mr. rogers. mr. rogers: in that event, madam speaker, i urge a yes vote on this amendment and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. lee: thank you, madam speaker. one of the reasons, just one of the reasons i oppose this amendment is because it proposes to eliminate all funding for family planning. now, a woman's ability to thrive is dependent on her health and participation in society. the house bill we are considering will improve her opportunities. let me review what countless studies have already shown. reproductive health services prevent, mind you, prevent unintended pregnancies, maternal deaths and abortions. reduce rates of infant and child mortality. empowers women to stay in school and join the workforce. creates stronger and healthier families and improves the economy. as we sit here today, more than 200 million women around the world still lack access to modern contraceptives. if we want to build on the self-relia

mr. rogers is shameful.d be outraged by what it really illustrates about how we use our cash bail system and about the ongoing effort to restrict voting rights. we received a call from the aclu from mr. rogers' lawyers and our team sprung into action. we travelled to the jail. we paid mr. rogers bail and then we waited for hours until he was finally released and drove him home where he was greeted by his family. i spoke to him on saturday night when he was release and he was exhausted and traumatized by what happened and utterly confused because he thought he had the right to vote and did not realize a conviction from 25 years, a quarter of a century earlier would have restricted his right to vote. he was lerelieved so many peopl was in his corner. we need to be clear about something. if this had been me and i'm mr. rogers age or someone who looked like me, the texas attorney general would have not brought charges. there would not have been an arrest and nobody would have set a $100,000 cash bail and use a c

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mr. rogers has to say. we can't ask him because the attorney general of texas has locked him up. has locked up hervis rogers on $100,000 bail. he is in prison tonight unable to pay $100,000 bail. bail is set at $100,000. what? because he might escape and vote again? also, i should tell you this. hervis rogers lives in harris county. the big diverse county that includes houston that i just told you about. he voted in harris county. but the texas attorney general has chosen to file these charges against him in neighboring montgomery county. we asked the attorney general's office why they filed these charges in that other county. they told us essentially because we can. they said the law allow them to file the charges in any county that abuts harris county if they want to. they wouldn't tell us why they picked montgomery county. i can tell you that according to the most recent u.s. census data, of the eight possible counties that abut harris county, of the eight counties they have legally charged hervis rogers, which they have the option of drawing a jury pool if this case goes to tr

mr. rogers said, “look for the helpers!the first responders who put their lives in danger to help us when my brothers and sisters and mom and dad and grandpa and grandma need them. we look out for the helpers, because they look out for us. thank you, first responders! you know, there's a rewarding feeling you get when you...hey man, me and...we carried a lady out of a fire, you know? this is what i signed up for as a first responder and this is what i love to do. i'm going to continue going to work, day in and day out, and providing help to those that need it. ♪♪ ♪♪ thank you, first responders! ♪♪ thank you, first responders, we need you and we wanted to let you know how much we appreciate you. thank you, first responders! ♪♪ thank you! thank you, first responders! thank you! love you! ♪♪ be safe, look after yourself and look after one another. thanks. it's a wishlist on wheels. a choice that requires no explanation. it's where safe and daring seamlessly intersect. it's understated, yet over-delivers. it is truly the merced

mr. rogers of kentucky, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. rogers will vote nay on the amendments en bloc. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? mr. lahood: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. buchanan of florida, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. buchanan will vote no on the amendments en bloc. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? ms. wexton: thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. mceachin, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will vote yes on the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. connolly: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. titus of nevada, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. titus will vote aye on the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? mr. owens: madam speaker,

mr. rogers and i think, he would say don't be scared, life is good, life is special. >> everybody is so specialst go and do the thing you love. that always stuck with me. >> see you tomorrow. ♪ can you tell me how to get ♪ ♪ how to get to sesame street ♪ >> "sesame street" introduced my children to the interaction of people with different backgrounds. ♪ it's not that easy being green ♪ >> count that penny. >> count that penny? >> yeah, count it. >> okay. >> count. >> one. >> "sesame street" was aggressive in terms of learning not only concepts of reading, but concepts of interacting. >> i may be small. >> i may be small. >> but i am. >> but i am. >> somebody. >> somebody. >> "sesame street" was as big as it got in terms of celebrity. everybody wanted to hang with the muppets. >> aren't you johnny trash? >> cash. >> cash, cash. >> educational children's television really matured in the '70s. >> i'm leaving. >> i love you. >> i love you, too. >> oh, thanks. >> now for something completely different. >> when i was 13, the show from england came on pbs, which before that was only the realm of my pa

mr. rogers because the bill that is before the texas house and senate right now actually looks to increasenal penalties for violating some of the new provisions that are being attempted to pass into law right now. >> and raising this public awareness could absolutely blow up in greg abbott's face. he is headed for reelection. for people from texas who are watching this, they may say, if this happens in my state i'm willing to wait in line six hours or 16 hours in the name of democracy. wendy, priscilla, thank you so much. we will leave it there. >>> coming up, the president of cuba addressing the nation right now as cuba sees its biggest protest in deck az. we will bring you the latest next. mm. [ clicks tongue ] i don't know. i think they look good, man. mm, smooth. uh, they are a little tight. like, too tight? might just need to break 'em in a little bit. you don't want 'em too loose. for those who were born to ride there's progressive. with 24/7 roadside assistance. -okay. think i'm gonna wear these home. -excellent choice. what's on the horizon? witthe answers lie beyondance. the roads

mr. rogers. i bring animals they've never seen before like kangaroos, giraffes, camels.ainers, movies, i mean, movie stars, athletes from all across the country come out. carnival rides and, i mean, it's just going to be an amazing day. and then that sunday we're doing the celebrity dog barking team trae. and then we're going to have a comedy festival which there's a lot of surprise guests coming. we have monty and a lot of people that i don't even want to tell. it's going to be a surprise -- arthel: yeah, exactly. >> crazy four days. arthel: well, it sounds great. i wish i could come down there for that. i'll have to make it next year, for sure. i heard you say the animals, i'm not going to ask you how you arrange that, because you're trae, you do what you want to do -- [laughter] but i just want to make sure, i know you'll keep the animals safe. i know you will. >> definitely. arthel: keep it up, trae. i love that you are about giving back and nourishing, you know, the young people. so that's very important. so, all right -- >> definitely. and this year, i was going to

mr. rogers neighborhood. she joined the marvel and star wars family.she became the voice of mulan the original 1998 movie. entered the marvel world as a star of agent of shield. >> never keep your back to a door. >> and now she is firmly a part of the star wars family, too. >> your name will be legendary. >> reporter: in the mandalorian in the book of boba fet and star wars the bad batch she is playing the same character. >> it is so crazy, what is going on. whose life am i living? you know me, i am the biggest nerd in the world. >> not when she is animated. >> hello. >> you got no business messing with my score. >> you of all people know it is all about the price. >> the bad batch is currently streaming on disney plus if you are intrigued but not educated in star wars. >> i think it is still entertaining because the story is great, the characters are amazing. and you just go on all of these adventures. >> reporter: one of her next adventures will take her to the hollywood walk of fame. she will be getting her own star. >> what i want to know, have you

mr. rogers, which made everybody cry including me. i think it was my last one.would start back with you. what do you think about the movie experience now? are you willing to go back to the movies? you know, what would it take to get you back in the theater? >> i would be remiss if i didn't add that i have two kids under the age of 5, so the fact that i can hit pause is so huge in my life. the fact that i can turn it on, turn it off, and get access without having to sit in a crowded room with a bunch of strangers and feel something, it's great. the price of home theaters have gone down, too. so i'll be honest, it's been almost exciting to see how many options i have at home compared to having to go to one of these major movie theaters. but i was kind of excited in the aftermath of last year, especially, you've had these anti-racist upheavals across the country, how would these movie theaters respond, hyperlocally. i'm in the suburbs of washington, d.c. and i was hoping that they would get really hyper local and respond to what my community wanted. but i haven't r

mr. rogers? >> thank you, mr. chairman. general mcconville, in your letter accompanying the army's unfunded mandate -- unfunded requirement list, you acknowledge the president's budget creates, quote, a downturn in army's purchasing power and you also informed us, that, quote, progress is at risk if you don't have real growth or 3% to 5% above inflation going forward. can you elaborate on that and tell us if we pass a budget that fails to, at a minimum, keep pace with inflation, hopefully with an increase, what army capabilities or programs are at risk? >> yeah, congressman, what we've done within the budget is try to produce the best army we can within the resources we have. that's an army that's 485,000. we were growing end strength. not going to be able to grow end strength so we're keeping what we have which i articulated was at the level of 9/11. we're keeping a basic level of readiness. readiness. we do not want to go back to where we were a couple of years ago where the readiness of the army was of concern. i believe

mr. rogers, would you like to make some opening remarks? >> yeah. thank you, madam chair. dr. hicks, it is good to have you with us. congratulations on your post. i know you will do a great job. you are a very capable individual. having said that, i look forward to hearing from the department and the independent review department about this new set of recommendations to better address sexual assault in the military. the issue is important and complex. early on, service members are taught the importance of mutual respect for their fellow soldiers. strong leaders setting clear expectations is essential at preventing destructive behavior and sexual assault. but when sexual assault does happen, the result must be timely and thorough and it must be backed by investigations. these are complex cases. it can be long, complicated and extremely difficult for victims. the fort hood commission looked at three years of court marshalls, including 65 trials including sexual assault charges. those cases, unfortunately, had a conviction rate of only 22%. both victims and the accused deserve be

mr. rogers, would you like to make some opening remarks? >> yeah. thank you, madam chair. dr. hicks, it is good to have you with us. congratulations on your post. i know you will do a great job. you are a very capable individual. having said that, i look forward to hearing from the department and the independent review department about this new set of recommendations to better address sexual assault in the military. the issue is important and complex. early on, service members are taught the importance of mutual respect for their fellow soldiers. strong leaders setting clear expectations is essential at preventing destructive behavior and sexual assault. but when sexual assault does happen, the result must be timely and thorough and it must be backed by investigations. these are complex cases. it can be long, complicated and extremely difficult for victims. the fort hood commission looked at three years of court marshalls, including 65 trials including sexual assault charges. those cases, unfortunately, had a conviction rate of only 22%. both victims and the accused deserve be

roger pox. a family has been sworn in mr. lank as parliament basil roger pox is now the finance minister. his brothers are prime minister on president, and while his nephew is also in that cabinets, the family is dominated for lincoln politics for 2 decades. when fernandez has more from colombo bassett, roger pox, say the latest roger pox to enter the long can parliament that takes the total number of family members to 7 in the legislature of the country. now, by roger pox, i have for a long time being known as the brains or the strategist behind the roger box, the machine. he's kind of mr. fix it if you like, who does all the sort of deals the they go see asians, the wrangling and chops out the strategy, all the roger box the machine and that's what we have heard. 2 in the previous years, and now he's been brought into parliament, sort of a friendly mc resigning to make way for his entrance into parliament. mind roger pox, the prime minister and former president, obviously, switching portfolios with his younger brother. he will become and has also taken off as the minister of planning of

mrs. rogers: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. herrera beutler, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. herrera beutler will vote nay on h.r. 3684. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. jacobs: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. leger fernandez, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. leger fernandez will vote yea on h.r. 3684. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? mr. gonzalez: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. timmons of south carolina, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. timmons will vote no on h.r. 3684. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? mrs. hayes: as the member designated by ms. wilson, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on h.r. 3684. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. mast: mr. speaker, as the member

mr. rogers, frank sinatra, keith richards. he won an oscar for the movie "20 feet from stardom.ools for a passport take a look. >> hey, what's up, man >> reporter: it's one final trip around the world with tv's favorite travellers. >> i'll try anything i'll risk everything i have nothing to lose >> reporter: "roadrunner," a film about anthony bourdain follows the cook turned author turned television adventurer to his last one in france where he died by suicide in 2018 >> our friend, anthony bourdain, has died >> why do you think people loved anthony bourdain >> because he was authentic. he was himself and i think everybody felt like they knew him. >> weird that it's people of all ages, different generations, different ideologieslogies. >> yeah. >> yeah. he's a johnny cash-type figure as somebody that appeal toes evangelicals and punk rockers and everyone in between. >> reporter: the director sat >> there is a friends of tony crew, down with the man's friends and cohorts, filling "roadrunner" with more than just tributes, but raw truth telling. >> there's friends of tony, crew, p

mr. rogers. mr. rogers: thank you, mr. calvert, for yielding this time. mr. speaker, i rise with a heavy heart to pay tribute to the memory of that long-time friend of ours and colleague on the appropriations committee, which he chaired. former congressman jerry lewis of california passed away july 15, this past. after working in the insurance industry and serving in the california state assembly, jerry was first elected to congress two years before me, in 1978. and served his southern california district honorably until his retirement in 2013. serving together on the appropriations committee for 30 years, jerry and i became friends due to our respect and admiration for this body. the committee itself -- body, the committee itself, and our singular focus on doing all we could to serve our constituents back home in our respective districts. jerry was a true believer in our committee and it's wielding the power of the purse and ensuring that we were spending taxpayers' hard-earned tax dollars wisely. he also prided himself in his ability to steer federal fundin

roger papa has been a mr. fix it and the man strategist between roger pox, the families rise to fall into lanka, but with the goblin popularity falling in recent months, his family hoping he can turn things around. fernandez, colombo ah, there's out there and these are the top stories. columbia, as government says, initial investigations indicate retired members of its military were involved in the assassination of president jogan l wife. some of the attack is have been identified, but officials and still looking for at least 8 not received in response to the assassination of the haitian president. today, interpol has officially requested information from the columbia government and the national police.

but roger, papa has been a mr. fix it, man strategist between the roger pox, the families rise to fall into lanka. but with the government, popularity falling in recent months, his families hoping he can turn things around. fernandez, colombo ah, there's out there and these are the top stories, columbia, as government says, initial investigations indicate retired members of its military were involved in the assassination of haiti's, present a job and my wife. some of the attackers have been identified, but officials are still looking for at least $89.00 we see in response to the assassination of the haitian president. today, interpol has officially requested information from the columbia government and the national police about the alleged perpetrators of the fact. initially, the information indicates they are colombian citizens retired members of the national army. we've given instruction by the national government to our police and the army to collaborate in the investigation. to clarify these facts immediately. public force is fully at the disposition of the sister republic of haiti

roger papa has been a mr. fix it and the man strategist between the roger pox, the families rise to fall into lunch, but with the goblins, popularity falling in recent months, his families hoping he can turn things around. fernandez, lumber in hong kong, $47.00 pro democracy activists charged under china's national security law have been back in court. the charges are related to their roles and organizing elections . last july, the aim of that pool was to ensure that enough pro democracy candidates would be elected to the legislative council. because the film festival is back after taking a break last year because of the cobra, 1900 pandemic, a long running feud between the festival and netflix has not been resolved because under festival rules, only films that are distributed in french theaters are eligible to compete natasha butler reports from con this is what he was seen can films out by netflix. the us streaming giant has produced award winning movies. but because netflix refuses to show its films in french cinemas, it is bought from the fact of all competitions. totally but forms h

but the roger papa has been a mr. fix it and the man strategist between the roger pox, the families rise to fall into lanka, but with the goblins, popularity falling in recent months, his families hoping he can turn things around. fernandez, palumbo, netflix is again sitting out a can film festival because of a long rang feud with organizes on the festival rules. only films distributed in french is eligible to compete, which means that movies released on netflix are excluded. tasha has the story now from can this is what he won't see in can films out by netflix. the us streaming giant has produced award winning movies. but because netflix refuses to show its films in french cinemas, it is bought from the fact of all competitions. totally, but forms on the deck. any, all platforms are invited to can amazon co producer opening film net and accepted that the film must have a french release in competition. films must be shown in french cinemas. and the day that netflix except this, we will be delighted to have them the route between the film festival and netflix began in 2018. when can chang

mr. rogers. >> thank you mister chairman. gentlemen -- general consul, in your letter accompanying the mandate, you acknowledge the president biden's -- budget created quote, a downturn in the armies purchasing power and you also informed us, close quote. you also informed us that progress is at risk if you don't have real growth of three to 5% above inflation and going forward. can you elaborate on that and tell us, if we patchy patch or pass a budget -- keep pace with inflation, hopefully with an increase, when army capabilities are programs or risk? >> yes, congressman, what we've done within the budget is trying to produce the best army that we can within the resources that we have. it's an army that's 485,000 in strength, we will be able to growing strength. we're basically creeping the strength that we have. which articulated was at the level of 9/11. we're keeping a basic level of readiness. we do not want to go back to where we were a couple years ago where the readiness of the army was a concern. i believe right now

mr. chairman. thank you, chairman rogers.ou mentioned before, and i want to touch on more the matter of munitions, specifically guided munitions. the testimony was discussed that there are a limited number of suppliers for key components for those precision-guided munitions. those are critical assets in high demand. what are we doing to ensure we're going to keep these suppliers alive when it looks like your munitions budget is being cut by 25%. is that a concern for you? how are we addressing that going forward? >> no, i think it is a concern. i think we learned a lot about chain -- supply chain and as you said, some of these pretransition musicians have a will the of long lead type items you have to purchase. that's part of our equation. so we may be buying long lead -- you always have to be a little more finessed in these type systems if we can't afford the entire munition, we may buy the long range up front, the long lead type items and go ahead and do that, but we're taking a close look at that and trying to do the best

so, with that we will start with ranking member of the energy commerce committee mrs. rogers. >> thank you ranking members. select committee i appreciate you being here today to answer this question and to have this forum as undoing the origins of covid-19, and the pandemic is the public health question of our time. yes, this is about accountability. this is about holding china accountable for its actions. this is also about preventing the next pandemic. and stopping the death and destruction that will come with it. to do that, we must understand how it started. as the republican leader on energy of commerce committee, i oversee public health. energy and commerce committee members are taking her -- our duty very seriously, seeking the truth. i can assure you that we believe that we will leave no stone unturned in the pursuit of the truth. china is refusing to cooperate. this comes as no surprise to anyone who is familiar with the communist regime. which one is obstruction should not deter our work as there is a significant amount of information relevant to the origins of covi

mr. chairman. thank you ranking member rogers, and thank you both for being here. want to speak on the issue of china and the steps that the army is taking to prepare for any eventualities. madam secretary, your budget request to the screen has requested several cuts in different departments. you request a cut and total forces from fiscal year 20 ones current projected levels, and even a cut in the procurement of munitions. as china continues to spend billions on building up its military, why are we requesting a cut in force strength and munition procurement? seems like they are going this way on spin and we're going this way, and every hearing that i am in china is our number one threat, china is a number one threat, yet we give them less and less money and they continues anymore. very concerning. >> congresswoman, thank you. first of all i very concerned about china's comprehensive modernization and the breadth of its his modernization over the last 20 years. they have definitely taken advantage of the time we've been in iraq and afghanistan to build their milita

"the new york times" rogers that mr. hosch kins. in court paper "the times" writes judge moss had a chance to show malice toward none and charity toward all, but the court didn't quite buy it and thought simply it could encourage future attacks and noted hodgkins brought gloves. joining us now, nbc 4's scott macfarlane. scott, great to see you. thanks for getting up so early with us. are prosecutors worried about having gotten less than half the time off they requested for paul hodgkins? >> some don't like what they're reading. i have a former federal prosecutor who said this could lower the bar for future defendants because they do seek uniformity when people are charged in similar or the same case. hodgkins said important thing, but so did the prosecutor. she said he was part of a domestic terrorist incident, and the judge said what happened was extraordinary, that hodgkins was part of a mob that forced congress from its own chambers. that being said, hodgkins says he felt foolish and blames himself and he felt empowered, that he

pox, i have for a long time being known as a brains on the strategist behind the roger box, the machine. he's kind of the mr. fix it if you like, who does all the sort of deals the negotiations, the wrangling and charts out, the strategy, all the roger box machine. and that's what. 7 we have heard in the previous years, and now he's been brought into parliament, sort of a friendly mc resigning to make way for his entrance into parliament, mind roger pasco, the prime minister and former president. obviously, switching portfolios with his younger brother. he will become and has also taken as the minister of planning of policy and planning implementation. so this basically comes at a time when she is facing very seed as nomic challenges. so the raj, a will have his work cut out for him part in reserves. but pretty much all time low, there's a huge amount of dead commitment that she has to meet. i mean, there's literally a challenge on a day to day basis of running the country and the government. i'm a man who don't talk about plans and the things only the size. so if you saw the results, i mean the very fact t

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roger, how does it look fine? just to go over the his little heart to message in your mrs. what i thought over. but the counters, ancient way of life is changing. a developing tourism industry is trusting young tuckers like show hey away from fishing order go see it. oh oh daughter. oh, show haze uncle leon and his family trying to keep the communities traditions alive . he lived with his wife, 90 year old mother and 3 grandchildren in the health built over the water leah and used to be a fisherman. but as he got older, he could no longer venture to fish in the thing. we started breeding group 3 years ago. you ah, you know, i, but the last year has been difficult by in june is the eldest of 3 grandchildren. after school. she helped the grandparents prepare dinner. she hoped to get good grades out and that's what it sounds that way it's like in johnson. ok. kelly, no, in chandler, for the in the family making a living is never easy, but there are even biggest threats ahead for those who remain here. the local government is planning to demolish the floating feelings to make way when tourism infra

mr. rimis. our next witness is roger pylon, vice president for legal affairs at the b. kennedy simon share of constitutional studies at the cato institute. mr. pylon is a policy scholar at the cato institution and is the -- and is the chair of the constitutional studies program. welcome, mr. pylon. please proceed with your opening statement. >> thank you. i am unable -- is my speaker? is this on? >> it's on. >> oh, okay, thank you. chairman peters, ranking member port man, thank you for inviting me to testify in the d.c. admissions [ inaudible ]. s-51 raises both constitutional and [ inaudible ] problems. to summarize my written statement here which is [ inaudible ]. i'll touch on four issues. congressional authority, maryland's consent, technical problems and most importantly the 23rd amendment. congress certainly has authority to [ inaudible ]. it's done so 37 times [ inaudible ]. in clear contemplation of states from the northwest territory. this isn't a normal admissions case. in history of [ inaudible ]. by now against in bill's radical change, the framers didn't in

mr. primus. our next witness is roger pilon, vice president for legal affairs at the v. kennedy simon at the kato institution. he's a policy scholar at the kato institution and is the chair of the constitutional studies program. welcome, mr. pilon. please proceed with your opening statement. >> is my speaker -- >> it's on. >> oh, okay. thank you. chairman peters, ranking member portman, thank you for inviting me to testify. s-51 arises for the constitution with the justice department and it's considered many issues since the time of the attorney general penned it. to summarize my written statement here, which is -- i'll simply touch on four issues. congressional authority, relevance consent, tactical problems and most importantly the 23rd amendment. congress certainly has authority to admit new states in the union. it's done so 37 times under article 4 section 3 either with the consent of states or more often from the federal territory required in clear contemplation of the states from the territory. this isn't a normal admissions case. the district of columbia is unique.

mr. chaco, and the gentlewoman from washington, ms. rogers l each control ten minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from new york. >> i thank you. i yield myself such time as i may consume. >> gentleman from new york. >> thank you. i rise in support of this on block of ten amendments. as was done in the 116th congress, the pfas action agent was subject to a subcommittee markup, a full committee markup, and debate, and amendment on the house floor. during these processes in the 116th and 117th congresses, there had been an effort to continue to strengthen the proposal at each and every stage. the ten amendments included in this on block, which include several bipartisan amendments, would build upon this past work and make further improvements to the underlying bill. several of the amendments help protect americans from pfas in their drinking water especially those relying upon private wells, which would not be subject to the national drinking water standard required to be developed by this bill. we know communicating the risks of pfas is challenging. what are s

rogers and upton for their support. i ask my colleagues for their support and i reserve the balance of my time. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new jersey reis recognized. mr. pallone: i yield to the gentleman from california, the sponsor of the bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcnerney: i rise in support of h.r. 2928, the cyber sense act of 2021. the cyber sense act is another piece of bipartisan legislation that takes steps to improve the security of our nation's electric grid infrastructure. it would establish a program to identify cyber secure products for the bulk power grid through a testing and verification program. the bulk power system is essential for providing reliable electric power to the american people. we must ensure that this system is as secure as possible. any vulnerable component in our grid is a threat to our security and this bill will take important steps to strengthen the system. it would also require the department of energy to provide technical assistance to electric utilities, manufacturers,

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>> well, rogers is being held in napa county, or he was arrested there on state and federal charges. they were both indicted july 7th. the indictment was unsealed earlier this week. mr. copeland was arrested here in sacramento. he had moved here recently. he is described as an army deserter and steroid abuser who was living in an apartment here in sacramento when he was arrested. he was in our jail briefly and he is being taken to san francisco for a detention hearing on tuesday, at which a federal judge will decide whether or not he can be released. prosecutors are urging the judge not to allow him out, citing these alleged activities and plans. >> do we have a sense of how close this came to fruition? >> well, they had a lot of weapons apparently and they had these bombs and they had discussions about details of where that democratic headquarters building is in downtown sacramento. for instance, they allegedly noted in their conversations that it was across the street from a california highway patrol building and had discussions of whether they would have to do a quiet fire or some kind of explosive device that wouldn't tip off the chp. so it is hard to say, you k