when i graduated from college i worked in the department of housing and urban development, and i hoped in an idealistic way to move into maybe urban planning or some area that would have only a me to carry on my concerns about public service and changing the world. but i so missed intellectual life and ideas and the kind of debate that is out the heart of -- at the heart of a university, so i applied to graduate school and went back and got a phd at penn, which eventually led me to a faculty position it penn that i held for 25 years. emily: you wrote six books. tell me about that. drew: i became a historian of the american south. i began to explore questions, not all that distant from questions that i asked as a young child growing up in a segregated society. my first book was about people who defended slavery, because i found that so unthinkable and couldn't imagine how people came to convince themselves that this was a position that was justified or acceptable, and i think i was projecting some of my questions about people who had embraced segregation in my own home community, will k

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legislature our mayors and really we've had very good support from the congress and the department of housing and urban development other federal agencies to address this and in fact g.h. h.i.a. is now working nationally on a lead campaign to work with mayors county executives to fix these problems in public housing and so that we don't have another two york city housing authority debacle across the country on comprehensive policies and we have a plan that we produced to eradicate lead poisoning in five years as a major public health threat ruthann norton thank you not only for your time tonight but for the work you do. thank you. coming up watch week while president truck made headlines often by the hour overseas the moeller investigation and the f.b.i. were naming names here at home lots to unpack next this is the big picture on our t. america. u.s. president donald trump has repeatedly said he wants better relations with russia he did finally have his long sought summit with vladimir putin both presidents called it a success the american political class and corporate media describe the helsinki summit as a fail

and increase training for first responders. it also contains a provision i secured directing the department of department of housing and urban development to direct more access to transitional housing opportunities for individuals recovering from substance abuse disorder. i could go on, mr. president. the ways the bill before us would assist families in communities across kentucky are practically countless. the same is true for every state in our country. that's why every member understands the importance of appropriations. funding the federal government, matching resources with urgent challenges is one of congress' most important responsibilities. i'm proud of the appropriations process that's under way, and i'm especially proud of all the ways the resulting legislation will deliver for the american people. now, on another matter, mr. president, we're discussing the difference between rhetoric and results when it comes to our economy. yesterday i described how my democratic friends spent the obama years talking about the importance of rebuilding american manufacturing. they talked about it. but it's the actions of this united republica

resolutions to apply for accept and expend various block grants from the united states department of housing and urban development for fiscal year 2018-19. item 22 approves grant approximately $1.5 million for emergency solutions grant program for an unspecified period beginning july 1st, 2018 item 23 approves $9 million for housing opportunities for persons with aids. from july 1st 2018 through june 30th, 2023. item 24 approves approximately $23 million for the community development block grant program for the period beginning july 1st 2018 through the date when all funds are expended. and item 25 approves approximately $6 million for the home investment partnership program for the term of july 1st 2018 through june 30th, 2023. . >> president breed: colleagues, could we take those items same house, same call? without objection, the resolutions are adopted unanimously. item 26, please. >> clerk: resolution to authorize the acceptance and expenditure of state transportation development act article 3 pedestrian and bicycle project funding for fiscal year 2018-2019 in an amount of $926,000. >> president breed: same

departments and federal agencies. she has also served as omb's principal policy official for issues related to treasury department, department of housing and urban development, and federal financial regulators. prior to joining omb, she held leadership positions at the department of transportation and the department of homeland security as well as serving on the staff of several congressional committees. given her depth and diversity of public service and experience, i have the utmost confidence that she is well prepared to lead the bureau in enforcing federal consumer financial laws and protecting consumers in the financial marketplace. ms. reed was considered by this committee last year as the nominee to serve as the first vice president of the export import bank and today we consider her nomination to be its president. ms. reed also has had a distinguished career in public service, previously serving as senior adviser to former treasury secretaries paulson and snow. in addition, she has served on several congressional committees and has held impressive leadership positions in the private sector. ms. reed is well positioned to help move the bank forward i

proposal is a plan to combine the offers of rule housing service from united states department of agriculture into the department of housing and urban development. now, i acknowledge to you i represent a very rural district, and potentially there might ben ebercows than people in my district but a that's okay, too, but rural communities face unique challenges, many ways different and perhaps those beyond the particular housing agency buyer. in fact eligible rural homes may not always immediate the fhr housing sister us would because of where they and are the truck around them. cue explain for just a little bit or visit with me about why hud is a better place or a bert equipped to meet the needs of rural communities? >> thank you for that question. interestingly enough, hud already services more of the rural community than usda does so it's not a difficult shift, and the whole purpose of the reorientation is to prevent duplication, and to increase efficiency. one thing we have to reek nice right -- recognize right now is we have a severe fiscal crisis looming. 30 years, if we continue to accumulate debt at the same rate, every penny we take in w

to leave this and take your life back to the senate working on a package of spending bills, five including the department of treasury, and transportation and housing and urban development tax assistance program better known as vita by $5,000,000 for the next fiscal year. building upon the success of the tax cut and jobs act, it's important that we take additional steps to ensure that neva f

executivet is director of the congress of american indians, and previously served as the deputy assistant secretary at the department of housing and urban developmentfocusing on native programs. we are joined from dallas, texas. caller: i'm so glad to speak with you. i have native american lineage, choctaw. our people walked the trail of tears, and my grandmother proved by getting on the -- in the early 1900s. and i had proved mine also. i'm wondering, my grandmother received money throughout her life because of what had happened. that i need to throw in i'm so disturbed by the way native americans have been treated. it breaks my heart. but anyway, i'll go one and ask. my grandmother always said there would be a final settlement for the cherokee and choctaw that walked from mississippi delta to oklahoma. do you have any knowledge about that, or how i could find out? guest: the best way to find out is obviously to get a hold of your tribe, the choctaw nation otherahoma or whatever tribe you might be affiliated with. there have been a variety of settlements, claims with the federal government. sometimes, the tribes take those resources and actually r

the final oversight in the department of housing and urban development and i now recognize myself , be room will come order please. >> i now recognize myself for 3 and a half minute to give an opening. >> we know, on was established over 50 years ago when it was established, president johnson said it was central to the war on poverty but unfortunately year later not to mention one. >> trilliondollars later, the poverty level in our country barely change . there's no doubt that programs help a number of our citizens in a critical part of the nation's social safety net but when i look at the data and when i look into the faces of our fellow citizens who seem to be trapped in the lives of dependency, we are not to include that hud has failed far too many for 14 long. it doesn't appear to be from lack of resources. the hud budget has doubled the family budget which pays for it has faincreased less than double digits. hud's budget has increased faster than any other function including social security, education and national defense. hud resources have not been a challenge. hud's focus and s

departments and 30 other federal agencies. accidents including the treasury department, department of housing and urban development, the bureau and all other financial regulators. you serve as omb as principal policy director for issues relating to those departments and the agencies. i just get the sense with the huge number of items in front of you, how much do you get into the specific details? and do you have the opportunity to come back in and say, wait a minute, i disagree with a particular policy, i can stop it or change it or do you offer advice? >> again, please keep your remarks brief. >> yes, senator. it's definitely an opportunity to offer advice and the involvement level really does vary substantially based on the president's priorities, the director's priorities, the agency head's priorities, how much authority they have -- >> one last, is your advice always taken? >> senator, i wish that it were but, no, my advice is not always taken. . at the same time, i'm also fallible but i offer my best advice based on the best information available. >> thank you, chairman. >> senator shots. >> thank you for your willingness

fund has already awarded substantial grants to applicant agencies, including the department of housing and urban development energy, and the department of agriculture to replace their outdated, unsupported, and july vulnerable systems. during the early stage successes, i was disappointed that the subcommittee for financial services and general government, the subcommittee that the senator from oklahoma chairs and i'm a member of, provided no funds for the technology modernization fund in the mark for this fiscal year 2019. i appreciate the opportunity to work with subcommittee chairman lankford and his staff. it is clear to me in that conversation and those discussions that g.s.a. and o.m.b. need to provide more information on individual agency proposals submitted to and awarded by the technology modernization fund. i work with the subcommittee to include specific reporting requirements in this bill for the agencies to provide congress, agency officials have been providing necessary information to appropriators since the markup of the bill. so progress is being made. these commonsense requirements are absol

to leave this and take your life back to the senate working on a package of spending bills, five including the department of treasury, and transportation and housing and urban development. tax assistance program better known as vita by $5,000,000 for the next fiscal year. building upon the success of the tax cut and jobs act, it's important that we take additional steps to ensure that nevada families are fuflly able to realize the benefits of the new tax laws and plax mize their return -- maximize their returns. the program is one way to do that. it offers free tax help to lower ndz middle -- and middle-income taxpayers, those who often need the most by helping them prepare and file those income tax returns. every year the program helps tens of thousands of nevadans, million, of taxpayers nationwide keep more of their hard earned money. as a statistic, in 2015vita sites helped nearly 23,000 nevadans file their returns and process refunds that exceeded $25,000,000. that's why i would urge all my colleagues to join me and senator brown in supporting hardworking american taxpayers and voting yes on this bipartisan amendment heller-brown amendment 405. with that i yield th

housing and urban development and the agriculture department and related agencies. on c-span3 scott gottlieb testifies before a house subcommittee. in the afternoon secretary oftate mike pompeo briefs the senate foreign relations committee on donald trump's meetings with the leaders of russia and north korea live at 3:00 eastern. join washington journal friday live in baltimore, maryland as we spotlight the opioid epidemic, we look at how city and state agencies work with city residents who are addicted to opioids. baltimore city health department commissioner of health on the challenges large cities like baltimore face dealing with opioid abuse. and maryland opioid to operational command center on efforts the state is making to counter opioid abuse. maryland democratic congressman elijah cummings talks about his effort along with elizabeth warren to direct $100 billion

housing and urban development and the agriculture department and related agencies. on c-span 3, the f.d.a. commissioner testifies before a house subcommittee that's 9:00 a.m. eastern. secretary of state briefs the foreign relations committee on president trump's meeting with russia and north korea. that's live at 3:00 p.m. eastern. join "washington journal" friday live from baltimore, maryland as we spotlight the opioid epidemic. during the program, we look at how city and state agencies work with city residents who are addicted to opioids. on the program, baltimore city health department commissioner gwen. luna operational command center executive director clay stamp on efforts the state is making to counter opioid abuse. cummings talks-- with his effort to direct funds to opioid addiction. and baltimore's acting police commission and fire chief discuss the opioid crisis from the perspective of first responders. washington "washington journal spotlight on the opioid crisis." live friday morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. announcer: now we hear from officials from the united states olympic committee, usa gymnastics, and michigan state university.

department of housing and community development and the state. state. >> we have an implementation plan that describes the action in responsible agencies to realize the plan's vision and the implementation matrix and the guide to urban design and key development site guidelines, resolution and ordinances to establish the district. and finally we have the creation of the housing sustainable district in central soma to create a ministerial review process for some housing projects under ab73. the plan's vision, as we know is succinct. our aim is to create a sustainable and environmentally. supervisor kim have already mentioned how this area is an ideal place for growth. we hope to leverage the city significant investment in the central subway and transform this neighborhood into a new hub for housing and jobs. we've a three-prong strategy to get there. accommodate demand for jobs and housing to change the zone to go allow more growth. we will leverage this growth for fees and taxes to fund much needed infrastructure and services and third help preserve and enhance neighborhood character. it's building on what is already great about seem a. including diversity of residents and jobs and a lot of p.d.r. jobs, truly eclect

housing and urban development and the agriculture department and related agencies. on c-span three fda commissioner scott gottlieb testifies before a house subcommittee. afternoon, secretary of state mike pompeo briefs the senate foreign relations committee on president trump's meetings with the leaders of russia and north korea area that is live at 3:00 p.m. eastern. afterwards,ght on former white house press secretary sean spicer discusses his book "the briefing: politics, the press, and the president." he is interviewed by michael steele. and donaldeagan trump are about 180 degrees apart from each other. yet here we are in this space. how did you navigate that? we are both reagan conservatives in that regard. , yout a little bit of a know, a dance every once in a while? how did you do it? >> with respect to the president, there is no question, he is not traditional in terms of how he speaks. but he also k'nex to people in a way that most politicians never have. he talks very bluntly. wonn't think he would have the presidency if it weren't for that style. there is a balance with elected officials, which is, they say all the right wings but they don't necessarily get anythi

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perpetrated by the .overnment of nicaragua on cspan2, the senate continues work on a federal spending package. transportation, housing, urban development, and the agriculture department related agencies. on c-span3, fda commissioner scott gottlieb testifies. coming up next, a look at the impact of tariffs on u.s. agriculture and the administration's plan to help farmers. coming upwe're joined by membere house-senate agriculture committees, and alan beer gut. washington journal is live now. host: good morning, it is wednesday, july 25, 2016. a busy day on capitol hill will include secretary of state mike pompeo's afternoon good morninge before the senate foreign relations committee amid ongoing fallout from president trump's summit last week, with russian president vladimir putin. we will begin on the washington journal with a new plan from the trump administration to spend $12 billion in emergency aid. we will be talking with members of the house and senate agriculture committee's about this topic later this morning, but for now we will start with hearing from you. if you are a farmer or in the agriculture industry, you can call in at (202) 748-8000. all others can c

of nicaragua. they take up a bill on health savings accounts. on c-span2, the senate continues work on a federal spending package, financial services, transportation, housing and urban development and the agriculture department and related agencies. on c-span3, fda commissioner scott gottlieb said the for house subcommittee and that is five and 9 am eastern and then in the afternoon secretary of state mike pompeo breves foreign relations committee on president trump's meetings with the leaders of russia and north korea. that is live at 3 pm eastern. c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, from statuary hall and the capital, members of the agriculture committee from both sides of the aisle discuss how president trump's trade and tariff policies are impacting their bottom lines. on the program, kansas republican congressman roger marshall, massachusetts democratic congressman and subcommittee on nutrition member james montgomery and senator and agriculture nutrition and forced committee member steve baines. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7 eastern, wednesday morning, join the discussion. saturday at 10 am easte