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In mexico through our consulates and the role they play. Now the United States, i think, mr. Starr has widely tried to involve itself in reform of the criminal Justice System in mexico itself. In order to truly get at drug trafficking, gun trafficking, organized crime which, of course, is always at the top of our agenda. And id like to ask you in that regard about the socalled midira initiative. Which is charged with disrupting criminal organizations, strengthening institutions in mexico, improv...

Once again, live for a hearing on last months waste water spill at the Gold King Mine in colorado. A couple of house committees this morning will hear testimony on capitol hill from epa Administrator Gina Mccarthy and a number of tribal officials from the Navajo Nation, just one area affected by that spill. The spill contaminated rivers in kol co colorado, new mexico and utah and in the Navajo Nation. Yesterday, Gina Mccarthy testified before a Senate Committee and she defended the epas response...

Epa is only involved in actually a small percentage of those. Why . Because the authority to look at these is spread among a number of agencies, and epa can you break it down so that we have an idea of what the problem really is with some of these mines that may affect the health and welfare of our communities . We can do our best but i can tell you that the ones we follow are the ones on the National Priorities list and the ones where we work with states to address what we consider to be an imm...

Recognized for his questions. Okay. Thank you. Id like to welcome my fellow e coloradans to washington, d. C. , gentlemen, thank you for your testimony, all of you, thank you for your testimony today. T part of this is i feel like, you know, were in the early stages of litigation, and i, the chairman, i think, maybe a frustrated litigator wanting to figure out who was negligent, who wasnt negligent, whos responsible for this, what happened. Appreciate the fact that the epa got to the department ...

That they spend. And we are experiencing that you give to the animals that are there and it is really impressive. And obviously as you know it is a volunteer and basically a volunteer base service and so the people who volunteer there are beyond dedicated and committed to the animals. Thank you. Thanks. Okay. And we will go ahead to the next and i am not sure if we will be coming this year and andrea montoya. She is. Hi, i do have two letters of recommendation that i would like. Okay. Graitd. An...

Would be wonderful. And more funding to go to the funding and obviously that is an issue for everything and more funding could go to the animal care and control and soon, get a new building and facilities that are desperately needed over there for beth the people work thering and more so the animals. That is just on the outside just hearing from the people daytoday and there is a lot of issues that are going on. Everyone has issues going on and with the volunteers and the people and one could co...

Ryan, and the gentleman from arizona, mr. Grijalva, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from wisconsin. Mr. Ryan mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 1075, currently under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection so ordered. Mr. Ryan mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlema...

Global economy, now that number has dropped down its not 79 anymore. Its around 35 of our jobs in high school a diploma, which means we have a big skill scant. Its in the manufacturing jobs, john. You cant show up with a high get l degree and expect to a job in a manufacturing plant. You have to have some type of to do, to read, to write, basic math, to operate to machinery, the equipment, the things that you have. So as a nation, were falling behind. Industrialized nations, 14th in reading, 17t...

These horses are sacred to us. We love our horses. But we love our land, too. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. This program was made possible by the corporation for...

These horses are sacred to us. We love our horses. But we love our land, too. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. This program was made possible by the corporation for...