First issue so we can get to the chairman. First let me calls ways and means to order and before hour hearing the annual budget for fiscal year 2021 in accordance with the requirements of 301d of the congressional budget act of 1974 and house rules x clause 4f. Members will find a copy of the letter to the Budget Committee in front of them. Youve also received the same in advance of todays notice. Let me thank Ranking Member brady for working with me on this matter so that we are able to submit a concensus document to the Budget Committee that reflects the priorities of the ways and Means Committee as a whole. Without objection, the views and estimates will be considered as read and open for amendment at any point. And if there are no amendments, i will now recognize mr. Thompson for the purpose of offering a motion. Mr. Chairman, i move that the committee favorably report the committees annual budget views and estimates letter for 2021 to the committee on budget. All those in favor of
Reflects and builds upon the economic policies of this president which have unleashed one of the most powerful economies in american history. Unemployment is down across the board. People are coming back into the work force. Wages are rising. Pensions and College Savings accounts are growing. This budget continues these economic policies and once again provides a path for enduring economic expansion by tacking the very real problem of deficits in our nations debt. The plan offered today proposes to balance the budget within 15 years by proposing more deficit reduction, 4. 6 trillion, than any president in history. Under this budget, of trillion dollar deficits as far as the eye can see will be reduced to 261 billion in 2030 with a surplus in 2035. Debt as a percentage of gdp currently at 81 and projected to grow to 100 within ten years will drop to 66 by the end of the tenyear window. But this budget is not a green eye shades budget. It Funds National priorities that this administratio
International perspective on infrastructure. Earlier, i had a chance to meet with mexicos current chair of the governors, konogo, the current chair is francisco dominguez, and the incoming chair governor carlos mendosa. And we have both representatives from mexico and canada up here on the stage, were really thrilled to have with us, a total of five premiers from our neighbors to the north, who we very much appreciate everybody making the tremendous effort to come down here and join us. They are going to be joining us for this discussion on infrastructure from an international perspective. I believe that canadas doing some really interesting and Creative Things on infrastructure. So we want to thank each one of you for joining us. We have saskatchewan premiere, scott moe who is the chair of the council of federation, which is our equivalent, sort of like the nga of canada, quebec premier, francois legault, ontario premier doug ford, and new brunswi New Brunswick premier blaine higgs an
Test captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 sunday morning, i know i just came from mass but nonetheless, ill say this. When youre in the arena you have to be ready to take a punch, throw a punch for the children. For the children. Really, arent we all about the future and how we envision the future and its about the children and their future. People ask me the three most important issues facing the congress, i say the same thing, our children, our children, our children, their health, their education, the Economic Security of their families, a clean, safe environment including gun safety, violence protection in which they can thrive in a nation, a world of peace in which they can reach their fulfillment. There are plenty of Common Ground in all of that and i do think that we should seek as much Common Ground as possible. So when women come to me and say, how do you take all these barbs . I said doesnt matter to me, its worth it for what we are here to do for the childr
Captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 create jobs, encourage entrepreneurship, encourage innovation, and get people investing in smaller communities. That, my friends, is one of the central challenges of our country. That is a focus of my campaign. For the next 30 days i will do 40 stops in 40 small towns around iowa talking just about this issue. What im asking you to do is if you think this issue matters, if you think the Democratic Party and our leadership needs an agenda to encourage be a investment in small communities im asking you to caucus for me, to send a message not only to the Democratic Party but to the country that Rural America matters, that small towns matter, that they need to be the focus of national politics, that its not just about the coasts, that its not just about the big cities. We cannot continue these trends. We cant wake in 10 or 20 years and see huge parts of our country trained economically and ten huge cities with all the jobs. That will n