Cspan2s book tv. Transportation secretary elaine chao testified before a Senate Committee on the future of the federal Aviation Administration and the president s proposal to privatize the air Traffic Control system. This is just over two hours. Morning. I want to welcome secretary chao back today. This is her first time beforee the committee since being confirmed. Secretary, i want to thank you for appearing before us today to discuss reauthorization of thehe faa. We arend working hard on a bipartisan basis to produce a bill, hopefully during this work period. And we appreciateld the administrations engagement. Already this year, the committee has held hearings on a range of topics underpinning this legislative effort including safety, drone policy, rural issuing, aircraft certification, consumers concerns, and infrastructure financing. One of the key governance issues we have not yet focused on this yearld but which has been discussed extensively overall the last two years and whethe
Good morning. Well call this hearing to order. Well be waiting for senator hatch which will make an introduintr introducti introduction. Congressman from the private sector myself and this is absolutely i have been very impressed with the quality of individuals that work for the federal government. This nomination process is not easy, as youre well aware of. We have so many willing to subject themselves in this process and serve, you know, in the federal government far lot less than you make in private sector. It says a lot about your dedication to this country. I want to thank you for that. I know youll introduce your family members specifically. I want to welcome all of them. Ill leave it to you to introduce your family members. From my Opening Statement all i want to do is to quickly read the description of the jobs basically youll be filling, what the agencies basically do. Ill turn it over to my Ranking Member. One the Deputy Director and the third is administrators duties include
Row lit fest starting saturday at 11 a. M. Eastern on cspan2s book tv. Treasury secretary steven mooun mnuchin defended trumps 2018 budget request for his department on capitol hill. He appeared before the house weighs and means committee. He once again called on congress to raise the debt ceiling before leaving for their august recess. This is about two hours. [inaudible conversations] [ inaudible conversations ] the committee will come to order. Good afternoon. And thank all for joining us today. Our committee is honored to welcome treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin to testify on President Trumps fiscal year 2018 Budget Proposals for the te Treasury Department. Annual hearing with the treasury secretary on the president s budget plays an incredible role in our world. It helps set the stage for collaboration between congress, the white house, and the Treasury Department. Todays conversation will help us identify in advance efforts to grow our economy, create jobs, and increase american
The relationship between iran and syria, the governments decision to help syrian president assad in his civil war, and how iran can destabilize the region. This is about an hour. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you so much for coming to the American Enterprise constitute. Im fred kagan. Im director of the critical threats project here at aei. And its my great honor and privilege to lead this panel discussing a report which has just been released by my colleague, matt mcinnis, the future of irans security policy, Available Online at aei. Org. And we have these beautiful copies as well, if anyone would like one of those. We have a Magnificent Panel today. We are thrilled to have Lieutenant General tom trask, and vice admiral retired mark fox, formerly Deputy Commander general of the United States Central Command along with matt to talk about the report. Without further ado ill turn it over to matt. Thank you, fred. Thank you, general trask, and admiral fox, and frankly all the
Government, a government that coprovide certainty and lead us forward at a critical time for our country. This government will guide the country through the crucial brexit talks that begins in just 10 days and deliver on the will of the british people by taking the United Kingdom out of the european union. It will work to keep our nation safe and secure. By delivering the change that i set out, following the appalling attacks in manchester and london, cracking down on the ideology of islamistic extremism and all those who support it and giving the police and the authorities the powers they need to keep our country safe. The government i lead will put fairness and opportunity at the heart of everything we do so that we will fulfill the promise of brexit together and over the next five years build a country in which no one and no community is left behind. A country in which prosperity and opportunity are shared right across this United Kingdom. What the country needs more than ever is ce