What would happen then . If you put that question forward to the jury . Caller theyd have the ability to evaluate the credibility of all of the statements that there were or not adequate announcements of the police being police. And that the announcement was sufficient this hearing of the subcommittee on conservation and forestry titled the 2020 wildfire year response and Recovery Efforts will come to order. Welcome, and thank you for joining todays hearing with mr. John phipps, deputy chief for state and private forestry at usda. After brief opening remarks, the hearing will open to questions. Members will be recognized in order of seniority, alternating between the majority and minority members. When you are recognized, youll be asked to unmute your microphone, and youll have five minutes to ask your question and make your comment. In order to get as many questions as possible, the timer will stay consistently visible on your screen. Thank you for joining us here today in washington
This hearing will come to order. Todays hearing is a hybrid format. And the hearing room has been configured to maintain the recommendedf foot social distancing between senators and other individuals in the room necessary to operate the hearing which we have kept to a minimum. For those joining remotely a few videoconferencing reminders. Once you start speaking there will be a slight delay before you are displayed on the screen. To minimize background noise please click the mute button until it is your speak or ask questions. If there is a Technology Issue we will move to the next senator until its resolved. I, again, remind all senators and witnesses that the 5minute clock still applies, and those of you remote should all have a box on your screen labeled clock that will show how much time is remaining. Well try to give you a gavel reminder when your time is almost expired. To simplify the speaking order process senator brown and i again have agreed to go by sen you arty for this hear
Committee heard from representatives of veterans organizations on legislation recently passed in the senate which is expected to be taken up in the house. This is 90 minutes. [no audio] [silence] [no audio] good afternoon, everyone. [audio difficulty] millions of veterans every day. This committee is gathered to hear from those organizations about their firsthand perspective and their support for comprehensive Suicide Prevention legislation, s. 785, Veterans Mental Health care improvement act. This piece of legislation has been before this committee and before the senate, and i wanted to give the opportunity to those veteran Service Organizations and others the ability to tell us any thoughts they have in regard to this legislation as we negotiate with the house in its passage and its ability to be sent to the president. Additionally tomorrow, september the 10th, is worldwide Suicide Prevention day, and this is our opportunity to call attention to the tragedy of suicide and urge for sw
[no audio] [silence] [no audio] good afternoon, everyon good afternoon everyone. [inaudible] to support millions of veterans every day to hear from those organizations and the support for Suicide Prevention and legislation with commander John Scott Hannon better improvement act. Business legislation before thisbe committee and before the senate and i wanted to give the opportunity to the Veterans Service organizations and others and as you negotiate with the passage in the ability to be sent to the president. September 10 is worldwide Suicide Prevention day in the hearing is our opportunity to impact so Many Americans and urge for swift passage of legislation to provide lifesaving measures for those at a risk. I was notified yesterday of another veteran who died by suicide on v. A. Property. And those placing the veteran at the center of the system focusing on new forms of outreach. To achievein those goals and those not yet identified and organizations not yet with caddying and resear
Out of congress as opposed to just these executive orders from the president that are taking quite a bit of heat over the weekend. Yeah, look, david, i think that there is a sense initially that it was a white house grab and it kind of went through the weekend, there was a recognition that, wait a second, maybe it is a grab if youre going to give 400, 100 has to come from the states and many of the states including red states are in trouble. The thing that is most compounding people is that 12 of the people who make 80 to 100,000 get this bizarre payroll tax cut when the problem is not the people employed but the people who are unemployed. I think that its arer so counterintuitive our old friend larry kudlow always believed in that. We have secretary mnuchin right now, which is terrific lets do it lets do it. Go ahead, jim. Mr. Secretary, always good to see you on squawk on the street. We get a little bargaining done on the show. How have you been . Good morning. How are you . Im doing