Good morning. The Senate Health education labor and Pensions Committee will please come to order. Todayerer holding a hearing on our nations growing Mental Health and Substance Use disorder crisis. I will have an Opening Statement following by senator murkowski. Then we will introduce our witnesses. I believe Ranking Member will join us a little later as well. After the witnesses give their testimony, senators will each is have five minute farce for a round of questions. While we werent able to have it open to the public, live video is available on our Committee Website and if you are in need of accommodations, you can reach out to the committee or office of congressional accessibility services. We continue to see a high number of new covid cases, so we are having this hearing in a larger hearing room where we can be socially distanced limiting the number of people who are in the hearing room, experience depression, anxiety and other Mental Health disorders. Drug overdoses were on the
Good morning. The Senate Health education labor and Pensions Committee will please come to order. Todayerer holding a hearing on our nations growing Mental Health and Substance Use disorder crisis. I will have an Opening Statement following by senator murkowski. Then we will introduce our witnesses. I believe Ranking Member will join us a little later as well. After the witnesses give their testimony, senators will each is have five minute farce for a round of questions. While we werent able to have it open to the public, live video is available on our Committee Website and if you are in need of accommodations, you can reach out to the committee or office of congressional accessibility services. We continue to see a high number of new covid cases, so we are having this hearing in a larger hearing room where we can be socially distanced limiting the number of people who are in the hearing room, experience depression, anxiety and other Mental Health disorders. Drug overdoses were on the
In addition to paying the states bills and its workers, other duties of the pennsylvania treasury include investing state funds to earn extra income, overseeing the 529 College Savings and unclaimed property programs. Before torsella, the last elected pennsylvania treasurer, rob mccord resigned during an investigation into his Campaign Finances in 2015. Mccord pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted extortion. Treasurer joe torsella now manages the states cash after winning the job in novembers election, and he is promising big changes in the office. Joe torsella joining me now. Thank you so much for being here. The republicans are now revealing details of the new Health Care Reform bill. I want to start with that. I know you have some serious concerns. Joe torsella sure, i think its a terrible bill, and it spells, at the human level, trouble for many pennsylvania families, for the dad whos between jobs with a preexisting condition, or the mom whos trying to figure out how to deal wi
It is a Gathering Place for many from iraq of the pair had similar fears as to what could happen when they target those refugees. You think they want to wipe them out . If you are not with them, you are the enemy. It is very conceivable that a total bloodbath could wipe out this group of people. Michael from the Research Institute in center city, and iraqi refugee talking about the small iraqi sect, thousands who are trapped on mount sinjar target eed by islamic extremist. They have a different customs. Genocide is a legit hit concern. The u. S. Started air drops of water and food for those on the mountain. A good first step. It is just one step. They need more. There needs to be more . Yeah. More. And she applauded the area talks on isis. She has family who moved from baghdad, but the once safe city now under threat. And an army officer in northern iraq, he says it is hard to tell if the attacks can ten the kurdish fighters turn the tide. It is a fluent situation and right now the thi
Attack members of his parties, the conservative Freedom Caucus, warning they need to get on board or face the fallout in 2018. One republican says he was threatened directly with a primary challenge. And west wing turmoil. The deputy chief of staff suddenly departs the white house as controversy grows over the gops healthcare debacle. Is this the start of a major shakeup . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Breaking news. In a stunning twist, the white house invites leaders of both congressional Intelligence Committees to look over classified material that may be tied to President Trumps claims of surveillance by the obama administration, but the white house wont discuss a New York Times report that officials there helped Republican House Intelligence Committee chairman view secret material in the white house complex. The chairman, devin nunes, is under fire right now for going public with the material and briefing the president before informing hi