Members will debate several bills including one requiring General Services Administration and all presidential transition teams to outline the terms of the agency's services for the duration of the transition including access to employees and facilities.
Members will debate several bills including one requiring General Services Administration and all presidential transition teams to outline the terms of the agency's services for the duration of the transition including access to employees and facilities.
Earlier today, House Leaders Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD) came to the floor to discuss last night's State of the Union speech, and Speaker Pelosi's decision to tear up President Trump's printed remarks after his speech were over. Their remarks were followed by Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), who offered a resolution that would condemn the Speaker.
National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien addressed ambassadors and other State Department officials on threats facing the United States. Mr. O'Brien discussed the administration's Middle East peace plan, U.S.-relations with China and Russia as well as the impeachment trial against President Trump. The event was hosted by the Meridian International Center in Washington, DC.
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified at an oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. The FBI director addressed Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz's December 2019 report on FISA abuse allegations during the 2016 election. "The failures highlighted in that report are unacceptable, period. They don't reflect who the FBI is as an institution and they cannot be repeated," he said. Director Wray added that his agency was implementing all of the recommendations made in the report and was taking even further steps to ensure higher accountability. This is the first portion of the hearing, before the committee took a short break.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang spoke to supporters at a town hall in Milford, New Hampshire where he talked about several issues including term limits in the Senate, supporting single-parent homes, and energizing a grassroots campaign.
2020 Republican presidential candidate Bill Weld met with voters at a town hall in Nashua, New Hampshire, less than a week before the Granite State's first-in-the-nation primary. He talked about the the future of the Republican Party, social security, and offered advice to young Republicans who do not support President Trump. Following his remarks, he took questions from the audience and later took pictures and greeted them after the event.
National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien addressed ambassadors and other State Department officials on threats facing the United States. Mr. O'Brien discussed the administration's Middle East peace plan, U.S.-relations with China and Russia as well as the impeachment trial against President Trump. The event was hosted by the Meridian International Center in Washington, DC.
The executives of several e-cigarette manufacturing companies including the CEO of Juul testified on the Hill about how their companies are addressing the youth vaping epidemic. For more than two hours, lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations asked questions ranging from marketing strategies to how to curb youth usage of these products. The hearing comes as the federal government bans sales of certain e-cigarette vape pods including fruit, dessert and mint flavored.
