Thank you. Mr. Thornberry mr. Chairman, i am proud to bring before the house h. R. 2810, the National Defense authorization act for the fiscal year 2018. It was reported favorably by the House Armed Services committee at 11 59 p. M. On june 28, 2017. By a vote of 601. That vote is an indication of the bipartisan support that exists to support our troops and to fulfill our obligations placed on us by the constitution. Mr. Chairman, i think the always helpful for us to remind ourselves of the authority by which we undertake our responsibilities. Article 1, section 8 of the constitution says that congress has the power and the responsibility to provide and to raise and support armies, to provide and maintain a navy, to make rules for the government and regulation of land and naval forces, and, of course, to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers. The members of our committee and our staff take those responsibilities very seriousl
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And how to advance americas trade agenda to President Trump and the 115th congress. This is about an hour and a half. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the president and ceo of the u. S. Council on competitiveness, the honorable deborah wincesmith. Good morning. Welcome to the 2016 National Competitiveness forum and the u. S. Council on competitivenesss 30th anniversary. Last night, many of you were with us at the Smithsonians National museum of American History and we were so pleased and delighted to celebrate with so many friends and colleagues from around the country and the world. The councils 30th anniversary and to honor two great leaders of american competitiveness for their contributions. The secretary of Energy Ernie Moniz and the long time science adviser, john hold wren. Today we have a full and engaging day of presentations and recommendations and we hope you all will participate in the conversation. Allow me to just share a few thoughts about todays anniversary forum. I
Market. We stay foe cut focused. As we should. Talking about our bond market hanging around that 2. 3. Under 2. 4 in terms of the yield. Thats been kind of the constant so far this week. You can see where we are on oil. Lets get to the road map this morning. Russian denials. President Vladimir Putin telling cnbcs Geoff Cutmore, quote, read my lips, his country never interfered in the u. S. Elections and calls the allegations lies and provocations. Plus, were keeping our eye on the Global Economy. Four former treasury secretaries sound off on financial reforms and risks and the trump agenda. And lulu sinks. Shares of lululemon tumbling, this after the athletic maker issued a weakout lo weak outlk for 2017. Lets start with putin. He made news at the International Arctic forum in russia. That was where he was part of a Panel Discussion with the president s of iceland and finland and Geoff Cutmore was the moderator. He asked putin if they interfered in last years elections. Heres his respo