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[inaudible] its to protect our National Security. There is not been an attempt at any point to downplay the significance of the operation their undertaking. That is true if youre talking about our military pilots flying combat operations through ten or 11000 airstrikes now been taken against isil targets in iraq and syria. Its true of special operators been informed and station throughout iraq to carry out raids when an opportunity presents itself to try to take out a senior isil figure were to ...

Budget. Great nations do great things. And fortune favors the bold. The next several years will determine whether american astronauts will be the first to plant a flag on mars. We want them to have arrived there on board an orion crew vehicle propelled by the space launch. I want to comment on the handout that weve all seen by the administration called nasas journey to mars by regrettably, however, this proposal contains no budget. It contains no schedule, no deadlines. Its just some real pretty...

Today, president obama will be giving a speech on the criminal Justice System taking place in newark, new jersey. We will have live coverage of his remarks at 4 20 p. M. Eastern on cspan2. The House Veterans Affairs committee will be hearing from speeched Witnesses Today on alleged misuse of the Veterans Affairs Department Program to relocate workers. Live coverage on cspan2. All persons having business before the honorable the Supreme Court of the United States will be admonished to draw near a...

Bill, though, mr. Speaker. Thats to pass this rule today, House Resolution 483, and i encourage my colleagues to do that. With that i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentlelady from new york. Ms. Slaughter mr. Speaker, im pleased to yield three minutes to the gentleman from connecticut, mr. Courtney. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. Mr. Courtney thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise in oppo...

Occurring as long as they dont interfere with the second amendment, and that is what we have to keep in mind. And then, what was the other part of that question . Will it help prevent more of these Mass Shootings . Dr. Ben carson with a mass shooting, one of the things that people notice is that they tend to go to places that are gun free zones. So even though they may be mentally disturbed, they are not so mentally disturbed as not to be able to realize that if you go someplace where people can...

In keeping bad actors from using unbreakable encryption. Which is open source, free, and widely available from Companies Based overseas. As the chairman argued when we had this debate in 1999, only y allowing the use of strong encryption not only domestically but internationally as well can we hope to make the internet a safe and secure environment. I agree with that sentiment and you have made some of the public statements that i hope you can help us to reconcile that view with your call for sp...

Im going to be very brief here. I just want to say thank you to the mayor and the governor, most thertant a lot to think entire community in the entire state for coming together at this terrible time. Obviously, monthly fees are not going to bring their loved ones back, but the one thing they share is how much they appreciate the Community Coming together how much they appreciate all of the neighbors and friends and people all across the country offering to help. Prayers,thoughts and and took th...

Landmark cases. Director james comey testified before no bright a committee. H this is about two hours and 45 minutes. Good morning. The Judiciary Committee will come to order. Welcome, director komi. We are happy to have you here with us today. Commend your distinguished service and i am confident you will continue to serve honorably. Today, the fbi continues to face the effects of one of the worst National Security leaks in our nation wash history by Edward Snowden two years ago. Was aa freedo...

Dialing in. The candidates talked terror last night. Thats the headline over las vegas. That was the topic after the paris attacks and the San Bernardino shootings. If you look at some of the early voting states, well start with the des moines register, where they have the caucus, the headline out of iowa, republicans in that state say trump slips, rubio shines. A little bit from jennifer acobs piece this morning host it said bush repeatedly feuded with trump, and at the same time drove home tha...

She can speak to the enhancements to strengthen the Visa Waiver Program. John wagner the Deputy Assistant commissioner for u. S. Customs and Border Protection at the u. S. Department of Homeland Security. He can speak of options and considerations of the waiver program. He will discuss the benefits of preclearance operations. Next witness will be mr. Jussen siberal. Im really bad. Not even 50 . He is the deputy coordinator for the Counterterrorism Bureau at the department of state. He can speak ...