crisis." having admitted at lthis ais dngd de. aur] mr. speaker, i don't think this was meant as a joke, but it suggests someone quite out of haspeg, nrseality, ca weom ssre bm intrwothan thout. mr. speaker, there can be no lution to the great crisis, as we tackle the prices of demand in the europeanco a nysuatsr e urn economy, as well as the measures he talks about? on the banking regulator, how would he use his popularity and ec l safuaurope to sure benow tin pot is

the single market? he then talked, mr. speaker, about the patent officech haoha ohi e stt d e ln is a plomic triumph for an office that ended up being based in paris. [laughte on the zone, it isco nieabee t sth areq? e armanyeaso to believe that is not the case. finally, on europe and the prime minister's positionor should i cat ee h p? [lte understanwhy people wanted in a referendum. i don't think it is the right thing to do." hours later- a

code deere cd he ren sunday, the prime minister hints he might rulen it theorei sta- sethab -sa ator benches should not be yelling when the prime minister is speaking. same with the government back benches. atder. atths go ma. >> he went on television to say, "the prime minister is not changing o position." ree fiitaso,n as tit m.

in the gernment's position, yes or no? second, he talks about a refendum being connected to loan o-oiotiati of p d tten nowhere. [laughter] ec now saying that he might be in favor owithdrawinfrom the european uon we iit a oue fuaif -hao ar d oueelpf again. yes or no answe he said that there is a danger that by missing the prospect of referendum, weou misr reppornio her crisis of growth or to tackle youth unemployment. it is alabtang dion hwnty

nther good for the country, nor will it keep his party quie now he is a man getting out the um m,or ton , reca ein a prime minister talking to himself. -- a party talking to itself. the government letting britain down. p mte ess he thnk. frankly, what i think the opposion said is rather demeaning to parliament and the commons and the house of ls. ife test d rlntnot he bo ois an t aew people better to do that and the hon.

member with considerable expertise. thkey asonerous the t inmsdoth wan inquiry done by that so that we can take the best of that inquiry and put it into the bill. i think that is the right thing do. oouikee i dof urome th - t jores to get on with it, find the answers, and put it into law. let me dl with the question at the eupeanni rdsiare vhaotony the foreign secretary, and all parties have agre on a transition by mutual consent. now we ed to implement that eddot. and all of the

alab resitythno spbi for these twin crises, the crisis of the deficit and a crisis of failed banking regulations? he asked what we ha done to protecthe single ouk hecln um hule tit stte.ns gr on the question of are the eurozone funds sufficient, i think he is right to ask that question. weonalayheve rtth t an big enough. i think he ought to give up the hokie cokie and s the aur] ll tleesm pe wiv t rebate and give nothing in return, who took us into the bailout fund

even when we were not part of the road. e people whsaha ch hke tot totetes, fa hll never stand up to two big vested interests, the ade ions and brussels. lerewigrnt ri a t res urelationship with the european union, would the prime minister agree that the worst possible moment to start gotiating with 26 other at rlyoced ll? ntof would the prime minister also agreed that as the united kingdom is fully protected by the the statury reqreme for aefdu pral ansof gh tus mbe

liet a negotiations we wish to beg and the treaties - had rrebin tuts imsef t zo7 t f n? >> it is worth it saying that everyone has to recognize that the short-term fire fighting is th'urge ammte irtkit t. myntthilfed itreeerm tfur -- we are safeguarded through the referendum law aut for the transactions. aaiar. tht cuar a e' euro summit were yet again premature? there is not enoh stability to deal witthe sp l

onhe cries a erstastk abthro banng, if we have our reconciliation committeewhich is fine, just remember that some of us fing dulatn hgrret t t enand inatt ayou eurone agreements on the weekend is absolutely worth listing to and taking into regarded i wld point out- e t mashaer a bin bcag foou rovi bon and direct recapitalization of banks, hedged around all sorts of ifs and buts. t agr cosihedhafu pet icuis noer a

would be swift enough but also strong enough to get to the answers quickly. >> given that there is practically not he - y aeeere ou stat disss how they would get a hold of the 500 billion or more that ey might need, and are ey ready to baugher rd on ct rangsf r tro i oe cr spanal that we should be pushing eurozone members into taking short-term steps to help with s,ececalg stability --uy s,tiut orarl t. difficulties they are going through trying. -- trying to rai tdequate

amous ofin. e iesatf itanai nnl rtitanaiy arsotis,. the right hon. gentleman failed to answer the question from m friend, the former chancellor ofhe exchequ, skhemeisto reizat purr regulation was coming very strongly from he -- >> hypocri, as as. ifreto bru is to be tricked and reconciliation, willhere be some acceptance stnd celthat ef w?

for what they said and for the rest of it did but i have to say, who was in charge for the last 13 yes? who watheit hnt go into the intracies of who did what i said what, they voted for the tripartite rearrangement doenfur-- does he agree with me that those who wish to take britain out of your pat the duty to prodeetails about what the political -- t thtyvioul abwhheit a omonenwobe whole debate about our engagement in europe is properly informed. i do support membersp, i think that the single market is vital for us in will halt all parties, all

politicians come off with -- it will help all parties and all gu twielhets rm de. ndf e an circumstances of further to his negotiations in which the prime minister will recommend that the e isnih people need th -- l atthb heme mister >> my right hon. friend will know that my opposition has ti g rtoen in doubt or cast on my

paternity. [laughter] will he agree th what we need is n comtmenon ut re, a itme t stthurtniv arsgo olv he our agreements for them to subordinate themselves further to centralization in europe? >> mmy h. frnd,ho r d erth qio iatoz i changing rapidly and the countries need to take bold, integrationist steps that will provide opportunities for unies ouide the sdaxe a ti iese rein tabor things that matter for us. i think that is what we should do. >> is the prime minister concerned th on eupe t rerend, heoumoe johnajory da

thiand ere osnst' make as cent unless you actually want to leave the opinion -e euanonowd an liut ff getting a fresh assault for your also doesn't make sense, either. i pales to swnd e t. il hfr ad a what is being watched next wk by his right hon. friend, the reigecry cuat pesoonthpe reform we are looking for in the eu? we further agree to look at issues of competitionn the

banking sector tha in my reon'vee hi llua? >> how that process is going to work will help that. ti tan or seest reed is important we have a say over those rules. n-s t on the likely effects of the oil embargo upon iran? ethean dss a mi e

ouan.rdisi i think there's strong agreements that these sanctions are right d nsa. er olo pem resi issue of civil nuclear power. >>r. william cash. heermst on that same question, we take the advice of the london taxi driv whod brh pere sd. ttherm. by then you'll get reelected a massive majory. [cheer

atin ba rfryen wh i would say -- i don't think an immiate referendum is e ar. t t aorti uihed tlt -- tell the house what indications he is sad fr europeanolue t w bkeo agheepatofs tr n am t the bailout power, we were able to renegotiate that power and get out of that part of the treaty. we have ssmce hien pe

how fast it will go, i cannot say. lle o eunentepporniti -- thank you, mr. speaker. >> theecisn oe y er n friend cd and fraction of turning into law by any commitment to a referendum in entrhehi tig have to be put to the british people, whose government we're talking about.

hobl n'nt feum prlem is that because of the change in the eurozone is fi tre tso ridlyink t as i wrote in the "sunday telegraph, htowe paceh rend . chsay. >> will the future -- mr.en cover the council

of europe? >> these issues arear e tou o ee ane peon i have considerable difficulty with that but the two things are separate. >>tas ad nn. igne ute action to europe's single market and a ear voice and say in the voice of that market. nkfr i luht xpa e e o i would not want to swap the status we have of having access the single market and theay overulf si

hit pot t zo wmake sure those safeguards -- there's a series oftepse d . weav >> could simply ask the prime rmogster to look at this d mon ud ngnc t ie erm that the peoplef northern ireland would have a strong say in this? the u -aicl i here. haby right and i'm right to be chastised.

>> as suspect the majority of m nes wanta onar e' oheing balance of trade in their favor. y n't eme mteke tghanegte whe n the sine market is not just a free-trade area but they say over the rules on how the free trade area works. e keoid cal th is what i think we should continue to pursue. >> i wme cnu orhas g t s resitit

ha tes t 100,000 people illegally entered greece through turkey. eapee hia. support these organizations and the means for these countries to protect th borders. we havto b carefuluthe lagebu iteunlita sweden or denmark that bear a large share of the burden. >> will the prime minte eyhe0 feontn decrats remain committed to an

in-house referendum. veha - cemim is now inevitable and it would be at his advante tbe ahe of e od pnt now he is having a go of me for not delivering the liberal democrats side asel ru ren o future. europe is changing. >> mr. dennis skinner. >> c heell ete cao pntpi

er -- >> did not speak with him ie. there has never bn a better time that they should be minding their business and not os. babohiowwi re.cfo the honorle lady makes a powerful point. eheayopuns beethatty hainkpeghe faheehta n thro, hbenefits us if they can deal with those banks and problems.

the ghme cde treshr s stewart bell. >> the prime minister has referred to the national n.mptsftnd arief dss thoe european union -- >> the argument i would make is that that was aneeme tha em -unanimity. that is what we've done in terms ter oia and iran and eveuall peng

burma and sanctions. >>r. simon owthth or seemnfgst his party had a manifesto as did the liberaloc. ret le there is no provision for any other referendum. mi,rgecicsi w op >>ths important point. we said no further passes of por fr briin to us.

sweulefth le market in energy and services. we haverittenafrdr thoniod hiha l yea htonk ofutn an europe and how we take the british people with us and that is exactly what i'moing. her avch the big difference is access information and other backound information. such cotelle sa we oan tvese powers.

if people do not produce those papers, they are in contempt of ' sthele cotbeinont iabe stth. i think this committee will have the powers it needs and expertise it needs but it will be able to ge tob vef agree that we would be re?nse >>-e t ulke is that there are developments es rrfi

e orti and we should show patnce because of the firestorm. >> mr.arry ger ships e in dry dock. what pictereng ke tni ianse rg tthhaen >> i think the honorable gentleman raises an important pot. wma sthine >> e manifesto referred to a

fundamental cnge in the ros giap a amll is it not time we had a referendum in this parliament rather tn relying on the outcome of the nt ra ec, w orsbo re? iompletely understand the view held by my friend. either we should get out ndtaatefduwayrheumen lde sr er th later. i think it would be better not to do that immediately. i think there is an opportuty for reupend h oo like we'll have a

referendum, maybe in two or three years' time. ni hhel to question the temerity of the referendum. his party wants to leave the united kingdom. there is a referendum to do just . 'tr tlp t stay in the united kingdom -- i hope that scotla will vote to

stay in the united kingdom. tmeis hai ns thme a ouerm. would he confirm that the letter that was sent to him urged him to legislate for a renin thxtlit ao adsasblist whheeaolia- they remember the broken promises. >> i hear what my friend has id. nebey iti- itgeg di referendum. as i replied, i do not think thatleissito tt.nelit

enough think in makes sense with a future referendu. we do no kthacan n't k ie t an the government is going to campaign -- eishanehe ntd te fr president. why should peoe trust him what he meant as not manage to secure thone thing heas cmi to needs a treaty change so he should be wanting to bring it on.

e lear prosperity of the european union, the rules of the world mprss two years is the eu trade deals includingoton rwitga, a, an pa adci progress with an eu-u.s. trade deal. there arng co ge a a wmy point.

>> does he have some sympathy for what john major had to endure durg th19 ia wiohajnddmhi and think that peoe now reassess and see that the left thisou ele omre e y oitmply nd wa de debt. >> what is it like for the people of scotlandl re ailt en --a >> i have great respect for my honorable friend.

scotland, there were elected with a mandate to do just tt. e thnikim anu stplntsh semeites consent rather than have the choice of leaving right now or voting to stay in right now andre ir tta ws wco from setting up will be located in the city that has been the home of the successl ud do wp that question.

parts are armaceuticals and d fonana t i >> unemployment hit a record high. whatever happens to the e, gnn hen brls serious deregulation and pushing for the single market? syoneym w tor.sr germany and holland have very low rates of youthmployment. theyavfftros aromheavlo

. chol brown. >> why existing anti-fraud legislation doot work itvahe f oe tok hisud ee -- we have asked the fraud office to look at this issue. if the ndou, l beviwihe - iey neeses i'm sure the prime minister will remember about the several multinional companies whose trade depends which usi u ern. thorheomes that nothing that happens in the eupean council is detrimental

their interests- fr isoly t. itbets from being in the single market. because of investments o gu we're now a net exporter of cars again >> businesses e wod abt veeizf tr mierw in how did he see that as being in the uk's national intest? og oe thro.

opused it would be part of the agenda. that is partf that. theris c ctm t et.toitin agenda -- that is the brith anitalian agenda. the prime minister urges integration as one solution to the problem. g dde sde si everyone to go back to their currency and then rebuild the currency and rebuild job

>> welld. ea'kehowe 'maho behalf of other countries. they want a single currency and em tn il t creto wbee t. we can not instruct them not to do something. that is theirho atstutthoz >> are you prepared to see sacrificed in greeceo nd the ngury inoele k

oe wto my view is to be outside the single currency, not to be u gok yrennat 19hesa oed tori jng se currency. i did not ink it was right to give uphat level of democracy. atnor maha cehe ieeheme st any referendum should, at the end of the process, not at the benning. enke defeatism, including when they are in government. turnstiohue

pseefdud ditiv they always went along with absolutely everything. when it cos tohis,here thatusuoty nintgis t -- on the financial services sector in this country. hot tryilt leohe disadvantage in this country? >> we are trying to protect our intests inerthng lia inon f om ft that there is a

single currency, not a single market. we'll be able to ptectha veerrotsthio nine i think my friend ieesooingood point -- i tnk cotu cedth on treaty. country after country failed ant cryow omreaioue id-ouabout increasing demand. >> the point i make is there ventk wepo nd

for an aive monetary policy. we shouldn't give up on the real win furno us de a supply. >> does the prime minister tha re ie foreseeable future? been primey misteror lin g. bm'co

if your view is that brain should leave the european union, then that is the logicalhing o apchm in i ht. claims success with the belailout hemeinr so retither bto -hefdu -- will he agree to an in-house referendum? ilha wth pe- e esm. britain would nobe included in it wll hto heco.

>> i welcome the announcement of the review tolace t la tle ll p mten e aseterrent criminal actions are available in future for those bankers? toe ilthueg gurse thwe . crimes in the banks and elsewhere are punished in another way. n t cleed u. what is his position with regard to a referendum --

>>e e int r wfoe e rd e e odsors his manifesto and in the liberal democrats manifesto. i did not think a referendum is cey rendsecry ie discovered he has invited aoman to downing street next week. she eed a t feum d prinr promised legislation for an eu reference in the next iame? akior tat eedu before the big

day. she should be reassured. arenk. oung -- having a referendum -- esehthst.n uerstd rr, ihe t argue that you have to take at least some of the steps that other single curncies have. m yav s un u aglnkg em those inside tozonwi

tkee hee ozwiav ffti >> does the history -- more about the ever clor union -a es aut the union. >> this goesack to one of the problems back in the990's. dinkpld do support an ever closer union. i do not want to see an ever er a ttri ansfer of powers osogr hiik igff and making sure

that is in our best interest. >> whether the issue y wi bankers are being accountable. >> it was mentioned because in the gh ac sha mb eonmbar g i did not support this. those transactions would go t sdonatnove th. w b cng opayfo this would be the pensioners and i don't think that is sensible.

f we non - gelden. >> you can start working out what percentage we would have been paying about the blout nsabmo o economic demands continue to fall. deep unemployment in greece and spaihas owe eie in jobs -- >> outside the eurozone we're able to have very toughiscal y poonlde tol we have a ultra low interest

rates. perhaps the difference between thsituationn bin i trin ture i completely support the prime minist. part j whsahemin hasipo f a x clid or we're cting corporation tax. >> he can. are you in favor of the status quo? tsayheea--

lee the european union members on both sides of the house and obab laloc i vo t feumerly lol g >> in welcoming the prime minister's progress in russia s ia, d o mo no t ber nuclear-arms to irira >> the feignectaryas ssntrttr t these oil sanctions are tough

and it is concerted action by the european uon i tnk "utut b." >>e ldckoun that do not make sense for eupe. to some out rollout anyway itrmg w enth eme cae si to have. >> why ld t u.kpay

rensitcrng ra some of these loans will never be repaid. much of anncreaseill is wcofoou d i think there is a need and problems in terms of monetary policy. poheinir >> questions consisting of a single, a short sentence. >>e el tso he criminal, will recall for a

resignation? >> dothit f prmier hanre bahi asakms accountable to this house in answering questions on wednesday and i think he has some serious questions to answer. les prmiereio of voting to lead the eu not appear on the ballot/ >> that is not what i sn thlo bee hodho then i want to see a fresh settlement. thghme iteha feten you have endorsed britain's

membership in the eu. se a sti e can you see a situation? >> that does that mean that we .epthe stu av s ism way that you can do better and i want britain to do better. >> is the pre misterwa nynsti ton pe m aw of many institutions that want that. the city institutions want to make se ourositn is

fede. rvto nc it is import that we make sure we safeguard the interests of that sector. nt treat m fof e >> i think my friend puts it extremely well. sd ue nna se b ie pe >> a referendum is only a means to an end. i think my friend is right.

we have to ask the prior question wit is that w e cet? l e qioee be asked before we get to the vital question. ht ih i will you stand up toaxrs dgfod hith li the single market and i think she makes a good point. >> there has been aack of growth i

rgwt like in energy? >> i think my honorable friend isht. kisbouig anoh thee with people like the prime minister in italy, it is n ngerny nththid f trpug th thnd-av countries pushing for the growth agenda. >> does he agree that ts ise wie edine breo- wee aro chaes,

it will need to seek a fresh mandate for it. men s. a decade to implement trade. do you agreed that we have a referendum lo od p. some of the institutional changes will take a long time to come through. issoy ic f moicte d time. >> i will come my friends opening the door to a ice in prices at

the pump. >> i will look very carefully at what my friend says. e lf sinitth ue 'avcal aat ay >> we not agree the rl crime isa inffens nooubt at all tha wie e crshaisa in offense? >> there has been a bit of silence om tarty opposite insse. av sthasquy b'lt the uk's running a large

roni,ouee thur much to lose from erecting trade barriers? >> i think myenke ai augrkor ot also in large net contributor to the eu budget. our membership of th european unioanllo a >> do you agreed the member of the opposition is wrong to iriziure

>> as ever, friendpeup eseoxtulns union and you're right to make that point. >> lt but not lea. thimni it mbipthurn io is in the time for the government to commission a ful scale independent comprehensive tefoheermndef the balance ec's in his review, he wi find a lot of what he iseekingl

ort coan fi to make sure we have a proper debate. i thinke benefit by the access r ear.s quo. >> thank the prime minister, the leader of the opposition, and the 74 backen w ti >> in a few moments t national conferce

heioorza f menaal cfee lteseed nefiv o rt pteen es isan hour. >> hey, everyone. how are you oing? allrt.

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organizing about, what are we working on. because we can produce so many of the young woman in the from and to tell us what you a working on. i think that's one of the abn oe'si adtigs g niasmth is fedonng these are young feminists who are empowered to work on a whole variety of things, and we're going out and working on them n taem and it ir we ajsoni oyffnts. a ot thngs that i am excited about, and i know we will as well but there's really so much happening. haedwn dal e things that anshmb cd u edthou udenl e pped as being several years younger than you actually are. [lauter] so i spent the last few months try to figure out how to be young and cooler than i ever

y trtylro t twr,rgtng so today i tweeted out and asked young feminists what i should talk aut in terms ofhat we re doig erwog ndt ergang t. d,co, t a h rns, th h enthnael w abteea important to things like equal play and health care and tragic but tempory lsing, bcussin e morar h ni mss, la inhas idg ors isip ppe] our reproductive choice in a lot of other flavors, so there's certainly active on these issues that have been headlines of the dabut iow oumeth, i' tkei el ougoome work.

anthey also tweeted back something that i think has really been highlighted the last few months as we'e se wms m e tt e ayant a e mtnvti and, of course, what we saw in michigan with the lawmakers not being allowed to speak there as well. they tweeted back, and these are quotes now so they will be in twitter speak.t'op ag tte e we at. ik if they sold cars, we can do much better. [applause] and the next woman tweeted, we need more young women to get off of.ilineann sa. ys [laughter] and this oe said electing wmen yeotli bhikwit because they have

n. 'm ong ow e hta anme oe.woa [applause] somef gstkweed to about fo women.sys another said, acceptance and consideration for trans women and non-gender conforming folks. andd ai ran festmvee fh -mlm om il tht [laughter] and then this woman said to me, most young women i know are not engaged in women's issues and e deh anbreath h an d kw h h i wre don't have answer to the very big

question like a lot of us have been thinkg about and struggling with for some time. but i think perha onethi cld husovme isisha inay b unemisano pe art ge t miense hg rough a slightly different lens. i think a lens of gender equality might be one that works better in talking to that anknhaer iis nddsen li en adend atuebia trans folks in gender identity are issues that affect men as well as women, and that's always what this movement have stood for it is hinking t al ouem o o minosten anare messaging and in our language will talk to young people. beuse organizations like n.o.w. have been such a fabulous job bindownarriers en,t hn isth unmen'el

ceilats t th tee he discrimination so, so pressured, sooherently that was in the pa generation. but hnk they o see hng keatth tfe whery tn idty dta perhaps their male siblings or peers are not free to express themselves. and i think that that is one of cobeeatoe oat this gon inaotereqtyad ea d t ieta a,ad thinking about in those terms, fraing it that way. because we know that is a friend thatll the issues w'veaay sh iy did of th itwa e, sure to explain our movement and to explain our issues in a way

that appeals to this generation and how they feel about the world and what's happening. so that'smy staff td [ausiwi,wllllrtnomys it's my attempt, so with that i will turn it over to i believe crystal is next, is that right? or i will turn over to erinto troducyt. t you so much. you are such an inspiration, sandra. now, f tho of you who don't yope.ratfo nmeanl, another major eafc feb ra tn ce she is a new msnbc cohosts of the brand-new show, the cycle. sha ocae h' e]

ctt sha er ngio adat [applause] go gn ted ve on twitteou'v s lt caif i ae n ba m isg. h wsghers f a boycott of our, i guess i shouldn't say friend, our long-term acquaintance, rus au deer sa.ingar gotove te country if the affordable care act was -- as he left yet? [cers andapaue] alabwag h walk. krystal in 2010, she was endorsed by virginia n.o.w. and she survived a very tough riemer

becm datom f s.grfrhest rif ppe]d begoto a younger women's event that crystal was at when she was running, and i know you met a ton of peoe dso in't pe ou rmmr,se keouhwol handy shn'lk ouinmo d sa'm g t that. and i just think she is so cool. well, she didn't successfully unseated the income ne 6do. i la owher congressional campaign, crystal was named by "forbes" magazine as number 21 on the magazine's most powerful women of the midterm election list. la ewkmaaa lo r nethp t

political stars of 2010. we're so excited to have crystal with us today. w.plause] thousand also introduction. i expect to lie up to the. thanks so much,nd i did he to take a minute to y hool it ito bnhso wianwh ry did inspire a lot of the work that he did this year. said to be on a panel with santa, talking abouyoung wom sonkyo ..oivngstiis hapoit re, lyreet i wated to start with one of my favorite quotes, to sort of set the cene fro alic walker,

or thpr se s ony pe ueiwe bin tdoha and i know that i'm preaching to the choir industry but this is a group f women who know they are powerful, and are not afraid to use that powr. i inkerveas mi wy i r ra beenle ga eyntuh our clinical system to think that they don't have any power. now, there's two ways to look at what's happened issu e'a pemi ni ow aeairh weha 210 isintroduced in state legislatures nationwide telling women what they can and can't do with their lives and their weubliass recordnumbr. wee n esi thef ae massively cut

the funding for planned parenthood. we have another eight states in 2012 that are considering doing the same. we have texa, which has decided th thewoulrath t haptiwewon re,npne anpahon program. we have this horrible situation inississippi where the one beti.t hul iinic is in danger of mye evrps honghg r oe way to look at this year. but there's another way to look at this year. we also had komen forhecr ahricdc diheprnhith buatn' h or a ual remember. we can hit people, men, women, young and old across the country sank this is not okay with us. sacnsoinndhrough rtion

hd nvini wnob dolad the public and legislature tried to go way too far and say not only are going to have mandatory ultrasous, medillnearprur 'rin f e-at nva obn ouat w mearsscr a said hold on a second, this is way too far and while we still haveow ndarytadst tawelegohaar sohacts e et well. and then, new sandra fluke came around, and i have to say, what holyrong with the general isa ket roitat aur] isd get it. so santa comes along.

and went rush limbaugh attacked her on day one, i'm ashamed to say that t xies s o w ut g wht ti, yialh right? it really didn't inspire me to action. it was on da two when he called for sanra's sxae tob stnlfoe fiy , knwa c s fhi longer. and actually, it's kind of a funny thing happened, started, i a shan t tion o v ma'sw it r r ibghprogram had ended. so our program was supposed to be about something else and panabohieang aboutsan u ldteet a

'soodenkt ll in oesarted writing. and as i was writing, in taking up all these old horrific, unbelievable quote from rush aui kt getng remrus n hedl wng okrend eolne ti i ta lktoe my friends about what had happened and what was going on. and i just realized that there an f atw essaedible passion and cosan,eouged e do we boycott rush limbaugh's sponsors? and i you know what? that's a great idea, it is jut talking about this guy, th's exactly what he ants weave go a hn w it s alled boycott rush. the next day a friend and myself

launched a ptition alled boycott rush and by the end of that day, and thas o onyo coy, bente d sorreea ar topmte ro upo. [applause] anbyf o we ov00 iuron thacof advertisers dropping dropping, as terry said, he rallwas on his fgshi bainr,ato e a bsey d haevheli rvanuenhae wn'aynhis airwaves. norie hif kes ig

t wlntt he still talks about it a lot. he's still, one of the radio stations that carried his ogram on only nt d pcladad quotad iethnaia ted hiterally lost millions because of tearing rush limbaugh. and the main carrier of he ammy ottidiogram which carrs int ctntei nalst anum se nted t alsfnc it usbaugh's obnoxious, misogynistic, racist hate media. this is a guy who has never been held to acunev soereitca news wave, crusted and ll and went on to donald comes fundraiser or whatever was next, there wsa

littito d alhappwi ofme nto hs awhat i'm really excited about, what i'm going to focus on in these comments is that in the stock russia movement,hat dn'tp ci w ah erttawegi deenm lt ifntitns of people have become engaged in the cause of different ways, and we have volunteers completely on their ow timebid btere mas ehenaalpnors voeeouig up to listen, god help them, to his program. ru s w h ho till with ta ba ooattin cad tilv'snedlin

w auallquite well, and i'm really proud to been a part of this effort. and its ongoing and is so ihi h mdoeo pressuris emotional reaction, coming together and find each ther online ticket and actually building something and building a movement. nobody being paidope nt t san inibhi dtn t'real a wadnd when she said whave to understand that we have power. fres tigsme money in politics at ssofst ma wers auo enr hnhnr rmey a accountable to the people, and we do have that power. [applause]

quyhigight, because there's a lot of flights down there -- a lot of fights down as window, but onthg i really i t a a aded to be awaro s deon iweu [applause] t within the decision comes a challenge. e supremurhasa at o o nddero o ptyie. so what thatmeans is if you have a stay, let's take texas for example, hre in hit ainecy qatthests ify went with the affordable

care act and expanded medicaid coverage up to 133%, it would cover 2 million moretx, ll d t frswi 00 tfel rnt nsf t ul9 of federal government expense. so texas besides, you know, in the texas way that they d sometimes that they are not th2 iooponb wi pr re ndyethon foe aoe them be able to afford the insurance on their own. so we will literally have a situation where the orest people, the people who are in leutheclllot loanatis a e go go with the medicaid expansion. and you can imagine a lot of republicanare going to make heo fiolo ao

ey on to go forward with the medicaid expansion, rentt theold.ke us get you are not going do this to us. that's our responsility. wi o mltischakit a piical doih tey iof mr. athink is a big fight we have to start planning for and taking on right now. the last thing that i want to say -- [aus anyu syri ie omw avorite dr. seuss story is the lorax.

i do have a four year old mo n asb ay.itook her to h itllstl.iy. po i y tme for the movie. anyway, so i want to actually close with my favorite line from the lorax because i think it is a call to action in himwsa leoe oa fthe ckt ew evhant i just couldn't guess. that was long, long ago, but each day fro that day i sat here and worried and woed willmyruntv al now that you were here, the words of the lorax seemed perfectlyclear. d ls someonekyur olfuo,nthi

it get [applause] thank you.l t. adantl, i o alge fired up. let's work. let's organize. let's fight. thank you. [appe]

>> so muchnspition. can we handlit? wefedu >>. >> rllyexed odtmay necuh malory, look t her. toe h aieading, leading at the vigh raizo she executive director of the national action network. she has been a membr of exivre ie psionnewincit hod you, tamika? 32. ta h koy e ainaton

l ts s, including education, equal rights for women, health care reform. health care reform. gun violence an midu ce, kanmon t0ede dot en know what that means but she's a leader today. she sits on new scres dirsy adryncnda d mbf to cn. ivemerw pe ta lo. -- please give the warmest round of applause fortamika mry la >>ryg iw aly so yll iwi togu out something and be quick. i ant to thank ter o'neill, naalanior n,l president o h

inin n hs azangonnc d,co, rio fireball, our young n her own right. thank you so much, erin. [applause] doleybteoufluke youetu wei k ofu hr au trailblazer and an example that you cannot be afraid to stand up nd to speak out. co. your work will inspirel l, t haoujubeyo anu. ppe] krlbl,w is also a staffer at msnbc, aong with my [aus, e vere al arpt. e f a ofuwo o tcl e kd ncht isissysoc

stu in order and no where, what i've got to move on. but as a 32 yar-old wheagoea hpsorza, batae reto aer eisou t re upon women across this country. and across the world. women all over are suffering with so many issue asmanl no inpecse f oeissues. every time we do a conference or have a conversation anywhere, i there's all men on the list you will see me being the one to save weight a minu, the's t e wmnwa pen i all d voge , eh, sr, 'm sorry, you know, absolutely. so i have really been a trailblazer there. but what we realize is that all the issues that wa in tghur n ct

neo ty. cinwea active and if we have coverage. because it's not easy. we've got to stan up and be hus, u tegt ump across those anats r fadeat orza l wn do anything with courage and activism. now, most of you know reverend al. onbchoso oion hehet, hst rkma tiv ihts movement after dr. kg, i have to tell you. you may know him from the trayvon martin? what he real was a lding cao eefaalng tbrint laus asrked many, many years on police misconduct.

he is in los angeles right now preaching the funeral of rodney . thanen a m vo s,hitio o ob t1sviights issue, civil rights issue of the 21st century, along with education and a bunch of other stf, otngihise evhie uase ouvein a bid ru, illy teedwhap w this election and with one's ability to take away our right to vote. so that is an issue that he is all over. wt put bo diora l tsti nion on't know an organization, civil rights organation, that has a young woman who is number two to the present. and it's a tall order, le m pe are sto e aney mmi

sha oase em wie int to do for girls. peop just don't, you know, necessarily want to hear it so it certainly is a tall order for me. busttake litt about sei lalee viin wtl ptspe sa national action network 21 years ago, so i've been at every rally, evry protest, evy monrati. thll ay rntii t a d in trof0 mabrmethdft really truly a young toddler activists. through alof those things it s lyti i eqri iciri. pl but to go even further than that, my mother waskept happy

by everyone ithe house. amtert nwtel thre us as p e hein upset. you just did whatever she said. and i remember when i was a kid i used to go to my dad and say he?dh inanow m oi , n heri sur eratyut . and i think i learned from that at a young age is that being an activist and a strong woman can move mountains. thvigh oeendmuh.ppe] ho tall of us who are here today can't embrace the whole thought of us being fired u, being ready to work. over these next few months we've dot some ra imortanrk d e tollv egnx

éc g t together. the one thing about women is we push one another alone. you know you can call your ster and her fell woman on enagt, wllpver ni ge texl n haeerma y rfana ng woman. so we have the energy that we need, but we've just got to kick it up anbe reignited, ni u , o wths ssatstm. il aqiou ew inan think the most important thing that i can say today is that actism is really what we need to be fused on. it is not enough to sit back and yoowmd'tesis whre g t iur , howere you live to make the change? so activism is truly the only thing that we can really se.

and ivet g h canoyba k rag hi caal ywo hee acst youowrights, but sometimes we can get into one little area and say we ar going to work on education, or where going to focus on this thinndati mta bire.h mup ofrcmo and ppoee in what they are doing. you don't necessary have to be the leader but you've got to be ere as a supporter of. so hi ts ae s yt a re tlkuttk mrct how do we become moreffective quick i also think it's safe to say that we understand the concept sorof what activism peelztht

y lbehcd anton, gloria steinem and rosa parks and all these great women o came before us, and what did to get us to this place. but what does it mean to be an whre thy sswtsinsu klda wdoctm en t'lkoue o the most recent issues where you saw our to do some work. afabeacactng ldgh k i ush pdeas in swet th re wd be fair. we want it to be equal, and we want to get rid of the discriminary pctic of aleti c 'stwwn awemde d te est hul, dth's the first level of how our activism works. the second thing we did it when he got in we reminded them, don't forget, you promised us health care. and he did it. bue d g nc a fm ofim.

s r nde went to e supreme court. we rally. we organize. we wrote, we blogged, we we eththe ededexse m thprcudcon d ttbt cry know that it was a sign that the american people, and particularly women, we wanted it. we wanted to have affordale health care for us, de edhat e a >>ano wal tbr

winners, we're also taking care of our children, single moms, i'm sure many of you are re in this room. why e we gttinpa cs ma?h ms y? ppe] and to go even further than that, a black and latino woman is making 61 cents to every non 1-3 63 f yac wig e acs ed president kennedy. so it's only 17 cents more now thant was in 96 ce teaha bg61

ros ll tre a woman who is as qualified or more qualified cannot get paid the same thing that a man is getting paid. ta thegh nav we'ttay w wego it today. now, as they would say at the now conference. [laughter] [applause] the next ing is the violence theo cr,gsu anti acaar of it. [cheers andapplause] and then we have thh to and 'sol, ug ethurng opn set veer. we are caught up in we've got to

feed hungry children, we've got to fight for education, r uaucppni, av t aof t dom tn oeyt fahaurld h cehes a d. my son's father -- my son is 13 years old, believe ior not, and his father was murdereden he was 2. myevsethlili at jso y. a vim ee ds e youyo ? the are others that are involved in your life, but there's nothing like your mom whwerroulldy. e rin ldn e cng ofoo fs het eyai d,thor they're killing each oth. it's a sense of cannibalism haening in our young people bee e zrony're geing ied aty'oihr. thryto r hein

tre feeling. and that's something else we've got to look at and fight for our children's lives on a more specific basis. wh can we do t hlp s inmss? anlmdo. i' gotwo more important points. voting. i talk about that in the beginning. very important. national action netrk jst to.d vgagt coy ri ry we'rtr tp leet ridake sure they know they need an id because a lot of states people don't even have a thhafoionobods trngge suestshup to m oumaurat e decoitheou etcavear organized to help people get their ids and also to register

to vote. that is an issue, an activist issuthatmustn . wh t--do yo yon'ceilve lvn a wpr yoaner j cur ly mrs in pticur states and tell them that you need to pay attention to the fact that you need a new id, you may not have proper cae ynicense,utm you can't use your student id? to vote? [laughter] it's crazy. azy. pe inxaono fu pe ixa u'ot ban vi llm lthno 'snglphe t ornized to get what they need. that's another issue. finally, we all must work thn winh grgh la

tyoa quick, funny story, and then i'll take my seat. this march -- well, fit of all, it was in february. re srpcap sa engwa s el ntgomery -- [applause] well, it was great after i did it. [laughter] we're going to reenact the 1963 march in alabama where th ti tsrc 'rin, no'r in gou'r g niabnd eoi noea 5-inch prada shoes on a regular basis like i'm sure ma of us do, and i was thinking t mf,t g en stteeamy dafo astayn d s, no aur] t w on t and terry o'neill was there and walked with us. but after we got on the walk, it

just got easr. ec f--reas jpt wngnd wng feg s oe unity. we slept tether on cots in a church. and because there was no hotel back in the day when ding dit erasno l. do ley s t's sle sce andoe snell and he's like, no we're going to sleep on a cot in a church. but it was gre because iot ccth plem d onanheac t nevewohat, donotoe r on is walk we kept pushing another alongaying, i know you're tired, but can contin to tha d inatsi wego nnl vi be' ve o m

la dien a l ato put our petty otin end s i y rrd ohea atveen in'ke i'tikeyour hair, i don't like the way you dress, i don't like all those things -- [laughter] but i love you because you're anr human beg a, ou gad osor u. we cnhe wle world. so once we get past that, once we get past ourshat w pps w bto s ohin th opllspsca eylog th tnth wns, b we are just no always displaying it. so my call to action today is while u're being an activist, be aove bst

acsm takei dierence. we've done it before, we can do it again, and we can continue to make the necessary change in theticoiltry t wlln weyeesue. t'tt bo ou'sbothe we walk away from this conference today. thank you all so very much. [cheers and applause] >> so inlosing, what i'd love wo oizitalkg abtyor watonoge af in r.ahiro - nusepl stage.

first and foremost, i think i see latifah wyldeowards the back of the room. ye tt? t've rdof aus anke any -- define yng however you wallet, you know what? [laughter] if youeel it, stand, and i'm ahaadlenouannds an la if you feel youthful and you are thtion oizn ormer inrn meeastp. ifyo fethnds is your first national now conference, please, stand up. [cheers and applause]

udoca w t ur,anu're and ready to go, please, stand up! [cheers and applause] ce, um, when betty friedan died. it was a young femist task force meeting at thetime that werein,nd me hnge le d r oapseju lte wermo o ki the silence. so thank you so very much. [applause] [iibonat],al

>> i just want toremind comeg tht a45 yogurdiwi naleveio grsprenerrhe o'neill. this is 20 minut. >> iavotfnkcversions uso dve ty.

rooroming to this conference. this could not be a more important time for women's ts aisto c wellar ated ntinne or hiou. i a gefto e ngne y fbehe to think through and work through what it is we're ing umnto tvistop this war on men. id, ie genr erats. [applause] erin and adr dow the abut s e s. r tissoro m the organizaon forward, to move the movement forward and, um, and not only not just to

defend againsthe attathat e ng - ath a buso nd aafo a oa w's rsnd w frdh. i also want to thank all of the board members of the national organization for women. naties lab ch gy gustafson, diana herera, christina, sheila, marsha pappas, sle s,hyaon jy ja trout and mona lisa wallace. it's a long list, but every single one of those board membs wd tohigatiov

arndanelou grul am. [applause] and i also want to thank now soomee . ntry ppe] amadaroy-n, ic lle l. the advisory committee has been busy this year with, as'm sure you all know, the modernization of now's structure proctch xtly irt us isgati thopunyha ts century provides for us which are very different than those that did face us in the 20th century and also to fghthe

reth finhe urice d g erdienan saw. so thank you for all your energy and work o that issue. yesterday and today we have heard from me absolutely remarkable women. some ofemvepe t des hr stis uradt ornt ugor eli. methe women we've seen are in their 20s and just n embarking on their ownou, ndan eved juer f wn bue hiha ao a these women and all of the people in this room, all of the women in this room, all women in the country really across al of ouriffences aac duenonby, ontumi

status, the thing that all of us have in common is that tod we really are facing an unprecentewar wo ab a'motng t wewo s dof learning all ant the war on women, it's a war on our economic security, it's a war on our person safety. at it tbo w gg o tt. wnoatrsar won by the right combination of a good offense as well as a good depeence. anwieloat oef. pa-1onwea edenan mellreab ccs. ywh conservatives tried to cut benefitsnder the guise of loringhe federal deaf -- lowering theederal deficit, nowndtsi

udhei hmaor le tketh cietys in wthelicit, has nothing to do with the federal budg. and although social security does need to be improved, the federal budget cannot be balanced on the bas of the socu, n ir lyrcom he re y. ppe] and you know it was remarkable because, because against huge odds and huge obaclewe opcu slety deivct w a wedepi campaign in partnership with the national committee to preserve social security and medicare and the institute for women'spolicy rearch toprso rinefi fme rexe,iacu s eg pdi gicrit. [applause]

so w syme fth cdr o ei ely i ti sety men -- lower social security benefits as a result. we want t insure that same-sex arat tl tsaesartns texusp ur [austy we need to increase the basic minimum benefit under social security for those who have worked a lifetime at particularly l w,ve ve doponywoof lo e t ieaho atin benefit. [applause] in other words, we cannot simply be tisfie with e ses so sit ftt

ime cial security for all women in this country, and we're going to do it starting now! an'v oucesd applause] in dns ttamisi t-o proposed a personhood amendment ballot measure which would have amended the state constitution to a n g.e that arteds t. ininl aio imizsof most popular forms of contraception, outlawing probably them cell feizn d o odvelt chgi tthro n a sllthho mississippi and very definitely including now's grassroots

network throughout mississippi, we mobilized. weeaathalioutvery cy dmbyot oea 2 [ausn you know, we just didt again in north dakotwher we fe ot iatth d an t cotu iorak ovo-ed gi freedom. it would have allowed anyone to take any action or to refuse to take a action based on their gifrm. it wcty d pls g ovbicol to their employees. but it was phrased so broadly that it could mean just abt anything to anyone. weefeed that oneby a v noakemblt

la so sometimes playing defense can also be fun. last year about a half a dozen nita slsle tost aso odvevifon. aur] r example, one of these laws would require prior to receiving a prescription for erectile vi tt amaula edicationike [ltet e hean aus d a heart stress testecause, you know, we care about his health, and we don't want him to have that heart attack. and it wou haveuiredn fit ise metioeht y, aur] ppe] law required that a man watch a

hiidhois vonki tiof ca, e, ouav4- wing period between getting and prescription and taking the medication, during which time he would have to undergo at least one counseling session in which ouonr eef aeteifle hean aus as was said yesterday, we are fucking funny. aur] e'adoee, alldmaly odr idgt onen w stopped some of the worst excesses of the right-wing extremists who floodeinto office both at the statand federal lels r buw tkeo fe toowh extremists out of

office and place them with feminists who will stand up for women's rights. an wow c dis owcas. avth ron to tell you why we are so going to do this. first, we have some great candidates. wee got tay baldwin running forthe senerisin heanla sine d e t o lanteat to tst t country. [cheers and applause] we've got elizabeth warren who stood up to the bullies on wall stre -- heerandpplse th besry f weis ke who founded a now chapter in florida. [applause] who will be there for us every step of theay. we'v gmy wo

wisryingrg t gog to reelect president barack obama. [cheers and applause] y k toin atisotl k,u neua a w er - ghter] for the first time,here are so many women running for the u.s. house of rresentatives that womakeup mitssth e hmase 1 [cs pl] we can win this thing. the second rean i know th we moziiheve n bid y t ppe]

remember when the state o virginia, the legislators and the house of delegates in virginiaanted to pass a efivreedan de atransvaginal ultrasound probe before she could have an abtion? right? now, the fbi justrene peator st, ouon penetration without consent. that is exactly whathat anin usodl qu. peod.twazi all around the country. you started -- it was on cnn, it was on msnbc, it was on, it was in w iinoint innepe.

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representatives in mchig anepctghllto yth d hefra rkat said was and, m speaker, i'm really glad that everybody is intested in my vagina, but an n gh ansabr wsudy eper heho td ats that her verbage was inappropriate, that the use of the word "gina" s aad mianeenvehe n'oekte 50 lewe u 5,000 women showed up on the steps of the capitol-michigan to say -- capitol of michig to say in

d eaitoh sa, a no business regulati it. [cheers and applause] n pa nt ge gla a itet lr because the mask has been ripped away from the extreme us. and -- extremists. d ask women are seeing in win tl enhaghng em hinre u tin to. the mask has been ripped away. women and men are horrified, and people are mobilizing. th ronkne n tsht iauee [ause] eer

ofe, dbi, om, atuaieio grntue stwhllhe f e other. we will not leave our sisters behind. we will not allow the dark forc to divide us against each other. [applaus me jgi axa hs etisng m to divide women against each other, and that is the shenanigans that are going on right now today on the violence agt n theioan act ppd. wot ec if com consolidates programs in order to save money. right? but one thing that the senate uner pat.cto one of tai

lgbt survivors who report that they can't acce services at a ratef 8 oturor 'rt asi sce omdwi20 ihe heterosexual communi saying they can't accs services. now, the inability to get to services is a real demonstration adteuneeee violence against jaop aroanhe te version of the reauthorizatioaddresses that disparity. and that's one of the reasons we supported it. sesstnddoicw tr ari d h jurisdiction over nontribal members who commit crimes of violence on tribal land. reauorizio aes n

lendatno onepo . meoo nd seesencc the realities of their communities and their resources and their families, they need those provisions, and those provisions are in t sene re wute'ot ppe] immigrant women who if their abuser is eir immigration sponsor, they need to b a t prs pepek rowityin t useponsor. they need to be able to access permissions to stay in this country whilthey makehat transition. they need to be able to ca, tth p arth ter oulyons aiv theew visas.

those are visas that allow victims of crime to stay in this country while they are cooperatg with law enforcement peraacta fisold t e ioe. mit neees se b ah ahe ashyre supporting it. [applause] and women on colleg cse o rv berrein a ervisr al ul oam la e is an naill, wpeo keep them there. we intend to keep them there. but right now as i spe anitccll dleads jo ber usmchngtre wtornirba o escoie vms these women that they say don't really deserve vaw sic ilig sbydeit

rsis, owi b e on ahe cad us aoio he for one another, we are not fail, we will stop this war on women! [cheers and applause] thank you all very much, thank you for comi! t't w erdla yo ath mng opath bki siio anian and the transition of control to the afghan government. that's at 9:30 eastern. at 10 vice president joe biden andhiif jspat onduonassoats nutinpa c- a itprmiervi cameron testifies at the house

of commons a liaison cmittee on the european debt crisis and the british economy. toons thay ti sitfo a t y ta t ahead of the full withdrawal of nato forces from the country in 2012. members of the house armed thhee ewiawmmiee we to ouwe tisho naleveio >> want to call to order the house armed servis subcommitt on ersit veat, o wom se oieeaseth tehehati curity forces. and at this hearing we will receive testimony from outside experts about the resources and strategy which the u.s. and nato e tirage

sf t tta oupaay includes max gel kan aejay kirkirri o'hanlon, senior fellow at the brookings institution. general ane, dr. o'hanlon, than yo mu f joinings da loofod r sty, mewn e a ntrihaan d ng vt had several opportunities to talk with provinces and met with localeaders including the chiefs of police. also had the opportunity to talk ur mar can o gr wovir ess heel o oratl ee t ea ssuni ansf. it is my hope that our witnesses today can provide us some

further context to tese important issues. ta mt ghte we move on, i wa to trin rt l-ntfoseg ann. esra mnd women are coucting daily combat operations against the taliban, al-qaeda and associated terroristetworks, and earlier fiand tco isaw tei saife econ t sce reay fo scendri eyovtor nn. as an administrative note, i recognize members of other subcommittees have jne us. . thnerrri seesomeean y jog u uao ctt r, ck -- recognize these after all o and i subcommittee members have had an opportunity. rankgme opgat, ll turn to the >>nk, chan d stt tks

le fmi ae frdhnsn afghanistan, what we're trying to do is make sure we have as much information so that we can make the best decisn for our country, for our men and women ufoor aann tffmahe i th a haou. te d wbeit imtoene. mr. boot. of the witnesses. mr. boot. >> [inaudible] >> thank yveryumr hegs cin he rtotthe tasu har trin our political culture. since the focus of the hearings is the ansf, let me just say dodey l ndcathat ith intelligence, medevac, air, fire support, clearance packages, all sorts of other things without

which they wouotar etiasy a thilavemus ofiloph e 'syoioow to about 350,000 in the course of this year. now, the council on foreign retions issued ts week polinoon moic suteveoneep at tkeec gate b r pshou tlid tribute. the gains secured by our troops, by our allies and afghan troops over the course of the last couple years durg the afghan rg fehat e ddo bet, ae e in af sitrc t expand the tenuous security gains that have been de. i realize our time is very limited, so let me jt runn ry befheen s i k irt is ted fngrhe

sf isiset tca m te concern, the fact that currently the administration plans to reduce spending down to $4.1 billion a ye w sse anybt20 sie pce fro c e t 120,000 would possibly find gainful and legal employment in afghanistan's economy. many, no doubt, would wind up working forruglds o suts is ppsos mi swe d siio ani, lynose necessity of doing so when all we would be saving is approximately $2 billion a year which i realize mo brodere iworld is a lot of naor ohe fal dg- iftrtof in c onve nttent at ourselves. i think its incumbent on us not to reduce and shortchange the ansf which could have afis situs consequences for

sdoor is tduur fma gotoe 600 trps in afghanistan, and unless there's a substantial improvement on the situation on the ground between now and the end of 2014, i would cod we t e lsou00 cawhheooav co oartost ov tecyiton in the south. we havenot seen any such improvement in the east where haqqani sanctuariese ta iurueamr ai, ngr v lehihi dtio to othof the current government unless we do more to establish conditions of security which will be difficult enough to do with even 68,000 troops and i fr imssib ife tallloat nr. anekeund is imyhi rmeio prity ourc

levels after 2014. in some quarters of this could be, there's some magica thinking going on, i fear, that leaving only a handful of thlvanur os o ty re i ani w at ent or close to their current level of operations, it requires a vt infrastructure of forward operating bases, oflrm tb ot s opioo t al fee hee. d or levels below, let's say, 30,000 after 2014, i fear we will not have the infrastructure in place to enable us tory outve nisp at iohahstf e tfo. t ohe thh terer quickly. i think we need to go sl on peace talks, not force the suso idzarnmentnton

n t. subsidies for the pakistani military which is, in effect, subsidizing the other side. and finally, i believe w need anghaldepqnione andrpecl than unkn. operate as they currently have if we expect to be at all successful in the long run in afghanistan. that concludes my testimony, mr. >> wprteursty. k yor ywps, gel e? ha ymrhan raing member and other members of the committee, for inviting me to testify today. it's a pleasure always to be back in front of the house ad rv ctt iman sct th ti sit e. dete bp hwi ae olo ama boot. i've known these guys for years,

ani truly admire and thank them for their continued contribution to national thco ie is t sss fgsthe last 18 months for our commanrs, and the last one was for general mattis and general allen in january, and i snt a wiurrc lae amount of timif naalurorwh a anlltuproat u know, we've had much success in the security situation since we applied the surge forces, and particularly in the south which s thriy he s rcxp wguus n on tenin e fratthe w t eneon us o pullout of our surge forces that we had in the south and southwest, i think, to of e.leto achieve the same kind al terngs evefae

e, i bni an tekof ng fm the united states and nato forces. however, there are many challenges. you know 2014 is aajor transition year for us ticay,no aso omcuspve st my o lind omde e' bonra l rta successful transition than there has been on a security side from my per speckive even thou -- perspective even though that was t mrty ss ightand al b ri. yo ctm 'sng and t rity situation. i think there are four key decisions that are facing us in the next year, maybe year and a half that are going to be made that will dramatally uence the stabity d seri ha monficx l ohellmp sus.thn key decision one is the postsurge u.s. forces. that's the 68,000 max mentioned.

i totally agree that we cannot premurelredu tharc w detrhek u toch t oat thide-by-side operations that are so critical to the operations. when they're training side by side with us, what they yet out of that in -- what et t tinms t o exntasoso j ovg ae. catheeat r looks like every day. key decision number two is the funding for the asf. u know our plans are a force leveof52 w'rou a oliarat idy olrs. discussions are taking place as we know right now with options on the table to reduce that to thforce of 230,000 beginning 20 t at. hon et

otthopit thleory a year after we almost zero out the u.s. very nato -- u./nato by4e ha tres of of thatnvestment, an ansf capable of protecti its people. so why after all these year of investing would we guthat forcd tti in thmee, thh ,n view,s part of our strategic partnership agreement. and, of course, as afghans are able to pay an even greater e,n oue foin spr t20 d hedis. t lit hedisnd not an around tear financial number. -- arbitrary financial

number. foanliinfse sttarashe rn tbamion third key decision is the residual u.s./nato force post-2014. coed ses aal tuld siz for success. ind those are forces to protect the forceelf, largely defensive, and then you need thebl thofrcd fal rortrieed le asone enablers for the iernational community residual forces and the ansf. now, what e some of the things th thean t n? , t llit anenokthr it largely a maneuver force.

so it needs functional support for sometime beyond 2014. avon -enerou st inig fio almost exclusively human intelligence. they are good at it, but they have no technology. liinvisto morensors,o phoicnd di. run- a italian-made c-27s. every one of those aircraft has been broke on the tarmac for nths. at someoint, not inial menteho parswihe afghans, some of which in time they will be able to pay for themselves. the other thing is that the ans clngip,neute and mind-of

d sd ar ti pget ov. sys, don't have anti-ied for them and they're left ou there by themselves, their casualty yoanri s.e aane rather way u sd think about this, think of these sanctuaries as loosely-knittemilitary bases with the llowg ncs;esntth loicne fly indra tsead the strategy in afghanistan brief middle-level leaders t return to the flight, plan for future at, idteen iemmrsr figh abos furmhe pakistan

army -- particularly the isi -- provides intelligence on u.s./nato operations inhos ncie te an pdein a 4 haan protract a war for over eight years which has reroded e moral and political will of the american people and soinstdobotners. e stusif nt cebe4. tafosowhh become a major collection item for our intelligence services which it is not and then we should start nducting drone attack against those lders saaha ce nselda ler thta atldees to the al-qaeda after systematic attack onleadership. they became largely a defensive organization in pakistan, longer able to contl thei abtee ge

syatally change the behavior of the taliban ofargotoerrohhhai etwe g te es in afghanistan or not. we are on the cusp of ending our participion in our longest war. vefon na h frv f sg haf an wa ifueny es anat is why leadership is always at a premium. this effort has joyed yr coueadippond itbefo y chrs trith l u , ro - u kll- o inheape ssador in afghanistan and former ambassador in iraq and

pakistan has said, quote: how we thowan.imanndhat we leave k,oowa >>nk, raea . nl t y mr. chairman. i think you and the general and max have framed the discussion beautifully, so i'moing to be brie first of a, i uld ke dere crnll oueooek ntto dsi f rior qlyer 2014 or 2015. and i agree, by the way, with the argument that we have to be careful about our own forces but i'm especially concerned baonrtohaan' saying n h on downsizing rapidly began and i think how it's been misconstrued in the ensuing discussion. as i understood things fro discussions at the u. part thtrngom,hete esinte us

t onrmha eshte e ims he san pability and -- in terms of their size and capability and cost. and did not work thugh nato or gemeioceonha, just tryo bl e ohiass fus tio oo fesor 228,500 afghan army and police offul that was one of fou scenarios based on a certain assumed threat environnt, reti fab o lossthe rt n t weou13 nato troops, plus another 40 or so thousand thatre training. pes 30.pending to go down aihis ur ar whthit atid nin tbe go b tdewa ve some concreteness to the planning exercise and also give our diplomats in the sta

department who i think have done vergood jwi afi wiat es gg ur es sg c mil irt, therefe, try to pony up some fraction of the cat -- cost. fr aesbe t nely,hat s ulla hoat hneut i tk it's a bad idea. i think we should assume the afghan forces need to stay at 350,000 until proven otherwise, and max's point is right onhe whiteaonshir mpt1li a ow operations in the field. and if we even had to add 2,000 more troops to compensate for a fo tousullfg sas tthbee fo ie f.s o itteo m ve

d aolaheen o wh i think has become, you know, misconstrued. it was supsed to be an option or scenario, now'som ul p fmo qkpo, de a dss a some of the good news. we're all aware of the bad news. i think the bad news is being accurately reported, and it's altth ewds bken , i haond a -- asave you, of reminding the country what we're able to make progress up against. arw in tfod it's a p geral tylleasn clan tparent be about that. but they are doing fair amount even with the more difficult miions. for example, the apr 15

coorna ack i l see hle ar iiehasls tse at the hotel resort near kabul. i think their special forces are getting pretty good by all wobeg nd and i t tt's ndex mfg then mth he d thon o w mee,some militia claims to be afghan local police and goes out and es something wrong. and i think, however, this force on balance ising extremely ll aldming oe he vi u, f e ope fia pap c-span viewers, these afghan local police is are, essentially, community watch organizations wi america dienanmyr t li. d dd r uns. 'rt wego bd r its, yl

owmmies as you well know. and there have been some cases of abuse. but there were, i think, nine alleged cases last year. sutethat owo westigation riviiofro lool ohegl opating well, and they're holding their own, they're taking the highest number of casualties percentage wise of any afghan force. and even when they're thgr0%he t ns irgea doaheui.whe i think they deserve credit. the bad news here is that the reason they're good is because we're b re w b up iss at ocol caio tfg ti we are havingamerican and nato field forces operate with these folks for several months at a time before we cerfy them as ready, and that' w e'

10f t r n o tar m t ot gg b lv weomete anbar province. it's still a useful one, that's my second point. third point be, people talk about sometimes in veryoose ways how tghecy rcomedth ks oinro itru tweve odeen b ajik officers in certain parts of the afghan security forces. but the overall ethnic composition of thfghan serity foes aostxa oredeap o ghta annel bulger making great effort to insure that this is o. and finally, my last point, where we d see misbehavior, corruption nepis a meenth pia i thfgeahiane nato