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Science and precision is starting precisely at 2 30 and zero seconds. That is an auspicious way to begin this discussion. Earlier this year, on one of the hottest nights of the summer, nearly a half Million People crowded onto the national mall. They werent there for a protest or to celebrate a national holiday. And they werent there for a concert or to watch a fireworks show. No, instead a half Million People went there, drenched in sweat, to watch the story of the apollo 11 mission as it was projected onto the Washington Monument, commemorating the moment 50 years ago when Neil Armstrong and...

The program. The congressional budget supports congress in its budget function. We evaluate legislation and provide cost estimates for legislation, we do analytic reports on various topics, one just came out on student loans, for example. Then we do a host of scorekeeping functions in support of the appropriations process. Helping spending and congress to figure out basically how much they are spending and how much bills will cost. Talk about who you answer to. We are nonpartisan and we answer to congress. Senate through the Budget Committee and the house Budget Committee, but generally our wo...

Were covered up. We covered technical edits yesterday and those were edits where the staff and the Committee Members made edits. Those edits did not substantially change what was written. In most cases, it made it clear to the reader what was intended. Yesterday, there were several times where we had to stop what we were discussing because it needed to be discussed or deliberated in the public forum or Public Meeting today. When we get to those points, i will turn it over to the chair and she will discuss and handle that discussion. After you all come to a consensus, or dont come to a consensu...

Eastern on cspans q a. On newsmakers this week her guest is phillip swagel. And helping with our questions in studio, economic reporters Richard Rubin and Jim Tankersley. Director slagle, for those what thef d. C. Explain Congressional Budget Office is, who you answer to and what viewers should take away from your latest reports and economic outlook. Thanks very much for having me on the program. Its function is we provide cost estimates of legislation, we do analytics reports. I host of scorekeeping functions. In support of the appropriations process. Tracking spending and helping Congress Fi...

Commission on Public Diplomacy talks about the commissions history and recommendations for furthering its agenda. [indiscernible chatter] senator cruz good afternoon. This hearing is called to order. Im very pleased to see a hearing on stem and math and science and precision starting at precisely 2 30 and zero seconds. That is an auspicious way to begin this discussion. Earlier this year on one of the hottest nights of the summer, nearly half a Million People crowded on to the national mall. They were not there for a protest or to celebrate a National Holiday and they were not there for a conc...