so, i asked john radcliffe three times. there is poor in this wiretapping of americans but was binding. each time john ratcliffe with himself lots of wiggle room to suggest whatever it says, the president might have ways to go around it. he also said he would work with the attorney general who we know has explicitly said he doesn't believe in the foreign intelligence surveillance law. so this is where he could be dangerous. donald trump as president and william barr as attorney general, the leadership of the intelligence community is one of democracy's last lines of defense is. that's why the american people need a director that understands how the law protects the rights and won't start conducting warrantless wiretapping on americans just because the attorney general wrongly claims that it's legal. .. >> now this is a view undisputed within the intelligence community. they looked at it up and down and a unanimous judgment for the committee that it was true. but the intelligence really doesn't matter. all that matters is th

john radcliffe has demonstrated that he does not clear that lowest bar, that bar that means you have to have credibility in this position. i urge my colleagues only vote in a few minutes, to reject john reckless nomination to be director of national intelligence and that yield the floor i would note the absence ofan corn. so i know we are all looking forward to finish t

we didn't see that john radcliffe today. he was very moderate. he struck a nonpartisan tone. he promised to speak truth to power and promise the whe would forward intelligence even if president trump didn't like it or he was at risk from his job. he said that over and over as you would expect from someone facing senate confirmation. the issue of the wuhan lab has not come up with. he had not even been briefed on that. but as dr. fauci said, don't contradict the idea the virus occurred in nature, being studied in the lab and being merged accidently, that is a theory u.s. intelligence is asking. no one is suggesting, except perhaps president trump in a confused comment, this was a manmade, genetically engineered virus. the theory is they were studying it, took it from bats in the lab and it somehow infected a lab worker accidently. that is something sources are looking at but there's not conclusive evidence to the extent section mike pompeo is describing and president trump is describing in public, andrea. >> yes, the secretary of state seemed to indicate the intelligence was s

the intel committee today voted out the john radcliffe nomination to be the director of national intelligence. in almost any other time, a nominee of that importance would not be left to wait for another couple weeks but would get this done now. we would get this done today. we know it is likely to happen. it is unfortunate that the president is frustrated by that. we will vote either today to add the fourth member and the even-numbered back to an even number of republicans and democrats on the federal election commission. tray trainer was nominated by the president in 2017, 2018, and 2019. finally, we've worked through the obstacles to get that nomination to the floor and to get the fec back in business. a lot of comp located things happen with the new laws and new abilities to raise money for other entities. vice president announced this week a pay structure that would allow him to raise 620 thousand dollars from one person for all of the various groups he would be raising money for. i'm sure that is legal but i'm also sure that we would need an fec in place to look at any challenges to tha

. >> martha: president trump's pick for intel chief congressman john radcliffe defending himself andualifications to serve as director of national intelligence, he faced scrutiny from both sides of the aisle. >> would you communicate the intelligence communities analytics views to the president, even if you knew that he would strongly disagree with them? >> of course. >> even if you believe it would place your job in jeopardy. >> of course. >> he's a deeply partisan cheerleader for the president, a yes-man in every sense of the phrase. >> regardless of what anyone wants our intelligence to reflect, the intelligence i will provide if confirmed will not be impacted or altered as a result from outside influence. >> martha: joining me now judiciary chairman senator lindsey graham. the wheels are turning a bit in washington, the center is back and trying to get business done but john radcliffe withdrew his name from this position in the summer and now he is in the confirmation process. do you think he's going to be confirmed? >> i don't expect chuck schumer to vote for him but my expectat

. >> today, the senate approved denomination of texas republican john radcliffe to be the next directorf national intelligence. , 49-44.partyline vote mr. radcliffe received more votes in opposition to his nomination than any other in the 15 year history of the office. seven senators did not vote. republicans alexander, murkowski and rounds. democrats murray and independent senator bernie sanders. sunday night on q&a, a historian discusses his book about the summer road trips taken by henry forde and thomas edison. >> the idea came that they would take a car trip into the everglades. to see the plants and animal life and it would be an adventure. it was pointed out to them that there are not really roads there, it is dangerous, alligators and people could die. the trip lasted a day and a half. there was a monsoon. there were snakes, there were alligators. they fled, but they liked the idea, and so, it came about that they would take a trip once a year if they could, but with a little bit of planning so disaster will be less likely. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a p

most importantly, i guess, for the head of the dni in charge of national intelligence, john radcliffe. >> reporter: yeah, there are two confirmation hearings of particular note this week, the one you just mentioned for the director of national intelligence, john radcliffe is on wednesday, i believe. on tuesday, there is a hearing for the ig who would be in charge of overseeing pandemic relief, which i think everyone could agree is probably a pretty important position, of course. overseeing all of the money that's been given out in the cares act and the other federal programs that are designed for pandemic relief. mitch mcconnell likes to say the senate is in the personnel business. that's what they're focusing on this week. there is, of course, a judiciary committee hearing for yet another federal judge. mcconnell has also said he intends to leave no vacancy behind in the federal judiciary, and he's putting his vulnerable senators where his mouth is, i suppose you could say in this case, by bringing them back to continue to advance those dominations this week. >> and we should also po

and on c-span two, the senate is back to debate and vote on the nomination of texas congressman john radcliffe to be the next director of national intelligence. >> "washington journal," the project on government oversight talks about the role of inspectors general and president trump's recent firing of people in those positions.

we sell reports swearing in john radcliffe as dni, they declassified a trove of documents related to the relation russian [inaudible] and the president hinted those could be made public soon. does the direction plan on doing something in the mute future? spirit those are under process of the doj. refer to you on that. >> yes hello. i want to ask you about russian's actions in libya. they've issued statements recently about the u.s. actions they are in their statements they are saying that russia is clearly trying to tip the scales in favor of libya just like it did in syria by deploying military aircraft to provide air support and buyer for the weapons and that is supporting [inaudible] and a nationally recognized government. what is their position and do you agree with the assessment that their actions in libya are destabilizing the region? >> he encouraged the de-escalation in libya and for more i'd refer you to the dod. [inaudible question] with the president welcome a defamation suit from joe scarborough? >> i would that for you to my previous comments that audio is disturbing wh

on another matter, later today, the senate will vote on whether to confirm representative john radcliffe to serve as the director of national intelligence which oversees the 17 different agencies in different intelligence agencies. it's one of the most important posts of the chamber. acit requires someone with unimpeachable integrity, deep to speak truth to power.eak truth to that is what we did. unfortunately, mr. radcliffe doesn't even come close to meeting att hyde park. earlier this week i had the opportunity to speak with the congressman over the phone. i expressed my concerns they cast doubt on the qualifications of the credibility. i asked him to simply confirm the unequivocal conclusion of the 17 intelligence agencies that putin interfered in the 2016 elections to help president trump. he couldn't confirm it. i asked if he would i commit bac specific steps to improve transparency and communications between the dni and congress. for instance, that every two weeks the staff of the gang of eight be briefed on what is happening in terms of election interference. that immediately cong

. >> democrats trying to paint john radcliffe as the ultimate trump loyalist, the response to the countryrob: of battle tested business built to last, the fourth-generation owner making a solemn promise, joins us next. you doing okay? yeah. this moving thing never gets any easier. well, xfinity makes moving super easy. i can transfer my internet and tv service in about a minute. wow, that is easy. almost as easy as having those guys help you move. we are those guys. that's you? the truck adds 10 pounds. in the arms. -okay... transfer your service online in a few easy steps. now that's simple, easy, awesome. transfer your service in minutes, making moving with xfinity a breeze. visit xfinity.com/moving today. >> welcome back. a little birdie told me it is going to get chilly around these parts this week. >> is that birdie's name janice dean? 49 on saturday. it will be mid-may. this isn't right. >> i would agree but we are going into mother's day weekend. big birthday weekend for a little birdie and we might as well break some records. >> janice has turned 26. let's look at current temperat

in august, our great republican congressman john radcliffe is being treated very unfairly.explained to john how miserable it would beat for him and his family to deal with those people. he explained. they've come down to the vote of one and my concern was there's not a lot of margin for error. and mark warner said today, he will give radcliffe the benefit of the doubt. warner said "i don't see what changed from last summer. that's a major offender during the impeachment process, and he serves on both. as you indicated this hearing looks a lot different. their witness john radcliffe is about 30 or 40 feet back, and richard burr to come share of the intelligence committee has advised intelligence committee to stay away from the room until it's time for them to rotate in and ask their questions. back to you. >> ed: good to see you back your post on capitol hill capitol hill. sandra? >> sandra: we will keep watching that. meanwhile, the number of coronavirus deaths will soon double to about 3,000 per day, when june comes. quickly shot down by the scientists who created that mod

eastern for texas representative john radcliffe to serve as the next director of national intelligence 11 am the senate is back to consider the nomination for head of the national counterintelligence and security center. >> next, historian mike davis discusses the coronavirus and offers his thoughts on what must be done to prevent future pandemics.

classification document so now it's up to president trump's newly minted director of national intelligence john radcliffecide whether or not he will make those public. his president trump on that matter. watch. >> are you prepared to release the transcripts of the flynn/kinsley ac conversations? >> president trump: i would like to hear it personally, whatever they would like me to do what i will. >> joining me now, good evening to you there was a handful of them. >> if there were supposedly five on that one day but they really weren't. general flynn who is in the dominican republic on vacation, he had a really hard time making a call. so i think they were only one important call this one phone call has been the excuse that the obama administration and the intelligence chiefs, that the media had it used as a sort of fulcrum of the whole russia probe which i think was a total fraud from the beginning. and if we find out what's in that transcript, we will let the american people decide. i've never seen that transcript, i talked to general flynn right before he talked to the russian ambassador and right afte

they included the renomination of republican congressman, john radcliffe as director of national intelligence. he was nominated for the same job last summer but he withdrew over the summer that he exaggerated his accomplishments as a prosecutor. he said he would remained unbiased. democrats were skeptical. >> i have the same doubts now as i did in august. >> you have my commitment to deliver accurate intelligence and speak truth. >> the senate will hear from dr. fauci next week. of the white house is allowing him to testify before the republican-controlled senate but blocking him from testifying in the democratic- controlled house. >>> the wall street journal reports that california is a first date to borrow money from the u.s. government for unemployment benefits. 4 million californians have filed jobless claims. >> a meet shortage that has grocery stores limiting what you can buy. how the disruption in the supply chain is affecting prices. check airbnb said the short- term rental sites have declined in global travel. >>> in-depth look at promises made by governor newsom and whether he has k

we are talking about if the director of national intelligence john radcliffe decides to make the files public amid a major trove of documents declassified by richard grenell for the transcript of that december of 2016 phone call between national security adviser michael flynn and former russian ambassador to the us sergey kislyak. a senior intelligence official saying key documents offer, quote, a very significant understanding of how intelligence was manipulated to support the launch of the russia investigation. we are told there was widespread and false reporting, that mister grenell would take a senior role in the trump reelection campaign. reports refuted by grenell in the campaign on twitter as, quote, fake news. also tonight former vice president and presumptive democratic nominee joe biden has changed his twitter avatar to a photo of him wearing a mask, that image from the visit of arlington national cemetery which was pilloried by some for the way it looked because biden has been on quarantine for two months and because he was standing outside during that ceremony but would it

pick for the president, he is 37 years old, don't forget the d and i confirmation, congressman john radcliffe is the candidate there, that is me offering as well. a busy time on the capital coming up indeed. shannon: priorities for the gop, the dems not so much on this point. thank you so much. a picture of this weekend in southern california, a bunch of surfers making the most of it catching waves in huntington beach. that beach was ordered closed by governor gavin newsom. one example of a wave of stay at home back lash. rick leventhal reporting on what is happening across the country, live in new york city. >> no question we are seeing an escalation of frustration with social distancing was in the extended shutdown and the warm weather the hippie east coast brought a lot of people outdoors and create a lot more opportunities for showdowns with law enforcement. one student that has gotten a lot of attention was captured on cell phone video showing plainclothes police officers enforcing social distancing rules and arresting a couple people on the sidewalk on manhattan's lower east side and pe

soon-to-be russian counterpart clearing the way before released by newly sworn in dni director john radcliffeetter grinnell is exposing democratic russian hoekstra mark warner for his nonstop politicizing of intelligence and his "cherry picking certain documents for lease. here to react to all of this and more judge jeanine pirro, and founder of fox news contributor and investigator reporter john solomon and you walked into barack obama's office and let's talk about the new developments and new text messages. speak with the new messages from january 3, 2172 weeks before president trump takes office in the day before the fbi makes the fateful decision they will not close down the plane investigation even though they have no criminality or counterintelligence threat but what you find out, strzok and page, and their boss is concerned the white house is trying to get a hold of the transcripts and they will be politicized. axes to grind if we give them the flynn transcript. it gives us a state of mind the white house was driving the flynn decisions and this very critical time leading up before pre

grenell is a tough customer, interestingly this may help john radcliffe's confirmation, democrats mayat they are better off with ratcliff than having grenell in there but it will eventually get out and my guess is we need disinfecta disinfectant, there's something in here that's rotten. >> bret: if republicans are pushing to put it out, one would think it's not bad for republicans. >> i think that's correct and grenell wants to push it out. let's let the chips fall where they may. same rules, both teams. >> bret: last thing, the russia investigation, how that all came about and how it finished, do you think that it is -- to bill's point -- in the collective mind-set of any voter heading into november? >> i think it still motivates the trump base. they feel there was a real injustice done there, i think there are legitimate questions to be looked into and to be investigated. i think there are also legitimate questions about the way the fbi behaved. you can't read some of the things that we read that have come out in recent months about what some of the fbi agents -- not all -- some of

for texas representative john radcliffe who has been picked to serve as the next director of national intelligence. and at 11:00, the sun is back to consider the nomination for the head of the national counterintelligence and security center. >> virginia governor ralph northam announced plans to ease certain restrictions in his state to allow businesses to reopen later this month. he talked about the phased approach and other issues associated with the coronavirus at a news conference in richmond. gov. northam: good afternoon and thanks again for joining us today. i hope that everybody had a nice weekend. before we talk about the path forward, i want to remind everyone of where we have been. virginia saw its first covid positive case on march 7. just shy of two months ago. our lives have changed drasticallsi

eastern for texas representative john radcliffe to serve as the next director of national intelligence. 11 am the senate is back to consider the nomination for head of the national counterintelligence and security center. >> next, historian mike davis discusses the coronavirus and offers his thoughts on what must be done to prevent future pandemics. this is an hour and 20 minutes. >> okay, welcome welcome everyone to this talk with mike davis. it is exciting to see people joining from all over the country, all around the world really. it is exciting to have this chance to hear and engage with mike. and a longtime comrade, we are also both publishers of mike davis, very proud and we are teaming up to do a series of things during this pandemic crisis as part of our political, intellectual, cultural mission but also because we are on lockdown, trying to find new ways to share information. it is very exciting for me to be collaborating with my close friend, you might have cut haymarket, with naomi klein, marvelous events, superinformative, inspiring, 15,000 of us participated aiming to be

amid the avalanche of coronavirus news and among them is a divided senate confirming congressman john radcliffethe new director of national intelligence this week. trump first nominated radcliffe for the job nearly ten months ago as the congressman gave a rousing performance in favor 0e6 of the president during special counsel robert mueller's testimony. >> can you give me an example the justice department a person was exonerated because their innocence was not conclusively determined? >> i cannot but this is unique. >> you can't. time is short. i've got 5 minutes. let's just leave it at you can't find it because i'll tell you why, it doesn't exist. >> here's the thing, radcliffe quickly withdrew his nomination after lawmakers on both sides of the aisle questioned whether he had the experience for the job and whether he had padded his rÉsume. all right, fast forward to this february. trump gave radcliffe a second chance nominating him yet again for the position after he served part of his impeachment -- as part of his defense team during impeachment. joining me now is congressman jim himes of c

. >> the senate intelligence committee considered the of texas congressman john radcliffe to be the next director of national intelligence. since august, the position has been occupied by officials in the absence of a senate-confirmed director. representative radcliffe was asked about whistleblowers, his view on russian interference and the origins of the coronavirus as well as his ability to be nonpartisan as the nation's top intel chief. >> this hearing will be a little different. it is perhaps the first congressional hearing held during the extenuating circumstances of a pandemic. we have a sparse crowd and an expanded dais reflective of the committee's adherence to guidelines put forward by the rules committee and attending physician. we thank our members and staff are there patience and understanding as we work through the logistics involved in holding this hearing, which is a critical part of the committee's ongoing oversight of the intelligence community. members will be joining us on a rotating basis throughout the morning. again, this afternoon, as we move to close session. thei

. >> and in fact at this hour confirming the new head of national intelligence john radcliffe., we hope we can talk soon. there's so much more to talk about with you but we're awaiting for the president's departure as well. we have a lot on the plate today. thank you for joining us. >>> coming up -- brazil hitting a record high for new coronavirus as president trump considers a travel ban from brazil. next, we will be live in so poll. e in so poll i don't keep track of regrets and i don't add up the years, but what i do count on... is boost high protein... and now, there's boost mobility... ...with key nutrients to help support... joints, muscles, and bones. try boost mobility, with added collagen. truly transformative sleep. so, no more tossing and turning. because only tempur-pedic adapts and responds to your body... ...so you get deep, uninterrupted sleep. during the tempur-pedic summer of sleep, all tempur-pedic mattresses are on sale! during the tempur-pedic summer of sleep, this virus is testing all of us. and it's testing the people on the front lines of this fight most

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god bless them for doing that today and so i do think the appointment of john radcliffe as a member of the house who insists that that's false and there never was any help and the real issue was ukraine was interfering inthe election and not russia ,that makes me nervous . your, there has to be people in government positions are trying their level best to get basic facts across. there are journalists that are doing that and you can't have every single position filled with a political player who will twist the facts . we can't function as a democracy and i'll say it again and again, coronavirus shows we can't hope each other survive this pandemic if we can't agree on basic facts. >> here's the last question from a viewer. have you heard of three felonies a day? the idea is the typical american commits three felonies a day and they can be prosecuted and imprisoned for them but the government decided not to. the point is criminal law and regulations have gotten so bad that anyone can be gotten through selective enforcement. anythoughts ? >> i don't know if that is true but i think that ag

fox news alert from capitol hill while the full senate is expected to vote on the nomination of john radcliffeional intelligence. the debate is already underway at this hour and, we are posting that right here. >> sandra: we are awaiting president trump's departure from the white house for a trip to michigan. this comes as a threatens to withhold funding for michigan after absentee ballots were set out for registered voters. david sponge is live at the white house with all of that. >> president trump will take off in about 30 minutes in this comes as parts of michigan are literally underwater with flooding. if there is no word if president trump may tour some of that flooding from air force one but, they are not making car parts anymore but ventilators. the president yesterday if the state expands a vote by mail. secretaries across the country say they are mailing applications for ballots to ease the burden of going to vote in person during this covid-19 crisis. >> it's also a reflection of what will be happening in our state and the months ahead which is an effort to misinform and confuse vot

after that extended introduction, i would like to formally welcome our witness, congressman john radcliffe, president trump's nominee to be the next director of national intelligence. congratulations on your nomination. i wish i could also welcome your wife michelle and your daughters. i know they wanted to be here. but given our attempts to minimize the number of people in the hearing room, i send them my appreciation via c-span. i thank them for their willingness to go on this journey with you and for their support. today, we will consider congressman ratcliffe's qualifications and engage in thoughtful to liberation. the congressman has already provided written responses to more than 125 questions presented by committee members. today's proceedings allow for further in-person discussions. wasressman ratcliffe elected in november 2014 to the house of representatives from the fourth district of texas and serves on the house committee on intelligence, house judiciary committee and house ethics committee. prior to service in congress, mr. ratcliffe was partner at a law firm, and in the depar

. >> today, with the senate approved the nomination of texas republican congressman john radcliffe tothe next director of national intelligence along a partyline 49-44. he received more votes in opposition to his nomination than any other dni in the 15 year history of the service. seven senators did not vote -- republicans alexander, burr, or caskey and mounds, and independent senator bernie sanders. government atal work in washington, d.c. and around the country, use the congressional directory for content information for members of congress, governors, and federal agencies. order your copy online at c-span store.org. >> sign up today for c-span's ,"wsletter "word-for-word providing new updates daily to the coronavirus pandemic response from state governors, white house task force briefings, and updates from congress. sign up today. go to c-span.org/connect and enter your emailed in the word-for-word sign-up box. ♪ >> c-span has unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events. from the presidential primaries to the impeachment process, an

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senate committee has confirmed john ratcliffe as the new director of national intelligence the 49 to 44 vote went along party lines with all democrats opposed renominated radcliffe after being a key defender during the president's impeachment hearings. and while the country is focused on coded 19 in the pandemic it is a big day for the battleground state of michigan president trump is meeting with essential workers at a ford motor plant now tasked with making ventilators but his visit is it being received with open arms are. was outside of the white house and has more on the heated back and forth between president trump and that state's governor. michigan has been one of those states that's but at the center of the culbut 19 crisis but not just from that also you have dams breaking you have flooding you have thousands evacuated from their homes but for the trump administration what's more important to them in this battleground state is how they're going to vote this coming november and i know when i did where i had one on before touring the ford motor plan an absolutely michigan president trump says despite the rumors that he wouldn't wear a mask he did write fo

approved the nomination of texas congressman john ratcliffe to be the director of national intelligence. the next stop, a vote on the senate floor, radcliffe would replace acting director richard grenell. new commitments tonight from the world health organization to lead the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, as president trump threatens to withdraw the u.s. from the w.h.o. and take millions of dollars of funding with him. here is senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot. >> is the pandemic and for the use of flare around the world, a new death toll in india, and a hot spot in russia's, the final day of the world health organization's annual meeting players. president trump posting a letter demanding major substantive improvements within the next 30 days. threatening to make a temporary freeze of united states funding permanent or in his words, the u.s. would reconsider our membership. >> they have to clean up their act and do a better job. they have to be much more fair to other countries including the united states, or we are not going to be involved with them. >> critics say that he was deflecting from his own administratio

committee has confirmed john ratcliffe as the new or director of national intelligence the 49 to 44 vote was right along party lines with all democrats opposed trump renominated radcliffefter being a key defender during the president's pitch many hearings. and other news from around the world for a 4th straight night now riot police in paris clashed with protesters over the death of an 18 year old motorcyclist overnight protesters can be seen throwing fireworks at the cops they are rusted flared up last weekend after the 18 year old was killed in a collision his family says a police car was involved but the police tonight at claim. and regina hamm is here at the sports h.q. regina many people would obviously love to have a piece of kobe bryant to remember him by and now they might. at the chance to if they've got the money of course money talks and you know it has sadness foretold because been almost 4 months since you tragically lost and the star kobe bryant and his daughter giana in a plane crash california now pieces of his memorabilia are up on the auction block but the money does go to a good cause joins options but more than $50.00 pieces from kobe's 20 year n.b.

john rad cliff as the new dni. what impact can he have over the next six months or at least four and a half years? >> yeah, i think radcliffa great job and this is a very smart, serious, very decent person and at the end of the day that position overseas the 17 individual agencies involved in intelligence collection in this country and that's a very important role. make sure that everyone is focused on-the-job of the intelligence community which is to be involved in operations, to gather information and to analyze information and to provide that analysis and information to policy makers so policy makers can make decisions that is the job of the intelligence community that's what it does when it's doing its best. that's what most of them do every single day and that's what he is going to be able to operationalize i think bring some sense to and i think this is a great appointment and i'm glad we got him confirmed and happy he will be on-the-job today at 12:45 because i think that he will do a very good job in that regard and i'm excited about the fact that he's going to be taking over that important rolement ainsley: you kn

time and time again, child on - - john radcliffe has demonstrated he doesn't clear the lowest bar of credibility in this position and i urge my colleagues when we vote to reject the nomination to be director of national intelligence and i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. >> i know we were looking forward to finish the legislative work this week the majority leader has announced the senate will be in recess through the memorial day traditional recess but let me urge our colleagues that before we leave for the recess , we need to act on the challenges that covid-19 is imposing on state and local governments. it is irresponsible to go into recess not the state and local governments are so much impacted by covid-19 they make decisions now they would adjust this year's budget and alwhat is in the balance is for municipalities and law enforcements and emergency rescue and with so many different issues for the state have the resources to respond to the needs of their citizens as well as the challenges of covid-19. with the university of maryland. and with the revenues from

today we'll confirm the next director of national intelligence john radcliffe who will lead the intelligence community and countering threats from great powers and rogue nations and terrorists and ensuring the work is untainted and a political bias thank you committees and chairman powell and secretary mnuchin working on a cares acts and the state of our economy. homeland security and government affairs committee is reported nominated the special a inspector general for the pandemic recovery program. a special agent examining all the ways that this is hurting operican seniors. the health committee has discussed with top experts like dr. fauci at schools universities and businesses will begin to reopen and senator cornyn and i are working on legal protections to our health care workers and institutions will need if they want to return to anything resembling normal. on the forward pass major bills renewing key international security tools and dialing up the consequences for communist china's abuse of human rights. in short the senate followed the lead of the american people. for months now hea

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john radcliffe has demonstrated that he does not clear that lowest bar, that bar that means you have to have credibility in this position. i urge my colleagues only vote in a few minutes, to reject john reckless nomination to be director of national intelligence and that yield the floor i would note the absence ofan corn. so i know we are all looking forward to finish the legislative work this week the majority leader has announced that next week the senate would be in recess for the memorial date traditionally assessed but let me just urge our colleagues that before we leave for the recess, we need to act on the challenges that covid-19 is imposing on our state and local governments. today will be responsible for us to leave and go into recess recognizer state and localre governments are so much impacted by covid-19. they are making decisions now. theydj have to put their budgets together. they have to adjustla this year's budget and plan for next year's budget and what to the, balance? it's municipality's comments law enforcement its police comments fire its emergency rescue, for o