You can also text us. And us a tweet cspanwj post to facebook. Com cspan. We will show you in a moment the of the comments of students and that nearly threehour rally available on our website but the reporting the on yahoo news, headline, millions protest in Global Climate strike. The messes of children skip school oto join Global Strike against Climate Change. Youth summitn. She will participate in saturday. Four Million People filled streets around the world and what was billed as the biggest ever protest against the threat posed to the planet by rising temperatures. The youngsters and adults alike chanted slogans in demonstrations that started in asia and the pacific, spread across africa, europe and latin america before culminating in the United States. From the Washington Post, as we video of the beginning of the rally on capital hill. Areans are rising and so we, demanding action on Climate Change millions of young people take part in a Global Strike. Despite a mighty mental turn
Thank you very much for coming today. Were going to talk about the perspectives of the Services Special Victim Counsel, Program Manager regarding conviction and acquittal rates, the case adjudication process and the victim declination in the military justice process. So thank you all. Some of the responses to the committee raised concerns that the judge advocate lacked expensive experience dealing specifically with Sexual Assault cases other responses indicated due to the limited scope of article 32 preliminary hearing officers do not have all the information needed to make a probable cause determination that is binding. The overall assessment was the staff judge advocate who is often more experienced is in a better position to advise the convening authority on probable cause. Should a judge advocate, sitting as a preliminary hearing officer serve in that role only if if he or she has significant litigation experience in Sexual Assault cases . Maam, the ideal would be yes, you would wa
We are one minute late. The Committee Meets to consider the nomination of misses Barbara Barrett to be secretary of the air force. And Ryan Mccarthy to be secretary of the army. Standard questions, whether you like it or not. You have to answer audibly so it can be heard. Do you adhere to the laws regarding conflict of interest . Yes sir. Staffl you ensure your complies with questions . Yes, senator. Will you provide witnesses in response to congressional requests . Will they be protected from testimony . Yes, senator. Are you under taking actions which would appear to have presumed the outcome of the confirmation process . No, senator. I really believe we are in the most dangerous situation we have been in in this world in my lifetime. Thought id say i would look back wistfully at the days of the cold war, i would say things are bad. Problems. Rious we have a National Defense strategy. I cant believe that. This is kind of unique. Total agreement. We are locked into that. They are catc
I was pleased how he responded. He did all of that story find it line and search andrewcard cspan. Org. 15minute vote. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, remaining electronic votes will be conducted as fiveminute votes. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from illinois, mr. Rush, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 1420 as amended, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title. The clerk h. R. 1420, a bill to amend the Energy Independence and security act of 2007 to promote Energy Efficiency via information and Computing Technologies and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned
Yes, we are one minute late. The Committee Meets to consider the nomination of mrs. Barbara barrett to be secretary of the air force. And miss Ryan Mccarthy to be secretary of the army. Thank you for being here today. We have the standard questions that whether you like it or not, you have to answer, answer audibly so it can be heard. I would appreciate it very much. If you adhere to the applicable laws and regulations governing the conflicts of interest. Yes,. Yes, sir. Will you ensure that ur yo staff complies with deadlines established for requesting communications, including questions for the record in hearings. Yes. Will you cooperate in providing witnesses and briefers in response to congressional requests. Yes. Will those witnesses be protected from reprisal for the testimony and briefings. Yes. Do you agree if confirmed to appear and testify upon request before this committee . Yes senator. And do you agree to provide documents including copies of electronic forms of communicat