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Senators mark kirk and Robert Menendez have introduced a bill which adds economic sanctions against iran for its nuclear program. It restores some sanctions that were lifted when i ran into negotiations with the u. S. And imposes new sanctions on Senior Iranian officials and their families. The Senate Banking committee met today to work on the bill. This is an hour. [inaudible conversations] the meeting will come to order. As we are getting a quorum here we will move to Opening Statements. We will then consider a Nuclear Weapon free iran act of 2015. I would like to come in at this time senato...

Again, cspan3 live this morning here on capitol hill waiting for Homeland Security secretary jeh johnson who will be testifying this morning about Border Security and the president s executive order on immigration. Under the president s order, if a person had been in the u. S. For more than five years and has children who are citizens or legal residents, passes a criminal background collection and is willing to pay taxes, they can apply to stay in the u. S. Temporarily. The executive order also calls for Additional Resources for Law Enforcement. To try to prevent illegal border crossings. Secr...

To reagan, one of his watchwords was, peace through strength. He presided over an enormous buildup in defense spending. The current trajectory of defense spending is down to below 3 of gdp. Which is going to be as low as it was back in before 1941. Would you support a significant increase from current levels in the Defense Budget and do away with the sequester . I absolutely support the concept of peace through strength. I think the most important thing the federal government spends money on is National Defense. You cant rely on state governments. You cant rely on corporations. You have to hav...

Of the fiscal year except for the department of Homeland Security which would be funded just maybe through february. There are Infinite Possibilities to how that will play out and whether or not they choose to split the two, that is up for negotiation from what i understand, so anything is possible at this point. But i think democrats are pretty strong in wanting to keep the government open and wanting to make sure that all agencies of the government are not theyre funding is approved through the next year. Congressman laboratory, republican from idaho, set a few days ago that republicans shou...

Congress. That is followed by paul ryan on u. S. Tax policy. He is the incoming chair of the tax committee. The Washington Post reported today that president obama will nominate Ashton Carter to be the next secretary of defense, succeeding chuck hagel. Mr. Ashton carter is a trained as a deputyo served secretary of defense from october, 2011 to december, 2013. The announcement could come as early as this week. Jeh johnson reportedly removed himself from consideration for the defense position. Secretary johnson testified today about president obamas immigration order that would delay the deport...