The committee on rules and administration will come to order. Good morning to i want to thank amy colleagues for joinin us today. Id like to welcome our nominees to todays hearing. Shawna bashard, sean cooksy and alan dixon are the president s nominees to be members of the federal elections committee. As our witnesses are joining us remotely i also understand that their families and friends are watching today and so i welcome them as well. This is a big responsibility, its a significant president ial nomination, and significant to the work of this committee. And i know youre proud of your Family Member as they have moved forward to this opportunity. Let me say a little bit about a couple of nominees and then im going to turn to another committee member, senator cruz to talk about the third nominee. Allen dickerson is the nominee to be a member of the federal Elections Commission for a term, expiring on april the 30th, 2025. Mr. Dickersons been practicing law for 20 years, primarily in
Children are especially vulnerable to the algaes toxins. Experts say if a pet appears to stumble or collapses after being in water, find help immediately. Important story there. Back here, there is another kind of water crisis unfolding in the city of newark, new jersey. The epa is warning residents not to drink their tap water because their lead levels are too high. Heres abcs adrienne bankert. Reporter thousands of bottles of water were handed out to residents of newark, new jersey, after new tests showed Dangerous Levels of lead in the water of a number of homes. Mothers who are nursing, cooking. Sure, people are concerned as to what to do. Reporter last fall the city gave away 40,000 water filters but a few of those homes were rechecked for lead days ago and the levels were still too high. The epa is pressing the city to give out bottled water writing, we are unable at this time to assure residents their health is fully protected. We just need all the lead lines replaced. We dont n
The clerk the speakers room, washington, d. C. , july 18, 2013. I hereby appoint the honorable doug lamalfa to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from North Carolina, mr. Coble. Mr. Coble i thank the speaker. Mr. Speaker, ive heard some criticize the president for having played golf with tiger woods because woods is not a favorable role model. The president s golfing is none of my business, but permit me to tell you what is my business.
Washington, DC, June 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) More than 80 prominent organizations from around the country joined together to kick off Blood Advocacy.