U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite and local officials testified before a Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee on the economic impacts of water resource projects. Other topics addressed included infrastructure funding, maintenance of ports and inland waterways, private-public partnerships and the impact of the Panama Canal expansion on U.S. ports.
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt reiterated his concerns over long term conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and stressed that it is Congress' job to chart a path out of it. He went on to urge lawmakers to act expeditiously on such legislation. Director Watt's position came during testimony before the Senate Banking Committee. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) chairs the committee while Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-IL) serves as the ranking member.
The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing to examine the regulations for the sale, use and distribution of pesticide products. The committee examined how pesticide registration under the Environmental Protection Agency impacts agriculture, endangered species protections and farm worker protection standards.
The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing to examine the regulations for the sale, use and distribution of pesticide products. The committee examined how pesticide registration under the Environmental Protection Agency impacts agriculture, endangered species protections and farm worker protection standards.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D) and Virginia Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne (R) were among the witnesses testifying at a Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee hearing on ways to fund roads, transit, and other infrastructure projects in whatever transportation bill Congress would next generate. Most of the testimony and questions focused on the role public-private partnerships, also known as P3s, would play in future federal infrastructure project funding. After the hearing, Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), the subcommittee's chair, answered questions from reporters who attended the hearing.
A House Ways and Means subcommittee examined the state of Medicare, its payment systems and provisions of the program that are set to expire. Members heard from Mark Miller, head the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), an independent agency that advises Congress on policy issues affecting the federal program. This hearing of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health is chaired by Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH).
The Brookings Institution held a series of discussions on child poverty programs and whether the U.S. should implement a universal child allowance program. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) closed the day with remarks on why the U.S. should invest in such a benefit program.
On "Lectures in History," Shepherd University professor Benjamin Bankhurst teaches a class on Appalachia in the American imagination. He describes how the regional stereotype has changed over time, from being viewed as "backwards hillbillies" during the Industrial Revolution, to a people respected for their folk culture in the early 20th century.
On "Lectures in History," Shepherd University professor Benjamin Bankhurst teaches a class on Appalachia in the American imagination. He describes how the regional stereotype has changed over time, from being viewed as "backwards hillbillies" during the Industrial Revolution, to a people respected for their folk culture in the early 20th century.
On "Lectures in History," Shepherd University professor Benjamin Bankhurst teaches a class on Appalachia in the American imagination. He describes how the regional stereotype has changed over time, from being viewed as "backwards hillbillies" during the Industrial Revolution, to a people respected for their folk culture in the early 20th century.
On "Lectures in History," Shepherd University professor Benjamin Bankhurst teaches a class on Appalachia in the American imagination. He describes how the regional stereotype has changed over time, from being viewed as "backwards hillbillies" during the Industrial Revolution, to a people respected for their folk culture in the early 20th century.
