Environment. This is a little more than two hours. Thank you, kathy. Thank you all of you for joining us on an august when state for not being on recess. And instead coming to join us for what we think is a very timely event. I would also like to thank kathy barbara and the American University school of Public Administration for sponsoring the event. For those of you may not be familiar with the academy, we are a nonpartisan, nonprofit chartered organization. Charged with identifying emerging issues of governance to help federal, state, and local governments improve. The academys mission is to provide advice. Advice that is timely, actionable, and objective on Public Management issues. Sellers who are current and former cabinet officials, members of congress, governors, mayors, legislators, jurors, business executives, public managers, and scholars. They are elected fellows because contribution through called scholarship and government service. This year we are celebrating our 50th ann
Familiar with the academy, we are a nonpartisan, nonprofit congressionally chartered organization, charged with identifying emerging issues of governance to help state and local governments improve their performance. The academys mission is to provide trusted advice, advice it is timely, actionable, and objective on Public Management issues. The source of our expert ceases or membership who are current and former cabinet officials, members of congress, governors, mayors, legislators, jurists, business executives, public managers, and scholars. They are elected fellows because of the distinguished conservation to the field through scholarship, activism and government service. This year, we are celebrating a 50th anniversary. Since our establishment in 1967, the academy has responded to a multitude of risk a request from agencies across the government and has undertaken numerous studies on issues of interest to congress, administration and stakeholders in general. We are in the business
Important enough for political signs to be up for just permissive for political determined to be a helpmate to her husband Andrew Johnson as he navigated an end to the civil war, reconstruction in the south and his own impeachment. First ladies, influence and image. Examining the public and private lives of the first ladies and their legacy. Sunday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan three. Up next, treasury secretary jack lew takes questions. Chaired by congressman jeb hensarling. The committee will come to order. This hearing is for the purpose of receiving the annual testimony of the chairperson of the Financial Stability Oversight Council. I now recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement. When democrats 1st past the dodd frank act they claim the Financial Stability Oversight Council is one of the scoundrels. Stability Oversight Council. I now recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement. When democrats 1st past the dodd frank act they claim the Fina
And massive tax cuts, by the way, for middleclass workers. Massive. The biggest. The biggest thing some since reagan. We go from the highest tax nation in the world to one of the lowest, not the lowest yet but dont get greedy. One of the lowest. On regulations, which is perhaps even more important, because our companies are dying and being strangled or regulation, we are going to eliminate all wasteful jobkilling regulations. On energy, we will cancel the job killing restrictions on the production of american energy, and that means Lower Energy Prices for farmers, households, and small businesses. My administration will follow two simple rules. By american and higher american buy american and hire american. From now, it will be america first. We will crack down Foreign Trade abuses that undermine your ability and your companies ability to compete. Those days are over. Our country has lost one third of its manufacturing jobs since nafta. We have lost 70,000 factories since china opened
Their approval to become the white house budget director. Next, his appearance before the Senate Budget committee. It is about three hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning and welcome to everyone here. I will call this here in short order. We are here today to consider the nomination of representative Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina to be the next director of the office of management and budget. Im going to try to keep my opening remarks brief since we have a pair of senators before us for going to give some introductory remarks of their own concerning their nominee. President trump indicated his intent to nominate representative of any for this position a little over a month ago. I think we would like to see a confirmed director in place as soon as possible. So i am happy to note that the other Committee Jurisdiction over omb d awe need an omb director in place with so many c