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Experts testify before a House Oversight and government reform subcommittee on whistleblower protections. Witnesses discuss the benefits and shortcomings of a 2012 whistleblower law. This is about an hour and a half. The subcommittee on Government Operations will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. I will defer at this time to the Ranking Member of the subcommittee for an Opening Statement. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I know mr. Meadows will be...

Experts testify before a House Oversight and government reform subcommittee on whistleblower protections. Witnesses discuss the benefits and shortcomings of a 2012 whistleblower law. This is about an hour and a half. The subcommittee on Government Operations will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. I will defer at this time to the Ranking Member of the subcommittee for an Opening Statement. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I know mr. Meadows will be...

Financial scams that are targeting Senior Citizens. The Committee Looked at scams involving purported sweepstakes winning, robo calling and socalled grandparent scams. Well hear from officials with the treasury department, the federal trade commission and victim of an irs impersonation scam. Good afternoon. That was to wake all of you up. Im pleased to welcome both new and returning members to the committee and im delighted that my good friend, senator casey, will be serving as the committees ne...

Ranking member of subcommittee for Opening Statement. Thank you, there chairman. And i know mr. Meadows will be here shortly. Federal employees who blow the whistle on waste, fraud and abuse are in the front lines in the effort to ensure that our government functions efficiently and effectively. This committee has a long history of strong bipartisan support for those whistleblowers and i want to thank the chairman, mr. Meadows, for holding todays hearing. Whistleblower protection is rooted in Ci...

Financial scams that are targeting Senior Citizens. The Committee Looked at scams involving purported sweepstakes winning, robo calling and socalled grandparent scams. Well hear from officials with the treasury department, the federal trade commission and victim of an irs impersonation scam. Good afternoon. That was to wake all of you up. Im pleased to welcome both new and returning members to the committee and im delighted that my good friend, senator casey, will be serving as the committees ne...

Donations, in his spending, into what made him one of washingtons top drug company lobbyists. Sunday night at 8 00 eastern on cspans q a. Next, a senate panel investigates financial scams targeting Senior Citizens. Well hear from a victim of an irs impersonation telemarketing scheme. Senator Susan Collins of maine chairs the Senate Committee on aging. Good afternoon. That was to wake all of you up. Im pleased to welcome both new and returning members to the committee and im delighted that my goo...

Donations, in his spending, into what made him one of washingtons top drug company lobbyists. Sunday night at 8 00 eastern on cspans q a. Next, a senate panel investigates financial scams targeting Senior Citizens. Well hear from a victim of an irs impersonation telemarketing scheme. Senator Susan Collins of maine chairs the Senate Committee on aging. Good afternoon. That was to wake all of you up. Im pleased to welcome both new and returning members to the committee and im delighted that my goo...

Several votes on the house floor. You can see the chairman Jason Chaffetz is returning to the chair, and so we will see if the hearing gets underway shortly. Already today, several Opening Statements by the chair and rank ing member, and several of the witnesses. Jason chaffetz again is chairing the hearing, the top democrat on the committee is representative elijah cummings. Committee on the oversight government reform whether come back to order. Appreciate it. We were delayed for a moment, and...

Several votes on the house floor. You can see the chairman Jason Chaffetz is returning to the chair, and so we will see if the hearing gets underway shortly. Already today, several Opening Statements by the chair and rank ing member, and several of the witnesses. Jason chaffetz again is chairing the hearing, the top democrat on the committee is representative elijah cummings. Committee on the oversight government reform whether come back to order. Appreciate it. We were delayed for a moment, and...

Of the Obama Administration. Held by the Consumer Federation of america, this is about two hours and 15 minutes. Good morning. Welcome. My name is thomas, the director of the Food Policy Institute and Consumer Federation of america and i would like to welcome you and thank you for attending our 40th annual National Food policy conference. Today is also the second day of the jewish passover holiday, so i would like to say happy passover. As many of you know, Consumer Federation of america is an a...