Mr. Russell i had the privilege to task the command force one to two. 122. 2003 2 2004. In and we got involved largely due to geography. It was not something that, you know, where we thought that specifically we would go find saddam. We were in Infantry Battalion task force that was occupying his hometown. And it became readily apparent very quickly that saddam was probably being harbored there. We got incredible information, and we began to work that. We work to that with a number of other teams, two special Operation Forces teams, and evolved from the ground up a lot of our own intelligence. My commander, colonel jim hickey, he was a marvelous warrior. ,eneral the chief of staff he was our commander in the fourth infantry division. So those were my two immediate commanders. They gave me great attitude, and im very grateful for not only their bravery, but also their trust. And we Work Together as a team. My unit was not the only one involved, but it was one of about half a dozen. And
Host you served formally as an abbasid or two switzerland inlet as an ambassador to switzerland in liechtenstein. In looking at this relationship between the u. S. And iran, where do things stand now . Guest i am optimistic. In 2009, the two big missions were of secrecy. To get the swiss government to agree to the enhanced sanctions. Switzerland was at risk of being the whole of the donut in europe, the place iran would go to trade oil. And we have and our argument was we have to find some way to bring it to the table. When we finally bring them to the table and we get a Framework Agreement, this is a great step forward. We are where ahead of where we were just two years ago. Host the issue of iran will land first and foremost next week with the senate. I want to play you some of the comments from senator bob corker, this set the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and his concern over the deal expressed on Fox News Sunday yesterday. [video clip] one of the proposals bei
Representative gallego the friends i made and the friends i lost. I got to start with some of the im sorry i serve with some great men. You know. I dont think i will be surrounded with people that great again. What do they teach you . Reps are gallego the marines taught me about discipline and determination. That was the marine corps. It taught me to care about human being who you are not related to. And when you are willing to do to keep them alive. Tonight at 9 00 eastern congressman ruben gallego. We will hear his entire interview right here on seas. Cspan. Right now, our profile on representative Steve Russell republican from oklahoma of the fifth district. Congressman Steve Russell of oklahomas fifth district. Is it what you expected . Representative russell i think the legislative pieces are. I served a term in the state senate. I got to see what the sausage is made of and whether you are playing arson the lord junior, the stadiums are about the same, its just a good. In terms of
We will really give the employees a 1. 5 increase. That is wrong. Getting ceos to understand thereat people around the Organization Need to understand it to do their jobs better and well. It is not poorly intended, it is actually well intended. They are tried to do the right thing for the company. These people need to be taken care of. We cannot continue to do what we have been doing to them. When you send that message the 1. 5 is not sneak into the operating plan. The last time it did, i said to my team we will move it back up to 3. 5 and the rest will come out of the executive incentive pool. If we find it throughout the year, i will put it back. Ceos asked, they will not find it. If they dont say here is what we need to do is a company, they have the courage to send that message, an 11 billion operating budget, there are other things we can do to solve that problem. We need to do it. 26 million out of 11 million is a number we could solve for 11 billion is a number we can solve for.
Nice to see you. Melissa attias is making her first visit to newsmakers. Dr. Wall, we can we start our program about the expected consideration of what is called a doc fix. I know your organization does not prefer that term but i am sure many cspan viewers have heard that in washington parlance. Tell us what this issue is. Dr. Wah we are talking about Sustainable Growth rate which has been in place for a long time. It was originally passed in 1997. It was thought to be an effort to control the costs of the Medicare Program. It resulted in about 17 patches over the last 10 or 12 years. Each one of those paid for the one year period, not the committed interest, like a credit card, on past things. By kicking the can down the road each year, congress accumulated interest. Now april 15, if the senate does not act, there will be a 21 cut in physician payments, which is the acute related interest of all these years of kicking the can down the road. I want to talk about the term doc fix. As a