[inaudible conversations]. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i want to call the meeting to order . Sure. You want me to introduce you . No. I think were going to start now. Thanks for all of you for coming. My name is jonathan landi, National Security and intelligence correspondent for Mcclatchy Newspapers for another week 1 2. And, again, thank you for coming. To the release of this new report sets out recommended pathway for the Kurdistan Regional government to take to what many believe is inevitable independence from iraq, for iraqikurdistan. The full report is on the web. I think you guys have got the executive summary. The report was prepared by a Task Force Organized by the program on peacebuilding and rights of Columbia Universitys institute for the study of human rights. The task force chair, to my immediate right is ambassador nancy soderberg. Her Foreign Policy resume is extensive
About before. In may of 2014, independent researchers published a report that identity higher than expected emissions which prompted investigations by the ep epa. When did vw first become aware of this researche. End of april, when it was published. I got it in may, i got information about this. What steps did vw take to evaluate the conclusions of the research at that time. First of all, to acknowledge that emission violations or higher emissions are not legal. Secondly, the engineering departments were supposed to recheck those testing results on our own equipments in order to validate this. And thirdly, to correct this with the respective software actions which have been implemented at the end of last year . Who implemented this, and who was responsible for it . Indeed the Software Applications management are being done in germany at the engine and drive Time Department within the research and development division. Okay. The epa describe a series of presentations or discussions with
Where theres quite enough to divide people that we should cherish a language and emotion that unite us all. Jacqueline kennedys 1,000 days as lady were identified as fashion icon, young mother and advocate for the arts. As television came to age, it was ultimately the tragic um manages of president ken that cemented her in the public mind. Jacqueline kennedy this sunday night at 8 00 eastern on cspans first ladies. Sunday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on American History tv on cspan3. The House Republican conference will meet thursday to choose their nominee for the next speaker of the house. We get an update from a capitol hill reporter. Danielle new houser writes that the House Freedom caucus backed webster for the speaker. Daniel neuhauser with us. Why did the Freedom Caucus endorse webster for speaker. He is the former speak are of the house and he prides himself on having, in his words, reformed the process of how bills were passed in the house there. And hes been going door to door caucu
Get bought back or fixed after a certain number of months . We certainly will be encouraging consumers to i understand that. Youll get the word out as best you can. Thats right. But i dont anticipate epa going after individuals. But it is a possibility . I dont think that is a possibility. Let me tell you one of my concerns is, and doesnt have anything to do with you all, its a restore rhetorical quest yesterday we had an epa official in and the cap and trade scheme which they kept resisting calling it that, but it talks about putting a limit on emissions and then being able to make trades, so it sounds like cap and trade. And what was interesting about it, i had a list of quotes from lisa jackson in 2011, Gina Mccarthy 2011, 2013, 2014, said they were never going to consider and in fact it wasnt allowed under the law to do a cap and trade scheme and then im looking at something that is strict cap and trade deem. So im a little concerned not for me. Ill do what i need do to make my car
Could members of the media please move out of our way so we can begin the hearing . Mr. Horn, you can sit in that chair. Thank you. Thank you and good morning. We now convene this hearing of the oversight and investigation subcommittee on volkswagen emissions cheating allegations, initial questions. Let me start off by saying my first car was a volkswagen. It was a 76 beetle. I learned a lot about cars. I could take that thing apart continued to work. I did all the maintenance myself because volkswagen had a legacy as the peoples car to be people friendly. I loved that car. Loved it a lot. Not so much as to call it brad, but i loved that car. But i trusted the car to get me around. I trusted volkswagen would continue to build a reliable car. That word trust alone as you know is the key factor in Building Customer loyalty. That trust is what helped build volkswagen because we believed its company looked out for customers first. Then three weeks ago car owners around the world were shock