Had been 17 years at that point. I got out and i went into the private sector. I actually had three jobs in the private sector. Started out with United Technologies corporation, did a couple years there. I went on to Business Executives for National Security which is a nonprofit organization. And then i went to saic wishes science applications international. At a variety of jobs there, in the as being the president of the technical and engineering sector. So i was actually running a segment of our business and saic. Saic does it solutions and Technology Services and solutions for the government. Mostly the military. So you see the thread thread tht always links my career together has always been military issues. Its our national the fans. I have always been a civilian, never served in uniform, always been a civilian in support of defense, but i served as well is the way i look at it, including my time industry because we cant get our work done in government without our industry partner
And also another count of violation of a section which prohibits any city or officer or employee from making a contract in which she has a financial interest. And then there was another one having to do with inappropriate conduct. This committee had gone ahead and prosecuted her for those ethical violations under its powers to do so. And had entered into a stipulation with her giving her, and which she accepted certain putsv, which were the extent of what we could punish her for, for these particular violations. So, in that sense, then, our job was over in regard to ms. Ellis. The thought was at the time when we were doing this, and we had none of you all here, nobody was here. The thought when we were doing this, that in regard to these particular violations influencing a government decision, which the official has a financial benefit, thats a fairly egregious ethical breach and the thought was, and we had some discussion, i had mentioned it, this person by admitting these things has
Her, and which she accepted certain putsv, which were the extent of what we could punish her for, for these particular violations. So, in that sense, then, our job was over in regard to ms. Ellis. The thought was at the time when we were doing this, and we had none of you all here, nobody was here. The thought when we were doing this, that in regard to these particular violations influencing a government decision, which the official has a financial benefit, thats a fairly egregious ethical breach and the thought was, and we had some discussion, i had mentioned it, this person by admitting these things has really admitted that she engaged in corrupt conduct and has disgraced herself and it would be unlikely that she would continue in San Francisco employment, that she would likely be fired. So, the next step, then, was that it was in the the ball was in the court of the San Francisco Public Utilities commission. And i had heard that they had not terminated her. So, i was the one who int
Cold and not giving out favors. He was from new england. Did not talk a lot. Waved his arms a lot. Temperamental, a temperament. He was a shy person. It also was a political or biscuit if he did not talk a lot, people would stop talking. A president or political leader is constantly up aborted with a request. His silence was his way of not giving in to special interest. Shlaes on taxes, depression a president s on in tv. H on cspan 2s book , last nights hearing before the House Veterans Affairs committee looking into problems with Veterans Health care in phoenix. This is four hours. I want to welcome everyone to our hearing. Tonight we are going to discuss vas continued lack of compliance with the subpoena for documents that this committee issued on may 8. Unanimous consent that the representative jackson be allowed to join as. She said she would be late. I would like to ask for unanimous consent. Hearing no objections that va office inspected issued a report that confirmed appointment
My predecessor at the fed, chairman ben bernanke, demonstrated such courage, especially in his response to the threat of the financial crisis. To stabilize the Financial System and restore economic growth, he took courageous actions that were unprecedented in ambition and scope. He faced relentless criticism, personal threats, and the certainty that history would judge him harshly if he was wrong. But he stood up for what he believed was right and necessary. Ben bernankes intelligence and knowledge served him well as chairman. But his grit and willingness to take a stand were just as important. I hope you never are confronted by challenges this great, but you too will face moments in life when standing up for what you believe can make all the difference. Having dwelt for a moment on failure and grit, let me turn to the deeper meaning that underpins grit and can carry us beyond failure. The hard work of building a life that makes a difference is much easier to sustain when you are passi