Come out of a republican side to the independent side and get almost, what 28 of the votes in the indindependent, its a swing state. Im asking you all, i know i need your support. In lawwise across the board, but this is about a movement. And id like to know where else can we go as candidates, as independents, democrats or republicans, they dont allow us to come in for any type of training. They blackball nuss theus in the media completely. Any suggestions to what we can do. Anybody that wants to help me, please give me your card. I mean, just a brief word on that, its great that youre running and great that youre raising the issues that youre raising. Heres a 15second training. Well do it right now. When you run for office, you have to make clear that youre running for office as an independent to change the way the system works. That youre not putting yourself forward as the alternative to the democrat and the republican but that youre running to represent the people and the peoples d
Building. The committee was set to meet beginning now 2 15 eastern, but its pushed back a half hour, to 2 45. Taking up legislation that will require congressional review of the nuclear deal with iran. This is White House Press secretary josh ernest said president obama wouldnt necessarily reject the bill proposed by bob corker which would require greater congressional review of a potential deal to curb Irans Nuclear program. The National Journal writes that corker and the new member of maryland reached a compromise monday night to alter parts of the bill in ways that ernest said the administration would consider accepting. The White House Briefing is online at cspan. Org. Were also covering the la times festival of books. Heres a preview. In los angeles is the annual Los Angeles Times festival of books. And book tv will be live, both april 18th and 19th from the university of Southern California campus. Nick is the deputy publisher of the la times. When and how did the la times start
During this period . Part of the problem here and the frustration, i think, of the committee is that its taken so long because you had no policy to go up the chain of command. And so you can tell me, well this was 2003 and 2004, but i tell you if i was there, id want to know exactly what happened then so id make sure it wasnt happening now. One part of the investigation was to go through and audit and do just that. From that period . From that period . Yeah. To look at the books from that period of time. We understand, again, from one of these cooperating witnesses, he could obtain, this is a quote, prostitutes for agents from the dea bogota office. This is what the cooperating witness said. He would pay the girls to come to the parties, then the agents would pay the girls directly for any sex they wanted. He recalled getting prostitutes for at least 15 to 20 parties. Werent the dea agents in colombia there to crack down on the agents who were on the cartels who were given funds to pay
Have benefited from this kind of rich support, not just in terms of the law and the ability to arrive and be eligible for the green card a year into your arrival, and five years later citizenship, but all the support, right, support to help you pick up yourself and figure out the way that this country works. I dont think thats extended to other groups unless of course they are designated as refugees. Correct me if i am wrong. Right . And then in terms of people, you know, leaving their countries to emigrate, no matter where they are going, no matter where theyre headed. I want to remind us that no one takes this kind of decision lightly. Youre not going on a cruise when you jump into a raft and decide youre going to come to the United States. Its not a cruise. Right . The ship is barely seaworthy, i call it a ship, maybe my vocabulary is escaping me for a minute, but the thing that they travel in is not seaworthy generally. We do not know the number of people who have drowned at sea. W
With his case . Ms. Flanz i am not free to speak to the specifics. Are you familiar with all the cases in your department . Ms. Flanz those that involve senior members. Are there other active cases . Ms. Flanz we have 80. Some allegation of retaliation. How many have you closed within the past year . Ms. Flanz we have been operating since july of 2013 and with closed dozens. Only three of those dozens have disciplinary, is that what i am to understand . Ms. Flanz each result in a finding that the alleged misconduct could be substantiated or a recommendation around discipline. Let me ask you about ms. Lerners written testimony. Theyre all types of cases specific cases are the people involved do you get involved in the discipline of the person who did the retaliating against the whistleblower a you are mainly concerned that the whistleblower is restored, is that correct . Ms. Lerner it is a relief for the whistleblower. Rep. Benishek do you report to ms. Flanzs department . Ms. Lerner we