A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from mississippi. Mr. Cochran mr. President , i would ask the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. The senator from georgia. Mr. Chambliss i rise today to address the persistent and Significant National security threats stemming from irans unchecked nuclear program. I urge my colleagues to support the amendment to s. 1982 from the senior senator from north carolina, which include provisions to strengthen our sanctions against iran should they fail to comply with their obligations under the joint plan of action. Last november, the Obama Administration without sufficient consultation with congress committed to an interim Nuclear Agreement with the Islamic Republic of iran. Under this agreement, we are granting to iran over 7 billion in sanction relief in exchange for their commitments to decelerate their nuclear program, commitments which will be difficult if not impossible to verify or enforce
Cspan. Org. We must deny entry to terrorists, drug traffickers, human traffickers, Transnational Criminal Organizations and other threats to National Security and Public Safety while, and i emphasize this, continuing to facilitate legal trade and travel. In this regard, i, too, congratulate our Law Enforcement and National Security partners and the government of mexico for the capture and arrest this weekend f guzman on february 22nd. D. H. S. Must continue efforts to address the growing cyberthreat to the private sector in the dotgov networks shown by the ongoing series of attacks on public and private infrastructure. Many in con depress have expressed a willingness to help in cybersecurity. We appreciate that. Have studied h. R. 3696 out of this committee. We think bill is a good step forward. We want to continue working with congress on this and other legislation to improve this and the nations overall cybersecurity posture. We must continue be vigilant in prepping for and respondin
Gentlewoman from florida, ms. Minutes. So, i want to thank all of you at American Enterprise institute for the great work that you do when the opportunity to be with you today. As mckenzie said, secretary haeckel recently announced a number of recommendations and proposals that will be contained in the Defense Department fiscal year 2015 badges admission. It goes about pain that make in spending choices as having more losers than winners due to the fact that budgets are tight and could get even tighter is no way to win a popularity contest. In many respects, there is something in the package to set up just about everybodys alarm bells and on which meter. From my perspective and as i hope my remarks will make clear, the two categories of stakeholders most protected from these changes are people we should all feel the most accountable to. The average American Fighting man woman in the average american taxpayer. To best take advantage of our time today as well as this informed audience, i
Unlikely to raise federal funds rate if inflation remains below target. Your own proceyour own projecti below target through 2016. Is that consistent with a liftoff in thorough fund rates in that period . Related, is there a case to be made your threshold should be supplemented with lower balance for inflation, i. E. , you wont tighter if inflation is lower bound . So, in the latter part, you know, of course youre seeing Interest Rate projections and inflation projections separately. Youre not seeing them combined by individuals. Each individual is making their own projection. I think youre right. We should be very reluctant to raise rates if inflation remains persistly below target. Thats one of the reasons that i think we can be very patient in raising the federal funds rate since we have not seen any inflation pressure. On having an inflation floor, that would be in addition to the guidance. We are discussing how we might clarify the guidance on the federal funds rate. That is certa
The clerk to the congress of the United States, on january 31, 2014, secretary of the interior sally joule certified under section 8 of the fishermans protect i act of 1967, the pelle amendment, the nationals of iceland are conducting trade in whale meat and products that diminishes the effect i every effectiveness of the rule on rade of flora and fauna. This is the third certification by United States Government Agencies of iceland for their continued whaling activities. In 2004, secretary of commerce a ld l. Evans advance made documentation because their scientific whaling program minished the whaling population. In 2011, secretary of Congress Gary locke increased actions to be taken by members of the cabinet, federal departments and agencies by again certifying iceland for diminishing the effectiveness of the i. W. C. A single Icelandic Company conducts fin whaling. Iceland doesnt consume most of these, rather, they are exported mainly to japan. Icelands commercial harvest of fin wh