Coverage, theres a link to each debate question and answer, see social media feeds on debate happening in reaction and watch our president ial debate video from the cspan video library. Next lawmakers questionse pharmaceutical of the pricing and drugs, the price increase at a rate that far exceeds inflation among other issues. This is just under four hours. [silence] [silence] welcome to todays hybrid learning, pursuant to house rules, some members will appear in person and others will appear remotely via webex. Since some members are appearing in person, let me first remind everyone that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending position, all individuals attending this hearing in person must wear a facemask unless they are speaking, members who are not wearing a facemask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders for those members appearing in person, you will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on a monitor in front of you when you are speak
This course course, as you know, examines the development of the us. Well, first state the way americans have gone about making social provision for themselves. Social provision includes the range of programs at reducing risk or enhancing quality of life. As you know, our focus has on the specific issue of poor relief because relief of poverty seems to present the arin system with its most intractable, intractable problem. And im going to depart from our usual format here a little bit. Im going to do a fair amount of reading this afternoon because im concerned about covering all the material that we have to cover over the course of our exploration of the construction of the american welfare. Weve encountered several different persistent themes. A among these are the idea that in the united states, social provision is divided, public and private institutions. Public provide government provides welfare programs. The public like shapes welfare their programing through the tax system on th
I thought i would again by taking a couple minutes and talk about what i think are the disequilibrium that are impacting the middle east, impacting the whole world, and i want to give each of the ministers a chance to talk about are creating as did disequilibrium, but how we stabilize the region. I think we are in the middle of three Climate Changes at once. We are in the middle of the climate of the climate. Were going from what i call later to now. Americaas growing up in come in the 1960s and 1970s, later was when you could fix lay,river, clean that appear that for us, save that orangutan. You could save it now, you can save it later. Later is officially over. Later now will be too late. Climate change, we see it in the middle east with rising temperatures and rising water issues among others. We are in the middle of a change of climate of globalization. We are going from a world that was interconnected to a world that is hyper connected to a world that is now interdependent. An int
Public service by americas Cable Television companies and brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. And now the Senate Foreign Relations Committee assessing u. S. Strategy in afghanistan among the witnesses deputy secretary of state John Sullivan discussing the role of neighboring pakistan and randall slieber outlining the military role in training. This is about two hours. Well come to order and we thank those in attendance rolling out the new strategy. Reiterated our commitment to helping establish a foundation for political resolution. With a recent report of shrinking government control of territory continued of Afghan Forces and deadly attacks in kabul about and isis and it is clear that foundation is a long way off. We are encouraged by the troops strength authorized in the new strategy at 12,300 military personnel with an additional 1,000 on request in 2014. Our nato and nonnato allies reinforced their troop commitments and support to Afghan Forces through 2020.