In 2015, we will do a lot under the two themes of peace and development. We will work with International Community to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the worlds antifascist war. To draw lessons from history and make china strive for peace. The 17th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations this year will be a Good Opportunity for us to take an active part in the u. N. S Development summit and International Cooperation on Climate Change. We will play a constructive role for the sbless of the developing countries. Thank you. In recent years, more and more chinese citizens made outbound visits and we see a good example of that in the justpassed chinese new year. What will the Chinese Foreign ministry do to facilitate the outbound visits of chinese citizens and protect their legitimate rise in interests overseas. This is a very good question and i think many journalists may be interested in knowing the answer. Last year for the first time, chinese citizens made more
Repeated budget cuts have tested blms ability to keep up with industry demand for new permits and to enforce safety and environmental standards. Thats why the president s budget calls on congress to support a strong on shore inspection program, partly funded through fees. This proposal takes a page from the offshore Energy Industry where industry pays fees for permits and inspections. Which means we can keep pace with the work load, and we dont have to divert funds from other programs to support permitting, leasing or inspection activities. Coupled with the transition to a new automated permitting system, which is under way, that eliminates paper applications, these Budget Resources will strengthen the capacity to do its job well. Thats a perfect example in the budget where Congress Needs to move beyond mindless austerity, brought about by sequestration and i can tell you, my first year in this job was 2013. I thought i left the private sector for this . Crazy budget. But this enables
There are people who struggle towards something more than being just a secondclass citizen, and know that there is justice on your side. Here is what i asked. We have eliminated through our executive actions, one of our executive actions, the secure communities program. This was controversial legally and politically, and we replaced it with a new program called the priority enforcement program. In my view, working together with mayors, governors Sheriffs Police chiefs, so that we can focus our resources on criminals is a national and Public Safety imperative. That was the goal of the program but it was legally and politically controversial. But the overarching goal, in my view is the Public Safety imperative. In many jurisdictions, there were restrictions placed on that jurisdictions ability to work with our immigration personnel in the transfer of criminals for purposes of removal. Since january 1 2014, over 12,000 detainers by our Law Enforcement personnel were not honored. Frankly,
The Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative has partnered with Variety to establish an annual award named in honor of the legendary actor that will recognize groundbreaking achievements in storytelling. The Mary Tyler Moore Visionary Award will honor the life and legacy of pioneering star of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Ordinary People” and “The Dick …