Its really going to depend on the local environment. So, how how about southwest florida . Well, this is one of the reasons we need a supplemental to give resources so we can look at mosquito populations, trap them, analyze them and then sometimes larva siting can have an impact on mosquito populations. Your point is quite correct that the outdoor spraying may have limited impact, if any, on the mosquito population, but were looking at different ways of doing mosquito control. And in some circumstances what theyve done in australia, for example, is use targeted indoor residual spraying for this particular mosquito with as far as weve seen some pretty effective results. But all of that is quite complex to do. And let me see if just taking off on that point so that i understand it correctly. Because, again, we want to get in the game here legislatively so im not just asking to take your time here. Like a lot of things it always impacts the poor. And people that, you know, lifes never fai
With republicans on. And theres also some increased money for things like Cancer Research and clean energy. The cancer part is of course associated with Vice President bidens Moonshot Initiative and that is one of the other things that the omb, office of management and budget within the white house has said they hope they can work with republicans on. Just to give an idea here, this is usually they try to target initiatives like these like rifle shots. These are arguably even tinier than rifle shots in terms of trying to find Common Ground between this white house and this Republican Congress. Well, then lets turn to war funding and something we have heard of in the past budgets, the overseas Contingency Operations budget. You have tweeted about this. The white house budget keeps 73. 7 billion in the oco for fiscal 2017. House gop leaders may want more to gain Defense Department hawk votes. Would need the white house to sign. Whats going on here . Well, right now, house leadership want
Welcome. Im delighted to convene this hearing. This is a very important topic and one i know the Ranking Member finds significant. Im happy to partner with her in exploring this subject. I also know the gentleman from North Carolina mr. Jones is attending the hearing with us today, therefore i ask unanimous consent that mr. Jones and any other Committee Members not assigned to this committee be able to participate in this hearing with understanding all members will be regulared for questions prior to those not it is tongue subcommittee. Without objection so order. This morning we continue the committees oversight dialogue with the department that began last week with the foundational testimony that general campbell laid out before the full committee. General campbell testified about the evolving security situation in afghanistan and the policy, strategy and posture required from our nation in toward develop, sustain and support the people and unity government of afghanistan well into t
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