I apologize, did not see you there. Go ahead. Is, we do suggestion everything. Congressmen, running for offices, only can run for one month. One month. That way we can get rid of all of this month. All of this money. All of this money. Senators, everybody, should be able to run for just one month out of the whole year. We get everything we need to know about them in one month. Then we need to do one other thing. All donated money should come from us. We should have it so that one a year, once everyone in the United States donate one dollar or two dollars. And that is it. That is all they get. Host last caller. I appreciate the call today. Will take our viewers to the Senate Health committee where education secretary john king is set to testify about the everyentation of the Student Succeeds act, which has been signed into law as a replacement to no child left behind. That is up now it we will see you back here tomorrow at 7 00 a. M. Eastern. [captioning performed by the national captio
Welcome to cspans year in review. The year started with republicans taking control in the u. S. Senate. He became majority leader in january, Mitch Mcconnell laid out his priorities. Mcconnell the American People have had enough as president. This november, they had their say. The message they have sent is clear, if voters hit the brakes four years ago, this time they have spun the wheel. They have said they want the administration to change course and moved to the middle. Move to the middle. This november, the American People did not ask for a government that tries to do everything and fails, and they did not demand a government that aims to do nothing and succeeds. They asked simply for a government that works. They want a government of the 21st century. One that functions with efficiency and accountability, competence, and purpose. They want a washington that is more interested in modernizing and streamlining government been adding more layers to it. And they want more jobs. More op
You can follow all of our coverage online anytime at [indistinct chatter]. Anytime at cspan. Org. We hope you have a safe and wonderful holiday, and happy new year. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] ,nouncer today, it is q a with evan thomas on his book, being nixon. We will also hear about nixons relationships with personal advisors, friends, and staff. Q a airs today at 7 00 eastern on cspan2. Announcer three days of featured programming this new years weekend on cspan. Friday night at 8 00 eastern, Law Enforcement officials and journalists examine the prison system ands on minority communities. The first and primary reason we have the first and primary reasons we have prisons is to punish people for social behavior and to remove that threat from society to keep us safe, whether they are going to rehabilitate the prisoner or
And after nairobi and after all of the other attacks on our facilities, im sure all of them, republican and democrat alike, especially where there was loss of american life. To say okay, what must we do better. How do we send men and women without weapons and support from the military into some of most dangerous places in the world . I will continue to speak out and do everything i can from whatever position im in to honor the memory of those we lost and to work as hard as i know to try to create more understanding and cooperation between the state department our diplomats, our Development Professionals from usaid and the congress so that the congress is a partner with us. That was the case in previous times. I would like us to get back to those times congressman, whereas i think one of you said, beirut, we lost far more americans not once but twice within a year. There was no partisan effort. People rose above politics, a Democratic Congress worked with a Republican Administration to
Silent. And heri Herbie Herbie hancock w to rock. We begin with the broad expansion of the u. S. Military mission in iraq. The u. S. Authorized an additional 1500 noncombat troops. That would double the number of fighters sent to combat the push against i. S. I. L. Paul beban has the story. Will pay big in the campaign to defeat i. S. I. L. That money would go towards what the president is calling the iraq train and equip fund. The plan doubles the number of troops on the ground there from 1400 to nearly 3,000. But the pentagon stresses this is not a combat mission. It is to advise the iraqi army and kurdish fighters on the front lines of the battle. Theyve reached a point where they need additional help and guidance. Particularly in areas like ann anbar. Providing high level guidance, others would be spread against 12 smaller scamps throughout the country, working with 9 iraqi and three kurdish brigades that number somewhere between 15 and 30,000 troops. The americans would begin depl