Great hall. 50 feet wide, 50 feet high. And it is highly ornamented with lots of carvings. The symbol of the vanderbilt family can be seen everywhere. The acorn and the oakley. Which meant strength and longevity. And you will find the acorn and the oakleaf all throughout the house. So that was the theme of the family. And there were all sorts and kinds of marble, a lot of ornamentation. This house is supposed to look like an italian palace. They wanted to make a statement that, indeed, they had succeeded, that they had met the pinnacle, and that they were able to do what they could with their resources and they wanted to create fine homes that were in the style of european mansions. It was built by Richard Morris hunt, the preeminent architect of the time. He was the First American to study at the ecole des beaux artes in paris, and he was the hottest architect of the period. To hire hunt meant that you would have a great showpiece to put on display. And he worked very closely with the
Committee will come to order. This mornings hearing will be the first on the president s fiscal year 2019 Budget Proposal. The Committee Welcomes secretary mnuchin who is hear to testify on the budget along with other members that may arise from questions. I think i speak for all members of the committee to say were interested in secretary mnu yn chins thoughts and insight on a number of items proposed in the budget. The budget envisions that governments receipts will average 17. 1 of gdp over the tenyear budget window, slightly below the long run average of 17. 4 over roughly the last four decades. It also has outlays averaging 20 of gdp over 10 years, which is also slightly below the long run average. The budget also includes some tax proposals, but they are not as sweeping as those weve seen in prior budgets, as you would expect following enactment of the new tax law at the end of next year last year. Thus far, im pleased by the success of the new tax law, which has already resulted
Kind of support they can get for a much more conservative bill that does limit the chain migration and the visa lottery, provide protection for dreamers and include some other immigration p Immigration Reforms that conservatives are seeking in the house. They want that bill on the floor. Were live on capitol hill this morning as the Senate Finance Committee Hears from treasury secretary steven mnuchin. Live coverage should get under way here shortly. The dcommittee will come to order. This mornings hearing will be the first in a series of hearings on the president s fiscal year to 19 budg2019 budg proposal. The Committee Welcomes steven mnuchin, who is here to testify. The president s budget includes numerous proposals to deal with a vast array of policy issues, including the opioid epidemic, infrastructure, modernizing government, National Security, and lowering drug pricing and payments, just to mention a few. I think i speak for all members of the committee when i say that we are al
50 feet wide, 50 feet high. It is highly ornamented with lots of carvings. The acorn and the oakley. Acorn and thethe oakley all throughout the house. Oakleaf all throughout the house. The theme of the family. And there were all sorts and kinds of marble, a lot of ornamentation. This house is supposed to look like an italian palace. They wanted to make a statement that, indeed, they had succeeded, that they had met the pinnacle and that they were able to do what they could with their resources and they wanted to create fine homes that were in the style of european mansions. It was built by Richard Morris hunt, the preeminent architect of the time. He was the First American to study at the ecole des beaux artes in paris, and he was the hottest architect of the period. To hire hunt meant that you would have a great showpiece to put on display. He worked very closely with the vanderbilt family in creating this room, the great hall, and all of the other rooms we are going to see today. Com
Sen. Hatch the committee will come to order. This mornings hearing will be the first in a series of hearings on the president s fiscal year 2019 Budget Proposal. The Committee Welcomes steven mnuchin, who is here to testify. The president s budget includes numerous proposals to deal with a vast array of policy issues, including the opioid epidemic, infrastructure, modernizing government, National Security, and lowering drug pricing and payments, just to mention a few. I think i speak for all members of the committee when i say that we are all very interested in secretary mnuchins thoughts and insights on a number of items proposed in the budget. The budget envisions that governments receipts will average 17. 1 of gdp over the tenyear budget window, slightly below the long run average of 17. 4 over roughly the last four decades. It also has outlays averaging 20 of gdp over 10 years, which is also slightly below the long run average. The budget also includes some tax proposals, but they