The presiding officer on this vote the yeas are 45. The nays are 54. Under the previous order requiring 60 votes for the adoption of this amendment the amendment is not p agreed to. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from colorado. Mr. Gardner thank you mr. President. As we discuss the Iranian Nuclear agreement the president is pursuing and the administration is attempting to negotiate i come to the floor to remind americans and coloradoans about some of the actions and activities that have taken place in our relationship with iran over the past several decades. Following the Islamic Revolution in iran the mullahs held american diplomats hostage for 444 days releasing them only on january 20, 1981, the day president Ronald Reagan was sworn into office. Two years later on april 18, 1983 a truck laden with explosives rammed into the u. S. Embassy in beirut killing 17 americans. In 1983 a similar comploation in in implosion in beirut killed 271 americans. Overall
Misdemeanors and those convicted of three or more misdemeanors. So heres my ask. We want to work with you to restore this relationship. Weve replaced secure communities with a new program for the benefit of Public Safety. But i need a partner. In those in this room, in governors and mayors county commissions, and so forth. Weve done our part to end the controversial secure communities program. Now i ask that you and others get with your city attorney, your city council, your police commissioner, your chief get a hold of the policy document that i issued in november to see how weve replaced the secure communities program. For the benefit of all of toes we serve. And if youre one of those 177 jurisdictions, you will get a knock on the door from me. Because we want to work with you to rebuild this relationship. In my view it is a Public Safety imperative. Elsewhere in our department were moving forward on our Cyber Security mission. We had legislation passed late last year. The administra
It is different from the private pilot requirements because of course, they will not have to actually manipulate the aircraft. In order to pass the the test, it will be necessary to receive some education in the standards of operating in the airspace. So we believe that the testing requirements will assure that people are competent for the purposes of operating their system. Weve asked for comment. Well be interesting to see what well get back from the community to see if we need to adjust those proposals in any way. Thank you very much. Mr. Morris, let me change topics. In the discussing of developing a system of control over uas long distances using existing Cellular Telephone Networks or at least existing cell towers that conversation, recognizing considerable technological hurdles out there and are Telecommunication Companies prepared for this task . Senator, we really are at the beginning of the development of kind of the commercial aviation. Im honestly not thoroughly familiar wi
Screeria nigeria. The sea because because next a discussion on the future of the u. S. Postal service. Then u. S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner talks about security on the north and south u. S. Borders. After that a house hearing on recent secret Service Incidents with director joseph clancy. Now the Brookings Institution hosted a special on the future of the u. S. Postal service. Panelists include acting chairman and current specter general of the u. S. Postal service. They address the Current Health of the Postal Service and what changes are needed in order to modernize and improve the Financial Condition of this Government Institution. This is an hour and 25 minutes. Good morning everyone. I am the director of the center for Public Management here at brookings. One of the perhaps oldest, along with the United States army, organizations in the u. S. Government. And about which theres been much written, and even a movie made. Okay . Or two or three. And the post office is
Do a Night Mission in syria or iraq, they come under the cover of darkness or get actionable intelligence does that two star have the ableility to execute that kind of a mission . Being cautious about operational security, what i would say congressman is that the chain of command has been empowered by the chairman to make the appropriate recommendations to carry out the strategy. So, when secretary kerry was here, he, one of my colleagues, mr. Grayson, was trying to interpret whether or not the authorization included offensive operations. The secretarys initial response indicated this it did not authorize offenseive operations. With my question clarifying that he was not referring to kinetic air strikes, but the one thing that was left unanswered from that back and forth due to a lack of time was whether or not the aught rithorization allows for the use of u. S. Special Operations Forces to be able to conduct that kind of a mission. Does the authorization for the use of military force,