And good afternoon everybody. It has been a wonderful day and i was energized by the panel and the networking so thank you all for hanging in with us through a long and very full day. To reduce myself to those of you who may have been here this morning my name is wade warren and im the chief Strategy Officer for development in the chair of the u. S. Chapter of the society for International Development. I am very excited about the panel we are about to have. You cannot come in. Where is alice . I was more excited that the panelists were here. Let me tell you a little bit about this panel. We wanted to have an important plenary here at the end of the day to feature the Millennial Corporation which we have not a lot of time talking about today and will have a fireside chat with Alice Albright who is the ceo. Let me tell you a little bit about them. Ill start with chizi igwe. Chizi igwe is a heartbreaking much appreciated member of the westport she started out leading in our Youth Working
International development. I am excited about the piano. I would be more excited. Let me tell you about this panel, who wanted an important hearing at the end of the day featured the hub fireside chat ego. She helps develop programs in cities and countries where j. P. Morgan served. Before that she worked with oliver and associates and Melinda Gates foundation. She is a proud child of immigrant Family International business is the of international economics. So cute. You dont need much of an introduction to know you are. If you dont know, Child Corporation given working in this area for more than three years. She has been the lead of the education and happenstance. We are delighted you could be with us and ill turn it over. And you all hear us. That afternoon. I hope you enjoy the conference so far. Hopefully we will bring the energy in the conversation, i am excited to be on stage. The legacy had history and where it is going in the future. To start off my shirt congratulations are in
Against an epidemic brought to us by opioids. It does not matter where you live. This crisis has touched every corner of american society. While new england and the ohio valley regions represent states hardest hit by the epidemic, Health Officials from the south and reaching across the Mountain West all report a dwroeg number of Overdose Deaths in those counties. The latest figures from the cdc is astounding, 91 americans die every day from an overdose. Now more than ever we must come together and strengthen our commitment to fight this malady. I expected tos members will bring to the forefront key incites on this critical issue. In the Previous Congress the energy and Commerce Committee led several bipartisan initiatives to help address the epidemic. Theyre now law in providing resources at the state and local levels. Much needed policy changes are being implemented. The passage of both kara and cures. In fact, as a result of kara patients suffering from Substance Abuse now have great
Priorities including overtime rules, training and apreniveship programs, collective bargaining rights, retirement programs and accessibility of other employment benefits. The House Education Committee held this hearing last month. The quorum being present, the committee on education and the workforce will come to order. Good morning, everyone. And welcome to todays hearing. The committee is honored to welcome our distinguished guest, secretary alexander acosta. Secretary acosta has been at the helm of the department of labor since april and were grateful he could join us to testify for the First Time Since his confirmation. Mr. Secretary, welcome to the committee. We look forward to your testimony. Which we are sorry did not arrive earlier. And discussing the department of labors policies and priorities under the new administration. The department of labor is on the front line of the issues facing workers and job creators. It sets policies that have a widespread impact on our nations e
About an hour. Good afternoon and welcome to the National Press club, and i was president of the club in 2010, and pleased to have lunch and speaker secretary of agriculture sonny perdue, we welcome to the National Press club. Before we begin his remarks. And we ask them to turn it off. We would like you if you would be so inclined, and pound nbc live, true for all you folks in the twitterverse. And turning off other potentially distracting devices to introduce the table. We hold the applause and laughter the full table is introduced and erupt in rapturous applause. Starting from my left and youre right, mark heller, paul marion, at white house watch. Washington correspondent at the Atlanta Journal constitution. The Deputy Communications director for secretary purdue, Senior Editor at agro pulse, stephen since key, secretary of agriculture, number 2 for sonny perdue, betsy fisher martin, and American University and cochair of the npc Headliners Team put together, putting together the s