The u. N. General assembly wraps up with a return to hope and diplomacy. World powers agree on a serial resolution and there could be light at the end of the tunnel over iran thousand four crisis. Irans nuclear crisis. Good morning. First of all, the elliptic flame for the 2014 sochi winter games has been let in olympia, the birthplace of the event. It is from there that the torch will travel thousands of kilometers to next years host city here in russia. We spoke to our ks rt in greece. The alleged claim has been let. You will be able to see it just behind my Left Shoulder there. We will see here at olympia, the birthplace of the games, the longest torch relay in opaque history. A few moments ago, the lighting of the flame ceremony took place. It was basically a step back in time, winding back the clock perhaps 2. 5 thousand years. We saw an actress dressed as a High Priestess lit the flame using the powers of the sun and a parabolic mirror which is basically what happened in 700 bc t
Senator or house member. And so this is Something Else that we strongly recommend. Host our guest is Henry Bonilla. Former congressman, served in congress until 2007, representing texas. Number for republicans is 2025853881. For democrats, 2025853880. And independents, 2025853882. Wonder if you talk to us a little bit about how this report and your recommendations are being received in congress today. Guest we havent had any strong feedback yet. Sometimes it take as while for messages to get into the leadership office. The former senators that led this, this on their side have already communicated with the Senate Leadership but no strong reaction yet. The house side. But were hoping that at least someone listens to us because at this point were not aware of anyone who is put together a set of recommendations like this anywhere. So, if half of them are implemented that would beik a he success. If one or two, hey, great. Butge were realistic about this most of us who worked on this have
One flaw with your argument is t makes the words it may happen superfluous, that the clause would mean exactly what you say it means if you took those words out. And your response, the only one i could see on the reply, your reply brief, page 13, is that those words were put in there to, quote, confine the president to filling vacancies that actually exist at the time of appointment. Now, is that did you really think they put that language in there because they were afraid the president would fill appointments that dont exist . I dont know why they put the language in there, mr. Chief justice, but it doesnt it isnt superfluous because it does serve that function one reason is because they were afraid otherwise the president would have the power, simply, when somebody died two or three years before and theyve had a big fight in congress to save up all the controversial nominations and then put them through as recess appointments. That could be one thing they didnt want to happen. I dont
They never went to the backup tapes. Exactly. The backup server is different. Theres no backup server. Theres a serve that operates the email. And the tapes theyre stored on offsite, they never got the emails back. Even though congress requestedded it, the irs didnt care and didnt go the extra mile to get thosement you testified last week that you knew there was a problem, february 2014 with lois lerners emails. I was advised there was an issue. In midmarch, the irs, according to your testimony, learned additional facts about her mysterious computer crash. Thats correct. Then you testified at this committee at the end of march, and you promised this committee, dowdy, gordon issa, everyone, get us lois lerner emails, you said, yes, well do it. You never mention, you never disclose that there were real problems about whether you were in fact going to be able to turn over those emails. Correct. At that time i did not know there were real problems meet what you told dave camp. In february
The senate . And that a significant number, i cant remember the exact number, was actually voicevoted out of the house. I think they call it consent in the lower house . What do they call it . Consent . Unanimous con sernt. You would be surprised at the number of unanimous consent. So i guess the point im perhaps making poorly is that whats different now. Wha im saying, i think there are some things we can do. There are some tweak that is can be made. Im just wondering, what is it about this moment in history that we dont think we can look at a problem. And some of us think its not that big a problem, and then make changes so that our businesses can compete for business abroad. I mean, im frustrated over the fact that it would seem to me that there are issues that need to be addressed. They can be fixed. Has there been anything discussed here today that cant be dealt with if we sat down and worked . Congressman, im a businessman for 20 dwreers in the private sector. We are constantly l