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we start the first half-hour asking you what your message is for congress for this brief session. for democrats, use (202) 585-3880. republicans, (202) 585-3881. and for independents, (202) 585-3882. on twitter, our twitter handle is @cspanwj,. you can post on facebook. the question is up as we speak. facebook.com/c-span. your e-mails are welcome too,. [email protected]. susan davis usa today piece, congress back for a brief session. short-term funding bill is the top priority. congress returns for a three-week sprint to the legislative finish that will focus on political messages before the midterm election. if the transfer control of the senate to republicans. john boehner advised lawmakers on a recent conference call to expect a brief but busy session with the key agenda items being the must pass short-term funding bill to keep the government running until early december. the funding runs out september 30 and congress is on track to extend until a postelection lame ....
the cspan bus s big ten fall tour kick off this week with washington journal interviewing university presidents on policy issues that impact higher education, including costs, admission policies and curriculum and academic standards. coming up, university of arizona president eric caleb. and here on washington journal this morning, we kick off the first of our big ten college tour with visits to big ten college campuses and talking to presidents of the big ten colleges and universities. the colleges that educate some half million people each year and allocate some $10 billion a year to research throughout the country and beyond. we re joined this morning by eric kalor. and and on wednesday, james lindher, and joining us on our cspan bus is eric kalor, thank you for joining us this morning here on washington journal. very glad to be with you. tell us about the university of minnesota system. is it a public ....
now, this is coming from the institution that has cared for two-thirds of all of the cases to date in west africa.e msf. so, i think they re sense of the you aurgency of that mobilizatia critical. but assuming we can do that, and that s a big assumption, i m making a big point because i think all of you in the room in addition to us ton panel, have a responsibility to try and make sure that that requisite mobilization takes place.term but the aftermath is critical. and here, we need to begin thinking about the investment not only in the health - infrastructure, but particularly in the health infrastructure ta that is going to make sure thatt we don t have a repeat of this. not only this west africa and t the three effective countries, but in others, that s why we $200 ated half of our million response to building the median to longer term public health infrastructure that we think would be necessary to equip countries, to have a to e longer term sustainable capacity to ....
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operation. the university was founded in 1851. how long have you been president, president kalor? well, less than that for sure. i m just starting my fourth year, i m the 16th president of the university so people tend to serve in this job for a long time. what are some of your priorities as president? well, it s really pretty simple for me, i m very interested in accessibilities and affordability. for qualifies minnesotan s and i m interested in the university providing a truly excellent education for those students. also interested in being sure that we help drive the economy of the state of minnesota, that we re the home of inventions and innovations in medical care, science and engineering and we also have a critically important responsibility to maintain the liberal arts and be a place where creative work of all kinds takes place. so it s a pretty broad span, but at the end of the day we re interested in our undergraduate student, ensuring they get an excel ....