Minutes. Subcommittee on health will now come to order. Ill recognize myself five minutes for an Opening Statement. Todays hearing marks the Health Subcommittees first public discussion on modernizing the Current System at the United States food and Drug Administration to review, approve and update overthecounter drugs. This hearing provides us and the American Public with an opportunity to better understand the food and Drug Administrations Regulatory Framework to regulate overthecounter drugs and to consider a proposal to reform the monograph system. Today we will convene two panels of witnesses. First i want to welcome dr. Woodcome back to our subcommittee woodcock back to our subcommittee. Later we will hear from other key stakeholders, and i would like to commend all for their efforts throughout the negotiation process and for offering their insight to the committee. Both the energy and Commerce Health subcommittee and the full committee have a strong record of bipartisanship on i
Economy and growth is slowing. We have world coverage on daybreak asia. Be joined by bigname guests at the finance ministers meeting. We will also be live in hong kong, and beijing. Betty President Trump is meeting president xi jinping right now in the u. S. We will be live there and in new york for all the reaction. This is daybreak asia live from bloombergs u. S. And asian headquarters, i am betty liu in new york where it is just after 7 00 p. M. It is just after 7 00 a. M. Here in hong kong. Man. Man yvonne one wants to make America Great again and one has a chinese dream. Betty they both want to make their countries great again. A big fight between these two coup leaders, the most important leaders for the Global Economy in the world. Certainly a lot on the plate here. You can see that tension in the u. S. Where investors were nervous. Butid and mostly higher theyre also nervous about the jobs report tomorrow and what those numbers will mean for the fed. We did not give you much of
Expansion of the definition of waters of the United States. Additionally, the e. P. A. Is pressing forward despite two recent Supreme Court cases that expressly rejected the agencys broadest definition of bodies of water and made it clear not all bodies of water are subject to definition under the act. Few regulatory agencies will be able to escape the reach. This proposed new definition could apply to countless numbers of small wetlands and creeks that are typically regulated at the state level. More specifically, the proposed rule extends the reach of federal Regulatory Authority by adding interstate wetlands and all adjacent waters to the definition of waters of the United States. It also deems all tributaries to be categorically jurisdictional. And for the first time ever, ditches ditches, mr. President , are defined as jurisdictional tributaries. This is cause for concern. This should be the disturbing and troubling to all americans, is subjecting roadside irrigation, storm water
A foreign subcommittee, this is about 50 minutes. Thank you for joining us on this important hearing. I am filling in this morning. I want to extend a warm welcome to our witnesses today, assistant secretary of state, michelle j season, the subcommittee hearing will cover at the bureau for International Organizations, budget requests for fiscal year 2023. This is the first hearing in many years and we wish to investigate goals in the United Nations and multilateral organizations. I look forward to the discussions this faces, the United States contributes millions of dollars each year to the United Nations efforts to manage conflicts through keep peacekeeping operations and addressing Food Insecurity, supporting refugees and so much more. This funding is in our National Interests and this hearing as an opportunity to discuss these priorities. Organizations are deeply engaged in responding to the russian invasion of ukraine, including efforts by the World Food Program and other bodies to
Assistant secretary of state, michelle j season, the subcommittee hearing will cover at the bureau for International Organizations, budget requests for fiscal year 2023. This is the first hearing in many years and we wish to investigate goals in the United Nations and multilateral organizations. I look forward to the discussions this faces, the United States contributes millions of dollars each year to the United Nations efforts to manage conflicts through keep peacekeeping operations and addressing Food Insecurity, supporting refugees and so much more. This funding is in our National Interests and this hearing as an opportunity to discuss these priorities. Organizations are deeply engaged in responding to the russian invasion of ukraine, including efforts by the World Food Program and other bodies to address regional and global Food Insecurity that has been made worse by the war. The u. N. High commissioner for refugees and the International Organization for migration are playing role