The senate live here on cspan2. Next, a look at the challenges of caring for Senior Citizens with caregivers testifying on the lack of affordable longterm care for the elderly. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] would members and their guests please take their seats . Ways and Means Committee will come to order. Good morning and welcome. We are here to discuss a difficult issue that confronts nearly every family in our nation, and that is how to care for our loved ones as they age. It is certainly appropriate that we work to address this matter or in november, which is alzheimers Awareness Month and u. S. National Family Caregivers month. It is a deeply personal issue for many of us in the room, and for those who havent personally struggled to insure an older relative receives the care they need, you most certainly know someone in your life who has. Navigating a fragmented and insufficient longterm care system can be not only confusing and emotionally taxing, but also
On veterans day, watch cspan on tv, online, or listen using the free cspan radio app. Secretaryffairs Robert Wilkie ahead of the veterans day holiday was asked about Veterans Health care, department accountability, Suicide Prevention efforts, and combating Sexual Assault in the military. Mr. Wilkie hello, everybody. Thank you all for coming. This is our week of weeks at the department of veterans affairs. This is the week that we honor the 41 million americans who have put on the uniform since the first shots were fired at Lexington Green in april of 1775. Last night, the president held a ceremony with the National Commanders of the veterans of foreign wars, and rolling thunder, to permanently honor s that haveand mia been lost to the history books since our first war in the 1700s. He ordered the flying of the p. O. W. And mia flag at all federal departments and agencies. That was an important first step on this veterans day 101 years after the end of the great war, and the president w
Surveillance video shows was tossed in the back of a car that drove away from campus. In santa rosa, im leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. Thank you. At 5 30 tonight we are expecting to hear from pg e as it continues to look at whether to turn off power to 200,000 customers in Northern California. We will carry that News Conference live for you here on abc 7. Now, in the bay area parts of napa, san mateo and sonoma counties could be part of that shut jo shutoff. In Sonoma County pg e says more than 28,000 customers could be affected in parts of these questions. Annapolis, boyes hot springs, cloverdale, fulton, geyserville, glen ellyn, guerneville, healdsburg, kenwood, lockerfield, santa rosa, sonoma and windsor. In napa county, 7500 people could lose power in the cities of angina win, calistoga, deer park, lake berryessa, napa, oakville, hope valley, rutherford, st. Helena. In San Mateo County the cities of emerald hills, Half Moon Bay, la honda, loma mar, pescadero, Portola Valley, redwood
And Public Policy events from washington dc and around the country. So you can make up your own mind. Created by cable in 1979, cspan is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Up next hearing examines the effects of trauma on children and their mental and physical developments held by the house education and labor subcommittee, this is about two hours 15 minutes. The committee on education and labor will come to order. Will come everyone. I note that a quorum is present. The committee is meeting today in a hearing to hear testimony on the importance of trauma in education to assist students impacted by gun violence and other adverse events. I note for the subcommittee that miss of oregon, miss , miss wilde of pennsylvania and mr. Castro of texas are permitted to participate in todays hearings with the understanding that their questions will come only after all members of the subcommittee on both sides of the aisle who are pr
Committee on education and labor will come to order. Welcome, everyone. I note that a performance present. The committee a quorum is present. The committee is meeting to hear testimony on the importance of trauma and practices in education to assist students impacted by gun violence and other adversities. Miss beth of georgia, of minnesota, miss the of wilde ofiss pennsylvania, and mr. Pastor of texas, are permitted to participate in todays hearings with the understanding that their questions will come on the after all members of the subcommittee have had an opportunity to question the witness. ,ursuant to committee will 7c Opening Statements are limited to the chair and the Ranking Member. This allows us to hear from or witnesses sooner and provides all members with time to ask questions. Can you hear me all right . All right. I recognize myself now for the purpose of making an opening statement. I want to begin by acknowledging that this morning marks 18 years since the terrorist att