Speakers this evening. Ambassador joel davis is a member of the wilson house Advisory Council. He was appointed on february 21st in in 2018 to be ambassador. Extraordinary. And plenipotentiary of the United States to the gabonese republic and to the democratic republic of and principe. He retired from the Foreign Service in january 2020, having served since 1987, and he joined, our Woodrow Wilson house executive or Advisory Council and it has been really a pleasure to have him on with us doing our diplomatic chats and of course tonight being a moderator for the discussion with mr. David frum. He is the author of ten books, most tropical trap trump apocalypse restoring american democracy. That was published in 2020. His first book, dead right, won praise from William F Buckley as the most intellectual experience in a generation and from rich in the New York Times as the smartest book written from the inside about American Conservative Movement in the national review. He was hailed for h
Announced events. First, during this anniversary year, the mission will be renaming its executive Conference Room after madeleine albright, our 64th secretary of state. Many of you knew her. I you did. And the first woman to ever, ever serve in that role in the United States. Now, as many of you know, secretary played a crucial role in advocating for nato enlargement, leading to the inclusion of several central and Eastern European countries. She also natos involvement, conflict resolution and peacekeeping peacekeeping efforts, particularly during the balkan wars of the 1990s. Albrights diplomatic finesse and Strategic Vision strengthen natos role as a cornerstone of transatlantic security cooperation, and it is so fitting that we honor her tonight, particularly with so many of my u. S. Colleagues here that had a very close and special relationship with secretary albright, including blinken and former jim obrien, jamie rubin and susie george, among others. Second, id like to draw your
Speakers this evening. Ambassador joel davis is a member of the wilson house Advisory Council. He was appointed on february 21st in in 2018 to be ambassador. Extraordinary. And plenipotentiary of the United States to the gabonese republic and to the democratic republic of and principe. He retired from the Foreign Service in january 2020, having served since 1987, and he joined, our Woodrow Wilson house executive or Advisory Council and it has been really a pleasure to have him on with us doing our diplomatic chats and of course tonight being a moderator for the discussion with mr. David frum. He is the author of ten books, most tropical trap trump apocalypse restoring american democracy. That was published in 2020. His first book, dead right, won praise from William F Buckley as the most intellectual experience in a generation and from rich in the New York Times as the smartest book written from the inside about American Conservative Movement in the national review. He was hailed for h
Recognition between the parties. All time rn be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders and majority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. Eters, for five minutes. Mr. Peters thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i understand that real tax reform is absolutely necessary. In 2013, the Harvard Business School Published a report that identified the most important priorities to promote American Growth and competitiveness. Two of the eight priorities were tax related. First to simplify the Corporate Tax code with lower priorities statutory owth and rates and fewer loopholes. And second, to reform the taxation of foreign profits so we dont disadvantage american businesses and workers. Many democrats would work with the majority to achieve these progrowth tax reforms. Thats how it worked so well in 1986 under president reagan a
Back home as others face new danger. Abc 7 reporter Amy Hollyfield joins us live. Reporter hi, carolyn. Look at the mobile unit that the atf has brought in. It looks like they have settled in for a while, but they havent made progress yet on the investigation. They say it is still not safe to go in to the burned building yet. In fact, there are safety concerns all around this area. A maze of barricades dictate life right now around oaklands auto row. Some people are being let out while others say they feel penned in . Its puzzling because i dont know what i can and cannot do. The silver metal fences are cordoning off her block of 23rd street because glass is falling from the Office Building across the street. The windows got too hot from friday mornings huge fire and now they are cooling off and shattering. Residents are allowed to come and go today, and its still considered too dangerous to open the street. I kept hearing glass falling so i dont think they have resolved that issue, a