Over one million americans are still without clean, safe Drinking Water. Rebuilding puerto rico and u. S. Virgin islands will take years. The Health Care Systems are in direcondition and most of the operational facilities need some degree of assistance. To make matters worse the electrical grid has been devastated which has significantly hampered recoveryefforts. We dont know the full extent of the damage let alone when we will have electricity and Running Water restored. We are trying to make sure we do Everything Possible to addressthe short and long term needs. Especially in the face of Thepublic Health risk that resulted and will continue to resultfrom these storms. I would like to thank the witnesses for testifying today and i look forward to hearing your testimony. I yield five minutes for Opening Statement to the Ranking Memberfrom colorado. This 2017 Hurricane Season has been one of the most damagingon record. Hurricane harvey broke the record for the greatestamount of rain rec
Desk. Clerk will read the amendment. We will find it here, hang on. We are waiting. We shall return momentarily. While we are waiting on the gentleman from texas, we will go to the gentleman from rhode island. I have an amendment at the desk. Clerk gentleman from rhode island is recognized for five minutes. Eliminating tax incentives for foreign guest workers for seasonal jobs, as well as yearround jobs for u. S. Workers. The agricultural guestworker act is enacted, disappointed of cap Cultural Workers is all but guaranteed given the outrageously low levels of outrageously low wages and a bill. U. S. Workers will also lose jobs outside of the traditional Agricultural Sector because this bill cuts wages in for street and locking, poultry and meat forestry and logging, poultry and meat processing. These workers will face huge wage cuts. This act rewards some employers tha with tax break. Guestworkers are currently exempt from paying the current Social Security taxes. By employing a guest
Pursuant to House Resolution 607 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h. R. 3043. Will the gentleman from illinois, mr. Davis, kindly ake the chair. The chair the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h. R. 3043 which the clerk will report by title. The clerk a bill to modernize hydropower policy and for other purposes. The chair when the committee of the whole rose earlier today, a request for recorded vote on amendment number 4 printed in house report 115391 offered by the gentleman from illinois, mr. Rush, had been postponed. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 4 by the gentleman from illinois, mr. Rush. On which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 4 printed in house repor
The committee on Homeland Security task force on denying terry entry into the United States will come to order. Were examining the security of the visa process and Waiver Program and i recognize myself for an opening statement. I want to start by welcoming back our expert witnesses to the capital and thank him for being here doing double duty for joining us yesterday for a classified hearing. I look forward to following up on some of the broader themes of the briefing. In order to inform the American People of the security of the visa pro ves says and the visa Waiver Program. I want to thank chairman mccaul and Ranking Member thompson for prioritizing this task force and its mission. Last congress this committees task task force was not only successful in producing legislative change, but also eye opening in what it revealed. The work done by members and staff on both sides of the aisle under chairman katkos leadership raised awareness about gaps in screening both at home and with our
The committee on Homeland Security task force on denying terry entry into the United States will come to order. Were examining the security of the visa process and Waiver Program and i recognize myself for an opening statement. I want to start by welcoming back our expert witnesses to the capital and thank him for being here doing double duty for joining us yesterday for a classified hearing. I look forward to following up on some of the broader themes of the briefing. In order to inform the American People of the security of the visa pro ves says and the visa Waiver Program. I want to thank chairman mccaul and Ranking Member thompson for prioritizing this task force and its mission. Last congress this committees task task force was not only successful in producing legislative change, but also eye opening in what it revealed. The work done by members and staff on both sides of the aisle under chairman katkos leadership raised awareness about gaps in screening both at home and with our