[inaudible conversation] good afternoon and welcome everybody to the Cato Institute. I direct the center for global liberty and prosperity here at cato. The title and the style of the book were featuring today, socialism sucks, is admittedly more irrev van the typical more staid pock policy book wed Public Policy books we organize evented around but i assure you the authors today are serious, accomplished economists to decade of scholarly work inform the publication. The subtitlele of the book, who economists drink the way through the enfree world, give us flavor of the unconventional purchase for a couple of academics. That subtitlelesurprise me. I ten to run into ben powell and bob lawson at economic or academic conferences around the country and around the world, and inevitably they have drinks in their hand probably because we chat at conventions and receptions and hotel bars and i the like. The conversation is always interesting, informative and fun and thats true of this new book
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The speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 284, the nays are 149. This bill is passed. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. He house will be in order. He house will be in order. For what purpose does the entleman from kentucky rise . Mr. Speaker, the house is not in order. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will come to order. The gentleman from kentucky. Mr. Speaker, i have an amendment at the desk to change the title of the bill to a bill to kick the can down the road nd for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the amendment. The clerk amendment number offered by mr. Massie of kentucky, amend the title so as to read, a bill to kick the can down the road and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore under clause 6 of rule 16, the amendment is not debatable. The question is on the amendment. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In my opinion the noes have it. Mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from kent
Days. China will be a big topic. We are in the trades back, some would say a trade war. We have concern about their militarization in asia. What do we hope to accomplish regarding china at the g 20 . The first thing is not to have excessive expectations about anything that happens at g 20 meetings. They are a forum for people to have the more important bilateral meetings since it is not too different from the opening of the general assembly, not going for the thrill of the un but speed date with other foreign leaders and put a lot of meetings together but with respect to some of the meetings we expect to have with president xi and vladimir putin, these are Critical Issues at an important time. With xi jinping im sure the overall trade issue will be the dominant topic but there are a lot of other issues to discuss as well and we will see how it develops as we figure out how much time we have, talk to representatives of other countries and see what their priorities are. The chinese model
White House National security adviser john bolton, education secretary, betsy devos and white house budget director Nick Mulvaney speak at the wall street journals annual meeting for chief financial officers. Leading off talking about the Administration Strategy on china, russia, mexico, north korea and iran. [ applause ] thank you for joining us. We have a meeting coming up in a few days in osaka japan, china will be a big topic, we are in a trade spat, a trade war with china and we have concerns about their accomplishments regarding china at the g 20. The first thing is not to have excessive expectations about anything that happens at these meetings. They are forum for people to have probably the more bilateral meetings and in that sense its not too different than the opening of the un general assembly, its not people going for the thrill of the un because you can speed date with other foreign leaders and put others together but with respect, with vladimir putin, these are opportunit