Topics and we will precede accordingly, i made a request of our City Attorney to while back over a year ago to give us guidance on one of the turns of reference that we approved as a board a little bit more than 9 months ago it was regarding our fiduciary duties around investments if you recall a representative of the treasurers did not come and explain how were a part of the large pool of funds and forgetting but still some outstanding questions at least from a board stand point i think that and over attorney will advise us on we may need to address in addition he wanted to you requested of the City Attorney to give the board kind of and then he hope the public who are here in the audience and those who might see that as a late point about the duty of the fiduciary and the multiple of that board sincerely does indeed guide our action and Decision Making lots of and lots of guidance from the Mayors Office from City Attorneys office how to behavior and not have conflict of interest and
Twoparty system doesnt mean we have to be in perpetual conflict. I think i have shown that to be true at critical times in the past. I hope the president gives me the chance to show it again. Republicans added to the majority in the house and will have their biggest advantage since the late 1940s. Republicans may president obama the issue, forcing democrats to run away from him. The white house is distancing itself from democrats who lost saying it is the quality of the candidates that determines whether they are successful. President obama has invited leaders from both parties to meet with him on friday. Paul ryan says republicans are willing to work with the president up to a point. I think we should work with him on bills that move our principles in the right direction. Yes, if there are certain issues we see so opposite on, and we should define ourselves with our actions by passing bills that he may very well detailed. Republicans also won governor races in battleground states and
Drone strike but at the cia, and here on the hill will now come a fresh look at the use of drones. Im Steve Handelsman nbc news capitol hill. Thank you steve. Our coverage of todays top story continues at 4 30 with a closer look at american hostage who lost his life. Nbc 10s tim furlong will join us live from Montgomery County maryland, where family members have been playing for weinsteins safe return. In the meantime we have breaking news now about comcasts effort to merge with time warner. Lets get right to nbc 10s keith jones whos tracking developments. Keith . According to bloomberg reports, comcast is walking away away at least planning to walk away from its proposed takeover of time warner and a reporter at cnbc just reported it could happen as soon as tomorrow. It comes during the same week that seven u. S. Senators urged the federal Communications Commission and the u. S. Department of justice to block the merger saying it would lead to higher prices for some cable and internet
Allout revolt in this country. We indeed will continue to fight. Were not going anywhere. The game is flawed. We havent given up the fight. Now thats just a quick collection of the last 24 hours. You hear the republicans talking about war. We lost the battle but were going to win the war. You hear them talking about revolt. You hear them talking about battles. Can we just help america just a little bit . This is a night where we should all be celebrating the fact that people are back to work and their lives are getting back to normal, which is fantastic. The calculation of winners and losers is there. But you know who lost . You and i lost. The american taxpayers lost. And here they are, right here, these guys. They had all the cards. They are the party of socalled fiscal responsibility. For years republicans have been talking about wasteful spending in getting our fiscal house in order. Our plan would cut wasteful spending. So we can send a signal were going to get the fiscal house in
Women, traditionally religious women left out. Critiques of feminism and feminism in contemporary American Culture led critics to label her antifeminist. Sunday, your questions live for three hours at noon eastern, and looking ahead to the new year on indepth, join mark levin january 5th. Booktvs indepth, the first sunday of every month on cspan2. Next, a hearing on a bill requiring greater disclosure of surveillance programs offered by the nsa. One of the witnesses from google said the bill is needed to restore Global Confidence in his firm and others which have been harmed by corporations that were with the nsa. This is a little more than an hour and a half. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] okay. You ready . Yep. This hearing will come to order. Welcome to the Senate Judiciary Sub Committee on privacy, technology, and the law. The subject of the hearing is the surveillance Transparency Act of 2013. Im proud to say that two weeks ago i reintroduced this bill with th