On the foreign intelligence matters. You recently wrote that the Church Committee experienced of your Church Committee experience is its important we recognize the extraordinary power the United States has in the international respect for our constitutional principles. But it often seems in times of crisis we forget that power. Why is that . I think the phrase in times of crisis. We cede we being the other branches of government particularly the congress cede to the executive branch great powers. If we are under assault or perceive ourselves to be under assault. The problem is that then encourages administrations to, i wouldnt say generate crisis, but to elevate a crisis to acquire power. This is where congress is most under pressure to do its job and to ask questions. Not to undermine executive authority but to defend the constitution. And protect the American People. Again, as i said there and ive said many times in other places those of us who have had a chance to travel the world k
Tly hearing on science, space and Technology Committee with gina mccarthy. And faithbased organizations and delivering care to countries with hiv aids. This first group looked at a report on Global Health conducted by the lancet. This is an hour. Good morning. Sorry for the few minutes delay getting started. Im the Deputy Director of the Global Health policy here at csi s. It is my pleasure to welcome you for what promises to be a new series on faithbased health care. Before we get started, thanks to anita smith. I want to say thank you to katie on my team, instrumental in pulling everything together this morning. Faith is a powerful force in the lives of individuals is and communities throughout the world. Faithbased organizations are an important provider of health care globalry and resource for Health Services and support, particularly at the Community Level and hard to reach populations in some of the poorest places in the world. As rick Warren Church noted there may not be a churc
But i think that our work, the work ahead continues to be the building of trust, the building of understanding, the building of what we call faith literacy and development, this literacy across the two communities. And i would like to just point out that the materials, all the materials for the conference, are available on the website of the joint learning initiative at www. Jliflc. Com. I commebled those to you commend those to you. Anita great. Thank you. Now well open the floor to questions. There will be people coming by with microphones and so please wait to get the microphone before you ask your question. Id like to you identify yourself and your organization before you ask a question. Well take three at a time and then well pose them to the panel. Weve got several hands up here. Questioner good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you so much for your presentation. My organization is hope for tomorrow. A u. S. Based organization although were also based in ken yafment thank you
Government was absent. Tripp liz government was and. Tripp liztripoligovernment was absent. Less than 24 hours now to convince creditors that it can be trusted to enact promised reforms and secure that third bailout. In an apparent you turn, backing a package of reform and further austerity measures in a last ditch attempt to stay in the eurozone. Athens has asked for 54 billion tobut analysts believe it needs much more. They do blame grease for a breakdown in trust after it failed to implement earlier promises. The new loan would be in addition to the 240 billion eurozone that it has already received from its creditors since 2010. Simon mcgregor wood reports from athens on a difficult day of talks. After nine hours the finance ministers said they had had enough. There wasnt any particular cause for optimism. Weve had an in depth discussion of the greek proposals. The issues of finance were involved but we havent concluded our discussion so well continue at 11 00. It is still very diff
Thank you, mr. Chairman. You both agree to facilitate broadband deployment will take reform, is that correct . Yes. Commissioner pei, you mentioned principles. With respect to my broadband plan its a twofold plan and it would be targeted changes to the rules to allow rate of return rate carriers for the costs they incur for deploying in rural areas and that support only extends to voice service, and secondly creating a voluntary path where rate of return carriers could at their option get into similar connect america fund and obviously the socalled model in that regard is not perfect but nonetheless if the rate of return carriers find it to be preferable they should be given a limited window to do that. Thank you chairman wheeler, these are questions for Rural Service so its really appealing to the constituents in the state of illinois. The issue of dropped calls, and i go to the familyowned companies or the coops still out there, and its the enter immediate airy carriers, can you tell