The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from the gentleman from oregon, mr. Blumenauer for five minutes. Mr. Blumenauer thank you, mr. Speaker. One of the most difficult and challenging situation any family faces is dealing with circumstances surrounding the end of life. Earlier this week, n. P. R. Ran a fascinating story on a little known fact that physicians die differently than the rest of us. They are more comfortable, theyre more likely to spend their final days surrounded by loved ones. They seldom die in an i. C. U. Or in a hospital setting. Thats because doctors understand what works and what doesnt. Doctors are very clear about their wishes, and they choose quality of life and concern for their families as well as their own well
Row lit fest starting saturday at 11 a. M. Eastern on cspan2s book tv. Treasury secretary steven mooun mnuchin defended trumps 2018 budget request for his department on capitol hill. He appeared before the house weighs and means committee. He once again called on congress to raise the debt ceiling before leaving for their august recess. This is about two hours. [inaudible conversations] [ inaudible conversations ] the committee will come to order. Good afternoon. And thank all for joining us today. Our committee is honored to welcome treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin to testify on President Trumps fiscal year 2018 Budget Proposals for the te Treasury Department. Annual hearing with the treasury secretary on the president s budget plays an incredible role in our world. It helps set the stage for collaboration between congress, the white house, and the Treasury Department. Todays conversation will help us identify in advance efforts to grow our economy, create jobs, and increase american
The committee will come to order. Good afternoon and thank you all for joining us today. Our committee is honored to welcome treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin to testify on President Trumps budget procedural for t proposal for the Treasury Department. Our annual hearing with the treasury secretary on the president s budget plays an incredibly Important Role in our work, setting the stage for collaboration between the white house and the Treasury Department. It will help us identify in advance efforts to grow our economy, create jobs, and increase american safety. Todays conversation will help encourage a constructive, open dialogue focused on challenges facing our businesses, workers, our communities, and our country as a whole. Reading through President Trumps fiscal year 2018 Budget Proposal, its a Welcome Change to see that this budget, unlike the obama budget of the past eight years, balances in the next decade. The president s proposals take muchneeded action, grow our economy, cr
Politics, the daily life, the challenges relating to the gaza strip. This event is the latest in meis george and Rhonda Salem Family Foundation series. Mr. George salem will be with us soon, i suppose. We are not relatives, although were both salems, but were distant cousins, perhaps. This event today is being live streamed from our web site, and i think also cspan3 is covering it as well. Itll also be available later as a video or a podcast from our web site as well. Because its being recorded and just for, you know, general decorum, please put your phones on silent. That are available at the front desk where you signed in. Were looking today at the critical political and humanitarian situation in gaza. A lot going on in and around the gaza issue. Tensions between the Palestinian Authority and in the movement itself shifts in the gulf involving saudi, uae, possibly impacting the situation in gaza. Gaza has been under a blockade for almost a decade now. Things have recently gotten wors
Force for the 115th congress. I want to thank my cochair, annie kuster. Force for the 115th congress. We are proud of the work that we have done. I think we are proud this is the most rigorously Bipartisan Group in the u. S. House of representatives and we are looking forward to a year of joined a make more progress on an issue that is of great concern to all of us. Just a recap of last year briefly. Last year, the comprehensive addiction and recovery act was passed by the house and the senate and passed into law. And it provided stakeholders resources to combat the heroine and Opioid Epidemic. We passed an act at the end of 114th congress that added an additional 100 billion of funding to combat this epidemic. In both of these were college in no small measure because of the bipartisan work done by this task force. The house rolled out in the course of one week 18 bills that really became the foundation and much of the detail of what was ultimately passed into law. There is still a lot