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The Intelligence Community to try to increase the amount of transparency about what that community does but thats running against the culture of that community and its a challenge because there are legitimate security reasons you dont blab about what you do but i do think that the lessons the last two years are that to the extent to a much greater extent than in the past the Intelligence Community would benefit from Greater Transparency about what its doing and why. Which is easy to say and hard...

And of the 181 waivers granted by this Committee Last congress, 175 of them were republicans. Thats 97 republicans. Three 3 democrats. Again in the last congress, democrats had to abide by the rules. The republicans did not. I have an amendment to try to eliminate big tax breaks for big oil companies. And every time ive tried to get a vote on it, on an energy bill ive been told, sorry the tax rule says you can only do this you can only do that on a tax bill. Then when i offer it on a tax bill, s...

Last friday afternoon. Also, news from the campaign trail and capitol hill this afternoon, from paul ryans office issuing a statement saying that after giving it a lot of thought, ive decided not to run for president. This is paul ryan of wisconsin, saying our work over the next few years will be crucial to moving america forward. And my job as chairman deserves undivided attention. Thats out this afternoon from congressman paul ryan of wisconsin. The House Rules Committee gaveling in shortly, l...

And the reason they couldnt do that because 22 people sunk their boats in the harbor so that ship couldnt get close enough to make it effective. 22 patriots sunk their boats for a lost cause. 22 patriots were probably told by their friends, what are you doing . Its a lost cause. Youre sinking your boat pipts your livelihood. Many of them were fishermen. Yet 22 patriots decided they needed to act. Now, i share that because many of you may have friends who are telling you that youre fighting for a...

Be it. If it takes a week who cares . We ought to do this the right way. I think i would hope that we could all agree on that if not on the substance of the underlying bill, at least on the process to which we bring it to the floor. With that, i will yield back my time. I thank the gentleman very much. I stated earlier we live in glass houses up here. The gentleman is making a good point. I would like to retort that in the 110th congress when mrs. Slaughter was chairman the congress in the first...

Had been released, the question with respect to folks who had been released was on what grounds were they ror d, paroled, were they deported, what is the legal circumstance in which they found themselves. It created a great deal of fear for our clients because they did not know how to reach their attorneys to tell them that they were being transferred or once they were in a few facility, they didnt know how to reach them. And it obviously interferes with the legal representation that were giving...

In addition, an important place for very private communications among national leaders. Trusted emissaries need to be used to test whether an overture would be reciprocated. Because public daytons and not actions are so subject to true intentions they need to be conveyed through trusted channels. National leaders and immediate staff need to resist the temptation to week everything they do to the press to get the appearance of action and the appearance of masters of the situation. So let me concl...

That is in a part sort of a National Psychology examination to get a good answer for it. I dont have a good answer but its totally different circumstance because of the outcome of the war. The points scott got to about the different ways that we americans mayry, err on the side of forgetting history but on the other side we do not make a fetish of history. Can he best answer i [no audio] ok, lets leave it there. Sorry. Larry from csis. For is for. Your this is doctor lee. Acrossorean officials t...

[captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] more now on u. S. Northeast asia relations with a discussion on the strained relationship between japan and south korea and what it means for the u. S. Former officials from the National Security council, the cia and u. S. Embassy in seoul. This is just over one hour. Let me start by introducing the Senior Adviser and career asianand director of vie studies. Hes the former director fo...

Flair blessing of peace in our lives and in our world. Our fervent prayer, o god is that people will learn to live together in reconciliation and espect, so that the terrors of war and dictatorial abuse will be no more. Bless all the peacemakers of our world. Play may your eternal spirit be with them and with us always and may your special bless being on the members of the assembly and the important, sometimes difficult work they are given to do. Give them wisdom and charity that they might Work...