on their agenda, extending funding for the children s health insurance program, a repeal of the health care law s independent medicaid payment advisory board and several bills to prevent wildfires. watch live house coverage on c-span. next, president trump speaks about the opioid epidemic and signs and that drug emergency.national he says it will get worse before it gets better and the declaration will be the start of a nationwide effort to combat the problems. introducing the president s first lady melania trump. this is 35 minutes. ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. trump. [applause] mrs. trump: thank you all for being here today. it touches my heart to see the faces i been lucky to know these past few months. thank you for the time and strength for each of you to tell your stories. we are here today because of your courage. the opioid epidemic has affected more than 2 million americans nationwide and sadly the number continues to rise. am
recently visited puerto rico to assess the impact these hurricanes have had and continue to have on americans. this committee has been conducting oversight of the federal response to the recent hurricanes since shortly after harvey made landfall in texas. unfortunately, i expect that our work here will continue for years to come. the committee s jurisdiction involves not just public health issues but rebuilding the electrical grid, addressing environmental cleanup and restoring telecommunications to name only a few. the people of puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands continue to face a long road to recovery and many are living without power and running water. i believe we are going to be joined today by representative jennifer gonzalez from puerto rico, someone who knows all too well about the difficult challenges her home is facing. thank you for being here at this important hearing. from coordinating overall response to insuring that individuals have the medical treatment
Dr. Scott McCorvey, who works in the Vail Health Emergency Department, has been named the eighth recipient of the Vail Health Elevate Award. Vail Health created the Elevate Award in June 2022 to allow patients.
When Casey Cuny graduated from Battle Mountain High School in 1994, he didn’t know that he wanted to become a teacher. And yet, the teachers that he had up until that point not only.