Regulating what judges and lawyers can talk about. That is a basic overview of the case, and we can get into more at question time. Thanks. Tracy, youre up. Im happy to be here today. Turns out it is very cold in nashville. But in nashville, we just close. All the public schools, private schools, everything is closed today in nashville, the temperatures that are slightly warmer than the temperatures in d. C. Today. My role today is principally as an empirical legal scholar. I ask questions about the decisions, courts and judges make and why they make those decisions and i answer the questions by using statistical empirical methods, right . So thats what i do. Im one of the members of one of the amici in a brief filed by empirical scholars and law Political Science and economics. And Political Science. Two of those are my field of law, and Political Science. But i also teach law. As andrew mentioned. All law School Classrooms are fantastic. At least the ones i teach in our fantastic. An
And so medications are available and will be filled. Well, i thank you, mr. Chairman, for allowing me to participate today. Thank you very much. Mr. Bilirakis, do you have any other questions . [inaudible] mr. Kaufman . Thank you, mr. Chairman. Just one more question. Mr. Secretary, my oversight investigations subcommittee uncovered that the vas cybersecurity Protection Measures were inadequate even when the va has been fully funded before the shutdown. In fact, the investigation discovered numerous occurrences when foreign statesponsored hackers infiltrated the va network. Has how has the shutdown affected the private information of veterans and their families . Are these 20 million individuals in the va system now at even greater risk . Congressman, i will tell you that what we know we have, we will have the ability to respond to what we know, but theres, you know, as you would expect more to this than sometimes even were able to know. So we do take steps to assure the security of ou
400,000 children are in the foster care system, and theres great improvements in terms of reducing the numbers of children in foster care, and increasing the number of children who find permanent and loving homes. We should acknowledge and be proud of the advances that have been made, particularly the focus on supporting youth as they age out of the system. The fact of the matter is majority of foster care parents are loving and supportive individuals who open their hearts and their homes. Foster care patients can be the better angels among us, and they deserve to be recognized for incredible difference they make in the world every day, but far too many children dont have that benefit. Even for those incredible chance is protecting young people in foster care from the threats of the outside world is a very big challenge. Statistics tell us that foster children are especially vulnerable to those who seek to exploit children. As congressman pallson has told us. The National Center for ex
The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with m you, o lord, claiming your promise to bring good news to the poor, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners. Send the goodness of your transforming word to those in ukraine and throughout the world who, because of the oppression and hardships they face, cannot afford a meal or heat for their homes. May they know the wealth of your divine provision. Attend to those whose hearts are broken at the loss of loved ones by the hands of the enemy. May they feel your tender love, upholding them in these days. Grant release to the prisoners of war who are being held captive for crimes they did not commit but who fought against brutal ideologies they could not tolerate. May they soon be freed into the arms of their loved ones, embraced by their communities once again. And for those who sit imprisoned by t
From my discussions with Mental Health professionals over the years and research that has formed this legislation, it is clear that failure to address these challenges at a young age can harm performance at school and work and can lead to ever worsening mental and Behavioral Health outcomes later in life for individuals and for our country. Anxiety and reading disorders cooccur in approximately 25 of students, and for individuals whose reading challenges persist in adulthood, theres greater likelihood of depression, low selfesteem, and difficulty in social functioning. To break this cycle, the bill i authored would provide help for staff. Individuals and families with brothersponsored Health Insurance must also have robust access to treatment outside of school. Some insurers, unfortunately, have placed arbitrary coverage limits on mental and Behavioral Health care making it hard for patients to access treatment in the same way they would for physical ailments. This legislation makes st