Proxy forces, misdirection plays, propaganda, a different way of exerting power . Sec. Carter exactly right. And we need to counter that, too. And we need to fortify our european allies to counter that. So weve got a lot to do, and thats just another way of saying that we need to continue to be innovative. We innovated a lot when it was came for iraq and afghanistan. They were new kinds of one of the things im really proud of in our Defense Department is a long history of innovation. It goes back you know, i started my career in science and technology. As you said, we were doing stealth at that time. We were doing a whole lot of stuff in space. Missile defenses, all those were new capabilities. And those of you who are in High Technology industry know im trying to reach out to our industry, building those bridges. Mr. Seib i wanted to ask you about that, as a final thought before we take questions. But but you have spent a lot of time in silicon valley, which is not a normal place for
A number on this guy. He was honest. He told the reporter, mr. Trump was really tough because he was so unpredictable. I didnt know if he was being nice to me or not. I said, what does that mean . He said we could not figure you out. I said, thank you. I thought it was a couple meant, but i had to be sure. We have no unpredictability. We have to get smart, and we are going to get smart. [applause] im going to leave it at that. One of the things did you have a question . I have to take care of my pastor. Wait one second. One of the things you will say when you leave this room this is such an amazing thing that is happening. You are going to say we were here at a time that really was important. People have come together. But you have to go out and vote. With all of the talk, this and that group. Romney failed. Mccain couldnt win the first time because it was such a mesh. Romney the second time should have been an easy victory. Say what you want about obama. He was on letterman, leno, all
Or commercial courts of law which they have asked us to help them with. They want serious help to create commercial courts of law. They created an intellectual Property Court because they recognize they are becoming amateur, innovative economy. They need these things. It will benefit american businesses but they are not doing it for that reason. Theyre going to trying to do this because it is for their own benefit. One area they talked about was a structured response to allegations of cyberattacks but the president had a pointed comment. Is, our wordsow followed by actions . What is the timeframe, thinking about whether this works, our sanctions still on the table if it does not . There is not a precise timeframe. Is the messagey was clear. Actions speak louder than words and what are you doing about this . Where big an area progress was made, the bilateral investment treaty. That was struggling to make progress. Leading up to this, significant progress was made in terms of the sectors
Most important thing you can do, movement in politics, to show that you can improve the condition of peoples lives. With stagnation, 4050 years, you know, africanamerican communities, it has been brutal and not much attention paid until the last years. That turned people away from politics and government, from a belief that the government can work on behalf of a too often cited common good. Van i think she is holding out on us. We were talking about right and left stuff. You have been able to get people to come together on your issues in a way that i think is shocking a lot of people. So, did you have any insight . Aijen poo i did, i was actually going to say, i have been so inspired by all the work you have been leading on mass incarceration and i think that we have to get smarter and more creative about how we are connecting the dots between and across the kind of pain people feel in this economy. And one thing that we think about a lot is the fact that this country is actually aging
How about this one. American children have first claim to americas charity, end quote. There are many more. These quotes were from 1939. The refugee bill was not for muslim and christian syrians or iraqi muslims an christians, it was for german jews. While it was true that germany was indeed a threat, the refugees were not. They were 20,000 children. Not only did that bill of 1939 not pass, but that congress, with the same speech and rhett reck ive been hearing in recent tais in this august chamber, mr. Speaker, they passed hurdle of hurdle in 1939 to make it more difficult for refugees to enter. They were unfortunately successful. Mr. Speaker, america protects her liberty and defends her shores not by punishing those who would be free. She does it by guarding liberty with her life. Americans need to sacrifice and wake up. We must not become them. They win if we give up who we are and even more so without a fight. We guard our way of life by vigilance. We must be watchful. We have to h