my name is sam from hofstra university.y question actually goes along with the previous question. >> okay. >> and i know that national security is very salient in the minds of american voters, especially after paris. but which candidate would you say has been really successful at steering the debates and setting the agenda of the 2016 election? >> that is -- oh, i guess i could just say it remains to be seen. that's such a tough question. i think one of the most interesting speakers on national security in the debates has actually been senator paul. whether you agree with him or not, right? and he's taken a pretty hard line against intervention, right, actually going against the establishment in his party. but he's really i think raised some fundamental questions about the u.s. role in the world. and i think whether -- not endorsing his position, but these questions about what our goals are abroad and how we pursue those goals with money, troops, alliances, foreign aid, right, diplomacy, those are some tough questions that

i am in the school of business here at hofstra university.elcome to the plenary session on economic policy in the bush administration. working with me today at the session is the provost who will be asking some questions and we are happy to have three presenters although one is still at the airport and hopefully will get here in time but if not people still have two magnificent speakers who can give us some insight on how economic policy development was in the bush administration and you can then extrapolate how it may have been in other administrations. our first speaker today is a currently vice president and senior accomplice at the federal reserve bank in dallas. a labor economist working a regional account growth and demographic change she manages to reach a bowl berth in the dallas federal research department and is executive editor of the quarterly publication southwest economy. her academic research focuses on the labor market impact of immigration on authorized immigration and u.s. immigration policy. she is a co-author of the book b

my name is mallory and i am from hofstra university. you mentioned before that the founding fathers intended our government to be a -- one foot on the gas, one foot on the brake. dan: my characterization. >> with this kind of system in place, do you believe the average american can regain this trust when they are not seeing significant progress? dan: i do think we need progress on some things. that is why i think a major , roads, sewer, water system -- something to show people that we can get to work and modernize these decaying pieces of infrastructure would certainly be one thing. folks have to see the government can do things. there was an author years ago, a historian named daniel burnham. any of you come through union station? he built that. he said, "make the little plans because they do not have the soul." stir man's that struck me. if you have big ideas, you will get people excited that the system can work. to some extent after 9/11, we felt like we were responding to that and i think we still do from a national securities persp

. >> the executive dean of hofstra university and former news day political columnists shows this wins the allegiance of those who say the city will continue to work. >> they put in more time than ever. they'd like to see a little appreciation when you really need them at other times. >> a lot of dedicated people we're indebted to. >> it's true about our public servants who have done amazing work all across the board. >> reporter: voters see a snowstorm as a test of leadership and skill. >> they have broken careers and they have made careers. >> reporter: smart politicians everyone with the ability to influence the success of the government's response to a future storm. and shower them with thank yous. >> we want to thank the people of the state. >> we want to thank the governor and the state for their cooperation. >> if things don't go well out there, it reminds the voters that, hey, he wasn't the only person responsible for things not going right. >> we thank them all. >> reporter: i'm mac king, fox 5 news. steve: the blizzard of 2016 is given matter rtin skrehli before he testifies.

university. please join me in welcoming her to hofstra so she can introduce the panel. [applause] >> good morning everyone. for the second time, i would like to thank hofstra for including the unique perspectives of some of our country's national treasures for political cartoonists who have drawn president george w. bush among other presidents and cultural icons throughout their distinguished careers. to my immediate left, is steve breen. he was born in los angeles and grew up in neighboring orange county, the second oldest of eight children. he attended the university of california at riverside where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science and it was at the university that he started drawing editorial cartoons for his school newspaper, the highlander. in 1991, he won the scholz award as a top college cartoonist. all of you budding editorial cartoonists out there, it starts in high school and college. he was about to become a high school teacher when he was offered a job in 1994. he became a full blown editorial cartoonist there in 1996. in april of 1998, he

my name is mallory and i am from hofstra university. you mentioned before that the founding fathers intended our government to be a one foot on the gas, one foot on the brake. >> my characterization. >> with this system in place, can the average american regain this trust when they are not seeing significant progress? >> i do think we need progress on some things. that is why i think a major infrastructure -- something to show people that we can get to work and modernize these decaying pieces of infrastructure. that would be one thing. folks have to see the government can do things. ago, aas an author years historian named daniel burnham. if you came through union station, he built that. he said make no little plants because they do not have the power to stir man's soul. that struck me. if you have big ideas, you will get people excited that the system can work. to some extent after 9/11, we felt like we were responding to that and i think we still do from a national securities perspective. that is why i mentioned a big, major, infrastr

my name is mallory and i am from hofstra university. you mentioned before that the founding fathers intended our government to be a one foot on the gas, one foot on the brake. >> my characterization. >> with this system in place, can the average american regain this trust when they are not seeing significant progress? >> i do think we need progress on some things. that is why i think a major infrastructure -- something to show people that we can get to work and modernize these decaying pieces of infrastructure. that would be one thing. folks have to see the government can do things. ago, aas an author years historian named daniel burnham. if you came through union station, he built that. he said make no little plants because they do not have the power to stir man's soul. that struck me. if you have big ideas, you will get people excited that the system can work. to some extent after 9/11, we felt like we were responding to that and i think we still do from a national securities perspective. that is why i mentioned a big, major, infrastr

my name is sam english from hofstra university. my question actually kind of goes along with the previous question. and i know that national security is very salient in the minds of the american voters a special after paris your but which candidates would you say has been really successful at steering the debates and setting the agenda of the 2016 election? >> that is, i guess i could just say it remains to be seen. that's such a tough question. i think one of the most interesting speakers on national security in the debates has actually been senator paul. whether you agree with him or not, right? is taking, taken a pretty hard line against intervention. actually going against the establishment and his party. but has really i think raised some fundamental questions about the united states wrote in the world. i think whether, not endorsing his position, but these questions about what our goals are a broad and that we pursue those goals with money, troops, alliances, foreign aid, diplomacy. those are sometimes, tough questions that i

university of kentucky men's basketball team, they're scheduled to play hofstra at the coliseum on december 10th, but if they nee to, they say the game can be moved to brooklyn in the barclays center. >>> a long-time member of new york's congressional delegation is retiring at the end of the year. in a surprise announcement, democratic steve israel says he will not run for re-election. the eight-term congressman says he wants to pursue new passions and spend time writing his second book. israel represents northern long island and eastern queens. >>> and we now know who nassau county democrats are nominating it's this man, assemblyman todd kaminski. he wants the seat once held by dean skelos. governor cuomo is expected to call a special election in april. >>> next time you're called for jury duty, consider this. even a billionaire and former mayor has to serve. michael bloomberg reporting to court for two days. he was even questioned as a potential juror. he got picked over a panel. the judge asked him what he did for a living. bloomberg said, i manage a company. turns out the mayor didn't m

the university of kentucky men's basketball team is scheduled to play hofstra at the coliseum on december 10th. if need be, the game will be moved to the barclays center. >>> 5:50 now. a long-time member of new york's congressional delegation is retiring. it was a surprise announcement. democrat steve israel says he will not run for re-election this year. he was seen as a possible successor to house minority leader nancy pelosi. but the congressman says he wants to pursue new passions and spend time writing his second book. representative israel represents northern long island and eastern queens. >>> we now know who nassau county democrats are nominating to run for an open state senate seat. it is this man, assemblyman todd kaminski. dean skelos. governor cuomo is expected to call a special election in april. >>> thousands of tributes are being written on facebook for a beloved member of the fdny. twenty, the dalmation, that has been the mascot for ladder 20 in lower manhattan for the past 15 years as died. she was given to ladder 20 by the rochester sheriffs department after the 9/11 att