Cspan q a. Next, the confirmation hearing for three senior military nominees im a Northern Command, the Afghanistan International Security Assistance force, and u. S. Special Operations Command. They took questions from members of the Senate Armed Services Committee Topics included Border Security in the ongoing situation in iraq and syria. This is just under 2. 5 hours. [inaudible conversations] , laud[inaudible conversations] good morning, everyone. The Committee Meets today to consider the nomination of admiral William Gordon and the north American Aerospace defense command. This includes the International Security force and the commander of United States forces in afghanistan and the Lieutenant General in the special Operations Command and so welcome to all of you, to each of you and we thank you for your many years of Great Service to our nation and your willingness to continue to serve in these situations. Our senior military officers are asked to undertake long hours in the mens
Thank you. Thank you. This is certainly fair to say that members of the senate share their concern about regional stability. We want to do everything we can to support you. One of the formulations committee had a meeting. One of the issues that was talked about was the concern about the spread of polio outbreak. An ambassador spoke about the effort to immunize children. And wonder if anyone could speak about whether the outbreak is under control whether there is more that needs to be done to address it. It is not under control. The situation in serious is out of control. Eradicated. We are now in a situation where. And medical conditions that can transcend the borders. This is another reason why we have to put so many resources into the medical assistant in. Medical system. People are common across from syria to jordan to seek assistance. Have not been working for six months or 12 months. Jordan is seeing an increase and 20 . Northern areas by jordan does not have enough support and mo
Billion be released . You think that makes a difference . 15 billion to 25 billion will he put away. They will still be deprived. None of it happens all in one day. It happens sequentially as the process is implemented. We also have prevented, as you know, access to the International Banking system. We will work with our International Partners to ensure that that commitment does not waver. As we negotiated, i have personally instructed every bureau at the state department and each of our missions around the world to remain vigilant for any sign that any sanction is being skirted. As we negotiate, we will continue to be perfectly clear that for iran, the price of noncompliance, of failing to satisfy International Concerns about the nuclear program, will be that we immediately ratchet up new sanctions, along with whatever further steps are needed to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, including, as president obama just made clear, a military option if that were necessary. So, t
Objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition . Mr. Boustany mr. Speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill, h. R. 5420, to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986, to permit the release of information regarding the data of certain investigations. The the speaker pro tempore the clerk report the speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk a bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986, to permit the release of information regarding the status of investigations. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from louisiana, mr. Boustany, and the gentleman from michigan, mr. Levin, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from louisiana. Mr. Boustany mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subblet of the b
And then we opened a second policing in estonia and then we added other locations where we flew air policing and normal exercises in romania and other places. We will maintain the tasking, it was reaffirmed in the summit, that we will have assurance measures in the same capacity and type that we have now. Maintain those assurance theures until we make permanent adaptations that are by the readiness action plan, the rap, as we call that was addressed at the summit. So you can he that our efforts, which really did a good job of assuring our nations, those assurance measures will remain in effect at the current level we get the adaptation. There was a short spike in engagements, but if you look at the trend of russian flights and engagements in the northeast our alliance, theyre fairly traditionally normal. Lot more activity across the borders in russian aviation, but those are not the aviation that come along the borders and we have reacted to as a function of our air policing. Understan