ms. adams: thank you, madam speaker. i'm honored today to stand on the floor of the u.s. house of representatives to pay tribute to and to honor the life of a trusted friend of four decades, a cherished mentor, and extraordinary woman of faith, mrs. jane brown fernandez. rosy, i knew her and fondly referred to by family and friends, passed away on june 14, 2021. i extend my sympathy and condolences and prayers along with the more than 700,000 citizens of north carolina's 12th congressional district to the brown, fernandez, samunda families. born in the bahamas, she was a woman who spoke her mind. never mincing words. always genuinely wise in thought and deed. a mother, grandmother, great grandmother who raised six children, five boys and one chirl. she was the rock and the fortress of her family. a may traya, from family to community -- matriarch from family and community. they loved cooking her favorite mack and cheese to the love she and i both had for wearing hats. her growing smile, her personality that she had, and always a few jokes made her a lover of people who lo

i will recognize ms. adams. ms. adams: thank you both for hosting the hearing. right now, more than 42 million americans are struggling with food insecurity, including an estimated 13 million children. up to 40 million cannot afford rent and face eviction. this is unacceptable. congress must come up with a solution to ease the abrupt loss of benefits, which can be very disruptive for low income americans. based on your work looking at the government's response to the pandemic, will there be other programs that are able to ease the burdens as they go back to work and kids go back to school? >> i appreciate the question. i admit that this is complex. others will be monitoring this over the summer and the fall. you do have allowances coming through that will be helpful for many families of children, 3600 for younger kids but that's not a permanent solution. it will help the issues. i would say representative that we have known for a while now that low-wage workers have had increased expenses expenses, transportation expenses and increased housing expenses. so i bel

. >> i'll be glad to do that >> thank you the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. adams, is now recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, madam chair, and thank you, chairman powell, for being back with us like my colleagues, i want to touch on inflation you have described current inflationary as transitory and cited the bottlenecks and temporary factors like the high price of lumber as the reason why inflation has been high in recent months. and though this may be temporary, these bottlenecks have had real world consequences for example, my local housing partnership had to pause the construction of an affordable housing site because of a funding gap caused by the spike in lumber prices and while lumber prices can be tied to the previous administration's actions, i know that many are still concerned about the rise in core prices. i'm hoping you can help us put some of these concerns to bed. will you tell us why you believe the recent inflation trends are temporary as the economy reopens and what are the factors playing into the upward pressure on prices >> i would be gl

. >> thank you for your question i now recognize ms. adams. >> thank you for hosting the hearing today might have 42 million americans are struggling with food insecurity including ann estimated 13 million13 children those that are receiving unemployment benefits and the richest nation in the world this is unacceptable with the snap increase congress has come up with a solution with the loss of benefits can be very disruptive and to eliminate certain eligibility. we are approaching september 3h that based on your work with the government's response via the federal safety to create a crisis for families are with their be other programs as they go backd to work and kids go back to school? >> i appreciate the question i admit this is complex and others will be monitoring this over the summer and the fall. you do have allowances coming through that will be helpful for many families of children, 3600 for younger kids but that's not a permanent solution. it will help the issues. i would say representative that we have known for a while now that low

ms. adams: thank you to the co-anchor, congresswoman sheila jackson lee. thank you for your stellar leadership. thank you for all of your diligent work and your labor in this venue, and to our dynamic co-anchor from new york, thank you also, and to our ill lust res you chair of the congressional black caucus, i am so very proud -- where is she? very proud of your work, very proud of your leadership. we thank you so much for your time. power first thing you have to understand about power and how to get it, and when you have it, you take it. we are here and i rise tonight to talk about our fundamental right in a democracy. the power of the vote, the right to vote. and while we made amazing strides over the past centuries, voting for women and indigenous people and end of jim crow laws that suppressed the votes of blacks. we are still marching because the promise of one person, one vote, continues to be abridged by state legislatures across the country. marchs, and protests are part of our rights as americans but we shouldn't have to march 245 years after the

adams, and ms. bush for testifying before the select subcommittee today. we appreciate your personal stories, your expertise, and your leadership. i would also like to thank the ranking member for his participation in this effort. we need to inform all americans of the truth. coronavirus vaccines are safe and effective. to overcome the hesitancy about the country we must meet the skeptics where they are. we must enlist puberty community organizations entrusted their community messengers to inform the groups they represent. we must also continue working to break down barriers in vulnerable communities, including technology, transportation, and language disparities. to reach of those who want the vaccine but are unable to get it. we must also recognize that there are many unvaccinated americans on the fence. not opposed to getting vaccinated,. [inaudible] done so already. we can learn from those states who have come up with smart ways such as lotteries, free giveaways, sweepstakes, and other incentives to increase uptake among those who need extra encouragem

chair recognizes the gentle woman from north carolina, ms. adams for five minutes for your questions. thank you. thank you chair green ranking member emma and chairwoman waters for holding the hearing today to our witnesses. thank you as well ms. parker. there's a great deal of interest from both the public and from members of congress with respect to the current regulatory framework overseeing cryptocurrency. so as a vice chair of the ad committee, i've heard plenty of discussion from my colleagues about not only who should regulate cryptocurrency, but how they should regulate these entities. so as you alluded to in your statement many of these discussions have sent it around the world of the sec and the cfc. so, how are cryptocurrency markets currently regulated in the us and is this level of oversight and regulations sufficient protection from the attendant risk pose? thank you. that's awesome. thank you. that's an that's an excellent question and and sort of like you i come from the the commodity side when i'm looking at these markets and and b

the gentlewoman from north carolina ms. adams is now recognized for five minutes. >> thank you madam chairman and chairman powell. like my colleague i want to focus on inflation. temporary factors like the high price of lender -- lumber have been high in recent months and though this may be temporary these bottlenecks have had real-world consequences. my local housing or cash of his pause construction of an affordable housing site visit the funding gap caused by the spike in lumber prices and while lumber prices -- many are concerned about the rise in prices i'm hoping you can help us with some of these concerns and would you tell us why the recent inflation tents are temporary as the economy heels and what of their fact jars put pressure on price? >> i'd be glad to try. b as you know all of these industries kind of shut down more than a year ago when expectation we were looking at a real difficult time and then sooner than expected the economy reopened and demand for housing in demand for many other things cars, you name it, is

adams. ms. bush. you are recognized for your opening statement. [inaudible] sophia: -- being afforded the opportunity to tell people stories, i have found my personal purpose and passion for what lies ahead of us as a nation and i feel privileged to carry their voices to the chamber today. in 2020, my workplace shut down and i was locked down at home. i was terrified of covid. as a child with asthma, i suffered bouts of pneumonia that weakened respiratory system. a seasonal cold has quickly turned to bronchitis that sent me to the hospital for emergency breathing treatments. with my financial ability to access quality health care, i wondered if i would be one of the young americans to suffer severe applications or carry a deadly virus home to my family. i was inspired by the urgency with which the global health community developed a vaccine after decades on coronavirus's. researchers around the world collaborated like never before in response. i jumped up my chance to get the vaccine to protect myself and my parents, coworkers, friends, families.

adams. ms. bush, you are recognized for your opening statement. >> [ inaudible ]. and being afforded the opportunity to help people tell their stories, i feel incredibly privileged to have this opportunity to carry their voices into the chamber with me today. in early 2020, like so many of my fellow citizens my workplace shut down and shortly thereafter i was locked down at home. i was terrified of covid. as a child with severe asthma i suffered bouts of pneumonia. as an adult what might present as a seasonal cold for my co-workers has sent me to the hospital for emergency breathing treatments. even with the unearned privilege of my risk group, one with better racial outcomes and my ability to access quality health care, i wondered if i would be one of the americans to suffer severe complication or carry a deadly virus home to my family. i was inspired by the urgency with which the global health community mobilized the virus and develop a vaccine. researchers around the world collaborated like never before in response to the greatest public health threat of our lif

ms. cheney and representative adam kinzinger, pelosi republicans he looked unserious and stupid.in, propped up mr. trump whose support in the party is broad, true, but also shallow. her advice, nail this story down. nail everyone involved. then, and only then, move on. republican complicity in trump's attempts to overthrow a democracy is where we begin this hour. joining us is congressman gerry connolly of virginia. also joining us neil kotiel, and lucky for us an msnbc contribu national chairman of the serve america movement. congressman, i want to play something i played this week because in light of these -- sort of the freeing up of some of these notes between top doj officials and the ex-president, it feels like the answer to this question you asked may become known. let me play that again. >> i can't imagine a more critical question. did you have conversations prior to january 6th with the president of the united states urging you to question or overturn or challenge the election results of 2020? that's a simple question. by the way, no executive -- no executive privilege h

sell the body to the and adam missed and there is one documented instance of that can you explain where and when that happens. host: why did you pick up carte blanche? >> i saw that ms. washington would be on your show so i rushed out to get it. i have her other book medical apartheid and i understand she is wonderful. host: are you a medical professional. >>caller: no i am not. >> before you go. we eat your question about refusing the coronavirus vaccine. >>caller: the title is called vacillating on vaccines and she is asking the question why are new yorkers still refusing to get the covid vaccine? at the end she implies you have a duty. >> okay. thank you. >> the only documented working a murder to sell the body to people doing anatomy in the hospital it took place in baltimore that it has been well documented and of course i don't remember offhand the particulars but it was a white woman living in a black neighborhood and was involved with a black man. this was well documented and that many black bodies have also been used it was very concerning that it happened a long time ago and it still being done today. in terms of any moral responsibility for accepting the

ms. mcclintock. >> thank you, i find myself in agreement, this is not a matter of special protections for journalists or public officials, business a matter of fourth amendment right of every american citizen, john adams certainly in a position to know who said in his opinion the american revolution started many, many years before in 1776 but the abuse of general once when he said liberty was born. we wrote our fourth amendment to a short such abuses would never threaten americans. professor turley, i'm not an attorney but perhaps you could give me a bit of schooling. my understanding if the government wants to go through my papers to search for a document, incriminating document, first have to go to a judge if the judge buys probable cause to believe i committed a crime and the evidence for the crime likely to be found among my papers, do i have that correct? >> that is correct, you have to set up probable cause. >> does it make a difference if the paperwork they are looking for is if my safety deposit box and i think? >> no, that is audibly about the situation, because of this new technology story on the cloud, suddenly a large amount of your information has become vulnerable to being seized. >> why

ms. lofgren this is not a matter ofor special protections for journalists and public officials. this is a matter of the fourth amendment right of every american citizen and it was john adamstainly in a position to know who said that in his opinion the american revolution started many many years before 1776 with the king's abusive general warrants. that's when he said liberty was born. we wrote our fourth amendment to ensure such abuses could never threaten americans. professor turley on not an attorney but perhaps you could give me a little schooling. my understanding is that the government wants to go through my papers to search for an incriminating document first you'd have to go to a judge, convince the judge there is probable cause to believe that i have committed a crime and that the evidence for that crime is likely to be found among my papers. do i have that correct? >> that is p correct. there has to be operable cause. >> does it make a difference if that paper they are looking for is in my safe deposit box in my bank? >> that's reality about the situation is that because of this new technology and the storinglo on the cloud suddenlya large amount of your informat