Congressional Budget Office testify before the Senate Subcommittee on physical response ability and Economic Growth. Thank you all for participating. I think it will be good. Im sorry we cannot have it in a more, what to say, a more kind of formal setting because it may have been better because im not sure if there is any hearing we have that was more important than this. Our Witnesses Today will be philip schlagel, director of the congressional Budget Office and jean todaro who is the comptroller general of the United States and head of the u. S. Government accountability office. With that i will make my Opening Statement and then turned to maggie, my Ranking Member, and then Ranking Member wyden for the entire committee has a statement he would like to make as well. Again, thank you all for being here and im grateful to all who are there during us by internet. Todays hearing will address the topic that was shied away from Syrian Refugees and when it comes to our health we make choice
So now, to go back and listen to what has happened to weapons from truman to trump is really remarkable. All from the midwest and college thinking he would be a literature major but watergate changed him to Political Science and then he went on to graduate school at mit and it was International Relations and nuclear strategy. Then he moved to washington with the house of representatives house policy advisor but you know government work, he decided that wasnt for him so then he left and wrote the widely acclaimed book of armageddon. And t then spent time at the boston globe because they were looking for experts inn defense he stayed there 20 years as bureau chief in moscow, bureau chief in new york city. And by the end of 2002 started writing stories and has written for previous books before tonight what i am really excited to have is our guest fred kaplan and his book the bomb. [applause] thanks for coming out. Just said my first book was 1983 about the small group of defense intellect
Now a a discussion on human rights and democracy around the world since the cold war. Foreign policy experts look at how americas leadership impacts the world. Florida International University and the making institute hosted this discussion in miami as part of an annual conference on the state of the world. Its just over one hour. Readings to those gathered at florida International University. I salute your efforts to address the days Foreign Policy challenges and the role of American Leadership in the world. It is important to remember that what happens abroad and how people live elsewhere affects us here at home. When america turns a blind eye, we invite the evils of oppression, poverty and extremism to take root around the globe. We must Work Together to safeguard the democratic order that is provided peace, prosperity, and human achievement at home and abroad. American leadership strong alliances with fellow democratic nations are vital to this cause. At the Bush Institute we are w
When america turns a blind eye, we invite the evils of oppression, poverty and extremism to take root around the globe. We must Work Together to safeguard the democratic order that has provided peace, prosperity, and human achievements at home and abroad. American leadership and strong alliances with fellow democratic nations are vital to this cause. At the bush institute, we are working diligently on these issues. Today our team is releasing a set of recommendations aimed at revitalizing our support for freedom, democracy, and human rights in our Foreign Policy. Thank you for contributing to this effort. May god bless you all. [ applause ] its a little known fact, everywhere i go, he does a video before i start speaking. A cool perk of the job. We have a great panel here. We have got a provocative title for this. I think maybe we start off with the question thats posed. When we talk about democracy and human rights around the world, how bad is it . Thanks, lindsey. Thank you to fiu fo
Across the mediterranean they want more countries to share the burden of resettling refugees. Plus one of the Worlds Largest statues gets an epic facelift renovations rather wait to restore the motherland colds. Monument to world war 2 soccer party. Following terry martin welcome to the program Donald Trumps plan to pull american troops out of syria is drawing fire from both sides of the aisle in washington senior politicians are calling on the u. S. President to reverse his decision theyre concerned that the pullout will allow turkey to launch its long planned offensive against kurdish fighters in the region by others that have been key allies of the u. S. And its battle against the socalled Islamic State. Leaving in a hurry american troops started pulling out of syria within hours of the fischel announcement they gave behind these empty bases near the Turkish Border bases that had been a guarantee of safety for Kurdish Forces. U. S. President donald trump abruptly canceled that guara