mr. johnson mr. johnson amber crombie, we need the -- falls on with up to the secretary and the leadership of pa. i am concerned about his lack of his absence today and the clear lack of decision-making leadership that we need. i think that can send the wrong message, in the lack of action, to thousands of employees who have experienced sexual harassment. i hope today's witnesses have been empowered to share real actionable steps that are being taken now, not two or three years from now, to fix the departments structural deficiencies. the struggles with sexual harassment or not begin with this administration but currently doorstep has the opportunity to take action now that would better position department to address harassment moving forward. thank you to all of our witnesses for your willingness to participate. we look forward to your testimony. that concludes my statements, then i will turn things over to ranking member manned for your comments. >> thank you mister chairman thank you for having thi

mr. johnson is accompanied by this johnson-abercrombie the. welcome. -- both mr. johnson and miss johnson-abercrombie lead the departments efforts to address -- we are also joined virtually by mr. thomas costa, the director of the government accountability office education workforce and income security team. -- and addition to these assembled witnesses, i ask for unanimous consent to enter into the record a letter i received from the equal employment opportunity commission, which identifies a number of deficiencies within va's equal opportunity employment program. -- without objection, so ordered. before moving to witness statements, just a reminder to mr. costa, who is virtual, please pause for a couple of seconds before speaking so we fully capture your comments. now, i want to recognize mr. johnson for five minutes. >> good morning, chairman pappas, ranking member mann, and members of the subcommittee. thank you for inviting us here today to discuss va's efforts to prevent and effectively respond to sexual harassment and sexual assault. joining me today is miss

mr. johnson, one thing is clear. everyone in the room understands the importance of addressing sexual harassment. it also is clearer further action is needed to respond to high rates of harassment among the v.a. workforce two years ago -- v.a. workforce. two years ago, v.a. made seven recommendations to improve handling of sexual-harassment allegations and only two of those that been implemented. i want to focus on the two priority recommendations that remain un-implemented. v.a. lacks a structure that gives employees confidence. we have learned the department has no intention of implementing the first recommendation, the v.a. will not realign it eeo directors so this person know longer oversees both eeo and personal functions of the department. i am wondering if i understand this correctly. >> at this time, v.a. is not planning to realign the office of resolution management, diversity and inclusion under the deputy secretary. the eeo director for v.a. is the assistant secretary. she reports directly to the deputy se

mr. johnson or mr. roy who ever will choose to go first for the five-minute question. >> i think that is like what is your call? >> go-ahead i will defer to you if you want to go first. i will go with that's what you prefer, rep. cohen: you have five minutes. >> i think the chairman, and i have a few questions i would ask but i feel i need to address the things that have been discussed in part, somewhat in my absence. i did not understand why that is the but we are talking about proxy voting it is not just about lawsuit some of us believe it is unconstitutional for proxy voting and we can disagree on that but i put my money where my mouth is and i am not voting by proxy. that has caused all sorts of complications in my existence where the world of congress continues to exist by proxy. i cannot multitask if i am voting in person. that is a real issue. and i think it is -- i would also note that my colleague mr. johnson, hank, not mike, was making call comments about live alleged white privilege. i think

mr. johnson. ms. yetter. >> thank you members of the committee for the opportunity to talk with you today. i am diane yetter, president and founder of the sales tax institute, a woman's own small business. we provide sales tax information, resources, insulting to businesses of all sizes in virtually every industry from around the world. my entire professional career of almost 38 years has been spent exclusively in the sales tax field. i am a licensed cpa and a board member of the business advisory council of the stream land sales tax governing board. my remarks today on my own and not by half of any client or association. i have long been a proponent of rules that result in equitable collection responsibilities of sales tax by sellers. true equity requires greater uniformity with clear requirements and guidance by the states, which will foster compliance, reduce burden on all sellers, whether local or remote, and promote reasonable enforcement. it is inherent in our sub national sales tax structure th

mr. johnson live not far away from each other. is that right?dy: and you met just about a month ago. is that right? >> yes. >> judge judy: and at the time that you met mr. johnson, you were pregnant. >> yes. >> he certainly wasn't the father. >> no. >> judge judy: but he liked you, and you met him because he stopped to give you a ride home. it was snowing where you were. is that what happened so far? >> yes, ma'am. yes, your honor. >> judge judy: and you told him that you were pregnant, but he said it didn't matter to him. he's liked you. so, you started to go out for a short time. >> yes, your honor. >> judge judy: then, according to what i read in the complaint, you and mr. johnson had an argument, and that was on march the 30th. according to you, you had an argument. tell me what the argument was about, ms. cole. >> it was a silly argument. >> judge judy: no, just tell me what the argument was about. >> it was over him talking to other females, specifically ninalia. >> judge judy: this lady? well, why couldn't he talk to other women?

mr. johnson is working in? >> i appreciate the efforts mr. johnson and his team put towards this issue. there is, based on what i heard from testimony of the research i have done, the fact that they can have many tax rates. that is something the sst is able to make transparent, and those boundaries and those rights are really helpful, but there tends to be a lot of sales tax rates per state. and also, there is still reliance on the technology itself and we mentioned that is an expensive burden for a lot small businesses. senator crapo: mr. hennessey? >> many provisions are sound. one additional would be to uniformly classify and define products across states, not just within states. senator crapo: mr. johnson, i am looking at the map on your website of which states are member states. my stay, idaho, is an advisory state, but why are those states that are not members assistant to joining -- not members resistant to joining? >> i can't speak for all the states that are not participating. i can't tell you that we have reached out to states encourage them to join the organization. there is

mrs. johnson? >> he was absolutely indelible to me. there is a recording on which mrs. johnson says, miracle of the jet age. she is exclaiming about the wonder of being able to fly from coast to coast in the same day. it is an expression that i have used since the moment i first heard it. and what is exciting to me about the miller center, there are such wonderful contextualists, archivists, that i hope there is a room for a recording, a collection of them just called atmospherics. i hope we can hear the great recording of the president talking over the noise that gunsmoke was making on the tv, in the first residence. i hope we can hear all of those cans of diet root beer and fresca being opened by the president. i hope we can hear the exchange conversation, when lucy baines comes into the oval office, and her dad greets her the way any dad would be happy to greet any daughter, obviously swelling with pride. these are the moments. you come for the history. you come for the news value. but what often stays with you is the family that you get to overhear on these tapes. >>

mr. johnson: thank you. well, this is p.m. johnson: thank you. well, this is it, folks. thank you, everybody for coming out so early this morning. and only a couple of hours i will be in -- to see her majesty the queen, and the torch will finally be passed to a new conservative leader. the baton will be handed over in what has unexpectedly turned out to be a relay race. they change the rules halfway through, but never mind that now. the people who got brexit done, the people who delivered the fastest vaccine rollout in europe will never forget 70% of the publisher got a dose within six months, faster than any comparable country. that is government for you, that is this conservative government. [applause] people who organized those prompt, early supplies of weapons to the heroic ukrainian armed forces, an action that very may well have helped change the course of the biggest european war in 80 years. because of the speed and urgency of what you did, what everybody did involved in the government committed to get the economy moving again from july of last year, despite the

mr. johnson's tenants, too. what do i think of rent control? well, mr. i've got a family to support. and anything that keeps down the cost of living is alright with me. rent control isn't perfect. there are very few chizzlers and rent gouges who insist on bonus payments and fully tie in sales of furniture. but by the vigilance of cooperating landlords and other local citizens as well as government officials. the public is protected. this public and this product the shooting war is over. was still at war against inflationary prices and rents. is the largest item in our budget lifting rent controls while homes are still scarce would break all other price controls such a break of the line would be followed by skyrocketing prices and the kind of headache. we had after world war one which started when rents jumped 50% after armistice day. with this situation becomes of the utmost importance to hold the line break the line on rent by paying or charging illegal rent. and you could help start an inflation who is only result. would be the kind of deflation and depression that followed world w

mr. johnson, did you advertise your plane for sale? >> yes, your honor.year? >> it was advertised in august 2016, your honor. >> judge judy: and is that when mr. briggs answered the ad? >> yes. he did. >> judge judy: prior to that time, you didn't know who he was. is that correct? >> no, i had never met him. i met him through him responding to the ad. >> judge judy: yeah. okay, and how much were you selling the plane for? >> $42,000. >> judge judy: and mr. briggs has a pilot's license, is that correct? >> i never saw it. >> judge judy: do you have a pilot's license? >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: when did you get the pilot's license? >> it would have been 2005. >> judge judy: did you ever own a plane yourself? >> no. >> judge judy: what kind of work do you do, mr. briggs? >> i'm a business owner. i do landscaping. >> judge judy: you're a landscaper? >> yes. >> judge judy: is it your own company? >> yes. >> judge judy: how many employees do you have? >> three. >> judge judy: my understanding is as follows, mr. briggs. you negotiated with mr. johnson on the

mr. johnson: thank you. well, this is it, folks. thank you everybody for coming out so early this morning. in only a couple hours, i will see her majesty, the queen. and the torch will be passed to a new conservative leader. the

mr. johnson. you are recognized, sir, for five minutes. >> thank you very much. orning, chairman taco. chairman pallone, and thank you for mr. pallone for, your longtime commitment to the recycling caucus. it's great to see you. ranking members morris rogers and mr. mckinley, thank you mr. mckinley, for your sponsorship of a great bill. my name is billy johnson, and i'm the chief lobbyist for the institute of scrap recycling industries. it's always an honor to be here for you today to discuss the important role of recycling to our economy and to our environment. thank you for inviting the reflecting industry, the industry responsible for collecting and processing the recyclables into great commodities. and to provide our thoughts about the different pieces of legislation today. recycling is an essential solution to responsibly supplier domestic and global manufacturing supply chains. the sustainable raw materials that help combat climate change and serve our national resources and safe energy. further, the recycling industry directly employs more than 164,000 peop

mrs. johnson. i said, you have got a recommendation for us, which is, should we keep these closed? or should they be opened? and she said, go ahead and open them. essentially, i'm proud of what my husband did. i know that there will be things on them that i don't like because i haven't heard them. but i am confident enough and what lyndon did, the more people find out about what he did both his strength and his flaws, the better. which is just the kind of presidential relative you'd want. i mean, she showed amazing insight. not only changed history, i think really change the way that her husband is seen now by historians and other later americans. >> one of the questions that hangs around the tapes is why lbj made them in the first place. why would lbj havemade these? and for that matter, why did american president from roosevelt to nixon make similar kinds of recordings? >> lbj, when he was a senator, used to make tapes, or used to make records of his private conversations, which was basically his close aide walter jenkins listening in on a dead key extension and making notes, ver

mr. johnson, recognized for five minutes for question. >> thank you, mr. chairman. inflation is hitting my constituents in ohio really hard struggling more than ever to fill up their tanks, clothe their children, and even afford food. what do my colleagues in the majority propose to ease this inflationary burden on americans who are struggling so hard to get by to buy groceries? their idea is to shut down the manufacturing of much of the plastic packaging that the food that they buy actually come in. can you believe that? how will this possibly ease inflation? the timing of these radical proposals could not be worse. plastics, quite literally, make our modern life possible. most of his food products, health products, automobiles, electronics and everything in between would not exist without plastics. and so, moratoriums on the manufacturing of such a widely used and important material is by definition highly inflationary and would only serve to make us more vulnerable to precarious global supply chains while killing thousands of good paying american jobs at home. so

mrs. johnson for that the nixon's in the johnsons went way back. um, they were both in washington lbj got there a little earlier than mr. nixon did when he was the first elected to the house in 1946. but you know when nixon was senate was vice president united states and therefore senate president, you know presiding officer of the senate lbj was the majority leader. and you know, they would work together on legislation. in fact, one of the one of the seminal pieces of the first in fact the first civil rights. legislation passes reconstruction was passed during the eisenhower administration and you know nixon worked very closely with johnson in wrestling up the votes for that. um, just this is off the environmental subject, but martin luther king, then who nixon had met in ghana when ghana became independent sent nixon a letter afterwards saying, you know, we couldn't have been done without your effort. but again, that's just another example of how you know both sides of the aisle can work together to get things done. and this i think is such a grea

mr. johnson was holding a party. she takes 2 days off a year. evidently, she was working 2 days before her death on tuesday when she welcomed this draft. looking very frail, world wide respect. i've had messages from all sorts of people around the world. some of them republicans, but they loved the queen all respect that maybe not loved, respected the queen, and all she stood for. she held the reputation of great single handedly. if sir, is still a refutation of billiard, could you tell me your, you're in london, but i guess you're also watching these live scenes where watching from edinburgh, the scottish capital, or whether queens, coffin, or has arrived and is being put into a house there. king charles is standing behind in this procession. tell us a bit more about this procession itself. well, we have seen king charles and he's wearing his full ceremonial uniform. sir, this possession will now go towards and send giles cathedral. so there will be the opportunity for the scottish people to, to pay their respects.

mr. moulton, ms. bernice johnson and mrs. dingell, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.res. 1377. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island rise? mr. cicilline: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. sewell of alabama, i inform the house that ms. sewell will vote yes on h.res. 1377. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? mr. pallone: madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, ms. sanchez, mr. lamb, mr. payne, mr. henry johnson, mr. sires, mr. pascrell and mr. welch, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.res. 1377. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york rise? >> as the member designated by mr. bowman, i inform the house that mr. bowman will vote no on h.res. 1377. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from illinois rise? >> as the member designated by congressman quigley of illinois, i inform the house that congressman qui

that is right in your backyard. >> my next question is for mr johnson.everal years ago, a senior official from the environmental protection agency testified that mandating rates is a tricky proposition because it is tied to state of the economy of people and economic wills and the ability of individuals to part with their goods. does support mandatory federal recycling rates -- does ursa support mandatory federal recycling rates? and why? >> thank you. -- does not support the federal mandate. we believe involuntary ways to achieve that. i think one of the reasons why he said it was kind of tricky is that you look at paper. some of the mandates are, you know, were originally, you know, at 30% while currently today the the paper recycling has about a 95%. it's a much higher content. and it's largely driven because they want that material back into their into their mills -- and it's probably going to increase as we go on. when i mean 70% it has the 70% -- recycled material. i don't know how much higher you can get than 100%. so, you know, if you look at the

mr. mckinley for your sponsorship of the bill. my name is billy johnson. i am the chief lobbyist for the institute of scrap recycling industries. it is always an honor to be before you today to discuss the important role of recycling to our economy and especially to our environment. thank you for inviting the recycling industry, the industry responsible for collecting and processing the recyclables into specification grade communities, and to provide our thoughts about the different pieces of legislation today. recycling is an essential solution to responsibly supply our domestic and global manufacturing supply chains with sustainable raw materials that help combat climate change, conserve our natural resources, and save energy. the recycling industry directly employs more than 164,000 people in every congressional district in america and generates over $117 billion in annual economic activities. these numbers tell the story of a strong and vibrant u.s. recycling industry. let me correct this. recycling does work but is not without its challenges. in any g

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mr. johnson, for five minutes. mr. johnson: thank you, madam speaker. earlier this year, my friend, mark shlanta, died at 57. he had been a south dakota telecommunications leader since 1998. earlier this year, my friend, greg dean, died at age 58. he'd been a south dakota telecommunications leader since 1999. earlier this year, my friend, rod bower, died at age 60. he'd been a south dakota telecommunications leader since 1976. earlier this year, my friend, brian rolth, died at age 59. he'd been a south dakota telecommunications leader since 1998. now, losing one friend, losing one industry leader is not easy. when you lose four over the past few months it can be almost more than their friends and family can bear. these were real leaders. everybody around here talks about broadband. it is a hot topic in congress for the last few years. every day, broadband, high speed internet, broadband, connectivity. i tell you those four gentlemen were involved in broadband long before it was cool, long before it was the hot topic in washington, d.c. you see, mark spe

mr. johnson. >> i'm wondering how you guys are doing. i know it's hot out there. you know? >> so we are going to check in n in on an elderly resident of alameda. laura williams is with alameda friendly visitors. >> how are you doing in this ho? hot weather? >> oh well i'm hot. >> seniors like joyce anderson have a chance to talk about their family and the heat. >> that's what i was doing, i had a washcloth, and it's wet. and i put it on my face. i thought why wring it out? >> oh, i have all my doors open to let in a breeze, but today will be the hottest day. >> there was plenty of gratitude gratitude for the help and the concern. >> so i am very grateful that, d that, and i appreciate they are. are coming. because i don't see to many people. >> it's really important to be checking in on your elderly rel. elderly relatives. your elderly neighbors. especially if you know anybody who's living alone, alone, to make sure that they are okay. that they are drinking drinking enough water, and that they have some way to stay cool. stay cool. >> in alameda, wilson walker, kpix 5. >>

mr. johnson and family in attendsance and scott wean and dean preston. we presented mr. johnson with a plaque honoring him for his work. as i noted, mr. johnson's career is extraordinary. one of the city's most iconic photographers. his work gives us a look tot vibrancy of every day life in a black fillmore district from the 40's and 50's and the civil right's movement in the 60s. we were thrilled convene this honor. and i tell you between mr. johnson and ms. harris i have great hope for you know may be catching [inaudible]. both of them are still moving with incredible verb and vigor late in their -- it was love low and thank you, commission for honoring david johnson in this way. >> the item is called music every where. earlier this month our most amounted your low events was held at golden gate park marking the return to the normally scheduled august time slot. left year it was pushed october due to pandemic setbacks. outside landses contributed 31 million dollars to our budget since 2008 enabling you to hire a full time gardener. maintain open spaces and offer scholar

mr. johnson and mr. lawson, these members will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. jacobs of new york, i inform the house that mr. jacobs will vote yes on s.2551. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. lynch of massachusetts, i inform the house that mr. lynch will vote yes on s.2551. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by michelle steel of california, i inform the house she will vote yes on s.2551. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. beatty, ms. kelly, ms. jackson lee and ms. sewell, they will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mike simpson, pursuant to house resoluti

mr. johnson's will. his frustration, his anger, buttered with self-deprecation and wit. >> thank you.s is it, folks. thank you everybody for coming out so early this morning. the battle will be handed over in what has unexpectedly turned out to be a relay race. they changed the rules halfway through, but never mind that now. chris: the rules were not changed. the simple truth is no prime minister has ever been able to stay in office without the confidence of their party. and he lost that. he remains defiant. almost willing his audience to wonder why on earth his party wanted rid of him. so what of his future? >> am not like one of those booster rockets that is fulfilled its function. and i will now be gently reentering the atmosphere and splashing down invisibly in some remote and obscure corner of the pacific. and like cincinnatus i am returning to my planet. chris: it turns out cincinnatus was a roman politician who yes, you guessed it, made a comeback. enter next the wobbly plane of liz truss flying in to the prime minister. an appointment, an assumption of office. her majesty's 15

mr. johnson and in the ukrainian issue took the most rigid pro-ukrainian pro -european a-a position.fore, this means the continuation of the policy of strict and maximally comprehensive support of our state in the confrontation russian aggression, well, in relation to this harshness . trans, i even had to see such a phrase , of course, it is a little metaphorical. however, against the background of anti-russian sentiments, listras boris johnson looks almost like a russophile. and what do you say about this, the fighter johnson was definitely not a russophile. -e not a single drop of her british blood e-e lis is an extremely pleasant person in communication, but she is a real leader and really strict in making decisions and in their implementation. in this regard, she is also an example of such a high organization and efficiency, she should make a decision, even if it is extremely tough , she will ensure its implementation, i remember in one of her pre-election speeches, the new prime minister said that her first call after being elected to this position would be a call to the preside

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mr. johnson declined to request for an interview. so did republican state legislators who spearheaded the new voting laws in georgia? ah, major change implemented by a new spalding election board, elimination of cindy voting during the voting for years churches and african americans have encouraged their congregants to vote after so many services. it's known as source records. you need to go to your pastor, jerry, the rising star missionary baptist church and since 2004 it's been a concerted effort to stop sunday voting. and i think it's no coincidence that that happens when you see a large african american segment that finally stood up and taking a major role in the democratic process. i went out to this reawaken america tour. you know, it's a revival and you know, one of the main messages is that cove it was invented to steal rights to take away freedom. covert is real congregation. we have been affected by coven. i believe that god empowered men and women to come up with various ways to treat this disease . and so for us to say th