Notified the congress that they needed additional funds because the threat required over head cover for their temporary facilities. In 200 they contracted for temporary buildings that did not specify the need for overhead cover. Let me give an opportunity for miss muniz from your perspective on that question of not accepting all the standards and where youre at now. Sir the recommendation to have different standards for temporary structures has struck us as strange. We try there are different facilities . Well, the problem is that invariably when i have seen standards for temporary structures or interim facilities, its a lowering of the standard. What im afraid of is that we will by virtue of the fact that you a trailer is a trailer we will have lower levels of Security Standards for them, rather than striving to meet the real standard. An example is that for many years, all we had was construction trailers. Over the last several years we developed a heavily armored trailer that we can
Authorizes to declare recess at any time. Members are supposed to follow a tax reform unveiled that i would note for the record that the mysterious tax reform bill is still not unveiled to us so we are waiting breathlessly for that. I would like to ask a notebook presence of her colleague mr. Issa issa from california and i ask unanimous consent that mr. Issa be allowed to fully participate in todays hearing. Without objection so ordered. On september 11, 2001 radical islamic terrorists attacked our country and killed thousands of innocent men women and children. These terrorists aided and abetted by the taliban used afghanistan as a safe haven and refuge. These terrorists bent heres a map in the sand plotting waiting for the chance to strike us at home. Throughout the 90s the American People watch as United States suffered terrorist attacks in new york city at the Khobar Towers and our embassies in east africa and against our uss cole. Affiliate act in the run up to 9 11 emboldened al
And so forth. I said the same thing to be true in these paris negotiations. At the given time we let the enemy know theyve shown no sincere desire to settle this conflict, that they are procrastinating, using the negotiations to gain what they couldnt gain in the battlefield, then we must be prepared to threaten them with force. I dont believe the same conditions president eisenhower submitted would be the conditions here. A review of our strategy, review of targets, review of leaders of operation, meaning whether were going to continue to fight this war and destroy the cities of South Vietnam or fight this war on their own soil. The first two weeks of these negotiations, the death rate for americans in combat has gone up and set new records for this entire long war. The idea [ inaudible ] whatever is required, if that should be done. Meantime, the enemy should see preparations. But the enemy must believe and see you are amassing weapons and mobilizing the forces that are going to resu
Tonight here on cspan beginning at 8 00 eastern. Night at 8 00 eastern, highlights from the Democratic Convention with the first lady, michelle obama. President obama and Hillary Clinton saturday at 8 00 p. M. Sunday, highlights from the Republican Convention 10 30 a. M. Eastern with senator ted cruz, mike pence and donald trump as well. Ricky in maryland. Republican line. Go ahead. Caller good afternoon. I thinking because donald trump doesnt really want to win. 1998 that he would run as a republican because he believes republicans are done. He said he could lie to them and they would believe everything he says. Last week and this week, you cannot compare the tapered that is disappointing. Last week and this week, you cannot compare the two. That is disappointing. I dont know whats going on. People have to be careful. This guy will put the country back to looking like a third world country. The speech by donald trump and the speech by Hillary Clinton sidebyside, these were clouds of t
Goa included in this years duplication report is dods storage of occupational and environmental Surveillance Data. Am i correct in that . Yes, that is correct can you explain what the term means occupational and Surveillance Data . Certainly. As the department conducts its industrial activities there is a requirement with law and osha standards that we collect information on any conditions that may eventually cause us to have to go back and look at impacts on the worse force or work environment. This has an impact on active duty service men, women and veterans. Am i correct . That is correct. Dod uses this information to tract biological, chemical and physical Health Hazards to our service men and women . That is correct. What benefit does dod get from collecting that type of information . Two benefits come out of it. We collect it first of all and if we link Environmental Issues with impacts on active duty or Service Members or civilian workers it allows us to take corrective action t