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All month on cspan, we are featuring the winners of our studentcam documentary competition. Middleton High School Students created videos answering the question what issue do you most want of 2020 president ial candidates to address . Our second prize High School Goes to Lynn Tarr Donovan and young bentley, 12th graders from Montgomery Blair high school in silver spring, maryland, where cspan is available through comcast. Their winning entry is titled democracy must be learned, Civics Education and Youth Engagement. We founded this organization a week after the parking shooting to give student...

Their winning entry is titled th democracy must be learned. Found this organization a week after the parkland shooting to give students a voice in the fight against gun control. We have proven that now is the time for change. [cheers] this is not governed blair ghts this is Montgomery Blair high school in maryland. From the march for lives to fridays,te strike millions of youth have involve themselves in the political process. Youth involvement in politics is nothing new. Sometimes its a cause, sometimes its a war in particular, especially if people feel they will be drafted. Time, people same...

Thompson, seek recognition . Mr. Thompson madam speaker, pursuant to House Resolution, i for up h. R. 5377 and ask its immediate consideration in the house. The peaker pro tempore clerk will report the bill the title of the bill. The clerk Union Calendar number 275, h. R. 5377, a bill to amend revenue code of 1986 to modify the deduction of and local taxes and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to House Resolution in the naturement of a substitute recommended by the committee on ways and means in the bill is adopted and bill, as amended, is read. Ered as the bill shall be deb...

Colleges, black colleges and universities and minorityserving institutions in preparing students for success. Pursuant to committee rules, Opening Statements are limited to the chair and Ranking Member. This is to allow us to hear from witnesses sooner and allow adequate time for questions. I recognize myself now for an opening statement. Examine thel Critical Role of historicallyblack colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and universities, and Community Colleges in providing lowincome students and students of color with a quality Higher Education. Our first three bipartisan hearings have...

Its binding components will only come into force in 2020. This means the other components must test the needs to increase substantially our investment and resilience now. The economics of resilience are compelling. For every dollar we can save 4 in the cost of relief. For every dollar invested in Early Warning we can save up to 30 in reconstruction. The cost of an action arising. Economic losses from Natural Hazards have hassen from 50 billion from each year in the 80s to just under 200 billion a year in the last decade. Along with economic losses, ensured losses from weather events have also ...