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Im going to go ahead and get this straight. Thank you, everybody. Appreciate it. We are here today to examine the department of health and Human Services Public Health preparedness for and response to the 2017 Hurricane Season. In the last two months, texas, florida, puerto rico, and the u. S. Virgin islands have been devastated by hurricanes. I first want to express our heartfelt sorrow for the millions of americans impacted by these devastating storms and say that all members of this committee on both sides of the aisle stand with those affected by the hurricanes. I would also like to thank ...

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Budget, Congressional Office director keith hall talks about the cdos task of making spending projections on legislation introduced by congress. This was part of a recent congress hosted by Boston College in washington. Its 45 minutes. Good afternoon. I thought what i would do is talk to little bit about cbo and the role cbo place. Nick said a little bit about the role of research for us. And then talk about one of our favorite subjects at cbo, the longterm budget outlook. Not trying to depress you too much, but the longterm budget outlook is a depressing topic. Created byl, cbo was congress i...

First of all, cbo was created by the congressional budget and helmet control act of 1974. We were set up to be an objective and impartial agency that is strictly nonpartisan, and we provide analysis of budgetary and economic issues. The director, towards that goal, the director is appointed jointly by the speaker of the house, and the president pro tem of the senate. Cbo has about 235 employees, hired solely on the basis of congressional competence, and without regard to political affiliation. Most have advanced degrees, 80 of our folks have an advanced degree, either a phd or masters degree. ...

All of these issues are a concatenation to say the least. We have terrific people here and we have terrific people for all these questions. He is a senior fellow at the cyber statecraft initiative. Hes Program Director for strategic centers. We welcome alex. Were glad to have you here. She is a former deputy secretary of the department of Homeland Security and one of the most knowledgeable who was right at the heart of many the debates that the u. S. Government had. Welcome. Most recent addition to the cyber initiative, previously director of glover intelligence which is one of the premier Cyb...