Today, here on cspan, live coverage of israeli Prime Minister, benjamin, speaking at the center for American Progress at 3 00 eastern time. And, a hiring our heroes conference. Here is a look. While our servicemen and women are deployed, their spouses are the ones who take care of their families at home. They care for the children. They manage the finances. And, they pray that their husbands and wives will return home safely. Rodriguez andt in wife joined us at a ranch 2013 at 2014 for the bush Center Annual warrior bike ride. About hisne talked years in service at the air force, she said, week, i. Y, we, served 25 years i did not realize the impact it was going to have. That is why it is so important to make sure that while our servicemen and women receive the support they need, that we care for their families as well. As we have heard this morning, employment support is the Perfect Place to start. Studies show that post9 11 veterans face higher rates of unemployment than their civili
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Later a confirmation hearing for julian castro. Next, Foreign Policy experts discuss the escalating violence in iraq. National security, and how the u. S. Should respond. The american conservative, the american prospect and the institute for security and conflict studies hosted the event. Its just over an hour. Good morning. Thank you all for coming. Welcome to our conference on the new internationalism. Id ike to thank George Washington university and the institute for security and conflict studies for hosting this event and thanks also to our cosponsors, the american conservative and the american prospect. My name is daniel larrison. I am a Senior Editor and ill be moderating this mornings panel. This will be a discussion on threats and responses with the focus on how to manage threats without resorting to military action. Well be addressing some of the following questions, what are the real threats to u. S. Security and u. S. Interests more gem, which u. S. Interests are truly vital
Ms. Wertheimer, please proceed. Chairman johnson, Ranking Member crapo, members of the committee, thank you very much for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am honored to be president obamas nominee for Inspector General of the federal Housing Finance agency. And before i begin, id like to introduce my family, who has accompanied me here today. My husband, andy pincus, our daughter, kate pincus, my steadfast mother, sidelle wertheimer. My inlaws walter and ann pincus. With that, let me get to the meat of what id like to say in my statement. The fhfa plays a crucial role in our Financial System as the safety and soundness regulator of fannie mae, freddie mac and the 12 regional federal home loan banks. To ensure they operate in a safe and sound measure and serve as a reliable source of liquidity and funding for Housing Finance. And as senator crapo mentioned, since september 2008, almost six years now, the agency has acted as conservator for fannie mae and freddie mac, to pro