Time the North Koreans have issued or launched missiles for decades. The rogue nations of iran and north korea have been working together since the 1980s on missile development. In the 1990s, they started developing long range Ballistic Missiles. By 2008 they were giving North KoreansSensitive Data from their own tests to improve north Korean Missile tests. North cree already had the ability to attack south korea and iran has the ability to attack israel. These longrange missiles are intended for the United States. The American People should understand the threat we face, we should be prepared. Our nation must sanction these belligerent powers and develop a robust Missile Defense system to protect our homeland and thats just the way it is. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition . Without objection, the jerusalem is recognized for the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise to address an issue of grave concern to my constituents, last weeks unprecedented closure of the entire metrorail system demonstrated metro ose ongoing safety failures. This week the federal Transit Authority launched its safety blitz of metro, focusing on the training and oversight of inspectors as well as the management of defect day tafment paul widenfeld, the new manager of of metro, released a report identifying many problems, including management problems and first and foremost he said, and i quote, the Safety Culture of metro is not integrated with operations nor well rooted at all levels. For example, he noted that and this has been noted already, there were red lights more red lights blown through in 2015 y our operators than in either 2013 or 2014. Clearly were going in the wrong direction and need to improve melt row so i look forward to working with my colleagues on this important measure to protect the Nations Capital metro system. Thank you and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Last fall it was reported that sexual abuse of children by members of the Afghan Military has been rampant for years and in some instances u. S. Service members have been punished for attempting to stop such abuse. As our mission in afghanistan reaches 15 years, our troops shouldnt feel that our strategy undermined by Afghan Forces committing Human Rights Violations against innocent children. Along with 94 of my colleagues in the house and senate i requested a full inquiry into the u. S. Governments experience with allegations of sexual abuse of children by members of the after began security and police forces. Mr. Rooney this investigation has been launched by the special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction who will evaluate the defense and state departments policies and procedures for ensuring u. S. Funds dont support human rights violators. Sexually harming innocent children should not be condoned in any part of the world and the children of afghanistan deserve the same protection as any of gods children. With that, mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The chair lays before the house the following requests. The clerk leave of absence for mr. Chaffetz of utah for today and the balance of the week, mr. Al green of texas for march 21 and 2 , ms. Jackson lee of texas for march 21 and march 22, mr. Jeffries of new york for today, ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson for today and tomorrow. The speaker pro tempore without objection the requests is granted. Requests are granted. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . I move that the house do now adjourn. The speaker pro tempore the question is on the motion to adjourn. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The motion is adopted. Accordingly the house stands was. Host for more than three years, theyve been and his wife have studying american cities. There is a tradition in america, writing about road trips, what you learn from it. What makes yours unique . The timing of it and the vehicle. We had been living in china and we heard all about the u. S. The other was a vehicle we chose. I have been a pilot of small propeller planes. It is a plane with a parachute. Hearing of towns that had an interesting economic story or interesting challenge and how they were able to recover from the word we have been going from city to city. Went more than 25 spent extended visits in more than 25 cities. Trip we have a map of your as part of the article in the atlantic. How did you choose your cities . We were looking for places that were not a big place that had d a challenge. Please tell us about your town and why we should go there. We got more than 1000 responses and about 700 where these full essays of why this specific town. Could spend several years were alive during these things, but we want to several places that seems to be in a moment of crisis. We went to some of the midwest states that were underrepresented so far. What town have you seen that is in the moment of crisis . The place that was in a news with San Bernardino, california. The town of redlands. We were able San Bernardino last year, which is profound political and economic shocks. The city council is paralyzed and they are technically bankrupted. Howe trying to figure out he did it a challenge to tout, young people were saying were tired of being the losers of america analyst california, will start improving your cities in this way. Some very interesting Business People, successful politically conservative Business People have got into the Public Schools which have a mean latino student base, admittedly white Business People saying we will reform the school so these kids can have a future different from the present. Host we are talking with James Fallows, a correspondent with the atlantic about his threeyear journey. , theu want to call in numbers are on the screen. I want to start about the signs you together that a town or city will succeed. There is a list of about 11 in the magazine. Guest often on cspan programs democratic,ublican, independent call in loans. Now you have regional call in lines. It is significant with National Politics is as devices as it has ever been in my lifetime. Things are getting done, in cities you do not find that. Here is a brief illustration. We spent a lifetime in greenville, South Carolina and burlington, vermont. That is where Bernie Sanders had been the nonchemical socialist nondemocratic socialist candidate. They were on the opposite ends politically, but you would think they were the same place. The City Government worked with the schools and businesses to get things done. This idea of National Politics being walled off from local events was one side. Another intangible that we recognized his people is that if people know the story of america, even if they disagree fromit, the opportunity around the world. Office, ohiorating is that we are big enough to offer anything, but we are small enough that you can get anything done. Was wesouth dakota story come from smaller cities around we have become part of big city life will help the hardships of chicago, l. A. , or whatever you one final one, the fresno, california area is least stylist city stylish city in california. I say that because they know i love them. They said we are tired of people looking down on us so we will have a tech center and an arson. And arts center. So when we first get to a city we had a set routine. We talked with the newspaper editors, the library with the Public School people, the mayor, and one of our early questions was tell us who makes this city go. Any city where you can tell things are going to have it, they would say it is following six people. Guy runs a foundation, the skys changing the school, and it did not matter who the answers were, but that there were answers. There were some cities where we ask the question and the person with it there for a while. That is a sign the city had deeper problems. Whether there were people that felt that the city of people coming in mattered to them. Host lets start with lydia, in woodstock, illinois. Caller i want to put illinois on the map. It deserved be there. First. Is rated i am sure chicago will be represented in your coming concern. I want to recommend the following book, corrupt illinois. Theust recently came out, subtitle is h h, cronyism and criminality. I recommended it last week to the council. At woodstock, just like a lot of ther small towns, we have of corruption. I would like to invite you to , where a manse from gds attended last week, and his program on st. Patricks day was pointing out that we have a lot of corruption. Our recommended the book to him to review on his program. You, as ake to invite red,ble gas, with all the perhaps you can come to and not only represent your article and your interest, but look to our city as a possible template for the process that you are now considering. Host you get a lot of recommendations. Frustration and have is we are not able to see 100 times more cities i enable to do. Were going to go through the midwest this summer. Point is that we know the City Government has been through history, often very corrupt. At this moment i think the effectiveness of City Government is relatively stronger the National Government. National government has disagreements that you discuss on your channel rescue these from happening. People cannot stand to be paralyzed that way because there is something we have to do. They can say there is this park thereeeds to be redone, is an infrastructure system that needs to be redone. The article is titled how america is putting itself back together by James Fallows. It is in this months issue of the atlantic. A threeyear journey by a single renewallane, revealing and held the second gilded age might end. Edward is in quincy, massachusetts. Good morning. Caller good morning. Host go ahead. Guest good morning. Go ahead with your comment or question. Nobel we found them Laureate School is, when we Laureate School visits, when we bring them to , itols all over the country inspires them. In life and achievement. Thank you. To communicate and coordinate and being in touch with you. Guest i think the ways to get in touch with us are on the. Ebsite for the atlantic we have seen things like that. Not quite as impressive of nobel laureates, but greenville, South Carolina, they are often in the news. Is a manufacturing center, and right in the center of town in a historically underserved startedhood, they have something called the agent Wittenberg Elementary School for engineers. Little gradeschool students who are learning engineering. Of the very accomplished engineers from the tea plant and others nearby comments talk with his kids. We have seen examples of the surrounding country. I would like to learn more. Host where do you go to learn about a town . If he what we would do spent two makes an attempt to do not know everything, but you know more than a day or two. Almost every place in u. S. Has a tiny airstrip, so we would lead to talk to people there. Initially there was a hotel in the center of town. The first calls would be our justified out our reliable sources of information. We started saying for the young people coming back into town . Who is somebody who has lost a child . A job . The marker he had not known to look for until we began this journey was the Ambitious Community college. We all know that Americas Research universities are the dominant impact the u. S. Has in the world but i think that the Community College its really on the way this stage of our economic history, where there is so much pressure on the middle. It is happening all around the world, and happening here too. Community colleges are the way people can get trained for higher wage jobs that actually exist now. In northern mississippi, in a place called the golden triangle, there is a place called east mississippi Community College which is training very poor local people, some of them with difficult backgrounds, for jobs in these highways industrial plants. , they alle them feel have problems, but they are part of the state and are going in the right direction. Host from twitter, if the politics could get out of it, we could heal in full together. Were speaking with James Fallows from the atlantic about his 54,000 mile trip and the u. S. Around learning about these talents. You can call in on our regional lines. Mary is in potomac, maryland. Good morning. Caller i am calling about america going into china and listing 400 Million People out of poverty. That means 400 Million People across the world have suffered the consequences. There is no difference in human rights. Even yesterday there were headlines that a columnist in china is missing. Bolster acontinue to regime that is so impressive so oppressive and continues to growth in inhibit hong kong . Host we are about this trip around the United States. How do these issues from around the world, how are they playing out . Guest i will give you a 32nd answer on china. For the past 30 years the trend in china has been dramatic economic improvement and until recently there has been some political improvement internally. If people look back 15 years ago they felt better. That has changed in the last for years. The question that all people observe in china is how serious is this change . There have been moving this movement in an opening direction. Now it is in a reverse direction. That is an issue. Lets go to our next caller. Good morning. Caller good morning. On the campaign trail, many candidates are talking about international trade. They are saying other countries are taking our things. But companies are not doing what theyre supposed to do, taking trade as they talk about their own side of what they want. They dont create jobs here, which the export of goods is supposed to do. Trade asthey do not abide by run those countries either. The governor of florida said he has low unemployment, but that is not true. Us are out of work and , 8, 9 years ofed people who are not employed because of the same thing. Incentive forets companies to come to florida. Guest the trends that she is discussing are important and real ones. This economy has become more polarized. Itself it has enriched by disproportionate amount to the top. Most americans do not realize that this is true in every single country of the world. This is a question i have put on china. This is a worldwide challenge of industrialization. The u. S. Has actually proven. Tself more resilient manufacturing but is starting up a lot of places, they have role of this movement of dispersed manufacturing. People are tempted to dismiss the best some boutique, small thing. But it has become an important source of jobs and entrepreneurial activity. I will mention one other fact. Called thegroup Kauffman Foundation that has proven over history than the of jobs in the country comes almost totally from new firms, firms that have just started rude walmart employees, and wanted people over time, they are hiring and laying off, it is new firms for the job growth. It is important that the u. S. Improve the conditions for a ownership and we have seen it happen around the country. Host are there wasted to improve the chances that they become the location of choice for these upandcoming companies . That is a good question. A lot of people were talking with us as they travel around is cutal lowbrow answer the taxes, have a race to the bottom of who is going to be the cheapest waste operate or have the environmental regulations relax. That seemed to be part of it but not the main part tha. Themain part is showing City Government can help you get things done, rather than not get things done. The schools will work with a plan to train all. The University Skin to Corporate Research programs. There is a very important point in this Election Year of the cities are attracting the most al qaeda copies that is comfortable for people to comment, whether it is investors from other countries, whether it is people of different races or backgrounds, feeling they are open, rather than closed societies. Host lets go to sinai, new york, a caller. Caller thank you. Has your study or research looked into the destructive patterns of industry and the money in politics on the environment . It seems we have had various industries, whether it is oil, breaking,pelines little to do coverage on the news, but these Destructive Forces on america, whether it is clean drinking water, you have a river in michigan that cannot even be pumped to the water system because it is so corrosive