mr. pryor: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas. mr. pryor: i'd like unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak up to ten minutes each.

the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of h.r. 83, which was received from the house and is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 83, an act to require the secretary of the interior to assemble a team of technical policy and financial experts to address the energy needs and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding? without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the murkowski substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to, the bill as amend be read a third time and passed, and the motions to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number

529, h.r. 594. the presiding officer: without objection, the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 529, h.r. 594, an act to amend the public health service act relating to federal research on muscular dis-pro-fee and other -- dis-pro-fee and other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. pryor: i ask that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs be discharged from further consideration of and the senate proceed to its consideration. officer without objection. the clerk: an act to amend the interstate land sales full disclosure act to clarify how the act applies to condominiums. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection.

and without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h.r. 3043, which is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 3043, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of general welfare benefits provided by indian tribes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motions to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number

484, h.r. 3716. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 484, an act to ratify a water settlement agreement and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. pryor: i further ask that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h.r. 4994, which was received from the house. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 4994, an act to amend title 18 of the social security act to provide for standardized post-acute care assessment data for quality, payment and discharge planning and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a

third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table and that any statements relating to the bill appear at this point in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the senate committee on banking, housing and urban affairs be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 5062 and the senate proceed to its consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 5062, an act to amend the consumer financial protection act of 2010 and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: no objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of h.r. 5404, which is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report.

the clerk: h.r. 5404, an act to amend title 38, united states code, to extend certain expiring provisions of law administered by the secretary of veterans affairs and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar number 372, s. 1611. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 372, s. 1611, a bill to require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the

measure? without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be considered, the bennett and carper amendments which are at the desk be agreed to en bloc, the committee-reported amendment, as amended, be agreed to and the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 548, s. 1691. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 548, s. 1691, a bill to amend title 5, united states code, to improve the security of the united states border and to provide for reforms and rates of pay for border patrol agents. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection.

mr. pryor: i further ask that the committee-reported substitute amendment be considered, the carper amendment which is at the desk be agreed to, the committee substitute, as amended, be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and the senate proceed to a vote on passage. the presiding officer: without objection. is there further debate? hearing none, all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say nay. the ayes have it. and the measure, as amended, is passed. mr. pryor pryor: i ask consent t the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 530, s. 2040. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 530,

s. 2040, a bill to exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. pryor: i ask consent that the crapo substitute amendment at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 565, s. 2061. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 565, s. 2061, a bill to prevent conflicts of interest relating to contractors providing background investigation fieldwork services and investigative support services. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. pryor: i further ask that

the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and the senate proceed to a vote on passage. the presiding officer: without objection. is there further debate? hearing none, all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say nay. the ayes have it. the measure, as amended, is passed. mr. pryor: i ask consent that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 570, s. 2583. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 570, s. 2583, a bill to promote the nonexclusive use of electronic labeling for devices licensed by the federal communications commission. the presiding officer: is there

objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 492, s. 2673. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 492, s. 2673, a bill to enhance the strategic partnership between the united states and israel. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. pryor: i ask further that the boxer amendment which is at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed

to the immediate consideration of calendar number 574, s. 2778. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 574, s. 2778, a bill to require the secretary of state to offer rewards totaling up to $10 million for information on the kidnapping and murder of james foley and steven sotloff. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. pryor: i ask consent that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the senate armed services committee be discharged from further consideration of s. 2793 and the senate proceed to its consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 2793, a bill to authorize the award of the medal of honor to henry johnson. the presiding officer: is there

objection -- without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of h.r. 4980, which was received from the house and is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 4980, an act to prevent and address sex trafficking of children in foster care, to extend and improve adoption incentives, and to improve international child support recovery. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent the bill be read three times and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without

objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar number 260, s. 1360. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 260, s. 1360, a bill to amend the improper payments elimination and recovery improvement act of 2012 and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding with the measure? without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the carper-coburn substitute amendment which is at the desk be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time and passed, the motions to reconsider be made and laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the judiciary committee be discharged further consideration -- discharged from further consideration of s. res. 420 and the senate proceed to its consideration.

the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 420 designating the week of october 6 through october 12, 2014, as natural pathic medicine week in providing safe, effective and affordable health care. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the veterans' affairs committee be discharged from further consideration of s. res. 479 and the senate proceed to its consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 479, recognizing veterans' 2014 as a

welcome home celebration nor all who served in the military since september 14, 2001. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection -- the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the amendment to the preamble be agreed to, the preamble as amended be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the judiciary committee be discharged from further consideration and the senate now proceed to s. res. 529. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 529 recognizing the 100th anniversary of the veterans of foreign wars of the united states and so forth. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection the committee is discharged and the senate shall proceed to the measure. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be

agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent the senate now proceed to calendar number 575, s. res. 530. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 575, s. res. 530 expressing the sense of the senate on the current situation in iraq and so forth. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to, the resolution as amended be agreed to, the committee-reported amendment to the preamble be agreed to, the preamble as amended be agreed to and the title amendment be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar number 572, s. res. 541. the presiding officer: the clerk

will report. the clerk: calendar number 572, s. res. 541, recognizing the severe threat threat that the ebola outbreak in west africa poses to populations and so forth. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the committee-reported amendment to the preamble be agreed to, the preamble as amended be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be are considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of s. 2912 which was introduced earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 2912, a bill to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the

measure? without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a -- three times and passed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration en bloc of the following resolutions, which were submitted earlier today. s. res. 571, s. res. 572, s. res. 573, s. res. 574, and s. res. 575. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, the senate shall proceed to the resolutions en bloc? mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed

to s. con. res. 44, which was submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. con. res. 44, providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the senate and adjournment of the house of representatives. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. pryor: i would note -- i know of no further debate on this measure. the presiding officer: is there further debate? if not, all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, say nay. the ayes have it. the resolution is agreed to. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that is not withstanding the senate's recess, committees be authorized to report legislative and executive matters on wednesday, october ^1, from 10:00 a.m. to noon.

the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the upcoming recess or adjournment of the senate, the president of the senate, the president pro tempore, the majority and minority leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, interparliamentary conferences authorized by law by concurrent resolution of the two houses or by order of the senate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that during the adjournment or recess of the senate from thursday, september 18, through wednesday, november 12, the majority leader and senators rockefeller, reed of rhode island, carper, coons, and cardin be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn and convene for pro forma sessions with no business conducted on the following dates and times

and that following each pro forma session, the senate adjourn until the next pro forma session, unless the senate receives a message from the house that it has adopted s. con. res. 44, the adjournment resolution: monday, september 22, at 4:00 p.m., thursday, september 25, at 12:00 noon, monday, september 29, at 12:00 noon, thursday, october 2, at 12:00 noon, monday, october 6, at 12 noon, thursday, at 12:, monday, october 1, at 12 noon, october 16, at 12 noon. thursday, october 23 at 12 noon, monday october 27 at 12 noon. thursday october 30 at 12 noon, among day november 3 at 12 noon, thursday november 6 at 12 noon,

and monday november 10 at 12 noon. and if the senate agirns on november 10, it standards ayurned until 2:00 p.m. on wednesday, november 12, 2014. further, that if the senate receives a message from the house that it adopted s. con. res. 44, it adjourn until 10:00 a.m. on wednesday, october 15, for a pro forma session only for -- only and that following the pro forma session, the senate adjourn until wednesday, notifnovember 12 at 12 noon. on wednesday november 12, 2014, following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, and the time of the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day.

mr. president, i misspoke just a moment ago when i said wednesday november 12 at 12:00en:00 noon. i meant wednesday, november 12 at 2:00 p.m. so now i'll pick up where i was. following any leader remarks, there will being a period of morning business until 5:30 p.m. with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each, with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. further, at 5:30 p.m., the senate proceed to executive session and immediately proceed to vote on cloture on the moss and may nominations, as provided for under the previous order. understand that this is the first roll call vote of the day. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: at 5:30 on wednesday, november 12, there will be two roll call votes on cloture on the nominations of randolph moss to the united states district judge for the district of columbia and lee

martin may to be united states district judge for the northern district of georgia. if there's no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it adjourn under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until 4:00 p.m. monday, september 22, 2014, unless it receives a message that the house has adopted senate con. resolution 44, in which case the senate stands adjourned until 10:00 stands adjourned until 10:00

president obama spoke from the white house saying he would sign the legislation. here's a look. >> good evening. today the united states continues to build a broad international coalition to degrade and ultimately destroy the terrorist group known as isis. as part of the air air campaign france would join in strikes against isil targets in iraq and is one of our oldest and closest allies france is a strong partner in our efforts against terrorism. they have now offered assistance as part of the coalition. this includes support for iraqi forces, strengthening the iraqi government, providing humanitarian aid to the iraqi civilians and doing their part

in the fight against isil. here at home i am pleased that congress, a majority of democrats and a majority of republicans both the house and the senate, have now voted to support a key element of our strategy. our plan to train and equip the opposition and serious so they can help push that these terrorists. as i said last week, i believe we are strongest as a nation and the president and congress work together and i want to thank the leaders in congress for the speed and seriousness for which they approach this urgent issue in keeping with the bipartisanship that is the hallmark of american foreign policy at its best. the syrian opposition forces are fighting both the brutality of isil terrorists and the tyranny of the assad regime regime. we have already ramped up our assistance including military assistance to the syrian opposition. with this new effort will provide training and equipment to help them grow stronger and take on the isil terrorists

inside of syria. this program will be hosted outside of syria partnership with their countries will be matched by increasing support for iraqi government and the kurdish forces in iraq. this is in keeping with the key principle of our strategy. the american forces have been deployed to iraq do not and will not have a combat mission. their mission is to advise-and-assist our partners on the ground. as i told our troops yesterday we can join with allies and partners to destroy isil without american troops fighting another ground war in the middle east. the strong bipartisan support of congress for this new training effort shows the world the americans are united in confronting the threat of iso which has squandered -- so many innocent civilians. these terrorists thought they could intimidate us or cause us to shrink from the world but they are learning the same hard lessons of petty tyrants that have gone before.

as americans we cannot give into fear and when you harm our citizens and threaten the united states when he threaten our allies it does not divide us, unites us. he put together and we stand together to defend this country that we love to make sure that justice is done. as well is to join with those seeking a better future for dignity and opportunity for all people. they are strikes against terrorist continue and we are taking out their terrorist. we are destroying their vehicles and equipment and stockpiles and we salute our dedicated pilots and crews who are carrying out these missions with great courage and skill. as commander-in-chief i could not be more proud of their service. as i told some of our troops yesterday the american people are united in our support for them and for their families and as we go forward as one nation i would ask all americans to keep our forces and their families and their thoughts and prayers. thanks very much.

>> st. st. paul in the 1930s, i wouldn't call it las vegas that it was a very lively city. the gangsters brought their gun moles. during prohibition you had the biggest jazz artists artist of the decade here in st. paul. it was very lively place partially because the gangsters were welcomed here. virtually every major gangster, kidnapper and bank robber in america lives and works within a three block radius of where we are standing today. don john dillinger baby face nelson all were here. people don't know that. there is no statues of these gangsters but this was the epicenter of 1930s crime in the air of don -- john dillinger. the fbi the federal bureau of investigation under j. edgar hoover had the spelling is the headquarters and this was the building where the bootleggers and bank robbers were tried and

sent to alcatraz leavenworth prison and other prisons across america. it's where it began and where it ended. >> we are standing at the historic fort snelling looking at the junction of the minnesota in the mississippi rivers. st. paul is located at of the mississippi river from fort snelling and the port was here before the city was. the fort is intimately connected in the creation of st. paul. in 1830s there were groups of settlers that were living on the military's property. finally the army had had enough of competing with them for resources and they felt they should be removed from the military property. the settlers moved across the river to to get inside and formed what became the nucleus of the city of st. paul. when you think about the story and history of this region and think beyond the walls of fort snelling, and that's what we try to do at fort snelling is push people to think more about what

does this mean when all these cultures come together. what perspective did they have on these historic events? nextel speaker john boehner talks about his plan to grow the economy and create jobs. he's the feature speaker thursday at the american enterprise institute and took questions from the audience. this is half an hour. >> good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. i am the person of the american enterprise institute and i'm delighted to welcome you all here today for this important address from the speaker of the house, john boehner. it's a distinct honor to introduce my friend john boehner back to aei as both of you -- most of you know he's the 61st bigger than us. when he was elected in 1990, he

had little idea what his trajectory is going to lead to i dare say. he served as the house minority leader, the house majority leader the chairman of the house committee on education and workforce, chairman of the house republican conference and on and on, one leadership mission after the other up to the highest leadership position in the house. he is known not just as someone who holds leadership positions but who is authentically a good and courageous and fair leader. today he is here to discuss a five-point plan for the congress to reset america's economy. please join me in welcoming speaker john boehner. [applause] >> good afternoon everyone and let me just say how happy i am to be back at aei. i last spoke here shortly before i became speaker and it's a job

i love but looking back a at job i never thought i would have. when i got first elected to congress i thought i will probably do this for 10 years and go back and run my business or do something else but i'm still here and still on the journey for the same reason that many of you are. each of us was fortunate that we had a chance to succeed, chance to realize our potential and our work isn't finished until we have passed the same chance on to our kids and bears. and i have got some ideas about how to do that in today but to share those with you. let me start by picking up where i left off when i was here nearly four years ago. that day i talked about how we would burn the house differently, differently than the republicans had run it in the past and how democrats were running it then. today i can report that the people's houses more open and more transparent than ever. for the first time legislative

data is posted on line at xml and in bulk. the house proceedings and committee hearings are all streamed on line. you can even bring your ipad2 the house floor which was prohibited in the past. earmarks used to crash our coffers at the rate of 10,000 at a time and they have been eliminated. we have considered bills under an open process. i consider that my predecessor had no pills on the floor under that open process. so we are on the right track. a much of the credit goes to the people and institutions that would do all the heavy lifting. all this without delivery and what my friend called the 21st century citizen directed government. one that is smaller, less costly and more accountable to the people we serve.

that is why despite being a minority party here in washington republicans have gotten some really important things done. we have got -- cut total federal spending two years in a row which hasn't happened since the korean war. we have completed a major trade agreement with columbia and panama and south korea, made it easier to pay for college by tying student loan rates to the markets instead of some fluke goal flim, improve their job training system so that more people can gain high-quality skills that advance our economy. we are protected 99% of the american people from an increase in their taxes. now there's a lot more that we can do and our focus continues to be on what we call better solutions. solutions to get people back to work, lower costs at home and restore opportunity for all americans. to that end we have passed now over 380 bills that are pending

in the united states senate. 380, almost all of them done on a bipartisan basis. dozens of those would improve our economy and improve the prospects for jobs in our country and as we speak the house is considering a big energy bill and with good reason. there's an energy boom going on in america. it's soaring from colorado to north dakota to texas louisiana, to eastern ohio, pennsylvania, west virginia too and the boom is driving real economic growth. unemployment today is half of what it was just four years ago. it's a big deal. americans aren't hearing a whole lot about it because it's happening entirely on state and private lands. and the federal government really is not involved in this at all.

we take this approach to the national level by doing things like approving the keystone pipeline, opening more of our federal lands for oil and gas exploration and if we really want to get our economy humming that would do it. but let's not stop there. i think beyond just boosting the numbers a little bit. in my view america's energy boom presents a once in a generation opportunity to reset our economic foundation from from the bottom up and here's what i mean. america is on track to be energy independent in the next few years. that's going to mean more growth but it's also going to mean lower prices, energy prices in north america. they are already paying anywhere from 30 to 50% less than their big competitors around the world, industrial competitors especially the europeans. this disparity is going to grow and as it grows more manufacturers are going to work at moving their facilities here.

it's actually already underway and if you are an energy dependent industry you are going to have no choice but to move your operations here because you can't produce anything without energy and you can't produce anything without electricity. and so they are going to be doing this on our job is to make sure we continue to look at moving their facilities here. the problem is washington's approach is always top down and the bureaucracy is a lumbering that the government is keeping us from where i think we need to be. now just look at the state of things and where we are today. flat wages, higher prices, a six year slog to regain the jobs lost during the recession and than millions continue to ask the question where are the jobs? so we can do this the washington way and move dirt around and see what happens or we can lay a

solid foundation for economic growth. not picking one over the others but to do all what we can to reap the benefits of this bill. bring these good-paying jobs home, get our workers off the sidelines, build a culture of hard-working responsibility around them and make america the place to work, save and invest. it can be done and there are five things that i think that need to happen in order to bring this about. you know the first is to fix our tax code. we have heard a lot lately about corporate inversions and inversions are just symptoms, visible symptoms of a much deeper problem. our tax code is terrible. nobody in stansted, not even the irs. it will pay accountants hundreds of dollars so they can try to lower their tax bills and they have had to because over the years thousands of changes have been made to the tax code.

and mostly for the benefit of those who are well connected. all this talk about inversions is making the problem smaller. it's like looking over at tidbits when a road is filled with potholes. corporate seidin personal side. make a pro-growth, make a pro family and bring down the rates for every american and clear out the loopholes allowing people to do taxes onto sheets of paper. 95% of the american people do their taxes onto pieces of pap paper. i could feel the blood pressure going down in the room already. so we do this. we get one of the biggest reasons that jobs are moving overseas and we make it easier for families to do anything from building a house to save for college for their kids. secondly solve our spending problems. for 503 the last 60 years we

have spent more than we burn them. this is where people get on me about comparing apples-to-oranges but hear me out. now would you do this in your own home? of course you wouldn't. you would never get by with it. can anybody run a business this way? absolutely not. well guess what? we can't do it as a country either because it's bad for our economy, to stealing from our kids and their grandkids, robbing them of the benefits they will never see him leaving them with burdens that are nearly impossible to repay. the question isn't what's driving this debt, it's too. baby boomers like me are retiring at the rate of 10,000 a day. 70,000 this week, 3.5 million this year and this is going to go on for another 20 years. our entitlement programs were designed for almost all of this retiring at the same time and they certainly weren't designed for the fact that most of us are going to live well beyond 80.

those programs are important to tens of millions of americans say you can't throw them out and you don't want to throw them out but they need to be fixed and put on a sustainable path and we can in fact do that. thirdly, we have to reform our legal system. they let anybody in america sued any buddy any day for any reason they want. this is crazy and we all pay for it in everything that we buy. the costs are staggering. we spend more per person on litigation like 2.5 times more the average industrial country around the world. they don't just show up in higher premiums but literally everything we buy. it's inefficient, it makes america less competitive. there has got to be a better way. i'm all for taking care of people have been injured and

making sure they have access to the system that there ought to be reasonable standards and reasonable limits on compensation. forcefully a regulatory system. the way the federal government hands down regulations its coercive, combative and frankly it's very expensive. you take the dodd-frank was as an example with an 849 pages and $21.8 billion for compliance costs. the interesting thing about this is the dodd-frank was passed to get rid of too big to fail. not only is it failed to do that, the compliance costs are indiscriminately giving small community banks and credit unions and for the small drinks -- banks and credit unions small business loans and family loans. but now you have more and certainly in more money going into compliance and what happens with the cost of borrowing goes up and access to credit goes down.

it's the last thing that main street nature. other countries have a more collaborative process for deciding what is the problem, a more collaborative process for how to address that problem and the result is you have fewer regulations but the ones that you do have are a more meaningful and don't necessarily drive up the cost of doing business in that country. even if we did these four things i don't think we are going to maximize their potential out of this energy bill. the fifth issue is simple. we have got to find a way to educate more of america's kids. aside from arthur brooks you are not going to need more of a half glass full guided me but some of these figures are really rather depressing. last year one out of every five high school students didn't graduate with their peers. one out of five. among those who did graduate one

in five need remedial education before they can start college. according to the nation's report card only 30% of 4th-graders performed at or above proficiency in reading. only 26% performed at or above proficiency in math. we are simply not educating enough of america's kids. no child left behind required every child to adopt standards and make assessments. frankly it's there so we can track whether kids are learning. that's the good news. the bad news is too many children still are learning. many are not learning because they struggle in school. that is why one of the things we have done is create the first federally funded choice d.c. scholarship program. i will tell you what it's exceeding beyond anyone's

highest expectations. 97% of these kids graduate from high school. 92% approval rating from the parents so why would we go ahead and start expanding the program to the rest of the program -- country? it will get kids and parents a better chance to find schools. we all know we are going to have a growing economy we are going to need workers. we can't have workers that don't get the basics of a decent education in america. here is the whole point. if we were doing these five things in a meaningful way and energy boom in front of us we could set the read -- provide a reliable stream of good-paying jobs more stability and security all the way through retirement and more opportunities for americans to get ahead not just to get by.

there are many reasons do that than not one more important than the rest. many cities and universities built their memorial stadium's and honor of the following. one of the classics is the navy marine corps memorial stadium in annapolis. if you have never been there surrounding the football field the great battles are listed, guadalcanal, midway, sicily and iwo jima and the story goes a few decades ago william and mary looked at the names and said man these guys have a tough schedule. [laughter] let me tell you, america has a tough schedule in front of it and we can avoid it nor should we try. we are not just obligated to lead. we are called to lead.

and we are driven to serve in the same spirit which our parents, grandparents built those living memorials with humility and desire to do something that outlasts us. for what lies ahead we need a a strong america america that leads a strong economy one in which our people can strive to fulfill their god-given potential and show us there is no greater enterprise and free enterprise and we will never settle for a safe route. we will lead for freedom in every sense of that word. today i have tried to lay out a path that speaks to both parts and frankly to all americans because i trust them, i know they can do anything and i know their labors will justify our faith. thank you for being here. [applause] >> thank you mr. speaker.

we can take a few questions from the audience. looking forward to hearing your questions. >> mr. speaker i really appreciate the foresight you were showing in taking this energy boom and how we can maximize the rare and valuable thing thing. of course i and i'm afraid i will get into trouble with my boss i am a glass half-empty guy and not a glass half-full guy. i am worrying about the forces in the city that are going to prevent us from realizing the games you are talking about which are so valuable. can you talk a little bit how to overcome the obstacles and sustain the progress so not just for five years but 15, 20, 25? >> frankly the state regulates

fracking and while the epa continues to try to stick their nose into this they really can't find a reason to do so. when you look at where the congress is, i don't think the congress is going to get in the middle of this. this will create good-paying jobs. we look at eastern ohio where we have got this big oil and gas line they have been developing over the last three or four years. it's a big deal. you have to understand this was the heart of the so-called rust belt. this is where it started and what is happening there, the development and all the good jobs it's like manna falling from heaven. i don't think the congress on either side of the aisle wants us to go away. what i didn't spend much time talking about was how much oil and gas we have in the m2 mountain west on federal lands in the continental shelf.

we have an abundance of oil and gas reserves that can help fuel our economy for hundreds of years. this is a lot different than what was being treated -- preach 20 or 30 years ago. let's make sure we use it in a way to maximize the potential for our entire country for a long time. >> let's go next to joe waller from the "washington examiner." >> thank you mr. speaker. i want to ask you about two things you didn't mention. one is immigration reform and how the obama administration says immigration reform is a key part of our growth over the next few years. do you agree with that and also with the housing market faltering resolving the status of fannie mae and freddie mac -- for republicans? >> i gave a version of this speech a year ago and somebody said you have to have a good

point. i gave it some thought over the months and i thought legal reform needs to be part of this. there can be a lot of other pieces too. yeah i think immigration reform would help our economy but you need to secure the borders first. we have a mess and i think everyone knows we have a mess. our legal system is broken and our borders are secure and then we have the problem of those that are here without documents. we are a nation of immigrants. the sooner we do it the better off the country will be. when it comes to the housing market i don't know what's going to happen to fannie and freddie but i don't think it's going to have any sizable impact on what happens in the housing market. kohl

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should read the bill before you vote on it. we are republicans. [laughter] >> i am a nurse. obama says a large part of the economy one is to a large degree obamacare and one is there people on both sides of the aisle focused on the other version of health care. are you still committed to protecting the elderly? do you have a strategy the politicians and american people support? >> when it comes to medicare

this program is not sustainable in its current form. did not have enough money for all the of medicare they will consume over the next 30 years what do we do about it? there are small steps we could take and you could change the program. a lot of things could be done but sticking your head in the sand doing nothing is a prescription for disaster. >> i am with the jewish council for public affairs. i heard a compelling speech talking about poverty.

i am interested to get your perspective extending the earned income tax credit. >> paul is doing some very good work. we have record number of americans now working -- not working but stuck if you will. it is our obligation to help provide the tools for them to use to bring into mainstream america society. that we don't have to work this is a very sick a deal for our country. going up with 11 brothers

and sisters with my dad at the bar and if you wanted something you worked for it. i had some kind of a job whether throwing newspapers or cutting grass. trust me i did all. the other issue i thought about criminal-justice reform. when every state was in the mandatory sentences bobby would not trust the judges said a more.

>> i work and study here in with 500 of your closest friends for a discussion giving a survey there are lot of students in the audience today could you give your view of syria and the ukraine? and a bonus question. >> in making that case all over again. [laughter] giving that speech about vladimir putin on 2011. it is probably somewhere in the archives but he will

find everything i said is exactly what he has done. of message today was straightforward. of mayor kelly need your help. the president worked with the europeans the sanctions will not bring freedom and security. they needed pfizer's. if not now then when. >> where do you draw the white and how much is enough? space has to be drawn.

the sooner the better. the issue over the middle east the overarching strategy to deal the threat of terrorism. coming across the iraqi border in january where is the plan? the mission is to destroy a isil if that really is sidle see that overarching strategy. there is no reason not to do the of minimum. with that free syrian army to seek isil is in syria. but i am still waiting to

see the bigger picture of how we will end of war. how we destroy isil and i have not seen that yet. thank you for the opportunity. [applause] [inaudible conversations]

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>> good morning we plan to conduct this since the efficient manner to ensure all members have an opportunity to ask questions and witnesses have the opportunity to be heard. to that end parisi advised i will not tolerate disturbances including verbal disruptions photography, standing or holding signs.

>> [inaudible] >> faq for your cooperation we will stop and have those who are disturbing leave the room. the committee will have testimony on the strategy for the islamic states of iraq or isil i would like to welcome secretary hagel move general dennis c. is on the trip with his defense counterparts in europe and the demands placed on the military. i received a call from secretary hagel he is in georgia he said a different

georgia. then he was coming back here and it is great to have you here today. and we'll understand how much you travel and appreciate your time. and on a bipartisan basis to the continuing resolution at the president's request that authorizes the secretary of defense to train and equip the syrian opposition. we strengthen the proposals through congressional oversight and the requirements of the of not everyone supported that authority that isil is a

threat to our allies and the united states. apparently the a agreement isil must be defeated that the landscape is incredibly complex and in the option will carry risk and an agreement that it is but one part of what should be a broader regional strategy to defeat isil and listen to the president's speech including those who'd know iraq best and those who had answers from allies and partners on what needs to be done. i do not believe the counter insurgency strategy the president has proposed is sufficient to degrade and destroy isil. i gave the speech at the american enterprise institute last week and called for swift action for

every week we wait isil grows we need to conduct military operations in both iraq and syria to deny isil any safe haven. while the iraqi security forces have the capability they still need the incisors and command and control the capabilities that only the united states can provide. none of us should minimize the risk we cannot succeed from the safety of the headquarters building in gauging those groups advising indigenous forces to put the military in harm's way. this is a dangerous business. the most irresponsible thing the president can do is give the of military of mission and not the tools it needs to do the job. by a taking off the table they set the mission and the

military up for failure rather than success. when eisenhower was planning the invasion up for monday one of the support of its question to the planning and they said they were planning for success because billy is not an option. today's hearing is important to understand the administration's strategy for isil the president identified his objective to degrading and destroy. if what would be required of the military we need to understand the campaign and the consequences of inaction and. think you for being here and during this consequential moment for our country at

the forward to your questions. i would like 2.0 we have a staff member who is leaving us. debra. is she your? -- your? >> we can think hurt anyway. >> she already left? a professional staff member for the subcommittee on military personnel for the house armed services committee a position she has held since 1999 serving as the lead staff member for the subcommittee from 2007 through 2010 and briefly served as deputy staff director for the committee in 2011. 1999 serving as legislative

affairs specialist for the national park service served as a legislative assistant acting as the senators principal aide on national defense and veterans affairs and maritime issues and educational social security and welfare of 87 to 1999. she received her bachelor's from drake university leaving to become the assistant secretary for veterans affairs and we just got her ready for another job she is still in the fight. it sounds like the obituary but it is not. [laughter] we wish her well. >> mr. smith? >> we can just say she has been sentenced to the pentagon. [laughter] we wish her well.

think you for being here mr. secretary the best way to describe this is our country once the problem on. ever since 1911 and the two wars that we've fought believe me it is not hard for anyone tear criticized step by step on the spectrum that why did we do this? but the bottom line is the problem is not going away i cannot imagine the decisions we could have made to make it go away now. i could imagine one would be better. but the threat that we face and isil is one part is the ideological threat fear

osama been invited and al qaeda is incredibly violent ideology attempting to hijack and it is straight forward. they want to destroy us. it is our efforts this threat existed and you have to confront it. but we have to deal with it. isil is the latest manifestation. we have seen how absolutely brutal day are. they have committed small-scale genocide. they killed in the most brutal fashion imaginable. they threaten the region first and talking in the two

technical sense to set up a system to plot attacks overseas but the mistake i made along the way focused on al qaeda looking at pakistan and afghanistan are. it is always them pointed and that was true until the terrorists showed up on that airplane and that came out of yemen. but trying to confront the threat there. if isil wed -- would look with the territory they've been trained fighters and send them back to attack targets in the west. if you say that would not happen i wish you are right if you are not.

they are a threat. but how do we confront that threat? but we can learn from our past mistakes. the exception that the military might fix the problem. because then is the american way. and to hammer every problem the ideology gain strength from western aggression the strongest arguments al qaeda and isil have for people to join them that they protect is lomb against western aggression. i was gonna say something

that is not appropriate in a public hearing but that is not true so showing up with 150,000 troops it is effective up to a point per reinforces the message that is why the of'' we took yesterday's training mission is so critical we have to find partners muslim partners to work with the fact and we need to fight the evil for its own sake we did have troops but we went into work in the region then they took the fight and that made a huge difference. it was a bit frustrating yesterday to listen to people who were concerned about it.

concerned about u.s. military being to engage. understanding how those issues are completed. it is how we develop a capable force we have seen the kurds you are a broken force until we showed up and then they turned the tide to take back territory is. similar leave the iraqi government. people say here we go again to train and equip the military but the primary reason is they chose not to fight. i dunno if they were capable force or not but they did not even fight because the government was so corrupt so we insisted on a change now

we have a new government that is trying a nationally -- initially. we have suny partners who will lead the fight. if we go after isil it has to be vocally driven to find locals who will do that we could drop troops that would exacerbate the problem. we have to build smart to build local support but make no mistake they are a threat. which we did not have to think about it. it involves money and lives at risk in military aid direct -- decisions but we have learned there clearly is a half to come up with a plan how we will keep working on that plan and implement and move forward. >> thank you.

>> members of the committee i very much appreciate the opportunity to discuss the president's strategy to destroy isil. on a personal note the key you for your leadership on yesterday's vote. i believe the president believes it was an important and defining the boat not unlike the work that they invested in the boat to get the turnout. thank you. yesterday i joined president obama in tampa where he received a briefing a commander on operational plans to implement our isil

strategy and met with representatives for more than 40 partner nations. i am joined here today for the director of operations he is our jay three live helps to oversee his responsibilities our military operations in iraq and said, and works closely with all military plan so i appreciate very much general for you to be here and also of chairman dan street -- dempsey is one of our partners internationally over the next few days and

much of that will be middle east of iraq and syria. he consults with the allies since this fight against isil and tomorrow will attend a special defense the defense conference. but today military leaders that are incomplete agreement very strongly believe offers the best opportunity to destroy isil. we're in full alignment of all objectives and our strategy to achieve the president's objective the

american military power alone they did not with the threats to the united states and the political progress but the representative government would be critical to achieve the objective and the iraq prime minister is committed to bring all iraqis together against the tenants to support them against terrorist we need to use all instruments of power. so with diplomatic intelligence so to succeed this strategy will require a strong partnership between

the executive branch and congress. the president has made it a priority to consult leadership on the isil challenge as as vice president biden and secretary kerry and many members of the administration i appreciate the opportunities i have had to discuss our strategy including you and other members and i appreciate that but it isil poses a real threat to the middle east and european allies and america as you have noted. the last few months isil has been witnessed up close to slaughter innocent civilians including the sunii and shia muslims and kurdish iraqis and all religious minorities

who stood in their way. the murder of to a journalist outraged the american people and expose their ideology and tactics to expose that brutal ideology to a the world. it now controls including towns and cities to exploit the civil war in syria to seize territory both countries and it has employed by the combination of terrorist insurgent and military tactics it is adept at social media and

attracting tens of thousands of fighters. and with the caliphate across the middle east. it considers itself the rifle inheritor of the osama bin mottashed legacy. it opposes the immediate threat to american citizens and the middle east and we also know thousands of ford fighters with those passports to give relative freedom of movement that is a safe haven to plan and coordinate to carry out attacks against united states and europe. and isil as well lacerations' as has stated

if left unchecked it will threaten the allies and obama announce united states will lead a coalition and to roll back isil threat and defeat isil. more than 40 nations more than 30 have readiness for military support secretary kerry and i and others are working to expand the coalition secretary kerry and i convened partners and then went to georgia and turkey they made clear turkey by virtue of jealousy and common interests to destroy isil and

indispensable member of nato from the beginning. turkey is now in the grips of isil. >> [chanting] >> there is a disturbance in the room. [chanting] >> the committee will stand in recess.

>> you may proceed. >> it is holding 50 turkish diplomats hostage and this obviously is a high and first priority of the turkish government to get those hostages back and to other leaders of turkey we talk specifically about that. and the of role that turkey will play in this overall coalition and from the gulf council states of egypt and iraq and jordan and lebanon and all 22 nations of the

arab league adopted a resolution for comprehensive measures to combat isil. and hosting a conference attended by the u.s. security council meeting with the representatives they all pledged to help iraq to fight against isil theory military assistance. other key allies and those that contribute military support and other partners we expected the general assembly they will make a commitment across the spectrum adopted last month

to suppress the flow of foreign fighters to isil. and the assistants force commander to get those done for the global coalition. working as civilian diplomatic coalition to sustain with the extensive experience of of italy's. to make sure those efforts are of wind across all elements of the strategy. the address to the nation the president outlined the four elements of the strategy to ultimately destroy isil how we

implement this whole approach. first in close coordination with the iraqi government we brought in the air campaign against isil targets to protect americans threatened that the threats it is making and prevent humanitarian catastrophes authority it has had 180 airstrikes. paid disrupt and help to buy time to the iraqi government for the coalition for the new prime minister. and the iraqi people must me an opposition. this is altman leave their fight. a new brodeur air campaign would allow the security

forces to continue tuesday on the offensive to recapture to help the president of united states is the statutory authority to use military force and that is the safe haven. that exist in name only. that includes targeted actions including the command-and-control or logistics' capabilities and infrastructure. and to spend considerable reviewing and adopting a the scent, plan which has was noted but the second element is to look at the forces

fighting isil on the ground american and iraqi forces fighting on the ground to support those iraqi and kurdish forces the president announced we would deploy another 475 trips to iraq part of that includes approximately 150 advisers and support personnel to supplement people already in iraq. and transitioning with those that in bet with the iraqi security forces. >> but then it is 1600 u.s. personnel responding to the isil threat but it reaffirmed yesterday american forces will not

have a combat mission. intel the iraqi and kurdish forces for the national guard units but they help the sunii communities defeat isil. the best are the local forces and local citizens. in june the president would ask congress the necessary authority to have that syrian opposition and 500 million to fund the program. we appreciate yesterday's house vote to lament that continuing resolution. said the radio will host the program for the mission and the saudis have offered funding and additional assistance.

and waiting for this program to reflect the cost to train and equip and resupply the 5,000 opposition forces. and with the opposition force. with small arms and vehicles. as well as tactical. in to prove their effectiveness to have increasingly sophisticated types of commanders it is not to achieve commerical parity and it is superior fighters.

trade by units. and isil is already facing from the iraqi security forces. so with those were capable forces. and critical to the success of the program and all of the international partners to train andy cooke to make sure weapons to not fall into the hands of the opposition. there will always be risks. there are risks of action and inaction with the real

threat that isil poses to the country in the region and our allies. as we pursue this program the united states pushes for resolution. aside has lost all legitimacy to govern and has created a condition to allow isil to gain ground and to do cooperate the third element of the president's strategy is to prevent attacks against the homeland and in concert with international partners united states with law enforcement diplomatic and economic tools to cut off isil funding and improve

intelligence to strengthen homeland defense and foreign fighters. divided states and allies are stepping up efforts to identify counter threats against our homeland including increased intelligence sharing working within dod partners and the department of homeland security and the fbi in across the intelligence community. of the database has a special threat to link together with those potential foreign fighters to make it easier and faster to update regularly. department of homeland security has directed the enhanced screening with flights to the united states those steps that other countries have already taken. the homeland security has

local communities to counter extremist recruiting. and is working closely with coalition partners to disrupt isil financing to expose their financing activities. the final element of the strategy is to provide humanitarian assistance to those displaced or threatened alongside the government of iraq from united kingdom, australia, france u.s. troops to an already give threatened civilians the humanitarian assistance is now more than $186 million fiscal year 2014 the united states is also the single largest donor of humanitarian

assistance affected by the civil war. since the start of the conflict united states has lost $8 million to those affected by the war. all elements require significant commitment of resources with the coalition partners. this effort will lobby easy or be brief. this effort will not be simple. just as we wrap it a war with al qaeda it will require political progress effective partners on above-ground and as obama said yesterday. and what they must do for themselves we cannot do for

them with those unique capabilities to lead. administration work together rinaldi ever will take time. and to achieve the goals and protect the interests. mr. chairman and members thank you for your continued support and partnership for what you do for men and women in uniform to protect this country. thank you. >> does the general have an opening statement? >> no sir. >> thank you. >> mr. secretary you outlined a lot of things. into ultimately destroy a isil is a worthy goal in

that area pretended to what he will do. and presume coming for other things. so now the senate will act of that. to have one common enemy. and a glad to hear you say it was reported the military advice was to send to advise and assist in iraq for what

they have decided to do. is that an accurate report? >> has died on the president has been clear and dempsey made this clear to days ago he expects from the military leaders honest and direct violation of what they think of what is required to implement strategies to protect this country a number of recommendations on a number of things based dog the questions we ask of military leaders. bet general ostin as i have said is in full agreement with the president's decisions he uses to implement that strategy and

then making that clear again yesterday when he spent the day there he had a thorough briefing of the plan. they kilo -- thank you. >> there is one thing i will give the president advice through you. it is very important he does follow the advice and counsel the he receives from the of military their best suited to do that. he has the final say and final obligation. and responsibility i request he does not take options off

the table the -- it seems every speech the first thing is no bruise on the ground and makes the announcement more boots. that is confusing the american people and it builds distrusted verses what he is really saying. no boots on the ground people think divisions and what we originally did in iraq. i interesting and that is not the strategy but the people get confused if we explain to them what boots on the ground means no combat forces or shocking and of the people are there there, but there are things they have to do without them we cannot be successful i think they can except that.

they're smart enough to figure that out. they think if they're not hearing the truth or though walters -- or though whole truth it is important the president gives a lot of updates. over the last several years the war in afghanistan there has been a lot of accomplishments we have achieved and i don't think the american people know and only the president can tell them that. they will lead like to know as remove for word how we're doing in iraq course syria and i would strongly suggest we go before the people he is the only one to keep them informed what is going on because they will have to be

in this this will be for his duration of his presidency. if we don't let people know what is going space to make them apart of it we will not have the political support we need to go forward. i am concerned about the strategy of counterterrorism. it has not been overly effective in other places that he pointed out that we need to be more aggressive than that. i see what we're doing in iraq i think the plan is to push them not of the

occupied territory to free up iraq and naphtha safe haven so minder standing with his we will not give them a safe haven so while we don't know yet what they will do they did say they would make airstrikes possible. i just want to relay those things i am not in a position in to do that much will occur so i want to take advantage of that while i have the opportunity. thank you. >> we have respond to those points? it is particularly important not only are those points

right and the president agrees but most of those points are centerpieces with a particular question of boots on the ground what he has said is there is no ground combat role for americans. yes that will be required obviously it goes on in iraq today and will be required. but he has said it is the iraqi security forces that are the ground forces in iraq and we will continue to support them through the capabilities. as you know, syria to trade and equipped is to help develop that ground force capable unit but he is fully

aware and agrees this is not about ground forces but what he has made clear with a difference of opinion he will not order combat forces into those areas. but the point that you made hopefully be made it clear. the point about informing and updating the american people you are right in any of us understand how critical that is the american people understand what is going on. and the body across the way as it should be to have the american people understand understand, especially the congress is a critical

component going forward. think you for allowing me to clear that up. >> boots on the ground i think the problem is people have the instinct we just don't want to go back into another war in the president seeks to reassure the people but i agree that we need to explain. . . ground issue. and also, it's not even a matter of we're war wary, we're not going to send in troops because we know it'll upset people. it's because we don't think it will work. and i think that's to make it clear if there's too much of an excessive reliance on u.s. military force, then oddly, we push more people into the arms of isis. and i think, you know, too often the president does sound more like he's in the former camp of