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Our live capitol hill coverage continues tomorrow with the confirmation hearing for the next defense secretary, ashton carter. Live coverage of the senator Armed Services committee will get underway tomorrow on cspan3 starting at 9 30 a. M. Eastern. This sunday on q and a, david brooks columnist for the the New York Times on writing an article for the times and the awards he gives out at the end of the year. The sidney awards. Sidney awards are given for the best magazine essays of the yeesh, an...

Much for the question. Wendy spent a lot of time talking about that very issue that you raised in your question, and as we thought through all the transition assistant kind of challenges that a Service Member faces when theyre transitioning out we took all of that into consideration, and im going to ask commissioner Chris Kearney to talk to the specifics of that. Thank you mr. Chairman. Once again, the colleague to my right, when we took into consideration retirement and we did know harm of one ...

On the cspan networks, we have been live at the 2014 National Book festival, taking place at Washington Convention center. Our coverage on cspan wrapping up now. Booktv, dorothy has been discussing her book. She will be taking fewer calls starting shortly. That is live on booktv on our companion network, cspan2. Some programming to tell you about later this evening on cspan, starting with a debate alexbdc scotland between salmond and former chancellor debater darling, the over whether scotland s...

Cspan. This labor day weekend, the president used his weekly address to talk about his administrations efforts to raise the minimum wage. Response went over jobs into the economy. Hi, everybody. Whether youre firing up the grill, fired up for some college football, or filling up the car for one last summer roadtrip happy labor day weekend. We set aside labor day to honor the working men and women of america. And this labor day, weve got more to celebrate. Over the past 53 months, our businesses ...

To start off to remind you as far as the click through the unemployment United States, about 6. 2 . That was the latest figures from july. Figures for august not out yet. Work 200,000 jobs plus created during that time. That kind of 50 a picture as far as the numbers are concerned. If you look at the kiplinger magazine, theres a story that looks at the current state of the job market and also talking about issues within. Some saying by some measures, were still struggling. Top openings are up, b...

First book we are discussing here is devoted to education and competing visions of how children learn. Amandas book, the smartest kids in the world and how they got that way takes us to north and poland. Rland, she does this through the eyes of three American Kids learning in those school systems. Analysis r a unique of this. L the Washington Post says is is the most iluminating book ive seen, and the New York Times says this managed to make our culture look strangely new. Trust me, the conclusi...

That i think the point needs to be made here is if you look at where we are, for example, the president s budget which was just submitted, by 2021, what we are paying in interest will exceed the defense budget. As i look at the work that you have done on the Bipartisan Commission and we look at what the biggest drivers in our debt are overall, looking at the bigbudget, mandatory spending, programs that we need to have similar looks at medicare, Social Security, very important programs to people,...

The undersecretary can do better justice than i can. There are classified and unclassified elements to it. I would say we are talking about pretty far down the road. Not as an alternative to the joint Strike Fighter but what follows the joint Strike Fighter i dont think there is a conflict between it. I was mr. Kendalls battle buddy. You know what he says. It is be on fighter aircraft. It is how to dominate in air combat. There is a whole list of things about driving and developing technology fo...

To encourage them in their official tasks. Be with them and with all who labor here to serve this great nation and its people. Assure them that whatever their responsibilities, you provide the grace to enable them to be faithful to their duties and the wisdom to be conscious of their obligations and fulfill them with integrity. Remind us all of the dignity of work and teach us to use our talents and abilities in ways that are honorable and just and are of benefit to those we serve. May all that ...

Forward. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Say to my good friend steve that i used to sit next on on the House Armed Services committee that i agree with you except im more concerned with todays war than i am with the war after next. Right now is when were having the problems that were having and we had a hearing last week. We had schlesinger, george schultz, madeline albright. And they reminisced over what our abilities were, capabilities at that time, what is expected an...