Next a look at President Trumps priorities for congress with White House Legislative Affairs director marc short. He talked reported at the Christian Science monitor breakfast. He says tax reform and a legislative fix for the daca program or deferred action for child arrivals, are high on the list. My friend, good morning. Im dave cook from the Christian Science monitor. Thanks for coming. Our guest today is marc short. Assistant to the president and director of the office of legislative affairs. This is his first visit with our low cal Breakfast Club come home to what steve bannon called the pearl clutching mainstream media. Thanks for making time for us in your busy schedule. Marc short, a virginia native graduated from washington and lee university. He got his start in politics serving as finance director for Oliver North Senate campaign picky when on to become executive director of the Young Americas Foundation where his role included stewardship of Ronald Reagans ranch. After runn
White House Legislative Affairs director marc short spoke with journalists about the Trump Administrations legislative agenda, which includes tax reform and immigration. This hourlong event was hosted by the Christian Science monitor. My friend, good morning, and dave cook from the Christian Science monitor. Thanks for coming. I guess todays mark shortterm assistance to the president in office of legislative affairs feared this is his first visit with our breakfast club, home to what tbn and calls the mainstream media. Thanks for making time for us in your busy schedule, sir. The virginia native graduated from washington and lee university. He got his start in politics serving as finance their poor Oliver North Senate campaign and went on to become executive director of Young America foundation what his role including stewardship of Ronald Reagans ranch after running the ranch he earned in an ea at the university of virginia, worked in the Homeland Security department and security depa
Im dave cook from the Christian Science monitor. Thanks for coming. Our guest today is marc short. Assistant to the president and director of the office of legislative affairs. This is his first visit with our low cal Breakfast Club come home to what steve bannon called the pearl clutching mainstream media. Thanks for making time for us in your busy schedule. Marc short, a virginia native graduated from washington and lee university. He got his start in politics serving as finance director for Oliver North Senate campaign and went on to become executive director of the Young Americas Foundation where his role included stewardship of Ronald Reagans ranch. After running the ranch he earned an mba from university of virginia. He worked in the Homeland Security department during the bush administration, served as senator hatch and since chief of staff and later was chief of staff with the House Republican conference under then conference chair mike pence. He was later hired by freedom part
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