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Testimony before this board today please stand and raise your right hand . We need you to stand. Thank you so much. We need you to stand. [oath is given] thank you, you may be seated. Item c, approval of minutes. Discussion and possible action to adopt the minutes for meeting held on november 15, 2017. Is there a motion to approve the minutes . Motion to approve. Second. Motion and a second. Any Public Comment . Ok. Seeing none, all commissioners in favor . Aye. Opposed . Ok, minutes are approve...

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Testimony before this board today please stand and raise your right hand . We need you to stand. Thank you so much. We need you to stand. [oath is given] thank you, you may be seated. Item c, approval of minutes. Discussion and possible action to adopt the minutes for meeting held on november 15, 2017. Is there a motion to approve the minutes . Motion to approve. Second. Motion and a second. Any Public Comment . Ok. Seeing none, all commissioners in favor . Aye. Opposed . Ok, minutes are approve...

2008. Id like to provide specific welcome this morning to our new member, senator smith. It is good to have yes part of the committee. I think youll find that this is a committee that does good work it would like to focus on policy, and would like to do things in a bipartisan way every now and again. So looking forward to starting the new year off with that good foot. We dont have senator capito with us this morning but she is also returning to our committee and i look forward to welcoming her a...

Next, a look at the Global Energy outlook with fatih birol. He testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee about issues including u. S. Oil and Gas Production. This runs an hour and 45 minutes. Good morning, efveryone. The committee will come to order. Id like to provide specific welcome this morning to our new member, senator smith. It is good to have you as part of the committee. I think you will find that this is a committee that does good work. We like to focus on poli...

Good morning, efveryone. The committee will come to order. Id like to provide specific welcome this morning to our new member, senator smith. It is good to have you as part of the committee. I think you will find that this is a committee that does good work. We like to focus on policy and we like to do things in a bipartisan way every now and again. Looking forward to starting the new year off with that good foot. We dont have senator capito with us this morning but she is also returning to our ...

Going to our website and entering Manhattan Institute in the search bar. Were going to go live now to capitol hill as the House Rules Committee starts two days of hearings on earmarks. President trump has suggested that those earmarks be restored. They were taken away in february of 2011. To ensure that the government allocates taxpayer dollars responsibly and in light with the values and wishes of the American People. Over the years, the manner in which congress fulfills those duties has been t...

We welcome everyone today. I recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Article one of the constitution explicitly gives congress authority for spending. Is oversight authorization central to congresss responsibility to ensure the government allocates taxpayer dollars responsibly and in line with the values and wishes of the mecca people. It has been the repeated topic of discussion and debate and calls for a forum. We can agree that abuse and a lack of transparency have often been associated wi...

On thursday, follow the congressional debate over funding the federal government. Live coverage on cspan. The senate on cspan two. You can watch online at cspan. Org or listen with the free cspan radio app. Earmarks the legislative permitsn that congressional spending two states were banned in 2011. Proponents for the practice are calling for the reinstatement. A House Committee took place this morning. Men make many members of or for thee against march the marks. This is three hours. [captions ...

Funding the federal government. This is day two of the Government Shutdown. A vote to limit debate on a temporary spending bill to fund federal operations through february 8 is scheduled for early tomorrow morning at 1 a. M. Eastern. On twitter President Trump wrote if the stomach continues, republican should use the Nuclear Option to rewrite senate rules and try to pass and longterm spending bill with a simple majority. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell has said he opposes this option. Liv...