At 6 30. I apologize in advance for cutting off any moments of brilliance on their part or any of yours because of timing. My name is john yoo, i am a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise institute and coauthor with Jeremy Rabkin who is already at the other end of this book after 20, by yours now before supplies run out. That is a joke, supplies will never run out. Striking power. We are proud to have our commentators. Bios in front of you, mister lewis is a fellow at the center for strategic and International Studies which is almost next door to us. A long background on these issues and governmental agencies, just complaining, the United Nations. And professor andres at the national college, deep background in Cyber Security issues, really grateful to have them with us. What we are going to do today, i am going to drive the themes of the book. We will hear from rich and jim and Jeremy Rabkin will respond and we will have 25 minutes for your questions and our answers and discuss
Nominations . So moved. Second . Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. The motion carries. The Committee Meets this morning to consider the nomination of general Joseph Dunford for reappointment as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. General dunford, this Committee Thanks you for your decades of distinguished service to our nation. We are grateful to your wife ellen for the support she has always provided to you and to all who serve our nation in uniform. Id also like to welcome your son patrick. Patrick. Fortunately, you look like your mother, patrick, who is joining us this morning. Joe and kathleen send their support from afar even as i bet they are a little relieved they do not have to sit through your interrogation. In order to exercise its legislative and oversight responsibilities its important this committee and other appropriate committees of the congress are able to receive testimony, briefings and other communications of information. Have you adhered to applicable laws and r
Do better when we all do better. And i still believe thats true today and so do my colleagues who join me. We need to be focused on how we can help more women share in our Economic Growth and share in the american dream. I ask my colleagues to support and pass the paycheck fairness act. Thank you. I yield the floor. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from washington. A senator mr. President , i ask unanimous consent to speak up to five minutes. The presiding officer without objection. A senator thank you, mr. President. I come to the floor with my colleagues, the senator from minnesota and my colleague senator murray from washington along with the other women who have been here to talk about this important issue of paycheck fairness. It is truly shameful this kind of discrimination still exists and youve heard the statistics by my colleagues what the pay gap means but literally over someones career, over a 40year career in my state, a woman could lose as much a
Future of the European Union. A group of analysts debate the pro and it euroskeptic positions. The potential for european cultural integration, and the prospects for the uks withdrawal from the eu. The twohour event was hosted by the hudson institute. Mr. Fonte what is the future of the European Union . Thats what well be talking about today. What does is it mean to say the European Union has a democracy deficit . Are they compatible with democratic selfgovernance . Will britain leave the eu in june . If so, what does this mean for the european project . Will germany pull back from the jury of the European Political Union . Will the cultural and political challenges of radical islam both within europe and abroad, strengthen or weaken the eu . sat effect is Vladimir Putin russia have an effect of the eu. . . What does the future of the eu mean for the United States and the Transatlantic Alliance . We will be trying to answer some of these questions this morning. E have an outstanding pa
What is the future of the European Union . Thats what we will be talking about today. What does it mean to say European Union as a democracy deficit . Supernatural governance, is it combatable with selfgovernment . Will the british leave the eu in june . If so, what does this mean for the european project . Will germany the indispensable motor, pull back from the dream of a European Political Union . Will the cultural, political and security challenge of radical islam, both within europe and abroad, strengthen or weaken the eu. What affect does putins russia have on the politics of the eu . What does the refugee crisis mean for european political integration and the concept of an ever closer union . What is the future of the eu mean for the United States . And the Transatlantic Alliance. We will be trying to answer some of the questions this morning. We have an outstanding panel of experts with differing viewing on these ishz adiffering views e and the European Union. Im interested in