Critical audience for us representing a lot of researchers and thinking that goes into laying the foundation for a lot of advanced technologies. Attend tend to be a wonky or crowd, a lot of people who understand what we are saying and hearing from them helps inform what we are doing great we support this panel today and appreciate everyone and in the Human Trafficking panel earlier today. Human trafficking is a critical issue we all need to take action on now. Well will be talking about the secretarys top priority which will be fostering innovation. While ensuring the publics legitimate concerns over safety and security on the forefront. And the Deputy Assistant secretary for transportation policy. Ive been working on these for three years. At,ything we are looking and very excited about this conversation braden to my left is james owens. I will be in the innovation space its very active space. Ensureole is doing these are in our airspace and to ensure we keep that is innovative as pos
Can know and share the fruits of your spirit, especially in this time, virtue of tolerance and reconciliation, of justice and righteousness. Watch over this house and cause your blessing to be upon each member that they might serve all the people in their home districts, those who voted for them and those who did not. May all that is done within the peoples house this day be for your greater honor and glory amen. That we all the speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. For what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas rise . Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. The speaker the question is on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The journal stands approved. The gentleman from arkansas. Mr. Womac
Afghanistan, a taliban leader basically issued a letter asking them to back off. I think isis realizes it cannot replace the taliban as a major fighting force in afghanistan right now. The taliban is too established in the region. But, will they try to make common cause with the taliban . I think this is what sara was getting at. Will we see a merging together of the two . This would be very dangerous for the u. S. If the speakers could address that issue, because i think what we heard from dr. Gorka was that isis is the graduate level. But does this hold up when youre looking at afghanistan . The taliban has been able to continue to fight there after 14 years. The taliban still has sway in that region. I dont think it will be so easy for isis to make inroads despite it trying. If you look at how the idea of peace talks plays into this just on tuesday, the taliban engaged in peace talks with the afghan leadership in pakistan. This is quite significant. But what is their calculation . B
Threat. This is far more dangerous than al qaeda for four reasons. Number one it is its own selfgenerated fully fledged transnational insurgency. Al qaeda, in all the places where it existed in the last 14 years, was a parasitic terrorist organization that attached it self to indigenous insurgencies, whether it was alshabab in somalia or whether it was the taliban in afghanistan, it did not generate its own mass base of mobilization as a true mooist insurgency should or one that follows maos rule book for mobilization. Isis is different. Isis is its own selfgenerated insurgency. And of course the big difference between a terrorist group and an insurgency is that an insurgency holds territory in daylight. And this we know now, isis holds more territory than the territorial expanse of the united kingdom. It is a graduate threat. More importantly, what we dont talk about, it is the worlds first transnational insurgency. Not Just International all insurgencies are to a lesser or greater ex
Im Michelle Carusocabrera. Heres what else is happening at this hour. Fantasy sports sites draft kings and faneu duel agreeing to a merger. Chrysler recall. And stocks trading lower but we found some bright spots. Not surprising in the Financial Sector again. Citizens financial, m t hitting record highs. It is a busy friday. We have susie welch with us for the next hour. Lots to get to with you. We have a lot to talk about today. Were excited something happen since the last time we saw you. A little something. Speaking of which, a trump trifecta of news today. The west wing starting to take shape as donald trump picks his team. The ceo of auto company ford making some headlines following a conversation he had with the president elect and the markets rolling up the records following trumps win. Lets start with the latest on trump team. Cnbcs john harwood has the latest. We heard talk from donald trump about conciliation since his surprise victory in the election last week. Today we got