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
Said there will be harmful consequences if we do not securities agreements. Our allies and partners will question our commitments, doubt our resolve, and inevitably look to other partners. I dont often quote president obama. But it was hard to argue with him when he said the other day that democratic protectionist were just quote making stuff up. You dont make change through servants emma you dont make change through ignoring reality, the president said. Republicans agreed. Democrats opposing his ability make us seem afraid, afraid of challenges and opportunities. Be afraid to compete fairly emma be afraid to lead. But we are americans, we dont need laws against competition. We build bridges to opportunity. We do not hide from history, we make history. We dont fear the world, we lead it. Lets get on with it. Lets stop trying to relive the past and build a better future. That is who we are. Thank you for listening. This week on the communicators, we talk with members of congress about l
Defense budget goes to health care. The military is becoming a health care organization. This does not include the va. How will you support the military Health Care Programs and returning veterans . Sen. Rubio returning veterans will go into the va system. It was designed 87 years ago and is no longer responsive to the needs of veterans today. A significant percentage of the workload in my Senate Office are va claims, and veteran should be given the right to go outside the system so they can access the care they need. As far as military spending is it concerned, military spending is not the cause of our national debt. Every time we reduce military spending, it has required us to make up for it. Should we improve our contracting process . Absolutely. I wish our military contracting looked more like space contracting, with less change orders adding price to it. The number one obligation of the federal government is national security, and we are eroding our capability as adversaries are i
The british house of commons has been in recess because of the national elections. For more british programming, go to www. Cspan. Org you can find video there of British Public affairs programming. Monday night on the communicators conquer home members of congress on an essay collections of own records privacy and net neutrality. Section 215 authorizes the metadata collection, or ostensibly op arises. We found out last week that the Second District federal court agrees that this patriot act never authorize these programs are illegal. The nsa would tell you these programs were authorized by section 215. They proceeded to write a warrant that covered every american citizen. Our Founding Fathers would be appalled. Our policy is far from up to date. It is woefully out of date. Copyright policy is from 1976. Lots of cheney lots has changed since then. The privacy act was done in 1986. I started working on email in 1989. Now, we have email as a standard form of communication one of the most
Again, we realized that there are perfectly legitimate reasons why individuals from u. S. Banks would be withdrawing money in iraq, syria, or neighboring countries. There are perfectly legitimate reasons for them to send Wire Transfers. It is the combination of that information that banks provide with other intelligence that really paints the picture for us. So it is not necessarily just one piece of the puzzle. Right over here. Mr. Roberts on catch onto one set of words that you used. You mentioned that hundreds may be exposed to material here in the United States, maybe thousands. Thats a lot more than has been publicly discussed in the past. You have been involved in what many of the discussions about what role the united the government will take. And i ask you where that conversation is right now. How does the fbi feel about working with community groups, doing interventions, the role of state and locals as opposed to the fbi. Mr. Roberts we have worked with each other for a few ye