And i would suggest that a year from now, the notion that we would reverse this policy that is allowed more americans to travel to cuba and to help cuban people have access to more technology more capital more values and more contact with americans will seem as absurd as reversing the changes that were made with cuban American Travel a couple of years ago. So again, i applaud you for what youre doing and look forward to working with the administration as this policy unfolds. Thank you, senator menendez. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Let me ask you when a cubanamerican sends or visits their relatives in cuba and give them a lit money, the only place really to buy something is the dollar store isnt is that true . If you want to get something . I believe certainly theres theres more in those stores to buy. By the way, who owns the Dollar Stores . They are state run. Okay. The government. And so if i want to send a remittance to my relative in cuba, the cuban government takes a slice, right . T
Care act. Followed by the Supreme Court oral argument examining prayers before government meetings. Later, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director richard cordray. Is now called the Mercedesbenz Superdome in new orleans where the new Orleans Saints play. Built entirely at public expense after hurricane katrina. When it hosted Football Games again, that was a national feel good story and rightly so. But the public paid for all the repairs and the leak put in a token amount per the public it is invested at about 1 billion. Owns the new Orleans Saints keep so most all of the revenue generated there. One reason people dont rebel against this is that they dont understand it is taking place. The second reason is that there they feel there is nothing they can do about it area it is largely based on inside heels and the most recent time there was a vote was in miami last year on whether to use public money to renovate the place where the Miami Dolphins play in the citizens of miami voted
A packageincorporate of proactive Forest Management steps so that we have a chance to get ahead of the fire problems that we have. Its like preventive medicine. It is costeffective and its good for the patient. Where her today from several witnesses and mr. Hubbard talked about the proven cost effectiveness of preventive measures. That absolutely needs to be part of it. There is just not enough money to pay for proactive Forest Management without doing some reform of the underlying laws. Ive got some references in my testimony about changes to the and endangered species act and litigation that would be helpful components. What would you all think of the concept of using funds that are targeted for future Forest Service acquisitions, that that be redirected to forest operations and maintenance on existing Forest Service lands before we buy more land . Weve got these Budget Constraints we are dealing with. Obvious thatts the priority for the Forest Service needs to be taking care of the
What has gone wrong . The bureaucracy. Like they are up against job of the hut the unions and the paper pushers. Destroy the system. Bring on the creative destruction. Who would disagree . And reformers who thinks city schools are terrible because of union. The test scores is not what we choose to focus on the. I know my kids are learning when i look in their eyes. Give me a break. Over my dead body. A few years it unions are mad because the chargers can fire the bad teachers. What is wrong with that . This actor says teachers need tenure. Why have it . Most physicians do not. But now there is good news some schools where teachers can be fired kids learn. Give us over schools and the rare in america we will outperform the other schools in five years. How good our Charter Schools . Unions say they are four problem kids. Up until now the adults have run the show and make us stupid in america. School spending has tripled over the past 40 years. Three sped much more than other countries bu
The Brookings Institution also talking about social mobility. He is the Budget Committee chair. We will have him live on cspan 3 at 4 00 eastern. I see itrial case, as come is one of the bigger court cases that could potentially affect the communication sector, and the biggest thing that will change our space is the aerial case. Potentially the Supreme Court take this up and find out one way or the other whether Aerial Services legal under copyright law. With the sec does this year will be determined by a brand new and very dynamic chairman in tom wheeler who used to head the Wireless Association ctia and Cable Association and is not afraid to come out swinging england the biggest decision right now on the hill for the tech world will be surveillance reform can go 2013 was a big year for surveillance. By the end of january, president obama will address his review groups recommendation. They put forward 46 recommendations, some of which the white house is likely to have moret some conte