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Transcripts For CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings 20140611

The whole may accord priority in recognition of the basis on whether a member offering the amendment has caused it to be printed in a portion of the congressional record designated for that purpose. Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. He clerk will read. The clerk be it enacted that the following sums appropriate ffered agriculture, rural development, food and Drug Administration and related Agencies Program for fiscal year 2015, namely, title 1, agricultural programs, production process production, processing and marketing, office of the ecretary, 41,284,000. The chair the clerk will suspend. The gentlewoman from california, for what purpose do you seek recognition . Ms. Lee i have an amendment at the desk. The chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk ms. Lee of california, page 2, line 14, after the first dollar amount insert reduced by ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Key Capitol Hill Hearings 20140630

College graduates in the u. S. Strongly agree to all three . 14 . 14 . By the way, about half of the room here raise your hand. You got lucky. You take advantage of your education, perhaps in different ways than others. We also found three other items about learning and experts initial experiences. These tell your odds of being engaged in work, a slight relationship with wellbeing, not nearly as powerful as emotional support, but that you work on a longterm project that took a semester or more to complete. This sounds similar to the findings i just share with you, that you had a job or or you applaud what you were learning, and that you were extremely involved in extracurricular activities. How many say strongly agree to all three of these . Raise your hand. About 30 percent of the audience. Guess what percent of College Graduates in the u. S. . 6 . We have to be doing a better job. When we do this right, it has a profound effe ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Key Capitol Hill Hearings 20140626

The presiding officer does any senator wish to vote or change his or her vote . If not, the ayes are 93, the nays are zero. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate on the beecroft nomination. Without objection all time is yielded. The question occurs on the nomination. All in favor say aye. All opposed, nay. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The nomination is confirmed. There will be two minutes of debate prior to a vote on the dynan nomination. Without objection. All time is yielded back. The question occurs on the nomination. All in favor say aye. All opposed, nay. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate prior to a vote on the kiaaina nomination. Without objection all time is yielded back. The question now occurs on the nomination. All in favor say aye. All opposed, nay. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. T ....

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Transcripts For SFGTV 20140910

And carefulness. An effort. The numbers recently over the past year have become staggering. Our agency and many others cannot possibly meet the need in the current situation. We have been turning away cases which is heartbreaking. So thats the bad news. But we are in a community that has a wealth of Nonprofit Community nonprofit agencies with experience and with commitment and we are also in a community that is an incredibly generous committed private bar. This summer our Office Hosted 2 trainings for private attorneys who wish to volunteer in these cases between the 2 trainings over 200 attorney showed up. But we dont have the staffing to properly utilize that energy. We werent weve not been able to send nearly the number of cases that we want to to these volunteers but because the cases are there but because we dont have the staffing. This supplemental make a difference ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Key Capitol Hill Hearings 20131031

The presiding officer the senator from massachusetts. Mr. Markey madam president , i have nine unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during todays session of the senate. They have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. I ask unanimous consent that these requests be agreed to and that these requests be printed in the record. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Markey madam president , i request to speak as if in morning business for up to ten minutes. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Markey thank you. Madam president , i come to the floor today to discuss the first policy focus legislation i am introducing as a senator. I believe it will be a windfall on massachusetts and a windfall on the nation, but before i do so, id like to comment briefly about another win last night for massachusetts and for red sox nation everywhere. Behind the mighty bat of big papi, the tireless and tough arms of jon lester and john lackey and the incredible power of ....

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