Under questioning from Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) at a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the President's 2018 education budget request, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos refused to say whether her department would bar discrimination against LGBTQ students at private schools that would receive school choice vouchers under the President's budget. She said instead that local and state officials should have more control over how school vouchers are administered.
Washington Post Associate Editor and investigative reporter Bob Woodward talked about the media's coverage of the Trump presidency and his own impressions of Donald Trump after meeting with him after the 2016 presidential election. He also discussed his concerns on what he calls a "leadership vacuum in the world." He was interviewed by former Politico columnist Mike Allen who's now the cofounder of the media group Axios which hosted the forum.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson briefed reporters aboard Air Force One on the way to Brussels. He answered questions on the president's meeting with the Pope, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Paris climate change agreement, and the fight against terrorism following the Manchester, UK attack. On trade, Secretary Tillerson told reporters he didn't think there would be any sort of agreement coming out of the G7 summit, but there would be a frank discussion on the trade inbalances that currently exist.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Democratic senators held a press conference on the Republican health care law replacement bill, whose scoring was released by the Congressional Budget Office earlier in the day.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testified at a House Appropriations Education Subcommittee hearing on President Trump's fiscal year 2018 budget proposal for the Education Department, which included significant cuts to funding for public schools while boosting federal support for vouchers allowing parents to send their students to private schools instead. Many Republicans on the subcommittee voiced support for such a proposal, while all of the Democrats who asked questions were opposed. They also questioned Secretary DeVos's commitment to protect students against discrimination from schools that would receive such vouchers.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) spoke about the Republican agenda including health care and tax policy at a forum hosted by the news media organization Axios. He also shared his thoughts about working with President Trump. Speaker Ryan spoke during an interview with one of Axios's co-founders, former Politico reporter Mike Allen.
White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney appeared before the House Budget Committee to discuss President Trump's proposed budget for fiscal year 2018. While Republican committee members generally praised the proposal and its goal of balancing the budget over a 10-year period, Democrats spoke against it and some of its proposed cuts, with some members referring to it as "immoral" and "a betrayal" to the American people.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Democratic senators held a press conference on the Republican health care law replacement bill, whose scoring was released by the Congressional Budget Office earlier in the day.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testified at a House Appropriations Education Subcommittee hearing on President Trump's fiscal year 2018 budget proposal for the Education Department, which included significant cuts to funding for public schools while boosting federal support for vouchers allowing parents to send their students to private schools instead. Many Republicans on the subcommittee voiced support for such a proposal, while all of the Democrats who asked questions were opposed. They also questioned Secretary DeVos's commitment to protect students against discrimination from schools that would receive such vouchers.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) spoke about the Republican agenda including health care and tax policy at a forum hosted by the news media organization Axios. He also shared his thoughts about working with President Trump. Speaker Ryan spoke during an interview with one of Axios's co-founders, former Politico reporter Mike Allen.
White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney appeared before the House Budget Committee to discuss President Trump's proposed budget for fiscal year 2018. While Republican committee members generally praised the proposal and its goal of balancing the budget over a 10-year period, Democrats spoke against it and some of its proposed cuts, with some members referring to it as "immoral" and "a betrayal" to the American people.
