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It will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a ressz of the committee at any time. All members have five legislative days in which to submit extraneous materials to the chair for inclusion in the record. Entitled the future of housing in america. Over sight of the department of housing in urban development. I recognize myself for three and a half minutes to give an Opening Statement. We welcome the 17th secretary of the department of housing and urban development. Dr. Ben carson. For his first appearance before the committee. Welcome sir. In one respect he maybe ...

Today we will hear testimony from the director of the office of management of budget, the monon honorable Mick Mulvaney. I want to thank him for being here to discuss the president s budget and spending priorities. We look forward to hearing his remarks. While article one gives congress the power of the purse the federal budget is a collaborative process. The administration, this committee and counter parts Work Together to build a budget that reflects our unified priorities over the same time period economic stagnation lead Congressional Budget Office to continually downgrade projects for Eco...

Today we will hear testimony from the director of the office of management of budget, the monon honorable Mick Mulvaney. I want to thank him for being here to discuss the president s budget and spending priorities. We look forward to hearing his remarks. While article one gives congress the power of the purse the federal budget is a collaborative process. The administration, this committee and counter parts Work Together to build a budget that reflects our unified priorities over the same time period economic stagnation lead Congressional Budget Office to continually downgrade projects for Eco...

Give you his take on the treasu secretary testimony. He will give us an update on possible tax reform. Francis rooney was once a top ambassador. He will tell us whether the pope well have any influence on how the Trump Administration conducts business. He handed him a book about something we will take but thats what thats all about. The global manhunt for accomplices zeros and on libya and the bombers family. The attackers attackers father and brother have been arrested. There is a library port on who theyre looking for next. Two or three or ten points depending on which youre looking at tappi...

Programs Like Community Development Block grants and home, cut funding for Public Housing repairs by 70 . We all know the condition of Public Housing. And to cut their funding for repairs by 70 to eliminate funding for 250,000 housing vouchers next year. It reduces the funding for lead housing control to protect children from lead poisoning and other health problems. Senator portman knows in cities in my state, in housing built before senator portman and i were born, the house, the lead conte content, the lead exposure in those homes are overwhelming, in some cases according to the Health Depa...