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Search bar. The hearing will come to order. The chairs authorized to declare recess at any time. Let me say good morning and welcome to todays hearing and oversight of the department of research and development enterprise. Welcome mr. Secretary we are delighted that youre here today. As you know this committee has jurisdiction over the department of energy and its a vitally important science in Energy Research and develop activities. The laboratories and facilities i hope much more quickly from now on and i look forward to working with you throughout this congress. With a budget season, i would like to bring just a few minutes and a few items to your attention and ill start with the good news. Which is despite the ministration best effort to make cuts across the board and develop my programs most actually fared well in the house of representatives and particularly pleased to see the increased to the budget for the loan programs o ....
Meanwhile, the chancellor announced tougher benefit sanctions on those who are capable of working. But choose not to. And a National Living wage rise to £11 an hour. Wage rise to £11 an hour. We promised in our manifesto to raise the National Living wage to two thirds of Median Income and ending low pay in this country. At the moment, this country. At the moment, its £10. 42 an hour and were waiting for the low Pay Commission to tell us next Years Commission to tell us next years recommendation. But i confirm today, whatever that recommendation, well increase the National Living wage to at least £11 an hour next year. Least £11 an hour next year. ....
Announced tougher benefit sanctions on those who are capable of working. But choose not to. And a National Living wage rise to £11 an hour. Wage rise to £11 an hour. We promised in our manifesto to raise the National Living wage to two thirds of Median Income and ending low pay in this country. At the moment, this country. At the moment, its £10. 42 an hour and were waiting for the low Pay Commission to tell us next Years Commission to tell us next years recommendation. But i confirm today, whatever that recommendation, well increase the National Living wage to at least £11 an hour next year. Least £11 an hour next year. Thats a pay rise for 2 mil ....
States marine corps and its sad, sad to me to see that today al qaeda is flying a flag in parts of that city. Just it is tragedy, and its it did not maintain the faith that we ought to have maintained with those we, in congress, directed to go out and fight this war and to be successful. Witand maybe yet something can e done successful to deal with this situation which i feel deeply about. I was here, mr. President , to share some thoughts about the remarks delivered today by president obama on the growing problem of poverty and chronic unemployment that has occurred during the six years of his presidency, after hes declared that the recession is over and was over. And just this week the Senate Majority leader, harry reid said that the rich keep getting rirp and the poor keep getting poorer and the middle class is uner siegunder siege, close quote. Wages are not doing well. Americans in large numbers are not doing well and they a ....