Use an independent National Antidoping agency for olympic, paralympic and American Sports in nine states. The mission is to protect and preserve the health of athletes, the integrity of competition and the wellbeing of sports through the elimination of doping. For senator lugar. Ive often joked with him that hes been my secretary of state while ive served here in the United States senate because you could count on senator lugar to give good, unbiased advice on complicated Foreign Relations issues. And we will very much miss senator lugars voice here in the United States senate and also his better half, char lugar, who i think we all know is a bright light. So, senator lugar, it has been an honor and a privilege to serve with you, and i know that your voice will continue to be heard on the important issues of the day. So thank you for your service to our country and to your state, and thank you for being a good friend to me. Mr. President , we have this long tradition in the senate of s
Wire both sides saying lets just get this done and take this problem off of the table . I do not know. Anybody else there must be some insight regarding the reliability of the grid is reliable. I had no idea why they would go along with that. And from it is the lawyers. Doctor . I think as we look at the bigger picture, and the substances that are being used by athletes, we talked earlier about the supplement you can buy on the internet and in Health Food Stores that may or may not contain illegal substances. I think a lot of athletes that i talk with who have gotten caught in drug testing, they say that all i did was go to gnc and by a protein powder or a muscle product and i didnt know that it had anabolic steroids and and or whatever it was that broke the rule. I think there is some concern that this is the bigger issue in i think some athletes may be concerned that they are going to do the right thing, but also get caught doing something could be wrong. I think as we look at this,
Welcome, everyone, to brookings. Im bill, the managing director here. And were delighted that were joined today by senator murkowski. One of my favorite johnny cash songs growing up was called springtime in alaska and if you remember the chore us, he says, when its springtime in alaska its 40 below and by that standard its downright balmy here tpwheasheds. Were delighted that senator murkowski is here today. We wanted to make her feel at home so we deviled up some summer weather for her and im sure shes wondering what the big deal is all about. The senator is the Top Republican on the Senate Energy committee. From the largest state in the nation, nearly as big a territory as the u. S. West of the mississippi, she thinks in large terms about issues like energy and in particular energy. And she has a big track record on this issue. So today were here to discuss the implications on the domestic economy, on our National Security and our Energy Security. And with the polar vortex being all
Bank of south sudan, picking up the pieces economically when this is all done will be much, much harder if we pull that support out now. So i do think that its important and imperative that Development Assistance continue. That the modalities be examined. That the strategies be updated as the situation changes. But that we keep the commitment to the people of south sudan and not harm them further. And one last point. The building leverage is critical. Thats what weve got to be looking for all the time. The aid doesnt i agree. The aid doesnt make a big difference to these guys. But it does make a big difference to the people of south sudan and to the building of institutions in the long run. Pulling that away now would really undermine the longterm stability of the place. Our leverage i think should focus on individual culpability. The targeting sanctions, prosecution of people who are found to be committing or planning atrocities and patterns of atrocities. The additional leverage come