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Kevin good morning, all. Yesterday the country paused to recognize our nations veterans. On behalf of the entire republican conference, i want to express our heartfelt appreciation to every veteran who served our country. Their commitment to service and the love of the country exemplifies the very best of america. They deserve leaders in washington who will hold the line and do their part in protecting our individual liberties at home. That is why i could not be prouder of the House Republicans ...

Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for your patience. Both in allowing us to move this to 3 00 today due to the white house vtc, which we will come back to but a lot of good content, it ran a little bit long. We apologize for the fact. We are a little bit behind. Im joined by the woman on my right, the commissioner of the department of health. To her right, another guy in need of no introduction, dr. Ed. The guy to my left who doesnt need an introduction, pat callahan. Joined by jared maples, ...

break her kneecaps. john berman here in for anderson. those words from a federal criminal complaint spell out an attempt to take house speaker nancy pelosi captive, interrogate her and beat her savagely if the answers did not come out right, which the suspect, one david depape, considered a certainty. late today we saw separate state charges, including attempted murder. more on that shortly. stop at think about whats already on the table. according to federal authorities who have now c...

[cheers and applause] thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you. Thank you all very much. Now, before we begin, i have to ask you for a favor. Not for a moment of silence but for a moment of celebration, for the extraordinary life of governor brendan burn. Thats what he would have wanted. We know brendon wouldnt have wanted violence. He would have wonted celebration so lets all rise and celebrate governor burn. [cheers and applause] [applause] [applause] nine years ago yesterday, i went to pick...

Prospects for a new round of closures. Speakers included former va secretary who chaired the last commission in 2005. The Heritage Foundation hosted this hourlong event. Good morning and welcome to the Heritage Foundation. Welcome those who join us on our heritage. Org website as well as those joining us on the cspan network and for those inhouse we asked the courtesy to see our mobile devices have been silenced or turned off simply to avoid any unnecessary distractions. For those watching onlin...

Of caffeine. Were going to get going. Well, welcome everyone, i am jason with Bipartisan Policy Center and its a real pleasure to welcome a group of friends and experts to a conversation about reports that we are releasing today. Defeating terrorists, not terrorism. Assessing counterterrorism policies from 9 11 to isis. Our goal here today is to take an unsparing look at the United States efforts to confront and engage terrorism over the last decade and a half. Were also seeking to engage in a d...

As far away as new york. Maybe further. We are always delighted to welcome our visitors. We want to also welcome our viewers by cspan. So i want to let folks in the room know that cspan is here to cover this afternoons conversation. After Alvin Felzenberg i speak we will open up the floor for q a. We will ask those with questions to come down to the microphones that are just here. And ask your question from the microphones. Speak right into the microphone ck the Madison Program here is dedicated...

As far away as new york. Maybe further. We are always delighted to welcome our visitors. We want to also welcome our viewers by cspan. So i want to let folks in the room know that cspan is here to cover this afternoons conversation. After Alvin Felzenberg i speak we will open up the floor for q a. We will ask those with questions to come down to the microphones that are just here. And ask your question from the microphones. Speak right into the microphone ck the Madison Program here is dedicated...

Illinois 10th Congressional District has one of the most expensive races in the country as democrats try to take control of the seat for the first time in more than 30 years. Theyre aided by the recent remap of the district which makes it the most democratic Congressional District in the country that is held by a republican. The newlydrawn 10th Congressional District runs along Lake Michigan and up to the illinois wisconsin border and includes northern sub you ares such as buffalo grove, lake fo...

Upstate Medical Center blues 18 million a year. Its going to hurt the economy. So i voted to repeal the Affordable Care act. Beyond that we voted for bipartisan support for three free trade agreements that will aid in increasing the number of exports from our district. We have time for rebuttal. What are your thoughts regarding the stimulus act . Maffei i think the recovery act was essential at the time. First of all were lots of small tax cuts that were essential to those families. Secondly, we...