Today, it is mr. Birthday. [applause] rep. Waters if anyone wishes to sing happy birthday, please save it for later. [laughter] we thank you for that, madam chair. Rep. Waters i recognize myself for four minutes to give an opening statement. Good morning. Discuss theto impact of the trump and ministrations housing reform plan. We are joined by stephen mnuchin, hud director, ben carson, and mark calabro. Welcome. Administrations housing reform plan would be disastrous for our housing system. The Trump Administration is threatening to end the conservatorship of the government sponsored enterprise. Without congressional action to provide explicit government guarantee, it is implemented in this way, it is likely it would create turmoil in the Housing Market, prevent Many Americans from obtaining 30 year fixed Rate Mortgages unblock families across the country from attaining the American Dream of homeownership. For this reckless plan administrative action on the table, the Trump Administrat
How we did because it was wrapped in flammable cladding, that is a key issue and yet it is not seriously being addressed. The firefighters turned up after that happens, after the building was turned, in reality, into a death trap. The Prime Minister will try today for a fourth time to secure an early general election in december. I hope that Opposition Party members would want to trust the public, let them have a say. They had seemed determined not to deliver on the referendum but i think it is time that at this stage, to make sure we can deliver on brexit, we let the general public have a say. It looks like game on for a winter election, with borisjohnson like game on for a winter election, with Boris Johnson looking like game on for a winter election, with borisjohnson looking set to achieve backing for his december poll. Will it be december the 9th, tenth or 11th, and will that be a deal breaker . And while politicians literally argue over a data. In todays exclusive film, we expose
Into structured security. Later president ial envoy talks about President Trumps decision to withdraw u. S. Troops from syria and how it might impact u. S. National security. Treasury secretary steven minh mnuchin and housing sec. Ben carson on capitol hill to testify about access to a portal housing and finance reform option. Lawmakers heard testimony from the head of the federal Housing Finance agency and this hearing is under three hours. We will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess for the committee at any time. This hearing is entitled the end of Affordable Housing, a review of the Trump Administrations plan to change Housing Finance in america. Before i recognize myself members, today is [inaudible]s birthday come back if anyone wishes to sing happy birthday please save it until later. [laughter] we all thank you for that. Happy birthday. We now recognize myself performing its given soft Opening Statement. Good morning. Today we are here to
In here now. It is something that we can contemplate moving forward with your feedback. Thank you so much for explaining that. The percentage of the allocation if he is extremely sensitive. I am very, very touched by the fact how mr. Cohen took up the issue of labor and fee, and all of it together i think is an extremely profound piece of legislation. I am in full support of it. I had a couple of questions for staff. Mr. Sanchez the model for the labor requirement, part of its baseline assumptions was based on the census. How accurate is the census . Can you repeat the question . The analysis and model that establishes the affordable unit to requirement, for different uses, or professions if you will , has as part of its baseline assumption data from the census. The question is, how accurate is the data from the census . Joshua with planning staff. You are referring to the income breakdown that are underlying the nexus analysis . I believe they use a variety of sources including the ce
All this, leading to a big day tomorrow, when the director of National Intelligence will testify before the house and senate committees. Its a joke. Impeachment, for that . When you have a wonderful meeting, or you have a wonderful phone conversation . President trump remains defined, denying any wrongdoing in a phone call with ukraines president , volodymyr zelensky. They released a memo reconstructing the call, and it mr. Trump asks ukraines leader to do us a favor, referencing a Company Involved in the Russian Election investigation. President trump goes on to urge zelensky to work with his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani and william barr to investigate potential corruption by former Vice President joe biden and his son, hunter. The two leaders held a News Conference after meeting at the un. Zelensky defending President Trump. We talked about many things. Nobody was pushing. The july call is part of a whistleblower complaint about the president s actions, and what pushed House Democr