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And Public Policy events from washington dc and around the country. So you can make up your own mind. Created by cable in 1979, cspan is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Up next hearing examines the effects of trauma on children and their mental and physical developments held by the house education and labor subcommittee, this is about two hours 15 minutes. The committee on education and labor will come to order. Will come everyone. I note that a quorum is present. The committee is meeting today in a hearing to hear testimony on the importance of trauma in education to assist students impacted by gun violence and other adverse events. I note for the subcommittee that miss of oregon, miss , miss wilde of pennsylvania and mr. Castro of texas are permitted to participate in todays hearings with the understanding that their questions will come only after all members of the subcommittee on both sides of the aisle who are pr
Lets acknowledge from both sides. It wouldnt be a battle without or mascots. From the San Francisco giants lucille. From your oakland as give it out for stomper. [cheers. ] of course, we have Community Partners and we are going to hear from them to speak about the efforts. It is the city of San Francisco and oakland, the two cities facing off right here. It is about the greening competition to take place saturday, september 21st as part of the annual California Coastal cleanup day. There is a cool incentive that we will announce as well. Lucky folks from oakland and San Francisco will win on Alaska Airlines a trip wherever they want to go. Make sure to sign up. Get teams ready, and you might win the tickets to anywhere we fly on Alaska Airlines. It also protects the San Francisco bay. Cleaning, greening neighborhoods. Trash removal, habitat restoration, tree planting, neighborhood beautiful projects. We are going to hear more about the efforts, what the battle for the bay 2019 i is all