Good afternoon. Well call this hearing to order. I thank everyone for coming. I want to welcome our guest with us to day, secretary of treasury mr. Mnuchin. Thank you for joining us. Today we look forward to discussing the departments budget request as well as some of the assumptions and policies inclu included in this year 2018. The president s budgets proposes cutting spending by 3. 6 trillion over the next ten years while making key investments to spur Economic Growth and job creation. I believe it is honest and impressive and includes major middle income and business tax cuts through tax reform allowing individuals and constituents all across the country to keep more of their paycheck for themselves. It also has a trillion dollar public and private plan for national infrastructure. It rescues families from a Failing Health care law. It build upon our spending cuts and further reduces the size of many federal agencies if not eliminating agencies altogether. The president rightly wan
With us today, secretary of treasury mr. Ma mnuchin, thank you for joining us. Today we look forward discussing the departments budget request as well as some of the assumptions and policies included in the president s overall request for this upcoming here of 2018. The president s budget proposes cutting spending by 3. 6 trillion over the next ten years while making key investigatements to spur Economic Growth and job creation. And weve all heard what the critics have said and there might abe few critics in here today, but mr. Secretary i am not one of them. I believe the president s budget is honest and impressive. It includes major middle income and business tax cuts through tax reform allowing allowing individuals and constituents all across the country to keep more of their paycheck for themselves. It also has a patrol ondollars public and private plan for national infrastructure. It rescues families from a failing healthcare law. It builds upon our spending cuts and further reduc
Winner in wisconsin. He defeated clinton by more than 22,000 votes, now comes allegation by obama cia that the russians hacked the election. How do you do that . Think about it, hack the election. Mr. Trump, is considering it dismissive. Cia conclusion does not appear to be product of specific new intelligence. Obtains since the election. Several american officials including some who read agencys briefing said some day it was analysis of what many believe is overwhelminoverwhelming issueovl evidence, that others feel does not support firm judgment that the russians put a thumb on the scale for mr. Trump. And got their desired outcome. End zoat. Wquote. We take it up with Michal Goodwin randy evans, and matt sclapp. Well find out when the darn russians were up to, and the democrats as well. Were joined by congressman ryan of montana he met with president elect today at trump tower, an early supporter of mr. Trump, hasek pressed interest expressed interest in working with the administrat
Winner in wisconsin. He defeated clinton by more than 22,000 votes, now comes allegation by obama cia that the russians hacked the election. How do you do that . Think about it, hack the election. Mr. Trump, is considering it dismissive. Cia conclusion does not appear to be product of specific new intelligence. Obtains since the election. Several american officials including some who read agencys briefing said some day it was analysis of what many believe is overwhelminoverwhelming issueovl evidence, that others feel does not support firm judgment that the russians put a thumb on the scale for mr. Trump. And got their desired outcome. End zoat. Wquote. We take it up with Michal Goodwin randy evans, and matt sclapp. Well find out when the darn russians were up to, and the democrats as well. Were joined by congressman ryan of montana he met with president elect today at trump tower, an early supporter of mr. Trump, hasek pressed interest expressed interest in working with the administrat
Of course, there is still the mueller investigation. This hearing, we can tell you, is still running a bit behind schedule. Thats because a spokesman for the Judiciary Committee says chairman nadler was involved in some kind of crash today on his way from washington to new york, were told that the congress is okay, no one was hurt. But it is delaying things just a bit there on the hill. So while we wait, lets turn to our reporters. Nbcs Garrett Haake is following the hearing for us on the hill. I want to bring in our justice correspondent Pete Williams. Garrett, ill start with you. The attorney generals first appearance before the committee. Obviously democrats are going to want answers about a number of things. I just laid out a few of them. Walk us through what you think will be among the most contentious topics, shall we say. Democrats have long sought the hearing with this attorney general. For months they wanted to get him here to talk about all those issues you laid outgoing back