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Good morning everybody. Norm hi we dont start until the ranking members here but people have scheduling problems today, and ive consulted with the staff and i can go ahead without waiting. Thank you sir for being here. Senator kennedys coming. The topic of todays hearing involves the ms13 crises thats growing and spreading in communities across the nation. The atrocities of these criminals are not new. The group has existed since the 1980s and has made a reputation for itself as a perpetrator of...

Good morning everybody. Norm hi we dont start until the ranking members here but people have scheduling problems today, and ive consulted with the staff and i can go ahead without waiting. Thank you sir for being here. Senator kennedys coming. The topic of todays hearing involves the ms13 crises thats growing and spreading in communities across the nation. The atrocities of these criminals are not new. The group has existed since the 1980s and has made a reputation for itself as a perpetrator of...

Tougher penalties on undocumented immigrants who reenter the u. S. After being deported. The second bill would penalize socalled century cities that refuse to cooperate with deportation forces. It passed in a mostly partyline vote. Here is part of that debate. For what purpose does the gentleman from virginia, mr. Goodlatte, seek recognition . Mr. Goodlatte mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 414, i call up h. R. 3003, the no sanctuary for criminals act. The speaker pro tempore the clerk w...

Good morning everybody. Normally we dont start until the ranking members here but people have scheduling problems today, and ive consulted with the staff and i can go ahead without waiting. Thank you, senator cornyn, for being here. Senator kennedys coming. The topic of todays hearing involves the ms13 crisis thats growing and spreading in communities across the nation. The atrocities of these criminals are not new. The group has existed since the 1980s and has made a reputation for itself as a ...

The 2016 we learned from the New York Times weve lost roughly 60,000 people to Drug Overdoses. That is more in one year that all the names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and likely, that number is underestimated because much of the data will not be in until the end of this year, 2017. Its staggering. For every fatal overdose its estimated there are 20 nonfatal overdoses and for 2016 that could mean your 1 million. 183,000 lives have been lost in the us from overdoses between 2015. Thats a...

Inflation has been running under our 2 objective for the last five years and continue to do so. And i wont even ask you this question, because its so obvious. Has Economic Growth been too robust i dont it has not been particularly robust, but its been sufficiently robust to create a lot of jobs and drive down the unemployment but every day, every time you come here, youre told that the Interest Rates are too low, but youre also criticized because the Economic Growth has not been robust enough. N...

Today the subcommittee holds a hearing entitled combatting the opoid crisis, battles in the states. Make no mistake, the term combatting and battles are entirely appropriate. Our nation is in the midst of a tremendous fight against death affecting every corner of our nation. There were more than 52,000 deaths in overdose. A 20 increase in the prior year. It was almost seven time it is rate of death from the heroin epidemic of the 1970s. We learned we have lost roughly 60,0 0 people to Drug Overd...

Good morning everyone. Today the subcommittee of oversight and investigation holds a hearing entitled combatting the Opioid Crisis battles in the states. Now, make no mistake the term combatting and battled are entirely appropriate. Our nation is in the midst of devastation around every corner of the nation. In 2015 there were more than in the u. S. , more than 33,000 deaths involved in opioid. 24 increase from the prior year. Overdose death rate in 2015 was almost seven times the rate of deaths...

Economic condition and possible fed actions in the future. You look like nervous. Im much more nervous, like yeah. Yeah. At work it will be eight or nine days away, but it can happen any time. I hope so. Im better than that. Lets talk about schedules. The committee will come to order without objection and they declare a recess of the committee at any time. All members will have five legislative days within which to submit extraneous material to the chair for inclusion in the record. The hearing ...

Journal live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern monday morning. Join the discussion. State officials discuss efforts to combat opioid addiction. Two hours, 15 minutes. Good morning, everyone. Today the subcommittee of oversight and investigation holds a hearing entitled combatting the Opioid Crisis, battles in the states. Make no mistake, the terms combatting and battles are entirely appropriate. Our nation is in the midst of a tremendous fight against death and devastation affecting over corner of our natio...