I am Nicole Austin hillary. Friends atthank our nyu for coke hosting this event and being a partner. We are pleased you are joining us this afternoon for interesting and exciting conversation on president ial ethics law. This is a good moment to have the discussion. The Brennan Center is a nonpartisan institute that seeks to improve our broken system of justice and democracy. We work on what we think our cuttingedge issues, such as voting rights, money, and politics. Make our democracy and Justice System stronger. Follow the Brennan Center if you do not already on facebook and twitter. Heck our videos and podcasts i am introducing kimberly. Tony and introducing to relate. [applause]. [applause] kimberly thank you. Trump ethical controversies making headlines thats Inauguration Day a year what can be done to shore up federal ethics laws to give the Public Confidence there leaders will put the interests of the American People first . What are the most significant federalsting in our ethi
Particularly good moment to have this discussion. The Brennan Center, for those of you who do not know, is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that seeks to improve our broken systems of justice d democrac and we ke t use the tools of advocacy, strategic negotiations to do just that. We work on what we think are very cutting edge issues, such as voting rights, money in politics, ethics, criminal justice reform, racial justice, fair courts, and a host of other issues to, again, do just that, make our democracy and justice systems stronger and more effective for all americans. Please follow the Brennan Center if you dont already on facebook and twitter. Be sure to check out our videos and podcasts on itunes, youtube, and in the multimedia section of brennancenter. Org. And with that said, i am pleased to introduce our moderator for todays program, kimberly atkins, who is the chief washington reporter and columnist for the boston herald. Please join me in welcoming kimberly. [applause]
The committee will come to order. Welcome everybody to this mornings hearing. Today the committee will consider and examine the nomination of vista alex cesar to serve as a sect of health and Human Services, one of the most aboard jobs in any government anywhere in the world. Id like to welcome mr. Azar to the finance committee this morning. Thank you for being here and for your willingness to serve in this important capacity. Mr. Azar certainly has his work cut out for him. Health and Human Services is a massive, Sprawling Department that oversees trillions of dollars in spending and liabilities and encompasses all areas of our Nations Health care system. As a result, if confirmed, mr. Azars work will impact the lives of every single american. Thats a big job. It requires knowledge, experience, and, most important, strong leadership. Fortunately, our nominee brings all of this to the table, having nearly two decades of experience in the health care sector, including about six years wo
We are so happy to see you here this afternoon. I am nicole austinhillery, director of the Brennan Center for office. We want to thank our friends here for cohosting this event with us this afternoon and being such a great partner for the Brennan Center for justice. On behalf of the Brennan Center we are pleased you joined us this afternoon for what we know will be an exciting and interesting conversation on president ial ethics law and this is a particularly good moment to have that discussion. The Brennan Center for those who dont know is a nonpartisan policy institute that seeks to improve our broken system of justice and democracy and we like to use the tools of advocacy, research, litigation and Strategic Communication to do just that. We work on what we think are very cutting edge issues like voting rights, money and politics, ethics, criminal justice reform, racial justice, fair courts and a host of other issues to do just that. Make our democracy and Justice System stronger and
She lectured at the London School of economics, which was about the same time as another notable, historic event, my foreignthe service. This was a tumultuous time in the u. K. With the economy in bad shape. Labour government was struggling from vote to vote in the house of commons. Of1979, the election Margaret Thatcher changed everything. I wonder what lessons janet took from being in the u. K. During that time. One for the q a, perhaps, or maybe even dinner party conversation. As chair of the Federal Reserve, she has been a beacon of stability and model of authority. We could not have a more esteemed or qualified speaker tonight. That is enough from me. I am going to pass it onto tom oakley as i finish. Thank you again for coming. Please enjoy this evening. Thank you. [applause] tom thank you again for coming. You have read little history of the National Economist club. Our claim to fame is ben stein, who was in the famous movie Ferris Buellers day off. This is how i index everyone