Spring. Next, Veterans Affairs secretary, Dennis Mcdonough talks about expanding healthcare and benefits for eligible veterans and their families, during his address, he discusses Building Trust in the va, workforce challenges and modernizing the agency. Good afternoon, welcome to the National Press club, the place where news happens. Im the president of the National Press club and managing editor of standards and training at good afternoon and welcome to the National Press club, the place where news happens, im eileen oreilly, and the managing editor of seniors and training at axials. Thank you for joining us both here and online for our headliner event with Veterans Affairs secretary, denis mcdonough. To submit a question online, please email headliners at press. Org. For our cspan and public radio audience, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public so any applause or reaction you hear is not necessarily from the working press. It is now my pleasure
Upper marlboro borrow. We learned tonight the victim was a rapper with a pretty later on following, lindsey watts. Reporter the victim is named doug doug list brooks. Of perhaps you havent heard of him, but he was popular. That yous and that yous of people gone on twitter and other social media to sends consequences to the point that swipey hazards become a trending topic. Reporter this is one of his recent music videos produced here in dc. We dont know too much about what exact led up to his death. His manager tells me he was at his moms home. There was a gathering going on and he was arguing with a girl. Police released no information about a suspect or motive. This does not appear to that random, swipeys manager said he was intelligent had a lot of ambition. Someone with a will the to offer. He just was a genius when it came to putting lyrics together. When he used to do it, i was like where did he get there from . It was a godgiven thing from him. Your reaction when when when you f
The working families of discussion are prepared to take on the big money interests. Dont tell my wife that. She does not necessarily agree. Of power to turn off the tv right now. On the other hand i understand political realities. When you take on the billionaire, it aint easy. And if i do something i want to do well and it is important not just from my ego. It is important for millions of people who share the same set of beliefs that ill. So to so to do it well we would have to put together the strongest Grassroots Movement in the modern history of this country. Millions of people are saying enough is enough. Theyre going to have a government that starts working for working families rather than just the top 1 . I am going around the country doing is talking to a lot of people. Theres a lot of sentiment that enough is enough and we need fundamental changes that the establishment the gut feeling that im going to have to reach is whether there is that willingness to stand up and fight ba
Understanding of this truly devastating problem. That concludes our hearing. Thank you. We are live on capitol hill this morning in the Canon House Office building where up next counterterrorism and intelligence officials from the departments of Homeland Security, justice, state and the National Counterterrorism center will testify before the House Homeland Security committee about the threat of far win and domestic terrorists who the United States. Its expected to get under way in just a moment. Live coverage here on cspan3. While we have a moment the Associated Press reporting today that the president is asking congress to formally authorize war against Islamic State militants, offering a draft resolution that says the Islamic State poses a grave threat. The president is sending congress a proposed threepage authorization for military force. The president would limit authorization to three years with no restriction where u. S. Forces could pursue the threat. By the way, the entire do
The end of the fiscal year. With that i yield back. I thank the Ranking Member. Pleased to have three distinguished witnesses before us today to discuss this important topic. First, the honorable francis taylor. Became the undersecretary for intelligence and analysis at the u. S. Department of Homeland Security in april 2014. Hes held a variety of senior level positions over his 35year career in government service. Most recently undersecretary taylor served as the assistant secretary of state for Diplomatic Security and director of foreign missions. Thank you, sir, for being here today. Next we have the honorable nicholas rasmussen, sworn in as director of the National Counterterrorism center in december of 2014. He previously served as nctcs Deputy Director since june of 2012, prior to returning to nctc he served with the National Security Council Staff as special assistant to the president , and senior director for counterterrorism. Thank you, sir. And last but not least, Michael Ste