As required, we set out to have one test site operational within six months of election. We surpassed that goal within four months and three more sites operational within six months of their selections. Now all six uas sites are fully operational and have established their research agendas. The data and information from the test sites will help answer key questions about how Unmanned Aircraft Systems Interface in the air space as well as with air Traffic Control. The Faa Technical Center in Atlantic City is playing a key role in Data Collection and analysis and will continue to make significant contributions to uas integration to identify the data that will be most useful to the faa. We are moving forward through rule making. As md byantehe act, the rule making to permit civil operation of small uas in the air space. We all agree that project is taking too long. But im pleased to say we believe we have a balanced proposal thats currently under executive review. In the meantime and cons
The use of genetically modified organisms on farms and in food products. In august a federal Aviation Administration missed a deadline for writing rules for drones to prevent interference with regular air traffic. This week an faa official testified at a house hearing that the missed deadline means e comprehensive rules wont be made until 2017 at the earliest. This hearing of the subcommittee on aviation is two hours. Good morning, the committee will come to order. Would like to ask unanimous consent that members not on the committee in addition to members not on the subcommittee be permitted to sit with the subcommittee at todays hearing. Theres a great deal of interest and offer testimony and asked questions. Without objection, so ordered. Would like to thank all of you for being here. The United States has been the Global Leader in aviation. Were all very proud of that. The American Leadership in manufacturing, air transportation, Flight Safety and technological innovation is tremen
Russianjapanese war, the first great war of the 20th century. Roosevelt invited envoys on both sides and he took them to portsmouth, actually in maine budgets across from the Portsmouth Naval facility, pretty secluded, and there they hammered out a peace treaty. George mitchell in Northern Ireland is an example. The soviets, but really in the whole history of the world theres just a whole lot of examples where two warring parties are brought together and compelled to make peace. My favorite example is in the 15th century when Pope Alexander the vi or solenoid that decided to resolve the dispute between the spanish and portuguese, so he divided the world between the two of them. The spanish were going to get the new world, and there was a line on the globe so north and south america, spain, and africa were all going to portugal. But the pope didnt know that brazil stuck at a little over the line. Thats why they speak portuguese today because they didnt, it became a portuguese province.
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On the floor, the pentagons budget bill is expected with an amendment on the nsa, syria, and egypt. One an amendment could curtail the nsas ability to collect telephone and other data. We want to get your reaction to that provision. Host remember, you can send us a tweet or post your comments on facebook host let me begin with the New York Times story. This piece host we want to get your take on this. What do you think about this amendment the house is expected to vote on later this week . It was introduced by a republican in the house. I want to get your take on it. Host a little bit more from the New York Times this morning. It says host the senator spoke at the center for American Progress yesterday about this program. Is a liberal progressive think tank here in washington, as many of you know. And we covered his speech here on cspan. Here is a little bit. [video clip] at this point i think weve gotten in front of us some very serious questions. ,hat happens to our government our ci