And how many were enslaved including those born free in the north. Enjoy American History tv every weekend on cspan3. Now, a hearing on the Health Concerns of veterans exposed to dangerous chemicals in uzbekistan known as k2. A veteran told members of the House Oversight committee that more Scientific Data is needed before providing health care and disability benefits to veterans who served at the base between 2001 and 2005. Hearin this is about 90 minutes. Ecur ity all right. Good morning, everyone. O welcome to todays hybrid will hearing of the national Oversight Committee on the committee of oversight and me government reform. Pursuant to house rules, some persons will appear remotely anl some in person via webex. Ce mas. Let me remind everyone from thea latest guidance from the house. Physician all individuals attending this hearing in persos will have to wear a face mask. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you when they are speaki
Im congressman mark takano. I represent californias 41st Congressional District and serve as chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. On behalf of the House Democrats, i would like to start by wishing all of our veterans a happy veterans day. We cannot thank you enough for your service and sacrifice. I also want to thank nancy pelosi for her partnership and abiding commitment to advocate for our nations veterans. Throat 2020, our committee has worked diligently to advocate for veterans and ensure with the department of Veterans Affairs is equipped to carry out its first mission. Serving our veterans, even as we confront the covid19 pandemic. We also have opportunities for student veterans, to provide timely updates and information on its coronavirus response. Continue to prioritize Veterans Mental Health and continue to exercise our legislative and oversight functions. House democrats, also ensured a balloon water and Navy Veterans who were exposed to agent orange finally g
Expensive political race in montana history. The general election coming up november third. If youre keeping track at home, thats 24 days away. The ballots were mailed out friday this week so voters, be looking for your ballots to arrive soon in a mailbox near you. The ballots need to be returned to your local Election Office by 8 00 p. M. On election day. At stake in this race is one of montanas to u. S. Senate seat. Salary of u. S. Senator currently at 174 thousand dollars a year. Now its time to meet the candidate. Steve bullock was one in mazzola, earned his law degree from Columbia University in new york city. Earlier in his career, he worked in private practice and an assistant attorney general for the state of montana. He won election as montanas attorney general in 2000 and then as governor in 2012 and 2016. Both, a democrat says as governor, hes worked with both democrats and republicans to expand affordable healthcare, strengthen and invester in schools. He and his wife, lisa
For a bill combining several Clean Energy Initiatives followed by five measures dealing with veterans issues. Live now to the floor of the u. S. House here on cspan. Orde the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Lord god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. The advance of Coronavirus Infections continues to rise in a number of states around our nation, send your spirit of healing and wellbeing among those who suffer and your angels to protect the Many Health Care workers who place their own wellbeing in danger every day. Comfort those today in the Supreme Court who begin the blic mourning of a beloved colleague, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and console those who worked with over so many years. Bless the members of this peoples house who labor today to pass bills to advance the common wheel of our nation. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 4a of House Resolut
The heroes and congress from Freedom Caucus in the conservative caucus, my good friend up in d. C. Still fighting the fight that were still on china today and im kind of going to go one by one, we have three panels of four u. S. Congressman, were honored to have all of you here today and lets just start off with brian from texas and brian im going to lead off, the other brothers from congress who can hear this in the back room, hello brothers back there and sisters, i hear you in the back room. There all my friends. [laughter] congressman babbitt, the first hurdle is upon which Everything Else depends is the sense of how did china send us this virus, was it intentionally in any respect, was it an accident, we know it came from the wuhan district and it was near a lab but everything hangs on this proposition, we have 40 Million People out of work, we have deaths and suffering in family breakup, bankruptcy is small businesses, disaster in this country, in some sense its caused by china,