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support but it rapidly changes and revised. sometimes not with the most -- partnership. >> i would say the department of education has put more energy and resource into providing support to institutions financial aid offices and students the last several months than it did leading up to when it should have launched. as i pointed out, unfortunately, that is a little bit too late in the process to be coming up with these resources. this hearing and congress as having an impact. last night, a new operational piece of guidance that was far more direct than they had been in the weeks previous. we hope that continues. as we also talked about the college support strategy, it is providing boots on the ground support to financial aid offices . again, it is coming after all of the crisis that has had. we are looking for lessons learned to improve this going forward. i appreciate your personal experience with this to support the schools of indiana. >> with the time i have left, we heard from universities guaranteeing last year's aid for students to continue education. is that something that would help? >> that would be the last resort. if the department ca

of digital development and other departments, in fact, also administer a large number of different support measures, business, public-private projects, so here this is probably a key competency, to be able to correctly combine resourcesthroughout the country about the correct distribution of production forces and in combining the availability of personnel, production capacity, energy capacity, this is all quite a complex issue, and here the help of my government colleagues will be required, i am sure that we will cope with all the tasks, thank you very much and good luck in implementing the tasks, thank you, well, today there is active work not only here in the state duma, but also in the federation council, there today my colleague, yuri bogdanov, is here, yura, i give you the floor. well, we are again in direct communication from the upper house of parliament, where consultations were held on the candidacies of the ministers of the security bloc for the heads of the intelligence services and departments responsible for defense and security, we have the opportunity to communicate with the first deputy head of the committee on international affairs vladimir dzhabarov, vladimir mikhalovich, hello, how do you evaluate

of a public-private community partnership. they have been supporting this including the san francisco public utilities commission and mayor's office of workforce department. >> working with the joint venture partners we got resources for the space, that the businesses were able to thrive because of all of the opportunities on the way to this community. >> bayview has changed. it is growing. a lot of things is different from when i was a kid. you have the t train. you have a lot of new business. i am looking forward to being a business owner in my neighborhood. >> i love my city. you know, i went to city college and fourth and mission in san francisco under the chefs ria, marlene and betsy. they are proud of me. i don't want to leave them out of the journey. everyone works hard. they are very supportive and passionate about what they do, and they all have one goal in mind for the bayview to survive. >> all right. it is time to eat, people. >> s time to eat, people. city and county of san francisco budget & appropriations committee meeting this afternoon at 1:30 pm., wednesday, may 1, 2024.)

most of it is being spen in the united states building up the defense industrial base supporting go we need to keep up the momentum that requires a state department budget that will fully resource the response to the challenges of this time. of the president's fy 25 budget it does that in two keyways. first, it funds the essential missions of our department. it will ensure that the united the part -- partner of choice for countries when they need to solve big problems that also affect our own security and economic well-being. in an era of renewed competition we need to present the strongessst poe needs and advances our security and economic interest. that is why we are requesting $2 billion for a ne to build high-quality sustainable infrastructure around e l investments like these create good jobs here in america. we are requesting resources for the world bank. with $1 billion in u.s. funding we can unlock another $36 billion in capacity to direct to the top priorities of emerging economies. it's an enormous return on investment and es competing with china and around the world. it also includes $1.7 million for organizations shape them in ways that reflect our interestin valu.

of violence in this city. and so with limited resources, both at the police department and in the department of violence prevention focused in on those 350 very high risk individuals is what is supporting us and gaining those, declines in crime. the city describes the effort as a holistic approach involving the opd, the district attorney's office and community partners. well, he was in the middle of one of the most hotly contested congressional races ever. joe simitian ended up in a tie for second place with evan low, with one of them advancing trying to advance to the november election against sam liccardo. we had followed this throughout the entire way. it triggered a request for a recount that ultimately gave evan low a win by just five votes. and now the santa clara county supervisor is conceding heading back to work. and he spoke exclusively with nbc's robert honda. full, tight go joe submitting is back to official duties as a santa clara county supervisor today, including opening the farmers market in los altos. it's been an interesting couple of months, to say the least. i described it to a friend as spending two months swimming in quicksand, simitian says he's still disappointe

of violence in this city. and so with limited resources both at the police department and in the department of violence prevention focused in on those 350 very high risk individuals is what is supportings. this comes one week before the city of oakland's new police chief, floyd mitchell, starts his position. meanwhile, livermore police are searching for a man they say is responsible for the city's first two homicides of the year. a man and woman were shot on saturday inside a room at the la quinta inn on south front road. neither have been identified. today, police announced they are looking for this man you see right here. johnston vasquez of oakland. police say he knew one of the victims, but no other details have been released. vasquez is considered armed and dangerous. if you see him, you are urged to call 911. new details about a bizarre and shocking story we're hearing from the wife of the man accused of driving her and their kids off of a cliff. she pleaded in court today for her husband to be released. dharmesh patel is being held without bail. the doctor from southern california is facing three charges of attempted murder in. investigators say he purposely plunged his tesla o

of strength here at home. far from it. mobeing spent in stri base states building up supporting good american jobs.■7 we need to keep up the momentum th department budget that will fully resourceesponse to the challenges of this time. of the president's fy 25 budget it does that in twkeyways. first, it funds the essential will ensure that the united states continues to be the part countries when they need to solve big problems that also affect ow economic well-being. in an era of renewed co ne to present the strongest possible that is relevant and responsive to the needs and advances our security economic interest. that is why we are reques $2 billion for a new fund to infrastructure around the world. crucial investments like these create good jobs here in america. we are requesting resources for the world bank. llioin u.s. funding we can unlock another $36 billion capacity to direct to the top priorities of emerging economies. it's an enormous return on ve and essential for competing with china and around the world. it also includes $1.7 million for organizations to help shape ththat reflectour interest in values. we are asking for $500 million to give more people around the

that we do in the work the rest of the department does, and it gives us the opportunity to really leverage resources. there is so much value in being able to tap in to supportr agency. as far as the second part of that question, it is a work in progress. andrew: very deftly handled. by the way, i saw secretary mayorkas speak earlier this week. i had no idea how funny he is. deanne: he is. andrew: the moderator referenced in being a little bit controversial. he said something about i have no idea what you are talking about, so that was pretty good. you are into triathlons i hear. deanne: i am. andrew: that is my -- deanne: not a lot of people around me is an opportunity to think clearly, and i remember writing my master's thesis and it would come to me what i was out on a bike ride or run. it allows you to clear the mind to get focused on one specific thing, and i would go back to my car and right notes of the things that came to me while i was running or riding my bike, but it is that opportunity to have my release. while i am no good that any of the events individually i do finish, and that is the important part. andrew: that is very true. i want to ask on

resources for weapons production. such support, according to the message of the us treasury department, allows russia to continue the war against ukraine and poses a significant threat. international security, treasury secretary janet yellen emphasized that the defeat of russia's military potential , combined with the approval by congress of additional funding to support kyiv, would give ukraine an important advantage on the battlefield. us secretary of state anthony blinken held talks with israeli leaders on wednesday as part of efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement between israel and hamas. blinken said it was time to make a deal that would allow the release of the hostages and suspend almost. month-long war in gaza. a pause in hostilities, according to the state secretary, will allow the necessary food, water and medicine to be delivered to the gas strip. the day before, blinkin said that hamas should agree to the conditions proposed by israel, calling the offer generous. however, hamas wants to get a guarantee that after the final release of all prisoners, israel will stop the offensive and completely withdraw from

of federal resources, particularly those provided by our friends at the u.s. department of housing and urban development. our agency awards hud's community development block grants, funding them met -- the maryland non-entitlement jurisdiction supporting critical projects and services for thousands of marylanderss. we manage the housing voucher program for 12 counties in maryland. we are working together to transform and modernize the state's public housing stock. how did always been a valued partner and as president biden's ambitious plan to build 200 million homes shows hud has a shared commitment to making housing more affordable, accessible, and equitable. it is my privilege to introduce the leader charged with meeting this challenge. she was recently appointed as the acting secretary of the u.s. department of housing and urban development. after serving as a deputy secretary of hud since june, 2021, she has executed both policy and operational priority including providing guidance on departmentwide initiatives to increase housing supply, improving disaster response and recovery efforts, steering climate and resiliency endeavors, improving agency hiring and workforce engagement and enhancing customer access to hud's incredible pro

you have a city department that is leading the effort and will make sure that we do the analysis necessary to provide you with the support and resources you need. >> now, the creation ofhe office of victim and witness rights was mandated by proposition d, which voters approved in 2022. funding was then part of mayor breed's budget proposal last year. >> oakland fire investigators say they now know where a massive lumberyard fire started, but the cause is still unknown. news sky seven video today shows the aftermath of sunday's fire near high street in coliseum way took more than 75 firefighters to knock down those flames. crews used excavators to tear apart one of the buildings at economy lumber, so they could put out hot spots. the business will be closed for the rest of the week. >> there is a push underway in sacramento to protect firefighters from a health hazard found in their very uniform. san francisco assembly member matt haney was part of a news conference today announcing legislation that would ban so-called p-fas chemicals from being used in the making of fire retardant gear. the. they're commonly known as forever chemicals, are known to cause cancer, but t

budgeted millions of dollars in funding and resources to ensure those farm workers receive support from the state. the number of people in alameda county has gone down. the health department says it has dropped by 3% from the last count of 2022. >> the total number of homeless people this year is around. 9500 officials say the number of unsheltered people has gone down a total of 11%. the alameda county health department is seeing an increase in the number of homeless people using shelters and moving into temporary housing. the report also reveals that homelessness in oakland has slowed the homeless population. there did increase by 9%. but the increase in the unsheltered population is much less than the trend from 2015 to 2022. when the city averaged 32% increases. officials credit that to better outreach to homeless people in the city of oakland. >> coming up, what ballers are trying to do to add a little bit more oakland culture to their new home and raimondi park and 2 presidential debate showdowns are now officially on the books with president biden and former president trump preparing to go head to head. but first, we're getting our first look at the final phase of

of assistance and provides information to co c and other stakeholders about the gaps to help communities strategically allocates their current resources and identify the needs for additional resources. the newly forms department of homelessness & supportive helps with the family coordinates and was the first of the three sub population system to launch in 2017 and in 2021, we launched an evaluation of the system and currently wrapping up the redesign phase um, and we're anticipating that will be wrapped up by the end of calendar year next slide, please. so just a kind of delve into the definition for families. we have a 4 prolonged approach in the city so prong one wleets child this this includes pregnant persons and the exemption 40 those going through the reindemnification process and children will be returned to their care within 90 days and a connection to san francisco through a period of time spent homeless in the city a child are an active enrollment in the unified school district or an award of court and meeting the hud definition categories one, 2, and 4 soliciting homeless at risk of homelessness and domestic violence and is fourth prong are families living in single-room occupancy. >> family access .4, components to the coordi

i also want to see actions though, particularly the resourcing& the political support for civil rights investigations under the department of education for universities failing to uphold their title six responsibilitie s i was on harvard's campus last week meeting with jewish& is really students. they describe a pattern of ostracism and harassment that is clearly disparate treatment and is clearly an unsuitable learning environment for them. and for that harvard corporation and harvard's president is liable you said that you have been on the campus of harvard. you visited with these students just now. how can you help us understand what that looks like for them? because i do think when we hear a lot of the voices from these protesters who were trying to say, well, it's peaceful, we're not actually harassing jewish students. clearly, the jewish students do not feel that way. what is it that they're experiencing? >> so first of all, it's bigger than the protests. the protests are a crystallizing moment for much of the anti-semitism that's been bubbling up on these campuses. and to be clear the anti zionism has oftentimes morp

of federal resources, particularly those provided by our friends at the u.s. department of housing and urban development. our agency awards hud's community development block grants, funding them met -- the maryland non-entitlement jurisdiction supporting critical projects and services for thousands of marylanderss. we manage the housing voucher program for 12 counties in maryland. we are working together to transform and modernize the state's public housing stock. how did always been a valued partner and as president biden's ambitious plan to build 200 million homes shows hud has a shared commitment to making housing more affordable, accessible, and equitable. it is my privilege to introduce the leader charged with meeting this challenge. she was recently appointed as the acting secretary of the u.s. department of housing and urban development. after serving as a deputy secretary of hud since june, 2021, she has executed both policy and operational priority including providing guidance on departmentwide initiatives to increase housing supply, improving disaster response and recovery efforts, steering climate and resiliency endeavors, improving agency hiring and workforce engagement and enhancing customer access to hud's incredible pro

of resources. the secretary's willingness to appear in support of the department's needs demonstrate his character as a truly dedicated public servant. i'm not sure i can say the same for colleagues on the other side of the aisle, who prefer ranting while steadfastly refusing to provide authority and resources the department needs. well you can't have it both ways. you can't look the brave dhs employees in the face and claim you support them when you refuse to put your vote where your mouth is, yet this is exactly what my republican colleagues have done this entire congress. it's appalling. dhs, homeland received funding for fiscal year 2024 due to overwhelming democratic support, just like in 2023, yet republicans tried to claim that it is you, secretary mayorkas, that is undermining border security. this hypocrisy is astounding. the hearing which was supposed to be about the dhs budget has a become yet another mega order hearing. i did not hear one republican colleague raise concerns about whether fema will have the funding needed to respond to an increasing number of inland natural disasters, n

of the city's heritage. sf survey is a collaborative multi year effort supported by the san francisco planning department. our primary objective is to identify and document places and resources of cultural, historical and architectural importance. while our focus primarily centers on the tangible elements of our cultural heritage, such as the built environment, we recognize the importance of also acknowledging the intangible aspects that contribute to san francisco's identity. sf survey's methodology consists of five key components, each informed by robust community engagement. citywide historic context statements, field survey research and evaluation. when presenting findings for adoption at the historic preservation commission and maintaining the sf cultural heritage site. through this approach, we systematically capture, update and document the planning department's understood funding and knowledge of historic and cultural resources. the goals of sf survey are twofold. firstly, to empower communities through partnerships, programs and the identification of sites for historic preservation incentives. secondly, it seeks to facilitate the evaluation of historic resources for

of the sites it. while the prime minister ensure the departments education if it's alerted to significant issues with building tha be managed with lower resources that will provide >> mr. speaker providease basis? extensive support for all those schools which in the end was a left of all schools that could have been fected more generally given significant amounts were investing i am sure the education secretary would've heard. >> think it mr. speaker for the od security matters.he summit is as we await today's written statements on solar, write honorable friends assured me the thousands of acres of agricultural land proposed for solar installio of my constituency from 2100-acre in equally destructive such aslagef kimball wick has less chance of getting approved? >> my quite honorable friend it's absolute right tose this particularly at a time of increasing geopolitical rent we must protect food security therefore our most vulnerable agriculturalan where we can achieve our solo deployment targetsn the rooftop i k will look afortune energy secretary statement later today which will ensure we do avoid using her best agricultural land. like him i agree we british faro produce more food. that is good for a country, g

is first order evidence of support from -- from the entire stakeholder community, war fighter community, the department of defense and others. the challenge is that the resourcesgo up but then demands go up and just wednesday at the opening we said 2, 3, 4 months ago we would have said that nssa has five weapon systems they are working on. now we could say 7 legitimately and thoughts about even more. so the things we have to do keep going up along with the attention we are getting so i don't want to downplay the fact that -- that we are getting resources but we still have a deficit between the resources we need and the work that has been asked of us. in that situation -- and we are not getting relief on time. we have to do these things in a very well defined and challenging time frame. i'm not a project person like dina but i know enough to know that if it's not money that's going to be the thing that gets you where you need to be and it's not more time you have to figure out how to do more in the time you have which is the fundamental underpinning of this and so the whole effort is to figure out how to be more efficient knowing full well that we work in a ver

the department of education announced the fafsa college support strategy designed to provide additional resources to colleges as they go through this process. so how is that college support strategy working? is it supporting colleges and universities through the process and how can the department continue to build on these efforts in the coming months not just to support colleges and universities but also students and families? >> thank you for that question. we were excited to hear about the college support strategy and that it would help support the institutions, many of which are under resourced and many of which enroll our students. >> how does the fafsa tracker help states and schools and other stakeholders support f uh completion and and what can we glean from the current completion levels that i know the current data concerns you as you mentioned and others here at -- here? >> yes. the tracker we hope, we often say in the office that data as a flashlight so we hope that the fafsa tracker will help district leaders, superintendents, and high school principals and school counselors and acces

resources does the dlg -- department of justice need from local law enforcement agencies? i would like to hear other ways that the department of justice is actively working to support agencies on reporting hate crime? >> thank you for that question. this is a high priority for us. i think as the fbi director suggested, much of the problem is the transition problem from one statistical compilation to another. all of our information has to come from state and local communities. while we have to do is reach out to them constantly to ensure that they are providing the numbers. the fbi and the bureau of justice assistance identified the places i have been less compliant than they should be. i'm trying to reach out to encourage that level of compliance and i think the money we have in budget is sufficient for those kind of retail programs. we will not be satisfied until all of the crimes are reported. >> thank you. a follow-up, state and local law enforcement agencies play a crucial role in the nationwide response to hate crimes. i want to make sure to ask about how the department of justice works with community- based organizations which also have a crucial part in building up c

department of aging offers free health insurance, counseling, caregiver support, advice on housing options, emergency preparedness, and much more. you can learn more about the aging in california resourceg to our website, abc seven news.com. >> all right. with the holiday weekend here. wondering how the weather is going to be? >> yeah. let's talk to abc seven news meteorologist sandyha patel. >> sandy. yeah. dan and kristen, it's going to start off with a lot of cloud cover and drizzle, but it's going to change rapidly. so let me show you a live picture. this is what you're going to be seeing more of which is more blue sky from our exploratorium camera. and hopefully it is a bright future for those graduating from saint ignatius high school tomorrow in san francisco. starts off gray at 10:00 in the morning in the mid 50s. the ceremony gets underway at 1030 and you will notice partly sunny by the early afternoon. live doppler seven showing you some cloud cover right now. beginning to increase tomorrow afternoon. still below average and breezy mid 50s to the low 70s. sunday we turn things around. those temperatures will rise into the 80s for our warmest spots, and a similar situation for

support of countless operations and exercises. after he retired from the air national guard, the colonel worked for knox county as director of human resources and blunt county highway department until the day he passed away may 1, 2024. our country's heroes of the men and women of our armed services and armed forces, mr. speaker. it's my honor to recognize my dear friend who i miss very much, colonel richard clap julian, may 2024 veteran of the month. colonel, we miss you dearly and thank for you being my friend. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? ms. kaptur: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. kaptur: i rise to applaud a convening that took place yesterday at the toledo lucas county public library in northwestern ohio. we gathered community leaders from across our region with representatives from the department of energy and treasury, local organizations, businesses and municipalities focused on ways our enterprising region can think big. the inflatio

department of natural resources to help measure and reduce methane emissions. and generate the department of energyll office announce conditional commitment ofn funding for technologies which are in boulder, colorado. to supporthe creation and installation of real-time methane emissions monitoring networks across multiple states. i'm interested in how this works. how the real-time monitoring of methane support administration reduction goals? >> first of all i want to say or methane emissions technology center at colorado state got a 25 million-dollar award to be able to help us do just that. there are a number of entities right now that are trying to identify the best ways using the best next-generation technology to identify. there's a number of companies they have invested in to do that. i note edf is put a satellite into the air a map satellite to be able to the real-time protection and reporting. reporting is an important part of that so we know where the leaks are. and at the entity responsible for that pipe or that flaring is not taking advantage of it, the public entity should be able to go and say you need to button this down. so super important, methane leak detection, mitigation, reporting and valid

now you have a city department that is leading the effort and will make sure that we do the analysis necessary to provide you with the support and resources you need. >> the creation ofof victim and witness rights was mandated by proposition d, which voters approved in 2022. funding it was in part of mayor breed's budget proposal last year. >> today, san francisco's palace of fine arts will host a summit with the movers and shakers of the ai world and the politicians setting the rules for that future. san francisco mayor, london breed and district attorney brooke jenkins are among the keynote speakers at the gen ai summit. governor newsom is also set to speak to the crowd of tech leaders, researchers and entrepreneurs. open ai is taking a new step to make artificial intelligence safer and more secure. the san francisco company announced a new committee to focus on those concerns. this comes days after open ai dissolved its former safety group and the recent departure of several employees. they cited safety concerns, two board members and openai ceo sam altman will lead the committee. speaking of altman, he and his husband are the newest billionaires to sign the givin

now you have a city department that is leading the effort and will make sure that we do the analysis necessary to provide you with the support and resources you need. >> the creation of the office of victim and witness rights was mandated by proposition d, which was approved by voters in 2022. >> oakland fire investigators say they now know where a massive lumberyard fire first started. but the cause is still unknown. sunday's four alarm fire at economy lumber sent a massive plume of smoke into the air at coliseum way and high street. the business will be closed for the rest of the week. >> there's a new push underway in sacramento. excuse me, in sacramento, to protect firefighters from a health hazard found in their uniforms, san francisco assembly member matt haney today announced legislation that would ban pfas from being used in fire retardant gear, the so-called forever chemicals are known to cause cancer. >> it can no longer be in plastic packaging. it can. no mcdonald's can no longer use it. it's out of menstrual products all over the country. there is a recognition all over the world that pfas should not be around humans because it can cause cancer. it is pro

city department that is leading the effort and will make sure that we do the analysis necessary to provide you with the support and resources you need. >> this is extraordinary. >> the creation ofvictim and witness rights was mandated by proposition d, which voters approved back in 2022. funding it was then part of mayor breed's budget proposal last year, a fugitive known as the bad breath rapist, who'd been on the run for 16 years, has been arrested in the east bay two and kit lee was arrested yesterday in danville. lee was found guilty in the kidnaping and rape of a young woman in massachusetts, but he fled during his trial in 2007. officials say earlier this year, images on social media showed a man who investigators believed was lee. they connected those images to a home in diablo. authorities confirmed lee's identity through fingerprints, and now he's being held in the east bay pending his extradition to massachusetts. >> new developments at a plan targeting transgender children in california, it will not make it to the november ballot. the measure would have banned gender affirming health care for trans kids and barred female trans students from sports. it also would have

department, and there's not enough ambulances to be able to keep up with that constant increased demand. the fire chief says there's more demand for ambulance transport every year, and a shortage of resources to support>> good evening everyone. >> i'm mike mibach and i'm julie julie haener, county leaders are looking into ways to alleviate that problem. new at six tonight ktvu crystal bailey joins us now. she's in concord with more from officials about what they're doing to boost response numbers. crystal >> well hospital wait times for ambulances in contra costa county are way above the state standard of 20 minutes. on top of that, there are not enough ambulances to answer those calls. county officials are saying that this is not new or unique to contra costa county. >> it's my personal opinion that that emergency medical services, ems in this state needs a significant overhaul. >> the number of calls for ambulances is straining the system, according to officials in contra costa county, an issue that was highlighted after the number of ambulances available reached the number zero on the saturday before mother's day. >> there's 911 calls keep coming in and ambulances sit at hospitals with patun

department of education applies the policy that if it's alerted to significant issues with a building that cannot be managed with local resources , it will with local resources, it will provide additional supportby case basis? >> well, mr speaker, i thank the honourable lady for raising the case as she knows the department for education has provided extensive support and funding to all those schools that had rack, which in the end was less than 1. i think of all schools that could have been affected and more generally, given the very significant amounts we're investing in school rebuilding and maintenance, i'm sure that the education secretary would have heard her concerns and will write to her in due course . but write to her in due course. but thank you, mr speaker. the clear message from yesterday's farm to fork summit is that food security matters. so as we await today's written statement on ground mounted solar, can my right hon. friend assure me that the thousands of acres of agricultural land proposed for solar installation in my constituency from a 2100 acre installation in the claydons called rose field, to smaller but equally destructive ones , but equally destructive ones, such as n

support, along with tireless public service to our country. as assistant secretary to the department of interior for water in science, ms. trujillo oversaw key agencies and management development of freshwater resources but she now serves as water policy advisor for the office of new mexico governor michelle lujan grissom or uncluttered counsel be used to help new mexican secure their water future. thank you again chairman white has sent ranking member grassley for this opportunity to introduce our weight as i look forward to hearing from ms. trujillo and the rest of our witnesses for quick thank you very much senator lujan. our next witness will be introduced by senator padilla of california pre-have the floor to make your introductions. >> think it mr. chairman it is certainly my pleasure to introduce my friend and our witness today a fellow engineer, a fellow angeleno fellow immigrant chief executive officer for the metropolitan water district of southern california. the largest wholesale drinking water supplier in the country that provides water to 26 member public agencies. which collectively serves 5%, not just at the los angeles pop not just california population but 5% of our nations populati

resources if republicans value border security i want to hear secretary mayorkas talk about the administration's budget request for the department of homeland security. i want to ask how we can support the departments mission and its 260,000 dedicated personnel. that is our responsibility and has one i know our democratic members take seriously. mr. chairman, the committee can do better. it has done better under the leadership from the chairman of both parties. i look forward to returning to better days on the committee. mr. chair, i yield back. >> the gentleman yields. other members are reminded opening statements may be submitted for the record. we are pleased to have secretary mayorkas here and i would ask the secretary to rise and raise his right hand. do you solemnly swear the testimony you will give before the committee on the united states house of representatives be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god? let the record reflect the secretary answered in the affirmative. thank you. you may be seated. i would like to introduce the witness. a secretary mayorkas is the seventh secretary of homeland security of which he serves february, 2021. he ser

their support we've increased authorization for the chesapeake bay program of the resources in the chesapeake bay program or under senator stabenow's leadership we've gotten help under department of agriculture pruitt who got help from other of our programs. there is a committee that you'd youchairs not been reconstituted recently. which is coordinates the federal agencies. the federal leadership committee. i understand and conversations with senator ben holland we have both expressed to you the advisability of reconstituting that committee with your leadership as chair. considering we are reaching 2025 which is the next plateau on the commitments made by the states for what they can do and reducing the challenges in the bay enforced by tmv ills. so, can you just assure us that will beat reconstituted or reinstated to coordinate the work of the various federal agencies? >> absolutely. thank you for your leadership on getting historic investments to the chesapeake bay. we have been digesting all these historic investments in getting our stuff together. we are going to have that leading reconstituted that group are constituted for fall meeting. we see it as a huge opportunity to

of it is being spent in the united states building up the defense industrial base supporting good american jobs. we need to keep up the momentum that requires a state department budget that will fully resource the response to the challenges of this time. of the president's fy 25 budget it does that in two keyways. first, it funds the essential missions of our department. it will ensure that the united states continues to be the part -- partner of choice for countries when they need to solve big problems that also affect our own security and economic well-being. in an era of renewed competition we need to present the strongest possible that is relevant and responsive to the needs and advances our security and economic interest. that is why we are requesting $2 billion for a new fund to build high-quality sustainable infrastructure around the world. crucial investments like these create good jobs here in america. we are requesting resources for the world bank. with $1 billion in u.s. funding we can unlock another $36 billion in capacity to direct to the top priorities of emerging economies. it's an enormous return on investment and essential for competing with china and around the world. it a