mr. russell from oklahoma. but it has not been ratified by the republican conference yet. so mr. russell is with us today but without objection noncommittee members will be recognized at the appropriate time. let me welcome our distinguished witnesses to today's hearing. secretary carter, thank you for being with us. you have been in this room in a variety of capacities over the years. but this is the first hearing since you were confirmed as secretary of defense roughly a month ago. and we are very glad to have you with us. general dempsey, thank you for being here. and i want to say again, all the committee members appreciated your participation in our retreat about a month ago at annapolis. the fact that you would take time to come out there, meet with us, and discuss some of the challenges we face was extremely helpful, and meant a lot, and we are very grateful for that. for being here today, and for your many years of service. as y'all know, this committee has done things a little differently this year. rather than start out talking about the president's budget we have spent

mr. russell, three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. russell: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, labor relations are vital to the smooth operation of business and commerce. in the culture of our republic, americans are raised to expect to have their say in everything from school room elections to choosing the president of the united states. it is in our d.n.a. to have a choice. to inform that choice we expect free speech, we can ask questions, gain information, and make wise decisions. this is why the recently finalized rule by the national labor relations board is so egregious. it is against that american spirit. under this rule, long-standing policies that allow employers and employees to guide how they relate through unions has been deeply damaged. companies could have as little as 11 days, or employees in relating to the companies, as little as 11 days to make a choice that could drastically affect their career and the health of the business that they reply lye on to put bread on the table. employers would only have a s

mr. russell for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. thank you chairman wheeler for your long and dedicated service to our country. i know it's often thankless. while opinions may differ, your dedication to it is appreciated. >> sir, i recognize your badge. thank you, sir. >> thank you, sir. you stated in earlier testimony today that you came to an evolutionary decision because you determined it was reasonable for isps but not reasonable for consumers with this ruling. is it not true with this ruling federal taxes would be applied to consumers where they were once prohibited? >> i think that's in the hands of congress. you all will get to decide that. right now internet tax freedom act specifically prohibits that. whether that is changed -- >> from an information service to communication service, moving it to title 2, does it not lay the foundation for consumers being taxed? >> that's going to end up being your decision, not mine. >> was it possible when it was just an information service outside of title 2? >> information service ss, s

mr. russell's, and others ordered to reconstruct the negotiations and hopefully something fruitful will arrive from them. we do not know yet. inc. you again. -- thank you again. [applause] >> you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook @cspanhistory. >> now isis rears their ugly head and the army is shaky. you should not be surprised by that. you cannot undo decades of soviet era stuff in eight years. afghanistan, according to the president's announcement we were going to be in advising role, and draw down to 5000 year and almost zero the year after that. i would warn we will probably see a similar result to what we saw in iraq when isis attacks very that army was a very shaky without u.s. help. >> this sunday retired army lieutenant general daniel bolger on the failed strategy in iraq and afghanistan and what we should have done differently sunday at 8 p.m. eastern and pacific. >> all weekend long american history tv is featuring columbus, georgia, the home of the naval museum featuring warships, a equipment, and w

mr. russell from oklahoma. it has not been ratified by the republican conference yet. if mr. russell is with us today without objection, non-committee members will be recognized at the appropriate time. let me welcome our distinguished witnesses to today's hearing. secretary carter, thank you for being with us. you have been in this room in a variety of capacities over the years but this is the first hearing since you are confirmed as secretary of defense roughly a month ago and we are very glad to have you with us. general dempsey, thank you for being here and i want to say again, all the committee members appreciated your participation in our treat about a -- in our retreat a month ago. it was extremely helpful and meant a lot and we are very grateful for that, for being here today, and for your many years of service. as you all know, this committee has done things a little bit differently this year. rather than start out talking about the president's budget, we have spent the last two months looking at the national security challenges we face around the world. i think that

mr. russell they will recommence the negotiations. hopefully something fruitful has arrived. we won't know yet. thank you. [applause] >> you are watching "american history tv." 48 hours of american history on c-span 3. follow us on twitter . this is a live picture inside fords theatre, where all day today, until about 4:30 p.m., we will be you live coverage of a symposium on lincoln's life and legacy. fords theatre is the site where abraham lincoln was assassinated by john looks toy john wilkes booth. the event should be getting underway in just a few moments. live coverage here on c-span 3. [inaudible chatter] >> good morning. i know some of you are still getting settled, but we have a very packed schedule today. we want to try and keep ourselves on that schedule. my name is paul. i'm the director fords theatre and on behalf of everyone at the theater here, the national park service, we want to welcome you to fords theatre and this wonderful abraham lincoln institute symposium. i have a few housekeeping things to do, and then i will turn over the program to the people you re

mr. russell, for five minutes. rep. russell: thank you mr. chairman, and thank you mr. wheeler for your long and dedicated role, and i know it is thankless. chair wheeler: sir, i recognize your badge, and thank you. rep. russell: thank you. you said earlier today that it was reasonable for isp's, but not reasonable for in the public, so can it be reasonable where it was once prohibited. -- limited? chair wheeler: specifically, the freedom of information act habits of that and whether that has changed is outside -- rep. russell: but from an informational service to a communication service, should consumers be taxed? chair wheeler: again, that is going to be your decision and not mine. rep. russell: was it possible when it was just an information service outside of title ii? chair wheeler: information service, some are taxed at state levels, i believe, and some -- some could be taxed at state level, i don't want to say that because we have a tax freedom information act, and -- well, it goes both ways. rep. russell: the constitution states that it is congress that has the p

mr. russell, for five minutes. rep. russell: thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you, mr. wheeler for your long and dedicated role, and i know it is often thankless. your dedication is appropriated. chair wheeler: sir, i recognize your badge, and thank you. rep. russell: thank you. you stated earlier today that it -- you determine it was reasonable for isp's, but not reasonable for consumers with this ruling. is it not true that federal taxes could be applied to consumers where it was once limited? chair wheeler: specifically, the freedom of information act prohibits specifically that that, and whether that has changed is outside -- rep. russell: but from an informational service to a communication service, should consumers be taxed? chair wheeler: again, that is going to be your decision and not mine. rep. russell: was it possible when it was just an information service outside of title ii? chair wheeler: information services, some are taxed at state levels, i believe, and some -- some could be taxed at state levels, i don't want to say that because we have a tax freedom i

mr. russell, for five minutes. rep. russell: thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you, mr. wheeler for your long and dedicated role, and i know it is often thankless. while opinions differ, your dedication is appropriated. chair wheeler: sir, i recognize your badge, and thank you. rep. russell: thank you. you stated earlier today that it you came to an evolutionary decision because you determined it was reasonable for isp's, but not reasonable for consumers with this ruling. is it not true that federal taxes could be applied to consumers where it was once prohibited? chair wheeler: that is in the hands of congress. the tax freedom act specifically, the freedom of information act prohibits specifically that and whether that has changed is outside -- rep. russell: but from an informational service to a communication service, does it not lay the foundation for consumers being taxed. chair wheeler: again, that is going to be your decision and not mine. rep. russell: was it possible when it was just an information service outside of title ii? chair wheeler: information services,

mr. russell, for five minutes. rep. russell

mr. chairman. chairman inhofe: thank you senator boxer. we are going to have some introductions. by the request of some of the members. let's start with senator russell. senator: thank you very much mr. chairman. it brings me great pleasure to bring greetings from the committee to one of our -- those witnesses this morning, todd the director of the wyoming -- he has a long history of working in wyoming, and specifically working in this department. you will remember, mr. chairman, that our former director spoke here a number of years ago. todd has worked closely with him and has succeeded him. he is now our director. it is interesting, mr. chairman, because today, as todd testifies, he will have worked with a democrat governor, at a republican governor, and wyoming. and has always put wyoming first. he has done what is best for our state and our environment. it is a privilege they for me to introduce one of those testifying. the director. chairman inhofe: thank you senator. we are going to go ahead and start with our testimony. we're like to ask you to do your best to the time required. we will start with you, mr. myers. and then we will work to the a

russell crowe would use when he would check into hotels. and he would call up asking is there wall there? no. is mrs. wall there? no.up the roof? >> come on no. >> that was the level of the prank call. this is one step up for do you have prince albert in a can. anyway crowe said the pranks went on for two or three years. that's funny. >> with that same joke? >> different joke. >> that's like is your refrigerator running? >> it's exactly like that. >> you'd better go catch it. >> okay, is running, yes. is your refrigerator running, dylan? >> what did i say? >> ready. >> you said running. maybe not. that's what's trending today. >> work on the jokes. >>> meantime day two of our special series "do you believe?" this morning the very big question who is god today. jenna bush hager is here with more on that. good morning. >> good morning. according to our exclusive survey two-thirds of u.s. adults believe that god exists. but research shows fewer americans, especially young people are affiliated with an organized religion. i recently met up with three religious leaders trying to change all that answering big questions al