During the Ronald Reagan administration. I served for a few years at the office of management and budget. It was at that point i saw how these entitlements grew and how difficult they were to control. That was the origins of my interest. Brian how long were you there . John i was there for three years at omb. I served prior to that at the department of labor. I left omb in the mid1980s, and then returned in 1988 to serve as the deputy at omb and returned return to stanford. Brian what were the lessons that you learned working at the office of management and budget. John the main lesson was just how difficult it is to control spending. It seem like all of the forces in washington were towards war and more spending. Ronald reaganw, more than any other president made a comprehensive effort to rein in Government Spending. He was modestly successful. Having been part of that battle, i saw how powerful these forces were expanding Government Spending were. Brian my Biggest Surprise in your bo
He discusses his book, the high cost of good intentions the history of the federal Entitlement Programs. Brian john cogan, author of the high cost of good intentions. When did you get interested in entitlements . John it goes back to my years in washington in the 1980s during the Ronald Reagan administration. I served for a few years at the office of management and budget. It was at that point i saw how these entitlements grew and how difficult they were to control. That was the origins of my interest. Brian how long were you there . John i was there for three years at omb. I served prior to that at the department of labor. I left omb in the mid1980s, and then returned in 1988 to serve as the deputy at omb and returned return to stanford. And then left again and returned to stanford. Brian what were the lessons that you learned working at the office of management and budget. John the main lesson was just how difficult it is to control spending. It seem like all of the forces in washing
Speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2014, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip , but in o five minutes no but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. Royce, for five minutes. Very ce well thank you much, mr. Speaker. And this saturday, on january 11, people throughout our country here, people throughout the world will be observing Human Trafficking awareness day. The start of this new year, i think, is a fitting time to focus on the shameful fact that human slavery is not a relic of ancient history, that in fact its with us today, its a brulal reality, a reality faced by more than 20 mill