So you need to do both but it would be a big mistake not to also go to the biggest capital but commands the most respect. I think the capitals are of importance right now i think the Commission Wants to get this agreement when they get bogged down to solve the problems and that is how it works but being a leader since the very beginning, that is the Angela Merkel project to have 40 percent of gdp from trade. But the thing i would caution it is very hard for american institutions to argue in berlin because those arguments that are made are very much american in the nsa with the increase of the migration a rack to dig up of remarks about the iraq war and to we need to be careful of american institutions to go over a and a lobby this is what they said to look to the European Companies to take on a major role in the european debate to. But in each of those is a little bit different. That reminds me with the debate of trade promotion and authority as a great as activist got together as a ho
Of money. Do you think pension advances should be regulated like those products for people who really need the money . Some sort of Interest Rate cap . I mean, are we making a mistake by outlawing these as opposed to just making them behave like moral human beings . That would be a good start. I think that the, first of all, you have to distinguish between the payday lenders and the other products, prid tory products out there. What is unique about these pension advance companies, and it was a great surprise to us was that they are much smaller in size. Many of the other predatory lenders are now, you know, publiclyheld companies, and it these were pretty much dimly capitalized corporations that had no skin in the game. What we found out with each of these entities was that they only loaned out what they were able to get in from investors. So the individuals who were running the show. It was like a bookie, just take being the big. Just taking the big. I dont know how i knew that word.
And know that they were working with who they identified as their afghan brothers so just im regret that so much hey, bad i can remember the first time i went to afghanistan with sheila jacksonlee. She pointed out that bad news has no feet and excuse me. What is it . Good news has no feet and bad news has wings. And wow. But the bad the good thing is that extraordinary progress has been made and i agree with the chairman, too, that success in afghanistan is to deny terrorists safe havens which protects American Families and that we cannot forget it was september 11th, 2001, the attacks on our country, that were originated, planned and culminated from caves in afghanistan so im just very appreciative of your efforts and the largely bipartisan support we have here w. That in mind, with this special operations reliance of support from conventional forces, if conventional forces are reduced, as has been called for, how can special operations fill in this gap . Sir, today, we continue to ta
Thanks to the witnesses for testifying today. A few questions still come to mind after all this discussion we have had here. The first one that i have is when i look at the data on students obese or overweight, do we have any evidence which direction their direction has gone . First to ms. Burwell. Any indication on whether this program is reducing the overweightness of our children in school, or whether it might be working against us . So with regard to the specifics, ill refer to my colleague secretary vilsack. I think what we know in younger children we are starting to see overarching across the board. We are starting to see the numbers go in the right direction. With regard to the specifics of school programs, i would defer to the secretary. I would prepared to redirect that question after your response. I will tell you we saw the obesity rate of high school decrease 9 . In the four years after that, the obesity rate increased by 16 . Have you seen any data like that from the cente
Terrorist attack, the groups i meet with hate isil. In their view isil has hijacked their religion. It occupies no part of the islamic faith. And they do suffer discrimination. So when i meet with muslim communities about helping us in our Homeland Security efforts im also very much in listening mode when it comes to their issues with profiling at airports, our immigration laws, with building bridges, i think we need to go to the next level in helping them develop the counter message to isil. But what are they telling you when you listen . What they tell me is that our government should not be at war with islam. And that isil that the Islamic State is not islam and its not a state. Its a terrorist organization. That is claiming the banner of a religion that occupies Something Like one quarter of the worlds population. And that it is a religion of peace and brotherhood and they want people to understand that. Ive gone to meetings of Muslim Community leaders, for example, in northern vir