pressley, pursuant to h.res. yea . pressley will vote on the jayapal amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. evans: madam speaker, as the lawson esignated by mr. of florida, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the that mr. lawson will vote amendment.jayapal the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the seek woman from florida recognition? madam serman schultz: speaker, as a member designated jersey, yne of new ursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. j e will vote yea on the jayapal amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. by ms. ber designated lofgren, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the that ms. lofgren will vote amendment.jayapal mr. boyle: as a member designated by mr. garamendi, ursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. garamendi will vote no on the jayapal amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recogniti

i parked and what i ayanna pressley to make sure we have transit fees that are free in boston.ial justice is making sure, $30,000 or less, less, 30% of income goes to paying for transportation cost. in each and every one of his issues and partnering with cory booker on his overall, the next act i am is only cosponsored overall the criminal justice -- >> moderator: let's bring in, can do the same question. give us specifics of what you've done and what you will do to show that black lives matter. kennedy: latoya, when i was asked to give the response does all transfer state of the union with that national platform, i was one of the first democrat to declare that black lives matter. elizabeth part of my work from the very first moment and congress and the first of my past of an educational opportunity to my work with mental health care and maternal health good as when the founding members of the black maternal maternal caucused in washington i cosponsored legislation and support legislation voted for legislation like the george for jessica policing act, the builder was led by the

the story on the1 floor of the house, she was followed at that microphone by congresswoman ayanna pressleyot on the house floor today because of one callus incident.lp what brings us to this is the structural and cultural conditions and, yes, the very men that marlized women and jf specifically women of color since this nation's very inception.5a >> thank you. xd >> what we saw on the floor on thursday felt, watching it from my distance, as if a trip wire had been hit. it felt like this was a pent-upó force that had not yet been the house floor. but it did not feel like the ted yoho event was the only event that had you all out there.w3 i think we have a sound problem with the congresswoman.8he1i] let's listen to more of congresswoman pressley had to say on thursday on the house floor while we try to get her sound back. >> i first set foot in this institution at the age of 19. my mother poured into me a sense of reverence for this 5at( institution of the awesome power that it held. i walked through hallways and still do flanked by the statues of men that enslaved my xd ancestors in a build

let's listen to more of congresswoman pressley had to say on thursday on the house floor while we tryt her sound back. >> i first set foot in this institution at the age of 19. my mother poured into me a sense of reverence for this institution of the awesome power that it held. i walked through hallways and still do flanked by the statues of men that enslaved my ancestors in a building built by my enslaved ancestors. >> let's listen to more of what alexandria ocasio-cortez had to say on thursday. we will still try to get congresswoman pressley's audio back with us. >> this issue is not about one incident. it is cultural. it is a culture of lack of impunity, of accepting of violence and violent language against women in an entire structure of power that supports that. >> and congresswoman pressley, that point that congresswoman ocasio-cortez just made is what i'm talking about when i say you can feel the enormity of what was being discussed was much, much bigger than what happened on the capital steps. >> absolutely. the halls of congress, i think people think because they're marble th

kelly clarkson is here and we'll talk to massachusetts congresswoman ayanna pressley.irst, "closer look. >> seth: hello, everyone and welcome back to the attic. i've been sitting here about a half an hour waiting for my neighbor to stop mowing his lawn, but don't worry, i have been passing the time trying to remember how much we paid for the tiny chair behind me, which, to my knowledge, neither of my children ever, ever use. because it turns out, toddlers rarely say, "i don't know about you, but i need to take a load off. maybe i can get the dog to sit in it? maybe that would be cute, and i could instagram it or you could instagram it. truth is i think the chair is useless. speaking of useless, that whole thing was a segue. the trump administration understands the importance of testing to safely reopen the economy, because they're testing themselves they just don't care about testing you. for more on this, it's time for a "closer look." ♪ >> seth: donald trump doesn't just lie about the big things. he also lies compulsively about the smallest, dumbest things like how m

talk about the president's definition of heritage with representative ayanna pressley. so through ancestry, i discovered my great aunt ruth signed up as a nursing cadet for world war ii. she was only 17. find an honor your ancestors who served in world war ii. their stories live on at ancestry. ignoring the coronavirus pandemic or tweeting he can be found stirring racial divides online. he said this is a battle to save the heritage and greatness of our country, #maga 2020. heritage, remember earlier this month he tweeted a defense of u.s. military instillations named after confederate soldiers as part of a great american heritage. ayanna pressley made a speech from the floor what true heritage is for many black and american women. >> driving while black, jogging while black, sleeping while black, we are criminalized for the very way we show up in the world under the harsh black body is seen as a threat always considered armed. centuries of institutionalized won't be undone overnight for racism is like the marble pillars of this institution. there is rallying crime, blac

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talk about the president's definition of heritage with representative ayanna pressley.the racial divide the president is pushing as we approach election day. -excuse me. uh... do you mind...being a mo-tour? -what could be better than being a mo-tour? the real question is... do you mind not being a mo-tour? -i do. for those who were born to ride, there's progressive. >>> when the president isn't ignoring the coronavirus pandemic or tweeting he can be found stirring racial divides online. just the last hour he tweeted this, this is a battle to save the heritage and greatness of our country, #maga2020. if you're at all confused by what he means by heritage, remember earlier this month he tweeted a defense of u.s. military instillations named after confederate soldiers as part of a great american heritage. ayanna pressley made a speech from the floor about what true heritage is for many black and american women. >> driving while black, jogging while black, sleeping while black, we are criminalized for the very way we show up in the world. my black body is seen as a threat,

, so for our state dinner,, we gave him a box full of elvis pressley 45, and then exit need to come to graceland and i was waiting on the front porch to welcome the prime minister and it was so much fun, we wore our gold framed elvis pressley sunglasses, and then we ate at the restaurant there and they had a little elvis impersonating band that prime minister koizumi saying with and saying love me tender with them. it was really fun. >> mrs. bush, besides barbara bush, what other first ladies have you studied and either adapted their style or not adapted it? >> well, i think you really do study all the first ladies, and you live with their decorating choices, you live with their furniture. you live with them. the effects, really, of their lives and certainly in times that are tough like hours after september 11. when you think the other families, likely you cook what what is happening then it certainly length is the when you think about the most, but the worst time in our country's history and of course, mary todd lincoln was very unhappy with. her brothers fought for the confederacy a

pressley votes aye on the escobar amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the honorable gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. horsford of nevada, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. horsford will vote aye on the escobar amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by congressmen napolitano, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that congressmen napolitano will vote yea on the escobar amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oregon seek recognition? ms. bonamici: as a member by mr. defazio, pursuant to house resolution inform the house that mr. yea on the vote escobar amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rom rhode island seek recognition? southeast southeast as a member designated by ms. pingree of chair of the congressional arts caucus, and pursuan

. >> we'll reflect on his impact with congresswoman ayana pressley and lewis' close friend congressman jim clyburn. ♪ hello, i'm jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is in mourning for the late civil rights icon congressman john lefrwis. the state of our union is also this morning terrified. because there are more than 3.7 million coronavirus cases in the united states. and more than 140,000 americans dead. and there is no friendly way to say this. this crisis is spiraling out of control with no indication that president trump is going to try to do anything different to try to stop it. in the last month the u.s. beat its own daily record for new cases at least nine times. and hospitals and states across the country are reaching capacity. nothing would make me happier than to report to you this morning that president trump and his administration are devoting every resource possible to defeating this pandemic. but not only is that not the case. on saturday cnn learned that the white house is objecting to a senate republican push for more money, for testing and contact t

in the words of my colleague ayanna pressley, that those closest to the pain have a seat at the table to inform that policy? sorry, we aren, over time. i know you are both so passionate. we are going to continue the conversation, but expound on it a bit with my colleague. he has a question on police reform for congressman kennedy. >> thank you. you just mentioned congressman jeffries and the bill he put forward. he put that bill forward in 2016, months after eric gartner's death. similar bills introduced in 2018 and 2019. congressman, you did not cosponsor any of those bills until last month. what do you see now that you didn't see when gartner was choked and killed by police five years ago? -- it isedy: is a bill a bill that lowers the standards for civil rights abuses, which is a different issue, but i stand by my record when it comes to holding police officers accountable. i worked with the henry family try to make sure there was justice for dj after he was killed in a police involved shooting -- by a police officer, excuse me, in new york. my work on terminal justice for ,s. work

congresswoman pressley. .nd, i have a prepared text but i'm not going to use it. . i'm almost overcome with something, 400 years later. 400 years later, this young brother, young man here, i know your father. can become the lieutenant governor. (applause) the young man by the name of scott can become the congress person. and this young brother here has fallen in a great line of leaders and becoming the mayor. governor, thank you for being you. senator, thank you for being you. i think all the honorable elected officials for getting out there and getting in trouble, good trouble, necessary trouble. i didn't grow up in a big city like richmond. i didn't grow up in a big city like washington d.c. or los angeles or boston. i grew up in rural alabama ana form. my father was a sharecroppers, a tenant farmer but back in 1944 when i was four years old and i do remember when i was for. my father had saved 300 dollars and a man sold him 110 acres of land. my family still owns this land today. . so during many, many days

pressley, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. pressley -- ms. pressley will vote yea on house resolution 1053. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mceachin, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will vote yea on house resolution 1053. as the member designated by ms. porter, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. porter will vote yea on house resolution 1053. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. sherman: as the member designated by mr. khanna, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. anna will vote yea on h.res. 1053. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member ms. lofgren, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform will use that ms. lofgren vote yea on h.res. 1053. mr. e member designated by garamendi, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house

what are you doing there pressley support controversy dressed in military gear the unidentified officers have been accused of arbitrarily arresting more than 40 protesters some like this demonstrator hauled away in unmarked vans to undisclosed locations the local governor a democrat not mincing her words this is a democracy not a dictatorship we cannot have secret police abducting people into and putting them in unmarked vehicles. i cannot believe i have to say that to the president of the united states i know that oregonians are outraged american should be appalled but the controversy hasn't stopped president trump announcing that more federal agents will be sent to other u.s. cities today i'm announcing a surge of federal law enforcement into american communities plagued by violent crime will work every single day to restore public safety protect our nation's children and bring violent perpetrators to justice federal offices will be sent to albuquerque in chicago both democrat run cities critics say the deployment is political an attempt to make democrats look weak on crime and so burn

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progressive democrats rashida tlaib of michigan and ayanna pressley of massachusetts getting major blowbackwould radically undercut and undermine the nation's criminal justice system. welcome back to the show, black voices for trump advisory board member deneen borelli. great to see you again, deneen. >> hey, liz, good to see you, welcome back. elizabeth: they want to defund police, they want to retroactively wipe out all drug crimes, they want to close prisons. they want to get rid and abolish government databases tracking gang violence. they want to get rid of the border patrol, get rid of i.c.e., give voting rights to illegal border crossers. what do you say to this? >> yeah, it is just off the charts outrage just, liz. these care more about criminals than law-abiding constituents and than their safety and security. they are demonizing our law enforcement. they want to defund 9 police officers. we've already see it in new york city. they are already demoralizing the law enforcement. who wants to be a police officer today with all that is going on. meanwhile we're seeing crime spike in al

representative ayanna pressley. ms. pressley: i want to condone representative who accosted ocasio-cortez. unfortunately, what brings us to this moment are the structural and cultural conditions and, very men that have normalized the marginalization of women and specifically women this nation's very inception. madam speaker, patriarchy, it's tool of oppression. that's very much at home in the powerful his institution. not unlike the hostile working nvironments and harassment experienced by countless women across this nation who dare to speak truth to power. rise for every woman that's dealt with these dynamics conflated part of their walk in life. every woman that has repressed rhetoric inflicted on our bodies and our lives. it to say that these tired tactics to debase and familiar and, yet, still we rise. forefathers and our foremothers, the trailblazers to take on a world that was built on contradictions and injustice. because of them, we have learned how to walk with our heads held high. our legacy defined by the law

congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez, ilhan omar, rashida tlaib, and ayanna pressley all announcingere squad victory fund is out to shake up congress, but they have also vowed to ban donations from police unions as they continue to push to defund the police. oco sue cortez is, in fact, already making a name for herself as a fund-raising powerhouse, outperforming even speaker pelosi by $2 million this cycle. our power panel during this now. david avella, gopac chairman, and lizzie marshall, fox news contributor. first to you, david. should the establishment dems be worried? >> david: yes. and, as you go into fourth of july, one more reason for republicans to have something to celebrate. this is an issue certainly more for leslie's side than our side, in that -- and we saw this last week in the new york primaries -- they will elect men and women far more outside the mainstream than most democrats. this squad can't even get the majority of democrats to agree with them in the u.s. house. the only democrats it seems is bill de blasio in new york, where you see defund the police, what you

we had congresswoman pressley on the show last night. she's terrific and until recently i was proudest bald person on tv. but she wears it better than i do. enjoy that conversation. kimberly crenshaw, thanks for joining us, and caroline, director of african-american policy forum and started, with the organization started the "say her name" campaign. a writer in residency at vanderbilt university. you want a confederate monument? my body is a confederate monument. thank you to you both. >>> tragic news out of texas. last night two police officers in the city of mccallon shot and killed in the line of duty responding to a domestic violence call. when the officers arrived, the situation turned violent. the 23-year-old opened fire killing both cops and then turned the gun on himself. the officers identified and spent two and a half years and nine yees on the force respectively. >>> president trump is using the pandemic as a reason to force students to go home to their own countries. why that's a terrible idea and keep the world from its brig

trump was deporting ids with cancer from massachusetts and other states, i organized with ayanna pressleythe movement to stop that. and we forced donald trump to back down, because it is wrong to take children and adults who are sick and being given treatment in this country, to have the deportation police come in and to take them out of our country. i took them on, i fought trump, and he backed down. it is very rare that trump backs down, but he had to because of the leadership that i was providing with ayanna pressley. latoya: let's get to the elephant in the oom. senator markey, this week members of the congressional hispanic caucus slammed you as being the only progressive to vote against a 20 bill on immigrant detention beds. how do you square that with what you said on the campaign trail and what you have said this evening? sen. markey: i will say again. mr. kennedy is attacking me on a vote on the very same anguage, the very same policy that ongressman kennedy voted for imself later on that year. he did the same thing. that is not actually an issue where we disagree. we actually di

pressley will vote aye on the ean amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from connecticut seek recognition? mrs. hayes: as the member designated by ms. wilson, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house, that miss willson of florida will vote yes on the dean amendment. >> pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yea on the dean amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. cooper: as the member designated by mr. lipinski, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lipinski will vote nay on the dean amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: as the member designated by payne of new jersey, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yea on the dean amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr.

let me turn it now to congresswoman pressley. you have five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman for direct directed our collective focus to this critical issue. i want to thank our esteemed panel of experts for joining us to ensure our conversation is rooted in science come in public interest and equity and the sidebar would like to go on record and say and dr. fauci i trust. today i'm reminded of doctors, doctors solemn promise, hippocratic oath, do no harm. if we seem to develop a safe and effective vaccine our approach of public health must prioritize that simple principle. do no harm. unfortunately, the current occupant of the white house has been his entire life cutting corners to get results at the expense of others. we cannot allow that pattern and practice to compromise the ethics that guide our medical community. this been dimmick estimates that more than any other time in our nation's history the need for deliberate process that values equity and inclusion. according to data released by the cdc, black and latin ex-citizens are hospitalized at more than four ti

pressley: today i rise on behalf of every black men and who has been targeted within the walls of this very institutions of power throughout our nation. supportoday to offer my and to thank congresswoman wilson for laboring in love, to ee the social status of black boys -- black men and boys act become a reality. long overdue legislation that nation one step closer to grappling with the systemic racism and structural robbed us.at have lives of our black husbands, our black we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from georgia is recognized. rs. mcbath: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield one minute to the gentleman from oregon, my good friend and comrade, representative blumenauer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon is recognized for one minute. mr. blumenauer: i appreciate the courtesy and her courage. and i welcome this commission forward. it's part of a dynamic that's laying out across american citi cities, in my community. he cries for racial justice, recognition of the challenges that have been faced by black boys, and this commissio

this is the party of alexandria ocasio-cortez, of ayanna pressley, the squad. this is the party of antifa, the party of radical anarchists and revolutionaries who commit any crime against any person or any piece of property in order toro get their way.wh and what is stunning to watch is that these domestic terrorists have become in their own way and active feature of the biden campaign. got to keep up the chaos, try to provoke a reaction from federal law enforcement, all to affect the outcome of the presidential election. and judiciary committee democrats are taking cues from thesedi despicable people, performing for a television audience attempting to carry out what was the equivalent of reputational assassination of bill barr. >> have you now called for law enforcement to use these chemical irritants on protesters? yes or no? >> pepper spray? no. i think it's a very important nonlethal option. >> for protesters? >> no, for rioters - -- >> that was my question, for protesters. >> no, for rioters. >> sir, america was founded on the principles of free speech --

angeles mayor eric garcetti, mississippi governor tate reeves and massachusetts congresswoman ayanna pressley at 9:00 a.m. eastern on cnn. >>> several countries are weighing whether to reopen businesses and work to strengthen their economies amid the pandemic. but a lot of them are seeing what's happening in sweden as a bit of a caution to those pushing to ease restrictions. >> the country is suffering from a high death toll after reopening and now many are wondering if it's all worth it. here's phil black. >>> this is the image sweden is recently famous for, living well while much of the world is locking down. it's deceptive. scratch the surface and you still find rank economic pain. these boats would normally carry hundreds of people every day during summer. >> enormous impacts. counting march, april, our total, we went down 93%. it's still around the same. >> this restaurant open weeks before the virus surged here. >> looking at the numbers, of course, it's minus, minus, minus. >> just like the hotel, the heavily locked down cities around the world, those in stockholm have sat mostly empty

and the house -- it consist ises of ilhan omar, rashida tlaib, alexandria ocasio-cortez, ayanna pressley and several others. they happen to be all people of color, to use the ideological terminology. so they're protected. you want to talk about black skin privilege, crimes like -- [inaudible] as ilhan omar apparently is, moved to this country fraudulently by marrying your brother as she apparently has done. and the -- [inaudible] terrorist groups like that hamas as omar and ocasio-cortez and tlaib have all done. express your belief that 9/11 was a just punishment on the evil americans for their sins. and they pointed to the foreign affairs committee who has the top security clearance. the democrat party is a national security menace on so many fronts, but this is one of them. and it's because people are -- [inaudible] during these race riots. these not peaceful crowds who burn down a church across from the white house, who rush the barrier and knock it over and force the national guard to re-rerecollect it and reestablish it -- re-erect it. everybody knows the crowds that all these lying

state of the union, jake tapper will speak to ted wheeler, los angeles mayor, eric garcetti, ayanna pressleyate reeves. that's at 9:00 eastern on cnn. >>> 107 days to the november election. the trump campaign is making some changes. the president held a telerally. it's a first for the campaign. they're having problems adapting during the pandemic. it's happening as the president is changing his campaign manager. joe biden is leading in the polls. a new poll from the "washington post" shows the former vice president leading the president 55 to 40 among registered voters and a small percentage of the country approving to the president's handling of the coronavirus. let's bring in margaret talib. margaret, welcome back. >> good morning. great to be with you. >> let's start with the president explaining why we're not going to see the rallies in person. here's the president. >> i wanted to be with you. this is really replacing our rallies that we all love so much. we had great rallies in wisconsin and all over the country. unfortunately, until this gets solved and we're doing really well with the

that trump backs down, but he had to because of the leadership that i was providing with ayanna pressleytoya: that's get to the elephant in the room. senator markey, this week members of the congressional hispanic caucus slams u.s. being the only progressive to vote on immigrantbill beds. sen. markey: i will say again. mr. kennedy is attacking me on a vote on the very same language, the very same policy that congressman kanas he voted for himself later on that year. he did the same thing. that's on actually an issue where we disagree. the votely disagree on which congressman kennedy cast itse which is hollowing out health care system, the university of puerto rico -- and congressman kennedy had a decision to make, and twice he let our soldiers receive their payment and not the soldiers of puerto rico. [indiscernible] let's give the congressman 30 seconds to respond. rep. kennedy: if there was ever an example of why we need change in washington, it is to exchange you just heard. it's the politics of the past, and it does not work. -- i voted with them, because he speaks now immigration, h

let's listen to what congresswoman ayanna pressley had to say. >> we are not on the house floor todayause of just one callus incident. unfortunately what brings us to this moment are the structural and cultural conditions and, yes, the very men that have normalized the marginalization of women and specifically women of color since this nation's very inception. >> maria teresa kumar, i want to give you a wide open zone to respond in any way to what you saw on the floor today. >> it wasn't the first time it happened. what was different was that alexandria ocasio-cortez was in a position to expose it. and this is what happens when you have this conversation about why diversity matters. this toxic culture of misogyny, there is not one women in america, lawrence, that heard her and did not raise their hand and said, it has happened to me. i understand viscerally what is going on. you are no longer talking in code. you are clear eyed that what is happening in the american public oftentimes happens in the reserves of power, and no one is ever reprimanded. but what was different today was tha

congressmembers rashida tlaib and ayanna pressley have introduced new federal legislation that would radically revamp the nation's criminal justice system in what organizers are calling a modern-day civil rights act. it would slash pentagon spending, divest federal resources from prisons and police departments, end mandatory minimum prison sentencing and life sentences, abolish the drug enforcement administration and immigration and customs enforcement, and more. this is black lives matter movevent co-foununder patrisse cullors. >> right now the streets are swelling with demands for a new future and new policy mandate. the movement for black lives has responded with a vision that reflects these demands on the federal level. our movement is strong and we are inviting our nation's leaders to join us in making this vision a reality. amy: in arizona, t the phoenix union high school district said tuesday it will no longer assign police officers to school campuses following weeks of stududent-led protests and petitions. this follows a similar decision by authorities in columbus, ohio, on m

my sisters ayana pressley and bonnie watson coleman worked with me in introducing the act to invest over $1 million into our schools. so that we can combat these practices and hopefully ban them outright. along with colleagues in the congressional black caucus, we have introduced bills to create universal preschool school meals. allocating more money for resources and teachers. just exist innot primary schooling. people of color make up a disproportionate share of low-wage essential workers who have to keep working at food processing plants, grocery stores, and other workplaces despite risks to their health, as al just alluded to. we have faced higher rates of joblessness related to the coronavirus. while also suffering racialized -- police brutality and discrimination. this is why congresswoman coleman and i introduced the jobs guarantee act last week. given the wealth gap, black students struggle with obtaining the necessary resources to attend institutions of higher education. lack of resources to pay for college means students need to borrow more, and issues with repayment of debt le

congressman rashida tlaib and ayanna pressley say the breeds act is new vision for public safety thatcts and affirms black lives. this, as minneapolis is moving closer to replacing its police force as city council members are expected to appear before the charter commission today to talk about their proposal. congressman zeldin, your reaction? >> this is a vision for e-voting public safety. i look at our great i.c.e. agents and the mission they do to combat sex trafficking, human trafficking. they go after ms-13, they remove people from our country who are committing some very serious crimes. the dea, the need for us to be focusing on the opioid abuse epidemic in our country, to what they are seeking to do in removing laws that criminalize illegal immigration in our country. i don't believe in open borders, the consequences for families. i believe this would, in many cases, erode public safety in our country. i don't support the defund the police movement, and i think joe biden too needs to weigh in because he is starting to show support for efforts like this. >> harris: that brings m

thorn kron 4 news san francisco district attorney jason burdine and democratic representative ayanna pressley discussed police accountability tonight in a virtual event the police reform event. >>was at the commonwealth club of california at least sponsored by that group dina presley discuss how elected officials can effectively respond to a pivotal moment in american culture and the calls for reform. >>another thing we've done to ensure that we are not complacent in covering up. we are excusing police excessive force is we've implemented a policy that before we charge the case. it involves a resisting arrest or an assault on an officer charge. we must review body-worn camera footage or other available independent evidence i want to be clear about why we did that of course we know that there are cases where people resist arrest or some police and will continue to prosecute those cases, but we also know. when police to use excessive force. the police report doesn't say i used excessive force i'd be the person up for no reason. the police reports even in cases like george floyd's the police rep

my sisters ayana pressley and bonnie watson: worked with me in introducing the end the push out millionnvest over $1 into our schools so we can combat these practices and, hopefully, ban them outright. along with colleagues in the congressional black caucus, we have introduced bills to create universal free school meals, more counseling and less policing in our schools, a safe educational environment, allocating more money to schools and teachers. but these gaps do not just exist in primary schooling. our communities are the ones bearing the burden of the coronavirus more than any other. people of color make up a disproportionate share of low-wage essential workers who have had to keep working on food processing plants, grocery stores, and other workplaces, despite risks to their health, as al just alluded to. we have also faced higher rates of joblessness related to the coronavirus, while also suffering racialized police brutality and militarization. this is why i joined congresswoman coleman in introducing the jobs guaranteed bill last week, to make sure every american has a safe and livin

congresswoman ayanna pressley said she sent a letter to the white house four months ago asking that clemency be granted to those medically vulnerable and incarcerated. she says the letter went unanswered and instead he commuted the sentence of roger stone. she is joining me now. congresswoman, good to see you. thank you for being with us again. lindsey graham talks about the fact that he is in his 70s, nonviolent first time offense. the white house made some noise about the fact it is coronavirus time. they have shown zero interest in commuting the sentence of anybody else who is in prison because of their exposure to covid-19. >> ali, it's just another reminder of the fact there are two americas and, certainly, two justice systems and that is certainly true under this administration. their cruelty knows no bounds. their callousness and their corruption. a president is supposed to take care of our most vulnerable. that is exactly why senator warren and i in march began appealing for the most vulnerable. 10% of those that are incarcerated are elderly with underlying conditions. those that are

amy: democratic congresswoman ayanna pressley of massachusetts tweeted in response to devos -- "you have no plan. i wouldn't trust you to care e r a house plant let alone my child." this comes as the national education association and american federation of teachers are calling on congress for more funds to help schools to purchase personal protective equipment, as well as new ventilation systems and cleaning equipment. a new study from the kaiser family foundation finds that nearly 1.5 million teachers are at risk of serious illness if infected with covid-19. in arizona teachers who shared a , three summer classroom at a school all contracted coronavirus last month, and one one of them, kimberley chavez lopez byrd, died last month at the age of 61. last week, president trump lashed out at the centers for disease control and prevention, saying the cdc's guidelines on safely reopening schools was "very tough and expensive." hours later, the cdc announced it would revise its guidelines, which call for staggered scheduling, new seating arrangements to encourage social distancing, the use of

. >> we'll reflect on his impact with congresswoman ayana pressley and lewis' close friend congressmantapper in washington where the state of our union is in mourning for the late civil rights icon congressman john lewis. the state of our union is also this morning terrified. because there are more than 3.7 million coronavirus cases in the united states.

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engage in politics in the very transformative way, whether it's aoc or whether it's our sister ayanna pressley or whether it's people like elizabeth warren who probably never saw themselves as somebody who would be a senator but who worked to make inequality go away and realize there are people who are defending rigged rules every single day and the rocks at the catalyst much as we want or we can invade it. people like rashida tlaib, people like barbara lee who's been a politics, i don't hate her, but forever and got her start actually she was mentored by shirley shortages of her bus says bring your folding chair to the table. i just, i don't want people to take away from this that the only path to power is to become an elected official. not all of us are cut out for every role but i do think it's important if we want to change the way democracy functions that we put people in that democracy that can model what that looks like, i can model accountable leadership with integrity, that can model what it means to have a radical vision but also know how to get things done. i think we need many more

and miss pressley's district as well.and so, boston is traditionally one of the most difficult more difficult cities to count, because of the influx of students. and you sent a letter back in june, to the college presidents asking them for their cooperation. and tendering the role, of students a list of students, that are attending you have their addresses, as of april 2020. and i just would like to get some update, on how that is going. i'm a bit concerned because we are in an undercount right now, and in the process. and i've been working with our fantastic secretary of state, this is third concessions he's been around for awhile like me. his third consensus. i am wondering how we are making out on the student assessment, we have a lot of students who are going remotely, so they may not be in their intended location. because a lot of schools are closed down, they are not even in the same city. how are we dealing with that? >> congressman that is an excellent question. let me say this i thought i might have the facts and

so for our gift we gave him an old jukebox filled with elvis pressley and he was thrilled to get that next day we took him to graceland. and that was so much fun. we wore our gold framed elvis presley sunglasses and then we ate at the famous restaurant there after. there, and had a little elvis impersonating sort of band that the prime minister sang with and sang "love me tender" with them and it was really fun. >> besides barbara bush what other first ladies have you studied and either adapted their style or not adapted their style? >> i think you really do study all the first ladies when you live there. and you know you live with their decorating choices, with their furniture, with the effects really of their lives there at the white house. and certainly in times when -- that are tough like ours after september 11th you think about the other families and how they coped with what was happening then. and certainly lincoln is the one you think about the most, the worst time in our country's history when brother fought against brother. and of course mary todd lincoln was very unhappy. h