Its another busy day here at the white house. On the economic front this week, the president will secure his push for tax relief for hard working american families, we are pleased to announce that the president will be traveling to indianapolis, indiana on wednesday, and while there he will deliver remarks on the historic tax cuts and reforms that he has been working on with members of congress. During his remarks the president will discuss deetz details and work for reform. He will also discuss the elimination of loopholes that have rigged the current tax code in favor of the wealthy and well connected. As the president has said before, we will give our workers the level Playing Field they deserve and they will win. Because if the fight is fair, no one on earth can beat the american worker, these cuts and reforms will deliver massive job creation and Economic Growth and were confident the American People will be very excited about what we are proposing. While we are working to grow th
Implications to all of this as well. We have it for you. Im trish regan. Welcome, everyone, to the intelligence report. As we await briefing from the Las Vegas Police. We have another big story today, the president announcing a short time ago he will not certify the iran nuke deal. It is up to congress to decide whether sanctions should be imposed. We said it many times on this show. You know the iran nuke deal is a bad deal. Its a deal that doesnt work. We do not want to see iran become the next north korea. So what is it that Congress Needs to do to make sure we are all secure . Well ask National Security expert dr. Walid phares. Back to our top story, the las vegas shooting. Here with me right now, former member of the Fbi Joint Terrorism Task force, steve rogers, along with criminal defense attorney david bruno. Steve, starting with you. What do you think about, through all the confusion over this timeline, are they perhaps going to square away some of that today . I believe they a
Good morning, this hearing will come to order. I would ask that my written Opening Statement be entered into the record. Without objection. I want to welcome secretary kelly for a hearing on the Homeland Security fiscal year 2018 budget. This is the third time secretary kelly has been before this committee, the second time as secretary. We appreciate your service to this country, your many years of it. I just want to make a couple of comments. By vocation, i am an accountant so i have gone through budget meetings many, many times. I want to talk about the history of the budget of the department of Homeland Security. When you take a look at total Budget Authority, when the department was first stood up, the first fiscal year was 2004. Wasdepartments budget 36. 5 billion. Had that budget just grown by inflation, todays request would be a little under 50 billion. The total Budget Authority is 70. 6 billion, a 93 increase. From my standpoint that represents on a bipartisan fashion, preside
Orwell. Watch our coverage on cspan2s booktv. This week, Homeland Security secretary john kelly talked about priorities for his department while testifying on the president s 2018 budget request. Topics include Border Security, lawts for local and state enforcement, Human Trafficking and the president s executive order on immigration and refugees. This hearing is two hours. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] i asked consent that my written Opening Statement be entered into the record. I want to welcome secretary kelly, this is a hearing on the department of Homeland Securitys fiscal year 2018 budget. This is the third time secretary kelly has appeared before the committee. Second time as secretary of the department. We welcome you and appreciate your service to this country. In the of my Opening Statement going to make a couple of comments. By vocation i am a accountant our talk about the department of Homeland Security budget. When you look at total Budget Authority, and the departme
Morning, this hearing will come to order. I will ask my written Opening Statement be entered in the record. Without objection. I want to welcome secretary kelly. This is a hearing on the department of Homeland Securitys fiscal year 2018 budget. This is the third time secretary kelly has appeared before this committee. The second time as secretary of the department and, again, we welcome you and appreciate your service to this country, many, many years of it. In lieu of my written Opening Statement, i just want to make a couple comments. Im by vocation, im an accountant. So ive gone through budget meetings many, many times. First, i want to just talk about the history of the budget of the department of Homeland Security. Were not quite ready for the chart. When you take a look at total Budget Authority. When the department was first stood up, the first fiscal year was 2004. The departments budget was this is total budgetary authority, mandatory and discretionary, 36. 5 billion. Now, had