We will now proceed with Opening Statements. I wish you all a good morning and welcome to the fourth hearing in the economic Emergency Management subcommittee. One of the purposes of this committee is to protect taxpayer dollars by ensuring they are spent effectively, efficiently and with transparency. That brings us to todays hearing which is entitled landlord and tenant. You can tell from the title that today we will be investigating fairly unprecedented situation. The federal government owns the building that houses President Trumps d. C. Hotel hotel. Since President Trump has declined, he is essentially acting as both the landlord and the tenant. Before i was elected to congress , over three decades Teaching College students about American Government and politics. Serious discussions about the legislature holding the executive Branch Accountable to the highest legal and ethical standards and that is exactly what we hope to do today. First lets start with some facts. All federal wor
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Awareness to modify 10point 01 uniform and equipment action. Do we have somebody the speak to this item . I can speak to it. From our Community Engagement division. Good evening. Good evening. Last year we made a very passionate plea to get the Pink Patch Initiative as part of our october uniform attire. This year our hope is to make this a continuing event every october like many other departments across the united states. All we are doing this year is we have added cadets and Police Service aids and ask that it be included every year as part of our annual event with the San Francisco Police Department. I did bring pink patches for you. I will ask to please get these to you so you can actually take a look at it first hand. The goal this october is to have 100 of the officers supporting this incredible cause. The proceeds will go to bay area cancer connection which is an organization really focused on Breast Cancer awareness and the details, education across the bay area. I am open for
Good morning. The committee will come to order. Thank you for joining us today. Im pleased to welcome federal trade commissioner Joseph Simons and commissioner chopra. Batting. 100 so far . 1000. Its the cupping im thinking of. It has been more than seven years since the ftc has appeared before this Sub Committee. Youre right. Its overdue, and ftc is one of the most important agencies this Sub Committee funds. And its only gotten more important over the last few years. You have enormous jurisdiction. Policing most sectors of our economy for bad behavior. You crack down on abusive robocallers. They investigate data breaches that expose sensitive personal information. They analyze consolidation in the health care market. Helping to limit abusive pricing for essential drugs and health services. Perhaps at the front of mind they are the top cop on the beat for Consumer Privacy violations and other issues in the Technology Sector. This is something everyone worries about these days. Democra
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