Touted it in the weeks leading up to this march. Conservatives are still happy that at least this bill, which was considered last year is now being considered on the floor. It is an issue that also came up last september in the gao report that said some of the federal subsidies under the health law were being used to cover some abortion services. Is this the kind of measure that we we mentioned at the top that the march for life happening in washington this week, is this the sort of measure that these abortion bills that really have to be passed by the house . Yeah. Theyre pretty much messaging bills at this point. In the senate it will be difficult for them to pass and obama issued a veto threat last year on this federal funding for abortion bill. Melanie covering it all covering Health Policy and the abortion bill debate in the house. You can follow her reporting on twitter at mzanona. Thank you for joining us. Thanks. And legislation is being voted on the house floor right now. We w
Within the prison though is an evidentiary matter on this record. And let me get to that because its very important to understand this in our prisons unique environment. Shaving a beard can enable an inmate to get into an area where hes not supposed to be in. Thats a joint appendix page 104 and that a beard can enable an inmate to deviate from an inmates appearance on an i. D. Badge, and, of course, a beard is one of the quickest and easiest ways to change ones appearance. Thats on page 97 of the joint appendix. Of course, the grooming policy itself speaks in terms of maintaining the standard appearance throughout the period of incarceration. Minimizing opportunities for disguise. Let me explain a minute why this matters in our prisons unique environment and why were different because its a very important point here. The testimony on the record, page 101 of the joint appendix, was that we have a very different situation with barracks housing and inmates going outside the fence in large
Ladies and gentlemen there is one more lost child. Im sorry, shes over here to my right, your left. Shes 9 years old from north dakota. Shes looking for her parents. If you see anyone, theyre right over here by the gate. We continue to cover the u. S. Conference of mayors winter meeting underare way way in washington. President obama addresses the group this afternoon. Thats coming up 4 45 p. M. Eastern on our companion network, cspan. All this month were covering state of the state speeches and governors inaugurations, which you can see at cspan. Org. Tonight, well bring you some of the speeches beginning at 8 00 eastern on cspan2. Including republican governor nathan deal, in georgia. Larry hogan, the governor of maryland. Tom wolf of pennsylvania. And new mexico governor suzanna mar tee hes in martinez. Thats 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Org 2. Andrew keen, author of internet is not the onser eranswer on how the public is being used for profit. People went to work for factories. The
He been able to pitch in the big leagues before segregation was ended by jackie robinson. He pitched five years. Age 47 he won a game. The Sports Writer it is his birthday, they say whats it feel like being 47 in the bigs pitching in he said, boys, thats not the way i look add it. He said i look at it this way. How old would you be if you didnt know how old you are . Im 42. [ laughter ] im 42. Look. [ applause ] my wife whos a fulltime professor, right now in the classroom. Teaches 15 credits. No help. She does it you know, no t. A. And she has an expression. She said, joe any countries going to out produce us out compete us. You know it and i know it. By the way of all the things to get in your cities ill bet one of the top of the list is a university in the middle of the city. A Community College in the middle of your city. An Education Institution that attracted new people in the middle of your city. And so heres the deal. We think we think that you should be in a position, america
Its too big a decision to be made. Its one of many decisions secretary of defense has the deal with every day. Happy new year. I wish you all the best personally. Thank you. India u. S. Relations, where do you put your legacy and the relations between the two countries and as president obama levers for india this week for a special and Important Mission between the two worlds largest. First i have, i think many you have know this because some you have were with me when i was in india in august. I have put this relationship, the u. S. Indian relationship is high on my priority list as one area that we can find some, not only Common Ground but one where we can advance the relationship. I work very hard on that. I think the president s trip, as you note leaving this weekend, may well produce some very tangible and positive results of being made, was made, continues to be made, by this department not just me but, but people before me, people who are working on the now Frank Kendall our und