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A morning ive asked the committee to consider 3196 pending military nominations. All these nominations have been before the committee for the reset required length of time. All in favor say i. The motion carries. The Committee Meets this morning to consider the nomination of general Joseph Dunford as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. This Committee Thanks you for your decades of service to our nation, we are grateful to your wife for the support she has provided to into all hers urination i...

A morning ive asked the committee to consider 3196 pending military nominations. All these nominations have been before the committee for the reset required length of time. All in favor say i. The motion carries. The Committee Meets this morning to consider the nomination of general Joseph Dunford as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. This Committee Thanks you for your decades of service to our nation, we are grateful to your wife for the support she has provided to into all hers urination i...

Bipartisan committee for responsible federal budget said its initial analysis of this plan shows the plan would add 2. 3 trillion to deficits over the next decade. Good afternoon. Like to start by saying that the president and all of us at the white house were thrilled to see congressman scalise back on the house floor today. Our thoughts and prayers have been with him and his family for many weeks now and well continue to root for him as he works towards a full recovery. Today the president is ...

Ms. Sanders good afternoon. I would like to start by saying the president and all of us at the white house were thrilled to see scott congressmans the least back on the floor today. Our thoughts and prayers have been with him and his family for many weeks now, and we will continue to root for him as he makes a full recovery. Today, the president actively engaged in the Recovery Efforts in puerto rico. He received an update from the femur at the fema administrator. The full weight of the United S...

The situation in florida and the gulf coast, and some years ago in connecticut and other parts of this country face a Natural Disaster almost as devastating as an attack would be by a foreign power. Analogous, different, but this category four Hurricane Maria caused consequences as devastating and destructive as any that man could do. It is a Natural Disaster. Not man made, but it is turning into a man made disaster. The response so far from our government has been underwhelming. In fact, it has...

At the white house this afternoon, we got an update from the Trump Administration on how they are handling the humanitarian crisis on the island. Thanks, sarah. Good afternoon. President trump has put people first and paperwork second. He has had us call out and pull out all the stops to provide as much federal relief into puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands as we can muster. I am here to take questions. I know you have heard parting from sarah, so i if i could jump in. Reporter on the jone...

Being here. On the jones act, critics say the white house should have moved forward quickly in waiving the jones act. Why is that an unfounded complaint . Mr. Bossart it is an unfounded complaint. The jones act is a rule that favors u. S. Flag vessels. If there are not enough to make the need, we waive the jones act. At this point, we had enough to exceed the requirement in need of diesel fuel and other commodities. Now we are seeing backlogged diesel fuel needs in the island. It was misundersto...

Millions of americans. The people of puerto rico and , similar toslands the situation in florida and the gulf coast some years ago in connecticut, and other parts of this country, save a natural at as almost a devastating as an attack would be but a foreign power. Different, but this maria,y 4 hurricane, caused consequentialist and it is a Natural Disaster, not manmade, that it is turning into a manmade disaster. The response so far from our governor has been underwhelming. In fact, it has been ...

The speaker i dont know about you guys, pretty awesome being in the capitol today. I cant tell you, im a little emotionally pushed. It was really nice to see steve today. I dont think i can add much. But we are so grateful and so relieved to have Steve Scalise back. He is such a fighter and force of nature and that was before this ordeal, watching him fight through the struggles and do so well, we are in awe of this. And i tell you what, im in awe of his family, jennifer, harrison and madison, i...

Required length of time. Is there a motion to favorably report these 3,196 military nominations . So moved. Second . Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. The motion carries. Xh tig the Committee Meets this morning to consider the nomination of general Joseph Dunford for reappointment as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. General ton ford, this Committee Thanks you for your decades of distongue wished service to our nation. We are grate to feel your wife, ellen, for the support she has always p...