California, this is an hour and 15 minutes. Everyone. Ening, im. Name is mina k i in the friday host forum, and im glad that marissa is not my editor. If i had to keep it to 50 words, my god. Welcome toonhs ogm thnfum nitprrataleth quti srodiorrot nime, d etr ivate prisons help or harm the criminal Justice System. This is an important question because private prisons have in making a comeback under president trump. They are poised to grow as well under his law and order approach, and also his immigration policies. Course civic is for really Corrections Corporation of america, or cca. We have a really incredible panel joining us tonight. Shane bauer, to my right, is a Senior Reporter for mother jones. He spent four months as a private prison guard and brought us a firsthand account of what happens in these prisons. He is also the author of sliver of light, about his imprisonment in iran. Welcome , shane bauer. [applause] and next to shane is jeannie a former undersecretary of California
[inaudible conversations] this morning epa administrator scott pruitt testifies before House Appropriations subcommittee on Donald Trumps fiscal year 2018 budget request for the agency. Live coverage at 11 00 am eastern on cspan3, cspan. Org and the free cspan radio apps. Next, Veterans Affairs secretary doctor David Shulkin testifies on the president s 2018 budget request for his department. The hearing also has representatives of veterans groups talking about budget proposal. This hearing is about two hours. [inaudible conversations] let me apologize for being a little late. A couple things coming down the hall, i dont want to flip up on me but stand at ease. In the air force, and for just one minute, my trusted friend, Ranking Member, will open the [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] call this meeting of the Veterans Affairs committee together. I apologize again for being a little bit late but i want to make sure we are on the right track and i didnt mess anything up
I wanted to make sure we were on the right track and i didnt mess anything up. Wanted to welcome secretary. I dont think anybody who had a better unanimous vote. It was extraordinary and the way we got to the decision working together and was extraordinary. I commend the Ranking Member on his help doing the same. We have some thing to talk about budget wise. We can keep the same tempo and same commitment to make sure we all know what happens before it happens and well be better off. I appreciate all they have done in our meeting to explain where they are going. It is upward and outward and further ahead all along. I will make a long statement except to say a couple of things. I dont want to make this today but one thing i have to brag about, the certainer decision in getting our electronic after years of unwillingness is extraordinary. There are signs people were coming together in the past and makes sure it happens and works for our department of defense and the department of veterans
Few weeks ago. Murder is no stranger at this gas station. In the last four years, three young men killed here. All three murdered inside where people go to play the numbers, buy cigarettes and soft drinks. Customers say theres a dangerous mix of drugs and guns in the neighborhood. Theres way too many drugs around here. Most of the killings are drug related. Its a major problem. So when you combine the prevalence of drugs with the high prevalence of guns, its a very bad combination. Reporter december 2nd, 2013, it was 25yearold Delante Jackson shot and killed at the gas station. An arrest made in that case. October 25th, 2015, 22yearold Christopher Eli gunned down inside the stations store. That case closed as death of carrington daye. This wave of violence at this gas station has not gone unnoticed by Prince Georges County police. We dont look at the numbers. We look at three people who have lost their lives and another mother lost her son last night. Our Police Department has been doi
Continue its consideration of hr1628, the American Healthcare act of 2017. As i had committed to each of your members of this committee at the end of our over 12hour plus initial hearing on this topic, i had once again invited expert witnesses who would be available not only to testify with us before today but also on the managers amendment that was submitted last evening to the rules committee. I want to thank the gentlemen from montgomery, texas. Is that spring, kevin . The woodlands. Yes, sir. I want to thank both of you for getting up. Hes use today getting up early. I did a paper route. My early radio days. Except im better dressed. I want to thank both of you for being here. It obviously is necessary for the end of a professional product thats being done. In all seriousness, we appreciate you taking time to testify on this fourpage amendment and to explain thoroughly what it does, why its necessary and more importantly some of the impacts that you believe will be attached to it.