Now, a discussion with democratic congressman adam smith on the issue of foreign aid and National Security. Representative smith is the top democrat on the House Armed Services committee and the guest speaker at this hourlong event hosted by the u. S. Institute of peace in washington, dc. Good morning, im jim marshall their president of the United States institute of peace, and i want to welcome our guests. Let me briefly tell you what the United States institute of peace does. Essentially we stop fights. We do that globally. All of you are familiar with stopping fights. Youve probably done it yourselves. The techniques we have to use globally are very different than trying to keep friends from getting into a fight in a fraternity or Sorority House and what we do is terribly important to the country and to the United States success in temperature fer furthering its strategic globally. Our batting average is. 500 but when we get a hit, its big deal. Having mentioned batting average is h
Say the city of detroit needs to work it out with their creditors, are you then ruling out any federal aid of some sort . People and others ask the question of are we going to solve this problem, it has been made clear by local leaders and that leaders, and by us, the broader issue is one that needs to be resolved between the city and its creditors. We will, of course, as we would with any city in this country, work with that city and have a policy discussions with leaders in the city and make suggestions and offer assistance where we can. I think it is important to that the broader issue say, i have as i have several times already today, when the local leaders say the matter of insolvency is one that has to be resolved between the city and its creditors, we concur with that. We are going to work with detroit, moving forward, to help it move forward, but i do not have a specific idea to present to you today. Pensionederal guarantee youre asking the wrong person. Maybe you will need to
Environmental damage caused by the farming industry has been on the rise in recent years. Animals are often mistreated. In germany a growing number of people want to see changes to Agricultural Policy but little has shifted could this be because of lobbyists in the Agricultural Sector are lobbyists more powerful in this policy area than in others. Our Research Revealed a tightly intertwined web of interests in which corporations influential figures manning several lobbying positions and politicians are closely linked a lot is at stake during the making of this film billions of euros in agricultural subsidies were being negotiated in brussels and germany was under pressure to finally impose stricter limits on the amount of liquid manure used on its fields. Who is pulling the strings behind the scenes. Brussels farmers and conservation groups from across europe are protesting outside the headquarters of the European Commission to call for a change in Agricultural Policy they collected 80
The Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG or Georgia’s County Association) recently honored Fayette County Administrator Steve Rapson with the 2024 Leadership Development Advocate of the Year Award during the […]
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