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ms. williams. item f public comment and seeing no speakers and item g can i have a motion and so second on the consent calendar. any items corrected or withdrawn >> thank you being withdrawn from the consent calendar is 1-b on page 67 and 68 of your agenda the center for wellness and corrected 3 j 144 dash 8 w-10 on page 50 the corrected contract should be 7 million 4 hundred and 37 thousand and plus instead of the 7 million 47 plus. >> thank you, mr. fields. my items removed for first reading by the board. seeing none, any items severed or for vote seeing none, roll call vote will take place under section o the superintendents proposals none tonight and board members for the proposals. this action item in support of increased action for the after school for all students for unified school district has been moved and seconded on november 12, 2013, commissioner wynns please remind us >> thank you. that was either from then >> anybody could you could. >> okay. this was forwarded with a positive recom

ms. boil. william, you are impertinent.nd i didn't learn what t >> a fox news alert new details about the deadly shooting at fort hood including the identity of the gunman. and the latest on the condition of the gunman. >> i am ainsley answer in for a earhardt who is live on the scene that left 4 people dead. it brought back painful memories when nadal hassan opened fire on the same base killing 13 people. ainsley joins us live at fort hood. what's the latest on the condition of the victim. >> it is erie to be here once again. many lives have chafrnged overnight. many people waking up without their loved ones all because a 34-year-old came on the post, pulled out a gun and shot and killed three people. investigators are not releasing their names yet. they want the family members to be able to grieve for a 24-hour period. 16 others were injured. 9 were transported to an area hospital. a level 1 trauma center transfered by land and by air. i spoke to hospital officials they still have the nine patients three critical, six are

ms. boil. william, you are impertinent. and i didn't learn what that meant until i was in the college. please remember, the spin stops here. definitely looking out for you. . i'm megyn kelly. >>> welcome to "hannity." this is a fox news alert. a gunman opened fire earlier today. at least four people are dead including the shooter and 14 are wounded. some critically. many of the victims are still in surgery at this hour as a massive investigation into exactly what has happened now ramps up as we await that press conference. let's go out to jennifer griffin who is in washington tonight and she's been gathering details since the story broke. jennifer? >> reporter: sean, we understand that the all clear has been given at ft. hood so life is returning to normal after that shelter in place order had been

ms. boil. william, you are impertinent. and i didn't learn what that meant until i was in the college. thank you for watching. please remember, the spin stops here. definitely looking out for you. . i'm megyn kelly. >>> welcome to "hannity." this is a fox news alert. a gunman opened fire earlier today. at least four people are dead including the shooter and 14 are wounded. some critically. many of the victims are still in surgery at this hour as a massive investigation into exactly what has happened now ramps up as we await that press conference. let's go out to jennifer griffin who is in washington tonight and she's been gathering details since the story broke. jennifer? >> reporter: sean, we understand that the all clear has been given at ft. hood so life is returning to normal after that shelter in place order had been in effect for almost five hours. when we first heard that shots had been fired, we talked to sources on the ground at ft. hood and they told us that the shots were fired outside the first medical brigade unit and that the gunman eventually was cornered in an area by t

ms. hartzler? >> no. messer? >> no. >> mr. williams? >> no. >> mr. duffy? >> no. >> mr. van hollen. >> aye. >> mr. pascoe? >> aye.. >> ms. lee? >> aye. >> mr. jeffries? >> aye. >> mr. cardin? >> aye. blumenauer? >> aye. >> mr. schrader? >> aye. >> mr. kildee? >> aye. >> mr. chairman? >> no. >> any other members wishing to vote? ayes aret vote, the 15. >> the amendment is not agreed to. >> i have an amendment. >> staff will distribute copies. gentle woman from california is recognized. fax deficit reduction. we have talked about that a lot. we have also talked about the need for a balanced budget. if we're serious about that, here is an opportunity to prove it. this budget would balance the nation/y cutting our first line of defense against hunger. at the same time, this budget continues abusive defense spending. it asks for 300 and $1 billion more -- $301 billion more. we cannot write a blank check for spending on or. my amendment would eliminate funding for the contingency operation. through 2021. it would dedicate itself to deficit reduction. it has exposed beyond any reasonable means what a cont

ms. blackburn? mr. rice? mr. williams? mr. duffy? mr. van hollen? ye. van hollen, a mr. varmus, aye. ms. castor, aye. mr. mcdermott? mr. jeffries? mr. hoffman? aye. mr. schrader? mr. campbell? mr. calvert? no. mr. cole, no. mr. ryan? mr. ryan, no. mr. chairman? 19.s 14, no, the amendment is not agreed to. student can is the annual competition that encourages middle and high school students to think critically about issues. students were asked to create their documentary answering the question, what is the most important issue the u.s. congress should consider in 2014? one of our second prize winners are seniors at thomas jefferson high school in alexandria, virginia. they would like congress to look at the defense budget control a of 2011. article one, section eight of the constitution says that congress shall have the power to raise and support armies to provide and maintain a navy, and to make rules for the government and regulation. a constitutional studies fellow at the cato institute explains. >> the government is instituted at the very beginning to provide for the general welfare.

ms. f. gwynn, tax partner as pricewater housecoopers in chicago, steven williams, a manager director at pricewaterhousecoopers, and we appreciate you being with us today. we look forward to your testimony, and i think as you heard pursuant to rule 6 all witnesses who testify are required to be sworn. i ask you to stand and raise your right hand. do you swear the testimony you're about to give before the subcommittee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth show help you god? thank you. >> we'll be using the timing system today which means that about a minute before the red light comes on, you'll see a lying change from green to yellow, give you an opportunity to conclude your remarks. your written testimony, of course, we presented in the record in its entirety and we'll ask that your oral testimony be ten minutes or less, and we understand mr. quinn you're going to present the pricewaterhousecoopers testimony. your mic is not on. >> thank you. good morning, chairman levin, ranking member mccain, and members of the subcommittee, i'm going to make some brief oral remarks but ask my written

ms. f. gwynn, tax partner as pricewater housecoopers in chicago, steven williams, a manager director at pricewaterhousecoopers, and we appreciate you being with us today. we look forward to your testimony, and i think as you heard pursuant to rule 6 all witnesses who testify are required to be sworn. i ask you to stand and raise your right hand. do you swear the testimony you're about to give before the subcommittee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth show help you god? thank you. >> we'll be using the timing system today which means that about a minute before the red light comes on, you'll see a lying change from green to yellow, give you an opportunity to conclude your remarks. your written testimony, of course, we presented in the record in its entirety and we'll ask that your oral testimony be ten minutes or less, and we understand mr. quinn you're going to present the pricewaterhousecoopers testimony. your mic is not on. >> thank you. good morning, chairman levin, ranking member mccain, and members of the subcommittee, i'm going to make some brief oral remarks but ask my written

william the president and c.e.o. of h and r block and ms. salisbury have tax clients waiting for you at home in oregon. we thank you for coming. and dr. john barrick momentarily. and the attorney at the consumer aah bin,r and mr. dan attorney for the institute of justice. let us have senator hatch introduce the associate professor of brigham young. like to welcome the professor from the school of ofntiantcy at the college youngss at brigham university. the professor is a leading activities democratic expert in taxation. wealth of practical experience. the highlights include two years tax experience with a bipartisan joint committee on years as a taxur consultant with price waterhouse. we welcome you all here and happy to have you here helping to understand these issues. >> thank you very much, senator hatch. and we thank all of the witnesses for coming. in order to give members time to youquestions, we ask that limit your testimony to five minutes. the prepare statements will automatically be part of the record. why don't you start. >> thank

ms. stephan know, she is not going to win going on that channel. virtually no one watches it. they are not going to support her position those who do. joining us is juan williamsry katharine ham is under the weather. juan sent her a fruit basket and she'll be back, i hope, next week. it's clear to me that the democratic party is looking again, again, to elevate the tea party up to the point uses it to scare voters this coming november. i mean, the tea party is the tea party. it's there. it has its influence in certain places but it's leveled off. there isn't anything new in the tea party. yet, they want to bring in people like ms. stefano. attack them. make them into some kind of big frightening entity for political reasons. i don't understand why anybody doesn't get that juan. >> i think you have got it right. i mean, if you look at the numbers. you look at gallup, you look at pew. their unfavorability if you want to put it that way is about 50%, bill. so, and people who identify with the tea party all-time low in the 20's what you you get here from msnbc is they had explosive tv. basically they brought her on to beat her up think are not -- living piÑata. sh

ms. lowey. i want to welcome congressman judge carter who represented the area of fort hood. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i am joined by my colleagues roger williams and he also represented fort hood and i am appreciating the fact the chair allowed him to sit in on this hearing. the incredible fort hood family, and i say that because they are incredible, have endured not one but two horrific shootings. the loss of life is more than we can bear and more than this or any other community deserves to bear. we cannot threat worst of humanity wield a gun in a mad rage against soldiers and defeat the best of humanity that is always on display at fort hood. sadly we are dealing with another tragic shooting at fort hood almost in the same place where 13 americans lost their lives in november of 2009. the death of three soldiers that left 16 others is a reminder of the threat our military members are dealing with on a daily bases. each of these shooting strike at the soul of the american military. one of the things we sometimes don't know, many americans don't know or forget, is that the reason a soldier risks his life for his country, one of the major reas

william cobb, the president and ceo of f h&r block. authored what is is this janis salisbury. chair of the oregon board of tax practitioners. and ms. salisbury, we know that you have asked clients waiting for you at home in oregon so we thank you for coming. senator hatch, was introduced dr. john barrick momentarily. our first witness will be ms. chi chi wu, stab in at the national customer -- national consumer law center. then dan album, attorney for the institute of justice. let us now have senator hatch introduced dr. john barrick, associate professor of brigham young. >> i would like to welcome professor john barrick from the school of accountancy at the brigham young university. which is a very highly rated business school. professor barrick is a leading academic expert in taxation. in addition he has a wealth of practical experience. is highlights include two years as, tax experience with a bipartisan joint committee on taxation and four years as a tax consultant with price waterhouse. his family as he within today. happy to have you here helping us to understand these issues. >> thank you very much, senator hatch. we thank a