Left a wrong impression when i was talking with the secretary saying if you were given the same report that that probably would have solved everything. We still have big concerns about the five, and i didnt mention that when we were briefed in november of 2011 and january of 2012 that there was real concerns of members of congress that those five would be released. In fact, there was real opposition to it, and thats why were very concerned that we werent told if we reenter those negotiations, you would be told and then we werent, so those are things that we really need to have clarified and worked through. Mr. Thornberry. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Mr. Secretary, id like to begin with a brief additional observation on the notification issue. For the past several years, this committee has worked on a bipartisan basis to establish an oversight structure for cyberoperations, for terrorism operations and for sensitive military operations. And an oversight structure that allows the department
From sales and property taxes plummeted as millions lost their jobs and homes. Running a city means thinking about the urgent needs of today and about what the city is going to need 10, 20, 30 years from now. Money spent today will have an impact today and have a big say in how people will commute, learn, work, and play for years to come. Looking to the State Capitol isnt very promising these days, and the glory days of you are man investment from the federal government seem over for good. What the city has got in the 6060s can look in retrospect le a mistake. So america, how is it going . Well spend the rest of the program looking at the answer. 280 mayors descended on washington, d. C. Hoping to persuade congress the president and his cabinet to pay more attention to american cities. On thursday president obama pledged to help mayors and not wait on a divided congress. I can take executive action. On a phone i can rally folks around the country to restore opportunities. Reporter the
52 billion being spent on the agency. Also increases Homeland Security by 3 billion. Makes good on the president s pledge to take care of veterans adding hrt 4 billion to the bug there. Where it takes away though is in the department of state, particularly the foreign aid budget. Thats going to be cut across the board. State department by 21 . Thats a little more than 10 billion. The epa will also get cut by 31 . And there are plans to eliminate 3200 positions there. Then the health and Human Services department will get cut by about 17. 5 with a dramatic restructuring of the National Institutes of health as part of that. It also proposes to eliminate some independent agencies including the National Endowment for the arts and the corporation for public broadcasting. Heres what the omb director said about those two agencies this morning. Listen. I think the president finally got to the point where he said, do i really want to make the coal miner in west, the autoworker in ohio trb singl