Neil, i am the executive director. Thank you. The executive director here at the New Hampshire institute of politics this is a very special series we have and we are continuing on today, just a quick note, we have a new president of our college and we are proud of him he just arrived here about a month ago, this is his first politics and eggs and so, this is a wonderful as an occasion. And of course we will probably have a little more activity between now and february but i would like to just, everyone can recognize him. And of course our sponsors here, are the people that allow us to have these breakfasts, we have some wonderful new sponsors particularly fed cap is our newest sponsor and we have the president Christine Mcmahon is here today. We also have the board chair and his wife, bored chair Mark Odonoghue and Carol Kellerman are here, today. Just a side note that carol worked for senator kennedy in the 1980 campaign she was telling me stories about that last night it was great so
Are proud of him he just arrived here about a month ago, this is his first politics and eggs and so, this is a wonderful as an occasion. And of course we will probably have a little more activity between now and february but i would like to just, everyone can recognize him. And of course our sponsors here, are the people that allow us to have these breakfasts, we have some wonderful new sponsors particularly fed cap is our newest sponsor and we have the president Christine Mcmahon is here today. We also have the board chair and his wife, bored chair Mark Odonoghue and Carol Kellerman are here, today. Just a side note that carol worked for senator kennedy in the 1980 campaign she was telling me stories about that last night it was great so very, very good. And just one other recognition that todd fahey is here from aarp. Leading aarp through an interesting time and our wonderful primary with all of the political activity todd, will you stand . Now on saturday in New Hampshire there is g
Test. Later House Armed Service meeting meeting on house operations in afghanistan. The House Budget Committee met today to consider the 2016 federal budget. Reconciling measures proposed by three other House Committees. It passed along party lines 2111. The markup is just under two hours. The committee will now come to order. Today we meet to report the recommendation cemented to the Budget Committee pursuant to the reconciliation set forth in title to of the current resolution on the budget fiscal year 2016. Under the congressional budget act of 1974 the Budget Committee has the role of combining the reconciliation summit of the three committees. Reporting the bill to the house without any revisions. After any will follow the customary practice to request changes to the reconciliation bill. At the rules committee which may make in order amendments to reconciliation bill. Under the agreement ive reach with rankin member from maryland, ben holling, the procedure for the markup is as fo
Mississippi author, shelby foote. Any understand offering this nation has to be based on an noning of the civil war. The civil war deoffendded us as what we are and it opened us to what we game, good and bad. Its necessary if youre going to understand the american character of the 20th century to learn about this enormous catastrophe of the 19th 19th century. The crossroads of our being and a hell of a crossroads. Id like to crow introduce my kole legs. On the far right is timothy smith. Mike mallard, justin solonick, and tom parson and ill pitch it to tim. Its beautiful to be here with you today. I think what well do first is tell you a little bit about ourselves and introduce ourselves. My name is tim smith. I live in tennessee. I teach at the university of tennessee at martin. And mississippian at heart, though. A native mississippian, grew up in carrollton and went to ol mississippi misstate, got degrees from both somehow. Egg bowl day im a winner either way. My publications in ter
And know that they were working with who they identified as their afghan brothers so just im regret that so much hey, bad i can remember the first time i went to afghanistan with sheila jacksonlee. She pointed out that bad news has no feet and excuse me. What is it . Good news has no feet and bad news has wings. And wow. But the bad the good thing is that extraordinary progress has been made and i agree with the chairman, too, that success in afghanistan is to deny terrorists safe havens which protects American Families and that we cannot forget it was september 11th, 2001, the attacks on our country, that were originated, planned and culminated from caves in afghanistan so im just very appreciative of your efforts and the largely bipartisan support we have here w. That in mind, with this special operations reliance of support from conventional forces, if conventional forces are reduced, as has been called for, how can special operations fill in this gap . Sir, today, we continue to ta