Examine child nutrition programs and then a hearing on Nuclear Waste and then a trade between the United States and mexico. At a Senate Hearing on child nutrition witnesses talked about how school meals effect the health of children. Debby stabenow chairs the agriculture committee. This is an hour and a half. Well, good morning. The Committee Meeting will come to order. We are pleased you are here. I want to welcome everyone to the committees first hearing as we begin to reauthorize Childhood Nutrition Programs. These conversations couldnt come at a more critical time. 16 million children dont have enough to eat in this country. At the same time, Childhood Obesity rates have tripled over the past 30 years. Something is wrong with this picture. These are not just a threat to the health of americas young people they are a threat to the future of the National Security. For generations the u. S. Military has depended on the strength and courage of Young Americans to form the worlds most el
The department of defense has loaned Us Lackland Air Force base in texas for hhs to house kids before hhs operably determines a legal guardian. Releasing fort sill in oklahoma for the same purpose. Hhs is also using that dod facility in ventura california to do with the processing of influx of people into south texas. We are also sending on Company Children to arizona for processing and then to hhs. Gsa is also assisting in the efforts to identify additional space. Number four, we brought on more transportation assets. The coast guard at my direction is loaning their assets to assisting in transporting the children from dhs to other shelters. I. C. E. Is also leading to additional charter aircraft. Number five, we are doing a prisoner screening for Health Reasons for all of those who come into our facilities in south texas. The office of Health Affairs and the coast guard are lending resources to this effort. Every child is provided a Health Screening on site. Number six, we call upon
Consider is how we can achieve permanent risk reductions, rather than continuing in the current preventive posture. Just as we have demonstrated that highly enriched uranium is not necessary for producing critical medical isotopes, and we can eliminate it from that technology cycle, can we apply the same principle to radiological sources . Not only torive further enhance security, but to reduce the size, complexity size and complexity of the overall problem. The centerpiece of this strategy is to engage in a worldwide effort to provide reliable, nonradioactive alternatives to the highest activity radioactive sources that pose the greatest risk. We will need to have the engagement and active participation from the Research Industry and medical communities, but the potential benefits removing the risk of a dirty bomb altogether are significant. Considering a range of incentives for replacement where commercially viable alternatives exist is something we are investigating. We are also col
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