on the phone is david scanlon in singapore.s wealth cannot put a dent in the debt, what is the thinking behind beijing's directive? quite unusual to have a founder sell down his assets to pay off potentially on holders. david: it certainly is. it would buy china little bit of time but the question is how much? clearly, the chairman is a very healthy man. assets of about $8 billion. that does not go very far when you think about the total liability of $300 billion. the company has been able to make some payments -- $83 million last week, $40 million potentially this week. pretty soon, you will get into millions and billions and that is when the bond comes due next month. the $2 billion bond due. even one of the richest men in china is not going to have enough money to pay this off, so we will see how long this lasts. francine: how is beijing pressuring developers to pay their debt? david: that is another interesting thing we reported. china is trying not to buy time, at least ensure some stability in the market. this goes well b

. >> melissa scanlon is director of the center for water policy at the university of which wisconsin milwaukee. the city sits on another great lake, michigan, which has swung from record low water levels in 2013 to record highs the past few years. >> so it is normal for the great lakes to rise and fall. how is that cycle changing? >> the highs are getting higher, and the lows are getting lower. i am most concerned about flooding. and sewage contaminating the drinking water supply for millions of people. >> when intense storms overwhelm milwaukee storm water system, sewage can imet dumped into lake michigan. >> what we are trying to do is instead of speeding up the water, slow it down. >> kevin share runs the district replacing concrete channels built in the 19 '60s with more natural creeks to try to prevent future flooding. >> you think cities around the great lakes are prepared for what is coming? >> none of us are. >> but with access to so much fresh water, the great lakes region is still considered something of a climate haven. dennis stachewicz says with the right solutions they

. >> reporter: melissa scanlon is the director for water policy for university of wisconsin milwaukeeid michigan hit a low water level in 2013 and swung wildly tos rdechsor normal for lakes to rise and fall. how is that cycle changing? >> the highs are getting higher and the lows are getting lower. i'm most concerned about flooding and sewage contaminating the drinking water supply for millions of people. >> reporter: the city of milwaukee sits on lake michigan, and the local sewer district is now tearing out these concrete stormwater channels built in the 1960s that can no longer handle the intense rain events. they are restoring the more natural flow to try to slow down the water to keep it from flooding nearby homes and to keep sewage from pouring into lake michigan if the system gets overwhelmed. >> the city's infrastructures aren't really built to deal with these kind of rainfall extremes. and so we need to figure out how to manage this water and to adapt to the future. >> reporter: of course, the great lakes do not lack for water. they hold 84% of north america's surface freshwa

scanlon. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from pennsylvania is recognized. ms. scanlon: there are moments in our country's history we are presented with stark choices, choices between right and wrong and the violence of january 6 has made it clear we're at such a moment. january 6 was a shocking assault on our government, on the orders of the former president, thousands of rioters destroyed public policy and gravely injured police officers, terrorized lawmakers and invaded the capitol to halt the certification of the electoral college required by the constitution. that day cannot be minimized or swept under the carpet because the forces that inspired it, that inspired that attack are still stoking the fires of chaos and conspiracy. congress has tasked a bipartisanship select committee with investigating the january 6 attack and that committee has outlined why it needs steve bannon's testimony to fully understand the events leading up to that attack. however, when subpoenaed to testify mr. bannon told the select committee to pound the fan. mr. bannon is a private

scanlon, for five minutes. ms. scanlon: thank you. i rise to the urgency of passing the freedom to vote act which the senate is consider drag. the events of the past year have exposed fragility of our democracy and congress must act now to protect that most fundamental of american freedoms, the freedom to vote. in 2020 we lived through the most challenged and scrutinized election in american history but now even after the result is beyond all reasonable debate, radical right wing extremists and would-be dictators are still trying to overturn the 2020 election, stoking the flames of conspiracy, hate and chaos in order to create a dark and twisted vision of america that these agents of chaos have embraced. unless congress acts now, the radical right will keep using the big lie told by the former president and endorsed by his supporters to enact damaging voting restrictions and prevent americans who have rejected their dark vision for our country from participating in our representative democracy. in the commonwealth of pennsylvania wher

thank you very much for being there, and i want to give a shoutout to olivia scanlon and the others for helping us get it together. it was a really touching ceremony, so thank you everyone who attended. and i met our nominated fire commissioner, arney morgan there. i believe he will be getting sworn in on monday afternoon, the 27, so looking forward to that. that is the latest information i have on that. there have been lots of sort of meet and greets going on with our panels for new firefighters, and tomorrow, i will be taking all the recommendations from those panels and deciding who will be on the meet and greet staff. and then violation of covid, which has really been taking up most of our time these days. we have a lot of other things we'd, you know, really like to focus on, but this is where it's at right now. right now, we have 122 who are not compliant. out of that 122, 18 are on long-term leave, so we really have 104 noncompliant. some have filed for exemptions, and those are working through the system, so we'll see what the final number is, but we will definitely be losing som

scanlon: as the member designated by ms. speier, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. speier will vote aye on h.r. 5434. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition? mr. cole: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. granger of texas, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. granger will vote yea on h.r. 5434. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maine seek recognition? mr. golden: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. quite hiemer, pursuant to h.res. 8, form -- mr. gottheimer, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. gottheimer will vote yes on h.r. 5434. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. michelle steel of california, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that congresswoman steele -- congresswoman steel will vote aye on h.r. 5434. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> good evening, mr. speake

host: congresswoman mary k scanlon joins us this morning.et your thoughts on the politico reporting that fellow democrats are loving senator joe manchin as he gets closer to yes. they would still like the price tag of the spending proposal to be $1.5 trillion but he could go as high as 1.70 $5 trillion. would you agree to that? guest: i'm obviously interested in getting as many social programs that can support the families in this bill. we are stuck with the reality that with the margins are slim as they are, we can get whatever the caucus will recruit -- will agree to? host: what do you understand for social programs would be on the chopping block? what could go away? guest: there are so many programs in there and what i'm most interested in is seeing programs that will impact child care. just the child tax credit or support for child care,. that's where we have seen the most job losses in my district. host: if those proposals are gone because of the lower-priced tag, would you and others in the progressive caucus vote now? guest:guest: i t

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on tuesday, correctional officer scanlon -- of this amazing when i read about his story, he was shot in a 2016 and it just succumbed to his injuries this week. these are our officers and these are our heroes and they should be honored. this is not a cabinet level event where you send mayorkas, steve is exactly right. you don't send garland, is the end of the president of the united states. i can tell you one thing, our former commander in chief should have been there, one might wonder where ours was, he might have already been asleep. >> harris: sometimes what you see some of us doing on social media and fox news that does as a whole, you see some of those fun body cam things up cops doing things that are nice but i want to focus on what they do that saves lives because, you know, we have at&t services, sometimes cops are the first one on the scene and thank goodness for them. take a look at this, it's a new body cam footage and it shows a heroic moment in garland, texas, officers rescuing a man from a burning car. you can hear what's being said. watch. >> hey, come on. i'm on man. c

scanlon: all too often, individuals are unable to get a fresh straiter because having eligible records seerld expunged is difficult or expensive. high legal fees perpetuate the cycle of poverty and make it difficult for people to transition back into society successfully after being incarcerate. that's why i was proud to join david trone and a bipartisan group of colleagues if the house and senate to introduce legislation last weak to help these americans get the second chances they deserve. the fresh start act of 2021 provides federal grants for states with record sealing or expungement procedures to help improve their automated record infrastructure. as we rebound from a once in a century pandemic and in the name of fairness and equity, we need to eliminate barriers to employment and champion opportunities for our communities to recover and thrive. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: withou

scanlon: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. eachin -- mr. mceachin, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will vote yes on h.r. 3110. ms. wexton: as the member designated by ms. porter, i inform the house that ms. porter will vote yes on h.r. 3110. >> as the member designated by mr. stewart of utah, i inform the house that mr. stewart will vote yes on h.r. 3110. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from connecticut seek recognition? mrs. hayes: as the member designated by ms. wilson, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on h.r. 3110. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? mr. johnson: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. russ fulcher of idaho, i inform the house that mr. fulcher will vote nay on h.r. 3110. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. soto: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. wasserman schultz, i inform the house that ms. wasserman schultz will vote yea on h.r. 3110. the spe

scanlon. pro tempore: the gentlelady.in wbetween right and wrong and the violence of has made it clear we're at such a moment.nuary 6 was a shocking assault on our government, on the orders of the former president th7s ca he ó iti+%toa wnc rr'is schultz, ms. wasserman schultz will vote yes on the previou the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose doesginiaarizona seeknition? stanton: as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes question. as the member designated by mr. i inform the house that mr. huffman will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tee:orma seek recognition? mr. lucas: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. burgess of texas, form frm mr. mr. burgess -- i inform the house that m. nay on the previous question. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: fn from california seek recognition? mr. correa: mr. speaker as the member designated by congress me house thate yes on the previous question.from vir