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Homeland security where they wasted 180 million on Human Resources programs. Thats a 180 million gone. And 300 million for employees at the department of Homeland Security that are home on leave because of doing something improper while they adjudicate the issue. So while its expensive, lets compare the cost, the Immediate Impact of not having these terrorists in prison. The 9 11 attacks cost our country over 230 billion initially. Were looking at 140 million to 180 million annually to 230 billion initially. And that doesnt include the damage to the Airline Industry or the additional cost that our country has had to endure due to increased security, whether its at the airport, at the Grocery Store or in your home. And it certainly doesnt include the cost to our freedoms this epresident s proposal fails to provide the critical details required by law, the law he signed. His proposal fails to provide critical details including the exact cost, the location of an alternate facility. Where
Where are people falling behind in america . In small towns. We need to bring affordable rapid broadband to every small town in america. People will build their own future. [applause] she believes that we ought to put up 500 million solar panels in the next four years. She believes that we ought to make it to where every home can be electrified by energy the people own. Coming from the wind sun, and other sources. You cant export those dollars. You have to do that work right here. Put the American People to work. I will give an example. I have a project to my foundation where we try to work on the american economy. I have this crazy idea that brought to the labor movement. I said, what if we take the pension fund of the public unions that are in good shape and they put private members into making our Country Energy is sufficie efficient. First, people looked at me like i needed an appointment with the doctor. Eventually, the Union Movement came up with 16 billion to do this. The larges
Sometime around april or may. Sunday night on 8 00 p. M. Eastern on q a. One of the headlines in the wall street journal, also Available Online from Congress Ponders President Trump. Something that seemed highly unlikely now seems like a real possibility. Kristina peterson is joining us live on the phone. Talked to members of congress, republican leaders, what are they telling you . This questionson seemed farfetched a few months ago but now it seems less so. Republicans in general expect donald trump would become a little less brash if he were to inhabit the white house. They in general have a lot of confidence that his business background could be useful and they at least are publicly saying he would be able to work with congress and form coalitions and get stuff done. I think there may be some anxiety behind those pronouncements as well and there are a few members of congress who have said they will not support donald trump if he was the nominee including Carlos Cabello who is a rep
Littleknown aspects on the lives and leadership of Union General ulysses s. Grant and then on real america a 1965 Progress Report on nasas projects including the manned Space Program and the mariner 4 flyby of mars and just before 9 00 writer and awardwinning documentary filmmaker rick burns on how the public learns about history through film and tell vision. American history tv, all weekend, and on holidays, too, only on cspan3. We have more now from the recent u. S. Chamber of comerlss daylong summit called Mission Transition creating Employment Opportunities for post9 11 veterans and military families. Up next companies such as Jpmorgan Chase, uber, usaa and others took part in a series of discussions on the Job Opportunities available and how to help veterans transition to civilian life. This is about an hour 40 minutes. My name is susanne clark. Im executive Vice President of the u. S. Chamber of commerce, and let me be the officially the 12th person to welcome you all here to thi