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[applause] i am going to silence my a soulful. [laughter] thanks for coming. How are we doing . This is a little intimidating to be honest first of all, do you need me to stay stationary . I will stay put but i am not good at doing that. So let me start that writing this book was a process and it was a lot of fun but it was cathartic so i have been doing some National Media that you are my neighbors and family and the first thing i feel obligated to say is in sorry if i let anybody down life has a lot of ups and downs the you have to keep sight of what is important but just to be clear i have a and had my health, my family and you are here today so are really appreciate you coming by tonight for me. So that was a little heavy for of a betty has read any of the book i take what i do very seriously but dont take myself very seriously. I can talk about anything you would like, any questions but if you listen to the station, maybe you ....
Ill take the opportunity of session. To begin this im not going to spend a lot of time on introductions, but very briefly, i have been with us from brookings, and this is a real opportunity because my co panelist, interviewee, im not sure what to call him, he has a remarkable diversity of experience with 702. I actually met matt way back when he was working on guantanamo issues once of upon a time, but subsequent to that he became general counsel at nsa and went from there to run the National Counterterrorism center which is fundamentally analytical but draws on a lot of sources of intelligence including, as i think youll hear of 702 material. So, let me start by just asking you, on a scale of one to ten, 702ortant is 702 the u. S. Counterterrorism missions and other National Security interests, and what other interests. If i can channel the movie spinal tap, i ....
Well leave at this point as ben carson is speaking about Housing Affordability challenges. Its a impose jum hosted by the National Housing complex. Many people i havent seen for quite some time enjoyed the meeting with some of the award winners. Now, last week hud hosted a Housing Policy Forum where i spoke about the Housing Market. It is stable, secure and sound. We must remain vigilant and very watchful and anticipate more than react. We must be prudent and practical, continue to maintain responsible ending practices. Wishful thinking cannot be our sole criteria for credit worthiness. As the economy improves we must never ignore the central role of housing in recovery. Nationally we must continue to smooth out the cycles that lead to burst bubbles a ....
Row lit fest starting saturday at 11 a. M. Eastern on cspan2s book tv. Treasury secretary steven mooun mnuchin defended trumps 2018 budget request for his department on capitol hill. He appeared before the house weighs and means committee. He once again called on congress to raise the debt ceiling before leaving for their august recess. This is about two hours. [inaudible conversations] [ inaudible conversations ] the committee will come to order. Good afternoon. And thank all for joining us today. Our committee is honored to welcome treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin to testify on President Trumps fiscal year 2018 Budget Proposals for the te Treasury Department. Annual hearing with the treasury secretary on the president s budget plays an incredible role in o ....