Obviously anything you have in writing, you can enter for the record. We welcome you, we congratulate you and miss granger for bringing all of this together and all of the appropriators, and we will begin with you. I thank you for your congratulations but you have a great team. I will accept the congratulations on behalf of all of my colleagues and all their staff who brought us to this day. I know you are all eager to support this great product. Mr. Chairman those raise funding for Critical National priorities. I am particularly proud we have fully funded a fair and accurate to0 census, provided money states to secure their elections, and appropriated 25 million for gun violence prevention research. These are just a few of the highlights of these bills and our cardinals will provide details on many more examples of investments that will strengthen our nation. Of critical importance, the bill limits the administrations deviateto redirect or from congressionally directed spending levels
Articles of itch peachment, our live coveraging beginning at 11 00 a. M. Eastern. On your screen is tom rice, republican from South Carolina. Theyre wrapping up testimony on proposed legislation dealing with state and local tax provisions. Live coverage on c span. Mr. Rice i dont know how it could be subsidizing for communities and states that are donees rather than doe nor states, said to be subsidizing new york. If theres some way that paying 35 billion more than we receive is a subs die di from other states i dont understand the idea or concept of subsidy. We have 30 appropriators outside here. Mr. Raskin i want to associate myself completely with the remarks that mr. Morelle, the gentleman from new york. I represent the great eighth Congressional District of maryland. Maryland is a state in a very similar posture to new york in that we contribute lots and lots of money, disproportionate amounts of money, which i suppose if were looking at it in a kind of as a rule canized, competit
Ongoing epidemic of gun violence. I am the executive director of the Health Medicine and science program. Health medicine and society, the sponsor of Public Health at the aspen institute. Rounds is a timehonored feature of medicine to keep clinicians up to date about scientific and medical advancements. Now in its eighth year, borrowing from the tradition to advance knowledge about Population Health issues of the day. Sadly but most urgently, we have a topic for discussion. Statistics on firearm injury in the u. S. Are bleak. They threatened to become numbing. Firearms killed more than 48,000 americans and injured twice as many. Most firearm deaths are caused by suicide while homicides are the most common cause under the age of 18. The United States has adjusted homicide rates 22 times higher than the european union. That toll does not stop with the victims. Given the trauma and fear associated with the proximity to violence, it affects millions. Becoming numb is not something the nati
Buckeye broadband supports cspan is a public servicelong with these other Television Providers giving you a frontrow seat to democracy. Next, a discussion about gun violence prevention with former health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius and former senator and physician bill frist. They joined advocates to consider the importance of recognizing gun violence as a Public Health crisis and what solutions are available from a Public Health perspective. From the Aspen Institute this is one hour. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] well, good afternoon, everybody. Come on, you can be tired yet. And welcome to Public Health at the Aspen Institute would lead to have you here for this most important at advantage woulde most timely discussion about the ongoing epidemic of gun violence in this country. I am ruth katz, executive director of Health Medicine and Society Program at the Aspen Institute, and you tell everybody else. Health medicine and society, the sponsor
Solutions from a Public Health perspective. If this is one hour. Good afternoon. You cannot be tired yet. Welcome to the aspen institute. We are delighted to have you for this timely discussion about the ongoing epidemic of gun violence. I am the executive director of the Health Medicine and science program. Health medicine and society, the sponsor of Public Health at the aspen institute. Rounds is a timehonored feature of medicine to keep clinicians up to date about scientific and medical advancements. Now in its eighth year, borrowing from the tradition to advance knowledge about Population Health issues of the day. Sadly but most urgently, we have a topic for discussion. Statistics on firearm injury in the u. S. Are bleak. They threatened to become numbing. Firearms killed more than 48,000 americans and injured twice as many. Most firearm deaths are caused by suicide while homicides are the most common cause under the age of 18. The United States has adjusted homicide rates 22 times