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Okay, so good afternoon. My name is reid smith and on behalf of the Charles Koch Institute id like to thank you for joining us today or what promises to be a substantive and timely discussion about the applicability or lack thereof of existing legal authorities to use of force against iran. Its great to see so many staffers here today. We are encouraged to see a full house. You guys that so much to do with the way that we approach the broader matter of congressional war powers, so its encouraging to see an interested room thats looking to get informed by some expert jurors up here with you tod...

We would reduce to 22 . The current bill has it at 20 but 22 is just as competitive as 20 . Just like the current bill, it would be lower than the global average rate of 23 and just like the current bill would move us from last place to third place among the g7 countries. So it is just as progrowth. It makes us just as competitive, but it allows us to do the proworker reform that we decimately need. That we desperately need. It allows us to change the Child Tax Credit in the current bill to help working families even more. It would make it fully refundable up to the amount you pay in payroll t...

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Know. S the america i thats the country we love. Clear eyed, bighearted, undaunted by challenge, optimistic that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. That is what makes me so hopeful. Bout our future i believe in change because i believe in you, the American People. Here aswhy i stand confident as i have ever been that the state of our union is strong. , god you, god bless you bless the United States of america. [applause] great job, mr. President. Great to meet you. Pres. Obama thank you so much. Thank you. Happy new year. Pres. Obama this one, you should probably se...

Window. When i looked out the window, you saw Capitol Hill Police officers their guns drawn immediately sprinting towards where they heard the noises and the pops coming from. They then instructed the tourists who were in the field on the west front to get down, all those tourists were lying on their stomachs, and after a few mings of securing that immediate perimeter, they instructed the tourists to sprint and get out of the area and go to independence avenue. From my Vantage Point i saw men, women, children sprinting, a few dozen or so, printing to independence avenue. I saw Capitol Hill Pol...