Cspan. Next Senate Energy hearing on impact of wildfires on the electric grid. Lawmakers are looking at wildfire mitigation technology. Power management and system reliability. Were here to discuss wildfire and grids. In recent years, devastating and related electricity blackouts in california have drawn national maintaining grid resiliency in the face of stream conditions. Tragically we remember last years camp fire. Deadliest and destructive fire in california history which killed 85 people. The fire was caused about power linesyearold during so called fire weather. Winds, lowstrong humidity and heat. The camp fire was a sobering call on the risk of maintaining thousands of miles linesve ground power across fire prone landscapes. Regulatorscalifornia reekier to increase use of Public Safety or power shut off as a precaution to get possible wildfire ignition during high winds. Intended as a measure of last plans called for utilities to deenergize power lines in extreme weather conditi
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On, and in the beginning of the services program, but we are starting to do that with some of the recognition, and noticing the increases that have come out for women who are homeless, and the trauma is a big part of it, and in recognizing the safety issues, related to their discussion of their past histories with the Domestic Violence and interpartner relationships. Thank you, and i yield back, madam chair. Thank you very much. I would like to thank the second panel of witnesses for their testimony here today. I would like to say a very special thanks to ms. Vizcaino and mr. Hanes for coming here to tell your story and the panel of the witnesses here today, it is your work that causes a mr. Hanes and ms. Vizcaino to be here today to talk about how their lives have been changed. So everybody, give a big round of applause for the second panel. Mr. Mayor, we welcome you. I thank you for the opportunity that you have afforded to me and other members of congress to visit with you recently
Representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers room, washington, d. C. , august 20, 2019. I hereby appoint the honorable William Lacy Clay to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend michael wilker, Lutheran Church of the reformation, washington, d. C. The chaplain god, who spretched the spanningled stretched the spangeled, share inventive powers with you. Thank you for the delightful and awesome creation of which we are a part. Thank you, also, for the scientists of this nation, especially those who serve in our government. We are sorry for the times our lazyness, ignoran