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Good morning, everyone and welcome back as we returned from th good morning Everyone Welcome back as we return from Holiday Season to continue ournu workno in the Economic Opportunities subcommittee without objection the chair is authorized to call for recess at anyny time todays hearing is called reviewing the resources to address veteran hunger. Im hopeful we can shed some light on an important issue for veterans around the country. This hearing will discuss department of Agriculture Programs ...

The secretary madam speaker. Im directed by the president of the United States to deliver to the house of representatives messages in writing. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postponefurther proceedings to suspend the rules on which the the yeas and nays are ordered or votes objected to. The house will resume proceedings on the postponed questions at a later time. For what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Takano i move the ...

This important discussion. Joining us today or i agree matthews, interim executive director of the Housing Authority of columbia, South Carolina. Mark, president and chief executive officer of the Skyline Champion Corporation and peggy bailey Vice President for housing policy at the center on budget and policy priority is for purposes of todays hearing they are focused on examining three bipartisan piece of legislation in particular that have been introduced in the 116th congress. S. 2160 the ov...

This important discussion. Joining us today or i agree matthews, interim executive director of the Housing Authority of columbia, South Carolina. Mark, president and chief executive officer of the Skyline Champion Corporation and peggy bailey Vice President for housing policy at the center on budget and policy priority is for purposes of todays hearing they are focused on examining three bipartisan piece of legislation in particular that have been introduced in the 116th congress. S. 2160 the ov...

Magnuson talks and well talk your call and you can join the conversation. Washington journal is next on this veterans day. Good morning on this november 11, 2019, veterans day. We are at Arlington National cemetery today for ceremonies honoring those who have served and their families in the u. S. Military. You are looking at the tomb of the unknown soldier in arlington. Vice president pence will be there this morning, 11 00 a. M. , for a wreathlaying ceremony. Innwhile, President Trump is new y...

On. I have been hearing from veterans about the number of cancer clusters they have experienced, people they have served with, family members. We look at the data behind those personal stories to see if what they were experiencing personally was reflected in the data. Through a freedom of information request, we looked at every cancer billing through the v. A. System over a stretch of time and we found increases. 23 , liverncer is up cancers is up 96 . Once we have this data, we went back to the...

The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer this morning will be offered by the guest chaplain, Bishop Robert barron, archdiocese of los angeles, santa barbara, california. The chaplain let us pray. O god, source of all justice, youve sum oned everyone who works in this chamber to walk the path of righteousness, to foster life and liberty, to care especially for the poorest and most vulnerable in our society. Free these servants of yours, o lord, of all those attachments to we...

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Again, this will expire in less than four months. Before then, if this board a proves an ongoing permit program and staff expects to bring you something before october 15th, to improve the program birdscoot would have to apply just like anybody else for a new permit. So this current permit will end in october. We are, as we told you when we brought the mid point evaluation, using all of what were learning as an ongoing program. So just wanted to give you a little back story on that. Another one ...

We are tearing about short term because were eight months through a 12month permit and that is the transfer the permit. We did also ensure they would make progress towards the equity goals that they were coming up short on when we did our mid point evaluation. Again, this will expire in less than four months. Before then, if this board a proves an ongoing permit program and staff expects to bring you something before october 15th, to improve the program birdscoot would have to apply just like an...