An incredible experience at the pentagon. It was a beautiful cinema pitiful server money. I was honored and can speak for the first lady to partake in a ceremony that was so lovely, representing september 11th, 3000 lives. If you think about it, that that, got higher than directly and indirectly, a lot of great people. That was a tremendous job everybody did this morning letting the world know we are ready for anything if we have to be. Thank you. I know a lot of you were there. We have a problem in our country. A new problem. A problem nobody thought about too much a few years ago. It is called vaping. Especially as it pertains to innocent children. Sayinge coming home and i want to vape. Nobody knows too much about it, but it is causing a lot of problems. Reasons we are meeting today is to let you know it is out there, and we want to that weents understand are studying it very carefully, it is very new and potentially very bad. There have been deaths and a lot of other problems. An e
Subcommittee on oversight and investigations hearing will now come to order. Today the committee is holding a hearing entitled sounding the alarm, the Health Threats of ecigarette. The purpose oftodays hearing to examine the Public Health impact and regulatory authorities related to ecigarette manufacturing , sales and use. The chair recognizes herself for purposes of an opening statement. Our country is facing a serious public epidemic. One that is causing severe harm. This hearing will examine the cause of that epidemic, the uncontrolled and rising use of ecigarette and lifethreatening illnesses ripped the country and the use of ecigarette products young people sort, we must act to protect the American People from the myths and misunderstandings about these products. First, the data is now clear. Over the past several years seen an unacceptably high proportion of young people facing nicotine addiction. This year alone, more than 27 percent of High Schoolers report using ecigarette or
The subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, the chairs are authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. Without objection, id like to have a few members waved onto the committee. Congressman jordan, congressman meadows, and congressman cox. Shall be prorated to join the subcommittee on the guys and. Irected dais i now recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement. We are here to amplify the recent Health Warnings issued by the centers for Disease Control related to 530 e cigarette related incidents of lung disease in 38 states and the u. S. Virgin islands. First, i want to make clear that we did not plan to have this emergency hearing at the beginning of this congress, let alone this time last month. On august 23, officials from my home state of illinois reported the first death due to a mysterious vaping related illness. And since then, a total of eight individuals have tragically died in this outbreak. In response to this crisis, cdc is wa
They can get approved by the state. I encourage us things are changing because people are seeing how things have been happening in the state. I think people are understanding that there is a difference between what has been happening, and will we really want to see happening. I want us to approve charters we believe in, we support and we stand by. Those are charters that are within the district that have unionized teachers are those are charters that participate and partner with us, and show up show up with us on regular occasions, not just for the times that they want to get approved and their tshirts. I want people who are going to partner with us in our district. Those are the charters that i encourage all of us to approve. Thank you. Just a note on the moving up of the agenda, its always my call to do that. When i see a large amount of kids i do it. I apologize. If there are no other comments on the first proposal so, its a vote yes on this proposal would be to support the staffs r
Following the announcements, he took some questions, including some about john boltons firing. Pres. Trump well, thank you very much. I want to say that the first lady and myself, we just came back from an incredible experience at the pentagon. It was an incredible, really a beautiful ceremony. I was very honored and i think speak for the first lady to have partaken in a ceremony that was so lovely, representing september 11th, 3000 lives. If you think about it, that number, as you know, alex, it got higher than that, directly and indirectly, a lot of great people. That was a tremendous job everybody did this morning letting the world know that we are ready for anything if we have to be. We are ready for anything. Thank you. I know a lot of you were there. I appreciate you being there very much. We have a problem in our country. A new problem. A problem nobody thought about too much a few years ago. It is called vaping. Especially as it pertains to innocent children. They are coming ho