Please welcome, james fallow, karl rove, jeff flake and bret stephens. [applause] hi there and welcome. I am and i run the political at usc. I used to be at strategist with political campaigns where i made some acquaintance with karl rove. Let me introduce this panel starting at the other end. James fallow, a longtime writer at the atlantic. He and his wife just traveled across america and produced a Remarkable Book called our towns. 1000 mile journey into the heart of america. Senator jeff flake. Author of the conscience of a conservative who didnt run for reelection in 2018 amid the trump storm in the gop. Karl rove, chief strategist for george w. Bush in 2000 and 2004. Served in the white house. Writes a column for the wall street journal and has written a fascinating book about the 1996 president ial campaign between William Mckinley and 1896. Did i say 1996 . Bret stephens, columnist for the New York Times. His book, entitled america in retreat. Which now seems quite prophetic. He
Well, as mr. Neil pointed out the least Public Opinion poll on what youre selling here today only 27 of the American People want it. So i dont know which people youre talking but but the people of this country dont want this particular bill. They love tax reform thats fair, thats geared more toward middle income americans, that they believe will actually result in economic growth, but they dont whatnot what youre selling they dont want what youre selling but a 2009 Say Something here because mr. Cross mr. Woodl talked about the glorious process. I mean, this process is terrible. No matter how you want to look at it. Quite frankly, getting up here and saying your proud of this process, thats offensive. Thats offensive to us. I think its offensive to the American People. Thats review. Lets review the process. To start they have zero let me repeat zero hearings on. The bill was jammed through the ways and Means Committee where every single democratic amendment was blocked and member s had
When you say that all of the activity that took place on mr. Ross agreed with you that you all had task forces and you worked late into the night, after all of that, why then when you took the majority did you all not pass a healthcare measure . I just am curious. I ask you that, dr. Burgess, and i know you tried and i know the former health and Human Services director tried, but you all had the benefit of the majority and you didnt pass a healthcare measure. You spent time trying to repeal the existing healthcare measure, the Affordable Care act. I yield the gentleman will recall the white house was not of a mind to accept anything that republicans were going offer and you remember those discussions. You remember we are were working with the senate that was controlled by democrats and mr. Harry harry reid was the may and werent of a mind to we did pass a reconciliation nil december of 2015, and that reconciliation bill subsequently vetoed by president obama became the Health Care Bill
The rules Committee Comes to order the photographers asked for 80000 pictures. Mr. Chairman things and welcome to the rules committee we previously began tonights markups with hr 3312 with the equipment act of 2017 and the chairman has given the testimony now to the considerations from hr one tax cuts and jobs act this is bold pro growth bill that unleashes the Free Enterprise system so the job creators can focus on their job to create jobs and giving people the opportunity to better their lives including increasing paychecks and the opportunity to have our country not only forward but at the same time. Mr. Chairman i have characterized still for quite some time as an opportunity to take 5. 6 trillion with ten years worth of tax Code Provisions and those that might do a lot for individuals or family or business that is unleashing the economy with 5. 6 trillion for the tax provisions with an opportunity to create america and to look at us and to move that forward. Lots of people are out
Loftus im not thank you, sergeant commissioner president loftus commissioner turman commissioner marshall commissioner dejesus commissioner mazzuco commissioner wong commissioner wong is in route and commissioner serlina have you a quorum and greg suhr the police chief and director the occ joyce hicks. Thank you sergeant id like to welcome everyone to the wednesday, may 4, 2016, Police Commission meeting i do have to start that meeting acknowledging the place were in as a city were here every once to do the work and there are still a lot of folks grieving and concerned and feeling like all the work were doing still isnt enough together is about continuing this work in actor and doing the work youll see the agenda from university of california, San Francisco to updates on collaborative reform to how were we keeping our streets save and the commission is doing the work and acknowledging there are a lot of folks still in pain and grieving and that for three and four no way just reaffirms