuchin testifies before the senate small business committee on the implementation of title i of the cares act. watch this week live tuesday and wednesday on c-span and c-span3. listenat c-span.org or live on the free c-span radio app. in memorial service for george floyd was held in minneapolis. family members and reverent al sharpton spoke to the gathering. this is just over 90 minutes. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good afternoon. you may be seated. robin wilkerson and i am the co- chancellor of north-central university. to all the friends and the family of george floyd and all of our esteemed guest here today, i want to welcome you. on behalf of the university, on behalf of doctor scott hagan, on behalf of the board of regents, on behalf of the faculty we are so grateful that you are here with us today. and we a

p.m., live on c-span, secretary of labor eugene scalia testifies before the senate finance committee on the cares act and the role of unemployment insurance during the coronavirus pandemic. eastern, at 10:00 a.m. live on c-span, the house judiciary committee hearing on policing practices and law accountability. also at 10:00 a.m. eastern live on c-span3, secretary of the treasury steve mnuchin, steps -- testifies over the small business committee on the implementation of title i of the cares act. watch this week live, tuesday and wednesday, on c-span and c-span3, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. announcer: earlier today, nato secretary-general yen sultan berger announced his 2030 initiative and what role nato is playing during the coronavirus. he discussed president trump's threat to remove u.s. troops from germany and accused russia and china of spreading disinformation about the coronavirus. held during a virtual conversation by the atlantic council, this is 30 minutes. >> it is wonderful to have this opportunity to discuss nato's reflection proces

secretary of labor eugene scalia testifies before the senate finance committee on the c.a.r.e.s.ct and the role of unemployment insurance during the pandemic. then, the house judiciary committee hearing on policing practices and law enforcement accountability. also live on c-span three, the secretary of the treasury, steve mnuchin, testifies before the senate small business committee on the implementation of title i of the c.a.r.e.s. act. watch next week live tuesday and wednesday on c-span and c-span3, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> democratic presidential candidate joe biden spoke about the u.s. economy at delaware state university, a historically black institution, in the state capital of dover.

tuesday, at 2:30 p.m., live on c-span, secretary of aber eugene scalia testifies for the senate finance committee on the cares act and the role of unemployment insurance during the coronavirus pandemic. wednesday, at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, the house judiciary committee hearing on policing practices on law enforcement and account ability. also live on c-span3, the secretary of treasury testifies before the senate small business committee on the implementation of title i of the cares act. watch this week live tuesday and ,ednesday on c-span and c-span3 online at c-span.org or listen for free on the c-span radio app. next, hearing on protecting voting rights during the coronavirus pandemic. the house judiciary subcommittee on the constitution, civil rights, and civil liberties heard from the fair fight action chair, stacey abrams, michigan secretary of state jocelyn benson, do -- judicial watch member tom fenton and aclu voting rights director, dale ho. this is to and a half hours. start this session with a prayer. ourselves infind very trying times in this country. sick,ld ask thos

tuesday at 2:30 p.m., secretary of labor eugene scalia testifies before the senate finance committeethe cares act and the role of unemployment insurance during the pandemic. on wednesday live on c-span, the house judiciary committee hearing on policing practices and law enforcement accountability. c-span3, secretary of the treasury steven mnuchin testifies before the senate small business committee on the implementation of title i of the cares act. watch this week live tuesday and wednesday on c-span and c-span3, online at c-span.org or on the free c-span radio app. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from alexandria, virginia, is sean smoot, former member of the president's task force on 21st century policing during the obama administration. thank you for being with us on this sunday. guest: thank you. host: this headline from the washington post, the 12 day of demonstrations, marches, and protests, thousands from washington, d.c., vowing to be heard. regarding the death of george floyd, what will change in the way police operate? some: i think there is potential for

secretary eugene scalia of was sworn in as secretary of labor september 27th, last year. he has served in a number of high level positions in and out of government prior to his appointment. he has served as solicitor of labor, the department's top legal officer, also as a special assistant to the attorney general and as a partner at a law firm. the labor department plays a very central role in overseeing the new federal programs intended to help workers and their families respond to the virus pandemic. secretary scalia, please proceed. >> chairman grassley, ranking member wyden and members of the committee, thank you for the invitation to testify today. last friday, the labor department issued a very encouraging jobs report. 2.5 million jobs were created in may versus expectations that we would lose 7.5 million jobs. the unemployment rate dropped nearly a point and a half instead of rising five points as projected. moreover, the survey period for that report ended in mid-may. since then, many, many more americans have returned to work. our economy has turned the corner ag

p.m., eugene:30 scalia testifies on the cares act and the role of unemployment insurance.dnesday, at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the house judiciary committee hearing on law enforcement accountability. also, on c-span3, secretary of the treasury steve mnuchin testifies before the senate small business committee on the implementation of title i of the cares act. live tuesday and wednesday on c-span and c-span3, c-span.org, and the free c-span radio app. >> tonight, on the communicators -- >> we are at the beginning of building our smart city. vertere fortunate to con our telephone booth infrastructure to wi-fi kiosks. they are located across the city of new york. provides a of itself sets of communicating that out a predicate for what can be how we canechnology, regulate our lighting system, so much that can be done just from that platform alone. >> new york democratic congresswoman yvette clarke on the communicators on c-span2 tonight. chris "washington journal continues. an op-ed on this idea of defunding the police. she says "defunding and abolition probably means something diff

the labor secretary eugene scalia said just a short time ago, quote, it appears the worst of the coronavirus impact on the nation is behind us. we'll see if this holds. nasdaq adding well over 1 1/2% to its total. again, the president is going to speak on that jobless report in just minutes, and when he does, we'll bring it to you. >> pretty incredible. the dow has nearly recovered everything since that big drop come march. >>> let's check in with steve now. we got the weekend here and some cool weather to say hello to saturday and sunday, sir. >> that is correct. after yesterday, another hot day for many. it cooled off a little bit, coast and bay. the inland was still very hot. not today. temperatures will drop off a good 20, maybe 25 degrees for some, low clouds, and, i mean, just a roaring wind out of the west/southwest. fog returns. highs 50s, 60s over by the coast. 70s to maybe a few very low 80s. but windy hills, delta, maybe where you are as well, 50s on a lot of these temps. berkeley is 54 degrees. napa airport 54. redwood city, hayward 57. we are running noticeably schooler. there's

labor secretary eugene scalia. mr.t to have you >> good to be back, morgan >> i want to start with the news that kicked off the week, that was specifically the temporary ban on certain types of immigration visas. we've had a number of not only tech ceos but also chamber of commerce and other businesses come out and voice opposition and say it's going to have a negative economic impact what is your response? >> well, we're very focussed right now as you would want us to be on getting american workers back into the workplace. we made great strides in may i think we're making great strides right now. we'll put a new jobs report out next week. but we know that there are just too many americans still on unemployment out of work, and we want to do what we can to get it back on the job. part of that is obviously making sure they're not losing positions to people coming in on guest worker visas that's why the president suspended the h-1-b program and others until the end of the year, and the way i look at this is we're doing t

devos and now she is working with the higher education communities as well as secretary of labor eugene scalia on how we can safely protect workers from the virus, and sect of health and human services alex azar now the administration is responding to this health crisis. today we need to not only address the immediate need for colleges students but we need to begin to plan with the future f higher education will look like in the wake of coronavirus. these truly unprecedented times require bold, responsive leadership. but right now colleges and universities are not getting what they need from the federal government. while and fighting to secure additional funding and address the ongoing needs of colleges and students across the country, i will continue to push this administration to not only implement the law as intended by congress, but to step up and provide leadership and guidance for our faculty, our staff and her students because they desperately needed. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank thank you very much, sr murray. will now move to the witnesses and into senators questions. pleased to

tuesday at 2:30 p.m., live on secretary of labor eugene scalia testifies before the cares act and the role of unappointed insurance during the converse -- unemployment insurance. wednesday, the house judiciary committee on policing practices on law enforcement accountability. eastern on00 a.m. c-span three, steven mnuchin testifies before the senate small business committee on the implementation of title i of the cares act. live, tuesdayk, and wednesday, on c-span and c-span3, online on c-span.org, or listen live on the freeseas a hearing looks atan radio>> u, racial health disparities in the covid-19 pandemic. doctors and health care advocates discuss their research on the disparities on communities of color, including african americans, latinos, and native americans. congressman jim clyburn chairs the committee which was held by videoconference.

from her on how she is working with the higher education community, as well as secretary of labor eugene scalia on how we can safely protect workers from the virus and secretary of health and human services alex azar on how they are responding to this crisis. we need to not only address the immediate news for colleges and students, but we need to begin to plan what the future of higher education will look like in the wake of coronavirus. these truly unprecedented times require bold, responsive leadership but colleges and universities are not getting what they need. and while i am fighting to secure additional funding and address the ongoing needs of colleges and students across the country, i continue to push this administration to not only implement the law as intended by congress, but to step up and provide leadership and guidance for faculty, staff and students because they desperately need it. thank you, mr. chairman. chair alexander: we now move to senators questions. welcome all four witnesses, we introduce all four but let me ask senator braun to introduce the first witness and then i wi

the labor secretary of eugene scalia says he opposes the extension of the $600 a week on employment benefitp workers received as a result of the pandemic -- unemployment benefit bump. mr. scalia said the enhanced payment, including a federal stimulus package in march served their usefulness by the time the program expires at the end of july. one person testifying is michelle ever more -- michelle evermore, and talked about the financial support that came from the passage of the cares act. [video] >> the cares act is having a dramatic and positive effect on millions of people out of work. particularly workers that paid low wages. this is saving lives. compounding centuries of structural resources, it is affecting communities of color must have medically. a poll showed 16% of black workers reported being laid off. 20% of latino workers. 11% of white workers in 12% of workers from other racial groups reported being laid off. unemployment assistance is helping the middle class, self-employed workers, and lower paid workers often misclassified as independent contractors to weather a storm leavin

members of the coronavirus task force include the nih director francis collins, labor secretary eugene scalia secretary sonny perdue and health resources and services administration director thomas ingle. of the briefing was called in the wake of the spike of coronavirus cases. yesterday, nearly 40,000 new cases reported. that is as you pointed out an all-time high. at the same time, there has been a significant reduction in deaths, the daily deaths down about two-thirds from their high back in april. in the town hall at sean hannity last night, the president said the u.s. has the best and highest level of testing in the world. in nearly 30 million people have been tested so far. the president also pointing to the number of deaths going down. listen here. >> sometimes i jokingly say you are sarcastically say if we didn't do tests, we would look great. but is not the right thing to do. we are way up and testing. but what it also shows by doing that, it shows a very low mortality rate, just about the lowest so we are right at the bottom in a positive way and i think that people are starting to