they figure with a name like chaffetz, is close enough to they figure with a name like chaffetz, is close enough to a hispanic. you laugh, but i tell you -- i was under the impression that maybe i was invited because i'm an up-and-coming republican, then it turns out they were just looking for a way to save money on alcohol. invite the mormon. [laughter] the senator from idaho is not here, is he? [laughter] just making sure. i am actually here with my wife. my only wife, julie. over here. [applause] i actually got into politics -- i was place kicker on byu football team once upon a time. i was not an actual football player. i was a placekicker. there is a difference. they touch me, they throw a flag. but it was when i missed a kick in an indoor game and blamed it on the wind that i thought, i can do politics if i can sell that. i am freshly back from the republican retreat. the congressional republicans held it in williamsburg recently. and i was asked to go to the republican retreat, i said, i thought we did that on november 6. we kind of already did that. i am trying to fill the shoes o

[applause] senator heidi heitkamp, congressman chaffetz. good night, everybody. >> a discussion about the effort to bring open news coverage to afghanistan in a conversation with the general electric ceo. then the weekly address but the president and alaska senator lisa m. schakowsky. the nih headquarters is akin to the district of chris van hollen, he would be our guest on this week's news makers to talk about the federal budget and the sequestered. sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and act c-span.org. -- and at c-span.org. >> and he sent them in, gets the money and they publish only six. he summons the editor and says i wrote ten and you published only six. most of the editors say in response, but we paid you. because the standard answer includes beebe the columns were not good enough. here's a check for the columns he did not print. then why would he give back the money if the contract said $20,000? he was entitled to keep it. that was his business lesson. because he wanted to do business with the other party again. he

chaffetz, in federal properties. i want to give you a real clear example of federal properties that have a problem. we just got back from a codell in regards to the state department looking at our embassies, and in particular i want to highlight morocco. here we are spending over $150 million building a new embassy in morocco, and we have yet to assay and look at what the value and possibility of sale of our current embassy. right there to me it seems like in looking at properties -- i'm not a real estate expert, but it seems to me when we're making a transaction like that, we're looking in the neighborhood of somewhere to $60-$80 million in assets that need to have some assaying. do you know that they had to beg and as of -- there were about, i would say, wouldn't you say it's about 50% completed, that embassy, chairman? >> that sounds correct. >> yeah. they have yet to have an assay of the current buildings and inventory of properties that they had in morocco. i find that disdainful. this is an instant turn around

[applause] senator heidi heitkamp, norsemenchaff -- congressman chaffetz. good night, everybody. >> coming up, president obama discusses his agenda for a second term in front of a house democrats. later, "washington journal" is live with your phone calls. >> what i have discovered as i'm getting older and more mature is that the absolute worst strategy to achieve happiness in life is to make that your primary goal. if you make happiness actually what you are striving for, you will not probably achieve it. you will end up being sort of narcissistic and self involved, carrying about your own ledgers and satisfactions in your life as your paramount goal. what i found is that happiness is a byproduct of other things. a byproduct of meaningful work, and family, and friends, and good health, and love, and care. we get happiness not by aiming directly for, but by throwing ourselves and involving ourselves and trying to have integrity and be a good person. >> whole foods cofounder and ceo john mackey examines how the inherent good of business and capitalism can lea

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[applause] senator heidi heitkamp, congressman chaffetz. good night, everybody. >> a conversation with jeffrey immelt. the national institutes of health headquarters is in the district of a crisp and holland. he will be on our guest to talk about the sequestered. you can watch that at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 eastern on c-span and c-span.org . >> if somebody paid him to what's 10 columns for $2,000 each. he gets the money and they publish only six. he summons the editor and says, i wrote 10 and he published six. the editor says, we paid you. that is the standard answer. maybe they were not good enough. here is a check for the columns you did not print back. he was entitled to keep it. that would clear his philosophy session because he wanted to do business with the other party again. i admire that. >> the 30th president of the united states and the "coolidge." >> over half a million people come to this church every year. they compare not because of our amazing pews, they come here because of the events that happened here. what most people did no

we talked in response to congressman chaffetz questions about the shocks and the difficulties that the airline industry faced over the last decade. first and foremost we will be able to with stand shocks and have to deal with the uncertainties and the secretary of the airline industry. the second thing is that will allow us to invest in our airline. we worry talk about the investment we're making in our employees, and as mr. kennedy can talk about in more detail, it allows us to buy new airplanes, to buy new products. and importantly, to have the financial wherewithal to experiment and try different models and add destination star system, knowing that if they don't work we have the financial wherewithal to be a will to deal with it. so it allows us to take the risk and provide, after that, provide benefits to our customers. >> i have noticed that the airlines that generate enough profits to buy new airplanes, more fuel-efficient airplanes, more modern airplanes, do tend to either capture market share or they have, if you have to compete with, you're at a disadvantage so i would think y