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[inaudible conversations] so good morning, everyone and thank you for being here. today where introducing the house fiscal you 2018 budget building a better america, a plan for fiscal responsibility. in pastor the budget has only been a vision, but now with republican congress and a republican white house this budget is a plan for action. and now is our moment to achieve real results for the people that we serve in building a better america. thithis is a plan to balance the budget. it s for economic growth. it secures our national defense. returns power to the states, and it holds washington accountable. budget is also a vital step to trigger reconciliation. in this plan lays out reconciliation instruction to achieve two goals. one is pro-growth tax reform to build the tax code that is simple, fair and competitive. and to come is to achieve $200 billion of mandatory savings and reforms to cut the deficit. this budget and his is reconciliation instructions lay out a ....
pleased with the way you have opened up senate order and the way you are conducting business there after two years of majority leader? sen. mcconnell: we had in the first year of the 114, 200 rollcall votes, previous years were 15. we passed massive, five-year highway bill that had not happened in 20 years. we did a complete rewrite of no child left behind. a whole variety of things that not going to make the front page of the new york times, but important. there was bipartisan agreement and we got a presidential signature. did we have differences? yes, but i try to focus on the things that we could agree on that were worth doing. by any objective standard, we had a very accomplished 114th congress. mr. goodman: what third of conversations have you had with your friend chuck schumer who takes over for harry reid? sen. mcconnell: we will see, democrats are in a feisty mood these days. mr. goodman: will they use the filibuster on a daily basis? sen. mcconnell: they will ....
opportunity to stand up and fight for the values that we know to be absolutely absolutely fundamental to american democracy. ms. brawner: representative elect, thank you very much for talking to c-span. rep.-elect jayapal: thank you so much. general jack bergman. you are here for orientation week. how has it been going? great meeting all of the staffers who will be doing all the organizational work. talk about your military career. when did you begin it and talk about moving through the ranks? i joined thean: marine corps through an officer flightte program, did training and flew helicopters in vietnam and then got out from active duty, but i stayed in the reserves. while i was a reservist for the 1880 s and 1990 s, i flew airplanes for northwest airlines and started a couple of small businesses in the medical equipment arena. byoved up through the ranks just doing what good marines and other service people do, taking on tough missions and getting them done. you ....
flavors. there are 40 different shield laws and they have different concentric circles to what is protected. they have been successful in keeping the information in the hands of the journalists where they belong. i think we are about out of time so let me thank everybody in the audience. a special shout out and thank you for my colleague for her help with the powerpoint and arrangements. thanks to the panel and institute. [applause] we will take you to utah for the senate race debate between republican incumbent mike lee and him credit misty snow. ms. snow is the second transgender candidate to run for office. live coverage here on c-span. tonight will hear from the incumbent, republican mike lee and his democratic challenger, misty snow. we begin with each candidate make a night making a 92nd statement. it was determined that misty snow will speak first. : thank you. i would like to thank the utah commission for hosting and thank all of you for watching. wasame i ....
is different from the one left by our grandparents, who persevered through world war i, but great depression, and world war ii. we need to make sure that the freedoms and opportunities for future generations are equal to or better than what we received from our parents and grandparents. we all need to step up to make the tough decisions for the future generations. say when youd to sense a problem, look in the mirror. i looked in the mirror, and i am ready to go to washington and .elp solve some problems i hope that other politicians look in american and move forward look in the mirror and move forward. through experience of the business and military, i have experience and i am accountable. military service taught us it is service before self. i have lived a life of service and sacrifice just like all our veterans. in the marine corps, we are taught to fight for the marine on our left and the marine on our right, because then we all fight together. we must keep our cou ....