Democracy. Young diabetes patients and officials in the field of research testified in front of the Appropriation Committee on efforts to develop a treatment during the testimony the highlighted nutrition and the rise of diabetes among children this is an hour and 15 minutes. [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] good morning. Good morning. If we can get everybodys attention. Thank you. Good morning. This here it is that Senate Appropriations would please come to order we are here for a very important reason and the first is to thank all the young people who are here today for your commitment to coming in fighting for yourself and for many others. To talk about the special Diabetes Program and its critical work that supports Life Saving Research for millions of kids and people across our country and the world who are living with type one diabetes. And in particular we are here today to
Democracy. [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] good morning. Good morning. If we can get everybodys attention. Thank you. Good morning. This here it is that Senate Appropriations would please come to order we are here for a very important reason and the first is to thank all the young people who are here today for your commitment to coming in fighting for yourself and for many others. To talk about the special Diabetes Program and its critical work that supports Life Saving Research for millions of kids and people across our country and the world who are living with type one diabetes. And in particular we are here today to hear from kids living with type one diabetes about why this program matters. Ill before i started i want to welcome all of you to washington d. C. And to congress but i know many of you have traveled from all over the country to be here today. I want you to know th
and we begin this morning with breaking news on capitol hill. where a major defense bill has been turned into a debate over social issues. overnight, the republican-led house passed a series of amendments to nearly $900 billion defense policy bill. the amendments include overturning the pentagon s abortion policy, banning transgender health services for military personnel and other things. meanwhile, republican senator tommy tuberville continues to hold up military promotions over the pentagon s abortion policy, which defense secretary lloyd austin warned was a national security issue. this is a national security issue, it is a readiness issue, and we shouldn t kid ourselves. i think any member of the senate armed services committee knows that. joining us from capitol hill is ali vitali. also with us is brandon buck, an msnbc political analyst. ali, what is happening with the vote at this hour? reporter: yeah, i believe, jose, the vote is not yet closed, but that the nd
Democracy. [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] good morning. Good morning. If we can get everybodys attention. Thank you. Good morning. This here it is that Senate Appropriations would please come to order we are here for a very important reason and the first is to thank all the young people who are here today for your commitment to coming in fighting for yourself and for many others. To talk about the special Diabetes Program and its critical work that supports Life Saving Research for millions of kids and people across our country and the world who are living with type one diabetes. And in particular we are here today to hear from kids living with type one diabetes about why this program matters. Ill before i started i want to welcome all of you to washington d. C. And to congress but i know many of you have traveled from all over the country to be here today. I want you to know th
Democracy. [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] good morning. Good morning. If we can get everybodys attention. Thank you. Good morning. This here it is that Senate Appropriations would please come to order we are here for a very important reason and the first is to thank all the young people who are here today for your commitment to coming in fighting for yourself and for many others. To talk about the special Diabetes Program and its critical work that supports Life Saving Research for millions of kids and people across our country and the world who are living with type one diabetes. And in particular we are here today to hear from kids living with type one diabetes about why this program matters. Ill before i started i want to welcome all of you to washington d. C. And to congress but i know many of you have traveled from all over the country to be here today. I want you to know th