mr. moore: again, thank you, mr. speaker.t is great to be back in washington, d.c., this week, as the house republican the set the stage for the 119th congress. with a unified front to tackle the most pressing issues that the american people face. americans from coast-to-coast are grappling with the consequences of the biden-harris administration, primarily high-energy costs and crippling inflation, rising crime, burdensome regulations and government overreach in schools and other institutions. house republicans are working together as a conference to craft legislation that tackles inflation, implements pro-growth tax policies, cuts back on regulatory red tape, promotes family values, supports small businesses, secures our border and strengthens our position on the world stage. and during this lame duck period, we are hard at work to advance other key important pieces of legislation, specific pieces. like this week we'll put -- we've put up on the floor congresswoman claudia tenney's stop terror-financing and tax penalties ac

mr. moore: hello, everyone. exciting times. good to be back in session off a really strong message from the american people that we need conservative leadership to govern our country, move things in the right direction. kid tell you that the conference is excited about the opportunities that lie ahead, primarily legislatively. we've been battling building good, strong legislation to address energy, to address border, all the issues we know americans are focused on. it just goes to die in the senate. we're looking forward for an opportunity to move the legislation we built last term and move it on to the next. i'm excited and thank you to everyone on the leadership team and look forward to a full term as i came in mid cycle and excited to introduce our policy director, policy chair, mr. kevin hern. mr. hern: it's an honor to serve as policy chair going forward. as we look at the policy that's been put forth on the campaign trail of president trump, the mandate has been set, 312 electoral votes, over five million popular votes. i

mr. moore: hello, everyone. exciting times. good to be back in session off a really strong message from the american people that we need conservative leadership to govern our country, move things in the right direction. kid tell you that the conference is excited about the opportunities that lie ahead, primarily legislatively. we've been battling building good, strong legislation to address energy, to address border, all the issues we know americans are focused on. it just goes to die in the senate. we're looking forward for an opportunity to move the legislation we built last term and move it on to the next. i'm excited and thank you to everyone on the leadership team and look forward to a full term as i came in mid cycle and excited to introduce our policy director, policy chair, mr. kevin hern. mr. hern: it's an honor to serve as policy chair going forward. as we look at the policy that's been put forth on the campaign trail of president trump, the mandate has been set, 312 electoral votes, over five million popular votes. i

. >> thank you good morning everyone and the command is mr. moorealluded to when specifically or civilian organization in the army we have over 95000 civilians in anc, the serve in all 50 states had 150 countries. we have 11 career fields no less than 375 occupational series, the makeup the amc enterprise and so few of the initiatives that we are working on that having a big difference and i will start with our five-page resume, were we have authorities the match for the direct authorities that we use but when we use the job system, we have implemented for 23 working for current five pace resume what that means is when the africans go into apply for these jobs, he tells them at the beginning of the job announcement, they door resume should be limited delta five pages and if it exceeds that only the first five pages of the resume will be reviewed at this is really a best practice will not it industry and resumes are dramatically shorter and government resumes for this incident empowers us to see the specialist in the referral list together and they c

as mr. moore said, my child and i couldn't get ahold of them or -- or the person looking after them, in three separate phone calls i would be freaking out. now, you're the surrogate parent in this case. what do you do after the three calls go unanswered? you're telling us you're assuring us, these children aren't lost. but how are you following up after that? or are you? >> congressman, if you'll give me a chance to respond. because you pose a great question, because you and i as parents would want to make sure that we know what's going on with our children. and we make every effort. we don't have -- >> how many calls and what after that? >> congressman, our responsibility is to provide care while they are in our custody. under the law -- >> mr. secretary, you would drop them off add a sponsor's house. you now can't get ahold of them. that's on you. what do you do after that? what i'm hearing back is, you don't do anything. you shrug your shoulders and then send another batch of kids out to anothe

army materiel command, as mr. moore alluded to, is one of the largest specifically civilian organizations in the army. we have over 95,000 civilians in amc. and they serve in all 50 states and 150 countries. we have 11 career fields, sand no less than 375 occupational series that make up the amc enterprise. so a few of the initiatives that we are working on that have made a big difference, i'll start with our five-page resume pilot, where we have authorities that match for direct hiring authority. we use that, but when we use the usa jobs system, we have implemented in december of '23 and working with chara, a five-page resume pilot. when applicants go in to apply for amc jobs, it tells them in the beginning that your resume should be limited to five pages. if it exceeds that, only the first five pages of the resume will be reviewed. this is really a best practice. we all know that industry resumes are dramatically shorter than government resumes. what this does is it empowers us to see, with the chara specialists that

to prime minister having done the multi bit proximity dates back several decades to the time when mr. moore, deed was the chief minister of the western indian state of good. you not. if you track the rise of mr. never in there, monday is political career and you look at the rise of the businesses, all the or dining conglomerate. i mean, they match. now i, i would go further to see there's always been a mix us between politics and business, big business. this is not unique to, and you know, that's a unique uh, uh, as far as mr. donnie's conceptual, what's different, the defense is, but he's an only clark, and his proximity is more than what we've ever seen before. they've been several of the big business books and in doing well when known to be close to various people, political parties, and politicians, and bar. but mr. movie and mr. dunney, does they like the twin brothers wisdom? all this travel of the world and promoted mister, go to madonna's business interest from australia to indonesia, to, to israel, to, to kenya, to tanzania, to bundle dish, to net blog, to stream the that list goes

. >> mrs. moore, thank you so much, mr. chairman, before i run out of time, i just want to acknowledge and thank each and every one of our witnesses for appearing here today and i also want to acknowledge some of the people who have shown up here in our audience the black women's round table of mississippi, the children's defense fund of mississippi, the american civil liberties union welcome to the ways and means committee. my name is glen moore and i'm from wisconsin and so i don't feel the same way that the bears fans feel quite clearly. but i do want to say that i was at the scene of the crime when we ended welfare as we knew it in 1996 i was in wisconsin, i was a state senator. i had 100 amendments that would have addressed this problem and what i am saying to you, i just want to repeat some of the things that have been said already, that the flexibility was deliverate, it literally became a slush fund for the states to do what they wanted to do and our own state, we literally had people call diversion specialists and

chair recognize mr. moore. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. secretary, welcome. you know, before my time, i understand that this committee had 3 hearings on lost children under the trump administration. at that time it was only 1000 lost children. and if i remember correctly, there was a certain member, and i won't give her name, but her initials are aoc, put on a white suit and went to the border to protest this 1000 lost children. and now, my friend um, the new , york times, actually, this is not a republican rag, by the way reported in february of , 2023, hhs had lost over 85,000 unaccompanied children. and my question to you is, as this process continues, i think you're in over your head. i think the administration has buried you. i don't think there's any way you can keep track of what's going on on the southern border, and we're losing children by the droves. and when you talk about background checks, how is it that one individual could get 20 children? how does that happen, mr. secretary? >> congressman, thanks for the question. actually, i think i heard t

mr. chairman. ms. brandy moore white, welcome. ms. white is a national present of the council of prison locals, that's a union, representing about 30,000 correctional officers and staff. before she became that organizations president she was its national secretary-treasurer for six years. i'm happy she was able to take time out of her busy schedule to fly here from arkansas today and be with us. ms. white is here to shed light on some aspects of sexual abuse in prisons that has not received the attention it deserves, and we welcome her today. >> can i add, brady has been her numerous times before. i'm going to punch her card, she might get a free cell. she'd be willing to come to the sims often she been a tremendous witness and we're so have you here with us again. your test me will be infallible. thank you for our final witness is ms. kelsey bolar. and by saying that the right? ms. bolar is director of storytelling and a senior policy analyst at the independent women's forum. that's an organization that advocates for women, supports

mr. chairman. ms. brandy moore white, welcome. ms. white is a national present of the council of prison locals, that's a union, representing about 30,000 correctional officers and staff. before she became that organizations president she was its national secretary-treasurer for six years. i'm happy she was able to take time out of her busy schedule to fly here from arkansas today and be with us. ms. white is here to shed light on some aspects of sexual abuse in prisons that has not received the attention it deserves, and we welcome her today. >> can i add, brady has been her numerous times before. i'm going to punch her card, she might get a free cell. she'd be willing to come to the sims often she been a tremendous witness and we're so have you here with us again. your test me will be infallible. thank you for our final witness is ms. kelsey bolar. and by saying that the right? ms. bolar is director of storytelling and a senior policy analyst at the independent women's forum. that's an organization that advocates for women, supports

mr. chairman, i almost made it to ranking member today. but that being said, i yield back. >> you -- did the length of a ranking member, so thank you, ms. moore mr.-- [inaudible] >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you to the witnesses for appearing today. ms. hilton, if i could to you, could you talk more about your bill, the stop institutional child abuse act a? maybe specifically why you think it will make meaningful reforms to congregate care. >> the most important thing about the stop institutional child abuse act is about transparency and accountability. and people need to know what's happening behind closed doors. >> and you believe if it passes, if the bill passes, it'll achieve that, that that means to an end? >> i think it's the first steps to it. i just think it's, it's is so important for people to know that -- people to be held accountable for what they're doing and for there to be transparency. these are our children, this is our future, and there needs to be checks and balances on what's happening. to these, the most vulnerable people in the world. >> thank you. thank you for sharing your story today. if mrs. petersen, thank you

mr. chairman, i ask that dr. moore's letter and test article be entered into the record. >> without objection. >> we also know that the trump administration oversaw inexcusable shortages of ppe and delays creating a testing protocol that is lacerated spread within communities and ultimately into nursing homes. the biden/harris administration lifted our nation out of the chaos of the previous administration and has given us the opportunity to look back and learn in preparation for future pandemics. without opportunity, i'm proud to have announced earlier in today's hearing legislation that will strengthen infection control and prevention efforts in our nursing homes. i became the ranking member of the select subcommittee with the intention to strengthen our nation's preparedness for future pandemics and save future lives. there's more work to do and if we work together, i believe we can do it. with that, i yield back. >> closing, i would like to thank former governor cuomo for coming here today to testify. i have to say t

moore. journalist: anything you want to say, mr. barrus? say it again? process, right? they were 12, i believe, when mason was killed. and they were seniors in high school when the trial was finished up. keith morrison: in the other half of the courtroom, mason moore's brothers and sisters in law enforcement, except-- except for one, who was more than 1,000 miles away, in california. you weren't in the courtroom for the sentencing, were you? no, i wasn't. keith morrison: where were you? i was sitting in treatment to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, anxiety, and things of that-- and co-existing substance abuse. and you have ptsd. yes, i do, severe, and chronic depression. yeah. i stood in that building, going, i shouldn't be here. but i was like, i'm going to do it. i'm going to do it because my life was a wreck. did it help? absolutely, best decision i ever made. saved your life, huh? absolutely. [suspenseful music] keith morrison: and others, who were there to argue that lloyd barrus never be released from prison, also still carr

mr. hill: i thank the speaker. i rise today to commemorate the 30th annualed me mass -- red mass of the st. thomas moore society held in little rock in october. the st. thomas moor society is a nonprofit organization of lawyers and judges dedicated to honoring the life of st. thomas moore, the lord high chancellor of england, who opposed henry viii's separation from the catholic church. the red mass brings together lawyer, judge, government officials to pray for the holy spirit's guidance over their work. at this year's mass, regged in d as the 2024 st. thomas moore recipient, and award that recognizes catholics in legal professions who demonstrate exemplary character. to my longtime friend from high school, reggie, what a great, great recognition of your wonderful, caring approach to your professional and civic l life. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize aircare's pedestal humidifier which was recently named the coolest thing made in arkansas in 2024. organize through the a partnership between the arkansas state chamber and arkansas business news, this contest highlights the most innovative and note

moore. >> thank you dr. cassidy and chair sanders. mr. jorgensen, thank you for attending this hearing. look , novo nordisk is not the villain in the story. novo nordisk is not the villain in this story, they are a hero! we should be here celebrating this miracle innovation that is responded to this diabetic epidemic we have in this country . it is a miracle drug. 38 million americans with diabetes that we are helping out, this nation is spending 250, maybe $350 billion a year treating diabetes, not to mention the loss of work. here is a drug that will help us treat the problem. we all agree on this committee across the senate that the cost of healthcare is too much, and the prescription drugs are too high. especially the out-of-pocket expenses. we need to figure out who the villain is, who is the real culprit here? who is making the money? on this particular poster, you have said it once, you have set it twice, everyone up here said the same thing, whatever the cost is, whichever number we want to use, novo nordisk keeps 24% of the and the pbm's extract 74%. 26 and 74%. really, the pbm

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