Backdrop on this vote on the debt what the republican strategy to lowering the federal debt is. What is the medium and longterm plan . This is certainly reaching crisis proportions. You have a debt in excess of 21 billion. Proposals like medicare for all will add over 30 trillion. This is crazy. One of the things we have to do, we have met with folks this week and last week talking about better ways of valuing the Public Benefit of different federal investments. Everyone knows you can look back at the percentage of the budget attributable to mandatory spending programs, programs not subject to annual congressional appropriations, that has exceeded far in excess of 70 of the overall budget. Up from percentages as low in the upper teens, even the low 20 percentile range decades ago. We have to attack the mandatory spending side and make sure we apply criteria that looks at the value generated from these investments, just like any private company would fo, just like a family at home would
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Good evening everyone and welcome. We are to date dash delighted to have them join us. They specialize in history. An experienced journalist who is reddens for more. With the president ial election and has published five books in french. Including the first french biography of barack obama. His new book is for sale here tonight. I am a Senior Program officer here. Please come introduce yourself. After the program we are recording tonights conversation so please take a moment to silence yourself on. Additionally, note that after the conclusion lets turn it over to our moderator paul carol. Think you for joining us tonight. I will take more about that later if you are interested. I apologize. Is my pleasure to be here with you tonight he joins us this evening to discuss the summit in 1986. For those of you who did not maybe lived through it if you google it and read about it in this wonderful book you will understand why it has become such a crucible and a historical landmark for what mi
Resolutions . The president believes that this is generally speaking and interference i congress in his conduct of Foreign Policy and also believes the arms sales themselves, specifically our vital for national interest, particularly regarding u. S. , saudi relations and security in the middle east and the persian gulf. So the vetoes were to be expected but the congress has been on a bipartisan basis frustrated with the president and his administration handling relations of saudi arabia involvement in the support of the saudi Like Campaign in yemen and it was sort of a debate we know how i it will end. But its an exercise to members of both parties wanted to go. We mentioned, a very busy week in the senate and the roll call reflecting that say next week senate will consider a budget deal, confirmed judges into senior officials. Who are the two top officials . What we are looking for is for the deputy secretary of defense to win confirmation. Obviously the secretary of defense was confi
The title of this hearing is examining state and federal regulations for an against violence. I should want to thank our witnesses for taking the time for your testimony. Good morning, i want to call this hearing order. The title of this hearing is examining state and federal regulations for an against violence. I should want to thank our witnesses for taking the time for your testimony. And in particular i want to give a shout out to max and tom and their families and the other families of the tragedies or attending here and for just your unbelievable dedication, turning your tragedy into hopefully some positive action that temperament tr and in particular i want to give a shout out to max and tom and their families and the other families of the tragedies or attending here and for just your unbelievable dedication, turning your tragedy into hopefully some positive action that temperament tragedy or other families, its just remarkable what so many of the families have done in reaction