Best use of every single taxpayer dollar, assuring more reliability and predictibility that than a government operating under a continuing resolution. In short it moves our nation forward in the right direction. The bill includes full year funding for the remaining 11 annual Appropriations Bills for defense, infrastructure, health and safety programs through the end of the fiscal year on september 30. As well as critical emergency and defense and Border Security funding requested by the president. In total it provides 1 1. 63 trillion in base and overseas Contingency Operations funding. These levels meet the caps provided by the bipartisan budget act of 2015. This bill makes the senator decisions investing funding where its needed most. Rebuilding our military, securing our borders, and bolstering Economic Growth, getting people back to work. First and foremost and most importantly, this bill prioritizes funding for national defense, restoring the strength and capacity of our armed for
House building on capitol hill where shortly agriculture secretary sonny perdue is set to testify. Hell update members on the state of the Rural Economy. Actually, governor perdue, seen on your screen right there, live coverage here expected to get underway momentarily on cspan 3. Many which we dont even know. On this occasion, we ask a special blessing on our agriculture industry, and that your blessings come upon our new secretary of agriculture, sonny perdue. Dear heavenly father, finally we thank you for your holy spirit. For oftentimes we know not what we should pray for as we ought, but your holy spirit intercedes for us with groanings that cannot be uttered. We thank you for that. And we ask your holy spirit to enter this room today. These and other blessings we ask in your son, christ jesus name, amen. David, thank you. Mr. Secretary, welcome. You and i have had several conversations before this morning. Let me officially congratulate you on becoming our nations 31st secretary
Birthday in march, the reality of spending more than 1500 nights away from my family over eight years hit me harder than it had before. Representative chaffetz was first elected in 2009. Agriculture secretary sonny purdue testified before congress for the first time yesterday since taking office. He briefed members of the housing a which you are committee on the role of farming, on rural economies throughout the United States. This hearing runs about three and a half hours. Good morning, the hearing on the committee of agriculture entitled state and Rural Economy, secretary of agriculture sonny purdue will come to order. Ive asked david scott to open for us. David . Sure, bow our heads, please. Dear heavenly father we come before your throne of grace to first of all say thank you, we thank you for so Many Blessings that you bestow upon us, many which we dont even know. On this occasion, we ask a special blessing on our agriculture industry and that your blessings come upon our new secr
How we utilize immigrant labor in this nation. The heart is there, the how to end the process is what we have to figure out but i can tell you trade, labor, regulations 123. Usta, and ways forward. I gave those guys an example of that. We have the wonderful land grant institutions Congress Progress man scott talks about we also have Technology Schools using great processing technology, harvest technology, and reserving technology that makes a lot of sense. We will look at where Research Dollars go and if it makes sense without a processing harvesting part of the supply chain, benefit agriculture, in georgia, our landgrant, the university of georgia and core valley state, georgia Tech Engineering school has a lot of processing and how to make them more efficient and better. Those are the things we want to look at to use resource dollars wisely, not just the applied production science, and a safe palatable way to the consumer. The gentlemans time is expired. I am so glad to see you are t
Bannon and donald trump and the republicans on this fcc roll back on access to the free press. Thank you again very much. Thank you all for being here. And stay woke [ cheers and applause ] thank you, congresswoman. Cspan, where history unfolds daily. In 1979, cspan was created as a Public Service by americas Cable Television companies. That is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. Later today on cspan3, canadas National Defense minister talks about his countrys defense policy, support for nato, protecting Canadas Arctic territory, and funding for troops and equipment. Hosted by the wilson center, its live at 5 00 p. M. Eastern. In his first appearance before the house agriculture committee, agriculture secretary sonny perdue testified about the role of farming in the u. S. It economy and President Trumps proposal budget cuts to the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Congressman mike conoway chairs the committee. Good morning. State of Rural Economy. Bow our