Within ten years, but i dont think we can count on that. So lets plan for the worst, right . Yep. Thank you. Thank you, senator graham. Senator blumenthal. Thank you, mr. Chairman, and thank you both for being here today. Thank you both for your extraordinary service. To our nation. I would agree with my good friend, senator graham, in his assessment that we are on a path to repeal the very unfortunate and unwise cola cuts in retiree pensions that were a flaw in the bum agreement. I would disagree with him only on his reference to glide path which implies an ease and unimpeded track that is rarely pound in found in the congre. And i think it will take some doing to have of that path achieved, but i think the debate and discussion here this morning, and your testimonys been very helpful to reaching that path which i think we have an obligation to do. I voted for the budget agreement like so many of my colleagues. I did so with the understanding that that flaw would be corrected. And tha
Avenue. It is the position he will take until the republicans do the right thing, right . Why not just open the government at funding levels that they were very content with and that demands ofesents the the president. That is our position. What about the decision of the Security Council will that anyway affect the push by the administration to raise americas profile in asia . The cancellation is another consequence of the house force aansdecisions to shutdown of the government, and it is completely avoidable of a completely avoidable shutdown. To advance u. S. Leadership and interests in the largest in theg region world, the president is committed to the pivot of u. S. Policy toward a jeff asia, towards this important region of the world come and he looks forward to work with allies and partners in asiapacific region and returning to the region at a later date. Secretary kerry will lead delegations to indonesia and brunei in place of the president. Your opening comments today, that th
That it will be done and its not done, thats not doing your job. Put it up, vote yes or new york move on. This is like the people we have down the hall with the Senate Democrats who dont want to have up or down votes on Supreme Court justices, prosecutors, all these other people because what they know is they dont have any substantive reason to oppose those people. The same way most of these folks didnt have any substantive way to oppose this. Thats the problem. Nauble [inaudible] absolutely support the leader ship. I dont believe thats what the report said. I mean, i think youve guilded that report up pretty well in the leadup to your question. I dont think thats what the report said. I think these guys made the best decisions they could in the circumstances. Once you see the yard is flooded, you can say, they would have move they shouldve moved the trains. If they had known it was going to flood, they wouldve moved the trains. He made the best decisions he could at the time. Sometime
Mr. President. Are you interviewing me . Ive been talking a lot today. That was a good thing you did. Thank you for coming. It is wonderful to be back, and let me start just by saying to all the people who have for years now supported the incredible efforts of cgi, thank you. Because wherever we travel, all across the globe, we see the impact that its making every single day. And were very proud of what you all do. And let me say that we still miss our former secretary of state. And i should add that i should add, there is nothing she said that was not true. Particularly the part about us marrying up. Well that brings me to my First Health Care comment. This is going to be a conversation about domestic and International Health and americas role in it. But i want to begin by telling you that i think the first lady has done a great job in this fight against childhood obesity. We have been honored in our foundation to be asked to represent her effort in 18,000 schools. Where weve lowered
Interest that is defending itself, that is defending its right to pollute, that is endistinguishing its ability to compromise our atmosphere, compromise our health, compromise our great oceans and waters. This should be an easy struggle. This should be an easy struggle. But its not, and it will be a mark of shame on this generati generation, and it will a mark of shame on this buildin buildit i have goin the choice between the clear information from the that given the choice between the clear frftion from the scientists shall the clear experience of what is happening in all of our states and the power of the special interests, we ignored the first and we yielded to that power of those special interests. Mr. President , i yield the floor. Mr. Whitehouse mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from rhode island. Mr. Whitehouse i ask that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 146, Senate Resolution 156. The presiding officer the clerk will report.