Those are of us in delaware look forward to look working with you to recover and rebuild as always better protect ourselves from future storms that are likely to come our way. Thanks. Thank you very much, senator. Senator cardin. I would like my entire statement to be included in the record. Thank you so much not just for convening this hearing but for your leadership in dealing with these issues not only in responding to the needs of the communities and individuals who are impacted by these winter events but your leadership directing this committee to look at ways in which we can make our communities less vulnerable. Sandy was a devastating storm. Many lives were lost as a result of the storm bond seven in my state of maryland. Eight billion people on the east coast of the United States at some time were without power at the results of sandy. Maryland fare much better than our surrounding states. We sent a lot of our resources to help our friends in new york and new jersey and other s
Hope you will follow the guidance in my budget recommendation and fully fund this effort. These courts provide a valuable service that helps get mississipians on the right path again. To combat serious crime in our state i have asked that you fund a Violent Crime strike force to impose a state federal and local Law Enforcement at officers these elite forces will respond to specific crime areas and hit gangs in drug dealers where they live. [applause] if you will give Law Enforcement the authority and the resources they need, they will get the job done. [applause] your Mississippi Department of Public Safety has done a remarkable job this year. With us tonight in the gallery as i find it apple ample of the selfless bravery of our troopers. Trooper first class kerpen stewart was recognized in 2012 as trooper of the year. While off duty and traveling to alabama troopers steward came upon a fiery crash. Despite the risk to himself troopers steward pulled the driver from his vehicle, exting
Hoffmans money to an entrepreneur in the developing world. Wired magazine said if Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg represents silicon valleys world conquering hubris, reed hoffman is the more modest, searching soul. Joined by becky worley, lets start with kiva. Its your millions but i decide where a little portion of it goes. We want to make sure people knew this was a way to empower entrepreneurs around the world. The simple vehicle is to provide a large quantity of money so people can loan my money to an entrepreneur. Like a sample at costco. Give us a shot. If you like it, do it again. If you like it. Fantastic. This is almost exhausted. By the time people see this your money will be exhausted but other people will come in as well. One of the ideas is that this is a great new model of philanthropy and people say, for providing a loan which i get the vast majority back i can help entrepreneurs around the world and help other people do this. Other people have contacted kiva to cothe same pro
Rely on in. Im happy it look at this. Something i was trying to say in the beginning of questions about the scheme no cornish members are oncerned they have a Unitary Authority and we are sorting that out. It is the transport links an urgent requirement to get it right. Order. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] question time airs live every and sunday night 9 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Online attch any time cspan. Org. Tomorrow we will have live of the Heritage Foundation conservative pills summit in washington, d. C. Republican lawmakers are expected to take part that will focus on a number of issues digital privacy, healthcare and education. Ou can watch the summit on cspan 3 beginning at 9 30 a. M. Eastern and comment on the event by facebook and twitter. Just use the hash tag cspan chat. Next David Cameron speaks about separation otential from the United Kingdom. A referendum is scheduled in eptember for
Between our four nations. But that completely misses the bigger picture. This is a world that has been through massive economic storms where economic competition is heating up as never before, where we have to work harder than ever just to make a living. And in that world of uncertainty, we are quite simply stronger as a bigger entity an open economy of 63 Million People with the oldest and most successful Single Market in the world with one of the oldest and most successful currencies in the world. That stability is hugely attractive for investors. Last year we were the top destination for Foreign Direct Investment in europe. That is a stamp of approval on our stability and i would not want to jeopardize that. But let me be clear the central part of my economic argument for the u. K. Is not about what wed lose if we pulled apart, but what we could gain in this world if we stay together. This government has set out a longterm economic plan for britain getting behind enterprise, dealing