When you go around, and this is a reality in delaware as well as rhode island. You ask about the state department. Its trillions of dollars a year when in fact its a very small fraction. Now theyre beginning thoint that no, this is about something more fundamental. This is about the basic social contract that people have worked all their lives, paid into Social Security, will get Social Security benefits. This is about the social contract that if youve worked, youve paid into the medicare system, youll get medicare benefits. So now the storys shifted totally and now its all about negotiations, that we have not negotiated. Thats why they have to shut the government down and default on the debt of the United States. And the irony, of course, is that we have been indeed trying to go to serious negotiations about a budget for many, many months. Indeed, months ago, in march, as i recall, the senate, after taking 47 roll call votes, passed a solid, passed and sensible budget and asked to neg
But definitely look forward to engage in discussions around policy with regard to Financial Education, which is a term that we prefer at pace as opposed to Financial Literacy. Because oftentimes implies that people are illiterate. Perhaps Financial Empowerment might be a better term. I was born in, on a pineapple plantation in hawaii where the common term today is in farm worker housing. We were poor but didnt know it because we thought everybody lived like that. I dont member very much in having any choice. But we had the ocean as our playground. And so we would chop down some bamboo and use it for fishing poles, or use of force beers to catch fish spears. In spite of the fact that hawaii is paradise, and because its paradise the rich people in the world by property as a result, the cost of living gets driven up. To local residents that use laborers service to these rich people, that are coming to know why. So were hawaii is paradise with the aloha spirit, a lifestyle, sharing and rec
So theres been a concerted effort in ac 21 to continue to focus on these issues. The labeling issue is a challenging one because historically our labeling has been for either nutrition or because of a known hazard or something that requires a warning. I think its fair to say that this isnt about nutrition and at least from my perspective, its not about any kind i have safety hazard. This is more about consumers right to know. Candidly i think the debate is a 20th century debate in the 21st century. There was mention of bar codes and other ways, necessarilies in europe is currently using a ur code. It could be Something Like a bar code that would allow folks with smartphone or the ability in Grocery Stores to have reading devices that would allow folks to have all the information they need and want about a product without necessarily creating a label that might accepted the wrong message about the safety of the product. We are engaged with the fda in discussions how we might be able to
Billion in crops. Billionl protect 165 in livestock, poultry, and specialty crops as a result of this budget. Ag will continue to support 140 billion in agricultural exports which helps to support one million jobs at home. The food and nutrition Assistance Programs will benefit nearly 47 million americans under the snap program. 8. 7 women, infant and children under the wic program. Thellion children under summer feeding programs. The food safety budget will provide assistance in detecting our food supply and reducing foodborne illnesses by estimated 52,000 illnesses. Nrcs will provide conservation assistance that will add 23 million acres of land to our conservation programs, helping half a million producers do a better job of conserving soil and protecting water. While it is not related to this budget, it does have an impact on this budget. Our overall budget will also million acres of forest and grasslands under the u. S. Forest service, which will protect 70,000 communities that ar
Discussion we have had about setting half of our programs because that is all we can afford. Madame secretary, the fiscal 2014 private the air force for modifying the avionics modernization program. Are you aware of that . I am. Are you aware that congress has appropriated funds for amp, not just authorize but appropriated funds in fiscal year 2012 . Yes, i was. Year 2014 andl 2013 . Yes. These funds are not being obligated. We are authorizing, preventing the programs for being canceled, and we are programming the funds and in each case there not being obligated. Do you see this as the way the air force is making an attempt to go around clear congressional intent and goal round the law as and go around the law . Of not being obligated is what is new to me. My understanding about the amp program is that it is a Major Program as you pointed out. The problem is affordability. , ido have funded in fy15 portion that would go to the airspace compliance. Our position has changed due to afford