Association and r birthday and this home that we o of White House Historical association. Been the eve of the 245th birthday of Stephen Decatur. He was a hero of the war of 1812. One of those little conflicts that we had from time to time with the british and early history and. This one had a torch connected to it. Thats a story an event for a catur was then and is still to ay t youngest to attain the rank of captain in the hi amecan navy. At the age of 25 years old. Ndromising future. He and his wife susan built use. The architect was the famous english architect benjamin lso built St Johns Church just across the and he was a hero the monetary rewards compensation that was cmon in his day for that service. That heroism with those proceeds he bought this entire city block. There were on this evening and house was built as the closest freestanding home to the president of the United States home across lafayette parhe fooe of. Llenge to a duel at the another former naval officer on whose
Americanmade ammunition is captured by the russian army, and every now and then foreign instructors are captured. These are the real war crimes that the west is now trying to blame on russia , said putin, putin also spoke about the words of us secretary of state blinken, who said that ukraine is ready for the tango for which it is needed. Two so head the state duma called future negotiations between moscow and kiev russia has never refused negotiations on ukraine, the president emphasized, if the other side has kidneys and let blinkin say next time and putin said this because a tank is not a goppack and russia is dancing to american music, dont, but ukraine wants to dance or not, it will have to be done in negotiations with putin that the ukrainians will perform the lady or the cossack for russia is not of fundamental importance, we listen. The right words from the president of russia regarding americans, they themselves dont know how to dance , thats how they decide everything. Um, th
Really have to think how to events the mission of these agencies proselyte to thank them for hanging in there because the impediment that is created natalie to find new ideas but called back to oldfashioned ideas. Teeeighteen and though you were leaving the you will continue to serve in many capacities with both the long disserving and here we are. [laughter] also of the take this opportunity for those who work at both of those agencies. So to wake up every day how i can make the world a better place so i have those two fabulous agencies and i cannot tell you the pride and enthusiasm it has brought me so that three criteria for reform i will then get to my question in so much respect the mission of the agency and the men and women who work of the agency. It goes a long way with productivity help the congress would embrace the idea to work in the federal agencies and the second is adequate resources with a reform in a targeted way for specific problems in specific solutions. Sova to thi
Coordination, information sharing, threat information sharing, and information sharing about best practices and best results. Thank you. Yeah thank you. And very quickly we are very open to trying to play a stronger role in trying to assist these conversations across different modes of transportation. I would say that just the first thing weve got to do in each of these modes is get the modes, you know within the modes having the discussion because there will be things unique to automobiles or to rail cars or to aviation that are distinct. But to your point i do think there are crosscutting issues too. And our department intends to play an active role on the crosscutting side of the conversation as well. Id like to thank you for a very interesting and informative session. [ applause ] lets all give the secretary [ applause ] thank you very much. Tonight on the communicators, fcc commissioner minion clyburn on their recent Net Neutrality ruling, municipal broadband and the subsidized ph
The transatlantic space to support ukraine. And i do think that our leadership in this is recognized. We are having as spirited a debate as is going on theres also a transatlantic debate so that question gets asked also in our diplomacy. But europeans come at it from both sides, depending upon where they sit. With regard to ukraine and the things that need to be done, and that has been appreciated, very much by my by most of us, i would have at this point significant difficulty coming to work each day with these decisions lingering and the way that they have and us, again, not taking the steps that that many people within the administration, as i understand it, feel needs to be taken. And yet we continue for some reason not to do those things that weve acted as if we might do. I have a number of other questions that ill send in writing. And i thank each of you for being here. I realize that in all cases, yall are messengers and not the ones that have these decision memos sitting on you