Were live at the Senate Veterans affairs committee, where the success tear will testify about preventing veteran suicides as the committee looks into what congress can do to prevent them. Senator Johnny Isaacson chairs the committee. John tester is the top democrat on the committee. This is live coverage on cspan 3. We call this hearing to order. I thank all of you for coming today, especially our witnesses. We have a number of members on the way, but were in the interest of your time were going to get started. Todays hearing is about the issue of suicide. This month in america is National Suicide e Prevention Month across the kocountry. Suicide is a terrible, terrible, terrible loss of life. John will remember when we came in as a committee our first bill we passed was the Suicide Prevention bill. Passed this committee 990. It will ask to give us a report on the progress on the implementation of the act but its a very important act. And in august of 2014 i held a hearing at Georgia St
I think we will go out and start. By Ranking Member senator could still be here shortly. I will go and make my Opening Statement and begin testimony. Thank you all for being here this afternoon. I appreciate it. Id like to thank you for your comments last week about what we need to strike. Today marks the first hearing in the Financial Services and general government to committee for the 115 congress. This is also my first hearing in a new role as chairwoman of the subcommittee. As they began the budget request, welcome our witnesses. Fcc chairman and commissioner clyburn and michael are rightly. We look forward to hearing from you all about the budget request and the work you are doing to carry out the agencys mission. Fiscal year 28 team, requesting a total of 322 million. While funding is offset by fees that do not minimize or need to ensure that the agency is operating effectively in the funds are being sent responsibly. This is especially important since these are passed on direct
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Commissioner walker commissioner clinch is expected and commissioner melgar are excused we have quorum item 2. Madam clerk before we go into that as it stands right now if we hold 2, 40 commissioners the hearing on the budget well not be able to vote were kind of going with the condition we will hear the presentation by staff on the budget and with that, hope commissioner clinch will arrive and well have the 40 vote to pass it through dueling not it might not be the case but well continue it to the next meeting in late february. Okay. Thank you. Item 2 the discussion and possible action on a proposed budget of the department of building inspection for fiscal years 20162017 and 20172018. Good morning Commission Deputy director for the department of building inspection this is the 20162017 and 20172018 promoted budget at the late meeting id like to take a couple of minutes for the highlights before we get into the continued deduction this is a prior budget based on the departments goal w
Wednesday, january 20, 2016, to is the special meeting of the Building Inspection Commission of the audience that the commission does not tolerate disruptions of any kind. The first item is roll call commissioner president mccarthy commissioner konstin commissioner lee commissioner walker commissioner clinch is expected and commissioner melgar are excused we have quorum item 2. Madam clerk before we go into that as it stands right now if we hold 2, 40 commissioners the hearing on the budget well not be able to vote were kind of going with the condition we will hear the presentation by staff on the budget and with that, hope commissioner clinch will arrive and well have the 40 vote to pass it through dueling not it might not be the case but well continue it to the next meeting in late february. Okay. Thank you. Item 2 the discussion and possible action on a proposed budget of the department of building inspection for fiscal years 20162017 and 20172018. Good morning Commission Deputy dir