Around the house, i was losing my appetite, and this is very cheney i wasnt fearful or anxious about my situation, id lived a wonderful life and now it was ending. How do you feel now . [laughter] wrong again. [laughter] no, i it was, i wrote that very seriously. It was a very serious moment. It obviously comes up from time to time. I did believe id reached the end of the line, and it was, as i said in the book, it was not frightening. I was at peace, and it was more difficult for my family to consider than it was more we to consider. For me to consider. The miracles of had earn medicine, one night 20 units of blood and installed a pump, then i got the transplant thanks to a donor. So every day when i wake up, you know, ive got a smile on my face, thankful for a day i never thought id see again. Its, it really affects your sense of whats important and what isnt. And a lot of the things that we deal with in our daily lives arent really very important when you lay it over against that ki
In defense of me asking you three or four as it were to come up here, im delighted that we did this now rather than waiting until the very end because, mr. Ryan, i dont even know and you dont have to respond to this but i dont know i just cant do that any more. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. In defense of me asking you three or four as it were to come up here, im delighted that we did this now rather than waiting until the very end because, mr. Ryan, i dont even know and you dont have to respond to this but i dont know what day we have to have it ready. And so i viewed that as committee chairman, speaking with each other, including our republican leadership, that we were trying to do the correct thing and to make sure the Administration Read us as clear. This is not a poison pill. This would be something that the senate would have to agree to and Public Comments out of the senate by Senate Democrats have indicated the willingness to accept it. Right. Thats one of the reasons
Again. As one people, one community, and one connecticut. [applause] as we begin our work which will take many months, may god bless each and every one of you. Madoff last the great state of connecticut and the United States of america. May god bless the creek state of connecticut, and the United States of america. [applause] on cspan2 night, House Speaker john boehner and House Republicans discussed federal spending in the National Debt. Then the House Rules Committee. A house ways and Means Committee and why he thinks the debate should be different separate from the talks. House Speaker John Boehner and other House Republicans briefed reporters on a vote on the debt ceiling. The house will vote wednesday on a measure that will occur extend the debt limit until may 19. Included is a provision that if Congress Fails to pass a budget by april 15, lawmakers salaries will be held in escrow. This is 10 minutes. Good afternoon. Good evening. Hardworking taxpayers understand that they have t
This is hard. If the United States comes in and does something on her own, nobody can match us in military assets and prowess, but a lot of the challenges we face are not immediately or sustainbly solved by military action alone, therefore, we have to get countries in the region to increase their Border Security and increase their counterterrorist efforts inside their own boards. We have a lot to do now in west africa. So i think youre right to point out, the United States has to play a role, but it needs to be part of a Multi Lateral effort in order to have a chance at success. Thank you, madam secretary. We have discussed many important issues. I remain concerned about whether the accountability review board captured the full picture of what happened, but i think we can agree to Work Together moving ahead to improve security in a number of different areas. This hearing now stands adjourned. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national cap
Hatic facilities, that covers, we are the umbrella for so many other agencies in our government. If we were not there, many of those agencies representatives agencies representatives would have a difficult time being there. We are the diplomatic presence that permits us to pursue Law Enforcement objectives, intelligence objectives, military objectives, and so much more. So its not just about us sitting around and say, you know, do we really want our diplomats at risk . Its ok, what are the equities of the rest of the government that would be effective if we decided we had to close shop because the risk was too great . I want to stress that because i dont think you can understand, at least from my perspective, how difficult the calculation is without knowing that its not just about the state department and usaid. Secondly, i dont think we can retreat from these hard places. We have to harden our security presence but we cant retreat. Weve got to be there. Weve got to be picking up intel