as an appropriations member over the years, the appropriations committee has changed a little bit, too over the years. was it tough to get on the appropriations committee to begin with? i must admit, it wasn't for me. said icame to me and think you should do appropriations. i was recommended for appropriations and i got on. earmarks went away, was that a blow to how you legislate? i get back tofore the earmarks i want to say i was in a position where i was welcomed on appropriations and ways and means. makedifficult decision to was which one to choose. and it wasn't that hard because i have such a vast number of in,es that i'm interested and appropriations really gave me the opportunity to help the most people, to work on a huge range of issues. and that's why, to me, it was very easy to determine that i wanted to be on appropriations rather than ways and means. for partmeans issues of my agenda. obviously, i worked with all the committees. host: so, earmarks. guest: yes. host: when they went away, did that change how you legislated? let me think about that. did it change the way i leg

peter: nita lowey, as an appropriations member over the years, the appropriations committee has changed a little bit too over the years, but was it tough to get on the appropriations committee to begin with? rep. lowey: i must admit, it was not for me. people came to me and said i think you should be on appropriations. i was recommended for appropriations and i got on. peter: when earmarks went away, was that a blow to how you legislate? rep. lowey: yeah. and before i get back to the earmarks, i want to say i was in a position where i was welcomed on appropriations and ways and means. so the difficult decision for me was which one to choose. but it was not that hard, because i have such a vast array -- a vast number of issues that i'm interested in, and appropriations really gives you the opportunity to help the most people, to work on a huge range of issues. and that is why, for me, it was very easy to determine that i wanted to be on appropriations rather than ways and means. ways and means issues are not the top of my agenda, although obviously as chair of appropriations i work with

, the committee on appropriations. now granted, as has been suggested in the last couple of speeches we've heard, we've got some great talent among our members on the appropriations committee. we've got great talent among the staffers on the appropriations committee. they work really hard. they're really smart. they're really determined, and they're highly specialized. that isn't the problem. the problem is that in most circumstances because of the way we bring things up, most of us disenfranchised from the, process. this doesn't mean that it's the fault of the appropriations committee. i don't believe that it is. it is instead the fault of the way in which we schedule votes and the fact that these things aren't brought up until the last possible minute. and then we're given this awful choice of vote for a whole bunch of things that you don't necessarily support and cannot even completely know about or vote against it and be blamed for a government shutdown. that's all this bill is trying to do is to get out out of tha

all three candidates were women appropriations. the chair of the foreign affairs ommittee, greg meeks of new york, greg meeks of new york, footsteps of he another new yorker, eliot engel. chair of the ag from tee, david scott georgia, the first african-american ever chosen to chair of the agriculture committee. pretty exciting. following in the footsteps of leadership of collin peterson. african-american. historic. african-american. contested races. throughout our leadership, half leadership were women and people of color in chairs of the committee. here are more chairs to be announced, but these are the nes that related to rules and budget related to the steering and policy committees. two of the speaker's announcements that i made. others will follow. members then, e house. the we'll hold the gavels. 132 of them starting with the 18 yesterday.hosen but i'm excited about it because when they made their of the several days this week, it was a emonstration of values, of knowledge, of commitment to families in king every one of our c

all three candidates were women for chair of the appropriations. the chair of the foreign affairs committee, greg meeks of new york, greg meeks of new york, following in the footsteps of another new yorker, eliot engel. and the chair of the ag committee, david scott from georgia, the first african-american ever chosen to be the chair of the agriculture committee. pretty exciting. following in the footsteps of the great leadership of collin peterson. african-american. historic. a woman and african-american. contested races. throughout our leadership, half of the leadership were women and people of color in chairs of the committee. there are more chairs to be announced, but these are the ones that related to rules and budget related to the steering and policy committees. those were two of the speaker's announcements that i made. others will follow. as i said to the members then, we held the house. we'll hold the gavels. 132 of them starting with the 18 that were chosen yesterday. but i'm excited about it because when they made their presentations of

last bill for he many of us here, but her as chair of the appropriations committee. and her staff, chris, and so chairs ers, all of our did such a remarkable job and so much ffs deserve credit for all of this and, good withwill do some this legislation, but we must that more needs to be done to crush the virus, to put pockets of thehe american people, from the american eople to the fill in nd, again, to he gap that has been purposefully left to honor our heroes. that, as we review policy and legislation and just ation and all that, always have in our hearts every ingle one of the people who have died from the coronavirus. it can be stopped. can be crushed. is a at is a decision, it decision and decision to ecognize where it is hurting people the most. so with that, i invite -- i look strong bipartisan vote today on this legislation, it for what it does, not judging it for what it does recognizing that more needs to be done. all , with high praise for of our chairs and, again, of madam cognition chair nita lowey for her last bill on the floor, i say to them, all the s

i salute our chairman especially nita lowey, chair of the appropriations committee, that's carried much of the negotiation but also richie neal in terms of what's happening from the ways and means, frank pallone, energy and commerce, nydia velazquez in terms of small business, maxine waters, renters etc., all of our chairs. and bobby scott in terms of issues that protect americans, american workers. on the p.p.p. we all know that we need more money for small business and we all support that. we want it to be done, though, in a way that i think is possible that honors what has been said before about small businesses with women, minorities, veterans, native american owned businesses, small businesses, being able to cbsi's to and the meet their needs. nydia velazquez is working in a bipartisan way on that issue. so whether it's in the omnibus or in the covid or some combination thereof, that is the work that's being done right now. i'm very excited about the fact that in a very strong bipartisan way about 80% of the house voting for the national defense authorization act. i commend, as i h

last bill for he many of us here, but her as chair of the appropriations committee. and her staff, chris, and so chairs ers, all of our did such a remarkable job and so much ffs deserve credit for all of this and, good withwill do some this legislation, but we must that more needs to be done to crush the virus, to put pockets of thehe american people, from the american eople to the fill in nd, again, to he gap that has been purposefully left to honor our heroes. that, as we review policy and legislation and just ation and all that, always have in our hearts every ingle one of the people who have died from the coronavirus. it can be stopped. can be crushed. is a at is a decision, it decision and decision to ecognize where it is hurting people the most. so with that, i invite -- i look strong bipartisan vote today on this legislation, it for what it does, not judging it for what it does recognizing that more needs to be done. all , with high praise for of our chairs and, again, of madam cognition chair nita lowey for her last bill on the floor, i say to them, all the s

the appropriations committee roduced each of the 12 appropriations bills through a regular committee process. were given the opportunity to amend, question, fully examine most of the bills on the floor. met ouse and senate together to conference the bills into a final product. powerful strates how and effective regular order can be. bill isnd piece of this the $900 billion pandemic relief package. 2020, americans, and indeed the world, have lived of this spectra pandemic. it's touched every american's another.ome way or but many americans have been hit harder than others. illions have caught this disease and hundreds of thousands have died. millions more have lost their millions have seen their wages or earnings cut. this has been a crisis that us on so many levels. a health crisis is bad enough, economic crisis on top of it makes this year the many of us can remember. the coronavirus relief package before us will do several things ease the burden on all americans. it will extend the paycheck will tion program and ensure that many small businesses will be able to keep employees on th

that is 12 appropriation committees, 12 months, only 22 hearings total for all of them. we have not completed the appropriation work on time. so now we are struggling with the what-ifs. senator hassan and i have a straightforward idea. what past the end government shutdowns bill, let's continue our negotiations, so we don't have to be in the shadow of a shutdown again next year. it is doable. it should not be controversial. it should be obvious. ,when we get to our time herdlike this, if we are not completely keep working until it is done. in the meantime we do not heleave. is the exact statement i've theard from everybody in the chamber so far today. we need to stay until it is done. i agree, that should be the process every time we get tont etthis moment. we stay until the work gets don done. our bill just mandates that. and it keeps us from ever having to say the word shutdown again. so i would encourage this body again, as i did all last year, as i did all of this year, let's end government shutdowns. let's keep debating the policy, we have differences we know tha th

as vice chairman of the appropriations committee, i worked hard to reach agreement on this omnibus appropriations bill that will fund the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year without relying on a long-term continuing resolution as has sometimes been done in the past. that was not an easy task. the budget caps were very lean this year and we had to stay within those. they provided less than 1% increase in nondefense discretionary spending and that's to meet the needs of a nation that is reeling from the worst public health pandemic in a century. now under normal circumstances that would be difficult but it's made even more difficult because of the global and economic crisis we face. but notwithstanding the tight top line, we provided a bill that includes important increases in programs that serve the american people and invest in our economy. and i think the bill finally drives a stake through the heart of the administration's effort to substantially diminish the role of government and helping americans in need and in promoting economic growth. now we all know that president tru

the appropriate committee -- appropriations committee is hard at work on reaching an agreement on an omnibus and i hope to bring that to the floor as early as possible. i'm hopeful that will be next week. frankly, i had a discussion with senator mcconnell, i'm told there is no agreement that we can not make on the 11th that will be easier to make on the 18th. which is the end of the following week. i would urge members, however, to ensure that they are available for the week of the 14th. if we have not completed our business by next week. the house may also consider additional legislation to address the coronavirus pandemic, as i've already said. the house has passed two different heroes bills. mr. speaker, we passed a bill on may 15, six months ago, to deal with this extraordinary crisis placing millions of americans at risk. causing deep emotional and physical distress. and a challenge not only to their health, but also their psychological welfare and to educating our children and keeping our schools safe and providing the resources necessary that if we can get children back in sch

that's driven by the appropriations committee, the chairwoman already said that's not going to happen, so yeah, none of the things that the president said are going to happen are going to take place. >> mitch mcconnell hasn't said much about this either which is really telling. you talked about the defense authorization act, the house will vote on whether to overnight president trump on that veto, two-thirds support is needed in both the house and the senate to do so. do you have it? >> i think there's, every democrat i know is going to support the override, except those who voted against the original bill. how many republicans do we gain? at this point in time, i just don't know what's happening in the republican caucus. those that were so emphatic about how important this bill is, and it is essential, haven't said too much. in a week, we are all going to get resworn to the new congress, and the oath that congressmen give, the first thing we're pledging to is to defend the united states of america. this is the most important bill we can pass to support that, to defend our country. >>

the appropriations committee i think our main job is to get the job done, to make sure that we legislate. i think that this issue is going to be very difficult given the narrow majority in the house and the senate and no matter what happens given the rules of the senate so again i respect the opinions of all concerned but i feel strongly about mine as well and i want to thank all of the witnesses. i thought you were all very professional and fair and i particularly for obvious reasons i agreed with all due respect with the other three but i think that it's tough when you are in a minority to lay out your positions and i thought that this was done respectfully by all concerns. so, madam chair to shy away from a fight on a contentious subject the hearing will be once again a sign of your leadership, but i also know that we may not agree on everything but we know how to work together on a lot and i look forward to finishing the job this year and then going on to the full committee chair working together with you again i don't expect your opinions to change but don't expect mind to change ei

committee, their staff working to gather. the sooner the better, at the expense of the initiative we need to address in the bills. >> no continuing resolution, and. what shift is in your opinion, and this piece of legislation. once they are on board -- >> perhaps you missed what i said earlier. joe biden committed to ending and crushing the vir and having a bill, bigger, better. a vaccine, answer to our prayers and answer to our prayers of 95% effectiveness in terms of pfizer and moderna and there may be others coming forward. that is a total game changer. a new president and a vaccine. there is nothing, these are different, what was then before is not more of this, this is simplicity, what we had in our bills, shorter period time but that is okay now because we have a new president. a president who recognizes that we need to depend on science to stop the virus. a president who understands america's working families need money in their pockets in a way that takes them into the future without the contraction of the other bills

ruppersberger of the appropriations committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. ruppersberger: i rise in support of h.r. 1966 and thank you for yielding. i co-led this bill when it was first introduced by our late friend elijah cummings in honor of the life and legacy of a baltimore native, henrietta lacks. though congressman cummings has passed on and is missed, i'm glad that congressman mfume has picked up this legislation. without her knowledge or permission, doctors used cells from henrietta lacks for research that led to throughs like the vaccine for polio and treatments for aids and parkinsons. i can think of only a handful of americans who contributed more to modern medicine than henrietta lacks. her cells will continue to enhance cures for debilitating diseases for years to come. yet many communs still face glaring health disparities. while cancer incidence rates are highest among non-hispanic white females, non-hispanic black females have the highest rate of deaths. clinical trials are a key compo

and henry cuellar, a member of the house appropriations committee, on the upcoming government funning deadline, efforts to settle on covid relief legislation an other news of the day and "top chef" judge and restaurateur on lobbying congress for efforts to support the restaurant industry. watch live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning and be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts and tweets. , georgia recount results. governors whitmer and hutchinson. late they are center for american progress on lessons learned from the 2020 election and the state of the electoral process. >> georgia's secretary of state announced the state's third election recount showing joe biden won. he announced that georgia would be recertifying results and emphasized that disinformation regarding election administration should be condemned and -- he was joined by the implementation manager. >> ok. get rid of that thing. ok. good morning. i'm glad you're here bright and early. i'm sure you have a place to be probably around 10:00. it's been a long 34 days since the election on n

the chair of the appropriations committee which is the committee in congress that controls how the money is spent, congress controls the purse strings, a democrat from new york who is retiring put out this statement. the house appropriations committee has jurisdiction over rescissions and our democratic majority will reject any rescission submitted by president trump, by turning the page on this request we will allow the biden harris administration to begin to build back better. the new york times notes that the 25 day timeframe for considering the request will collide with the inauguration of president joe biden on january 20 and house democrats said they will not be voting on it. frank input cap c, new york. frank, you you are unemployed. getting supplemental unemployment benefits? when the pandemic first started they said everyone had until march 20. the weekly $600 for unemployment. able to catch up on some bills. the have this card they put money on, i'm thinking the card is like a credit card or a savings card. i am holding on to this money and trying to rack up all my bills. i cal

on the appropriations committee we've worked together for resources for an our public lands and environmental protection on a bipartisan basis. in the face of massive composed cuts we've held off anti-environmental riders that have no place in these bills. thank you to my friend lisa murkowski was been the best partner i could ask for in this work. in new mexico where public lands are central to our way of life we've had enormous success on locking tens of thousands of acres of land for all of us to enjoy and get a hot dog every now and then re-at each of these efforts was collaborative and community driven and that collaborative work teculminated in one of the biggest conservation victories in american history: the passage of the great american outdoors act. thanks to the determination of the grassroots coalition and many champions here in congress, we got this bill over the finish line. for the first time, we've realized the promise of the land and rowater conservation. the promise my father envisioned 55 years ago, almost 55 years when he helped create our nation's most accessible conserva

i had the pleasure of serving with this senator on both the rules committee and the appropriations committee. and we sat next to each other as chairman or ranking member on two appropriation subcommittees. first in energy and water, and we've done that since 2009. it has been through these experiences that actually have come to appreciate his fairness, his interest in solving problems, and is bipartisanship. and most of all, lamar, i so appreciate your friendship and the time we've had to talk together. i do believe that the senate is going to be diminished by the absence of this senator. working closely as chair and ranking member of the energy and water subcommittee, we have always been able to find agreement on the annual appropriations bill. that's because we shared a willingness to find common ground. and that's no small thing. we have consistently held comprehensive subcommittee hearings on a wide range of issues, from nuclear power and nuclear waste to dam safety, , e devastating droughts in the west, and the future of renewable energy. we were also often among the first, if not the f

he is a member of the house appropriations committee. explain where we are on avoiding a shutdown friday night and what it is going to take to get a deal in the days to come. guest: hopefully we will pass a resolution that will keep the government open until december 18. we will go from there and have another week or more to plan this out -- to hammer this out. i think we will get everything done and get the pandemic package done as well and hopefully relieve the pressure the last caller was talking about. i'm getting calls like that all the time. i am getting text messages from people in that same position. obligation tol help those people. host: that last caller was on the line for people who support a direct stimulus payment as part of this package. is that something you support? do you see that making it into the final legislation? guest: i support that. quite frankly, we need a direct payment that is monthly until we get out of this mess. we have so many people that aren't going on unemployment. if you are a waitress or a waiter or

she has love the appropriations committee since 2013 and is the first woman to do so. this is 30 minutes. after a congressional career that has spanned 32 years including two presidential impeachments, 9/11, and the retiringdemic, she is after being elected from her district in new york 16 times. why are you leaving now? i think after 32 years and, frankly, i have a career that i'm very proud of, i have done a great deal, i think it's time. it has been ch

when you also look at it, you can see the powerful lawmakers, the ones on the appropriation committee writing the spending bills, are getting the lion's share of the loot. you want to make sure you have a system in place that takes care of the needs of all lawmakers. you should not have earmarks to private companies. that has issues there. we saw lawmakers that traded their thin stripes for prison stripes. we saw the bridge to nowhere. you need to have some of these criteria and place. we also thought -- saw the government accountability office should evaluate 5% to 10% of earmarks each year to kiev they are returning -- to see if they are returning or performing as intended. there were 9000 disclosed earmarks for fiscal year 2010. it's not like they were not -- that huge amount that went up in the early 90's from three thousand, according to congressional research service. 3000,need to get -- according to congressional research service. we need to get controls in place if we return to the earmark era. i'm -- i'm not advocating for it, but there are problems that need to be addressed.

she is chairman of the appropriations committee and i am chairman of the foreign affairs committee, and we are good personal friends. it is amazing, how we stayed, and both of us started at the same time and are leaving at the same time. there have been a number of friends i have had. jerry nadler is someone i knew from albany at the state legislature. we were personal friends before we were elected to anything, and there were others as well. was elected i had small children, so it was a bit difficult, but we have had the children here for a number of years, they are now back in new york, but they lived here. i am just always amazed at the amazing people, colleagues who run for office, who do well. if i don't agree with them on some issues, they are not my enemies. we are all americans and we are all proud to represent america. greta: what about on the other of the aisle, who have you grown close to? representative engel: mike mccall is another ranking -- is now the ranking member. ed royce was the chairman, and we all got along very well. there are a number of people on the foreign aff

i've had the pleasure of serving with this senator on both the rules committee and the appropriations committee. and we've sat next to each other as chairman or ranking member on two appropriations subcommittees, first interior and energy and water, and we've done that since 2009. it has been through these experiences that i truly have come to appreciate senator alexander's fairness, his interest in solving problems, and his bipartisanship, and most of all, lamar, i so appreciate your friendship and the time we have had to talk together. i do believe that the senate is going to be diminished by the absence of this senator. working closely as chair and ranking member of the energy and water subcommittee, we have always been able to find agreement on the annual appropriations bill. that's because we share a willingness to find common ground, and that's no small thing. we have consistently held comprehensive subcommittee hearings on a wide range of issues, from nuclear power and nuclear waste to dam safety to devastating droughts in the west and the future of renewable energy. we are als

the appropriate committee -- appropriations committee is hard at work on reaching an agreement on an omnibus and i hope to bring that to the floor as early as possible. i'm hopeful that will be next week. frankly, i had a discussion with senator mcconnell, i'm told there is no agreement that we can not make on the 11th that will be easier to make on the 18th. which is the end of the following week. i would urge members, however, to ensure that they are available for the week of the 14th. if we have not completed our business by next week. the house may also consider additional legislation to address the coronavirus pandemic, as i've already said. the house has passed two different heroes bills. mr. speaker, we passed a bill on may 15, six months ago, to deal with this extraordinary crisis placing millions of americans at risk. causing deep emotional and physical distress. and a challenge not only to their health, but also their psychological welfare and to educating our children and keeping our schools safe and providing the resources necessary that if we can get children back in sch

he is a member of the appropriations committee. thank you so much for joins us today. top republicans, like senator lindsey graham, they're calling for a separate vote and the president supports that. are you surprised that leader mcconnell will not allow an unor down vote solely on these? >> mitch mcconnell knows that he will close this vote. if the office does not have enough republicans joining us, he has to explain to two republican candidates why they are delivering for them. they're not going to get a chance to vote. >> if mcconnell does hold firm, what options do they, having a vote on this, what options do you have next? >> none. senator mcconnell controls the bills that come to the floor. he is making the decision on the $2,000 check for families to come to the floor. the people are charging him with that as well. >> senator bernie sanders said they will object and hold up the defense bill veto override until the cash act is voted on. do you support that? do you think that is good idea? >> in 48 hours, the veto override will pass the united states senate with

eastern on c-span, a house appropriations committee olds a panel on abortion access. c-span 2, books on the judicial system and the constitution the uthors jeffrey sutton and doug ginsberg. on c-span 3, american history tv has boston boston red sox historian leading a discussion on the team's homefront and battlefield contributions during world war ii. >> during a briefing on california's response to the ronavirus pandemic, governor gavin newsom plans to extend stay at home orders. he said it was a positive sign the stay at home orders were having their intended impact and he spoke about distribution plans for the vaccine. the stay atnitiated home orders were part of a three-week when capacity was below 15%. san joaquin and southern california stay at home orders were first to be enacted. based on the capacity you just saw. that three-week period is now due to expire both in san joaquin and southern california begging the question is

he sits on the senate appropriations committee and member of the senate budget committee. senator, first, do you agree with president trump, are $2,000 stimulus checks needed asap? >> bianna, it's good to be with you. the answer is yes. the way to make that happen today is for senator mitch mcconnell and senate republicans to let us vote up or down on the $2,000 individual payments bill that's already come over to the senate from the house of representatives. we can get it to president trump's desk today. he can sign it, and mitch mcconnell and senator republicans are holding this up and playing political games and people are hurting. it's actually disgraceful and this is exactly what the country hates about the plul maneuvers they see on capitol hill. >> and clearly mitch mcconnell is not wanting to move forward with this as a stand-alone bill, attaching what would be described as a poison pill. what is your sense of his ultimate strategy here? and will he prevail? >> his strategy is to stop these individual payments. he's never been for them. large numbers of his senate

when you also look at it, you can see the powerful lawmakers, the ones on the appropriation committee writing the spending bills, are getting the lion's share of the loot. you want to make sure you have a system in place that takes care of the needs of all lawmakers. you should not have earmarks to private companies. that has issues there. we saw lawmakers that traded their thin stripes for prison stripes. we saw the bridge to nowhere. you need to have some of these criteria and place. we also thought -- saw the government accountability office should evaluate 5% to 10% of earmarks each year to kiev they are returning -- to see if they are returning or performing as intended. there were 9000 disclosed earmarks for fiscal year 2010. it's not like they were not -- that huge amount that went up in the early 90's from three thousand, according to congressional research service. 3000,need to get -- according to congressional research service. we need to get controls in place if we return to the earmark era. i'm -- i'm not advocating for it, but there are problems that need to be addressed.

the chair of the appropriations committee which is the committee in congress that controls how the money is spent, congress controls the purse strings, a democrat from new york who is retiring put out this statement. the house appropriations committee has jurisdiction over rescissions and our democratic majority will reject any rescission submitted by president trump, by turning the page on this request we will allow the biden harris administration to begin to build back better. the new york times notes that the 25 day timeframe for considering the request will collide with the inauguration of president joe biden on january 20 and house democrats said they will not be voting on it. frank input cap c, new york. frank, you you are unemployed. getting supplemental unemployment benefits? when the pandemic first started they said everyone had until march 20. the weekly $600 for unemployment. able to catch up on some bills. the have this card they put money on, i'm thinking the card is like a credit card or a savings card. i am holding on to this money and trying to rack up all my bills. i cal

host: share of the appropriations committee in the house, thank you for joining us after 32 years in the house of representatives. guest: thank you so much, it is a pleasure to be talking with you. announcer: you're watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. america's created by cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies to provide c-span to viewers as a public service. yorkbeen peter king of new is retiring from the u.s. house after 14 terms, and nearly three decades, including four years atop the homeland security committee. we spoke with him last week. this is 40 minutes. host: represented a peter king, after 28 years on capitol hill, why are you calling with? >> i've loved every minute, you're not going to hear me complaining about congress, what we get done or don't get done. it was really the job of a lifetime. but you get to a certain stage, i will be 77 years old in a few months, my wife is in good health, my daughter has moved north carolina with her children and her husband and my son is living in manhattan. i ju