Screeria nigeria. Later Energy Commission chair Sheryl Lafleur talks about Energy Policy at the National Press club. The House Select Committee on benghazi where members heard from representatives from the state department and the cia. The committee is examining events surrounding the september 2012 attack on the u. S. Compound in benghazi libya, that killed ambassador stevens and three other americans. After this 2 1 2hour hearing, Committee Ranking member Elijah Cummings of maryland said he has spoken to former secretary of state hillary clinton, and she expressed a willingness to testify before the committee. Welcome to everyone. This is the third hearing on the benghazi committee. The committee will come to order. The chair notes a quorum of two members for taking testimony is present. The chair will further note well, before i note that consistent with rules and practices of the house without objection well, that point has now been rendered moot. So you have been reappointed to th
Action well, that point has now been rendered moot. So, you have been reappointed to the committee. And all members can participate fully. Okay. Okay. All right. The chair will recognize himself and then the Ranking Member for purposes of making an opening statement. The committee on benghazi exists because the house of representatives voted for it to exist. And in the process made it very clear what is expected. If you have not read the House Resolution authorizing this committee, i would encourage you to do so pop. For those asking for a road map or a scope of the investigation or want to know what the committee intends to do the resolution passed by the house of representatives i hasten to add, with seven democrats voting yes, answers all of those questions. The resolution asks this committee to investigate all policies decisions, and activities related to the attacks, the preparation before the attacks, the response during the attacks, efforts to repel the attacks, the administrati
Reduced while we maintain quality. That is part of the overall picture. The problem with health care thus far, and i have my own ideas about what we ought to do for health care and you can look at www. Ced. Org and read about it, the problem with the cost of health care is in significant part that Technology Enables us to do a lot of marvelous thing but the technology is expensive. And so part of what is Going Forward is how do we improve outcomes in our Health Care System including doing things that are just coming online that turn out to be very costly but can do very wonderful things for people. Thats going to be very difficult, but we need to we need to work on every front and improving the efficiency of the delivery of health care is probably tops at the list of what we need to do. And just touching on your broader question, i think one answer ive heard a lot from people have done this for a number of years is that the entitlement programs go directly into peoples pockets, especia
Thomas j. Rooney to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain Lieutenant Commander james dance, chaplain United States navy, office of the chief of navy chaplains, washington, d. C. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, we acknowledge that the earth is yours and the fullness thereof. The world and day that dwelled therein. Because of whom you are, we deem it imperative that we seek you for wisdom and guidance as we endeavor to opiate another session of the house during which we shall attend to the interests of the American People. Help us to temper our conversations of humility and patience as we give Due Diligence to the work that has been assigned to our hands. May we be embeaued with a renewed sense of passion, purpose and patriotism. As we strive to serve this great nation that we all love. Bless these, our United States. It is in your most holy
Believe the video isnt in fact the execution video of goto. Now, already, japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe is saying that the act is a horrendous act, one that isis can never be forgiven for and were already starting to see a large turnout in japan across the country people turning out and showing their support and anger at what isis has done. As a result of his death, japan has said they will step up their international eithers with the u. S. And other countries to help fight isis. Theyre pushing back and not saying theyre going to commit any troops or anything like that. Despite the groups threat to launch more violence against japan, japan has taken a muscular approach saying theyre going to continue to donate for weapons and money for aid and things like that in the middle east, theyre sort of doubling down on the effort to fight isis. This video is similar to previous videos weve seen from isis. In the video there ask a british man with a british accent. He appears to oversee th