Iraqi government and people and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured and the patience of the families of the deceased. Following 450 people were killed and injured in a fire in a wedding hall and the collapse of the halls roof in hamadanani city in nineveh province. The celebration of the birth of the holy prophet , may god bless him and grant him peace, and the programs of the week of unity in different regions of lebanon. Began. By participating in these programs, the lebanese emphasize the preservation of the unity of the islamic ummah. At the same time as the beginning of the islamic unity week, celebrations of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings of allah be upon him began in different regions of lebanon. In the week of islamic unity and celebrations of the birth of Prophet Muhammad. We emphasize once again that islamic unity is the only way for the dignity and happiness of muslims. Celebration the celebration of the birth of the prophet of islam reaches i
Thank you very much for being with us. Senator roberts, let me just begin with youre also on the Ethics Committee. Well get to ag issues here in a minute, but as a member of the Ethics Committee, are you open to taxpayers, the voters knowing which members of congress have had claims made against them of Sexual Harassment and also revealing how much the taxpayers have paid for any settlements that were paid out . Sen. Roberts thats an interesting question. Im sure i could be able to respond to you, but as a member of the Ethics Committee, the longest serving member on the Ethics Committee, i dont know would have done to be on the Ethics Committee that amount of time but we cant comment. , and so ask me all you want, but basically there will be a no comment. Greta explain to our viewers why you cant comment. Sen. Roberts the Ethics Committee works in a bipartisan way. There are three each, three democrats, three republicans, but what we really talk about is highly confidential. And i jus
Policies on American Farming and ranching communities. The discussion here today is not about the value of environmental regulations but about how some federal regulations can be inflexible, antiquated, duplicative and ultimately harmful to american agriculture, a critical part of our nations economy. Members of this committee should work to ensure environmental laws are strong and effective without being overly burdensome. This is often a difficult task. The United States is blessed with diverse ecosystems that often require different kinds of stewardship to remain healthy. In wyoming, we have an abundance of sage brush brainy, forests, a variety of mountain habitats and wetlands. Wyoming ranchers and farmers are familiar with each ecosystem and its needs. This is where they live, work and invest their energies. Farmers and ranchers are the original stewards. They understand that landscapes and watersheds need to be healthy to support native plants, wildlife, crops and livestock. They
Farmers to respond to Avian Influenza on their facilities. Biosecurity is a term that describes every day and emergency disease processes a farmer uses to prevent and control diseases. It is probably the single greatest weapon that we have against Avian Influenza. Unfortunately, biosecurity is not consistently applied by all farmers and all Poultry Companies. We need to look at, as far as number two is concerned, a few aspects of our current Emergency Response plan so we can respond more quickly, more rapidly to an incident. We can get into that a little bit later. Number three, provide an Insurance Program for poultry farmers who contract with Poultry Companies to raise their flocks. Dr. Clifford mentioned indemocrat any fictionindem ni indemocrat fictions that have been paved. Thats very important. They may or may not receive those indemnification. I think we should look into this seriously. Vascy nation for controlling Avian Influenza in poultry requires very serious consideration.
Talking about how states administer the program. Another Panel Focused on barriers to nutritional food access in rural areas as snaps Economic Impact on local communities. This hearing is 2 1 2 hours. Good morning. I call this meeting of the Senate Committee on agricultural nutrition in order. Over the last several months, i along with a Ranking Member and our colleagues on this committee having working on a new farm bill, an important part of this process has been to hold hearings on each farm bill title and to listen to stake holders. Im proud to say that the committee has sufficiently conducted our work in this area, having held hearings so far on eight titles. Todays meeting cover Nutrition Program on farm bill. Two titles remain, the process as far as the opportunity to review the full range of usda programs to ensure that they are operating efficiently and effectively. Not every Program Needs a Major Overhaul but many federal programs can benefit from increased efficiency, improv