[background noises] the committee will come to order. Take two. Thank you for being here today. I will not recognize myself for five minutes for the purposes os questioning the witness. Flood insurance is an issue is an important impact on my district in indiana. Arwhile we are firmly in americs heartland and have no risk of flooding froms, hurricanes, much of indianas ninth district sits along the ohio river running from aurora and Dearborn County anto walk new albany and along e river in harrison county. Indianas ninth district is also home to many creeks, ponds, lakes each of which can have a flooding impact on property, businesses and homes during times of heavy rainfall. Causing Property Damage and sometimes death. Just last september i was on the ground with the Indiana Department of Homeland Security for flooding that occurred in switzerland, jefferson in ohio counties in my district. Several years ago i worked for u. S. Senator dan coats and worked with stakeholders during the
Length is of the Television Providers giving affront receipt to democracy. Interior secretary deb haaland testifies on President Bidens 2025 budget request before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee. Witnesses feel questions on oil and Gas Production on federal land and the Land Management its about two hours. Amino come to order. This morning they will can express fiscal year 2012 at 201t for the department of interior. I like to welcome the secretary holland asked acting deputy davis and denise a flanagan back to the committee. I want to thank you all three forr joining us today. To set the scene demonstrations request 18 billion the interior department for the fiscal year 2025. 9 30 35 million or 5 increase over fiscal year 2024 i think it is important to note for contacts congress has provided the department was 50 billion in additional annual appropriations in the last three years to the bipartisan infrastructure law and inflation reduction act. I look forward to dis
Welcome to that new life my headquarters and. Coming up in the next sixty minutes with the u. N. General assembly set to vote on a resolution question. President trump issues of. Polands president signs to. Judicial independence triggering a possible confrontation with. The u. N. Special envoy to stay. Good riddance to bad rubbish. I hope the gates of hell are swinging wide to allow him entrance. Reacts to the death of a. Help protect priests accused of abusing children. As President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off Financial Aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft United Nations resolution against his decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital one hundred ninety three member body will hold an Emergency Special session on thursday at the request of arab and muslim countries mike hanna reports from the u. N. Security Council Staff pose with the secretary general for an annual photograph is called then its business as usual in the chamber like most other Member State
Teach us how to be morally correct . If we could teach on relevant topics, in my opinion we would have a thriving country that would have a sense of togetherness. You take a look at this and the rest of the debate from the Youth Parliament anytime online at cspan. Org. Take you now to vermont where governor phil scott will be delivering his state of the state address today at the state capital. He took office last january for a two year term after winning the election last november with 52 of the vote. Watching live coverage coming to us courtesy of vermont pbs. Madame sergeant at arms. Vermont state senate. This joint assembly is convened. This joint assembly is convened pursuant to the provisions of jrs 36 which the clerk will now read. Provides for a joint assembly to receive the state of the state message from the governor. Resolved by the senate and house of representatives that the two houses meet in joint assembly on thursday, january 4, 2018, at 2 00 in the afternoon to receive
Pattern with a lot of people who purchase homes in the city, violate the law, pay the penalties and still able to move forward with their projects, which sometimes, unfortunately, changes the character of a community. So im trying to understand how that continues to happen in these particular cases. Supervisor breed, the Planning Department shares those concerns. And thats why weve asked for legislation that will strengthen and enhance the administrative penalties, provisions of the planning code, that are in sections 176. And as far as allowing a project to proceed, the remedies that have been issues are ones that have suspended all work on the project. This project sponsor is not being allowed to proceed. Work was done out of scope and theres work the subject of a discretionary review hearing pending before the Planning Commission. What is proceeding is this hearing on the adequacy of the ceqa determination. Unless this body finds that the Planning Department improperly i issued that