Transcripts For CSPAN2 Key Capitol Hill Hearings 20160220 archive.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from archive.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
president obama: right now, we know of no credible or specific intelligence of a plot on the homeland. let me remind you what our coalition is doing to destroy these terrorists and defeat their ideology. so far our military and our partners have conducted more than 8,000 air strikes on isil strongholds and equipment. those strikes, along with our partners on the ground, have taken out key leaders, taken back territory in both iraq and syria. john: how did he do? mark: he did well. i thought it was important to reassure american families that the country is safe, there are no credible threats, and that we re surrounded by the homeland security threat. he talked about the coalition and what s being done to defeat isil. and i thought his tone was pretty good, and there s been comments here and elsewhere about that. i thought he did just fine. john: he was crisp, on point, and there was an obligatory feel to this. e did what he had to do. i hate saying those words. it was perfect
user benefits, if taxes become less of a proxy, transportation consumption due to more efficient cars and energy prices, then prioritize highway money for the most urgent needs and give more power to the states and cities which can use told them that fuel level use. guest: given the fact that there has not been much happening here in washington, a lot of states, 14 states in the last four years race on gas taxes. almost all of those work and trolled by republicans. utah raised 5 cents cents a gallon so they could fix up their roads, in the absence of any kind of major transportation bill, wyoming raise their own gas tax, all republican state. is it easy? of course not. of course not. it s hard for politicians to raise the tax. the one think they know is that when they do that, the constituents they represent realize that potholes are going to be filled, roads are going to be fixed, bridges are going to be fixed, and people see their friends and neighbor doing the work. the
us for another program celebrating america s first ladies. in the lobby at the ticket desk, you ll find a palm card which talk about some of our other upcoming events. also dealing with our first ladies exhibition. we re honored today to have annette dunlap as our speaker. annette was awarded an mba from washington university at st. louis. and has more than 30 years of experience as a writer, speaker and entrepreneurial consultant. in her spare time when she s not raising cattle on a 29-acre farm in north carolina, annette writes books. her first biography was frank: the story of francis folsom cleveland, america s youngest first lady. and her second book, the gambler s daughter: a social and personal history involved a bit of autobiography in exploring her father s gambling addiction. dunlap s current research brings her to lou henry hoover. she has twice been a recipient of the hoover presidential foundation s travel grants for visiting scholars, allowing annette to min
and a natural, inspiring leader. in addition to the lou henry hoover biography, dunlap is completing two other book projects. louis comfort tiffany and the business of art, expected for release in 2017, and charles g. dawes, to be published in early 2016. following annette s formal presentation, there will be a question and answer period. if you have a question, please raise your hand and do not speak until a microphone is given to you. now, the microphone will be given to you off. you just flip the little button. look at the green light. that pull put it on. after you asked your question, shut it off and pass it back to the aisle. i hope you ll join us in the lobby afterwards where copies of dunlap s biography of frances folsom cleveland will be available for purchase and signing. we re also pleased that c-span is here today to record this event for wider viewership. i would be especially grateful if everyone would take this moment to silence all electronic devices. we don t