He was a censorious fellow. He was critical then. He would be critical now. You know, i think above the of the donald trump thing, you know, his first reaction would be, what happened to the idea of Public Service . why are we having some guy who thinks his qualification is that he was a businessman . He was very close to the republic and he felt himself if you had asked him, why are you qualified to be president , he would say, because i have served the public selflessly, and that was true. Since i was a young man. He had been a congressman, secretary of state. His own definition of sacrifice and even of heroism all had to do with the idea of i am here for the republic. That is my purpose. And i think he would be sort of saddened and second by this sort of disgust with which people talk about the idea of service. Brian what would he think about a former secretary making 225,000 to give a speech . James that is an interesting question. In his day, politics was not a route to wealth. Wa
Up by over half a percentage point. Lets tell you about the top three stories that were focused on this morning. They all about regulation. The top one, pfizer and allergan will be mutually terminating that 160 billion transaction following the new inversion rule changes. Sources tell cnbc that pfizer will pay allergan a 400 million breakup fee as per that tieup agreement. Both companies believe the treasury overstep the bounds of its Regulatory Authority. Sources say neither drug maker wanted to risk launching litigation against the government. President obama weighing in on the Treasury Departments new steps to stop corporate inversions. Ive been pushing for years to eliminate some of the injustices in our tax system, so im very pleased that the Treasury Department has taken new action to prevent more corporations from taking advantage of one of the most insidious tax loopholes out there and fleeing the country just to get out of paying their taxes. The president called on congress t
Goa included in this years duplication report is dods storage of occupational and environmental Surveillance Data. Am i correct in that . Yes, that is correct can you explain what the term means occupational and Surveillance Data . Certainly. As the department conducts its industrial activities there is a requirement with law and osha standards that we collect information on any conditions that may eventually cause us to have to go back and look at impacts on the worse force or work environment. This has an impact on active duty service men, women and veterans. Am i correct . That is correct. Dod uses this information to tract biological, chemical and physical Health Hazards to our service men and women . That is correct. What benefit does dod get from collecting that type of information . Two benefits come out of it. We collect it first of all and if we link Environmental Issues with impacts on active duty or Service Members or civilian workers it allows us to take corrective action t
One fiscal and military issues. 2016 president ial campaign and a preview of the april 2016 primary. In california judy chu will be with to discuss immigration issues and a Supreme Court hearing as well as the kids act. Politico would be on to talk about the challenges the Obama Administrations faces and in implementing changes made to the people Waiver Program in the aftermath of the paris and San Bernardino tax. Watch cspans washington journal beginning live at seven eastern on thursday morning. Join the discussion. Now elite at waist and efficiency and duplication in the federal government. Hear from the head of the Government Accountability office along with irs, pentagon and medicare and Medicaid Services officials. Congressman from utah chairs the oversight committee. The government is so big, so why, so expensive so expansive were talking about trillions of dollars in expenditures. Were always seeking ways to have government dollars be more effective and more efficient. This mor
Bill, though, mr. Speaker. Thats to pass this rule today, House Resolution 483, and i encourage my colleagues to do that. With that i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentlelady from new york. Ms. Slaughter mr. Speaker, im pleased to yield three minutes to the gentleman from connecticut, mr. Courtney. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. Mr. Courtney thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise in opposition to the rule and the underlying bill. And i do so as somebody who comes from a state which unlike maybe the gentleman from georgia actually embraced this law. The governor set up an exchange right away and we have had what Forbes Magazine describes the highest functioning exchange in the country. Our uninlshurd rate went down from 8 to 4 . We have more insurers in the marketplace today than we had before the a. C. A. Was passed. Labor day i was picnic with some friends, and there was a gen