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mrs. brooks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from indiana mrs. brooks is recognized for such time as she may consume. mrs. brooks: i rise today in support of h.r. 615 the department of homeland security interoperable communications act. i did have the opportunity to work on this bill with the fine gentleman from new jersey, mr. payne, the ranking member of the subcommittee on emergency preparedness response and communications last congress when i chaired the subcommittee. i'm very pleased to see this bill on the floor today and want to thank chairman mccall and ranking member mr. thompson for bringing it back to the floor. the need for interoperable communications was highlighted as the congressman from new jersey noted by the 9/11 commission after the september 11 terrorist attack. we know that much progress has been made by first responders across the country in gaining interoperability and the nationwide public safety broadband network that is being developed by the first responder ne
mrs. brooks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from indiana mrs. brooks is recognized for such time as she may consume. mrs. brooks: i rise today in support of h.r. 615 the department of homeland security interoperable communications act. i did have the opportunity to work on this bill with the fine gentleman from new jersey, mr. payne, the ranking member of the subcommittee on emergency preparedness response and communications last congress when i chaired the subcommittee. i'm very...
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mr. brooks? >> well for mr. brooks it's in his heart. he travels to india, he convinced the dalai lama to come to the united states and speak at his organization. he meets with people in india, he believes that getting people out of poverty is a path to happiness. he thinks this is a way of life and he's really doing everything he can to convince republicans about this. he's part of this group called reform conservatives. and it's something that is a small group, but it's growing, especially among the younger generation of conservatives. yesterday at cpac that's how jeb bush defined himself. it's someone who thinks outside the box about economic issues and comes about different ways of how to get people out of poverty. not by decimateing the safety net, but by preserving it but also one major thing about this is that it's still conservative because it influences work. a work requirement is very central. >> so hold on a second. you were also at cpac. what do you make of what seems to be for mr. brooks more of an interest in the floor than
mr. brooks? >> well for mr. brooks it's in his heart. he travels to india, he convinced the dalai lama to come to the united states and speak at his organization. he meets with people in india, he believes that getting people out of poverty is a path to happiness. he thinks this is a way of life and he's really doing everything he can to convince republicans about this. he's part of this group called reform conservatives. and it's something that is a small group, but it's growing,...
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mr. brooks? >> okay. good afternoon, commissioners. i feel like i was going to say some other thins that are important and i can probably bring them up in another item. but now i think i have to focus on timeline because i'm a little bit concerned about some of the things that i'm hearing about delay and i want to make clear that that delay is unnecessary. just to amplify on what others have said. sonoma and marin county have already set their not to exceed rates. a couple years ago. we were ready to go forward. tim malcolm, the director, cca director who just resigned, by the way, to speed things up, the first thing we should do is hire her back and that will save time than to go on a new search for a new candidate because she was doing a great job and one of the things she was showing that pg & e's projected rate was 12 cents a kilowatt hour and at that time even under the shell contract she was showing how we can get 9 cents per hour and it was hundred percent green to all resident. now we are talking about a split rule, light and g
mr. brooks? >> okay. good afternoon, commissioners. i feel like i was going to say some other thins that are important and i can probably bring them up in another item. but now i think i have to focus on timeline because i'm a little bit concerned about some of the things that i'm hearing about delay and i want to make clear that that delay is unnecessary. just to amplify on what others have said. sonoma and marin county have already set their not to exceed rates. a couple years ago. we...
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mr. brooks. >> public speaker: yes, eric brooks again. first of all speaking strongly in favor of this motion. there is still a budget left crucial. i know the history of this that the relation between the sf puc and the lack of moving this is crucial. this mou needs to continue. now i want to get to the specific work that needs to be covered by one or both agencies. either one or both agencies and that is the enernex report is great. the plan that it lays out or the framework that it lays out is excellent and itd would be great if we passed that. however, i was quoted in the examiner today and other people were spoken to about that examiner about cleanpowersf and we need to make sure that we not only make this program great but spectacular and make it serve local workers and local union workers and local communities of opportunity and community of color that need work. the way we do that is to do the one thing the enernex report was not able to do because the data isn't there yet. we need to set the rates first and get to the process of
mr. brooks. >> public speaker: yes, eric brooks again. first of all speaking strongly in favor of this motion. there is still a budget left crucial. i know the history of this that the relation between the sf puc and the lack of moving this is crucial. this mou needs to continue. now i want to get to the specific work that needs to be covered by one or both agencies. either one or both agencies and that is the enernex report is great. the plan that it lays out or the framework that it...
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mr. brooks. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi, i'm gwen one of the organizers of the coalition i'm sure you're aware of we put this together in just a few days we found out about that and get mobilized and put together the events and the website to make it all happen we made it happen and did well, everyone went well, i hate that we know how to do this this happens so frequently we just know it's like we don't even you know the call out and people knows what to do because we've done it so much it sucks san francisco is a good place we've done some really, really good things i've moved to the city in the 5 and necessarily in love with it but the last few years we've faltered i feel like there's a lot more we can and should do i kind of feel that back in back in the day of the san francisco's value it meant being progressive and putting the people first
mr. brooks. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi, i'm gwen one of the organizers of the coalition i'm sure you're aware of we put this together in just a few days we found out about that and get mobilized and put together the events and the website to make it all happen we made it happen and did well, everyone went well, i hate that we know how to do this this happens so frequently we just know it's like we don't even you know the call out and people knows what to do because...
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mr. brooks of alabama. >> thank you, madam chairman. i want to follow up on some of the comments of my colleagues of rhode island and california and some of the responses. plus, some of the written testimony we've had the benefit of. dr. brennan stated in response to a question that the islamic state has, quote metastasized from various elements of islam, end quote. further, in dr. brennan's written testimony, i'm going to read some quotes. quote, while the threat is often portrayed as terrorism, the true danger is the ideology that provides the logic of extremism, violence, and acts of inhumanity, end quote. next, another dr. brennan quote. whilekilled, the ideology of jihadism is great rer than ever, end quote. again from dr. brennan. quote, while the tactic of terrorism is frequently the immediate threat, i think it is critical to know that the ideology underlying these actions seeks revolutionary change of the existing political and social order. thus, the strategic challenge of our generation isn't one particular group of insurgent
mr. brooks of alabama. >> thank you, madam chairman. i want to follow up on some of the comments of my colleagues of rhode island and california and some of the responses. plus, some of the written testimony we've had the benefit of. dr. brennan stated in response to a question that the islamic state has, quote metastasized from various elements of islam, end quote. further, in dr. brennan's written testimony, i'm going to read some quotes. quote, while the threat is often portrayed as...
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mr. brooks in trying to get to police reform? >> i'm hopeful there is an emerging consent in both our ability to bring about policing reform and a concrete set of policy proposals. so whether it be at the federal level and the racial profiling act, which would tie federal funding to the training of police officers so that they don't engage in racial profiling to the naacp-supported and passage of the death in custody act. up until a little while ago you would ask the common sense question: how many police-involved homicides are there in the country? there's no way to answer that question. i believe we're on our way to answering that question. to more flexibility in terms of promoting appointing special prosecutors. so there are a number of concrete proposals, reforms that we can pursue. and all across the country you're seeing a young, a generation of practitioners of democracy of protesting engaging in sit-ins and die-ins and who believe something could be done. >> ifill: richard beary, do you agree on what the problem is that n
mr. brooks in trying to get to police reform? >> i'm hopeful there is an emerging consent in both our ability to bring about policing reform and a concrete set of policy proposals. so whether it be at the federal level and the racial profiling act, which would tie federal funding to the training of police officers so that they don't engage in racial profiling to the naacp-supported and passage of the death in custody act. up until a little while ago you would ask the common sense...
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mr. brooks of alabama. >> thank you, madam chairman. i want to follow up on some of the comments of my colleagues david cicilline of rhode island and daniel issa of california and some of the written testimony we've had the benefit of. dr. brennan stated in response to a question that the islamic state has, quote, metastasized from various elements of islam, end quote. further, in dr. brennan's written testimony, i'm going to read some quotes. quote, while the threat is often portrayed as terrorism, the true danger is the ideology that provides the logic of extremism, violence, and acts of inhumanity, end quote. next, another dr. brennan quote. while bin laden has been killed, the idea of jihadism continues to spread and the global threat by al qaeda isis and affiliate groups is greater than ever, end quote. again from dr. brennan. quote, while the tactic of terrorism is frequently the immediate threat focused upon by political leaders, i think it is critical to note that the ideology underlying these actions seeks revolutionary change
mr. brooks of alabama. >> thank you, madam chairman. i want to follow up on some of the comments of my colleagues david cicilline of rhode island and daniel issa of california and some of the written testimony we've had the benefit of. dr. brennan stated in response to a question that the islamic state has, quote, metastasized from various elements of islam, end quote. further, in dr. brennan's written testimony, i'm going to read some quotes. quote, while the threat is often portrayed as...
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mrs. brooks: mr. speaker, i rise today to talk about an american hero, allen harrington of anderson indiana, was one of the nation's first african-american marines. he and his fellow monthford point marines -- montford point marines broke the color barrier. he aided efforts to rescue prisoners of war being held by the japanese. how many americans can say they broke racial barriers while serving our country when the future of the free world was on the line? allen harrington could. unfortunately, he passed away in 2002, nine years before legislation was passed awarding living members of the montford point marines the congressional gold medal. this weekend residents of anderson and his family will gather at city hall to pay tribute to his tremendous legacy. i look forward to presenting his daughter, darlene, a special certificate and letter from the president and replica montford point marine medal. i'm glad he hailed from indiana's fifth district and proud that his remarkable life will finally receive t
mrs. brooks: mr. speaker, i rise today to talk about an american hero, allen harrington of anderson indiana, was one of the nation's first african-american marines. he and his fellow monthford point marines -- montford point marines broke the color barrier. he aided efforts to rescue prisoners of war being held by the japanese. how many americans can say they broke racial barriers while serving our country when the future of the free world was on the line? allen harrington could. unfortunately,...
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mr. brooks of alabama. >> thank you, madam chairman. i want to follow up on some of the comments of my colleagues of rhode island and california and some of the responses. plus, some of the written testimony we've had the benefit of. dr. brennan stated in response to a question that the islamic state has, quote, metastasized from various elements of islam, end quote. further, in dr. brennan's written testimony, i'm going to read some quotes. quote, while the threat is often portrayed as terrorism, the true danger is the ideology that provides the logic of extremism, violence, and acts of inhumanity, end quote. next, another dr. brennan quote. whilekilled, the ideology of jihadism is great rer than ever, end quote. again from dr. brennan. quote, while the tactic of terrorism is frequently the immediate threat, i think it is critical to know that the ideology underlying these actions seeks revolutionary change of the existing political and social order. thus, the strategic challenge of our generation isn't one particular group of insurgen
mr. brooks of alabama. >> thank you, madam chairman. i want to follow up on some of the comments of my colleagues of rhode island and california and some of the responses. plus, some of the written testimony we've had the benefit of. dr. brennan stated in response to a question that the islamic state has, quote, metastasized from various elements of islam, end quote. further, in dr. brennan's written testimony, i'm going to read some quotes. quote, while the threat is often portrayed as...
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mr. brooks of alabama. >> thank you madam chairman. i want to follow up on some of the comments of my colleagues and some of the responses-plus some of the written testimony we have had the benefit of. dr. brennan, stated in response to a question from darryl issa that the islamic state has quote, metastasized from various elements of islam end quote. further, and dr. brennan's written testimony, i'm going to read some quotes. quote, while the threat is often portrayed as terrorism this true danger is the ideology that provides the logic of extreme jim, violence, and acts of inhumanity end quote. next another dr. brennan quote. while bin laden has been killed the ideology of jihaddism continues to spread and the global threat posed by al qaeda, assist and afailated groups, is greater than ever, end quote. the next again from dr. brennan quote: while the tactic of terrorism is frequently the immediate threat focused upon by political leaders, i think it is critical to note that the ideology underlying these actions vehicles revolutionar
mr. brooks of alabama. >> thank you madam chairman. i want to follow up on some of the comments of my colleagues and some of the responses-plus some of the written testimony we have had the benefit of. dr. brennan, stated in response to a question from darryl issa that the islamic state has quote, metastasized from various elements of islam end quote. further, and dr. brennan's written testimony, i'm going to read some quotes. quote, while the threat is often portrayed as terrorism this...
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mr. brooks of alabama. >> thank you madam chairman. believe that american policies should be consistent throughout the globe as best as we can do so and by way of example i would like to make a quick comparison between cuba and saudi arabia looking at some of the similarities between the countries and some of the differences and also that different ways in which each is treated by the united states government. on trade american cuban trade is very limited as we all know less than $500 million per year and exports by america to cuba by the american saudi trade is very robust roughly $80 billion per year perhaps higher. on travel travel to cuba is limited by the united states government. saudi arabia quite the opposite. embassies and diplomatic interactions. saudi arabia we have and embassies of significant diplomatic -- and in cuba we have numbers and little to no diplomatic interaction. i could go on and on but i think it's fair to say the united states treats cuba substantially differently than saudi arabia. as i listened to the witne
mr. brooks of alabama. >> thank you madam chairman. believe that american policies should be consistent throughout the globe as best as we can do so and by way of example i would like to make a quick comparison between cuba and saudi arabia looking at some of the similarities between the countries and some of the differences and also that different ways in which each is treated by the united states government. on trade american cuban trade is very limited as we all know less than $500...
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mr. brooks. mr. brooks: i would like to thank my colleague from georgia for the leadership he has shown inputting this event together, where we on the house floor can try to help explain to the american people what is at stake here with the president's executive amnesty. in that vein, i rise in opposition to president obama's illegal and unconstitutional executive amnesty for illegal aliens. why? because i was elected by americans to represent americans in washington, d.c. while wheerl protecting the united states constitution is the number one reason to fight president obama's illegal and unconstitutional conduct, a close second reason is the economic welfare of american families searching for jobs that will empower them to take care of their own families. in that vein, a report by the center for immigration studies is very instructtive. the center did report based on federal government data, it was collected from the bureau of labor statistics rgs the department of homeland security and the census b
mr. brooks. mr. brooks: i would like to thank my colleague from georgia for the leadership he has shown inputting this event together, where we on the house floor can try to help explain to the american people what is at stake here with the president's executive amnesty. in that vein, i rise in opposition to president obama's illegal and unconstitutional executive amnesty for illegal aliens. why? because i was elected by americans to represent americans in washington, d.c. while wheerl...
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mr. brooks of alabama. >> thank you, madam chairman. i believe that america's policy should be consistent throughout the globe as best that we can do so. by way of example, i would like to just make a quick comparison between cuba and saudi arabia, looking at some of the similarities between countries. some of the differences and also the ways in which each is treated by the united states government. on trade american-cuban trade is very limited, as we all know. less than $500 million per year in exports by america to cuba. but america-saudi trade is very robust. roughly $80 per year, perhaps higher. on travel, travel to cuba, very limited by the united states government. saudi arabia, quite the opposite. on embassies and diplomatic interaction. in saudi arabia, we have an embassy and very significant diplomatic interaction. in cuba, we have no embassy and little to know diplomatic interaction. i can go on and on, but i think it is fair to say that the united states treats cuba substantially different than saudi arabia. as i have listen
mr. brooks of alabama. >> thank you, madam chairman. i believe that america's policy should be consistent throughout the globe as best that we can do so. by way of example, i would like to just make a quick comparison between cuba and saudi arabia, looking at some of the similarities between countries. some of the differences and also the ways in which each is treated by the united states government. on trade american-cuban trade is very limited, as we all know. less than $500 million per...
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mr. brooks of alabama. >> thank you madam chairman. i believe that america's policy should be consistent throughout the globe as best that we can do so by way of champ, i'd like to make a quick comparison between cuba and saudi arabia looking at some of the similarities between the countries, some of the differences. and also the disparate ways in which each is treated by the united states government. on trades, american-cuban trades is very limited, as we all know. less than $500 million per year in exports by america to cuba. but america-saudi arabia trade is very robust. roughly $80 billion per year, perhaps higher. on travel. travel to cuba. very limited by the united states government. saub, quite the opposite. on embassies and diplomatic interaction. in saudi arabia we have an embassy and very significant diplomatic interaction. in cuba we have no embassy and little to no diplomatic interaction. i could go on and on but i think it is fair to say the united states treats cuba substantially differently than saudi arabia. as i have
mr. brooks of alabama. >> thank you madam chairman. i believe that america's policy should be consistent throughout the globe as best that we can do so by way of champ, i'd like to make a quick comparison between cuba and saudi arabia looking at some of the similarities between the countries, some of the differences. and also the disparate ways in which each is treated by the united states government. on trades, american-cuban trades is very limited, as we all know. less than $500 million...
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mr. brooks of alabama. >> thank you, madam chairman.i believe that america's policy should be consistent throughout the globe as best that we can do so. by way of example, i would like to just make a quick comparison between cuba and saudi arabia, looking at some of the similarities between countries. some of the differences and also the ways in which each is treated by the united states government. on trade, american-cuban trade is very limited, as we all know. less than $500 million per year in exports by america to cuba. but america-saudi trade is very robust. roughly $80 per year, perhaps higher. on travel, travel to cuba, very limited by the united states government. saudi arabia, quite the opposite. on embassies and diplomatic interaction. in saudi arabia, we have an embassy and very significant diplomatic interaction. in cuba, we have no embassy and little to know diplomatic interaction. i can go on and on, but i think it is fair to say that the united states treats cuba substantially different than saudi arabia. as i have listen
mr. brooks of alabama. >> thank you, madam chairman.i believe that america's policy should be consistent throughout the globe as best that we can do so. by way of example, i would like to just make a quick comparison between cuba and saudi arabia, looking at some of the similarities between countries. some of the differences and also the ways in which each is treated by the united states government. on trade, american-cuban trade is very limited, as we all know. less than $500 million per...
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mr. martial and socialite brooke aster who summered in maine for decades and who what's so generalious to our state. he will testify how his mother while she suffered from alzheimer's. many times it is vital for a senior to have the assistance of a family or friend to help manage his or her finances particularly if that senior becomes becomes a troubling and complicated issue. i look forward to hearing from all of our witnesses today. we have a great potential about the efforts that are under way to address the abuse of vul ner vulnerable seniors. i do want to apologize that we're going to have a vote here and we will try to make the interruption as brief as possible. senator. >> thank you chairwoman collins. a year ago if i had been approached in the hallway by one of the pesky people with a micro microphone and i were asked if the democrats were to lose control of the senate and you were to take over as a ranking member of the very first committee you cover serve on as a ranking member who would you pick for your chairman? i would have said without hesitation my friend my mentor and my
mr. martial and socialite brooke aster who summered in maine for decades and who what's so generalious to our state. he will testify how his mother while she suffered from alzheimer's. many times it is vital for a senior to have the assistance of a family or friend to help manage his or her finances particularly if that senior becomes becomes a troubling and complicated issue. i look forward to hearing from all of our witnesses today. we have a great potential about the efforts that are under...
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crenshaw of florida, mrs. brooks of indiana, mrs. black of tennessee, mr. ribble of wisconsin mrs. walorski of indiana, mr. zeldin of new york. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal request. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for ms. chu of california for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 6 2015, the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. garamendi: madam speaker and members, wow, there are actually people in the audience and members. we talked a lot about middle-class economics, but why, why is it important? why did the president raise his issue in his state of the union? what's this all about? we're going to spend some time here today working our way through middle-class economics and some of my colleagues may join me and i ask the republicans if they want to jo
crenshaw of florida, mrs. brooks of indiana, mrs. black of tennessee, mr. ribble of wisconsin mrs. walorski of indiana, mr. zeldin of new york. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal request. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for ms. chu of california for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. the speaker pro tempore: under the...
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and europe at the brookings institution and author of "mr. putin: operative in the kremlin." so was this, fiona hill, today a breakthrough agreement or a work in progress? >> i think it's better described as a work in progress, gwen. we have a long way to go before we find any kind of final resolution for the conflict that's unfolding as we still speak on the ground in ukraine but it is also -- it has to be a significant step. as we saw from the introduction to this piece, if this stops the fighting for a prolonged period of time, it stops the killing of people on the ground in ukraine and that in and of itself is something of an achievement. the most difficult peels are all the things we heard about what happens to the final status of these disputed territories inside of ukraine and of ukraine itself. i think the world is a significant breakthrough for ukraine in avoiding any kind of agreement now about the final configuration of ukraine itself, avoiding the use of the term "federalism" and is really pushing out some of these discussions to the future. we don't want too much
and europe at the brookings institution and author of "mr. putin: operative in the kremlin." so was this, fiona hill, today a breakthrough agreement or a work in progress? >> i think it's better described as a work in progress, gwen. we have a long way to go before we find any kind of final resolution for the conflict that's unfolding as we still speak on the ground in ukraine but it is also -- it has to be a significant step. as we saw from the introduction to this piece, if...
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. >> mo brooks of alabama. >> thank you, mr. secretary, for sharing your insight with us today. i'm going to focus on the authorization of military force. as i understand it i think you've confirmed this, there are no geographic limitations in the force authorization sought by the president, is this a fair statement? >> that's a fair statement. >> there are other limitations, though, for example, enduring ground troops, time limitations, and also who the target can be. and as i understand the target, the target of this military force is, quote, the islamic state of iraq and the levant, end quote, or under section 5, associated persons or forces who are defined as, quote, individuals and organizations fighting for on behalf of or alongside isil or any closer related successor. in that vain, there is an february 16, 2015 article that says, quote, militants in several countries including libya, egypt, algeria, yemen and saudi arabia have pledged allegiance to islamic state leader al baghdadi, and as we heard, from other sources, we have syria, iraq, tunisia, jordan, sinai, a myriad
. >> mo brooks of alabama. >> thank you, mr. secretary, for sharing your insight with us today. i'm going to focus on the authorization of military force. as i understand it i think you've confirmed this, there are no geographic limitations in the force authorization sought by the president, is this a fair statement? >> that's a fair statement. >> there are other limitations, though, for example, enduring ground troops, time limitations, and also who the target can be....
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. >> mo brooks of alabama. >> thank you, mr. secretary, for sharing your insight with us today. i'm going to focus on the authorization of military force. as i understand it i think you've confirmed this there are no geographic limitations in the force authorization sought by the president, is this a fair statement? >> that's a fair statement. >> there are other limitations, though, for example, enduring ground troops, time limitations and also who the target can be. and as i understand the target, the target of this military force is quote, the islamic state of iraq and the levant, end quote or under section 5, associated persons or forces who are defined as, quote, individuals and organizations fighting for on behalf of or alongside isil or any closer related successor. in that vain there is an article that says, quote militants in several countries including libya egypt, algeria, yemen and saudi arabia have pledged allegiance to islamic state leader al baghdadi and as we heard from other sources, we have syria iraq tunisia jordan, sinai, a myriad of other potential countries.
. >> mo brooks of alabama. >> thank you, mr. secretary, for sharing your insight with us today. i'm going to focus on the authorization of military force. as i understand it i think you've confirmed this there are no geographic limitations in the force authorization sought by the president, is this a fair statement? >> that's a fair statement. >> there are other limitations, though, for example, enduring ground troops, time limitations and also who the target can be. and...
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mr. chairman. >> this sunday on qnb. david brooks collins -- columnist for "the new york times." >> the city towards are given for the best magazine essays of the year. they can be in journals, "the new yorker," "the atlantic." or even obscure literary magazines. the idea is that it is a good week to step back and not read tweets, newspaper articles, but to step back and had the time to read something deeper and longer. and to celebrate those longer pieces. i do believe magazines change history. in the republic, until its recent distraction, it was the most influential part. it has created a voice for model -- modern literalism. beginning of voice. >> sunday night at eight, eastern, and pacific. >> live today on c-span "washington journal" is next. at 10:00 a.m., the u.s. house general speeches. at noon, u.s. house discusses federal government mandates. >> in 45 minutes, congressman gene green, democrat of texas discusses gop efforts to repeal the affordable care act. the president's proposed 2016 budget and childhood vaccinations. 8
mr. chairman. >> this sunday on qnb. david brooks collins -- columnist for "the new york times." >> the city towards are given for the best magazine essays of the year. they can be in journals, "the new yorker," "the atlantic." or even obscure literary magazines. the idea is that it is a good week to step back and not read tweets, newspaper articles, but to step back and had the time to read something deeper and longer. and to celebrate those longer...
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mr. ali. more than she ever did for me. >> we won't go there. >> the book again, you know, got the essay on ali, a bunch of other essays. i loved the blurb from mel brookssince we are talking about those kinds of things, the best bathroom reading ever written, each story takes just the right amount of time? >> that's genius >> one of the stories? >> genius is genius. >> we went into this,s the guy from the ad agency and steve jobs and i entered this elegant restaurant. i don't remember which one it was. steve was dressed in jeans and beat-up loafers and the elegant austrian major doma looked disproving but decided to let us in. steve jobs says, how does it feel to be dick cavett? >> about the only question that's ever floored me. >> you had a long relationship with him. he kept sending you apple products. >> each computer as it came out. i am afraid i have lost some of them. it would have been nice retain them he got sick of sending them to me and said, the next one is coming out. will you finally, learn to use one? i did. it was the white one that sat up like this, you know. >> macintosh. you have an ability to write very, very emotional obituaries i w
mr. ali. more than she ever did for me. >> we won't go there. >> the book again, you know, got the essay on ali, a bunch of other essays. i loved the blurb from mel brookssince we are talking about those kinds of things, the best bathroom reading ever written, each story takes just the right amount of time? >> that's genius >> one of the stories? >> genius is genius. >> we went into this,s the guy from the ad agency and steve jobs and i entered this elegant...
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mr. boone county. that's right. that's me. >> jimmy: do you remember what your performance was? >> yeah, it was "boot scootin' boogie" by -- brooksthat was my jam. [ mumbling to the tune of "boot scootin' boogie"] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: did you do a line dance? were you line dancing? ♪ my pickup truck and then --♪ >> no line dance. >> jimmy: you just sang it? ♪ get down -- turn around -- go to town boot scootin' boogie ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: yeah. that's a good one. and you won, that was a great song. >> i was so obsessed with that song, around that same age. in the morning when i'd wake up i'd go in my parents' bedroom i'd be like -- ♪ get down get out of bed go downstairs and cook me breakfast ♪ [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you were writing parody songs as a kid. yeah, you could have been the next weird al yankovic. [ laughter ] >> yeah, that was my idol. growing up, i wanted to be him. >> jimmy: yeah, i wanted to be him. >> didn't work out. >> jimmy: but here you are now, a big movie star. you're teaming up with my man ron howard. >> yes, yes. >> jimmy: gosh, i love ron howard, man. >> yeah, me too. me too. >> jimmy: he's one of
mr. boone county. that's right. that's me. >> jimmy: do you remember what your performance was? >> yeah, it was "boot scootin' boogie" by -- brooksthat was my jam. [ mumbling to the tune of "boot scootin' boogie"] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: did you do a line dance? were you line dancing? ♪ my pickup truck and then --♪ >> no line dance. >> jimmy: you just sang it? ♪ get down -- turn around -- go to town boot scootin' boogie ♪ [ cheers and applause...
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brooks, you believe the usa is the only nation that can defeat isis. britain has been fighting them for years. i know you'd be right with us. mr. to thank you for spotlighting the decline declining discipline in new york public schools. you're correct when you say teachers cannot control the classroom when students are allowed to curse at them. here's what's going on in many places, colleen. liberal educators do not want to punish minority students, because they believe that drives those kids away from the system. the result is chaos. and the result of chaos in schools is that parents, with money, take their kids out of public schools. the only way for children to learn is to have a safe calm environment. so in many public schools under the thumb of politically correct morons, little learning is taking place. mark peoria, arizona. bill, i was buying "killing patton" at costco and a person ahead of me was making a comment about you. why waste time on a pinhead. bill, i wanted to see you and miller in san jose but the tickets cost $568. that's the scalper price, not our price. miller and i are selling out everywhere these days. t
brooks, you believe the usa is the only nation that can defeat isis. britain has been fighting them for years. i know you'd be right with us. mr. to thank you for spotlighting the decline declining discipline in new york public schools. you're correct when you say teachers cannot control the classroom when students are allowed to curse at them. here's what's going on in many places, colleen. liberal educators do not want to punish minority students, because they believe that drives those kids...
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brooks wheelan, everybody. "this is cool, right" is available on itunes. we'll be right back with more "late night." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ mrd from the forces of darkness. you are the seventh son of the seventh son. it says here that there are a thousand. we are all that's left. ♪ [epic music] the world of man shall fall. seventh son. i'm starting to wish i was the sixth son. rated pg-13 [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: my thanks to david duchovny, candice swanepoel and lily aldridge, brooks wheelan, and, of course, the 8g band. stay tuned for "carson daly." we'll see you tomorrow. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> carson: welcome to "last call," i'm carson daly stationed here at the sound space at kroq in los angles for our late night show tonight. good to be here. good to have you watching too. we got a great show including some music fking tuff. we'll do that from the el ray. we got our spotlight tonight on "project almanac" actor johnny weston, but first in 2008 our first guest became the first female and the youngest winner of "last comic standing." and since then she's appeared on countless comedy stages and is here toni
brooks wheelan, everybody. "this is cool, right" is available on itunes. we'll be right back with more "late night." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ mrd from the forces of darkness. you are the seventh son of the seventh son. it says here that there are a thousand. we are all that's left. ♪ [epic music] the world of man shall fall. seventh son. i'm starting to wish i was the sixth son. rated pg-13 [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: my thanks to david duchovny, candice...