The government. This came after weeks of acrimony and no shortage of hostility here on the senate floor and elsewhere. And while most of the recent debate has been focused on the future of immigration policy, another vitally important priority and a bipartisan priority, no less, was also addressed this week. Im talking of course about the sixyear extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program which was included in the funding bill. Its a shame really that this bipartisan accomplishment has in some respects been overlooked while more attention has been given to partisan squabbling over more divisive issues. Since its interception, chip has been a bipartisan program. In 1997, senator kennedy and i came together to create chip in order to provide Health Insurance to vulnerable children. It was a Republicancontrolled Congress working with a democratic president that brought this program into existence. The year before that same Republican Congress and democratic president worked toget
Maryland. I am dwayne brown with nasas office of communication. We have an astronaut and associate administrator at nasa head quarters, alan stern, and Alice Bowman Mission Operations manager at john hopkins applied physics laboratory. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, pluto as never seen before. Three, two one. [applause] now we have remarks from dr. John grunsfeld . It has been an incredible voyage. I know many of you have been participating the last few days but what it all comes down to is an enormous team of people led by alan stern, a big team here at the john hopkins applied physics laboratory, university of colorado the list goes on and on. Hundreds of scientist, engineers, technicians, and people sewing blankets helping the explorer to visit pluto and fly on beyond. I am so glad you are here to participate in this true exploration exploration. That view is just the first of many, many rewards the team will get especially since pluto didnt turn out to be a featureless planet and
The senate was in session on sunday. They did authorize the export import bank. By now, current funding for transportation projects is set to expire by the end of the week without congressional action. You can watch the senate live on cspan2. Coming next, Robert Mcdonald testifies before the house of Veterans Affairs Committee Full top been question and answer with robert gordon. At 7 00, washington journal is live with this mornings headlines. Robert mcdonald warned that a 2. 5 billion budget shortfall may lead to hospital closures and employee furloughs. He testified as to why there was a budget problem and the possible ways to address it. This is just under three hours. Welcome to this hearing and i appreciate your attendance. We are gathered to discuss vas budget execution for this fiscal year. As the own now, the stakes have been raised considerably since the deputy secretaries testimony on june 5. Deputy secretary was asked this question. If congress does not ask on the 2015 budg
North korea vowing to speed up its Nuclear Program in response to the latest sanctions, but are they really doing enough. President bush 43, peter brooks, peter brooks. It seems that every time we do Something Like this either they upped the ante and ignore what we are doing our double down what they are doing or both. What do you think . Well, they are proceeding at a measured pace bearded on measured pace dont think its accelerating, necessarily it could it that these sanctions. North korea is committed with its ballistic missile. No doubt about it. Im very skeptical to negotiate that away. If they come to the table, you will not be until they perfected those programs and they have some rain though it gives them tremendous leverage. What do they do to change their behavior. It looks like they kind of buying in the face of whatever other sanctions reconsider. So if that isnt moving them, what will . Sanctions take a while to implement. And limitation is the real challenge. Everyones g
Next the House Homeland Security committee holds its first open meeting to examine these up security procedures and what can be done to strengthen prevention of a terrorist entering the us. We hear testimony from several federal agencies including customs and Border Protection and the state department. This is an hour and a half. The Committee Tax course on denying terrorist entering the eye states will come to order. The test for submitting to examine a visa process and the Visa Waiver Program. I recognize myself for an Opening Statement. I welcome back our expert witnesses to the capital and thank you for being here and doing double duty. I look forward to following up on some of the broader themes for the briefing. In order to inform the American People of the security of the visa process and Visa Waiver Program. I want to thank chairman mccall for prioritizing this task force in its commission. Last congress on combating terrorist and foreign fighter travel was not only successful