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Review. This is about 90 minutes. The meeting will come to order. The Committee Meets today to hear testimony on the Administrations National Defense Strategy and Nuclear Posture review, both of which were recently released. We welcome back the secretary of defense and the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to discuss these important documents. I cannot count the number of times i have heard members of this Committee Talk about the importance of having a Defense Strategy to help guide de...

The horizon with energy experts. Plus, the drop in crude could be seeping into the Banking System of our neighbor to the north. The royal bank of canadas ceo joins us in a cnbc exclusive on the back of his companys earnings. Also ahead how much of what we see in the rally is the result of the fed trying to calm market volatility. Were live in jackson hole with the latest headlines. Dont forget, of course, the new york fed president , importantly, spoke today. He did. And markets are reacting. Le...

Again to an impossibly distant 2015. , the year that film comes to mind as i think about the changes we are seeing in how seniors approach work and retirement, the topic of todays hearing. For most of the past century, seniors have been withdrawing as americansforce came to view retirement as a time of uninterrupted rest and leisure that could last for decades. Ofthe year 2000, only 32 werecans age 55 and older still working, and the average age of retirement had dropped to just 63, but the baby...

Right across the street, to be honest with you, and it was only for the reason that the United Nations was here that that turned out to be such a successful project. So i want to thank you, ambassador, for your introduction and for your steadfast advocacy of american interests on the world stage. Under half of the co host countries i would also like to thank secretary general, and you have been fantastic, forjoining us, and we affirm our commitment to the United Nations reform, and reform is wha...

Spend and that we do the best job we have to reform the system to deliver the Health Care System at Higher Quality to all americans. The simple fact is, americans are spending nearly 1 trillion per year on health care and we are not getting our moneys worth. For the past 30 years, the Video Library is your free resource for politics, congress, and washington public affairs. Whether it happened 30 years ago or 30 minutes ago, find it on cspans Video Library. A live look at the floor of the senate...

And the origin is clear we are facing the consequences of Climate Change. Were hearing the most appalling stories of people who are homeless, theyre without clean water, hospitals are without electricity. Do you think the response to these hurricanes just wasnt good enough . Well, there is an enormous effort first of all by the caribbean states themselves and the caribbean emergency mechanism, that is working. The un is doing its best to support the islands. But we launched an appeal and the app...

We hear the most appalling stories of people who are homeless, without clean water, the hospitals are without electricity. Do you think the response to these hurricanes just was not good enough . Well. There is an enormous effort, first of all by the caribbean states themselves and the caribbean emergency mechanisms that are working. The un is doing its best to support the islands. We launched an appeal and the appeal is insufficiently funded so i strongly ask the International Community to incr...

In the us state of louisiana, close to the mouth of the mississippi river. Its already caused major damage to several Central American countries leaving at least 25 people dead. The un secretary general, Antonio Guterres is currently touring the caribbean to see the damage for himself. He spoke to my colleague alpa patel and said hes increasingly concerned by Global Warming and its effect on the weather. Well, it is horrible to see a Paradise Island like barbuda turned into hell. 95 of the house...

Hurricane nate has made landfall in the us state of louisiana, close to the mouth of the mississippi river. Its already caused major damage to several Central American countries leaving at least 25 people dead. The un secretary general, Antonio Guterres is currently touring the caribbean to see the damage for himself. He spoke to my colleague alpa patel and said hes increasingly concerned by Global Warming and its effect on the weather. Well, it is horrible to see a Paradise Island like barbuda ...

Policy put in place 30 or 40 years ago are having an adverse effect today. You will hear from him next on book tv. [cheering and applause] thank you. Thank you everybody for coming out. Want to think politics and prose and busboys poets for hosting this event. Obviously there are too many people here who i love and have known for a long time to shout out everybody individually but i do want to shout out a couple of families and i want to shut out my pbs family. [applause] thank you. You taught m...