World something really big happened on monday. And that was there was agreement to actually increase the cpp. So we had a change in government last october. That was a positive on enhancing the cpp. Frankly, ontario would rather do something nationally with the other provinces than do things on their own. So the between ontario and the federal government and doing some further work, there was actually agreement on monday to do two things with respect to the canada pension plan. One was to increase the benefit, and number two is to increase the amount of income thats going to be covered by the benefit. So its a big deal in canada right up there with stabilizing the cpp in the 1990s. So theres a lot of detail to be worked out as to okay, exactly you get down to the bottom line what does it all mean in terms of implementation. A long window on implementation, starts 2019. Sevenyear window to implement the whole thing. That got agreement thats what got agreement from the hesitant provinces
Spirit, may our senators run without weariness and run without fainting. Give them the wisdom to be patient with others, prompt to appreciate the virtues of their colleagues. Rule in the hearts of our keeping them from sin and sustaining their loved ones lord, surround our senators with the shield of your favor, accomplishing in their lives, more than they can ask or imagine. We pray in your sovereign name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington d. C. , april 11, 2014. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable carl m. Levin, a senator from the state of michigan, to perform the duties of
Mccarthy could not do in the 1950s, something virtually unprecedented. 60 years ago, joe mccarthy tried and failed to obtain a criminal conviction of an american citizen after she professed her innocence before his committee and asserted her right not to testify under the fifth amendment. I want to read briefly from the hearing transcript. In 1954, senator mccarthy accused a woman named diana hogue of being a communist. She worked at the Westinghouse Company in a small town in new york, making 1. 71 per hour. The similarities to the hearing today are striking. Ms. Hogue said this, i have never engaged in espionage or sabotage. I am not so engaged. I will not so engage in the future. I am not a spy nor saboteur. Like chairman issa, senator mccarthy argued that she waived her fifth amendment rights stating, when a witness said she never engaged in espionage, then she waived the fifth amendment, not nearly as to that question, but to the entire field of espionage. Like chairman issa is do
That is the greatness of lbj. That is why we remember him. If there is one thing that he should teach us, one lesson that malia and sasha learned from today is that, with enough effort and empathy, peopleance, courage who love this country can change it. Year, president johnson stood on the stage, with battered by controversies , looking far older than his 64 years, and delivered his final public speech. We have proven that great progress is possible. We know how much still remains to be done. And ifefforts continue if ourl is strong, hearts are right, it occurred remains our constant companion, my fellow americans, im confident that we shall overcome. [applause] we shall overcome. We. The citizens of the United States. , like abraham lincoln, like countless citizens who have moved this country knewrd, president johnson that ours is a story of optimism , achievement, and constant striving that is unique upon this earth. He knew it because he had lived this story. He believed that we co
Interviews. Of whether or not lois lerner waived her fifth amendment right by asserting her innocence is not for us to decide. Its a matter for the courts to weigh. And on this matter i would like to point you to the analysis of morton rosenberg, a man who served with great distinction the americanas public law specialist at the nonpartisan, Congressional Research service and i would like unanimous consent to place record. Ysis in the without objection. He wrote that the requisite not been met. Ve far more important for this committee to report on what the i. R. S. Is doing to correct the problem that the congressional overnight have identified. I. G. s Office Investigate contained nine recommendations improvethought would i. R. S. Management and guidance for revowing and tracking. Month theng last i. R. S. Confirmed that the i. R. S. Implemented every single one of these changes. That would be a good thing for the American People to know more about. And to really fulfill its mandate.