I think we better get it going. The committee will come to order. To this mornings hearing. Today, the committee will consider the nomination of alex to servee in the as the secretary of health and Human Services. I would like to welcome him this morning. I want to thank them for being here. Thisillingness to serve in capacity, as well. He has his work cut out for them. Health and Human Services is a massive, Sprawling Department that oversees trillions of dollars in spending and liabilities, encompassing all areas of our Nations Health care system. Confirmed, his decisions will impact the lives of every single american. Knowledge, experience, and most importantly, strong leadership. Our nominee brings all of this to the table after nearly do decades of experience after nearly two decades of experience. Hhs, mr. Azare at played key roles in implementing policies, including the Medicare Advantage program. He was also a leader in hhss response to the anthrax attacks shortly after 9 11, t
Government officials testified about the infrastructure needs at recent senate hearing. Good morning. I call this hearing to order. Today we are holding a hearing to highlight the importance of passing a new Water Resource Development act or werda during the 1 is 5th congress. It authorizes funding for the army corps of engineers Water Works Program which need past wedder today provisions. Prior congresses have too additionally passed werda on biannual basis going back to 1986. Unlike other contentious issues, historically, republican and democratic members of this Senate Environmental Public Works Committee, have been able to pass werda legislation. This is legislation that moves. Regardless of Party Affiliation we understand these kinds of investment are par too important to the community to fall to partisan politics. This represents a did i veers group of communities with different needs. Our committee has members that represent baltimore, maryland, anchorage, alaska. Wyoming and wi
Relationship with president trump. This is 40 minutes. Rick perry, as former texas, having served 14 years. What was the biggest learning orderyou had to take in to be Energy Secretary . Somebody. For i worked for the United States when i was between 22 and 27. A shortrked for my dad period of time and other than that, ive either been selfemployed or an agency head or the governor. So learning to be one of the orngs you know about texas you may not texas does not have a cabinetstyle government. The agriculture commissioner or Lieutenant Governor, youre elected on your own. Youre responsible, obviously, to the voters, but you actually dont work for somebody. I came to washington, d. C. And im working as a cabinet member was a little bit of a learning curve for me. Managements management. 12ther youre running the largest economy in the world as the state of texas is, or the d. O. E. re at thats got about 16,000 100,000 contractors and 30 billion budget, in the things, thats not a huge ag
Discussing tax policy. The debt ceiling and other issues. This is 45 minutes. I want to thank you very much for coming. Absolutely. Glad to be here. Mnuchin is the 77th secretary of the treasury. Yield in 1985rom where he was the publisher of lee yield daily news ya daily news and also a member of skull and bones. You cannot acknowledge it. If i were, i could not acknowledge it. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1985. Inman sachs 1985. Became a partner in 1994 and rose up to be a member of the management committee. He was the chief Information Officer of Goldman Sachs. He left in 2002 after 17 years and formed doing capital dune capital. He also was involved in the business. Ent he financed a number of movies including avatar, mad max, and movies like that. Meer that occurred, he told that a dinner once that he would become the Campaign Finance chairman for donald trump. I said you will never be heard from again because [laughter] that is correct. But my predictions are usually wrong. It work
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