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Committee of the Whole Hearing date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 time: 9am position: 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building Ron Wyden (D – or) Mike Crapo (remove) Andrew Whitty chief executive officer united health group minnetonka minnesota How do I submit a statement for the record? Any individual or organization wishing to express an opinion for inclusion in the public hearing record must submit a single-spaced statement not to exceed 10 pages in length in a Word document. Other file types cannot be included. The title and date of the hearing and the name and address of the person or organization…
The Federal Reserve decided on Wednesday to keep interest rates unchanged, signaling that the fight against inflation is far from over. But despite continued inflation, the overall economy looks pretty strong, with gross domestic product increasing last quarter and consumers continuing to spend. So what does today's economic climate mean for businesses? “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal spoke with Austin Golding, CEO of Golding Barge Line, a family-owned business in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Below is an edited transcript of their conversation. Kai Ryssdal: First of all, how is the barge's business situation? Austin Golding: The volume is also good. I can tell…
FREELAND, Mich. (AP) — donald trump He briefly returned to campaigning on Wednesday and called the presiding judge. hush money trial He “perverted” a day after being detained for contempt of court and threatened with jail time for violating a gag order.President Trump's comments at events in the battleground states of Wisconsin and Michigan have attracted attention since the presidential election. $9,000 fine A crime for speaking publicly about people involved in a criminal case. In imposing fines for posts on Trump's Truth Social account and campaign website, Judge Juan M. Marchan said he would “impose prison time” if Trump…
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) – Florida's policy banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they're pregnant, went into effect Wednesday, and some doctors say women in the state are She is concerned that she will no longer be able to obtain an abortion. necessary medical care.The start of the new ban also brought Vice President Kamala Harris to Jacksonville, where she said the abortion ban is the first of six U.S. Supreme Court justices who voted nearly two years ago to overturn a long-standing precedent by former President Donald Trump. He said that this…
With the national championship in Cedar Rapids this week, will Iowa men's volleyball ever be able to move beyond being a small club sport? William Penn's Ike Papes, 17, William Penn's Britten Bialis, 21, and William Penn's Landon Krause, 23, compete during the NAIA Men's Volleyball Championship at Alliant Energy Powerhouse. (age) reached out to block a hit from Reinhardt's Rodolfo Biegelmeyer (age 4) in the second set. Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette) CEDAR RAPIDS — The energy and passion seen from the benches at St. Xavier and Westcliff was another sign that men's…
The Dallas Mavericks probably haven't made plans for their summer vacation yet.The Mavericks' season could end as early as Friday night, as they are tied 2-2 in the first round of their Western Conference playoff series against the Clippers. In that case, Dallas players might actually appreciate what's on the billboard near Crypto.com Arena for Wednesday night's Game 5.But probably not.The LA Live ad was placed by global travel company Skyscanner in a building at 1011 S. Figueroa Street, across Chick Hahn Court from the Clippers' current home base.In large letters it says “From Dallas to Cancun.” Beneath it, in…
New and existing threats to global health require broad international cooperation. Starting May 27, the World Health Organization (WHO) will hold its annual World Health Assembly (WHA), where representatives of member states and health experts from around the world will promote global health and global health security. Discuss priorities for Taiwan participated as an observer at the WHA from 2009 to 2016 without objection, but has since been excluded from these meetings. The United States strongly encourages the WHO to reinstate the invitation to Taiwan to participate as an observer at this year's WHA so that the world can once…
While the first full-scale emergence of cicadas in 17 years has yet to arrive in Illinois, several cicadas have started to emerge across the Chicago area, and more are on the way. “The periodic cicada has been emerging for the past week and a half,” Stephanie Adams, a plant pathologist at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, said Tuesday of Brood XIII, adding that it will soon spread throughout the Chicago area. “We find them both in the landscape here and in the forests to the east.” For the past 17 years, billions of periodic cicadas from Brood XIII have been…
We are now in the final month of the 2024 legislative session, and budget talks are well underway at the state Capitol.here it is 10 largest state agencies Regarding national spending:Ministry of EducationOklahoma State Department of HealthDirector of Higher EducationMinistry of TransportMinistry of WelfareDepartment of CorrectionsDepartment of Mental Health and Substance Abuse ServicesDepartment of Career and Technology EducationMinistry of Public SecurityManagement and Enterprise Services DepartmentState spending has increased by 31% over the past 20 years (adjusted for inflation). But today, let's take a look at each of these 10 agencies specifically, starting with the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Since…
Shortly after 6 a.m., my 3-year-old's arm fell onto my stomach. What time is it? When did he get here? Where's the baby? Phew. My eight-week-old baby fits snugly into the curve of my C-curls, his milky breath warming the skin of my chest. From my other side, my brother's hand pushes, slaps, and crushes my stomach. “Mommy, your belly is so squishy. So fluffy. I love you, Mommy. Thank you, tummy, for our baby.'' Tears come to my eyes. Perhaps the fact that I talk kindly to my body and pay attention to it has left an impression on…