Take it a capitol hill for the interior secretary will be testifying before the Natural Resources committee. You are watching live coverage on cspan 3. The committee will come to order. This morning the committee will discuss the president s proposed fiscal year 2025 budget for the department of interior. I would like to welcome secretary holland haaland and Denise Flanagan back to the committee. I want to thank you all three for joining us today. To set the scene the administration is requesting a 2 million for 2025. That is a 5 increase over fiscal year 2024. I think it is important to note for contexts that congress has also provided the Department Almost 50 billion in appropriations over the last three years to the bipartisan infrastructure law an Inflation Reduction Act. I look forward to discussing how the department is implementing those laws using the historic funding and justifications for the increase. It has been a year to the day since you were last before the committee for
Help them to whisper a prayer for your wisdom. Remind them that you desire that they set their affection on the things above that will live beyond time into eternity. May they not forget that you expect them to be accountable to you, seeking to be responsible stewards of their talents and abilities. Lord, fill them with your spirit so that they will mount up with wings like eagles, running without weariness and walking without fainting. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Mcconnell madam president . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell last week the senate took Decisive Action to address the Opioid Epidemic by passing the comprehensive addiction and recovery act. Its an important accomplishment for the
Looks like this fire was den al and may have started on one of the porches in the rear of the building. This video shot by the First Arriving officer shows what they were dealing with when they arrived at clifford avenue in manchester. The rear of the the approximately, the porch and second and third floor were fully involved. Reporter the fire was reported just before 1 00. Christy lives in the building and says she her an explosion. It shook the house. Then went to her door. I could see names dripping down like a water fall. And i heard a bunch of peep screaming and they could smell the smoke, so i had to go wake up my husband and son and get them out at soon as possible. Reporter there were 20 people inside the apartment house at the time, 14 adults and six children, firefighters did have to help some people get out. This although one person was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. As the fire continued a third alarm was sounded. Every fire truck in the city of
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