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Introduce my family who has accompanied me here today. My husband andy, our daughter, kate, my stead fast mother, my inlaws walter and ann pinkas. With that, let me get to the meat of what id like to say in my statement. The fhfa plays a crucial role in our financial system. As the safety and soundness regulator of fannie mae, fannie mac, and the 12 regional federal home loan banks. To ensure they operate in a safe and sound measure and serve as a reliable source of liquidity and funding for Hou...

Forsight and hfo foresight and his advocacy on this issue clearly helped people step up and move forward. Thank you very much. Mr. Trimble . I would just add that previously ga has done work on this area. We looked at u. S. Forces and how they were handling this issue in france and got some innovative ideas. We havent done the crossreferencing per se but we have looked at how other countries have tackled these issues. I guess it would be understandable that if other states, other nations, rather...

Our first panel of witnesses today. They are chairs of the National Endowment for the humanities and arts. Both witnesses are appearing for the first time before our subcommittee. Congratulations to both of you and your confirmation and thank you. Todays hearing provide us with a chance to hear more about the great work both endowments have done over the last couple of years and supporting our communities across the country economically, culturally and educationally. The National Endowment for t...

Midtoupper 50s. At 6 00, it has been one crash after another not how we like to start the week. As we take you to san ramon this is where we have a fourcar crash southbound 680, and 30 Miles Per Hour is the top speed one lane is currently blocked with backups coming from danville and headed over to more in marin we have a southbound crash at 28 Miles Per Hour for the top speed leashing san rafael and it things out as you get to green bay and we have a fatality in vallejo westbound 80 at tennesse...

Slippage in that. Parliament has now come back meeting in mogadishu. It has to enact several key pieces of legislation in this session or else which shall be off track. So we will know quite soon whether this outrageously ambitious project is going to be doable or not. But at this stage there is no reason to say that it cant be done. Meanwhile, apart from having this plan of action of achieving these three major big ticket items, there is an outbreak, if you like, across somalia of free market, ...

Britain thumbs its nose at being another form conflict with us so count them out ofhe syria coalition. Forget whether president obama has to do this one solo, ask why. In 2011 he helped marshall 21 countries to go after qaddafi. Now should we go after assad . It has not even been over two years and nobody has our back as we try to cover theirs . What does that say about us . The russian president who toys with us over a spy who wants we want back but he will not give back. And a military which w...

Britain thumbs its nose at being another form conflict with us so count them out of the syria coalition. Forget whether president obama has to do this one solo, ask why. In 2011 he helped marshall 21 countries to go after qaddafi. Now should we go after assad . It has not even been over two years and nobody has our back as we try to cover theirs . What does that say about us . The russian president who toys with us over a spy who wants we want back but he will not give back. And a military which...

Now, a discussion with democratic congressman adam smith on the issue of foreign aid and National Security. Representative smith is the top democrat on the House Armed Services committee and the guest speaker at this hourlong event hosted by the u. S. Institute of peace in washington, dc. Good morning, im jim marshall their president of the United States institute of peace, and i want to welcome our guests. Let me briefly tell you what the United States institute of peace does. Essentially we st...

Of pendleton tonights event started with conversation inside the field house nearby. Its sad that people are being taken from us so early. I dont know what it is but hopefully we will find out. He organized this he lives in minnesota he hopped on a bus to chicago determined to do something. The 15 yearold student at Kings College prep was standing under an awning on the park on tuesday with a group of kids when she was shot and killed just one week after performing at events for president obama ...

Then he called me back. How late are you . About 45 minutes. It was pretty bad. I drive for a limving. Expressways and main streets were covered. The visibility was poor. There were spinoffs. By late morning Road Conditions had improved. The backup continued. The have the main roads cleared ploughs had yet to make a raid on neighborhood streets. This sounds of winter. Have not heard them for a while. Go out there and get some exercise. It looks like winter, feels like and sounds more like it. Mo...