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Absolutely certain going to be a worthy successor to commissioner hur and we look forward to working with her. She is an attorney, was in the general counsels office at mckisson, presently not working at the moment, i understand, other than her family dutis and i told her that means that we have someone that can spend a lot of time on Ethics Commission matters. [laughter ] but were delighted to have her here, and welcome. Thank you, im delighted to be here. All right. Turning to item no. 2 on th...

Over the last several years. That has not been a policy that is bipartisan or in the american interest. But this is something we should have seen more focus on. I held a hearing with Chris Johnson and others talking about the aftermath, what we achieved comeau we fell short of, and what we should be doing looking forward. Their concern over treatment of christians in china, there is a need for more focus on human rights in china. It goes back to that point. Working with the world in terms of Int...

Suggest a certain amount of effort on the part of the russians a number of folks trains is so small finding them in the country the size of syria strikes me as not, as i might have said in my earlier career, by accident. Im prepared to say and ive said this earlier, the russians are not in syria to defeat isis. That is a fundamentally false narrative. I want to thank our panelists is somewhat depressing, i know that both of them will continue to be important voices on the subject in the future. ...

They were going to have good fuel economy. They were going to have good Engine Performance. Can you guarantee that any fix you make to the vehicles doesnt affect fuel economy or fuel performance are both . At this time if we correct the knox the emission standards, the customer will get the mpg. Thats my current understanding of whether the full performance of the car, this is something they said in germany, maybe top speed that might be one or two Miles Per Hour might be missing but this is of ...

How seriously does volkswagen take its commitment to the environmental responsibility . Mr. Horn this is deeply maybe it is difficult to understand in this context, but it is deeply embedded in our corporate culture. We have three values. Responsible toward our employees and the environment. Our plant in tennessee is platinum leed certification. This is the most clean and Energy Efficient plant in the world. All our plans have commitment to reduce carbon footprint. Whether these plants are india...

Thats a great question and it can get you the answer now. Was something done . I hope you can provide that to the committee. Im certain the record will be open. If i can just confirm some of the information weve received. Volkswagen initiated a voluntary recall in december of 2014 that was intended in part to address the issue of excess of noncommission was that correct . Could you repeat the question . Volkswagen initiated a voluntary recall in december of 2014 . Thats correct. You had volkswag...

And on this wednesday morning and live look at the u. S. Capitol where both the house and the senate will be in session today. The house got underway at 9 a. M. Currently members are considering a bill governing stem cell research. That vote is taking place right now. Later work as expected on an 1. 1 trillion government funding measure. Current funding runs out at midnight tonight. The senate will begin in about an hour from now at 11. General speeches on the agenda for most of the day as lawma...

Considers it an accomplishment that he helped to eliminate unnecessary bureaucratic red tape making it easier for businesses and agencies to operate by regulatory lines in health, safety and the environment. The ambassador also strengthened canadas role as a world leader in Renewable Energy when he worked to harmonize vehicle emissions standards between our two countries which will ultimately improve air quality on both sides of the border. In addition, the ambassador fought for the Environmenta...

Undercover police admit to calling socalled radical muslims without trial, an al jazeera exclusive. And the simple technique saving the line lives of premate babies in india. We begin with breaking news from the past hour, that palestine status has been upgraded at the criminal court. It effectively opposit opens thr war crimes to be investigated in the territory. This comes on the same day that israel launched its own investigations into eight more alleged crimes by its forces in gaza this summ...

Closest closest bafta con fest in years. Word leaders have been holding talks an Key International security issues, focusing on the fight against the Islamic State of iraq and the levant as well as Irans Nuclear program. Irans foreign minister and the u. S. Secretary of state held talks on the sidelines. Some u. S. Lawmakers threaten sanctions if a march deadline is not met for an agreement. Irans Supreme Leader said he would be in favor of a agreement with the rest but insisted no deal is bette...