of the solicitor general's united states. right? and the client here is the department of health and human services. you know, of the by didn't administration so we did try to convince them to come in on our side, the other, you know, side, or the petitioners also try it. and what happened was they split the baby, so they ended up coming. have a guest coming in against us on the nursing home questionnaire helped understand when this case got to the supreme court. it really blew up because the question was not just about the nursing home question. it was actually about the 1st question that was presented to the court was really a monumental question. is whether anyone who is the recipient of any of the sage, the social safety net program type of laws like medicaid, medicare chip, snap, tnf. whether any of these individuals can sue states or any county isn't written municipalities for violations under, under, under those uh, pieces of legislation. so for civil rights violations. okay. the right, so using section 1983. this had been long stablish civil rights president. so what they were trying to do wa

of parish and department w of state. they are joined by robin dunn marcos o director of the officef refugee resettlement at the department of health and human services then we'll hear from seema nanda a solicitor of labor the department of labor who understand is from the great city of chicago. our final witness is cardell morant the assistant director for home and security investigations and director of the department of homeland security for human trafficking. let me lay out the me can ask after we swear in the witnesses. each has five minutes and will have rounds of questioning and each senator will have five minutes. please try to stay within your lot m of time. alissa witnesses to please stand into these worn in. raise your right hand. do you swear the testimony were about to get to the committee is the truth, the whole truth so help you god? all four witnesses havehe answed in the affirmative by mr. salazar you are first. >> thank you chairman dermot and rank member graham for holding this important hearing. i'm honored to join my colleagues here where the chair experts in the fight against trafficking and what happens when central americans m

tuning in, the bill we have before us today is a bill to fund the federal agencies of department of health and human servicedepartment of labor, department of education. it is not to provide public funding to planned parenthood. that funding should come from someplace else, but not the pockets of the american taxpayers. i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlelady from pennsylvania. ms. scanlon: i inquire whether the gentleman is prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentlelady reserve? mr. burgess: i reserve the right to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. ms. scanlon: as i said before, this is a terrible bill. i want to remind all my colleagues that this is kids' futures we are talking about. it's the jobs that support american families. it's the health and safety of our loved ones. if house's maga republicans have their way, workers, students, children, women and families would all suffer if the cuts in this bill were implemented. our public schools, the centerpieces of our communities and our democracy, wou

. >> there is a concern about department of health and human services and the sensitivity of americans health information. has any resources been dedicated to solving that vulnerability. >> was yeah, protecting folks personal information is a high priority. i can look into and get back to you about what projects we have worked on with a just. >> thank you. i appreciate that. i yield back. >> pursuant to the previous order of the chair declares the committee in recess subject to the call of the chair. we will plan to reconvene ten minutes after votes the committee stands in recess. [inaudible conversations]

health experts say you should throw him out. >> for those of you are still stuck. well, it might be a harsh word eating thanksgiving. leftovers experts at the department of health and human services today's the last day, thanksgiving, late day leftovers should be eaten in order to avoid potential bacterial growth. if you still have anything left, they suggest freezing it in airtight containers or bags. they say after 3 to 4 months, the flavor of the food. we'll begin to change when it comes to reheating the items, they say the foodies to hit and internal temperature 165 degrees at the lake freezer. burn turkey, all the white house is getting into the holiday spirit. first lady jill biden has just unveiled this year's theme. >> magic wonder and joy of the holidays. all the decorations are designed to capture the imagination of childhood. her official announcement will be accompanied by a performance of the cast of frozen the musical when it said magical like everything. can disney hear what's going on? celebrate the season. the white house has been decked out in more than 33,000 ornaments. 22,000 bells, nearly 15,000 feet of calif. >> color if you're on the hunt for christmas tree

department of health and human services. she has a welcome experience and the independence of seniors and their families. she previously served as secretary for the state of kansas, as well as the kansas state long-term care. thank you very much for being here. we will take your comments and testimony, mrs. carter. >> i am very pleased to be here this afternoon to speak about caregiving. it has been part of my life since i was 12 years old. my father was diagnosed with leukemia at age 44. we lived in a small town. i still vividly remember going to my secret hiding space to cry. that is where i could be alone. i was the oldest child and i felt the burden of caring for my father and younger siblings. i did not always feel like being strong, but my mother depended on me. my grandfather came to live with us. he was 70 and lived to 75. i helped as much as i could, but i was married. through the last -- my story is not unique. it was so much a part of my life. families are fractured and dispersed, women, the traditional caregivers

on the drug front, department of health and human services and commerce department addressing foreign dependency on critical drugs. the supply chain shortage ko coordinator position will be filled at a later date. the president will broaden the authority of hhs under the defense production act. this would pave the way for investment in the domestic manufacturing of medicines the president deems as essential to national defense. the department of transportation is also announcing the expansion of digital information system known as f.l.o.w. five of the ports are participating along with the ocean carriers. four of the five largest retailers and logistics companies and west coast railroads are participating. finally, the creation of the department of homeland security supply chain resilience center. it will work with businesses to mitigate supply chain shortages. this also funds the chips which are prioritized. the department of energy will work toconduct deep dive analysis on clean energy supply. the commerce department will use data and analytics to create supply chain risk assessment

of the ways and means committee, and a member of the house leadership, serving as assistant to the speaker and as chairman of the house democratic caucus. as secretary of the department of health and human servicesxavier becerra leads one of the most important departments of the federal government, including world leading biomedical research, public health, and drug development. health and human services is responsible for mental health, substance use prevention and treatment, community health centers, liheap, head start, childcare and development block grant, emergency preparedness and response. as secretary of h.h.s., he's responsible for medicare, medicaid, and the affordable cares act health insurance marketplaces, which together provide health care coverage to 160 million americans, or nearly half of our country. during his tenure at h.h.s., secretary becerra has overseen record breaking enrollment in health coverage under the affordable care act, as more than 16 million people selected a marketplace health plan in 2023. secretary becerra's accomplishments are too numerous to list here. he's served his country honorably for more than 30 years and he deserves better than this deplorable amen

this amendment would cut $28 million from the department of health and human services for the -- for e purposes of eliminating the minority hiv-aids prevention initiative. how far my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have come from the vision of george bush and his pepfar initiative. the underlying bill already cuts funding for the minority hiv-aids prevention initiative by more than 50%. we have cut it already. in this bill. by 50%. from its current level funding level of $60 million to a proposed funding level of only $28 million. that's unacceptable. that's unacceptable. in the explanatory materials, republican majority posted online, to accompany the labor-hhs appropriations bill, the majority acknowledges and i quote, the critical role that minority aids initiative plays in our long-standing efforts to eliminate h.i.v. and address the disproportionate disease burden that racial minority communities face. that's in the explanatory materials. and that's true. the minority hiv-aids prevention initiative supports h.i.v. prevention as well as treatment in minority communities

we are here today to discuss the president's request for the apartment of health and human services and the department of homeland security with secretary becerra and mallorca's. we heard last week about the interrelated challenges we are seeing across the globe. senator collins and i are continuing to work on a bipartisan package to support ukraine, israel and our partners in the indo-pacific and deliver vital humanitarian aid. as we heard last week, it is vital we do things together. in one package and not break them apart such as an in drill -- israel only bill we face connects threats across many regions and we should be addressing both like putin and supporting allies and populations facing war and famine all the same time it is also important we treat the challenges we face here at home with the same urgency. which is why am pleased that biden has also requested supplemental funding to keep the childcare sector afloat, to help communities recovering from disasters, to fight the federal crisis, address the deeds at our southern border, continue affordable broadband for families, prevent a pay cut

guest: sure, samsa is an agency within the department of health and human services. you can call that number or go online, and you talk to them or you look for the type of treatment that you might need or a loved one might need. you can look to see what type of services they have. it's a finder. it's a treatment locator so you can have your questions answered if you call about the type of treatment that's available in your area. ve treatment availability.., you if you're in more rural areas, you have to rely on telehealth, and the good thing is currently you can get treatment via telehealth. host: i should note, in washington, d.c., samhsa is the substance abuse and mental health services administration. samhsa.gov is where viewers can go. time for one or two more calls as this hearing on gun violence in the senate judiciary committee is going to get underway pretty soon. let's go to mark in south carolina as we're waiting. good morning. caller: good morning. i just want to share that i had been in recovery for over 30 years now. and i'm now licensed as a professional

of children who have been human trafficked. our role in the immigration process with respect to unaccompanied children specifically is to turn them over under the law within 72 hours to the department of health and human services, and that is indeed what we do. >> how many of the children, nearly 100,000 children -- he read the new york times report, i assume. >> i have read many reports. >> what do you know what i'm talking about with the number of children sent to do -- operate heavy machinery, who are not being paid, not going to school, being denied food, migrant children, unaccompanied, or in the clutches of labor traffickers. >> that is precisely why i have revised our worksite enforcement. >> how many of the kids have you gotten back? 85,000 or more now lost, lost contact with. how many of those children have you rescued? can you give me a number? >> you are conflating issues. >> so you can give me a number? you haven't rescued any of these children. >> you are conflating issues, and what is within our agreement and what is outside of it. >> it doesn't sound to me like this is a priority. that's what your own agents tell me as well. a whistleblower from your agency has come to me and has said that speci

the clerk: nomination, department of health and human services, monica m. bertagnolli of massachusetts to be director of the national institutes of health. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 372, monica m. bertagnolli of massachusetts to be director of the national institutes of health, signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. schumer: i send a -- i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all opposed say nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 28. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. al

and to potentially uncover billions of billions in fraud. i urge my colleagues to support my amendment to promote accountability and oversight in the department of health and human services. mr. chair, i reserve. the chair: the gentlelady reserves. any member claim time in opposition? seeing none, the gentlewoman from colorado is recognized. ms. boebert: i yield. the chair: the gentlewoman yields. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from colorado. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 19 printed in part b of house report 118-272. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. mills: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 19 printed in part b of house report 118-272 offered by mr. mills of florida. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 864, the gentleman from florida, mr. mills, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida. mr. mills: thank you, mr. chairman. this amendm

ladies and gentlemen, the engagement of austin with the united states on health security for the u.s. department of health and human services and other relevant ministries and partners will operationalize our shared commitment with regional and global cooperation. on this matter -- successful outcome of joining our plan. in short, i believe that we need to focus on the three p's, people, the world being the people, the pandemic of particularly lesson learned, and the fact we need to work together to prevent future pandemics, and, of course, partnership that we need to continue to build effective and efficient partnerships with the united states, the wider world. let me close by congratulate the united states of the u.s. department of state bureau for global health security for convening this global symposium in partnership with the council on foreign relations. i thank you. [applause] >> eight. thank thank you so much, secretary-general. the morning which is continued and i'm very pleased to invite dr. anthony fauci and ambassador john dykema song to the stage for a fireside chat. thank you so much. [applause] >> hey, john.

of children have an human trafficking to our role in immigration process with respect to unaccompanied children specifically is to turn them over under the laws in 72 hours to the department of health and human services and that's indeed what we do. parks how many of the children nearly 100,000 children you have rather ports i assume mr. secretary regrets i have read many reports that her holly progress you know what i'm talking about the number of children sent to do operate heavy machinery were not being paid, we were not going to school or been denied food migrant children unaccompanied on the clutches of labor traffickers who are familiar with this, right? ask that is precisely why i revise our worksite enforcement. >> a good how many w of the kids if you gotten back 85000 or more now lost contact with it is been months, how many children have you rescued? can you give me a number? what you are conflating issues. you cannot give me never you haven't rescued any of these children have not gotten them back?en i sure conflating issues what's an agreement what's outside of it progressed it is not sound >> this is a pretty that's what your own agents tell me as well. oh whistleblower from your agency

department of state. thank you. also joined by robin dunn at marco's director of the office of refugee resettlement at the department of health and human services. then we will hear from a solicitor of labor at the department of labor who i understand is from the great city of chicago, welcome. our final witness the assistant director for homeland security investigations and director of the department of homeland security center for countering human trafficking. we lay out the mechanics after soaring the witness hs five minutes will have rounds of questioning each senator will have five minutes to try to stay within your allotted time. i would ask the witnesses to please stand to be sworn in. read your right hand. do you swear and from the testimony back to before the scheduled will be the truth, the whole truth so be god? let the record reflect all four witnesses answered in the affirmative. you are first. >> thank you chairman durbin ranking member graham for holding this important hearing. he loved her and i am honored to join my colleagues here for the true experts in the fighting is trafficking in what happens want central americans make t

ladies and gentlemen, the engagement of austin with the united states on health security for the u.s. department of health and human services and other relevant ministries and partners will operationalize our shared commitment with regional and global cooperation. on this matter -- successful outcome of joining our plan. in short, i believe that we need to focus on the three p's, people, the world being the people, the pandemic of particularly lesson learned, and the fact we need to work together to prevent future pandemics, and, of course, partnership that we need to continue to build effective and efficient partnerships with the united states, the wider world. let me close by congratulate the united states of the u.s. department of state bureau for global health security for convening this global symposium in partnership with the council on foreign relations. i thank you. [applause] >> eight. thank thank you so much, secretary-general. the morning which is continued and i'm very pleased to invite dr. anthony fauci and ambassador john dykema song to the stage for a fireside chat. thank you so much. [applause] >> hey, john.

of some showers into thursday, friday and saturday. back to you. all right. i know it's on to the next holiday. however, you might still be eating leftovers from thanksgiving. >> and experts from the department of health and human servicesfter today, there are no good. can. i know this, james, i'm going to keep it in the mac and cheese sweet potatoes. i am this morning on 5. but here's what they say is there can be bacterial growth and it depends. so it depends on how you transported them. like if you brought them, if you if you to come home in the car, they were sitting in the maybe for a long time i think they say meat should be left out for more than 2 hours, especially it's hot. plus your store like see how they have the turkey separate. you want to do that. you want to mix it in with everything else. that's yeah. and i say when in doubt give it the kids first. ok, our friend james. we goodness. all right. >> time now is 10 49 and on the peninsula. foster city is now raising their minimum wage come january 1st of next year to $17 an hour. and this will apply to all employees regardless of business size. so starting in 2025, and each are following that. the city will continue to raise the minimum wage, according to t

leftovers experts at the department of health and human services say today is the last day thanksgivingtovers should be eaten in order to avoid bacterial growth. if you still have anything left, they suggest freezing them in airtight containers or bags. after 3 to 4 months flavor will begin to change as well. when you reheat those items and you want to make sure they hit an internal temp of 165 degrees. specially the turkey. >> tensions high between the u.s. and china. yet again, details behind the u.s. warship confronted in international waters. plus, police have arrested the man who they say shot 3 palestinian americans on saturday where that case stands now. but first, a controversial ban on street vending in san francisco's mission. a long it will last why some say the city has gone too far. i know the importance of taking care of myself. how are you doing between practices? i feel pretty good. surrounding myself with a great team. de'aaron we're going to take a quick look at your knee with ultrasound. everything is looking great. but not just for me. for them. it's great to see you

. >> well, thanksgiving is over, but leftovers still with us and experts at the department of health and human services say that those leftovers probably shouldn't be eaten after today. this is in order to avoid bacterial growth. experts say that any food that sat out more than 90 degrees, perhaps in a car should be thrown away along with any meat loaf or meat that's left out for more than 2 hours. so if you're driving home, let's say with leftovers in the back. it won't last as long they recommend that you store leftovers in several small containers in the fridge. that's at least will cooler than 40 degrees just to make sure that no bacteria growth occurs. all right. well, i just ate some sweet potatoes as so just well so far. so here, james. >> a 51 right now and police are warning iphone users that when you update and i haven't seen my update yet, but apparently, if you update it, automatically enables this feature that's called. drop. and anybody with the name drop feature then if their phone is near your phones or for a job or your kid's phone, they'll automatically get their contact information j

of a controlled substance. the man was taken to the hospital for evaluation. the warning from health officials for people who are still eating thanksgiving. leftovers experts at the department of health and human services say today is the last day thanksgiving should be eaten in order to avoid bacterial growth. if you still have anything left, they suggest freezing it in airtight containers or bags. but note that after 3 to 4 months, the flavor of the food will start to change with it comes to reheating those items. they say the food needs to hit an internal temp of 165 degrees, especially turkey. meanwhile, the federal government is making more covid home tests available for free covid infections have been rising, but stabilize the past few weeks or so. also, this will be the first winter since the start of the pandemic in which insurers will no longer be covering the costs of home tests. so to get the free once free is good law go into covid tests dot gov. the holiday season is a time of joy for millions of americans worldwide. but this year will be especially tough for kids and families who lost everything in the valley fire since the fires in august. the maui community has come together to try to h

grant director of the oice of humanervice, emergency preparedness and response at the administration for childrennd families at the u. department of health and human services, long tit. i know. long title, very big real and capacity that we serve. we are the basically consider us the safety net for the natio we are the largest fundernd provider of human and social services in the gernment. our budget aually is $62 billion. we have a presence in every community across the country and we factor prominently in some of the programshat you heard earlier from the direct services and assistance that ce forward from temporary assistance to needy families, the low-income home energy assistance program, water assistance programs and so onto child and family service child welfare, head start, child care benefits, foster care, run away and homeless youth to other social programs such as domestic violence and community block grant. and wha it ties back into some of the climate risks and so on, we serve and support those persons, individuals households and communities that are this crisis every day. that's why they rely upon our serves an support holistical, our role in

doctor cohen's secretary of is f north carolina department of health and human services during the covid 19 pandemic you mandated students in k-8 grade wear a mask regardless of their vaccination status and threatened to sue school districts that refuse to comply. impose a school mask a mandate after governor cooper, whose administration you work for her, vetoed a bill that would have required in-person schooling. you've also spoken publicly that you made decisions on whether to allow fans to attend football games or whether to lift mask mandates based on feelings about your friends and other state public health agencies were doing. none of this suggestion will push for the much-needed changes in cdc. or how they break from the culture. i would like to ask you if you have any regrets about the school closures, the mask mandates or other restrictive measures imposed in north carolina? >> thank you representative. i am very proud of the work that we did in north carolina. i feel that we did that in a way that was very inclusive. we listen, we had partners on both sides of the out in north

and then, in july, we developed this unified structure. so it's the department of emergency management, the department of public health, and our human servicessing partners, so primarily the department of homelessness and supportive housing and human services agency. so it's sort of a three-headed command in which we are coordinating and operating everything related to covid response. and now, of course, in this final phase, it's mass vaccination. the first year was before the pandemic was extremely busy. the fires, obviously, that both we were able to provide mutual support but also the impact of air quality. we had, in 2018, the worst air quality ten or 11 days here in the city. i'm sure you all remember it, and then, finally, the day the sun didn't come out in san francisco, which was in october. the orange skies, it felt apocalyptic, super scary for people. you know, all of those things, people depend on government to say what's happening. are we safe? what do i do? and that's a lot of what department of emergency management's role is. public service is truly that. it is such an incredible and effective way that we can make change for th

and water projects, two of the 12 bills. the second tranche would deal with the department of defense and labor and health of human services andther ten was. so they haven't separated that out. i would agree that i would never separate defense and non-defense bills. you have to stick them together that would be the right thing to do. i don't think johnson has separated them at this point, at least not in the responsible way. right now, the moderates and the pragmatic numbers really do need, you know, to weigh in, and tell them that they have votes. they are voting for the bill. the hard-liners are not. this has been a problem and house republican congress for a long time. they've been taking advice from the guys who are voting against the bills. now, norm this knows better than anybody, people who are voting for the bills, they have to determine the content of the bill, not the people voting against. and that's why the house gop conference has been so dysfunctional for so many years is because of this dynamic where the minority is trying to tell everybody as what should go in the bills that they are voting against. >> yes, tha

the clerk: nomination, department of health and human services, monica m. bert nollie -- bertagnolli of massachusetts to be director of the national institutes of health. congress for the publication, thank you for your time as always. >> the mind of yours when it comes to how much time we have been for the federal government . >> not this friday, next friday is the deadline for congress to act. if they don't act by the end of that day the following have a shut down the if you have a trip planned to yosemite or other things you need federal government for like getting a new passport, might want to pay more attention the next couple weeks. if you have been to do, conduit this week. >> when it comes to the house of representatives, mike johnson taken care or at least trying, what is he doing to prevent this from happening. >> he said over the weekend he's been working on a bill to keep the government open but every bill and every vote for the new speaker and hasn't done this before. a very small majority the previous speaker got tossed after he cap the governm

according to the department of health and human services, in 2019 uninsured people with diabetes spent close to $1,000 on insulin alone. if you're poor and uninsured, that number is unaffordable. we know that number includes the 246,000 uninsured americans who use insulin every year, and we know that number rises to more than 540,000 americans when we include those who experience a lapse in coverage. but even when we look past the uninsured, we know that when we include those americans with private insurance, the total number of americans who are left vulnerable to potential spikes in insulin prices jumps to some two and three-quarters of a million americans. here's the thing. insulin should not be expensive. it's a 100-year-old drug. when it was invented the patent was sold for $1. it certainly shouldn't be unaffordable. for the first time this analysis which my office releases today paints a clear picture of who is needlessly suffering and who we will leave behind if we do not pass my $35 cap for the insured and the un insured. we already know what happens when people can't afford th

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of missing and trafficked children from state and local agencies across the country, in georgia between 2018 and 2022, there were nearly 1800 reports of missing foster youth. it is well understood by the department of health and human services and by law enforcement that foster youth who go missing are at acute risk of trafficking and other forms of abuse and exploitation. can you characterize the fbi's efforts and understanding of the threats posed to foster youth from sex traffickers and others? with you commit to working with me to enhance the fbi's ability to locate and free children who may be trapped by criminals? dir. wray: let me follow back up with you more on this specific issue of foster youth as a particularly vulnerable set. we work closely with -- and consider them a very valuable part of this whole response to the threat. it is a major problem across this country. we have kids even in this day and age being victimized and exploited by predators. sen. ossoff: they are a highly credible organization. i would like to get that data in front of you so you are aware of the scope of the threat of these foster children in georgia. will you take a look at it? sen. ossoff: -- dir. wray: i will. sen. ossoff: thank you.