Something you heard from me over and over again. There is not such thing as 100 security. No matter how good you are and you are good. And no matter how good the first two rose here are, good and they are good. Something could happen somewhere so, my question is, what are you doing to prepare america for the day after a possible attack . Well, i have a lot of faith in this country. I mean we, we have agencies, systems in place for emergency response, for disaster response. Ii have a lot of faith in the character and culture of this nation. And how we respond to crises. I think it is no accident that, twice i think i think i got it right. Twice as many people ran in the Boston Marathon this year as last year, in light of what happened in 2013. I was there on the finish line and it was a remarkable experience to be at the Boston Marathon in 2014 after the tragedy of 2013. I was in manhattan on 9 11 and i was in manhattan in the days after 9 11 and in the new york area to see people who,
Cspan, created by americas Cable Companies 35 years ago and brought to you as a Public Service by your local cable or satellite provider. Today independent vermont senator Bernie Sanders Ranking Member of the budget committee, outlines his ideas on the economy and the middle class and his legislative priorities. Live coverage at 10 30 a. M. Eastern here on cspan2. Treasury secretary jack lew testified thursday before the Senate Finance committee on the president s 2016 budget request. He discusses many of the proposals in the 4 trillion plan along with other related topics. This is just over two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order to. Todays hearing is on president obamas budget for fiscal year 2016. I i want to thank secretary lou for appearing before secretary lew for appearing before us today. And im not going to sugar coat anything. Instead,
Said they were leading to im going to interrupt you a second because i know you have a flight to catch. I want to Say Something before you leave. This is the news of today. Dissidents arrested for protests near Cuban National assembly. This morning so much has changed. A group of 12 dissidents were arrested as they tried to stage a protest near the havana headquarters of the cuban regimes national assembly. The dissidents part of the orlando the civil resistance front took out a sign, demanding the elimination of castros draconian laws. That ever wonderful social dangerousness. And the ratification of the u. N. Human rights covenants. Their whereabouts remain unknown. In stark contrast this release says cuban democracy activists atunis, and theyre both leaders of this group are freely and openly testifying before the u. S. House of representatives in washington, d. C. This morning. What a contrast. Berta, you have to hop on a plane and i know you will be marching with the ladies in whi
Growth reflects a widely held view that the economy is still returning to the full utilization of its resources. Several factors are supporting this growth. Fiscal policy has shifted to a generally neutral stance, aided by the ryanmarie agreement reached at the end of 2013. If Congress Continues to act without harmful austerity, fiscal policy will continue to be conducive to strong growth. Consumer spending has picked up, reflecting savings from a recent drop in energy prices, the ongoing improvement in household finances, and increased economic optimism. There is continued room for growth in business and residential investment. The slowdown in growth for many of our key trading partners is however, a headwind for the u. S. Economy and a Downside Risk to the nearterm or cast. The later years of the forecast window, we assume that the rate converges to the two point 3 rate of potential gdp growth. This matches the latest forecast by the bluechip panel and is generally in line with recen
And make sure we make the investments we need to make america safe and growing and make sure everybody is participating, and a matter what they look like, where they come from, where they started, they have a chance to get ahead in this great country. That is what i believe, that is what you believe. Lets get it done. Thank you, and god bless you. God bless the United States of america. One of the budget issues that will be debated in the Republicancontrolled Congress is spending for Homeland Security. And whether or not to try and block the executive order on immigration. We spoke with a capitol Hill Reporter for some background. Nancy of men of it joins us ognanovich joins us. President obama released his Budget Proposal for 2016. Congress is still working on 2015. Why . Last december, there was resistance from some parts of the House Republican conference to include the Homeland Security bill in the omnibus package. Some credit critics thought by hop holding back Homeland Security o