Good morning to everyone. Good morning to all of those on the online audience. We are very fortunate today at csis to have deputy commerce secretary don graves from the department of commerce. Don is the 19th deputy secretary and he has experience here in the private secretary. He was a counselor of President Biden during the 2020 campaign. Before that he was executive Vice President and had corporate response responsibilities counselor of the make it counselor of domestic and economic policy. Serving on the council of president ial jobs. A long experience of commercial activity in washington. Today we are going to talk about all the challenges that commerce and the United States faced today in the world. Things have changed a lot where congress has a central role in a central role in way it hasnt before with economic policy, National Security, international relations. With that, don, please. [applause] sec. Graves good morning everyone. Jim, thank you for the introduction. Thank you f
Good morning everyone and the online audience. We are fortunate today at csis to have don graves. He has years of experience in the government and private sector. He was executive Vice President and head of Corporate Responsibility Community Relations at key bank and at the obama Biden Administration, counselor and economic domestic and economic quality advisor for Vice President biden and executive director on the council of jobs and competitiveness and deputy desisted assistance. A long experience of commercial activity in washington. We are going to talk about all of the challenges that comments and the United States face today in the world and things have changed a lot where congress has a Central World in Economic Policy and National Security and international relations. Please. [applause] good morning everyone. Thank you so much for that kind introduction and thank you to the center for Strategic International studies were hosting us for hosting us. I want to thank you for being
Good morning everyone and the online audience. We are fortunate today at csis to have don graves. He has years of experience in the government and private sector. He was executive Vice President and head of Corporate Responsibility Community Relations at key bank and at the obama Biden Administration, counselor and economic domestic and economic quality advisor for Vice President biden and executive director on the council of jobs and competitiveness and deputy desisted assistance. A long experience of commercial activity in washington. We are going to talk about all of the challenges that comments and the United States face today in the world and things have changed a lot where congress has a Central World in Economic Policy and National Security and international relations. Please. [applause] good morning everyone. Thank you so much for that kind introduction and thank you to the center for Strategic International studies were hosting us for hosting us. I want to thank you for being
Election, bothed campaigns have gun their closing have begun their closing push. Florida is on the short list of states that could determine the outcome. Something the candidates know all too well. After last nights debate in boca raton florida. President obama stayed in the Sunshine State to campaign in delray beach where he unveiled a new brochure entitled the new economic patriotism, a plan for jobs and middle class. Obama ive laid out a plan for jobs and middle class security. And unlike mitt romney, im actually proud to talk about whats in it. And by the way the math in my plan adds up. Eliot despite the glossy new packaging the brochure offers little in terms of new policy. A fact the campaign openly admits. The pamphlet reflects the ideas that the president has advanced throughout this campaign but we wanted to codify it and put it in one place so that as voters who are making their final decisions contemplate the decisions and have a chance to look at the specific ideas the pre
He house will come to order. The house is not in order. Please remove your onversations from the floor. For what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 5404 as amended. The department of Veterans Affairs expiring authorities act of 2014. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 5404, a bill to amend title 38, United States code, to extend certain expiring provisions of law administered by the secretary of Veterans Affairs and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from colorado, mr. Lamborn, and the gentlelady from arizona, mrs. Kirkpatrick, will each control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from colorado. Mr. Lamborn mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on h. R. 5404 as amended. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr.