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To cspan. Org. Now, a discussion about medical technology and new inventions to aid the disabled. It was part of the washington hosts transformer summit held on wednesday. This is two hours. We are delighted to welcome you here this morning. Thank you for joining us. [applause] were sitting in the center of what we call Washington Post live. The new initiative that extends the reach of our journalism through live events, streaming, and pairs or journalist with leaders and decisionmakers to disse...

[inaudible conversations] committee will come to order. Good morning, everybody. Thank you for being with the committee for todays oversight hearing entitled combating the crisis evaluating efforts to prevent veteran suicide. As the hearing title suggests, we are here this morning to discuss the ongoing veteran suicide crisis that, according to the latest Data Available from the department of Veterans Affairs, finds 22 veterans a day dying at their own hands. Im disappointed that the v. A. Was n...

Of what we call Washington Post live. The new initiative that extends the reach of our journalism through live events, streaming, and pairs or journalist with leaders and decisionmakers to dissect and explore the most important and compelling issues off our time. The idea of todays conference on transformers actually began with a conversation we had here about the transformation underway at the Washington Post. We have gone from what was once a locally focused newspaper, to a multiplatform Digit...

To lawmakers about Mental Health care and Suicide Prevention programs for veterans and their families. The witnesses testify on why some are not receiving the necessary treatment and how a new law passed last year is trying to address the issue. This hearing is two and a half hours. [inaudible conversations] committee come to order. Good morning, everybody. Thank you for being with the committee for todays oversight hearing entitled combating the crisis evaluating efforts to prevent veteran suic...

[applause] good morning and welcome to the center for American Progress. My name is carla martin. Im the the Vice President for policy. It is my honor to welcome to this exciting event. Our lineup today is a real testament to the importance of this issue to this administration and to president obama. Nearly one in three americans has some type of criminal record that creates barriers to employment, housing and many other pathways to opportunity. Some americans with criminal records are even barr...

And then drive it forward in 2017. Thanks for listening. [applause] i know j stand before you and lunch but i am happy to take any questions for you. Just an opportunity to talk about a book. It is called fixing the future and how canadas government worked together to rescue the canada pension plan. It is an interesting story and the same issue as the Social Security except we ended up with a situation where we doubled the contribution rate and built up the reserve fund and stabilized the contri...

It is the heart of gold that come from the people in this beautifully picturesque and again amazing place. Its a great honor to celebrate talkeetnas centennial today here in the United States senate. And with that, mr. President , i yield the floor. Gram mr. President . The presiding officer the mr. Graham mr. President . The presiding officer the senator South Carolina Program Program i wish i could go. I wish to see that before i die. In three minutes the final game of the championship round o...

Today, lead our senators along the road of humility so that you can exalt them in due time. May they have the wisdom to reap the bountiful harvest that comes from planting the seeds of lowliness and reverential awe. Lord, make them wise and strong, as they face National Challenges that threaten our freedoms. Guide them, strong deliverer, for they are pilgrims in time who are headed for eternity. Continue in everything to work for the good of those who love you, who are called according to your p...

[inaudible conversation] book tv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what theyre reading this summer. I hope to finish a couple books, first of all im reading freedoms task which was given to me by senator roy blunt and this is a book that is about the dome being put on the Capital Building precivil war but what i found is especially interesting is as i get into the book of focus on the House Chamber and Senate Chamber and how those were added to the original Capital Buildin...

Lifetime job so that we wouldnt feel pressure to do a decision based on Public Opinion from fear that somehow we will be driven from our work. And so were not thinking about Public Opinion in terms of reaching the answer that we believe the law compels. Every year, if you read our most sensitive decisions, you will see us recognizing the impact those decisions might have on people. In every sensitive opinion the court is very aware when one of its decisions is going to be particularly difficult ...