i really want to thank the usda for their support. we really see the usda as a partner. >> thank you. mr. chairman? >> thank you, sir. >> i thank the senator from south dakota. former presidential candidate. mr. seivers, you still out there? >> yes, i am, mr. chair. >> here's a flash for you. last year, the warrior biogas project -- pardon me -- this year, on the city in wastewater treatment plant in kansas started operations at its facility to capture and clean biogas produced from municipal and wastewater for distribution into the natural gas pipeline. $9 million project. designed to clean the biogas produced through the anaerobic digestion process, treating wastewater from dodge city residents and nearby national beef processing plants. dodge city, we used to say, don't worry about that smell. we just smell the money. that's not the case now. what is the case is they invited their senator to come out and take a look. i have literally blown away. well, the wind blows a lot in dodge city, but this is a different kind of circumstance.

i know that usda is working on this. i know that we've had a number of efforts made by both parties, both houses and now two administrations to begin to tackle this problem. unfortunately, with all the programs we, are way behind. in my judgment, when it comes to rural broadband we are failing and we are not getting the job done. we cannot allow that to consist. we know that when it comes to both small businesses and farmers, sometimes they're one in the same, without access their profit margins are being impacted. farmers without access report missing out on technology to help increase their business. they may have to drive all rose to deliver financial information through their accountants, rural residents are having trouble in accessing information about government services. we will talk about this very much. this isn't just a small farmer who can't access information about usda. but can't get information about social security, about medicare, can't get information about filing their taxes, can't get information about

it's the loan program administrated by usda rural development. i understand your power association has shown a considerable amount of interest in participating in this program. will you offer some insight as to how this program is helping northeast power association meet the needs of the customers and bridge that digital divide that we so many times experience? what recommendations can you offer on how we could improve to better meet the needs of the people of business rural mississippi and around the entire country? >> first, thank you for that intersection and thank you for your dedication to the state of mississippi. as far as the reconnect program, we did apply for the grant only program. there were some experiences with some difficulties in some rule making. in particular, in our area we have one of the more vibrant areas of mississippi around oxford. but we have a great deal of unserved territory that qualified for the grant application. one of the problems we had is the mapping system that's been discussed here earlier that is really not v

host: the usda tells us that farm that is up $416 billion. guest: correct. some of it is long-term debt. about 257 billion dollars of that is what it takes to buy the land. $159 billion of that is the short-term debt. what you have to borrow to buy the seed, the fertilizer,, the crop protection chemicals the equipment. theof that that goes into ground. joann was talking about you have to harvest the crop and hope and pray that when the time comes, the market is where you need it to be in order to at least break even. if not, hopefully come out a little bit ahead. host: tracy is next up from minnesota. caller: hello. you talk about the 1980's and supply and demand. i would have been fourth-generation former in our family. my grandfather started farming used model to plow.p and a two row he had to barter with the neighbor for the use of his horse in order to use the plow. that is what he started on. and his sons, one of which is my father, they grew the farm into a very successful business. my grandfather was known as the second richest person in the county. t

places usda research where it belongs, in the heart of the world's agriculture industry and close to our land grant colleges which all fuel and modernize the agriculture industry. i often brag that i represent the largest ag producing district in america. a brag that i'm going to keep saying until someone knocks me off that hill. but today i want to emphasize how important agriculture is to metropolitan areas like kansas city. in the kansas city metro area, agriculture, food, and food processing supports over 100,000 jobs, or 7% of the entire work force in the area. these industries provide a total economic contribution of 22% $29 billion, roughly of the throl kansas city metro economy. as an example, the importance of agriculture to the area, i can point to the bnsf facility where we export 10 million pounds of protein every week. also the delong company elevator exports nearly 300,000 tons of soybeans and dried distillers grain yearly. guess what? all these commodities, all these products are grown in my home district, the big first district of kansas. the kansas city metro area is

shient arrived from usdda awaiting pickup eeshlg the stuff that farmers couldn't export and sell so usda send it here. stood fare like gallons of mill and cheddar cheese but what you wouldn't have seen before now is all the fresh fruits and vegetables. thepal area food bank saw shipments from federal programs rice 77% in the last year. >> these are all trade mitigation products. you'll see that it will say t. >> she is the food bank ceo. >> those qualifying for programs the holidays should be brighter. we have more protein, dairy produce people will have on tables. >> daryl wright helps set the table and menu at this washington community kitchen. >> and today we are doing beef and bean soup we get all the ingredients from the usda. >> wright says they make 20 oh more bowls of soup a day. more takeout peeps and pop-up farmer markets in underserved neighborhoods. >> with the food from the usd. a i've done floating market we pack up as much fres produce and meet and dairy and fruit on put them on the truck and goo to the food deserts with no no grocery stores. >> he says it's not forever bu

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as of the only usda agencies that didn't have representation outside of washington and that also puts in within three hours of land-grant institution partners and brother partners and what they do. i say it is a great move and i say the decision by the secretary of agriculture and the president to move those agencies harder and closer to where their logical partners are and is the great idea. it is also somebody pointed out to me today, the only time since bob burr was elected to the senate, as monday people moved out of washington and didn't go to west virginia. so it is a big step in that direction. they already moving into temporary space there and right now and that permit space has been decided the next decade at a time when world food needs are going to be higher than they've ever been before in fact doubling between now and 2060 having this critical egg research jobs in the heart of the best animal and plant research institutions in the country is the great move. >> twice this year already, democrats have stopped us from funding our military. just as last sunday, i participated

start i just want to say thanks to sonny perdue for allowing us to use his facilities over there at usda over the course of every wednesday when we had our cabinet bible studies. thank you for doing that. for those of you would participate in that bible study, it's been, mr. vice president, i know you've always been there in absentia because we are glad you didn't, , frankly just because you're such a big footprint. but in all seriousness we know that you've been very engaged in the process as well, so for i think the first time in 100 years betsy and other members have been just great participants and it's been, it's been another type of a cabinet meeting, mr. president and we appreciate you allowing us to do that, the blessings that you give us to participate in that cabinet bible study. so if you would let's bow our heads and, father, we thank you for this table, and we recognize that everyone of us are here because you have ordained it to be so, and the importance of what we are about, the issues of which we get the responsibility and the privilege to deal with our at your call. and

. >> ought to see thanks to sonny, and for allowing us to use his facilities over there at the usda, over the course of every wednesday we entered bible studies. thank you for doing that for those of you in that bible stu study, and it's been mr. vice president i know you boys been there and we are glad in income because you have such a big footprint bury it. [laughter] but in all seriousness we know that you've been very engaged in the process of wealth. i say the first time in a hundred years, are the members met and this great participants and it has been another dive boat a cabinet meeting mr. president and we appreciate your honest to do that. the blessings you give us to participate in that cabinet bible study so if you would, let's vote our heads and father we thank you for this table and we recognize that every one here because you've ordained it to be so. in the importance of what we are about and the issues of which we get responsibility and the privilege to deal with our at your call and today we are lifting up a special group of men and women who have really been at the c

for organic food shoppers, consumer reports gives this usda organic seal and excellent rating but claims of natural or all-natural get a poor rating because they mean different things for different foods and are not regulated. >> email us if you have a question at consumerwatch@kpix.com or call the hotline at 888-5-helps-u. we will be right back. it may come as a surprise... but medicare doesn't pay for everything. and that can leave you looking for help with some out-of-pocket costs. well, here's a way to help bridge the gap... with a medigap insurance plan, like an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. medigap plans help pay some of what medicare doesn't, like co-insurance and copays, reducing your out-of-pocket costs. there are also zero networks and zero referrals needed. which all adds up to a little more peace of mind. and here's something exciting that comes with being an insured member of an aarp medicare supplement plan. introducing at your best by unitedhealthcare. where you'll enjoy an offering of health and wellness resources

start i just want to say thanks to sonny perdue for allowing us to use his facilities over there at usda over the course of every wednesday when we had our cabinet bible studies. thank you for doing that. for those of you would participate in that bible study, it's been, mr. vice president, i know you've always been there in absentia because we are glad you didn't, , frankly just because you're such a

it would have allowed people to buy usda approved products in san francisco. but now that is not going into effect you cannot buy vaping products in san francisco, or even online and we're talking 9. us data usda vaping products which are not approved as far as safety for the use and for the people of san francisco. back to you, thanks a lot. well. >>6 oh 6 in san francisco voters want more affordable housing and they're willing to pay for it prop 8. passed with 69% of the vote. it is a million bond to fix and build affordable housing in san francisco to help low income residents. seniors and teachers, it's considered to be the biggest affordable housing bond ever for the city. >>uber and lyft drivers are about to get a well a little more expensive fares in san francisco. we have 66% of voters approved proposition d which now as a tax to ride share companies and the likely pass that on to you the writer kron 4 sarah stinson is talking with writers this morning and we'll have a live report from her coming up in the next half hour so stay tuned for that and in t

they hung up when reached by phone and the usda did not respond to a request for comment about how itnforces its own criteria. >>> geral electric names a new that's where we begin tonight's market focus. bakaly will replace him. the shipping giant of ap moehler mar is. she will be leading the financialrganization as well as the company's digital tech knowledge and global operations function. ge's shares rose 3 cents to $11.58. >>> amazon filed a lawsuit challenging the pentagon's decision to award a $10 billion clou computing contract to microsoft. the ee-giant said the contractn contey deficiencies errors and unquestioned bias. >>> tesla said the company already reivedeo 200,000 ers for its new cyber truck pickup. the preorders require and rele didn't of $100. week during an l.a. auto show. during a presentation, the bulletproof windows unexpectedly shattered when they were hit about a meta >>> twitter said data from hundredsf users mave been accessed after customers used their accounts to log into certain android apps from the google playstore. twitifr said it nd google and apple re

. >>> usda announced a federal grant to the town of paradise, which is just starting to rebuild from last year's campfire. tomorrow marks the 100 year anniversary to the start of the fire that went on to be the deadliest, and most destructive in california history. the fire killed 86 people and destroyed nearly 19,000 structures. it was traced to a faulty pg&e transmission line. >>> and, today contra costa fire investigators confirm the pg&e equipment also sparked a pair of fires in lafayette late last month riven by powerful winds. those fires heavily damaged the lafayette tennis club, and destroyed two other buildings and damaged the roof of a nearby home. >>> a massive new park project kicked off in san francisco today. the location is what makes it unique. maria medina reports it is on top of the busy tunnel. >> reporter: by 2021 this is why 14 acres of land between chrissy field and the presidio will look like. the park with scenic overlooks of the golden gate bridge, gardens, and a gateway plaza with food and services. developer say it will be a must- see stop for visitors from

usda supports overall goals to improve recreational access and national for system lands. the recreation safe act in the store act will complement agency efforts to stream myanmar process, reduce inefficiencies and provide a higher level of customer service to republic and value partners. this key area will increase the valuable resources to improve the ministration in the experience. finally, after recreation provides millions of americans for job opportunities to connect with land and heritage. usda for service in the vital link in enormously vice opportunity to work to improve lives and livelihood of americans throughout the wreck creation. i think you to the committee for the opportunity to provide testimony and i look forward to working together on the important bills. >> thank you mr. french. >> good morning. i am nikki, acting assistant director for national conservation lands' end community partnerships. at the bureau of foreign management. thank you for inviting me here today to testify on as 1967, the recreation act and s1665 the outdoor act recreation act or sto

the issue of animals, we have taken a hard look most recently at the rule that was approved by the usda in dealing with lessening the inspection force, on a swine slaughter and also with line of speed they have taken off the cap so right now the inspector has not -- so if you just them cap they will be very little ability to deal with that, second part of it is with the fta and the regulation of the youth of antibiotics in livestock, serious issue john and you are thoughtful about this, take a look at this because in fact we are allowing -- we don't allow it for a growth promotion any more, antibiotics we have to have it if there's a sick animal we need to have veterinary provide prescriptions but we have this gaping loophole that says it is -- we can use antibiotics for prevention and that has opened up unbelievable because of the way we are dealing today with a heard of 5000 swine, they used to be 15 or 120, many ski illness and disease but now it is also for prevention and that means that you can buy a pork chop, you get it and you get ill and then we are then not able to treat you o

. >> consumer reports gives this usda seal excellent packing but packaging that says natural or all natural is not the same at organic. such packagings were given for rating because it means different things for different products and not regulated. >> and look for nonantibiotics. >> check for the seals american grass fed seal, certified eye hugh main and animal welfare approved. >>> i'm katy nilsson in santa rosa. cleanup begins after the kincade fire. and the ♪ (vo) i know what you're thinking. electric, it's not for you. and, you're probably right. electric just doesn't have enough range. it will never survive the winter. charging stations? good luck finding one of those. so, maybe an electric car isn't for you after all. or, is it? ♪ >>> now at 5:30, the showdown over the president's attempt to end daca now up to the supreme court. bay area activists are rallying. >>> and fined for eating a sandwich. >>> a student is dead following a fraternity event. this morning, police are demanding answers. good morning, everyone. it is tuesday, november 12th. i'm michelle griego. >> and i'm kenny c

we're overseen by a part of the usda that makes sure that doesn't happen.loped a lot of containment protocols to make sure that doesn't half. >> reporter: you did it. and they are uniquely with garlic and butter or in a stew like babbalucci. or with your eggs on sunday morning. bon appetit! >> a lot of people who did not want to cook the thanksgiving meal may quench their appetites a the local food hall. where can you find one of those? faith salie has the answer. >> reporter: once upon a time, americans actually left their houses to shop. but with the rise of online shopping, thousands of brick and mortar retail stores have closed. >> it's being called a retail apocalypse. store after store shutting down. >> reporter: and some developers are hoping to fill that empty space by filling eager bellies. this is a food hall. >> even if you've been here ten times, you've walked in and you're discovering something different. >> reporter: phil is a consultant with the real estate firm cushman in wakefield. so how is a food hall different than a food court that we'd

usda supports these goals to improve lands. the recreation not red tape act and the sore act will come employment agency efforts to streamline, reduce inefficiencies and provide a higher level of service to our partners. the act will increase available resources available to i am prove the administration and experience on our ski areas. outdoor recreation provides millions of americans rich opportunities to connect with their lands and heritage. the usda forest service is honored to serve and enormously values this opportunity to work with congress to improve the lives and live lihoods through outdoor recreation. thank you to the committee for the opportunity to provide testimony and i look forward to working together on these important bills. >> thank you, mr. french. miss haskins. >> good morning, chairman mccould yousky and manking member. i am acting assistant director for national conservation lands and community partnerships at the bureau of land management. thank you for inviting me hered to today to testify on s-1967 an

the usda says the poultry might materials, specifically metal.pany is called simmons prepared foods. it shipped the chicken to restaurants, schools, and hospitals in california and seven other states. whole chicken, chicken legs, and wings. >>> nbc responds to a south bay woman exhausted by gym membership mix up. >> she couldn't work out a deal to get thousands of dollars back. chris chmura stepped in to do heavy lifting. >> back in 2012 zora had a monthly membership to a gym. her job sent her overseas. she sent in paperwork to cancel the gym. she recently realized she had been payin the past seven total of 5 grand without setting foot inside. apparently the form was for a suspension not a cancellation. we reached out to the manager who asked us to reconnect her with zora to work things out and they did. zora got a check for $5,000. that's good money. check your auto pay bills every month. we've heard from dozens of viewers in situations like zora's. it's a mess. getting your money back after the fact can be a hassle. if that's happened to you, l

the usda says it might be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal. it was shipped to restaurants, schools and hospitals in california and seven other states. the recall includes whole chicken, chi lwings. and this week san francisco voters overwhelming odts. a federal ban may being eminent. >> reporter: that's right, laura. here in the city prop c was knocked down by voters so that law will go into effect in january. you'll recall at the federal level president trump last september with health officials announced there would be a federal ban on e-cigarettes after dozens of deaths were reported tied to vaping related products. >> a lot of people think vaping is wonderful and great. it's really not wonderful. that's one thing i think we can say definitely, commissioner. it's not a wonderful thing. it has big problems. we have to find out the extent of the problems. >> reporter: "usa today" says white house adviser kelly anne conway yesterday said announcements are coming soon to ban flavored e-cigarettes with the exception possibly of mint flavor and v

what is interesting is this is backed up by usda data.have that tract on the bloomberg terminal. former capital expenditures have fallen 16% since 2017. you're seeing reluctant to spend on new equipment. that is not just a problem for john deere, it is a problem for a lot of its peers. you're seeing cnh industries falling as well. david: is a stories of farmers going bankrupt. -- you see stories of farmers going bankrupt. when i was at disney, espn was known for sandbagging their budget. any chance there is little bit of sandbagging going on? kailey: it is possible. he took the helm three weeks ago, so there's a chance he is being too conservative, and our analyst say they think that is likely, but you can see why exercising caution is a good idea given you have no idea what is coming three months, six months, a year down the road, especially in terms of trade. there is still uncertainty whether we will get to a phase one deal. what it will look like for agriculture. in that unclear environment, maybe it is better to hedge a little bit an

usda says a person must be actively engaged in farming to collect aid but the bar is low >> people whoelated to farmers or have some kind of shared risk in a farm can still receive a payment but they don't actually live on a farm or work on the farm. >> reporter: sue is one of those recipients an attorney in d.c. by day who manages a farm on the side as a way to carry on her family's tradition. she plans to apply for the next round of aid because every bit helps. other recipients of larger payments like a sugar industry lobbyist defended their qualitifications but declined to comment on the record. the u.s. department of agriculture didn't respond for a request on comment on how it enforces this criteria but many people say they do have risk in their farms. they just don't live or work on those farms. >> thank you very much >>> let's move on the taste of some of the other stories we're following. it was a wild weekend for bitcoin. over the weekend they hit the lowest level since may after china's central bank says it's getting stricter bitcoin is back up 6% today regaining some of thos

usda says it might be contaminated with, quote,eria specifically metal. the chicken was shipped to restaurants, schools and hospitals in california and seven other states. the recalls include whole chicken, chicken legs and wings. >>> well,san francisco voters this week overwhelmingly showed support for the city ban on vaping products. it looks like a federal ban may kick in sooner. why a federal ban may move forward so quickly. sharon? >> reporter: marcus, the focus here in the city has been on prop c supported by juul labs, but that failed on tuesday so the ban will go into effect in january. at the federal level president trump last september with federal health officials announced there would be a ban on e-cigarettes. that came after dozens of death related products. >> people think vaping is wonderful and great. it's really not wonderful. that's one thing i think we can say definitely, commissioner. it's not a wonderful thing. it has big problems. we have to find out the extent of the problem. >> reporter: "usa today" says white house adviser kellyan

usda secretary sonny purdue announced market payments to help with the impacts of ongoing trade disruptions. president trump is delivering on promise to help agriculture producers while he works to open markets and deliver free, fair, and reciprocal trade for farmers and ranchers. while these payments serve as a solution, a band-aid, president trump and others day and to fight both night to secure a deal with china. i want to give a special thanks to state executive director for kansas, my good friend, david shim. the men and women of county offices worked for the payments. thank you, david, for all you do for kansas agriculture. mr. speaker, this week house democrats joined the public partisan ase of their impeachment sham which continues unjust, pletely unfair, and unprecedented manner. here are at least four indisputable pieces of evidence showing no high crime, no misdemeanor committed by the president. bun, the july -- number ne, the july 21 call summary, it shows no evidence of pressure or conditions. zelensky , president and president trump said there were no pressure on the call. nu

but any big project has to be cleared by the central usda. do you own an outside contract on information to go through a clearance process at the library as well? >> yes. i can answer that. and the link referred to as managed by the library and be we managed for contracting and services for other federal agencies and so anything that is part of the centralization of the standards and operation of any it has a review. >> is one of the agency leaders in the library, does that process work quickly enough in your view and certainly gives you a safeguard you wouldn't have otherwise. >> yes i mean obviously all people within the government would love to be able to work even more quickly than they do. but yes i think that we have an efficient process where what we do is work with both on their related projects to develop the contract and send back to the centralized contract office within a the library before the digitization site which is actually or the business side project that also does so the resulting contracts will go to the contract within

usda deputy under secretary for food safety dr.indy brashear says the turkey should be thawed in the fridge or the sink with cold water. when it's ready, don't wash it. >> the problem is the water becomes the vehicle to spread any of the germs around the kitchen or to contaminate your sink. >> reporter: keep raw turkey separate from fresh foods and cook it to 165 degrees. >> i'm a fan of a digital thermometer. >> reporter: north carolina state university food specialist dr. ben chapman demonstrates checking several parts including the breast, thigh, and behind the wings. and while it may be tempting to sit around the table all night, leftovers should be refrigerated within two hours. >> just because it's cooked doesn't mean all of a sudden it's safe. >> reporter: simple steps from health experts. >> it's easy to prevent the illnesses if you have the information. >> reporter: to keep you and your family safe at the holiday table. >>> i posted to facebook about -- we were talking about this earlier in the west wing president bartlett

>>she sounds like a lot of people across the country that they want the usda to really examine some of the vaping products, including president trump was looking after looking at rather going after some of the flavor the pink the people behind prop c. it's very powerful very rich darya and james were talking jewel which is the san francisco baby company at one point the ponte in about million to get the ban lifted but over the past couple of weeks they backed off on that so if you have a young child out there and you worried about vaping products that ban will be in place for the city of san francisco. >>san francisco voters also decided pay more for overlap. >>money for transportation yes and maybe reduce congestion will have to see if it actually works out that way kron 4 sarah stinson live at sfo talking to writers about what this actually means for all of us who actually take uber or to new tap, yes. >>yeah we've heard from people who actually live in san francisco whose use these rideshare app. they're mostly saying that if it actually goes to have helping ease the congestion that

supervisors back in june voted to have of a ban in place that basically says that people can not by 9 usda. they've been products with in san francisco, or even online a prop c which was backed by jule as san francisco of vaping company. they saw the ban in effect so they basically said why don't we do sort of limitations. so head and prop c pass passed it would have allowed brick and mortar stores to sell limited supplies, vaping products and not just the brick and mortar stores but also on line but voters last night by an overwhelming majority 80% of them said, thanks but no thanks let's keep that vaping ban in effect so joining me now is key on a you have a young child your thoughts. it's a free market, let me play devil's advocate of free market, we know they adults can choose or even. you know young people can choose but you're saying you support the man. >>in the in the ban needs to happen because that those those vaping products have proven that they're toxic in may cause health problems and people have died. and there are a lot of young people dying and even if they see adults doin

yea, usda organic. so here you have some, some organic american vegetable packaging.we have a pepsi bottle with no local printing. nawaz: cech sees real value in the global trade inle recy commodities but not in plastic scrap. cech: mixed waste, non-recyclable was s, definitelyuld not, should not be traded. it has to be a product, it has to be a raw material. but it must not be a mixed lnon-recyclablebility of e country to be passed on to another country. because then you see the greed, then you see that for money people are ready to do bad things. waz: cech's site is legal. but illegal sites, l fe this one we secretmed, have been popping up all over the country, o as the opportunity tturn a. one way to get rid of the plastic waste: burn it. that illegal activity spurred citizen activists to take action. they used drones to find the worst offenders, then lobbied the government for change. as the influx of plastic waste grew, the prime minister took notice. mohamad: we cannot accept th kind of idea that waste from rich countries should be sent to poor countries. n we d

cios and their various entities around the country but a big project has to be cleared by the central usda cio. do you on an outside contract on inside information, with an clearance process at the library as well tomark . >>. >> and also family, that is managed by the library and that we manage that for contracting in and services for other federal agencies in libraries area so anything that is, that's part of the centralization of the standards and the operation of any it as the review. >> and the simple, is one of the agency leaders in the library , that process work early enough in your view and certainly gives you a safeguard, you wouldn't have otherwise is it? >> obviously all people within the government would love to be able to work more quickly than they do. but yes, we have an efficient process where what we do is work with both oci l if it's an it relatedproject . to develop the contract and send that to the centralized contract office within the library. so for the digitization side which is actually more of a business side project, but also will result in the contracting offic

usda approves the overall goals for four system lands, the recreation not red tape act and complement to streamline processes, provide a higher level of customer service to our public and partners. >> it will increase available resources to improve the administration of an experience of risky areas, finally outdoor recreation provides millions of americans ridge opportunities to connect with their lands and heritage, the forest service is honored to serve in this and put works to improve the lives and livelihood of many throw outdoor recreation. thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony and i look forward to work on these important bills. >> thank you, miss has to get. >> good morning, i am nikki ascot asked acting director for conservation lands and partnerships, thank you for inviting me here today to testify on, the recreation not red tape act and the simplifying outdoor access for recreation. these bills that amend the federal lands recreation enhancement act aim to improve the efficiency and the cost for applying for and administering special recreation permits. they als

appropriating committee, they have a number of cio's, but any big project has to be cleared by the central usda cio, do you own an outside contract on information, would that go through a clearance process with the library as well? ms. temple: yes. sen. blunt: i can answer that. is managed by the library. contractingat for and services for other federal agencies and libraries. is -- that is a part of the centralization of the standards and the operation of any i.t. has a review. temple, doess. that process were quickly enough in your review and certainly gives you a safeguard you otherwise would not have? ms. temple: yes. obviously, all people in the government would love things to work more quickly than they do, but yes, we have an efficient process where what we itis work with both ocio, if is an i.t. related project, to send that through the centralized contract process. the digitization side which is more of a business site project, that also does, though the resulting contracts will go through the contracting office within the library we will work with them whether through fed link or outs

the administration even created new programs -- a new program through usda to help offset the losses farmers were facing. well, now it turns out that the trump administration has grossly mishandled that program. a report by the democratic minority on the agriculture committee led by its ranking member, senator stabenow, revealed that the lion's share of federal aid has gone to large agricultural conglomerates scattered across the south, not the small family farms in the midwest that have suffered most. 95% of the largest per-acre payments have gone to southern states, while the lowest payments have disproportionately gone to the farmers who were suffering in the midwest. the administration lifted the limits on aid to row crops but kept the limits for other crops, meaning more aid has gone into the pockets of the largest and wealthiest farms in america. the report even showed that tens of millions of dollars have gone to foreign-owned entities, including a beet factory in brazil. president trump has claimed to look after our farmers. he has claimed to look after our veterans, but he h

usda supports the goal of these bills to improve access on national forest system lands. the recreation not red tape act and the soar act will streamline our processes and provide a higher left of customer service to our public and our valued partners. the ski area fee retention act will increase resources available to improve the administration of and the experience on our ski areas. outdoor recreation provides millions of americans to connect with their heritage. we're honored to serve in this vital link and values this opportunity to work with congress to improves the lives of americans through outdoor recreation. thank you to the committee for the provide to provide testimony and i look forward to working together on these important bills. >> thank you. >> good morning. i'm the acting assistant director for national conservation lands and community partners at the bureau of land management. thank you for inviting me to testify today. these bills which amend the federal lands recreation enhancement act aimed to improve the efficiency and reduce the cost for applying fo

this news is according to the usda undersector for trade who made these comments in an interview on theoduced from this call whether it will yield any results but u.s. farmers are line up with their products to sell them to china if and when the green light is given and he predicts a better than 50% chance that the two sides can overcome their differences to reach a signing of this phase one deal the market is closely focused on any development. we'll try to get more detail on capital the agenda is for this call but will be closely watched tomorrow as we await any news on how close the u.s. and china are on this phase one deal and whether they can overcome this stalemate to get to a signing. >> to meet their self-imposed apec time is that a preld agreement as opposed to the physical signing which comes with logistic cal issues >> at this point it's hard to envision they can get an in person signing you never say never because these are world leaders that travel by private plane. but if they do want to have a full fledge press pool media frenzy big type of event that they had been envisi

usda says ministers the lawful immigration system to the agency's mission is to save her the integrity of that system by efficiently and fairly adjudicating requests for immigration benefits while protecting americans securing the homeland and honoring our values. i can tell you i'm extremely proud of the work and professionalism i see everyday by the employees that you at uscis in service to america. in fiscal year 2019 uscis achieved many president trump schools to make the immigration system worked either for america. we tirelessly worked hand-in-hand with their fellow dhs components to enter president trump's called to address the ongoing crisis in our southern border. we have taken steps to mitigate the loopholes in our sound system particularly absence of congressional action to combating fraudulent and privileged claims and strengthening of protections we have in place to preserve humanitarian assistance for those truly eligible for it. the work uscis face work uscis faces each work uscis face a future statement in fiscal year 20 which indicated nearly 7.5 million requests for i

secretary carson, hud's plan for housing finance reform rec mends that congress establish fha, va and usda as the whole source of low down payment financing for borrowers not served by the conventional mortgage market. are you recommending that fannie and freddie get out of the business of backing low down payment loans. >> i think tlit would be good i we have sessigments focused on particular mission targets. it doesn't mean that there won't be some overlap. >> if fha have private loans wouldn't that crowd out private sector participation in those loans? >> the private sector could decide which segment of the population they want to specialize in. no one would try to tell them what they could or could not do. >> and that would probably disproportionately impact protected classes as well, would it not? >> it depends. some people in the private mortgage insurance market might decide that they want to focus primarily on low income, high-risk individual, but that probably is not going to be the financially the best move for them to make, but they might feel a seshl obligation to do that. we w

usda officials inspect or thanksgiving turkeys, postal workers deliver our holiday cards and packages. t.s.a. agents and air traffic controllers keep us safe to fly home for the holidays. not to mention millions of federal employees rely on a steady income, especially during the expensive holiday season. this is unfair to americans. clearly all americans are affected by congress' inability to pass a budget. that's why i introduced the government -- end government shutdowns act which safeguards against damaging consequences of shutdowns. it lifts the shutdown burden from the shoulders of americans and incentivizes lawmakers to reach across the aisle and do our jobs. americans want to see us come together and find bipartisanship solutions to our nation's most challenging funding problems. my bill does just this. thank you, mr. speaker. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. langevin: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: