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To get what we want. Okay that his choices we will have to accept. We cant do them what we do individually matters on some level but if you look at the big mouse of the American Economy things will only change if they change in a macrosort of way. If we make collective decisions about how policies affect their marketplace. Collective decisions as citizens and not consumers. There are plenty of areas of social life that we dont get to the marketplace Like Health Care or education i feel like cult...

The presiding officer the senator from alaska. Ms. Murkowski request that proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Ms. Murkowski madam president for the information of all senators, we are were working now to set up votes on several pending amendments to the bill and these votes would be after lunch today. Right now were looking at 60vote thresholds on the fischer amendment along with a boxer sidebyside. The sanders amendment and the lee amend...

Havent had a physician in over 40 years. And it counts as a facility even though there is no physician that is recently in attendance at the clinic. These issues ought to be resolved in favor of, who . The veteran. Who, of all people, would we expect to provide the best service to in any capable way that we can who would we expect to get the best health care in our nation . I would put at the top of the list those who served our country. And the the committee that passed this legislation the cho...

Weekend, on cspan 3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook at cspan history. Next on the president s how do make decisions, whether it is firing cabinet officials or going to war . We will hear from advisers to president s Ronald Reagan, bill clinton, george w. Bush, and barack obama. Former secretary of defense leon panetta moderated the discussion. Thank you. [applause] thank you very much, and i welcome all of you to the final forum of our lecture series this year. I think, as you all...

Tonight, we are going to take a look at the president of the United States and how president s make decisions, and residents, frankly, influence all of those other areas that we just talked about. The president of the United States has today assumed incredible responsibilities and facing incredible pressures in that position. Since 1914, we have had 17 president s of the United States, all of whom, you know, will have various places in history. We have gone from wilson to harding, truman to eise...

Island when my father was recruited to work at a Textile Factory there. My parents, like the parents of those who might be eligible for deferred action under the president s executive authority, came here in pursuit of the American Dream for their children. Last month, president obama announced policy changes that bring muchneeded humanity and transparency to our immigration system. The president s actions are well within the scope of his authority. He is relying on the doctrine of prosecutorial...

Ones that have to implement that policy and that sometimes comes with challenges. Whats interesting about the university of south florida, as you pointed out, it is a large institution, its a young institution. Most particularly, its a top 50 Research University public or private in the United States. And i mention that because all too often its the Research Universities that lose sight of the focus on serving the needs of the students and enhancing Student Success. Over the past six years, we h...

Southern democrats had the history fraught with tension and how it meant that president clinton didnt turn to him for advice or to do things for him that you might have expected. Thats a story i remember because it was different from what everybody else was doing. I remember both things. Memorable events. Trying to get a story that was different from everybody else. The really interesting thing is you had a story idea and you talked to them about your story. Two president s. When did that stop h...

Very direct and grilling questions of witnesses that would come before our committee. Sometimes there would be a tense moment. But ralph always had something funny or a story to tell that broke the ice. Youve seen a number of members of the texas delegation here today, particularly the republican delegation and every thursday, we have lunch together. Talk about whats good for texas. But what was always a thing that we always looked forward to, we couldnt wait until ralph got there so that we cou...

Today, particularly the republican delegation and every thursday, we have lunch together. Talk about whats good for texas. But what was always a thing that we always looked forward to, we couldnt wait until ralph got there so that we could ralph could share a funny story. And you know, one of the things that ill miss most about ralph is those times when hed be on the floor or he would be at lunch, sharing those stories. Now one of the things about ralph is that as he got older, he got wiser. And...