September. Mr. President , before we finish our business and senators return for the work period at home, i want everyone to know about whats going to happen when we come back. Following the august recess, were going to convene on september 8 and were going to be here for one week, two weeks, and two days. Thats it. September 23 is our target date to adjourn until after the election. I hope we can do that. This leaves us no more than as ive indicated two weeks and two days. Thats not a lot of time for the workload that we have to do. We need to pass appropriations measures to keep the government from shutting down. We need to pass temporary extension of the internet tax freedom act. We need to do something about, as i just mentioned, about exim bank. We have to do the Defense Authorization bill which is extremely important for the fighting men and women of this country. We are going to address the udall constitutional amendment on Campaign Finance reform. And were going to reconsider a
Narcotic on the market. And weve seen an increase in use just by the statistics that were presented by some of the panelists today. But are you adapting the department of transportation regulations or advisories to where we see the most risk . Weve got faa, federal railroad administration. National highway safety. Tell me if there have been any changes in directives in the last 24 months. There have not been any changes to our random testing rates but many of our employees are interstate. So if a pilot flies in and out of denver doesnt mean he or she lives anywhere near denver. Many of our employees throughout the different modes of transportation are not purely in one state. They operate across states. Again, i think we need to be preemptive in d. O. T. In protecting people. I had dinner the other night with a friend from florida. And asked him what he was going to do for a vacation. He says were putting it off a little and were going to go skiing. He said this is just in conversation
Have you changed any of those requirements . No, sir, we have not. Weve maintained under the regulations the the same old, same old. But see, thats my point. I think were you have to go to risk base when you are doing most of these approaches to try to ensure safety. And preemployment is one. Weve done that in the past. Were doing that. Now we have a new situation with much more of this available narcotic on the market. And weve seen an increase in use just by the statistics that were presented by some of the panelists today. But are you adapting the department of transportation regulations or advisories to where we see the most risk . Weve got faa, federal railroad administration. National highway safety. Tell me if there have been any changes in directives in the last 24 months. There have not been any changes to our random testing rates but many of our employees are interstate. So if a pilot flies in and out of denver doesnt mean he or she lives anywhere near denver. Many of our emp
Expo america, the publishing industrys annual trade show held at the Javits Convention center in new york city. Author suki kim, where are you from . Im from south korea originally. I was born and raised there. I came to america when i was 13. Why did you come to the state . Long story, but, you know, as all immigrants do, there was a lot of turbulence and then i ended up in queens originally, new york, without a word of english. Stick what do you do for a living today . Im a novelist and journalist, so i published a novel, literary novel, is how i began writing. And then im coming out with a book actually. Ive been a journalist or about since the first time i went into north korea in 2002, and thats when i first went into north korea, and that is what ive been covering more or less. Thats why we invited you on booktv to preview your book is coming out in the fall of 2014, without you, there is no us my time with the sons of north koreas elite. How did you get a job in north korea . Ho
Head of the office of special council. Without objection so ordered. Additionally i would ask unanimous consent all back and forth letters between the white house and either staffs of the house of the senate be placed in the report. Without objection. So ordered. Office of special counsel thank you. The office of special counsel independent Agency Charged with investigating the hatch act violations. It is the same office that investigated White House Officer Political Affairs under Bush Administration. Which record now entered into the record, which all members should have explains special counsel reviewed all correspondence between chairman issa and white house new office of political strategy and outreach which was established six months ago. Based on that review special council as follows. Appears special counsel adheres to osc in the scope of activity for odso, opso to be operating in a manner that is consistent with the hatch act restrictions, office of special has not received an