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We will have votes in a couple hours. We want to make sure we move quickly through this. Before i start, i want to acknowledge that our good friend and Ranking Member of the committee, frank palone is not with us because his father died. We keep his family in our prayers. I did not personally know his father, i know he raised a good son. So we thank him for that. We will continue on from there. Next, joined today also with my colleague who is wearing Denver Broncos orange. Congratulations for a ...

Have had several hearings over the past several years. Just for context, i congressional career goes from sars to zika, long enough for people back on to say, term limits. On the other hand, there could be some value in seeing some of this stuff over a continuum. But, you referenced, and your testimony, about Laboratory Developed tests. Becausemes into focus, you have a primary chain reaction, and only a few places can do it. It is pretty valuable, pretty accurate. But it is hard to get. You hav...

So the Vice President is the only person that can cut through that, talk to the private sector and simultaneously talk to state and local governments. And put all those pieces together. Hes also the only person that can demand a unified budget out of the omb and across the government. This was a bipartisan recommendation. It was a bipartisan recommendation. I have to tell you, i hesitated, as someone who sat in a government agency, a powerful government agency, i hesitate to transfer power to a ...

Next, a Senate Hearing on u. S. Preparedness for biological threats. Then Gina Mccarthy talks about the clean water act and the clean power plan. After that, new mexico governor sus Susanna Martinez gives her state of the state address. Now a house hearing on the nations preparedness for biological threats. It comes following the release of recommendations from a special panel on biodefense. This is just over two hours. Good morning. We will begin this hearing. We will have votes in a couple hou...

Reduced. Its very disconcerting for me to hear the department now say they have a problem with their recommendation after they reviewed it, suggested revisions which we did do, so we absolutely stick to our recommendation when they go over the report on page 22 of our report table two. Shows the budget for the requested increase of 27,063,776. We point out on page 23 of our report, 45 million through fiscal year 14 and 15 and is requesting additional 27,000,0 27,063,776. Which is 1 million less ...

I want to thank jennifer low and charles for covering this meeting. Do we have any announcements . Please silence all cell phones. Items acted upon today will appear on the february 24th board of supervisors agenda. Item number one resolution authorizing the recreation and Park Department accept grant in the amount of approximately 27 million from the state of California Department of housing and Community Development to fund housing related park projects. Thank you very much. Good morning commi...

Good morning everybody welcome to the San Francisco board of supervisors budget and finance question meeting for wednesday february, 10, 2016. I want to thank jennifer low and charles for covering this meeting. Do we have any announcements . Please silence all cell phones. Items acted upon today will appear on the february 24th board of supervisors agenda. Item number one resolution authorizing the recreation and Park Department accept grant in the amount of approximately 27 million from the sta...

Our purpose is to marginalize and defeat violent extremists once and for all. That isnt easy. We know that as president obama and i consistently said it wont happen overnight. But today i say to all of our fellows citizens and the international community, we must recognize what daesh is doing to its victims and hold the perpetrators accountable and find the resources to help those harmed by the atrocities to be able to survive on their ancestral land. Naming these crimes is important but what is...

To execute the current Defense Strategy and specific chi unable to address the challenges that secretary carter outlined. The fiscal year 17 budget begins to address the most critical investments required to maintain our competitive advantage. To the extent possible, within the resources provided by the 2015 bipartisan budget act, it addresses the departments five challenges. It does so by balancing three major areas investment in highend capabilities, the capability and capacity to meet current...

Currently there is a limit of 10 they can be used for repairs. That is number one. Number two, this year we have decided to increase the excise tax for motor fuel. The initial plan was to send all this money to the road fund the Current Situation with the budget is quite difficult. To balance the budget, they had plans to tax the rubles. I think we can take one ruble off the excise tax so this would amount to about 40 million rubles. So, on the whole, i think this will be quite a substantial amo...