On the issue. Other witnesses include the sheriff of Dallas County florida was also the chair of the marjorie was actual Public Safety commission. From yesterdays, this is two hours. Morning, i want to call this hearing order. The title of this hearing is examining state and federal regulations for an against violence. I want to welcome everybody to the hearing room. I should surely want to thank our witnesses for taking the time for your testimony. And in particular i want to give a shout out to max and tom and their families and the other families of the tragedies or attending here and for just your unbelievable dedication, turning your tragedy into hopefully some positive action that temperament tragedy or other families, its just remarkable what so many of the families have done in reaction to so many of these tragedies which really back to 1998 is where we really had, so the first elected. Members of 56, i know in your testimony, if youre talking about 710 shootings at columbine i
The subcommittee on water oceans and wildlife will come to order and the meeting for testimony good morning, the subcommittee on water oceans and wildlife, hear testimony about hr 2245, the cecil act under Committee Rule 4f, statements limited to the chairman, Ranking Member and vice chair and vice Ranking Member, this helps us hear sooner and keep the schedule. Therefore i ask unanimous consent that all members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if they are submitted by 5 p. M. Today or the close of the hearing whichever comes first. Hearing no objection, it is so ordereded. One other bit of housekeeping. Im told that votes are expected in about 30 minutes. One other bit of housekeeping. Im told that votes are expected in about 30 minutes. We will resays for the votes. Sometimes thats what we have to do. We will discuss International Trophy hunting today. Trophy hunting needless to say can be an incredibly devicive issue. For Many Americans it can be deeply disturbi
Benefited efforts and whether it could lead to an increase in poaching. This is an hour and 20 minutes. The subcommittee on water oceans and wildlife will come to order and the meeting for testimony good morning, the subcommittee on water oceans and wildlife, hear testimony about hr 2245, the cecil act under Committee Rule 4f, statements limited to the chairman, Ranking Member and vice chair and vice Ranking Member, this helps us hear sooner and keep the schedule. Therefore i ask unanimous consent that all members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if they are submitted by 5 p. M. Today or the close of the hearing whichever comes first. Hearing no objection, it is so ordereded. One other bit of housekeeping. Im told that votes are expected in about 30 minutes. One other bit of housekeeping. Im told that votes are expected in about 30 minutes. We will resays for the votes. Sometimes thats what we have to do. We will discuss International Trophy hunting today. Trophy h
Any oral Opening Statements after the hearing are limited to the chairman and the ranking vicer, the vice chair and Ranking Member this allows us to hear from our witnesses sooner and helps members keep their schedule. I am told that votes are expected in 30 minutes. We will recess for those of votes than we will come back as soon as we can get that series finished. I apologize for the inconvenience but sometimes that is the way we have to do things. Thanks to everyone for joining us to discuss International Trophy hunting today. Trophy hunting can be an incredibly divisive issue. Americans, it can be deeply disturbing to see photos with slainposing lions, elephants, or charismatic animals. Many believe the trophy hunting typically done by extremely wealthy individuals is different in character than the responsible sustainable hunting and angling traditions that are so widely embraced in our country. Illicitunting elicits mixed feelings even in sportsmans country. That is often the mos
The breakdown might be. Well, lauren, i think it actually is sort of acrosstheboard. It really starts with k12 education and the fact that for too many young people cannot be getting to think about whats next intellect high school and that frankly is i think too late. I believe we have to start exposing students as early as Early Middle School to a variety of opportunities and pathways, and giving them the opportunity to hear from and experience what some of those things might be like to give it a broader view from what might come after high school. K12 in general is simply walled off into many ways from higher ed, from a traditional fouryear experience or a Community College or a career and technical experience. And we need to really be intentional about taking those walls down, taking those silos down. And for business in particular, i think theres been a giant silo between business and education for too long. And im seeing now many places where the communities had really come togeth