Why dont we get started since time is short. Good afternoon, everyone. I serve as the director of defense studies here at the center for National Interest in washington, d. C. Welcome to our friends here with us in the flesh as well as those joining us on Facebook Live and as well as cspan 3. We present to you a real treat. Not one but two part discussion on u. S. Missile defense policy. Part one will be the gentleman sitting next to me on the right, senator tom cotton from arkansas. Part two, keynote address, as well as a q and a session. Now, im going to keep my remarks very brief as we want to spend as much time with senator cotton as possible. Obviously it goes without saying that washington faces severe challenges when it comes to the missiles and proliferation of missiles throughout the world. Obviously north koreas very much in the news it due to the developments of its short, long range missiles and its ability to actually at some point hit the homeland. Senator cotton has been
Do not do that again, mr. Shanahan, or i will not take your name up for a vote before this committee. Cspan programs are available at cspan. Org, right on our home page or by searching the video library. And now Energy Secretary rick perry on President Trumps proposed 2018 budget for the Energy Department from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee. This is about an hour 40 minutes. Good morning everyone. The committee will come to order. I apologize for the delayed start, but hopefully we will have an opportunity to hear from the secretary and learn of the president s views for the department of energy. Secretary perry, i want to welcome you to your first hearing following your bipartisan confirmation here in the senate. While it took us a little bit longer than wed hoped to get you in this role, were glad to have you at the helm. We look forward to helping you get a full compliment of folks there at the department as well. The budget request for the department of energy ta
Of attacks by alshabab. And infections resist important to antibiotics could kill more people than cancer by 2050. Were hearing that at least one person has been killed in a blast at a French School in kabul. A suicide bomber blew himself up in an auditorium. Jennifer glasse joining us from kabul with the latest on that blast, jennifer, and how it happened. Reporter doreen, it happened this evening at a play in the French High School in the heart of kabul. The play ironically was called heart beat. The moment after the explosion. And the bomber was in the audience. He was a teenager the police tell us. And there were more than a hundred people in the theater. It was a mixed audience, men and women. Some people in the audience thought it was part of the show, and then there was panic as they tried to exit the theater. One person has been killed in that attack, 11 at least 11 injured. One of them seriously. A serious attack in the heart of kabul. It comes on the heels of another attack t
Youre watching the pulse live from bloombergs European Headquarters. Were here in london. What have we got coming up for you . Well, getting the money shot. Meet the man behind some of hollywoods most daring aerial views. And teslas big review. Ll it unveil an electric car that reallies consumers interest . Really sparks consumers interest . The feds plan to keep rates low still seems to be intact. They are terrified. They dont know what to do. These are the guys we trust to run the Monetary Policy system. What do you make of it . Scared of their own shadow. Scared to have markets. Scared of the impact that we could have another tantrum are where treasury yields drop by 100 basis points or so. For me, it is that perverse reaction in the markets that grabs you. You have a u. S. Central that is concerned about europe. What we see in europe is not just a move in equity markets. It is a big move in the equity markets. The 10year yield could drop 10 , guy. No growth. No inflation. What can
Chuse. They even spelled it 18th century style. Choose its speaker and other offices. There were no other duties mentioned. It was assumed since the founders knew all about speakers from colonial ledge islators that what the speaker was. A presiding officer, but in our congress the speaker was not only a presiding officer, he quickly became the powerful person because he appointed committees. And that evolved as Party Systems evolved, First Congress didnt have organized parties the twoparty system developed the speaker became the leader of the majority party. And took on political ramifications. The constitution is very silent on this of the powers. The power of the speaker are what the speaker can make of them and thats the unique part of it and some have exercised great power where they even rivalled the presidency in terms of setting the National Agenda. Most of those in recent times, but also 100 years ago, two powerful republican speakers, thomas bracket reed and joe cannon of ill