chair clyburn: thank you. before introducing the witnesses, let me address the ranking members expression, that dr. fauci is not with us today. it is clear that there have been several political attacks made against dr. fauci. i am more interested in that, and to continue the progress remade. we gave notice of this hearing. it is my understanding that the minority was made aware of our -- to our intended witnesses were going to be married i did see the public letter that was sent to dr. fauci. it did not allow us the two weeks that we usually grant administration people to prepare for the hearing. that is the reason we did not move forward. >> if i make, we did ask dr. fauci weeks ago. as normal practice, the majority has the majority of witnesses, but we have the opportunity to invite a witness. we don't have to check with the majority. we asked dr. fauci to bear witness. he said in his response, i will make sure you get a copy, that he is willing to testify. he did not have a problem coming to testify, he sa

clyburn says the trump administration botched their response. he said these investigations have revealed that trump administration officials neglected early warnings, failed to prepare for or develop a coordinated national plan to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus and engage in a persistent pattern of political interference in the nation's pandemic response. these failures undermine the nation's ability to respond effectively to the panned. some of these accusations are pointed at dr. brett giroir who says he was responsible for weak testing in august of 2020 that advised individuals exposed to covid did not necessarily need to get a test. clyburn says that several witnesses that they spoke to say that giroir is the one that ultimately penned the guidance. former white house coronavirus response coordinator dr. deb bring birx telling the committee that she opposed the changes to the guidance. others told the committee the change was a low point and confusing and went against their goal of slowing the spread. the top republican, congressman

chair clyburn: the chair will allow short answer. dr. walensky: you and i had a recent conversation about this. i am happy to provide a list to articulate our school guidance. i commended the state of vaio a being able to open safely -- state of iowa to be able to open safely, but only 46% of schools were opened overall. there was uneven distribution of where cases are around the country. an important point on data, we owing this pandemic at cdc have needed to work with real-time data in this emergency and report it outwards. in our death data, we make decisions that i know you know involve public health, especially with death data. we get them in real time and that he get more sophisticated and validated death data from other sources later, so we are constantly updating our data and validating especially the death data. on the death data, as you know, it is very difficult but we are working toward that as well. representative: thank you, mr. chair. it is hard to send more money without reforming cdc. chair clyburn: i apologized for the

. >>> joining me now is congressman jim clyburn, democrat of south carolina and house majority. congressman, thank you for joining us tonight, especially on easter sunday. but i want to get first to get your thoughts about ukraine because many americans are rightfully concerned about what's taking place there this holiday weekend. as we mentioned, the city of mariupol is effectively surrounded and nbc news is reporting that the ukrainian military is running out of ammunition as russia appears to be preparing for another offensive. do democrats in congress stand by the authorize more aid for ukraine and its people if needed as this conflict wears on? i don't hear the -- i think we have lost sound with the congressman. but i -- i believe that we -- i believe we'll go to break and try -- okay. we've got the congressman back. we do not need to go to break. let's go to the congressman. he's with us now. >> well, i said thank you very much for having me on this residence recollection day. yes, we are very much involved in this conflict or this war, and i can agree with president biden

>> jessica: we listen to jim clyburn. jim clyburn always understand certainly where the polls in the democratic party is, but really the middle of the country which turns out to be the biden coalition, right? the moderate and the independence and the democrats coming together in agreement on this issue. he said to people like representative cori bush and it's not even actually what you mean. you are talking about people who represent communities. that is fine for them but that is not communities that have large black or brown population. it is really interesting releasing noon numbers on top priority issues for americans, violent crime at 17%, number two, economic issues at 11%. if you look at the numbers for white americans, reverse and we know inflation and cost of living et cetera is there and the democrats are sitting here thinking we are heading to midterm where we can lose up to 60 seats. these are the kind of issues that on the fence voters are looking for you t not saying tht republicans. only 10% of the ideas com

top democrat james clyburn, fox digital is reporting this. paid out more than $200,000 in campaign funds to five family members. this is according to fec records to a shell company controlled by a daughter, son-in-law, dozens of payments to another daughter, another son-in-law. another grandson on the payroll? >> well, let me say this, obviously this is something that looks a little peck cure peculiar needs more sunlight, family members working on the campaign. shouldn't be much of a problem. issue they're getting checks from the campaign, doing nothing, that is where a real problem is. but this is nothing compared to what is going on with hunter biden and joe biden. hunter biden was trading on his father's name to cut deals in the energy sector with china and with russia, with no expertise in energy whatsoever. the only reason he was allowed at the table because he is joe biden's sown. elizabeth: we got to get back to this. congressman clyburn's family members, getting paid for voter outreach, truck rental. elizabeth warren took a shot at na

chair clyburn: without objection the clear is does designated to declare recess of the committee and time. i now recognize myself for an opening statement. this is a hearing

it is the omission, i think, of congressman clyburn's name was notable, but at the end of the day, this is something that i'm sure all of us can and should be proud of. >> thank you both. >> the unthinkable has happened here. those words come from the president of the european commission as she was there witnessing firsthand what happened in ukrainian town of bucha. we'll have more on this next. i have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. now, there's skyrizi. ♪ things are getting clearer, i feel free ♪ ♪ to bare my skin ♪ ♪ yeah, that's all me ♪ ♪ nothing and me go hand in hand ♪ ♪ nothing on my skin, that's my new plan ♪ ♪ nothing is everything ♪ achieve clearer with skyrizi. 3 out of 4 people achieved 90% clearer skin at 4 months. of those, nearly 9 out 10 sustained it through 1 year. and skyrizi is 4 doses a year, after 2 starter doses. ♪ i see nothing in a different way ♪ ♪ it's my moment so i just gotta say ♪ ♪ nothing is everything ♪ skyrizi may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. before treatment, your doctor

we just listen to w jim clyburn jim clyburn always understand certainly where the pulse ofm the democratic party is, but really the middle of the country, what turned out to be the biden coalition. right. the moderates republicans, the independents and the democrats could come together in agreement on this issue. to people like representative cory bush and i want to stop talking about these things, it's not even actually what you mean. you know, you're talking about people represent communities where i guess that's fine for them, but that isg not the overwhelming percentage of communities that have a large black or brown population. opul. and it was really interesting. pew just released new numbers on the top priority issues for black americans. number one , violence and crimef ator 17%. number two, economic issues at 11%. if you look at the numbers for white americans to reverse, we all knoww that inflation and cost of living, et cetera, are the top priorities there. e and thet democrats are sitting here thinking we're heading into a midterms.reere thinking we are heading to what we could

clyburn: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding me this time. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of s. 270. the brown have board of education national his -- the brown v. board of education national historic act. i thank chris coombs for his leadership, securing the senate's unanimous support for passage of this important legislation earlier this month. i'm proud to lead the legislation here in the house along with our bipartisan co-sponsors, congresswomen lisa blunt rochester and eleanor holmes norton and congressman bob good. as a former teacher of history and a student of history, i believe in the value of learning from our past. many americans don't know that the landmark brown v. board of education supreme court decision that desegregated public schools in 1954 combined legal challenges from four states and the district of columbia. i represent one of those states. and was fortunate to know some of the petitioners from carolyn county, south carolina who challenged the separate but equal laws. many of their photographs hang in my congressional

kept his promise after the urging of congressman clyburn, let's not forget. president biden's election was crucial to taking this step that was long overdue. the people of georgia also deserve some credit for electing two democratic senators in a runoff election, giving democrats a slim majority in the senate. this is why elections matter. we must rise up to continue to make our voices heard through casting ballots. republican-led legislatures in at least 19 states are passing voter restriction laws according to the brennan center, making it harder to vote. we cannot allow push back to discourage us. voting has consequences, and we must take this passion into the midterms. we share a stake in making this country more equitable and better in all of our daily lives. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. ( ♪♪ ) covid-19 moves fast, and now you can too by asking your healthcare provider if an oral treatment is right for you. oral treatments can be taken at home and must be taken within 5 days from when symptoms first appear. if you have symptoms of covid-

. ♪ ♪ >> tucker: jim clyburn of south carolina is one of the most powerful democrats in the house, more than any other democrat to get joe biden the presidentially nomination and also corrupt and if you this charge to make, listen to the evidence, fox news kevin corke has the story. hey, kevin. >> evening, tucker. it is important to note both democrats and republicans at various points have paid relatives with campaign cash over the years. we have all heard about that. but among democrats in 2022, it has reached the level of support, with general contributions making their way to family members and mitt know my thanks to creed of accounting. case in point, as you point out, democratic minority whip james clyburn who has showered five relatives, his daughters and their husbands and a grandson, with more than $200,000 in campaign -- by the way, just last week, you may recall that fox news digital reported representative maxine waters about $4,000 during the first quarter of 2022, adding more than $1.2 million that the waters campaign has paid karen waters for "mailer management fees and c

case in point, as you point out, democratic house majority whip james clyburn, he has actually showered five relatives, includingis a pair of his daughters and their husbands and a grandsonnd with more than 200 grand and campaign cash in recent years that according to a fox news digital review of campaign records. by the way, just last week you may recall that fox news digital reported that representative at maxine waters paid her daughter twenty four thousand dollars during the first quarter ofng 2020 two, adding to m the more than one point to a million$1 dollars that the waters campaign has paid. karen.2 tha waters for quote sln mailer management fees and campaign managing services. and of course it is widely been reported that illinois ohmar, representative from minnesota, has dished out nearly threeso million bucks in campaign cash to her husband's political consulting firm over several years. ethics watchdogs don't like this sort of thing, although by rule it still can be done until someone changes the rules. we're going to see a lot more of that tuckerer. co that's for sure.rk ke

worries that the conflict could drag on for months, if not years. ukrainian foreign minister demitra clyburn is attending that meeting . just a short while ago. he and nato chief young stoughton back address reporters. it is an urgent need her to further support ukraine and a half hour meeting later on with the nato foreign ministers. i'm certain that we will address the need for more air defense system. so and to thank weapons cert lighter, but those are heavier or weapons and many different types of support to, to ukraine. my agenda is very simple. it has only 3 items on it, it's weapons, weapons, and weapons. we are confident that the best way to help ukraine now is to provide it was all necessary to contain put in and to defeat russian army in ukraine. our correspond at jack perez is covering that nato meeting in brussels. jack ukraine once weapons installed in bag, the nato chief says he expects made a will deliberate so on the 2 sides on the same page. well, kind of to be honest, terry, the, it looks like the meter caliber is going to do a pretty impassioned plea to the nato foreign mi

congressman clyburn, i want to first point something out. first of all, it is a privilege to be sitting with you because as much as black women deserve all of the credit for electing and getting trump out of office, you as an individual were responsible that any american because the other candidates were behind in the polls and for that i want to thank you and tell you what a privilege it is to sit with you. when i look at the best jobs in 50 years, when i look at what biden has done with the nato alliance and on the contrast how the americans are important trailed, no matter how you evaluate it. he has done a great job bull it is not sticking. >> absolutely. i think we have to be informed by history. we make a mistake when we keep comparing to biden, say, to franklin roosevelt. i think if you spent a little time studying mccullough's book on truman and look at the parallels between then and now, i think if it were the foundation on which a lot of a their tips coming out, i think it would be better than foam. truman was considered to be an u

itself and so over the past few days, you know, you've heard joe biden speaking and joe manchin and jim clyburn and you know others but but the women themselves can't speak and you know, so they they aren't able to define themselves really and have to rely on others to define them. and i know if that is something that motley was sensitive to she also would would say though she would note that there are some weight that comes with representation right and yet ultimately monthly. she decided cases in the way. she thought they needed to be decided based on the law and the facts and once she was on the bench, although some people thought that she would just be a mouthpiece for the movement. she actually was not she called them as she saw them and that meant that sometimes she wasn't ruling in the way that some thought she should give him her background as a right lawyer. and so i i know that she would advise the nominee to do the same. pronuncally was queen motley ever embraced by her white peers on the bench now i got to tell you. i hope you all can hear me. can you hear me? yes, see there's a pic

the candidates that went down there whether they be -- if you go down to south carolina and run in clyburn's district -- they drop off the funding and now for 30 something years you have people that have heard nothing but lies lincoln said a republican party existed but the lies you tell us in their presence. thus go i want to come back, i think your voice is so important and that's why you are on this interview for daniel valdiva. would you say when you look at tayvon martin breonna taylor and everything is about race in the mainstream media. it really doesn't tell the whole story. how do you get black americans and to another extent to see it's not always about race. and you talkk about this in your book, obsession. is it that they are part of the divide or they've been controlled by a larger interest that we are unaware of? >> guest: they have an agenda. we have to vote. they know it. they know they cannot lose the black vote and they will burn the country down before they will do it read you and i know this. they tried to put hate crime on -- it was wrong. but it didn't matter. they set

if you go to south carolina and run in jim clyburn's district, we won't get any funding no matter how good you are. they draw up funding for 30 something years you have people heard nothing but lies like blinken said in his union address, the only, slaves barely know republican party existed except the lies you tell. >> both parties -- >> both of them do. >> i want to come back, i think your voice is so important which is why i'm honored to be part of this. you can find racism and everything in america today, what you say when you look at trayvon martin, breonna taylor, everything is about race in the mainstream media. a white officer and someone who's black and it doesn't really tell the whole story. how do you get black americans and white to another extent, to see it's not always about race? you talk about this in your book, obsession, is it that they are -- they are controlled by a large interest we are unaware of? >> they have an agenda and theyt knowpl they keep their power, we have to vote. they know they cannotth lose tht vote. they will bring the country down before they do t

and so over the past few days, you know, you have heard joe biden speaking and joe manchin and jim clyburn and others, but the women themselves can't speak. and, you know, so they aren't able to define themselves, really, and they have to rely on others to define them and i know that is something that motley was sensitive to. she also would say, though, she would note that there are some weight that comes with representation, right? and yet, ultimately, motley she decided cases in the way she thought they needed to be decided based on the law and the facts and once she was on the bench, although some people thought that she would just be a mouthpiece for the movement, she actually was not. she called them as she saw them and that meant that sometimes she wasn't ruling in the way that some thought she should, given her background as a civil rights lawyer. so i know that she would advise the nominee to do the same. >> was queen motley ever embraced by her white peers on the bench? i have to tell you, i hope you all can hear me, can you all hear me? >> yes. >> there's a picture in the book of

i would give jim clyburn's endorsement of biden was huge, and many so-called top candidates or top elected officials that endorse their candidates often go on to lose. it's part of a big package. trump is fading and his light is dimming and endorsing oz was a calculated bet to give him the biggest bet for his buck. >> let's talk about dr. oz in terms of the celebrity television aspects of it, rick, because so many people, you know, fail to recognize the tv celebrity aspects of donald trump in 2015 and 2016. >> oh, well, there's a long record of me being on television through the primary making exactly that case, andrea, about who donald trump was and as a celebrity was not going to translate into the republican parties, and i won out on that and my party ignored me and people liked him and they voted for him. what is interesting to me is trump's fan base and i will call it a fan base because it doesn't act like a political support base, and all of these republicans are trying to run ard and win over trump's fan base. fans don't translate from one politician to another. >> let's talk about

today we started with congressman clyburn the majority w.h.i.p. of the house who was in many ways responsible for the announcing and the keeping of the promise of president joe biden that he would put a black woman on the supreme court if an opening occurred. and many of us will never forget at our major dinner, 1200 people honored among others the united states. . ambassador to the united nation linda thomas greenfield who i had the honor of having, not only give her the award, along with our chairman reverend w franklin richardson but the president of msnbc rashida jones helped to present the award, she herself making history to be the first black woman to lead a major cable network. there were many prominent people, attorney ben crump and dr. dyson and pete buttigieg and others. the main thing was the action coming out of it. we are going to hit this country on the ground, around voting rights, we are going to hit this country on the ground around economic accountability in the nba and the nfl. and we are going to hit this country hard on polic

after conversations with marcie fudge and jim clyburn and cedric richmond and bennie thompson, and he made that pledge on the debate stage. but i can tell you on a personal level how much my heart filled with joy. i'm married to a black woman who is a lawyer. she's a law professor at the university of south carolina. and it was emotional for us. my wife went to harvard undergrad and yale law school. and i've seen firsthand the challenges of a black woman in the legal profession, how the bar is raised so high, and to see this happen today, i can tell you, it was emotional for my wife, it was emotional for me, as well. so i want to just say congratulations, judge jackson. we are all so proud of you. the politics behind this, joy, is that this is a big deal. it was a promise made, and it's a promise kept by joe biden. you know, this is something that we should all be proud of, and we should all celebrate. because for the first time in 200 years, this court has heard cases from pressey versus ferguson, shelby county, brown versus board, all impacting black women, but never having a black

the next few days, congressman jim clyburn will be with us for a couple of days. hillary clinton will be speaking and being honored at the women's luncheon tomorrow. this evening, ambassador linda thomas greenfield will be speaking in honor at our annual dinner. we'll get every major civil rights leader, every activist, and our chapters around the country. chris hayes is giving a major address to our media panel on friday. it is going to be exciting. it's not just the big names, it is those that do the work. those that are on the ground with the action network, planning what we're going to do about voting protections, voting restrictions, and to continue to fight for criminal justice. have a balance between public safety and criminal justice reform. we're excited about it, and it is all free and it's here. even on a rainy day, people are ready to get going. >> pleased to be part of the media panel tomorrow. reverend al sharpton, thank you for being here and good luck with the convention. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early on this wednesday morning.

jim clyburn can't save you, joe. it's only going to get worse. now, a few months ago hispanics were on the same boat. inflation, and crime were their biggest issues. and they were trying to warn the democrats all about it. but as they do, they just ignored them. letting the inflation get worse and crime get out of control. so hispanics were forced to look elsewhere for answers completely abandoning joe biden and his party in record number. you better believe that same energy is brewing with black america. they are ready to drop the democrats and find someone that will actually listen to them for once. and if they lose both, the black vote and the hispanic folks, the democratic party is done. not only are they going to get wrecked in the midterms but they are going to be in pain for decades. and then maybe the democrats will be the ones going into the community trying to win them back. now, if the republicans over in washington were smart, and many of them are dumb, they would realize that this is the opportunity to step up to the plate. try doing

so over the past few days, you know, you have heard joe biden speaking, and joe manchin and jim clyburn, and you know, others, but the women themselves can't speak. and, you know, so they aren't able to define themselves, really, and have to rely on others to define them. i know that that was something that motley was sensitive to. she also would say, though -- she would note that there is some weight that comes with representation. right? and yet, ultimately, motley she decided cases in the way she thought they needed to be decided based on the law and the facts. and once she was on the bench although some people thought she would just be a mouth piece for the movement she actually was not. she called them as she saw them. and that meant that sometimes she wasn't ruling in the way that some thought she should given her background as a civil rights lawyer. so i know that she would advise the nominee to do the same. >> was queen motley ever embraced by her white peers on the bench? i have got to kell you -- i hope y'all can hear me. can you hear me? >> yes. >> there is a picture in the b

clyburn was the one who made him promise that on the stage. and from there, they're hoping to see the representation look a little bit more like the country that we live in. >> and they are getting a chamber of commerce gorgeous day in washington. the temperature is 60 degrees on the south lawn, which has the added benefit that is several lawmakers have tested positive for covid and they can be outside. some a bit more senior than others, to be gathered together. we were talking about the impact of this moment. we've all seen the "the new york times" image of laila jackson. she was beaming behind her mom at the hearings. this never gets old. it's so moving and compelling. what does this moment mean for her two daughters seeing their mom make history? what does it mean for young black girls around the country? it was kamala harris who gave her stationary to cory booker yesterday and encouraged them to write a letter to a young black girl in their life about that moment. >> well, i think it's a reminder that despite how slowly it seems like chan

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james clyburn has been showeng his family with campaign cash. democrats campaign fund has made their five relatives including two of his daughters, their husbands and a grandson. clyburn is credited as a major factor in securing the democratic nomination for joe biden in 2020. those are your headlines now let's hand it over to adam klotz with a look at our weather forecast. adam, it's rainy outside. >> it's rainy outside, carley. still wintery outside for a whole lot of folks recall lear this morning. kind of a cool breeze on fox square. bringing in cold air that a lot of folks are seeing. we will begin with our temperatures. do you notice spots across the northern tier of the country. 36 degrees in chicago. 20 degrees in fargo. that's some of the cool air that's settled in the middle of the country. all being drug behind a large system bringing heavy snow upstate new york and vermont and new hampshire. we have seen at times pretty significant snow falls up over a foot fairly widespread and that snow is still falling in some of these areas no. s

there whether they be black white is irrelevant if you go down in south carolina and run in general jim clyburn's district, you will not get any funding from the rnc no matter how good you are. they dry up the funding and so now for 30 something years. you've had a people down there that heard nothing but lies. it's like lincoln said in this cooper union address. he said the only he said that your slaves would barely know that a republican party existed except for the lives that you tell about us in their presence, but it's vice verses what both parties it's what they do both of yeah, both of you. i want to come back. i think your voice is so important. that's why on it to be a part of this. in a view on afterwards you know race. you can find racism in everything. yeah in america today. do you say? when you look at trayvon martin, you look at george floyd. breonna taylor, you know, everything is about race for the mainstream media when it involves a white officer and someone who's black and it really doesn't tell the whole story. how do you get black americans and and whites to another extent to

finally, speaker pelosi, whip clyburn, and chairman jeffries have all been steadfast in their support of this legislation. i want to particularly thank majority leader hoyer for everything he's done to bring this bill to the floor. mr. speaker, criminal penalties for marijuana offenses and the results collateral consequences are unjust and harmful to our society. the more act comprehensively addresses these injustices, and i urge all my colleagues to support this legislation. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from oregon is recognized. mr. bentz: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bentz: mr. speaker, there is a war raging in ukraine killing thousands and thousands of innocent people. gasoline, diesel, grocery prices are through the roof. for all practical purposes, we don't have a southern border anymore so hundreds of thousands of immigrants continue to flood into the united states, and the situation there is about to get much worse.

a black woman for the supreme court apparently that set everyone's hair on fire but talk about how clyburn was suggesting that academic diversity is also important and it would be really wonderful if biden chose someone who is qualified and in character inro every way. and even scalia said we need to get away from the supreme court but i'm wondering your thoughts on that and if biden was to choose a black woman not from harvard. >> . that's an excellent question. part of the problem the way we have gone about selecting supreme court justices and very much narrowed the pipeline. and the politicalization and makes it very hard to nominate anyone who has a paper trail who expects an opinion about anything and so what they intend to docl is nominate almost exclusively circuit court judges. it is judicial opinions. of the people that are nominated at harvard law school that it creates a perception that anybody else who doesn't come from that very distinct pipeline is someone is lesser than. as if experience in different rocks of life is not relevant when it is. and those wen. should just be loo

so for example, i was in south carolina with representative clyburn who had recruited the hbcu's in his district and the minority serving institutions in his district to work with savannah river national lab, and that program has resulted in making sure that we are getting students and a pipeline, because those hbcu's and m.s.i.'s are working with high schoolers as well, to be able to ensure that pipeline starts early and moves through internships, paid internships at the lab. each of the labs has got a strategy in this regard. for example, in stanford at the slack lab, they take young women from underserved high schools -- young women of color who are in high school, who are not interested or have not expressed an interest in majoring in stem in college and they expose them through a summer program to stem at the lab. and as a result, the vast majority of -- i want to say over 90% of them actually major in a stem field once they get into college. so that pipeline is a long pipeline. it starts in high school and moves beyond. and then just quickly, on the making sure that businesses who

first bring in nancy pelosi, steny hoyer, james clyburn, those who had access to information about the real security threat that day, and then provide the nation with evidence that jamie rankin has suggested exists about the complicit, whether it's financial ties or planning or whatever it might be, and then subpoena kevin mccarthy and ask him to testify, and if he does want, hold him in contempt by the house and make the referral to the department of justice. create the compelling moment where the american people say, you know what? there are political actors hiding something and we can never let this happen again and that is why a legislative fix is also required. >> it is an opportunity to divide the republicans again among lines that in private they may have been divided for a while on those tapes and as i said at the top of the show, these new text messages that cnn has published today which nbc has not independently verified are consistent with everything we've seen that privately, all source of people, and notably the president's own son donald trump expressed clear horror at th

seem that radical but apparently set everybody's hair on fire but i wonder your thoughts about what's clyburn made he was suggesting in his support of michelle childs that academics diversity is also important and that it would be really wonderful if biden chose someone who was obviously intellectually qualified and in character and just in every way but was also from a public university which i think even scalia said we need to get away from a supreme court made up of justices from harvard and yale. i wonder your thoughts on that and if that's would be like a bridge too far if biden were to choose a black woman who wasn't from ideal college. >> absolutely it would not be a bridge toooofar . first of all thank you forthe question, is an excellent question . part of the problem with the way we have gone about collecting supreme court justices is we very much narrowed the pipeline. and some of that has to do with the politicization of the nomination process aand how it makes it very very hard to nominate anyone who has a paper trail whose remotely expressing an opinion about anything. in a grid

clyburn said it was important for him to make it public. he recognized early in the campaign that there was a void on the court that needed to be filled and everything we did was around being prepared for that moment. kelly: you raise the point that so much vote we talk about is the term of the day. white houses, and senior advisers have to work on several threads. we are in a midterm election year, six months away which is a blink you have issues that remain difficult with covid, inflation. ukraine, we have not touched on ukraine and the enormous impact it is on the world. how do you deal with trying to do things that better position the president's party for the midterms when you have something is enormous as his need to be working with valets, talking with the military. you did not plan for that in your calendar when you started out. how do you manage short-term crisis, long-term planning? cedric richmond: the prediction of our demise is premature . dens are up on the ballot for the midterms. at some point we could tell our story. whethe

seem that radical, but apparently said everyone's hair on fire, but i wonder your thoughts about what clyburn maybe was suggesting in his supported michelle childs that academic diversity is also important and that it would be really wonderful if if biden shows someone who was obviously intellectually qualified and in character and just in every way but was also from a public university which i think even scalia said we need to get away from a supreme court that is made up of just people from harvard and yale. i just want to your your thoughts on that and if that's like a bridge too far if biden were to choose a black woman who wasn't from a yellow harvard. absolutely, it would not be abridged too far. so it's first of all, thank you for the question. it's an excellent question right part of the problem with the way we have gone about selecting supreme court justices is we've very much narrowed the pipeline right and some of that has to do with the the politicization of the nomination process and how it makes it very very hard to nominate anyone who has a paper trail who's remotely expressed

congressman clyburn told him he thought it was important to make it public, that he had made that decision, but he recognized early in the campaign that that was a void on the court that needed to be filled, and everything we did was around being prepared for that moment. kelly: you raise a point that so much of what we certainly talk about is the turn of the day, the hyperspeed of the new cycle and the collective attention span, but white houses have to work on several threats, the fire in front of me today and the things we are planning long-term, so we are in a midterm election term, six months away, the blink of an peer you have polling that is challenging, issues that remain incredible difficult -- the blink of an ip you have polling -- in the blink of an eye. how do you deal with trying to do things that better position the president's party for the midterms when you have something as enormous as his need to be working with allies almost on a daily basis, talking with the military. you did not plan for that in your calendar when you started out, so how do you manage short-term crises

for example, i was in south carolina with representative clyburn who had recruited the hbcus in his district to work with the national lab. that program has resulted in making sure we are getting students in the pipeline, those hbcus are working with high schoolers as well to be able to ensure that pipeline starts early and moves through internships -- paid internships -- at the lab. each of the labs has a strategy in this regard. for example, at stanford, they take young women from underserved -- young women of color were in high school who are not interested or have not expressed an interest in majoring in stem in college and expose them through a summer program to stem at the lab. as a result, the vast majority, over 90% of them actually major in a stem field once they get into college. that pipeline is a long pipeline, it starts in high school and moves beyond. making sure the businesses who interact with the department also reflect the justice 40 commitments. our economic development office is also. it is not just the office, these efforts penetrate throughout the department, that we ar

finally, speaker pelosi, whip clyburn, and chairman jeffries have all been steadfast in their support of this legislation. i want to particularly thank majority leader hoyer for everything he's done to bring this bill to the floor. mr. speaker, criminal penalties for marijuana offenses and the results collateral consequences are unjust and harmful to our society. the more act comprehensively addresses these injustices, and i urge all my colleagues to support this legislation. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from oregon is recognized. mr. bentz: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bentz: mr. speaker, there is a war raging in ukraine killing thousands and thousands of innocent people. gasoline, diesel, grocery prices are through the roof. for all practical purposes, we don't have a southern border anymore so hundreds of thousands of immigrants continue to flood into the united states, and the situation there is about to get much worse.