And then you have a little more wiggle room using either side of that equation to be able to reach your revenue neutrality. Okay, bill. Senator. We, of course, did it revenue neutral. I think the times today probably might require some additional tax. But i believe thats something that the committee has to work out itself. If you really do thorough tax reform, what you find is at least we found that upper income americans will pay a higher percent. For example, we cut the rate from 50 to 28 and yet the top 5 paid a higher percent of the total tax revenue after that reduction than before. Well the u. S. Is one of five Major Economies operating on a worldwide tax system. Meaning it currently taxes the income of its companies wherever that income is earned. Even if its not in our country. Currently companies have profits they earn back to the u. S. But they face a tax of 35 minus foreign tax credits. Those would not pay this additional tax and keep earnings abroad, deferring the additiona
That the Laboratory System is strengthened, the capacity of our liberian military guys to do a job. So you feel confident that today you have, through the incident with the oversight of the Incident Management System you have access to sufficient ambulances and laboratories . You have the isolation and containment. You have the Case Investigation Contact Tracing teams, and the data coordination that that infrastructure is in place. It needs to be sustained and strengthened, and as you say within liberia itself, the biggest immediate challenge is montserrat county and monrovia proper, right . Thats correct. The capacity is there. Our response has reached optimum that we can respond effectively at any time. We can, every county has a wellbuilt Isolation Unit with the u. S. General and myself were in the last etu, second to the last etu where the results are. Every county is having its own ebola treatment unit. Thats the Case Management components out of it. So if there were any resurgenc
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Policing acknowledging racial bias among Law Enforcement officers. He was giving the speech to students at georgetown. He placed himself in the heart of the debate. That has driven minority communities. The president has spoken out several times. Eric holder sparked a controversy with a controversy with the speech in which he said the United States was a nation of cowards when it came to discussing race. We went to get your reaction to what james connie had to say yesterday, particularly when it comes to resisting bias and race in policing. We set aside a fourth line this morning for Law Enforcement. If you cant get through on phone lines, you can comment via social media. You can join the conversation on race book facebook. You can send an email. It is a little bit more of his speech. Police officers on patrol often work in environments where a hugely disproportionate percentage of street crime is committed by young men of color. Something happens to people of goodwill working in an e
The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Almighty god of the universe, we give you thanks for giving us another day. We pray for the gift of wisdom to all with great responsibility in this house, for the leadership of our nation. May all the members have the vision of a nation where respect and understanding are the marks of civility and where honor and integrity are the marks of ones character. As members take time in the coming week for constituency visits, give them the ability to hear the voices of all in their districts, even those with whom they disagree. This is difficult to do so endow them with patience and a discerning ear. Bless us this day and every day and may all that is done within these hallows halls be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. These hallowed halls be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and anno