The subcommittee will come to order. Good morning to all and welcome to the labor hhs and education appropriations subcommittee. Were here today for another oversight hearing. This time, with Administration Officials and members of the Departments Office of Inspector General to discuss the recently released report on the Mental Health needs of children in the care of the department of health and Human Services, unaccompanied Children Program. I want to thank our witnesses for being here today. And maxwell, office of the Inspector General, department of health and Human Services. Jonathan hayes, who is the director of the office of Refugee Resettlement. The department of health and Human Services. And jonathan white, department of health and Human Services. This hearing is really part of our oversight responsibility which we take very, very seriously. We must. Considerable taxpayer resources are at stake. And something even more presscis is at stake, the mental and physical well being o
Hour, ill speak with President Trump ex chees exclusively abou, huawei, the g 20 and Robert Mueller testifying. Thats all coming up, President Trump, live, 8 00 a. M. Eastern, join us. Markets this morning are higher, take a look at futures indicating a higher opening for the broader averages on renewed hope of a u. S. China trade deal. Dow futures right now up 114 points, the s p futures up 14, and the nasdaq futures higher by 58 points, three quarters of 1 . This after yesterdays selloff in stocks, the worst day for the month. Take a look at yesterdays damage, dow industrials down 180 points, twothirds of 1 . S p was down 27 points and the nasdaq was lower by 121, one andahalf percent. Losses accelerated throughout the day after comments from fed chair jay powell who said the fed will take a wait and see approach to lowering Interest Rates. In europe this morning, markets are higher, fq100 up 10 points, taking a cue if wall street, cac up 12 and dax higher by 74. Markets were mixed o
Later, travel writer and tv host rick steves talks about his role as an Advisory Board member of the National Organization for the reform of marijuana laws. Host good morning. It is tuesday, june 11, 2019. Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee sought again to shine the spotlight on the Mueller Report. Onay they will vote whether to seek action against attorney general william barr. Throughout the day on cspan, will be covering it all. As you do, we want to hear your thoughts and your reaction. Here is how. For republicans, give us a call 8001, for ther democrats, 2027488000 and for 2027488002. You can also catch up with us on social media. It is facebook. Com cspan. A lot of moving parts here is where we are right now. Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee, former white house nixon counsel john dean testified. Here is one of the headlines about the hearing. The house hearing detours into watergate is what the notes. Gton post yesterday, the Justice Department and the Judiciary Co
Health alongside Traditional Health care services. My amendment provides Health Care Services administration with the resources that will allow them to study this. Id like to now yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from california, ms. Lee. The chair the gentlewoman from california is recognized for one minute. Mrs. Lee thank you very much. First, let me thank the gentleman from massachusetts for offering this extremely important amendment and i fully support it. Social factors such as poverty, substandard house, unsafe neighborhoods are critical drivers of health outcomes. I share the gentlemans concern and agree that we need to better understand how environmental conditions such as these play a role in human health and let me just say to the gentleman, we worked very closely with the black, hispanic, and Asian Pacific american caucus in terms of our Health Strategy with regard to communities of color, to close health disparities. This amendment is so important in those e
The guess to start, one of fundamental jobs of congress is to do oversight over the executive branch, to make sure that the democracy, people are happy with the work of the executive is doing. From time to time, congress is to satisfied with the cooperation it gets from the executive ranch, so one of the things we have seen, particularly in the last decade or so is Congress Going to court on occasion to try and get help enforcing subpoenas. Why not hold a formal contempt vote . Why take this route . Guest they are not mutually exclusive. Civiles where the enforcement has been pursued in the courts, it has been preceded by contempt vote by the house. The notion is that the house has a number of options when someone violates a subpoena and refuses to appear. The house could actually arrest the individual, it could send out the sergeant at arms, aided by capitol police, and put them somewhere in the capital. I think it would be cruel and unusual punishment to put them in the snack bar, bu