Night the governor activated the National Guard and about 500 stores are trying to get the situation under control. Here is another clip from last night when a group of the demonstrators torched a City Police Department precinct that officers had abandoned it. That is part of the destruction that was done throughout the downtown area. This was all sparked by the death of george floyd, pl a uffed black man who Police Officer kneeled on his neck. Also, a cnn reporter was live on air and then he was arrested along with his crew. That has caused a lot of controversy between cnn this morning and the governor in minnesota. The crew included the correspondent omar jimenez, handcuffed and detained. After 5 am, they have been released by police say they were being detained because they were told to move and they did not. A clear violation of their First Amendment rights according to cnn, who called the governor of minnesota, who apologized for all of this and cleared it up with the state Police
Before we proceed to todays hearing id like to take a moment to recognize last monday was memorial day. It was a different memorial day for me and other americans than normal and it was more difficult for us to gather together. But last monday gave us an opportunity, an opportunity that we should take every day to pause and remember the brave americans who gave their lives in defense of our country. And we honor the sacrifices they made to keep us free. While let me start by saying that the veterans we honored on memorial day, they served our country and that peaceful protests are a demonstration of the freedom our veterans served to safeguard and protect. And while we reject the defacing of our National Monuments i would take another moment to express my gratitude the National Park service, its employees and volunteers who quickly restored our memorials. All of them but especially those that recognize the service of our men and women particularly the world war ii memorial. I know that
Recounts his time as secretary of the Veterinary Affairs department. Ceo and afghanistan veterans of america, and after words has relevant hosts interviewing top authors about their work and after words are also available to listen to as podcasts. Dr. Shulkin, thank you for being with us today. Its an honor to have you here. I think the va is an important subject to talk about and i think its one of the areas of our government that a lot of people hear about, but dont necessarily know many of the details, frankly in the veteran community, i think a lot of us that dont understand the breadth and the depth of what the va does. Im excite today talk about the va in general and certainly about your book and about your time in the administration. If youd like, id love to begin by sort of what brought you to the va. You were successful in the civilian career and a lot of times making a transition from the civilian world into the government world can be a bit jarring. What drove you to want to
Told the economist that water is the oil of the 21st century and Global Research dot org reports that familiar mega banks and investing powerhouses such as Goldman Sachs j. P. Morgan chase citigroup u. B. S. Deutsche Bank Credit Suisse and others are consolidating their control over water and wealthy tycoon such as the late t. Boone pickens and george h. W. Bush and his family were among those buying thousands of acres of land with aquifers lakes water rights Water Utilities and shares in Water Engineering and Technology Companies all over the world how close are we to nothing coming out of a faucet lets ask the author of chasing water a guide to moving from scarcity to sustainability Brian Richter is president of Sustainable Waters a Global Education service sharing information about. Water scarcity water shortages and information and tools for solving water problems brian welcome thank you very much happy to be with you a citi Group Economist predicts that the water market will eclip
Sachs j. P. Morgan chase citigroup u. B. S. Deutsche Bank Credit Suisse and others are consolidating their control over water and wealthy tycoon such as the late t. Boone pickens and george h. W. Bush and his family were among those buying thousands of acres of land with aquifers lakes water rights Water Utilities and shares in Water Engineering and Technology Companies all over the world how close are we to nothing coming out of a faucet lets ask the author of chasing water a guide to moving from scarcity to sustainability Brian Richter is president of Sustainable Waters a Global Education service sharing information about water scarcity water shortages and information and tools for solving water problems brian welcome thank you very much happy to be with you a citi Group Economist predicts that. A water market will eclipse the oil market there are water hedge funds now and u. B. S. Investment Research Calls water scarcity the defining crisis of the 21st century where here in the usa