Waters the committee will come to order. Without objection, the chairs authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. This hearing is entitled promoting stability, reviewing the administrations deregulatory approach to Financial Stability. I want to inform all concerned that this meeting will end at 1 00 per the request of the p. M. Secretary. I now recognize myself for four minutes to give an Opening Statement. So let me welcome back secretary mnuchin. Today, we are here to discuss the Trump Administrations actions that have undermined and not promoted our nations Financial Stability. As i have said many times before, i am very concerned about this administrations actions to eliminate important protections for consumers, investors and our economy. It appears that our banking regulators are following the deregulatory blueprint that the Treasury Department, under secretary mnuchins leadership, has mapped out point by point and rolling back many of the Critical Reforms demo
And age but its a sense of independence in kids. Not only do they not know how to walk down the street by themselves but there are also be much people entertaining themselves, at least without a device in their hand. For reasons both selfish and selfless, this is an important life skill for them, the Current Situation is obtainable. His have trouble with any kind of unstructured activity but reading for pleasure is perhaps the activity i think has suffered the most according to a recent analysis of the American Family study. The share of americans who read for pleasure has fallen by more than 30 since 2004. If theres a way to reverse this trend, i think youll have to start with our children and wife can think of no one who can help us better to learn how to share the joy of reading with children before rising to her current position, should be Childrens Book editor of the New York Times. She has three children herself. Shes also the author of six books and a host of the book review pod
Have to start with this new book entitle he the empower evidence university. What exactly is the empowered university . Guest thanks delight he to be here with you. The notification is this, that our universities should be empowered to look in the mirror and be honest with self, and wite as a way of talking about leadership and talking about our society that institutions that are healthy and that are secure should be willing to recognize whatever is going well, to acknowledge that, of course, but also to be willing to say, but we have a way to go, and so its empowered to be honest with self, and the subtitle which is shared leadership, culture change and academic success start width the notion its not but the one person, not just the University President. Its about all of us working together with the vision offed of indicating students and thats the notion of empowerment. Host i found the subtitle interesting, too because if you even look at the cover of the book you dont have one list
We take you to capitol hill for a House Oversight hearing on the Economic Impact of Climate Change under way. There are several reasons the on as a consequence it undermines the american people. Let me list. One, in 2018, the Trump Administration instituted a smaller social cost of carbon of 1 to 7 compared to 50. Its based on two faulty assumptions. First, it uses inappropriately high discount rates that are not supported by economic theory or Financial Markets. Second, it fails to account for damages that occur outside the United States. This failure discourages other countries who in total produce about 90 of total co2 emissions from undertaking emissions cuts that would benefit u. S. Citizens. The United States special role in global democracy can produce demonstrable benefits for u. S. Citizens, and we are failing here. The absence of meaningful progress at the recent madrid climate talks is evidence of what happens when we retreat. Number two, the social cost of carbon is no long
Who are feeling that connection to history, i dont think people have stopped talking about Harriet Tubman. One of my Favorite Places in the city is the place called tubman house. Has anybody ever been to tubman house. You should really check out on one of the volunteer days. These are folks up after the uprising the murder of freddie gray, took uber the house in west baltimore. They took uber a house and turn it into a community center. It was this neighborhood in winchester where it really people had very little if anything in the Community Came together to take Something Back themselves. They have subsequently the house had to be demolished but then they have taken uber multiple lots in the area and they got chickens and farms, if at this amazing new Program Going on. It is really just a center of hope for our neighborhood that needs it. And they did all of that on the name of tubman house. Because the story of him. Tubman was one and inspires people to think that day. To think that