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Almost six million young lives that would be cut short by nicotine if we fail to act. I am not exaggerating. The c. D. C. Has predicted that if the children of our country continue to use Tobacco Products at the current rate, 5. 6 million children will have premature deaths. This is a test of our courage. Lets look at the facts. 1997, 24. 6 of all 12th graders reported daily use of cigarettes and 36. 5 reported some use in the last in the past 30 days. Thanks to smart, tough policies and a National Commitment to reduce cigarette use by children, those numbers dropped 2018. And 7. 6 by nearly 9...

Chair fewer good afternoon, everyone. This is the february 26, 2020 rescheduled meeting of the budget and appropriations committee. I am sandra lee fewer, chair of the Budget Committee. I am joined by supervisors raphael mandelman, shamann walton, and hillary ronen. The clerk is linda wong. Madam clerk, do we have any announcements . Clerk yes. Please silence all cell phones and electronic devices. Documents to be considered by the committee should be submitted to the clerk. Chair fewer madam clerk, would you read item 1. [agenda item read]. Chair fewer thank you. We have the Youth Commission....

The committee will come to order. Good morning to everyone and without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. With that, i will now recognize myself for my Opening Statement. I am honored to be convening todays hearing. My very first as chairwoman. As we continue to mourn the loss of our dear friend and colleague, chairman elijah cummings. And as i sit here today in his chair, i am mindful of his Lifelong Mission to seek not only Common Ground but higher ground. With that in mind, i am very pleased to hold todays hearing on an issue we have been fi...

[inaudible conversations] good morning the subcommittee will now come to order. Welcome to everyone that is here in the hearing room. The chair now recognizes herself for an opening statement. According to dhs National Survey on drug use, 44 million americans reported using cannabis in the last year. Thirtythree states now allow the medicinal use of cannabis and in the district of columbia have legalized for adult use. State laws and federal policy are 1000 miles apart. The federal governments still strictly prohibits even restricting legitimate medical research. Widespread availability of can...

The dow gained 91 points the s p only climbed 1. 9 . Nasdaq barely at all 0. 8 where do i even start . This morning kicked off with an interview we did with the chief Economic Advisor and my former cohost here on cnbc, he explained that the agreement side with china is a lot more farreaching than most people realize. It actually forces china to change the way it runs its economy to create a more level playing field. He said our relationship with china is quite cordial because the Chinese Government recognizes that the United States doesnt want to disengage with them. While this deal was being ...