Some russian making a mistake, a loose nuke idea. Do you lose sleep over that . Director brennan it has the potential for some type of cycle that was not the intention of either side. When there is a lot of violence going on that will provoke a reaction. And just a quick series of reactions to that. Whether we are talking about ukraine or the situation between north and south korea, that spark has the potential. That is why it is important to call attention to these issues. This is the time to try and keep those a bay. Charlie how do you do that . Director brennan very active diplomacy. Sometimes you need to bring to bear various tools of power. The u. S. Has a lot available to it. There are sanctions and other types of international activities. The u. S. Recognizes rightly that there are not unilateral solutions. It is important for us to work with our partners and engage in those multinational countries. Charlie can we include in our partners china . Director brennan absolutely. Chin
That is long overdue as far as im concerned and well get into it. I have to apologize. Senator widen is not here yesterday. But hes coming. In this town especially right here on this committee, we often talk in terms of hundreds of millions, billions or even trillions of dollars. Some joke about a number called budget dust even if that number has nine or 10 zeros behind it. But let me tell you about a number that is truly stunning, 15,800 dollars. Thats saved through hard work, sacrifice and honest living. Thats 800 saved for the down payment for a new house for a growing family. And that 15,800 in savings is wiped away by criminals who use fire confusion and intimidation as their weapons. This is a story of the degan family from utah. And i would like to play a news clip from kcbx to tell us their story. Can we do that . These crooks have gotten a lot more sophisticated and a lot more aggressive. But he learned that the hard way one week ago. Brendan and Melissa Degan are excited for
Welcome. There are many meanings of transparency. Im not going to get into all of them today, but im sure there will be many different aspects. Their widely divergent opinions on the successes of the Obama Administration and i hope to explore some of those today. President obama made a number of promises when he was running for president. A number are Still Available on change. Gov. During the course of the administration, new issues came up. Everything from Campaign Finance disclosure to dealing with the lawsuit and others on visitors logs. Theres been a lot of changes during the course of the administration. What i hope we will talk about today is wouldve occurred or not occur during the last four years am looking forward to what will happen over the next. I am joined by three experts. I have on my right, anne weisberg. I have sent through the Data Transparency Coalition and a former hill staffer. To my last is Josh Gerstein with politico. Theres more extensive biographies on your ch
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