A prisoner swap. A new president signals a new direction for europe why after 15 years of leftist leadership the country turns to the right. Coming up in support of the corona virus continues to affect global sporting events well hear the price of a Football Team from wu han stuck in europe after being barred from returning to their families of the same to obey corona virus outbreak. Turkey has announced a full scale military operation against the Syrian Government dubbed Operation Spring shield it follows the killing of 34 turkish soldiers in hadley province on thursday and the expiry of a deadline by turkeys president for syrian troops to pull back from the rebel held province on sunday turkish jets shot down 2 syrian army warplanes that were carrying out a combat mission in the rebel held area of reports now from the turkey syria border. Turkish and syrian fighter jets faced off in an encounter in the skies above. And that with 2 syrian warplanes. The confrontation marked u. S. Coll
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White house on the issue of vaping and underage use of ecigarettes. Were joined by andrew who covers healthcare for cq roll call. Tell us why and age vaping became a bigger issue in 2019. It was a combination of factors that really drove this to the front of the policy debate this year. One was just the yearoveryear increases in the number of teenagers reporting ecigarette use. Thats been increasing fees of years. When that is another significant increase over last year. Another was this in in a relatd but sort of distinct issue that we saw starting over the summer with vaping related illnesses that were beginning to emerge. Weve now seen thousands injured and dozens dead from this. Thats related to elicit thc vaping which is distinct from the problem of ecigarette use. But the urgency of those illnesses i think really prompted policymakers to want to respond more broadly to the vaping issues we deal with in the u. S. Tremont and the Administration Starts the new year with an announcem
Going to show you some of the recent debate in congress and at the white house on the issue of vaping and underage use of ecigarettes. We are joined by andrew siddons, who covers health care for cq roll call. Tell us why the issue of underage vaping became a bigger issue in 2019. Andrew i think it was a combination of factors that really drove this to the front of the policy debate this year. One was just the year over year increases in the number of teens who are reporting ecigarette use. Thats been increasing for several years, but 2019, we saw another significant increase over last year. Another was interrelated, but a sort of distinct issue that we saw, starting over the summer with vaping related illnesses that were beginning to emerge, that weve now seen thousands injured and dozens dead from this. Thats related to illicit thc vaping, which is distinct from the problem of ecigarette use. But the urgency of those illnesses i think really prompted policymakers to want to respond mo
The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. Todays opening prayer will be offered by monsignor anthony j. Marcaccio, pastor of st. Pius the tenth from greensboro, north carolina. The guest chaplain let us pray. Blessed are you, lord god, of all creation. You are the gifter of ever good gift, of life and liberty, of peace and prosperity, of wisdom, understanding, and right judgment. We ask that in your divine mercy you would bless our republic and in a special way the work of our senators, that they may discern all that is true, all that is honorable, all that is right, all that is excellent and worthy of praise for our nation. In this moment, make us mindful of all that has brought us together as a country and how it foster passes that which can divide us. So when all is deliberated and done here, we may be preserved as one nation under god. Amen and amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the