Good evening, everyone, and thank you for joining us for this discussion. For those of who are do not know and theres a lot you but i do know im below Senior Vice President here with the bypass and policy center. There are those who work in government and then there are those who make government work. And i James Lockard is is the latter. He has made government just listen to this list of positions. Director of the federal Housing Financing agency its predecessor, the office of federal housing enterprise as oversight chairman of welfare. Also member of the financial oversight board, deputy and principal commissioner and chief operating officer. The Social Security administration. Executive director of the pension benefit guaranty corporation. Out of government and investment banker. Cofounder, a Risk Management company. And he just was talking about it. Chairman recently of the new art museum and Greenwich Bruce Museum just opened up place he says where art meets so i thought im going
President here with the bypass and policy center. There are those who work in government and then there are those who make government work. And i James Lockard is is the latter. He has made government just listen to this list of positions. Director of the federal Housing Financing agency its predecessor, the office of federal housing enterprise as oversight chairman of welfare. Also member of the financial oversight board, deputy and principal commissioner and chief operating officer. The Social Security administration. Executive director of the pension benefit guaranty corporation. Out of government and investment banker. Cofounder, a Risk Management company. And he just was talking about it. Chairman recently of the new art museum and Greenwich Bruce Museum just opened up place he says where art meets so i thought im going to go see but most importantly to bpc he was the cochair with former senator kent conrad on one of our in fact one of our best sellers. The report on the commissio
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To Work Together for the countries that problem. This hearing is two hours and 15 minutes. [background noises] the hearing will come to order. Todays hearing will examine the need for a fiscal plan. We will hear from former colleagues who have been through these battles and lived to talk about them. Extra special to have my mentor and friend steve who i am now literally serving as chairman and the shadow of his beautiful portrait behind us. And so it is an honor to have you back here in your chamber. Sender rob portman, ambassador portman is from ohio. We are delighted that you are here. He was a member of the bipartisan bicameral Super Committee established by the budget control act of 2011. He also served as director of omb during the Bush Administration which is where i got to know him. He has given a lot of thought to these issues over the years. Ambassador, thank you for your time we welcome you here. What is he . An alumni of the peoples house. That is why we have you here becaus