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it's had no adverse effect is on our national security. these prosecutions have resulted in hundreds of convictions on terrorism-related charges without apparent adverse effect to our national security. the attorney general wrote the judiciary committee, wrote chairman leahy last week, that terrorist prosecutions in federal courts have been -- quote -- "an essential element of our counterterrorism efforts." and a powerful tool of proven effectiveness. in the last three years, mr. president, we brought three foreign terrorists to the united states for trial. we brought abu gaith, osama bin laden's son-in-law. he's been convicted in a federal court, remains in federal custody without incident. the second is ahmed warasin who pled guilty in federal court, remains in federal custody without incident. the third is ahme ahmed ghailan, received a life sentence, remains in federal custody without incident. and again, there's been hundreds of convictions in this country of persons connected to terrorism in federal courts. and our military, mr. pres
it's had no adverse effect is on our national security. these prosecutions have resulted in hundreds of convictions on terrorism-related charges without apparent adverse effect to our national security. the attorney general wrote the judiciary committee, wrote chairman leahy last week, that terrorist prosecutions in federal courts have been -- quote -- "an essential element of our counterterrorism efforts." and a powerful tool of proven effectiveness. in the last three years, mr....
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underpinning strength of a nation, our nation and economy. this will require we continue to place the highest priority on cyber defense and capabilities. meanwhile, natural disasters, pandemic diseases, and the proliferation of weapons of mass distraction -- destruction present further destabilizing realities to regions in the world. regional tensions in the middle east and elsewhere continue to have the potential to erupt into larger scale conflicts, drawing in the united states and russia. some of the most complex and challenging threats remain from heavily armed nation states like iran and north korea. we continue to adapt to present and emerging threats from nonstate groups, terrorists, and criminal networks, and from within weak states. statehood can be a fiction that hides dangers lurking beneath. all of these challenges will be with us for the foreseeable future. there is not a short-term vision -- short-term solution to these 21st century threats. we must manage through these realities as we engage these complex problems, staying focu
underpinning strength of a nation, our nation and economy. this will require we continue to place the highest priority on cyber defense and capabilities. meanwhile, natural disasters, pandemic diseases, and the proliferation of weapons of mass distraction -- destruction present further destabilizing realities to regions in the world. regional tensions in the middle east and elsewhere continue to have the potential to erupt into larger scale conflicts, drawing in the united states and russia....
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but equality under our law is part of our national creed. we have the opportunity this week to take another step forward in advancing equal opportunity for all. let's pass the employment nondiscrimination act with a very strong bipartisan majority. i hope we will do that. i hope we will do it this week. thank you very much, mr. president. i yield the floor. mrs. shaheen: i would note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. isakson: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. mr. isakson: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. isakson: mr. president, i rise for a moment the day after elections all over the country to pay tribute to a great georgian. yesterday, november the 5th, 2013, the city of sandy springs elected a new mayor by the nay e of rusty paul. but he was elected to replace an outstanding citizen of our state and a real representative of what it's about to be a good citizen in georgia. for 30
but equality under our law is part of our national creed. we have the opportunity this week to take another step forward in advancing equal opportunity for all. let's pass the employment nondiscrimination act with a very strong bipartisan majority. i hope we will do that. i hope we will do it this week. thank you very much, mr. president. i yield the floor. mrs. shaheen: i would note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. isakson: mr....
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our nation's over-spending has to do stop. deficits are only going to get worse if we don't take action now him if we don't make cuts now. all of the scenarios down the road are worse than what we are facing now. and little pain now is better than a lot of pain in the future. i look forward to a robust debate on our nation's fiscal path forward. >> thank you. representative black from tennessee. > thank you, mr. chairman. from the start of this conference, everyone has asked what our expectations are for .his congress this isn't surprising, as has already been said. anyone who can look at these two budget proposals forward by the house and the senate and see that there are significant differences. these differences are only half of the story. instead of focusing on the differences, we should focus on areas where we agree. i think we all agree that the best way to address these issues is through this process. through the regular order instead of the temporary, short-term, government funding measures. as a member elected in the
our nation's over-spending has to do stop. deficits are only going to get worse if we don't take action now him if we don't make cuts now. all of the scenarios down the road are worse than what we are facing now. and little pain now is better than a lot of pain in the future. i look forward to a robust debate on our nation's fiscal path forward. >> thank you. representative black from tennessee. > thank you, mr. chairman. from the start of this conference, everyone has asked what our...
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the defense of our nation. thank you. >> thank you so much, admiral. now general amos. >> chairman levin, ranking member inhofe, welcome back. committee members thank you for your consistently strong support for your military forces and for your obvious love of our country and justified concern for its defense. all of us sitting before you this morning, my colleagues are mindful of your collective and individual sacrifices and are grateful for your unflagging fidelity. the sequester defense budget falls short in meeting the marine corps's requirements and those of the joint force. your marine corps is ready today. in order to maintain readiness within the current fiscal environment, we are mortgages the readiness of tomorrow's marine corps to do so. we are ready today because your marines are resilient and determined to defend the united states of america. despite year after year continuing resolutions, the budget control act, furloughs and the government shutdown, the monday and women who wear my cloth are pat
the defense of our nation. thank you. >> thank you so much, admiral. now general amos. >> chairman levin, ranking member inhofe, welcome back. committee members thank you for your consistently strong support for your military forces and for your obvious love of our country and justified concern for its defense. all of us sitting before you this morning, my colleagues are mindful of your collective and individual sacrifices and are grateful for your unflagging fidelity. the sequester...
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our nation's highest civilian honor. the presidential medal of freedom. it is just a little more special. this marks the 50th anniversary of president kennedy establishing this award. today to have with us one of my favorite people, ethel kennedy. and a pretty good basketball player, president kennedy's grandson jack. [applause] this metal has been bestowed on more than 500 is irving people. tonight, i am looking forward to joining some of these honorees as well as members of the kennedy family as we pay tribute to these 50 years of excellence. this morning, we are honored to add 16 new names to this distinguished list. salute competitors who theme true champions in sweltering heat of a chicago summer, ernie banks walked into the cubs locker room and didn't like what he saw. everybody was sitting around, heads down, depressed. ernie piped up and said, boy, what a great day. that play two. [applause] that is a man who came up through the negro leagues making seven dollars a day and became the first black player to suit up
our nation's highest civilian honor. the presidential medal of freedom. it is just a little more special. this marks the 50th anniversary of president kennedy establishing this award. today to have with us one of my favorite people, ethel kennedy. and a pretty good basketball player, president kennedy's grandson jack. [applause] this metal has been bestowed on more than 500 is irving people. tonight, i am looking forward to joining some of these honorees as well as members of the kennedy family...
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to bless our nation that we acknowledge -- according to our faiths we pray. amen. >> it is my privilege to introduce the superintendent of the national mall and memorial parks. mr. robert fogel. >> good morning on behalf of the national mall and memorial parks and national park service, welcome to this annual observance of veterans day at the world war ii memorial. i am very pleased to welcome governor o'malley. we look forward to hearing your inspirational word area --. i am -- your inspirational word. as always, it is a pleasure to be here with my good friend general kicklighter, who is friends with the world war ii memorial. we very much appreciate the ongoing support that the friends provides the memorial. just this past week, -- a world war ii memorial app. if you have not seen it, take a look. and welcome to all of our veterans and a very special welcome to our medal of honor recipients. senator in a way was a key figure -- senator inouye was a key figure in making this a reality. thank you so much for your service. 70 years ago, in the midst of two gre
to bless our nation that we acknowledge -- according to our faiths we pray. amen. >> it is my privilege to introduce the superintendent of the national mall and memorial parks. mr. robert fogel. >> good morning on behalf of the national mall and memorial parks and national park service, welcome to this annual observance of veterans day at the world war ii memorial. i am very pleased to welcome governor o'malley. we look forward to hearing your inspirational word area --. i am --...
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and to our security as a nation. the financial costs, according to the c.b.o., it's estimated the senate bill would reduce our deficit by over $135 billion. grow millions of new jobs and boost our economy. in fact, in the four months since the senate bill was passed, we have already missed over $5 billion in revenue and tens of thousands of jobs. jobs that americans could use that have not been created, that don't exist today because of this body's failure to act. in the spirit of veterans day, highlighting the tradition of military service that the gentleman from new york and the gentlelady from washington talked about and in a time when the military is facing recruitment issues, making sure we have the very best men and women to wear our uniform and defend our nation, many individuals who fall under the deferred action program are not allowed to serve. we are talking about dreamers, young people who grew up here, know no other country, many of them want to give back, want to risk their life to protect their country
and to our security as a nation. the financial costs, according to the c.b.o., it's estimated the senate bill would reduce our deficit by over $135 billion. grow millions of new jobs and boost our economy. in fact, in the four months since the senate bill was passed, we have already missed over $5 billion in revenue and tens of thousands of jobs. jobs that americans could use that have not been created, that don't exist today because of this body's failure to act. in the spirit of veterans day,...
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people safe and ensure our national security. i'm confident we'll do that, but that's vitally important. and i rise tonight to talk about one aspect of that challenge, which is -- and again, it's just one part of our national security interest but it relates specifically to what's been happening in afghanistan over the last decade, in particular, to women and girls in afghanistan. the amendment that i have introduced and will be speaking on behalf of tonight is amendment number 2172, which regards the security of afghan women and girls. for the past 12 years the united states service members have been deployed in afghanistan, fighting the insurgency there. their sacrifices, the sacrifice of our own people, have created the space for afghan democracy to take root and for civil society to develop. it's imperative that we draw down -- that as we draw down, u.s. combat troops in afghanistan, that we remain focused on the united states long-term strategic interest in the region. it's in the united states national security interests fo
people safe and ensure our national security. i'm confident we'll do that, but that's vitally important. and i rise tonight to talk about one aspect of that challenge, which is -- and again, it's just one part of our national security interest but it relates specifically to what's been happening in afghanistan over the last decade, in particular, to women and girls in afghanistan. the amendment that i have introduced and will be speaking on behalf of tonight is amendment number 2172, which...
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security for our nation but a better economic security for our nation. oklahoma, texas, pennsylvania, ohio, other states -- certainly alaska and north dakota who have tremendous natural resources where there is oil, gas, wind in oklahoma, certainly a big feature, we are creating economic opportunity, raising our standards of living, creating jobs and there's a chuckle down effect throughout our state and other businesses even unrelated to the intersect -- the energy sector because of the growth of the energy industry so. but you also have to have the right regulatory environment which is where washington technik we -- washington typically gets it wrong. currently, the administration gets it wrong. and our state, we allow private investment. we allow people to take risk. we create the right business our relationsping fair and being responsive and looking at workers compensation reform or hiving -- or having a highly educated labor sector. people in the past said, well, we really don't have enough fossil fuel supply. but now we know, through technology and
security for our nation but a better economic security for our nation. oklahoma, texas, pennsylvania, ohio, other states -- certainly alaska and north dakota who have tremendous natural resources where there is oil, gas, wind in oklahoma, certainly a big feature, we are creating economic opportunity, raising our standards of living, creating jobs and there's a chuckle down effect throughout our state and other businesses even unrelated to the intersect -- the energy sector because of the growth...
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we must for the sake of our troops, their families ask our nation. i yield floor. >> every weekend since 1998 booktv has brought you the top nonfiction authors including hannah rosen. >> first of all, i think increasingly women's identities are tied up to their work in a way we in which we may not like, but it is, in fact, true. like when i look at someone like marissa mayer who was recently chosen to be the ceo of yahoo! when she was visibly pregnant and and then was asked how much that alternativety leave do you want to take and she said basically none, like the fact that such women exist, it's not the way i would do -- i mean, i took plenty of maternity leave, but i, but i feel like that is a growing number, you know, that is a kind of woman that there can be space for. and the fact that there are some stay-at-home dads who are happy and do not entirely live in portland, oregon, you know, that is okay too. >> we're the only national television network devoted exclusively to nonbe fiction books. and throughout the fall we're marking 15 years of boo
we must for the sake of our troops, their families ask our nation. i yield floor. >> every weekend since 1998 booktv has brought you the top nonfiction authors including hannah rosen. >> first of all, i think increasingly women's identities are tied up to their work in a way we in which we may not like, but it is, in fact, true. like when i look at someone like marissa mayer who was recently chosen to be the ceo of yahoo! when she was visibly pregnant and and then was asked how much...
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he values the service and sacrifice of all of the veterans to our nation. that is why he has provided such strong personal leadership and unwavering support for this department, and for veterans. with the help of congress, the va's budgets have increased. we have seen the increase of resources by 50%, and this is what we bring to the mission. we have enrolled 2 million more veterans for va healthcare. veterans could not ask for a stronger advocate than our president. ladies and gentlemen, it is my great personal and professional honor to present to you our commander-in-chief, the president of the united states of america, barack obama. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. please be seated. good morning, everyone. thank you secretary shinseki, for your lifetime of service to our nation. to vice president biden, and secretary hagel, major general buchanan, most of all to our outstanding veterans service organizations, our men and women in uniform, and to the proud veterans and family members joining us in this sacred place, michelle and i are incredibly honore
he values the service and sacrifice of all of the veterans to our nation. that is why he has provided such strong personal leadership and unwavering support for this department, and for veterans. with the help of congress, the va's budgets have increased. we have seen the increase of resources by 50%, and this is what we bring to the mission. we have enrolled 2 million more veterans for va healthcare. veterans could not ask for a stronger advocate than our president. ladies and gentlemen, it is...
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whether it is education, health care, the energy movement, the environment, investing in our nation's infrastructure, protecting our children from guns and other harmful weapons, civil rights and civil liberties, we have a lot of work to do and we have got to stop the my way or the highway politics. that i think is a big part of what the tea party has dragged us backwards, allowing the tail to wag the dog, allowing the agenda to be controlled more by the power people want to hold on to win washington rather isn't doing for right thing. i really hope this book will motivate real people, regular people to go down to your elected official town hall meeting, spend a few minutes after the meeting is over talking with an elected official at the podium, giving them a sense of what is important to you, get involved in an organization that focuses on an issue that really matters but most importantly communicate to the people that represent you that you want the gridlock to stop. i can say that as the chair of the dnc. i support my party's agenda and i represent the progressive congressional di
whether it is education, health care, the energy movement, the environment, investing in our nation's infrastructure, protecting our children from guns and other harmful weapons, civil rights and civil liberties, we have a lot of work to do and we have got to stop the my way or the highway politics. that i think is a big part of what the tea party has dragged us backwards, allowing the tail to wag the dog, allowing the agenda to be controlled more by the power people want to hold on to win...
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national interest and our allies. as we continue to aid and arm this product regimes -- despotic, we are aiding rebels in syria. according to a recent poll, 70% of americans are against arming islamic rebels in syria, yet the administration continues to arm these islamic rebels. this is unacceptable. the assad regime is no friend of ours, no friend of freedom, but it doesn't mean the enemy of our enemy is always our friend. there are many rebel groups in syria, including extremist groups such as al qaeda. they are eager to send weapons they want not fall into the arms of the enemy. does anybody believe that? we have trouble telling friends from foe in afghanistan. 100 of your fellow soldiers have died from friendly fire, from people we can figure out whether they are friend or foe in afghanistan. you think we will be able to figure out the difference in syria? it is 1000 fold more competition. even our joint chiefs of staff, martin dempsey, says it is becoming increasingly difficult to tell friend from foe in syria. w
national interest and our allies. as we continue to aid and arm this product regimes -- despotic, we are aiding rebels in syria. according to a recent poll, 70% of americans are against arming islamic rebels in syria, yet the administration continues to arm these islamic rebels. this is unacceptable. the assad regime is no friend of ours, no friend of freedom, but it doesn't mean the enemy of our enemy is always our friend. there are many rebel groups in syria, including extremist groups such...
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freedom as a nation rests on our freedom of the press. and when he retired, they put it in a poem. a rare ben brand lee, his reign has ceased. but his nation stands, its strength increased. and i also indicated to ben, he could pull off those shirts and i can't. he always looks so cool in them. early in openra winfrey's career, her bosses told her she should change her name to suzy. i have to pause here to say, i got the same advice. they didn't say i should be named suzy, but they suggested that i should change my name. people can relate to suzy. that's what they said. it turned out, surprisingly, that people could relate to oprah just fine. in more than 4500 episodes of her show, her message was always, you can. you can do and you can be and you can grow. and it can be better. and she is living proof. rising from childhood poverty and abuse to the pinnacle of the entertainment universe. but even with 40 emmys, the distinction of being the first black female billionaire, her greatest strength has always been her ability to hef us discove
freedom as a nation rests on our freedom of the press. and when he retired, they put it in a poem. a rare ben brand lee, his reign has ceased. but his nation stands, its strength increased. and i also indicated to ben, he could pull off those shirts and i can't. he always looks so cool in them. early in openra winfrey's career, her bosses told her she should change her name to suzy. i have to pause here to say, i got the same advice. they didn't say i should be named suzy, but they suggested...
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and our nation and our world are safer because of this statesman. and in the time of unrelenting partisanship, dick lugar's decentcy, commitment to bipartisan problem solving stand as a model to what public certificate vase ought -- public service ought to be. last but never least we honor a leader who we still remember with such extraordinary fondness , he still remembers as a child waving goodbye to his tomorrow, tears in her eyes, as she went to nursing school so she could provide for her family. i think lifting up families like his own became the story of bill clinton's life. he remembered what his mom had to do on behalf of him. and he wanted to make sure that he made life better and easier for so many people all across the country that were struggling in those same ways and had those same hopes and dreams. as a governor he transformed education so more kids could pursue those dreams. as president he proved with right choices you could grow the economy, lift people out of poverty. we could shrink our deficits and still invest in our families, o
and our nation and our world are safer because of this statesman. and in the time of unrelenting partisanship, dick lugar's decentcy, commitment to bipartisan problem solving stand as a model to what public certificate vase ought -- public service ought to be. last but never least we honor a leader who we still remember with such extraordinary fondness , he still remembers as a child waving goodbye to his tomorrow, tears in her eyes, as she went to nursing school so she could provide for her...
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calledhe book is "shaping our nation." e.r guest is michael baron when he was talking about the founding fathers and they had thought about the separation of religion and state and they had put a lot of more or less safety checks, my problem is we have a lot of immigrants coming from a lot of different areas with their own religions. even with religions that are established mostly in america, i want to know why is it that churches are not taxed? how is that separation of religion and state? does the government have the andt to take our resources let individual churches decide how those resources are spent? answer to the caller's question is contained in the first amendment. that was put in there very specifically. it does not specify which religion. it contemplates that there will be multiple religions as there had been in the 13 colonies that became the night it states of america. i am not sureere, what the constitutional law is regarding taxation of churches. could the government tax churches? it generally does not and i
calledhe book is "shaping our nation." e.r guest is michael baron when he was talking about the founding fathers and they had thought about the separation of religion and state and they had put a lot of more or less safety checks, my problem is we have a lot of immigrants coming from a lot of different areas with their own religions. even with religions that are established mostly in america, i want to know why is it that churches are not taxed? how is that separation of religion and...
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to our national security. the facility continues to serve as a recruitment tool for terrorists. it weakens our alliances with key international partners. guantanamo doesn't hold terrorists accountable. the military commission system for trying these detainees does not work. the federal courts have recently overturned two guantanamo convictions and opinions are actually going to prevent the military commission prosecutors from bringing conspiracy and material charges against detainees. that's a fact, incidentally, acknowledged by the lead military prosecutor at guantanamo. the charges, however, can be pursued in federal courts, in federal courts, where our prosecutors have a strong track record of obtaining long prison sentences against those who do us harm. since 9/11, federal courts have convicted more than 500 terrorism-related suspects and they are securely behind bars. you're not going to do it from guantanamo. and guantanamo's also diverting scarce resources from critical national security efforts. at a t
to our national security. the facility continues to serve as a recruitment tool for terrorists. it weakens our alliances with key international partners. guantanamo doesn't hold terrorists accountable. the military commission system for trying these detainees does not work. the federal courts have recently overturned two guantanamo convictions and opinions are actually going to prevent the military commission prosecutors from bringing conspiracy and material charges against detainees. that's a...
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our national debt is approximately the size of our national g.d.p. and best i can tell, there is no serious plan for us to address that. the number of americans on foods has more than doubled over the last decade. secretary mill sack once called the food stamp program called it an economic stimulus. food stamps are not the solution to economic problems. they are a symptom of the problem. [applause] eople can't find work. they can't find good work. they are confined to government dependency. today, we are watching this national healthcare law literally unravel before our eyes. the president said no one would ose their health plan. except of course the millions of americans who'll. to quote rush limbaugh, next he will be saying if you like your guns, you will be able to keep them. [laughter] instead of solving problems, the leaders shut down government. it is amazing the obama administration is capable of barricading a war memorial despite government being shut down but they can't operate a website when it gets up and running. it is not just that the p
our national debt is approximately the size of our national g.d.p. and best i can tell, there is no serious plan for us to address that. the number of americans on foods has more than doubled over the last decade. secretary mill sack once called the food stamp program called it an economic stimulus. food stamps are not the solution to economic problems. they are a symptom of the problem. [applause] eople can't find work. they can't find good work. they are confined to government dependency....
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world war ii memorial at our nations capitol. i was very humbled to be in the presence of four recipients of the congressional medal of honor. you know, my parents, like so many of yours, they grew up in the depression. they won the second world war. my dad flew three missions over japan. -- 33 missions over japan. my mom got a pilot's license to join the civil air patrol. [applause] our parents and our grandparents understood the essence that we share as americans and it is the truth that lies at the heart of the american dream. the stronger we make our country, the more she gives back to us and our children and our grandchildren. they did not serve, fight, sacrifice, and in many cases die so their grandchildren to grow up in a country of less. they gave to us a larger and stronger country than that. a country of more. a country of more opportunity. a country of more freedom and more justice, a country we now have the ability to pass forward to our own grandchildren. stronger and better than we received her, if only we choose to
world war ii memorial at our nations capitol. i was very humbled to be in the presence of four recipients of the congressional medal of honor. you know, my parents, like so many of yours, they grew up in the depression. they won the second world war. my dad flew three missions over japan. -- 33 missions over japan. my mom got a pilot's license to join the civil air patrol. [applause] our parents and our grandparents understood the essence that we share as americans and it is the truth that lies...
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thank you to our national press club staff for helping organize today's event. here's a reminder, you can find more information about the national press club online at www.press.org. thank you, we are adjourned. >>> if you're a middle or high school student. c-span's student cam competition wants to know, what is the most important issue congress should address. make a video and be sure to include c-span programming for your chance to win $5,000. the deadline is january 20th, get more info at student cam.org. >>> members of the senate education committee recently began to consider the reauthorization of the higher education act. considering among other things college afford ability and access for low income and nontraditional students. this is two hours. >> today's hearing is the second in our series to examine critical issues in post secondary education, as we look to reauthorize the higher education act next year. the topic we will discuss today is of great interest to policy makers in the public. that is innovation and higher education, that we spent time pre
thank you to our national press club staff for helping organize today's event. here's a reminder, you can find more information about the national press club online at www.press.org. thank you, we are adjourned. >>> if you're a middle or high school student. c-span's student cam competition wants to know, what is the most important issue congress should address. make a video and be sure to include c-span programming for your chance to win $5,000. the deadline is january 20th, get more...
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as we honor our nation's veterans, it's fitting we should be on this hallowed ground. many of the newest veterans enlisted because of the events that took place here that day 12 years ago. we said we will never forget. now we extend that simple slogan to the millions of men and women who answered the call to arms. it's a mission my next guests are dedicated to. joining me is joe daniels, president and ceo of the national september 11th memorial and new see yum and u.s. army captain jenna, who founded the veterans project in honor of her husband, who was killed in action in iraq. guys, thank you so much for being here with us today. joe, tell us about the memorial but also what you've done leading up to veterans day here this weekend. >> well, we wanted to acknowledge just like you said on this very sacred ground where 2,983 names are around the 9/11 memorial pools. we wanted to acknowledge the sacrifice of veterans. so many of which signed up for the military as their response to 9/11. this whole week we've been welcoming them. we've been welcoming their families. the
as we honor our nation's veterans, it's fitting we should be on this hallowed ground. many of the newest veterans enlisted because of the events that took place here that day 12 years ago. we said we will never forget. now we extend that simple slogan to the millions of men and women who answered the call to arms. it's a mission my next guests are dedicated to. joining me is joe daniels, president and ceo of the national september 11th memorial and new see yum and u.s. army captain jenna, who...
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in fact the single biggest threat facing our nation today is the corporate takeover of our government and out across several we've been a hydrogen right hand full of transnational corporations that will profit by destroying what our founding fathers once told i'm tom are going to get on this show we reveal the big picture of what's actually going on in the world and we go beyond identifying the problem to try to fix the rational debate and a real discussion critical issues facing america have on camera ready to join the movement then walk a little bit there. over the next few weeks i'll be traveling the country talking about my new book the crash of twenty sixteen tomorrow i'll be speaking at the bookstore the tattered cover right here in denver lodo in denver colorado and wednesday i'll be at the lamell monica theater in santa monica california on thursday in san francisco at the commonwealth club friday in portland at polls and next december third i think that's next tuesday i'll be at politics and prose in washington d.c. so hopefully i'll be seeing you so we can get talking about
in fact the single biggest threat facing our nation today is the corporate takeover of our government and out across several we've been a hydrogen right hand full of transnational corporations that will profit by destroying what our founding fathers once told i'm tom are going to get on this show we reveal the big picture of what's actually going on in the world and we go beyond identifying the problem to try to fix the rational debate and a real discussion critical issues facing america have...
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why this book and why our family documents and the history of our nation are so very important. they are i think a really very important cross roads as a country. we will have to figure out who are wea a country and that's in the next generation. i think the best way to start for that is to look at the documents. that's the essential american. again, i like to say for the policy group, we have a great story and we told a friend we would be here. for those that might know dana, i have known dana for over a decade and at the american enterprise institute. she got that job because she came to washington to look for a job and came to these and network and met somebody. the next thing she knew she spent a decade of her lifeworking for newt gingrich. you never know who you might meet. interestingly enough, she is married to a gentlemen and for those of you who are symphony lovers, the first violinist for the washington symphony for a long, long time. he retired a year ago. they met because she gave to the symphony and a meet and greet and met and fell in love and they live happily dow
why this book and why our family documents and the history of our nation are so very important. they are i think a really very important cross roads as a country. we will have to figure out who are wea a country and that's in the next generation. i think the best way to start for that is to look at the documents. that's the essential american. again, i like to say for the policy group, we have a great story and we told a friend we would be here. for those that might know dana, i have known dana...
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but there's more to be done in our nation's pursuit ofy quawvment thequality. the rest of doma needs to be eliminated and that's why i'm a cosponsor of s. 1236, the respect for marriage act. federal benefits need to be guaranteed for domestic partners of federal employees in states that haven't yet adopted marriage equality, like my state of minnesota, and that's why i'm a cosponsor of s. 1529, the domestic partner benefit and obligations act of 2013. and as we discuss policies affecting lgbt americans, we also need better data. we need to better understand the disparities people experience because of their sexual orientation and gender identity. that's why i'm working to strengthen our data collection in these areas. and, of course, the topic before us today, we need to pass enda. the bill before the senate would be a major step forward for equality. i urge my colleagues to support the employment nondiscrimination act because protections against discrimination in the workplace need to be extended to all americans no matter their gender identity or sexual orien
but there's more to be done in our nation's pursuit ofy quawvment thequality. the rest of doma needs to be eliminated and that's why i'm a cosponsor of s. 1236, the respect for marriage act. federal benefits need to be guaranteed for domestic partners of federal employees in states that haven't yet adopted marriage equality, like my state of minnesota, and that's why i'm a cosponsor of s. 1529, the domestic partner benefit and obligations act of 2013. and as we discuss policies affecting lgbt...
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nation or our allies be attacked and people killed. the interesting part is, we have shown we can do both. defend the country and protect our civil liberties and privacy. chairman, ranking member, it has been an honor and a privilege to work with this committee even though at times you wire brush us. you know we will tell you the truth, the whole truth, and everything we know. that is our commitment to you. that is our commitment to this country. myt in this -- that ends remarks. >> i will remind members that we will recess at the call of the chair five minutes after the second vote we will reconvene. i asked that we escort our panelists to the green room. >> what about our privacy. what about spying on our allies. that is ridiculous. lies, lies, and more lies. >> have the officer removed the individual. i will not accept any breach of decorum. all individuals will be removed and not allowed to reenter. the committee is now in recess. >> i will call the committee to order. before we get on with members' questions, i have a couple of th
nation or our allies be attacked and people killed. the interesting part is, we have shown we can do both. defend the country and protect our civil liberties and privacy. chairman, ranking member, it has been an honor and a privilege to work with this committee even though at times you wire brush us. you know we will tell you the truth, the whole truth, and everything we know. that is our commitment to you. that is our commitment to this country. myt in this -- that ends remarks. >> i...
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success depends on our working together. our nation is watching. let's show the people that congress can work together. i might say, i remember the 2008 farm bill -- it was a wonderful conference. wonderful. you will recall. , bipartisan, bicameral, round the table, and we learned a lot about partslture in different of the country. i learned a lot about avocados les, peanuts-- app and cotton. a lot of folks learned about hard winter wheat. it was a very good session. we listened. we found trade-offs. we helped each other out. it was compromised. i must say, i'm reminded of the celebration yesterday of speaker tom foley. tom foley was one of the most wonderful persons i've had the privilege to ever know. i don't know anybody with more integrity, more intelligence, more grace, more decency, more hard-working than tom. was a public servant in the best sense of the term. he cared about the fifth district in washington, but he really cared about finding solutions. i urge all of us to remember speaker tom foley and remember what we can do and also rememb
success depends on our working together. our nation is watching. let's show the people that congress can work together. i might say, i remember the 2008 farm bill -- it was a wonderful conference. wonderful. you will recall. , bipartisan, bicameral, round the table, and we learned a lot about partslture in different of the country. i learned a lot about avocados les, peanuts-- app and cotton. a lot of folks learned about hard winter wheat. it was a very good session. we listened. we found...
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revitalizing democracy in our workplaces will help revitalize democracy our neighbors and our nation from local levels like school boards all the way up to cars all we need to do is look back at the experience of the fifty's sixty's and seventy's those were periods of high levels of democracy in the workplace and they coincided with high levels of democratic activism and participation across the political spectrum. like germany we should mandate that every board of directors have strong union representation to do that we must also restore the right to democracy in the workplace the right to unionize abolishing the taft hartly act is the most important first step toward that goal and womens' make it easier for workers to unionize through simple systems like card check abraham lincoln the first us president to recognize the right of workers to unionize and strike a quote of the preamble to our constitution when talking about making america a more perfect union from the founding of our republic in the in until the one nine hundred eighty s. we have always been steadily working on perfec
revitalizing democracy in our workplaces will help revitalize democracy our neighbors and our nation from local levels like school boards all the way up to cars all we need to do is look back at the experience of the fifty's sixty's and seventy's those were periods of high levels of democracy in the workplace and they coincided with high levels of democratic activism and participation across the political spectrum. like germany we should mandate that every board of directors have strong union...
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and our nation is very fortunate that he did. on the court, justice thomas has been a steady and committed originalist, playing a pivotal role in the recovery and restoration of the original method of constitutional interpretation. he has made substantial and
and our nation is very fortunate that he did. on the court, justice thomas has been a steady and committed originalist, playing a pivotal role in the recovery and restoration of the original method of constitutional interpretation. he has made substantial and
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advantages in our power, striking at the underpinning strength of a nation and our economy. this will require that we continued to pace of higher priorities on these capabilities. meanwhile, the national and transnational natural disasters and the proliferation of mass destruction weapons all spread these realities regions in the world. regional tensions in asia pacific and the middle east and elsewhere continue to have the potential to erupt into a larger scale of conflicts trying in the u.s. and china and russia. some of the most complex and challenging threats remain from and nontransparent and heavily armed nation states like iran and north korea. we continue to adapt the present and emerging threats from nonstate groups and terrorists and criminal networks and from within weeks states and as john hammer has said, statehood can hide dangers lurking beneath, and all of these challenges will be with us for the foreseeable future and there's not a short-term solution to these 21st century threats and problems. we must manage through these short-term realities as we engage t
advantages in our power, striking at the underpinning strength of a nation and our economy. this will require that we continued to pace of higher priorities on these capabilities. meanwhile, the national and transnational natural disasters and the proliferation of mass destruction weapons all spread these realities regions in the world. regional tensions in asia pacific and the middle east and elsewhere continue to have the potential to erupt into a larger scale of conflicts trying in the u.s....
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. >> meanwhile, this weekend, wicked weather has been tearing across our nation. we'll tell you about that coming up. at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes to make your business our business. od. helping the world keep promises.
. >> meanwhile, this weekend, wicked weather has been tearing across our nation. we'll tell you about that coming up. at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes to make your business our business. od. helping the world keep promises.
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and finally we salute public servants who have strengthened our nation. daniel was a humble man who didn't wear his medal of honor often. instead he liked to wear a pin he won as a teenage private. danny always hon in order his family and his honor even when his country didn't always honor him. after being classified as an enemy alien, he joined a japanese-american unit. and as the second-longest serving senator in american history, inspired many including a funny looking kid growing up in hawaii who noticed that there was somebody in those hearings in washington who didn't like everybody else, so maybe i had a chance too. he taught all of us this country has a place for those willing serve. dick lugar, i will always be thankful to dick for taking me under his wing, including travels to review some of his visionary work the destruction of cold war arsenals in the soviet union, which was absolutely critical to making us safer in the wake of the cold war. traveling with dick you get close to unexploded land mine, mortar shells, test tubes filled with anthra
and finally we salute public servants who have strengthened our nation. daniel was a humble man who didn't wear his medal of honor often. instead he liked to wear a pin he won as a teenage private. danny always hon in order his family and his honor even when his country didn't always honor him. after being classified as an enemy alien, he joined a japanese-american unit. and as the second-longest serving senator in american history, inspired many including a funny looking kid growing up in...
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nation and our world are safer because of this. and in a time of unrelenting service, he's a model of what things ought to be. last but never least, we have a leader who we still remember with such extraordinary confidence that he still remembers as a child waving goodbye to his mother as she went to nursing school so she could provide for her family. latino families like his own became the story of bill clinton's life. he remembered what his mom had to do on behalf of him and he wanted to make sure that he made life at her and easier. for so many people all across the country that were struggling in the same way as and how those same hopes and dreams. as president he proved with the right choices you could grow the economy and lift people out of poverty and trigger deficits and still invest in our families and our schools and technologies and in other words we can go farther when we look out for each other. and as we have all seen, he was just getting started. he helped to lead relief efforts after hurricane katrina and the haiti
nation and our world are safer because of this. and in a time of unrelenting service, he's a model of what things ought to be. last but never least, we have a leader who we still remember with such extraordinary confidence that he still remembers as a child waving goodbye to his mother as she went to nursing school so she could provide for her family. latino families like his own became the story of bill clinton's life. he remembered what his mom had to do on behalf of him and he wanted to make...
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and our nation and our world are safer because of this statesman. and in a time of unrelenting partisanship, dick lugar's decency, his commitment to problem-solving serve as a model of what public service ought to be. and last but never least, we honor a leader who we still remember with such extraordinary fondness, he still remembers as a child waving good-bye to his mom with tears in her eyes as she went to nursing school so she could provide for her family. and i think lifting up families like his own became the story of bill clinton's life. he remembered what his mom had to do on behalf of him. and he wanted to make sure that he made life better and easier for so many people all across the country that were struggling in those same ways and had those same hopes and dreams. so as a governor he transformed education so more kids could pursue those dreams. as president, he proved that with the right choices you could grow the economy, lift people out of poverty. we could shrink our deficits and still invest in our families, our health, our schools,
and our nation and our world are safer because of this statesman. and in a time of unrelenting partisanship, dick lugar's decency, his commitment to problem-solving serve as a model of what public service ought to be. and last but never least, we honor a leader who we still remember with such extraordinary fondness, he still remembers as a child waving good-bye to his mom with tears in her eyes as she went to nursing school so she could provide for her family. and i think lifting up families...
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our national debt is a national security issue. the nationalization of our health care system will only further erode our economy. borders left unenforced leaf us subject -- leave us subject to future attacks. it is time for washington to focus on the few things that the constitution establishes as the federal government's role; securing the borders, defending our country, delivering -- >> we'll leave the last moment or two of this and take you live to elizabeth warren, the senator from massachusetts, speaking at the u.s. capitol in the russell senate office building. she's speaking to a group called the persons for financial reform and the roosevelt institute, it's just getting underway live here on c-span2. >> we fought shoulder to shoulder throughout the dodd-frank effort and after that in the regulatory efforts and continue that battle today. so i want to start this by saying a very big thank you to americans for financial reform and to the roosevelt institute for inviting me to speak here today. i've been working very closely
our national debt is a national security issue. the nationalization of our health care system will only further erode our economy. borders left unenforced leaf us subject -- leave us subject to future attacks. it is time for washington to focus on the few things that the constitution establishes as the federal government's role; securing the borders, defending our country, delivering -- >> we'll leave the last moment or two of this and take you live to elizabeth warren, the senator from...
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ladies and gentlemen, there are many consequence to its growing cascade of revelations about our nation's spying activities. most recently the bugging of german chancellor angela merkel's cell phone and lederhossen drawers. (laughter) and the fact that the united states pretended to be her onlean boy friend for two years. two years-- ! but perhaps i never realized how acute and dire the fallout of this may be until i saw this shocking story. >> russian leaders are denying reports of spying on overseas leaders. they are accused of passing out bugged gift bags at last month's g-20 summit. >> jon: bugged gift bags! before all these revelations we could have jumped all over this story with good old-fashioned american con desession and smug superiority, thrown out a little boris and natasha reference. done a little yaukoff smirnoff, in russia gift bag rummage through you, but now-- (laughter) i can only smear at how ham handed their spying is. >> delegates were given usb pem ree sticks and phone chargers equipped with spywear. >> if you're a world leader and you put the usb stick russia gave y
ladies and gentlemen, there are many consequence to its growing cascade of revelations about our nation's spying activities. most recently the bugging of german chancellor angela merkel's cell phone and lederhossen drawers. (laughter) and the fact that the united states pretended to be her onlean boy friend for two years. two years-- ! but perhaps i never realized how acute and dire the fallout of this may be until i saw this shocking story. >> russian leaders are denying reports of...
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our nation and our world are safer because of this statement. in a time of unrelenting partisanship, dick lugar's decency is a model of what public service ought to be. last, but never least, we honor a leader who we still remember with such extraordinary fondness he still remembers as a child, waving goodbye to his mom, tears in her eyes as she went off to nursing school so she could provide for her family. i think lifting up families like his own became the story of bill clinton's life. he remembered what his mom had to do on behalf of him. he wanted to make sure that he made life better and easier for so many people all across the country that were struggling in those same ways and have the same hopes and dreams. as a governor, he transformed education so more kids could pursue those dreams. as president, he proved that with the right choices you could grow the economy, lift people out of poverty, shrink our deficit, invest in our families, health, schools, science, technology -- in other words, we can go further when we look out for each oth
our nation and our world are safer because of this statement. in a time of unrelenting partisanship, dick lugar's decency is a model of what public service ought to be. last, but never least, we honor a leader who we still remember with such extraordinary fondness he still remembers as a child, waving goodbye to his mom, tears in her eyes as she went off to nursing school so she could provide for her family. i think lifting up families like his own became the story of bill clinton's life. he...
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kennedy was rushed after the attack and where our nation learned our president was dead. >> and when i heard the shots i thought some idiot fired the shots as a demonstration. it was inconceivable to me that the shots would have been directed at kennedy. >> reporter: a reporter found himself in the middle of a story that would change the country forever. >> it usherered in, opened the door to all of the nightmarish things that seized the country by the throat for the rest of the decade of the 60s. >> reporter: and now still seems to have a hold on the nation's heart and soul. jay gray, nbc news, dallas. >> after the fateful day came the funeral. one of the memories was the riderless horse. a young soldier was assigned to lead him that day. >> when i started working with blackjack he was a middle aged horse. i think he was about 16 and calm, knew his job. when he was a young horse when he first got there he was wild and very controllable. he was starting to dance, starting to throw his head. i said i don't know what is wrong with this horse but i am in big trouble. >> he said he did e
kennedy was rushed after the attack and where our nation learned our president was dead. >> and when i heard the shots i thought some idiot fired the shots as a demonstration. it was inconceivable to me that the shots would have been directed at kennedy. >> reporter: a reporter found himself in the middle of a story that would change the country forever. >> it usherered in, opened the door to all of the nightmarish things that seized the country by the throat for the rest of...
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they heard our national interest and our allies. as we continue to aid and arm despotic regimes, we are sending weapons to iran rebels in syria. -- to rebels in syria. 70% of americans are against arming rebels in syria yet the administration continues to arm is islamic rebels. this is unacceptable. the assad regime is no friend of ours. but it doesn't mean that the enemy of our enemy is always our friend. there are currently many rebel groups in syria including extremist forces such as hezbollah and al qaeda. those in washington are eager to send these weapons, they say they are not going to fall into the hands of the enemy. do you believe that? does anyone believe that? we have trouble telling friend from foe in afghanistan. we have had 100 of your fellow fire,rs die from friendly from people we can't figure out whether they are friend or foe. do you think we can figure out the difference in syria? it is 1000 fold more chaotic in syria. even our joint chief of staff swarms it is becoming increasingly difficult to tell friend from
they heard our national interest and our allies. as we continue to aid and arm despotic regimes, we are sending weapons to iran rebels in syria. -- to rebels in syria. 70% of americans are against arming rebels in syria yet the administration continues to arm is islamic rebels. this is unacceptable. the assad regime is no friend of ours. but it doesn't mean that the enemy of our enemy is always our friend. there are currently many rebel groups in syria including extremist forces such as...
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our vision for this nation. there are number of issues that have been raised as colleagues talked about this bill before it comes to the floor here and i wanted to address some of them. first, this bill is fully inclusive. it includes the lesbian, the gay, bisexual and the trans gender community. it should be fully inclusive, because discrimination is wrong. discrimination shrinks opportunity. discrimination is an offense against liberty in freedom in full participation in society. of course this bill should be fully inclusive. as it is, in 17 of the 21 states that have laws on their books right now. a second issue has been concerned about lawsuits. we heard this yesterday from the speaker of the house. we have all of these pilots, if you will, 21 states with measures on the books, all kinds of experience alive ask the general accounting office to do a study of the issue of lawsuits and what do we find out? there has been no abuse, no extraordinary stream of unfounded lawsuits against businesses, no damage to bu
our vision for this nation. there are number of issues that have been raised as colleagues talked about this bill before it comes to the floor here and i wanted to address some of them. first, this bill is fully inclusive. it includes the lesbian, the gay, bisexual and the trans gender community. it should be fully inclusive, because discrimination is wrong. discrimination shrinks opportunity. discrimination is an offense against liberty in freedom in full participation in society. of course...
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state of kansas and to our nation. and i use this opportunity to remind myself about the true nature of public service, about caring for other people, and i wish dick and his wife linda and their families all the very best. mr. president, i yield the floor and i notice the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call:
state of kansas and to our nation. and i use this opportunity to remind myself about the true nature of public service, about caring for other people, and i wish dick and his wife linda and their families all the very best. mr. president, i yield the floor and i notice the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call:
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and then finally, this book urges our nation to undertake a social and legal movement to implement these u.n. standards into our existing policies so that all of our laws and policies comply with more comport with every one of these human standards. and i have to say at the outset that this book i am very indebted to a law professor who is a professor of law at the university of arizona college of law for writing the foreword to this book. as you know, this brilliant indigenous lawyer is currently serving as the u.n. special rubber on the rights of indigenous peoples at the united nations and in that capacity, the professor is who the u.n. official of the primarily responsible for interpreting this u.n. declaration and assisting nations around the world in implementing it. so i was and all of him when he agreed to write the foreword i knew that i had to do a good job. but what i would like to do in the book lecture this evening is to cover basically three areas with you. first i would like to look at y or explain why i wrote this book about the u.n. declaration. second, i would like to d
and then finally, this book urges our nation to undertake a social and legal movement to implement these u.n. standards into our existing policies so that all of our laws and policies comply with more comport with every one of these human standards. and i have to say at the outset that this book i am very indebted to a law professor who is a professor of law at the university of arizona college of law for writing the foreword to this book. as you know, this brilliant indigenous lawyer is...
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so as our nation welcomes the challenges of our time, thanks to president kennedy and his successors, we may draw upon outstanding samples of wisdom, courage, and creativity, celebrated by this award for half a century to guide us forward. it is now my very, very deep honor to ask you all to join me in welcoming the president and our first lady. thank you. [applause] >> good evening, everybody. please have a seat. michelle and i are so pleased to join you tonight to honor the egacy of an american leader in a building dedicated to the preservation of our american history, and we are thrilled to be joined by so many people whose accomplishments wrote new chapters in that history. his morning, i recognized 16 brilliant, compassionate, wildly talented people with the presidential medal of freedom, our highest civilian award, and that was intimidating enough. tonight, i am facing dozens of you to the presidential medal of freedom, recipients of this year and years past. it is a great honor to be with you for this anniversary celebration. to wayne, thank you for hosting us. and for all of t
so as our nation welcomes the challenges of our time, thanks to president kennedy and his successors, we may draw upon outstanding samples of wisdom, courage, and creativity, celebrated by this award for half a century to guide us forward. it is now my very, very deep honor to ask you all to join me in welcoming the president and our first lady. thank you. [applause] >> good evening, everybody. please have a seat. michelle and i are so pleased to join you tonight to honor the egacy of an...
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these are our national forests and our national parks. >> and what makes our national forests and tribal lands so desirable for growers? they can tap into the water for free. they often go undetected. but just this week, senator dianne feinstein urged the environmental protection agency to help stop the environmental damage taking place in the central valley. but, you know, as you just saw, it's happening way beyond that area. it's happening throughout the state. >> right. it's disgusting the way it looked out there. so sad for the animals. >> it really is. >> if withdryou have a tip for investigative unit, give us a call at 888-996-tips or send an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. >>> they came to san francisco for the perfect engagement. you know who we're talking about. kanye west and kim kardashian are trying to take one of the witness there at at&t park to court. >>> also -- >> reporter: i'm marianne favro live in san jose. could cuts to government food stamps mean more people flooding into local food banks? i'll have that story coming up. >>> sunny and 70s today across the bay area
these are our national forests and our national parks. >> and what makes our national forests and tribal lands so desirable for growers? they can tap into the water for free. they often go undetected. but just this week, senator dianne feinstein urged the environmental protection agency to help stop the environmental damage taking place in the central valley. but, you know, as you just saw, it's happening way beyond that area. it's happening throughout the state. >> right. it's...