National Defense Authorization act, and a measure ealing with the boeing max 737 crashes. Requested votes will take place after 6 00 p. M. Eastern. Live coverage of the house here on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving and gracious lord of mercy, we give you thanks for giving us another day. In this single week, after a Long Campaign season and before breaking once again for thanksgiving, bless the members of the peoples house with focus and purpose on the issues facing them. We ask your blessing as well on those newly elected who will be joining this assembly for the 117th congress. May their transition into office be smooth and marked by the civility of Democratic Change of government which is the rightful pride of the United States of america. Lord, our nation continues to be besieged by the plague of the coronavirus. Send your spirit of peace that our people might be bro
Being late. The days take on a life of their own. So, but i wanted to say good morning. Good morning, dr. Collins, welcome back to labor hhs to the appropriations subcommittee. Let me just say a thank you on behalf of the of the subcommittee for hosting members of the subcommittee for the site visit at the nih campus last week. We had a wonderful opportunity to learn more about nihs work. We met with the researchers who were working to cure Sickle Cell Disease, to develop treatments for major depression, the shrinkage of cancer tumors in children. We heard from participants whose lives have been changed by Clinical Trials. So it was a moving and an informative, but a very moving experience, as well. Let me welcome our witnesses including the five institute and Center Directors who join us today, and in addition, and always a great addition dr. Francis collins who has joined us many times, director of the National Institutes of health. Today joined by dr. Bruce tromberg, by the institut
The subcommittee will come to order. Thank you all very, very much and, again, we apologize for being late. Days take on a life of their own. But i wanted to say good morning, dr. Collins. Welcome back to labor hhs, the appropriations subcommittee. Let me just say thank you on behalf of the of the subcommittee for hosting members of the subcommittee for the site visit at the nih campus last week. We had a wonderful opportunity to learn more about nihs work. We met with the researchers who were working to cure Sickle Cell Disease, to develop treatments for major depression, shrink and treat cancer tumors in children. We heard from participants whose lives have been changed by Clinical Trials. So it was a moving an informative but a very moving experience as well. Let me welcome our witnesses, including the five institute and Center Directors who join us today and in addition, and always a great addition, dr. Francis collins whos joined us many times, director of the National Institutes
Here before, welcome back. I would like to say hello to those who are watching this through live stream and through cspan2. This is a great day to have a great conversation about Higher Education, particularly the role of historically lack colleges and universities. In 1997 i have the opportunity to work on a project with a gentleman named Samuel Dewitt proctor. Many of you know him as a former president , some of you know him from virginia university. He actually spent time here in washington d. C. As a kennedy appointee to the peace corps, but a number of you know him through his work as the pastor at the baptist church. In 1997 we had opportunity to sit in a very lovely room with a donor who owns a very large and Famous Family foundation. The head of that walked into the room and we exchanged niceties and she said can i ask one question and he said yes. Is there a need for black colleges today . He leaned back in his seat, having heard this question for most of his life and he said
Get ready for the testimony of janet yellen, her first testimony to Congress Tomorrow before the House Financial Services committee. So were in sort of a wait and see mode today. Certainly are. Meanwhile, what a mess over at aol. The ceo now apologizing for citing the cost of providing insurance for, quote, distressed babies and plan to match 401 k payments only at the end of the year. Who should the ceo be looking out for first, his workers or shareholders . Well make the payments at the end of the year or no. That was easy. Also, that report that obamacare is going to cost the equivalent of over 2 million fulltime jobs. That just continues to rattle washington right now. It was a big focus of the sunday morning talk showinp morning talk showins morning talk showinhows, and no Tommy Thompson will be here exclusively. Hes ringing the closing bell for his organization tooteday. Hes got some views coming up. We know were going to hear a little bit more about it perhaps from the gop in ju