Environment and public works subcommittee. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible] the subcommittee will come to order. Thank you Member Wicker, colleagues and guess, welcome to the meeting of the subcommittee on Environmental Justice and regulatory oversight in the 117th congress. Todays hearing will explore adverse impacts on at risk communities and environmental issues. Its fitting that these are an important subject for this hearing. The term Environmental Justice was recently added to this subcommittee, highlighting the growing awareness of Environmental Justice in america. As climate change ravages our country and our planet, from the 80 fires burning across 13 states, the biggest Bootleg Fire in my Home State, oregon, and flooding becoming ever more frequent, as well as destructive storms, we cannot ignore the fact that while we all feel its effects, the worst consequences of pollution and climate chaos disproportionately fall on communities of color. And communities with the fewe
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will come to order. Ranking Member Wicker colleagues and guests welcome to the first hearing the Subcommittee And Chemical the, Waste Management Environmental Justice regulatory oversight in the 170th congress. Todays hearing will explore critical issues of the marmots of the marmots of justice and adverse impacts on at risk communities. Its fitting that these important issues are the subject of our first hearing. This year the compartment of justice was that as the name is the committee highlighting the growing awareness of and public conversations around Environmental Justice in america. As climate change ravages our country and our planet with many fires burning across 15 state the biggest Bootleg Fire in my state of Oregon Communities confronting flooding ever more frequent destructive storms we cannot ignore the fact that while we all feel its effects the worst consequence in the ravages of climate change for dis
Us, they are employees at risk. You are saying that we still have an opportunity to work with you to get that information to the sources that you are using to try and arrange for further exit . Sec. Blinken absolutely, we invite that and we want to make sure we have best as possible a unified, coordinated a list so that we know what everyone is working on and we can track, and help and take on, depending on. Can i get your best guess on the numbers, at one point when we first started we thought that would be around a little less than 100,000 u. S. Citizens, as ivs sivs and afghans at risk. That number was low and we evacuated over 124,000. You know how many citizens in afghanistan that wants to exit Idea Today and how many afghans at risk. We want to help. Sec. Blinken on the american citizens who risk want to leave, the numbers about 100. It is hard to give a real time number at any given moment because it is very fluid, by which i mean this. Some people, and we are in direct contact
Expected this afternoon. When the senate returns you can watch live coverage here on cspan2. We have a busy day in store for the senate as we him to hold a number of important votes before the start of yom kippur. Today we will vote to advance for president Ial Nominations first will confirm James Hall to be under secretary of education and we will also confirm both david as Studio Angel kelly to serve as district judges in washington andmassachusetts respectively. This afternoon, we will also advance the nomination of miss roddick, rossman of colorado who had been nominated by President Biden to sit on the 10th Circuit Court of appeals. Mister rossman has spent practically her entire legal career in public service as a defense, federal defender giving a voice in the Courtroom Tothose who often cannot afford legal representation. Shes also an immigrant who fled russia with her parents as a child after her family endured antisomatic persecution in their home country. She understands rec
Will work on judicial nominations and next Week Voting Reform legislation. Next live to the senate here on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god, who by your glorious power brought hope into our lives, fill our lawmakers with your peace. In the intricate challenges they face, provide them with the ability to persevere through lifes storms, lord, may they experience a peace because of their palpable connection with your divine presence. In your boundless compassion, be for them a shade by day and a defense by night. Give them the wisdom to please you by striving to live blameless lives. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with Liberty And Justice