Today who are not members of the committee that they be recognized for three minutes to ask questions after Committee Members have asked theirs and note only Committee Members will be allowed to make Opening Statements. Hearing no objections so ordered. The chair recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. First of all, thank you, everyone, for being here this morning. Its an honor for those of us that are not from chicago to be here here. Im anna eschew and this is the midwestern part of my family and its an honor to be here with my colleagues on a very serious issue and this is the first energy and Commerce Committee hearing of the gun violence epidemic in our country as a Public Health issue. This subcommittee has jurisdiction over Public Health issues in our country. I want to recognize first the members of the committee who represent the parts of chicago and the region starting with congressman bobby rush whose district we are in. Thank you, bobby, very much for
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Chaired a hearing. Senator rounds good morning. The subcommittee on superfund Waste Management oversight is meeting today to conduct a hearing entitled oversight of the u. S. Environmental protection agencys Superfund Program. We will hear testimony from witnesses with involvement in cleaning up superfund sites. They will discuss their expenses in working with the epa, state government, and local committees to clean up these sites as well as offer suggestions on how cleanups can be completed quicker and more efficiently while best utilizing taxpayer dollars. Since 1980, the comprehensive environmental sponsor of an Liability Act has been a cornerstone of our hazard Waste Management program. Superfund was enacted by congress to give the federal Government Authority to clean up contaminated and Hazardous Waste sites and is fun to oil spills and natural disasters. The program created a trust fund that is dedicated to cleaning up site and gives the agency to work with and responsible parti
Smith had just married. He signed in at the School Office and was known to the staff. The captain ron moss. He came to the class to visit the adult female and it wasnt until he came in that he presented the firearm. Here took his own live and after a classroom by classroom search, the heart breaking walk of Students Holding hands across the playground and on to buses. As they were whisked away, parents were frantic for answers. Chaos. I dont know where he is at and i want to see my cbs news. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson is headed to moscow today for talks with russian officials. On the agenda the fighting in syria. Russias involvement in the war torn nation and a u. S. Missile strike at a syrian air base. Questions persist about policy in the region. Roxana saberi has the latest. The secretary of state is holding a sit down, but not with Vladimir Putin himself. We are hearing mixed messages about the trump administrations stamp on syria. Rex tillerson met with them as the u. S. Pre