For the last several monthess i along with Ranking Member and colleagues on this committee have been working on a new farm bill. An important part of this process has been to hold hearings on each title. Im proud to say the committee has officially conducted the work, having held hearings so far on eight titles. Todays hearing covers the four and five. Two titles remain. The reauthorization process affords us the opportunity to review the full range of usda programs to insure that theyre operating efficiently and effectively. Not every Program Needs to measure overall but many can benefit from increased deficiency, improved integrity and the reduction of waste. As we conduct this review, it is important to remember the purpose of these critical nutrition programs. Theyre not about long term. Theyre about giving aid in times of trouble. Theyre about insuring our nations security, helping folks become productive members of our economy and assisting the vulnerable among us who cannot help
To our second panel of witnesses, first, we have mr. Sam schaefer, center for employment opportunities. Mr. Schaeffer is executive director for employment opportunities, ceo in new york. Since 2009 he has worked to expand Employment Services provided by ceo to 18 cities, oklahoma, colorado, ohio, pennsylvania, california and new york. He previously served as director of Economic Development for senator schumer. I look forward to your testimony, sir. Next, we have mr. Brian parker, of the Community Food bank of eastern oklahoma. Mr. Parker joins us today from tulsa, on behalf of the Community Food bank of eastern oklahoma. He is currently enrolled in the lo reisbeck taylor Culinary Trade Program, which provides training and professional skills for the Restaurant Industry. Previously, mr. Parker served in the navy on the uss midway, thank you for your service and semper fi for all the marines you helped and ran a Small Business in japan for more than 20 years. [ speaking Foreign Language
Opportunities, ceo in new york. Since 2009 he has worked to expand Employment Services provided by ceo to 18 cities, oklahoma, colorado, ohio, pennsylvania, california and new york. He previously served as director of Economic Development for senator schumer. I look forward to your testimony, sir. Next, we have mr. Brian parker, of the Community Food bank of eastern oklahoma. Mr. Parker joins us today from tulsa, on behalf of the Community Food bank of eastern oklahoma. He is currently enrolled in the lo reisbeck taylor Culinary Trade Program, which provides training and professional skills for the Restaurant Industry. Previously, mr. Parker served in the navy on the uss midway, thank you for your service and semper fi for all the marines you helped and ran a Small Business in japan for more than 20 years. [ speaking Foreign Language ] thank you for being here today and i look forward to your testimony. Mr. Jimmie wright of wrights market, i would like to welcome the witness from alaba
The presiding officer the senator from ohio. Mr. Brown thank you, mr. President. I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Brown and ask for unanimous consent also to speak for up to ten minutes as if in in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Brown thank you. Earlier this afternoon, mr. President , i appeared with senator blunt, my republican friend from missouri, in front of senator rockefellers Commerce Committee to talk about our Bipartisan Legislation with manufacturing hubs that would promote new technologies to make our country a leader. Let me illustrate by this, mr. President. Along the ohio turnpike from toledo to lorain to cleveland to sort of akron to youngstown, much of the Auto Industry grew up along that turnpike from glass that would go for wields in windshields in toledo, steel in lorain and cleveland for the fenders and thehoods in much of the car to rubber in akron for tires, the w
From you that we need to take steps to lessen the damage of the supreme courts hatch act so im pleased to announce my colleagues in Indian Affairs have issued a final rule to do just that. They issued it yesterday and that will help with Greater Transparency to make sure that lands will be taken into trust for housing schools and businesses that we want to continue to work with you to ask things like that. Next the Land Buyback Program and the historic cobell. We want to implement that in a smart and flexible way. We have been listening to you. You want predictability and transparency on the timing and implementation efforts and we announce we are expanding the implementimplement ation strategy so more tribes can participate. We know there is time sensitivity to this and we want to work with you to get that fully implemented because we no cobell is really important to write some of the wrongs of the past. The third is Indian Education. You know we have a generational transformation goi