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Transcripts For CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings 20140812

Do not have to go to the beach to wash their clothes. Their lives are transformed. The have the sense of possibility that you have here. Theyre thinking, how do i get my kid to dartmouth . That is the summit of their aspirations. All i am saying is, lets make it possible for them to do it. Lets realize that we have a great formula and lets fight, be community activists, not just to redistribute the pie, but to widen the pies. And widen the possibilities of the world. Thank you very much. [applause] the National Geographic did a study some years ago of 18 to 25yearold american kids. They asked him to identify countries on a blank world map. 80 could not find iraq. 80 of american young people could not find iraq. 80 could not find israel or palestine. 40 could not find england and 10 could not find United States. That one makes us laugh but the others, not so much. It is ha ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings 20140812

We have several other memorials, but not a world war i memorial, and therefore there is much excitement about this project. Just a few words about our speaker, edwin found, edwin of notn, the grandson one, but two world war i veterans. He cofounded the world war i Memorial Foundation. Of aled to the Advocacy National world war i memorial on july, 2013. Mr. Fountain was appointed by Senate Majority leader harry to the centennial commission. He was elected vicechairman of the commission in july, 2014. Mr. Fountain is a graduate of the university of north carolina, and the university of virginia law school. Thank you, tony. And good morning. My name is edwin fountain. The commission was formed by congress in january, 2013 and given a mission of ensuring suitable observation in this country of a centennial of this g ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings 20140812

People who work in health care are disgusted. People come up to me all the time and say, did that happen here . People care. When i heard some of the testimony i heard from the phoenix v. A. , it was gut wrenching. I couldnt sleep. Peopleve there are many within the v. A. System who feel the same way. But there exists a cancer within leadership, a few individuals that perpetuate this idea that we should be silent, that we shouldnt stand up and tell and do the right thing, and be honest. Everyone makes mistakes. But when you make a mistake and try to conceal it, that is the question we should be asking who are these individuals who would alter data and hide the truth and prevent patient care . Collects our primetime special on Veterans Health care is tomorrow night at 8 00 eastern. In a few moments, republican senators Saxby Chambliss of georgia,
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Transcripts For CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings 20140813

Opportunity to defend themselves, and defend the freedom of their country. Just as tyler and i were coming in today, we got word that not only has a new Prime Minister been appointed, but that Prime Minister has named a new president , and it is not mr. Maliki, which is a good move. He needs to move on. An individual who is a shiite who actually work for maliki and is the speaker for the current iraqi parliament, he is the individual that has been named the president. I will take that as a positive step. And hopefully we can see a government that can stand together and defend democracy. And lets not kid ourselves. Iraqi democracy is not what we think of in the United States, but what is best for the iraqi people is what we should want there. And yet, weve got all of these scenarios swirling around the world. And here we a ....

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