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Today who are not members of the committee that they be recognized for three minutes to ask questions after Committee Members have asked theirs and note only Committee Members will be allowed to make Opening Statements. Hearing no objections so ordered. The chair recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. First of all, thank you, everyone, for being here this morning. Its an honor for those of us that are not from chicago to be here here. Im anna eschew and this is the midwestern part of my family and its an honor to be here with my colleagues on a very serious issue and this is the first energy and Commerce Committee hearing of the gun violence epidemic in our country as a Public Health issue. This subcommittee has jurisdiction over Public Health issues in our country. I want to recognize first the members of the committee who represent the parts of chicago and the region starting with congressman bobby rush whose district we are in. Thank you, bobby, very much for
Hello good afternoon welcome youre watching r. T. International where its just come one oclock here in moscow our top story this hour a fifth day of unrest in iran has seen a number of deaths climbed to at least twenty one six died overnight after antigovernment protesters tried to storm a Police Station in central iran while another three died in separate incidents nearby rising living costs the key driver for the protests which have seen violent clashes with police some protesters have also been trying to take over military bases two deaths at the weekend so the government deny police had opened fire within the last three days alone have reportedly been more than four hundred fifty of arrests meanwhile irans biggest protests in nearly a decade have been getting encouraged and from its Major Political rivals the u. S. Israel with more on that is. What began as discontent over Economic Hardship and alleged corruption in the room has evolved into massive nationwide anti and progovernmen
Without freedom or liberty. May they be instruments of justice for all americans. May your spirit live with them and with each of us and may your grace around us and those we love that in all things we may be the people you would have us be in service to this great nation. May all that is done within the peoples house this day be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. P senator santorum the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from california mr. Mcnerney. Mr. Mcnerney i ask everyone to join me in pledging allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Senator santorum the chair will entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the g
August. Martin schulz is down but not quite out and some pundits they he will need a miracle to be chancellor merkel. Our question this week is merkel versus schulz no context . , a joined by Ulrike Herrmann Business Editor for the berlin daily, who says the only chance schulz has is to show he is something very different than Angela Merkel. He must not be seen as a copy of the chancellor. Also with us is matthew karnitschnig, chief european correspondent at politico, who believes the problem for the social democrats is not schulz but merkel. And a warm welcome as well to anna sauerbrey, editor at another berlin daily, who says schulz cannot catch up and merkel has the election in the bag. We will wait and see. Tell us about what just an important week this has been in german politics. Ulrike Martin Schulz originally thought that he had the chancellorship secured, and after this preelection, he has to realize that he does not because of the three elections that were all Regional Electi