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Records have been pretty much upheld a. Interpretation and application of the ethics rules is really up to the branches of congress themselves, its the committees to interpret that. Anyone else . Yes. [inaudible] about how congress can avoid ethical investigations. Well, i think nowadays, and again, jim kim service take to this better than i. No sophisticated lobbying shop pitches just on their ability to have, you know, who they know and have contacts, and certainly, nobody pitches on the basis that they play golf or take somebody out for drinks. Its the background its the relationship, its the inside knowledge of the process, and the people. So i dont think thats there is an impression obviously outside but i dont think the sophisticated firms any longer pitch that because it doesnt conform with reality. Very personal question, but do you have a good volume of clients coming on the issue of lobbying registration and that the . Yes definitely. We advise clients on compliant whether th
It is our identity. Today it is in doubt. There are millions of americans who are started to believe we are no longer that country. You either know them or you are them. You are living paycheck to paycheck. Now the jobs do not go far enough. They literally live one unexpected expense away from disaster. The young people who did everything we asked, and other cannot find a job. The person trying to start a business out of their home, it is in violation of zoning codes but it is a good business. [laughter] they are struggling because of government regulations. As a result, our identity as a nation is in doubt. Why is this happening . The answer is, because we have leaders trapped in the past. People who think it is the 20th century. People who think yesterdays ideas will propel us to tomorrow. They never will. America is a nation out of its history but it has always been about his future. Our future has the opportunity to be better than our history. We must confront challenges and embrac
Candidates stands for. Very clearly, the republicans are demonstrating that they are all fully embracing the failed trickledown economic policies of the past that voters have rejected repeatedly and that have gotten us into the worst economic crisis since the great depression. Finally thanks to barack obama they are climbing out of. , i am here to make sure that New Hampshire voters understand if they want a candidate who will fight for the middle class, that will be the democratic candidate for president. Congresswoman, it sounds like they have already decided who your nominee will be. Hillary clinton is perceived as the front runner. A bloomberg poll earlier this week showed that voters, even those who support secretary of state Clinton Former secretary , of state clinton think that , she should be challenged. They think she would be a better candidate if she has a primary challenge. Do you agree . Which candidate do you think would be the best challenger for mrs. Clinton . As the ch
Guarantees and worker safety guarantees, how is that going to be enforced in an International Environment . Pedro our reporter guests for newsmakers this week, kathy kiley of Bloomberg Politics their Washington News director and steven thome, the White House Reporter and political editor. To both of you, thanks for being on the show. Tonight on q a author Jessica Stern on isis and what we need to understand about them. Justessica there are two aspects that are very important for the president to understand. One is their efforts on social media and the need for us to respond to that, to counter the