wow now snuffy's ahmed of the institute for policy research on the guardian points out there is reason to believe the study is deeply flawed ahmed alleges that people within w.h.o. have been compromised by political pressure to support this claim he highlights the comments of dr keith stuck a former expert on radiation and said quote the extent to which scientific principles are being bent to fit politically convenient conclusions is alarming alarming indeed only adding to the claims of this corruption is former u.n. assistant secretary general hong's von sponeck sputnik who exposed previous w.h.o. cover ups during the first gulf war also attested that the report's findings were defective he said quote it seems that someone somewhere clumsily decided that they would not release these damning findings and instead obscured them now the list of experts who have denounced this report is too long to mention but it includes the international coalition to ban depleted uranium the organization has repeatedly called upon the w.h.o. to release the data set they used from the study but unsurprisi

to cross talk what's next for the neo con agenda i'm joined by grant smith in washington he is the director of the institute for research of middle eastern policy and in san francisco we cross to bruce fein he is the phone.

to cross-talk what's next for the neo con agenda i'm joined by grant smith in washington he is the director of the institute for research of middle eastern policy and in san francisco we cross to bruce fein he is the founder and president of the national commission on intelligence and foreign wars right gentlemen rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want but if i go to you first in washington let's go through the countries saudi arabia iraq egypt afghanistan pakistan the israelis the list can go on but they're not picking up the phone too often when washington is calling because no one's really listening anymore agree or disagree. oh i don't know about that i think you know and in your set up you mention the neo conservative plan for syria and a brick lall but if you look at what's been going on ever since the first hard core neoconservative doctrine for the region was laid down in the one nine hundred ninety six clean break plan you can kind of do a checklist for syria and what have we seen we've seen the syria accountability act of two thousand and three which severely limited u.s. diplomatic engagement with the country we'v

to cross-talk what's next for the neo con agenda i'm joined by grant smith in washington he is the director of the institute for research at middle eastern policy and in san francisco we cross to bruce fein he is the founder and president of the national commission on intelligence and foreign wars right gentlemen rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want to grant if i go to you first in washington let's go through the countries saudi arabia iraq egypt the afghanistan pakistan the israelis the list can go on but they're not picking up the phone too often when washington.

for being with us. from washington, the foreign- policy initiative think tank. and a research fellow at the instituteor perspective and security studies in europe. you can join the conversation on facebook and on twitter. too soon to judge the words of the iranian deputy foreign minister on whether or not today's talks are groundbreaking. too soon to judge. but are you surprised at the speed at which things are now happening? >> first, i am no longer with the iranian foreign council. that was last year. both sides have a common interest to find a deal. >> right away, we are going to be in geneva? >> not necessarily right away, but after the election, that deal can be within reach next year. we feel that the iranian leadership is kind of preparing for a potential deal. the real problem is to be able to sell a deal back home. this is not an easy thing to do. >> you have seen negotiations come and go. did you think this time was different? >> in a hurry. we have sentences, it is no use spending in the economy. it is believed that soon, he is in the hands of the west because the negotiators have put on t

baker the co-director of the center of for economic and policy research to previously worked as a senior economist at the economic policy institute once served as a consultant for several bank. wellcome. >> thank kyo i appreciate the chance to address many. money ms. dean baker and i want to talk about the research of my colleague to look at the impact of the hours of the employer sanctions on employment practices throughout the first half of 2013 period prior to when obama announced that sanctions would not go into effect during 2014 when they had reason to believe there would be subject based on the employment under a 2013. first i want to talk about the plausibility of the claims made of that hca that some are not plausible second devil reviewed the evidence or the analysis in i want to say what i imagined to be though volunteered aspect of the 30 our environment glove that hca. there has been a lot of claims how they see a because different problems with it is important 2.0 the first time you have the direct impact of aca impact is 2013 people claim businesses were deterred from making hires it is difficult to see that as cre

research institute has been tracking for 23 years. >> gone are the days that the americans supported the isolationism, the bedrock of american policy. there's almost an even split when it comes to the embargo and reestablishing diplomatic relations with cuba. >> i consider the embargo as a training tool in negotiations, i have not seen yet where the cuban regime has taken the position to accept the termination of the embargo and giving some benefit to the cuban people. >> even with the split, jorge stresses that it's likely cuban-americans will continue to elect politicians who tow the traditional line on cuban policy against even their own beliefs. >> most of the cuban-americans will arrive in 1994 are not u.s. citizens and don't have the right to vote. to some extent, i think, the current political elite in the cuban-american community largely support cuban exiles, who are more conservative. >> they have moved past the debate. they have been volunteering for an organization that helps cubans through the rest of the world through cellphone and digital media. >> my sister and i and our generation have a lot more hope and are excited

for democracy. forgive me. on our second panel, we will have the senior research fellow for the institute of national strategic studies. and founder and executive director of the heresy institute for policytudies. thank you for joining us today. deputy director for africa and the crisis group. for all of our witnesses. i know in several of your cases, it was difficult to make it. i'm grateful. today's hearing comes almost exactly two decades after americans were killed providing vital assistance to somalia. following the u.s. withdrawal that occurred after that and after 20 years, the state collapsed lawlessness and general difficulties. recent developments had given us reason to be hopeful. this is due in no small part to gains in smalley. african national troops in coordination with the ethiopian military. deprived ofas been territory and revenue, creating a much-needed space. this stability has allowed al- shabaab to form, officially recognized by the united states. while much progress has been made, significant challenges have been made. people are frustrated with the inability to provide health care. the humanitarian situation remains dire. recently, more than 160 confirmed cases of

research institute has been tracking for more than 20 years. >> gone are the days when a majority of cuban americans supported the isolationism, the bedrock of american policy. recent polls by the institute shows there's almost an even split when it comes to the empargo and re-establishing. >> i consider it as a training tool. it is a pawn in a negotiation. >> i have not seen yet where the cuban regime has taken a position to accept the termination of the embar go and giving some benefit. >> it's likely cubans who will -- >> most of the cuban americans who arrived since 1994, are not u.s. citizens and therefore don't have the right to vote. and to some extent, i think the current political belief in the cuban american community is still largely controlled by the early cuban exiles who tend to be more conservative. they say they have moved pass the policy debate. they have been volunteering for organization that's been helping connect cubans to the rest of the world through cell phones and digital media. >> my sister and i as well as my generation have a lot more hope and are more exciting about the possibility for cuba. >> hoping that perhaps one day she an

assistant secretary and on the second panel for the research fellow for africa the institute for national strategic studies in the founder and executive director for policy studies in mogadishu is a key for the effort involved with your travel to do it joined us here today and the africa international crisis group. i go in several cases it was difficult to make preparations with the shutdown in i am grateful for your presence. coming almost two decades after the battle of mogadishu that 18 americans were killed to defend our interests and provide assistance to somalia following the withdrawal this occurred after that a and after 20 years of state collapse in general difficulties recent developments give a significant reasons to be hopeful. broad progress is due in no small progress do the mission consisting of other african national troops and coordination with the military. it has provide territory in revenue creating much needed space. this has allowed some of the it to form a assembly that was recognized by the united states last year as witnesses will testify as much pride in it -- progress has been made but the people are frustrated with the governm

instituting open access policies of their own. now it's time to make open access the law of the land for all publicly funded research. i urge my colleagues to make a real impact on the quality of science and life-saving research conducted in america and urge them to co-sponsor and support the fair access to science and technology research act. i yield back, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? the gentlelady from california is recognized for one minute. ms. hahn: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize the national domestic violence awareness month. an opportunity to stand with millions of victims who have suffered in silence, silent fear in their own homes. approximately three women are each day as a result of domestic violence, according to the national network to end domestic violence. while our countries -- has made enormous strides in combating domestic violence, gaps in federal law leave millions vulnerable. in this nation, one in six women will find themselves a victim of stalkin

policy center at the urban institute. she received a doctorate in economics and masters in statistics from the university of michigan and has been conducting policy research for over 25 years. she's a nationally known expert on medicaid, chip, and the private health insurance coverage and health issues facing low income children's and family. she's led a number of medicaid and chip devaluations and published over 100 articles on insurance coverage and access to care for low-income children, pregnant women, and other adults. in her current research she's examining the implications of the affordable care act, medicaid coverage, family planning services and state efforts to enroll more children and adults in medicaid and chip. that's quite a lot. our third speaker is thomas miller. tong is the resident fellow at the american enterprise institute, formally is a scene health economist for the joint economic committee. a former trial attorney am a journalist and sports broadcaster, another renaissance person speaking with us at this conference, we learned that dan crippen, the head of the nga is a pilot among other things with the varied background. tom is co-autho

will have a senior research fellow for africa at the national defense university institute for national strategic studies, founder and executive director of the heritage institute for policy studies in mogadishu. and thank you for the effort involved in your travel here to join us today. and deputy director for africa and the international crisis group. thank you to all of our witnesses. i know in several of your cases it was difficult to make preparations given the shutdown and i am grateful for your cooperation and presence here today. today's hearing comes almost exactly two decades after the battle of mogadishu in which 18 americans were killed defending u.s. interest in providing vital assistance to somalia. following the u.s. withdraw that occurred after that and after 20 years of state collapsed, lawlessness, and general difficulties, recent developments have given us significant reasons to be helpful. brought progress is due in no small part to the security gains made by the african union mission consisting of kenya, uganda, burundi, and other national troops in coordination with the ethiopian military. amisom has deprived al shabaab of territory in revenue creati

for being a tonight. our panel political analyst the debbie thomas rice chair at virginia tech -- virginia tech doctrinaire was an attractive the structure of the institute of policy and public opinion research college and political analyst and my coanchor chris hurst will be asking questions that came from you the viewers from all of us and from right here in our live audience tonight. here are the rules. each candidate will have one minute and 30 seconds to answer each question followed by a 1-minute rebuttal from the first candidate. each candidate will have 60 seconds to answer each question. i asked the candidates to please remain in the allotted time so i don't have to be a timekeeper and cut you guys off. we have timers to keep track. let's get going. first we begin with opening statements determined bitcoin toss. terry mcauliffe goes first. you have 90 seconds. >> thank you and thank you to virginia tech for hosting us this evening. it's great to be back in blacksburg. while there has been a lot of tech and forth over the last 11 months there is a simple question that virginians must answer over the course of the next 11 days. who will work with both parties to focus on jobs and educ