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, improved integrity and the production of waste. As we conduct this review, it is important to remember the purpose of these critical Nutrition Programs. They are not about longterm dependency, they are being
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Thusburg maryland book festival. Starting at 10 00 p. M. Eastern, not the cleaver family. At 10 35, Melvin Goodman author of whistleblower of the kraimt yts author Sharon Weinberger at 12 15 p. M. Discussion her book the imagine nears of war, the untold story of darpa, the Pentagon Agency that changed the world. At 1 0015 eastern, the decisive years, 1970 stoichl 1980. At 2 15 p. M. Sidney blumenthal, the political life of Abraham Lincoln 1849 to 1856. And at 3 15, a missing naval officer in the pacific and his familys quest to bring him home. Watch our live all day coverage of the book festival starting saturday at 10 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan 2s book tv. Next, the Inspector General for the Transportation Department gives an update on the federal aviation administrations nextgen projects to modernize and change to a satellitebased air Traffic Control system. Other topics include whether the air Traffic Control system should be partially private advertised. Congressman bill shuster cha
Thusburg maryland book festival. Starting at 10 00 p. M. Eastern, not the cleaver family. At 10 35, Melvin Goodman author of whistleblower of the kraimt yts author Sharon Weinberger at 12 15 p. M. Discussion her book the imagine nears of war, the untold story of darpa, the Pentagon Agency that changed the world. At 1 0015 eastern, the decisive years, 1970 stoichl 1980. At 2 15 p. M. Sidney blumenthal, the political life of Abraham Lincoln 1849 to 1856. And at 3 15, a missing naval officer in the pacific and his familys quest to bring him home. Watch our live all day coverage of the book festival starting saturday at 10 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan 2s book tv. Next, the Inspector General for the Transportation Department gives an update on the federal aviation administrations nextgen projects to modernize and change to a satellitebased air Traffic Control system. Other topics include whether the air Traffic Control system should be partially private advertised. Congressman bill shuster cha
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