Defend our country and our way of life, and i believe that this motion provides the best way to achieve this objective. On the next washington journal, congressman Darren Lahood of illinois on the deal reached on transportation funding. After that, congressman brad sherman of california on the u. S. Military effort against isis in iraq and syria. The congressional debate over Syrian Refugees and the iran nuclear agreement. Washington journal live every morning at 7 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan. And you can join the conversation with your calls and comments on facebook and twitter. Im here to voice my strong support for the courageous people of afghanistan, women and men who have suffered for years under the taliban regime. Each and every one of us has the responsibility to stop the suffering caused by malaria because every life in every land matters and all of us can do something to help. After studying first ladies and knowing some of them very well like my own motherinlaw or one that i
Is debra our speaker lee james. She will talk about ongoing efforts in the middle east, as she recently returned from a trip. She will talk about drones, though she may not use that word when she refers to these vehicles. I want to first introduced the distinguished head table. It includes members and guests of our speaker. Tony, defense reporter for bloomberg news. Carl, senior military assistant to the secretary. Patrick, correspondent for defense daily. Eric, special assistant to the secretary. Chief, pastu president for the National Press club, and chairman for the speakers committee. Jean, the Speaker Committee member who organized todays luncheon. Of anselmo, editor in chief aviation magazine. John hurley, past commander and an air force veteran. [applause] i also want to thank our cspan audiences and the audiences listening on public radio. You can also follow the action on twitter. E the npclive. Debra lee james was sworn in as secretary of the air force nearly two years ago, a
Man, one giant leap for mankind. 45 years ago this year, and american walked on them and and inspired not just our nation, but the world. For me, it has been an inspiration in my life. I still have the ritual newspaper. Going into space is a big deal. The moon is literally walking on the moon. Congratulations to the entire apollo 11 crew for your daring, historic, spent 45 years ago. Accomplishment 45 years ago. Host buzz aldrin will be our guest on sundays washington journal. Did you have the opportunity to meet buzz aldrin . On many occasions. Every time he was in front of a camera, he was extreme the skittish. He is a generally shy and introverted person and generally felt that the limelight that shined upon him was not shared in a way he was like with the people who got him to the moon. He is a true believer in the team effort that got him there, which i understand. Honoren to be given the to give him an honor at the air and space museum a few years ago, right around the time of on
That state, now, are they going to impact their rise in a faster way . A much faster rate than the Silicon Valley can rise. Theyll rise up much faster. I think that, san bernardino, same thing. They could do extraordinary things with that new state. But they cant do now. Right now, they are kept down with the current regime theyre kept down. If you really want that to happen, you need another state. You need new states. You need people to create their own environment and make it great for them. Yes, maam. To me the federal state interplay in this model is confounding. I cant envision the feds ever wanting to recognize six states in the placement of one, much less giving them proportionate representation in the house and additional senators and wouldnt state ratification be needed. I will just focus the question on pending recognition by the feds. What would be it seems to me that the practical realization of the benefits of the model would be seriously crimped in terms of dividing the
Debris and bodies are still being recovered. It is friday morning, july 18, detailsill learn more about what happened, reaction, your calls, and comments. Our phone lines are open, and if you are watching or listening outside the United States, the number is 202 5853883. Otherwise for democrats, 202 5853880, and for republicans, 202 5853881. We also have a line for independents. You can join us on twitter or facebook, you can also send us an email, journal cspan. Org. Good friday morning to you on the washington journal. Lets begin with two international headlines. First from the Guardian Newspaper murder in the sky, missile destroys jet and kills2 295. Now the death toll is 298. And from the globe and mail in canada shot down. A second black box has been recovered. The Chicago Tribune writing workersrescue recovering a second recorder. Ukraine agreed to provide assistance into the investigation into the boeing 777 airliner. The ukraine rebels say they will insure a safe access for Int