This here of the Senate Budget committee. The hearing on Government Accountability offices annual report on the nations Fiscal Health. Today the Budget Committee will hear from congress is nonpartisan, watchdog on the nations Fiscal Health and the importance of confronting our critical fiscal challenges. I welcome back mr. Dara who is our most usual and best witness providing information throughout the year that is extremely helpful, hitting off some of the future crises that are going to happen if we dont Pay Attention. This hearing will kick off a series of hearings and discussions that i hope will help inform Bipartisan Solutions to the problems we face this year and help build a foundation for next years budget cycle. And next to you should be significant for the Budget Committee. Committee has been working hard to enact reforms that improve transparency and accountability in the budget process, and helped put us on a more sustainable fiscal path. Last year senator white house and
We are waiting to hear when lawmakers will return to work on that. They are in recess now subject to the call of the chair. Expect to find out where negotiations stand with nancy pelosi. She has scheduled a statement to reporters which is set to take place at 2 00 p. M. Eastern. We have live coverage on cspan. And with the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, lawmakers got an update yesterday on topics including the growing federal debt and the need to budget for emergency preparedness. The u. S. Comptroller general testify before a Senate Budget committee hearing. All called to order the steering of the Senate Budget committee. The hearing on Government Accountability offices annual report on the nations Fiscal Health. Today the committee will hear from congressnonpartisan watchdog of the nations Fiscal Health and the importance of confronting our critical fiscal challenges. Arelcome back mr. Dinardo, most usual and best witness providing information throughout the year that is extremely hel
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Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Captioning performed by vitac whats next . Will there be a possible action policy . The great work sigar is doing. What should be done . Good, good. Thats a very good question. All of our work, not just the Lessons Learned is, we try to get congress to focus on this issue and weve been successful. And the Lessons Learned team goes out, many of them are here today, they have briefed members. Were trying to incorporate these lessons into practice. Theyre not really Lessons Learned until theyre actually adopted. Thats what were trying to do. And my team has gone to many agents in the u. S. Government. Theyve briefed many people. I remember briefing joe dunford and his team for almost two hours. We try to get it incorporated for best practices, thats what we try to do. Thank you. Im quite familiar with the Peace Process in el salvador which the u. N. Implemented. A little different. They were defeated as was the farc in columbia. Do you see a role
Im joined my my supervisors and our clerk. I would like to thank Sandra Williams for broadcasting this meeting. Madam clerk, any announcements . Please silence all cell phones and electronic devices. Anything part of the file should be submitted to the clerk and iteming will appear on the september 17th, board of agenda. Madam clerk, call item number one. Finding the proposed updated port shoreline protection at a San Francisco International Airport fiscally feasible pursuant to code 29. Thank you. I believe we have kathy weidner, director of Government Affairs at the International Airport. Yes, good morning, chair and members of the committee. The items before you is an updated i should say the airport is seeking your approval of a previously approved shoreline protection project, fiscal feasibility report. We are asking you to find that the expanded project is fiscally feasible pursuant to chapter 29 of the citys administrative code. In 2015, the airport completed an airport shorelin