Whole credit on these. These are some very small mom and pop Credit Unions in puerto rico that are responsible or have had their credit extended. That gets into how complicated it is getting. Susan congressman laid down a dire scenario that if nothing is done in a timetable, congress can find a way to act on it. Thank you for being on newsmakers this week. Thank you. Independent media is the oxygen of a democracy. It is holding those in power accountable. To serve somere sort of corporate agenda. When we cover war and peace. Tonight on q a, journalist amy goodman talks about the book she has coauthored, democracy democracy now. The idea starting 20 years ago has not changed, bringing out the voices of the people in the grassroots and the United States and around the world and they very much represent a majority of the people. People who are concerned deeply about war and peace and the growing equality in this country, Climate Change, the are not ae planet fringe minority, not a silent
Aisle. Begin lining up now i would recommend if you have questions. While they do that and do not filibuster the answers. While we do that, we will cost this over to let her asked the first question. I want to get one thing out of the way. It is a question on everyones mind. I would like a yes or no answer. You can solve this today finally. Are the packers going to go all the way . Speaker ryan heck yeah they are. Absolutely. [laughter] [applause] stop asking him. Speaker ryan we need a tight end and then we are good. I agree. I was covering the youth vote for over a decade and it was not long ago that i was a youth voter. If you talk to young voters like i do, youll hear a similar complaint that over the years, democrats have paid her two pandered to young voters and republicans have ignored them altogether. Why should the millennials in this room, the largest generation in history, and millennials all over the country think that they are going to do anything different . Speaker ryan
If you live in michigan, we have a fourth line for you this morning. 2027488003. Good morning, everyone. Phone lines are open. Front page of the detroit news with the headline obama fosters hope, but flint fears remain. The detroit free press, president obama saying ive got your back. [video clip] do notnt obama i believe that anybody consciously wanted to hurt the people in flint. This is not the place to sort out every screwup that resulted in contaminated water. I do think there is a larger issue that we have to acknowledge. That part ofthink what contributed to this crisis was a broader mindset, a bigger attitude a corrosive that exists in our politics and exists into many levels of our government. In too many levels of our government. [applause] president obama a mindset that believes that Less Government is the highest good, no matter what. A mindset that says environmental rules designed to keep your water clean or air optional or not that important. Or unnecessarily burdens bus
Most important, i want to recognize my wife, jana, and our children, liza, charlie, and sam. I also want to thank Speaker Boehner for almost five years he led this house, for nearly 25 years he served it. Not many people can match his accomplishments. The offices he held, the laws he passed, but what really sets john apart is hes a man of character, a true class act. He is without a question the gentleman from ohio. So please join me in saying one last time, thank you Speaker Boehner. Now i know how he felt. Its not until you hold this gavel, stand in this spot, look out and see all 435 members of this house as if all americas sitting right in front of you. Its not till then that you feel it. The weight of responsibility. The grambity of the moment. You graphity of the moment. As i stand here i cant help but think of something harry truman once said. The day after Franklin Roosevelt died, truman became president and he told a group of reporters, if you ever pray, pray for me now. When
We are not making any assumptions about irans future policies because we base our process approach on observable facts. What we we see is that iran continues to engage in play and the secretary and division in the region and it continues to detain several american citizens, and our estimation without justification, and to ransom policies are one reason why we are working so closely and supportively with our partners in the region, including the gulf states and israel. In fact, we have established an unprecedented level of cooperation with israel on military issues, we are correlating in forcing sanctions and in trying to stop the Tears Organization such as has months and has below from getting financing and weapons that they seek. We also support israels right to defend itself and its citizens, we do that in many ways. We also support all of the gcc countries in the work we did in camp david and we will continue to do, and i even reaffirmed when i was out in the region a couple of days