Call to order this session of the Senate Budget committee. Good morning and welcome to our first day of the Senate Budget Committee Markup of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. Which is focused on growing americas economy through tax policies that put more money in the hands of hard working americans. Before we begin, id like to take a moment to remember one of our former colleagues and a former member former chairman of this committee who recently passed away. New mexico senator. He was a true fiscal conservative who consistently pulled members of both parties together to reach consensus on the budget including two balance budget agreements in the 1990s. I know we all appreciate his service and sacrifice as a member of this great committee. This budget resolution begins the senates process of pursuing long overdue tax reform that will jump start Economic Growth. It starts with creating the fiscal framework to eliminate the stifling tax policies that are Hold
Ive been in the senate a while and i can only remember a few times when the white house, and Senate Leadership were in agreement on an issue as complicated as tax reform. The current state of affairs is remarkable. Clear in the document, this is only a statement, not the product. The taxwriting committees will be taxed with putting together legislation with meeting the goals and principles outlined in the framework. Ofrefore it is the chairman the finance committee, my job is to produce a comprehensive tax reform bill that can get at least 14 votes in the committee. Without that, there likely wont be any tax reform. Before we get to that point, we need to pass the fiscal year 2018 budget resolution. Make no mistake, the budget resolution is critical to our tax reform. If we are going to move a tax reform the vehicle in the current environment, we need a resolution in place with a workable reconciliation instruction that will allow us to produce a bill of sufficient to give scope middle
Senate Intelligence Committees investigation into russian interference in last years election, and federal hurricane response in puerto rico and the virgin islands. The briefing ran about half an hour. Sarah good afternoon. Still working on that, i see. Well get better. Yesterday three u. S. Service members and one partner nation member were killed while providing assistance to counterterror operations. As many of you are aware, u. S. Forces are in the country to provide training and Security Assistance to the local armed forces. In their efforts to counter violent extremist organizations. Additionally, two u. S. Service members were injured and evacuated in stable condition to germany. Names are being with held at this time as part of the next of kin notification process. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the Fallen Service members who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of the freedoms we hold so deer. Dear. The president also visited las vegas yesterda
The cia and George Washington university cohost of this intelligence and National Security conference. This is an hour and 10 minutes [inaudible conversations] good morning and welcome to the Fourth Annual ethos and professional intelligence conference presented by the Central Intelligence agency and the George Washington university. I am Frank Cilluffo andia i dirt their center for cyber and National Security and will serve as you emcee for the day. Im truly excited that gw is once again partnering with cih opposes most important event. Before we get started i ask that you please silence your mobile devices and cell phones. Please note that the conference is open to the press and is being webcastei live and being recorded through the comments from this stage of all the speakers, panelists and moderators are all on the record record. Our theme for the conference this years achieving strategic advantage and today we will attempt to provide insight on how america continues to achieve str
In the world. Im convinced that the story helped me get the job at the post. American history tv all weekend every weekend only on former equifax ceo, richard smith, testified today before the House Financial Services committee. Its the fourth time hes been before lawmakers this week. Theyre looking into the equifax data breach, which exposed private information from nearly 146 Million People. All four hearings are available in our Video Library at cspan. Org. [ banging gavel ] the committee will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time, and all members will have five legislative days within which to submit extraneous material to the chair for inclusion in the record. The hearing is entitled examining the equifax data breach. I now recognize myself for threeandahalf minutes to give an opening statement. September 7th, equifax announced what it called a, quote, Cyber Security incident at its business. That potentially aff