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Massachusetts and orrin hatch from utah. A lot of folks like to joke about the odd couple, but i think Mitch Mcconnell and barack obama may have them outdone. Senator mcconnell was one of 10 republican senators to vote for Loretta Lynch for attorney general. It will have majority leaders mcconnells remarks next. Followed by a discussion on the future of congress and later a look at the u. S. And for structure needs. Infrastructure needs. Good afternoon everyone. [applause] welcome. I have the gr...

That summer was an incredible summer. The summer of 1964. In those days, most senators didnt have a huge internship program. I was the only intern in the office. My boss was deeply involved in that, as was ted. It was an incredible time to be in washington, but i had been there the summer of the year before on the house side. Got to be at the Martin Luther kings i have a dream speech. I did not hear a word of it. There was a mass of humanity all the way down to the lincoln memorial. Then the nex...

We are all one company and its not just hung up on silos and exactly where peer i. T. Is the same way. There is essential i. T. But they very much view their clients like controlling what they do and help setting priorities. The key thing is a lot of communication and i think a lot of senior level involved in. I dont mean senior people making all the decisions, but typically, especially those taken that kind of things, you need someone senior to make the call that we are going to prioritize this...

Recall that moynihan was complaining primarily about black families and his these is was that because of weakness in black Family Structure, blacks would not be able to seize the opportunities that were coming available to them as a result of the Civil Rights Movement. And i can tell you that what i am going to say to you is moynihans concerns now apply to hispanics and to whites, to the whole country. And here are the numbers. I got these by i recently analyzed the censuses. This is representat...

Any real meaning in the real world . I mean, isnt the reality that when we say we are reimbursing more than costs, we only reimburse not all costs are reimbursable. We create this impression that a hospital is getting more than what it costs them to operate. Is there analysis . Can you quantify really what is going on in a hospital when we tell them or when we tell the public that your hospital is getting 101 of costs when its really reimbursable costs . Yeah, that is a as you know, thats a very...

To for the agency to meet statutory obligations. As dr. Sullivan fully described, i will not duplicate that discussion. I will close, though, speaking to results. Results afterall, what matters. The centers for Disease Control analyzed illnesses from all foods. Over the fiveyear period ending in 2010, cdc found that 141 of 122,000 that is 0. 001156 or 0. 12 illnesses caused by imported seafood. Most of us love baseball. Great day to be out for the nats game. But we recall going to the games with...

Schools, city hall, social well tear fair if blacks in baltimore and other cities if blacks are running those institutions and the promise of the Civil Rights Movement is if we were running them we would be different and better than whites well why are blacks failing in systems run by their own people if the issue was race. Youve listened to president obamas responses since baltimore, the public statements hes made. Hes giving a speak today at georgetown university. Its 11 25 on cspan 3 for our ...

Next, a conversation in on the latest in batter technology. Then, in conversation with biochemist craig venter. Then, the World Bank President. Next, a look at next Generation Battery Technology with washington correspondent steve levine and a director from argonne technology. Hosted by Atlantic Council. Jeffrey welcome everybody and good afternoon. Welcome to the Atlantic Council. We are pleased to have you all here today. I want to apologize in advance. We had some internet difficulties today....

Wellfunctioning Charter Schools, there is still an issue of teacher burnout in those schools because we require a lot of Charter School teachers. These are teachers that often put in 10, 11, 12hour days. And theres issues there with still being motivated to continue to put many years in teaching. Weve had issues incompetence in Charter School management. Sometimes we have had issues with financial corruption with people who are misusing Charter School funds. And then of course, you always have i...

Cspan created 35 years ago and brought to you as a local service by your local Cable Company or satilate provider. Next, the Senior Advisor to the president discusss the presid t president S Climate Change Initiative and then eric holder is speaking. On the next washington journal, we will discuss the housing reform bill and then adam synder looks at the Highway Trust Fund that provides most federal support for state transportation projects. Your phone calls, Facebook Comments and tweets. Live a...