Nomination of Steven Mnuchin to be the secretary of treasury. And this is yet another nomination on which the majority has walked away, unfortunately, from a 20year bipartisan approach when it comes to the vetting process. In 2009 when tim guide near was guide ner was president obamas nominee, a vetting issue came up and both sides of the finance committee carried the investigation out to its conclusion. But the situation has turned out quite differently this time. There were several properties in the United States and abroad worth a hundred Million Dollars missing from mr. Mnuchins disclosure. He failed to disclose several positions in various firms. He misled the public. He misled the committees about his banks forecloser tactics and he appears to have hidden key data requested by members of this body. Frankly, i dont believe these investigations would have been uncovered at all if not for the work of the minorities investigations team. The majority, however, looked the other way and
Nomination of Steven Mnuchin to be the secretary of treasury. And this is yet another nomination on which the majority has walked away, unfortunately, from a 20year bipartisan approach when it comes to the vetting process. In 2009 when tim guide near was guide ner was president obamas nominee, a vetting issue came up and both sides of the finance committee carried the investigation out to its conclusion. But the situation has turned out quite differently this time. There were several properties in the United States and abroad worth a hundred Million Dollars missing from mr. Mnuchins disclosure. He failed to disclose several positions in various firms. He misled the public. He misled the committees about his banks forecloser tactics and he appears to have hidden key data requested by members of this body. Frankly, i dont believe these investigations would have been uncovered at all if not for the work of the minorities investigations team. The majority, however, looked the other way and
Would have been working. Im here to fight for ase that will prevent people from reckless speeding in our streets. Thank you. [applause] thank you. That concludes todays press conference that i want to thank the members of the media were here good i think rather than taking questions i like to give all you view an opportunity to individual interviews with all of the many voices who are here and what effect are two great mayors. Why think all the community and elected officials who are here vertically think our families and just and with one thought. From numbers of the public were wondering if this is the right policy, think about your family members. Think about what you would do if you came home and one of them wasnt home. And that was something we could do to prevent it. We are here for alvin son, for julie sun, for jennys mother, and for elizabeths daughter. We have to get this done. Thank you. [applause] all right. Good afternoon everybody. Welcome to the San Francisco board of Sup
Hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning. The subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection to order. The chair recognizes himself are five minutes for an Opening Statement. Good morning and welcome to the first hearing of 115th congress and Consumer Protection subcommittee, pleasure to be with you today. Before we get started i think chairman burgess for the hard work in the last congress on the subcommittee and also recognize the new vice chairman, the gentleman from mississippi. Glad to have you on board and look forward to working to advance innovation agenda that creates jobs and puts consumers first and also to recognize the gentlelady from illinois, our Ranking Member, working with her this congress and working in a bipartisan fashion to protect consumers. Finally as chairman, look forward to working with all members of the subcommittee to continue exploring areas in the Digital Economy creating new art engines
Hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning. The subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection to order. The chair recognizes himself are five minutes for an Opening Statement. Good morning and welcome to the first hearing of 115th congress and Consumer Protection subcommittee, pleasure to be with you today. Before we get started i think chairman burgess for the hard work in the last congress on the subcommittee and also recognize the new vice chairman, the gentleman from mississippi. Glad to have you on board and look forward to working to advance innovation agenda that creates jobs and puts consumers first and also to recognize the gentlelady from illinois, our Ranking Member, working with her this congress and working in a bipartisan fashion to protect consumers. Finally as chairman, look forward to working with all members of the subcommittee to continue exploring areas in the Digital Economy creating new art engines