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Watch booktv this weekend on cspan2. President biden has picked Denis Mcdonough to head the Veterans Affairs department. He previously served as white house chief of staff during the last four years of the obama presidency. His confirmation hearing he was asked about veterans access to healthcare, modernization efforts in the das responds to covid19. This is just over two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i i want to call this evening to order. I want to welcome everybod...

Veterans day as we thank those who served us in the past and continue to serve us today im becky quick along with joe kernen along with Andrew Ross Sorkin things are in the green once again. Looks like the dow is indicated up by about 181 points and if we were to open at these levels and hold it through the session, you would be looking at the dow closing at a record high it has been up six out of the last seven sessions. Up another 626 points yesterday. Dow futures are up, s p futures up by abo...

Of a short period of time. I want to say right now we have our second hearing next tuesday on the Affordable Care act. Thank you everyone for joining us and thank you to the staff. We are holding this hearing virtually in compliance with regulations for Remote Committee proceedings and as resolution 965. This is my first hearing is chairman of the subcommittee on oversight and my First Official virtual oversight subcommittee hearing in the ways and Means Committee. Before return to todays import...

For george w. Bush Steven Hadley now with the atlantic counsel. Well have opening remarks and then switch over to the executive vice chair. I would like to extend a few thanks to some of our partners here with us today, penny, michael margolis, thank you very much. Without further ado, ill turn it over to you. Well, thank you, julia, and my thanks, also to steve hadley for moderating the discussion. Congratulations to the Atlantic Council for the opening of the center for geoeconomics. After hav...

Good morning and welcome to this Commonwealth Club online program. I am Gloria Duffey president and ceo of the Commonwealth Fund and was honored to serve as the Deputy Assistant secretary of defense in the 1990s. Peer are many issues today surrounding National Defense in our military and to the military be used to quell domestic unrest such as the recent protests and should the u. S. Be terminating many of our arms control treaties and contemplating resuming nuclear testing. Should the names of ...

Tell your neighbors what the rules are. Then everyone will Pay Attention. A political soapbox former representatives john delaney death next on our political soapbox our political soapbox, former representatives john delaney. Mr. Delaney thank you. I love the iowa nice part. This is an iconic american experience. I did it last year. Similar setting, for crowd. I looked over to my left and i noticed a gentle man who i acognized, and he was wearing crist shirt and he was very tan and he was lookin...

Speaker john boehner and i looked at him and said mr. Speaker, nice of here nice of you to come here and talk and he said i cannot get away from politics. It just goes to show you what an amazing privilege you all have. [indiscernible] [inaudible] ] thank you for having me. In about six months, you have a very important choice to make, and extraordinary choice to make the you go and choose democratic nominee for president of united and i think you have to ask yourself two questions when you do t...

This is such an iconic American Experience and this is my second time doing it. It was a similar setting, a beautiful day, i was giving my remarks and i looked over and i noticed a gentleman who i recognize and he was wearing a very crisp golfs are golf shirt and i realized it was Speaker John Boehner and i looked at him and said mr. Speaker, nice of here nice of you to come here and talk and he said i cannot get away from politics. It just goes to show you what an amazing privilege you all have...

I cant say ive ever come out with that song playing. Hello everyone. Morning on the director at the institute of politics. This is a great event and we are excited to welcome Governor Haley. In 2010 Governor Haley was elected selected the 116th governor of South Carolina richie was the youngest governor in the country, the first minority female governor in america. Shes the only female governor in South Carolina history. During her tenure saw carolina was National Leader in Economic Development ...

Good morning. Today will consider the nomination of admiral David Pekoske to become the next administrator of Transportation Security Administration. Having spent 32 years in the coast guard after graduating from the Coast Guard Academy in 1977, admiral pekoske is especially wellqualified nominee to become the next tsa administrator. His leadership experience ranges as serving as the coast guard area and Defense Forces west where he was in charge of all coast guard operations for the western hem...