Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great pleasure to be with you and look at this overflow audience. Particularly it is an honor for me to be able to introduce a gentleman i have known for a long time. He is a good friend and certainly a person i have great admiration for. As lawyers, we all appreciate the many responsibilities of the attorney general. He is, of course, the chief Law Enforcement officer of the federal government. He is the Legal Advisor to the executive branch. He has a special responsibility to the people of the country to be sure that the constitution is preserved and protected. The career, past career, of Jeff Sessions could not have been better to make him such an ideally qualified person for this responsibility. Jeff, as you know, restarted his career after private law practice, his Public Service was as an assistant u. S. Attorney. And then he was appointed by Ronald Reagan in his first term as the u. S. Attorney for the Southern District of alabama. H
Voices from the states on cspan. Up next, Jeff Sessions regarding the rule of law, judicial nominees and President Trump immigration policy. [applause] whats good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Its a great pleasure to be with you and look at this overflow audience here. Particularly an honor for me to introduce a gentleman ive known for a long time. Certainly a person i have great affirmation admiration for. The career of Jeff Sessions could not have been better to make am such an idyllic ideally qualified person for this responsibility. Jeff started his career after private law practice, Public Service as an assistant u. S. Attorney and then appointed by Ronald Reagan in his first term as the u. S. Attorney for the Southern District of alabama. He later on was elected as the attorney general of alabama, and had a distinguished body of service in the United States senate. A person we could always depend first. The constitution been thee time he has attorney general of the United Stat
Discuss. And later, Siobhan Hughes on the Senate Tax Bill and potential changes to the legislation. Host good morning, it is wednesday, november 29, 2017. The federal government is 10 days away from a shutdown, and the past for a spending bill is less certain than it was 24 hours ago. Congressional democrats skip the meeting set with President Trump and other members, and now with the december 8 deadline moving closer. President ats and the have said they will both play each other if the government shuts down. Who do you think will shoulder the blame in the event of a shutdown . Give us a call, democrats, 202 7488000. Republicans, 202 7488001. Independents, 202 7488002. And if you are on social media, you can catch up with us on twitter and facebook as well. A very good wednesday morning to you. We are asking your reaction today after what happened yesterday when it comes to this looming budget battle. Here is one of the headlines from todays Washington Post. To start a tense months of
[inaudible] a process for our economy. The Federal Reserve is one of the most important institutions in the country and, indeed, the world. Chair yellen served as president of San Francisco fed, then as vice chair, then as chair of the Federal Reserve board. Our distinguished service at the fed encompassed the most tumultuous time in the United States financial and economic systems since the great depression. Many books of artie been written about the events of this time and many more will certainly be written from different points of view. And with varying assessments. One thing is certain. The Financial System and the economy have stabilized. We are no longer debating how to reconstitute them, but rather how they might work even better. This hearing will review the development the crisis and special sense doctor yellin became the chair of the fed in terms of the dual mandate of maximum employment and price stability. By the Standard Measure of unemployment which is 4. 1 last week, an
Todays hearing to serve on secretary of health and Human Services. It will vote on the nomination. We will each have an Opening Statement and then former secretary and former governor who we welcome today good to see you and senator young will introduce him after his testimony each will have five minutes of questions. We already have a good turnout. I anticipate a good vigorous questioning period. Youll be overseeing medicare and medicaid National Institutes of health and excellent leadership. The United States is leading efforts to develop a cart for efforts. A nonaddictive painkiller and new treatment for dancer. You also have an opportunity to implement what the majority leader of the senate called the most important piece of legislation last year. The 21st century cures act which members of our committee agreed on and gave broad new powers that included the first Major Organization they worked on Mental Health programs as well as significant new funding for the Opioid Crisis you ha