This hearing will come to order. Good morning. Next week americans will honor our nations veterans who have paid the price for our freedom in times of conflict and served as our shield in times of peace. Today, nearly 20 million americans have earned the title of veteran. Im proud to say that maine is home to more than 114,000 veterans. The second highest percentage in our entire country. We owe them such a great debt. The gratitude we express in words on veterans day can repay this debt only in small measure. A truly grateful nation must match its words with actions. As we will learn today, one issue that calls for our immediate action is to fight a newer enemy facing our veterans and that is those relentless con artists who seek to rob them of their life savings and defraud them of the benefits they have earned in service to our country. Often, veterans fall victim to the same scams that this committee has highlighted in recent years such as the irs imposter scam, the grandparent sca
217. A h. R. 182. A bill to extend the authorization for the Cape Cod National seashore Advisory Commission. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. Huffman, and the gentleman from california, mr. Mcclintock, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. Huffman. Mr. Huffman thank you, madam speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Huffman madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Huffman thank you. H. R. 182, introduced by representative bill keating of massachusetts, would reauthorize the Cape Cod National seashore Advisory Commission, which expired under current law in september of 2018. This bill would reauthorize and exten
British citizens live in the country those are the headlines well be back with another round up next hour and stay with us for a boom bust next here on our international. Max kaiser this is the kaiser report you know one of the same to talk about on the show if you read the Financial Press about the latest scandal its just a new name for a recurring scale like theres only 3 or 4 ways you could rip people off though as it changes is the name that you call to rip people off more on this now with stacy well were going to talk about the for ever war as we have the forever war that is the global war on terror and the extreme cost from that and we have the forever war against the black hole of debt that is consuming the Global Economy and its been consuming the Global Economy essentially since 2000 but especially 20082009 were throwing more and more and more and more of our wealth in our assets in our future into this hole and its costing us forever more but 1st were going to start with the
This hearing will come to order. Good morning. Next week americans will honor our nations veterans who have paid the price for our freedom in times of conflict and served as our shield in times of peace. Today, nearly 20 million americans have earned the title of veteran. Im proud to say that maine is home to more than 114,000 veterans. The second highest percentage in our entire country. We owe them such a great debt. The gratitude we express in words on veterans day can repay this debt only in small measure. A truly grateful nation must match its words with actions. As we will learn today, one issue that calls for our immediate action is to fight a newer enemy facing our veterans and that is those relentless con artists who seek to rob them of their life savings and defraud them of the benefits they have earned in service to our country. Often, veterans fall victim to the same scams that this committee has highlighted in recent years such as the irs imposter scam, the grandparent sca
Raises questions and demonstration with the slogan all of france turns out not to be for all of us are doing. A terrible time to be a turkey thanksgiving unless of course youre one of the 2 pardoned by u. S. President trump last part of an annual white house tradition. Alive from moscow just one here in the capital hawkins welcome to the program. Will be taken off the airwaves in bolivia at the start of december thats according to the countrys leading private t. V. Operator this comes amid a violent political crisis in the country during which an elected government assumed power is headed by a right wing senator joining us shes accused of suppressing the media and supporters of ousted president evo morales. Discussed the story with my colleague nick e r. Well no specific reasons were provided and the bolivian t. V. Operator which pretty much excluded r t from their list of channels starting from december the 2nd explained it through some kind of order from what they called the companys