Review of the republicans tax plan freom earlier today. Well leave it here. You see it at cspan. Org. Committee members returning from a break to continue their work. Live coverage here on cspan3. Were going to continue with another round of questions about the modification. We will then conclude this portion of the markup at the completion of that round. And i hope everybody zpt havedo have to ask questions. At that point the modified mark will be open for amendments. Before we continue for the next round, i think its open for amendments now, but well do it for sure then. Before we continue with the next round, i want to say a few words of about some of what has been said. My democratic colleagues always pro fes to be the champions of middle class families. We see that rhetoric in full bloom and full display today. Thats why it is absolutely astonishing to me that they are so opposed to the repeal of the individual mandate tax. They talk as though everything is fine with our Health Ca
Nuclear ought to be in the mix. Cspan. Org. On our home page and by searching the video library. President trumps nominee for agriculture secretary, former georgia governor, sonny purdue, testified at his confirmati confirmation hearing. He was questioned about proposed white house budget cuts to farm programs, Crop Insurance, Forest Management, immigrant labor and farm bill reauthorization. Good morning, members of the committee. I call this meeting of the Senate Committee on agriculture, nutrition and forestry to order. This morning we welcome governor sonny perdue, the president s nominee for u. S. Secretary of agriculture. Members of this committee have great appreciation for the farmers, ranchers and consumers and other stakeholders that are directly affected by decisions made by the secretary. The department of agriculture is made up of 29 agencies and offices. It employs nearly 100,000 men and women that work in all 50 states and all around the globe. The department provides lea
Leap on Scientific Research and related issues that impact americans virtually every day. Throughout our nations history, our farmers, ranchers and folks in Rural America have survived drought, disease, floods, and tornadoes and fires and whatever else Mother Nature throws at them. Year after year, they produced the safest most abundant food and fiber supply in the world, however today, growers from cross the country are facing high prices. These strong producers need a strong market for their goods. The importance of trade for agriculture, our agriculture industry cannot be overstated. And if that was not enough, over the last previous years, farmers and ranchers and Rural Businesses have been burdened by regulations all across the federal government. I have heard time and time again as well as many members of this committee about the costly and hard to understand regulations that endanger the ability of our producers to stay in business. This committee will continue its efforts to ma
Of four is dead after a crash yesterday morning. And now the driver of the car says hes not the one to blame. Its tuesday november 24th. Today in iowa starts now. First on 13. Were learning deadly crash on a des moines street. It left a des moines mother dead. And created a mess of metal and sparking power lines. The crash happened yesterday morning on 35th street. The car hit a utility poll and spun into a tree. 22year old scalicity perez. Also known as scalicty boyd was killed. The driver, troy mure, survived and is now recovering. Police are now looking into whether he was speeding or impaired. But his mother says it happened because another vehicle was chasing him. They waved a gun. He stepped on the gas to get awy faom them. And they hit the back of the car and made him lose control of the car. His mother says the reason for that chase goes back to an unsolved nightclub murder. Earlier this month a man was shot and killed outside evolution nightclub. Mure told his mother people ar
But having the privilege of being with the people who have set such an example has been a great privilege for me. Now, if i were a producer and a director of a movie that i wa ws going to come out about the United States senate, i would want saxby to be the leading man. First of all, he looks like a United States senator, and he has that southern calm presence that most of us envy, and he just seems to fit the profile. And then he the next choice would have to be for the leading a lady, and you couldnt find a more gracious, beautiful, supportive leading lady than julian chambliss. Together they make a stunning couple. I have had the privilege of traveling with them and seeing them in different places and in different situations, and just what a tremendous gift it is to be with the both of them. So the United States senate and many of us here all of us here are going to dearly miss Saxby Chambliss. He comes from a line of distinguished senators representing the state of georgia, and as