Mr. Hanna, it strikes me in your response to some of my colleagues on this side of the aisle, comments with your role about Vice President cheney and the agreement or the decision to invade iraq is it was a mistake and you apologize for that in your own way. But we should just move on from that. Is that a misrepresentation of how you view your actions . Its senate more complicated than that. Of course. And too long to explain. That, yes, if the case depended on weapons of mass destruction in iraq, that was false. And the American People didnt understand the grounds on which we were going to war to take out a guy who is a horrible dictator and a major strategic threat to american interests that the American Congress in 1998 passed a law almost unanimously saying the iraq liberation act saying weve got to doing . To get rid of this guy. Didnt say war necessarily but it says weve got a big problem with iraq, we need to doing . About it. But it was based, wouldnt you say, on the assumption
Finishing up here at the National Press club. You can see this on our website cspan. Org. Going to a conversation with World Bank President jim yong kim. Hell be talking about preventing the next pandemic. This is happening at center for strategic and International Studies here in washington. Should start in just a moment. Good morning and welcome to csis. Welcome to those who are joining us online and those who are coming in via cspan and else where. Its an honor to be here today to welcome dr. Jim yong kim president of the world bank to speak on how to better prepare ourselves for future out breaks in this era of the new normal of recurrent out bakreaks weve se. Im the Senior Vice President here at csis. Just a few minutes of opening remarks. Dr. Kim has been president of the bank since 2012. And in that time has used his leadership quite strategically to bring about many changes internally and externally. Hes positioned the bank to be a lead player, a key player in pandemics, in sup
Misdemeanors and those convicted of three or more misdemeanors. So heres my ask. We want to work with you to restore this relationship. Weve replaced secure communities with a new program for the benefit of Public Safety. But i need a partner. In those in this room, in governors and mayors county commissions, and so forth. Weve done our part to end the controversial secure communities program. Now i ask that you and others get with your city attorney, your city council, your police commissioner, your chief get a hold of the policy document that i issued in november to see how weve replaced the secure communities program. For the benefit of all of toes we serve. And if youre one of those 177 jurisdictions, you will get a knock on the door from me. Because we want to work with you to rebuild this relationship. In my view it is a Public Safety imperative. Elsewhere in our department were moving forward on our Cyber Security mission. We had legislation passed late last year. The administra
It is different from the private pilot requirements because of course, they will not have to actually manipulate the aircraft. In order to pass the the test, it will be necessary to receive some education in the standards of operating in the airspace. So we believe that the testing requirements will assure that people are competent for the purposes of operating their system. Weve asked for comment. Well be interesting to see what well get back from the community to see if we need to adjust those proposals in any way. Thank you very much. Mr. Morris, let me change topics. In the discussing of developing a system of control over uas long distances using existing Cellular Telephone Networks or at least existing cell towers that conversation, recognizing considerable technological hurdles out there and are Telecommunication Companies prepared for this task . Senator, we really are at the beginning of the development of kind of the commercial aviation. Im honestly not thoroughly familiar wi
Screeria nigeria. The sea because because next a discussion on the future of the u. S. Postal service. Then u. S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner talks about security on the north and south u. S. Borders. After that a house hearing on recent secret Service Incidents with director joseph clancy. Now the Brookings Institution hosted a special on the future of the u. S. Postal service. Panelists include acting chairman and current specter general of the u. S. Postal service. They address the Current Health of the Postal Service and what changes are needed in order to modernize and improve the Financial Condition of this Government Institution. This is an hour and 25 minutes. Good morning everyone. I am the director of the center for Public Management here at brookings. One of the perhaps oldest, along with the United States army, organizations in the u. S. Government. And about which theres been much written, and even a movie made. Okay . Or two or three. And the post office is