Was mayor, when i ive used to rationalize that i was not a politician. It is getting harder to do, which concerns me because i once heard that when god created the earth, he promised to put good and honest politicians in every corner of the earth. And then he made it round. [laughter] its catching up with you, isnt it . I have been in congress 12 weeks. Can you imagine 12 weeks packed with more . We have had three votes on shutdowns, two shutdowns, memos and memos, immigration and tax reform. I am counting about one page or issue per week in every week ive been there. I will say this. Congress worked on tax reform for 31 years and i had been there three days when i passed it. [laughter] [applause] rep. Curtis thats right. Youre welcome. Havee three bills in, i done seven town Hall Meetings in the last two weeks. My office has received 20,000 d nelson the last few weeks. I am really enjoying it. People ask me what is the Biggest Surprise to me when i go back . I would like to share it w
Experts on bio defense discussed the process for developing drugs and vaccines to protect against a chemical, radiological, biological, or nuclear attack. This is an hour and 10 minutes. Morning, everybody. If we can please go ahead and take your seats, well get started in a moment. Good morning. I want to welcome all of you to todays event entitled budgeting for bio defense are we prepared . For those new to bbc our mission is to actively seek to combine the best ideas from both Political Parties to promote health, security, and opportunity for all americans. We drive principled and politically viable policy solutions through the power of analysis, negotiation, and advocacy. Yesterday, former senators tom daschle and judd gregg released a bbc report outlining options for policymakers to optimize funding that supports the present curement of medical countermeasures needed in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear event. Today well hear about the findings from thi
And vanda krefft was herself a leon levy fellow in 20092010. And i have just learned that she spends only 10 years on this book. [laughter] maybe a little bit more. But i am very sympathetic. My first biography on john mccloy took me 10 years, although my wife claims it was really 12 years. A biography takes a long time, it is a massive endeavor. Most biographers get biography disease and they cannot stop researching. [laughter] and thus the years roll by. The result is often rich and deeply detailed account of not only a life, but of a time. To my mind, the best part of history. Vandas article on the Entertainment Industry and social issues have been published in articles and in newspapers, including redbook and the los angeles times. Her project explores the life and times of the forgotten movie mogul, or maybe not so forgotten, whose contributions to the art, technology and business of the film laid the foundation for Popular Culture today. So with that very brief enter judgment bri
Nuclear weapons and u. S. National security policy. Hosted by the Brookings Institution its about 2 hours. Were thrilled to have you here today to discuss the Trump Administration Nuclear Posture review. An important document that came out on grounds hog day, february 2nd. And the National Defense strategy of january. So doing a nice job keeping the clock running smoothly. Prior to now the unveiling of the budget request. Were thrilled to have david beginning our discussion today. He has one of the longer titles but most important. The Principal Deputy under secretary for defense of policy. A job that jim miller had and well talk about that in the panel that follows with jim and others. But for now, i want to introduce david who has been one of the administrations important authors and framing and writing of the document that we have available and you can access on the internet. About a 70 page document, much longer than the unclassified version of the National Defense strategy. A lot
To 1988 when president reagan spoke at a cpac dinner. The American People know what limited government and the move toward privatization have meant. It has meant the largest peacetime expansion in our history and i can guarantee you they will not want to throw that away for a return to budgets beholden to the liberal special interest. Watch American History tv every weekend on cspan3. Deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein announced charges against 13 russian nationals and three Russian Companies for seeking to interfere in the u. S. Political system, including the 2016 president ial election. This is about 10 minutes. A grand jury returned an indictment presented by the special counsels office. The indictment charges 13 russian nationals and three Russian Companies for committing federal crimes while seeking to interfere in the United States political system, including the 2016 president ial election. The defendants allegedly conducted what they called Information Warfare against the