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qualities whether representing southern neighborhoods again, this is very tough so i like the idea of mr. rob with the community i think he's a wonderful candidate and in terms of the 80 other two candidates tracey or alison i'll agree with both as well so i know that we'll only be able to vote other two names i guess i'll look to supervisor wiener but for me personally i like the idea of diversity on this committee from my background in the asian community i'll lean towards alison not to discredit any of the other candidates but the challenges that as well as i did like what many alison said in her statement. >> great i also support - there's a reason why i have never requested being assigned to the rules committee. (laughter) ever and it is because you are like every week have to choose amazing super qualified people and pick one i never walk away from it feeling great you end up disappoint people once in a while i will fill in for people once again thank you for your services we need so much more support from early childhood education for the kids k through 12 our transition age youth and
qualities whether representing southern neighborhoods again, this is very tough so i like the idea of mr. rob with the community i think he's a wonderful candidate and in terms of the 80 other two candidates tracey or alison i'll agree with both as well so i know that we'll only be able to vote other two names i guess i'll look to supervisor wiener but for me personally i like the idea of diversity on this committee from my background in the asian community i'll lean towards alison not to...
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i we will start with mr. rob. mr. rob. tell me -- you mentioned but 900,000 individual employees nationwide will run through the national counterterrorism subject identities. >> yes, sir. >> help onerous was that? >> it was actually the actual task of running it. in ctc did it for us. the legal authorization took some time. we have to get a memorandum of understanding to do it. it took about 18 months. the requirements of the data matching act. legally and bureaucratically it was a huge lift but then to do the match was quite easy. >> the mechanical checking against the database is relatively easy. >> the size of the data is not that large so it was not that big of a task to match one set against the other. >> if we can fix these hurdles it should be relatively easy to have this go through the database. >> yes. >> okay. a couple questions for you. i would like to know when they 1st became aware of this problem not getting appropriate codes. i no police may of 2014 there was a memo advising they needed additional codes for
i we will start with mr. rob. mr. rob. tell me -- you mentioned but 900,000 individual employees nationwide will run through the national counterterrorism subject identities. >> yes, sir. >> help onerous was that? >> it was actually the actual task of running it. in ctc did it for us. the legal authorization took some time. we have to get a memorandum of understanding to do it. it took about 18 months. the requirements of the data matching act. legally and bureaucratically it...
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eric hess is the chief executive officer of key point government solutions and mr. rob giannetta is the chief information officer at usis. all witnesses are to be sworn before they testify. so if you will please all rise and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you. let the record reflect that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. in order to allow time for discussion, please limit your verbal testimony to five minutes and obviously your entire written statement will be made part of the record. we will start first with the director of the office of personnel management ms. archuleta first. you're now recognized for five minutes. >> chairman ranking member cummings and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you again today. i understand and i share the concerns and the frustration of federal employees and those affected by the intrusions into opm's i.t. systems. although opm has taken significant steps to me
eric hess is the chief executive officer of key point government solutions and mr. rob giannetta is the chief information officer at usis. all witnesses are to be sworn before they testify. so if you will please all rise and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you. let the record reflect that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. in order to allow time for...
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eric hess is the chief executive officer of keypoint government solutions and mr. rob giannetta is the chief information officer at usis. all witnesses are to be sworn before they testify. so if you will please all rise and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you. let the record reflect that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. in order to allow time for discussion, please limit your verbal testimony to five minutes and obviously your entire written statement will be made part of the record. we will start first with the director of the office of personnel management, ms. archuleta first. you're now recognized for five minutes. >> chairman, ranking member cummings and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you again today. i understand and i share the concerns and the frustration of federal employees and those affected by the intrusions into opm's i.t. systems. although opm has taken significant steps to
eric hess is the chief executive officer of keypoint government solutions and mr. rob giannetta is the chief information officer at usis. all witnesses are to be sworn before they testify. so if you will please all rise and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you. let the record reflect that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. in order to allow time for...
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eric hess is the chief executive officer of key point government solutions and mr. rob giannetta is the chief information officer at usis. all witnesses are to be sworn before they testify. so if you will please all rise and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you. let the record reflect that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. in order to allow time for discussion, please limit your verbal testimony to five minutes and obviously your entire written statement will be made part of the record. we will start first with the director of the office of personnel management ms. archuleta first. you're now recognized for five minutes. >> chairman ranking member cummings and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you again today. i understand and i share the concerns and the frustration of federal employees and those affected by the intrusions into opm's i.t. systems. although opm has taken significant steps to me
eric hess is the chief executive officer of key point government solutions and mr. rob giannetta is the chief information officer at usis. all witnesses are to be sworn before they testify. so if you will please all rise and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you. let the record reflect that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. in order to allow time for...
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mr. rob meyerson, president of blue origin. ms. lie van kleeck, vice president of space programs at aerojet. from frank culbertson, and mr. jeff thornburg senior director of propulsion engineering at spacex. thank all of you for participating in this hearing and providing your perspective on national security. i know it takes time and energy to prepare for these things and it's a real inconvenience to come up here, but it really helps us a lot in developing public policy, so i really appreciate your service. this is our second hearing. we've recently conducted on space. we are dedicating the time to this topic because of it's significant -- significance to our national security. without an effective space launch program we lose all the advantages we gain from space capabilities. losing space for our war fighters is not an option. there are key policy and acquisition questions regarding the future of national security space that need to be addressed. as we've said before, i'm committed to ending our reliance on russian rocket engines
mr. rob meyerson, president of blue origin. ms. lie van kleeck, vice president of space programs at aerojet. from frank culbertson, and mr. jeff thornburg senior director of propulsion engineering at spacex. thank all of you for participating in this hearing and providing your perspective on national security. i know it takes time and energy to prepare for these things and it's a real inconvenience to come up here, but it really helps us a lot in developing public policy, so i really appreciate...
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new this morning, three people accused of shooting and stabbing a man before robbing him in philadelphia's olney neighborhood mr. now police are looking for the suspects. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live at police headquarters, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. at this point victim is a joe dough, stabbed in his back, shot in the thigh and he has puncture wound to his face. he told police before passing out he was robbed of his wallet cell phone ape watch. lets go to video of the crime scene in olney at sixth street. the calls came into police just after 11:30. police arrived to find that man on the sidewalk, stabbed in his back, punched in his face and shot in the left eye. all they know about the victim is that he is in his 20's or early 30's. that victim did tell police he was attack by two men and one woman who stole his wallet, cell phone and watch. he was taken to einstein medical center as police, set up their crime scene and began their investigation in olney. >> we do have several witnesses in this mainly residential neighborhood who witnessed not only the the assault ape robbery
new this morning, three people accused of shooting and stabbing a man before robbing him in philadelphia's olney neighborhood mr. now police are looking for the suspects. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live at police headquarters, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. at this point victim is a joe dough, stabbed in his back, shot in the thigh and he has puncture wound to his face. he told police before passing out he was robbed of his wallet cell phone ape watch....
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school district and we have worked with the from time to time office to provide a robs to our questions those were sent out by mr. steely want to say obtain monday >> yesterday yeah. >> and then there was a kind of a broad are question whether the budget will highlight private donations and sustainability we're work on the responded responses to your questions and presenting our responses on the june 16th june 16th calendar meeting that was reference the general fund revenues for the districts for the current year as well as the next year calendar 2015-2016 the general fund expenditures sorry- let's i need the slide sorry this is the revenue and you expenditure budget i i'll as showing our projected fund balance that is hillside by the shadows of chair unfortunately but you have that in front of you sorry and again i don't want to spend time we've gone through this in great detail suffice is to say we've outlined the enumerated and listed the major areas of increase for the 63 $.6 million compared to the 2014-2015 year and that's listed on this slide and we presented the projects for the general fund including t
school district and we have worked with the from time to time office to provide a robs to our questions those were sent out by mr. steely want to say obtain monday >> yesterday yeah. >> and then there was a kind of a broad are question whether the budget will highlight private donations and sustainability we're work on the responded responses to your questions and presenting our responses on the june 16th june 16th calendar meeting that was reference the general fund revenues for...
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mr. chairman we have tony bruno presidency of united launch alliance, rob meyerson, president of blue originis julie van kleeck, vice president advanced space and launch programs at aerojet rocketdyne. mr. frank culbertson, president of space systems, orbital atk come and mr. jeff thornburg senior director of propulsion engineering at spacex i think all of you for this big industry and providing a perspective on national security. i know it takes time and energy to prepare for these things and its convenience to come after but helps us in developing protocol so i appreciate your service. this is our second hearing. we conducted on space. we are dedicating the time for this topic because of its significant our national security. without an effective space launch program we list all the benches we came from space capabilities, losing space for our warfighters is not an option. the rt policy and acquisition questions regarding the future national security space need to be addressed. as we said before i'm committed to ending our reliance on russian rocket engines for national city space launch.
mr. chairman we have tony bruno presidency of united launch alliance, rob meyerson, president of blue originis julie van kleeck, vice president advanced space and launch programs at aerojet rocketdyne. mr. frank culbertson, president of space systems, orbital atk come and mr. jeff thornburg senior director of propulsion engineering at spacex i think all of you for this big industry and providing a perspective on national security. i know it takes time and energy to prepare for these things and...
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mr. sweat and another individual. so while he was out on parole. >> reporter: they had just robbed a gun store when they were confronteddeputy, shooting him at least 12 times. at the max number security prison from which the men escaped, matt and sweat had adjoining cells, they worked in the tailor shop with a female employee now suspected of helping them break out. >>> a u.s. grand jury has charged a former police officer with murder in south carolina. back in april, michael slager shot walter scott as he ran away. you may remember this extremely disturbing video. moments before this video he pulled scott over reportedly for a traffic stop. his death here recorded by a bystander in what went viral and really sparked outrage and renewed national debate on race and policing. a lawyer representing walter scott's family says they've waited for this trial and will continue to wait for justice. >> today was just an example that if you just keep the faith, even in the darkest times you'll see the light. but this is just step one. we're going to patiently wait for the criminal trial in this case. and the family's going to pat
mr. sweat and another individual. so while he was out on parole. >> reporter: they had just robbed a gun store when they were confronteddeputy, shooting him at least 12 times. at the max number security prison from which the men escaped, matt and sweat had adjoining cells, they worked in the tailor shop with a female employee now suspected of helping them break out. >>> a u.s. grand jury has charged a former police officer with murder in south carolina. back in april, michael...
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mr. sweat and another individual. so while he was out on parole. >> sweat and an accomplice had just rob add gunbed a gun store when they were confront bid theed by the deputy shooting him at least 12 times. matt and sweat had adjoining cells and worked in the prison tailor. shop with shop with a female employee now suspected of helping them break out. >> we're learning new details about both inmates. they had been rewarded for good behavior while in prison. they were on the honor block, meaning they earned privileges while behind bars. being on the honor block can earn inmates access to larger cells, additional recreation time and access to appliances like washers and driers. the brothers of a man murdered by david sweat says he's you have set his brother's killer was being rewarded while locked up. >> we all wanted the eded the death penalty. he got life in prison without any chance of ever parole. they said he would have an awful life there. and now i'm hearing that he was getting all these privileges and stuff. and that really upsets me about that. >> authorities say both inmates could be anywhere right now. it's po
mr. sweat and another individual. so while he was out on parole. >> sweat and an accomplice had just rob add gunbed a gun store when they were confront bid theed by the deputy shooting him at least 12 times. matt and sweat had adjoining cells and worked in the prison tailor. shop with shop with a female employee now suspected of helping them break out. >> we're learning new details about both inmates. they had been rewarded for good behavior while in prison. they were on the honor...
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mr. conductor. mind if i come up and check it out? >> one of the great aspects of cassidy was his avoidance of violence. and when he robbedld separate the engine and the coal car and express car from the people. >> move it! >> and that way they could rob the express car at leisure. >> loaded with cash, gold and other valuables from the east, it's a bank on wheels. >> last chance, kid. open up. >> when the express agent refuses to open the room holding the safe, cassidy uses his special master key. >> is it a dud? >> not a dud. [ laughter ] >> from this crazy heist, they wind up getting about $40,000. it was over a million dollars in today's cash. >> the wild bunch blasts their way into an incredible payday while striking a serious blow to the railroads making the gang a prime target for law enforcement. >> all right, boys. we're going to go. >> while cassidy himself may not have a taste for violence, his wild bunch is stacked with some more deadly than others. during their escape, kid curry and sundance are confronted by a opossum and shoots and kills a sheriff and then flees to montana. though butch did not pull the trig
mr. conductor. mind if i come up and check it out? >> one of the great aspects of cassidy was his avoidance of violence. and when he robbedld separate the engine and the coal car and express car from the people. >> move it! >> and that way they could rob the express car at leisure. >> loaded with cash, gold and other valuables from the east, it's a bank on wheels. >> last chance, kid. open up. >> when the express agent refuses to open the room holding the...
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mr. eric hess the chief executive officer of key point solutions and rob. all witnesses must be sworn so please stand and raise your right hand. did you swear the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? thank you let the record reflect that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. we will start first with the director of the office of personal management ms. archuleta. >> chairman chaffetz ranking member cummings, and members of the committee. thank you for the continue to testify before you again today. i understand and share the concerns and the frustrations of federal employees and those affected boo the intrusions. opm has taken significant steps to meet responsibility secure personal data of those we serve, it is clear that opm needs to dramatically e celerate those efforts. i testified last week and i am committed to a full and complete investigation of these incidents. we continue to move urgently to take action to mitigate the long standing vulnerabilities of the agency's systems. in march of
mr. eric hess the chief executive officer of key point solutions and rob. all witnesses must be sworn so please stand and raise your right hand. did you swear the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? thank you let the record reflect that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. we will start first with the director of the office of personal management ms. archuleta. >> chairman chaffetz ranking member cummings, and members of the...
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mr. president. we understand and know the structural issues that plague this community. the one thing i keep leaning on, rob emanuel said the worst thing you can do is waste a crisis. the eyes of the world were put on west baltimore and there has been a lot of attention and focus and it is important that we lean on our federal state, and local folks to try to end some of these decades-old issues. at the end of the day the things we're talking about were not created overnight, but we have to ensure that we are putting the right plans in place to try to eradicate and forever change the trajectory. you know my hat is off to this community because at the end of the day they continue to fight. they do not allow anything to go unanswered. i try to hold everyone accountable to deliver a service and you know, know they are the type of committee that we need throughout the city of baltimore. in this area, too, we know that the statistics are significantly damning, especially some of the disparities are on health and employment and all the critical things. but i think there is also a lot of positive that we can try t
mr. president. we understand and know the structural issues that plague this community. the one thing i keep leaning on, rob emanuel said the worst thing you can do is waste a crisis. the eyes of the world were put on west baltimore and there has been a lot of attention and focus and it is important that we lean on our federal state, and local folks to try to end some of these decades-old issues. at the end of the day the things we're talking about were not created overnight, but we have to...
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mr. snowden. on a day that rand paul infuriates his fellow senators. brendan: chief petty officer rob two decades on seal team 6. he is a quiet professional, but he is here to talk about "the navy seal art of war." he is here. you were a door kicker. rob roy: yes. brendan: you were talking about the idea of the strategic corporal. what does it mean? rob roy: everybody has to be immersed into what the company is trying to do or achieve. knowing what the outcome is for any particular -- if they do not understand it, it creates a lag or kind of a hiccup that is in combat, which costs your life. brendan: that has changed within both the navy and the marine corps. that has happened, where authorities have been moved down to corporate. rob: it is passed down. understanding what the mission is supposed to be, and you are training and everybody understands the goal of that mission. tom: so if you sit down with don barton and a bunch of bright eyed nba's -- bright eyed and ba -- mba's what would be your advice to don barton? rob: mission focus. how is that passed down, and more importantly, ho
mr. snowden. on a day that rand paul infuriates his fellow senators. brendan: chief petty officer rob two decades on seal team 6. he is a quiet professional, but he is here to talk about "the navy seal art of war." he is here. you were a door kicker. rob roy: yes. brendan: you were talking about the idea of the strategic corporal. what does it mean? rob roy: everybody has to be immersed into what the company is trying to do or achieve. knowing what the outcome is for any particular --...
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robbing peter to pay paul with taxpayer dollars but private insurance is different. >> those collection rates have been going up steadily year after year. >> i yield back. >> mr. chairman thank you for being here. the statement on fiscal responsibility i was reading the is richer general's report last week who said they didn't know they have $43 billion in the account it was sitting there three years then i looked at the choice act but there are $360 million put aside for awards and bonuses? being a businessman i am in support of the bonus and award when it is appropriate but is that accurate? >> no. is not there is no money set aside for bonuses. you may be referring to the caps upon the cost associated with the administration of the plan. >> 360 million? >> i think the initial was 300 million if i remember right to it is now higher than that but the money we paid a third-party administrator to do the program. >> let's talk about the lack of non v.a. providers to get them into the choice program. you brought up the subject of the rate of being paid that what i see in our district and the redress to this previously is not the rate but just getting paid and i w
robbing peter to pay paul with taxpayer dollars but private insurance is different. >> those collection rates have been going up steadily year after year. >> i yield back. >> mr. chairman thank you for being here. the statement on fiscal responsibility i was reading the is richer general's report last week who said they didn't know they have $43 billion in the account it was sitting there three years then i looked at the choice act but there are $360 million put aside for...
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mr. president. we understand and know the structural issues that plague this community. the one thing i keep leaning on, rob emanuel said the worst thing you can do is waste a cr
mr. president. we understand and know the structural issues that plague this community. the one thing i keep leaning on, rob emanuel said the worst thing you can do is waste a cr
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joining me rob enderle, one of the most well-known technology analysts and chip pits, the ethics and policy integration chairman who presented the award to tim cook at event. begin there, chip, why did mr. cook win that award? >> thank you for having us, ashley. epic, the electronic privacy information center, epic.org is one of the most respected and principled privacy organizations on the planet. this is the first time we've honored a business leader. we did so in tim's personal capacity for value based leadership. he has been perhaps, and i think certainly the most vocal business advocate for privacy and civil liberties since the cybersecurity summit speech at stanford a few months ago in february, and reiterated the comments lately. his speech at the event was the most eloquent and moving defense of privacy, how it is not balanced with but linked to security and also related to other fundamental rights like nondiscrimination, freedom of expression. many of us were very moved by the event. >> rob, let me bring you in, good pr move on tim cook's decision to kind of take a swipe at his big rivals? >> well, i think this is very powerful for apple because it represents that they learned
joining me rob enderle, one of the most well-known technology analysts and chip pits, the ethics and policy integration chairman who presented the award to tim cook at event. begin there, chip, why did mr. cook win that award? >> thank you for having us, ashley. epic, the electronic privacy information center, epic.org is one of the most respected and principled privacy organizations on the planet. this is the first time we've honored a business leader. we did so in tim's personal...
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mr. stewart, do you think the confederate flag should be removed off state grounds in south carolina? >> that is a south carolina question. i hope. and the speed of this thing is robbingna the time they need to have a meaningful discussion. it should be left to the people. and i hope they are given that opportunity. >> okay. michael erik dyson, greg stewart. i appreciate your time. and. >>> scott walker's presidential hopes could be sab tanld by people in his own stayed that's why i have the spark cash card from c ital one. i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy for my studio. ♪ and that unlimited 2% cash back from spark means thousands of dollars each year going back into my business... that's huge for my bottom line. what's in your wallet? ♪ every auto insurance policy has a number. o is. >>> here are the numbers as they roll in. tonight's question can donald trump win the hbnew hampshire's primary? 56% of you say oh yeah. keep voting until the end of the hour. we're right back on the ed show. across america, people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes... ...with non-insulin victoza. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar but it didn't g
mr. stewart, do you think the confederate flag should be removed off state grounds in south carolina? >> that is a south carolina question. i hope. and the speed of this thing is robbingna the time they need to have a meaningful discussion. it should be left to the people. and i hope they are given that opportunity. >> okay. michael erik dyson, greg stewart. i appreciate your time. and. >>> scott walker's presidential hopes could be sab tanld by people in his own stayed...
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mr. penner's background. we are working off headlines here. walton will stay as a director. they are saying realigning the composition of their board committees. penner will succeed robgning so most of the independent directors will serve on at least two board committees. >> man, they are going to have -- they will be able to do nothing else. has he put his brand on the company yet? has he made it so layer after layer is his? >> he's certainly done some -- the wage increase alone is a significant seminal move. he is trying to make the stores look and feel different. mcmillan has to address the fact it's more fun to go online than go to the stores. he has to make it so you want to go to the store. >> i have a feeling -- greg penner is the grand son-in-law of sam walton so it is staying in the family. >> i'm not against that. i think the old day sam walton going to the different store ss, talking about going to the stores doing the granularity, looking at things. brian cornell popping in on stores looking at things. mcmillan has to make changes on the spot. i think he is a bold man and i am rooting for him. i want to go to my walmart and feel great. >> i will say this.
mr. penner's background. we are working off headlines here. walton will stay as a director. they are saying realigning the composition of their board committees. penner will succeed robgning so most of the independent directors will serve on at least two board committees. >> man, they are going to have -- they will be able to do nothing else. has he put his brand on the company yet? has he made it so layer after layer is his? >> he's certainly done some -- the wage increase alone is...
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mr. speaker. many of my constituents were pleased the prime minister took the lead on the issue of tax dodging by major countries which robs countries of major tax revenue. two years on companies are still snubbing their noses at national governments on the issue of tax. when does he expect to see tangible results from the measures that were introduced and the promises made at the g-7 summits? >> well, i thank the gentleman for his question. i would be a bit more positive in that i think two things have happened. one is that countries have signed up to the automatic exchange of tax information, which is vital. the second thing is that the culture in business is actually changing. businesses now know that the old discussions of how do we absolutely minimize our tax bill is not going to stand up to public scrutiny. you see company after company now -- we've seen it recently with some of those in the world of hot drinks, recognizing that they need actually to engage in this debate and start paying taxes in the country where they make their money. >> i thank you, mr. speaker. can i particularly commend the prime minister on th
mr. speaker. many of my constituents were pleased the prime minister took the lead on the issue of tax dodging by major countries which robs countries of major tax revenue. two years on companies are still snubbing their noses at national governments on the issue of tax. when does he expect to see tangible results from the measures that were introduced and the promises made at the g-7 summits? >> well, i thank the gentleman for his question. i would be a bit more positive in that i think...
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amendment would rob our nation of one of the key authorities our commander in chief relies on to keep us safe. i strongly urge rejection of the amendment. i yield my time to the ranking member, mr. visclosky if he desires the time. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. schiff: may i inquishe how much time i have remaining? the chair: one and a half minutes. mr. schiff: i yield the gentleman 30 seconds. mr. visclosky: as the chairman indicated, this is a very complicated situation. and because lives are at stake, all the more reason i think to support the gentleman's amendment to force this body if you would, to very carefully define what our purpose is, what our policy is, and how we should go ahead -- go about its implementation and i do support the gentleman's amendment and thank him for yielding time. mr. schiff: i thank the gentleman and would like to respond to my colleague's points. first of all, the effect of this is not to end funding immediately. the effect of this would end funds in nine months if we fail to take up and pass an authorization. certainly 10 months into this war and nine months from now ought
amendment would rob our nation of one of the key authorities our commander in chief relies on to keep us safe. i strongly urge rejection of the amendment. i yield my time to the ranking member, mr. visclosky if he desires the time. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. schiff: may i inquishe how much time i have remaining? the chair: one and a half minutes. mr. schiff: i yield the gentleman 30 seconds. mr. visclosky: as the chairman...
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mr. mccarthy: and further ask unanimous consent that it be read in full. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 299, whereas joseph rob net bode biden iii born in delaware served our country as an attorney in the department of justice for seven years, including assisting the nation of kosovo in rebuilding their criminal justice system, whereas boo biden served his blovened state of delaware for eight years as attorney general, where's he joined the arm iny in 2003 at the age of 34, rose to the rank of major in the delaware army national guard's judge advocate general corps, deployed to iraq in 2008 and received the bronze star for his service. whereas beau biden leaves behind a beloved wife, haley, and two children, natalie and hunter, and whereas beau biden was the eldest son of the current vice president of the united states and president of the united states senate, joseph robinet biden jr. now therefore be it resolved that the house of representatives has heard the announcement of the untimely death of joseph biden iii. resolved, that the clerk of the house of representatives communicate this resolution to the sen
mr. mccarthy: and further ask unanimous consent that it be read in full. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 299, whereas joseph rob net bode biden iii born in delaware served our country as an attorney in the department of justice for seven years, including assisting the nation of kosovo in rebuilding their criminal justice system, whereas boo biden served his blovened state of delaware for eight years as attorney general, where's he...
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finally, to my colleague the distinguished senator from ohio, rob portman i offer my condolence and i look forward to collecting on our wager which mr. president, is some ohio beer. i trust it's going to be good beer and i look forward to drinking it and hopefully being able to tell him that there will be another time, and that team can only but rise in glory as well. finally, to the warriors i look forward to continued greatness both in oakland and across the bay in san francisco. so their first title since 1975 really brought the city of oakland together and made them proud. and so i say to them thank you for some wonderful memories. mr. president, i yield the floor. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: . quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the quorum call in progress be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. inhofe: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that at the conclusion of the remarks by the gentleman from virginia that i be recognized for five minutes. the presiding of
finally, to my colleague the distinguished senator from ohio, rob portman i offer my condolence and i look forward to collecting on our wager which mr. president, is some ohio beer. i trust it's going to be good beer and i look forward to drinking it and hopefully being able to tell him that there will be another time, and that team can only but rise in glory as well. finally, to the warriors i look forward to continued greatness both in oakland and across the bay in san francisco. so their...
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suppression they rob from the funds that are needed to reduce hazardous feels in the forest which leads to even more choked and overstocked forests ripe for future fires. what happens mr. president, is the prevention funds the funds for thinning and cleaning out all that debris, they get shorted. so then you might have a lightning strike or something in our part of the world. you've got an inferno on your hands, and the government in effect borrows from the prevention fund to put the fire out, and the problem just gets worse and worse and worse. and it is that problem that senator crapo and i are trying to fix. on a bipartisan basis we seek to give the agencies the tools they need to support the courageous firefighters on the ground, men and women who put their lives at risk to ensure that americans their homes and communities are protected from destructive wildfires. i know there are other members of the senate who are very interested in solving the fire borrowing problem. i encourage all those members to work with me and senator crapo and our staff to find a solution that is acceptable to the congress and can be passed soon. this is an urgent matter, mr. president.
suppression they rob from the funds that are needed to reduce hazardous feels in the forest which leads to even more choked and overstocked forests ripe for future fires. what happens mr. president, is the prevention funds the funds for thinning and cleaning out all that debris, they get shorted. so then you might have a lightning strike or something in our part of the world. you've got an inferno on your hands, and the government in effect borrows from the prevention fund to put the fire out,...