i want to highlight from a perspective of asf youth san francisco at dcyf, first we are in full sul at support of all of these recommendations but some align with our priorities. first of all the inclusion of pay and increasing funds to serve transitional age youth is crucial. we are in full support of that. there is a tremendous unmet need and luckily there are some programs that are able to be funded creatively with other sources but the children's fund being the largest for our youth is critical for that to be accessible to transitional age youth. the other is i just want to echo some of jesus points about the voice policy. we strongly believe that young people need to be at the center of decision making that is affecting their lives and no choice should be made without people in the room and without their voice being at the center. we fully support and hope this is something that by today by leading by example that you hope to continue to do so moving forward especially as this is something that doesn't take actual resources but a commitment to include young people. also around the

him asf members see calling for exit from the euro. there has been a lot of populist rhetoric. >> skepticism remains about his potential. one thing is for sure. ballot, thesunday's european left can no longer go unnoticed. now to fresh violence in ukraine. at least five people have been killed in clashes in a village. it comes on the heels of which 17s attacks in soldiers were killed by pro-russian gunmen. the separatist movement in the east is threatening to disrupt the sunday's presidential election. the country is looking to pull itself out of political turmoil that has gripped the nation for months. believesputin said he ukraine had collapsed in civil war and had been cast since the president was ousted. it has been three months since he left power. probe of his alleged embezzlement scheme has barely started. >> ever since he fled, volunteers have been waiting through documents he and his cronies tried to destroy. >> different pieces of paper. >> these documents come from the offices of the man who rose from nowhere to billionaire

the, come about asfs dmpt and other things ahave hand during their service.it's designed to appropriately punish the veteran but more important it's designed to try to help that veteran go straight. so in this case, he's up before a judge in the veterans court on a count of domestic violence, actually. and the court, the judge said okay i'm going to give you two yearsyears' probation. you have to show me you're not on drugs you're not drinking and you've got to go immediately to the va. you have got to get treatment at the va. he goes to the va and the va says we do not have a bed for you. come back in 30 days. within 30 days he's back in court, he's in trouble, the judge says, you must go to the va. he goes again to the va and the va says, we don't have a bed for pickup. >> and of course there are -- for you. >> there are many other problems that are mentioned in the inspector general's report right? >> there are fams waiting times -- false waiting times, follow up exams that aren't ordered. it is improper denial of things like psychiatric care benefits. it'

an you have to understand the philosophical ramifications asf one that can be an insult. because it was the natural way of thinking. it was combined with a growing sense of the importance of thpar nations. and in part it proved that htions as a whole or part ofany this and that cultures are contested and the parts all fit together and it all fits together. but what i don't think you canof complain about is that it's kind of xena phobic. and so when they said that he was a german writer he was partly joking. it can absorb and always something and yet he is one oftc the first people to articulate a sense is a distinct individual. so i think this is a very important part of it and this is deep and rooted in the theory of relations among nations and this includes the famous essay that is the key term and he is not using it innocently but in a relatively precise sense.up, when he talks about it in this m way h e is using a well honed thing to talk about the problems and that was the thing that i had tried to discuss in the book in a way that didn't require you to know any more

i would submit that if this amendment goes on and becomes a be asf law, we would not safe as we would otherwise, and with my amendment, we are much safer than we would be otherwise, but neither are we sacrificing any of the civil liberties protections that are part of the underlying bill and the purpose of the agenda coming forward as a committee, so if i it asserted in a moment, if is suggested that the authority to negotiate with telecoms already exists, and my question would be why would anybody oppose my amendment, and this is a carefully worded, well-thought-out amendment. it protects our civil liberties and protect the data collection that might be negotiated by our intelligence communities that would be stored in private sector hands, not public, and it would still require a fisa warned in order to quirin that data. query that data. we would allow the intelligence community to get with them, and the national security necessary, and i would suggest that had this been proposed over the negotiators weekend, it would have been a part of the bill. i yield back the balance of my time

she is serving second stint asf fcc wireless telecom bureau. between these stints she was special counsel to the chairman of innovation and government. between 1986 and 1998 she served as deputy chief of international and common carrier bureau and senior legal advice tore chairman reed hunt. shee is founding partner of lawler, and served as a law clerk to j harvey wilkinson of u.s. court of appeals of fourth circuit. we're very fortunate in the midst of all controversies swirling around then fcc she is able to takee time out and give us the benefit and experience and deep expertise on these subjects. without further adieu, ruth, please take the stage. [applause] >> thank you for, will, for that nice introduction and hal singer inviting me here and orangean noising such a -- organizing great group of speakers on this very important topic. i've been a communications lawyer for more years than i would care to admit but before i became hooked on telecom policy i was an english major and one of the great novels of the 20th century in english literat