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Im going to go ahead and get this straight. Thank you, everybody. Appreciate it. We are here today to examine the department of health and Human Services Public Health preparedness for and response to the 2017 Hurricane Season. In the last two months, texas, florida, puerto rico, and the u. S. Virgin islands have been devastated by hurricanes. I first want to express our heartfelt sorrow for the millions of americans impacted by these devastating storms and say that all members of this committee...

Over one million americans are still without clean, safe Drinking Water. Rebuilding puerto rico and u. S. Virgin islands will take years. The Health Care Systems are in direcondition and most of the operational facilities need some degree of assistance. To make matters worse the electrical grid has been devastated which has significantly hampered recoveryefforts. We dont know the full extent of the damage let alone when we will have electricity and Running Water restored. We are trying to make s...

Recently visited puerto rico to assess the impact these hurricanes have had and continue to have on americans. This committee has been conducting oversight of the federal response to the recent hurricanes since shortly after harvey made landfall in texas. Unfortunately, i expect that our work here will continue for years to come. The committees jurisdiction involves not just Public Health issues but rebuilding the electrical grid, addressing environmental cleanup and restoring telecommunications...

Me. s when it all turned on somebody full my hair, somebody by family from the other direction. Middlebury college for answer allison singer discussed a protest following the scheduled lecture by political scientist charles murray. Watcher tonight at eight eastern on cspan q a. Next, a look at the Refugee Admissions Program and concerns about fraud and abuse, vetting procedures, and naturals National Security. Members of the house judiciary subcommittee heard from representatives from several go...

Today, terror in new york. With matt lauer in studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza and savannah guthrie, live in tribeca. Good morning everyone, welcome to this split edition of today on wednesday morning, im matt lauer in studio 1a. Savannah is the the scene of this deadly attack in Lower Manhattan where an otherwise quiet halloween evening was turned into a night of chaos and carnage, savannah. It was, this was a neighborhood that was about to be full of kids trick or tre treating and enjoy the holi...

The speaker pro tempore the house will be the speaker pro tempore pursuant to House Resolution 600, the amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as adopted and the bill as amended shall be considered read. The bill shall be debatable for one hour, equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on energy and commerce and the chair and ranking minority member on the committee on ways and means. The gentleman from minnesota, mr. Pau...

The subject of my special order. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Jay pharoah ms. Jayapal thank you, mr. Speaker. Today the republicans released their tax plan and unsurprisingly it is a giftwrapped tax cut to the rich. Christmas came early, mr. Speaker. From huge Corporate Tax cuts to the elimination of the alternative minimum tax paid by the wealthiest americans, this tax plan will hurt our economy and prioritize the top earners in our country. But there is one person, maybe a group ...

The elimination of the alternative minimum tax paid by the wealthiest americans, this tax plan will hurt our economy and prioritize the top earners in our country. But there is one person, maybe a group of people, that are very, very thrilled about this tax plan, mr. Speaker. Mr. At person is moneybags. Here else. Mr. Moneybags is really going to benefit from this tax plan. And, first of all, the president himself will greatly benefit from the tax plan. Its impossible to know exactly how much, b...

Their tax plan and unsurprisingly it is a giftwrapped tax cut to the rich. Christmas came early, mr. Speaker. From huge Corporate Tax cuts to the elimination of the alternative minimum tax paid by the wealthiest americans, this tax plan will hurt our economy and prioritize the top earners in our country. But there is one person, maybe a group of people, that are very, very thrilled about this tax plan, mr. Speaker. Mr. At person is moneybags. Here else. Mr. Moneybags is really going to benefit f...

The chair will alternate recognition between the parties. All time shall be equally allocated between the parties. And in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. Gutierrez, for five minutes. R. Gutierrez mr. Speaker, monday i returned from my third trip to puerto rico since Hurricane Maria devastated the island almost two mon...