To Committee Rule 7c, Opening Statements are limited to chair and Ranking Members. This allows us to hear from witnesses sooner and provides all members time to ask questions. Id like to thank secretary betsy devos and thank her to hold enough time to allow all of the members present and have five minutes of questions pursuant to house rules. I am especially thankful pause in this chair i am exercising my prerogative to go last in the question order. So if she were to leave early, i wouldnt get to answer questions. I thank you for agreeing to stay with us the full time. I recognize the opening statement. We are here to examine the department of educations implementation of the baar defense rule. I want to thank you, madam secretary, to discuss this important issue. The bar defense rule is grounded in basic fairness. Students face severe financial and emotional consequences and it is, therefore, cruel and counterproductive for the federal government to compound their misfortune by colle
The barr defense rule pursuant to Committee Rule 7c, Opening Statements are limited to chair and Ranking Members. This allows us to hear from witnesses sooner and provides all members time to ask questions. Id like to thank secretary betsy devos and thank her to hold enough time to allow all of the members present and have five minutes of questions pursuant to house rules. I am especially thankful pause in this chair i am exercising my prerogative to go last in the question order. So if she were to leave early, i wouldnt get to answer questions. I thank you for agreeing to stay with us the full time. I recognize the opening statement. We are here to examine the department of educations implementation of the baar defense rule. I want to thank you, madam secretary, to discuss this important issue. The bar defense rule is grounded in basic fairness. Students face severe financial and emotional consequences and it is, therefore, cruel and counterproductive for the federal government to com
When the protesters broke into the historic Hamilton Hall building. And just a few hours ago, 9 p. M. Tuesday night, officers in riot gear end to that building and swiftly made arrests. Columbia university has, of course, been the epicenter to the propalestinian protests that have now spread to campus. Around the country, hundreds of students have been arrested nationwide, and upcoming commencements are in danger of being canceled. Lets get straight to fox news correspond and rich edson for the latest on that raid at columbia. Hello, rich. Hello, jonathan. Columbia University Says the heightened activity on campus has ended and that the area has been cleared. This past evening, hundreds of new York City Police officers arrested dozens of protesters whod occupied and barricaded themselves in a Columbia University building. Officers scaled a Massive Police vehicle to enter columbias Hamilton Hall from a second floor window and then let out the protesters in zip ties. The University Says
Do you have any doubt whatsoever if excess of 100 billion goes to iran some of that money will go to jihadists to murder americans. I cant say that. I can say that they are malign activities by which were extremely concerned are quite well funded today. Because i just have a second left. And the rest of their conduct makes it important that they not have a nuclear weapon. Because i just have a second left. Secretary kerry you told senator lee this was not a treaty because we dont have diplomatic relations with iran. I would note that is contrary to the testimony you gave yesterday to the house. No. When you were askedwhen you were asked why is this not considered a treaty, and i would read your answer i know what i said. Sir let me ask the question. Read may whole answer. Because it just said what i said. Senator i apologize the senators time has expired and i promise the witnesses that i would get them out as every member that wanted to is available to ask questions. I would appreciat
Is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. The white house has requested 1. 1 trillion for the department of health and Human Services. Of the budget request includes cuts in Public Health and Biomedical Research took hhs secretary tom price talked at a Senate Finance committee the twohour hearing begins with opening remarks by the chair of the committee, lauren hatch of utah. Of the committee will come to order. We will first listen to the senator from oregon who has to go to another committee hearing, so i welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on the president s proposed budget for fiscal year 2018 with specific attention to the department of health and Human Services. I want to thank secretary price for being here. These hearings are an annual event for the finance committee and secretary price, since this is your first time around i will warn you these hearings can be a little grueling. Of course, you already know that that the president and hhs are eager to w