Strengthen the u. S. Japan alliance, cybersecurity. The discussion is an hour and a half. Good morning. Welcome. This is the annual event that Japan Program hosts to invite strategic thinkers in japan to whom we often dont get to listen to here in washington. And this year, i am extremely honored to have these three selfdefense members. They have taught me so many things in the ten, 15 years that ive nope th ive known them. So im very glad theyve agreed to come to washington and talk to us this morning. You have the detailed bio in your seats. But i have quickly, to my might left, to your right, is general iwata. And next to him is admiral takei. And the far end of the podium, Lieutenant General hironaka. They are here to explain the importance of the selfDefense Forces. And we will listen to what they have in mind about future, japans defense posture. Before i start im a director of Japan Program here. Im yuk ey im yukie tatsumi. This event could not have happened without a lot of the
Session on north korean crisis. You may have noticed the large camera and good looking, and were live on cspan 1, im told. This should be a good session. Im honored to be accompanied by two good friends who have some experience with north. To my right, ambassador joe, fluent in mandarin, a u. S. Representative to the Korean Economic Development agency. Necessary manages Mission Manager for north korea, and hes able to talk well about this. To my left, greg, executive director for the committee of human rights in north korea. He comes to his knowledge of communist governments honestly, raised in romania during the regime. I would like to start off with greg and go to the group. Thank you. Youre about to shed an eye 28 years after the collapse of communism and soviet union. The kim jongun regime has developed, terrifying weapons and refused two heritage transmissions of power, grandfather, son to son. Kim jongun ill to son and to grandstand son kim jung unin 2007. How did we get here. On
Years. That was the route to the american dream, whatever it was for families, go to college, buy a house. These trump projections, it will double and this has been painfully apparent in the labor market. We have had recovery for eight years and we have not seen anyone get a raise. We have seen anemic investment in the United States and we get repeated reminders that our companies would rather be headquartered somewhere else than the United States and all of this says to me the status quo is not working and we ought to try something different. I am open to something that is a growth oriented tax reform that will generally help the middle class. Nothing helps the middle class more than having an economy that generates jobs and a raise on a regular basis. Host when you think republicans talk about the middle class, those opposing the plan, who are you talking about . Was sort of range are you looking at . Guest the Median Income in the about 60,000,s so i am thinking about the to 50,000
Half. Good morning. Welcome. This is the annual event that Japan Program hosts to invite strategic thinkers in japan to whom we often dont get to listen to here in washington. And this year, i am extremely honored to have these three selfdefense members. They have taught me so many things in the ten, 15 years that ive nope th ive known them. So im very glad theyve agreed to come to washington and talk to us this morning. You have the detailed bio in your seats. But i have quickly, to my might left, to your right, is general iwata. And next to him is admiral takei. And the far end of the podium, Lieutenant General hironaka. They are here to explain the importance of the selfDefense Forces. And we will listen to what they have in mind about future, japans defense posture. Before i start im a director of Japan Program here. Im yuk ey im yukie tatsumi. This event could not have happened without a lot of the sponsors and supporters of the Japan Program. I would very much like to thank all o
Today we will receive testimony from securities and Exchange Commission chairman jay clayton regarding the work and the agenda of the sec. Thank you, mr. Chairman, for attending here today. Oversight of the sec is a critical function of this committee and it has an important threepart mission, to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly and efficient markets and facilitate capital formation. No one part of this mission is anymore important than the other. They increase transparency and trust in the u. S. Stock market, providing investors with what they need to make informed Investment Decisions. It also helps investors participate on a fair footing so that they can prepare for important milestones in their lives such as retirement, college or other life changing evep events. Its critical that the sec continue with this mission. At the same time it must be cognizant it could carry risks to the very investors it seeks to help. The commission collects and store as huge amount of public a