eastern, the senate confirmation hearing for xavier becerra, health and human services to terror nominee. on c-span2, the c-span senate vote on tom vilsack and debate on linda thomas-greenfield's nomination as united nations ambassador. on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m., jerome powell with the semiannual monetary policy report to congress. on c-span.org at 9:30 am, the confirmation hearing for debra haaland, interior secretary nominee. also want c-span.org at 10:00 a.m., a joint oversight hearing to investigate the security failures that led to the capital breach on january 6. watch live coverage on c-span, c-span2, c-span3, and c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> earlier today, president biden spoke about the u.s. surpassing 500,000 deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic. he noted that the death toll surpasses u.s. deaths in world war i, world war ii, and the vietnam war combined. pres. biden: each day i receive a small card in my pocket. i carry it with my schedule. it shows the number of americans who have been affected or have died from covid-19. today, we mark a truly grim, hea

more than 70 gop members of congress have signed a letter asking biden to replace xavier becerra as hiserra's extremism and contempt for those who take a different view contradict your calls for unity. his appointment would sow further division at a time our country needs to heal and would endanger lives at a time our citizens need life-saving treatments, vaccinations and the freedom to work and worship together. senator tom cotton taking it a step further, spending thousands of campaign dollars to run digital ads targeting vulnerable democratic senators and pressuring them to vote against the pick. becerra is scheduled to testify this week. >>> and, of course, we've been covering this. president joe biden's pick to lead the white house office of management and budget is facing even more opposition. several key moderate republican senators said yesterday they'll vote against confirming neera tanden. senators susan collins, mitt romney and rob portman joined democratic senator joe manchin in opposing tanden's nomination. here's how the white house responded. >> we experienced some intran

xavier becerra has proven to be a rank partisan, even when he was here as a member of congress. secondly, he is somebody who'd stood for one of the most radicl cuba policies at that time in congress, so much so that you had republican members of the congressional hispanic caucus who left the caucus over his radical position when it came to cuba policy. it is clear that if he is head of hhs, he is going to bring that same radicalism to that agency. that is why senators should be concerned. >> shannon: i want to read something from joy reid. she says this about how these various nominees are being treated, "if democrats allow republicans and a small crew of conservative dems who care more about bipartisanship and justice to torch three qualified women or poc nominees while republicans keep a strict hands-off approach on biden's white male nominees, they are base voters will remember." quick comment from you both. congressman, i will start with you. >> joy reid is always doing this. she is using race as a supposition for qualifications of people who should actually be confirmed. ne

you know, xavier becerra, excuse me. >> laura: who is xavier becerra that he just said? becerra has zero experience in the healthcare industry. his current job is attorney general of california. before that was a democrat congressman. not only is he unqualified to regulate the healthcare system, he supports the idea to dismantle it. >> i've been a supporter of medicare for all for the 25 years i was in congress. when you talk to seniors that have medicare that say keep your hands off of my medicare it would have the same effect for most americans. >> laura: his views on immigration are even more extreme in 2019. there's reports for calls for decriminalizing immigration for people that haven't committed a crime and not acting violently. i'd say that they're not harming people indirectly either. becerra's record of a.g. includes ruthlessly persecuting pro lifers, especially people of faith. he targeted the little sisters of the poor for resisting the obamacare abortion coverage mandate. he sued to eliminate the nun's exemption to this rule and this callous effort was rebuk

let's start with xavier becerra.s quite a lackluster endorsement, not an endorsement at all frankly from senator burr from north carolina, in talking about xavier becerra today. there's a lot of pushback to him. anna, talk to me about why republicans feel like, some republicans feel like he is not right for the job, and yet democrats feel like he is. >> i think democrats have actually been caught off guard here about how much iron xavier becerra has gotten and how little support not only -- i think democrats are behind, but even some of them are a little concerned about the fact that he doesn't have a medical background. he's been the state attorney general for california, really the tip of the spear going after industry which he would have to work with in this position. so, i think democrats have been trying to figure out what's the best way forward with him. you saw him kind of taking that heat from senator burr. it's going to be interesting to see if he can convince them that he is the guy for the job clearly with

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in other cabinet news, health and human services secretary nominee xavier becerra faced questis from republicans over his support of reproductive rights. he responded to a question by indiana senator mike braun on whether he would use taxpayer money to fund abortion services. >> while we probably will not agree all of the issues, i can say we will definitely follow the law when it comes to the use of federal resources. i can make the commitment we will follow the law. amy: he was also questioned about his support of the affordable care act and former attorney general of california. the house will vote friday to pass the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. the bill's inclusion of a $15-an-hour minimum wage increase remains at risk in the senate though as moderates joe manchin of west virginia and arizona's kyrsten sinema oppose the move. manchin instead proposed an increase to just $11 an hour. consumer advocacy group public citizen is calling on the u.s. to agree to a temporary waiver on intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines. the u.s. is blocking an interna

much of the attention has been on your tendon but xavier becerra is really the one to watch. >> near attendant has always been a shiny object of the people that were put forward as nominees by joe biden, she attracts a ton of attention because of her really epic and impressive trolling efforts on twitter and also just a long list of bad blood with a lot of different people including people on the democratic side of the i also she was always going to attract some attention but becerra is where they should be focused because he's the one who's going to be in charge of administering so many different aspects of healthcare in america. >> reporter: republicans grilled becerra over his abortion views as he refused to say whether he supports any restrictions on abortion. jillian: 3 dozen house democrats are calling on president biden to relinquish sole authority over nuclear weapon launches. political reporting lawmakers sent a letter saying it is too dangerous to have only one person carrying the nuclear codes. democrats claiming past nuclear threats raised concern about presidential judgm

xavier becerra is getting grilled by republicans over his actions as california's attorney general but he is at risk of losing any democrats and in a 50/50 split, so republicans can kill nominees if they stick together, every vote counts. >> w battle of policy other becerra side versus the tendons side but we will see, thanks. >> nobel charges for tiger woods, the golf legend recovering from significant leg injuries, pulled an accident. >> ashley joins us live with the latest. >> tiger woods is recovering in the hospital in the first of several surgeries on his shattered leg following the horrific car crash tuesday. his suv went off the distance of a football field before finally coming to a stop, los angeles county sheriff shutdown the notion he may have been impaired during the crash. >> we don't contemplate any charges. this remains an accident, accident is not a crime. >> another question is can tiger come back from such a severe injury? the doctor who is not treating woods had this to say. >> it is very unlikely that he returns to be a professional golfer after these injuries. it

xavier becerra testifies today. watch live beginning at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. tonight, historian patrick charles talks about the second amendment and american gun rights from the drafting of the bill of rights to more recent supreme court decisions that have shaped the current debate over gun control legislation. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >> surgeon general nominee dr. have a vick murphy and dr. rachel lavine testify before the senate health, education, labor and pensions committee. watch live at 10:00 eastern on c-span3, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> british prime minister boris johnson talked about distribution efforts of the covid-19 vaccine and safely reopening schools. >> i will now come to the prime minister's questions. i will first call the prime minister to the

confirm a key leader of that effort, my nominee for the secretary of health and human service, xavier becerra, who did so well in his hearing this week and i hope congress passes the american rescue plan which i've been pushing which provides funds for everything we need to do to beat this pandemic and get the economy going again. critics say the plan is too big, it costs too much but let me ask a rhetorical question. what would you have me cut out? on vaccines alone, if we don't invest $20 billion to vaccinate the nation, doesn't that make sense? or $160 billion in total towards the pandemic for testing to protective gear to vaccine production and distribution? i'm ready to hear any ideas on what will make the american rescue plan better, stronger and effective but we'll have to answer who will get helped and who will get hurt. i want to close with this. the question i ask i'm asked most often is when will things get back to normal? my answer is always honest and straightforward. i can't give you a date. i can only promise that we'll work as hard as we can to make that day come as soon as po

a xavier becerra on capitol hill today, 2:00 p.m. eastern time. can watch it on c-span, on our website c-span.org, or on the radio app. coming out, we will talk about what the nominee has to say about health care and the biden administration's health care priorities. connie in brooklyn. good morning to you and what is your top public policy issue c2 my topic -- issue. c2 color: -- caller: there will be a lot of part-time jobs, companies are turning to part-time workers because they do not have to be responsible for insurance and other benefits that are given to people and with the way the economy spends, there will be more part-time jobs than there ever has been. that means a person cannot live on just four hours of $15 a day, so i feel strongly that the $15, it is about time they did something for that. we will see a lot of part-time jobs coming more. there will be work for people, but it will be on a part-time basis. sometimes, people have to have two jobs to make ends meet. host: you probably heard in a previous conversation with the chair of t

of course, it would take xavier becerra getting confirmed which is oddly in doubt right now.mething else you have coming out in the newsletter this morning and that is how the pandemic is affecting unions. what are you reporting on this question? >> kasie, you report so much on power ebbing and flowing. and at the time that i came up covering politics unions were a much bigger factor, especially in democratic politics. they of course have been on the wane for years now. but kasie, look at these new figures that axios is reporting. the percentage of workers who say that they're in a union is up to 11% now. why is that? union workers were more likely to be able to keep their jobs during the pandemic. unions did a good job of enacting and enforcing protections for workers. a little twist to this after all those union losses and you and i have both covered so many labor day events over the years where we see that power on display. after years of losing power, there's a couple new places that unions are gaining. one is among tech companies. we saw google workers organize. and the

if you are a small business owner in california, you should be frustrated that xavier becerra has shutbig-box stores to to stay open. he is not basing any of these decisions on science, if he has been a senator should say why is california the only one a 50 that is doing it this way? >> katie: so his record is one of actually weaponizing government for a purpose of an agenda, now is that where democrats and joe biden want him to be in charge of hhs and the health care, but this is his record in terms of weaponizing government he strip people of their health care and from opponent of limiting any private insurance you can get through your employer, and has sued nonfactoring in the obama administration with refusal to violate their conscience. he has put citizen journalists in prison and try to prosecute them for reporting on things that planned parenthood has done. he is the epitome of someone who abuses power to meet a political goal. >> he has a politician that loves the power, keeps the information, keeps the information away from the people and is having a heyday. and let me just sa

and xavier becerra, and neera tanden, the nominee for omb.land got a boost from joe manchin today, who announced he would support her nomination after signaling early discomfort. this is a week after manchin announced he would oppose neera tanden's nomination. wondering where joe manchin was hiding the last four years when donald trump nominated terrible unqualified troll after another. but the clamp down on mean tweets seems to be working for now. a budget committee vote that would have moved her nomination to the senate floor was postponed. committee chairman bernie sanders told reporters why in a simple one liner, she didn't have the votes. president biden was asked what he thought of the slow pace of confirmation for his cabinet members. here's what he said. >> the failure to have a transition that was rationale. previous administrations had a significant number of their cabinet confirmed before they were sworn in. that's the tradition. we're doing fine. i think we're going to be in good shape. >> joining me, white house chief of staff, r

gillian turner has moore. >> the battle lines were drawn on the xavier becerra hearing before he saiday in front of the senate health committee. because this one, the finance committee, where he is today is the committee that has to vote on his nomination. the committee chairman now just now senator ron widen opened with a jab at republicans. take a listen. >> the attorney general defended the affordable care act from absurd and dangerous far right attacks. >> democrats like dianne feinstein said becerra led the second largest justice department and said he's well-prepared to head up hhs. republicans though like senator marshall who sits on the health committee where becerra testified yesterday tells fox news a few minutes ago that republicans really disagree. >> i got to tell you that he wouldn't have made it through an interview process in the real world for this type of a position. he has no experience in healthcare. he has a 1.2 trillion budget on healthcare. really has zero experience. >> now becerra himself is insisted his top priority as a secretary will be the obama era afford

borja: cambiamos de informaciÓn, se realizan las audiencias de confirmaciÓn de xavier becerra para secretarioson de origen mexicano. javier becerra reconociÓ a padres de esta forma "mi padre trabajÓ en construcciÓn casi toda su vida, ni madre, cuando llegÓ de guadalajara nunca pudo ir a la universidad, y se convirtiÓ en empleadas de administraciÓn. pero ellos trabajaron mucho para construir este paÍs". volvemos. para todos los que disfrutan de cada momento y todos los que quieren disfrutar mÁs, con menos asma. dupixent podría ayudar. dupixent es un tratamiento complementario para tipos específicos de asma moderada a grave. dupixent no es adecuado para tratar problemas respiratorios repentinos. puede mejorar la función pulmonar para respirar mejor en apenas 2 semanas. y ayudar a prevenir ataques severos de asma. no es un esteroide, pero puede ayudar a reducir o eliminar los esteroides orales. dupixent puede causar reacciones alérgicas graves, incluyendo anafilaxia. obtén ayuda de inmediato si tienes sarpullido, dificultad para respirar, dolor en el pecho, hormigueo o entumecimiento en las extr

criti critics say xavier becerra doesn't have the background in health care.eb haaland is under growing scrutiny. and neera tanden, biden's pick of leading the office of management and budget is in deep peril after democratic senator joe manchin said he would not support her and a string of moderate republicans also said they couldn't support her. deb haaland, the new mexican congresswoman, is also an historic pick. she would be the first native american cabinet member if confirmed. but today she faced tough questions about her support for clean energy and how her harms can hurt the gas and oil industry. she also came under fire for her past criticism of republicans. >> just a couple of months ago you tweeted republicans don't believe in science. pretty broad statement that you made there. and this was -- this was in october of 2020. so not too long ago. now, we're also republicans. do you think as medical doctors, we don't believe in science? how do you stand by this statement? >> senator, i -- yes, if you're a doctor, i would assume that you believe in scien

also, confirmation hearings tomorrow for xavier becerra for health secretary, deb haaland for interiorecretary, would be the first native american interior secretary, if confirmed. this will be a big beak, tomorrow in particular. "way too early with kasie hunt" is up next. >>> this nation will smile again. this nation will know sunny days again. this nation will know joy again. and as we do, we'll remember each person we've lost, the lives they lived, the loved ones they left behind. we will get through this, i promise you. my heart aches for those of you who are going through it right now. my god bless you all, particularly those who have lost someone. god bless you. >> mourning the lost. president biden leads the nation in consoling the

i have known xavier becerra for years as a friend and a colleague. he spent decades serving california. he is currently the attorney general and previously served a 12 year term as congressman for los angeles. mr. becerra was the first in his family to receive a four-year college degree, congratulations, earning his bachelor of arts in economics from stanford university and later, sanford law school. as a member of the house of representatives, he was an advocate for the healthcare of his constituents and he fought to make affordable care affordable. as california's attorney general, he has been a defender of the affordable care act, leading 20 states and the district of columbia in defense of the affordable care act before the supreme court. as part of his focus on protecting the health of americans, mr. becerra worked with nebraska attorney general doug peterson, a republican, to lead a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorney general to reduce exposure to tobacco products like e-cigarettes, which continue to pose significant health risks to children. he

i have known xavier becerra for years as a friend and a colleague. he spent decades serving california. he is currently the attorney general and previously served a 12 year term as congressman for los angeles. mr. becerra was the first in his family to receive a four-year college degree, congratulations, earning his bachelor of arts in economics from stanford university and later, sanford law school. as a member of the house of representatives, he was an advocate for the healthcare of his constituents and he fought to make affordable care affordable. as california's attorney general, he has been a defender of the affordable care act, leading 20 states and the district of columbia in defense of the affordable care act before the supreme court. as part of his focus on protecting the health of americans, mr. becerra worked with nebraska attorney general doug peterson, a republican, to lead a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorney general to reduce exposure to tobacco products like e-cigarettes, which continue to pose significant health risks to children. he

. >> reporter: garland in the hot seat, california attorney general xavier becerra, secretary of hhsious problems with comments about republicans and democrats in the past, already 3 key senators, democrat joe manzella chin, mitt romney and susan collins said they would vote against tandon but the white house is defending her. >> reporter: the president nominated her because he felt she was the right person to lead the budget office, because she has decades of experience, because she brings fresh perspective to the job. >> reporter: as for becerra it is unclear what he is facing but republicans are raising criticism over abortion rights and medicare for all. todd: take a look at this. people running for cover as police chase down a teen suspect driving a stolen car from miami, leaping out of a as the car pops the sidewalk, tries to report, the driver, 15-year-old, struck a car before leading cops on that wild ride, several people -- police looking for two men involved, the driver was later arrested, facing several felony charges. shocked parents and students holding a zoom blackout,

. >> reporter: today we are looking particularly at california attorney general xavier becerra facingion as the next secretary and tomorrow near tandem before lawmakers here the nomination is the president's omb director. garland is expected to be confirmed but others facing a real uphill battle, tandon in serious hot water over comments made about republicans and democrats in the past, already three key senators, democrat joe manzo the chin, mitt romney and susan collins said they would vote against her but nevertheless the white house defending her. >> the president nominated tandon because she was the right person to lead the budget office. because she has decades of experience and would bring fresh perspective to the job. >> reporter: becerra, unclear if there are serious challenges that republicans are raising a lot of criticism for his support for abortion rights and medicare for all. todd: also not being a doctor but i digress. superstar tom brady is what it says, speaking out on this little thing, controversial decision to throw the lombardi trophy. i think he had to keep tops

attorney general xavier becerra is tapped to lead the deferment of health and human services. republican senators question his lack of experience and his radical views on abortion and healthcare. for acting director of national intelligence rick grenell says becerra is the wrong choice for biden's cabinet. >> he is a politician that loves the power, keep the information away from the people and is having a heyday. in sacramento we have one party rule. we have a media that is afraid of one party rule because democrats always win and don't want to get on the wrong side. he has been unleashed in california with no checks and senators need to understand, look at the california model. do you want the country to be turned into the california model? i can tell you from living in this great state know. todd: there has been a california exodus in recent years as the blue state pushes far left policies. >> senator mitt romney says donald trump would likely when the republican nomination if he ran for president again in 2024. >> he has the largest voice and a big impact in my party but i

xavier becerra serve as attorney general, serve in congress. and now going to vanita gunpoint iaaf, who was in the obama administration, and who they are running disingenuous ads. i think the demonization is based on raise is part of the strategy. and that's why i pleased the biden administration is standing by the nominees, they will get confirmed and they will not be cowered by the scare tactics. >> as you know president biden nominated a very diverse cabinet and put forth nominees that represented communities and backgrounds. he has gotten through confirmation a number of people of color. lloyd austin for defense secretary. alejandro mayorkas. and linda thomas greenfield, they're all people of color. why do you think race is playing a role or is a possible obstacle in in confirmation process? >> because of the type of ads the right-wing groups are running against them. i mean -- i give the biden administration credit for having a very diverse nominees and for standing by them. but there are ads totally misrepresenting their positions. i mean

like so many other biden cabinet and some cabinet picks like deb haaland for interior, xavier becerra, and rachel levine, hhs, it's an insanely stupid and polarizing choice. a venomous hack, tanden has sprayed conservatives including sitting senators with gratuitous and groundless attacks. she is also a conspiracy theorist and russia hoax super-spreader. and if that's not enough can her nomination, she has also displayed terrible judgment. according to buzzfeed, as the president of center for american progress, tanden outed an anonymous staffer who had accused her manager of sexual assault. and she did it during a staff meeting, no less. ten years earlier, as the clinton campaign age, tanden reportedly punched a liberal reporter who asked hillary about her support for the iraq war. when she was pressed about the incident, tanden told "the new york times," "i didn't slog him, i pushed him." the question here should end be "why is joe manchin opposing tanden for a cabinet level post?" the question should be, "why the hell did joe biden ever pick a left-wing hatchet woman in that positio

that talk about unity president biden said during the inauguration, when he is proposing to have xavier becerra of hhs his only qualification to be head of hhs is primary antagonist, a violation against them for violating the rights of resource centers, forcing nuns to provide abortion coverage for fellow nuns and this is the person president biden wants to put ahead of the department of health and human services. doesn't make sense and will divide the country. this is not a symbol of unity, but trying to further the culture war by these pics and not the way to protect religious freedom and the laws we all live under. shannon: you file a lawsuit about the biden administration's attempt to force you off of the board you are a part of. mark joseph stern who sounds like he is a critic of yours says federal law doesn't even protect roger from removal as an advil employee. he wants the federal judiciary to go beyond the text of the statute and find implicit protection against removal. it is insane. quick response to the biden administration's plans to push out? >> that comment or has no idea what he

--xavier becerra. in debate on the united nations basilar. on c-span three, jerome powell at 10:00 a.m., with the monetary policy report to congress, and on c-span.org at 9:30, debate over the interior secretary nominee. watch live coverage tuesday on c-span, c-span2, or c-span.org, or listen to the c-span radio app. >> leaving office in 1953 after two terms, harry truman returns to independence, missouri. up next, we take you to their family home, for a story of harry and bess truman's post-white house years. [footsteps] >> well, it is good to be back home, in what i call the center of the world, independence, missouri. i think it is the greatest town in the united states and i've been all over the country and i've been to europe and south america and several other places, but i still like to come back home. i will continue to feel this way as long as i live. >> harry truman formerly moved -- formally moved into this

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. >> reporter: the inference, the gop opposition, nominations of nero tandon, xavier becerra, must have something to do with their race or their sex. >> opposing her is partisan. but the same people voted for rick grenell. >> let's start with nero tandon. >> reporter: it depends on who you ask. you made that argument when kristin nielsen, betsy devos and others were facing withering criticism on the hill. critics say allegations of racism is something democrats have used against republicans repeatedly and in many cases effectively though it may not work this time around. >> i have taken on the federal government that i have never sued any affiliation. >> reporter: california attorney general, he sued the federal government to reimpose a federal mandate under obamacare for insurance providers to provide contraceptives to affected groups like the little sisters of 4. meanwhile a growing civil war within the gop. >> i don't believe he should be playing the role. >> reporter: kevin mccarthy and his cheney didn't just disagree on donald trump's role in the party, comments at the reagan found

. >> xavier becerra is facing attacks because of his lack of experience in health care.t now. there's three of them really facing an uphill confirmation battle. >> that's exactly right. in just a little while we expect that becerra will be in the hot seat in part because he represents some of the key differences that republicans and democrats have on the issue of health care and on the issue of abortion. those are going to be the things that republicans are really going to be grilling him on in the next couple of hours. the other thing to remember is the senate has a very narrow majority for pushing through these nominees. democrats have to be united. and that's exactly the problem with the president's nominee to lead the office of management and budget. neera tanden, of course, coming under scrutiny for some of the tweets she has had attacking republicans over the last couple of years. and i want to read one of them specifically to you. it says, why do people take susan collins' statements that she was undecided seriously. this was never a real question for you. the iss

. >> so interior and health and human services, congresswoman deb haaland and xavier becerra.hat do the prospects for their nominations look like because they're not complete smooth, either? >> they're not, and you heard contentious hearings on capitol hill. a lot of the republican senators got tough when it came to these two nominees. they seem more likely to get confirmed even if it's only on party lines and you have the vice president come in and cast the tiebreaking vote. but becerra is a notable one because if he's confirmed he's going to be running a critical agency that is tasked with dealing with this pandemic that has killed half a million americans. what you heard from today from republicans is they were concerned he doesn't have enough experience as a direct health care professional to really take over that job. of course, there have been nominees and health secretaries in the past that have not had vast experience that have made it through confirmation, so that remains to be seen. he also got into a back and forth with senator romney over a vote he had previously o

xavier becerra, hispanic. neera, indian-american.s those are the ones in the minorities cabinet nominees. so they point to them and say, look, what is this? can't just be coincidental. why are these people under attack more than anyone else. and that's their argument. now, in this case, neera's twitter feed i would agree with you, come from a white man, it would have caused problems. so i guess it's a little bit in the eye of the beholder. >> so with all this going on, yamiche from the white house working on the vaccine, working on the international front, looking at sanctions toward russia, there's covid relief. and what's going on to try to get that over the finish line? >> well, we learned last night that the house is going to vote on the $1.9 trillion plan on friday. the white house is pretty confident that this is going to be a bill that they're going to be able to get past. the big question is whether or not that $15 minimum wage is going to be passed and whether or not joe manchin and senator cinema, whether or not they are go

. >>> health and human services xavier becerra facing tough questions today about covid-19 and how toreopen america's schools during his first of two senate confirmation hearings. >> let science guide us, and let the experts determine when it is safe. remembering that schools and education are a local issue, and where the federal government has a partnership, we provide the guidance. we should not be the ones making the final decision on how and when a school will reopen because those -- >> becerra, is california's attorney general testifying today before the senate health committee. kristen? >> and he will appear before the senate finance committee tomorrow, which will vote on his nomination. he faces a tough path from republicans who see him as too liberal and lacking public health experience. >>> governor gavin newsom just signed the stimulus package approved by the state legislature. it provides one-time checks to ne californians. >> this line shows the need this pandemic has created. these people are waiting to receive boxes of food in east oakland. they'll hand out one thousand

california attorney general xavier becerra faces two days of senate confirmation hearings starting today on his nomination to lead the department of health and human services. he helped lead the fight to defend the affordable care act from attacks by former president trump and the republican party. he has also voiced support for medicare for all in the past. meanwhile, senate votes today on whether to confirm linda thomas-greenfield for u.s. ambassador to the united nations and tom vilsack for secretary of agriculture. canadian prime minister justin trudeau is meeting today with joe den todavirtuall who is carryg out hifirst lateral etinasreside. thtwo willeet not person t u.s.-cadian borr reins largy closedue to the coronavirus ndemic. they' expecteto discu vaination mpaigns,he climate isis, antrudeau's opsition tbiden's decisi to ccel the ystone x pipeli. the meeting comes a day after canada's house of commons voted to declare that china is committing genocide against more than a million minority uighur muslims in xinjiang province. the non-binding resolution passed on a vote of 266-0,

and xavier becerra, john, republicans are saying he has no experience in the health sector.s no real experience as it relates to the issues that hhs oversees. they're trying to picket him there. they will try to land some punches. it won't be as smooth sailing as the garland hearing yesterday where i don't think a single republican laid a glove on the attorney general nominee. but it's unclear that those two won't get through. tanden, i mean, neera tanden's nomination really hangs in the balance, as you said. she may not be the nominee come the end of the day. >> it's also pivotal week obviously for biden's covid relief bill and so in terms of the debate over the minimum wage, senator joe manchin is really flexing some muscles here. and might get his way. here was his rational for why he doesn't want $15 an hour, why he wants 11. 11 works for americans and we can do $11 in two years and be better position than we will be for $15 in five years. your thoughts? >> yeah. joe manchin is trying to prove himself to be the most powerful person in washington. i think is what he's try

you have seen the nomination hearings begin for both xavier becerra and also bdeb haaland wo would berior secretary. both receiving pushback from republicans. at the heart of the difference between the republican and democratic party are key policy differences on health care and what you do with drilling and energy leases on federal lands. those are why those two committees are -- those two nominees are very sensitive for republicans. that means you need to hold your democratic party together because you have a 50-50 senate. that is going to be all eyes on joe manchin once again when it comes to deb haaland's nomination because of his position in west virginia, the energy sector there and haaland's past positions on supporting the green new deal. >> okay, lauren, thank you very much for all of that. we are hearing from the white house that they are not pulling neera tanden's nomination. so i know you'll track it for us and bring us any developments as soon as that happens. john? >> here is what else to watch today. >>> new details on the former vice president mike pence, his relations

deb haaland and xavier becerra have been getting heat from republicans.ow, haaland for her stance on the fossil fuels industry. but whether he has the right experience for the job. the president's choice to lead the cia is taking senators' questions. so let's turn to our cnn chief congressional correspondent now, manu raju. i mentioned two committee votes on neera tanden's nomination were stopped today. any word on when they might happen? >> not yet. the chairman of the committee gary peters of one of the committees indicated that they don't know if they will even have the votes yet because they are trying to have discussions with their own members about where they are. and specifically one democrat kyrsten sinema, an arizona democrat, someone who has not said how she will come down on this decision. and if she defects, then there's almost certainly no path for neera tanden to get the necessary votes to be confirmed. now the white house is indicating that it will still push ahead on tanden, hoping it can get sinema's support. then the big question will be

in terms of other nominees, xavier becerra, deb haaland, i think the white house remains confident they can get both of those through. tough questions, absolutely. but i think they haven't had a high-profile defection yet. we'll watch and see. >> john harwood, david gregory, thank you. >>> so the capitol insurrection was a wake-up call about the growing threat of white supremacists in america. what's being done about it? that's next. psst! psst! allergies don't have to be scary. spraying flonase daily stops your body from overreacting to allergens all season long. psst! psst! you're good. if you're on medicare, or retiring soon, making sure you have the right medicare coverage is important. so call unitedhealthcare and take advantage of a wide choice of plans including an aarp medicare advantage plan from unitedhealthcare. it can combine your hospital and doctor coverage with prescription drug coverage, and more, all for a low monthly premium or in some areas, no plan premium at all. take advantage of $0 copays on all primary care doctor visits, all virtual visits, and preventive dental

. >>> health and human services xavier becerra testifies today. watch live beginning at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. tonight, historian patrick charles talks about the second amendment and american gun rights from the drafting of the bill of rights to more recent supreme court decisions that have shaped the current debate over gun control legislation. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >> surgeon general nominee dr. have a vick murphy and dr. rachel lavine testify before the senate health, education, labor and pension

another one this week to watch is xavier becerra. he's another one who republicans criticize as not having relevant experience in health or human services and essentially being a political nominee to this post. democrats will need to stick together on that nomination as well. so part of the delay in getting the biden cabinet together was just some of the circumstances here. democrats not winning the georgia seats for quite some time and then having to deal with the impeachment trial here in the senate. all of that slows things down. but now we're getting past some of the kind of consensus nominees and into those that might be political battles. in a 50/50 senate, all of these votes are going to count and performance of these nominees in their individual nomination hearings are going to be important too. garland sailing so far. nobody's even tried to lay a glove on him. and actually deb haaland as well later this week, nomination for interior, could face tough questions. grit your teeth week for democrats on pennsylvania avenue watchi

we've been reporting on xavier becerra. . >> he is hhs. and deb how land, they got easier.on tanden, the shock waves could be felt all the way where i am. they almost didn't want to jinx the fact that all their nominees were sailing through. the other two, it's much more likely they can get in. just because manchin says no, we don't entirely now. susan collins we heard is a no. it's clear. she put out a statement. that gets you to 52 nos. we don't know where romney is. we don't know where murkowski is. the white house is telling me they are redoubling their efforts. we will see whether or not mitch mcconnell makes this a party line vote, which will be crucial. and we will see how the white house regroups and what they think they need to do better to make manchin stay on their side. . >> i have a hard time imagining a republican will be the one that goes out and saves tanden. thank you very much for your time. this morning i'm keeping a close eye on the hearings for merrick garland. and specifically what is he going to say he's going to do or not do about the investigations

my nominee for the secretary of health and human services, xavier becerra, who did so well in this hearinghis week. i hope congress passes the american rescue plan which i've been pushing, which provides funds for everything we need to do to beat this and to get the economy going. let me ask a rhetorical question. what would you have me cut? what would you have me cut out on vaccines alone if we don't invest $20 billion to vaccinate the nation, doesn't that make sense? or 160 billion in total towards the pandemic for testing to protective gear, to vaccine production, and distribution? i'm ready to hear any ideas on what would make the american rescue plan better, stronger, and effective. but we'll have to answer who will get helped and who will get hurt. i want to close with this. the question i'm asked most often is when will things get back to normal. my answer is always honest and straightforward. i can't give you a date. i can only promise that we'll work as hard as we can to make that day come as soon as possible. while things are improving and we're going from a mess we inherited to

. >> woodruff: at a separate hearing, california attorney general xavier becerra made his case to bery of health and human services. he vowed to rebuild trust in public health institutions. >> science must come first. we must ensure that people trust what we say. we have a ways to go to regain the trust of the american people, but if we let the experts-- as we said, the scientists-- lead, i believe soon people will see the results. >> woodruff: a number of senate republicans have argued becerra is unqualified and overly partisan. a grand jury in rochester, new york has voted not to file criminal charges against police in the death of daniel prude. prude, who is black, was held down, naked and handcuffed, last march, until he stopped breathing. it touched off nightly protests. the state attorney general said today she was extremely disappointed in the grand jury decision. golfing great tiger woods is hospitalized in los angeles tonight, after he crashed his car and needed surgery for multiple leg injuries. authorities say crews had to pull woods out through the windshield of the mangl

republican senators are already lining up to say how they don't want president biden's nominee, xavier becerra be confirmed as the health secretary, but it is likely he will be confirmed. there will also be nomination hearings this week for deb haaland for interior secretary. she will be the first native american cabinet secretary in u.s. history if she is confirmed. republican senators, though, are absolutely opposed to her too. while we're running down all the people of color that republicans object to as biden cabinet nominees, we should also note his nominee to lead the office of management and budget, neera tanden, is also on the big bubble right now in terms of her nomination because of not just republican opposition to her nomination, but at least one conservative democrat, joe manchin, has decided he doesn't like her and won't vote for her. senator manchin, i should say, has apparently invented a whole new standard for neera tanden that he never applied to other nominees that he voted for, which has put her nomination at risk. we will have more on that in a few minutes. but in addition