What im curious about is that if ths is an independent review and we are assuming that thats the way youve set it up to be most certainly there would have been a contract or documentation as to what the expectations were. Is there a memorandum of agreement or documentation concerning what the dui would review and if not why would we receive copies as requested by the committee as requested by the documents including the charge questions or the scope. They havent received the recommendation last evening. How are you send these the views of these following the conclusion of the hearing will. One was to make sure that the eta doesnt actually ourselves controlled by scope of the investigation. They scope themselves so that they wouldnt be accused of narrowing that inappropriately. So im happy to follow up to see if i can be helpful getting information about how they have defined it. But they havent seen the documentation either. Hispanic you are anticipating an independent review, but you
Respect to the impact to the ways and Means Committee portion of this bill im kids access to Affordable Healthcare . Look i respect, im just asking. Is a factual question. Its not a question about the piece of legislation. It is a technical question. Im trying to figure out the impact of the legislation is. As a factual question which is appropriate during the period of debate. We are asking now the analyst as to what the factual impact would be. Mr. Chairman we typically have at least half an hour to ask questions about the bill, we thought in the interest of time we went do that but im not sureim asking about a Congressional Budget Office finding in respect to the impact of this legislation. To either of you have any further information to respond to that question . We refer you to the cbo estimate on the ways and Means Committee submission. It does, in fact include some information about the effects of the repeal of the individual mandate. It does not provide specific numbers as to
Test. Later House Armed Service meeting meeting on house operations in afghanistan. The House Budget Committee met today to consider the 2016 federal budget. Reconciling measures proposed by three other House Committees. It passed along party lines 2111. The markup is just under two hours. The committee will now come to order. Today we meet to report the recommendation cemented to the Budget Committee pursuant to the reconciliation set forth in title to of the current resolution on the budget fiscal year 2016. Under the congressional budget act of 1974 the Budget Committee has the role of combining the reconciliation summit of the three committees. Reporting the bill to the house without any revisions. After any will follow the customary practice to request changes to the reconciliation bill. At the rules committee which may make in order amendments to reconciliation bill. Under the agreement ive reach with rankin member from maryland, ben holling, the procedure for the markup is as fo
Heavily as they have in the past 14 years . Theres no question they will play a valuable role. Certainly we have asked a lot of guard and reserve members and they have given a lot in the last 14 years so it will be a valuable contribution in to future. Thank you. I will move on to the different topic and mr. Clarke you can assist with this. Today i wrote about my colleagues in a letter some of our underwater cable and its very concerning because the farris iber optic cables and they carry everything from sensitive information, communication. Many of these things that are vital to our economic stability and i know that is a very sensitive topic, but i think its pretty vital that we Start Talking about our answers and underwater cyberoptic cable. Are you concerned at all about the security that either exists or does not exist out there and if you could expound on that please. Im very concerned about it. Those cables carry trillions of dollars in Financial Transactions every year. About 9
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