huffman were talking a whole of government approach. shouldn't the department of homeland security have visibility into the vetting of children sponsors? we talked about that, right? >> absolutely we care about that. i will say we have sent to hhs to help them federalize their workforce in these efforts. we spent our most experienced asylum office with experience, vetting people, running background checks, determining family relationships. we spent our best officers to hhs to improve the process. the stories you mentioned i'm unaware of those but i'm happy to get back to you on those. >> you don't have confidence that the unaccompanied children being released -- that the background checks of their sponsors have been fully completed and vetted, is that correct then? >> i'm just going to say i do not lack confidence in our government's efforts or the work that our federal employees are doing at dhs or hhs. i am saying that of the news articles which you speak i have not read. i would like to confer back with hhs and i'm happy to provide a

congressman huffman sits on the transportation committee in the house. we asked him about the president infrastructure bill. >> he said bipartisan talks are continuing, but democrats may have to move forward without republican support because of opposition to raising taxes in national news. attorney general merrick garland announced today the department of justice is taking new steps to protect voting rights garland says his department will push back against new voter laws and republican led states which he says restrict access to the ballot. our washington correspondent raquel martin tells us this continues to be a top priority of the biden administration. >> attorney general merrick garland says of holding voting rights simply is not up for debate. he says his office will be using every tool available to them to ensure every american has access to the ballot box. but he says it's going to take an act of congress to uphold that promise. >> the right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy. friday, u.s. attorney general merrick garland announced the

c. huffman alumni. we start with nicole how to jose, the j school huffman school, and it will things carolina tried and true. the actions of the board of trustees does not represent the students and alumni go. nicole, how to jones go hills. robbie, what went wrong here? the university once in the co had a chance to be a tenured professor. and then something went horribly wrong. they may still be out of write a book. but how do you read the situation right now today? right? because there are so many levels to how a person goes about getting tenure. there are many opportunities for things to go awry. you know, it's not just within your department, it's not just within your field. it's not even just within your campus that it can expand beyond that with a board of trustees or a board of governors. so there are many opportunities for things that are things that are hard to pin down in terms of what people's motivations really are. that can completely undermine and sabotage a case of a did with 100 joan. let

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huffman: thank you, madam chair. once again, you found a space in this climate debate where there is ample room to work together and collaborate and do things that should not be controversial that are seemingly pretty obvious. expanding the electrical grid is key to unlocking affordable, renewable energy. as we have heard today, a clean energy grid is a foundation to be the carbon icing all sectors of the economy. but for years, we have been told by the fossil fuel industry by grid operators and utilities that a carbon free power grid is unrealistic. just a few years ago, when i was a california legislator, i was told 33% renewable portfolio standard was unattainable. but, three weeks ago, something really interesting happened. for a few minutes, california hit a remarkable milestone -- 95% of our electricity came from renewables. we have been bringing solar, wind and storage online faster than anyone previously predicted. suddenly, the conversation is not getting to 100% but whether we can do it faster. it brings to

and indeed the g. 5 regional force from huffman journalists in molly, thank you for this update. and here in berlin, political correspondence, simon young, is following the situation. simon, what are you hearing from germany as department of defense? you get the military sources here in berlin of confirm. pretty much those details that you heard there. this was a car bomb attack against what was some sort of temporary base. we understand a collection of vehicles really 25 to 30 bonus vehicles. and somehow the attack was carried out in the early as of the morning. and we hear that 12 or perhaps 13 german soldiers have been injured. and report suggests that 3 of them are seriously injured at several soldiers of being evacuated. i have already been lifted out of molly and obviously the authorities here monitoring the situation very closely. and we expect to defense minister integrate cramped car about to make a statement later. some of the i'm here in berlin. thank you very much. attends european union summit has wrapped up in brussels off the 2 days of heated discussions. lead us d

for software, we can create money without paying a government award. winning filmmaker tossed and huffman looks at all sides of the complex crypto crypto bit going no change in the internet on out of sarah june, $96076.00 days that read through the map of the middle east. my record of the victim up is really army in that war war, the saturday, the history of his 50 years later, i'll just explore the events leading to the war and its consequences, which i still felt today. but we tried everything we went to the united nations. we tried to mediations contacts, 3 different countries. and it was clear that all this was to know the rule in june . the latest news, as it breaks, more than half of the coal mines by separatists is re labeled as russian cole and transported out to markets in asia and europe with detailed coverage before inter withdrawal is underway and will be completed after the may 1st deadline from around the world will be demonstrated with teams or the british government. any new laws designed to curtail people's rights of assembly damage. the country's democracy, me be the her

representative huffman: thank you for that. i yelled back, madam chair.hair cantor -- chair castor: thank. next we go to represent in from texas. >> thank you, madam chair. it is an important hearing. we are used to the heat and used to floods in houston. but we have to get our facts straight and understand the problem so we can align with the right solutions. oftentimes it rains here. it rains a lot here, and we hear , well, that's climate change. that is what climate change looks like. i'm not denying climate change, of course, but what we do have to get straight is the rhetoric surrounding it. we are in a humid, subtropical climate on the gulf of mexico. this last month, everyone was talking about may, there will be 11 inches of rain overall, and it was considered exceptional. that is actually the median. you go back to 1888, that far back you can find 11 inches of rain for the month, so it does happen and will not change any time soon. to hear that we have had 500-year floods in the last decades is a clever distraction because 500-your flood is an ins

so it was very it was on say for sure. >> representative huffman also sits on the transportation committee in the house. we've got a chance also to ask him about the president's infrastructure bill. he said bipartisan talks are continuing, but democrats may have to move forward without republican support because of opposition to raising taxes. let's talk about the forecast right now as we take a live look outside across the golden gate bridge. some of that traffic slowdown we see heading. into marine county is because of that brush fire in sausalito along one. oh, one near rodeo. we are hearing the traffic is now moving in one direction coming into the city. but we're working to get more information on the fire and the situation. we'll get some more traffic situations happening here as we take a live look from this camera that showing us from where this is on top of mount tam. so it's a camera on top of mount and looking down at the area where traffic is really backed up from this situation. we do not see a lot of fire or smoke, which is good were and are still trying to get some details a

congressman jared huffman, who had about 100 people rsvp'd to his first in person town hall in a yearis audience ended up in face to face clashes with protesters. i have. apologize to everyone who came here to try to have a civil, respectful problem. ization demonstrators were upset that vaccination cards were originally required for admission, and that capacity was limited for social distance. we are the taxpayers, he is our servant. it doesn't go the other way around, people offered their vax cards, although it did end up an honor system, but hoffman didn't get to his first topic before protesters poured in. hoffman, clearly frustrated. respect the distance of others in the masking rules, but i can see you're not at one point of protesters stuck her tongue in a man's face trying to rip off his mask, which she later defended. civil disobedience is not going to look pretty all the time. the idea is that you're disrupting the flow of the day today. bugs please don't get physical with each other after an employed protesters to calm down and to see it on my doorstep. ah. yeah, they're th

thank you still to come this new time, a town hall meeting hosted by congressman jared huffman gets heated in sandra fell more in the conflict between the audience and some p majestic mountains... scenic coastal highways... fertile farmlands... there's lots to love about california. so put off those chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm when less clean energy is available. because that's power down time. not go the way it was planned. a group of demonstrators made sure their voice was heard loud and clear. upset that a vaccine card was needed for people to attend. ktvu is deborah villalon reports. okay now medical freedom. the chant at the sandra fell community center has been it was in the seventies and the voice shouting to be heard congressman jared huffman, who had about 100 people rsvp'd to his first in person town hall in a year. his audience ended up in face to face clashes with protesters. i apologize to everyone who came here to try to have a civil. respectful conversation. demonstrators were upset that vaccination cards were originally required for admission, and that capacit

some are strongly opposed to getting one like a group of anti-vaxers who disrupted congressman huffman'sn hall even sitting on the stage at one point and against having to show proof of vaccination in any circumstance. >> my view is in the middle of a deadly pandemic that has taken lives, it is not unreasonable to ask people before they gather in to crowds to have a vaccination. >> reporter: while california has reached the 70% goal of getting every adult at least one dose, some states are far from it. the bay area demand is dropping off. levi stadium will close as a mass vaccination site on the 24th. others will stay open for first and second doses. the incentives are growing. along with the vaccine lottery program, marin county is offering an additional $25 gift card for people at some sites which they get right after their first dose even though it's the highest vaccinated county in the state. >> if we can rally and reach as high a number as possible the community or herd immunity is boosted and positions are in good shape to stay healthy depending on whatever happens in our covid-19

well rate will be consumed at 7 times the current rate. huffman is another critical val. material that's in high demand. i'm going to use an electric vehicles and generators. china recognize the signs of the times early on. now, europe is playing catch up. green a digital technologies currently depend on a number of scarce raw materials. we import, lithium for electric cars, platinum, to produce clean hydrogen. silicon metal for solar panels, 98 percent of the rare earth elements we need come from single supplier china. this is why we have proposed to create a european raw materials alliance. the a g. u has committed to reducing its carbon emissions by 60 percent over the next 2 decades. so a europe wide consortium of companies with headquarters in berlin has been charged with the the issue of all materials you. ready can wrong to alliance has one mandate tests the mandate to protect your own from any kind of supply interaction of raw materials in particular critical raw materials. and in this context, of course, our role is 1st and foremost, understanding the pattern and the mix of raw

he this, i'm each object was created for each house and could be purchased here. huffman here, the state one that was very modern for the time in the also this idea of combining support for the economy with support for the onset of thought with could to a said works meant to be sold. the companies were meant to receive orders, films, everything could be viewed at the exhibitions, and then also giving them the former workshop designed by all day, is today a museum. the exhibition shows everyday objects fashioned by the artists in residence. i'm gonna put that one here for chairs designed by members of the dom, start artists, colony. you want. we want to show that they were working together here in one place . peter wanted to hear you see one by pet barons, a chair from his dining room and we see curved lines, but it's overall very simple and functional. and this is why the frame has a certain touch of practicality that they find really fascinating. these can spun in this to decide, as you see, a piece by petri scuba, a very young designer who worked here, got to touch the 19 or 20 when he

i miss the minutes that you believe the huffman has a political future. i think he has his own supporters because he is there in east libya and benny gassy. and the surrounding, he has supporters. that's why we say no one should be marginalized, other and no one on the political scene should be marginalized, the political security or social scenes. but he didn't come politically, he's a military general, i killer, for example, i get a father came through a political process. that's the difference is the commander of the lead been national army, those the endorsed by the parliament elected by the libyan people. now when we received the baby, you spoke about one army in one country. we welcome that this, this is the libyan live in f o. within 5 less, 5 the committee through prominent figures in the east and west than the south of the country. and all the different minutes the powers in the west, because who control the west of labor. this is the question, the libyan national army and the half is there in east libya. and the security is all over the place in

building will be an exhibition space for the personal collection of the owner. swiss billionaire maya huffman. the site will also include a library archive rooms and restaurants. the round base was inspired by us woman amphitheatre, the tower echoes the craggy opium mountains, and the steel reflecting the light of accidents and van goff paintings. and speaking of fun golf shoppers and aren't lovers, in the united arab emirates will soon be able to step into his post impression of masterpieces projected onto walls and floors in a do by shopping center of immersive digital experience will showcase displays of some fun. got more famous works, it opens july 1st, and will run until mid the middle of next year. and finally, exciting news from northern italy where the verona rena amphitheater has returned to staging full offers for the 1st time. since the pandemic signaling a cultural return to life for the town of romeo and juliet fame, the o. in february, now where we lay o, seen italy's most fabulous opera as a back to entertain audiences off to the pandemic force, many theaters to go dark. it's

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busy well, rate it will be consumed at 7 times the current range. huffman is another critical val. material that's in high demand. i'm going to use an electric vehicles and generators. china recognize the signs of the times early on. now, europe is playing catch up. green digital technologies currently depend on a number of scarce raw materials. we import, lithium for electric cars, platinum, to produce clean hydrogen, silicon metal, for solar panels, 98 percent of the rear earth elements we need come from single supplier china. this is why we have proposed to create a european raw materials alliance. the 8 you has committed to reducing its carbon emissions by 60 percent over the next 2 decades. so a europe wide consortium of companies with headquarters in berlin has been charged with addressing the issue of materials. so you can rama to alliance has one monday to test the mandate to protect your own from any kind of supply interaction of raw materials in particular critical raw materials. and in this context, of course, our role is 1st and foremost, understanding the pattern and the mix of

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, people in germany can now get a digital certificate on their cell phones to prove their status. huffman, as they get sponsors, the goal is for the passport to be available by the end of the month at the latest to everyone who qualifies its intended to allow holders more freedom in the pandemic. thanks for watching. stay safe and see you again. with the green you feel worried about the meal of the on the green fence remains to join me for 6 sides of the green transformations for me, for you, for the plan. imagine how many portion of turn out in the world climate income stores. this is my plan, the way from just one week. how much was can really get we still have time to go. i'm doing all the the a me me i can because you oh no. no. i the the the festival they said never happened. got it red carpet and glittering gowns after all . who knew the international film festival from a special could really truly be a whoop in the par. welcome to us and culture from biting satellites, gripping drama, and ground breaking documentaries. the public enjoyed 5 days. a film shown in outdoor cinemas, acr

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there's the seven and the voice shouting to be heard congressman jared huffman, who had about 100 people rsvp'd to his first in person town hall in a year. his audience ended up in face to face clashes with protesters. i apologize to everyone who came here to try to have a civil. respectful conversation. demonstrators were upset that vaccination cards were originally required for admission, and that capacity was limited for social distance. we are the taxpayers, he is our servant. it doesn't go the other way around, people offered their vax cards, although it did end up an honor system, but hoffman didn't get to his first topic before protesters poured in. hoffman clearly frustrated, please respect the distance of others in the masking rules, but i think see you're not now either. at one point, a protester stuck her tongue in a man's face, trying to rip off his mask, which she later defended. civil disobedience is not going to look pretty all the time. the idea is that you're disrupting the flow of the day today, folks, please don't get physical with each other afghan implored protesters

for software, we can create money without paying for government award winning filmmaker. thorsten huffman looks at all sides of the complex crypto crypto bit going look, changed, and the internet on out of sarah. aah . a hello again. i'm home. let's remind you about top stories. this allen us president joe biden has led a ceremony in the state of oklahoma. to mark this is henry of the tulsa race. masika. 300 block residents were killed by white model and 921. fighting from a support to black businesses but made no mention of reformation, more than 90 percent of people in the northern region are in need of emergency food a morning from the wild food program. thousands have been killed and 2000000 others displaced since findings again and then europe talk to these agencies who need us to think about supplying that seems to poor a nation before not connecting young people in their own countries. that's as many nation struggle to get enough supply. now the us secretary of state is in costa rica as part of president jo biden's goal to tackle the root causes of migration. anthony bring can, wil

as far as i'm concerned with the tardy street because he was your the what huffman and mentors saddlin still call much. i expect a group of people, the atrocities that were met out there. because i was done on the evil people in 97, where millions of people were killed is what the precedent you to trust that you've worked away. this is somebody who has a parent is somewhat high as a minister and the people of my judah, how repeatedly said 8th, on a separate will, for somebody who has expressed sympathy and folly, that it is with terror. obviously, i'll tell you that we will have a model, but you've put a minister in the federal republic of major. but the, what's in the look, the other one with interest had both with and the fact that while the way should be the more christ that would truly be them. work with me while we have in that you get to be it's not a democracy, it's a dictatorship hiding. ringback behind the closing of them, chris, the 1st crucial, has departed venice since the current of virus pandemic again. but it wasn't all celebrations. a hundreds of protest has came out to

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the hotline was also congratulated by the very man he is replacing huffman real honey. you see on the right, right, these victory has been widely anticipated after other strong contenders were actually bought from running turn out. was the lowest ever seen? supposed to shut down right now, i'd like to offer my gratitude to the very dear honorable and vigilant people. i thank the almighty god, the dear pupils trust in the serving seminary student. i hope i can respond well to the people's confidence votes unkindness during my term. tracy will take over at a critical time around trying to still salvage the nuclear deal and to free itself from us sanctions. however, the outgoing foreign minister job at the reef says that could will be settled before i even takes office. there is a good possibility that we will reach an agreement before the end of our tenure as as how soon. so we are supposed to leave our office by mid august, and i think there is a good possibility that we can reach an agreement way before mid august. the talks are going on right now as we speak. i just re

cobalt and nickel, increase massively, while rate will be consumed as 7 times the current range. huffman is another critical val. material that's in high demand. i'm going to use an electric vehicles and generators. china recognize the signs of the times early on. now europe is playing catch up. green digital technologies currently depend on a number of cars, raw materials. we import, lithium for electric cars, platinum, to produce clean hydrogen, silicon metal, for solar panels, 98 percent of the rear earth elements we need come from single supplier. china, this is why we have proposed to create a european raw materials alliance. the a g. u has committed to reducing its carbon emissions by 60 percent over the next 2 decades. so a year acquired consortium of companies with headquarters in berlin has been charged with the missing the issue of materials. so you. ready can run the queue alliance has one mandate tests the mandate to protect your from any kind of supply interaction of raw materials in particular critical raw materials. and in this context, of course, our role is 1st and forem

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chair, i yield back. >> thank you, representative huffman. ranking member stauber, i do not believe there are any other republicans that have asked any questions, for the first panel, at least? >> mr. chairman, i do believe that's correct. >> thank you, ranking member, mr. stauber. with that, i will ask the final set of questions and i'm going to talk to ms. culver. and i want -- before i start to ask any specific questions, i want to thank you for recently appearing before our natural resources committee's briefing and listening session where you gave us all on the committee the opportunity to provide direct feedback on the administration's ongoing oil and gas leasing review. these were not easy questions that were given to you. and i want to thank you for the extensive amount of work that the administration is doing to hear directly not only from members of congress but from local communities impacted by oil and gas. it's very refreshing to have that relationship with you and with blm. you mentioned something, as i start my questions before

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. >> and now turning to jared huffman, on the select committee on the climate crisis, thank you for takinghis saturday. i want to get to the situation with the climate in your home state. first, if we could just pick up where congresswoman miller-meeks left off talking whether you guys will use budget reconciliation if a bill is not to be reached, where do you think things are? will the democrats deficitly go with budget reconciliation if you can't get the republicans on board? >> thank you for talking about this. i don't know how things are going to go in the senate. there are a lot of moving parts and whether this is through budget reconciliation or regular order, i think all of us would prefer something that's bipartisan. if you look outside of the congress of the united states, everything we're talking about with its infrastructure package has broad, popular support across party lines. it's only when it gets inside washington it's something that you might call partisan. >> well, let me ask you, it seems if congresswoman miller-meeks said what republicans are really worried about are ta

huffman: mr. speaker, it is important that this five-year surface trngs re-authorization invests in a -- transportation re-authorization invests in a greener transportation future while helping create great-paying jobs for american workers but it does more than that. it finally restores congress' article 1 prerogative in controlling the power of the purse. through an open, transparent process, member-designated projects will ensure that elected representatives of the people have at least some say on which surface trappings projects get funding. in my district, that means expanding the smart rail service into heelsburg and further north, closing gaps in a pedestrian and bike pathway along san francisco bay trail. providing accessibility and signage at the mouth of the smith river overlook. and planning for a safe pedestrian crossing into a channel. the invest act will also start planning for improvements along route 37 to benefit both commuters and the environment in the face of rising sea levels.

we welcome back to the republican memberse and next advice to call upon representative huffman. you are now recognized for five minutes of questions. welcome. y >> thank you chairman lowenthal and thank you for hearing and thank you for your ongoing commitment to strike at consolatory and productive relationship of the subcommittee and even in the faceri of the unfortunate rhetoric and partisan posturing we continue to see. you will bend over backwards and have been bipartisan inn ways that stand in stark contrast to how contrast to power a public and operated when they were in the majority not longth ago. representative mccollum shared the experience she had on legislation where she had to surrender to republican representative to get through. i this summer belli to give up toin republican congressman not because of the deadly insurrection but because of the democrats and i wasn't offered anything that was magnanimous as chairman lowenthal is offered to hold a special hearing for our colleague from arizona so let's stop pretending that republicans are somehow victims of heavy-h

including our committee colleagues jared huffman and mark desaulnier and john garamendi. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 16 and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman is recognized. mr. rouster: i ask unanimous consent to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> h.r. 610 codifies the environment protection agency's existing work in the san francisco bay estuary and establishes a san francisco bay program office. mr. rouser: i urge support of the legislation and -- mr. rouzer: i urge support of the legislation and reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from the district of columbia. ms. norton: i recognize ms. jackie speier for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. speier: this bill is something i've been working on for 10 years, i've introduced in every congress since i came to congress. it provides $25 million a year for five years. over the last 200 years, 90% of the bay wetlands have disappeare