Cspan3. President trump hosted spanish Prime Minister at the white house after a meeting in the ofle office and working lunch, the two took questions from reporters at a joint press conference in the rose garden. Heres a look. Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States and the president of the government of spain. President trump thank you very much, everybody, please, be seated. Good afternoon, im greatly honored to welcome the president of spain and its a great honor to have you at the white house. Thank you very much. We have just concluded a very productive conversation on a crucial range of economic and security issues. Before we begin, id like to take a moment to send americas hearts and prayers to the people of puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands. Both have been devastated, and i mean absolutely devastated, by hurricane maria, and were doing everything in our power to help the hardhit people of both places, puerto rico and the virgin islands. A massive effort
Contributors to the books from democracy to freedom and no wall they can build. Watch coverage of the 2017 baltimore book festival saturday starting at noon eastern on cspan2s booktv. Wildfires in the west where the focus of an environment and Public Works Committee hearing in the senate yesterday. Members served on Forest Management experts on the impacts wildfires have had on the environment and the economy. From capitol hill, this is about an hour and 15 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning, i called his hearing to order. So far in 2017 as all the guests on our panel know, in 2017, fires have burned more than 8 million acres in the United States. We need to find solutions to address this threat to our communities and wildlife. Today the committee will hear testimony and three bills related to catastrophic wildfires across the west. Senator daines introduce the litigation relief for Forest Management projects acts which w
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Jay clayton testified before the Banking Committee about a data breach at the agency. He answered questions about the Security Breach at equifax. Today, we will receive testimony from securities and Exchange Commission chairman, jay clayton, regarding the work and agenda of the fcc. Thank you, mr. Chairman, for attending here today. Oversight of the fcc is a critical function of the committee. We have an important threepart mission, to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly and efficient markets. No one part of this mission is more important than the other. The scc increases transparency and trust in the u. S. Stock market providing investors with the information they need to make informed Investment Decisions. It helps investors artis pate on a firm footing to participate in college, retirement or other lifechanging events. It is critical they fulfill this mission. At the same time, scc must be cognizant their work may carry risks to the investors it seeks to help. I commend you fo
Ap app. House and Senate Republicans held a press conference yesterday to outline their plans to rewrite the u. S. Tax code for the First Time Since 1986. This is 20 minutes. [ indistinct audio ] [ indistinct audio ] good morning, how are you doing . Nice pants. [ laughter ] just one of those you ready . Good afternoon, this is a historic day. This is a day that is a long time in coming. In fact, it was on this day under this dome in 1986 that Congress Took the final vote on the last overall of our tax code. That long. After that vote, president reagan said americans would quote finally have a tax code that they can be proud of. It was true then but things look very, very different today, dont they . Instead of a source of pride our tax code has become a constant source of frustration. Its too big, its too complicated. Its too expensive. Today we are taking the next step to liberate americans from our broken tax code. This unified framework delivers a new tax code that is simple, that