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Lets call this session to order. If everybody who is all right. Whoever is going to be in, get in. Whoever is going to not, dont. All right. Thank you all. Thank you all so much. Can i have everybodys attention in the room, please. Thank you so much. I know time is precious for a lot of people and we have a lot of very important guests and i want to make sure that everybodys time is honored. Im just thrilled to be able to have a conversation about something that just continues to challenge us in...

Good morning. The hearing will come to order. Welcome to the committee on the Budget Hearing on the president s fiscal year 2019 budget. Today we will hear testimony from the director of the office of management and budget, the honorable mick mulvaney. During our hearing we will hear directly from the director of omb and we appreciate you being with us here today, mr. Director. Your insight will be very help of in our understanding. We see that the president s budget each year marks the beginnin...

Majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell madam president , im pleased to announce that our bipartisan, bicameral negotiations on defense spending and other priorities have yielded a significant agreement. I want to thank my friend, the democratic leader, for joining me this afternoon and for the productive discussions that have generated this proposal. The compromise we have reached will ensure that for the first time in years, our armed forces will have more of the resources they need to keep america saf...

And it will ensure funding for important efforts such as Disaster Relief, infrastructure, and building on our work to fight opioid abuse and drug addiction. This bill is the product of extensive negotiations among congressional leaders and the white house. No one would suggest it is perfect, but we worked hard to find Common Ground and stay focused on serving the American People. First and foremost, this bipartisan agreement will unwind the sequestration cuts that have hamstrung our armed forces...

Through the karl rove front group. What does the chamber do with all this money . It lobbies, it litigates, and it runs political attack ads on television, radio, and the internet. Lets start with the lobbying. The chamber exendz far more than anyone else lobbying the federal government. It spent more than 80 million last year aloan, far more than any individual company. Over the last 20 years, the chamber has spent more than 1. 4 billion, 1. 4 billion. Thats billion with a b, and the nine zeros...

Ms. Haley now to the senate. On the senate side today, also notable that about three hours into Nancy Pelosis speech, mitch mcconnell, the republican leader, and senator Chuck Schumer came to the senate floor to announce the end of negotiations and agreement on a deal, a twoyear deal raising budget caps under the budget control act of 2011. And expanding the budget through 2019. So the house yesterday passed the continuing resolution, that shortterm measure through march 23. Its the senates turn...

Thank you. Thank you mayor turner for the comments. [applause] you are right, many times you can be a victim of your success, because as we all know, unfortunately, what the folks see in d. C. , specially members of congress, the positive things are happening, not the negative things happening. Sometime when they see the negative things they avoid it. Ive beened an sad co sow cat dh think federal Emergency Management agency does a good job of administering public assistance, but on the other sid...

Be much colder. 40s up north. Holding the temp up. In novato, 37. Cloverdale, 40 degrees. Give it time. I think well make it. Everything is diving into Southern California and the pattern looks active and cold here Going Forward for the next few days but nice once we get going. So 60s on the temps and rather chilly this morning. Here he is. Mr. Salmonella. Oops, can we hear you, sal did i tell you the one about the i gets well go back to the desk. Can you hear me . I can hear you now. Here he is...

All right, y all right, you guys, why dont we go ahead and call this session to order. If everybody who is all right. You guys, whoever is going to whoever is going to be in, get in. Whoever is not, dont. All right. Thank you all thank you all so much. Can i have everybodys attention in the room, please . Thank you so much. I know time is precious for a lot of people and we have a lot of very important guests with us and i want to make sure everybodys time is honored, and im just thrilled to be ...

Good morning. The hearing will come to order. Welcome to the committee on the Budget Hearing on the president s fiscal year 2019 budget. Today we will hear testimony from the director of the office of management and budget, the honorable mick mulvaney. During our hearing we will hear directly from the director of omb and we appreciate you being with us here today, mr. Director. Your insight will be very help of in our understanding. We see that the president s budget each year marks the beginnin...