ms. clarke has a steadfast pursuit and objective that sadly remains elusive to this day -- equal justice for all. in that pursuit, she has exhibited qualities that we need in an individual charged with running the civil rights division -- humility, fidelity to the rule of law, and a demonstrated commitment to building broad coalitions in support of civil rights. sadly, some are so threatened by the prospect of a revitalized civil rights division that they have already engaged in baseless attacks on this extremely well-qualified nominee. many of those attacks which you have disclosed to the public in an effort to let them know exactly what you have faced. despite clarke's deep-based support of law enforcement, the international association of chiefs of police, the individual sheriffs, prosecutors, state attorneys general, some are actually trying to paint her as anti-police based on false accusations that she represented her work to free a man convicted of murdering a philadelphia officer, and d

ms. clark: as the member designated by mr. keating, fornlform -- pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. keating will vote no on the miller-meeks amendment. as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote no on the miller-meeks amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: as the member designated by congress member napolitano, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that congress member napolitano will vote no on the amendment offered by miller-meeks. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? mr. garcia: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote nay on the miller-meeks amendment. 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

ms. clark: as the member designated by mr. keating, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. keating will vote yes on senate 578. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. greene from georgia, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. greene will vote nay on s. 57. -- 578. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote yes on s. 578. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? ms. stevens: mr. chairman, as the member designated by ms. slotkin, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. slotkin will vote yes on s. 578. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. cardenas, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform

ms. clarke, this whole situation, her biases going into this job, she had written a piece in "the harvardmson," and i think they were discussing this with her during that exchange that you played earlier, where she was actually saying that the more melanin someone has in their system, in their skin tone, that their brains are bigger. i guess we have calcified, withered a little brains here, lawrence, pete and i. you don't have someone like that in a civil rights division. that is not promoting civil rights, that is promoting division. it all goes back to critical race theories, which says there is systemic flaws within our public, that the entire republic must be deconstructed and rebuilt, which goes to what pete was saying with the whole reimagining and rebuilding of ty way that does not resemble the equality for all republic that we have. >> lawrence: claimed that was a satire piece, dana. that was all satire. >> and i have a bridge to sell people. [laughter] not satire. >> lawrence: pete, i got to get you in on this. yesterday, i gave a monologue on this, on how we get the country toge

ms. clark: as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. gallego: as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote no on the motion to recommit. 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 house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from washington seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. sewell, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. sewell will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the -- for what purpose does the gentlewoman from georgia

ms. clark: thank you. in december american women lost 156,000 jobs, accounting for 100% of the jobs lost. and since the start of this bechtt, nearly three million women have been pushed out of the work force. women have borne the brunt of the economic crisis brought on by this pandemic, and gender pay inequality is at the root of the problem. more than five decades after the passage of the equal pay act, women still only make 82 cents for every dollar earned by men. that gap is even wider for women of color. by passing the paycheck fairness act today, we are correcting this injustice and ensuring that all people receive equal pay for equal work. let's be clear. this isn't a women's issue. pay inequity hurts children, families, and our entire economy. it's fundamental to our recovery and our ability to shot just rebuild to the status quo, but to build a just inclusive america for all. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentlewoman from north carolina

ms. clarke is ready to serve particularly at this time in the country when we need someone with her vision, clarity, and commitment to really lead, as you say, in the enforcement of the nation's civil rights laws and to really address the crisis of civil rights that we're in at this moment in the country. >> part of the crisis or at least the confrontation that we're having right now in the country is over the crucial issue of voting rights and voter suppression tactics that seem aimed quite specifically at african-american voters, other voters of color, poor voters, disabled voters, other people who can be cut off from the polls if the voter suppression litigation is written the right way to accomplish that goal. what do you make with the push me/pull you with business interests who are starting to speak out including this remarkable ad today in "the new york times" and "the washington post," starting to sort of find therapy voice as supporters of democracy and supporters of the right to vote, while simultaneously were saying things like the u.s. chamber of commerce, lobby u.s. senators t

ms. clark: thank you. in december american women lost 156,000 jobs, accounting for 100% of the jobs lost. and since the start of this bechtt, nearly three million women have been pushed out of the work force. women have borne the brunt of the economic crisis brought on by this pandemic, and gender pay inequality is at the root of the problem. more than five decades after the passage of the equal pay act, women still only make 82 cents for every dollar earned by men. that gap is even wider for women of color. by passing the paycheck fairness act today, we are correcting this injustice and ensuring that all people receive equal pay for equal work. let's be clear. this isn't a women's issue. pay inequity hurts children, families, and our entire economy. it's fundamental to our recovery and our ability to shot just rebuild to the status quo, but to build a just inclusive america for all. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentlewoman from north carolina

ms. clark: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms.es. 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote yes on h.res. 330. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. welch of vermont, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. welch will vote yes on h.res. 330. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. fleischmann: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. palazzo of mississippi, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. palazzo will vote nay on h.res. 330. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. barragan, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. barragan will vote yes on h.res. 330. as the member designated by mr. lieu, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lieu will vote yes on h.res. 330. as the member desi

ms. clark: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. keating, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. keating will vote yes on h.r. 1490. as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote yes on h.r. 1490. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? mr. soto: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. wasserman schultz, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. wasserman schultz will vote yes on h.r. 1490. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan rise? ms. stevens: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. slotkin, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. slotkin will vote yes on h.r. 1490. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? mr. pallone: madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. bonnie watson coleman, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. watson coleman will vote yes on h.r. 1490. as the member designated by mr. d

ms. clark: as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote no on the keller amendment. as the member designated by mr. keating, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. keating will vote no on the keller amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? mr. garcia: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote no on the keller amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. moore, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. moore will vote no on the keller amendment. as the member designated by mr. lieu, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lieu will vote no on the keller amendment. as the member designated by mr. lowenthal, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lowenthal will vote no on the keller amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purp

. >> the gentleman yields back, and now we recognize the gentlewoman from new york, ms. clarkou're recognized for five minutes. >> first of all, thank you, chairwoman, barragan and ranking member higgins for holding this timely hearing today, and to address the issue of unaccompanied minors at the border, and thank all of our witnesses for appearing before us albeit virtually today. we are in a critical moment to address the impact of what i believe was a cruel and ineffective immigration policy of the trump administration. policies that ripped thousands of kids from their parents, leaving many still not yet reunited with their loved ones. it is time that we assess the current state of u.s. immigration policies and support the biden administration's efforts to increase capacity to shelter these unaccompanied children in a humane way. with that, i will now move on to my questions. migration trends in the southern border have changed dramatically in the last decade, yet it still appears that our border policies are outdated as they are originally developed with single adults in

delauro: [indiscernible] i am going to go to ms. clark. >> thank you so much, thank you for this hearing. this is incredibly helpful, and a topic of such importance to my constituents back home. i wanted to ask about the collision of two crises that we are seeing -- racism in mental health and how the impact it has, and the impact on access to treatment, and also the rising overdose deaths. my specific question is about black patients with opioid use disorder. that have been studies that show they are 35 times less likely than white patients to be prescribed assisted treatment that can help prevent relapses and deadly overdoses. what can we do as policymakers to combat the inequitable treatment of addiction in communities that are already dying at disproportionate rates from the pandemic? i will open it to anyone who might want to -- >> in missouri we have put together a task force in st. louis which is really our hotspot for overdose deaths among african-americans, in particular males. we have put together a task force of looking at that

the real reason some conservatives want to take down ms. clark's why she was nominated and that's why people like tucker carlson are grasping at straws to tank her nomination with lies. joining our conversation is mara gaye, katie benner is still here. mara, the right wing has taken this weird step in doing what i think ashley parker first coined, the quiet parts out loud. they're now smearing and trying to scandalize an incredibly competent and impressive nominee as an extense of their effort to sort of not have any obstacles in their campaign to suppress voting rights. >> that's right, nicole. you know, what they've actually been doing is using a pretty impressive juggernaut of right-wing media that has compiled. it started with fox news, but it's much broader than that now. and they're using each news cycle to not only go after, you know, democrats in general, but the way that they have been doing that is by engaging with the culture wars and fighting them by turning, particularly black people, gay people, transgender people, sometimes jewish

what she argued for which was taking money away, defunding the police and this particular nominee, ms. clarkanized a rally at an event celebrating convicted cop killers, where they celebrated one cop killer who murdered a pennsylvania police officer, another cop killer who murdered a new jersey state trooper and they celebrated those cop killers as political prisoners and heroes. this is radical. it's extreme and right now every democrat in the senate is willing to rubberstamp joe biden's willingness to give into the radical left that wants to abolish the police and they want to put her in one of the top positions in the u.s. department of justice. stuart: elections have consequences, but we never thought they would be this. mr. senator, thank you very much for being on the show this morning. commencing as soon. >> look forward to it. stuart: i went to show you the markets and how they are likely to open because that is a rally. futures show a big game for the dow jones, really strong game for the nasdaq. we'll be back to cover it for you. ♪♪ ♪♪ [announcer] durán catches leonard with a big l

ms. clark i'm going to turn the gavel over to you while i go vote. and, of course, you know it's time for you to recognize yourself, because your questions come next. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and i recognize myself for five minutes. thank you so much for staying with all of our questions. and i just want to go back to something that representative gonzalez mentioned. and i am very excited that the f-150 electric truck is supposed to go into production a year from now. so exciting news coming up. but i want to ask you about some of the investing in mitigation and resiliency that doesn't just make our communities safer but we know is a really wise investment. the american jobs plan proposes $50 billion for improvements in infrastructure resiliency. i'm hoping you can talk about the priorities that you are looking at for that investment. and if you can tell me how you're going to incorporate nature-based solutions, such as reeves, beaches, education, into your plans. thank you so much. >> thank you. resiliency i think speaks to the fact that no matte

ms. clark: as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote yes on h.res. 130. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? mrs. lawrence: as the member designated by mrs. joyce beatty, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. beatty will vote yes on h.res. 130. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? mr. butterfield: as the member designated by ms. jackson lee of texas, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. jackson lee will vote yes, she will vote yes on h.res. 130. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. lynch: good evening, mr. speaker. as the member designated by the honorable ms. lori trahan of massachusetts, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. trahan will vote yes on the house resolution 130, condemning the continued violation of rights and freedoms of the people of hong kong by the people's republic of china and the g

to has suspended the actor and director noel clark at after allegations of sexual harassment and bullying. the actor has vehemently denied any misconduct or msas you will see in this report. viewpoint, itv�*s new police drama starring noel clarke. the actor made his first tv appearance more than 20 years ago. and there have been many more since then. but it is his work behind the camera that has won him huge critical acclaim with the likes of the hood trilogy of kidulthood, adulthood and brotherhood. earlier this month, he received an outstanding contribution award from bafta, one of the academy's highest accolades. last night, bafta issued a statement. it said that... it follows a range of allegations concerning the actor's behaviour, allegations which he vehemently denies. in a statement, noel clarke said... tim muffett, bbc news. it has emerged that the british prime minister's mobile phone number has been freely available online for the last 15 years. boris johnson's number was listed on a press release from 2006 when he was a junior shadow minister. it appears to have stayed the same ever since. the opposition labour party says it raise

ms. clarke is so important. i ask my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, if you are facing any of this in your state, please get kristen clarke to be there to help us address these issues. advocating for increased investment in mental health and social work and school resources for minority communities is something that law enforcement agrees with. they agree that we should do these things. so that is not defunding the police, and yet people accuse kristen clarke of the same thing. she must be for defunding the police. i've talked to prosecutors throughout the state of washington, and they will tell me that these programs that help families and communities identify these problems early are the better thing to keep them from having to really have problems later. i certainly hope that some of the false claims that people have made about ms. clarke being anti-police are struck down as being untrue. ms. clarke understands law enforcement must collaborate with the state and local level. she has a solid record o

ms. clarke, said, no, i do not support defunding the police. she said it was the headline of the article. i didn't write the headline. ms. gupta did the same thing. both were instructed by their handlers, back pedal as quickly as possible from your advocacy in writing. ms. clarke says she doesn't support defunding the police. yesterday when ms. clarke came before the judiciary committee, i asked her straightforward if she still thinks, quote, dwunld the police is a unifying call. that's what she wrote. not ten years ago, not five years ago, last year. she wouldn't answer the question. instead she just repeated her talking points, i do not support defunding the police. as i told ms. clarke yesterday, that claim is objectively ridiculous. she asserted she doesn't advocate cutting the funding of police, which on its face was a lie. that same op-ed she wrote in "newsweek," there's no less than three separate paragraphs that begin with the following words, we must invest less in the police. three paragraphs in a row. now when you write three paragrap