Department for the Trump Administration but hes interviewed by jeremy butler, ceo of veterans of america. After words is a weekly Interview Program with relevant guest hosts interviewing top nonfiction authors about their latest work. All after words are availablee through podcasts. Doctor shulkin, thank you for being with us. Its an honor to have you here. I think the va is important to subject to talk about in one of the areas of our government that a lot of people hear about but dont necessarily know many of the details. Frankly, even in the veteran community a lot of us dont understand the breadth and depth of what the va does. Im excited to talk to you about the ba in general and certainly about your book and about your time in the administration. Id love to begin by hearing about what brought you to the va. Youre very successful in the civilian career and times making that transition from the civilian world into the government world can be a bit jarring but what drove you to want
President of the club and we had 288 members. Flip phones were all the rage. Facebook was founded. The world war ii memorial was dedicated. George w. Bush was elected president and majopresident ande baseball returned to washington at the washington nationals. [applause] fast forward 15 years the nationals are in the world series. [applause] [cheering] and David Rubenstein is back. The cofounder and chairman of the Carlyle Group as well as the chairman of the boards of trustees of the john f. Kennedy center for performing arts, the Smithsonian Institution and the council on foreign relations. We all know that hes also engaged in many other philanthropic activities that are too numerous to mention. David coined the phrase philanthropic philanthropy with the restoration of some of the countrys great historical landmarks including the washington mann demand, sit back because theres a number of these. The Washington Monument, the memorial, the u. S. Marine corps, the war memorial, Washingt
Senator George Mitchell was president of the club and we had 288 members. They were all the rage. And the world war ii memorial dedicated, and Major League Baseball returned to washington as though washington nationals. For 15 years and David Rubenstein is back. David as we all know is cofounder and coexecutive chairman of the karloff group and chairman of the board. And the performing arts, a Strong Institution at the council on foreign relations. And engaged in many many other philanthropic activities. The patriotic philanthropy, generous financing, great historical landmarks, including the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial. The us marine corps. And monticello, and the arlington house. And purchased rare copies of historic documents like the declaration of independence, the emancipation proclamation, and magna carta to ensure they are publicly displayed at the smithsonian and national archives. At the Economic Club, the insightful revealing and entertaining interview were, at
Welcome. My colleagues at the Federal Reserve and i are dedicated to serving the american people. We do this by steadfastly pursuing the goals Congress Gives us of stable prices and maximum employment committed to making the best decisions we can based on facts and objective analysis. Today we decided to lower Interest Rates as i will explain shortly we took the step to help us economy strong in the face of some notable developments to provide assurance against ongoing risk. The us economy has continued to perform well. We are entering the 11th year of economic expansion and the baseline outlook remains favorable. The economy grew at two. 5 percent base in the first half of the year. Household spending supported by a strong job market rising incomes and Rising Consumer confidence is a key driver for growth. In contrast Business Investment and exports have weakened with manufacturing output. The main reason is the trade policy developments those two sources of uncertainty we have been m
To the house for for a vote . Homeland security secretary kevin mc howinin on how safe is the homeland today after the attacks of 9 11. And lawmakers on the left and the right. Republican senator Marsha Blackburn. Where will they find Common Ground on gun reform, immigration and government spending, that and more on sunday morning futures. We begin with the white house blaming iran for yesterdays attack on the Worlds Largest oil facility in saudi arabia, forcing the kingdom to cut it Daily Oil Output by nearly half. The iranian backed Houthi Rebels claimed responsibility. Mike pompeo is pointing the finger at iran saying tehran is behind nearly 100 attacks on saudi arabia. Rouhani pretend to engage in diplomacy amid calls for deescalation. Iran has launched unprecedented attacks on the Worlds Energy supply. There is no evidence the attacks came from yemen. Democratic senator from connecticut chris murphy pushed back tweeting this is such a responsible simplification and how we get into