my power to make sure of our hard-working men and women in our intelligence, law enforcement, and elan security committees have the tools and resources they need to keep america's sake. this includes making sure these communities and people in them are coordinated effectively and held accountable at every level. meanwhile, the investigation into the christmas day incident continues, and we are learning more about the suspect. we know that he traveled to yemen, a cup project a country dealing with deadly insurgencies. -- a country dealing with deadly insurgencies. he was directed to attack that plane headed for america. this is not the first time this group has targeted us. they have bomb humani government facilities and our embassy in 2008, killing one american. i have made it a priority to strengthen our partnership with the yemeni government. even before christmas day, we have seen the results. plots have been disrupted and leaders eliminated. all those involved in the attempted act must know, you, too, will be held to account. it has been nearly a year since i stood on the steps of

. >> i am from elan universe city in north carolina. i am a junior. i majoring in elementary education. we have been years since the beginning of this conference. we will be here until it ends on friday. seeing all these opinions really helps me feel that, yes, my opinion is different from all my friends and i learned that that is a keg. >> give us an example. >> most of my friends are sort of on the liberal side and by a more conservative. they are big on if the government can help us, let them take over this and this to help us out and buy more of, can the government just leave us alone, sort of person. >> to your parents agree? >> mccarren also conservative white you pick that college? >>elan university felt right. was a beautiful campus and it was small. i come from a small town. i did not want the culture shock of a university with of hundred students in the classroom. >> what is your opinion about the future? >> i think the future is bright but and i know that sounds crazy. we're going through a rough time in our country. we have been through a

i'm from elan university. my question for you is, you say voting along party lines is violation of oath of office. what is being done in congress to address this issue? if it isn't being addressed what measures do you suggest, i guess congress takes to readdress their accountability to the u.s. government rather than to their party lines? >> well, there is only one ultimate power in our system. i mean the ultimate final word. and that's you. it's the people. one of the things, i was, pretty partisan myself. i was, you know, i was national chairman of the american conservative union. i was a founder of the heritage foundation. i was, i was, a leader in the republican party. i went back to my congressional district one time, many, many years ago, and had a town meetings. i had many town meetings. gave the usual response. i don't remember what the question was or somebody wants to know why i wasn't doing something. and i gave what i believed to be the truthful answer, and that is, i'm trying. we've introduced leg

our previous and the steps we will take go to the heart of intelligence and elan security that we need to the 21st century. just ask al qaeda and their allies are constantly evolves in their efforts to strike as, we have to constantly evolves to keep up with them. as we saw on christmas, the margin for error is slimmer. as these violent extremists pursue new haven's, we intend to target al qaeda wherever they take root. at our adversaries seek new recruits, we will constantly we view and update our intelligence and institutions. as they refine tactics, we will enhance our defenses including smarter screenings and security at airports and investing in the technologies that might have detected the explosives used on christmas. we are holding those accountable that work on this. they must share, and a great, analyze information as quickly and effectively as possible to save innocent lives. not just most of the time but all the time. that is what the american people deserve. that is what i will demand as president. thank you very much. >> what is the headline from his remarks? >> it is one

i am from elan university. you mentioned there are programs in place for military families facing deployment. as a feature educator and someone who hails from fort bragg, what specifically is being done with these families facing deployment as it pertains to education? >> part of the gi bill which was initiated out of the pentagon and supported by the president is to put in legislation, the ability to transfer benefits to spouses and independent children. that is the first time that had ever been done. that is a significant step. secondly, several organizations, including the pentagon have worked to make it easier for dependents who move from one state to another to transfer into those school systems without going through a horrendous amount of work and red tape in order to get thirdly, states would give, and there have been many of them in recent years, that did in-state tuition to individuals who get transferred to focus on that aspect of education paren. there are programs focused on spouse education that ea