An amendment that bears reminding that was one of the great contributions of the Republican Party to american life, second only to the abolition of slavery. For too long, we republicans have been content to lose the black vote. We found we did not need it to win. But when we gave up trying to win the support of african americans, we lost our moral legitimacy as part as the party of linkncoln. As the party of equal opportunity for all. It is time for us once again to reclaim our heritage as the only party in our country founded on the print for freedom for africanamerican. We know what democrats will propose in 2016. The same thing, the same thing the democrats have proposed for decades. More Government Spending on more government programs. And there is a proper and Important Role for government assistance and keeping people on their feet, but few president s have done more to expand government assistance than president obama. Today was and nearly 1 trillion per years on means tested an
Fortunate to have a military leader such as you serving in a time of great peril. I want i want to ask a question of you if the objective were to destroy isys, not to we cannot a great but utterly destroy what would be required militarily to accomplish that objective . It would not be possible to destroy. I do think the military aspect is critical. If the timeframe i suggested is not feasible feasible but let me ask you a followup question what will be required to destroy isys and what timeframe is necessary . If that were the objective what would be required to accomplish it . Clicks from my perspective today this is a longterm endeavor a longterm endeavor on the order of years, not months. And what would be required to do that in whatever timeframe is necessary . From military perspective we need to take action to deny sanctuary where everything takes root that will require us to build local forces in the Partnership Capacity with local forces that would be the defeat mechanism. Mech
Almost never his litigated in the this is an area of law and there is lots of learning based on opinions and the posturing of congress. These debates rarely it in the court. The george w. Bush administration. And both the administrations refuse to enforce the statute on the grounds they are constitutional power rendered that statute again person born in jerusalem commenced litigation that first went to the court three years ago. The court said no and direct the dc circuit to decided on the merits. Some some people thought the court was depriving itself an escape route. Would not be able to use the political question if they concluded it would have been desirable seem to be a lot disconcerting noises they were being forced to decide something that had a lot of Foreign Affairs and political visibility. Obviously obviously taking sides owns and controls yours is politically loaded question. In the court did address the merits and so he was right. Justice kennedy writing for the majority i
Two more questions. In iraq, you recall off the top of your head granted the focus is about afghanistan the number of beds and desks built versus occupied . Do you have that number or is that something you can provide this committee . I think that is something we can provide. I hope its not a difficult ask. And i hope we can get it sooner than later. The last question on cyber security. Are you aware of any Network Disruptions or intrusions at the state department that have affected obo . Intrusions at the state we have had network intrusions. They have not affected any of our data bases. And o. B. O. Was not affected. They affected our emails but did not affect our data bases or systems. Is there any indication that any systems about embassies was compromised or hacked into . Im not aware of any information to that point. Nothing regarding your department . Not that i know of. We could go back and look and ask the appropriate people. But im not sure what youre referring to. Sir, throu
So we have to be if youre in an enclosed environment be very concerned with what the human body is exhaling. In terms of the future of space station, do we have plans to expand, put different elements on to the space station at this point . Currently on the u. S. Side we just reconfigured the permanent Multi Purpose module from one location to the other location to make room for a docking adopter that we discussed earlier to let commercial vehicles come. Thats about all were going td on the u. S. Side. Theres no major new additions coming. The russians talked about a solar platform to provide solar energy for their segment. The russians talked about another Research Module they may add. We on the u. S. Side dont have any major additions, no. The Bigelow Company has a new concept without the inflatables. Is there any use of this technology . It will be added to space station next year. This is an expandable module that will be added to the station. It will stay there for about a year, y