Transparent where it should be transparent but not transparent on personal matters where it shouldnt be is one of our very highest obligations. Im not aware of any effort for us to change that. Im happy to look at this particular matter. Okay. I would hope that the administration would not be proposing any kind of concept that would allow the Internal Revenue service to share freely information to other agencies without reasonable cause. Thats what ill be looking forward to your response on. Thank you. Thank you very much, mr. Chairman. Mr. Secretary, good to see you, sir. A few issues. I wasnt going to bring this up but chairman rogers brought it up and i think it got me thinking, obviously. Its your responsibility to enforce federal law. My understanding is it hasnt changed that marijuana is illegal under federal law. Yet i understand now your department is doing these guidelines or guidance, giving guidance to banks as to how to deal with something that is illegal under federal law.
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Cash in there and it would probably be appropriate that just to revisit that and do some sort of economic analysis. And if its not something they cannot be part of that. But certainly its a great concept overall. Im happy to look at it and get back to you. Thank you. Now turn to mr. Serrano. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Im going to try to get in at least two questions because i know we have a short time, and mr. Secretary, you draw a big crowd. As you can see. Great attendance. Your request eliminates the Bank Enterprise award program, something im very concerned about. I have heard very good reports about the impact this program is having in my district and elsewhere. In fy14 we provided 18 million for it. Why are you proposing to zero it out this year . And i must tell you that its been awhile since ive gotten so many comments from constituents on an issue as im getting on this one. Congressman, we had to make a lot of tough choices in this budget, as you have to make in the appropriatio
Some frivolous lawsuits in your area of the economy just like in all the other areas of the economy, there are frivolous lawsuits by people who shouldnt be filing them who are trying just to get paid off because the cost because the cost of the litigation will be so high. Ok, we lets admit that to them and then lets say, lets fix that problem. Lets go and fix the problem of frivolous lawsuits and lets make sure that if theres a frivolous lawsuit its easier for people to counteract a frivolous lawsuit, in the technology area. If they want to do it for Just Technology people, fine, if theyve got the ear of the congress now, lets work and change that law, the laws that will then make it easier to counteract the frivolous wsuits by these sinister people who are actually aimed, the trolls that are aimed at putting pressure on when it really isnt legitimate. We can do that. But the legislation thats passed here last year and the legislation in the senate does just the opposite. It only focus
Him and ze his did president roosevelt. President roosevelt finishes by saying, with we pray that with victory will come a new day of peace on earth in which all the nations of earth will join together for all time, that in the spirit of christmas, the holy day, may that spirit live and grow throughout the world in all the years to come. And then finally he closed with this, madam speaker. This is Franklin Roosevelt, january 20, 1945. This is part of his last inaugural address. And as i finish with this, let may i say, madam speaker, that i know all of us here in the house and the senate, no matter what our persuasions, have the same very best wishes as Franklin Roosevelt had for our american troops, our men and women in uniform today, just as those wishes were made 68 years ago. This was 1945. Roosevelt said, as i stand here today, having taken the solemn oath of office, in the presence of my fellow countrymen, in the presence of god, i know that it is americas purpose that we shall n