Order. Id like to thank our witnesses for joining us here today and for your continued service to the American People. Todays hearing will examine our nations readiness to respond to weapons of mass destruction and Health Security threats. The goal of this hearing is to assess the countering weapons of Mass Destruction Office housed within dhs and its ability to combat these threats. We will also discuss the newly established office of Health Security, which will be tasked with streamlining the health and Safety Operations of Department Personnel and overseeing medical and Public Health matters all across the department of Homeland Security. Chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological materials, sometimes shortened to cbrn or seabourn, is an umbrella term to describe hazardous agents that can be weaponized and can cause everything from mass casualties and incapacitation to agricultural destruction. For example, in april of 2019, a technician was arrested after stealing three radioac
Behavior of a tumor detected by screening is to follow it forward in time. The best way to do that is with prospectivelycollecting registries, tumors that are annotated, the talk about the stage and what it looks like, we know what nutations they have, and in addition, how they were diagnosed. Screening tends to detect slowgrowing regions. Another area of research is how to best convey the underlying biology. Finally, working on ways to modify the terminology to better fit what we know about the biology. Kramer, thank you for your time. We go now to the center for American Progress here in washington, d. C. A look at the discretion of School District consolidation. The issues include funding, the economy, and Funding School systems. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2013] morning frome this the center for American Progress for the Panel Discussion on the effectiveness of School District consolidation. We expect th
White house staffers were reportedly stunned on friday evening when the president called them and he decided to get congressional approval. Now its up to senate and house lawmakers with hearings and votes expected next week on whether to use force against the Syrian Government. It is sunday morning, september the 1st, and well be focusing much of todays washington journal on the president s announcement yesterday and what happens next. Our phone lines are open at 2025853880. Thats our line for democrats. And 2025853881 for republicans. We also have a line for those of you affiliated with third parties or who are watching outside the United States. And as always, you can join us on facebook or send us a tweet at cspanwj. Lets take a look at some of the headlines beginning with the washingtothethelos angeles tim and from the miami herald, attack on hold, a photograph of the president as he spoke to reporters in the rose garden misafternoon yesterday. And from the hill newspaper, there is
Also, with the subsidies, Union Workers are required to pay the taxes on the subsidies however, they are not eligible to receive them. It depends upon their income. We would like for you to try to tweak the language in the aca so that the workers in new jersey dont get hurt or it. That is a legitimate request. Believe me, i have tried to tweak a lot of things. Thank you so much. Good evening, congressman pascrell. I would be remiss not to say the comparison between slavery and gun access is offensive and should never be made. The degradation of human beings, one of the constituents in this audience said it, is offensive. I understand your point. My statement and question is, but i want do a lecture. I am a supporter of Marriage Equality, and we do not have that in new jersey. I want to know what can you do to make Marriage Equality a reality nationwide, because i think it is a marriage issue that should be considered on the federal level. Let me be straight with you from the very begin
Catherine adams. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] Elizabeth Monroe was a true partner in her husbands career. They were a love story and absolutely devoted to each other. Elizabeth monroe had a well developed sense of style and image. This is a woman who knew how to carry herself with great elegance. It is called the era of good feeling. This is a woman who spoke french. Very great beauty. She received is seldom anything in the white house. She hated it. Dignity, civility. Those are the words that come to mind. Elizabeth monroe served as first lady from 1817 to 1825 as a time known as the era of good feeling. Coming up, we will explore her life and what were not always happy times inside the white house for this woman born into a welltodo new york family. She married james monroe at the age of 17 and traveled new york extensively with him. She brought with her to the white house a certain french sensibility