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Im chairman kilmer. Im excited to be here the first day of the new year. We had an incredibly productive last year with 45 recommendations to make congress more effective and officiate so it can better serve the American People. Im proud of what we accomplished as a committee so far and equally proud how we accomplished our Work Together. Every member of this committee has been fully engaged in the committees work and taken realtime to think about the issues in our mandate and their own perspectives and really listen and consider their colleagues perspective. This committee has worked because theyre finding Collaborative Solutions to the challenges this institution faces. The key word here is invested. Whether were talking about businesses or organizations or governments depend on people invested in the work tha ....
Some other nominees, so today we will consider three nominations and i want to thank my colleagues for helping working through the nominations in an appropriate fashion to allow us to take the steps forward today. Any comments you would like to make . No, mr. Chairman. We are trying to get confirmed em bas duirs to make your job a little bit easier, i hope you appreciate the fact that chairman corker are moving through nominations as quick as possible and one of the things to do if confirmed to get nominations a little bit sooner. In any respect, we are supportive of the three nominee that is we have here today and the list that we are going to take up and strongly urge our colleagues in regards to governorbran governor branstead. I dont think anybody misunderstood why he had been governor for 23 areas. Certainly i was able to answer questions in a way that it related to people. Im going to read the names of the nominees and at the appropriate time we will have a boat. Honorable branst ....
And now im booktv we want to introduce you to bill thomas was the editorinchief of the doubleday books. What kind of books is doubleday published country doubled it publishes the approximate 50 books a year, half our fiction and have our nonfiction. On the nonfiction side we publish a lot of history, narrative and fiction politics and science. Host how long has doubleday been a business . Guest 1897. Host founded by . Guest someone named mr. Doubleday. Host okay. We are here to talk to you about previewing some of the books. Who do you have coming in . Guest i think we are three books that are particular interest here views. We are publishing Jeffrey Toobin spoke about patty hearst, her kidnapping, what she did while she was in the sla and are very dramatic. As people no Jeffrey Toobin is in your staff writer and chief ....
Aliens, this is law, voted on by this body, signed into law by a president by the United States, elected by the people, aliens present in the u. S. In violation of immigration code are breaking the law and reportable. Thats u. S. Law. Thats not the majoritys opinion. Thats not a partys opinion. Thats not an individuals opinion. Thats the law of this land. You can disagree with those laws. You can disagree with the terminology. But that is the law. Thats the law. Fact, to the point that arizona vs. United states, 2012, Justice Sotomayor, quote, so how where do they get the records that show that this person is an illegal alien . Thats not authorized to be here . Now, was she being racist . Demeaning . Dehumanizing . I dont think so. I dont think so. I dont agree with all her decisions. But i dont believe that that was her intent when she made those had that question there. I ....
We are in tough shape. I just got a letter from the governor. He was talking, some of you may know about this about how tough is shut down has been and will be for the state of nevada. Programs like child nutrition programs, snap benefits, unemployment insurance, dozens of other programs. He said this undermines the Economic Security of the vaticans. I agree with that. Nevadans. A default. Thats due to a shut down. A default would make matters even worse. And im concerned. Im concerned the direction this country is going and the effect it has on my own state. If i can ask the governor a question. You said that when you were governor and help its fair to say you did a good job. And you said you had both houses were democrats at the time. Under what circumstances, what circumstances did you tell the leaders to the other party that you wouldnt negotiate or you wouldnt compromised . What were the scenarios that you had that would m ....