Comments or questions of the public . Hearing none, all the question. All in favor . Any opposed . Thank you. The motion carries. Youre on, shireen. Okay. Good afternoon, commissioners. So im going to start my report talking a little bit about the federal the president the president s budget proposed budget. Just to i know that its basically intent in policy, but i want to talk through some of the detail about what the administration is suggesting just to give you an idea of where theyre going. So eddyesterday, the president sent his vision of the 2019 budget. It does layout priorities for discretionary programs and the trajectory of mandatory programs over ten years. Much like last year, the budget request includes steep increases for defense discretionary programs and deep cuts to nondefense discretionary programs. It funds those programs at 60 billion below what congress intends to spend. Also, the president would cut Discretionary Spending by 2 over the next decade, which would sla
Item 3, approval of the january 3rd, 2018 meeting minutes. Do i have a motion to approve . So moved. Second. Any comments or corrections . Comments or questions of the public . Hearing none, all the question. All in favor . Any opposed . Thank you. The motion carries. Youre on, shireen. Okay. Good afternoon, commissioners. So im going to start my report talking a little bit about the federal the president the president s budget proposed budget. Just to i know that its basically intent in policy, but i want to talk through some of the detail about what the administration is suggesting just to give you an idea of where theyre going. So eddyesterday, the president sent his vision of the 2019 budget. It does layout priorities for discretionary programs and the trajectory of mandatory programs over ten years. Much like last year, the budget request includes steep increases for defense discretionary programs and deep cuts to nondefense discretionary programs. It funds those programs at 60 bi
Social security was much closer to going bankrupt and then it is today. The reason we have it today is the work the commission did, the surplus that was piled up in the intervening years until finally the baby boomer generation began to retire and are drying it down pretty rapidly. An opportunity to do that again, if we could reform Something Like that, we prevented this for three consecutive congresses by this president could be the person who saves Social Security, put it on firm footing and it would be done in a bipartisan way. My friend on the other side of the aisle are always concerned this means cutting but look what Ronald Reagan did with that commission was to bowe neil and Ronald Reagan the next year won reelection with 49 states and to bowe neil remained speaker of the house, you can do this in a bipartisan way as long as you are protecting the program because it is a popular program. The way they did it is gradually raised the age, i was 34, told me youre going to retire at
Represented. But some of our members are out and about. You know were in the middle of some hearings, some things that are going on with sensitive matters. And so were going to keep pursuing this. Today we will resume amendment testimony on hr3354, make america secure and prosperous appropriations act 2018. The committee will be taking general testimony on the commerce, justice, science and related Agencies Division, Financial Services and general Government Division, the interior environment and related Agencies Division, and the labor, health and Human Services education and related Agencies Division of the bill. Once again, if youre planning to offer an amendment, this message is for members in offices that may be listening this time if youre planning on offering any amendment testimony to divisions a, c, d or f, we will be taking that testimony following these first two panels, which will be introducing their product then subject to amendment. Members are advised that they can also
Whi this bill would authorize with ional park Service Private prperty owners, h. R. 2611 wilt do more. And even physical abuse to desegregate Little Rock Central High School. On that historic day in 1957, nine young people showed the United States and the world that we were and are better than segregation, better than racism and injustice. That roved to the world as americans we really do believe the declaration of independence when it says that all men are created equal. I believe that allowing the historical residenceser is rounding the Little Rock Central High School to slip into disrepair or oblivion would be a severe injustice to those who gave of themselves to further the cause of civil rights and equality. Id like to thank my colleague from representative, representative french hill, and congressman john lewis for their work on this important issue and i urge my colleagues to support this bill. Yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from utah reserves. He gentlelady f