Hours. The committee will come to order. Good morning and thank you all for joining us. Today our committees focus on the top priority for the American People, progrowth tax reform that will create jobs, increase paychecks and strengthen our nations economy. America now has one of the most costly, unfair and uncompetitive tax systems in the world. The need for progrowth tax reform is urgent. Todays high tax rates on american businesses drive good paying jobs overseas and makes it much more difficult for our job traders and our workers to succeed here at home. Americas burdensome International Tax system destroys u. S. Competitiveness and discourages investment in our local communities. Scores of loopholes, favored treatment to Washington Special interests while millions of harvard working americans havent seen a real pay raise in years. Heres the good news President Trump is leading the charge for bold tax reform that will unleash the jobs and paychecks nationwide and hes calling for t
Welcome chair yellen promoting Economic Growth this a top priority for the committee in congress we have been encouraged to see stakeholders carefully evaluate current laws and regulations since the last hearing in february there have been numerous developments to impact Economic Growth legislation with more than 100 submissions from the stakeholders are listed on the committees website if you are interested to put together legislation the committee has held numerous hearings and federal financial regulators issued the second report and the Treasury Department issued the first report on the Core Principles of Financial Regulation in addition members on both sides have expressed interest to help find and the economy to improve the Bipartisan Legislation continues to build them particular interest finding Bipartisan Solutions to change of threshold and stress test fix the volcker rule and simplified small bank capital rules these are just a few of the issues raised in recent months in wi
Welcome chair yellen promoting Economic Growth this a top priority for the committee in congress we have been encouraged to see stakeholders carefully evaluate current laws and regulations since the last hearing in february there have been numerous developments to impact Economic Growth legislation with more than 100 submissions from the stakeholders are listed on the committees website if you are interested to put together legislation the committee has held numerous hearings and federal financial regulators issued the second report and the Treasury Department issued the first report on the Core Principles of Financial Regulation in addition members on both sides have expressed interest to help find and the economy to improve the Bipartisan Legislation continues to build them particular interest finding Bipartisan Solutions to change of threshold and stress test fix the volcker rule and simplified small bank capital rules these are just a few of the issues raised in recent months in wi
Welcome. Promoting Economic Growth remains are top priority for this committee and this congress. It is carefully and thoroughly evalwaiting current laws and regulations. There have been numerous developments that will impact Economic Growth legislation. Senator brown and i have so police sa solicited and more than 100 submissions have come in. They are listed on the committees were site. They issued their second report. The Treasury Department issued the First Department in it is finding ways to help our economies improve. Support for Bipartisan Legislation continues to build. Particular interest has been focused on finding bai partisan, change the threshold, exempt certain terms from stress testing and simplify small bank capital rules. These are just a few of many issues raised to the committee in recent months. Imposing enhanced standards design for the most complex system on institutions that are not systemic has real world implications. I regularly hear from idaho men and women w
Succeeds act, the 2015 law that change the way the federal department of education oversees state boards of education and local School Districts. The House Education Committee held a hearing. The committee on Education Workforce will come to order. Good morning and welcome to todays full committee hearing. I think our panel of witnesses and are Committee Members for joining todays discussion on the application of the every Student Succeeds act, essa. Essa can be considered a milestone for k12 policy because of the monumental shift in the role states and School Districts would have in the future of education. Essa sought to achieve to specific goal for k12 education, autonomy and accountability. State and School District were given independence when creating a k12 Education Program that works best for the own students, ending a washington knows best approach to education. Additionally, essa specifically prohibited the federal government from influencing states adoption of particular sta