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Thank you very much, senator mcconnell, for being here. He had to work harder than you know to get here because its washington and it rained. And, you know, washington doesnt cope with many things well, including rain and so, thank you for percent veering. And you won the senate. Congratulations. One of my better months. Exactly. You know, let me start with the 10,000 foot level if washington. I think the words dysfunction and congress have gone together a lot in the last few years. Youve talked...

Complaint log their observations. That complaint log is kept, and it is reviewed through our Organizational Assessment and improvement program, and all of the complaints are followed up on in a timely manner. Of course, there are other ways to do it. Weve received a variety of letters from individuals expressing concerns about specific issues at cemeteries, and we apply the same level of aggressive resolution to those complaints as well. Do you respond to individuals . Oh, yes, sir. We respond t...

Can work with on a comprehensive solution legislatively. Thank you, mr. Secretary. I yield back. The chair recognizes mr. Meehan. Thank you, chairman, and secretary. I have a great deal of respect for you but i have some fundamental disagreements with a couple of the points that were made. You are the one who said somehow somebody what you are doing is creating an opportunity for them to be lawfully in the country. I think it is a unquestioned point that as the law stands today, anybody who ille...

This morning on the washington journal, we asked viewers to weigh in. We want to know whether you think the president should move forward on hiS Immigration plant. Phone lines are open. 202 5853880 for democrats. 202 5853881 for republicans. 202 5853882 for independents. Are outside if you the us. You can also email us, use facebook and twitter. A very good saturday morning to you. Here are the headlines today in wall street journal. Immigration plan test president s reach. Whether president use...

Experience of afghanistan, you know create a sufficient cloud over the potential of this vote that i think everybody can say, okay, what is the matter with doing reviewing it in three years, but lets go do it. I think thats the commitment that we need and that gets us the stronger vote to do that. I appreciate your response. I would just ask you to take that message back and think about what i said because the unequivocal commitment to see it to the end is important, and the enduring presence gi...

Was there anything disclosed . I guess im just befuddled that in nine of the ten meetings in the white house there was nothing of any consequence discussed that would require disclosure. I will just say i am befuddled by that. One thing is the important uncertainty. Can anyone stress the importance to the providers in the internet space of certainty and i cant agree more with my life in the public sector. Certainty drives returns and with certainty you invest in innovation and i would say its ob...

Room to go the high road as justin says, and its not just about how much money you get home at the end of the day, its about how youre treated in the workplace. I think thats a part that shouldnt get lost when we talk about this. Very patient. Thank you very much. My name is jonathan pengel. I used to be a labor economist. And my question is for justin, jacob, and michael a little bit how we got where we are. When we think about the prevalence of low wages, a lowwage societyj. Ez of which is rel...

Instituted, this court had approved it. And there was this process of briefing in congress. And i dont think theres anything classified. You can tell me if it is and if you cant answer it. But could you just explain to me. If im a member of the congress, an ordinary member, not a member of some special committee, what exactly was i told . I dont mean what was in the classified briefing. What was i told about you better go read this before you vote for this. What memo did i get from whom . So, i ...

They often cant do that. What often happens is the president acts through history, the president has acted and Congress Even where many of them may disagree with his use of power have been unable to muster the political will to check him. That creates a precedent for future action. A recent example of that is libya. In libya, we were involved in 2011 in bottoming libya. Many congress spoke out against that. The president was in violation of his war powers but no action evolved to curb his activi...

Not only is she a best selling author but shes releasing her new book today called move, putting americas infrastructure back in the lead. Thank you so much for joining us. The book really explains with compelling details many of the health costs and even social justice impacts of our outdated infrastructure system, and i want to get to some of those today. First of all, can you please give us a brief synopsis of where we are today and how were fairing versus other countries . So theres only one...