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Studies institute. I began our institute back in 1995. The institute was born in the midst of the controversy around the enola gay exhibit which was going to be held at the Smithsonian Institution but got canceled. This was an attempt by the smithsonian to do an honest and balanced exhibit about the decision to drop the bomb and the consequence of the atomic bombing. This was in 1995, the 50th anniversary. The smithsonian a civic got canceled. The museum in hiroshima and nagasaki asked to bring ...

We have a scheduler, one person who handles everything, both in the district and in d. C. Shes based here in d. C. And we have a chief of staff, serves as legislator director. We have a good team, you make adjustments officer the course of months and years. And responsibilities, people come and go with life events, and thats the best way to stay organized is having a good team. How do you interact with Republican Leadership on a daily basis . Well, i you probably i would say i interact with my c...

With Hurricane Harvey response money and debt level increase and the senate is likely to consider later this afternoon and senators will be meeting behind closed doors to be greeted by top defense. And take a break while they meet for the party lunches theyll be discussing policy. Live coverage of the senate here on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, our refuge and str...

Childhood Arrivals Program or what is called daca was announce pd by president obama in 2012. Hundreds of thousands of young people brought to this country as children were at risk of being deported. They didnt take the action to come. Their parents took the action to come and bring them. President obamas executive order temporarily protected these undocumented young people from deportation. Daca also provides the opportunity to obtain work permits that has made it possible for many young daca b...

The Korea Foundation and the ambassador here to give some opening remarks. Before before i introduce them, is would like to say a few words about safety. We feel very secure in our building but we have a duty to prepare for any event. My name is lisa collins. Im a fellow and i will serve as your responsible Safety Officer for this event. Please follow my instructions should the need arise. Please also familiarize yourself with emergency exits in the back of the room on the right and on the left....

Meteorologist michael schlacter. Good to see you. What is puerto rico looking at, what is the region looking at . Jose hit barbuda and lesser antilles. Neil what is left of barbuda at this point . Unfortunate desolate situation. Guadalupe and dominica got direct hits on its way to the British Virgin island and probably direct hit on puerto rico. Could be worst ever. The benchmark for the puerto rico is the 1928 lake oak hurricane that went through that as category five lake okeechobee hurricane....

Joint chiefs of staff. General dunford, the Committee Thanks you for your decades of distinguished service to our nation. We are grateful to your wife, ellen, for the support that she has always provided to you, and to all who serve our nation in uniform. I would also like to welcome your son patrick. Patrick, fortunately you look like your mother. Thank you. Who is joining us this morning. I know that your other children, joe and kathleen, send their support from afar. Even as i bet theyre a li...

Required length of time. Is there a motion to favorably report these 3,196 military nominations . So moved. Second . Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. The motion carries. Xh tig the Committee Meets this morning to consider the nomination of general Joseph Dunford for reappointment as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. General ton ford, this Committee Thanks you for your decades of distongue wished service to our nation. We are grate to feel your wife, ellen, for the support she has always p...

Nominations . So moved. Second . Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. The motion carries. The Committee Meets this morning to consider the nomination of general Joseph Dunford for reappointment as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. General dunford, this Committee Thanks you for your decades of distinguished service to our nation. We are grateful to your wife ellen for the support she has always provided to you and to all who serve our nation in uniform. Id also like to welcome your son patrick...

It is a look at what i feel is the new form of warfare that is emerging in the 21st century. Ive covered natural Security Affairs for over 30 years all over the world covering these issues and i think that it is a reflection of the Information Age that we are looking at this new form of warfare that i Call Information warfare, and i do find that both as the technical cyber that we have seen so much of in terms of Cyber Attacks on the russians and chinese as well as the content including type of ...