Rder. E pyer wil oer by the gue mullins, Christ Fellowship church, palm beach gardens, florida. The chaplain let us pray. Heavenly father, thank you for hearing our prayers today. Were humble that today as we call out to you you listen to us. We ask that you bless the they s of congress as lead our great nation. Grant them wisdom for the decisions they face and may we remain dependent upon you. Never forgetting they lead our great saum 33 12 that says blessed is the nation whose god is the lord. We pray for those in texas and florida and puerto rico and the caribbean recovering from the devastating hurricanes. Give them peace and courage as they rebuilt their lives. Bless the First Responders and those serving the people impacted by these storms. Grant them their strength for your assign. And guide our president. Give him clear vision to steer our nation during these troubled days and grant strength to the members of this house as they represent the people across our land. We ask this
By mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening and thanks for joining us. Nate is now a tropical depression, moving inland, after making landfall last night as a category one hurricane in mississippi. Nate came ashore with 85mile winds near biloxi and hit the mississippi coast with a 10 foot storm surge. The busy beachfront highway u. S. 90, and some gulf coast casinos were flooded. More than 100,000 residents of mississippi and alabama were without power for part of the day. But nate lacked the destructive power of this years previous hurricanes. Officials report no major damage or stormrelated casualties. New orleans, which had prepared for the wor
Procedures and National Security. Members of the house judiciary subcommittee on oversight heard from representatives from several government agencies, including the acting assistant secretary for population, refugees and migration, simon henshaw. The hearing ran about an hour nd a half. The subcommittee on immigration and Border Security will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorize to declare recesses at any time. We welcome everyone to todays hearing on oversight of the United States refugee Admission Program, and now i recognize myself for an opening statement. Mr. Labrador i have long been a supporter of u. S. Refugee Admission Program and the important humanitarian mission that it serves. The United States and the peace and democracy under which we live should give hope to those around the world who face persecution by their government, that their home countries can at some point also be free of such tyranny. As a former immigration lawyer i have seen the u. S. I.
Me. s when it all turned on somebody full my hair, somebody by family from the other direction. Middlebury college for answer allison singer discussed a protest following the scheduled lecture by political scientist charles murray. Watcher tonight at eight eastern on cspan q a. Next, a look at the Refugee Admissions Program and concerns about fraud and abuse, vetting procedures, and naturals National Security. Members of the house judiciary subcommittee heard from representatives from several government agencies, including the acting assistant secretary for population, refugees, and migration, Simon Henshaw. The interview is about one hour and half. Mr. Labrador the subcommittee on immigration and Border Security will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recesses at any time. We welcome everyone to todays hearing on oversight of the United States refugee Admission Program, and now i recognize myself for an opening statement. I have long been a supporter