Will be introducing tonights guest speaker but before we get started first please silence any cell phones or any other Electronic Devices we will be recording audio cspan is here recording. We will be doing a q a following the presentation we have plenty of copies at the register if you like to purchase after the event. A columnist from the Bloomberg Opinion covering industry over two decades his new book secondhand is a revealing investigation of what has happened to those billions of items we clean out our home they could end up to a thrift store flea markets in Southeast Asia or in ghana to examine all facets of the multibilliondollar Global Industry including the marketing practices to load up after the purge of Household Items please give him a warm welcome. [applause] thanks to everyone for being here including the man who commissioned my first article so thats quite a thrill to have him here at this reading. When you finish a book you get to questions typically the first is very
I wanted to start out on the accountability legislation, a big moment in the house touted by republicans in two press conferences yesterday. Why did you vote for this bill despite previous concerns . Are you satisfied with the legislation . What more needs to be done . Rep. Walz i am. Thank you all for being here. This is an important piece of legislation. I know my republican colleagues have pushed on this. No one is denying employees at the v. A. Need to be accountable. No one is saying that with a when something happens from a wait time scandal or malfeasance things should not be done. To me, the point was how to we make sure we are able to attract and retain good employees, honoring peoples Constitutional Rights to due process, and then making sure we have the tools to follow through on that accountability . I was opposed to the house version because it did not do the things. It did not necessarily protect those folks. The irony is no one we brought in front of congress was part of
I wanted to start out on the accountability legislation, a big moment in the house touted by republicans in two press conferences yesterday. Why did you vote for this bill despite previous concerns . Are you satisfied with the legislation . What more needs to be done . Rep. Walz i am. Thank you all for being here. This is an important piece of legislation. I know my republican colleagues have pushed on this. No one is denying employees at the v. A. Need to be accountable. No one is saying that with a when something happens from a wait time scandal or malfeasance things should not be done. To me, the point was how to we make sure we are able to attract and retain good employees, honoring peoples Constitutional Rights to due process, and then making sure we have the tools to follow through on that accountability . I was opposed to the house version because it did not do the things. It did not necessarily protect those folks. The irony is no one we brought in front of congress was part of
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Outfront next. As we quickly approach the fiscal cliff, president obama issues a new proposal to congress. Plus, one week after the Deadly School shooting in newtown, connecticut, communities across the nation and around the world pay tribute to the victims. And the National Rifle association speaks out for the First Time Since the attack. It proposes a controversial plan to prevent similar mass shootings. Lets go outfront. Good evening. Im soledad eye brine in for erin burnett. Outfront, lowering expectations ten days before we fall off the fiscal cliff, and there is still no deal in sight. Tonight, president obama urged congress to broker a scaleddown deal. I just spoke to Speaker Boehner and i also met with senator reid. In the next few days ive asked leaders of congress to work toward a package that prevents a tax hike on middleclass americans, protects Unemployment Insurance for 2 million americans, and lays the groundwork for further work on both growth and deficit reduction. Tha