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Order. Todays hearing marks the ninth hearing this year. Dedicating to listening to stakeholders on how our programs are currently working or need improvement as we work towards a a farm bill reauthorization by this congress. This includes taking a look at spending requests and proposals for 39 programs in the belt that do not have a budget baseline. Our committee must be mindful the very tough budgetary environment that we have to face. While it is a principle duty of this committee, to ensure the next farm bill provides our nations Agricultural Producers with the necessary tools and rories t...

I call the committee back to order. Thanks to the first panel and we appreciate your testimony. We welcome the second panel that is with us. Fir, we have mr. Ms. Botts, she is a executive director for the kentucky she was named in 2013, has over 15 years of experience working in agriculture and World Development policy issues and helping individuals in rural areas understand issues related to policy and financing. You could be of help to individual senators i would imagine. Before returning to kentucky to work for kcard, she spent ten areas working on agriculture ask a policy staffer in the ho...

Two more victims in the meantime was found in the atlas fire bringing the total number dead from there fire, 34. A total of 90,000 people have been evacuated across the state. We know these are stressful and taxing times and people have gone through a tremendous amount of loss and grief is beginning to set in. The tubbs fire is now considered the third deadliest in california history. Governor browne and senators finestein are all set to visit Sonoma County tomorrow. The entire city of calistoga remains evacuated because of approaching fires. Laura live. Reporter the sun is setting but folks s...

Wind picking up tonight. Theres now a mandatory evacuation along part of highway 198 near geyser vil and hills berg. Officials stress the fire is not threatening the city of hills berg tip. Anyone in thisrea in blue is told out. Its north of highway 28 of biaser road and chalk road. Theres still an advisory in place for awe gauically m caent. Be prepared to evacuate. The authorities is updating eryone on whats happening. Lets bring you an update on e burning. Or stories thats the redwood fire near ukiah, the nones doory in Sonoma County. And the tubbs in napa county still the largest. You can ...

Communications in technology will now come to order and the chair recogs ins herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement and i do want to welcome each and everyone of you obviously a hearing of interest as we have a full room in front of us. And it is our first hearing in 2017 with a fully formed federal Communications Commission as often seems to be the case, the senate takes their dear ever loving time to get things done but im pleased to see that the commission is back up to speed and ill tell you i am pleased that we have five members of this commission and they have different points...