Im lisa loy, Vice President for programs here and privileged to direct the Prevention Network which is part of our comprehensive health program. We are delighted to host this event with American Cancer Network and thrilled to be joined by three secretaries from hhs Whose Service has spanned multiple administrations from parties both democratic and republican. For those new to bpc, our mission is to drive principled, actionable policy solutions that combine the best ideas from both political parties. Today were here to talk about health and in particular to talk about ways to promote health and prevent disease, specifically cancer for ourselves, our families and our communities. From individual behavior changes to changes in our environments to policy changes at the state and federal level, theres a lot we can do to prevent cancer. For many of us, cancer is personal, some of us personally or affected someone we care about. Theres a tremendous amount of good work happening to better unde
All right. Senator klobuchar, were delighted to have a good prosecutor. Okay. Well, good. Well, thats a good way to begin. Thank you very much, mr. Chairman, and thank you to all of you for working on this issue. Senator durbin and i have been long involved in this issue, and also senator franken and i represent a state that has a lot of refugees and are a big part of the fabric of life in our state, leading businesses, teaching our students, on our police forces. So i think i would start with this issue with you, director rodriguez, on the Security Check. As you state in your testimony, refugees are subject to the highest level of Security Check of any category of traveler to the u. S. I believe we need to uphold these stringent Security Standards which require extensive by graphic and biometric checks, information vetting. Do you agree with me that refugees are the most carefully vetted of all travelers, and what has uscis done to ensure that the high security requirements for refuge
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by bnsf railway. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff canadas 35 Million People woke today to a new political era, ushering out nearly a decade of conservative leadership. The liberal party won an outright majority in parliament in mondays election. The results mean Justin Trudeau will be the countrys new Prime Minister. President obama called trudeau today to congratulate him. Well look at how the liberals did it, after the news summary. Ifill here at home, the president ial field shrank by one today former virginia senator jim webb dropped out of the democratic contest. Webb failed to gain traction in the polls, and now says hes not sure hell stay a democrat. I fully accept that my views on many issues are not compatible with the power structure and nomin
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by bnsf railway. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff canadas 35 Million People woke today to a new political era, ushering out nearly a decade of conservative leadership. The liberal party won an outright majority in parliament in mondays election. The results mean Justin Trudeau will be the countrys new Prime Minister. President obama called trudeau today to congratulate him. Well look at how the liberals did it, after the news summary. Ifill here at home, the president ial field shrank by one today former virginia senator jim webb dropped out of the democratic contest. Webb failed to gain traction in the polls, and now says hes not sure hell stay a democrat. I fully accept that my views on many issues are not compatible with the power structure and nomin
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