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Country. Please welcome me in welcoming the Deputy Attorney general of the united states, rod rosenstein. [applause] youre obviously in the news a bit about the russia matters, which i will which will not be discussed here today since its a pending investigation. I wonder if you might take us beyond that the role that you play on behalf of our country in terms of the rule of law, in terms of upholding justice in this country is very broad, very important so perhaps you could talk to us a little ...

Employees who did not wish to be a member. That is followed by the lead plaintiff in the case and his attorney offering their perspective. And the week ahead in washington with politico reporter heather cagle. People lined up outside the Supreme Court, hoping to hear a case that could affect labor unions. At issue, should a member be forced to pay costs if they do not want to . Cases two of landmark series kicks off tonight. The series take a takes a closer look at decisions in Supreme Court his...

A congressman who called for the secretary to resign spoke with reporters after the hearing. [inaudible] the committee will come to order. Thank you all for being here to discuss the president s fiscal year 2019 budget submission for the department of Veterans Affairs. Holds 19. 8 6equest million billion. That is a huge number. It is even more striking when you compare the growth in the be a budget to the overall federal spending and the economy. It illustrates his point. Since 2006, the v. A. B...

He defended a, trip he took to europe that was deemed a violation of Administration Ethics policies i the inspector general. It was announced that his chief of staff would be leaving her post as a result of the matter. This is two hours and 15 minutes. The committee will come to order. Good morning and thank you all for being here to discuss fiscal year 2019 budget submission. This fiscal years budget almost 190. 6 billion dollars in funding, an increase of nearly 12 billion over last year. That...

Us on set, stephan. Good morning. About the union fees. Why should someone pay for it if they dont want to . The broader issue becomes this. The union provides a vehicle for working people to have a collective voice. The morene of surprising things i found, how the union advocates for the community at large. As a Child Protection investigator in chicago, i go into some of the most impoverished areas in chicago. I get to see the Living Standards of folks and what they have to deal with on a dayto...

Staff testified about the ssi disability program. And the process for filing disability claims. Sam johnson chairs the ways and means subcommittee on Social Security. This is an hour and 40 minutes. Good morning to all of you. And welcome to todays hearing. On the challenges Social Security faces when deciding if a person should receive disability benefits. Since i have been chairman, we have held 18 hearings including today on the Disability Insurance program. On one topic or another. Now thats...

With the backlog forhose of drawing applyingor benefits. The challenges faces, since i have been chairman we have held 18 hearings including today on the Disability Insurance program. On one topic or another. Now thats a lot of hearings. But the Disability Insurance program is too important for Social Security not to get it right. Americans pay taxes on their hard earned wages for the promise of future social secuty benefits. When the worker retires, and is unable to work unable to disability or...

Have made their way here to escape the violence at home. Also this hour, tributes to a giant of british theatre. Sir peter hall, founder of the Royal Shakespeare company,has died at the age of 86. Give me actors, and a text, and i instinctively know what to do. And a stones throw away; a plan to ease Traffic Congestion around stonehenge is given the go ahead. For the first time in seven years, the government is partially lifting its pay crap. Prison officers in england and wales will receive a p...

Right now which will be the final volume in press. Hes received two awards of the Jefferson Davis historical gold medal. Mr. Buckland is a graduate of the university of kansas and had a 22year career in the u. S. Army in which he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel, slightly higher than i got to when i was in the army, and he has many awards. He served much of his career in special forces. You see some of the awards he received during that time period. We thank him for his service. He current...

Right now which will be the final volume in press. Hes received two awards of the Jefferson Davis historical gold medal. Mr. Buckland is a graduate of the university of kansas and had a 22year career in the u. S. Army in which he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel, slightly higher than i got to when i was in the army, and he has many awards. He served much of his career in special forces. You see some of the awards he received during that time period. We thank him for his service. He current...