Since the 1930s to honor the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. And this year we have a special opportunity to hear from an extraordinary speaker. And in introducing him i would like to repeat something that he said at the First National Republican Convention that he attended as a young man in 1884. He was part of a reform wing of the Republican Party, and they had an insurgent candidate to be temporary chair of the convention, taking on the candidacy of the Republican National committee. That candidate happened to be the africanamerican congressman from mississippi, john r. Lynch. Here is some of what our speaker said. It is now less than a quarter of a century since in this city, chicago, the Great Republican Party organized for victory and nominated Abraham Lincoln of illinois who broke the fetors of the slaves and rant them asunder forever. It is a fitting thing for us to choose to preside over this convention one of that race whose right to sit within these walls is due to the bl
The chair is authorized at any time and all members will skr five legislative days to submit to the chair for inclusion in the record. Entitled the future of housing in america oversight of the department of housing in urban development. I recognize myself for three and a half minutes to give an Opening Statement. Today we welcome the 17th sick tear of the department of housing and urban development. Welcome, sir. At least in one respect he may be among the most qualified individuals to ever serve as hud secretary. Secretary carson was raised by a single mother who had a third grade education. He grew up in communities who grew up in boston. Not only does he understand poverty personally but he understands what it takes to escape it. He is passionate about helping others escape as well. He also understands that huds approach to eliminating poverty too often fails and thankfully he is committed to changing it. When it was created 52 years ago hud was intended to be the main weapon in th
Everything will day, especially the more serious policy focused questions that we tend to ask in here, i thought it would be nice since we are at the white house and we have the option of calling in the marines, that today we would call in one of our favorites, general kelly. With that i will turn it over to the chief of staff to make opening comments and answer questions today. Then our team will be around this afternoon to answer any further questions. Thank you, guys. Mr. Kelly good afternoon. Great to be here. A couple of comments and then we will open it up. Coming into the job as chief of staff i decided to not do very much with the press until i get my feet on the ground and figure it out. Figure out what base i was on on any given day. Prior to this, as a marine general officer, interacting with the press a great deal, but coming into this job i really needed to get to know the lay of the land. I have think think i have done three of the records. And i thank you for all of you
Hurricanes, and firefighters in the west. Thesure passed 303 measure passed by a significant margin. Here is some of the debate. Gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution h. Res. 569 providing for the concurrence by the house in the Senate Amendment to h. R. 2266 with an amendment. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the resolution. The clerk House Resolution 569, resolution providing for the concurrence by the house in the Senate Amendment to h. R. 2266 with an amendment. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Frelinghuysen and the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. Lowey will each control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Frelinghuysen i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the consideration of h. Res. 569. The speaker pr
Good afternoon, everybody. The committee on Homeland Security subcommittee on oversight and Management Efficiency will come to order. The purpose of this hearing is to examine the risks posed by north korea to Homeland Security and recommendations for the department of Homeland Security to be better prepared to mitigate these risks. The chair recognizes himself for an Opening Statement. It is no secret that kim jongun and his maniacal resegime have ramped up tensions. With missile tests on a dozen occasions between february and september of 2017 including tests of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, Many Americans and allies around the globe remain on edge. However, americans may rightly wonder about north koreas ability to threaten the home land directly. Intelligence from the hermit kingdom is often times inconsistent and limited. Despite these intelligence challenges, information that has been gathered is reason enough for alarm. For example, according to media reports, two north k