Working with our Cable Partners as we explore america. House republicans yesterday unveiled their tax proposal. Among the changes, reducing the number of tax brackets, cutting tack rates on corporation and limiting the mortgage to loans of 500,000 or less. It also caps local and state property tax reductions at 10,000 while increasing the child tax credit. The bill would no longer allow medical expenses or property loss to be deducted. If youd like to read the republicans bill go to cspan. Org congress and that will take you to your congressional page. This coming monday the house ways and Means Committee will start its consideration of the bill. It starts at 12 00 eastern. Cspan. Where history unfolds daily. In 1979 cspan was created as a Public Service by americas capable television companies. And is brought to you today by your capable or satellite provider. Now a hearing on repairing infrastructure damage. Officials with the energy department, the army corp of engineers and the Gov
Will be our guest on the bus. Starting at 9 30 a. M. Eastern. Now, federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator testifies at a Senate Hearing committee on the federal response to the hurricanes that recently hit the u. S. Territories. This hearing has come to order. On the one hand, it is nice to see senator carper acting as my Ranking Member. But the circumstances are unfortunate, to say the least. Senator mccaskills husband is in the icu. Senator mccaskill is with him in missouri. We want to send her thoughts and send them our thoughts and prayers. I just mentioned, he had a massive heart attack, i think it was an internal did did you later that may have say defibrilator that may have saved his life. There is still blockages to worry about it additional surgery that needs to be done. To what the chairman said, keep them in our thoughts. Thank you. I want to thank our witnesses, not only for being here and your testimony, for what you are about to answer in terms of our questions
Watch afterwards sunday night at 9 00 eastern on cspan2s book tv. Next testimony on energy and infrastructure including rebuilding efforts in florida, texas, and caribbean after major storms. And recommendations to improve Recovery Efforts after future Natural Disasters. A House Energy Subcommittee heard from the public and private sectors. Sub kmcommittee on energy w now come to order and the chair will recognize himself for an opening statement. This years atlantic Hurricane Season was unprecedented. Four named storms in close succession slammed into the gulf, puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands. These hurricanes caused catastrophic damage and Energy Supply disruptions across the country. While texas and florida are further down the road to recovery, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in puerto rico. A number of colleagues from this committee have been down there. And the u. S. Virgin islands where the majority of folks still remain without power for more than a month after Hurr
Up next, testimony on energy and infrastructure, including rebuilding efforts in florida, texas, and the caribbean, after major storms. And recommendations to improve Recovery Efforts after future national disasters. A House Energy Subcommittee heard from the public and private sectors. Subcommittee on energy will now come to order. And the chair will recognize himself for an opening statement. So this years atlantic Hurricane Season was unprecedented. Four named storms in close succession slammed into the gulf, puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands. The hurricanes caused catastrophic damage and Energy Supply disruptions across the country. While texas and florida are further down the road to recovery, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in puerto rico. A number of colleagues from this committee have been down there. And the u. S. Virgin islands where the majority of folks still remain without power for more than a month after Hurricane Maria made landfall. Todays hearing will review
Subcommittee on energy will now come to order. And the chair will recognize himself for an opening statement. So this years atlantic Hurricane Season was unprecedented. Four named storms in close succession slammed into the gulf, puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands. The hurricanes caused catastrophic damage and Energy Supply disruptions across the country. While texas and florida are further down the road to recovery, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in puerto rico. A number of colleagues from this committee have been down there. And the u. S. Virgin islands where the majority of folks still remain without power for more than a month after Hurricane Maria made landfall. Todays hearing will review the Emergency Response and Energy Recovery efforts in the wake of those storms. It will help us begin to understand what went right and what went wrong. What lessons can be learned and how we as policy makers can identify gaps so that, when the next hurricane hits, we will be better pre