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the united states has 300 million internet connections. so we are becoming a very small player in an overall connected world that changes the drive in terms of not only social adoption and change in ip and educational materials that are available now really will have staggering impact for us. the good news from a business standpoint, u.s. companies that have been driving the innovation and frankly business models and they have created great franchises. probably in autumn of 2012, facebook will hit 1 billion users. google and all of its sites already has 1 billion users. that means their revenues will start to mirror their usage and where their customers are. all of these great internet franchises, amazons, ciscos, googles, groupons, more and more of their business is generated outside of the u.s. they are hiring more people out of the u.s. that's where their growth is coming. that's troublesome right now because their revenue gets taxed in their sovereign company. one of things we have to look at politically and from a tax system is how do
the united states has 300 million internet connections. so we are becoming a very small player in an overall connected world that changes the drive in terms of not only social adoption and change in ip and educational materials that are available now really will have staggering impact for us. the good news from a business standpoint, u.s. companies that have been driving the innovation and frankly business models and they have created great franchises. probably in autumn of 2012, facebook will...
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the member for of 1981 i came to the united states -- november 1981 and came to the united states. i have been a resident of san francisco or the past few years. -- for the past 20 years. in my immigration practice, which i started with the help of the immigrant resource center, who was trying to help low- income immigrants adjust to life in the u.s. new life after amnesty, a lot of people were not able to immigrate because of a lack of money. still to this point, i see a lot of immigrants who want to get their work permits. i ask them how long they have been here. sometimes they have been here sometimes they have been here since the 1970's, 1980's,
the member for of 1981 i came to the united states -- november 1981 and came to the united states. i have been a resident of san francisco or the past few years. -- for the past 20 years. in my immigration practice, which i started with the help of the immigrant resource center, who was trying to help low- income immigrants adjust to life in the u.s. new life after amnesty, a lot of people were not able to immigrate because of a lack of money. still to this point, i see a lot of immigrants who...
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the president of the united states. of course he focuses on the presidents because it also emphasizes one of the great inventions of the american constitution which is the peaceful transfer of power. from leader to leader. he followed a typical standard depiction of the president. george washington is hung the highest. below him should be the next three presidents. john adams, thomas jefferson and madison hangs the picture of the fifth president. james monroe. madison hung his own portrait as one said in the corner behind the door showing his modesty, but also hung his 54 trade next to his beloved dolly. he is telling you a lot about himself. the important thing in his life. over this portrait of himself, he hung a picture of his best friend, thomas jefferson and next to it, a 54 trade of mary mag dollen. i often thaw he poked fun at his close friend. this room really made a powerful impression. it was a functional room and served tea and welcomed their guest. they had many visitors. madison also used this room to contr
the president of the united states. of course he focuses on the presidents because it also emphasizes one of the great inventions of the american constitution which is the peaceful transfer of power. from leader to leader. he followed a typical standard depiction of the president. george washington is hung the highest. below him should be the next three presidents. john adams, thomas jefferson and madison hangs the picture of the fifth president. james monroe. madison hung his own portrait as...
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the united states could monitor these these missiles many in the united states just like the views of . a maintains that the european missile defense system is ineffective the scientist estimates that it has protected the united states from a rainy and missiles instead it creates problems for russia if russia believes is the fence is not needed. but it doesn't pose a theoretical threat to russia. my guess is that the russians. if you want to spend your national treasure this will help you so it solves the political problem and it provides a much more capable defense than with the united states currently building it's a. much cheaper. the professor believes that the purpose of nato is radar with europe is to track the movements of russian strategic weapons and to monitor russia's new military technology. the real target could be russia but certainly it makes the people of europe less safe it draws them in in fact as a geo strategic pawn by great powers as they maneuver and use the missile defense shield not as a way to defend your not as a way to defend anybody in fact but to provide a
the united states could monitor these these missiles many in the united states just like the views of . a maintains that the european missile defense system is ineffective the scientist estimates that it has protected the united states from a rainy and missiles instead it creates problems for russia if russia believes is the fence is not needed. but it doesn't pose a theoretical threat to russia. my guess is that the russians. if you want to spend your national treasure this will help you so it...
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and we've stopped investing in the united states. stopped investing in infrastructure, stopped investing in research and development, stopped investing in education. and we are where we are because of those disinvestmentses over the past ten years or so. >> let me go back to "the wall street journal." they say even the keynesians who run the cbo concede that the 2013 tax hike on capital gains dividends, estates and small businesses would knock economic growth down to 1% next year and raise unemployment to 9.1% from 8.5. that means about 750,000 more jobless americans. you can't have such a lousy economy and cut the deficit in half. so in other words, would you be in favor of continuing the tax cuts that are in place in order to not damage the economy? >> well, not for the high-end folks. i think the buffett rule and what the president is promoting with that, i think should happen. you know, folks have been doing very, very well. and it's -- the way the current system is set up is inhumane. what we have going on in our country right n
and we've stopped investing in the united states. stopped investing in infrastructure, stopped investing in research and development, stopped investing in education. and we are where we are because of those disinvestmentses over the past ten years or so. >> let me go back to "the wall street journal." they say even the keynesians who run the cbo concede that the 2013 tax hike on capital gains dividends, estates and small businesses would knock economic growth down to 1% next...
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do you think it's fair that the top 1% of earners in the united states pay just about 40% of the income taxes? >> i do because i don't see how the alternatives are fair, are more fair. >> okay. do you think it's fair that, this was "wall street journal" figure in an editorial this morning which you probably saw, the top 3% pay as much as the other 97% of taxpayers in income tax. >> again, i do, because again, life's about choices and alternatives and if they're not going to pay it, then you have to find the resources elsewhere in asking middle class families to pay more or cutting the benefits to middle class retirees. >> okay. that brings me to the third one. is it fair that the bottom almost 50% pay no federal income tax? >> as you know, i don't think that's a fair description of our current tax system. those millions of americans pay payroll taxes. >> yes. and the payroll taxes are supposed to pay for social security, are they not? so there is a specific benefit allegedly resulting from the payment into the system, but the president proposes that we reduce the amount of payroll taxes
do you think it's fair that the top 1% of earners in the united states pay just about 40% of the income taxes? >> i do because i don't see how the alternatives are fair, are more fair. >> okay. do you think it's fair that, this was "wall street journal" figure in an editorial this morning which you probably saw, the top 3% pay as much as the other 97% of taxpayers in income tax. >> again, i do, because again, life's about choices and alternatives and if they're not...
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states complying more people in united states. what has to happen from your point of view? >> you touched on the educational issue, science, technology, engineering and math. we're following behind in this country. when you get to the root cause, it's k-12. kids don't turn on, they don't get excited. the quality of teaching is not there. there's a whole emphasis is there. the president is focused on this area. he should do more. that's a long-term frustrating answer. that sorts it out 15 years from now. i think there is -- there's a lot of investments, a lot of cash that big companies like ours have available to investment. and it's -- i think we need some degree of certainty on tax incentives, regulatory. i think once we -- i totally agree with jeff. let's take simpson-bowles. let's sit down, let's figure it out, everybody gives a little. we move on. i think even if the answer is half bad, we'll understand the environment we're in and you'll see a lot of investment begin to happen. >> do you actually fear a whip saw because of po
states complying more people in united states. what has to happen from your point of view? >> you touched on the educational issue, science, technology, engineering and math. we're following behind in this country. when you get to the root cause, it's k-12. kids don't turn on, they don't get excited. the quality of teaching is not there. there's a whole emphasis is there. the president is focused on this area. he should do more. that's a long-term frustrating answer. that sorts it out 15...
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the same is true when you come home to the united states. it's far more common among the middle class and the affluent so the great majority of the interviews are people who could afford it. with that said there's a small subset of people who are living alone under tougher conditions. in the dwellings that we still have in the hotel residencies. for them living alone is often the way to to spend themselves or protect themselves against the influences of people or places that once got them into trouble and we spent a lot of time talking to them and it is a very different experience. there are also people aging alone who are vulnerable and we can talk about them later. >> host: how did you decide -- did you pick this as a place to find these people or is that the only place that you could find the marginalize class is? >> guest: they are places you could find them in a concentrated fashion and living alone and so on, and in the impoverished neighborhoods as unaffordable. it would be hard to do it. and furthermore i think that these are places
the same is true when you come home to the united states. it's far more common among the middle class and the affluent so the great majority of the interviews are people who could afford it. with that said there's a small subset of people who are living alone under tougher conditions. in the dwellings that we still have in the hotel residencies. for them living alone is often the way to to spend themselves or protect themselves against the influences of people or places that once got them into...
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we've shown faster improvement than the united states average. and in particular i'd mention the jobs we've added have been higher paying than the average for the rest of the united states. [ applause ] now number two is one we haven't done as well, obesity in our state has increased one percentage point to 32% of our population. this is a disturbing trend. everyone knows that health care costs are exploding and unsustainable in addition to the human damage from obesity. the key to the solution, though, is not government, but personal responsibility. we as michiganders need to work together to do a better job on obesity. [ applause ] number three, college readiness, increased from 16% to 17%. while it's a 1% increase, this is unacceptable. we need to be 100% college and career ready for our young people. number four, our bond rating. our actual ratings didn't change but we're moving in a positive direction. one of the bond rating agencies has increased our outlook from neutral to positive, a good sign that we're heading in the right direction. [
we've shown faster improvement than the united states average. and in particular i'd mention the jobs we've added have been higher paying than the average for the rest of the united states. [ applause ] now number two is one we haven't done as well, obesity in our state has increased one percentage point to 32% of our population. this is a disturbing trend. everyone knows that health care costs are exploding and unsustainable in addition to the human damage from obesity. the key to the...
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as the united states begins the star treaty, the science, technology and engineering capableties within a security enterprise will become more important to sustaining the u.s. nuclear deterrent. that is why the budget request includes weapons activities and $1.1 billion for the reactor program. initially, it's nsa's work to pro vent nuclear terrorism, which is one of president obama's top priorities. includes 2.5 billion to include arms control activities. finally, the budget request includes $5.7 billion to continue progress and clean up the nation's cold war nuclear sites. the budget request makes strategic investments to promote our prosperity and security. at the same time, we recognize our country's fiscal challenges and are cutting back where we can. we're also committed to performing our work efficiently and effectively. countries around the world recognize the energy opportunity and are moving aggressively to lead. this is a race we can win, but we must act with fierce urgency. thank you and now, please, to answer your questions. >> thank you, mr. secretary. since i understand d
as the united states begins the star treaty, the science, technology and engineering capableties within a security enterprise will become more important to sustaining the u.s. nuclear deterrent. that is why the budget request includes weapons activities and $1.1 billion for the reactor program. initially, it's nsa's work to pro vent nuclear terrorism, which is one of president obama's top priorities. includes 2.5 billion to include arms control activities. finally, the budget request includes...
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they are taking deductions for the expenses of moving out of the united states. meanwhile, companies that are doing the right thing and choosing to stay here, they get hit with one of the highest tax rates in the world. that doesn't make sense. everybody knows it doesn't make sense. politicians of both parties have been talking about changing it for years. so my message to congress is, don't wait. get it done. do it now. let's get it done. as congress thinks about tax reform principles, there's some basic things they can do. first if you are a business that wants to outsource jobs, you have that right. but you shouldn't get a tax deduction for doing it. that money should be used to cover moving expenses for companies like master lock that decided to bring jobs home. give them the tax break. second of all, no american company should be able to avoid paying its fair share of taxes by moving jobs and profits overseas. so we've said from now on, every multinational company should have to pay a basic minimum tax. and every penny should go towards lowering taxes for co
they are taking deductions for the expenses of moving out of the united states. meanwhile, companies that are doing the right thing and choosing to stay here, they get hit with one of the highest tax rates in the world. that doesn't make sense. everybody knows it doesn't make sense. politicians of both parties have been talking about changing it for years. so my message to congress is, don't wait. get it done. do it now. let's get it done. as congress thinks about tax reform principles, there's...
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the member for of 1981 i came to the united states -- november 1981 and came to the united states. i have been a resident of san francisco or the past few years. -- for the past 20 years. in my immigration practice, which i started with the help of the immigrant resource center, who was trying to help low- income immigrants adjust to life in the u.s. new life after amnesty, a lot of people were not able to immigrate because of a lack of money. still to this point, i see a lot of immigrants who want to get their work permits. i ask them how long they have been here. sometimes they have been here since the 1970's, 1980's, 1990's. a lot of them are elderly who are ready to retire. i had 165-year-old man who is alone, no family -- a 65-year- old man who is alone, no family here, but he does not have any papers to get that social security that he has contributed to for 30 years. he will be homeless after working for many years. i faced this situation with my clients a lot. i help low income people. sometimes it is very difficult. sometimes i think about how small the world is a and i se
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i don't think that the united states and western powers nor israel particularly want to intervene in syria exactly because they fear. what comes next we have a very clear understanding of what's happening on the ground. in all this because the syrian regime limits international media entrance into syria. i don't think we know what we're getting ourselves into. if we repeat. the libya scenario it's very interesting you mention that jim if i can go back to you in washington it seems to me that we could have the possibility of a partition of syria well because i think a lot of people seem to forget that seventy percent of the country is sunni and the alawite with in damascus supporting the current regime i mean there is no love lost between them either could you potentially see a partition there like this and they're selling necessarily mean it's good for anybody in the region or israel or any other country in the neighbors syria. well i think i think those are all very good concerns and questions actually if you go back and look at iraq and say two thousand and five and two thousand an
i don't think that the united states and western powers nor israel particularly want to intervene in syria exactly because they fear. what comes next we have a very clear understanding of what's happening on the ground. in all this because the syrian regime limits international media entrance into syria. i don't think we know what we're getting ourselves into. if we repeat. the libya scenario it's very interesting you mention that jim if i can go back to you in washington it seems to me that we...
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encourage chinese travel to the united states. but i am sure the vice-president will be the first to tell you we have work to do, especially discriminatory subsidies, financing, protecting intellectual property and trade secrets, and ending the practice of making the transfer of technology a requirement for doing business. the united states will also work to ensure that all countries play by international rules. we brought cases that have challenged unfair trade practices, and we have descended u.s. producers and workers in many arenas. of the month's state union address, president obama -- protect our market. the benefits, and there are many, and the challenges of doing business with china as well as your plans here and their plants here in the united states. we welcome your suggestions on how we can address the difficulties you face, and i would to thank you, again, tom for your hospitality and thank all of your colleagues for joining us and i look forward to our discussion. mr. vice-president. >> [speaking in chinese] >> [speak
encourage chinese travel to the united states. but i am sure the vice-president will be the first to tell you we have work to do, especially discriminatory subsidies, financing, protecting intellectual property and trade secrets, and ending the practice of making the transfer of technology a requirement for doing business. the united states will also work to ensure that all countries play by international rules. we brought cases that have challenged unfair trade practices, and we have descended...
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states. 70% of our backlog is outside the united states. we've got to sell in china. we have to sell in mongolia. we've got to sell in nigeria. we've got to sell in poland, brazil, peru, mexico. we've got to sell everywhere. we've got to be hungry and we've got to be out there every day fighting for our companies. the other thing is in general business works together. there is an extended enterprise, there's a supply chain, a customer chain. there's teamwork inside companies that's very powerful. i think it's this notion of enterprise and teamwork that are central to american business that i think helps us compete. so that's just the way i want to frame the week. you're going to hear a lot of different discussions on various items throughout this week. we've made a few announcements this morning including the hiring of 5,000 veterans over the next five years, roughly a thousand a year. some investments in our aviation business. ways to take the health care program more extensively. ways to use, idea say things like idea shops for people and
states. 70% of our backlog is outside the united states. we've got to sell in china. we have to sell in mongolia. we've got to sell in nigeria. we've got to sell in poland, brazil, peru, mexico. we've got to sell everywhere. we've got to be hungry and we've got to be out there every day fighting for our companies. the other thing is in general business works together. there is an extended enterprise, there's a supply chain, a customer chain. there's teamwork inside companies that's very...
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it is the united states army band. it is another of the unique organizations in the military district of washington. since its creation, the army band has led a varied and distinguished career. open-air concerts are given each summer in the city and are enjoyed by thousands. it is the army band that leads the inaugural parades. besides these duties, it has represented the united states army at many musical functions and celebrations throughout the world. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> faced by the united states army band, the old guard passes in review. ♪ ♪ >> but not all the troops in the washington area are stationed here for show and ceremony. many fill jobs that are vital to the defense of the city. let's visit with some of them. in the suburbs surrounding washington, there are many anti-aircraft batteries such as this. ready for action 24 hours a day. >> battery commander of charlie battery of the 14th anti-aircraft artillery battalion is 22-year-old lieutenant david lacey. lieutenant, we have mentioned the overall pictur
it is the united states army band. it is another of the unique organizations in the military district of washington. since its creation, the army band has led a varied and distinguished career. open-air concerts are given each summer in the city and are enjoyed by thousands. it is the army band that leads the inaugural parades. besides these duties, it has represented the united states army at many musical functions and celebrations throughout the world. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> faced by the...
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age 57, the year he became president of the united states. it's about an hour and 15 minutes. >> thank you, kay, for that excessively kind introduction. thank you all of you for making the effort to be here and thank you, kay, and the marvelous staff on mount vernon and all of you who have made the long match with me acr i also want to say word of thanks to c spanned the c-span audience for taking such an interest in our first president. most of all, i feel indebted to the mount vernon's ladies association for sponsoring this lecture series and giving me a second chance, as it were, to spend some quality time with the greatest of americans. almost 20 years have passed since the book that gay was kind enough to mention first appeared. i had forgotten what pleasurable company the president can be. you don't have to quite a book about washington to find him both fascinating and elusive. for any watchful visitor that mount vernon can attest, just when you think you've got his measure, the hold man will challenge your assumptions. case in point, i
age 57, the year he became president of the united states. it's about an hour and 15 minutes. >> thank you, kay, for that excessively kind introduction. thank you all of you for making the effort to be here and thank you, kay, and the marvelous staff on mount vernon and all of you who have made the long match with me acr i also want to say word of thanks to c spanned the c-span audience for taking such an interest in our first president. most of all, i feel indebted to the mount vernon's...
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states or come from long lines of families that come from the united states. we know we see this difference along the spectrum. let me highlight a couple of points that i think make a big difference. realize we have a cohort population between 8 million and 11.5 million of individuals in the united states who are undocumented, who some say are illegal or not lawfully present. they are in a group that is cut off in part and formality from the main economy. this is unwise because immigrants, both skilled and unskilled, in this case, that 8 million to 11 million, provide the innovative engine in the economy in these relatively dark times. i'll address the issue of unemployment. but in these difficult economic times, they provide a certain component to the economy which allows us to innovate and grow at a rate that we otherwise would not. in short, immigrants of all types unaverage are net contributors to the economy, help the actual pie grow bigger, provide more of a pie to split among us all and in turn try to goose innovation in a couple of unanticipated ways.
states or come from long lines of families that come from the united states. we know we see this difference along the spectrum. let me highlight a couple of points that i think make a big difference. realize we have a cohort population between 8 million and 11.5 million of individuals in the united states who are undocumented, who some say are illegal or not lawfully present. they are in a group that is cut off in part and formality from the main economy. this is unwise because immigrants, both...
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the united states in particular . we have social see quality partly call for the release of manning. and the dropping of charges against him but we also understand that this is part of a broader attack on democratic rights in the united states and internationally so what good will manning's work of done what will washington learn by this from your point of view what will washington learn by ear. well i think more importantly is what the american people will learn. both in terms of what has been exposed but also in the character of this government and how it treats its opposition and character of the obama administration i mean this is after all the government that came in pledging change but on every front including the attack on democratic rights only continue the policies of its predecessor so you don't think what will this have an impact on any change in policy from washington's point of view well no i don't think so i mean it's certainly the united states is preparing more wars now we just saw your your piece on s
the united states in particular . we have social see quality partly call for the release of manning. and the dropping of charges against him but we also understand that this is part of a broader attack on democratic rights in the united states and internationally so what good will manning's work of done what will washington learn by this from your point of view what will washington learn by ear. well i think more importantly is what the american people will learn. both in terms of what has been...
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well the thing is that most financial institutions are fully protected the idea that the united states is way behind is just nonsense and but you know as this is way ahead of the curve here there's always going to be someone who's going to get your your password and break into your bank account or you know so i mean i got that always going to be out there but this is not a complex thing to stop this is actually quite easy to stop they make for instance are not the slightest bit worried about this at all and i think the problem is again it's this atmosphere of fear and using pearl harbor and then talking about china i mean you know that sounds like we were equating china with puerile shipping are we for a war against imperialism korea russia's did you. you know that's that's the kind of hype which can lead to scary places thank you so much for weighing in on this issue that was con helen and columnists for foreign policy in focus my pleasure. and that is going to wrap it up for now for more on the story of an in-depth interview as we covered you can head to head on over an hour to a con
well the thing is that most financial institutions are fully protected the idea that the united states is way behind is just nonsense and but you know as this is way ahead of the curve here there's always going to be someone who's going to get your your password and break into your bank account or you know so i mean i got that always going to be out there but this is not a complex thing to stop this is actually quite easy to stop they make for instance are not the slightest bit worried about...
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manufactured narcotics package shipped into the united states and sun canada. we want to partner with them and share with them in any way we can our efforts. there's a joint interest in making sure that the battle they are fighting is successful. we're going to continue to do that. obviously, if the question is referring to things like that some curious, i the government had knowledge that serious mistakes were not made there. key questions and ensure that those kind of mistakes are never again repeated. >> you mentioned the current immigration laws are outdated. what would be your number one priority to change it? >> i cannot limited to just one thing. when you work in this area, there is time and again, i will go to meetings with businesses and they cannot -- bears a can i get visas for their workers. i go to meetings with communities and hear about families that have been torn apart. if you have to pick in this whole area one segment would be young people who were brought here usually as small children, brought here by adults, they have been raised here and
manufactured narcotics package shipped into the united states and sun canada. we want to partner with them and share with them in any way we can our efforts. there's a joint interest in making sure that the battle they are fighting is successful. we're going to continue to do that. obviously, if the question is referring to things like that some curious, i the government had knowledge that serious mistakes were not made there. key questions and ensure that those kind of mistakes are never again...
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if i am the president of the united states, i will balance budgets. i will grow our economy and get people back to work. i will reduce expends and eliminating programs and sending some programs back to states and the other way and make sure we live within our means is to grow our economy and getting people back to work in the ways i have just described. i will lower the corporate tax rate and the individual marginal tax rate, the tax rate that employers to 85% of our people. i will and the regulatory burden that is crushing this country. i will open up our energy resources and open up trade and crack down on china that has been stealing their jobs for unfair labor practices and finally, i will make sure that as we deal with unions, i am happy to compete on a level playing field -- i know the american people and free individuals and businesses can compete but it is time for the government to let the competition began on a level playing field and do not tilt in favor of labor unions. [applause] i will return to the principles of the declaration of indep
if i am the president of the united states, i will balance budgets. i will grow our economy and get people back to work. i will reduce expends and eliminating programs and sending some programs back to states and the other way and make sure we live within our means is to grow our economy and getting people back to work in the ways i have just described. i will lower the corporate tax rate and the individual marginal tax rate, the tax rate that employers to 85% of our people. i will and the...
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states to other places in the world. if we do it, that has a number of benefits. one is, it max mysel mize -- mas do take pressure ef off and offers at airports. that international work is more and more important as the department matured. >> for the record, i just want to say that i appreciate you not taking people out of the field, the front line operatives. i understand the need to trim personnel to trim budgets in these economic time, but the taxpayers expect us to make sure that every dollar is accounted for, every dollar is spent wisely, and that was the purpose of the line of questioning, but i think having visited the port with ms. milner baltimore, seeing what the coast guard is doing, the cbc, i appreciate that keeping our country safe. thank you. >> thank you. >> the gentleman's time expired. you've been here well over two hours. i thank you very much. i have one question. ranking member a question also. for the record, mr. smith, he had to leave this hearing. three questions he would like responses to if poss
states to other places in the world. if we do it, that has a number of benefits. one is, it max mysel mize -- mas do take pressure ef off and offers at airports. that international work is more and more important as the department matured. >> for the record, i just want to say that i appreciate you not taking people out of the field, the front line operatives. i understand the need to trim personnel to trim budgets in these economic time, but the taxpayers expect us to make sure that...
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the problem is if you are too honest with the president of the united states, your own conference is the first one to cut your throat. and i have experienced that, too. if i had one piece of advice for majority leaders, i agree with tom, remember, that you have a role, and you have a, you know, you have to work with the president, but i also have a piece of advice for the presidents, meet with the leaders regularly, weekly, on personal basis. not just in groups. i used to, you know, plead with president bush to get harry reid to sit in the back of the po portico and look at the great washington monument, and see what to do, and then i realized that i guess that these two won't have a drink. of course -- [ laughter ] harry is a mormon and bush was a tea totaler, and they never met like that, and shows you what lubrication can do, and if those would have had a drink, no telling what could have gotten done [ laughter ] >> if you could stand up and identify yourself. >> laura, the executive director of the henry jackson foundation and we are so glad to be a part of the forum today with t
the problem is if you are too honest with the president of the united states, your own conference is the first one to cut your throat. and i have experienced that, too. if i had one piece of advice for majority leaders, i agree with tom, remember, that you have a role, and you have a, you know, you have to work with the president, but i also have a piece of advice for the presidents, meet with the leaders regularly, weekly, on personal basis. not just in groups. i used to, you know, plead with...
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fiscal pressures on the united states. we're already looking at what can happen in owe 14 and then what is happening with deficits around the country. the emphasis that came on is what can the department of defense do but still what do we have to be able to do for what we can do with the money that we have. so there's two arrows of economic realities out there and the budget control act along with the desires for strategic review. at a high level of discussions along with the combat ant commanders and leaders in the jcs and osd as well as played out in two and three-star meetings among what many call the three-star programmers. this was an interim processes as to what does it bring to bear and what can the force do and the bottom line is, a restructured force and i'll show you slide by slide what that means and then you see the $58 billion. that's going from 13 through 17 and 13 through 17 in pb 13. >> a reminder that you can read the president's entire budget request online at c-span.org. also, hearings and briefings rela
fiscal pressures on the united states. we're already looking at what can happen in owe 14 and then what is happening with deficits around the country. the emphasis that came on is what can the department of defense do but still what do we have to be able to do for what we can do with the money that we have. so there's two arrows of economic realities out there and the budget control act along with the desires for strategic review. at a high level of discussions along with the combat ant...
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we have renewables being pretty fast growing in the united states. on the electricity side, it's mostly driven by the state renewable portfolio standards. there's also some interaction between the transportation side because the plants that produce cellulosic biofuels, those plants will throw off some. it's a very interesting story. >> does the analysis that your agency has made, is it consistent with this as far as renewable energy being the fastest growing source of primary energy over the next 25 years? >> well, it's certainly growing very rapidly, yes. i was just checking my testimony. according to the world energy outlook, the share of nonhydrorenewables, primarily wind and solar in power generation rises from 3% in 2009 to 15% in 2035. and hydro, which is a major source of generation, maintains its share at 15%. so overall, we're saying all would be about 30% of world power generation by 2035. >> okay. all right. i think this has all been very useful testimony. we appreciate you all being here. and we will try to stay in touch with you as these
we have renewables being pretty fast growing in the united states. on the electricity side, it's mostly driven by the state renewable portfolio standards. there's also some interaction between the transportation side because the plants that produce cellulosic biofuels, those plants will throw off some. it's a very interesting story. >> does the analysis that your agency has made, is it consistent with this as far as renewable energy being the fastest growing source of primary energy over...
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so will we, both around the world and in the united states. with respect to tax profile we're a full-rate taxpayer. we are effective tax rate has not been below 45% in more than 20 years. this is a real competitive disadvantage for us. we're also troubled by other aspects of the current corporate tax code creating distortions and economic decision-making and diverts capital from its most efficient and effective use and it leads to lower wages and employment. like many of you in congress, our company has also been evaluating and even modeling some of the tax reform proposals. we look at these from the perspective of both what is good for our country and what is good for our company. overall, we believe the ideal corporate tax system would include materially lower tax rate. something at least close to the average oecd rate, along with capital vimt incentives like 100 percent expensing. we've said, however, if tax reform must be revenue neutral, so be it. we're willing to put all base broadeners including expensing or accelerated depreciation on
so will we, both around the world and in the united states. with respect to tax profile we're a full-rate taxpayer. we are effective tax rate has not been below 45% in more than 20 years. this is a real competitive disadvantage for us. we're also troubled by other aspects of the current corporate tax code creating distortions and economic decision-making and diverts capital from its most efficient and effective use and it leads to lower wages and employment. like many of you in congress, our...
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states, and i'm for jobs in the united states. i don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. but i'm talking about long-term. and i think, you know, a gentleman like that, you know, many instances, we see what we want to see. i'm in ohio. you know what i've seen? i saw president obama and senator sherrod brown and others save the american auto industry. and because of that, we have plants in toledo, lorraine, just outside of youngstown and lordstown ohio. auto workers working, making good money. he put tariffs on chinese tubing coming in which led to the steel mill i mentioned earlier, $650 million of investments. got almost a thousand building trades out there working right now building the facility. another company located in brookfield, tmk and i think they're going to add more. 20 bucks an hour these are. because of the tariff president obama put on the chinese. so it may be convenient to say to pick one or two issues. but i think when you look on the whole of what he has done compared to what the circus is going on in the rep
states, and i'm for jobs in the united states. i don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. but i'm talking about long-term. and i think, you know, a gentleman like that, you know, many instances, we see what we want to see. i'm in ohio. you know what i've seen? i saw president obama and senator sherrod brown and others save the american auto industry. and because of that, we have plants in toledo, lorraine, just outside of youngstown and lordstown ohio. auto workers working, making good...
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states to strike at the united states militarily you put that out what are you trying to say. i think you're trying to warn the public and the u.s. intelligence community has been burned so many times i think they are going out of their way to tell the american people and tell members of congress what the potential risks are. arts and this is where the probably a. but instead of questioning whether this report that said that iran is now the number one terror threat to the us is a little over the top or whether it makes any sense richard just basically says that they're doing this just in case so they can have all their bases covered and he doesn't even blink when he says it like it's totally normal fearmonger way just if you think that it might save your ass at some point in the future how this should bother journalists not be completely legitimate and unquestionable explanation and b. why do i get the distinct feeling that if anything does happen between israel and iran and the chorus for the u.s. to join in support israel of course which of course will be there either way is
states to strike at the united states militarily you put that out what are you trying to say. i think you're trying to warn the public and the u.s. intelligence community has been burned so many times i think they are going out of their way to tell the american people and tell members of congress what the potential risks are. arts and this is where the probably a. but instead of questioning whether this report that said that iran is now the number one terror threat to the us is a little over...
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states post office is still grim. -- the future of the united states post office is still grim. postal leaders are calling on congress once more to pass legislation allowing the service to make changes to save its business. >> prince george's county is passing a task force hoping to lure the fbi to build a new headquarters there. they say it is a perfect location because it is near joint based anders. they have also -- it would not be completed until 2020. >> riders on four of the five metro lines will face delays this weekend. shuttle buses will replace orange line trains. tomorrow and sunday, a yellow line trains will operate via the blue line between huntington and stadium-aronry. -- armory. >> there will be a quiz on this at the end of the broadcast. >> it will be windy and chilly tomorrow. let's get into a look at what is happening. we are looking at frostberg university. they are used to this. they will wind up with 3 inches before this answer to that. people closer to the washington area, not as much. from frederick county va. and farther west, when you get into the highe
states post office is still grim. -- the future of the united states post office is still grim. postal leaders are calling on congress once more to pass legislation allowing the service to make changes to save its business. >> prince george's county is passing a task force hoping to lure the fbi to build a new headquarters there. they say it is a perfect location because it is near joint based anders. they have also -- it would not be completed until 2020. >> riders on four of the...
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we have the responsibility of doing the intelligence gathering in the united states, understanding is american citizens we are attempting to protect. we have to do it under the constitution and applicable statutes. the sharing of that information and working together has gone light years since september 11. having been through a number of battles over the years, the focus on the mission trump's just about everything else. what is difficult is coming up with an organizational structure to address cyber in all of its manifestations. fraud schemes are now on the internet. the dissemination of child pornography and the like have integrated to the internet and the field of cyber. cyber intrusion, the exploitation of information is in the cyber arena. how we address that is going to be a huge challenge in the years to come. " we are about to run out of time. i am going to ask you three brief questions. you can address any piece of this that you like. you have such a serious job. what do you do for fun or to relax? that seems to make an assumption about time to relax. have you seen the movie
we have the responsibility of doing the intelligence gathering in the united states, understanding is american citizens we are attempting to protect. we have to do it under the constitution and applicable statutes. the sharing of that information and working together has gone light years since september 11. having been through a number of battles over the years, the focus on the mission trump's just about everything else. what is difficult is coming up with an organizational structure to...
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you do not redistrict states, the nice people who drew the map of the united states, we have all those lovely squared states and the west. if we just. the senate seats that we carry out the presidential level, we out the presidential level, we should
you do not redistrict states, the nice people who drew the map of the united states, we have all those lovely squared states and the west. if we just. the senate seats that we carry out the presidential level, we out the presidential level, we should
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has been the greatest newspaper in the united states for many decades and still is, i think.is has been the greatest newspaper in the united states for many decades and still is, i think.s has been the greatest newspaper in the united states for many decades and still is, i think. has been the greatest newspaper in the united states for many decades and still is, i think. but it's sure not what it was 20 years ago. it's just because they don't have the money anymore. they have about half the number of reporters that they had, there's much more opinion and much less reporting. and that's the "new york times." it's much worse in other newspapers. so putting aside the consensus iss issue, the future of journalism will become more fragmented. that may not be a bad thing. but i think not. i think it -- having newspapers having authority are something that we should hope will survive. i worry that the great newspapers are disappearing or becoming much less important. and somehow i think there is a space for great journalistic institutions that help people understand a broad view of
has been the greatest newspaper in the united states for many decades and still is, i think.is has been the greatest newspaper in the united states for many decades and still is, i think.s has been the greatest newspaper in the united states for many decades and still is, i think. has been the greatest newspaper in the united states for many decades and still is, i think. but it's sure not what it was 20 years ago. it's just because they don't have the money anymore. they have about half the...
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although the united states has reclaimed the title of world leader in clean energy investments, we're at risk of falling behind between unless we support our domestic clean energy economy. onour country faces a stark choice. we can create jobs making and exporting the energy technologies of tomorrow or we concede leadership to other countries that are investing in these industries. as president obama said, passing a clean energy standard is a vital step that congress can take to broaden our clean energy market. making the most of the america's energy resources is a pillar of the president's economic blueprint to build an economy that lasts. the department fy-'13 budget requests $27.2 billion is guided by the president's vision, our 2011 strategic plan and our quadrennial technology view. it supports leadership in clean energy technologies, science and innovation and nuclear security and environmental cleanup. trillions of dollars will be invested in clean energy in the coming decades. to seize this opportunity, the budget request invests in the research, development, manufacturing and
although the united states has reclaimed the title of world leader in clean energy investments, we're at risk of falling behind between unless we support our domestic clean energy economy. onour country faces a stark choice. we can create jobs making and exporting the energy technologies of tomorrow or we concede leadership to other countries that are investing in these industries. as president obama said, passing a clean energy standard is a vital step that congress can take to broaden our...
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it's not only they protect the northern united states. they deploy in a lot of places. i see my time has expired. can you comment on that quickly? >> right. there are several other similar type things around particularly the northern border. but they have in -- in the analysis has been done is that those operations can be covered from a consolidated center elsewhere. >> okay. thank you, mr. chairman, i'll yield back. >> the gentle lady from new york, ms. clark, is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. we forgot to add mr. turner to our discussion about upstate, downstate new york. mr. turner is also from new york city and one of our newest members here. let me say, madam secretary, that first of all there's no doubt in my mind and i think the mind of most new yorkers that your commitment to partnership and collaboration with our local law enforcement has been extraordinary, and we are truly, truly grely grateful for that. and we've had an opportunity through unfortunately from having been the number one terrorist target in the nation to have
it's not only they protect the northern united states. they deploy in a lot of places. i see my time has expired. can you comment on that quickly? >> right. there are several other similar type things around particularly the northern border. but they have in -- in the analysis has been done is that those operations can be covered from a consolidated center elsewhere. >> okay. thank you, mr. chairman, i'll yield back. >> the gentle lady from new york, ms. clark, is recognized...
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the united states has no leverage. we're not going to invade germany, we have no army anyway, you know, we have limited exports with them. they don't respond to moral an situation. so his idea is, let's extract the jews. and the problem is, you can't bring them into the united states. because the immigration quota's only 26,000 plus a couple thousand for austria. that's a drop in the bucket. what's the only way you could change the quotas? yeah? >> congress. >> yeah, you have to go to congress. and is that a promising thing to do? why not? >> they weren't favorable. >> no. the depression is still going on. there's no chance in the world congress is going to open up the doors of america to immigrants. if anything, if you went to congress, what was the more likely result? >> they'd say to cut off all immigration. >> cut off all immigration or at least cut the quotas. so that wasn't an option. so you can't bring them into the united states except you know in small numbers. so what can you do? >> exactly. let other nations
the united states has no leverage. we're not going to invade germany, we have no army anyway, you know, we have limited exports with them. they don't respond to moral an situation. so his idea is, let's extract the jews. and the problem is, you can't bring them into the united states. because the immigration quota's only 26,000 plus a couple thousand for austria. that's a drop in the bucket. what's the only way you could change the quotas? yeah? >> congress. >> yeah, you have to go...
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in the united states so there could be sharks in disruption that are not on anybody's radar screen i don't think all this is fully priced in the market look people understand it we're talking about another is talking about it but markets are sometimes slow to react so this is not fully priced interesting and what about what we were talking about with financial warfare you actually think that think that there could be a blowback in the form of cancer just moving away from the u.s. dollar but it's starting already part of the because of bernanke his policies you know when it when you can have a strong national security without a strong dollar we've been printing so many dollars and trying to cheapen our currency the countries that already started to think about getting out of the dollar system now we're giving them another reason which is we're using it as a weapon i'm not saying we shouldn't do that because we need to confront the iranian regime but the iranians are some reports of the they're talking to the indians about doing a gold for oil swap there's a lot of gold in india so tha
in the united states so there could be sharks in disruption that are not on anybody's radar screen i don't think all this is fully priced in the market look people understand it we're talking about another is talking about it but markets are sometimes slow to react so this is not fully priced interesting and what about what we were talking about with financial warfare you actually think that think that there could be a blowback in the form of cancer just moving away from the u.s. dollar but...