Cutting deaths from guns in half and Overdose Deaths in half in the next 10 years. He difference between a tree and a goal is a deadline. We can do remarkable things by working together towards goals that rebuild the truth of the American Dream that we share, trengthening and acting upon the deep belief and dignity of every person we have in the country. We have to help one another in order to succeed. There are a lot of people who say that i face a tough fight. I say that we all face a tough fight. This is a tough fight. It is a changing world with challenges that we face and more opportunities. This is a tough fight. We are up to it you and i are up to it. I have always been drawn to a tough fight. I didnt run forbaltimore in 1999 because things mayor of are going well and i did not leave my stay lead my state through times it is a way of fighting for omething worth saving. Our future is worth saving. Our country is worth saving. This planet is worth saving. Have never bet against th
By each senator who goes to speak and define why we are doing this and what were doing i think is would be a healthy debate. Im confident coming out of that would be an absolute understanding of why everyone in the region and world that we are deeply committed to this and committed for more than the three years. The three years will be respected as secretary carter says as a reflection of the process and not as a management of the fundamental commitment to achieve our goals. Every country in the region has committed to defeat isil. Every country. That is partly what has prompted some of the questions because of irans commitment to do that. I really think the three years is more of a statement of respect by president obama, for him to say to the next president , to the Congress Review this, take a look at this, see how it is going. Tweak it if necessary. I think he has no doubt about the readiness and willingness of congress to continue that forward but perhaps with some stateoftheart r
Come together to address a serious challenge. We all took an oath to protect the nation and its interests but to do so we must Work Together. I know everyone on this Committee Takes the isil threat seriously. Everyone at this table does as well. We encourage a serious debate. I ask you to pass the president s amf because it provides the authority and flex wage and recurrent campaign and because it will demonstrate to our men and women in uniform that all of us stand behind them. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Distinguished members of this committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. Let me add my personal thoughts and prayers to those at the loss of folks on that helicopter. A reminder to us that those who serve put themselves at risk in training and combat. We will work to which were those survivors their family members will be well cared for. The committee will join in. I appreciate the opportunity to be here today. I just returned yesterday from a trip to the middl
There are some who say we need an executive branch of the presidency that has no restrictions at all. We dont really want to have a vote and all of this. Sort of like commanderinchief, you do that. But when it comes to diplomacy that is still unfinished, and still a work in progress, they want maximum constraints and lack of maneuverability. I think that is the fair, sort of analytical, statement. What i think is unfortunate, and have seen this over the past years, is the perceived costs of making National Security issues. I do think that the real costs in the world, how we argued around the world because of these letters, because of almost shutting down parts of the department of Homeland Security to protect us from terrorists, the perceived costs have gone down. And i hope we can rebuild that center of internationalism. Host we are going to dig our viewers in about 15 minutes to capitol hill. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will be gaveling in, a hearing to fight isis. Secreta
Become a traitor . Its just unbelievable. He committed espionage on the behalf of a hostile country and used people like poker chips. I dont know how you do that if you have a conscience. As a former fbi agent and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee i had oversight of all 16 of our nations intelligence agencies. My name is mike rogers. I have access to classified information gathered by our operatives. People who risked everything for the United States and our families. You dont know their faces or their names. You dont know the real stories from the people who live the fear and the pressure until now. There is no doubt in washington tonight this is an intelligence disaster. Cia director james woelsey faced an audience of congressmen anxious to know why it took nine years to learn ames was working for the kgb. When the ames case broke open, that was a water shed event. We had a high ranking case officer working for an extended period of time for the russians inside the buildin