Government accountability, the report of the nations Fiscal Health. Today the Budget Committee will hear from congress nonpartisan watchdog on the nations Fiscal Health and the importance of confronting our critical fiscal challenges. I welcome back mr. Dodaro who is the most usual and best witness providing information throughout the year that it is extremely helpful heading off some of the future crises that will happen if we dont Pay Attention. This hearing will kick off a series of hearings and discussions about that will form Bipartisan Solutions for the problems we face this year and help build a foundation for next years budget cycle. The next few years should be significant for the Budget Committee. The committee has been the working hard to enact reforms that improve transparency and accountability in the budget process and help put us on a more sustainable fiscal path. Last year senator whitehouse and i introduced the bipartisan congressional budget reform act and i want to e
The hearing of the Senate Budget committee. The hearing on Government Accountability offices annual report on the nations Fiscal Health. Today the Budget Committee will hear from congresss nonpartisan watch dog on the nations Fiscal Health and the importance of confronting our critical fiscal challenges. I welcome back mr. Dodaro who is our most usual and best witness providing information throughout the year thats extremely helpful to hitting off some of the future crisis that are going to happen if we dont Pay Attention. This hearing will kick off a series of hearings and discussions that i hope will help with Bipartisan Solutions we help build this year and for next years budget cycle. The next few years should be significant for the Budget Committee. The committee has been working hard to enact reforms that improve transparency and accountability in the budget process and help put us on a more sustainable fiscal path. And we introduced the budget reform act, and i emphasize that wo
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Statement from me and from mr. Cole then well go tow our distinguished witnesses. Today the rules committee will hold a hearing to discuss how the constitution separated powers between the legislative and executive branches and how the balance of power between these branches has shifted over time. We are doing this in the hopes of finding concrete Bipartisan Solutions to better ensure congress is playing the role our nations founders envisioned. Thats a lot, i know. And while a constitutional debate may be fun for law students and legal scholars and mr. Raskin [ laughter ] the it wasnt fun when i was yeah. For the rest of us, it could feel a little in the weeds. So, so for the rest of us, let me simplify. You know, we throw around the phrase, the peoples house, a lot around here, but this really is but this really is about whether we remain the institution that our nations founders created to be the voice of the people. The constitution entrusts congress with deciding how to spend fede
[inaudible conversations] good morning the subcommittee will now come to order. Welcome to everyone that is here in the hearing room. The chair now recognizes herself for an opening statement. According to dhs National Survey on drug use, 44 million americans reported using cannabis in the last year. Thirtythree states now allow the medicinal use of cannabis and in the district of columbia have legalized for adult use. State laws and federal policy are 1000 miles apart. The federal governments still strictly prohibits even restricting legitimate medical research. Widespread availability of cannabis is the purpose of the hearing to examine the pressing need for medical research of cannabis and the chemical compound with cbd being one of them. Half a century ago the congress listed cannabis as schedule one substance including heroin heroine, lsd, and ecstasy. Schedule one drugs have no medical value in high potential for abuse. Scheduled to drugs such as cocaine and vicodin even schedule