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Considers itself an advanced nation generation as i head of us on railroad. We are two generations behind, for example, on high speed. And there is zero dollars in this bill for high speed railroad. Amtrak is very well managed. In the committee we had heard what they have done and how they have done it. But they cant manage without at least some recognition from the congress that we too have a role to play in a railroad. No railroad in the world is unsubsidized. This one is subsidized very littl...

Now a Senate Panel Examines the federal Highway Trust Fund which is expected to run out of money in august of this year. Chamber of commerce ceo Thomas Donohue told congress to gradually increase the gas tax to cover the shortage. Aflcio president Richard Trumka testified at this hour and 45 minute Public Works Committee hearing. Good morning everybody. Its so good to see you all here. This is such an important issue that we are discussing today. We are focusing on the maintaining federal fundin...

Resolution. Tip oneill needs no introduction to this body. Those respect and admire tips record, and his long shadow he cast over the peoples house. We all know his best known fame, all politics is local. Its certainly true today as we propose to name a building right here at the foot of capitol hill, a stones throw from this great dome, in honor the our 55th speaker. This is one of those moments when you wonder how the honoree would feel. Especially when its someone like tip who never quite hel...

Day guide ner made rounds on capitol hill. This is ten minutes. Good morning, everyone. The president has warned us about the dangers of going over the fiscal cliff. But his actions have not matched his public statements. Members of his own party seem quite comfortable with sending the economy over the fiscal cliff. On tuesday, we had productive conversation at the white house. Despite the claims that the president supports a balanced approach, the democrats have yet to get serious about real sp...

And challenges to the fed independence and its a topic that many of the audience members are working on. Where do you think the greatest threat to Central Bank Independence comes from . Is it from the innovative policies on the macro prudential side and the dealing of Financial Institutions or aggregate Financial Sector or innovative policies on what i call the Monetary Policy side dealing with the stimulustype role. That is a political question and im not sure i can do it justice. Let me just s...

Attacked with these disturbing weapons systems. This is that important step to protect americans by increasing our stockpiles and would urge its passage and with that, madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The question is will the house pass the bill. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended the ge...

The chair and teleprompters were off, i told hey wimy wife lets that chair. Im Andrea Mitchell live in washington. A day ahead of John Brennans confirmation hearing to head the cia, the obama administrations Drone Program is drawing new scrutiny from both sides of the aisle and raising Big Questions about just how far the government should go in targeted assassinations without oversight from congress or from the courts. Joining me now for our daily fix, msnbc contributor and usa today Washington...

Hallway and described this whole process and when i was listening to that i was thinking oh my gosh in every category that person would have to be very socially emotionally competent. You need the awareness to know something is going on. You need that empathy to compel you do something about t you need the management skills to approach that situation calmly and not be over reactive. You need to have your own skills and make the right decisions that will work in that moment, so i was glad that sh...

A pioneer here in the extreme north of siberia above the Arctic Circle hes at the front tier of Ecological Research this is. Huge. In the hour of places ive had now soup in the pope. We get a flu. Shot one more through my vishnu mogens and its in my genes. Are always new i had no notion of i want life to return here the killing of hundreds and hundreds of kilometers of this huge region resemble a biological desert complete scientists are the only species that drive their needs and let. Big hour ...

The goes you. You want to look bad a million square kilometers will look like this its a similar students this ship and that in the ice age Thirty Thousand years ago there were endless steps here just populated by all sorts of animals all use the all you need to find paleo ontological fossils is a shovel that will not help. Theres a little i found the tooth of a baby mammoth or worldly and part of the jaw more into the teeth of a full grown mammoth or this big is that this is a small one based o...