People and are deeply concerned about several fatalities. The Islamic Republic must cease violence against its own people and should immediately restore access to a free and open internet. The world is watching. The iranian people will enjoy a Better Future when the government begins to respect basic human rights, abandons his revolutionary posture and its destabilizing Foreign Policy and behave simply like a normal nation. This was a fortified underground bunker to conduct a secret uranium enrichment work. Iran should reverse its activity there immediately. The right amount of uranium is ero. There is no legitimate reason for iran to resume enrichment. Iran should reverse its activity there immediately. Irans Supreme Leader is to his tried and true method to restore the International Community to accept this. The only viable way forward is through programs of negotiation. Addressing a full range of irans threats in their entirety. Irans most recent action spsis another attempt at nucl
Program, the hong kong protest and the political situation in iraq. Good afternoon, everyone. I i have some statements i wanto make today, starting with a statement about the Islamic Republic of iran. The United States is monitoring the ongoing protests in iran closely. We condemn strongly in acts of violence committed by this regime against the iranian people and are deeply concerned by reports that several fatalities. Weve been at that since the beginning of this administration. The Islamic Republic must cease violence against its own people and should immediately restore the building of all arenas to access a free and open internet. The world is watching. The iranian people will enjoy aa Better Future win their government begins to respect basic human rights, abandons its revolutionary posture, and its destabilizing Foreign Policy in the region and behave simply like a normal nation. The choice is clear with the regime. Continue with iran. President rouhani announced they began uran
Days take on a life of their own. I want to say good morning. Good morning, dr. Collins, welcome back to hhs to the appropriations subcommittee. Let me just say a thank you on behalf of the on behalf of the sub come they for hosting members of the subcommittee for the site visit at the nih campus last week. We had a real wonderful opportunity to learn more about nihs work. We met with the researchers who were working to cure Sickle Cell Disease and develop treatments for major depression and shrink cancer tumors in children. We heard from participants whose lives have been changed by Clinical Trials and it was a moving and informative, but a very moving experience, as well. Let me welcome our witnesses including the five institute and senate directors who join us today and in addition, and always a great addition, dr. Francis collins and joined us many times director of the National Institutes of health today joined by dr. Bruce tromberg director of biomedical engineer, the director of
A discussion of military and civilian National Service programs, from the Brookings Institution, this is just over an hour. 30 seconds. 30 seconds was particularly effective. It is my happy duty to introduce and moderate the second panel. I will begin by introducing myself briefly. I am bill gault, senior fellow in the government studies program at brookings, delighted to be a small cog in the Service Share alliance. And two people in particular, mel sawhill conceding the stand working tirelessly for six months and also john allen, for letting his vast appearance and events moral authority to our enterprise this morning and i think it is a sign that brookings is spiritually aligned with the National Service movement. Let me introduce the question this way. If National Service is the answer, what is the question . And we have heard and i think will hear three very different kinds of answers to that question. It is useful to keep them secret. The first test to do with service as an avenu
Its my happy duty to introduce and moderate the second panel. Let me just begin by introducing myself briefly. Im bill galston. Delighted to be a small cog in in the Service Alliance machine that produced this meeting. I want to thank two people in particular. Belle sawhill for conceiving of this day and working tirelessly over a period of at least six months to bring it about. And also our president john allen for lending his vast experience and immense moral authority to our enterprise this morning. And i think its a sign that brookings is spiritually aligned with the National Service movement. Let me introduce the question this way. If National Service is the answer, whats the question . And we have heard and i think will hear three very different kinds of answers to that question. Its useful to keep them separate. The first has to do with service as an avenue of personal growth, the expansion and the deepening of character. The second has to do with actual good done for others, ser