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I am honored to be here because the secretary has been involved in the foundation for about 15 years now and it was hard for us when she became secretary of the army because she had to step off the board but now that shes no longer secretary of the r. Air force. Im going to say to introduce debbie and she will be formally introduced by allison of the National Press club, she has been a friend for many years and set the example when she was at scic she was leaving people and was president of the ...

In lexington, kentucky. You served as an its a advisor to mitch mcconnell. Give us a sense how that background informs or doesnt your approach at approaching policy. Absolutely. Thank you for having me. Its a pleasure to be here today. Yes, i did spend a good chunk of my youth in lexington, kentucky, and had the opportunity to serve the senior senator and party leader from kentucky in United States senate, senator mcconnell. In terms of how that informs my work at the commission, you know, i can...

Investigative report on u. S. Disastere joins us to discuss a report on u. S. Disaster response. We will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. Washington journal is next. Host it is tuesday, september 3, and this is washington journal. The house and senate in for pro forma sessions. They will likely face new requests for more disaster aid money in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. As we begin the program, we americans to ask are have we become too reliant...

Financial services, threats, challenges, and opportunities. The chair will recognize itself for four minutes for an Opening Statement, thank you everyone for joining us today for what should be a very interesting hearing of the task force to explore the j dangers of threats for ai. Ai is making it easier for criminals to religion is criminals activities and how we can safeguard one of the most important things in our account economy which is already the preventative right is an important problem...

[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] this hearing will come to order. Today we are joined by the leading voices within the administration on reforming and strengthening the housing and finance some. The secretary of the treasury and the secretary of housing and urban development, both of whom have justice at Housing Finance reform proposals to the president as well as the director of the federal Housing Finance agency who serves as the regulator and conservatory of fannie mae and ...

Mr. Morgan good morning, and thank you all for being here. As the commissioner of customs and border protection, i am pleased to announce that the official release of statistics for the month of august. I said this many times, congress has failed and continued to fail to pass meaningful legislation to address the crisis of the border, which would ultimately stop children from being used as theports and and the cartel , Trump Administration has taken a number of unilateral actions. First, lets di...

While in custody of deputies. Good evening i am julie. Tonight there are questions about how that death may have been prevented. New at 10 00, we are at the casino where it happened. Reporter just 24 years old the despondent young man threw himself off of this parking garage early this morning. Bolting away from sheriffs deputies who were trying to save him. What concerns me is that how did he get away. There were several sheriff there. Reporter he is heartsick after what happened at the casino ...

Are proud of him he just arrived here about a month ago, this is his first politics and eggs and so, this is a wonderful as an occasion. And of course we will probably have a little more activity between now and february but i would like to just, everyone can recognize him. And of course our sponsors here, are the people that allow us to have these breakfasts, we have some wonderful new sponsors particularly fed cap is our newest sponsor and we have the president Christine Mcmahon is here today....

Informed or doesnt inform your approach at ferc. Absolute. Thank you foryo having me and is a pleasure to you today. Yes, i did spend a good chunk of my youth in lexington, kentucky, and obviously had the opportunity to serve the senior senator and party leader from kentucky in the United States senate, senator mcconnell. In terms of how that informs my work at the commission, i cant quantify how much i learned from senator mcconnell just about his work ethic and his discipline and his leadershi...

Welcome everyone to todays hear ing. Evidence on current and ongoing voting discrimination, i recognize myself for opening statement. Todays hearing on evidence of current and on going voting discrimination is part of hearings on house judiciary subcommittee to assess the current need for a reinvigoration of section 5 of Voting Rights act 65 to consider other ways to strengthen the civil rights extension, im not sure why we rereinvigoration, that seems one of the words that we toss around, not r...