Today, it is mr. Birthday. [applause] rep. Waters if anyone wishes to sing happy birthday, please save it for later. [laughter] we thank you for that, madam chair. Rep. Waters i recognize myself for four minutes to give an opening statement. Good morning. Discuss theto impact of the trump and ministrations housing reform plan. We are joined by stephen mnuchin, hud director, ben carson, and mark calabro. Welcome. Administrations housing reform plan would be disastrous for our housing system. The Trump Administration is threatening to end the conservatorship of the government sponsored enterprise. Without congressional action to provide explicit government guarantee, it is implemented in this way, it is likely it would create turmoil in the Housing Market, prevent Many Americans from obtaining 30 year fixed Rate Mortgages unblock families across the country from attaining the American Dream of homeownership. For this reckless plan administrative action on the table, the Trump Administrat
[inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Good morning, and welcome to our witnesses, several of whom have traveled the considerable distances to be here today for this important hearing on paid family and medical leave. Before we move to our scheduled committee business, i want to take a moment to acknowledge the recent tragic passing of pamela moomau, a valued member staff of the staff of the joint committee on taxation for over 28 years. A reminder, again, of the considerable talent that exists sometimes outside of the glare of publicity. Pamela began her career at the joint committee on taxation in may of 1991, and over the years applied her skill on many legislative issues, both large and small. Her colleagues on the joint committee on taxation have said that pam was tireless in her dedication to the work of the joint committee, and that she readily accepted projects that were analytically difficult and often data deficient. She was in her office cheerfully worki
Could i please have your attention . Please finish your meal or dessert quietly. Thank you all for being with us this afternoon. I am president of the fund for american studies. I know i have said hello to a lot of you. I want to say thank you for those of you who generously support our Educational Program and our work with high school and College Students around the world. It is my distinct pleasure and privilege on behalf of our board of trustees to ask you to join me in welcoming the 11th secretary of the department of education, secretary betsy devos. We are really honored that you could join us today for this fireside chat. We do not need a fire, it is about 85 outside. Thanks for the opportunity. I thought i would open with a policy question right off the bat. You have spent much of your career leading up to becoming secretary of education, promoting reform and education, improvement in dictation, trying new ideas that might improve opportunities for young people who might not be
Could i please have your attention . Please finish your meal or dessert quietly. Thank you all for being with us this afternoon. I am president of the fund for american studies. I know i have said hello to a lot of you. I want to say thank you for those of you who generously support our Educational Program and our work with high school and College Students around the world. It is my distinct pleasure and privilege on behalf of our board of trustees to ask you to join me in welcoming the 11th secretary of the department of education, secretary betsy devos. We are really honored that you could join us today for this fireside chat. We do not need a fire, it is about 85 outside. Thanks for the opportunity. I thought i would open with a policy question right off the bat. You have spent much of your career leading up to becoming secretary of education, promoting reform and education, improvement in dictation, trying new ideas that might improve opportunities for young people who might not be
Refugees, a native of miami. The first member of his family to go to college, he graduated from harvard, both undergrad and law school. He clerked for samuel alito, he was a u. S. Attorney and an assistant attorney general for civil rights under george w. Bush. He has been somebody who, in the legal arena, and in the area of reaching out to our hispanic brothers and sisters who share our values, has been a conservative leader for decades. He is no recent arrival to the ranks of our movement. As President Trumps secretary of labor, he has led the way on job training, on ensuring that those exoffenders released under the first step back, the historic criminal Justice Reform that this organization passed, get the job training they need to get a Second Chance at life, and he has been at the president s side in ensuring that the current 7 million job openings that there are right now, the most in American History, that we give a path to a job and a better opportunity to every american. Plea