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port arthur, texas. galveston, texas i could go on and on and on and the queries were all very similar. dear senator, they began, and then each letter outlined complaints about illegal gambling, prostitution and intimidation, sometimes violent intimidation by a small group of racketeers and their employees. but the men and women who wrote these letters also linked those activities to the things i mentioned earlier, to political corruption, to labor racketeering, or to just meddling in local whatever the local business was, and to colbert and security concerns. one person in muscle shoals wrote a letter to key favors, saying that he was certain that communal arts were running the mob in muscle shoals. another person, this person called himself or herself an american, wrote this this rather odd and paranoid sounding note to the committee, saying that that communism was the brother of the black market. another man wrote a letter to keep our calling racketeers parasites and saying that he thought they were a
port arthur, texas. galveston, texas i could go on and on and on and the queries were all very similar. dear senator, they began, and then each letter outlined complaints about illegal gambling, prostitution and intimidation, sometimes violent intimidation by a small group of racketeers and their employees. but the men and women who wrote these letters also linked those activities to the things i mentioned earlier, to political corruption, to labor racketeering, or to just meddling in local...
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and the stewardess woke me up and says, we're in texas. and i went, i'm going to california. and i went back to sleep. well, we got california and i went down to pick up my duffel bag and i waited for the baggage come through. and i was not many duffel bags and i thought there was more than then. i never did find a duffel bag. so i went to the baggage claim. i said, hey, you know, where's my bag? and he says, and let me see your ticket. and he looked at ticket. he says, your bags probably in san francisco. you're in los angelus. that's supposed to change your plane to dallas. and i didn't make that. so i ended up going to oakland. when we got to oakland, one of the guys in my flight class with jim willingham and his father, he lived in right outside of california. and jim, mr. willingham worked for caterpillar and he'd given everybody a business card and told us in when we got there to call, calling. so after i checked in, i called him up and he told me to meet him at a bar. where? down there. there was three or four guys from my flight class. there and mr. willingham showed
and the stewardess woke me up and says, we're in texas. and i went, i'm going to california. and i went back to sleep. well, we got california and i went down to pick up my duffel bag and i waited for the baggage come through. and i was not many duffel bags and i thought there was more than then. i never did find a duffel bag. so i went to the baggage claim. i said, hey, you know, where's my bag? and he says, and let me see your ticket. and he looked at ticket. he says, your bags probably in...
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so most of texas, not the what the, texas panhandle, but that's about it. and then that corner of new mexico. right. and this right where santa fe and albuquerque kind of are. so they were right skirting the edge of of what territory was. so, yeah, they got when they went them, they cut over to albuquerque. that's where they got themselves into trouble. yeah. and look, it happens, it was z06 they also for whatever reason i don't know pike seemed less prepared than louis clark. they end up in the san luis valley of southern colorado, which is a massive mountain park where the great sand dunes are in the winter year, and pike will literally write things in a journal like we didn't bring enough socks. i don't like. i don't know why his expedition they just seemed more ill equipped than lewis clark. but they have a really interesting story, the kind of final leg of exploring louisiana purchase is the long expedition, which fewer people know about. and it comes a little later in 1820. stephen h long travels along the great and his job is to map the front range o
so most of texas, not the what the, texas panhandle, but that's about it. and then that corner of new mexico. right. and this right where santa fe and albuquerque kind of are. so they were right skirting the edge of of what territory was. so, yeah, they got when they went them, they cut over to albuquerque. that's where they got themselves into trouble. yeah. and look, it happens, it was z06 they also for whatever reason i don't know pike seemed less prepared than louis clark. they end up in...
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kirby smith had his army in texas. so the war was by no means over or one. and then stanton had to organize the wonderful and majestic funeral procession for abraham lincoln that, took him through all the major cities of the north and the journey back to springfield. so stanton had to hunt the lincoln assassins, get john wilkes booth, find the conspirators, fight and win the civil war, and organize the national tribute to abraham lincoln. so stanton is a great american hero, so overlooked. one of the best things about the show is stan is finally given his due in american history. it's emmy award winning actor tobias menzies, as you said, who portrays edwin stanton. yeah. here's a little bit of how he portrays stanton, but if you're a war secretary, how come you don't assign a task like this to a clerk? you've got a little brother and we let him solve your problems. my lady says i never met a challenge. i could delegate. why was it up to edwin stanton? do all these things? lead the search as he's trying to win the war and organize the funeral procession. why
kirby smith had his army in texas. so the war was by no means over or one. and then stanton had to organize the wonderful and majestic funeral procession for abraham lincoln that, took him through all the major cities of the north and the journey back to springfield. so stanton had to hunt the lincoln assassins, get john wilkes booth, find the conspirators, fight and win the civil war, and organize the national tribute to abraham lincoln. so stanton is a great american hero, so overlooked. one...
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it was something called project texas, to allegedly address concerns relating to tiktok's handling of american data. however, project texas would still allow tiktok's algorithm, source code, and development activities to remain in china. they would arrange so under bytedance control and subject to chinese government exploitation. project texas allows tiktok to continue to rely on engineers and back-end support from china, to update its algorithm and source code needed to run tiktok in the united states. how could they say there's not the possibility of interference. this again makes it vulnerable to chinese government exploitation. that's why project texas does not resolve the united states national security concern about bytedance's ownership of tiktok. now, let me acknowledge, i think senator cantwell and i worked or a more frankly comprehensive approach that, in a perfect would, we might have been debating today. but we work in the world of getting things right. so i stand firmly in support, as senator cantwell has, of taking action now to prevent the kind of intelligence failure w
it was something called project texas, to allegedly address concerns relating to tiktok's handling of american data. however, project texas would still allow tiktok's algorithm, source code, and development activities to remain in china. they would arrange so under bytedance control and subject to chinese government exploitation. project texas allows tiktok to continue to rely on engineers and back-end support from china, to update its algorithm and source code needed to run tiktok in the...
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foreign terrorist organization, this amendment offered up by my friend and colleague, the senator from texas, might actually pass. remember, this is the same entity that's been firing on u.s. forces in the region and those of our allies and yet they couldn't let that happen. democrats will agree only to amendments that they find politically palatable or know will not pass. now, it's not always been this way in the senate. when i first joined in body in 2011 as a new member, individual members could call your amendments freely and make them pending and the senate would have to dispose of them, either by voting them in or voting them out, up or down or by a motion to table or reject them. but members had to vote. they had to take ownership for their opinions in public. they had to let their constituents know where they stood. today the majority leader hides the ball from the public by filling the amendment tree, ensuring that the amendments that he andis party dislike will never see the light of day. this is a certificatus, it's a mad house. filling the amendment tree is not about creating an
foreign terrorist organization, this amendment offered up by my friend and colleague, the senator from texas, might actually pass. remember, this is the same entity that's been firing on u.s. forces in the region and those of our allies and yet they couldn't let that happen. democrats will agree only to amendments that they find politically palatable or know will not pass. now, it's not always been this way in the senate. when i first joined in body in 2011 as a new member, individual members...
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senator yarborough of texas wanted to do it a different way. there's a huge view. that was the reason kennedy down there to begin with, try to mend some fences again so that you could win texas in the general election. and so jerry bruno planned the trip he get the motorcade the way he wanted. he didn't get them to the right venue where he wanted. instead, governor connally got way, which proved tragic. another kind of wrench in this was that texas christian university was supposed to give an honorary degree that day, or perhaps the day before. but at the last minute they realized, oh, we don't give honorary degrees to catholics, according to jerry bruno. and so again, like, had they just given the honorary degree, had they taken the different route, had they not gone to the trademark all of these ways? and so jerry bruno, just very profoundly shares how he tried like to do all these different things. and i mean, who could have said what that history would have been like? maybe lee harvey oswald have been in a different place, who knows? but the fact they went righ
senator yarborough of texas wanted to do it a different way. there's a huge view. that was the reason kennedy down there to begin with, try to mend some fences again so that you could win texas in the general election. and so jerry bruno planned the trip he get the motorcade the way he wanted. he didn't get them to the right venue where he wanted. instead, governor connally got way, which proved tragic. another kind of wrench in this was that texas christian university was supposed to give an...
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along with harry truman, the other democrats, tom connally of texas, carl hatch, new mexico. james mead, new york. monroe and walgren of washington state. the republican owens were joseph paul of minnesota and owen brewster of maine. any standouts there? mr. drummond? so, yes, a couple. brewster was actually, even though he was a republican, ended up being one of truman's best partners on the committee. truman often would hand off the chairmanship to him when he was away, and they ended up they ended up collaborating very well, even though eventually and of course, politics would intrude a little bit. james mead was also one of the leaders on the committee, was often cochairman and he would take over the leadership committee after truman resigned in 1944. steve drummond what years was the committee active on the truman committee operating from 1941, from march of 1941. and it went into, i think 1948 or 1949. harry truman was chairman of the committee until august 1944, when he was chosen to be the vice presidential candidate for franklin roosevelt's unprecedented fourth term.
along with harry truman, the other democrats, tom connally of texas, carl hatch, new mexico. james mead, new york. monroe and walgren of washington state. the republican owens were joseph paul of minnesota and owen brewster of maine. any standouts there? mr. drummond? so, yes, a couple. brewster was actually, even though he was a republican, ended up being one of truman's best partners on the committee. truman often would hand off the chairmanship to him when he was away, and they ended up they...
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host: we will go down to houston, texas. tom is a republican there. good morning, tom. caller: good morning. good morning. thanks for taking my call. i have been a republican, i am 85 years old, been a republican a long time. i am leaning towards voting for president biden and vice president harris. look, this guy that you are interviewing now, yes -- host: yes, we are listening. you said about this book? caller: i have seen -- host: tom, i am sorry, you are breaking up. we can't hear you. we will go to ohio. gus, independent. caller: i would like to ask charlie here, when he did those polls on kamala harris, do you ask their party affiliation or do you try to poll 50/50? because that's number one. number two is why don't you write a book about marjorie taylor greene? that would be an interesting book, you know? thank you. guest: that's a good idea. maybe i will call her office and see if we can get started. but as far as polling goes, i think most pollsters try to get a representative slice of the country, half democrat, half republican and try to weigh it in a way tha
host: we will go down to houston, texas. tom is a republican there. good morning, tom. caller: good morning. good morning. thanks for taking my call. i have been a republican, i am 85 years old, been a republican a long time. i am leaning towards voting for president biden and vice president harris. look, this guy that you are interviewing now, yes -- host: yes, we are listening. you said about this book? caller: i have seen -- host: tom, i am sorry, you are breaking up. we can't hear you. we...
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it's in texas. well we're taking care of that a little bit. but. but but the point being is that these ideas proliferate it and propagate it through the institutions. the real question is how? that's the question i sought to answer in the book. that's driving question that i think is important when you see, your opponent, your enemy in a certain language, successful in the same game that you're playing. the worst answer is to say, well, there, they're there, they're bad, they're stupid. don't know what they're doing. it doesn't work. the better question is to ask, well, did they do it? and what you learn from it? and then how you adjust your own politics to respond. and so if you read the book, there are two. i tried to put two layers into it. some people caught. i was like really excited about that. but the explicit is this history. but the embedded text is a process of learning and teaching assimilating. ideas, tactics, strategies. because we're fighting in a different environment. if you watch a movie like mr. smith to washington, anyone know th
it's in texas. well we're taking care of that a little bit. but. but but the point being is that these ideas proliferate it and propagate it through the institutions. the real question is how? that's the question i sought to answer in the book. that's driving question that i think is important when you see, your opponent, your enemy in a certain language, successful in the same game that you're playing. the worst answer is to say, well, there, they're there, they're bad, they're stupid. don't...
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those young people brought together students from los angeles, students from texas, students from new york all saying, we got to do something about guns. so yolanda was we asked to speak. she learned that morning, saturday morning was that she was going to speak very quickly this is what she said. and she blew us away. she said, i'm yolanda, renee king and granddaughter of margaret to king junior and coretta king. my had a dream that his four little children would live a world where they would not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. she then said, i have a dream to and my dream is enough is enough and we must a country where. it doesn't mean anything happen to us, but it still it's put into the universe. it can't begin and it is now in the universe and. we will get there someday. i wish i could wave a magic wand. and we were there today. but we're not. so long as i close, we perhaps know what our challenge is. i'm asking encourage just please participate in the upcoming elections, not just in every ten has an election. dad told us about this pe
those young people brought together students from los angeles, students from texas, students from new york all saying, we got to do something about guns. so yolanda was we asked to speak. she learned that morning, saturday morning was that she was going to speak very quickly this is what she said. and she blew us away. she said, i'm yolanda, renee king and granddaughter of margaret to king junior and coretta king. my had a dream that his four little children would live a world where they would...
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the shells built-in garland, texas, scranton, pennsylvania, money is in the senate path supplemental to replenish those stocks, even with the challenges around. we are -- you and i have grown up in a world where supplementals have been a regular thing. that supplemental is on the hill right now awaiting action. that is the first and most important answer to your question. you are -- mr. harrison: you are saying you need to 24 supplemental first and then we can come back and look at the 25 supplemental? is that the game plan? mr. harrison: is there a 25? no, we are not in 25 yet. are the level of operations going to continue? we know they can be. we will have a conversation on how to do that, especially with 25 being the cap year if we have these elevated global responses, where we have to be open to that. for now, and i feel sorry for my colleagues on the appropriations staff, the same joke i started with. what do we need? well, what happened last night? we are constantly updating how big the demand is, we will just have to watch. mr. harrison: let's talk more about the specific choi
the shells built-in garland, texas, scranton, pennsylvania, money is in the senate path supplemental to replenish those stocks, even with the challenges around. we are -- you and i have grown up in a world where supplementals have been a regular thing. that supplemental is on the hill right now awaiting action. that is the first and most important answer to your question. you are -- mr. harrison: you are saying you need to 24 supplemental first and then we can come back and look at the 25...
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and i meant university, which have -- texas a and and which is my hometown. he talked about the chancellor of the university as it transferred from being an all-male institution where they were all cadets to being broader, excepting women, he made the decision not everyone had to join the poor. but he retained the corps of cadets and growing up there, it is an important part of the texas a and m culture and he was very wise to keep it even as the universities -- university focus brought into. it speaks to the importance of staying anchored to the things that make your institution unique. dr. ayres: as you think about leadership, how do you think about building an ethics and accountability into leadership? can you speak a little bit about that? sec. wormuth: sure. i think it is very important. i think leaders need to have integrity. we all need to have integrity as professionals and whatever field we go into. particularly at a time i think we are you see a lot of declining trust in institutions here in the united states. so to me it speaks to more than ever th
and i meant university, which have -- texas a and and which is my hometown. he talked about the chancellor of the university as it transferred from being an all-male institution where they were all cadets to being broader, excepting women, he made the decision not everyone had to join the poor. but he retained the corps of cadets and growing up there, it is an important part of the texas a and m culture and he was very wise to keep it even as the universities -- university focus brought into....
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the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: mr. president, it is illegal for the united states government or any of its agencies to spy on american citizens. it is illegal, and nothing in this bill changes that. the fact is the house has passed a reform bill which has made it far less likely for there to be abuses inadvertent and otherwise, and it has real accountability measures that will punish people who abuse these necessary tools. the fact of the matter is 702 applies to foreigners overseas, not americans here in the united states. and whether it's incidental collection, court after court after court has said that it does not violate the fourth amendment. there is no constitutional violation. and if the intelligence agencies want to look further at an american citizen, they have to go to the foreign intelligence surveillance court and get a warrant, show probable cause that a crime has been committed. the presiding officer: all time has expired. mr. cornyn: if we pass this requirement it will benefit our foreign adversaries --
the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: mr. president, it is illegal for the united states government or any of its agencies to spy on american citizens. it is illegal, and nothing in this bill changes that. the fact is the house has passed a reform bill which has made it far less likely for there to be abuses inadvertent and otherwise, and it has real accountability measures that will punish people who abuse these necessary tools. the fact of the matter is 702 applies to...
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we are rebuilding not just new york, but communities from ohio to texas to arizona and beyond and the benefits in those states will spread as subcontractors and other suppliers around the country are called upon. most importantly, the investment made will mean lower costs for american consumers in the long run. less vulnerable to some by chain disruptions like the one we saw encoded which sent prices skyrocketing on all sorts of electronic devices. by bringing chip production back here to the u.s., we can avoid this in the future. this is precisely what i envisioned when i led the way on chips in science. bipartisan members in the senate and with the president secretary armando. let me think president biden and the secretary for helping me make these investments possible. with their vision and leadership , we are bringing manufacturing back to the u.s. we are revitalizing middle-class families. we are giving communities that have been left behind a second chance with investments, new jobs, new opportunity. it took a lot of convincing and persistence. but, today we are starting to see
we are rebuilding not just new york, but communities from ohio to texas to arizona and beyond and the benefits in those states will spread as subcontractors and other suppliers around the country are called upon. most importantly, the investment made will mean lower costs for american consumers in the long run. less vulnerable to some by chain disruptions like the one we saw encoded which sent prices skyrocketing on all sorts of electronic devices. by bringing chip production back here to the...
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i know it is not just california but louisiana, texas, florida are also facing challenges in their property insurance market. in our conversation you mentioned fhfa does not have notice of withdrawing from insurance markets and the downstream effects that this can have it. could you elaborate on these withdrawals impact of homeowners, future homeowners not just in california but across the country? >> yes thank you for the question. property insurance property and casualty insurance is a requirement for any home purchase by fannie mae or freddie. >> and they have to have that in order for fannie and freddie to purchase them. when property carriers withdraw from large populations it's very difficult especially for first-time homebuyers to purchase a home and have to search for policy to adhere to the requirements that we have that they purchase the loan. it is interesting because we are starting to see a lot of natural disasters and the collateral fhfa is responsible for what wee a 8.4 trillion dollars outstanding in a mortgage collateral. natural disasters impact us greatly. we have a multi
i know it is not just california but louisiana, texas, florida are also facing challenges in their property insurance market. in our conversation you mentioned fhfa does not have notice of withdrawing from insurance markets and the downstream effects that this can have it. could you elaborate on these withdrawals impact of homeowners, future homeowners not just in california but across the country? >> yes thank you for the question. property insurance property and casualty insurance is a...
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president, i would like to thank to my colleague of texas. this came dangerously close to a senate debate on the senate floor, bipartisan senate, happens so seldom, those who witness it should call their friends and seriously, i respect the senator from texas. i respect hisd presentation. thank you for answering the questions. i yield the floor. >> attorneys and former president donald trump's new york city trial selected 12 jurors to determine the former president's guilt or innocence. lawyers for the defense and the prosecution still need to select r the trial. during this third d of jury selection the presiding judge dismissed a jur who said she felt intimidated with some information was made public and later excused another juror afteprecutors say he may not have disclosed prior with the law, opening statements inhe trial could begin as earlys monday. this will be the fst time ever that a fme u.s. president is the defendant in a criminal trial. american history tv saturdays on c-span2, exploring people and events that tell the american st
president, i would like to thank to my colleague of texas. this came dangerously close to a senate debate on the senate floor, bipartisan senate, happens so seldom, those who witness it should call their friends and seriously, i respect the senator from texas. i respect hisd presentation. thank you for answering the questions. i yield the floor. >> attorneys and former president donald trump's new york city trial selected 12 jurors to determine the former president's guilt or innocence....
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in texas, one in four households, what a difference that makes for those folks in texas. in indiana, one in four households. it was one in six in texas. kentucky, one in four households. north carolina and mississippi, one in five households. in louisiana, every third household depends on the affordability connectivity program in order to be linked to the internet that goes right by the front of their house. so we have got to allow folks to continue to have that access to that vital program. so we need a supplemental appropriation from congress to make certain that that happens. if we let the acp run out, funding would have devastating effects on people who use the program. and p 7% of the -- 77% of the households who rely on acp say losing that would make them drop their program completely. $37, it costs more than that. this is like vermonters making $15,000 a year and having two kids. you don't have a big budget. let me give a couple of examples. cynthia is a retired american who lives in florida. she is an acp subscriber. she told cnn, did a great story on that that, s
in texas, one in four households, what a difference that makes for those folks in texas. in indiana, one in four households. it was one in six in texas. kentucky, one in four households. north carolina and mississippi, one in five households. in louisiana, every third household depends on the affordability connectivity program in order to be linked to the internet that goes right by the front of their house. so we have got to allow folks to continue to have that access to that vital program. so...
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. >> i think the chairman and children from texas. i thank each of you for being here, particularly could see, mr. cole, just a week removed. a couple of just questions gemma to make sure for the record added to want to belabor this but i do want clarity because there's a lot that's been flying around. we are all aware disagreements aside of the poorest nature of our southern border. not going to dwell on it. we have covered it but obviously as i stipulated and i think my friend from texas chairman mccaul would agree, i mean we've had, you know, godly number of people that in flooding across the border and it was all issues involving that, tragedy we have recounted numerous times here. in particular the data that was released we were at 24,300 i think chinese nationals that have come across the southern border that we know of, not counting gotaways which is a number that exceeds all of 2023 fiscal year. so in six months we've exceeded all of fy '23. that compares to a number of about 381 in fy '21, the less you which it was president
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we did not so i agree with my friend from texas, ukraine was about to. i was in moscow and saw the united states lifting a 20 year commitment entered 38 million people back over to the very people that hosted osama bin laden -- when historians look at this, they will go back to 2014 and it will be a nuanced picture. to be fair, it's water under the bridge. i love history and the moment is now we do agree because we see it and i will leave it to historians. with all due respect people on my side of the aisle are combined something to agree on, i'm going to ask. i'm not going to try to leverage one against the other. i don't think that works but there's a lot of context here in my friend from texas talking about that we understand where the frustration is. the people i don't agree with mike we are not asking for a predetermined outcome, just ask for a vote. he's trying to give every member of the body a choice. i think it's a good thing and i wish we saw more of an united states senate. this is asking for the ability to work as well and thank goodness we a
we did not so i agree with my friend from texas, ukraine was about to. i was in moscow and saw the united states lifting a 20 year commitment entered 38 million people back over to the very people that hosted osama bin laden -- when historians look at this, they will go back to 2014 and it will be a nuanced picture. to be fair, it's water under the bridge. i love history and the moment is now we do agree because we see it and i will leave it to historians. with all due respect people on my side...
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so, for example, california, we have cal matters, in texas, the texas tribune. you ome at the national level for investigations, marshall project for criminal justice. so, you have that. you also have some, you know, that are actually succeeding at the national level and at the local level. the reality is, i think the boston globe where i worked for 11 and a half years is in a pretty sustainable place right now. in san francisco, it seems to me, the chronicle is doing reasonably well. the-- obviously, doesn't have the resources it used to, but it's doing reasonably well. i think that's true in minneapolis, also. so, i think there are some actual traditional and legacy news organizations that are doing okay. and there are a variety there are becoming much more specialized in their approach and they're not so much geographic. so, for example, truck beat, which covers education, a nonprofit, but it also has a lot of local sites and covering education in different cities so it's specializing in that way. an outfit called platform is covering the big tech companies a
so, for example, california, we have cal matters, in texas, the texas tribune. you ome at the national level for investigations, marshall project for criminal justice. so, you have that. you also have some, you know, that are actually succeeding at the national level and at the local level. the reality is, i think the boston globe where i worked for 11 and a half years is in a pretty sustainable place right now. in san francisco, it seems to me, the chronicle is doing reasonably well. the--...
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comes from the west texas region. that task force not only has state and local law enforcement participation, but we also have, which is a little bit innovative, clear security personnel. they are typically part of the law enforcement as well. this is a way to track oilfield crime. they are ensuring the investigations look at things that are possible. it is a complex form. it is a form of infrastructure. >> director, this is a threat that i am seeing. it is correlated directly to the open border. i'm seeing more and more foreign nationals. particularly, cubans that are here illegally, operating in this space. this space. >> i want to know recognize the ranking member of the full committee, mr. ohr. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and ranking member cartwright. my apologies for dashing in and dashing out. there are several hearings some trying to make as many as i can. director, the present budget for 25 increases funding to hire additional fbi personnel. helping to bolster their capacity to deter cybercrime. combat foreig
comes from the west texas region. that task force not only has state and local law enforcement participation, but we also have, which is a little bit innovative, clear security personnel. they are typically part of the law enforcement as well. this is a way to track oilfield crime. they are ensuring the investigations look at things that are possible. it is a complex form. it is a form of infrastructure. >> director, this is a threat that i am seeing. it is correlated directly to the open...
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-mexico border in the mcallen texas region. it's a missionary where one lives and works among people of all backgrounds who spend a lot of time with people of modest means and in my case i spend most of my time with people of such humble means and humble means that i've never quite witnessing united states and conditions i didn't know existed on a widespread basis in the united states. including some people with dirt floors and no indoor plumbing budding countless cases some a little bit more rare that they exist or least they existed in the early 1990s. even though those were more rare those extreme cases almost all the people i interacted with on a database -- day-to-day basis were people of humble means living paycheck to paycheck just trying to get by in many of these people were recent immigrants. some i suspect were here illegally and others i suspect were here illegally. it wasn't standard practice at the time were missionaries talking to people to find out their immigration status or if they were there for a different r
-mexico border in the mcallen texas region. it's a missionary where one lives and works among people of all backgrounds who spend a lot of time with people of modest means and in my case i spend most of my time with people of such humble means and humble means that i've never quite witnessing united states and conditions i didn't know existed on a widespread basis in the united states. including some people with dirt floors and no indoor plumbing budding countless cases some a little bit more...
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a motion by senator ted cruz of texas republican to proceed to a closed session, debate option today was defeated just a few minutes ago. 51-49 51-49 along party lin. we are waiting for the vote count here on this latest motion by senator john kennedy. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] on this vote the gays are 49, the nazar 51. the motion the motion is not agree to. the republican leader is recognized. >> the senate just sworn oath to do impartial justice. according to the constitution and the laws of our country. .. [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] to table the order and the point of order with the article one of the impeachment article against alejandro mayorkas was unconstitutional because no high crimes or misdemeanors were alleged. that is about the democrats are coming to this is the third motion by senate republicans to try to delay that low or a closed session or delay the trial and more debate senators cannot debate as they sitting court impeachment. here we are watching the various most injured between that even offer by the par
a motion by senator ted cruz of texas republican to proceed to a closed session, debate option today was defeated just a few minutes ago. 51-49 51-49 along party lin. we are waiting for the vote count here on this latest motion by senator john kennedy. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] on this vote the gays are 49, the nazar 51. the motion the motion is not agree to. the republican leader is recognized. >> the senate just sworn oath to do impartial justice. according to...
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i called from texas pointed about that media beingwh complicit. one of the headlines and politicalt i was told about said the trial lasted only three hours. there was noe trial. there was no trial. the majority leader decided that he could determine it was unconstitutional and get every single one of his democrats along a partisan line to vote for. said it was unconstitutional. did not rise to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors. let me briefly examine them. article 1 cent over to us by the house. going to read the title both willful systematic refusal to comply with the law. that is article one. let me tell you about complying with the law. prayer should this to this admi, the trump administration broughc illegal crossings under 45 year low. but we have seen it since them is an explosion of illegal crossings. 1.7 in the first of the biden administration. nearly 2.4 in the second period nearly 2.5 in the third period now all the people try toeo cros the border illegal including that god always is 9.4 million people. larger than the populatio
i called from texas pointed about that media beingwh complicit. one of the headlines and politicalt i was told about said the trial lasted only three hours. there was noe trial. there was no trial. the majority leader decided that he could determine it was unconstitutional and get every single one of his democrats along a partisan line to vote for. said it was unconstitutional. did not rise to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors. let me briefly examine them. article 1 cent over to us by...
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in making that, and he was very wrong for the moments articulated a moment ago from the senator of texas, he's even far more wrong because article to accuses him of knowingly making falsert statements. the violation a felony offense if this is not a high crime and misdemeanor, what is? if this is not impeachable, what is.ce we need to address this in closed session and for that reason, madame president, i moved that the senate proceed to closed session to allow for deliberation on the very consequential point of order that he's just made. it violates hundreds of years of anglo-american legal precedent and understanding. the question is on the motion. is there sufficient to second? there is. at the clerk will call the role. [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] senators voting whether to proceed to closed session though they would be able to debate whether article two of the impeachment article of alejandro mayorkas rises to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors. if you've been watching along with us this would be a similar vot
in making that, and he was very wrong for the moments articulated a moment ago from the senator of texas, he's even far more wrong because article to accuses him of knowingly making falsert statements. the violation a felony offense if this is not a high crime and misdemeanor, what is? if this is not impeachable, what is.ce we need to address this in closed session and for that reason, madame president, i moved that the senate proceed to closed session to allow for deliberation on the very...
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. >> a senator from texas. >> madam president rise to make a motion. the majority leader has argued the secretary mayorkas defiance of federal immigration law and activating and abetting of the worst criminal invasion and our nation's history does not constitute a high crime or misdemeanor. he has presented no argument on that question parties presented no briefing on that question in the position is directly contrary to the constitution, to the original understand the constitution of the time it was ratified. and to the explicit position of the biden department of justice has argued before the supreme court of the united states. the majority leader's position is asking members of this senate to vote on political expediency to avoid listening to arguments the only rational way to resolve this question is to actually debate it to consider the constitution and consider the law. >> the senator will recognize the senate is in a non- debatable position at the center has a right to offer his point of order. or his emotion but we are and eight non- debatable
. >> a senator from texas. >> madam president rise to make a motion. the majority leader has argued the secretary mayorkas defiance of federal immigration law and activating and abetting of the worst criminal invasion and our nation's history does not constitute a high crime or misdemeanor. he has presented no argument on that question parties presented no briefing on that question in the position is directly contrary to the constitution, to the original understand the constitution...
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of the law can't adjudicated in court such as this case we referred to earlier united states versus texas where a majority of the supreme court of the united states -- against, by the way, brilliant desent by justice alito concluded that the state of texas didn't have standing to what address violations of law and variations of law from secretary mayorkas and the biden administration. so if not us then who? countless instances courts can't do it. the executive branch isn't going check the executive branch. the buck stoppings with us it is our job to do this and we failed we didn't just fail in the stheans we tried and didn't. but the majority of us unfortunately tried not to when out of our way to define our role as thing that it is not to define law as saying something other than what it, in fact, says so that we can sure our responsibilities yet again. shame on us, shame on those members of this body who voted to do that today. i wonder what future generations will say about this. i wonder how many ways in which future generations will suffer from what we did today. i hope to shout -- t
of the law can't adjudicated in court such as this case we referred to earlier united states versus texas where a majority of the supreme court of the united states -- against, by the way, brilliant desent by justice alito concluded that the state of texas didn't have standing to what address violations of law and variations of law from secretary mayorkas and the biden administration. so if not us then who? countless instances courts can't do it. the executive branch isn't going check the...
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a motion by senator ted cruz of texas republican to proceed to a closed session, debate option today was defeated just a few minutes ago. 51-49 51-49 along party lin. we are waiting for the vote count here on this latest motion by senator john kennedy. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]
a motion by senator ted cruz of texas republican to proceed to a closed session, debate option today was defeated just a few minutes ago. 51-49 51-49 along party lin. we are waiting for the vote count here on this latest motion by senator john kennedy. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]
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in texas versus the united states, 40f 205-2022, the united states court of appeals for the fifth circuit concluded that these guidelines had, quote, every indication of being a general policy that is so extreme as to amount to an abdication of statutory responsibility, , end quote. and that is, vote, replacement of congress' statutory mandates with concerns of equity and race this actually got a the bounds of the power conferred by the i&a, end quote. number five, alejandro n. mayorkas willfully refuse to comply with the detention mandate set forth in section 24182 of such act requiring that an alien ordered removed quote shall be detained quote during quote removal period end quote. instead complying with this mandate, alejandro n. mayorkas issued quote guidelines fore enforcement of civil immigration laws end quote which instructs dhs officials that the quote fact individuals removal noncitizen should not alone. basis of an enforcement action against them, end quote, at that dhs quote, personnel should not rely on the fact of conviction alone, end quote. even with respect to aliens sub
in texas versus the united states, 40f 205-2022, the united states court of appeals for the fifth circuit concluded that these guidelines had, quote, every indication of being a general policy that is so extreme as to amount to an abdication of statutory responsibility, , end quote. and that is, vote, replacement of congress' statutory mandates with concerns of equity and race this actually got a the bounds of the power conferred by the i&a, end quote. number five, alejandro n. mayorkas...
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and texas has zero experience building any type of this company. there's a venture pushing the project. sovereign funds of the japanese are backing that high speed proposal. and amtrak's partnering with texas central in applying for an fy22 corridor development grants and $500,000 grant was approved. april 9th there was a news article published by texas central in a letter dated april 5th, addressed to you, by steve roberts, huntsman vogel law firm, states that mr. roberts was hired against texans against high speed rail and mr. chairman, i have that letter and ask unanimous consent that this article and letter be introduced into the record. he'll read part of the letter to you that captures part of the concerns i have. texas central appears to of acted and still act as part of the japanese government intend today influence lawmakers and the public in the united states with reference to formulating, adopting or changing the domestic policies of the united states. yet neither new magellan ventures or any entities or representatives have ever registe
and texas has zero experience building any type of this company. there's a venture pushing the project. sovereign funds of the japanese are backing that high speed proposal. and amtrak's partnering with texas central in applying for an fy22 corridor development grants and $500,000 grant was approved. april 9th there was a news article published by texas central in a letter dated april 5th, addressed to you, by steve roberts, huntsman vogel law firm, states that mr. roberts was hired against...
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texas has bolstered its barriers. and what you're seeing now is that the illegal aliens are traveling farther to the west. they're going to new mexico. they're going to arizona. they're going to california. why? because they're looking for somewhere easier that they can get into the country illegally. bear in mind the coyotes, they're working hard for all of these groups and for the cartels. and nobody enters without paying a coyote. now, when look at what tiktok is -- what texas is doing, you have the state, local counties. they're spending billions at the state level and millions in these counties, and as a result, illegal immigration in texas dropped by 54% between december and january, and in the dell reon sector which includes eagle pass, illegal entries failed by 76%. mr. president, this shows you border walls work. the border patrol has been telling us for decades we need a barrier, we need better technology where we cannot have a barrier, and we need more officers and agents. so while the biden administration
texas has bolstered its barriers. and what you're seeing now is that the illegal aliens are traveling farther to the west. they're going to new mexico. they're going to arizona. they're going to california. why? because they're looking for somewhere easier that they can get into the country illegally. bear in mind the coyotes, they're working hard for all of these groups and for the cartels. and nobody enters without paying a coyote. now, when look at what tiktok is -- what texas is doing, you...