We have a cspan audience, Live Streaming soap wonderful to have everybody joining us for what they think wilwethink will be at conversation. Im excited about the people weve gathered and the ideas we are going to be discussing. Welcome to the committee for responsible budget for thostherf you who do not know if they Nonpartisan Organization the board of directors or people many of whom are with us today who have run all the bigbudget institutions in washington so the federal reserve, the treasury department, omb, the Budget Committees comes of a. To try to have a realistic understanding of the budget improvements are going to be needed to improve the fiscal situation in the country and to trick yo to have in a bipartisan way it kind of understanding of how hard it is to make these traces but there are so many reasons they are necessary to keep moving the ball forward. With that said i will say it is a rough time for the budget policy this country. Nobody should be under the impression
Weve gathered and the ideas we are going to be discussing. Welcome to the committee for responsible budget for thostherf you who do not know if they Nonpartisan Organization the board of directors or people many of whom are with us today who have run all the bigbudget institutions in washington so the federal reserve, the treasury department, omb, the Budget Committees comes of a. To try to have a realistic understanding of the budget improvements are going to be needed to improve the fiscal situation in the country and to trick yo to have in a bipartisan way it kind of understanding of how hard it is to make these traces but there are so many reasons they are necessary to keep moving the ball forward. With that said i will say it is a rough time for the budget policy this country. Nobody should be under the impression that the Fiscal Health of the country is good. It is not. Our debt relative to the economy is twice what its been on average. We are on track to bother us to be 10 trill
Equally shall be allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders e allocated between the parties nd in no event and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. Foxx, for five minutes. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to recognize and say farewell to a member of the House Committee on education and the work force aff who has dedicated more than 20 years of Public Service to the peoples house. Ed gilroy began his congressional career on the staff of former congressman rod chandler of washington, but most of us know him for his nearly 16 years of service as the committees director of work force policy. Ed led our efforts to expand access to Affordable Health care for Small Business employees, provide moms and dads more flexibility in the workplace, and protect the rights of workers and employers. When we thin
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