During the weste Governors Association annual meeting in jackson hole. Good morning and welcome t day two of the western Governors Association winter meeting. Its greato see all of you after a fun night at a great bar. Who had fun last night . Good. Im very pleased to introduce secretary of agriculture tom vilsack. I think all of us are partial to sec. Vilsack because he has held the best job in the world, he has been a governor. Some of us are more partial to sec. Vilsack because he has been a farmer. It says something about his willingness to engage with the western Governors Association so frequently even though obviously we are not the size of g production ag production. He has been a champion of the small and midsize farmer. We thank the secretary for his responsiveness and common sense approach on a variety of topics. I lamented to him this morning that we dont have him running multiple departments at the federal level. He has not only supported the shared stewardship agreement t
Agriculture of nutrition and forestry committee. During the hearing, the secretary talked about childhood hunger, foreign Land Ownership and crop assurance. N and ownership. N Land Ownership. Called a meeting to order of t call the meeting to order of the Agriculture Committee. Welcome everyone this afternoon. I hope you voted already. There are two votes, a vote now and i informed before we would be coming in at the back end of the second boat. Welcome. We are so glad that you are here today. I want to mention two of our colleagues, senator of which are in senator smith from minnesota for a funeral and not able to be with us. We wanted to submit information for the record and just wanted to indicate they are sorry they could not be here with you today. Very sad, very important funeral related to officers in minnesota. So they are not with us today. Your leadership is essential to our shared goal of keeping farmers farming, families fed and world communities strong. I share the concern
Good morning, i call this hearing to order. We will hold a hearing on the impact of federal environmental regulations and policies on American Farming and ranching communities. The discussion here today is not about the value of environmental regulations but about how some federal regulations can be inflexible, antiquated, duplicative and ultimately harmful to american agriculture, a critical part of our nations economy. Members of this committee should work to ensure environmental laws are strong and effective without being overly burdensome. This is often a difficult task. The United States is blessed that our ecosystems require different kinds of stewardship to remain healthy. In wyoming we have an abundance of prosperity and in forest, a variety of mountain habitats. Wyoming ranchers and farmers are familiar with the ecosystem and its need. This is where they work, live and invest their energy. Farmers and ranchers are the original stewards and understand landscapes and watersheds
The cost of a degree. Students from the poorest backgrounds could leave university with debts of over £57,000. Also coming up, its day three of wimbledon. First up on centre court this afternoon isjohanna konta, who plays donna vekic, the player who beat her in the final of the Nottingham 0pen Last month. And Mark Cavendish is out of the Tour De France, following a crash which saw his sprint rival peter sagan disqualified from the race for his involvement. Good morning and welcome to bbc newsroom live. Its understood the goverment is to send a taskforce in, to take over parts of Kensington Council, in the wake of the grenfell fire tragedy. It is thought the Housing Department and other departments will be run by an outside organisation, but the council itself will not be taken over. Most of the families who lost their homes are still living in hotels, despite government pledges to rehouse them all by today. There was anger and frustration at a meeting with police and the westminster c
Military issues. Economic ties and comedic interest in the asiapacific region. The center for strategic and International Relations here some specialists from both nations. Live coverage at 1 p. M. Eastern on cspan. During wednesdays question time and a british house of commons Prime Minister theresa may answered questions on the uks role in combating isis and pay increases for Public Sector employers specifically teachers and nurses. This is 45 minutes. Order. Question to the Prime Minister. Number one, mr. Speaker. Thank you mr. Speaker. Today marks the 69th anniversary of the nhs, and last week [shouting] last week solve the immediate anniversary of the 999 service i know members will want to join in paying tribute to the incredibly dedicated men and women who work tirelessly to improve life stay in and day out. Mr. Speaker, this morning i had meetings with mr. Colleagues and others, in addition to my duty and so special further such meetings later today. Later this week i will tend