The House Committee on the judiciary will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized declare recess on the committee at any time. We welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on policing practices and Law Enforcement accountability. I thank all of our members and witnesses for participating today. Both in person and remotely. I appreciate the use that made use of this room and the technology were using possible. Before we begin, id like to remind members weve established a email distribution list to circulate exhibits motions and other written materials members might want to offer as part of our hearing today. If youd like to submit materials send them to the email address previously distributed to your offices and well circulate the materials to members and staff as quickly as we can. In light of whats going on in the world today, i ask that everyone in the room wear a mask all times except when you wish while speaking. Other than if youre a speaker. Taking from him the
I want to take a few brief opening remarks and then ill turn it over. Then ill turn it over to Ranking Member sanders. We are here today to consider, to serve as the nest director of budget. To serve as the director since there were 20. Teen President Trump nominated him in march as the nations facing a unprecedented crisis, both health and economic from the covid crisis. The office of management and budget paint played a key part, in addition to building the president s annual budget we also to do financial, management grants management, information technology, program assessment, and Property Management just to name a few. Given the vast responsibility over the organization its important to have a senate director in place. Before we hear from the Deputy Director of want to discuss our response to the coronavirus pandemic. Congress working with the president to provide needed relief for individuals and businesses and state and local government on a series of bills resulting in spendin
Pres. Trump thank you very much. I appreciate that you are here. I told you when you want to come back with garrett 600,000, we are ready to take you back with your sick hundred thousand, 600,000 y or your 600,000 come we are ready for you. Want to welcome my friends. You are the rolling to remember. We will be commemorating memorial day. It is a big thing. Together, our nation pays tribute to the extraordinary courage and unflinching loyalty and unselfish love and supreme devotion of the american heroes that made the ultimate sacrifice. That is what you are here for. They laid down their lives to ensure the survival of american freedom. Nation andry of our for some of you it has been very close. It is close to your heart. Sh them and our gold star families. They are very special to us. Just as we will remember the nearly 82,000 americans missing in action. We are joined by robert wilkie. Where is robert . Great job you are doing, robert. [applause] we got the veterans choice and accou
Government accountability, the report of the nations Fiscal Health. Today the Budget Committee will hear from congress nonpartisan watchdog on the nations Fiscal Health and the importance of confronting our critical fiscal challenges. I welcome back mr. Dodaro who is the most usual and best witness providing information throughout the year that it is extremely helpful heading off some of the future crises that will happen if we dont Pay Attention. This hearing will kick off a series of hearings and discussions about that will form Bipartisan Solutions for the problems we face this year and help build a foundation for next years budget cycle. The next few years should be significant for the Budget Committee. The committee has been the working hard to enact reforms that improve transparency and accountability in the budget process and help put us on a more sustainable fiscal path. Last year senator whitehouse and i introduced the bipartisan congressional budget reform act and i want to e
In whatever they do for you and humanity. Lord, give them the wisdom to refuse to deviate from integrity, coveting heavens approval in their labors for your kingdom. May they also remember that they are representing your divine purposes for our nation and world. Lord, thank you that your mercy is from everlasting to everlasting upon those who come to you with reverence. May your glory endure forever. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please follow me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. Morning business is closed. Under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the conference report to accompany s. 1790 which the clerk will report. The clerk conference report to accompany s. 1790, an act to autho