To talk about two examples, case studies, if you would come of the approaches that we took when i was in the senate to actually get things done and move things forward. Ive had fellow senators during my tenure who had come to the end of 5 years and say they werent even able to get an amendment that theyve introduced to a vote on the senate floor. I will take two cases here to show you the way that we were able to do this. The first is on the post 9 11 g. I. Bill which i believe is the greatest Educational Program for our veterans in history. I started speaking about the need for a new g. I. Bill a real g. I. Bill fo for the people who would serve since nine 9 11 well before he decided to run for the senate in 20 2006. I come from a family that has a citizen soldier military tradition. My father served in world war ii. I grew up in a military. My son left college and enlisted in the marine corps during the iraq war and was in ramadi, iraq, and we kept hearing over and over again this is
Students are getting the education they deserve. This is a large problem. Nearly a nearly 100 schools in detroit Public Schools, 60 Charter Schools in and around the city, 18 Educational Achievement schools, several adjacent charter and school districts, yet parents cannot find the quality education they seek. One of the issues is detroit Public Schools are in debt. By this summer it will be over 515 million in debt. To achieve the needed academic outcomes Financial Stability and detroit Public Schools must be achieved. Going1100 per student is to debt service, and not to classrooms. Problem lets solve this problem and help the kids. Prompt legislative action is needed to minimize the fiscal impact on both detroit, and the rest of michigan. The time to act is now. And avoid Court Intervention that could cost all this much more and be more detrimental. I want to thank senator hanson for the legislation and the input of many legislators that they provided over the last several months. I
Also, i am looking for tour conversation about our primaries and what they all mean to us because in a few weeks well be in the midst of it all. One one of the real questions i think is whether it will be a rare instance where this is a form policy election or an election that is driven in a large part by Foreign Policy rather than domestic issues. We have a number of experts with us today. Opens, charlie cook editor and publisher of the cook report, a colleague of mine, sam feist was senior vp of cnn who can entertain us with stories about organizing debates. , jim lindsay who is chair of the council. His long time partner. Well have an initial period where i lead a conversation but we will have ample time for you to ask your questions and make comments. I will get you out of here at 930 a. M. , as promised. I would remind you this is on the record, well simulcast of my casting this. This is not a typical cf our event where it is on what we call house rules. Let me start off by asking
It includes certification, connectivity, safety, and then they are offshore by regulation and also by advancement. If i look at theres mainly three years, one is commission engines and one is electric vehicles, the next one is fuel cells. We see many improvements and right now with all the low friction advanced cooling and others we have bringing you efficiency and provement by 35 to 50 reduction in fuel efficiency. Roughly at a cost of 2000 or 2500 per car. This is why we see today a landscape and it will continue for the future where it naturally these technologies would present the vast majority of the market. Meanwhile, the market for hybrid and better electric vehicles is being challenged. Right now this market has been growing for ten years and peaked in 2013 at three at 3. 8 of the u. S. Market. And that it declined to 2. 9 last year. The challenge is only 6 of the u. S. Drivers are ready to pay more for a greener and more efficient car. And what they would spend on average is 4
Years but having been here for 19 years going on 20, having such distinguished service. Having touched the department in so many ways, theres no one better suited for this challenging time. Would you please welcome him with your applause . [applause] thank you, john. I have much appreciate the chance to be back at csis as well as all of the serious important work that goes on here. I have to say i have benefited tremendously from their guidance and ideas. I have no doubt that the work that goes on here makes an important difference. And you are nice to come and listen to me. But the truth is, we could all sit here and take notes from dr. Hamery or david or some of the other experts here on this topic. I do have to note; however, that the last time i was at csis, it was for a cyber exercise. I was asked to play the president. And dr. Hamery has not invited me back since. I think it was deeply disturbing for him as is understandable. Chairman and i have been talking about a focus defense