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Doma or this bill, and mr. Holder decided to stop making them. And that is what made me say hes abandoned his duty. Do you agree . I agree. I thought that the decision was wrong. I happen to agree with the president. I was a critical of doma. But i thought that the abandonment of the defense of doma was to the rule of law. I thought it violated a longstanding understanding with this body. You know, theres history here, as you know. Youre a student of the constitution. And you know that theres al...

Actively endorsed by the Current Administration and rigorously enforced by the department of justice. Over these past few years the department of justice has made their presence very wellknown in both my professional and personal life. Since filing for Tax Exemption from the i. R. S. In 2009, my 2010, my private businesses my nonprofit organizations and i personally have been subjected to more than 15 instances of audit, inquiry or investigation by federal agencies, including the i. R. S. , osha...

Of your classes refuse to answer the hypothetical or said it was too hard, would that be an answer you would accept in your class . No, i would not accept it. It is a straightforward question. The question of what the rule would be for the defense of federal statute yesterday was also a question that someone should be able to answer. I also commend you, senator, on your view of confirmation hearings. Too often people talk about these hearings as john interviews. These hearings have a very signif...

Very important issues that need to be highlighted. I would note the constituent is a friend, i have long thought highly of your commitment to public engagement, your volunteer efforts to make a difference in our political discourse, and i wanted to ask you as a citizen who engaged in the political process, how did it make you feel to be targeted by the government for persecution . It takes your breath away when you dont know quite where true north is, and it begs the bigger question, what is thi...

I met a veteran who has been out two years and 10 disability but the point is he cant get his paperwork from dod. What are we doing . We have asked this question for years. Its a great question. I have to say secretary hagel and i are totally aligned that we want to have a seamless handoff from the department of defense to the va. Thats why we have instituted programs like cap while the person is on active duty and allison can talk about that. Congressman brown some good news to report on this f...

Its exactly six years since 1 million americans stood in the cold for president obamas first inaugural, and exactly two years from now, a new president will be taking the oath of office on the steps of the u. S. Capitol there behind us. By then, the scaffolding will be down, the repairs will be made, and by then we will know which of the promises and proposals in tonights speech came true. Tonight in his state of the Union Address, the president looks out over a new congress, heavily republican,...

Capitol hill. Its exactly six years since 1 million americans stood in the cold for president obamas first inaugural, and exactly two years from now, a new president will be taking the oath of office on the steps of the u. S. Capitol there behind us. By then the scaffolding will be down the repairs will be made and by then we will know which of the prom sells and proposals in tonights speech came true. Tonight in his state of the Union Address, the president looks out over a new congress heavily...

I want to commend dr. Wenstrup for bringing up the cost of care and thats something im very concerned about and i wanted to ask a few more questions about when you think you are going to have an idea or is this independent review of the va system, is that going to help look at that number because i know im very concerned about it and continuing to implement access to care locally and can you elaborate on that a little bit . Sure. In addition to the external independent assessments which we antic...

A lot of talk about jobs and this relationship this very bipartisan hearing we had. But i think there is a reason for that and that is that we cant get past the first hurdle how are we going to pay for it. It costs money. Rail, buses, ports, bridges, highways not free. So we are so hung up on trying to do the impossible fund all of those without money that we cant get to what the money will do. We are approaching the absolute deadline, may 31. The construction season is already here. Its 65 degr...

Raid sirens going off in jerusalem. Hamas, the group that controls gaza, landed south of jerusalem. More rockets aimed for tel aviv ende in the water. No reports of damagen either case, though. But Officials Say 27 palestinians have died since weesday from israels strike in gaza. This is Israeli Defense forces video showi what they say, look at this, they say this is munition sites. Israel points to the stockpiles as more proof hamas is trying escalate tension. Hamas says israel is to blame. Peo...