Concerned about . There is a real problem when people talk about cronyism. It signifies or gets to a real phenomenon with government but i think its widely misunderstood. Its worth starting with a simple question. We hear about cronyism all the time. We hear about corruption all the time, but what does this idea mean . And this is part of what i want to do. I want to explore with this idea means and what its implications are. I will say off the top of the issue that there is a problem here but if you think about it the wrong way it has very dangerous consequences. But in order to get into this issue we should first start with what people think of this issue. What is that people are talking about when they talk about cronyism and corruption . So i want to start by characterizing this issue and kind of giving you an example of what we often hear. Its an election season now and it makes sense to think about this in the context that perhaps something that you have heard and if you havent h
Forward in whatever their path of life to make a positive contribution to the strength of our democracy. Bless us this day bless us this day and every day and all that is done within these hallowed halls n for your greater honor and glory amen. The speaker pro tempore the compare compare and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from ohio, mr. Chabot. Mr. Chabot please join me in the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker pro tempore the chair will entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition . Request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized fo
Numbers of alshabaab are larger than the numbers of al qaeda in afghanistan. Dan borelli. Dr. Jones is right. A point on your other statement, we have learned lessons over the course of the years in Law Enforcement that dont jump to conclusions too quickly. We need to not look at the persons last name or where it therefrom but their actions and keep an open mind because recruitment and radicalism and the opportunity to join a terrorist group bent compacts of violence transcends the persons place of birth or religion. Appreciate that, thank you. Mr orr box of california is recognized. I did extensive investigations on the Oklahoma City bombing. And i believe there was some muslim connection to that from Terry Nichols at the same time ramsey youysef was before these Oklahoma City bombing would indicate but that has never been proven. Radicals whether they are anglos for muslims had the same enemies and those are decent people throughout the world and in especially the United States of am
Democrats, 202 5853880. All others, 202 5853882. Let me begin with the New York Times story this morning, considering which heads may roll for the website. The white house is under mounting pressure from democrats and close allies to hold a accountable person botched rollout of president obamas signature domestic achievement and determine who should be fired. Some of those names are familiar to you have have been watching the hearings on capitol hill as some of them have testified about what went wrong with the rollout and to knew what and when there would be problems. We will go outside of washington. We have for the calls inside the beltway. Think . You according to the New York Times, the president is under mounting pressure from democrats. Numbers. The phone you can also post your comments on facebook. Com cspan and tweet us. Times,ng to the new york this is what they say about the president s style when it comes to accountability. Obama was unlikely to give in the demands for a pu
The way advanced appropriations work. I support that and the frustration i have here is the billion dollars we spent. Last year about this time chairman remembers this very well, where we couldnt have an integrated Electronic Health record where the va and dod we flushed a billion dollars and still cant make it work. Thats something that i think this is my sixth year here. I cannot understand in todays technology why a veteran Service Member cant lead and electronically transfer their record. It hasnt been explained to me. It is coming down. I salute the secretary on that. He has a real commitment to that. The two things that i really am passionate about are Homeless Veterans. I think its heartbreaking when you see a veteran sleeping under a bridge that honorably served this country. We had the hud vouchers and that has come down. I salute general shinseki for that. Thats one of our problems at home. Weve got to work on a place to house Homeless Veterans and people to go ahead and get