Today we will hear testimony from the director of the office of management of budget, the monon honorable Mick Mulvaney. I want to thank him for being here to discuss the president s budget and spending priorities. We look forward to hearing his remarks. While article one gives congress the power of the purse the federal budget is a collaborative process. The administration, this committee and counter parts Work Together to build a budget that reflects our unified priorities over the same time period economic stagnation lead Congressional Budget Office to continually downgrade projects for Economic Growth. Its a large debt burden on the future generation of americans, that reflects moral failure to face head on our challenges. This administration and this committee agree on our our responsibility to improve our countrys fiscal situation and put us on the foot a balanced budget that allows us to start cutting down our National Debt. Our friends will no doubt defend the status quo of the
Rillion over 10 years. This part of the hearing is just over 2 hours. The hearing will come to order. Welcome to the committee on the Budget Hearing for today we will hear testimony from the director of the office of management of budget, the mononor honorable ce of management and budget, the onorable Mick Mulvaney. Good morning, once again, to everyone. Mulvaney fornk mr. Being here today to discuss the president s budget and spending priorities. We look forward to hearing his remarks. Priorities. To achieven budgets a balance. Over time, the Congressional Budget Office able to continually downgrade their objections their projections for Economic Growth. A large debt burden on a future generation of americans, a burden that to face a moral failure our challenges. This administration and this committee agree wholeheartedly on our responsibility to improve our countrys fiscal situation and put us on the path to a balanced budget. We will defend the status quo of the obama years with the
Rillion over 10 years. This part of the hearing is just over 2 hours. The hearing will come to order. Welcome to the committee on the Budget Hearing for today we will hear testimony from the director of the office of management of budget, the mononor honorable ce of management and budget, the onorable Mick Mulvaney. Good morning, once again, to everyone. Mulvaney fornk mr. Being here today to discuss the president s budget and spending priorities. We look forward to hearing his remarks. Priorities. To achieven budgets a balance. Over time, the Congressional Budget Office able to continually downgrade their objections their projections for Economic Growth. A large debt burden on a future generation of americans, a burden that to face a moral failure our challenges. This administration and this committee agree wholeheartedly on our responsibility to improve our countrys fiscal situation and put us on the path to a balanced budget. We will defend the status quo of the obama years with the
Chairman isakson call this meet of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee together. I apologize again for being a little bit late i want to make sure were on the right track. I didnt mess anything up. I want to welcome secretary shulkin, who has had a great start. I dont think anybody in this administration started out with a better unanimous vote than he. Doing better than unanimous when you are confirmed. I think the vote last week on accountability was extraordinary. And the way we got to the decision working together was extraordinary and i commend the Ranking Member on his help in doing the same. We have some other things to do today to Start Talking about. Well have some other decisions made. We can keep the same tempo, same discipline, and same commitment to making sure we all know what each other knows before they happen rather than find out after the fact well all be better off. I welcome dr. Shulkin and the other members of the staff that are here today. And appreciate all tha
[inaudible conversations] this morning epa administrator scott pruitt testifies before House Appropriations subcommittee on Donald Trumps fiscal year 2018 budget request for the agency. Live coverage at 11 00 am eastern on cspan3, cspan. Org and the free cspan radio apps. Next, Veterans Affairs secretary doctor David Shulkin testifies on the president s 2018 budget request for his department. The hearing also has representatives of veterans groups talking about budget proposal. This hearing is about two hours. [inaudible conversations] let me apologize for being a little late. A couple things coming down the hall, i dont want to flip up on me but stand at ease. In the air force, and for just one minute, my trusted friend, Ranking Member, will open the [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] call this meeting of the Veterans Affairs committee together. I apologize again for being a little bit late but i want to make sure we are on the right track and i didnt mess anything up