Desperately needed. We were happy to do that. I think the record the record will stay open for 14 days for questions and comments. I want to thank the full panel here, especially mayor nevarre, via teleconference. Youre here, which is good. We appreciate that. Especially because youre dealing with a real live issue on the ground. We thank the panel here and thank you for your written testimony, theres a lot of suggestions that you placed in there that will examine. This committee that deals with emergency disaster first responders, fema and others, this is an important issue and i have a feeling as you described very well, mr. Hubbard, that the summer is just beginning and were already seeing a lot of issues. Thank you all very much. The meeting is adjourned and record will be open for 14 days. Thank you. On the next washington journal well focus on president obamas threecountry, fourday trip to europe. Our guest is stephen szabo. And well mark the 70th anniversary of dday from the wor
Took place gradually as a result of various conflicts. The u. S. Expanded into the vacuum made possible by the collapse of soviet power in the middle east with the gulf war and then became even more deeply involved with the iraq war and afghanistan in central asia. I will get to that in a moment of the in europe, although the presidency of the George Herbert walker bush had promised gorbachev as a condition for german reunification within nato that the u. S. Would not expand nato eastward, the Clinton Administration reneged on this promise and did so. Finally in asia the United States simply kept its Cold War Alliances in place with no practical plan for revising them for incorporating china into some kind of a new regional order although china was invited to join the World Economy. If theres a single statement of the bipartisan hegemony strategy would sum it up, i think george w. Bushs speech at west point in 2002 where he said competition between great nations is inevitable but Armed
Degree is demonstrable. The cost of earning that degree, however, has become rehibitively expensive for many as College Costs have risen. Average tuition for out of state students reached 22,200 this Academic Year and at private universities average tuition is over 30,000 annually. Many students leave with a bachelors degree in hand, but burdened with tens of thousands of dollars in Student Loan Debt. Many students leave College Without graduating and lacking the paper credential they hoped put them towards middle class stability or better. Well intentioned policies have failed to drive down College Costs. An easy flow of federal student aid has enabled students to take out sizable Student Loans with little, if any credit check or consideration for their future earnings potential. Some have even argued that such policies have enabled universities to raise tuition, creating a vicious lending and spending cycle. Federal Higher Education subsidies have increased substantially over the pas
This is a Telephone Company that was called the all phone company. They sold new equipment but, also, recycled old stuff. A lot of plastics and wires burned. That is toxic. The firefighters are not too worried. Not in danger. We are not asking thin to shelter in place unless you have a breathing ail president such as asthma. But the smoke is going straight up right now at this point. There is no residential areas that are close by. The call came in at 12 30 and they think it was burning for hours and there were no alarms inside the building. So, it took a while to anyone to realize with was happening and to call 911. This happened in concord and they kept it from spreading to other businesses. They dont know the cause but firefighters say it could take days before they figure out what started the fire. They dont know if it will be safe today to go inside. Time for a check on the weather. We will see if there are winds that couldbly a factor in spreading the smoke of the. It is calm to
In a moment. Thank you, my name is Margaret Fisher with the department of Public Health. I came this morning in my scrubs because i came directly from a screening of our preschoolers in our state subjectssidized preschools. Many children have experienced decay. Some low income families are especially susceptible. So 39 percent of our state is subsidized children of preschool already have decay. Soda consumption nearly doubles the risk and increases likelihood in adults. The cost of sugar based drinks, the cost of sugar and dental decay is a cost. The cost for 3yearold is about 10,000. By seeing children earlier Preventative Dental services saves money. Safety net dental clinics like the dph dental Services Provide critical preventative treatment. Unfortunately access to a Preventative Dental treatment continue to be a major obstacle to having healthy teeth. I include nutritional guidance. Clinics are under staffed and dental appointments will become harder. In 2007, we had 1263 emergen