Mr. Lowenthal i yield the balance of my time. The chair the gentleman yields back his time. The question is on the amendment. Ms. Lesko are we doing a vote . I yield back the balance of my time. The chair the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from arizona. Aye. In favor say those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The amendment is agreed to. It is now in order to consider number 4 printed in of house report 116200. Does the urpose gentleman from rhode island seek recognition . Mr. Langevin mr. Chairman, i desk. N amendment at the the chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 4 printed in part f of house by mr. 16200 offered langevin of rhode island. He chair pursuant to house the gentleman langevin, island, mr. Is recognized. Mr. Langevin thank you, mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the Atlantic Coast as never been a site of significant offshore drilling and for good reason. In my home state of rhode island and all along the coast, we know the
Good morning. This hearing will come to order. This is the hearing of the title can is the resources needed to protect and secure the homeland. I will review the budget of the department of Homeland Security. We have the acting secretary of Homeland Security, honorable Kevin Mcaleenan to testify. Appreciate and thank you for your long service to this country, in particular at this moment where we are grappling with so many issues. The aftermath of an unprecedented level of disasters with hurricanes and fires in california, hurricanes, obviously, on the gulf coast. The disaster that is occurring at the border right now. And if we could, just quick put up our chart. I think we have our chart. Not only do we have it on the chart, but we had an event in oshkosh over the weekend that required a giveaway so i quick produced out of my factory some cups with that exact same chart. What it shows it how out of control this problem is. In the first seven months of this year, we had over 300 the t
Oversight of the department of Energy Research and development enterprise. Welcome, mr. Secretary. Were delighted youre here today. This committee has jurisdiction over the department of energys vitally important science and Energy Research and development activities. The laboratories and facilities so i hope we see you much more frequently from now on, and i look forward to working with you throughout this congress. With the budget season mostly behind us, id like to bring just a few minutes and a few items to your attention. Ill start with the good news which is that despite the administrations best effort to make draconian cuts across the board to deo research and Development Programs, most actually fared well in the house of representatives. Im particularly pleased to see the increases to the budget for arpae and the long Programs Office both of which have yielded truly transformative results for Energy Technologies of all types. Im also quite happy that the house supported a subst
Innovation panel. Weber honored to have dr. Anne schuchat, the center for Disease Control and prevention, and our second panelist is dr. Daniel salmon, Bloomberg School of public school. We are very honored to have the help and security interface from the World Health Organization joint joined us and he is going above and beyond the call of duty as he is alone in from australia through los angeles and took the redeye to be here this afternoon. He has come really above and beyond the call of duty. And then a final panelist is doctor irene koek, acting assistant administered for Global Health United States agency for international development. We will have a similar format of our last panel, and i would also maybe encourage the panelists if they feel the urge to ask one of their copanelist a question that just interrupt me and do it. Ask a wrong question, they just restate the question you would rather answer and go for it. What we are way behind so well probably go to audience q a much
And we ask are the betting companies doing enough to protect problem gamblers . Its not about our dead boys. Its about the living ones now, stopping this happening to other people. Tony is addicted to gambling. After more than 20 years of betting, he knows he can no longer walk into a bookies without losing control. If i was to walk in, my heart would beat faster, i know it. What do you think when you see shops like that . See a william hill shop like that . Yeah. I spent half a Million Pounds in three months in cash, sometimes doing 50, 60 grand a day. A day, tony . A shop like that. Tony has lost everything to his addiction. He gambled away the family home, leaving his wife and daughter homeless. There was no feelings, thoughts, consideration, remorse, understanding of my actions. Ijust wanted to continue and continue and continue. And i thought of no one else. All i wanted to do was gamble. And that is why im a a pathological gambler. In 2010 tony had tried to make a fresh start in