The presiding officer duly noted. Mr. Lankford mr. President , i want to be able to address this body to talk about an issue that we dont talk about enough, the deficit. Its an issue for whatever reason weve stopped talking about in washington, d. C. Were talking about tax policy, as we should. Were talking about Disaster Relief areas, which we should. Talking about health policies, which we should. A lot of other things. We have stopped talking about debt and deficit. I think thats a mistake for us. See, as the trend has moved, since 2011, at a high point when the deficit spending that year was 1. 3 trillion in overspending in a single year. Since that point, deficits have gone down a little bit each year until 2015. In 2016, our deficit number, thats a single year overspending started going back up. It went up in 2016. It went up again in 2017. Turning the wrong direction. As you will recall and as many people in this body would recall, deficits were a major topic for us starting in
Ms. Ca tooth owe mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from West Virginia. Ms. Caputo i wish sam and his next deployment well as his military liaison and i thank him as well for serving our country. Ms. Capito i come to the floor to talk about tax reform and its benefits for middleclass families across this nation, but first id like to highlight a program that is critical to these families, especially the children, especially the children. That is the state Childrens Health insurance program, or as we refer to it and its referred across the nation, chip. Mrs. Capito for more than 20 years, and really, this is the beginning when i first began serving in the West Virginia house of delegates, chip was one of the first programs that i became a strong champion for. And thats because i understand how critical it is that it was then for families in West Virginia and what it is now. When i was in the legislature in the 1990s, i served on the committee charged with creating and imple
Lawyer. Can North Carolina still be considered a democracy . The answer is no according to one study. We look back at Saddam Hussein, 10 years after his execution. Year after year, Saddam Hussein has gone to elaborate lengths, spending enormous sum, taking great risks to keep weapons of mass destruction. Amy we will speak with the cia saddam who interrogated hussein. What he says may surprise you. At the time of the u. S. Invasion, he said Saddam Hussein was focused more on writing a novel than bracing for war. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A move by the United States to speed the delivery of weapons to syrian fighters, calling it a hostile act that threatens Russian Forces and could lead to terrorist attacks on airplanes. The criticism follows president obamas signature of a massive Pentagon Spending bill, known as the ndaa, which eases restrictions on weapons transfers to Syrian Opposition group
Violation of the constitution his first day in office. That is the conclusion of some law experts. We will be quit richard painter, george w. Bushs cheief eththics lalawyer. Cacan North Carolina stilill be consididered a democracy . . The answer is no according to onone study. We look back at Saddam Hussein, 10 years after hisis execution. Year after year, Saddam Hussein has gone to elaborate lengths, spending enormous sum, taking great risks to keep weapons of mass destruction. Amy we will speak with the cia saddam who interrogated hussein. What he says s may surprise you. At the time of the u. S. Invasion, he said Saddam Hussein was s cused morere on writing a novel than bracing for war. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Russian officials are condemning a move by the United States to speed the delivery of weapons to syrian fighters, calling it a hostile act that threatens Russian Forces and could le
Violation of the constitution his first day in office. That is the conclusion of some law experts. We will be quit richard painter, george w. Bushs cheief eththics lalawyer. Cacan North Carolina stilill be consididered a democracy . . The answer is no according to onone study. We look back at Saddam Hussein, 10 years after hisis execution. Year after year, Saddam Hussein has gone to elaborate lengths, spending enormous sum, taking great risks to keep weapons of mass destruction. Amy we will speak with the cia saddam who interrogated hussein. What he says s may surprise you. At the time of the u. S. Invasion, he said Saddam Hussein was s cused morere on writing a novel than bracing for war. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Russian officials are condemning a move by the United States to speed the delivery of weapons to syrian fighters, calling it a hostile act that threatens Russian Forces and could le