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washington state's recreational c cannabis industry becomes legal this week. here is a preview of tonight's event. >> money is one of these things that really can galvanize people. and if you're here mainly for money, that's great. and i think a lot of people come to this industry because of the opportunity, the economic opportunity. but that's not what keeps them. what keeps them are the people, the passion, the change that we're making, the pioneering spirit that we're building. and because, you know, this is different. your businesses aren't like other businesses. and so i think it's going to be an interesting ride as we look at our different motivations for being involved in the sector. and we learned that if you want something done in this world, you have to figure out how to make it profitable. i always say hippies keep being right. they were right about renewable energy. right about organ beingic foods. right about cancannabis. these are movements that started because people cared about something, they cared about the environments they wanted to use ren
washington state's recreational c cannabis industry becomes legal this week. here is a preview of tonight's event. >> money is one of these things that really can galvanize people. and if you're here mainly for money, that's great. and i think a lot of people come to this industry because of the opportunity, the economic opportunity. but that's not what keeps them. what keeps them are the people, the passion, the change that we're making, the pioneering spirit that we're building. and...
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i'm happy to stop by in washington, d.c. in august. i don't think we should break for reelections and leave communities with uncertainty that's going to last for years. and it's within our power to do this. i have great respect for our chairman and our friend mr. shuster, and the chairman of the tni committee, the partnership that i serve with a number of our democratic colleagues on the committee. there is a vast array of people from the u.s. chamber of commerce to the afl-cio, local governments, governors, contractors, who are in accord. and by the way, they don't support kicking this into the next congress. the chamber of commerce, for example, had a statement before we voted saying they don't support sliding it on, they want an address now. i agree with the chamber of commerce and the afl-cio and a wide range of other stake holders we need to get down to business now, we should not adjourn this congress without having resolved this long-term funding, and giving people the certainty of the federal partnership, or if some had their w
i'm happy to stop by in washington, d.c. in august. i don't think we should break for reelections and leave communities with uncertainty that's going to last for years. and it's within our power to do this. i have great respect for our chairman and our friend mr. shuster, and the chairman of the tni committee, the partnership that i serve with a number of our democratic colleagues on the committee. there is a vast array of people from the u.s. chamber of commerce to the afl-cio, local...
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washington's best-paid lobbyist developed the core of epa's plan. "the new york times" stated that on june 2nd, president obama proposed a new environmental protection agency rule to curb power plant emissions that used as its blueprint the work of three men and their team. the article says it was a remarkable victory for the natural resources defense council. for those outside the beltway, the nrdc is $120 million a year lobbying machine backed by hollywood elites. it is absolutely shameful to me that the epa under the direction here of the administrator will allow this powerful group of lawyers and lobbyists to draft their regulations. but yet this same administrator refuses to actually listen to the people whose lives and jobs will be severely impacted by these regulations drawn up by wealthy lawyers and lobbyists. in fact, the administrator refuses to listen to the thousands of americans who will be impacted by this rule. the epa administrator has refused to go out and visit folks in coal country whose lives the agency is upending. the administr
washington's best-paid lobbyist developed the core of epa's plan. "the new york times" stated that on june 2nd, president obama proposed a new environmental protection agency rule to curb power plant emissions that used as its blueprint the work of three men and their team. the article says it was a remarkable victory for the natural resources defense council. for those outside the beltway, the nrdc is $120 million a year lobbying machine backed by hollywood elites. it is absolutely...
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here in washington, we are honored to have pramina. in israel as the director of the center of tel aviv university, she worked to create a pluralistic space for students to explore their jewish identity. and when it marked israel's 66 years of independence with a tribute to women, panina was listed as one of 66 israeli women you should know. she was born in ethiopia and emigrated to israel when she was 3 years old. it is my great pleasure to introduce our community's special treasure panina. >> thank you. since the opening of the operation took a turn, projected age 43 israeli soldiers, civilians and officers have died. more than 1,000 died and more than 6,000 have been injured. and a few minutes ago, i just updated that more -- five more soldiers died in gaza today. this must stop. no one wants to continue to count the number of dead on each side. i have felt more pain and sorrow during this war than any other war we have had in the past. it expanded to include ground forces and end hamas ability to fire rocket and carry out attacks o
here in washington, we are honored to have pramina. in israel as the director of the center of tel aviv university, she worked to create a pluralistic space for students to explore their jewish identity. and when it marked israel's 66 years of independence with a tribute to women, panina was listed as one of 66 israeli women you should know. she was born in ethiopia and emigrated to israel when she was 3 years old. it is my great pleasure to introduce our community's special treasure panina....
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afterwards he returns to washington. at the top of the event in wilmington, the president mentioned the downing of a malaysia airlines passenger yet in ukraine earlier today. he said the u.s. is working to determine if any americans were on board that flight from amsterdam to cue voila lawa cu lumpur. representative cory gardner saying heart breaking to hear of the plane crash in ukraine. my thoughts and prayers are with the families from around the world that lost loved ones. charlie rangel says my heart goes out to all the victims of malaysia mh 17 and their loved ones. let's pray for highways and healing. mark kirk saying russian made advanced sam has murdered 285 people. overdue russian sanctions should expand to oil and energy sectors. also with a senate hearing earlier today on the gm ignition switch issue, we've been asking you has gm's response to the ignition switch problem when appropriate. you can continue to leave comments on twitter using #cspanchat or go to facebook.com/cspan. >>> 40 years ago the watergate
afterwards he returns to washington. at the top of the event in wilmington, the president mentioned the downing of a malaysia airlines passenger yet in ukraine earlier today. he said the u.s. is working to determine if any americans were on board that flight from amsterdam to cue voila lawa cu lumpur. representative cory gardner saying heart breaking to hear of the plane crash in ukraine. my thoughts and prayers are with the families from around the world that lost loved ones. charlie rangel...
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unfortunately, this washington one size fits all no invest first in washington approach treats them as if they're the same. so you have to bring this down to the local level and have a customized, personalized form of aid. and it's not as if this is a new idea, this is actually working out there in the country if it ever been applied or where it's been applied. i can point to wisconsin alone, lutheran social services where they, in spite of the federal government, offer very holistic services where they have a person who works with a recipient to come to a plan for their lives, to help them meet their benchmarks, accountability and rewards. this to me could be so much better delivered and accelerated through the opportunity grant. the problem we have here, you can look at these things like the marginal income tax rates. right now we suhave such a disjointed system which makes it less likely that people will lose systems and go to work. we want to remove those disincentives to work, we want to remove those disincentives who are just rational people making rational decisions to get back
unfortunately, this washington one size fits all no invest first in washington approach treats them as if they're the same. so you have to bring this down to the local level and have a customized, personalized form of aid. and it's not as if this is a new idea, this is actually working out there in the country if it ever been applied or where it's been applied. i can point to wisconsin alone, lutheran social services where they, in spite of the federal government, offer very holistic services...
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. >>> "the washington post" reporting this morning president obama will request $3. billion in emergency funding from congress to deal with the influx of unaccompanied children from central america. that money would be used to build more detention facilities and add more border patrol agents as well as immigration judges to the southern porder. president obama is welcoming nato secretary-general to the white house today. they will discuss a range of issues including ukraine and our mission in afghanistan. the meeting comes ahead of the nato summit in wales this september. secretary rasmussen talked about that summit at the atlantic council yesterday. this is just over an hour. >>> so mr. secretary-general, sellout crowd. welcome, i'm fred kempe, president and ceo of atlantic council. secretary rasmussen, it is a huge privilege for us to welcome you. let me say back to the atlantic council. less than two months ahead of the nato summit in wales in september. which in your own words, "will be one of the most important in nato's history" at a time when peace and stabili
. >>> "the washington post" reporting this morning president obama will request $3. billion in emergency funding from congress to deal with the influx of unaccompanied children from central america. that money would be used to build more detention facilities and add more border patrol agents as well as immigration judges to the southern porder. president obama is welcoming nato secretary-general to the white house today. they will discuss a range of issues including ukraine...
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it's appropriate we're in washington today. as i think everyone on the stage would acknowledge, it's almost embarrassing to contemplate that the congress of the united states that protected this nation since its birth cannot seem today to protect the american people to come together to enact those laws which everyone must conclude bear no partisan label. i accept that our nation is divided perhaps by party, perhaps by philosophy on issues like abortion and gay rights and taxation and highway programs and all of the other things which the congress deals but surely, surely there is no republican or democratic position making sure people who come to the united states with terrorist ambitions don't stay here and plot a biometric program who is here and harbors animus toward our nation. i don't understand that. i don't understand why the congress of the united states has not come together on the issue of cyber security as mentioned. every american has either had an experience where they have been hacked or the people whom they deal
it's appropriate we're in washington today. as i think everyone on the stage would acknowledge, it's almost embarrassing to contemplate that the congress of the united states that protected this nation since its birth cannot seem today to protect the american people to come together to enact those laws which everyone must conclude bear no partisan label. i accept that our nation is divided perhaps by party, perhaps by philosophy on issues like abortion and gay rights and taxation and highway...
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washington. i'm also proud to stand with israel today. one of the most important connections between us and israel is the shalia, the emissary, who works to build bridges between our communities. the shalia develops educational programs and coordinates the activities of over a dozen local jc cs, synagogues and campuses throughout the area. here in washington, we are honored to have nina for the engagement of the jewish federation of greater washington. in israel is the director of the tel aviv university. she worked to create a pluralistic space for jewish children to find their identity. and after 60 years of independence with a tribute to women, she was one of the women you should know. she emigrated when she was three years old. it is my pleasure to introduce nina y arnaganyahu. >> thank you. since the operation took a turn, 43 officers, and three civilians have died. more than 1,000 died and more than 6,000 have been injured. and a few minutes ago, i just updated that more -- five more soldie
washington. i'm also proud to stand with israel today. one of the most important connections between us and israel is the shalia, the emissary, who works to build bridges between our communities. the shalia develops educational programs and coordinates the activities of over a dozen local jc cs, synagogues and campuses throughout the area. here in washington, we are honored to have nina for the engagement of the jewish federation of greater washington. in israel is the director of the tel aviv...
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i would like to thank the chairman for inviting me to washington. it is quite an honor and privilege to be here today. senator rock feller, i am a cruise ship rape victim. i have an experience to tell you about. a cruiseline employee raped me during a cruise to mexico. the security guard was would recollecting in a disco on a ship. he approached me and asked me my name and cabin number. i resisted and struggled. he strangled me and rudely raped me. i have ligature marksaround my neck and i was impacted. there were no police on the trip. i was hesitant to call the police. just three days. i was looking forward to this cruise. i was celebrating my birthday and 30 years of friendship with my best friend, nicole. >> in the evening, i would find myself in the middle of a nightmare. michelle called the desk to report the crime. i tried to tell them what had happened, but they insisted that i prepare a written statement and sign it. they left without securing the cabin or taking me to the ship imfirm ri. the doctor handed us two black garbage bags and aske
i would like to thank the chairman for inviting me to washington. it is quite an honor and privilege to be here today. senator rock feller, i am a cruise ship rape victim. i have an experience to tell you about. a cruiseline employee raped me during a cruise to mexico. the security guard was would recollecting in a disco on a ship. he approached me and asked me my name and cabin number. i resisted and struggled. he strangled me and rudely raped me. i have ligature marksaround my neck and i was...
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you live in washington, d.c., yes? >> you don't see many examples of it, and you certainly don't see many examples of, really, political courage in confronting these questions. or to put it another way, bill cout from ohio, it was it would-thirds black. he thought it was the right thing to do. and he realized his caucus would be in jeopardy -- imagine this, it's an election year. '63 is running up to an election year, but 1964 is an election year. the congress, instead of saying to president johnson, your problem is you have a bunch of hate-filled people in your party and you can't resolve this issue. you have large majority in both houses but it's your fault you can't fix it. don't blame us. we'll go to the polls and see which parties like us better. instead they cooperated in passing the bill. i think it would be hard to believe there are consultants and pollsters and an amen chorus that let them speak of it today. if it were up to speaker boehner, he would have made a lot of deals with president obama on some topics
you live in washington, d.c., yes? >> you don't see many examples of it, and you certainly don't see many examples of, really, political courage in confronting these questions. or to put it another way, bill cout from ohio, it was it would-thirds black. he thought it was the right thing to do. and he realized his caucus would be in jeopardy -- imagine this, it's an election year. '63 is running up to an election year, but 1964 is an election year. the congress, instead of saying to...
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and did a lifetime in washington help you get rich if that is a true portrayal? >> well, first of all, i ain't rich. second of all i live very frugally. third of all i'm very careful about how i spend money as is deborah. we lived in the same house in virginia for better than 30 years. almost 40 years. we made it and the average american if he uses good sense can do something like that too. >> how have relationships between the members of congress changed over the course of the past 58 years? >> about the same. there used to be a guy on the committee. i would always tell whether the media was going to be there because he'd show up. that's the tip is things were pretty important that day. the business of the house has been a little bit corrupted. not a lot but a little because it's interesting to note -- it's interesting to note that that money or rather that relationship with the media is one that generally scares the member of the house. it also is a situation where if you watch the members -- and do this on c-span or something like that and watch. he's not talk
and did a lifetime in washington help you get rich if that is a true portrayal? >> well, first of all, i ain't rich. second of all i live very frugally. third of all i'm very careful about how i spend money as is deborah. we lived in the same house in virginia for better than 30 years. almost 40 years. we made it and the average american if he uses good sense can do something like that too. >> how have relationships between the members of congress changed over the course of the past...
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we know probably that the two individuals are somewhere in washington. so if law enforcement decided, okay, we're going to go get ollie oglethorpe and bobby joe oglethorpe, we know they are in washington. they would go to a judge, say to a judge, we know they are in washington. we know they are in zip code 20003. that's all we know. we would like a warrant to go into all of the places in zip code 20003 and find bobby joe oglethorpe and his brother ollie and most importantly get the loot. there is not a judge that would sign the warrant to allow law enforcement to go into every building and residence. we all know that's absurd. there's no way that could occur. because the residents or place because it's not specific enough to go to that location and find the oglethorpes or the money. that would be a general warrant. that would be a warrant maybe british would impose back in colonial days because fourth amendment prohibits that type of conduct. however, lets assume the oglethorpes have spent some time on the internet discussing that criminal activity, disc
we know probably that the two individuals are somewhere in washington. so if law enforcement decided, okay, we're going to go get ollie oglethorpe and bobby joe oglethorpe, we know they are in washington. they would go to a judge, say to a judge, we know they are in washington. we know they are in zip code 20003. that's all we know. we would like a warrant to go into all of the places in zip code 20003 and find bobby joe oglethorpe and his brother ollie and most importantly get the loot. there...
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tomorrow part of washington journal live on c-span. and on saturday, more about various conspiracy theories with "newsweek's" kurt eichenwald. plots to destroy america. he'll talk about that and take your calls saturday 9:15 a.m. washington journal, again, live on c-span. >> this weekend book tv and american history tv take you on a trip across the country literary lives in various locales, point roberts in washington and oyster industry of olympia. the history of macon's r&b music, super saber jet fighter. laboratories of thomas edison in ft. myers and hear the voices of mormon tabernacle tire saturday 2:00 eastern on c-span's book tv and saturday afternoon at 2:00 american history tv on c-span3. with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span 2, here on c-span3 we compliment the coverage showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events. then on weekends, c-span3 is the home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation's story including six unique series, civil war's 1
tomorrow part of washington journal live on c-span. and on saturday, more about various conspiracy theories with "newsweek's" kurt eichenwald. plots to destroy america. he'll talk about that and take your calls saturday 9:15 a.m. washington journal, again, live on c-span. >> this weekend book tv and american history tv take you on a trip across the country literary lives in various locales, point roberts in washington and oyster industry of olympia. the history of macon's...
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this is washington. it's this time of year but hopefully the air conditioning will hold out. i checked to make sure that we're going to be okay. delighted to have everyone here and delighted to have an opportunity to explore this topic. we're talking with the ambassador a few minutes ago and he said you used to have a mexico program, didn't you? i says, we did. that was back when. -- she did a terrific job of creating a mexico program and we really have not caught our balance since then so we're making up for it today by taking pieces of mexico. we need to get together and talk about how we do all of mexico together. but i'm glad that we could do this part. this is -- we've all been anxious to hear how mexico is going to deal with the reform agenda. it is coming. we had thought our timing here would let us talk about the details of it. but we know that it's going to be coming and it's an exciting thing for us. it's part of this -- we want our neighbor to do well. we think energy is a big part of doing well and we're going to listen and talk a little bit more today about what
this is washington. it's this time of year but hopefully the air conditioning will hold out. i checked to make sure that we're going to be okay. delighted to have everyone here and delighted to have an opportunity to explore this topic. we're talking with the ambassador a few minutes ago and he said you used to have a mexico program, didn't you? i says, we did. that was back when. -- she did a terrific job of creating a mexico program and we really have not caught our balance since then so...
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i'm amy goldstein with "the washington post." for secretary burwell, the report essentially attributes the improvement in the h.i. trust fund's longevity to two factors. one, a variety of features of the aca and two slowdown in particularly in-patient hospital expenditures. i'm wondering if you can talk about the relative proportions of each in explaining the improvement and the trust fund, and what specifically in the aca at this point is making a difference. thank you. >> i think that the -- i think what we see and talked about today is what is happening on the medicare side and as the report reflects, it is a number of things coming together. in terms of the direct attribution and percentage terms as we have seen recently, gdp numbers and that kind of thing, the ability to get it to the question you're asking about, attribution at percentage levels i think is something very difficult to do and we have not done. i think what we do know and the report reflects is a number of thing that is are contributing to that and try to refl
i'm amy goldstein with "the washington post." for secretary burwell, the report essentially attributes the improvement in the h.i. trust fund's longevity to two factors. one, a variety of features of the aca and two slowdown in particularly in-patient hospital expenditures. i'm wondering if you can talk about the relative proportions of each in explaining the improvement and the trust fund, and what specifically in the aca at this point is making a difference. thank you. >> i...
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i had never worked in washington. and this was a washington institution dealing with washington problems of the government and the congress and all of that, so lee's long experience in both administrative and in the congress was something that i totally lack. without lee, i wouldn't have known what i was doing. i could go to him with total trust and get his opinion and know it was based on intelligence, experience and absolute integrity. and so that wasn't hard. to answer your question, really. lee and i worked on it hard. we worked on it very hard to be bipartisan. it wasn't the first time he asked me to appear, i'll appear if you have lee hamilton with me. he basically said, we don't let guests pick guests. and i said, then get somebody else. about two hours later we called back, i said, i'm delighted to have you and lee. and then the way the other commissioners, with their own dedication of bipartisanship starting on by like noah's ark, two by two. we got known throughout the county as people who were working toget
i had never worked in washington. and this was a washington institution dealing with washington problems of the government and the congress and all of that, so lee's long experience in both administrative and in the congress was something that i totally lack. without lee, i wouldn't have known what i was doing. i could go to him with total trust and get his opinion and know it was based on intelligence, experience and absolute integrity. and so that wasn't hard. to answer your question, really....
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frank talking to the community bankers according to "the washington post", there's going to be a bill and you have to get on the bus or be run over by it. i don't expect you to support the consumer agency. now the cfpb in public but what is it going to take to get you to be neutral? the community banker representative says, well, mr. chairman, that's going to take a lot. we don't want to have examination forces from the bureau coming into our banks given all the other regulators in our banks and we only have 20 or 30 employees in these banks and they're being eating alive. they jockeyed back and forth settling on a standard. this is chairman frank and the community bankers. the cfpa, what they called it then, their supervision would extend to banks whose assets exceed $10 billion. according to the "washington post", chairman frank said i'm not asking you to come out and support this but will you stay silent? into the community banker lobbyist said, i can make it work. we have a deal and i reach add cross the desk and shook his hand and "the washington post" then reported that this dea
frank talking to the community bankers according to "the washington post", there's going to be a bill and you have to get on the bus or be run over by it. i don't expect you to support the consumer agency. now the cfpb in public but what is it going to take to get you to be neutral? the community banker representative says, well, mr. chairman, that's going to take a lot. we don't want to have examination forces from the bureau coming into our banks given all the other regulators in...
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there have been many events here over the year i spent in washington. i enjoyed them very, very much. i worked with him, but i hope he will not be too difficult today. let me go back to two statements made by karzai when i talked to him in may of this year. one was looking back at 2002 when they installed the interim authority, he said it was really a euphoric atmosphere. i believe the international community will coin and help clean the house then hand it over to the owner in good shape. that was his thinking at the time. then he says about his thinking 13 years later. i see afghanistan upstairs does not interfere with the owner and how he organizes the house of the tenant is welcome to stay. the tenant being the united states, but the owner has to organize the house. sometimes it's the international community has tweeted so-- that dramatic statement. you wonder what has happened in between this euphoric statement of 2012 and comes through in 2014. today karzai has seen deeply critical of the united states. i believe that's unfair, in fact. i don't thi
there have been many events here over the year i spent in washington. i enjoyed them very, very much. i worked with him, but i hope he will not be too difficult today. let me go back to two statements made by karzai when i talked to him in may of this year. one was looking back at 2002 when they installed the interim authority, he said it was really a euphoric atmosphere. i believe the international community will coin and help clean the house then hand it over to the owner in good shape. that...
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michael or rin wrote an op-ed in "the washington post" a few days ago. and he pointed out that our responsibility as a nation and as an international community is to ensure that this war concludes with a categorical israeli win is in the world's fundamental interest, in the world's fundamental interest, in the world's fundamental interest. if the terrorists think they can win, they will never cease. [ applause ] and so we stand in the world's fundamental interest. may god give those who fight against the terrorists of this world strength, tenacity, and our support. god bless you, and thank you very much. [ applause ] >> i am the president of the jewish council of greater washington and welcome to our community here who always stands proudly and lovingly with israel. it is my honor to introduce congressman kevin mccarthy. since he was elected to congress in 2007 through today as the incoming house majority leader, kevin mccarthy has always been an outspoken supporter of israel and a u.s./israel relationship. having visited the jewish state a few times now
michael or rin wrote an op-ed in "the washington post" a few days ago. and he pointed out that our responsibility as a nation and as an international community is to ensure that this war concludes with a categorical israeli win is in the world's fundamental interest, in the world's fundamental interest, in the world's fundamental interest. if the terrorists think they can win, they will never cease. [ applause ] and so we stand in the world's fundamental interest. may god give those...
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. >> miss mckarth e why did you let high-powered washington lobbyives with the defense council reach into the epa and essentially write your climate change rules for you? >> i did not. >> know according to the nrdc. they had a blog on july 8th and madam chair, i would like to have this introduced into the record by the nrdc by one of the lobbyists involved in crafting the rules who stated "the new york times" ran a very nice article yesterday about the nrdc's part in developing an innovative proposal for curbing carbon pollution for the fossil fuel fired electric power plants and they go on to say they're proud to have played a role. they're proud of what they wrote. let me ask you another question, are you going to attend the climate change conference in paris 2015 as your predecessor did when she attended the climate change conference in 2009? >> i have not made a decision on that, senator. >> a key part of the climate change strategy is to us have believe that he and his environmental and diplomatic all-star team can arrive in paris at the u.n. climate change conference and convin
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there was an article in "the washington post." if that happened at the v.a., there would be a dozen hears, articles for months to come, all kinds of investigations. john hopkins is a great hospital. problems happen. senator tester s. you indicated the lack of 20 physicians, just in the small state of montana. i know in vermont we lack physicians. all over this country, in phoenix, god knows how many they lack? in a nation in which 40 million people have no health insurance, where we spend almost twice as much per capita as any other nation, where 45,000 people die because they don't get health care, how are you going to help us get the physicians we need in the midst of a physician shortage, the nurses we need in terms of nurse shortage, so that whether people attempt to get into the v.a., they get in in a timely manner and they get high quality health care? how do you do that within a dysfunctional health care system nationally? >> well, chairman sanders, i think, first of all we'll start with us giving you very transparent proje
there was an article in "the washington post." if that happened at the v.a., there would be a dozen hears, articles for months to come, all kinds of investigations. john hopkins is a great hospital. problems happen. senator tester s. you indicated the lack of 20 physicians, just in the small state of montana. i know in vermont we lack physicians. all over this country, in phoenix, god knows how many they lack? in a nation in which 40 million people have no health insurance, where we...
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obama and his most vocal critics here in washington. i expect that mr. obama himself probably privately regrets as he looks at the current mess in libya the role that the u.s. played in the use of military force there. i might be wrong, but that's just a guess in terms of private thoughts. the president appropriately acknowledged the many trade-offs between different u.s. objectives even when dealing with a single middle eastern country, and he specifically used the example of egypt, which is as good an example as anyone. in which we have interests having to do with democratization and human rights but he also quite frankly said we have more strategic type military interests. we can go on and on detailing those, passage through the suez canal and so on. he did not mention, i would also add, the egyptian role in the current tragedy that we're reading about over the last week. but the point is he's correct that there are conflicting objectives and it can't be all boiled down to one vision even with a single country like egypt. the president made a good cas
obama and his most vocal critics here in washington. i expect that mr. obama himself probably privately regrets as he looks at the current mess in libya the role that the u.s. played in the use of military force there. i might be wrong, but that's just a guess in terms of private thoughts. the president appropriately acknowledged the many trade-offs between different u.s. objectives even when dealing with a single middle eastern country, and he specifically used the example of egypt, which is...
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that's saturday morning at 9:15 eastern on "washington journal." live on c-span. while congress is in recess we'll have events from watergate on its anniversary. american history tv on c-span3. joo author sylvia dukes morris is our guest on this week's "q and a." >> she was so beautiful and smart and which they that she became -- witty, she was so irresifsable to men. even in old age i gave her 80th birthday part party and richard cohen the washington columnist was at the party and they sat together after dinner having coffee and at one point she begins to stroke his beard and afterwards he said, heavens, i've never met an 18-year-old before that i wanted to leap into bed with. she had this seductive quality her entire life. >> sylvia dukes morris on the life and career of claire booth luke and sharing about their personal relationship during her final years. that's sunday night at 8:00 pacific. >>> the lead u.s. negotiator with the iran wendy sherman testified before the senate foreign relation's committee on tuesday. a july 20th deadline to reach a deal was rece
that's saturday morning at 9:15 eastern on "washington journal." live on c-span. while congress is in recess we'll have events from watergate on its anniversary. american history tv on c-span3. joo author sylvia dukes morris is our guest on this week's "q and a." >> she was so beautiful and smart and which they that she became -- witty, she was so irresifsable to men. even in old age i gave her 80th birthday part party and richard cohen the washington columnist was at...
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she's a wonderful woman, her son is at washington lee. six and a half years. >> congressman, as long as we have human beings, there are going to be mistakes, but i can tell you our system now is so regulated with -- from the time they appear before a magistrate to a federal judge to the appeal process that every case is scrutinized. i would say those kind of cases are rare. every defendant is given a chance, in my experience, to provide assistance so i can go to bat and tell the judge -- >> she provided assistance and the guy who led her into it was out in northwest washington state and he was murdered. so she couldn't provide assistance any more, so they put her in jail. they put her in prison for a long time. if it weren't for president clinton, she might still be there. because she can't provide assistance doesn't make your incarceration more just. >> there may be a case like that, but there is an old saying in law school that hard cases make bad law. and right now the law works. it's worked to remove a lot of drug organizations in ame
she's a wonderful woman, her son is at washington lee. six and a half years. >> congressman, as long as we have human beings, there are going to be mistakes, but i can tell you our system now is so regulated with -- from the time they appear before a magistrate to a federal judge to the appeal process that every case is scrutinized. i would say those kind of cases are rare. every defendant is given a chance, in my experience, to provide assistance so i can go to bat and tell the judge --...
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director, founder and president of online trust alliance in washington, d.c.izol, the execu director, founder and president of online trust alliance in washington, d.ezol, the executi director, founder and president of online trust alliance in washington, d.el, the executive director, founder and president of online trust alliance in washington, d.c. we appreciate you being with us. we look forward to your testimony pursuant to our rules all witnesses who testify before the this subcommittee can are required to be sworn. i would ask you each to stand and raise your right hand. do you swear that the testimony that you will give to subcommittee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? >> i do. >> we'll use a timing system today. about a minute before the red light comes on, you are going to see lights change from green to yellow, giving you an opportunity to conclude your remarks. your written testimony will be printed in the record in its entirety. we would appreciate you limiting your oral testimony to no more than ten minu
director, founder and president of online trust alliance in washington, d.c.izol, the execu director, founder and president of online trust alliance in washington, d.ezol, the executi director, founder and president of online trust alliance in washington, d.el, the executive director, founder and president of online trust alliance in washington, d.c. we appreciate you being with us. we look forward to your testimony pursuant to our rules all witnesses who testify before the this subcommittee...
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in a few weeks i'll be in washington for two months. this is important. i spent there two months learning what was important. getting on the ground, attending meetings, looking at how our academic world really fit into their world and came away with an idea of how our science can actually be done different to be better contributor to the mission not only crate but dhs in general. i'm happy about that. if you think about the remarks that we heard in various of the talks and in the previous panel, every one of the speakers at one point or another mention the pivotal role of how the public responds to risks. the public is a major player. adam did a nice job in his talk illustrating in recent years we've been able to document for the first time the economic impact of how the public actually responds. we knew this. if we think about how people reacted after 9/11 we knew there was propensity not to get on airlines and so forth. that added economic repercussion. we drew on the best social science folks in the world quite frankly, brought them into the great team
in a few weeks i'll be in washington for two months. this is important. i spent there two months learning what was important. getting on the ground, attending meetings, looking at how our academic world really fit into their world and came away with an idea of how our science can actually be done different to be better contributor to the mission not only crate but dhs in general. i'm happy about that. if you think about the remarks that we heard in various of the talks and in the previous...
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in the 1980s if washington liked you you could be in power for 50 years. if russia liked you you could be in power for 50 years but then you were going over how you went out. but that has changed. elections took place. good or bad they're not perfect but they take place. people respond to the -- the government responds to the needs of the people and therefore we have a new africa and i think in that sense africa had changed and we're capable and able to look at ours from within. these are our issues. these are our problems. we know that the u.n. process is going to be a global process. you're thinking about 200 and something countries that have their own interest giving ourselves and the african position, we had those issues. some people had -- well, some people talk about economy and some people talk about them being more important and some talk about how do you deal -- some deal with interests. climate issues. security. we say yes. these are all ideas for negotiation. we'll sit and talk about those but for the time being we'll sit and talk about where af
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eastern on "washington today." you can hear audio of the five networks beginning sundays at noon eastern. cspan radio on audio now. call 202-626-8888. long distance or phone charges may apply. >>> the internet content i think we would all agree should remain free from regulations especially by if not from the fcc's regulations. as susan crawford said it's confusing the conversation from the sidewalk. of course we want the conversation to be free and unregulated. the fcc has no place to regulate material online. they have ensured the pathways stay open. we have the vesttiges of a phone system. they make sure the communication's pathway is open, available, nondiscriminatory and available for everybody to use. >> it's crucial to think about whether those platforms remain open the way they have historically. the internet has grown up as a network where anyone can communicate, anyone can get online. a teeny company can get access to the network and become like google and facebook, a huge business and it's vital that tha
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i have been turned off by the blame game that's currently going on in washington. i think the obama administration's iraq policy was dreadful. i think the bush administration's policy was dreadful. both of them contributed to the current state of affairs in very significant ways. having gone over that history time and again and each time i find a mistake that obama made there is an antiseedent that bush made. and every time there was a good move that either made you can find it traced to a good move the other made. and the latter are far fewer than the former. what i would say is that to my mind one of the great lessons of iraq, and there are many. what i'd like to see us focusing more energy is on this question of what lessons we should be learning as opposed to who is mistaken and who should be blamed for the current impasse. one of the greatest lessons, of course, was that whenever we take on a problem anywhere in the world but certainly in the middle east, whenever we plan for the best, we get the worst. and when we plan for the worst we often do better than th
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i'm lied to thank the committee and the hearing for inviting me to washington t is quite an honor and privilege to be here today. senator rockefeller, i am a cruise ship rape victim. i have an experience to tell you about. a cruise line employee raped me during a vacation on a royal caribbean cruise to mexico. the crew member was working as a security guard and disco on the ship. he approached me and asked me my name a cabin number. he later snuck down to my cabin and forced his way in. i resisted and struggled. he strangled me and brutally raped me. i awoke with lig tur marks around my neck and my tampon was impacted during the brutal rape. i did not know what to do. i did not know who to turn to. there were no police on the ship. i learned. i was hesitant to report the crime because he wore a security badge. just three days earlier i was looking forward to this cruise, the glossy brochures advertise an adventure every day and an experience. i was celebrating my birthday and with my best friend michelle. we have known each other since i was 5 years old. in the evening i would find my
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department of commerce. 2012 he received minority business leader award from the washington business journal. great to see you. thanks for your willingness to be with us today and assume this responsibility if confirmed. and to introduce our fourth nominee, victoria reggie kennedy, is my friend, my colleague, senator ed markey. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you for allowing me to introduce my great friend, the incredibly talented victoria reggie kennedy. who has been nominated by president obama to serve on the board of governors of the united states postal service. vickie kennedy is a public service powerhouse for our country. a brilliant, gifted attorney, adviser and public servant. vickie will be an outstanding member of the postal service board of governors. she will bring intellectual rigor, innovative and ideas, leadership and her endless energy to this post. indeed, vickie's career is singularly suited to the postal service board at a time when it needs public servants as dedicated and creative as vickie. from our first postmaster benjamin franck lynn to today, the pos
department of commerce. 2012 he received minority business leader award from the washington business journal. great to see you. thanks for your willingness to be with us today and assume this responsibility if confirmed. and to introduce our fourth nominee, victoria reggie kennedy, is my friend, my colleague, senator ed markey. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you for allowing me to introduce my great friend, the incredibly talented victoria reggie kennedy. who has been nominated by...
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eastern on "washington today." hear audio of the five network's sunday public affairs programs beginning sundays at noon eastern. c-span radio on audio now. call to 2-626-8888. long distance or phone charges may apply. >>> up next a discussion of how robotics with technological differences from the internet will change the field of cyber law. we hear from two law professors from the university of washington and temple university in philadelphia. part of a robotic conference hosted by the university of miami law school. this is about an hour, ten minutes. >> okay. so robotics and the new cyber law. when i saw that title of ryan's paper i thought, you know, uh-oh, new cyber law? i'm still trying to get my hands around the old cyber law and now there's a new one coming. okay. up to it. i read on and say that that's not quite like that. ryan is not pushing aside the old cyber law or thankfully the old cyber lawyers and cyber law professors for some new cyber law. and let me just say actually before i sort of dive into
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the way i see it, we shouldn't force families to pay more for washington's problems. we shouldn't make hard working taxpayers pay more for washington's mistakes and procrastination. hard working taxpayers deserve more than that. we need to expand opportunity for everyone in this country. we can start by getting the budget under control. that's how we can make the federal government more accountable and more effective. i'm pleased he's here because i was going to filibuster for a while longer. but with what i'd like to yield to the ranking member for his opening remarks. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank dr. elmendorf for appearing before this committee again and for all the work you and your colleagues do at the congressional budget office. before we discuss the long-term budget, i think it's important to note the progress we've made so far on the deficit. in recent years congress has acted to reduce projected deficits by over $3 trillion, with more than three quarters of those deficit reductions coming from spending cuts. in addition, actual deficits, not j
the way i see it, we shouldn't force families to pay more for washington's problems. we shouldn't make hard working taxpayers pay more for washington's mistakes and procrastination. hard working taxpayers deserve more than that. we need to expand opportunity for everyone in this country. we can start by getting the budget under control. that's how we can make the federal government more accountable and more effective. i'm pleased he's here because i was going to filibuster for a while longer....
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the unreasonable and unattainable production requirements that start in washington, d.c. that are placed on employees have required employees decide between what is right in helping the veterans or what is wrong in keeping their jobs. most employees have taken the easier route and are doing things they are bullied into doing to stay employed. anyone who does not comply will be targeted. the va needs immediate reform because it's filled with the systemic culture of corruption to make unattainable goals set by people who do not process claims. time and grade is a large parts of the problem. i will be available by e-mail to answer any questions regarding what i have experienced at the agency and welcome an opportunity to meet with anyone that is interested in fixing the many problems. i would like to thank you on behalf of myself and the many voices that could not be here today for my invitation to appear. >> thank you very much. mr. robinson, you are recognized for five minutes. >> good afternoon, chairman miller and ranking member michaud -- hope i got that right -- and me
the unreasonable and unattainable production requirements that start in washington, d.c. that are placed on employees have required employees decide between what is right in helping the veterans or what is wrong in keeping their jobs. most employees have taken the easier route and are doing things they are bullied into doing to stay employed. anyone who does not comply will be targeted. the va needs immediate reform because it's filled with the systemic culture of corruption to make...
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in the 1980s if washington liked you, you could be in power for 50 years. if russia liked you, you could be in power for 50 years. then how you went out. but that has changed. elections took place. good or bad elections are not perfect. they take place. people respond to -- the government not respond to the needs of the people. therefore we have a new africa. i think in that sense africa had changed and capable, able to look at our problems and say these are our issues. these are our problems. but we are not doing that in isolation. we know u.n. process is a global process. you're thinking about 200 and some countries who have their own interest, giving ourselves developing the common african position, we have those issues. some people talk about economy, south being more important, some talk about how do you deal with -- the region came to us with interest, consumption, climate issues, security. yes, these are all beautiful ideas when we get to you for negotiation, we'll sit and talk about those. for the time being we'll focus on what africa wants to do, w
in the 1980s if washington liked you, you could be in power for 50 years. if russia liked you, you could be in power for 50 years. then how you went out. but that has changed. elections took place. good or bad elections are not perfect. they take place. people respond to -- the government not respond to the needs of the people. therefore we have a new africa. i think in that sense africa had changed and capable, able to look at our problems and say these are our issues. these are our problems....
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so at our facility in washington state, medications are given on a 30-day supply. there is an option for mail refills. the system is pretty confusing and i normally mess it up pretty well, so my wife has to manage that for me for most part. you have to be able to put in a request three weeks before you need it, and i usually forget until i'm about to run out and so then i'm off my meds for a long period of time, which is never good. as far as the other medication issues that have been discussed, continuity of medications from one facility to the next. i'm in southern part of washington state, and people who are coming up from portland, oregon, which is about an hour away, are on medications that are not transferrable to the va facility where i'm at. so they have to start all over as a guinea pig is what was discussed earlier, try medications they may have already tried in the past to get to the point where they're able to approve a nonformulary medication. it took four years for the dod to balance nine medications for myself, and when we transitioned to va care, ma
so at our facility in washington state, medications are given on a 30-day supply. there is an option for mail refills. the system is pretty confusing and i normally mess it up pretty well, so my wife has to manage that for me for most part. you have to be able to put in a request three weeks before you need it, and i usually forget until i'm about to run out and so then i'm off my meds for a long period of time, which is never good. as far as the other medication issues that have been...
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the norm before used to be folks flying down to washington state if you recall. they were able to stay there. remarkable work by the director. some of that has actually become sort of a pattern that we've used elsewhere in the country with local tribes and with ihs. signing the agreement with ihs to extend health care services, but most importantly as well with the tribes and the dakotas and oklahoma. across the country. we have tribal agreements in place where we can reimburse for care. it is not perfectly seamless, but it is something that has really taken root for us. >> you didn't need new rules. >> no, we tdidn't. we shared agreement sharing. >> you can do that also with federally qualified clinics. >> we can, under sharing authority. >> again, in alaska we're doing that with a cupping, one went from a private to a federally qualified clinic to deliver care in seward, alaska, because there's no veteran care down there which is a great example of how you can do this with your existing rules. let me ask you, on having the va utilize -- we talked about this on
the norm before used to be folks flying down to washington state if you recall. they were able to stay there. remarkable work by the director. some of that has actually become sort of a pattern that we've used elsewhere in the country with local tribes and with ihs. signing the agreement with ihs to extend health care services, but most importantly as well with the tribes and the dakotas and oklahoma. across the country. we have tribal agreements in place where we can reimburse for care. it is...
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eastern, also on washington journal live on c-span. >>> this weekend book tv and american history tv take you on a trip across the country for history and literary life of various locales rediscovered during city tour. point roberts, washington, oyster industry in olympia, history of macon's r&b music, restoration of super saber jet fighter, lab of thomas edison in ft. myers and hear the voices of mormon tabernacle choir in salt lake city. sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. author sylvia jukes morris the guest. >> she was so pretty, always irresistible to men. even in her old age, i gave her 80th birthday party. richard coen was at the party. they sat together after dinner having coffee. at one point she began to stroke his beard. heavens, he said, i never met an 80-year-old before i wanted to leap into bed w she had a vampish quality, seductive quality her whole life. >> the life and career, sharing about their personal relationship during the final years sundays night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >>> senate judiciary committee held a hearing
eastern, also on washington journal live on c-span. >>> this weekend book tv and american history tv take you on a trip across the country for history and literary life of various locales rediscovered during city tour. point roberts, washington, oyster industry in olympia, history of macon's r&b music, restoration of super saber jet fighter, lab of thomas edison in ft. myers and hear the voices of mormon tabernacle choir in salt lake city. sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american...
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now last week i made a very interesting story from "the washington post" that the end result of that entire funnel were reports given to nsa analysts. here are communications that have passed all of these filters. they are no, not american, on bad topics, from bad people, whatever. here it is. and what we learned is about 90% of that stuff is about innocents, including americans. the filters actually don't work all that well. even with all of that filtering. not if that answers the question. that's basically the process. >> i think it does -- so that we actually find targets so that -- >> the way that you look at our successes and law enforcement and terrorism, they are -- they don't stem from looking around saying, ah-ha, there's someone suspicious. they stem from following the leads. the kind of police and intelligence stuff you see in movies and television. we're going to go after that guy. who is he talking to? what is he doing? the things you don't need broad surveillance for. normal investigative procedures that start with a target and figure out what's going on. that the succe
now last week i made a very interesting story from "the washington post" that the end result of that entire funnel were reports given to nsa analysts. here are communications that have passed all of these filters. they are no, not american, on bad topics, from bad people, whatever. here it is. and what we learned is about 90% of that stuff is about innocents, including americans. the filters actually don't work all that well. even with all of that filtering. not if that answers the...
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was that an, i mail, phone call, anything in writing from washington about what happened or that that was taken care of? >> yeah, actually, i called a friend who had been illegally fired by the va and asked him to send an e-mail to allison hickey, and he did. and apparently shortly after, they took action and prevented those documents from going to the shredder. but i think had we not done that -- >> mr. robinson, i appreciate you being here. i want to follow up. i understand your claims it was data manipulation or misreporting data. can you describe a little bit again why you were fired and what your superiors were upset about when they fired you from your job? was that you mr. robinson or mr. soto? >> the reports that i authored concerned accuracy and how the accuracy data in my view wasn't being presented, well, accurately. there seems to be a problem in terms of trying to find common ground when we're deciding claims. and the common ground seems to be -- the problems and finding common ground seems to be over some very basic and then over complex evidentiary issues. in other words
was that an, i mail, phone call, anything in writing from washington about what happened or that that was taken care of? >> yeah, actually, i called a friend who had been illegally fired by the va and asked him to send an e-mail to allison hickey, and he did. and apparently shortly after, they took action and prevented those documents from going to the shredder. but i think had we not done that -- >> mr. robinson, i appreciate you being here. i want to follow up. i understand your...
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policy and interest and requires an immediate response from washington. the situation is complicated by the fact that in the fix we are presently in in the middle eefs, we have not one but two higomonic voices in the region, from gaza to iran, that are trying to upset the middle east. and we have to deal with all of them in a comprehensive way. the president's plan to support a unified iraq in this crisis is laid out on june 19th is reasonable. but over a month as gone by, as we discussed earlier today, and little has happened. we've had two important but secondary ste secondary steps, the selection of a speaker and those are important but those are preliminary. the key issue is the election of a prime minister and a new government. meanwhile, on the ground, while the initial drive of isil has been slow, we're seeing more capabilities for that institution. the study of law came out with a survey of attacks, both suicide and what we call vbids, vehicle bombs inside baghdad in efforts to try to cut off the city. senator mccain was right, that you can't take
policy and interest and requires an immediate response from washington. the situation is complicated by the fact that in the fix we are presently in in the middle eefs, we have not one but two higomonic voices in the region, from gaza to iran, that are trying to upset the middle east. and we have to deal with all of them in a comprehensive way. the president's plan to support a unified iraq in this crisis is laid out on june 19th is reasonable. but over a month as gone by, as we discussed...
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i like to say we're in a very highly constrained fiscal environment here in washington, d.c. i think we can probably all agree to that. but, you know, is there more that you can do, and if there were more funding, and is there more that you could do, or are you pretty much at a point here where you recognize the reality that funding is in short supply? and chances of maybe giving more probably aren't so great at this point? what's your sense of that? >> one of the things ncmc does well is do more with less. for instance, in the area of designing educational curriculums, we have our own in-house studio. we create the content that we use. we don't have to use third-party vendors. that can be very expensive. we leverage our partnerships with a number of companies. they serve as the distribution platforms. again, we're cutting into those costs. but where we need to be further engaged is getting in front of the schools on a nationwide basis. not on a community-by-community, even state-by-state, but on a nationwide approach because we have the age-appropriate messaging. it's not a
i like to say we're in a very highly constrained fiscal environment here in washington, d.c. i think we can probably all agree to that. but, you know, is there more that you can do, and if there were more funding, and is there more that you could do, or are you pretty much at a point here where you recognize the reality that funding is in short supply? and chances of maybe giving more probably aren't so great at this point? what's your sense of that? >> one of the things ncmc does well is...
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that's exactly what michael orrin argued in "the washington post" recently. last week at the aspen security forum, lieutenant general michael flynn, head of the d.i.a., warned if. >> host: is totally defeated in the current round of fighting, it's likely that a more extreme group would rise in its place. i'd like to know your vision on this. and i know your job is not to advise the israeli government, but what would your advice be to the israeli government in this sense? you know, you see the popularity figures of what's going on right now. of netanyahu rising. so first this question of what replaces. >> host: would be more extreme. this tension between say what ambassador orrin said and the head of the d.i.a. and then secondarily if you were sitting in a room advising the israel government, what would you say to them? >> i'd say stick with it. this notion that somehow you're going to really continue to engage in this escalation until it leads to the alienation of. >> host: and other factions of the same kind, apart from the tragic consequences and implicatio
that's exactly what michael orrin argued in "the washington post" recently. last week at the aspen security forum, lieutenant general michael flynn, head of the d.i.a., warned if. >> host: is totally defeated in the current round of fighting, it's likely that a more extreme group would rise in its place. i'd like to know your vision on this. and i know your job is not to advise the israeli government, but what would your advice be to the israeli government in this sense? you...
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washington journal's live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> earlier today, president obama was in kansas city to discuss the economy, where he discussed the gop lawsuit to sue h him. here's a look. >> so there's a bunch of stuff that needs to get done. unfortunately, the main vote that they've scheduled for today is whether or not they decide to sue me for doing my job. first of all, don't -- first of all, here's something i always say, do not boo, vote. booing doesn't help. voting helps. >> but think about this, they have announced they're going to sue me for taking executive actions to help people. so, you know, they're mad because i'm doing my job. and by the way, i've told them, i said, i'd be happy to do it with you the only reason i'm doing it on my own is because you don't do anything, but if you want, let's work together. everybody right now says this is a political stunt, but it's worse than that, because every vote they're taking like that means a vote they're not taking to actually help you. when they've taken
washington journal's live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> earlier today, president obama was in kansas city to discuss the economy, where he discussed the gop lawsuit to sue h him. here's a look. >> so there's a bunch of stuff that needs to get done. unfortunately, the main vote that they've scheduled for today is whether or not they decide to sue me for doing my job. first of all, don't -- first of all, here's something i always say, do not boo, vote. booing doesn't help. voting...
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i came to washington 3 1/2 years ago. i promised my constituents that the folks of my district because i received the farm subsidies before i was selected. i promised them we needed a better way. we needed to reform the farm bill. this is just an example. we reform the farm bill, more reforms that had been done i don't know how many years. did away with the farm subsidy program. took many steps in the right direction. was it perfect? no. i voted over 2,400 times since i've been here and none of the bills have been perfect. did i vote no and say it's not everything i want so i'm not going to do anything? no. that would be irresponsible on my part. my part is to do the best i can for my district and support an investment that creates 1,000 jobs in my district. that is what this is about. with reforms. without reforms i can't support it. with that i yield back, mr. chairman. >> gentleman yields back. chair recognizes gentleman from california mr. sherman. >> mr. hochberg, i hope as you administer xm bank in the future, and i
i came to washington 3 1/2 years ago. i promised my constituents that the folks of my district because i received the farm subsidies before i was selected. i promised them we needed a better way. we needed to reform the farm bill. this is just an example. we reform the farm bill, more reforms that had been done i don't know how many years. did away with the farm subsidy program. took many steps in the right direction. was it perfect? no. i voted over 2,400 times since i've been here and none of...
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i've been in washington a long time and i've never worked on an issue where there was so much consensus. really. i mean, how large do you see google and microsoft sitting shoulder to shoulder advocating the same position. how large do you see americans for tax reform and the aclu on the same letter? it's extraordinary, there's a website, you can read about this extraordinary coalition. it's www.digitaldue.process.org. you'll see how many people have gotten behind this ecpa reform principles. how many companies, how many academics and political groups across the spectrum, it's really amazing. >> and i should say, we're thinking, google and yahoo! microsoft, companies that increasingly -- i never thought it would happen, telecommunications carriers, that in the last couple of years have begun voluntarily disclosing information about the quantity of government requests for information. so, you know, it's a positive trend that i hope we see continuing. i'm glad it is something that these companies have been taking the lead on. let's let the audience judge in with questions. i'll be less tol
i've been in washington a long time and i've never worked on an issue where there was so much consensus. really. i mean, how large do you see google and microsoft sitting shoulder to shoulder advocating the same position. how large do you see americans for tax reform and the aclu on the same letter? it's extraordinary, there's a website, you can read about this extraordinary coalition. it's www.digitaldue.process.org. you'll see how many people have gotten behind this ecpa reform principles....