Corporation projects the u. K. Is likely to be economically worse off. This study explores the effect brexit will have on the u. S. Economy, politics. This is live here in washington d. C. On cspan 3. Ill introduce our expert panel. We will turn this over to michelle for some comment and then ask them to weigh in. Charlie reese, Vice President at rand. He is former ambassador to greece. In iraq he served as coordinator from 2007 to 2008. Fran is a distinguished fellow at the atlantic council. Until january 2017 she served as Vice President for special initiatives at the council. Howard is senior economist at the Rand Corporation and profess so er at the rand school. He has written on so many varied studies im hard pressed to find something he has not written on. Michelle is our nonrand oeexpe. She is professor at American University school of international as much as and door d coordinates their international program. Thank you very much. Robin didnt introduce herself but show is just
Interagency committee that oversees the transactions. Members her from former officials from defense and Commerce Departments. Andy barr of kentucky chairs the House Financial Services subcommittee. This is a little less than 90 minutes. I now recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement. The free flow of capital is a bed rock tenant of a United States economy. Insuring that free flow has been a bipartisan goal and im proud to serve as cochair of investment in america caucus along with our colleagues mr. Holding, mr. Himes, and mr. Meeks. It promotes Global Investment in the United States economy and helps educate members about the importance of Foreign Investment. Today, the United States is both the largest Foreign Investors and the recipient of the largest amount of capital investments. That capital has provided a good deal of the energy that kept our enemy vibrant. To provide the fuel of u. S. Businesses and jobs. Today almost 5 of u. S. Workers and jobs are relat
My point is this. A new tax codeve for a new era of american prosperity. That is what the tax cuts and jobs act does. Vote, we willthe be able to finally because the house and Senate Versions were different families, small businesses, and our local businesses that compete around will now have a bill to analyze and embrace. Im very excited about this moment. It has been 31 years in the making and took a lot of hard work. Took a lot of people to make this day happen. I am proud of the tax cuts and jobs act. Wed be glad to take some questions. At the start, you were talking about four brackets, filing on a postcard, simplicity. It doesnt look like that anymore. With the standard deduction nearly doubled, the postcard still remains. Are there a few more items . Sure. That was the process we wanted. We said, this isnt our tax code. It belongs to the american people. In the house, we took it down to the foundation and began to the americane way people want it in the 21st century, not 30 or 5
The committee will reconvene and continue the questions f committee will reconvene and continue the questions for the Deputy Attorney general and the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida, mr. Gates, for minutes. Was peter the carbon copy on any meetings between bill clinton and lor ta lynch . The Inspector General is handing that investigation and were going to try to accommodate any congressional requests that we can. But ill have to consult with them before i do. Zbh so if the president declassified the documents, how quickly could they be produced . If documents are declassified, they could be produced fairly quickly. Within a week . If they were declassified, i guess they wouldnt be sensitive. Within a week . Which documents . Relating to the tarmac . Assuming theyre declassified. How quickly woultd it take them to get from you to us . If theyre documents its appropriate to disclose, we disclose them as quickly as we could. When did justice first learn that nelly ore was emp
States, and her time serving under president s george w. Bush and donald trump. This is 35 minutes. Where sadies, lets begin with your story. You came to the u. S. When and why . Mercedes i was born in miami, florida. My parents fled the castro regime. My father at the time was in prison under fidel castro. He was a political prisoner. Fought to help free cuba, when obviously the dictatorship came in in the late 1950s. Jail, and ite in was a trying moment for my family. States,e to the united and it was one of those things where they started with nothing. Father, being the entrepreneur and hard worker he he started working as a carpenter and electrician. He made ends meet for his family. It was those lessons with my father, who would constantly remind me of the importance of reagan and democracy in america, and how we have a responsibility to preserve these values. This is something i talked to my kids about as well. Steve your parents are still alive . E mercedes they are. They are pr