Cspan2. Senator James Langford released the third volume of his annual report on federal wage and talk to reporters about his efforts to curb fraud, waste and abuse in government programs. He also addressed the work of the senate on the tax bill. Good morning everybody. At the hope you had a great thanksgiving holiday and had a great time with your family. Welcome back to the capitol today. Today im releasing my third item of federal 100 ways the federal government has dropped the ball in this book is designed to be reminded that we still have an issue with debt and deficit in america. For some reason the conversation has slowed on the issue of debt and deficit. It should not. This should be an ongoing part of our conversation. Starting in 2010 winter deficit was 1. 4 trillion and at the deficit caught the nations attention because itd grown so incredibly large. Since 2011 that deficit has gone down every single year until 2016. Starting in 2016 the deficits started increasing again an
Ok, we are Getting Started whether youre sitting or not. Thank you for a much. We are going to be moving to the amendments that were tabled yesterday. We are going to start basically in the order they are in the document. The first ones we will discuss are in the unpledged section, specifically in reference to number five, recommendation number five. I first ask if there are no objections, i would like to take this off the table, the discussion. I see no objections. Can we please put this up on the screen . Focused one recommendation number five, under the unpledged section, because of some of the work that is done, there are some adjustments to recommendations number four, which was passed yesterday. Sk that we consider number i ask that as we consider number consider adjustments to number four and we will vote on a combination of the two. We will move forward and highlight the adjustments here. All right. Ok. I will just read through this quickly. You can paraphrase, you dont have to
We are going to be moving to the amendments that were tabled yesterday. We are going to start basically in the order they are in the document. The first ones we will discuss are in the unpledged section, specifically in reference to number five, recommendation number five. I first ask if there are no objections, i would like to take this off the table, the discussion. I see no objections. Can we please put this up on the screen . Focused one recommendation number five, under the unpledged section, because of some of the work that is done, there are some adjustments to recommendations number four, which was passed yesterday. Sk that we consider number i ask that as we consider number consider adjustments to number four and we will vote on a combination of the two. We will move forward and highlight the adjustments here. All right. Ok. I will just read through this quickly. You can paraphrase, you dont have to read. We read every other one, so we are going to read. Can you give me a litt
Ok, we are Getting Started whether youre sitting or not. Thank you for a much. We are going to be moving to the amendments that were tabled yesterday. We are going to start basically in the order they are in the document. The first ones we will discuss are in the unpledged section, specifically in reference to number five, recommendation number five. I first ask if there are no objections, i would like to take this off the table, the discussion. I see no objections. Can we please put this up on the screen . Focused one recommendation number five, under the unpledged section, because of some of the work that is done, there are some adjustments to recommendations number four, which was passed yesterday. Sk that we consider number i ask that as we consider number consider adjustments to number four and we will vote on a combination of the two. We will move forward and highlight the adjustments here. All right. Ok. I will just read through this quickly. You can paraphrase, you dont have to
Is outside the white house, elon is there in washington standing by with the latest on the tax bill itself. Lets start with you, what do we know about this event coming up . Reporter theyre not actually going to do a bill signing. The sbil not ready to be signed just yet, but this is very much a Party Atmosphere here on the south lawn of the white house. We have the marine band going through a list of Christmas Carols a few moments ago theyre serving hot drinking over here. Some of the vips and dignitaries have gathered in the audience. You can see behind me, republican members of congress lined up on the steps just above the south port co. Here on the south lawn of the white house. This is a unified Republican Party right now. Theyve been through a lot of tough infighting particularly over obamacare, this is a big win. This is a moment in which youve seen the president of the United States already today handing out praise to republican leaders, some of whom hes been attacking earlier