Democrats gained control of the senate in the upcoming election. Senator marco rubio joins the chair Lindsay Graham and others at a News Conference to talk about the proposed amendment. Can you hear me with this on. Thank you for being here today. A year and a half ago before the debate was going on about the court and the nomination, we predicted to expand the packet. I chuckle when i hear people say if they move forward we are going to go ahead and pack the etcourt. They were going to do that anyway. Our institution to solidify the institution requires stability and thats why weve filed this amendment over a year and a half ago. I dont think you have to wait to hear directly from joe biden or any of the people around the country i dont think you need to wait to hear from them whether they will expand the court. I think we already know the answer and that has become pretty apparent throughout this process. It is our hope that eventually we will be able to get a vote and maybe we can w
One generation earlier, not a state in the nation was yellow or light orange or dark orange. Not any state, louisiana, mississippi, alabama, texas was more than 14 to bees. Now obese. Now were looking at obesity rates higher than 30 in one generation. So whats happened is that this one in six that are food insecure for the first time in human history, hunger and obesity coexist in the same community and same person. Be so if youre going to solve a problem, you better know what the problem is. And the problem, it turns out, for many of the food insecure, the majority, 61 at least, is affordable nutrition. Thats what were talking about, getting them fruits, vegetables, dairy, protein compared with, you know, empty calories, fast food, junk food, etc. Now, i also stole this slide. I was on a panel for partnership for healthier america last year in, down in d. C. , and the gentleman who runs the largest cooperative of Food Service Groups in the United States, a 25 30 billion business, he h
Talking about how states administer the program. Another Panel Focused on barriers to nutritional food access in rural areas as snaps Economic Impact on local communities. This hearing is 2 1 2 hours. Good morning. I call this meeting of the Senate Committee on agricultural nutrition in order. Over the last several months, i along with a Ranking Member and our colleagues on this committee having working on a new farm bill, an important part of this process has been to hold hearings on each farm bill title and to listen to stake holders. Im proud to say that the committee has sufficiently conducted our work in this area, having held hearings so far on eight titles. Todays meeting cover Nutrition Program on farm bill. Two titles remain, the process as far as the opportunity to review the full range of usda programs to ensure that they are operating efficiently and effectively. Not every Program Needs a Major Overhaul but many federal programs can benefit from increased efficiency, improv
Good morning. I call this meeting of the Senate Committee on agricultural nutrition in order. Over the last several months, i along with a Ranking Member and our colleagues on this committee having working on a new farm bill, an important part of this process has been to hold hearings on each farm bill title and to listen to stake holders. Im proud to say that the committee has sufficiently conducted our work in this area, having held hearings so far on eight titles. Todays meeting cover Nutrition Program on farm bill. Two titles remain, the process as far as the opportunity to review the full range of usda programs to ensure that they are operating efficiently and effectively. Not every Program Needs a Major Overhaul but many federal programs can benefit from increased efficiency, improved integrity and the production of waste. As we conduct this review, it is important to remember the purpose of these critical Nutrition Programs. They are not about longterm dependency, they are being
Have singlehandedly destabilized middle east, handed iraq, libya and syria to isis, and allow is 98 days to general election. Attacks are flying. Suggesting that republicans should withdraw their support for mr. Trump. If you are repeatedly having to say in strong terms that what he has said is unacceptable, why are you still endorsing him . Liz my next guest has endorsed donald trump, mike huckabee, he is joining me now. Good to see you. Good to see you, liz. I bet all over america, republicans are sitting on the emoedge of three seat waiting for instructs from obama on what to do, thank you so much mr. President. Liz what add nu give. He has to turn away from arging with people in the stands, he is the boxer in the ring, let him throw his punches toward her, dont take anything that heckler say to heart. Walk away from it. He has a fight on his hands but the fight needs to be for the american people, for those workers who lost jobs and wages, who lost their homes and foreclosures, thi