States we all share the benefits we all share the burden this package also reflects a very pragmatic and realistic approach we know that we have to build trust among Member States and citizens confidence that we can manage this as a union 70 deca has more now from the boss in greece. I dont think its clear whether anything thats been decided now is going to alleviate the situation for these people theyre talking about a joint tosk helping the greeks here at a Reception Center i dont think at the moment it seems to indicate that theyre going to expedia 8 already lets say the situation for these people it sounds that theyre going to tighten border controls and that theyre going to also expedite those who do not have asylum to return to their countries of origin if you if you look at it here and really you know were talking about policy affecting people i dont think its actually going to change anything these people remain in a situation which is many people would tell you inhumane in the
Francisco bay. Thats right, vince is a San Francisco native. Or, he was. He poked the peanut you see is what a lot of people think of it. We want to show you some of the morning fog we have been experiencing in oakland. This is where people were out walking the dog near Jack London Square. Also saw some drivers dont interstate 80, it has been a slow morning. I was watching you guys mike and gasia. It will be here for hours. It could be fun for people walking the dog. It could be dangerous also for the captains of the ships coming and going. It also reminds me, remember th bowl in december of 88 . Yes. Mike ditka. I barely remember it. I do remember. Today, the early bird got the fog free commute. I did. Our napa valley check mcafee, says whitted that oakland estuary go. It is somewhere back there. It is in there. It is definitely very foggy outside here for some. Sal and i have been talking about that all morning. Some areas were good. Next thing you know, today is a foggy morning. Tom
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Friday on cspan2 and cspan. Org or listen with the free cspan radio app. The house will be in order. For 40 years cspan has been providing america unfiltered coverage of congress. The white house. The supreme court. And Public Policy events from washington d. C. And around the country. You can make up your own mind. Created by cable in 1978. Cspan is brought by the local cable or satellite provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Next a hearing on Agriculture Research and the status of the implementation of the 2018 farm bill. We hear about relocating parts of the Agriculture Department to the kansas city region. This hearing was held by the Senate Agriculture committee. Good morning. I call this meeting to order. Over two years ago we kicked off the 2018 farm bill, and that whole process was by holding a hearing at Kansas State University of our Land Grant Institution. A few months later there was a hearing in this room. What we heard from the officials representatives fro
Priorities for the 2018 farm bill. The needs are certainly great. Every day our producers encounter extreme and unpredictable weather and pests to name a few. Researches and institutions tasked with these challenges are directed to do so with minimal federal resources and an aging infrastructure. Crafting the agriculture improvement act of and i along with members of this committee recognized that we had to continue to build on the strong history of Agriculture Research in the United States. With the enactment of the bill, the primary department of Agriculture Research education authorities were reauthorize z including the Agriculture Research and the National Institute of food and agriculture. Funds including the hatch act and the smith lever mccann tis sten nis and evans allen were extended and competitive Grant Programs were included to support Research Facilities and equipment improvements. Provisions were included to bring incompetent to 1890 and 1994 institutions. The farm and Ra