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But for those to bridge the gap [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order good morning recently the hurricanes left a path of destruction along the gulf coast of texas and florida and throughout the caribbean. Homes and businesses and entire communities were destroyed and lives were lost then we learned the tragic news that eight seniors ranging in age from 71 through 99 died in a florida nursing home that lacked airconditioning because power had been knocked out. Those that des...

Because the power had been knocked out. One press account described the facility as, quote, a deathtrap, end quote, because the elderly are particularly susceptible to heat related illnesses. Last month this photo of residence of an assisted living facility in texas who were trapped in waist deep water went viral. As of these recent disasters make clear, Older Americans are particularly vulnerable before, during, and even after a storm. In fact, when Hurricane Katrina slammed into the gold coast...

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Im carl quintanilla. First up, the new push for tax reform details public for gop framework. Among the highlights reducing seven brackets down to three, doubling standard deduction, cutting Corporate Tax rate we have Team Coverage from Nations Capital y lan, well start with you. Here it is, corporate rate down 20 , businesses 25 rate. The plan also allows for at least five years of full and immediate expensing. One of the tradeoffs, the ability to deduct interest will be partially limited theres...

Were live at the Senate Veterans affairs committee, where the success tear will testify about preventing veteran suicides as the committee looks into what congress can do to prevent them. Senator Johnny Isaacson chairs the committee. John tester is the top democrat on the committee. This is live coverage on cspan 3. We call this hearing to order. I thank all of you for coming today, especially our witnesses. We have a number of members on the way, but were in the interest of your time were going...

Senator johnson good morning. This hearing of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, Government Affairs committee, is called to order. This is our annual threats to the homeland hearing. I want to welcome our witnesses. Id like to start, though, by acknowledging the victims of the hurricanes in houston, texas, in florida, throughout the caribbean but in particular puerto rico. Im sure well be discussing that quite a bit. Maybe wasnt contemplated when we first set up this and scheduled this h...

Order. Thank you for coming today especially the witnesses we have a number of witnesses available todays hearing is about the issue of suicide. As many people know this month in Americas National Suicide Prevention month across the country terrible wasteful loss of life they think john will remember when we first came in three years ago the first bill we passed was a Suicide Prevention bill that passed and if they could get any report they might have on the progress on the implementation in ter...

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We welcome you and or your a hospitality. With the first goal deal i represent china so that is a natural connection one of the things we have learned is there are multiple cultural issues coming up in the chinese American Economy i cannot imagine how to address these issues. Thank you very much. And to be on the National Committee board end of your contributions i am a senior director for Education Programs at the National Committee in rehab period of all decided to take time this evening to jo...