And i might not be here tonight if ann had not made a different decision careerwise than she made. When i was at the institute for justice many of you probably know that ann was a lawyer before she became the celebrity and commentator that she is today. And she applied for a position at the institute for justice. We offered her a position working as an attorney for i. J. And she turned us down. And the reason she turned us down was that washington d. C. Had adopted an antismoking ordinance and she was wondering where the heck she would be smoking her cigarettes. They would not be at her office unfortunately for her. Subsequently we hired a different lawyer and that lawyer and i organized a group of parents in southcentral los angeles to fight for school choice, to file a lawsuit arguing that the quality of education in southcentral los angeles was so appalling that it violated your state constitutions guarantee of a high quality education. They sought a voucher remedy, that essentially
Applause for ann coulter. I thought i would begin with a brief anecdote about ann who ive known for many, many years. And i might not be here tonight if ann had not made a different decision careerwise than she made. When i was at the institute for justice many of you probably know that ann was a lawyer before she became the celebrity and commentator that she is today. And she applied for a position at the institute for justice. We offered her a position working as an attorney for i. J. And she turned us down. And the reason she turned us down was that washington d. C. Had adopted an antismoking ordinance and she was wondering where the heck she would be smoking her cigarettes. They would not be at her office unfortunately for her. Subsequently we hired a different lawyer and that lawyer and i organized a group of parents in southcentral los angeles to fight for school choice, to file a lawsuit arguing that the quality of education in southcentral los angeles was so appalling that it v
If ann had not made a different decision careerwise than she made. But when i was at the institute for justice, ann many of you probably know that ann was a lawyer before she became the celebrity and commentator that she is today. She applied for a position at the institute for justice and we offered her a position working as an attorney for ij. And she turned us down. The reason she turned us down was that washington, d. C. , had adopted an antismoking ordinance and she was wondering where the heck she was going to be smoking her cigarettes. And it would not be at our office, unfortunately for her. But, subsequently we hired a different lawyer, and that lawyer and i organized a group of parents in South Central los angeles to fight for school choice, to file a lawsuit arguing that the quality of education in South Central los angeles was so appalling that it violated our your state constitutions guarantee of a highquality education. And they sought a voucher remedy, essentially the op
Call to order this session of the Senate Budget committee. Good morning and welcome to our first day of the Senate Budget Committee Markup of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. Which is focused on growing americas economy through tax policies that put more money in the hands of hard working americans. Before we begin, id like to take a moment to remember one of our former colleagues and a former member former chairman of this committee who recently passed away. New mexico senator. He was a true fiscal conservative who consistently pulled members of both parties together to reach consensus on the budget including two balance budget agreements in the 1990s. I know we all appreciate his service and sacrifice as a member of this great committee. This budget resolution begins the senates process of pursuing long overdue tax reform that will jump start Economic Growth. It starts with creating the fiscal framework to eliminate the stifling tax policies that are Hold
That put more money in the hands of hardworking americans. I would like to remember a formercolleague and a chairman of the committee who recently passed away, the new mexico senator that was a true ledcal conservative and pul members of both parties together. I know that we all appreciate his service and sacrifice as a member of this great committee. This budget resolution begins the process of pursuing the overdue tax reform that will jumpstart Economic Growth and it starts with creating the fiscal framework and Holding Back Investment and american productivity. There has been positive the tax reform legislation will move through the Committee Process and this will provide members of the committee the opportunity to offer amendments before the full senate and, when the bill moves to the floor of the senate, everybody will be able to contribute before adding amendments to the measure. I am proud that the congress and the president are tackling this issue. Our nation needs a more trans