Congress. I want to express my appreciation to the witnesses who have come to share testimony today. Its a rare occasion that we can get to hear from the hard working folks who make up our state and local governments. Former mayor of springfield i can tell you my experience as to how important the work all of you do is. It is from that lens that i view the issue of state and local Tax Deductions as s. A. L. T. I view it from the Vantage Point of someone whose Life Experience has been a testament to the impact and investments made and Services Provided by local governments and what those investments can mean in terms of the lives of our citizenry. Over xi be that choeinsuring maintaining roads, bridges and tunnels, so people can get to where they need to be is part of our challenge. Responding emergencies, providing services for low income family, elderly and the others rely on the safety net is our obligation. That is precisely what local government does. Mr. Thompson, thats why the wo
Cspans q and a. The house ways and means subcommittee has been examining limits but on the deductions of state and local taxes under the 2017 republican tax bill. Fromearlier today we show you the first part of this hearing while the senate is in recess. Farming communities, schools, First Responders and housing values. Before i begin my Opening Statement id like to yield to the chairman of the full ways and Means Committee for his opening remarks. Thank you chairman thompson and i want to acknowledge you and the other members of the subcommittee for indulging me with time to speak in this important hearing. The leadership of this committee and the working group is invaluable to congress. I want to take a couple minutes of time to express my appreciation to the witnesses who come to share their testimony today. Its a rare occasion that we can hear from hardworking folks make up our state and local governments. As former mayor of springfield until your firsthand of my experience as to h
Much. Things a lot. You can watch live coverage of the u. S. House on cspan. The senate is about to gavel back in for more debate on defense programs and policy this afternoon. Shortly we take live to the floor of the u. S. Senate for more debate. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The presiding officer the senator from texas. Mr. Cornyn madam president , are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer we are not. Mr. Cornyn madam president , yesterday the Senate Overwhelmingly voted to proceed to the National Defense authorization act by a vote of 868. Excuse me, 866. Thats about as overwhelming a bipartisan vote as weve had lately, and its for good reason. Because this bill represents one of our most fundamental duties as a United States congress, which is to authorize military expenditures and to provide our men and women in uniform with the resources they need in order to protect the American People. The Defense Authorization bill would authorize funding for the d
3,000 u. S. Troops to europe as the threat of a russian invasion looms over ukraine. Hello, welcome to America Reports for a wednesday, john roberts in washington. Sandra, good to be back with you. Sandra great to see you. Welcome back. Sandra smith in new york. Additional forces are deploying to poland, germany and romania, all of which are nato members, on top of the 8500 troops already on high alert and ready for deployment if needed. John the pentagon says the u. S. Is committed to defending nato allies as tensions rise, and new Satellite Images reveal the extent of russias military activity in the region. Sandra steve live in kyiv, what is putin doing now . Whats he doing now and whats he going to do, the question many World Leaders are asking themselves. Putin kept quiet about ukraine for a month, he broke the silence yesterday in classic passion. Twisted it around saying the u. S. Was trying to drag russia into war in ukraine, not mentioning the massive buildup of Russian Forces
3,000 u. S. Troops to europe as the threat of a russian invasion looms over ukraine. Hello, welcome to America Reports for a wednesday, john roberts in washington. Sandra, good to be back with you. Sandra great to see you. Welcome back. Sandra smith in new york. Additional forces are deploying to poland, germany and romania, all of which are nato members, on top of the 8500 troops already on high alert and ready for deployment if needed. John the pentagon says the u. S. Is committed to defending nato allies as tensions rise, and new Satellite Images reveal the extent of russias military activity in the region. Sandra steve live in kyiv, what is putin doing now . Whats he doing now and whats he going to do, the question many World Leaders are asking themselves. Putin kept quiet about ukraine for a month, he broke the silence yesterday in classic passion. Twisted it around saying the u. S. Was trying to drag russia into war in ukraine, not mentioning the massive buildup of Russian Forces