40 minutes. I ask our seats to take seats and members as well. Secretary becerra has requested that we get him out of here at 12 30 or before, so were going to try to make that happen if we can. All right. The subcommittee on oversight and investigations will now come to order. I recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Mr. Griffith welcome, secretary becerra. I appreciate you keeping your word and appearing before this subcommittee related to the office of Refugee Resettlement or o. R. R. O. R. R. Is an agency of the department of health and human agencies and is responsible for the unaccompanied children. O. R. R. Has faced an unprecedented surge in the number of unaccompanied minors referred to its custody. The numbers of unaccompanied minors crossing our born is astronomically high. From fiscal years 2018 through 2020, o. R. R. Averaged around 5,000 referrals per year. As of march 31, 2023, which is the last time they made their numbers public, the agency had rec
Washington journal. Weill take you le to that hearing on the Senate Banking committee. Live coverage. We will see you tomorrow morning at 7 00 a. Eastern. Chair brown the committee will come to order. Thank you to the witnesses f joining us. This hearing is a continuation of our effortso ena longterm reauthorization of the flood surance program and fip programs. It has been extend 28 times since december 2017. The latest extension will expire rch 8 of this year. We will disclose we will discuss local leader perspectives and the challenge of potential solutions to the risks that flooding poses to committees across th country. Soany issues, transportation, housing, eacof these is a priority for this committee. These leaders know all too well, floodi is the most costly Natural Disaster facg the country. It is devastating to communities in every state. That is one good reason that mayor patterson is here from my stat landuse patterns play a role in whether people want to and whether people
Chair brown the committee will come to order. Thank you to the witnesses for joining us. This hearing is a continuation of our efforts to enact longterm reauthorization of the Flood Insurance program and fip programs. It has been extended 28 times since december 2017. The latest extension will expire march 8 of this year. We will disclose we will discuss local leader perspectivesolutions to the risks that flooding poses to committees across the country. Tion, housing, each of these is a priority for this committee. These leaders know all too well, flooding is the most costly Natural Disaster facing the country. It is devastating to communities in every state. That is one good reason that mayor patterson is here from my state. Landuse patterns play a role in whether people want to and whether people want to admit it or not, Climate Change is only making it worse. It is making extreme weather events more frequent, less predictable and more extreme across the country. This month, streams
Turns. Doctor ben carson is tonights lecturer. His list ofep accomplishments would keep me up here all night if i mentioned them also i will hit a few highlights and then let him tell you his American Dream. For nearly 30 years, doctor carson served as the director of pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins childrens center, a position the youngest person when he was 33yearsold, the youngest person in the hospitals history to do so. In 1987, he successfully performed the first separation of cranial twins conjoined at the head. His honors include the president ial medal, of freedom, the highest award granted to a civilian. He holds 70 honorary degrees. Doctor carson and his wife, kandi, are cofounders of the Carson Scholars Fund that recognizes young people of all backgrounds for exceptional academic and humanitarian accomplishments. Today theyve awarded 10,000 scholars and more than 8 million in scholarships. We have a special connection with doctor carson that was forged long ago.
Pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins childrens center, a position the youngest person when he was 33 years old, the youngest person in the hospitals history to do so. In 1987, he successfully performed the first separation of cranial pages twins conjoined at the back of the head. His honors include the president ial medal of freedom, the highest award granted to a civilian. He holds 70 honorary degrees. Dr. Carson and his wife, candi carson, are cofounders of the carson scholars fund, which recognizes young people of all backgrounds for exceptional academic and humanitarian accomplishments. To date, theyve awarded 10,000 scholars and more than 8 million in scholarships. Roanoke college has a special connection with dr. Carson that was forged long ago. Dr. Carson helped our own elizabeth cohen, an undergraduate here at roanoke college, when she was just a baby, her parents brought her to see dr. Carson after a diagnosis involving her brain. Her parents wanted another opinion befo