Nuclear. Spurred on by the oil crisis, the french Government Move quickly to build more nuclear Power Plants. It didnt have to worry about publiC Opinion. I quoted you point when it comes to decisions. Its just a small group of people making the body from the area, you know, from the atomic Energy Commission fuels. Basically tom administrator, hes got court with the state representing the people dont pay for ram. So you have the authorization to build a nuclear plan and that was it. In the us things a little more complicated. Elizabeth, you asked, it was very fragmented. Around 2800 different electricity companies. You filled, they kept changing the designs in a, in a competitive frenzy to try and get ahead of the other guy. And that meant that the construction times for nuclear plants, just balloon way to do business. The business. Ah, francis ambitious nuclear program was becoming the largest in the world. The United States could only look on and wonder, ah, during the time that from
Fredricka whitfield. The second day of the G7 Summit is in full swing in england. President biden is meeting with his foreign counterparts right now on the topic of health which comes at a critical time as the world tries to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Biden also held a bilateral meeting this morning with french president emmanuel macron. All of this as bidens first meeting as president with russias Vladimir Putin is set to happen this coming wednesday. This morning, the White House says biden will hold a Press Conference after their meeting. Cnns Kaitlan Collins is following all of this from england. So good to see you. So what are the big Priorities Today . Reporter well, i think the big priorities that they really want to talk about are the three cs, as the White House is referring to it privately, which is china, covid19 and climate. Those have really been the Big Three things they said President Biden has wanted to push while he is here for the first time meeting with t
Chair is declare the subcommittee will come to order. We welcome anyone to this mornings hearing. Substantial threats to Gun Violence and Mass Shootings. Address and Distribution List dedicated to circulating exhibits motions or other written materials that members might want to offer as apartment of our Hearing Today. If you would like to submit materials please send them to email address that has been previously distributed to your offices and we will circulate the materials the members and staff as quickly as we can. I would also ask all members to mute your myophone when youre not speaking. This will help prevent feedback and other technical issues. You may unmute yourself any time you seek recognition and as well when youre speaking you may not have your mask. I will now recognize myself for an ongoing of this hearing for an Opening Statement. Were here today on may 20th, 2021, when throughout america states have rates of death by guns of 12, 15, 22 of our population. America stil
Subcommittee will come to order without objection the chair is declare recesses the Sub Committee any time. We welcome everyone to this mornings hearing. And unending crisis the central steps to reducing Gun Violence and man shootings. Before we begin i would like to remind members that we have established an Email Address and Distribution List dedicated to circulating exhibits motions or other written materials that members might want to offer as apartment of our Hearing Today. If you would like to submit materials please send them to Email Address that has been previously distributed to your offices and we will circulate the materials the members and staff as quickly as we can. I would also ask all members to mute your myophone when youre not speaking. This will help prevent feedback and other technical issues. You may unmute yourself any time you seek recognition and as well when youre speaking you may not have your mask. I will now recognize myself for an ongoing of this hearing fo
Witnesses, just want to take note of the fact of the introductions that many of these witnesses have experienced their own personal stories of Gun Violence. I want to say to them that they have our concern and our hearts focus on their loss. The next witness knows that loss all to personally, and that indicated earlier as i introduced him, that he is taken that to serve america. Mr. Guttenberg, you are eulogy at this time for five minutes. Thank you. Thank you. Chairwoman jackson lee, ranking member biggs, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you finding me to testify today. I name is fred guttenberg. Im a father of two amazing chili, jessie and jimmy. On february 14, 2018, my daughter jaime was murdered alongside 13 other children and three adults at Margaret Stoneman douglas high school in berkeley for the my son jesse now 20 lives with a permanent scars of having heard his sister shot. I am a father who lives with the sound of a single shot severing my daughter spinal c