we know this and minnesota. our state was thrust into the international spotlight following the death of george floyd. our deep racial inequities were exposed for the world to see. for many white minnesotans, it was an awakening to a truth that minnesotans of color have known their entire lives. while our state ranks as one of the best places in the country for a white child to grow up, it often ranks as one of the worst for a child of color. as many minnesotans welcome getting back to normal, we must acknowledge this and recognize that for too many, getting back to normal is not good enough. it is not good enough for a single mother who is working two jobs just to feed her family. it is not good enough for a student in a small town who has to do her homework at a local restaurant because she does not have good internet connections, and it is not good enough for young black men who live in fear of being stopped by police officers who have sworn an oath to protect them. in his speech, doctors -- dr. king spoke ab

all of minnesota mourns with you. this year i am speaking to you from a classroom at mankato west high school. there are many reasons i decided to get the state of the state address from this classroom i taught social studies in this classroom for nearly a decade and my wife taught english upstairs i always said teaching justice and how i pay the bills but how i live my life. for me, being in this classroom today signifies the progress we made in ending the pandemic. throughout this year when i ask what i would do when the pandemic is over, i answered hearing the laughter of students in a lively school hallway. that day is here but even more coming. we are winning the fight against covid-19. one.5million if you have received the vaccine come over 80 percent of seniors have been vaccinated outperforming the rest of the nation. two thirds of educators and childcare workers receive their shots and starting on tuesday all minnesotans are eligible to get the vaccine. 90 percent are back in classrooms just like this one. mi

the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: madam speaker, i yield four minutes to the gentlewoman from missouri. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from missouri. >> thank you, madam speaker. mrs. hartzler: i rise to celebrate the achievements women have made and reaffirm we are already equal under current law. women represent 51% of the population. comprise over half of college students. make up the majority of medical and law school students. and run 12.3 million women-owned businesses. little girls can be whatever they want to be whether that be a astronaut, doctor, full-time mom working at home, or a member of congress. the e.r.a. would not add to the rights already guaranteed by the 14th amendment equal protection clause, but it could jeopardize them. how? two ways. first, by making it discriminatory to offer benefits to women not offered to men. women scholarships, women's colleges, job protection for pregnant women, and safe spaces may all be on the chopping block. when the equal ri

ruptured, spilling 1.7 million gallons of crude oil into a frozen river near grand rapids, minnesota. if the river had not been frozen, the oil could have seeped into the mississippi river, and contaminated drinking water for millions downstream. protests have been ongoing to stop construction rerouting a section of the line 3 pipeline, which could impact indigenous communities and local waterways. and as newhour weekend's ivette feliciano reports, some say it's time to stop oil pipeline projects in the u.s. once and for all. ( chanting and drumming ) >> reporter: facing freezing temperatures in january, environmental and indigenous activists in minnesota protested an oil pipeline project underway in the great lakes region by canadian-owned energy company enbridge. >> we've locked ourselves down inside of a pipe which is going to become the line 3 pipeline, and we're here to stop them from welding these pipes together. >> reporter: they say the line 3 pipeline is bad for the environment and local communities, and that projects like these set the u.s. back in the transition away from

keep your eyes on minnesota, this is where change is going to start. thank you. >> thank you, attorney miller. and as i get ready to bring attorney steph stearns from minneapolis, we are trying to be -- we are now speaking around 8:40 or so and at 8:46, at 8:46 is symbolic. it's a reason then we're going to try to have you all follow his instructions. attorney jeff stearns, one of the great minnesota lawyers, along with his partner helped us achieve the civil justice. now we turn to attorney general keith allison and his team of prosecutors to deliver criminal justice. it has been such an honor to work with you, jeff, in your native hometown. >> thank you, man, it's been an honor to work with you as well. for too long, too many of us have been deliberately indifferent at least to the atrocities that have befallen our black brothers and sisters, but today is a landmark moment behind us to show the world that no longer will we be deliberately indifferent to hate through love and power through these leaders, through these families that have suffered, we w

the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: madam speaker, i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from minnesota reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from florida, ms. frankel. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida is recognized for one minute. . ms. frankel: thank you, madam speaker. thank you, mr. chair. madam speaker, consider this. partner calls you names, insults you, puts you down, discourages you from going to work, school, or seeing family members or friends, he tries to control how you spend your money, where you go, or who you can see, what medicines you take. he gets angry when drinking alcohol. he tries to control when you can see a doctor. threatens you with violence. and may hit, kick, shove, slap, choke, our otherwise hurt you. your children, your pets. he forces you to have sex against your will. he blames you for his violent behavior and tells you you deserve it, and this comes f

and the gentleman from minnesota is recognized -- the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: thank you. we're here considering the rules for three controversial, divisive bills being moved forward by the majority. with very little input from americans that millions will be affected. two are highly controversial gun bills that undermine the constitutional right to bear arms. h.r. 8, the so-called universal background check bill, would criminalize the private transfer of firearms. combined with the restrictions already placed on private transfers during the pandemic, this makes it impossible for law-abiding gun owners to acquire or even borrow or lend firearms. universal background checks do not stop criminals. in fact, the majority of criminals in state and federal prison who used a firearm during their offense got that firearm by stealing it, taking it from a family member or friend, or just an underground market. in 2013, the department of justice's national institute of justice researched universal background checks and determined they would not be effective

she's in minneapolis, minnesota. shaq haes been covering this in the league up to the trial for the last few weeks. shaq, here it is. we are going to hear opening statements and floyd family and their lawyer in a press conference a few minutes from now. what are you expecting to hear? >> stephanie, i'll tell you the floyd family just arrived here in downtown minneapolis in front of the courthouse. you see the press conference is set up there, the courthouse is in the background there. and this will begin opening statements. today is the first day of opening statement is, which is really when the prosecution will begin laying out their case against that ex-officer who is accused of killing george floyd. we will hear comments from the judge, he will bring in the jury and officially swear in those 14 jurors. and then we will hear from the prosecution. what we are being told from legal experts is don't expect this to be that dramatic law-and-order moment for opening statements. instead this will be a roadmap, guide for j

keep your eyes on minnesota this is where change is going to start thank you. thank you turn in maryland. get ready to brain attorney jeff stone from minneapolis we are trying to be coordinated we want revenue now speaking to route 840 or so and 846. 846 is symbolic as a reason then we're going to try to have you all follow his instructions attorney jeff stumps one of the great minnesota law is a long way from a ship good though who really helped us achieve this civil justice now we're turned into attorney general keith ellison and his team of prosecutors to deliver criminal justice and it's been such an honor to work with you jeff and your native hometown thank you van it's been an honor to work with you as well for too long too many of us have been deliberately and different at least to the atrocities that have be fall in our black brothers and sisters. but today is a landmark moment behind us to show the world that no longer will we be deliberately indifferent to hate. love playing a role in that and we thank you all for that thank you thank you so much yeah

the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from minnesota. mrs. fischbach: thank you, madam speaker. and thank you -- thank you to the representative from new york. i yield myself such time as i may consume. madam speaker, h.j.res. 17 is not a resolution to revive the equal rights amendment. this is a messaging vehicle. that's why democrats bypassed the judiciary committee and brought this resolution directly to the floor. a common theme for this majority. there was no process for this resolution. a resolution that democrats claim is a priority. we are here today for a headline so that democrats can say they supported the e.r.a. when it was in the house. but the fact is, madam speaker, that men and women in the united states are already equal under law. the fifth and 14th amendments to the constitution require as much, guaranteeing equal protection for all under the laws of this country. to me, the e.r.a. is unnecessary, redundant, and divisive. the only thing it will do is empower the far left's special interest groups to lead to activist litigat

continues to send omes to saudi arabia but 1st let's go straight to the site of the lying 3 pipeline in minnesota a project that's been described as cultural genocide on native american land as iconic actor jane fonda joins protest as calling on u.s. president joe biden to counsel the project tribal attorney from the cutting 1st nation tara who scott joins me now from the pipeline in park rapids thank you so much i know you're holding the phone there in minnesota or at looks amazing out there but actually it's not been amazing has it just explain why native americans of london jane fonda is protesting the line 3 pipeline say jane fonda is out here in solidarity and support with indigenous people who have been leading an all out struggle against bridges landry tar sands pipeline it's a project that is almost a 1000000 barrels of tar sands a day coming out of the border canada set to go through the head waters the mississippi river to the shore of lake superior the great lakes surface the world's remaining freshwater and it passes through dozens and dozens of wild rice spots on its way which is the

to saudi arabia but 1st let's go straight to the site of the lying 3 pipeline in minnesota a project that's been described as cultural genocide on native american land as iconic actor jane fonda joins protest as calling on u.s. president joe biden to counsel the project tribal attorney from the cutting 1st nation tara who joins me now from the pipeline in park rapids thank you so much i know you're holding the phone there in minnesota it looks amazing out there but actually it's not been amazing has it just explain why native americans of stood alone jane fonda is protesting the line 3 pipeline say jane fonda is out here in solidarity and support with indigenous people who have been leading an all out struggle against embers as line 3 tar sands pipeline it's a project that is almost a 1000000 barrels of tar sands a day coming out of the border canada set to go through the headwaters the mississippi river to the shore of lake superior the great lakes are 5th the world's remaining freshwater and it passes through dozens and dozens of wild rice beds on its way which is the heart and hea

minnesota offered _ in love with the people. minnesota offered so — in love with the people. minnesota offered so much to him. bear with me, offered so much to him. bear with me. y'ait — offered so much to him. bear with me, y'all. george floyd came to the city to— me, y'all. george floyd came to the city to make — me, y'all. george floyd came to the city to make a better way for himself. _ city to make a better way for himself, and unfortunately mr derek chauvin, _ himself, and unfortunately mr derek chauvin, you have all seen the video. — chauvin, you have all seen the video, eight minutes and 46 seconds, a knee _ video, eight minutes and 46 seconds, a knee on— video, eight minutes and 46 seconds, a knee on our— video, eight minutes and 46 seconds, a knee on our brother's neck. y'all, piease, _ a knee on our brother's neck. y'all, please, do — a knee on our brother's neck. y'all, please, do not be entertained by the lie please, do not be entertained by the tie they— please, do not be entertained by the tie they are — please, do not be entertained by the li

me now from the pipeline in park rapids thank you so much i know you're holding the phone there in minnesota it looks amazing out there but actually it's not been amazing has it just explain why native americans of stood alone jane fonda is protesting the line 3 pipeline say jane fonda is out here in solidarity and support with indigenous people who have been leading an all out struggle against bridges landry tar sands pipeline it's a project that is almost a 1000000 barrels of tar sands a day coming out of the border canada set to go through the head waters the mississippi river to the shore of lake superior the great lakes surface the world's remaining freshwater and it passes through dozens and dozens of wild rice spots on its way which is the heart and. heart beat of our culture and our people so we've been out here for 7 years now fighting this in the regulatory systems in the courts and now at night in the actual woods and on the land. playing our bodies and turning the machines we spoke to sunrise movement spoke about through j.p. made last week but it has me getting much press attent

how important is the trial for your state, for minnesota, and the fact that it for minnesota, and the fact thatitis for minnesota, and the fact that it is being streamed live. i don't think would ordinarily take place in minnesota. correct me if i am wrong on that, but how important is it in context? that i am a former us attorney for minnesota, so i served during the bush administration. h0 served during the bush administration. ., . administration. no officer has ever been _ administration. no officer has ever been convicted _ administration. no officer has ever been convicted in - ever been convicted in minnesota of unreasonable force against a black victim, and no trial has ever been streamed before in the state of minnesota. so these are unusual times, and these unique factors point again to why this case is so important in minnesota. but it's also important nationally because of what we have seen with increasing focus on police tactics. and now in the age of the instant internet and camera ready phones, people are recording what they see and police are accountable in a way that

continues to send holmes to saudi arabia but 1st let's go straight to the site of the lying 3 pipeline in minnesota a project that's been described as cultural genocide on native american land as iconic actor jane fonda joins protest as calling on u.s. president joe biden to cancel the project tribal attorney from the country ching 1st nation tara who joins me now from the pipeline in park rapids thank you so much i know you're holding the phone there in minnesota it looks amazing out there but actually it's not been amazing has it just explain why native americans of loon jane fonda is protesting the line free pipeline say jane fonda is out here in solidarity and support with indigenous people who have been leading an all out struggle against embers as line 3 tar sands pipeline it's a project that is almost a 1000000 barrels of tar sands a day coming out of the border canada set to go through the headwaters the mississippi river to the shore of lake superior the great lakes surface the world's remaining freshwater and it passes through dozens and dozens of wild rice spots on its way which is the h

continues to send omes to saudi arabia but 1st let's go straight to the site of the lying 3 pipeline in minnesota a project that's been described as cultural genocide on native american land as iconic actor jane fonda joins protest as calling on u.s. president joe biden to counsel the project tribal attorney from the cutting 1st nation tara who scott joins me now from the pipeline in park rapids thank you so much i know you're holding the phone there in minnesota it looks amazing out there but actually it's not been amazing has it just explain why native americans of london jane fonda is protesting the line 3 pipeline say jane fonda is out here in solidarity and support with indigenous people who have been leading an all out struggle against just landry tar sands pipeline it's a project that is almost a 1000000 barrels of tar sands a day coming out of the border canada set to go through the head waters the mississippi river to the shore of lake superior the great lakes surface the world's remaining freshwater and it passes through dozens and dozens of wild rice spots on its way which is the heart

by the way, it is nice to be in your state here in minnesota. let's talk a little about the disinformation hearing. social media has become the place where the big lie spreads. it is the place where the anti-vaccine information spreads. i was a little surprised that the ceos of these tech companies were not prepared to be a little more forthcoming about the fact that their platforms, at least on some levels, have become cesspools for this bad information. >> well, it is very concerning and it is great to be here with you this morning. we saw the ceos of three of the biggest tech companies in america put their head in the sand and really refuse to admit what a critical role that their platforms are playing in

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me now from the pipeline in park rapids thank you so much i know you're holding the phone there in minnesota it looks amazing out there but actually it's not been amazing has it just explain why native americans of let alone jane fonda is protesting the line 3 pipeline say jane fonda is out here in solidarity and support with indigenous people who have been leading and all out struggle against embers as line 3 tar sands pipeline it's a project that is almost a 1000000 barrels of tar sands a day coming out of the border canada set to go through the headwaters the mississippi river to the shore of lake superior the great lakes surface the world's remaining freshwater and it passes through dozens and dozens of wild rice beds on its way which is the heart and heart beat of our culture and our people so we've been out here for 7 years now fighting this in the regulatory systems in the courts and now in night in the actual woods and on the land. playing our bodies and turning the machines we spoke to sunrise movement spoke about through j.p. made last week but it has me getting much press attentio

the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the representative from new york. i yield myself as much time as i may consume. madam speaker, the violence against women act was first signed into law almost 30 years ago. with wide bipartisan support. the law recognizes that federal laws covering domestic violence could help ease overburdened states and local criminal justice systems. it was narrowly defined and not controversial. since its passage, it has been re-authorized on a bipartisan basis. unfortunately, in recent years democrats have politicized the law, straying farther and farther away from its original intent. this bill, h.r. 1620, is a continuation of the democrats' politicization expanding and altering the fundamental nature of the violence against women act. the most significant change in this re-authorization effort is that it eases -- excuse me, erases important distinction between women and men. it replaces violence against women with a person of any gender. extending th

. >> you get to your thoughts with the minnesota special assistant attorney jerry blackwell making the case against derek chauvin yesterday. >> because you will learn on mah of 2020, mr. derek chauvin betrayed his badge. when used excessive and unreasonable first upon the body of mr. george floyd. that means putting his knees upon his neck and his back grinding and crushing him until the very breath, know the very life was squeezed out of him. he was unarmed and that he had not threat and anyone in that mr. floyd was in handcuffs, completely in control point - - under control of the police and was defenseless. you will hear nine minutes 29 seconds the most important numbers you will hear in the trial. 929. what happened in the nine minutes 29 seconds when derek chauvin applied excessive force to the body of george floyd. >> minnesota special assistant jerry blackwell making the case against derek chauvin. now the attorneys also address the death of george floyd in his opening statement and here is what he had to say. >> the evidence will show doctor baker of the hennepin county medical

the minnesota special assistant attorney general mr. blackwell addressed the issue of drugs found in george floyd's death. here's what he had to say. >> you also learned, ladies and gentlemen, that george floyd struggled with an opioid addiction. he struggled with it for years. you will learn that he did not die from a drug overdose. he did not die from an opioid overdose. why? because you can look at video footage and you will see he was absolutely nothing like a person who would die from an opioid overdose. you will learn opioids are tranquilizers, and when a person dies from an opioid overdose, what do they look like? first and foremost asleep, in a stupor and they never come to again. and they simply pass away. opioid overdose. they are not screaming for their lives. they are not calling on their mothers. they are not begging and pleading please, please i can't breathe. that's not what opioid overdose looks like. now you will learn that mr. floyd had 11 milligrams of fentanyl in his system when he died and they say that's a fatal am

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from minnesota reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from texas, ms. escobar. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. escobar: since being signed into law, the violence against women act has become a crucial part of legislation to aid victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence. vawa provides lifesaving programs to help survivors navigate domestic violence and abuse situations. madam speaker, in my district, i heard from enumerable counselors, activists, advocates, attorneys about the toll the covid-19 pandemic has taken on families, but especially families who have to experience domestic violence. being locked in a situation with your abuser, with your attacker was incredibly dangerous and there's been terrible trauma inflicted. we need to pass this now. there is no reason not to support people who are victims of domestic violence. this is an enormous step forward. i'm gratefu

department of commerce is suing minnesota for mrs public utility commission so the state is actually suing itself that's what's happening because they couldn't prove their city to get of need they couldn't demonstrate that the oil was from minnesota they can demonstrate that the risk is needed for minnesota ok well at the federal level i mean james funder of course associated with the democrats i mean you think biden will listen to you and the hundreds of protesters he got one nuff $1000000.00 in donations from fossil fuel industry sources why would he listen to somebody. so he's done this thing with keystone x.l. and he's in a position himself very strongly and vocally as the climate president that was one of the 1st things he said and i think that's because the democratic party recognizes that climate is the number one issue for young voters that said. how do you sit there and have something like this on your plate how do you be responsible for the largest tar sands infrastructure project in north america while you're the climate president we have been meeting with the white house

minnesota is 84% white. if they move the case outside of hennepin county, it is even less likely there will be a diverse jury and it is also less likely there will be people who are empathetic to what george floyd experienced at the hands of derek chauvin and the other three officers and killed him. amy: nekima levy-armstrong, i went to get back to the issue of why they're trying to add a lesser charge to the second-degree murder, the significance of this third-degree murder charge? you have the conviction of a previous minneapolis police officer marking the first guilty verdict for a fatal shooting by a nonduty cups in minnesota in a decades in 2018 -- 2019. can you talk about how that affects this trial and what could be the strategy of a prosecutors right now? >>s. as you all alluded to earlier, there is somewhat of delay because t prosecuto is seeking to reinstate the third-degree murder charge against derek chauvin. under minnesota law, third-degree murder charge typically applies if a person engages in

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minnesota is 84% white. if they move the case outside of hennepin county, it is even less likely there will be a diverse jury and it is also less likely there will be people who are empathetic to what george floyd experienced at the hands of derek chauvin and the other three officers and killed him. amy: nekima levy-armstrong, i went to get back to the ise of why they're trying to add a lesser charge to the second-degree murder, the significance of this third-degree murder charge? you have the conviction of a previous minneapolis police ficer marking the first guilty verdict for a fatal shooting by a nonduty cups in minnesota in a decades in 2018 -- 2019. can you talk about how that affects this trial and what could be the strategy of a prosecutors right now? >> as you all alluded to earlier, there is somewhat of a delay because the prosecuto is seeking to reinstate the third-degree murder charge against derek chauvin. under minnesota law, third-degree murder charge typically applies if a person engages in i

joining me now from palisade in northern minnesota is u.s. correspondent cal perry. what makes this different from the keystone pipeline? >> they are hoping that joe biden could just cancel it. this one is almost 50% complete. it runs from canada to wisconsin. one thing that's clear, as the weather warms here in minnesota, campsites like the ones behind me are only going to grow in size. >> public misdemeanor, public nuisance. >> reporter: we find the new front line between native tribes doubling as climate activists and big energy. what should happen here? what do you want to have happen here? >> you want to know what i want to have happen? i want president biden to cancel this whole project. >> tanya abbott is one of the leaders of the growing pipeline chants along the route. there is construction already underway on 300 miles of pipeline that would carry heavy crude oil from canada, to minnesota, over wetlands and under the mighty mississippi before ending offshore at wisconsin's lake superior. the treaty territory in northern minnesota is the traditional gatherin

when did you make your way over to minnesota? >> i don't know. a while ago. >> were you still in high school? >> yeah. >> all right. did you attend any schools when you moved to minnesota? >> yes. >> where did you go to school? >> red wing. >> in red wing, minnesota. where else did you go? >> st. paul. >> st. paul, okay. what's the last grade you completed through high school? >> eleventh. >> okay. can you tell the jury the different cities or towns it that you've lived in since coming to minnesota? >> i guess minneapolis. >> minneapolis, and i assume red wing, for one. >> yeah. st. paul. >> and st. paul, okay. are you currently employed? >> no. >> can you tell the jury a little bit about the types of jobs that you've held? >> i used to work at speedway. >> and which speedway, do you recall the location? >> 35th and chicago. >> what did you do at speedway at 38th and chicago? >> i'm a shift leader. >> what does that mean? >> not a regular employee and not a manager, kind of in the middle. >> okay. not a lot of us have had experience working as a

minnesota doesn't broadcast trials like this. this is a one-off in that sense, because you can't get anyone into the court really because of the covid restrictions and because of the worldwide fascination with this case, they felt they had to televise it in this particular way. but you don't see the jurors, ey've been told there is a black line on the floor in front of them, don't go beyond that black line because if you do, the cameras will see you. but they stad behind that black line. one of the really interesting facts we don't yet know is whether or not chauvin himself will take the stand in his own defense. we don't know at this stage whether that is going to happen, and i wouldn't be surprised if the defense have decided that yet, because they want to see how things go. >> and more broadly, outside the courthouse, how many people are gathering to make the points about what happened to george floyd? gary: there has been a sort of steady stream of media from all around the world here today. there were several dozen people, m

in it read when minnesota where else did you go. see all. what's the last grade you completed through high school. can you tell the jury that different cities or towns that you've lived in since coming to minnesota . it's minneapolis. we have listeners who redwing for more same problem and see all. our new currently employed. can you tell the jury a little bit about the types of jobs that they tell. a story because the way. in which a speed we call the variation is about right what did you do it speed where 3 i miss it leave should leave what is that i could. not like a regular employee but not a manager that kind in the middle ok so not a lot of us have had the experience of working as a shift we at speedway so i'd like you that just tell the jury a little bit of what you did a job away when you. work at a cafe just there do paperwork. that the customer has a shoe handler they issue ok. you also work as a cashier. do you have to train other people all your supervisor cashiers sometimes how often do you have that job. about here. did you sta

>> yup. >> when did you make your way over to minnesota. >> i don't know. a while ago. >> were you still in high school? >> yeah. >> okay. did you attend any schools when you moved to minnesota? >> yeah. >> where did you go to school? >> red wing. >> in red wing, minnesota? where else did you go? >> st. paul. >> st. paul. okay. what is the last grade you completed? >> 11th. >> can you tell the jury the different cities or towns that you've lived in since coming to minnesota? >> i guess minneapolis. >> minneapolis, i assume red wing. >> st. paul. >> st. paul. okay. are you currently employed? >> no. >> can you tell the jury a little bit about the types of jobs that you've held? >> i used to work at speedway. >> which speedway? >> in chicago. >> right. what did you do at speedway at 36th and chicago? >> shift lead. >> what does that mean? >> not like a regular employee, but not a manager. kind of in the middle. >> okay. so not a lot of us have had the experience of working as a shift lead at speedway. can you just tell the jury a little bit, what is your day

first of, all she represented district in minnesota for two terms. but she came up through the democratic or more labour party in minnesota and that's how she got her political start. she served in the minnesota house of representatives and had a very promising political career. in 1954 she decides to run for the u.s. house seat. and she goes against the wishes of democratic farmer labor leaders who are not happy with the fact that she does not want to stay in the state house of representatives, so she has to fund her own political campaign and she does so. she wins election. her husband, andy, this was a strained marriage to begin with. he grows jealous of her political success. and so quite a nude sin though in the house has a very successful career. she gets on the agricultural committee. it's a very promising career. one of the things that he does is because of her background as a teacher she wants to push for the federal student loan program and she manages after the sputnik crisis to slip in a provision amendments to the national defense educat

there's another pipe over pipelines under way, this one in minnesota. cnn's bill weir weeks with indigenous activists camping along the frozen mississippi river where parts of the new pipeline are supposed to cut through. >> reporter: way up north where the mighty mississippi is a twisty ribbon of ice this is the new front in an old fight. it is called en bridge line 3, a canadian pipeline set to run through the woods, wetlands of wild minnesota, setting up another natives versus goliath clash over energy, sovereignty and our life-threatening addiction to fossil fuel. >> so how much of this fight for you is about the immediate concerns of a leak that would spoil the water and land, and how much is it about stopping man made climate change? >> for me it's all the things at once. so it's the spills, right, which always happen with pipelines, it's the disruption itself of just the pipeline going into 800 wetlands and 200 bodies of water, then there's the climate change piece, the emissions of this, 50 coal fire plants, absolute instant. >> reporter: line 3

the minnesota special assistant attorney general mr. blackwell addressed the issue of drugs found in george floyd's death. here's what he had to say. >> you also learned, ladies and gentlemen, that george floyd struggled with an opioid addiction. he struggled with it for years. you will learn that he did not die from a drug overdose. he did not die from an opioid overdose. why? because you can look at video footage and you will see he was absolutely nothing like a person who would die from an opioid overdose. you will learn opioids are tranquilizers, and when a person die from an opioid overdose, what do they look like? first and foremost asleep, in a stupor and they never come to again. and they simply pass away. opioid overdose. they are not screaming for their lives. they are not calling on their mothers. they are not begging and pleading please, please i can't breathe. that's not what opioid overdose looks like. now you will learn that mr. floyd had 11 milligrams of fentanyl in his system when he died and they say that's a fatal amo

one of the determining factors here in minnesota is also the weather. protesters know that their ranks will only grow as the weather gets warmer. for those protesting line 3 in minnesota -- >> get out of here immediately. >> unlawful assembly and misdemeanor public nuisance. >> reporter: police charges come with the territory. here in the land of 10,000 lakes, we find the new front line between native tribes doubling as climate activists and big energy. so what should happen here? what do you want to have happen? >> oh, hell, you want to know what will happen? i want president biden to cancel this whole project. >> reporter: tonya is one of the leaders of the growing protest camps along the pipeline route. >> i'm looking seven generations ahead. >> reporter: the view from the air is a scar in the wild with construction already under way on over 300-plus miles of pipeline that would carry heavy crude oil from the tar sands of alberta, canada, down through north dakota, across the 1855 treaty territory in minnesota, over wetlands and under the mighty miss

are at the 200-1000 minnesota women say championships. this was just 2 weeks after he won the minnesota women's u.s. women's championship and a minnesota women's state press record. that is our reality we are dimorphic species and we cannot change that x. if you ask me that she sees title in the u.s. p.a. is fair there's 2 sides to that it is technically fair. rules the u.s. p.g.a. allowed him to compete with the doping females. however i do not feel that those rules are fair it is not fair for a male to take the women's championship after in powerlifting the male advantage is huge bone structure muscle mass they play a role with every single lift in fact i have a female friend who's 11 time world champion in her forties and her 15 year old son is now close to breaking her records. today. clinic and i'm going to get some blood. draw a few bottles of. and we'll test for testosterone. testosterone is something that does lots of different useful things in our bodies and people think that it plays a vital role in muscle and strength developme

a bill from my minnesota colleague, mr. stauber, former police officer himself, accomplishes many of the aims of this bill before us today and has bipartisan support from the stakeholders involved. but democrats rejected it. picking partisanship over real reform to help and improve law enforcement. we do not deny there is work to be done, but the path to getting it done is working together to ensure that law enforcement develops the necessary tools to keep our communities safe and protect the rights of people they serve. i urge my colleagues to vote no and work on a bill that will really help law enforcement and the citizens. and i thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from pennsylvania, ms. dean. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from pennsylvania is recognized. ms. dean: thank you, mr. chairman. tha

fuel pipelines this violence of demonstrations continue against the $8000000000.00 lying 3 project in minnesota let's go straight to philadelphia to speak to the sunrise movements john paul may have thanks so much a.p. for coming on one of the earth is is going on i thought everyone loved joe biden for counseling keystone x.l. right now really battling with what it is that joe biden was elected on we know that you for voter turnout and voters of color came out and historic droves this year to give joe biden and calm harris the big victory on their ticket and the reason that they came out is because they were electing these leaders on all of the mandate for action on climate in the economy and our sunrise movement had a huge influence on joe biden's climate plan introducing things like i just transition and making all of the deadlines for g. carbonation way more ambitious than they 1st were by another key element that we introduced into these plans was the aspect of climate justice and holding indigenous sovereignty in the process of dealing with climate change and we know that at this moment th

fuel pipelines this violence of demonstrations continue against the $8000000000.00 lying 3 project in minnesota let's go straight to philadelphia to speak to the sunrise movements john paul may have thanks so much a.p. for coming on one of the earth is is going on i thought everyone loved joe biden for counseling keystone x.l. right now really battling with what it is that joe biden was elected on we know that you for voter turnout and voters of color came out and historic droves this year to give joe biden and calm harris the big 3 on their ticket and the reason that they came out is because they were electing these leaders on an old mandate for action on climate in the economy and our sunrise movement had a huge influence on joe biden's climate plan introducing things like i just transition and making all of the deadlines for g. carbonation way more ambitious than they 1st were by another key element that we introduced into these plans was the aspect of climate justice and holding indigenous sovereignty in the process of dealing with climate change and we know that at this moment there are ca

this is just 2 weeks after he won the minnesota women's us. a women's championship and a minnesota women's state bench press record. that is our reality we are a dime morphic species and we cannot change that x. if you ask me that jeezy's title in the u.s. p a is fair there's 2 sides to that it is technically fair j.c. rules the u.s. p.g.a. allowed him to compete with the doping females. however i do not feel that those rules are fair it is not fair for a male to take in women's championship effort in powerlifting the male advantage is huge bone structure muscle mass they play a role with every single lift in fact i have a female friend who's 11 time world champion in her forties and her 15 year old son is now close to breaking her records. today we're at the apartment click clinic and i'm going to get some blood panels. so what they'll do is they'll draw a few vials of blood and they'll test for testosterone. testosterone is something that does watts of different useful things in our bodies and people think that it plays a vital role in muscl

this is just 2 weeks after he won the minnesota women's. us a women's championship and broke a minnesota women's state press record. that is our reality we are a dime morphic species and we cannot change that x. if you ask me that jeezy's title in the u.s. p a is fair there's 2 sides to that it is technically fair. rules the u.s. p.g.a. allowed him to compete with the doping females. however i do not feel that those rules are fair it is not fair for a male to taking women's championship after in powerlifting the male advantage is huge bone structure muscle mass they play a role with every single left in fact i have a female friend who's 11 time world champion in her forties and her 15 year old son is now close to breaking her records. today we're at the apartment click clinic and i'm going to get some blood panels. so what they'll do is they'll draw a few vials of blood and they'll test for testosterone. testosterone is something that does lots of different useful things in our bodies and people think that it plays a vital role in muscle an

pipeline the dakota access pipeline and line 3 in minnesota are all encroaching upon indigenous rights and we would hate to see joe biden go out his campaign promises of not holding indigenous soccer teach and we are closely allied with our movement partners and water protectors defending these indigenous lands online. as been a lot of violence a lot of arrests there but enbridge says it will create fewer disruptions to let landowners and the environment and this isn't a bomb a year a project supposed to help the environment so its supporters say. right and i think that when we talk about the authority to say such things we really shouldn't be concentrating on a corporation but rather the people who have stewarded and own this land 1st and trees those are the voices that we should be listening to and given the protests and actions that are happening right now allow around line 3 we should really really hone in on the authority of indigenous peoples on this land and listen less to the profits of a corporation and what is it exactly it they're protesting in minnesota that's where the vio

pipeline the dakota access pipeline and line 3 in minnesota are all encroaching upon indigenous rights and we would hate to see joe biden go back to his campaign promises of not holding indigenous sovereignty and we are closely allied with our movement partners and water protectors defending these indigenous lands online. as been a lot of violence a lot of arrests that but enbridge says it will create fewer disruptions to let landowners and the environment and this is in a bombing or a project supposed to help the environment so its support is a. right and i think that when we talk about the authority to say such things we really shouldn't be concentrating on a corporation but rather the people who have stewarded and own this land 1st and trees those are the voices that we should be listening to and given the protests and actions that are happening right now allow around line 3 we should really really hone in on the authority of indigenous peoples on this land and listen less to the profits of a corporation and what is it exactly it they're protesting in minnesota that's where the viol

this is just 2 weeks after he won the minnesota women's. us a women's championship and a minnesota women's state bench press record. that is our reality we are a dime our fix pc's and we cannot change that x. if you ask me that jeezy's title in the u.s. p.a. is fair there's 2 sides to that it is technically fair j.c. rules the u.s. p.a. allowed him to compete with the doping females. however i do not feel that those rules are fair it is not fair for a male to take in women's championship effort in powerlifting the male advantage is huge bone structure muscle mass they play a role with every single lift in fact i have a female friend who's 11 time world champion in her forties and her 15 year old son is now close to breaking her records. today we're at the apartment click clinic and i'm going to get some blood panels. so what they'll do is they'll draw a few vials of blood and they'll test for testosterone. testosterone is something that does lots of different useful things in our bodies and people think that it plays a vital role in muscle

paul, minnesota. >> you and your family live in minneapolis. >> yes. >> do still have some family and friends in the area? >> yes -- [inaudible] >> a stenographic machine -- don't worry about it, you're doing fine. >> i'll try to slow it down and make it easy for everybody. okay. you said you still have friends in south minneapolis. >> yes. >> is one of those friends named alyssa? >> yes. >> okay. i'm going to ask you some questions about the reason you're here today. tell the jury why you are here today. >> for george floyd. >> when you say for george floyd, did you see what happened to george floyd? >> yes. >> let's ask you some questions about that. >> okay. >> are you ready? >> yes. >> do you need a tissue or a break, let me know. >> going to ask you some questions about that day, the day in all this happened. first thing, how did you come to be in the area? what were you doing that day? >> we were going to get snacks. >> where were you head? >> two cups. >> is at cup foods? >> yes. >> you said you were with alyssa and how did you get that? >> drove there. >> who drove you are aly

thank you very, very much for joining us tonight from minnesota. we really appreciate. >> thank you, lawrence. >> jane fonda gets tonight's last word. "the 11th hour with brian williams" starts now.

the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: madam speaker, i yield three minutes to the ranking member rules, the representative from oklahoma. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mr. cole: thank you very much, madam speaker. i thank my good friend on the rules committee for yielding. madam speaker, i rise in strong opposition to this rule. this rule and the accompanying legislation, sadly, is not about passing law. it's about making a point. all five of the bills dealt with in this rule have not been marked up by any committee in this congress at all. and all of them are filled with poison pills that are designed to make sure most republicans will not vote for them and they cannot pass the senate of the united states. the two bills dealing with the illegal immigration will not just help people -- daca people, it will legalize millions of people in this country illegally. the measure on e.r.a., the timeline ran out for that 42 years ago. this matter cannot be reversed now. frankly, the matter deal

so the penumbra theater is in minneapolis, minnesota. and he's working with lou bellamy understand that august wilson gets to a point in his life. where what he's writing about is the lives of black people. and i want to i want you guys to think for just a couple of minutes about why that's happening. why is it significant and in what way is it significant that he is writing about the lives of black people. we've talked in this class before about the shift between white artists writing black voices. what does it mean when a right a white playwright writes a character writes a black character into a play? what is is what is their voice sound? like is it authentic? what is it that what is the character's purpose black characters who are appearing in white movies become a thing. i'm going to jump just a little bit to talk about the popular culture that's influencing. the way august wilson is thinking about plays and writing and the presentation of black people, but i'm only going to jump for just a couple seconds. i want to talk for second