Have not had the direct testimony of those affected by it and those who represent some who are affected by it. And so thats what this hearing was before. The fact that some senators have left, dont let that bother you. Markups are unusual. And thats why they had to come because theyre all 13, and they had to go do something else, but youre the point of all this. I want that to be very, very clear to you. So as i said, very glad to welcome four witnesses who will help us understand firsthand the consequences of the instances and what they had to go through. Yoig this is not an easy subject to talk about, let that be said, okay, so that its painful. And however you reflect that pain, the committee understands it. Welcomes it, joins you in, you know, the difficulty of coming up here and testifying before a senate committee. Although its really not that difficult after all. The cruise industry, im happy to say, is not happy that im holding this hearing. Theyre very unhappy. Those companies
Once resuscitated, we were instructed to leave the ship. We did not have the option to stay. My father went to his room with personnel to pack his bags and carnival sent their personnel into my room to gather my belongings. They made us stay on the gangway and after we got off of the water taxi, we had to wait on an ambulance to come and get her. One carnival employee accompanied us but no arrangements were made with customs to expedite us as a medical emergency. We were all processed as tourists, including my comatose mother. The carnival employee gave my father the telephone number for the Port Authority and left us completely alone in a foreign country to find our own way to transport my mother back to the United States for additional medical treatment. Carnivals current contract states that they are not responsible or liable for anything involving the welfare or safety of its passengers. The Company Makes no assurances that a physician will be available on a cruise. And it states t
Looked at and chosen that not to offer at this time until we figure out the risk. Were a little behind the curve on some of the new technologies. Thats the impact of the risks that we try to face each day. I want to get back to a few more questions with you. I want to just remind this committee where this all started from. I want to go back to september 25th, 2003. A hearing here at Financial Services committee hearing. Chairman frank, you said on the record, i do not want fannie and freddie to be Just Another Bank. If they do not more than Just Another Bank sorry. If they were not going to do more than another bank would be because they have so many advantages then we do not need them. And so therefore, i do not think, i do not want the same kind of focus on safety that we have at occ and ots. I want to roll the dice a little bit more on the situation toward subsidized housing. In the gsc act congress initially specified Affordable Housing goals of 30 of mortgage purposes. That goal i
A new report on terrorism threats, and the department of homeland security. House Budget Committee chairman paul ryan at the Enterprise Institute today. It would consolidate poverty programs and give states flexibility in how those funds are spent. After congressman ryans remarks, policy analysts discussed his proposal. This is an hour. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Im going to ask you to take your seats. But theres standing room only. Im delighted to see that. Im arthur brooks. Im honored to welcome you today, and to welcome the chairman of the house Budget Committee, congressman paul ryan here to aei. Congressman ryan has spoken here many times. Hes a friend of aeis, and were delighted to see his continuing willingness to tackle the important and difficult issues that many others are not willing to confront. Today hes here to talk about an issue thats near and dear to my heart. And those of my colleagues here at aei, expanding opportunity in america. Hes particularly focused on
Incomprehensible legal mumbo jumbo. And provide protection under a Consumer Agency which will help us in our times of need. Thank you very much. You did that well and i know it was hard. But, first, we have questions. Thank you, mr. Chairman and members of the committee. For more than 40 years, my love practice has focused on representing crime victims at sea and on land. I appreciate your willingness to submit your views during this chamber. I will not read to you the written testimony which states the skas facts about the ins dent the chairman just referred to in more detail than i will let you know. And i welcome any questions the senators may ask. It is the next step on the path to greater passingen jer safety. Think again, theyre not. My 15yearold autistic teenage client was not supervised like she was on land. Her family thought that she was safe. They were vigilant managing all of her activities skew pew lousily. On the last night of the cruise, the teen activities ebded early.