the state. we've made sure any oklahomans who needed a test could get one for free. we've completed more than three million tests so far. we quickly overcame the global ppe shortage and refilled our stockpile. we continue to distribute millions of masks, gloves and protective items across the state. we're delivering to nursing homes, to first responders and to school districts in every part of our state. i ask all oklahomans to join me in thanking secretary jerome lockridge, dr. strum, elizabeth parlor, commissioner of health, dr. lance fry, gino dimarco, dr. of department of urgent management. men and women of the oklahoma national guard. our teams on the front lines at the department of corrections, and the department of veterans affairs and many other state and local partners and i want to specifically thank my chief operating officer john budd, he's representing the governor's solution task force and everyone who played key roles in protecting oklahomans. john, we can't thank you enough. [ap

it's not a red state or blue state but the smart thing to do. almost every other state with medicaid expansion in fact every other state with medicaid expansion also used managed care. this is the right thing to do in oklahoma. so the us supreme court since we've known it since 19 oh seven. overturning the conviction of a child rapist on the ground it was never disestablished for criminal jurisdiction. state courts could no longer have the authority to prosecute crimes by or against oklahoma. and those raises many unanswered questions do tribal members living in eastern oklahoma pay income tax and sales tax and with that potential loss of 200 million every single year. and who regulates agriculture. zoning, who has the right to tax businesses? what is the state of oklahoma's ability to enforce the laws? the district attorney said he cannot be retried because of the federal statute of limitation. i invited the leaders to work with the state of oklahoma and together we must create the certainty and fairness and the unity we have enjoyed since 19 o

states right now they are only done at the state level. we vote different ways but if there was a close election, national popular vote you couldn't force all the states to have recount and different laws so because it is something of a halfway house does calls practical difficulties of how it would work. i think another one is either constitutionally or just practically the states wanting to pull out of this. even if they retain the power to directly. it might be uncomfortable to want to appoint someone who is very different from the people that would be elected in their own state. >> we are running up against the clock and i just want to say i'm so glad that you put out this addition and i encourage everybody to go find it and the appendices are wonderful and provided a lot of great information about the states and what's going on in the states. it was so fun to sit and talk with you for a while today. and i look forward to working with you again soon. >> "after words" is available as a podcast. to listen, visit c-span.org/podcast or sea

the criteria for redistricting can vary from state to state. so in california, california has a partisan approach there the commissioners are not allowed to look at partisan data or even consider it when drawing boundaries. whereas in arizona, colorado, competitiveness is one of the criteria for redrawing boundaries. so colorado, which is gaining a seat, we might expect that is drawn anymore competitive region of colorado, like northern colorado. we will be watching how commissions weigh these from state to state. often times they can come into contention. it is not always possible to draw compact districts that adhere to the current interpretation of the voting rights act. it is not only possible to draw the majority of districts to be competitive between the two parties. how do you judge competitiveness ? is it based on the most recent presidential election results? often times those that are considered safe or competitive at the beginning of the decade can change in character by the end of the decade. republicans last time drew a lot of dist

of our state is strong because the people of our state are strong. and make no mistake about it -- rhode island is ready to meet this moment. to meet this year of rebuilding, to get this economy back on its feet. i know that because of the work we have done together these past six years to make our state stronger. we have made investments in rhode islanders, in skills, education, job creation, infrastructure, health care, equity, and sustainability. and on that found ration -- on that foundation, we will build back better. and crucially, we will make sure , we must make sure nobody is left behind. it is going to take everyone to rebuild this economy and that means everyone has to reap the rewards. six years ago, on a cold, snowy day, i stood on the statehouse steps and i vowed to you at that time that together, we were going to ignite rhode island's come back. now, if you think back to that time, 2014, we were stuck. our economy was stuck, our state was stuck in the weight of the great recession and we had been four years. -- we had been for years. t

are our states capable of doing that, or do we need to provide infrastructure help for states? mr. hovland: we have done a good job of information sharing. a part of why i was comfortable making that statement about the 2020 election is that we have seen this seachange of information sharing. there has been the creation of an election infrastructure information sharing and analysis -- that has got almost 3000 members. you really have a level of visibility and communication in the election space we have never had before. that said, chairman quigley hit on it earlier, the funding stream. that is one piece of this. the nature of threats, the ongoing nature of those threats and the fact that it is a national security issue means there is real value to having, you know, a piece of federal funding that is known, that is dependable, that can be planned around so it is efficient. also, there is a federal portion of the ballot. this is a national security issue. here is the federal piece. state and locals are primarily responsible for funding elections, you come up with the rest. that is wh

state-by-state by state, and of state abolished slavery to past that effectively bypass this federal consensus, there's no slavery anywhere in the nation. i think too much has been made of the amendment because it didn't really alter anything. southerners recognized it, pseudo- concession because it didn't change anything, didn't offer a concession of any particular principal that anybody had accepted. >> bill asks and says, you certainly touched on this previously but perhaps in more detail, we can believe it has to be compensated for slaves, who would pay that compensation? >> they could be in compensation of the states that abolished slavery that may be the rate of maybe $300 a slave if you compensated the state. he believed the government should be giving slaveholders money the state could take the compensation fund and say they're going to be a road and schools with this money though it wasn't specifically framed, mostly for the expected he wasn't willing to say that. he holds out compensation as one of the incentives to get state to abolish slavery. he still has compensation in

your second question was on states. the individual should check their own state policy for eligibility. you will recall that president biden did call on states, territories and tribes to move as quickly as possible to make all people 65 and older eligible in their states and more than the states have done so. that is an important population. 80% of the 400 deaths have been in people of over 65 years of age. >> zeke miller with ap. reporter: jeff, on the pharmacy, can you spy to how those million doses per week will be distributed across the country and what will be used to ensure equity and the distribution will be population-based. and on the president's call to pass legislation, how much quicker would the case of vaccination be with congressional funding and what would be without congressional action? mr. jeffries: good questions. on the pharma allocation, it's allocated the same way we allocate to the states, tribes and territories. however the centers for disease control has experience with working with pharmacies i

half the states have done so.hat's an important population. more than 80% of the over400,000 deaths that this country have been suffered have been in people over 65 years of age. >> next, we'll go to zeke miller with a.p. >> thanks for being on the call. jeff, on the pharmacy allotments, can you speak to how those million doses per week will be distributed across the country, what metric will be used to sort of ensure equity and that the distribution will be population-based and then on the president's call for congress to pass legislation, how much quicker would the pace of vaccination be with additional congressional funding and how much slower would it be without congressional action? >> pharma -- thanks, zeke, and, again, good questions. on the pharma allocation it's allocated the same way we allocate the states, tribes and territories based on their population. however, the centers for disease control which has quite a bit of experience working with pharmacies is making sure we're picking pharmacies in the fi

in his state of the state address, colorado governor thanked healthcare providers, law enforcement, teachers and census workers for their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic and he also spoke about vaccine distribution and increased funding for education, wildfires and climate change. he began his term in 2019 after previously serving ten years in congress. this runs 40 minutes. [applause] good morning, everyone. a month later but nevertheless, here we are. members of the general assembly from across the great state of colorado, treasurer dave young, commissioner of education, chief justice boatright, gentleman gentlemenmarlon reese and joinis virtually, i want to acknowledge the secretary of state griswold tribal council members from the indian nation, melvin baker and tribal council. members of the cabinet and my mom and dad. i am mindful as i speak to you this morning many of you are facing some of the toughest challenges that we faced in our lives. too many of us many of us battled illness ourselves or dealt with the anxiety of having loved ones in the hospital without being able to

40 states. you are ignoring 40 states, not only as joe said, california and texas and york, and new jersey. but you're also ignoring alaska and wyoming and idaho and mississippi and alabama. so, in a national popular vote, and i have gained this out as probably joel has done, with other people. what you would end up doing in a national popular vote campaign, is concentrating on 40 states. it would not shoot -- it would not just be california and texas and york. you would look at, urban areas, suburban areas and rural areas, and what coalition 22 put together? what margins do i need to put together, to reduce that will but against me and to increase that will vote for me. then i will go to swing areas around the country. you would campaigning california. a democrat would campaigning texas. a republican what campaign and your. so -- in new york. so it would change the conversation and the issues of importance. because right now the issues of importance that drive the conversation are reduced to a

without perseverance our state. please keep the tagt and stay safe. >>> today at 2:30 eastern president biden and president harris will take part in an event commemorating the 50 millionth covid-19 vaccine sho'' watch live coverage right here h on c-span 3. $1.9 >>> democrat of arizona and also cochair of a blue dog coalition here to talk about this

a state right now recounts are only done at the state level. vote different ways in states. i you had a very close election national popular volt you couldn't force all the states to have reconsistents and all different laws and so because it's something of a halfway house it poses some practical difficulties houston it would work. another -- how it would work. another one is either constitutionally or practically states wanting to pull out of this. even if they had a compact. maybe they still retain the pour to appoint electors directly. might be uncomfortable for a state to appoint someone who is very different from the people that would elected in their own state and -- >> for sure. >> maybe you ooh have some pulling out. >> definitely many problems. we're running up against the clock here and i just want to say i'm so glad you put out this fourth edition, and i encourage everybody to find and read it and to -- the apen diss are wonderful and provide a lot of great information about the states and what is going on in the states and it was so fun to sit and talk with you t

. >> delaware governor john carney gave the state of the state address at the state capitol in dover. he said delaware is resilient and the coronavirus pandemic and he think thanked nurses, d law enforcement >> lt. governor hall-long, mr. speaker, mr. president pro temp, members of the 151st general assembly, members of the cabinet, distinguished members of the judiciary, and my fellow delawareans, thank you for inviting me into the chamber today, and thank you for tuning in virtually during this very unusual time. section 15 of the delaware constitution reads as follows: the governor shall, from time to time, give to the general assembly information of affairs concerning the state andti recommend to its consideration such measures as he or she shall judge expedient. and so my task today is to give you, the general assembly, the state of our state. over the course of this pandemic, and especially overs the course of the past few weeks, we've all wrestled with existential questions for the state of the state, here in delaware, and of course across the country. what is the role of the s

and other ideas you might have two incentive i've states -- have incentivize states to get money outfaster. -- and help americans participate in the voting process, we must ensure the agency has efficient -- sufficient funds to do so. after their funding was slashed nearly in half, eac refused -- received a significant infusion of funds in fy 20. fy 21 continued that upward trend. as they -- the u.s. continues to face threats to elections, we must ensure eac has resources to provide support to states and the public. i look forward to hearing on the election grants and what additional resources you need. before i return to our witness for his statement, i would like to recognize our ranking member for his opening remarks. do i need to unmute you, sir? is he telling you anything? what is he saying? anything? >> hello. >> hello. >> can you hear me? >> we can. >> good. i apologize. it may have been my ear pods denying my audio from going through. i noticed the chairwoman talked about rain in connecticut this morning. northwest arkansas is winning the prize today. if i heard correctly, th

that states may have these provisions. so we are left with a mishmash of state laws. some have no penalty. and then the group of 16 where it would be almost impossible according to the supreme court decision for them to vote the other way. in that case 2016 was one of them are people try to rally maybe they should change their mind. it is still possible in some states perhaps but song will forbid this. just from a practical standpoint it's not that likely these gays are going to vote the wrong way. talking about that in the beginning they are selected is loyal party people so to throw the election away from your own party it's possible in some places and not others. >> one thing to note they were all on the side of the equation so it is very unlikely they would change their vote and historically that is how that has been. so in response to the 2016 election in particular is there an influx states changing? you have this wonderful appendix and i haven't had the chance to study but that third edition was helpful and is that a gradual change over time or a specific respo

rhode island governor gina raimondo delivered the state of the state address in providence. she spoke about the state's coronavirus response, the economy, job creation and education funding. she is the president's nominee to be commerce secretary. this is 40 minutes.

united states or a member of any state legislature or as an executive or judicial officer of any state to support the constitution and shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same or give an aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. but congress may vote by 2/3s of each house to remove such disability." now, it doesn't take a constitutional scholar to recognize that that is written for people who fought for the confederacy or previous military officers. it doesn't take a constitutional scholar to require that they be convicted first in a court with due process of law. so it never -- that question can never be right until those things have happened. if you agree with those arguments and i know you get your constitutions out and read it and if you agree with those arguments, the suggestion that the 14th amendment that applies here is ridiculous. if you come to that conclusion, because the managers have not separated out the counts and the counts within the articles of impeachment, the whole thing falls. i didn't write that. they're married to that. i wrote it out in indi

also ending a crazy year with all functions of state government there was no reason to mention state services thanks to the online sales tax implemented in 2017 states receipts remain in the black despite challenging era for retail one of the first bills i want to legislate to ensure everyone would not pay one penny in state income taxes these were meant to tide people over and tell the economy recovered it was never meant as an opportunity and another bill that is a top priority to renew the economic development as we have used for years to build such a strong diverse economy..ng the pipeline is full and the tax credits help ensure we are competitive enough to get them. i'm also grateful the legislature poised to enact legislation from frivolous lawsuits coming across covid-19. they in the legal community work to make thisni happen. these are just the first of three priority bills i hope the legislature will send to me within the first couple of weeks of the new sessionek. when they do i will be sure to sign them into law without hesitation. compared this with the discord and divisi

tell the states in the united states that have capital punishment the death penalty in the states a with a capital punishment. see the difference that between the blue and green how do you turn the long term. it's what. well i don't think we're going to turn the entire united states blue but it is getting bluer and bluer for your map in fact there are there are 28 states that still have the death penalty but 22 have got rid of it and among the states to do have it california and pennsylvania account for almost one 3rd of the country's death row and governors in those states have imposed moratoria on executions we've had the last 2 years record low numbers of new death sentences imposed were near all time lows in the number of executions and the death penalty is disappearing one of the time state by state is likely that we will see another state of polish this year they'll be votes within the next 2 weeks on that in virginia and you can down drive from the tip of maine to z. tip of west virginia more than a 1000 miles without ever entering a state in the in the union that has capital puni

she sued the state of ohio.ernment, she sued the bureaucrats. and she said i am a small business owner, i am an ohioan, i'm an american, a taxpayer, have the right to run my business and sell these bridal dresses and bridal supplies to any women and families who want to come in and buy them. in columbus, ohio tim castle owns a gym. citizens just wanted to come and work out. you guys probably know my friend jim jordan in the state of ohio, give him a hand. [applause] whenever i talk to jim, who i just love, to know what healey says to me, the first question he asked his head joshua working out? jim is a fighter. he was a fighter but think about out here in this audience of ohioans, anyone else around the country, why couldn't she go to a gym and work out? because the politicians and the bureaucrats stamp while exercises right to petition sued the state governor than six days was back open people were there working out. [applause] let me tell you about a store in marietta ohio. schaefer leather goods. fifth genera

united states senators really are different. i have been around the united states senators before.em in this room from pennsylvania i like to think are friendly toward me or at least friends of mine when we are not politically adverse. and i have been around their predecessors. and one thing i have discovered, whether democrats or republicans, united states senators are patriots fst. patriots first. they love their country. they love their families. they love the states that they represent. there isn't a member in this room who has not used the term "i represent the great state of" fill in the blank. why? because they are all great, but you think yours is greater than others because these are your people. these are the people that sent you here to do their work. they trusted you with the responsibility of representative government. you know, i feel proud to know my senators. senator casey up here in the back. the senator to the left. it is funny. this is an aside, but it is funny. ever notice how when you are talking or you hear others taing about you when you are home in your stat

your state.t do have legal betting, we have what we call a no-brainer promotion where if either team scores a touchdown, doesn't matter which, you can double your money on a bet. i don't know if there's been any super bowl without a touchdown scores. if so, i can't imagine there's been many, so i think that's a great bet for customers who are looking to try something out that's relatively low risk and double their money. maria: yeah, that's very cool. i mean, i think the whole industry is looking better and better. not just your company, but you've got, you know, more lucrative situations because of the states that are legalizing operations. there's a report this month saying that the industry could be worth $7.3-10 billion in total revenue by 2025. when you look at the overall industry, jason, from 30,000 feet, do those numbers sound believable, or is that doable in your view for the industry? >> well, the real question is how many states adopt this and how quickly. i think if the states go fast

and now, that state is going to get rid of its income tax, and that state is the most northerly state in the union to the population. they've got to come through us to get to somebody else. do you think they are going to come through us and go anywhere else? one of the most beautiful states on the planet, the greatest people. it is our chance. it is our chance. now i am going to move on. tonight, i am asking you to elevate cabinet level agencies to secretaries of cabinets in two areas. you see, i am hung up like crazy on tourism and economic development. tonight, i am asking you to create two new agencies. two new cabinet positions. i will put mitch carmichael in the economic development vision -- economic development division, and chelsea ruby in the tourism position. anybody who knows mitch knows he is stuck on on all the time. he could probably sell bread starving russians on credit. and chelsea has done an amazing , amazing job, that is all there is to it. now, i am asking us also to create the closing fund i said earlier, and i asking us to am create an additional rainy day fund

now the state's right. that was of greatest importance to them as most of the ordinances of secession indicated. it was slavery, but there's something weird about this because the president of the united states has just been elected and what he's saying, is that south carolina, virginia, you can keep slavery as long as you want the constitution guarantees it well, leave the union and the constitution of the united states doesn't guarantee you anything at all. and if you just think about the way things turned out. if slaveholders in the south wanted to preserve slavery and they seceded for that purpose. they sure did a terrible job because within two years of secession two and a half years of secession slavery was on its way out and by 1865 it was gone if the southern states at the slaves states had not seceded. they could have had slavery until 1870 1880 until maybe well basically when they wanted to give it up. so anyway, lincoln has to decide what to do about southern secession. and he makes very clear th

let's take away power, at least in some ways, from the states or tell states what to do. now, of course, johnson had been made abraham lincoln's vice president nominee in 1864 because he was a democrat so that lincoln could run on a union party ticket. he could be a republican, johnson a democrat, to try to attract broader political support. during the middle of the war. and so that democrats could vote for abraham lincoln and say we're voting not for a republican, but we're voting for a republican and a democrat who are going to prosecute this war fully. now, this would have dire repercussions when lincoln's assassinated and johnson becomes president. they're not from the same political party. they don't have the same political philosophy. and this is seen within just several months of johnson taking power and becoming president. many radical republicans initially thought that johnson may work better with them than lincoln had. lincoln pocket vetoed one of the radical republicans' attempts at reconstruction. but he was starting to negotiate with them to try to figure out

in the base men was the state library. they use the state library on a snowy thursday. and they get down there and they are talking about the state of the party. and they are really in a lot of trouble because there have been a lot of major defections in the republican ranks nationally, including horace greeley of the new york tribune, who social media to be supporting douglas in 1858 over lincoln, which is an irony because the republican party formed in opposition of steven a. douglas. and now he was starting to get some support from some republicans ask. they were talking about people who they could possibly support in 1860. and as lincoln's friends are bringing up, maybe there's a dozen people in this room. as they are bringing up names of prominent westerners as they will call it -- we would say midwesterners they could consider for the presidency lincoln is silently stewing because they are not bringing up his name. i think they are doing that out of deference to him. i mean 24 hours earlier he lost a senate race. but in the midst of this meeting he stands up and s

illinois is a big state. it will have several hundred delegates and it is important to garner support for lincoln from the chicago tier 400 miles south to the southern tip which is cairo, illinois. they wanted to make sure he would get full republican support there. they would quell any attempts by newspaper editors like illinois newspaper editors who would try to boom lincoln's name out too early because they did not want him to be seen as a candidate otherwise he would attract criticism from the other top-tier candidates in the country. people like william henry seward, the senator of new york. edward bates in missouri. there are a lot of prominent candidates to be considered for the republican nomination, and lincoln's supporters in this meeting did not want him to be brought out so early. the other thing they had to knock down was any talk about lincoln being a vice presidential match on any ticket. this would be a deathknell. it was real attractive to put a midwesterner like lincoln along with prominent

ion and state versus local -- you know, it's really outrageous i think that the state government would be acting to stop localities like san francisco from going beyond what they're providing in state law when it comes to protecting our own residents. it is one thing for the state to set the floor of minimum protection. and we could criticize whether they went far enough. but they set a floor. and to allow cities to add to that locally, that's what the states should have done. it's quite another for the state to create some protections, but then wrap up in those protections bans on local legislative bodies taking additional steps to protect their residents. and i strongly object to that. and really i would say to the governor and to the leadership in sacramento, shame on you for including any preemption provisions in a bill of this kind as we're all working -- i would hope all working -- to try to prevent displacement and alleviate rent debt that tenants are struggling under. the final thing, my office has also introduced legislation similar to what's on our agenda today that's not an

up next, new mexico governor grisham delivers her state of the state address in santa fe. she talked about vaccine distribution and providing high-speed internet for schools. >> for the thousands we have lost to the virus in our state, for their grieving families, their friends and loved ones, for any new mexican who suffered this past year, for any new mexican who experienced loss or loneliness or despair, i would ask you to join me in a moment of silent reflection or prayer. my fellow new mexicans, grief is a teacher, and the process of grieving changes us. i can speak from experience. the when you have lost a sister or a husband, you might get angry, you might feel helpless. you might ask any power that may be listening to change it, undo it, deal a new set of cards, but in grieving we learn to accept that pain and loss are parts of life for each of us, a difficult but important lesson. we learn to be patient, to nurture our faith and our relationships, to love more deeply. we learn and we learn who we are, how strong we are, how precious and temporary everything is. we

david: you are a very popular governor but the state is still a very big democratic state. are running for reelection, and even though you are a popular governor, the odds are against you. people are saying you are not going to get reelected. you are running against a former head of the naacp. african-american, who has grown up in baltimore. how did you happen to win that election? gov. hogan: i think we had done a good job over four years and as you mention, my approval rating was really high, 78% of the people in maryland approved of the job i was doing. but, in spite of that, they were not going to vote for me. i was dealing with the blowback from president trump who had a 28% approval rating. nearly 50 points below mine. some people were holding it against me. we ran a campaign to say, look, i'm different from donald trump and you cannot punish me because of my party affiliation. look at the things we have done and accomplished together. so, maryland has the highest percentage of black voters in any stay outside of the south and i am running against a national president

of the state address. last year, i spoke about how maryland was setting a shining example for the rest of america because of our shared conviction that there's no problem we face, that hard work will honesty and courage cannot solve. if we work together. ... . >>. >>. >> last spring, no stay in america had any covid-19 testing capacity whatsoever. as of today the state of maryland has now conducted 7.1 million covid-19 test. just a few months ago, and the covid-19 vaccine seems like a distant dream but now we have begun the greatest peace time undertaking that america has ever launched. all hands on deck effort to produce, distribute and administer hundreds of men and millions vaccines across the nation. as of today maryland has administered more than 570,000 vaccines. far more have been vaccinated then just the first few weeks than the total number infected by the virus over the past year. and we are rapidly building a state wide distribution infrastructures ranges the weight unfortunately right now the a

. >> colorado governor jared polis delivered the state of the state address in denver.e focused on the state's response to covid-19 and declared the state of colorado remains strong. this is 40 minutes. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. a month late, but nevertheless, here we are. thankk you, senate president garcia, speaker garnet, leader holbert, leader mckeon, members of the great state of colorado. lieutenant governor people vera, treasurer dave young, chief justice boltright, our dedicated first gentleman, marlin reese, and i want to acknowledge attorney general wiser, secretary of state griswold, tribal council members from the southern ute indian nation and tribal council members, members of the state board of education, justiceses of the supreme court, members of the cabinet, my mom and dad, hi. [laughter] my fellow colorado cans, i'm mindful that as i speak to you this morning, many of you are facing some of the toughest channels that we face -- challenges that we've faced in our lives. too many of us have lost someone close to us due to this terrible pande

i speak to you today as president of the united states. at the very start of my administration, and i am sending a clear message to the world, america is back. the transatlantic alliance is back. and we are not looking backwards. we're looking forward together. it comes down to this. the transatlantic alliance is a strong foundation. the strong foundation. it is how our collective security and shared prosperity are built. the partnership between europe and the united states in my view is and must remain the cornerstone of all we hope to accomplish in the 21st century. just as we did in the 20th century. the challenges we face today are different. we are at an inflection point. when i spoke to you as a senator and even vice president, the global dynamics have shifted. new crises demand our attention. we cannot focus only on the competition among countries that threaten to divide the world or only on global challenges that threaten to sink us altogether if we fail to cooperate. we must do both. working in lockstep with our allies and partner

of the state address. last year i spoke about how maryland was setting a shining example for the rest of america because of our shared convictions that there is no problem we face that hard work, honesty and courage cannot solve if we work together. over this past year as we have faced unimaginable challenges those words were truly put to the test but together we rose to the challenge and it is because of the courage, the sacrifices and the strength of the people of maryland that the state of our state is more resilient than it is ever been before. just days after the last state of the state address i convened a meeting in washington with all the nation's governors and the federal government's top public health experts, including anthony felty and cdc director doctor robert redfield where we received the harrowing morning of the imminent threat of a novel coronavirus that was about to reach our shores and every single day since that day we have had to take unprecedented actions that were unthinkable just o

bordering states. dr. khaldun can you explain to me why michigan in particular lag so far behind other states in getting the vaccine out and was r this the reason for the resignation of the michigan department of health and human services director gordon? >> thank you for that question. i'm very proud of the work we have done in michigan. we are actually one of the top-tier states today when it comes to vaccinating our population and i'm quite proud of that. i think they are a couple of reasons why in the beginning it appearedon that michigan was one of the bottom 10 states and one of those things is actually data. the data was not coming into the cdc and we found more than 30,000 doses that we weren't getting credit for so we found those. we were doing better than what it appears and we had more than 4400 facilities in long-term care program. there were no doses sitting on shelves in the state of michigan in a long-term program so we like other states were able to take out that allocation and put the

alabama governor kate ivey gave her state of the state address in michael drake discussing vaccination efforts, increasing funding for education and broadband expansion. gov. ivey: just outside the old house chamber, is the rotunda of the alabama state capital. other governors have i -- and i have used that to kick off the joint legislature. tonight is different. just like 2020 was different from every other year in memory. instead of seeing the members of the legislature in person, the capital building empty. because of covid-19, our legislators have taken the precaution of social distancing in their chambers as they prepare for the formal start of the session. to the people of the legislature let me begin with a word of heartfelt thanks. thank you for working with my administration and me, together we have moved from good ideas and solutions to the challenges and demands of this past year. i speak for every elected leader when i say that we all owe the people of alabama a debt of gratitude for their willingness to work with us as we navigate the most challenging years in history -- o

another great partnership between local communities, state governments, and the united states army corps of engineers. construction also continues on the east locust creek reservoir and we continue to move forward with another port bridge along i-70 and the it seven interstate project in north county st. louis. and a new overpass in west plains. although covid-19 has had an overwhelming impact on the economy we've made progress in a short amount of time but in fact missouri's among the top tier of states and the total economic recovery with a 71% of jobs recovered. we are among the lowest unemployment rates in the country. we have again reached number two in the united states for apprenticeship programs. [applause] time and time again, our administration has address the challenges of our community and our state head on. rather than leaving them for another day, another administration, or another generation. over the past two and half years we have offered bold solutions. and we have gotten results. but results aren't just about numbers on the bottom line. they're also about improving liv

almost every state in the of the state, every state almost every state in this country has lost local and state government jobs through this pandemic. and yet there are some on the other side who completely want to start out all funding in this package that would go to help first responders, healthcare workers and of the people who are on the front lines of crushing this virus. the someone talked about the tax revenues. nasa came from the state legislature. i serve the state majority leader, through the budget crisis. across the country, the majority of states failed and the revenue might 10 percent or more targeted 43 percent of alaska, 17 percent in hawaii, 11 percent in north dakota and texas, lost 10 percent. nevada because of our reliance on tourism and hospitality, we have been disproportionately impacted. they rely more on tourism than alaska is no oil. so i urge dip my fellow colleagues to reject this motion because we need to make sure the work providing support to our constituents. two representatives, i would let you know that your home state of colorado, received almost -

so thank you. ♪ >>> tonight a tale of two states.old, in texas thousands of people in the dark without power now for the fourth day. dallas-fort worth on your screen. neighboring arkansas hit with the exact same storm, power, though, fine across the state. there is this video, i showed it to you last night and i have not forgotten, it is incredible. this is the state line right in the middle of this highway. texarkana, arkansas on the right, that road completely cleared. on the left, texas, covered in snow. cars crawling by and not even able to pave, much bigger problem than just the grid. republican governor from arkansas. i appreciate you for coming on. look, you got hit with this storm, some parts of your state not as hard as others. but just that image that i showed there, why is there such a difference in terms of what we're seeing and hearing from the ground? you don't have people lining up for water in your state. on something as basic as paving the roads, you manage to pave the roads. >> well, we've been hit with a very sever

almost every state -- and again i didn't say red state or blue state. every state, almost every state in this country has lost local and state government jobs due to this pandemic. yet, there are some on the other side who completely want to strip out all funding in this package that would go to help first responders, healthcare workers and other people who are on the front line of actually crushing this virus. someone talked about tax revenues. i also came from a state legislature and served as a state senate majority leader during the states worst budget crisis. the state revenues across the country fell for the majority of states in the revenues by 10% or more. thirty-three present in alaska, 17% in hawaii, 11% in north dakota and texas and florida lost 10%. in nevada because of our reliance on tourism and hospitality, we have been disproportionately impacted. nevada relies more on tourism than alaska does on oil and coal mining or new york on the financial sectors. so, is urge my fellow colleagues to reject this notion, because we need to ensure tha

your state.r states that do have legal betting, we have what we call a no-brainer promotion where if either team scores a touchdown, doesn't matter which, you can double your money on a bet. i don't know if there's been any super bowl without a touchdown scores. if so, i can't imagine there's been many, so i think that's a great bet for customers who are looking to try something out that's relatively low risk and double their money. maria: yeah, that's very cool. i mean, i think the whole industry is looking better and better. not just your company, but you've got, you know, more lucrative situations because of the states that are legalizing operations. there's a report this month saying that the industry could be worth $7.3-10 billion in total revenue by 2025. when you look at the overall industry, jason, from 30,000 feet, do those numbers sound believable, or is that doable in your view for the industry? >> well, the real question is how many states adopt this and how quickly. i think if the st

that's happened in every part of the state. it is encouraging that we had 6 million people without power at one point and that's just a couple hundred thousand people. there's still work to be done. ercot that manages the state power grid says today for first time since this storm began, they will take it off emergency mode and proceed with regular operations. president biden spoke to greg abbott about plans to help with the recovery. the governor requested a disaster be declared. we see scenes play out across the state with people lining up for food, gas, water, anything they can use to survive over the next knew days. we are not expected to come above freezing until sometime later today and well above freezing until this weekend. not out of the woods just yet for this crisis here, jeff. it is tough to just stand here and realize how many people are impacted by this. you hear story after story and you know the problems are only going to continue, even after the big thaw comes. hopefully, sooner than later. jeff? >> while you a

the state of our state is indeed hopeful. i thank you for the honor that i have been given to serve alongside each one of you, this state, and her people. i still believe and i always will believe in tennessee. may god bless you, each one, and may god bless the great state of tennessee. thank you. >> [applause] [applause] >> you are watching c-span. your unfiltered view of government. c-span was created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today we are brought to you by these television companies to provide c-span to viewers as a public service. two senate committees will hold confirmation hearings this week for, president biden's nominee for director of the office of management and budget. the first hearing is on tuesday at 9:15 a.m. eastern on c-span3. the second hearing is on wednesday at 10:00 a.m. on c-span. watch live on tuesday and wednesday on c-span. watch live and on-demand at c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> the impeachment trial of former president donald trump, who faces charges of inc

during his state of the state address, west virginia governor jim justice outlined his state priorities. two of which were increasing funding for education and creating new jobs. >> i sincerely hope that everyone is doing as well as they possibly can be with all that we have gone through in this state. but i can tell you that the light of the world is shining on west virginia right now. if you don't believe that, you are just plain not thinking right. i would like to recognize some really special people. my family. kathy and jill are with us tonight. beyond that, i want to go directly to my cabinet members. at this time, it is such a difficult time. you know we have got all of my cabinet members watching virtually. but there is one that is watching from the heavens above. dennis davis, a man that we just lost, a man that was in charge of all of our bets in the state, a man's man. he set out on a mission to bring billions into west virginia and pulled it off. he set out on a mission to build facilities and all different things from exempting veterans pay from income tax. all the differen