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Good morning, members of the committee. I call this meeting of the Senate Committee on agriculture, nutrition and forestry to order. This morning we welcome governor sunny perdue. The president s nominee for u. S. Secretary of agriculture. Members of this committee have great appreciation for the farmers, ranchers and consumers and other stakeholders that are directly affected by decisions made by the secretary. The department of agriculture is made up of 29 agencies and offices. It employs nearly 100,000 men and women that work in all 50 states and around the globe. The department provides le...

Begins with education secretary betsy devos. She was narrowly confirmed by the senate in february with Vice President mike pence casting the tiebreaking vote. The daughter of a wealthy michigan family and the wife to the air of amway fortune, she has been a long time Publican Party activists and served at one time as state party chair. Advocacy has focused on the issue of school choice. We will show you a portion of her hearing from january, starting with questions from North Carolina republican richard burr. Thank you for agreeing to serve. I think a lot of americans watch thatgoes on here an...

Shed some light on some of the questions from your own experience, your knowledge. When an illegal alien is released, are you notified . No, sir. By anyone . We are not notified by anyone. Okay. So we heard testimony this morning that i. C. E. Notifies the states of all those who are released, and then that information filters down. And you were saying that that is not the case. We do not receive any direct indication from i. C. E. The only way we would know if somebody was released as if, talked to earlier, the victim would be notified and if they fill out a form, then the local Sheriffs Depa...

Well receive testimony from our witnesses about the status of the pet medication industry. It is important to start this process by understanding the status quo of the industry. From that point, we will build the necessary base to carefully examine whether additional federal involvement is needed in the veterinary Prescription Medication space. The pet medication industry is an established market and it continues to grow. In calendar year 2015 United States pet owners spent over 14 billion on pet supplies and over the counter medications. An additional 7 billion was spent on Prescription Medic...

Let me invite all of our guests to take their seats. The subcommittee on commerce, manufacturing and trade will come to order and the chair will recognize himself for five minutes for the purpose of on Opening Statement. I want to welcome everyone here this morning. Welcome our witness this is morning. Well receive testimony from our witnesses about the status of the pet medication industry. It is important to start this process by understanding the status quo of the industry. From that point, we will build the necessary base to carefully examine whether additional federal involvement is neede...