To talk about funding for various Treasury Department programs. This is long over an hour and a half. Welcome to everybody. Good morning. Senator coons, senator lankford, looking at earlier. Today with the opportunity to review the budget request of the department of the treasury and the Internal Revenue service. As we begin this important hearing, we welcome our witnesses with us today treasury secretary steven mnuchin, irs commissioner John Koskinen and the treasury ig for Tax Administration, russell george. Thank you for being here. The department of the treasury ahas an important mission. Its work is to promote Economic Growth and stability and safeguard our Financial Systems, which is critical to maintaining a Strong Economy and creating economic opportunity. Equally important is its work to combat terrorism. The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction money moneylaundering, Drug Trafficking and other National Security threats. The Internal Revenue service has significant rol
To talk about funding for various Treasury Department programs. This is long over an hour and a half. Welcome to everybody. Good morning. Senator coons, senator lankford, looking at earlier. Today with the opportunity to review the budget request of the department of the treasury and the Internal Revenue service. As we begin this important hearing, we welcome our witnesses with us today treasury secretary steven mnuchin, irs commissioner John Koskinen and the treasury ig for Tax Administration, russell george. Thank you for being here. The department of the treasury ahas an important mission. Its work is to promote Economic Growth and stability and safeguard our Financial Systems, which is critical to maintaining a Strong Economy and creating economic opportunity. Equally important is its work to combat terrorism. The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction money moneylaundering, Drug Trafficking and other National Security threats. The Internal Revenue service has significant rol
Of equities are trading, this is your function, the lefthand column of course is those equities. There you have it. Switzerland, italy, spain, ftse here in london rising 1 . The top three currencies are game against the dollar ahead of the fed meeting. Its widely expected to raise rates did the yield is coming down in europe. The final two columns, so much to tell you about. Lets start with media set. The shares are rising the most on record. Look at though shares, 35 higher today. The purchase represents what could be seen as a show of force. That is the billionaire chairman the premium to buy paytv service. Whats interesting is the former italian Prime Minister isnt waiting to counter the hostile attempt to loosen his control over media set. More, addinge 5 to its Current Holding of about 35 according to people familiar with the matter. At 196d be valued million euros. Shares are reflecting that, up by 35 . Check out sab miller. A tokyo were has agreed to by the Eastern European asse
Region. And i think its a great thing. New laws giving more options to beer drinkers in pennsylvania starting today. Beer disstrushtors can sell any capacity. I thought it was huge. I probably should have been a little more afraid that i was. I was just so inspired by seeing this amazing creature. Well, that video lit up social media yesterday. Yeah, people who visited wild life reserve at lakeland florida call him mr. Hump back. Like the size of a horse. Hes huge yes that is a gator. No question about that. Uhhuh. Hi, katie. Does look prehistoric to me it looks like a dinosaur. Like a steinga sauer us. It doesnt occur to you to be scared. Or hungry licking his chop chops. Jim and i would be going the opposite direction nrailing arms and streaking. And i would be in front of you gone katie. We would be in her dust eating it i think. What we will find here today as we turn our focus to weather, guys is a little wet weather rolling on through here and what we can end up with across the f
Well talk with the former head of the intelligence agency. General Keith Alexander is with us as we look at mm mm. For more on the trump transition, with me, newt gingrich, former speaker of the house, and a fux news contributor. Thanks for joining us. Its great to be back with you. Broadly speaking, how would you characterize the transition so far . We had a great conversation last week with Steve Mnuchin and wilbur ross who seems focused on tax reform, rolling back regulations, but broadly characterize what we have seen so far . President elect trump first of all has been very methodical and looked at absolutely first class people and has picked people who will be tough and intelligent and have a lot of experience. His choice of betsy devos for education is remarkably powerful because she spent years of her life fighting for the right of poor children in neighborhoods with bad schools, to have the choice of going to a better school. Shes spent a great deal of her own personal money i