Home workers, elderly care advocates, and Public Health experts testified. They said it got worse during the pandemic. This morning, the finance committee is holding the second of three hearings that well be holding this week. This is a particularly important hearing because our country is now a full year into the covid19 pandemic. In the pandemic. Let me just give a brief kind of process statement with respect to how well do this. We have two votes at 11 30 a. M. , and well do everything we can to keep this moving. And we have been working with the Ranking Member on this. And if we dont do that, well probably be here until 3 00 p. M. So well do our best to keep this moving. As i indicated, were a year in, and vaccinations are up, americans are beginning to feel encouraged. And yet so many families, hundreds of thousands spread across the country, are unable to share in this sense of uplift because they are mourning loved ones that they have lost. Over the last year, more than 175,000
Bill the cameras are in and they have crayons and baby diapers and shelves in the background but you have the overcrowding situation that is extraordinary and hard to look at. Dana very upsetting. The white house is letting reporters inside this facility here in donna, texas where migrants are packed in holding areas. The video showing kids banging on glass walls and sleeping on Matts Shoulder to shoulder on the floor. It is over capacity and dont expect the surge to slow up any time soon. Capacity for this location for Covid Purposes is 250. Previous to that it was 2,000. We hold 4100 subjects in this facility. Were 700 over capacity. As we look at the threat and some of the Traffic Patterns we see and i fully expect based upon what weve already apprehended and looking at what is remaining in the fiscal year well have approximately a million encounters this year. Bill think about that a million encounters this year. We begin Casey Stiegel is live in eagle pass, texas, well begin with
Its not an environment that feels comfortable because of what its been like there. Dogs tell the truth. I feel so bad for him. I would be telling the truth to a dog if it bit one person. Hes a good boy. If the dog bit two people, that dog might better get his affairs in order. And prepare good boy. To meet dog jesus because no, stop it, joe. No. Your dog cannot bite two people. Hes a rescue. Dog jesus. Is this the juju thing, Previous White House had bad energy, so major is working through some of that stuff. Of course. Dogs tell the truth. And i hope everyone works with him. I dont even know what that means, willie. A dog tells the truth . Youre saying that to the two people that major bit . No. He didnt mean it that way. Like they brought a wear wolf on to the grounds. Steven king needs to right kujo goes to the white house. This thing is a Run Away Deer trot with fangs of kujo. I stand with major. She stands with major. You cant bite. We know that, mika. Maybe time back in delaware
[gavel banging] good afternoon. The Sub Committee meets today to receive testimony on the epidemic of Sexual Assault in the military and the failure of military leadership to address it. Despite 30 years of promises to change and over 1 billion spent on prevention and response measures. This is the first subcommittee hearing of the year. I want to welcome Ranking Member tillis. I look forward to continuing the relationship we have had in our work to provide Service Members, their families, and the department civilian workforce the tools, support, and resources they need to do their job. Today we will hear from survivors and survivor advocates on their experiences with the military Justice System. From the Government Accountability office on the many changes in laws regarding Sexual Assault in the military and outside experts on the effects or lack thereof the changes on reducing Sexual Assault within ranks. The first panel of witnesses include natalie kuam, amy frank, amy marsh, and Qu
Measures. This is the first subcommittee hearing of the year. I want to welcome Ranking Member tillis. I look forward to continuing the relationship we have had in our work to provide Service Members, their families, and the department civilian workforce the tools, support, and resources they need to do their job. Today we will hear from survivors and survivor advocates on their experiences with the military Justice System. From the Government Accountability office on the many changes in laws regarding Sexual Assault in the military and outside experts on the effects or lack thereof the changes on reducing Sexual Assault within ranks. The first panel of witnesses include natalie kuam, amy frank, amy marsh, and Quentin Mcnair who retired from the army after 25 years of service. The second panel will have brenda farrell, and the third panel will have eugene fidel. Retired colonel Don Christiansen and retired colonel Lawrence Morris will also be included. The subcommittee will also receiv