And slowly, and turn down your tv or radio. Please note that city policies along with federal, state and local law, prohibit discriminatory or harassing conduct against City Employees and others during Public Meetings and will not be tolerated. Moreover, Public Comment is permitted only on matters within the jurisdiction of this meeting body. We thank you for joining us on. Thank you for before calling the next item and id like to do it later on the agenda. But i do want to have an Opening Statement to make before we go into closed session. And thats for thanking supervisor. So safai, thank you for leaving the house in order and my taking the gavel and appreciate it. Its been great working with you and hopefully i can fill your shoes. I dont know how bigger. So second. Okay lets. Madam secretary, do you want to call the next item, please . Yes item number three, closed session. At this time, we will be moving into closed session. Item three, a Public Employee performance evaluation imm
To abortion and the economic costs of Family Planning. Witnesses include a Reproductive Health care professional, an economist, a prolife advocate and a mother who had an abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy. From the Budget Committee, this is just under two hours. Senator whitehouse good morning. I call this committee to order. We have multiple committees on which we serve in the senate and from time to time its important to go check in at another committee to get in the queue properly and so senator grassley will be along. Ill make my opening statement, yield to him and then ill introduce the first three witnesses. Senator grassley will introduce a witness, senator lee will introduce a witness and then well proceed. We are here today to discuss womens rights, their right to bodily autonomy. Their right to set the course of their own life. And their right to economic freedom. I hear often that the Budget Committee should only be concerned with debt and deficits but any serious conversati
Have multiple committees on which we serve in the senate and from time to time its important to check in with those committees. Senator barasso will be along and ill make my Opening Statement and then i will introduce the first three witnesses. Senator grassleyey will introdue a witness in senator lee will introduce a witness and we will proceed. We are here today to discuss womens rights, the right to bodily autonomy, the right to set the course of their own life and their right to economic freedom. I hear off in the Budget Committee should only be concerned in deficits but in a serious conversation about debt and deficit must analyze threats to Economic Growth and ability. Deficits do not occur in a vacuum. Welcome. They result from a fiscal decision that we make and from what we do. It it strengthens or weakens our economy. Y. Reproductive rights it turns out are intrinsically tied to economic opportunity. Reproductive justice is Economic Justice. Restricting one restrictsin the oth
And slowly, and turn down your tv or radio. Please note that city policies along with federal, state and local law, prohibit discriminatory or harassing conduct against City Employees and others during Public Meetings and will not be tolerated. Moreover, Public Comment is permitted only on matters within the jurisdiction of this meeting body. We thank you for joining us on. Thank you for before calling the next item and id like to do it later on the agenda. But i do want to have an Opening Statement to make before we go into closed session. And thats for thanking supervisor. So safai, thank you for leaving the house in order and my taking the gavel and appreciate it. Its been great working with you and hopefully i can fill your shoes. I dont know how bigger. So second. Okay lets. Madam secretary, do you want to call the next item, please . Yes item number three, closed session. At this time, we will be moving into closed session. Item three, a Public Employee performance evaluation imm
The most is your own. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan, powered by cable. Former am bass doctors to ukraine stook part in a discussion at the twoyear mark of the ukraine war, they discuss foreign aid, chinas relationship to russia and the resilience of the ukrainian people. It was cospon intoird the u. S. Institute of peace and atlantic council. Good morning and welcome. Congress established us in 1984 as the public, nonpartisan, independent institute dedicated to helping prevent, medicate and our purpose today is to mark the second anniversary of rush upon brutal russias brutal fullscale invasion of ukraine, and the 10th anniversary of russias illegal annexation of crimea. It is an honor for us to cohost the special event with the atlantic council. Joining us today are several former u. S. Ambassadors to ukraine. We have ambassador john herbst, alongside ambassador bill taylor and others. When Russian Troops invaded ukraine on the 24th of february in 2022, most people expected