i don't think obama is doing the wrong thing. >> congresswoman jane harman, we appreciate it.hen we come back, the top money man the republican party, right after this. ♪ >> joining us now is ray washburn, the finance chairman of the republican party. it's great to have you here. your home is dallas, meaning you are probably a huge cowboys fan. this sunday will be big for the cowboys, playing in green bay against the packers. by how many points will the packers beat the cowboys sunday? >> we will reverse the score from the ice bowl. a beat us by two, so i think we will do the same. >> talking politics, you spent last week in texas with governor christie. >> that is correct. >> did you get a hug from governor christie? >> he came down to our seats. >> no hugging? >> no hugging, and we cannot figure out how orange fit into the color scheme, but he is 5-0. >> jeb bush with the aggresive moves he is taking, how is that shaking things up? >> the more interesting one is more what huckabee has done. huckabee nobody thought would come out of left field the way he did, following on the

. >> ian bremmer olivia sterns, jane harman -- thank you all so much. had to break, here is u.s. secretary of state john kerry speaking about the relationship between the united states and france in the wake of today's attack on paris. >> i would like to say directly to the people of paris and all of france that each and every american stands with you today not just in horror or in anger or an outrage but a vicious act of violence. that we stand with you in solidarity and commitment both to the cause of confronting extremism and in the cause which the extremists fears so much and which has always united our two countries -- freedom. >> it is time now for the latin america report. brazil's real rose on speculation that president dilma rousseff's economic team will prevail in promoting growth. two days ago, a new appointee said he would increase tax revenue to achieve what he called a necessary budget rebalancing. and that is your latin american report for this wednesday. stay with us. when we come back, more on the attack in paris. ♪ >> our coverage of t

i think the wilson center and jane harman for right providing a forum. her wide support in this town people like her be the lot to people like me. on new year's day i set out new year's resolution of the hms. on top of the list with the manner of romance security. the reality is dhs is so large conglomerate f-22 components we are a large bureaucracy still finding our way. we have filled almost all the senior level vacancies just prior to the time i took office one year ago the department of fall plan security had no secretary or deputy secretary and senior level positions are now have a secretary in the new deputy secretary and the undersecretary an undersecretary in the new undersecretary for science and technology, new commissioner and a new director for citizen of immigration is services and assistance secretary for customs enforcement, and new chief financial officer, new deputy director, a new deputy administrator of the nut and assistant secretary for legislative affairs and a new assistant secretary from public affairs. we are actively working to

i want to bring in jane harman. that an intelligence blunder -- you were on the intelligence committee -- that these two guys were not under surveillance given the fact they were on the no-fly list one spent a year and a half in jail cheerily the french knew they had done some training in yemen, maybe eve np syria? it looks like an tels blunder here. >> well we'll learn more about that. and our intelligence services and our fbi specifically -- and by the way, eric holder as you pointed out, our attorney general is coming over this weekend -- are going to assess that. but for the moment they had been under surveillance, they had been in. for all i know and i don't know the active intel did not show that they were plotting anything in the near term. there are a lot of people to surveil, and let's keep in mind the goal here is not to build a police state, to turn us into the kind of isis-like operation that we obviously are trying to defeat. this is a collar of competing narratives. our narrative is open and free. this

i in that jane harman, the president and ceo. >>i visited yemen a few years back and met with leaders of opposition parties. certainly many of us have wanted yemen to turn out right. to date we will seat what people a lot more informed than i think about this. i want to express my specific gratitude that mohammed albaugh al-basha is here. and to recognize cabinet supporters in the audience. you remember our embassy in yemen has closed, so i hope it will open again soon in a region increasingly cover might by terror. yemen's partnership with us has been vital to combating terrorist extremists. we hosted the president here in 2012 when the outlook was so much brighter. the u.s.-yemeni relationship with strong. sectarian conflict has done serious harm, and it is fair to worry now that civil war could make yemen the gulf's own syria. the great concern is that iran's leaders intend to wield power against hezbollah. they will tell you it is a more public edit story. it is essential that yemen does not become a casualty of conflict. the

jane harman is a wise supporter advisor and mentor. in this town people like here mean a lot to people like me. we could not govern without you. thank you and the wilson center for everything you do. on new year's day i wrote out a set of new year's resolution for senior leadership of dhs. at the top of the list were things that go to the manner in which we conduct business and deliver homeland security. the reality is that dhs is a very large conglomerate of 22 components that is only 12 years old. we are large, bureaucracy. we are still finding our way, but we are headed in the right direction. first, over the last year we have filled almost all of the senior level vacancies that existed in our department. just prior to the time i took office a year ago, the department of homeland security had no secretary, no deputy secretary and vacancies at a number of senior level positions. we now have a secretary a new deputy secretary, a new undersecretary for national protection and programs directorate, suzanne spaulding a new undersecretary

. >> i'm jane harman, the president and c.e.o. of the wilson center. and the event continues with what i have termed as the rock star from the energy department. i'd like to welcome -- i think we have several ambassadors here, plus a number of our cabinet members. i think the ambassadors from from italy and lithuania are here. we're thrilled to have secretary moniz here today. he also joined us last october for an event on collaborative research targeting the amazon and he co-authored a chapter for one of our books, energy and security, about which i believe you've already heard. and that book frames this event. we're glad he's becoming such a wilson center regular. he's back to address the global energy picture for 2015. it's not an easy future to forecast. who could have predicted that oil prices would slide as much as they did in 2014? but the geopolitical implications of that are huge. for russia, for iran and for consumers pumping gas here in the united states. and for those extracting fuels here in the united states. s.u.v.'s are back. used humme

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. >> i'm jane harman, the president and c.e.o. of the wilson center.nd the event continues with what i have termed as the rock star from the energy department. i'd like to welcome -- i think we have several ambassadors here, plus a number of our cabinet members. i think the ambassador's from -- am bam -- ambassadors from italy and lithuania are here. we're thrilled to have secretary moniz here today. he also joined us last october for an event on collaborative research targeting the amazon and he co-authored a chapter for one of our books energy and security, about which i believe you've already heard. and that book frames this event. we're glad he's becoming such a wilson center regular. he's back to address the global energy picture for 2015. it's not an easy future to forecast. who could have predicted that oil prices would slide as much as they did in 2014? but the geopolitical implications of that are huge. for russia, for iran and for consumers pumping gas here in the united states. and for those extracting fuels here in the united states. s.u.v.