Good morning. So this meeting will now come to order. Today the subcommittee is holding a hearing entitled oversight of doe, during covid19 pandemic. Members will be participating in todays hearing finally in person or remotely via video conferences. And just as a reminder weve had some technical difficulties in making sure that our remote video was operating up to standard. As part of this hearing, the microphones of members participating remotely will be set on mute for the purpose of eliminating inadvertent background noise. Members participating remotely will need to unmute their microphones each time you wish to speak. For members and witnesses participating in person, i encourage you to wear your mask whenever you are not speaking. Dr. Monahan, our physician, stressed in attending physician covid19 guidelines that use of face coverings is meant to protect other people in case someone was unknowingly infected and does not have symptoms. But wearing our mask when we are not speakin
In the 1960 s. The United States and the soviet union were in oil and in a race into space. It was a contest involving future amounts of material and personnel. Nasa alone employed thousands of people with the goal of putting an american on the moon. But it wasnt just the americans and the russians who were reaching for the stars a Small Company from got consisting of half a dozen engineers wanted to go toe to toe with the superpowers. The premise of our premise was not to go high tech but to go low cost cost. Look low to get us launch hognose the 1st ever try. Good space at home and sleep. How could he not see you later and they were going to launch a rocket in order that the launch site would be somewhere in africa and thats when they came up with zaire. And almost all floods we looked at the map as well as our year anyway half know. How to discover thats roughly it will i had this feeling that going to the jungle was somehow like opening the door to some offensive well back in the b
Plastic garbage everywhere. Its mailing up all over germany. Its just i theres just too much of that him and outs of high energy the recycling bin at home but if those right up again if you know a lot of the business is doing the politicians really need to crack down on this its not enough to just ban a plastic bags and straw with this but the truth is forbid at school i work. Most german sort their garbage by type but why is only 20 percent of Plastic Waste recycled. Lessons but everybody the politicians say they cant expect businesses to do it they need to move. And Plastic Waste is a big business in germany and around the world its having a negative impact on peoples lives and on the environment. Does this was with a woman sort of that its a real cause for concern this material has been affecting soil composition for at least several decades on a global scale its not a pleasant thought. Going through the good. Why cant we get rid of Plastic Waste. For this report we visited several
Lord, were grateful that though wrong seems strong, you continue to rule. Fill our lawmakers with reverence and trust in your prevailing providence. May that reverential awe keep them on the path of courage, integrity, and wisdom. Lord, remind them that you have invited them to seek and discover your might. You declared in psalm 50 15 call me in the day of trouble, and i will deliver you. We praise your holy 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. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley one minute for morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley the house of representatives has passed a bill thats kind of like a onesizefitsall for elections. That everything ought to be run out o
Plans to change that situation the intro via project involves dredging the amazons tributaries to create a Multi National network of deep water highways that can be navigated by big ships all year round. It will improve the transportation of goods but local people will also benefit. But many of the people who live here are skeptical. All too often in the past theyve seen promises of development only bring them hardship us who does the river belong to our journey is full of encounters with magical River Spirits but primarily with people for whom life by the river means everything. Logic is a porter hes glad to have to work but its a back breaking job. Where being a sack of rice on your back weighs 50 kilos so thats 100 kilos for 2 sacks every day we are not a truckful which adds up to several tons of. Logic and his colleagues spend about 3 hours loading and unloading then they have to take a break it takes quite a while to load up a boat this size. Were in the port city of your remark t