Assembled leaders from americas Largest Companies and labor organizations. The united auto workers, the aflcio, theyre all here because they believe the Inflation Reduction Act meets the needs of working families now. Of what our economy needs now for stronger sustained Economic Growth in the years ahead. Let me tell you a few things about what this bill does. First, it will Lower Health Care costs are millions of americans who buy coverage from the Affordable Care act. Locking in the Health Care Premiums that saved 13 Million People an average of 800 a year. This comes on top of the news that we have the lowest percentage of americans that are uninsured than ever before in our history. Thanks to the Affordable Care act, as well as emergent rescue plan that i signed into law last Year American rescue plan that i signed into law last year say families in premiums. Inflation reduction act will also deliver on the promise washington has made for years. Give medicare the power to negotiate
In the region dating back from left thesethat have countries weak. With the militarization piece, has not been the best way to move forward. Especially if we are talking about the issues of development and security. We also see sort of the united involvement and approach toward latin america specifically in terms of providing military support, providing more weapons. United states provided a lot of weapons, and they have scattered out into the hands of the gangs or people who should not have them. Another big sort of struc wealthauses inequality. Wealth has been concentrated among the rich and is squeezing the poor into higher levels of poverty. Just very few opportunities for you can follow all of this online at www. Cspan. Org. We will take you to a discussion on immigration, and particularly on the executive order issued by president obama as 12, known as finally, as you have also seen, we are recording and lives streaming live streaming, so please be sure to use the microphones at
The customs and Border Protection agencies use of facial Recognition Technology was the focus of a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing. Topics include benefits as well as concerns about data security, misidentification and privacy rights. This is just over an hour. Subcommittee on Board Security facilitation and operations will come to order. Thank you for joining todays hearing to assess u. S. Customs and borderng protection use of facial Recognition Technology. Cbp tested several types of Biometric Technologies including handheld fingerprint scanning devices and iris scanning, before deciding to pursue facial Recognition Technology as its biometricbe capability. Facial Recognition Technology uses a computer algorithm to f compare a picture taken in person at the airport or other border checkpoints to the travelers passport picture or visa. This technology can not only be a powerful tool for Homeland Security but can also help facilitate travel. However, the use of facial Rec
And circumstances continue to move and in undesirable direction. I want to tell you it is because the japanese side denied the existence of such an agreement or understanding, which was reached 40 years ago, and certainly this is an acceptable , ashe chinese side, because i said before, this is a historical fact. In spite of this, we are still ready to sit down and have dialogues with the japanese side to find jointly away to control, manage the current situation. But the japanese said to us there is no such dispute the between china and japan, and that has made it impossible for dialogues to happen. China and japan are perpetual neighbors. The two countries have very close business ties. Sit downill ready to and have dialogue with the japanese side, but first the japanese side needs to recognize there is such a dispute. Of the whole world knows there is a dispute here. I believe there will be a day when the japanese come back to this table and dialogue. So, how things will go next is
2,600 homes came from our own facilities. Gsa is also working to improve our partners understanding of their energy use as directed in the december 2013 president memorandum on federal leadership on energy management, gsa is partnering with the department of energy and epa to prepare a Green Button Initiative that will increase our partners ability to reduce energy consumption, reduce greenhouse emissions and meet sustainability goals. Taken together these efforts have led to a significant reduction in the energy use intensity. In fy 2013, gsa reduced energy usage per square foot by 20. 8 ahead of statutory targets. Since 2011 these reductions saved 192. 7 million in avoided costs. Also in fy 2013, gsa achieved an approximately 50 reduction in Greenhouse Gas emissions, exceeding our 2020 target. This amount of energy we no longer use is enough to power over 60,000 homes for one year. Gsa is also preparing for the potential impacts of Climate Change as part of the president s Climate Ac