Minutes. It helped unleash the american economy. Unemployment is at record lows and Consumer Confidence is up. Factories are being built at record pace and americas leading the world. In other words is that bad as 3g eats sleeps and dreams and after earning her ph. D. In economics from yale only a handful of women in her class she entered academia before answering the call to public service. This is a woman with a resume that is long. Ill highlight a few things but she was chair the of the council of economic advisers for president clinton, president they Federal Reserve bank of san francisco, vice chair and chair of the Federal Reserve board of governors and as of january 26, 2021 the treasury secretary of the United States. She has an incredible amount of responsibility on her shoulders, an incredible breadth of experience. Just one word can change Global Markets pick sheet tsdb been more careful than i do but im excited that secretary janet yellen is here with us today for a convers
Southern california is raging out of control burning homes and forcing thousands to find shelter. Good afternoon. That fire is burning just north of los angeles. Governor brownished a state of emergency a short time ago. Crews say wind driven flames have scorched more than 30,000 acres and destroyed at least 150 buildings. Chris martinez is live with the latest from ventura county. Reporter that wind continues to be a big problem for firefighters at this hour, continues to push this fire further than it has been. This is the result when you combine the fire and winds. A lot of homes and neighborhoods are just simply burned to the ground and gone. Right now thousands more are still threatened. Firefighters battled raging flames inches from homes in ventura county. The wind whipped blaze broke out monday rapidly igniting vegetation fire Officials Say hasnt burned in decades. I have lived in ventura most of my life and i have never seen anything like this. It brings tears to my eyes. Repo
The Senate Hearing will come to order. This is on the children, families and the Opioid Epidemic crisis. Later today, senator murray and lland senator jung wi introduce legislation to try to address the Opioid Crisis. The National Institutions of help had predicts that a new nonaddictive painkillers could be achieved within five years with more flexible authority to conduct the necessary research. Moreill would give the nih flexibility to address Research Research that addresses the Opioid Crisis. I each haveay and an Opening Statement and well introduce the witnesses. After their testimony, we will have a round of fiveminute questions from the senators. The Opioid Crisis is particularly heartbreaking for families and children. No one understands that more than an east Tennessee Woman who lost a baby in the nearly two decades in which she is struggling with addiction to opioid and other substances. And she entered into recovery in 2012, she had no drivers license or formal education bu
The Senate Committee on Health Education and pensions will come to order. Today we are looking at effect on children and infants. We have a vote i believe at 11 30 today so we should i believe give us time to have a full discussion with our witnesses. Before we turn to todays focus i wanted to say that later today senator murray and i and senators young will introduce legislation to help address the Opioid Crisis. Dr. Collins, head of the National Institute of health predicted that nonaddictive pain killer can be introduced. Our bill would give more flexibility to conduct research. The Committee Plans to hold a markup on the bill as well as other legislation to address the Opioid Crisis as soon as march. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and introduce witnesses. After their testimony will have a round of fiveminute questions from the senators. The Opioid Crisis is particularly heartbreaking for families and children. No one understands that more than jesse who lo
4 billion each year. So not other they sacrificing a lot of their golden years, but theyre, in fact, helping all of us by taking on that substantial burden. 2. 6 million Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, thats a huge number. And, as i mentioned, senator collins and i have the legislation called supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren act which creates a federal task force to serve as a onestop resource for resources and information for grandparents who are, in fact, having to raise their grandchildren. I wanted to start with mr. Bell and ask whether you think having this information will help support these grandparents and relatives who are raising these children as a result of the Opioid Epidemic . Thank you, senator casey. Dr. Bell, im sorry. Thank you. Senator collins did raise this before she left and, as i indicated, we are very supportive of what you are trying to do here. Its something that we learn from the crack epidemic, that these grandparents need support centers, t