welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- alsobrooks, baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, blunt rochester, booker, cantwell, fetterman, gallego, gillibrand, hassan, heinrich, hickenlooper, hirono, kaine, kim, king, klobuchar, lujan, markey, merkley, murphy, murray, ossoff, peters, reed, rosen, sanders, schatz, schiff, schumer, shaheen, van hollen, warren, wyden. senators voting in the negative -- banks, barrasso, blackburn, budd, cotton, cramer, crapo, cruz, curtis, daines, ernst, fischer, graham, grassley, hoeven, husted, hyde-smith, johnson, justice, lankford, leigh, mccormick, moody, moran, moreno, mullin, paul, ricketts, risch, rounds, scott of florida, scott of south carolina, sheehy, thune, tillis, wicker, young. mr. marshall, no. ms. smith, aye. mr. sullivan, no. mr. mcconnell, no. ms. murkowski, aye. ms. duckworth, aye. mr. coons, aye. mr. tuberville, no. ms. lummis, no. mr. padilla, aye. mr. schmitt, no. mr. kennedy, no. mr. welch, aye. ms. slotkin, aye. mr. cornyn, no. mr. whitehouse,

welch: kick him out. he has no basis to be there, you pick the people you want to listen to, you will be accountable to this committee. but no on elon musk, he's a political crony that knows nothing about law enforcement. thank you for that assurance. >> mr. patel, when mr. booker was asking questions his first round, you said the grand jury testimony is available to you, i encourage you to make it public. you also later said or previously to mr. booker said to get my grand jury testimony i asked the department of justice to make it public. do you stand by that testimony. mr. patel: that's what i said. sen. schiff: so you asked them to make the grand jury testimony public? mr. patel: at the time of the testimony. sen. schiff: who did you ask? mr. patel: the lawyers. sen. schiff: since the witness has said he encourages this testimony to be public and asked the justice department to make it public, i would ask mr. chairman if you and the raking member would be willing to write to the court acknowledging th

welch: thank you.ther thing -- i'm going to say this is black history month and i want to celebrate it. i know there's a lot of young black farmers who would like to get back on the land, many families especially in the south did lose the foothold they had. my hope is we will include folks who have lost their land through historical reasons. i want to ask you to comment, but i know you know any young farmer is a farmer we want to get on the land. would you both agree? >> yes. >> yes. sen. welch: i appreciate hearing from you. i do think the work you are doing has the potential for us to unify and do things that get farmers stronger and our rural communities stronger. so thank you very much and i look forward to working with you , i look forward to working with my colleagues. >> thank you, senator welch. good morning, gentlemen. it's kind of lonely up here today. everyone's out voting, and i'm sure more will come back in a moment. but mr. larew, i want to talk about farmer mental health and farmer suici

wand that, let he -- and with that, let me proudly introduce my colleague, peter welch. sen. welch: thank you. mr. chairman, it's like we're in the windy city here. kind of chicago cold. [laughter] you all are doing pretty good. well, it's not quite vermont cold. i mean. we know cold in vermont. you know, i'm not going to repeat the things my colleagues just said, which i agree with. but here's the context. since january 20, donald trump has been on a lawless rampage. he has invaded the authority of congress by canceling programs and appropriated funds. he's inflicted cruelty on people who have been loyal, public servants in agencies across the country. he's threatening farmers with these high tariffs, calling it an emergency. kash patel is a crown jewel in this lawless rampage. he's an instrument of donald trump's effort to destroy the justice department and the f.b.i. so that he is absolutely and completely not only above the law, but beyond the law. he's called it my justice department. kash patel agrees, he willingly agrees to carry out the vengeance tour of donald trump.

welch: i don't. do you think there should be a heads up to an ally like canada, that we are contemplating doing something that is going to have a big impact on the usmca, where we negotiated that in good faith and all parties are in compliance? mr. greer: certainly. the president talked about this in late november. sen. welch: we've been hearing -- this has a huge impact on vermont. we do most of our trade with canada and we had a roundtable and i asked various businesses -- over 150 businesses on this call -- everyone from a very can set -- a very successful construction company to a woman who gets yarn and does weaving. every one of these people was stunned at the implications of these out of the blue threats of tariffs were going to have on their businesses. don't people deserve a heads up in vermont before they get whacked with what appears to be a tariff for an individual objective of president trump? mr. greer: the president was very transparent about this for months that he was contemplating d

senator welch: i'll just sum up what i learned in the hearings. with clarity. kash patel has a goal. it's to wreck the f.b.i. we are determined to do everything we can to save it. thank you. [indiscernible] >> three general -- attorney general bondi wasted no time in aligning herself with mr. patel. he would be hand in glove with her agenda. >> one of the orders specifically referred to the lawyers at justice as president's lawyers. i suggest you look at that because that is the antithesis of what doj is. the president has lawyers at the white house and the counsel's office. the lawyers at justice work for the doj, the administration of justice for the country. their boss is the people. >> [indiscernible] >> before the committee next week. after, it's up to republican leadership in the senate to schedule the floor. >> [indiscernible] >> there is so much information involving this individual, in his book, his statement. it is not one single issue or question. we tried to cover major questions during the course of a hearing, other questions emerge. he was a wealt

senator welch, thank you very much for coming to the sunday show. first, let me get your reaction to that social media post from the president of the united states. he who was he who saves his country does not violate any law. what? >> well, that is. >> you know. >> the. >> so-called unitary executive theory that is. extreme and basically says the president can do. >> whatever he. >> wants. >> independent of congress, independent. >> of the judiciary. you know, my view. >> here is. that president. >> trump really is on. >> a rampage of illegality. he has a lot of authority. he has an agenda. >> he's entitled. >> to pursue. >> his agenda with. >> all the power of the executive branch. >> but he's not entitled. >> to do it in a way that's unconstitutional. >> and probably the biggest. alarm is that he is. >> seizing the. >> appropriations power that is exclusively the province. >> of the. >> congressional branch. >> article one. and he's just. blowing by that, impounding money, firing people. who have. >> legal protection. >> and he's. >> asserting th

senator welch: i'll just sum up what i learned in the hearings. with clarity. kash patel has a goal. it's to wreck the f.b.i. we are determined to do everything we can to save it. thank you. >> we are going to leave this to honor our 45-year commitment to covering congress. the house is coming in to debate a bill to permanently classify fentanyl related substances as schedule 1 drugs. that have the strongest controls and penalties. are you watching live coverage on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. o god of earth and sea and sky, as people from all over this world have gathered together in the nation's capital for the national prayer breakfast, to lift up their voices in praise anded a oration -- and adoration, we see that such a marvelous chorus of gratitude and such solemn concerns are the prayers of your people this day. in your heaven, o lord, hear our prayers. give each one mercy in their meu millity as they have set -- humility as they have se

senator peter welch of vermont, a member of the judiciary committee.ank you for staying up late and being with us here tonight on what is turning into a very dramatic and hard to follow evening in washington in terms of what's happening. i know you've been able to hear some of our coverage thus far. can you update us on anything else that you understand about what's happening at the fbi and the justice department, in addition to the reporting that we've been conveying? >> well, you know, i've heard it all from sean. i mean, this is astonishing. you have a president who has pardoned all the lawbreakers, and now he's firing the law enforcers in that purge is going to intensify. you know, i would characterize the first 11 days of the trump administration with two words. one is lawless and the second is cruel. and what the trump administration is trying to do is rewrite history. january 6th happened. it was the stop the steal movement that was led by donald trump. and he got elected and lord knows how. but he did. and now he's using the awesome power of th

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welch: thank you very much. thank you, mr. kennedy. as you know, i'm a big -- great reference to your family, from massachusetts. when i got out of college, i was in the first class of robert commit of the fellows, the memorial -- robert kennedy fellows, the memorial created by your family to honor your father come at the west side of chicago. and i certainly admire your energy and your effort here and desire to serve. you know, there are a couple of things that are really important here. this is not just about a debate on vaccines. it is a debate about qualifications, experience, and priorities as to the person that will head health and human services. and it is not just about what your answers are today or what the questions are. it obviously has a lot to do with your whole record and your whole history. your sister, in her letter -- pardon me, your cousin in her letter said you've always been charismatic, able to attract others who strengthen your personality, willingness to take risks and break rules. the question i fundamentally h

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i'm very proud of the agriculture workforce task force that we put together welch got some great recommendations -- that we put together. we got some great recommendations and i think it will be those reforms, they're going to be the basis of some great legislation that we will be drafting. i want to thank all of our witnesses here today for their time and their testimony. you know, we know that times are tough for you, your family and your local communities and this committee will be working tirelessly to address the issues that you all have raised here today. i just want to take an opportunity to thank all of our staff too. the personal office staff, your agriculture -- those who handle that portfolio and your offices, our committee staff on both sides of the aisle and just bottom line is we couldn't do this without you. so big thank you to all of our staff. and with that, this hearing is adjourned. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2025] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ast

welch: thank you. >> mr.chairman, i believe under what we discussed, i discuss -- i control five minutes. i'm going to take one and give one to my remaining colleagues. chair crapo: this vote, they are going to call it in about eight minutes. we have very little time. senator wyden two hours ago i : asked mr. kennedy to reconcile his many anti-vaccine statements with his handful of pro-vaccine statements. instead he gave us a word salad and ducked the issue. the same was true with respect to measles where you wrote a book playing down the threat. even though american families are very concerned about it and families are still mourning in s amoa. my last point would be mr. kennedy said today really wasn't about him. i just want to tell him it is all about you. i find your presentation to be both untrustworthy and unprepared, because my colleagues have been seeing back and forth between medicare and medicaid, and it isn't clear which program you are using when. i want colleagues to know there is a lot more info

i thought that that sound right there, that moment, that exchange between senator welch and todd blanchinformative. can you tell us what's happening within the fbi? i mean, todd blanch says he's not aware of that happening. he doesn't believe that's what's going on. what can you tell us from your reporting? >> well, katie, we know that there was a plan to fire. >> a. >> large number of january. >> 6th. >> agents, agents. >> and employees. >> who worked on january 6th cases. the acting fbi director, brian driscoll, essentially resisted that, pushed back. >> on that plan. and then the justice. >> department requested a list. >> of all. >> the names of everyone. who worked on these cases. that's around 5000 or more fbi employees, including acting director. driscoll himself. and driscoll resisted. >> turning over the names. >> he turned over employee id numbers. he was subsequently ordered to turn over the names, and he did that. and there is a widespread fear inside the fbi that. maybe not all of these people, but a good chunk of these people are going to be targeted and are. >> going to b

but the president has made it clear he's flipping sides. >> senator peter welch, we have to leave the conversation there. appreciate you sharing your point of view. >> thank you. >> thanks. still to come, a red flag from walmart. when it comes to the economy. what the store just signaled. plus the trump administration now scrambling to rehire employees it just fired from the usda after realizing they were part of the ongoing response to bird flu. we have a firsthand account of that chaos next. and later this hour, new details about what was happening inside a texas school in the weeks leading up to an 11 year old's suicide. other parents are now speaking out. that, and much more coming up on cnn news central. >> lockerbie sunday at 9:00 on cnn. ontario, canada. stable and secure. when the world around us isn't, you can rely on us for energy to power your growing economy. and for critical minerals crucial to new technologies. we're here right by your side. >> look out. cause here i have. you always had trouble with your weight. me too. >> discover the power of wegovy. >> with wegovy. i

vermont senator peter welch highlighted the freezing of federal funds. congress already approved >> while that and other issues are making their way through the courts. california senator alex padilla says this is also a tactic to distract from other actions like president trump's cabinet nominees to put us in a state of constant chaos for the purpose of confusing the american people. >> and the latest gallup poll does show a slight dip in the president's approval rating due to concerns about the economy falling from 47 to 45% in washington. i'm jessi tenure. mitch mcconnell, the longest-serving senate party leader in u.s. history is officially announcing his retirement. >> the kentucky republican says that he's not going to seek re-election next year making that announcement this morning on his 83rd birthday signals an end to his decades long tenure that began in 1984. representing. >> our commonwealth has been. the a lot of time. i will not seek to on 8 com. >> my current term the senior senator has had a few health episodes in recent years, including

welch, mr. >> welch, no. >> mr. chairman, >> chairman. votes i. >> mr.irman the final tally. >> is 14 ayes. >> 13 ayes. >> the vote. >> was. would the clerk please restate the vote. >> mr. chairman. >> the final tally was 14 ayes. >> 13 ayes. >> the vote was 1413. the nomination is reported favorably. we will now turn to other senators who would like to make a statement. since i asked my republican colleagues to hold off at the outset, i'll go to the republican side next. first, senator tillis. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i voted i. >> today. >> and i want. >> to just briefly. >> explain why. >> i believe. >> in my. >> 65 years. >> okay. you just watched 14 ayes, 13 noes, party line vote there to advance robert f kennedy, jr. s nomination to be the next. secretary of the health and human services department there in the government to the full senate. now, that's where the next step will be. i want to join ryan nobles again. who's there on capitol hill as long as as well as peter baker, chief white house correspondent for the new york times and doctor vin

. >> well, joining me now, senator peter welch, a democrat from vermont who also sits on the judiciary committee. senator, i'm really glad that you are here tonight. i'm looking forward to hearing your insight, because, as you know, the doj has gone after prosecutors, they've gone after the fbi. but this is a very bold move in this moment in time to accept resignation of a top prosecutor in the s.d.n.y, but also to ask for the case to be dismissed in and of itself. what's your reaction? >> well, my first reaction is enormous gratitude to danielle sassoon, who stood up for the reputation of the southern district, stood up for the rule of law. she resigned. this is an extraordinarily respected prosecutor in a conservative. but she put the law first. second, it really is exhibit a in the orientation of the trump administration. there was a case against a corruption case against mayor adams. the administration demanded the case be dismissed for political reasons. political reasons. they had a prosecutor who stood her ground, and now they're indicting her and saying she should be investigat

welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- banks, barrasso, britt, budd, cassidy, cotton, crapo, curtis, daines, grassley, johnson, justice, lankford, moran, mullin, risch, rounds, schmitt, scott of south carolina, sheehy, tillis, tuberville. mr. hoeven, aye. senators voting in the negative -- alsobrooks, coons, hassan, heinrich, kim, klobuchar, lujan, murray, peters, schumer, shaheen, van hollen, wyden. mr. mccormick, aye. mr. ricketts, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, aye. mrs. fischer, aye. mr. schiff, no. mr. boozman, aye. mr. schatz, no. mr. marshall, aye. mr. gallego, no. the clerk: mr. thune, aye. the clerk: ms. duckworth, no. ms. ernst, aye. ms. collins, aye. ms. hirono, no. mr. merkley, no. ms. cortez masto, no. the clerk: mr. ossoff, no. the clerk: mr. welch, no. the clerk: ms. baldwin, no. ms. cantwell, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, no. the clerk: mr. graham, aye. mrs. moody, aye. mr. warner, no. ms. lummis, aye. the clerk: ms. blunt rochester, no. mr. husted, aye. ms. slotkin, no. mrs.

welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- barrasso, cotton, cramer, crapo, cruz, fischer, justice, marshall, moran, mullin, rounds, sheehy, thune, tuberville, wicker. senators voting in the negative -- blunt rochester, cantwell, kaine, kelly, kim, murray, and warnock. ms. alsobrooks, no. the clerk: ms. baldwin, no. mr. mccormick, aye. the clerk: mr. schatz, no. mr. daines, aye. the clerk: mr. reed, no. ms. hassan, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, aye. mr. lujan, no. mr. van hollen, no. mr. gallego, no. mr. wyden, no. mrs. hyde-smith, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, no. mr. curtis, aye. p the clerk: mr. scott of florida, aye. the clerk: mr. banks, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, no. the clerk: mr. hagerty, aye. mr. merkley, no. ms. rosen, no. the clerk: mr. bennet, no. the clerk: mr. peters, no. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: mr. johnson, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, aye. mr. schumer, no. ms. slotkin, no. ms. duckworth, no. mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. yo

chair crapo: thank you, senator welch. that concludes the remarks that senators have requested to make, and hearing nothing further, i'd like to thank all of our members for attending. this finance committee stands adjourned. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2025] >> wrapping of the senate finance where members moved to advance robert f. kennedy, jr., nomination for the senate. there were questions about whether senator cassidy of louisiana would vote in fear of the nominee. this morning he voted yes and then sent out this tweet. "i've had very intense conversations with bobby in the white house over the weekend and even this morning. i want to thank vice president jd vance specifically for his honest counsel in this he was commenced i received from the administration and the opportunity to make progress on issues we agree with such as healthy foods and pro american agen

welch. mr. welch. no. mr. chairman. chairman. votes aye. mr. chairman, the final tally is 14 ayes. 13 ayes. >> the vote was. would the clerk please restate the vote? >> mr. chairman the was 14. ayes. 13. ayes. >> the. the vote was 1413. the nomination is reported favorably. we will now turn to other senators who would like to make a statement. since i asked my republican colleagues to hold off at the outset, i'll go to the republican side next. first, senator tillis. thank you, mr. chairman. >> i voted. >> i today, and i want to just briefly explain why i believe. >> in my 65 years, i'll be 65 in august that mr. kennedy will be one of the first people. >> we have been watching the senate finance committee vote on robert f. kennedy's nomination to be the secretary of health and human services. it is very rare these days on capitol hill that you go in to a hearing or a business meeting like this and don't really have an idea how it's actually going to land. all eyes were on one senator, senator bill cassidy, republican of louisiana, and just two

welch: thank you, mr. president. over the past two weeks, political operatives in the administration of president trump and elon musk have shown the american people and the world that they plan to destroy as much of the professional workforce in the executive agencies as they can get away with. whether it's illegal, and it is, it is about 140,000 people who live in virginia that work for the federal government. over the past few weeks, political operatives have shown the american people in the world that they plan to destroy as much of the present professional workforce and the executive agencies as they can get away with. whether it is illegal, and it is , or, unconstitutional, and it is of no concern. inspector general's and career civil servants who have served the american people for decades. some for their entire professional lives are being summarily removed without any due process at all and due process that they are legally entitled to. they are being replaced with much improved artisans who have little, if a

vermont senator peter welch tells cbs news he is pushing for more federal aid for these kmurngts getesources as this changing climate is only expected to complicate things more in the future. >> that was scott macfarland in gaithersburg, maryland. "cbs news roundup" will be right back. (peaceful music) - time to get up, sweetie! (kissing) - [child voiceover] most people might not think much about all the little things you do every day, but for me, just being able to do those little things is the best part of my day. - ready, mom! - [child voiceover] it hasn't been easy, but sometimes the hardest things in life have the best rewards. (inspirational music) and it's all because of my amazing friends at the shriners hospitals for children and people like you who support them every month. when you call the number on your screen and just give $19 a month, you'll be helping other kids like me do the amazing things that make up the best part of our day. - because shriners hospital is more than just a hospital. it's... - where my back gets better! - where my legs get stronger. - where i get t

immediately after him peter welch. democratic senator from vermont voted no. a party line vote except for mitch mcconnell. he voted no. he was also the only nay yesterday on the director of national intelligence tulsi gabbard. interesting with mcconnell he voted to break a filibuster on both nominees. sometimes you have a senator say let's get to the end of this process. i oppose the issue, the bill, the nominee, but i won't hold it up. sometimes they will try to hold it up as much as they can. mitch mcconnell did not have the votes on his side. waiting to see if there is a statement from mitch mcconnell. when he puts out statements in favor of the nominees he supports that he does so in a full throated fashion saying it is my pleasure to support so and so. but he had some grievances with pete hegseth, defense secretary and tulsi gabbard and he has not held back when he has indicated why he voted against them. mitch mcconnell suffered from polio as a child and had reservations about this nominee because of his past statements on vaccines. once they get through

and senator peter welch argues he's a legally overstepping his authority. that'll trump has been on a lawless rampage. has democratic. lawmakers say they are fighting against the trump administration policies that they see as dangerous. >> but with republicans in control of congress, their power is limited. live in washington, i'm hannah brandt. all right, anne, thank you for that breakdown. >> still have a problem morning news. a dozen people in a san francisco neighborhood woke up to their car, windows smashed and we'll talk more about that. u.s. lawmakers introduced a new bill that will limit the amount to the companies can raise rates for many of the local state. swell, an antioch man arrested thursday after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop. >> crashed into an occupied home. and police say terrace, benjamin sped away from police after being spotted with several vehicle code violations. he lost control, struck a resident. luckily no one was inside and hurt inside. they were injured in there after fleeing on foot. benjamin was located in a nearby yard wit

we have sara welch is ski. join us live from the superdome. all that intense security. how's it over there in new orleans? sarah? >> good morning to you would be a little bit better if it wasn't so humid and foggy out here. but i've been here all week long. and one thing that really started to notice is security ramping up, especially in the past 2 days as more fans start coming into town ahead of sunday's big game. and like you said, it's not just the dome that there having extra security at its other places in new orleans. i have been to new orleans multiple times that i have never seen a law enforcement presence. like the one i'm seeing right now in the french quarter. bourbon street is blocked to traffic. the louisiana national guard is conducting checkpoints and checking people's bags before they can even get to bourbon street to have a good time. the new orleans police department says expect more patrols, more security and a more coordinated response from the federal level on down in the visitors. we've talked to said they really like the president's they're seein

welch: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, donald trump, as we all know, won the last election in november, and he's now the 47th president of the united states. but donald trump did not, contrary to what he and the vice president want people to believe, win by anything close to a landslide. this chart shows out of a title of 155,238,302 votes, mr. thump won 77 million. kamala harris won 75 million or 48.3%. president trump won but just slightly over two million votes more than kamala harris. the difference between them was 1.5% of the popular vote. and although it was one of the smallest margins of victory in the -- since the 19th century, president trump in his inaugural address and others in the inner circle of trump repeatedly called the victory a landslide, a blowout, a mandate, historic. you know what a real landslide is? lyndon johnson in 1964 won by 22.6%. ronald reagan won by 18.2%. those are landslides. why does it matter? because facts matter. the truth matters. and we cannot survive in our democracy with

vermont senator peter welch highlighted the freezing of federal funds.hile that and other issues are making their way through the courts, california senator alex padilla says this is also a tactic to distract from other actions like president trump's cabinet nominees to put us in a state of constant chaos for the purpose of confusing the american people. >> and the latest gallup poll shows a slight dip and president trump's approval rating due to concerns over the economy falling from 47 to 45% in washington. i'm jessi tenure. >> in our nation's capital, congress already vets all dc laws and can overturn them. some congressional republicans now want to go even further by putting it back under federal control. president trump says he likes mayor mario bowers personally but says that the city's government is not doing the job. adding there's quote, too much crime, too many tense on lawns. he says that the district can't have these encampments when he hosts foreign leaders in the nation's capital. i think that we should governor district develop. and i thin

and senator peter welch argues he's a legally overstepping his authority. that'll trump has been on a lawless rampage. >> democratic lawmakers say they are fighting back against the trump administration policies that they see is dangerous. but with republicans in control of congress, their power is limited in washington. i'm hannah brandt. >> it's what's gonna look outside at what we have in san francisco right there at the embarcadero. skies are nice and clear. we saw some cloud cover this morning that has since passed to the south of the day. so we've actually cleared up really nicely. and today is going to bring with it times a mostly sunny conditions. few clouds later on today. high pressure ridge is in place in this ensures that we are on a dry trend, not just the next couple of days, but for the bay area anyways, for the rest of the month as we reach the tail end of february, mentioned those mostly sunny skies midday. there's some cloud cover rolling in a little bit later on, especially into the afternoon. tomorrow is going to be our warmest day of th

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i'm sara welch esky. thank you, sarah. >> progress in closing the educator wage gap in order to stabilize staffing that our schools. south bay teachers, joining forces with thousands of educators across the state in what they're calling the we can't wait campaign. >> so the rescue, california for more resources and better wages in order to fully staff schools. jose teachers association is asking for more money in order to recruit and retain teachers at the san jose unified schools in order to create, they say a stable environment for students. >> we need to have fully staff schools in order to meet the needs of all of our students. we have to both increase, supports and rethink the supports that our students currently receive. students needs have changed since the pandemic. and we have to be more responsive to those changes. this means more resources that go directly to supporting students and their classrooms. >> more than 77,000 educators in california are now taking part in that we can't wait campaign.