Hearing to learn more about gun violence and its impact on Public Health. Lawmakers heard from doctors, a funeral home owner and a woman who lost her sons and brother to gun violence her sons and brother to gun violence. Good morning, everyone. [indiscernible] between the majority and minority i would ask for unanimous consent for the house members who are with us today, who are not members of the committee, that they be recognized or three minutes to forquestions recognized three minutes to ask questions. Many members will be allowed to make openings Committee Members will be allowed to make Opening Statements. Hearing no objections, so ordered. The chair recognizes herself for five minutes for an opening statement. First of all thank you, everyone , for being here this morning. It is an honor for those of us that are not from on a very serious issue. This is the very first energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the gun violence epidemic in our country. As a Public Health issue. And
Only Committee Members will be allowed to make Opening Statements. Hearing no objections, so ordered. The chair recognizes herself for five minutes for an opening statement. First of all thank you, everyone , for being here this morning. It is an honor for those of us that are not from on a very serious issue. This is the very first energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the gun violence epidemic in our country. As a Public Health issue. And this subcommittee has to has jurisdiction over Public Health issues in our country. I want to recognize first the members of the committee who represent the parts of chicago and the region, starting with congressman bobby rush, whose district we are in. Thank you, bobby, very much for inviting us, asking the subcommittee to come here. Congresswoman robin kelly, who is here to my left. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky from the chicago region. And to representative Adam Kinzinger, from the state of illinois, a little further away, and mr. Kinsinger mak
As the new leader of the liberal democrats. The mp for East Dunbartonshire beat her rival ed davey. Our deputy Political Editor john pienaar has more. New face, same promise stop brexit, or try. Jo swinson was favourite to win, and she did, easily. Jo swinson 47,000. Standing against brexit has been the lib dems best game plan, and she is sticking to it. In the face of nationalism, populism, the catastrophe of brexit, the two old parties have failed. 0ur party has been clear on brexit from day one. We believe the uks best future is as members of the european union. And thats why, as your leader, i will do whatever it takes to stop brexit. She has come a long way. This tax on learning is not acceptable. As a student, jo swinson campaigned against tuition fees. Westminsters youngest mp in 2005, she was a minister in the coalition which introduced the tuition fees that helped wreck the lib dems popularity. She lost her seat in 2015, like all but a handful of lib dems. Back two years later
Pleaded guilty to causing alarm and distress by using threatening or abusive language to the mp anna soubry outside the houses of parliament. 29 year old James Goddard was accused of shouting abuse at the mp for broxtowe, who supports another referendum, in two incidents last december and january. Angus crawford reports. Soubry anger and intimidation in the shadow of westminster. An mp trying to make her voice heard, drowned out by those who brand her a traitor. Crowd chants soubrys a liar. Earlier, she was even forced to break off a live tv interview. I do object to being called a nazi, actually. Crowd chants soubry is a nazi. Right, well, apologies to you if youre offended by what youre listening to. Sorry, ijust think this is astonishing. Leading the protest, filming the mp on his phone, James Goddard, wearing a yellow vest, aping the gilets jaunes demonstrators in france. Alongside him, brian phillips, shouting in herface, blocking the way. Finally, anna soubry has to force her way
Some of the political motivation for it sadly came from a negative although it was turned into a positive and there has been a lot of co operation between nations since then. Is there a role for britain in that . The absolutely is. We are not very good here in the uk at singing oui very good here in the uk at singing our own praises when it comes to the activities that we do within space. We are World Leaders in satellite technology, we contribute to the human space flight programme. Obviously, tim peake was our first European Space agency astronaut. We have a huge amount of research and by our involvement with the European Space agency, we have got a huge number of space scientists and space engineers working on these big european and multinational projects, so european and multinational projects, so there is a very, very alive and kicking space industry in the uk at the moment. So we should be celebrating and commemorating this as much about whats to come as what been . For me, it is