norton: the d.c. statehood bill will receive a hearing in the senate, i expect the date to be announced today. i appreciate that our d.c. statehood bill has already passed the house and i thank the house. our hearings and house passage have alerted americans that the residents of their own nation's capital do not have the same rights as other americans. as a result, a detailed poll now shows that 54% of the american people support d.c. -- statehood for the district of columbia. as americans who pay the highest federal taxes per capita in the united states, d.c. residents say, it's about time, indeed, well past time, for congress to grant statehood to the residents of the district of columbia. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i

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our first is congresswoman eleanor holmes norton. the delicate to the united states house of representatives from the district of columbia. congresswoman holmes norton has, without question, been the leading voice in this fight for statehood as she has worked tirelessly, i believe is the right word, to provide her constituents with equal representation throughout her 15 perm tenure -- 15 term tenure in the congress. she recently led the passage of the washington dc admission act through congress. welcome again and thank you for your tireless leadership on this issue. i speak for the entire committee one night -- we look forward to your remarks. >> microphone? rep. holmes norton: is it on now? i thank you mr. chairman. chairman peters, on behalf of the 700,000 district of columbia residents, including 30,000 veterans, i thank you for holding, and for being an original cosponsor for this hearing and for being an original cosponsor. of the district of columbia statehood bill. this hearing is of historic significance. it is only the seco

he is the host, the award-winning host of "the graham norton show."k, "home stretch" is out now graham norton will be here you know her work on hbo's "girls." she is currently in the critically acclaimed series "the flight attendant," zosia mamet is going to join us here in studio and we love authors on this show and he is a great one. his latest "filthy animals" is out today. brandon taylor will be us with but before we get to all that. well, you guys, it is an exciting time in the world of marine biology recently scientists have discovered four -- four new ocean species a new species of cone jelly, a new species of sea snail, a new tree spider crab, and earth's newest siphonophore. to get the word out, a fun group of performers has been going around to elementary schools to teach children and we are so lucky -- so lucky to have them here tonight. so please welcome the four new animals. [ cheers and applause >> yeah! yeah >> all right are you ready to learn >> yes >> whoo! ♪ well all right let's do it. here we go ♪ there are four ne animals come and

why not publish under norton? >> i cannot fully answer that. and then needing to expand what norton felt to get more recognition with two lines rather than one. >> 370 bucks in the past ten years that is about 37 per year is that a heavy lift? >> . there have been a lot of books. unfortunately we have to turn down so many worthy books. we all are the same family and i believe in that distance so it's also a lot of editors. >> so what do you think of some of the books that have been canceled or dropped by publishers? >> . >> i have not been involved. so what i have learned i have learned at the same time you have from "the new york times". so i am not the best person if it has not been dropped. and also a social media. and those that are sensitive to the needs of everyone. the new have ever been before and it makes it that much more difficult to be completely aware. host: e-books as a percentage? 45 percent of all book sales? >> yes. may be a bit fewer for us because people want books as permanent you get a book that has just come out and then f

today, including elinor holmes norton. in senator joe lieberman, who is back to this committee having served as chair and ranking member, and really was the heart and soul of this committee when he was here. we will also hear from mayor bowser. as you know, mr. chairman, i have practical and constitutional concerns about making washington, d.c. its own state. legally, congress does not have the power to override the constitution. that is the most important issue here. d.c. is the only place specifically traded by the constitution in article one as this seat of government. meaning it has a special constitutional status, completely different from any current or previous u.s. territory that it actually became a state to the article four admissions clause. a limited government on which congress can grant to it. neither the district because of her admission clause provides congress with the power to transform the seat of government into a state. moreover, d.c. has special constitutional status that grants d.c. residents three e

>> i like to say, we have fourth survey advisors coming on to the journal sunday morning, richard norton smith, lived for two hours sunday morning on the fourth of july 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and they will call more in-depth into the survey results taking fewer calls and answering questions about the survey. >> thank you. >> thank you. ♪♪ >> c-span's "washington journal" everyday, we take your calls live on the air on the news of the day discussing policy issues that impact you. ♪♪ thursday morning, you talk republican congressman john curtis joins us to talk about change, infrastructure congressional news of the day. rhode island democratic congressman jim from a top member of both the homeland security and armed services committees discussing the establishment of select committee to investigate the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol. watch c-span's "washington journal" live seven eastern. during the discussion with your phone calls from a facebook comment, text messages and tweets. ♪♪ this week, we feature book tv programs is a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span2. t

in closing out this hearing, i want to first thank congresswoman norton for your opening, for your incredible leadership over the years, and for passing significant legislation out of the house that we are now in the process of looking at here in the u.s. senate. i also want to thank senator lieberman for his leadership on the issues over the years as well. and i want to thank each of our distinguished witnesses. this has been a great panel that certainly has provided perspective on this, in my mind, this fundamental civil rights issue. we discussed here today. i think the committee heard very compelling testimony on why washington, d.c. should be admit to the union as the 51st state. in my mind this shouldn't be viewed as a partisan issue in any way. this is about ensuring that more than 700,000 american citizens who call washington, d.c. home have an equal voice in this great democratic republic of ours. for far too long these americans have been denied our nation's most critical founding principle. the right to equal representation in government. we heard convincing testimony today that th

chair norton: the time has expired. rep. cloud: i agree that boots on the ground is doing a good job. dir. wray: the time has expired, i call on the jump from california who is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, madam chair. i want to thank the witnesses. and your dedication looming, and correcting ed director -- and director wray, i want to hear about the social media activity. what you learned from that and what you might do differently. i know on january 5 walking up on the capitol without having this kind of information with lois happening on -- with what was happening on parler and others that i was very concerned, and i am not professional law enforcement official like yourself. on parler, there was discussion about how to get weapons into d.c., there were maps of the tunnels of the capitol complex -- clearly they were being very direct on the detailed plans not just to travel to d.c., but where to stay, discussions on guns, ties to use against members and others i assume, so in previous testimony, you have sai

they norton a protocol is just as difficult today as it was and the 1st of january. and for instance, why is it on the 31st of december of 2020, nothing. for one example, horticulture and goods. the soil was o. k. on the 1st of january of not my goodness worked out, want to become never made all the older problems that are ongoing as well. this is, this is somebody playing, i think my, my party, they are referred kid that you see is a plaything. i think many of us feel that the, they're under united kingdom leaving the e u that they're taking it right on. awesome, northern ireland and yeah, we see that very, very real when we think of time, the pores, johnson a prime minister, stepan and lord process and make sure that the, that, that we do the article 16 do away with it or move forward. what's happening just cannot continue any longer. that's like less than a warning for whales and what's happening in non island. and the samson. i'm quite sure that many welsh politicians and ply than the labor party would like that the sort of access to the, the single market the no

laura: ever run into norton or any of the other members of the cdc and chitchat about this in the hallso each other? >> that is the funny thing. i talk to a lot of the members whether on the floor and the speaker's lobby, in passing and it comes up, would you join the cdc? i was in the legislative black caucus in the florida legislature. for me it is about making sure conservative ideals are being discussed in the room and at the table. i know a lot of members of the cbc will not agree with me and i will not agree with them but it is about having the conversation. the left says they want to have. i'm prepared to have it, to sit down and discuss it but they don't want to discuss it with me. laura: are they were read that if you enter the meetings or take part in the meeting that you might convince a few people to consider issues a little differently from a different point of view or don't want anyone outside of their fold, knowing what they discussed? it has got to be one of those things. you don't seem to be a very threatening person. you just kind of want your views heard i imagine. ch

over her lifetime appeared in 1978, the collected stories of the wealthy appeared in 1980 and the nortonbook of friendship coed it with -- appeared in 1991 and included selections of many of multi-'s favorite writers and the expression of her friendship with him. there was however one significant piece of new writing, the memoir of one writers beginnings based on the public talks of wealthy delivered in the william e. massie senior lectures in the history of american civilization and 1983. this charming book, which included trove are reproduced family photographs was released in 1984 and became a surprise new york times bestseller. tempering the successes with the ongoing trials of old age, not least of which with their deaths of the friends, perhaps most significant was that of her agent in 1973. our beloved travel also became burdensome and she took a final trip abroad in 1990. by then, osteoporosis had savage to her body and the stately woman who had five feet ten inches physically towered over will be focusing have become so stooped and so hunched that she stood just shy of five foot

lauren p jackson is the author of the award winning books, just the behind a biography published by ww norton in 2017. the indignant generation, history of african-american writers and critics published by princeton, 2010, and my father's name, a black virginia family after the civil war, published byni

norton, is recognized. missus norton. >> thank you very much, madam chair.this is an important hearing for a number of reasons. i particularly appreciate that you are having this early hearing now because this bill has been in effect for nine months. so it is the time to see if it has made any difference. and it makes a difference that the federal government was first. we ought to lead the way for the private sector. it looks like they are leading the way in many ways. for the federal government to lead the way to show that it works or doesn't work is exactly what we needed and this hearing enables us to see well, does it work or not. that's why my first question is for mr. kelly. we are nine months into this bill, just in time to look back to see how it has affected federal employees. i know it's early, but it would help to know you've already said that it affected employee morale. but can you tell us had it affected retention? do we know this early whether it affects retention at the time that we know people are looking forward and we wouldn't want to lose

this is the norton statement on the crash dummies.ality. crash dummies are antiquated and must update the standards now especially as more people return to daily commute in the next few months. is this a priority? >> apparently to democrats. i think they are playing identity politics with men and women race against one another and this plays to what we see in schools where young kids as i learned yesterday, first grade are being taught and you covered it on the show about very private parts with a cartoon. it was really disgusting, the cartoon that i watched yesterday. and a broader thing of wokeness going on in the schools with the first-graders. it is unacceptable. i think the american public really recognizes it. >> sandra: as we talk about these important issues gender equality, raise, kaylee, there is a message out there both sides of the aisle. and how do you see 2022 shaping up considering the conversations? i think you put your finger on it mentioning the economy and americans love the biden economy but just last month axios c

joining me now, congress wam eleanor holmes norton from washington, d.c.o the proposed changes that senator joe manchin is offering as he's presenting it as a compromise. honestly, then, what is the path forward, do you think? >> well, the >> the manchin compromise remains the best path forward. we need ten senators but that has the support of seven company ceos. that should help us get closer to his compromise. now, his compromise, for example, does not allow same-day voting. no excuse voting. but look what his priorities are. and that's where i think we may be in trouble with republicans. he does not want his bill would undo gerrymandering, partisan gerrymandering, and that is very current, because we're at a time when the states, in fact, decide where they stand, and we know there have been changes in the state that could induce some gerrymandering. his bill allows for an election day holiday. that would mean people could go to the polls on election day. now, he expands early voting, but only for 15 days. again, he's trying to compromise. and he is sayi

. >> laura: you ever run into like eleanor holmes norton or any of the other members of the cbc and chitchat the halls? do you ever talk to each other? >> that's the funny thing. i've talked to a lot of the members whether we are on the floor or in the speakers lobby and in passing and they say hey would you join the cbc and i said yeah, i was in the legislative black caucus when i was in the florida legislature. for me, it's about making sure that conservative ideals are actually being discussed in the room at the table. i know that a lot of members of the cbc will not agree with me and i'm not going to agree with them, but it's about actually having the conversation that the left always says they want to have. i'm prepared to have it, i'm ready to sit down and discuss it but apparently they don't want to discuss it with me. if >> laura: do you think they're worried that if you entered these meetings, taking part in the meetings, that you might convince a few people to consider issues a little differently from a different point of view, or they don't want anyone outside of their fold, you k

so norton is a subscription service so you do not get caught they find out if you've been hacked marveltechnology company whether it comes from 5g or high performance computing and nvidia they doenl do high performance computing. crown castle, one of the largest antenna companies in the country which is fantastic and boeing, aerospace. we have to make a decision, i love both of these companies, marvel and nvidia but i'm going to say that we're going to keep nvidia and swap out marvel all the way up here to 56 and we're going to get into a health care company and the health care company that we're going to get into -- oh, god. we're getting abbott labs. abbott labs. and this gentleman knows that -- why i had to hold my breath because abbott disappointed us so badly last quarter. let's go to franco in new york franco >> caller: hello, my frame is franco, i'm from new york city here are my top five holdings gm, apple, amd, southwest and disney am i diversified enough, what are your thoughts? >> frank's portfolio i love it. first of all, i think gm is worth 25 to 40% more than it is valued

as john norton moore pointed out in a book that i ,highly recommend it's maybe not , as well-known called solving the war puzzle he pointed out that wars occur when there is a deadly synergy he called it between an aggressive nondemocratic power and the absence of effective deterrence. you need deterrence to stop to prevent wars. deterrence requires capability and the will to use those capabilities, which means, yes, a strong military and, yes, and increased defense budget. we can talk about that fourth in terms of trade. and this is another lively topic. reciprocity is here to stay free i know trade is based on reciprocity and on all playing by the same rules. we need to avoid calling what fifth, you have talked about in a recent article which i thought was great, a submergence in internationality which means that we get mired in process over outcomes, and this is this is advancing a process through multilateral institutions that are really difficult to work with sometimes, and have difficulty actually achieving the outcomes that we want. mean that there's not a role for that dozen them,

the fbi says norton rushed to the front of the plane.g on the cockpit door repeatedly saying we need to land this plane. he could be heard mumbling stop this plane say the man was not served any alcohol on this flight. he has been charged with interfering with a member of a flight crew. he did not enter a plea during a brief court appearance. >>> vice president kamala harris in mexico today continuing her efforts to tackle the root causes of migration toward the u.s. she met with the president and mexico city. they discussed agricultural development and youth empowerment opportunities that could curb migration to the u.s. since october 750,000 people have been arrested for trying to cross the border illegally. the to agree to work together to lower the rising numbers. >> there is no question the country of mexico and the united states understand we share a border. we have familiar relationships. >> this is the vice president's first foreign trip since taking office. yesterday harris delivered a stern message in guatemala telling potentia

led by representatives doug lamborn betty mccullum and dc's own eleanor holmes, norton to paraphrase a famous saying soldiers never die until they are forgotten. we cannot forget it's always remarkable to me when people become aware that family members made a contribution to this war effort a century ago. my great-uncle george alfred weems served at camp travis in texas and worked with medics there and stamping out the last major pandemic. what was called the spanish flu? dan frank buckles came into my life frank advocated for this memorial for years before he passed away in 2011. he was the last world war. i veteran in the united states. and i'm here to show frank that we got it done and that he and his fellow doughboys will never be forgotten. the commemorative flags flown over america's hallowed grounds have now returned. on their journey back to washington they were entrusted to the care of sandy pershing granddaughter of general john pershing. the nation's military leader in world war. i if there's ever been a time when we've forgotten our heroes. sandy pershing has always remem

eleanor holmes norton pushing for gender equality and crash test dummies.ing to introduce a bill requiring the mannequins be modeled on both male and female bodies. our offices women are at higher risk of injury and death in car crashes because car companies currently used dummies modeled on male bodies only. and an italian artist sold what is calling an invisible sculpture for more than $18,000. is reportedly adamant that the piece isn't actually nothing. he prefers to think of it as a vacuum. no word on the identity of the buyer, i wouldn't be on that either. coming up we will show you the proper way to eat an apple, plus what golfers should never do in front of a swan. today's best viral videos next. ♪ ♪ more protection, more sun, more joy. neutrogena® beach defense® the suncare brand used most by dermatologists and their families, neutrogena® for people with skin. hi guys! check out this side right here. neutrogena® what'd you do? - tell me know you did it. - yeah. get a little closer. that's insane. that's a different car. -that's the same car. - no! y

>> thank you, representative norton.i can't say that we have any concrete documentation as far as retention. what i will tell you is that we'll have so many employees to utilize these opportunities, you know, and it's insurmountable. we can't tell you how people have appreciated having this, and we think it will have a positive impact on retention because employees are grateful for the bill that was passed to give them an opportunity to use this leave, which is vastly different and equally important to the one that is being proposed now. so i hope that answers your question, madam. >> well, i can understand it's early and i hope that your union will find a way to see what the effect is. also the federal government should do that. and i know that, importantly, this bill affects adoption and fostering a child as well, something that is very important to parenting at this time. why is paid parental leave not enough to support workers and their families? >> thank you so much for the question, representative norton. so parent

norton: i thank the chair. as chair of the subcommittee that helped write today's invest in america act, i want to emphasize this bill breaks with previous transportation and infrastructure bills generally passed every four, five years. until today we have simply updated the bill first passed dpurg the eisenhower -- during the eisenhower administration. however, today's bill, for example, for the first time tackles climate change and recognition that transportation leads as a source of greenhouse gas emissions. the need to reduce burning fossil fuels as a priority in this bill to move us more quickly to zero emissions. i am particularly focused on transportation infrastructure alternatives, like those here in my district, the district of columbia, particularly transit, especially amtrak, and establishing a pilot project for reduced fairs for low-income riders. this actively discourages expansion of roads for the first time. this limitation is in recognition of climate change. instead of incentivizing more miles

lauren p jackson is the author of the award winning books, just the behind a biography published by ww norton in 2017. the indignant generation, history of african-american writers and critics published by princeton, 2010, and my father's name, a black virginia family after the civil war, published by university of chicago press 2012, and ralph ellison, emergence of genius, published in 2002, and i was always happy about that book because larry got the birthday of ellison right and i always tell people but the birth date which is year earlier but most textbooks have not changed since 2002 so that's strange to me, but go to larry's book and get the right date. hap percent ming, best americanes says pressured criticism and nonfiction. professor jackson is a distinguished professor of english at johns hopkins university and directs the billie holiday project. hi is in next book project or joel's lab wrench and clint eastwood's lost cause. >> thank you for inthrow ducks, great to be he. >> i see you have the books on your shelf. >> can't miss. >> us turn around and grab a book. you can just get a

it is no surprise the bank of england set menopause is an issue that cannot be at norton anymore.vely affected by the symptoms of menopause at work. they include mood swings, hot flashes, loss of sleep, all of which impact productivity. almost a million women have left the workforce because of symptoms. that is a preventable loss of women at the peak of their experience. anna: apart from being understanding of the challenges women might face, what are businesses supposed to do to support women? lizzy: i had an interesting conversation where she was open about her experience of hot flashes. she said talking about menopause is the first way to break down stigma in the workplace. practical measures since 2018 when menopause education was introduced, workplace adjustments like fans, flexible hours, better access to washroom facilities -- small changes that make a big difference. anna: how has the pandemic affected this? lizzy: you might think the emphasis on health would have made employers more alert to the issue. working from home has made it easier for women to manage symptoms. the

shares of norton livlock are moving higher on news it is entering the crypto mining market it will allowt customers to mine ethereum stock is up 1.5% elliot has taken a ske in drop x. the hedge fund is the largest shareholder with a stakef 10%. the stock is up 4% on the back of that news off its session highs around lunchtime. >> you wonder what that's going to look like elliot has taken interesting stakes soft bank, with founders >>> time now for a cnbc news update with re hall solomon. >> hello, everyone here's what's happening. kentucky's attorney general is suing cvs health accusing the chain of flooding the state with poipd prescriptions and fuelling the opioid crisis. cvs says they were filling prescriptions written by doctors that were manipulated by drug companies. >>> the tit for tat moves come amid rising tensions between the european union and russia over moscow's support for bell reduce a -- belarus and that country's diverting of a flight so a dissident journalist could be arrested. >>> duke university coach mike krzyzewski will retire at the ends of next season. coach k. le

norton, is recognized. >> thank you very much, madame chair. my first question is for general flynn. we know, general flynn, that the loss of lives and property could have been avoided, at least some of it, if the d.c. national guard had been called out early enough to do its jobs. until the district obtains a statehood, and we're close on that, but even the territories can call out their national guard. the district of columbia cannot. now, look at the convoluted process that's in place. the d.c. national guard reports to the secretary of army who, in turn, reports to the secretary of defense, who then reports to the commander in chief. if you understand that chain of command, you'll understand why there was not help earlier on january 6th. general flynn, is what i described the correct description of the chain of command? >> congresswoman, it is as i understand the authorities. yes. >> now, there are multiple layers of bureaucracy and red tape that had real life consequences on january 6th. we got some of these documents here. i've looked at

eleanor holmes norton, is now recognized for fiveve minutes. >> thank you, madam chair, for this important hearing. the notion that one cannot disclose the danger of a product of this kind without consent of the manufacturer is something to committing to look into. we have to be fair to both parties. that is not fair to both parties. we know that mistakes were made from the beginning, that mattel did not consult the pediatrician. pediatrician. when it was designing rock'n play to confirm that it was safe. even more alarming, when a pediatrician did reach out to the company to raise alarms that rock'n play was not safe for infants sleep, apparently nothing was done. in february 2013 our information is that a pediatrician, a doctor contacted fisher-price to raise concerns about thece numerous ws the rock'n play design conflicted with, of all places, the american academy of guidelie infant sleep. and this wasas after the company had already received a report from a parent, perhaps like the parents we heard from this morning whose baby had stopped breathing while in the rock'n play. company do

commissioner norton, every year, this group of student delegates were the best ever and i have to say i concur this group, you two are the most amazing student delegates i've ever worked with so thank you again. >> yeah. came from the city, super proud. city kids representing all day through and through. you guys held it down. like literally showed up and showed out, you know, and really talk about like a time of just, you know, i'm all about, you know, things happen for a reason and you guys are exactly the student delegates that we needed during this pandemic and you guys stood up and fought so many crazy battles and helped the board get through staff and the families and the kids and mainly the kids at your school as well. you know, so super proud of you black and brown sheroes. i'm with you 100%. super excited for what's getting ready to happen to you both in the future and you guys, you queens are always in our hearts and what you all need to continue your journey, feel free to just let us know and hit up vince. >> president lopez: that was good. commissioner lam, i think i saw y

i'm also concerned about the abandonment of our european allies and waving the sanctions on norton stream 2. the administration is allowing the nord stream 2 to be completed. i understand you have thoughts about that you are going to tell us today. this is a decision that is really an affront to us. i totally do not understand how the president, within a very short time after being inaugurated, put a pen to a paper and shut down the keystone pipeline, putting canadians and americans out of work, yet we don't have that same enthusiasm to shut down the nord stream 2 pipeline. as the president heads to europe, i hope to see the emergence of a real strategy to deal with russia. give putin an inch, he will take a mile. all he understands his power. lastly in regards to the u.n., the united states will renegotiate the scales of assessment for you and peacekeeping. as you know, this is not congruent with u.s. law. no country should pay more than 25%. congress enacted a bill that imposed a 25% cap. i would hope the administration would follow this law. it remains in effect today and it must be us

norton, is now recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, madam chair, for this important hearing. i'm interested in how vulnerable populations were particularly targeted. mr. keefe, that's how your book helped me, because it was useful in helping me to understand that this has been a decade-long strategy resulting in the opioid crisis. even more appalling is how the -- along with the perdue executives, that even -- that the perdue executives systematically targeted vulnerable populations to make a profit. so these are the populations that congress often focuses on, because they're most vulnerable. millions of seniors, for example, rely on medicare part "d" to cover the cost of their prescription drugs. we received an internal perdue document that the company targeted. and here i'm quoting, patients over the age of 65 as more medicaid part "d" coverage is achieved, that is, more seniors get onto that coverage. one perdue supervisor actually coached their sales representatives, according to a document i have before me, that talked about a geriatric strategy, keep the focus on geriat

commissioner norton, every year, this group of student delegates were the best ever and i have to say i concur this group, you two are the most amazing student delegates i've ever worked with so thank you again. >> yeah. came from the city, super proud. city kids representing all day through and through. you guys held it down. like literally showed up and showed out, you know, and really talk about like a time of just, you know, i'm all about, you know, things happen for a reason and you guys are exactly the student delegates that we needed during this pandemic and you guys stood up and fought so many crazy battles and helped the board get through staff and the families and the kids and mainly the kids at your school as well. you know, so super proud of you black and brown sheroes. i'm with you 100%. super excited for what's getting ready to happen to you both in the future and you guys, you queens are always in our hearts and what you all need to continue your journey, feel free to just let us know and hit up vince. >> president lopez: that was good. commissioner lam, i think i saw y

commissioner norton, every year, this group of student delegates were the best ever and i have to say i concur this group, you two are the most amazing student delegates i've ever worked with so thank you again. >> yeah. came from the city, super proud. city kids representing all day through and through. you guys held it down. like literally showed up and showed out, you know, and really talk about like a time of just, you know, i'm all about, you know, things happen for a reason and you guys are exactly the student delegates that we needed during this pandemic and you guys stood up and fought so many crazy battles and helped the board get through staff and the families and the kids and mainly the kids at your school as well. you know, so super proud of you black and brown sheroes. i'm with you 100%. super excited for what's getting ready to happen to you both in the future and you guys, you queens are always in our hearts and what you all need to continue your journey, feel free to just let us know and hit up vince. >> president lopez: that was good. commissioner lam, i think i saw y

missus norton. >> thank you very much madame chair argued this important hearing for number of reasons. averaging like appreciate that you're having this hearing now because this bill has been in effect for nine months of this is the time to see if it has made any difference. and it makeses a difference that the federal government was hurt, we have deleted the way for the privateor sector. in fact it looks like they are leading the way in many ways. but for the federal government to lead the way in a shelf that works or doesn't work. that's exactly what we needed in this hearing enables us to say doesn't work or not. that's why my first question is for mr. kelly. now we are nine months and to this bill. this time we kind of looked back almost a year since it was passed to see how it has affected federal employees. know it thoroughly but it would help to know that you've already said that it's affected employee morale. i can you tell us, has it affected for example retention. do we know this early whether it affects retention it at a time and we know people are looking for brokers we wo

commissioner norton, every year, this group of student delegates were the best ever and i have to sayare the most amazing student delegates i've ever worked with so thank you again. >> yeah. came from the city, super proud. city kids representing all day through and through. you guys held it down. like literally showed up and showed out, you know, and really talk about like a time of just, you know, i'm all about, you know, things happen for a reason and you guys are exactly the student delegates that we needed during this pandemic and you guys stood up and fought so many crazy battles and helped the board get through staff and the families and the kids and mainly the kids at your school as well. you know, so super proud of you black and brown sheroes. i'm with you 100%. super excited for what's getting ready to happen to you both in the future and you guys, you queens are always in our hearts and what you all need to continue your journey, feel free to just let us know and hit up vince. >> president lopez: that was good. commissioner lam, i think i saw you too. >> commissioner lam: y