Good morning, i call this hearing to order. We will hold a hearing on the impact of federal environmental regulations and policies on American Farming and ranching communities. The discussion here today is not about the value of environmental regulations but about how some federal regulations can be inflexible, antiquated, duplicative and ultimately harmful to american agriculture, a critical part of our nations economy. Members of this committee should work to ensure environmental laws are strong and effective without being overly burdensome. This is often a difficult task. The United States is blessed that our ecosystems require different kinds of stewardship to remain healthy. In wyoming we have an abundance of prosperity and in forest, a variety of mountain habitats. Wyoming ranchers and farmers are familiar with the ecosystem and its need. This is where they work, live and invest their energy. Farmers and ranchers are the original stewards and understand landscapes and watersheds
The meeting will come to order. Robert frost once wrote home is the place when you have to go there, they have to take you in. Unquote. Unfortunately for far too many children in the foster care system that type of home is not available. Today, the Senate Finance committee will hear testimony annal alternatives that can reduce the reliance ons Foster Care Group homes. I have been pleased to work on this with Ranking Member wyden. I enjoy working with him on everything we work on. Keep it up. This is a bipartisan hearing and i appreciate senator wydens efforts and those of had staff to make it so. The basic premise of this hearing is simple. Whenever possible children should grow up in a home with their family. When problems arise, attempts should be made to keep the child safely at home. If they cannot be safely at home efforts should be placed to put them with relatives. Children and youth should only be in group homes for short periods of time and only when efforts to place them in a
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We are going to go live to the u. S. Senate. The senators are holding a brief pro forma meeting. Live on cspan2. the presiding officer the senate will come to order. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington, d. C. , july 29, 2016. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable johnny isakson, a senator from the state of georgia, to perform the duties of the chair. Signed orrin g. Hatch, president pro tempore. The presiding officer under the previous order, the Senate Stands adjourned until stands adjourned until this comes in light of recent reports now confirmed of nontravel related cases of the virus in miami, dade and brow wart counties in florida. Abc news reporting this morning it marks the first time the virus was found to be transmitted within infected mosquitoes in the u. S. The outbreak affected four people through local transmission, florida off
Then to honduras. We are gathered here today to demand an independent investigation of her murder to end u. S. Military aid to honduras and to stand against the coup in 2009 that led to these events. Protesters are continuing to push the Obama Administration to stop funding the honduran military following the assassination of indigenous activist Berta Caceres. Well get the latest. Then, immigration agents target undocumented students heading to high school. I just wanted to express how devastating the event is to families here at Riverside High School to have wildin detained. There is so much fear and are committed to because, unfortunately, he is not the only child they have detained. Amy we will look at the case of Wildin Acosta who was detained in january as he prepared to drive to high school in durham, North Carolina. Four months later, he remains locked up, facing deportation to honduras. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peac