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Today, it is mr. Birthday. [applause] rep. Waters if anyone wishes to sing happy birthday, please save it for later. [laughter] we thank you for that, madam chair. Rep. Waters i recognize myself for four minutes to give an opening statement. Good morning. Discuss theto impact of the trump and ministrations housing reform plan. We are joined by stephen mnuchin, hud director, ben carson, and mark calabro. Welcome. Administrations housing reform plan would be disastrous for our housing system. The Trump Administration is threatening to end the conservatorship of the government sponsored enterpris...

[inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Good morning, and welcome to our witnesses, several of whom have traveled the considerable distances to be here today for this important hearing on paid family and medical leave. Before we move to our scheduled committee business, i want to take a moment to acknowledge the recent tragic passing of pamela moomau, a valued member staff of the staff of the joint committee on taxation for over 28 years. A reminder, again, of the considerable talent that exists sometimes outside of the glare of publicity. Pamela began her career at the joi...

Could i please have your attention . Please finish your meal or dessert quietly. Thank you all for being with us this afternoon. I am president of the fund for american studies. I know i have said hello to a lot of you. I want to say thank you for those of you who generously support our Educational Program and our work with high school and College Students around the world. It is my distinct pleasure and privilege on behalf of our board of trustees to ask you to join me in welcoming the 11th secretary of the department of education, secretary betsy devos. We are really honored that you could j...

Could i please have your attention . Please finish your meal or dessert quietly. Thank you all for being with us this afternoon. I am president of the fund for american studies. I know i have said hello to a lot of you. I want to say thank you for those of you who generously support our Educational Program and our work with high school and College Students around the world. It is my distinct pleasure and privilege on behalf of our board of trustees to ask you to join me in welcoming the 11th secretary of the department of education, secretary betsy devos. We are really honored that you could j...

Refugees, a native of miami. The first member of his family to go to college, he graduated from harvard, both undergrad and law school. He clerked for samuel alito, he was a u. S. Attorney and an assistant attorney general for civil rights under george w. Bush. He has been somebody who, in the legal arena, and in the area of reaching out to our hispanic brothers and sisters who share our values, has been a conservative leader for decades. He is no recent arrival to the ranks of our movement. As President Trumps secretary of labor, he has led the way on job training, on ensuring that those exof...