Now come a heang on the Health Concerns of the veterans exposed to hazardous checals. While deployed at the airbase in his pakistan known as k2. A Veterans Affairs Department Official told the subcommittee that more Scientific Data is needed before providing health care and disability benefits to those that served at the base between 2001 and 2005. This is about 90 minutes. Good morning, everyone. And welcome to todays hybrid hearing of the National Security subcommittee. On the committee of oveight and government reform. Pursuant t the hse rule, some members will aear in person and others will appear remotely. Since some members are appearing in person, let me first remind everybody that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending physician, all individuals attenng this hearing in person must wear a face mask. Members who are notearing a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few rinders for those members that are appearing i person. You will only see member
Focusing on rushing through a nominee to the United States Supreme Court rather than doing everything we can to work across the aisle to craft a solution. To the problems, the crises facing our nation. Tens of millions of americans, unemployed. Hundreds of thousands of businesses permanentlylo closed. Schools all over the country either not yet open or just barely opened, and thousands upon thousands of americans died alone in pain, and comforted by family, uncertain of how they came to be in this place and cared for by their country. Eight. 5million infected 220,000 or more dead. We are in the middle of a tragic pandemic and a recession made worse by our presence bungled mishandling of the pandemic, and instead of coming together to provide the reliefteng that all states d all people are calling for, we are doing this. We are doing this. Instead, my republican colleagues are walking over dangerous precipice doing something according to graham was unthinkable just two years ago , in th
Life well planned. The freeman foundation. By judand Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglecd needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. This is bbc world news america. Tributes are paid to the Late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg, the first woman to lie in state of the u. S. Capitol. Antiterrorism Police Investigating a stabbing in paris near the former offices of the Charlie Hebdo magazine where 12 people were killed in 2015. Reporter the site of police cordoning off the streets will bring back painful memories. Just around the corner is Charlie Hebdo. Jane in pakistn, the First Nationwide Vaccination Campaign against polio is underway since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. The late u. S. Supreme court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become the first woman in American History to lie in state at the Capitol Building in washington. It was a privat
In the fall. I am convinc of that. What does senator marco rubio say now . Firing line with Margaret Hoover is made possible by. Additional funding is provided by. By. Rate funding is provided marco rubio, welcome to firing line. Thank you. Ks thor having me. Youre the senior United States senator epom the state of florida. You are a formerlican president ial candidate and the chair of the senatesma committee on business and entrepreneurship, which has given you a really Critical Role in the current pandemic. Because congress is not in seson and we are both practicing social distancing, you are joining me via skype from miami, florida, in your home. This week, congress has passed the second round of funding for ppp,e yroll protection program, that added another 321 billion to replenish the relief going to Small Businessesnt across the c. And the senate was at an impasse for days were holding up negotiations, wanting funding in other areas, hostagetaking. You now, are you ultimately sat
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