A new report on terrorism threats, and the department of homeland security. House Budget Committee chairman paul ryan at the Enterprise Institute today. It would consolidate poverty programs and give states flexibility in how those funds are spent. After congressman ryans remarks, policy analysts discussed his proposal. This is an hour. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Im going to ask you to take your seats. But theres standing room only. Im delighted to see that. Im arthur brooks. Im honored to welcome you today, and to welcome the chairman of the house Budget Committee, congressman paul ryan here to aei. Congressman ryan has spoken here many times. Hes a friend of aeis, and were delighted to see his continuing willingness to tackle the important and difficult issues that many others are not willing to confront. Today hes here to talk about an issue thats near and dear to my heart. And those of my colleagues here at aei, expanding opportunity in america. Hes particularly focused on
Catholic charities, or Community Groups unique to your neighborhood. These groups would work with people one on one and provide a personalized aid through case management. Think of it this way, right now, youve got to go to a bunch of different offices to enroll in a bunch of different programs, each with all their different rules. Under the opportunity grant, you could go to one office, and you could work with one partnership for all of your needs. That person would give you Financial Assistance and also act as a personal resource. Maybe youre struggling with an addiction. You need counseling. Maybe you come from a broken family. And you need a network of support. The point is, you would Work Together to get you from where you are, to where you want to be. Lets take one example. Lets call her andrea. Shes 24. She has two kids. Theyre 2 and 4 years old. Her husband left the family six months ago. She doesnt know how to contact him. Andrea graduated from high school, but her only Work E
Incomprehensible legal mumbo jumbo. And provide protection under a Consumer Agency which will help us in our times of need. Thank you very much. You did that well and i know it was hard. But, first, we have questions. Thank you, mr. Chairman and members of the committee. For more than 40 years, my love practice has focused on representing crime victims at sea and on land. I appreciate your willingness to submit your views during this chamber. I will not read to you the written testimony which states the skas facts about the ins dent the chairman just referred to in more detail than i will let you know. And i welcome any questions the senators may ask. It is the next step on the path to greater passingen jer safety. Think again, theyre not. My 15yearold autistic teenage client was not supervised like she was on land. Her family thought that she was safe. They were vigilant managing all of her activities skew pew lousily. On the last night of the cruise, the teen activities ebded early.
Proposal as the discussion is about to get under way. This is from msnbc this morning. Paul ryan will introduce a plan that moves away from aus tear budget cuts and focuses on extending tax credits for lowincome workers and other policies forms. It will provide a safety net of programs, including food vouchers, medical assistance and Home Mortgage help. The proposal expected to be unveiled this morning at the American Enterprise institute. Chairman ryan expected here in just a moment live on cspan3. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I was going to ask you to take your seats, but theres standing room only. Im delighted to see that. Im arthur brooks, president of the American Enterprise institute. Im honored to welcome you today and welcome the chairman of the house budget committee, congressman paul ryan here at aei. Congressman ryan has spoken here many times. Hes a friend of aeis, and were delighted to see his continued willingness to tackle difficult and important issues that many
We are 17 days away from election day. This week, 898,000 new americans filed for unemployment benefits. Exceeding estimates. The highest number since august. Every singing week since mid march has been worse than any prepandemic week in american history. It appears the u. S. Border with canada is not going to be reopened anytime soon. I was there last week. Although the closure agreement expires next wednesday, Justin Trudeau told the host of the popular tv show, the u. S. Is not in a place where we feel comfortable reopening the borders. During the covid19 pandemic, americans are dying higher than 18 other higher income countries. According to a report in the journal of American Medical Association which reveals that after adjusting for population size, overall deaths in the United States this year are more than 85 higher than in countries including germany, israel and denmark. And are 29 higher in sweden. A country which did essentially nothing to stop the spread of the virus. Italy