Were supposed to measure those things, set those goals and have people hold us accountable. Not run away from bad news, not cherry pick for the press, hey, i reduced crime by 1 , isnt that amazing . Its better than zero, but own the bad news, fix it, and share the good things that are happening together. And in los angeles, my philosophy has been a very simple one, to get back to the basics. To do those things that people depend on government to do. To pave streets, to help businesses create jobs. To make sure that city hall works for you and not against you. To show up when were usually missing and to get out of the way when were an impediment and rebuild the public trust and breathe life back into american democracy from the local level back up. And why shouldnt people expect that from government . Nobody does, but why shouldnt they . Our customers our constituents are the same folks that get automatic twoday shipping from amazon get uber in three minutes on their smartphone. They ex
I give the floor to the representatives of the United States. Thank you, mr. President. Today, we have adopted the Un Security Council resolution in the comprehensive plan of action agreed to six days ago. By now, many are familiar with the basic tenants of the deal, which if implemented, would cut off all pathways to physical material for a Nuclear Weapon for the Islamic Republic of iran. The jcp oa will cut the number of centrifuges by two thirds and prevent iran from preventing weapons grade plutonium. They will go from a quantity that could produce approximately 10 Nuclear Weapons to a fraction of what is needed for a single Nuclear Weapon. The deal will quadruple the breakout time come the time needed to produce enough weapons grade uranium for one Nuclear Weapon. From the cry to estimate of 23 months come it will require iran and all states to comply with legally binding activities. 90 days from today when our respective capitals and legislatures have carefully reviewed the deals
We have no chance. What do we do, ignore the problem . There are things we can do. Thethe goal should be to channel the trade every substance as well as other current illicit drugs and illegal channels come into the hands of reputable businesses which means requiring standards for labeling and dosage so that customers no what there getting. And then as citizens of a free society they get to make there own decisions. People see a percentage of the population has a great desire to get high one way or the other. People have been sniffing glue and paint thinner for decades. We are not about out those substances. It would not be effective if we tried. Again the focus ought to be on Harm Reduction policy one that tries to channel the trade through the hands of reputable businesses, guarantees accurate labeling and dosage and then allows people to remain free to make there own decisions for good or ill. Nobody saidnobody said the ability to make these decisions will always ensure wise decisio
Followed. An agency that over the past several years has been mired in a tory us gridlock. Theyve had difficulty really agreeing on anything of great subs. Substance. As a result, many of these areas that we are talking about are very fuzzy. Court nations, Nonprofit Organizations and whether they can spend as much money as they want to on politics coordinations, Nonprofit Organizations and whether they can spend as much money as they want to on. Many of these issues are being punted. Agencies cannot agree on it. They will be weighing in in 2016 which leaves everything up in the air on these specific questions. Host for the radio listeners we showed a headline to one of Dave Levinthals recent stories about gridlocked elections watchdogs. Questions about these Campaign Reports . Time to call in in general. Democratic line, st. Louis missouri, good morning. Caller good morning. Mr. Leventhal, this is a hypothetical question. If you were to add up all the money that was spent on campaigns,
Airline harrison this sunday night at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspans original series, first ladies influence and image. Examining the public and private lives of the women who fill position of first lady and their influence on the presidency from Martha Washington to michelle obama. Sundays at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on american tv, on cspan3. Coming up next on cspan, from washington journal, a look at the dotfrank financial regulatory law on its fifth anniversary. That is followed by a discussion on u. S. Drug policy. Later, a discussion with transportation secretary anthony foxx at the Christian Science monitor. We are continuing our discussion about wall street reform and the dotfrank act and we are joined by a financial regulations Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation and also with julio gordon, a senior director of housing at the center for american products. Make you both so much for being here. I would like to start with a question, very broad for both of you. How effective has.