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People of these United States of america. I pray that they will serve with humility, dignity and honor. To enact laws that would be fair , just and equitable. You have blessed this nation with great wealth and great resources. Thank you. Help us to be mindful of the disenfranchised, the despondent, the dejected and especially those who have been affected by Hurricane Harvey and we pray for your protection for those in the path of Hurricane Irma. Lord god, i humbly beseech you to hear my prayer a...

On the news of his departure. This is bloomberg surveillance and im Francine Lacqua in london. First, lets quickly check on your data. Prices across the board quickly tell us the story and the mood. We also had possible sanctions on north korea being discussed. The dollar is gaining and treasuries are falling. Of course, the north Korean Missile test failed to materialize and Hurricane Irma struck the u. S. With less force than feared, which is why the gold yen and swiss franc are falling. Repor...

For their child who has a disability. But its not just the children who will suffer if this bill is passed, it is our parents, it is the Senior Citizen of it is the Senior Citizens of this country. What every person should know, and i think and i fear many do not know, is that medicaid now pays for over twothirds of all nursing home care. So lets think about this for a moment. What happens if there is a 1 trillion cut to medicaid . What happens to our parents and our grandparents and people with...

Emergency food aid over 2 billion annually. Sadly, despite the generosity there are shortfalls from what is needed due to other nations not fully meeting the challenge. And next years deliberations we have an opportunity to do more with having, without having to spend more money. Half of which must be shipped according to cargo preference rules. These restrictions result in spending as little as 35 to 40 cents on the dollar on food. Let me say this one more time. Because of these ridiculous requ...

For Peace Program is the focus on the Senate Foreign relations hearing. We will hear from the director, Catholic Relief Services an official from the Government Accountability office. This runs about an hour and a half. Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. We are currently facing a humanitarian crisis with over 800 Million People worldwide in need of food aid. The us continues to be the world leader providing more than a third of all food aid. Over 2 billion annually. Sadly despite ou...

Challenge. Next years farm bill deliberations, we have an opportunity to do more with out having to spend your money. Little over half of our food aid is provided through the farm bill in our food for Peace Program. The farm bill requires aid to be sourced almost entirely from u. S. Farmers. Half of which must be shipped on u. S. Flagged vessels according to the rules. These restrictions result in spending as little as 35 35 40 cents on the dollar on food. Let me say this one more time. Because ...

[gavel] president breed good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the november 14, 2017 meeting of the San Francisco board of supervisors. Madame clerk, please call the roll. Clerk president breed . Here. Supervisor cohen . Cohen not present fewer present. Supervisor peskin . Present. Supervisor sheehy . Present. Supervisor tang . Tang not present. Supervisor yee. You have a quorum. Please join news the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to ...

Today we will hear testimony from the director of the office of management of budget, the monon honorable Mick Mulvaney. I want to thank him for being here to discuss the president s budget and spending priorities. We look forward to hearing his remarks. While article one gives congress the power of the purse the federal budget is a collaborative process. The administration, this committee and counter parts Work Together to build a budget that reflects our unified priorities over the same time p...

Today we will hear testimony from the director of the office of management of budget, the monon honorable Mick Mulvaney. I want to thank him for being here to discuss the president s budget and spending priorities. We look forward to hearing his remarks. While article one gives congress the power of the purse the federal budget is a collaborative process. The administration, this committee and counter parts Work Together to build a budget that reflects our unified priorities over the same time p...

Good afternoon, everyone. My name is carol warner, and the director of the environmental and energy study institute. Im delighted to welcome you to the briefing this afternoon on the National Security implications of Climate Change. Were honored for this breaking to happen at this very timely. In time as well as a look at these important issues. And i want to express my gratitude and enthusiasm for the partnership that we have in terms of bringing this briefing through the partnership with the H...