Supplemented. Madam chair, i yield time to the gentleman from texas. The chair the gentleman from texas is recognized. I thank the gentleman from maryland. I appreciate my friend from new yorks concern about this important issue thats obviously paramount for the nation, her state, and the union is touched by the tragedy of the opioid abuse. Mr. Roy i do want to i do want to point out, as i ourk has been made clear by continued lack of dealing with the crisis at our border, that the impact on the opioid problem by the trafficking going on at our southern boarder is significant. And i think we all agree on that. We all recognize that. My colleague from new york and i have sat in oversight hearings where weve had witnesses there where we talk about the massive increase over the last several years in the amount of narcotics that are coming through our southern border. And this is just something that i hope we can have a bipartisan understanding and agreement on about addressing. And actual
Youre watching live coverage on cspan 3, watch live on cspan. Org or our app. And the air force National Guard over guardsman in their varying statuses who commitment Sexual Harassment, assaulter or other acts. Also Services Available who are victims of these egregious crimes. Brigadier general walker will also discuss the office of complex investigations in their role in filling the gap for the state agitant generals when local Law Enforcement authorities and or federal agencies are unwilling or unable to investigate. Also looking forward to hearing from them, their response to the findings that the independent review committee, and how the National Guard bureau intends to implement the ircs recommendations. The morale, readiness, and every aspect of service is poisoned each time a Service Member is sexually assaulted or sexually harassed in our military. The National Guard is no different. Guard personnel have fought in the wars in iraq and afghanistan, aided countless civilians in N
Youre watching live coverage on cspan 3, watch live on cspan. Org or our app. And the air force National Guard over guardsman in their varying statuses who commitment Sexual Harassment, assaulter or other acts. Also Services Available who are victims of these egregious crimes. Brigadier general walker will also discuss the office of complex investigations in their role in filling the gap for the state agitant generals when local Law Enforcement authorities and or federal agencies are unwilling or unable to investigate. Also looking forward to hearing from them, their response to the findings that the independent review committee, and how the National Guard bureau intends to implement the ircs recommendations. The morale, readiness, and every aspect of service is poisoned each time a Service Member is sexually assaulted or sexually harassed in our military. The National Guard is no different. Guard personnel have fought in the wars in iraq and afghanistan, aided countless civilians in N
Program should be reformed in that direction, and i have also argued for a wage enhancement credit that would allow an individual to receive an extra 4 an hour because at least theyre working. The longer you are unemployed the harder it is to give reemployed again. We have offered a number of Innovative Solutions to deal with that. The government obligation is to create systems for individuals have fallen on hard times can get back up and try again. In some cases it is a lifestyle and in other cases system that traps you. We need to cure poverty and are not doing that right now. Thank you for your emphasis on innovation. I can tell you firsthand startups have trouble. Our local universities train a lot of foreignborn students, some of whom are undocumented, like i have been since the 1st grade. As president what would you do to help foreignborn students and dreamers like me who want to stay in this country and work in this country . I believe we need to pass immigration reform. I just
Plus, bike fees be ware. Three engineers studenting that invented a bike that cant be stolen. Well, we begin with the developments in the syrian town, that is where the forces are battling the armed group isil and the kurtds are getting help and they have dropped weapons and medical aide and getting the help from turkey and allowing them to cross the town reenforce. We are on turkey side and joining us live from there, so they have weapons, did they get the types of heavy weapons they have actually been asking for . Well, they havent detailed for us exactly what they have got, but sufficient enough for them to say certainly the kurdish spokesman saying that the weapons they have gotten are very, very good. He says that they have probably got enough, they think they have enough to push the forces out of the town but not enough to clear the whole area ofs the issuesl forces, the kurds need more weapons to come and as you mentioned grateful for the support that has not arrived but hoping