Gov. Mckee thank you. Thank you. Thank you all. Thank you so much. Weve got a lot to share tonight, so lets get down to business. Mr. Speaker, mr. President , members of the legislature, congressman seth magaziner, thank you for being here. Our general officers, chief justice and members of the judiciary, municipal leaders, members of my cabinet, and my fellow Rhode Islanders who are watching at home, including my mom, willa and i want to thank everybody always asking how my mom is doing. Good evening. When i started thinking about this years state of the state address, i thought back to the first inaugural speech i made in march of 2021. Rhode island was in a time of significant change. We were faced with many challenges and what felt like endless unknowns. At that time, i asked my fellow Rhode Islanders to join me, to come together as one team and meet that moment head on. On that day, i shared something i used to tell the players i coached in basketball. The team i coached was calle
Gov. Mckee thank you. Thank you. Thank you all. Thank you so much. Weve got a lot to share tonight, so lets get down to business. Mr. Speaker, mr. President , members of the legislature, congressman seth magaziner, thank you for being here. Our general officers, chief justice and members of the judiciary, municipal leaders, members of my cabinet, and my fellow Rhode Islanders who are watching at home, including my mom, willa and i want to thank everybody always asking how my mom is doing. Good evening. When i started thinking about this years state of the state address, i thought back to the first inaugural speech i made in march of 2021. Rhode island was in a time of significant change. We were faced with many challenges and what felt like endless unknowns. At that time, i asked my fellow Rhode Islanders to join me, to come together as one team and meet that moment head on. On that day, i shared something i used to tell the players i coached in basketball. The team i coached was calle
[inaudible conversations] welcome. Committee will come to order. Committee on the Budget Hearing today on the congressional budget offices budget and Economic Outlook will commence. Well hear testimony from director swagel through the congressional budget office. Welcome. Without like to yield myself such time as a may consume. We are talking about fisa mac this week, which is an issue of National Security. And want to quote admiral mullen, at a hearing defense hearing where when asked what the biggest threat to nationals could do was come his response was the biggest threat to National Security is our National Debt. Jerome powell the fed chairman who probably is loath to opine on fiscal policy in the 60 minutes interview said the National Debt, our fiscal path, is completely unsustainable, and its an urgent matter that we must address. I think thats significant. Thats some backdrop to the budget baseline update on february. Was recently in may of 23 and then this recent update here in
Okay, very good. Director ray, your testimony march the fourth time you have appeared before this committee. January 2021 permitting. Thank you for the work that you and 35,000 fbi employees do to protect america. Uphold the constitution. Untroubled that the fbi is facing faceless claims that you have been weaponizing these purposes, and have dangerous causes from these agencies. This irresponsible charge has real consequences. This man from tennessee pled guilty to a 2022 december plot to attack the fbi . Will and nox offices. We were looking at his Co Defendants participation in this plan. They played a Critical Role from the fbi, to the committees. I urge my colleagues to be responsible and respectful. I urge my colleagues as well, not to engage in bullying or conduct from this committee. One of the central concerns that i would like to raise, is the troubling increase of hate crimes in america. This includes the islamophobic attacks. This is in the wake of this contract. The fbi co
Okay, very good. Director ray, your testimony march the fourth time you have appeared before this committee. January 2021 permitting. Thank you for the work that you and 35,000 fbi employees do to protect america. Uphold the constitution. Untroubled that the fbi is facing faceless claims that you have been weaponizing these purposes, and have dangerous causes from these agencies. This irresponsible charge has real consequences. This man from tennessee pled guilty to a 2022 december plot to attack the fbi . Will and nox offices. We were looking at his Co Defendants participation in this plan. They played a Critical Role from the fbi, to the committees. I urge my colleagues to be responsible and respectful. I urge my colleagues as well, not to engage in bullying or conduct from this committee. One of the central concerns that i would like to raise, is the troubling increase of hate crimes in america. This includes the islamophobic attacks. This is in the wake of this contract. The fbi co