the iraqi armie jammed this highway as coalition forces moved to kuwait. they were perfect targets. it became known as the highway of death. and a harsh example of allied air power during operation desert storm. the coalition used overwhelming air power to defeat a brutal dictator and free a nation. in this program, the air commanders of desert storm talk about how they fought the war, focusing on the u.s. air force s role. august 7, 1990, president bush responding to the iraqi invasion of kuwait orders american forces to decoy to saudi arabia. deploy to saudi arabia. u.s. central command air forces had to move its forces several thousand miles quickly. within days five u.s. air force squadrons and two u.s. carriers arrived in the gulf. lieutenant general chuck horner recalls the deployment. gen. horner: we had to get people here rapidly because of the threat of iraqi invasion. we brought over those kinds of airplanes you need to defend and deter air defense aircraft. and a
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there has been a rise in the prescription of anxiety medications and other sedative hypnotic needs. in 2014 and 15 in rhode island, 33% of those receiving opioid prescriptions were co-prescribed benzodiazapines. this is a tremendous, tremendous deadly combination and has been a significant variable in the increase in opioid overdose deaths in rhode island and the statistics show nationally. so along with fentanyl, we need to look at the co-prescription of benzodiazapine. other strategies for the prevention of initiation include but are not limited to patient education and the use and storage of medication, family education, continued public health education venues and peer recovery resources. treatment within a recovery oriented system of care individualized for the patient that is easily accessible can prevent the progression of the disease and the possibility of overdose. and i can skip here. i m quoting directly here from the rhode island governor s overdose prevention an
when the economy goes into recession, some of these programs they are like $1.75 benefit for every $1 we spend on s.n.a.p. so to block grant this, we are automatical automatically cutting gdp. i don t have much time. mr. chairman, i just want to say you don t have any time. i m talking to you now. i m not asking any more questions. the gentle lady s time has expired. okay. we will now hear from the gentleman from south carolina for five minutes. i was asking about the process. i think, chairman, a couple observations and a question. one, i was struck by my colleague s conversation from new jersey on social security and raising the payroll tax. as we all know, there are unintended consequences and politics is ultimately what drives washington, d.c. as we remember, you know, social security was put in place as a social insurance program. if you lift the caps, you really move it to a social welfare program. people like to link it between i pay in, therefore i
c-span audience that is here as well, and everyone watching live online, all 10 of you i m sure. [laughter] doug: this is a way to bring authors to be mount vernon community, free every month. we try and bring relevant books and important history topics as well. we have a great one for you this evening. had a longn has relationship with the ford family and ford motor company, going back to henry ford s original donation of the fire engine which helps keep the mansion safe. mount vernon is continually interested in making sure that the mansion is safe from destructive fire, and that is important to us going forward. i would, of course, mention the relationship to forward is crucial. the association that operated the estate has never taken on a government money. we only accept money from private, patriotic people and foundations. that allows us to maintain the house for the public. but it is a continual challenge going forward. an extremelyave exciting speaker, paul brandus, wh