Good morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. Okay, first Budget Hearing in the energy committee, so nice to get started. This morning we will consider the president s budget request for the u. S. For us service for fy 2021. Chief christiansen, its good to welcome you back to the committee. Thank you for being here. We say around here that the president s budget request is just that, it is a request. It does start the annual budget process. It gives us here in congress the opportunity to learn about the administrations priorities and how it would carry them out. But ultimately its up to us to determine what programs to fund and what levels. Although this years budget request is far from pur infect, i agree that the priority must be on wild land Fire Management and improving the health of our forests. Im encouraged that the administration is proposing to invest significantly in harshazardous fuel reduction and other activities. We know they pay dividends in reducing the risk
Civilians are displaced b by fighting in northernrn syria, President Trump defends his decision to withdraw u. S. Support for the kurds, paving the way for turkeys assault. This comes as the house passes a bipartisan bill to rebuke the president. Today, Vice President mike pence and secretary of state mike pompeo are in turkey seeking a ceasefire. We will get the latest from Congressmember Ro Khanna and also speak with him about the legacy of baltimore Congressmember Elijah Cummings, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee. He died earlier today. Whererst, to chicago, 25,000 teachers and thousands more aides, custodians, and security guards, have gone on strike. Is to takerategy back everything that we have already won in previous contracts and offer it back to us with percentages. Not what we have already, not what ourur students deserve or what we are demanding, but the same thing or less. That is the problem here. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now
Civilians are displaceded by fighting in northehern syria, President Trump defends his decision to withdraw u. S. Support for the kurds, paving the way for turkeys assault. This comes as the house passes a bipartisan bill to rebuke the president. Today, Vice President mike pence and secretary of state mike pompeo are in turkey seeking a ceasefire. We will get the latest from Congressmember Ro Khanna and also speak with him about the legacy of baltimore Congressmember Elijah Cummings, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee. He died earlier today. Whererst, to chicago, 25,000 teachers and thousands more aides, custodians, and security guards, have gone on strike. Is to takerategy back everything that we have already won in previous contracts and offer it back to us with percentages. Not what we have already, not what o our students deserve or what we are demanding, but the same thing or less. That is the problem here. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now
The Prime Ministers brother has resigned as a government minister and will also step down as an mp at the next election. Jojohnson voted to remain in eu unlike his brother. He said he was torn between family loyalty and the national interest. After losing a series of crucial votes in parliament this week, borisjohnson has again pledged to leave the eu on 31st october. He said he would rather be dead in a ditch than ask for another extension. 0ur Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. You should be in brussels, negotiating yes, we have been negotiating. You are not. You are in morley, in leeds he attracts trouble. Moments after he arrived on this yorkshire high street, the Prime Minister taken to task. Youre playing games youre playing games. What i think people want us to do is to leave the European Union on 31 october. Well, we all know that. We all know that, but youre. Thats fantastic, thats what we are going to do. Borisjohnson divides. Hes been speaking for the last. Searching
The Prime Ministers brother has resigned as a government minister and will also step down as an mp at the next election. Jojohnson voted to remain in eu unlike his brother. He said he was torn between family loyalty and the national interest. After losing a series of crucial votes in parliament this week, borisjohnson has again pledged to leave the eu on 31st october. He said he would rather be dead in a ditch than ask for another extension. 0ur Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. You should be in brussels, negotiating yes, we have been negotiating. You are not. You are in morley, in leeds he attracts trouble. Moments after he arrived on this yorkshire high street, the Prime Minister taken to task. Youre playing games youre playing games. What i think people want us to do is to leave the European Union on october 31st. Well, we all know that. We all know that, but youre. Thats fantastic, thats what we are going to do. Borisjohnson divides. Hes been speaking for the last. Searchi