We actually have office of Tribal Affairs we have ongoing meetings with tribal leadership. When i came, i learned one of the Addiction Technology transfer centers that was specifically put in place to it assist tribal nations was going to end it. That has now been funded with a funding announcement out and we will choose a grantee, who will work with tribes and meet their cultural needs as well as their Substance Abuse needs. We also work as i mentioned with Indian Health service. We have our chief medical officers meeting with theirs and working with them around what kinds of Technical Assistance and Training Needs it do they recognize and can help them with. I wont take a lot of time, but we have Training Programs that are quite good. Think you because i am out of time and before the hearing i spoke to you about Supportive Housing and i want to continue the conversation with you even as i leave this body. I think thats very important that people with Mental Health disorders and with
And welcome to the aljazeera news hour live from my headquarters in doha the Elizabeth Braun im coming up in the next sixty minutes with the u. N. General assembly set to vote on a resolution critical of the u. S. Stance on President Trump issues a warning. Divided. On thursday in an election many horror of spain secession crisis. Polands president finds to curb Judicial Independence triggering a possible confrontation with the e. U. I first last. And the Un Special Envoy is told to stay out of myanmar. U. S. 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 the u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Says the way Member States vote will be noted the one hundred ninety three we have a body will hold of rare Emergency Special session on thursday at the request of our been muslim countries mike hanna reports from the u. N. Security Council Staff pose with
The Senate Committee on Health Education labor and pensions book please come to order. This morning were holding a hearing entitled implementation of the 21st century act responding to Mental Health needs. Senators cassidy and murphy were the leaders in this committee on Mental Health form and in the senate. Those reforms were included in our 21st century act. Senator murray is not here today so she has asked senator murphy to fill in for her. Ive asked senator cassidy to chair most of this hearing or at least until 11 45. I will come back and attended but i think its appropriate that senators cassidy and murphy chair the hearings especially given their extensive work in the area in the leadership in enacting the legislation last year. After our witness testifies senators will have five minutes of questions. Sean is by all accounts a temple busy nashville young adult with a fulltime job also attends college. In june 2, 0142 days before his 2025th birthday he experienced his first schiz
Nomination of mr. Alex azar to serve as secretary of health and Human Services, one of the most important jobs in any government anywhere in the world. Id like to welcome mr. Azar to the finance committee this morning. I want to thank you for being here and for your willingness to serve in this important capacity. Mr. Azar certainly has his work cut out for him. Health and Human Services is a massive, Sprawling Department that overseas trillions of dollars in spending and liabilities and encompasses all areas of our Nations Health care system. As a result, if confirmed, mr. Azars work will impact the lives of every single american. Now, thats a big job. It requires knowledge, experience, and, most important, strong leadership. Fortunately, our nominee brings all of this to the table having nearly two decades of experience in the health care sector, including about six years working at the highest levels of hhs. During his time at hhs, mr. Azar played key roles in implementing new polic
Language. We are prochoice. We are a movement that believes that a woman should have the agency to choose whatever she feels is right for her and her family and her body. Watch on cspan 2. We are live now as the House Rules Committee starts its second day of hearings on congressional earmarks. In february of 2011, Congress Imposed a ban on earmarks, and President Trump is suggesting that they be restored. Yesterday, the Committee Heard from congress members, and today, it will be representatives from outside groups supporting and opposing earmarks. These sessions are designed to be a debate about earmarks. Should get under way in just a moment live on cspan3. Rules committee will come to order. Thank you very much for joining us this morning. Today, the committee will be considering article i effective oversight and power of the purse. Yesterday, our subcommittee and rules of the house and organization of the house, chaired by chairman doug collins, received and heard testimony from ov