Situations where we have agreements and he turns back and it turns out he cant control his caucus. The challenge here is can you deliver on agreements that are made . The key players joining us here for our special coverage, Chuck Schumer, kelly ayotte, amy clove shar and our team of reporters. In a race to beat the clock, its now a matter of when the senate and house will vote to avoid a debt default, end the shutdown, and close the book on this American Horror story. We see a faint light at the end of a long, dark tunnel. Good day. Im Andrea Mitchell. This is a special edition of Andrea Mitchell reports. Now to the white house. Jay carney is briefing. Again, applause to the leaders of the senate for coming together and working out a bipartisan solution. Is there any concern, even with this deal being made, that a downgrade from some of the Credit Rating agencies could still be pending . Well, i would refer you to treasury for those kinds of assessments. We focus on the things we can
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Mandela. Were going to begin with your comments and calls on a recent survey. A Pew Research Study indicating power has declined. Join in on the conversation, the lines you can join us on our social media, send us a tweet or send us an email, journal cspan. Org. Or join us on facebook. Lets begin with a look at some of the newspapers. Front page of the Washington Post has a scene from johannesburg. Nelson mandela began the journey from tribal air to revolutionary icon. This from inside the New York Times, details from inside the New York Times. There is a new poll we want to draw your attention to. It essentially looks at the role we play in the world. Here are some of the details support for u. S. Global engagement is already nearing historic low and has fallen further. The public thinks that the nation does too much to solve World Problems, and increasing percentages want the u. S. To mind its own business internationally and Pay Attention here at home. Researcher from pew is joining
Democrat or republican, that your security will be uppermost on our minds. That will not change. And that should not mean you let up on your vigilance in terms of wanting to look out for your own country. It does it should give you some comfort, though, that you have the most powerful nation on earth as your closest friend and ally. And that commitment is going to be undiminished. That was my last question. I promised we worked something backstage where as long as haims questions werent too long, id take a couple of questions from the audience. And he was very disciplined [laughter] so let me take one or two. This gentleman right here. Why dont you get a microphone so everybody can hear you . Mr. President , i used to be a general in the israeli air force, in intelligence, and now running a think tank in tel aviv. Looking into the future agreement with iran i put behind me the initial agreement, and what is really important is the final agreement. Two questions. What is the parameters
Fulfilling the Human Capital needs, the language requirements and other critical element to make sure that our embassies abroad, which are particularly high threat, highrisk positions, have the staff necessary to be able to meet those challenges. Isnt that something that youre committed to as we move forward . I certainly am, and weve taken those recommendations to heart, integrated 150 new security positions. We have created Language Proficiency programs for security personnel, particular in arabic. We are looking at using all of our hiring authorities, for qualified personnel that are retired or family members or other experts that can immediately begin contributing to this. Its our highest priority and one my top goals of course is ensuring that we have staff necessary for the 720 positions in the areas which include iraq, afghanistan, pakistan, yemen and libya. So yes, you do have my commitment there, and weve gone a long way but we certainly can do a much better job. Mr. Smith, do