mr. curtis brown. mr. brown is the first african-american to serve in that role. mr. brown is also the cofounder of the institute for diversity and inclusion in emergency management. as the state official mr. brown has played a key role in the safe climate change response effort and work to ensure virginians including those in the vulnerable and high risk communities have access to resources information and support. mr. brown has also served as deputy secretary of public safety and homeland security, regional emergency manager administrator for the hampton road planning district commission, and was also a professional staff member on the u.s. house of representative committee on homeland security. mr. brown, welcome back. thank you so much for being with us. and finally but certainly not least, our fourth and final witness is pamela williams, the executive director of the buildstrong coalition, a group of individuals and organizations with the stated purpose of building a more resilient america. prior to her time with the coalition ms. williams served as counsel for th

mr. brown, as we continue to combat the effects of climate change, people of color can benefit from new technology, additional infrastructure spending, and private sector innovation. what are the steps that the federal government can take to deliver equitable relief to disadvantage communities as we respond to climate crisis and extreme weather events. >> i think we need to be intentional in terms of getting resources to the communities we know are on the front lines. we have a lot of innovative tools, and we have the experiences of the communities. now we need to connect the dots and make sure the resources, marginalized communities actually get there, to reduce the impacts of climate change. we know there seems to be they are more at risk because of systemic and structural issues with racism and dissemination from the past such as redlining. there is a study that was done from virginia professors that looked at the he impacts within housing projects, because of redlining. we need to be able t

mr. dale browne. mr. browne, in your testimony you mentioned your work with bridging the gap summer program that aims to educate kids between the ages of 7 and 18 about agriculture in the virgin islands. i'm a firm believer in giving our students firsthand experiences on the farm. taught to understand where their food comes from. can you talk a little more about your work in this program? thank you. mr. browne: i sure can. bridging the gap has been one of our focus because there aren't any agricultural programs. only up until recently our land grant institutions trying to reinstitute agriculture back into the academic format. now, since 1984, there has been no agriculture centers part of our land grant institutions. so we have taken it on ourselves to actually begin the summer program and through the workforce development from our local department of labor to have students be brought in and be shown different areas on all aspects of island agriculture and how we can function as an economic development tool

and required mr. brown to restore what he had demolished before any new plans for new homes could be submitted back to plan. that was two years ago. and since then, mr. brown has taken no steps in complying with this order and instead he has submitted new plans, disregarding the commission's directive. commissioners, we are understand that the board of appeals used cases on a dinovo basis so if mr. brown didn't agree with the planning commission's verdict he could have simply appealed that to this body two years ago. instead of going rogue and pushing his plans through the back channels. here we are five years after his illegal demolition of the bay, and a deck, and two years after he was ordered to restore them. we just heard from president honda that the sponsor or the project manager, has informed him that the bay window is being constructed as we speak. does it take two years to construct a bay window? even mr. sanchez stated that he cannot verify mr. brown's claim. so why should you believe as sponsors

and required mr. brown to restore what he had demolished before any new plans for new homes could be submitted back to plan. that was two years ago. and since then, mr. brown has taken no steps in complying with this order and instead he has submitted new plans, disregarding the commission's directive. commissioners, we are understand that the board of appeals used cases on a dinovo basis so if mr. brown didn't agree with the planning commission's verdict he could have simply appealed that to this body two years ago. instead of going rogue and pushing his plans through the back channels. here we are five years after his illegal demolition of the bay, and a deck, and two years after he was ordered to restore them. we just heard from president honda that the sponsor or the project manager, has informed him that the bay window is being constructed as we speak. does it take two years to construct a bay window? even mr. sanchez stated that he cannot verify mr. brown's claim. so why should you believe as sponsors

mr. brown: mr. speaker, mr. hoyer of maryland, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. hoyer will vote yes on h.res. 486. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. aderholt of alabama, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. aderholt will vote no on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. donald payne, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yes on h.res. 486. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. gay -- mr. stanton: as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on h.res. 486. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr.

mr. brownackson. and i knew the queen of soul, one of the greatest female vocalists of all time, aretha franklin, the queen of soul. mr. brown and michael jackson never lived to see the show, but aretha franklin was a fan of the show and came and did it twice for me as we worked together on many civil rights causes. here's what i asked her about her epic song "respect" on the show. >> did you have any idea when you recorded respect that it was going to -- >> no, i really did not. i did not. i did not have any idea that the civil rights movement would have got that as its mantra. >> that wasn't what you had in mind. >> no, to begin with. mine was more about a relationship thing, was where i was coming from. a man to woman, woman to man. and just people generally who want respect. even children want respect in their own small way. >> black music was used to inspire us from the days of slavery, from reconstruction, through jim crow, through the civil rights movement, on up to now. it has been expr

mr. brown's death, while tragic, was justified because mr. used three deputies to reasonably believe it was necessary to use deadly force to protect themselves and others. >> reporter: he said brown had driven recklessly at the officers while trying to flee arrests. but attorneys for brown's family says he was executed. >> it was a kill shot to the back of the head. >> reporter: after the announcement of two charges, two of the three deputies who fired the shots returned to work. the third deputy intends to resign. brown's oldest son says he just wants the killings at the hands of law enforcement to stop. >> i just wish he was here with us. as much as i'm going to wish and wish and wish all day, it's not going to happen. i love you, pops. >> "outfront" now, the brown family's attorney. chantel, i appreciate your time. the autopsy report says andrew brown, jr. died of a gunshot wound to the back of the head. does this -- we're just looking at a little snippet of the video, but does this validate your case that he was killed while driving away f

they discharge almost 13-14 shots at mr. brown. determined it was bullet wounds to the arm as well as a gunshot wound to the back of the head. there's nobody ever said the fatal wound was not in the back of the head, but it's a concrete confirmation coming from the state of north carolina autopsy that mr. brown was killed while he was trying to flee and get away. >> there are still several unanswered questions. i know you're working it very, very closely. we'll stay in close touch with you. harry daniels, thoanks for joining us. >>> coming up, we're learning the gunman behind the san jose mass shooting was disciplined at work multiple times before he killed nine coworkers. >>> plus, a remarkably thinner kim jong-un and the potential national security implications of his significant weight loss. we'll update you on that as well. ents is different than other money managers. (other money manager) different how? don't you just ride the wave? (judith) no - we actively manage client portfolios based on our forward-looking views of the ma

but wouldn't that be the job of the, for example, mr. brown or miss on the line? well, if you know it can be, of course what we're proposing gains our open parliament to follow an example of a previous showed up in parliament was present controls when martin shorts before k. no crisis started back in 2016, 2014. he created a special high level mission of former polish president core, sniff skin, former president of parliament cox, now in jets and local mission was what instrument really being some kind of, you know, leadership leadership institution in attempts to consolidate your, your policy towards my daughter lucian. in, in ok and ok. one more question. how do you see russia as role in this conflict? and what should you do about russia? well, a rational can, i mean, we can say, you know, put in the supporting political location concept is only reason why and still look for a gym, which is moving from that into human to terrorism. vision is still surviving and is able to do all also throw cities also crimes, both against the validation people and against the wh

mr. brown: i thank you, mr. chairman. and i also want to thank congresswoman lee for her leadership on repealing the 2002 aumf. that was the authorization that sent me and hundreds of thousands of service men and women to iraq since the invasion in 2003. the justification of that war was fundamentally flawed. but to be certain, the purpose of the 2002 aumf established a broad military mission in iraq. yet, i have no doubt that that mission that we were given has been completed. and sadly, the nation has lost more than 4,400 brave soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines and those engaged in operation iraqi freedom. for years i advocated for the repeal of the 2002 aumf. it's time for us, for congress and the american people to formally recognize the end of america's 2002 mission in iraq. this is an important first step. as congress once again reasserts its responsibility in the use of our military forces by authorizing frameworks that address current threats to our nation and that we authorize the use of military force only

mr. brown: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. hoyer of maryland, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. hoyer will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 207 and the nays are 2018. the motion is not -- the nays are 218. the motion is not adopted. the question is on the passage of the bill. those in favor say aye, please say aye. those opposed say no. the ayes have it. the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. >> mr. speaker, i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore:

mr. chairman, i yield back the balance of my time. chair brown: thank you, senator scott. senator van hollen from maryland is recognized for five minutes. senator van hollen: i thank you, mr. chairman. and to all the witnesses, thank you for being here. mayor woods, i have a question for you about the home program which in most states, local jurisdictions, cities is the primary federal tool available for local governments to produce more affordable rental and owner occupied housing. it's a flexible program. so my question to you is, president biden has proposed additional $35 billion for this program as part of his american jobs plan, his build back better initiative. could you talk about how you might use some of these funds to build and produce more affordable housing? >> thank you, senator van hollen. appreciate the question. we use the home funds of the city of tempe to purchase ugtse outside. our housing department is active. mayor woods: we are a completely land locked 42 square mile community. owl of the development is in23il8. it's redeveloping things that were alre

back mr. brown. >> thank you very much mr. chairman of the thinker witnesses for being here today. my first question is for general marie, good afternoon. i had recently to meet with your colleague general potter the army g2. it is my understanding the g2 leads the task force charged with ensuring isr concerns and capabilities are integrated and support the cft as required. can you describe to the committee the process by was the isr interacts with the cft and how requirements or modernization priorities are being addressed by army futures command? thank you. >> thank you congressman brown it's good to see again. much like logistics isr is a part of everyone's cross functional team. if you look at the way we look at requirements, things like titan which is an intel system is very, very high on our list as we look at future requirements. the isr task force is a key contributor like a projects emergence back in the we did last fall that we will do again this fall. the bubble doing 22. remember project emerges 20 all about sensor shoe to look the isr task force provides us with sensor

mr. brown: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. hoyer of maryland, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. hoyer will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. lynch: good morning, madam speaker. as the member designated by mrs. lori trahan of massachusetts and pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. trahan will vote no on the motion to recommit, h.r. 256, to repeal the authorization for use of military force against iraq resolution of 2002. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. gimenez, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. gimenez will vote yes on the motion to recommit for h.r. 256. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania seek recognition? ms. scanlon: as the member designated by ms. speier, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. speier will vo

mr. brown: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. hoyer of maryland, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. hoyer will vote no on the burgess amendment. . >> as the member designated by representative mullen of oklahoma, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. mullen will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from massachusetts seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentlelady from massachusetts seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. meng pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote no on the burgess amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. granger from the great state of texas, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. granger will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut seek recognition? mr. courtney: as the member designated by mr. langevin of rhode island, pursuant to h. res. 8, i

host: let's hear from mr. brown, calling from maryland. mr. brown, good morning.ler: good morning, sir, how are you doing? host: fine, thank you. caller: i listen almost every morning but i think your program is a platform for racist white people to spit out the same old rhetoric they have been for the last 60 years. if you want to talk about crime and guns and things like that, sir, i'm from the black community and i know that the police and the black community are not they are to stock the crime among black people among each other and you have a place in naples, italy, it's his -- it's the same crime rate, the same thing, but they are white people, not black people. when you want to talk about crime, it's a situation where you have a supply of guns deployed to the city that gets in the hands of the young people with no guidance or kind of direction. poor opportunities, no summer jobs. but i don't think it is fair for these white people to get up on television and keep talking about the crime rate in the black community. the white people kill white people, too. i

. >> thank you mr. brown. i yield back. >> senator os of. mr. blount i would like to thank you for joining us here on this morning on this incredibly important matter. we are clearly experiencing unprecedented assaults against both our private and public sector information systems. and we are o getting those assaults by both criminal organizations as well as foreign adversaries. and this is a grave national security concern. and certainly from the questions thatbe were posed today by all mymy colleagues i think it is clear that my colleagues believe this isit something that we nee to address immediately in a comprehensive fashion. it is clear to me that the cyber attack against colonial highlights the neede for increased cooperation anduc coordination between both the federal government andn our critical infrastructure c partners. we must ensure that the american people are capable of not only defending our critical infrastructure partners from attack but alsoyb maintaining a secure information environment to prevent those cyber attacks from occ

. >> mr. brown is recognized for five minutes. >> that the fahey commission found "to make for a better army navy and air force to strengthen the nation while 19 percent of active-duty servicemembers are black and there is a significant underrepresentation and with those senior ranks and then to have a mentor and career counseling program so the question is how to implement the provisions of that program why is diversity and inclusion important to the department? >> just one comment upfront on the importance of diversity equity and inclusion something that you already know that the united states military is the most diverse organization in this country. it it truly is a diverse organization. and those that we thought that are in the ranks they should be will to look at them and say i can be that man and that woman and the best opportunities and in terms of mentorship i believe in the power of mentorship and we need to do better. you have my commitment we will do better. and to answer any additional

they plan to extradite you to virginia to stand trial with john brown. >> but -- >> mr.s, i am a friend of your cause. i know that virginia justice will surely see you go to the gallows. i will hang onto this message, until you are safely out of town. >> i have to leave for britain next month. it's been planned for some time. >> mr. douglass, go, at once. >> i will make the -- sell them there. >> go quickly, mr. douglass. and godspeed. i must get back to my work. >> frederick. the women on the council know you have been fighting the cause for nearly half a century. >> yes. it's the men i'm trying to reach at that meeting. many of them, still, aren't convinced women must have the right to vote. >> you really think you can change their minds? >> perhaps. changed a few in my time. >> let us stop the war on the soil upon which it originated. and among the rebels and traitors. organize yourselves into societies and communities. purchase arms for yourself. learn how to use them. >> yes. yes. yes. >> let us not only be ready when called but let us task about for the opportunity

mr. brown: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. hoyer of maryland, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. hoyer will vote yes on s.j.res. 14. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the distinguished gentlewoman from the state of washington seek recognition? ms. delbene: as the member designated by ms. sewell, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. sewell will vote yes on s.j.res. 14. and as the member designated by ms. strickland, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. strickland will vote yes on s.j.res. 14. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the distinguished chairman from the state of new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. donald payne, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yes on s.j.res. 14. and as the member designated by mr. donald norcross, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. norcross will vote yes on s.j.res. 14. and as the member designated by mr. albio sires, pursuant to h.res. 8,

mr. brown: as the member designated by mr. hoyer, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. hoyer will vote yes on h.r. 3325. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? mr. garcia: as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote yea on h.r. 3325. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. evans: as the member designated by mr. lawson, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes. as the member designated by mr. mfume, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. mfume will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on h.r. 3325. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut seek recognition? mr. courtney: thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. jim

mr. brown: as the member designated by mr. hoyer from the great state of maryland, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. hoyer will vote yes on h.r. 1443. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: madam speaker, as the member designated by congress member napolitano, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that congress member napolitano will vote yes on h.r. 1443. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida wishes to be designated, for what purpose? mrs. demings: as the member designated by ms. castor, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. castor will vote yes on h.r. 1443. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire wish to be recognized? ms. kuster: as the member designated by mr. pappas, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. pappas will vote yes on h.r. 1443. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the

mr. brown is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have only five minutes and two questions so at the midway midway mark i may interrupt the response to the first question. mr. secretary, two years after president truman desegregated the armed forces commission, the fahey commission, found and i quote, a policy of a quality of treatment and opportunity will make for a better army-navy and air force it is right and just it will strengthen the nation in this quote here today while 19% active duty service members, only two 4-star generals and admirals are black and their significant underrepresentation by race and gender i should add in those career fields that experience higher promotion rates to senior ranks. to address this problem, last year bipartisan this congress required the secretary and today that's you to establish a mentor and career counseling program. i request information from undersecretary for personnel and readiness on the program status. i found the response wanting. so the question is how i implemented the provision

on the issue of foreign aid, mr brown, almost £4 billion reduction, what sort of difference with thatrty consensus for 25 years that we need 0.7%, we need to play a leading role in the world in age, and this is not the right time to pull things away because this is when the poorest countries need help most. i can see how it can be financed. we are about to get a huge payment from the international monetary fund of $23 billion, covering this cat sits times over, so it makes no —— it covers this cut six times over, so it makes no sense morally or financially. we six times over, so it makes no sense morally orfinancially. we need six times over, so it makes no sense morally or financially. we need to vaccinate everyone because no one is safe until everybody is safe. the government _ safe until everybody is safe. the government says it is necessary and a temporary measure. it is government says it is necessary and a temporary measure.— a temporary measure. it is not necessary — a temporary measure. it is not necessary because _ a temporary measure. it is not necessary because we - a tempo

mr. riedl. chair brown i am going to return some time back to you. i know it is highly unusual in a senate hearing. thank you for the time. mayor andrus it is good to have you here. your background there makes me home sick. >> thank you senator daines. the senior senator from montana is recognized for five minutes. >> it is good to have you here. i appreciate your commitment to the housing. from boseman's perspective, the me, number one -- if you have already done this i apologize, can you tell me what kinds of shortage you have in boseman? is there a number of units that you are short on? you if could tell me that. and then -- and then tell me what we can do at the federal level to address the affordability challenge. now, look, i have read some of the testimony, i have heard what some folks have said here. and i may get to a point where we ask that question is affordable housing even available? it is not in montana. i don't think montana is an outlier. i think it's this way all over the country. but could you tell me what you are short in boseman,

. >> mr. browngnized for five minutes. >> that the fahey commission found "to make for a better army navy and air force to strengthen the nation while 19 percent of active-duty servicemembers are black and there is a significant underrepresentation and with those senior ranks and then to have a mentor and career counseling program so the question is how to implement the provisions of that program why is diversity and inclusion important to the department? >> just one comment upfront on the importance of diversity equity and inclusion something that you already know that the united states military is the most diverse organization in this country. it it truly is a diverse organization. and those that we thought that are in the ranks they should be will to look at them and say i can be that man and that woman and the best opportunities and in terms of mentorship i believe in the power of mentorship and we need to do better. you have my commitment we will do better. and to answer any additional question

mr. riedl. >> senator brown, i'm going to put time back to you, and mayor andrus, it's great to have you here, that back makes me home sick. >> the senior senator. >> thank you, and montana is montana. and i appreciate your commitment to housing. could you just tell me, number one, and if you've already done this, i apologize, can you tell me what kind of shortage you have in bozeman? is there a number of units that you're short on if you could tell me that? and then tell me what we could do at the federal level to address the affordability channel? now, look, i've read some of the testimony and heard what some folks have said here and i may get to a point where we ask that question, is affordable housing is even available. it's not in montana. i don't think that montana is an outlier, i think it's this way all over the country. can you tell me what you're short in bozeman? what federal program to you look at and say that's doing good things. >> thank you, senator tester. and we've looked at housing and inventory and we need approximately 6,000 homes to be constructed by 2030. and at the

mr. brown: first, let me thank chairman defazio and chairwoman norton and chairman payne for their leadership. this bill will get our infrastructure working again. fund new transformative projects and create millions of good-paying american jobs. we need 21st century infrastructure that meets the challenges facing the nation. and that's exactly what the invest act will do. with investments in our communities, including more than $6.2 billion in maryland's highway and transit systems, with an emphasis on equity, including $3 billion to reconnect neighborhoods, particularly communities of color separated from local economic opportunities and divided by decades of bad infrastructure policy. and with a modern approach to growth and development, including $134 million to promote transit oriented development. needed to create thriving and inclusive communitiesas around our transit hubs, and promote safe, multimodal transit in communities like in my district. this is an historic investment in america

mrs. johnson processing her beautification files for dr. lewis schools book and interviewing and talking with her in my slides anything that is scripted in brown script. it's mrs. johnson's writing and i did that way because she loved to use brown flair pan, although we advise you're not to use it because it wasn't permanent, but she loved to use brown flair pan to do her writing. in looking at mrs. johnson's white house restoration efforts. we also learn a lot about the relationship between mrs. kennedy and the johnsons, which is somewhat different from a lot of public perceptions and how the restoration of these two first ladies reflected their personalities. we also learn about mrs. johnson's very substitute of efforts that really have not been given that much credit. so like the points julia was making earlier and terms of other issues that she wasn't given as much credit on. the two couples came from very different backgrounds the kennedys of course were raised in a background of eastern privilege surrounded by art and culture. the johnsons from texas rural environments surrounded by nature these different backgrounds definitely influence

mrs. seal and brown theodosia herbert rebecca gaunt sarah wallace and josephine webster appeared in the register with establishments located in the alleys. the record listed the number of inmates according to a hierarchy of race and status with one being the best and low being the worst. ranked pretty far down the list of establishments the registrar shows two houses located in the rear of e street. the rear typically indicated that structures existed closer to alleys although these two houses ranked lower on the scale a place located in the alleys didn't always equate to lower status. tin cup alley housed many black and white body houses including those operated by theodosia herbert rebecca gonch and sarah wallace who ranked in the first and second years. think of ali served as a popular site of interracial sex and leisure enterprises that appeal to a broader range of clientele. seal and brown on the other hand manage the their operation and marble alley and enterprise regarded as a particularly low body house. a notorious site for prostitution marble alley was nestled between pennsylvania and

>> yes, we can hear you perfectly, thank you. >> thank you, chairman brown. and mr. quarles, thank you so very much for being with us. the community reinvestment act addresses how banks must need the credit and capital needs of the communities they serve. congress of course passed the cra, as you know, in 1977. in response to real problems, like redlining, a practice by which banks discriminated against prospective customers based primarily on where they lived, or their racial or ethnic background, rather than their actual creditworthiness. so the cra not only addresses a harmful legacy of discrimination in lending, but also racism and bias in our current lending system. that harms communities and blocks wealth-building opportunities. so i was happy to hear about last week's decision by the occ to halt implementation and reconsider its controversial cra rulemaking which started under the previous administration. this proposed rule would have watered down this important civil rights era legislation and harmed many working class communities. vice chair quarles, the fed

mr. douglas, i will go with the old man. i declare john brown to be fully man. but he's not. >> john brown is a man who simply believes the declaration of independence to be true, and the bible a guide to human -- . from the hearts of the people freed from slavery. he laid his hands upon the pillars of this great national temple of cruelty and blood. when he fell, that temple began to crumble to its final tool. >> mr. douglas, a word for you please? i'm a telegraph operator. i have in my pocket a wire that just came from the united states marshal, and places them under arrest. arrest? >> one of the charges? conspiracy before the planning of the murder? >> mr. douglas, i'm a friend of your cause. i know that virginia shall receive to the gallows. all hang on to this message until you're safely out of town. >> i have to leave for britain, it's been planned for a long time. >> mr. douglas go once. >> sell them there. >> in godspeed, i must go back to my work. (clock tickint) seven one on the council [inaudible] for nearly half a century yes, it's a man i'm trying t

mr. speaker, under this government we've spent more and we continue to spend more than labour under blair, urn brown, even when -- under brown, even when they were spending money -- [inaudible] to raise consciousness of global property, mr. speaker. we are spending 10 billion pounds a year at a time of huge financial difficulty for this country, and i think the british people know that that is the right priority for this country. and i think -- and if labour members want to vote on that matter, mr. speaker, may i just remind them the people of this country had an opportunity to vote last month on the balance that we were striking, and i believe they agreed to take it firmly in the favor of the government -- [inaudible] >> let's just be careful -- [inaudible] [laughter] >> i am very proud of my government's record on the environment. and the fact that we have cut emissions at the fastest rate of any g7 country. i welcome the fact that lancaster led the state and my constituency has benefited from a green -- of 20 million pounds to -- does my right honorable friend agree with me that we need to build

earlier today mr biden and his fellow g7 leaders ended theirfinal day of their summit in cornwall i , from where my colleague ben brownmr biden a central part of that g7 summit here in cornwall, which is ended here today after three days and it ended with a final communique, which included a promise of1 billion covid vaccine doses to help the poorest in the world to fight the pandemic. and more action on climate change. the gathering was also an opportunity for smaller meetings, with divisions between the uk and the eu on post—brexit arrangements in northern ireland. those tensions have soured somewhat the atmosphere at this g7 summit. from st ives, here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. ready for a fortifying early dip? borisjohnson wanted to show off the british seaside to the most powerful leaders in the world, but has ended up going headlong into a clash on the side with the french president, who it's claimed questioned whether northern ireland was really part of the uk. the spectacle of the summit seemed immaculate. the more bracing reality, perhaps not so inviting. i know that the world was looking to us