to nation relationship. in 1970 president nixon sent a historic message to congress on tribal self-determination. that message launched the self-determination era, the very framework that allowed tribes to prove our capacity as governments. all presidents should do the same. second, we call on the president to fully implement the united nations declaration on the rights of indigenous people. we specifically call for a review of all existing federal law to ensure they are in alignment with the declaration. third, we call for an annual nation-to-nation summit, an on ongoing high-level meeting to institutionalize the current tribal nation summit. a meaningful relationship that must be upheld by all future presidents. we also call on the president to convene regular meetings on specific issues between cabinet secretaries. fourth, elevate native people in the federal government. it's pastime for qualified people to be seated on the bench. the appointment of an adviser on native american affairs has advanced polly

it's a national disgrace. it's a national challenge. it will take national effort to move us in the right direction. i think the challenge for this particular organization is to educate the rest of america about the challenges that we face and i'm proud what they have done throughout its existence. it has a long and honorable history of doing just that but the scope of the challenge is just amazing. i had the honor of traveling with my good friend rubideaux and congressman simpson, congressman mccullough, and we all went first to chickasaw country where we have been fortunate. we've had challenges like other people have is had challenges. this is not our historic homeland. my forbearers didn't come there by choice, but they've used the tools and the opportunities they've had and had their set of hardships but they've overcome them. we have thriving tribal economies, governments doing well. then we went to see some of our friends on the great reservations in north dakota and south dakota who are also resilient, innovative, able, but thei

distinguishes this administration's national security efforts. i also want to discuss some of the legal principles that guide and strengthen this work as well as the special role of the department of justice protecting the american people and upholding the constitution. now, before today's level of interagency cooperation was not common place. the government lacked the infrastructure as well as the imperative to share national security information quickly and effectively. domestic law enforcement and foreign intelligence operated in largely independent spheres, but those who attacked us on september 11th chose military and civilian target s and it became immediately clear that no single agency could address these threats because no single agency has all of the necessary tools. to counter this enemy aggressively and intelligently, the government had to draw on all of its resources and to radically update its ase result agencies are better postured to work together to address a range of emerging national rilawyers, analysts at the department of jus

the nations involved contribute as heavily as they can. no less valuable are the morale and friendly relations being generated by servicemen of all participating countries, in joint training programs and demonstrating their respective skills to each other. they cross the language barrier to comradeship. this banding together for nations with a common purpose has produced strength, not only in the military and economic field but in the moral spiritual values as well. at a meeting of the nato atlantic congress in 1989, a statement was adopted which called to the moral unity binding the member nations. this document, recognizes respect for human dignity as the inalienable basis offivization, on the fundamental rights of machine specifically named, respect for the sanctity of human life. the right to freedom of speech, of conscience and religion. of opinion and belief. the right of every man to work and to receive his just reward. the right of the family to stability. and the right of parents over their children and their education. in all the

pride our desire to leave a better planet for our nation to arctic and nation city to our kids get replaced by the singular goal of maximizing profits for today's c e o's the really sad part of this is we had the jump on germany more than thirty years ago when president jimmy carter put solar panels on the white house and introduced a comprehensive energy plan to get america off its addiction to foreign oil and on to renewable energies here's what he told the nation in one thousand nine hundred seventy eight. we simply missed. the move. but i reckon it's reaping resources. and i think the we can control the future instead of good in the future because we've always been proud of our leadership in the world and there we go which is again to give the world a positive example who are we going to go get you that if you go we want to give our children grandchildren a world richer and possibilities than we have to do that. they are the ones who will suffer moved. in that same speech president carter said that he was passing legislation and he did it by the way that would make sure that america wou

it takes that national goal seriously, adopts a cohort approach. the class of 2020 is in fourth grade today. the plan targets the high school dropout factories where we're losing about half of the nation's students every year. and their feeder elementary and middle schools that brian gallagher will help us chart. it focuses on data driven, research. like all 50 governors in 2005 when they came together on that graduation rate compact, we worked with organizations to encourage such big institutional plays in alignment with these benchmarks of the civic marshal plan. high school, as we know, is insufficient. so we also highlight the goal of having the highest college attainment rates in the world. we have to double our rates from 3 in 10 who complete college to 6 in 10 by 2020. i wonder what a civic marshal plan of action for college attainment would look like in the country. so how are we doing? the nation's -- over the last decade the average freshman fwrajuation rate has risen from 72% to 75.5%. and with a half a percentage point increase since th

nation is honest, truthful and virtuous. with our ceremony today we continue our work to restore honesty, truth and virtue to our capitol and to our history. we reaffirm the promise that no american will be left out of america's story. we pledge to keep working so that all who visit the u.s. capitol recognize the contributions of those who came before, built this capitol, and received the honor that is due them. thank you. [ applause ] >> let me also begin by thanking the slave labor task force. without it, we wouldn't have had this marker at all. and most of us would not have known the full story of our capitol. and as congressman lewis rightly put it on another occasion, the history of the capitol, like the history of our nation, should be complete. so we thank the task force for its work, for its recommendations, which have brought us here today. in remembering the slaves who labored to build this great temple of freedom, we, of course, give them in death some measure of the dignity they were deprived of in life. but we'r

national security. underpinning all of that is the fact that despite all of the frustrations that we have, we have the best system of government on earth. one that i have said gives all of us the responsibility to govern this nation. that responsibility is a heavy one because, despite what i have just said we have achieved, challenges that still confront us are numerous and complex. there are no simple answers here. there are no simple solutions. we are still a nation at war. in afghanistan. we still face the threat of terrorism. we have confronted it in pakistan. terrorism is still there, still in somalia, still in yemen, still in north africa. they continue to plan attacks on this country. we deal with the dangerous proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. we have to confront behavior of -- the behavior of iran and north korea. they continue to strident -- to threaten global stability. there is a continuing turmoil and unrest in the middle east. rising powers in asia test international relationsh

and i'm a founder and past chairman of the national civic arts society, ncas, a national non-profit organization dedicated to education about classical and traditional architecture and art, those traditions that the founding fathers believed embodies the principals of a democratic process mr. chairman, our monuments are of central importance to our national identity and historical memory. controversy is nothing new in the history of president memorials. it's embroiled every single one. to mention the most recent example it took three compositions to settle on a design on the roosevelt memorial. why is this particular memorial controversy occurring only now, relatively late in the planning process. the reason is simple. the entire process has flown under the radar with little public and as little congress attention as public. edward finer architect who was designed in the guidelines said, quote, it's amazing what you can do when no one is look. well, we began to look. the more we dug the more we unearthed several disturbing findings. given the limitations of time i can mention just a few. i encou

this was so like the developing state of the nation itself. soldier and nation together found that their fears and doubts were not so strong as their faith in the cause of a unified country. the soldier in blue kept that faith and fought for it with steadfastness and courage, and a grateful people in the midst of war forged a medal to honor their courage. in the swirling fury of this war of american against american, the medal of war was born. the end, we know, because we live in the unity that this tragic war preserved. and in national shrines like gettysburg, we honored the men of both sides who gave what they believed to be right. ♪ >> here are the names. the last of the men in blue are gone. but the union they preserved remains. and honors for all time, the men who made it possible. and right over here is a roll call of names from the years which followed the civil war, the time when the nation grew, expanding westward, the west. charwi the frontier safe was the regular army. out west that meant the cavalry. the troopers who rode into that

ciani and lisa graddy of the national museum of american history discuss the ways in which the national women's party utilized these largely silent forms of rhetoric to support the women's right to vote. miss graddy will continue the conversation and examine the banners carried in the suffrage parades and during nwp's pickets in front. white house. she will share her thoughts on tactics employed by the nwp during the campaign and the escalation of the messaging when the united states entered world war i. professor ciani specializes in the history of women and gender across the americas with a focus on social justice issues. as affiliated faculty in women and gender studies, she helps to mentor flame, feminist led activist moments to empower. ciani's publications focus on how the changing culture of work direct survival strategies especially in regard to child care. education. and labor. she's interested in women's activities in these areas during the 19th and 20th century. her current research project is a study of cultural interactions in the 20th century on american indian reservation

nation's capitol. the process as directed by congress has worked very well. we expect the eisenhower memorial will ultimately be a source of pride for our entire nation. mr. chairman, this concludes my statements. i would be pleased to respond to any questions you or other members of the subcommittee may have. >> thank you, i appreciate it. mr. whitesell -- you just spoke. thank you. mr. geren from the gs afrnlts. >> good morning, chairman bishop, ranking member gal va and members of the subcommittee. thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discussed the proposed dwight d. eisenhower memorial. gsa is honored to play a role many helping create a memorial to president dwight d. eisenhower. his long a rear of noble service is and should be a source of inspiration to the american people. the commission was tasked with creating an appropriate permanent memorial to perpetuate his memory and contributions to the united states. human resource support, financial and accounting services, lega

nation with the support of our national government, in our nation's capital residents lack basic fundamental democratic right. our license plate accurately proclaim, taxation without representation which, of course, was the battle cry for our nation's declaration of independence. our mayor vincent gray has made this a major priority issue to raise the profile of this issue. and as you the attorney general rightfully noted in his testimony to congress, this is a matter of fundamental, equal and civil rights. i'm heartened to see that leaders across the partisan spectrum, like shurtaff, take a stand on this issue. and more recently, governor mcdonald from virginia came out publicly in support of budget autonomy for the district, recognizing that what happens here can have a ripple effect on a regional economy and the citizens of virginia and maryland who work and obtain services in d.c. i'm very grateful that gatherings like this can bring before a bipartisan group. this vital matter. as the chief law enforcement officers in your states committed to justice and democracy, i hope you will join

national security. underpinning all of that is the fact that despite all of the frustrations that we have, we have the best system of government on earth. one that i have said gives all of us the responsibility to govern this nation. that responsibility is a heavy one because, despite what i have just said we have achieved, challenges that still confront us are numerous and complex. there are no simple answers here. there are no simple solutions. we are still a nation at war. in afghanistan. we still face the threat of terrorism. we have confronted it in pakistan. terrorism is still there, still in somalia, still in yemen, still in north africa. they continue to plan attacks on this country. we deal with the dangerous proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. we have to confront behavior of -- the behavior of iran and north korea. they continue to strident -- to threaten global stability. there is a continuing turmoil and unrest in the middle east. rising powers in asia test international relationsh

you guys answered this nation's call during its hour of need. and in the years that followed, as americans went to war, some of you answered that call as well. today's 9/11 generation of veterans has already earned a special place in our history. our veterans and all the brave men and women who serve our country are the reason why america's military is the greatest in the history of the world. in the face of great odds and grave danger, they get the job done. they work as a team. they personify the very best that america has to offer. and that's true on the battle front, but we're here today because it's also true on the home front. after a decade of war, our nation needs to do some building right here in the united states of america. now this morning, we received more good news about our economy. in january, american businesses added another 257,000 jobs. the unemployment rate came down because more people found work. all together, we added 3.7 million new jobs over the last 23 months. now, these numbers will go up and down in the coming months

the deer that stern think that we should sell off our national treasures and his reasoning is that the government needs to tighten its belt and make cuts just like any american family would have an interesting and stearns and points a national park or something that needs to be cut for the good of the budget since the parts received two point two billion in government money and twenty tent all that same year their fence department of the defense budget was six hundred eighty billion dollars so yes turns really focusing in on the big dreams to our tax dollars there but i get to him the national parks which provide an affordable way for americans all over the country to see the country's national treasures and they're just not all that important that will stearns that might think that setting aside land for our children and their children to enjoy a developed beautiful land he's also missing the larger economic picture according to national park service the parks brought in thirty one billion and supplied two hundred and fifty eight thousand jobs in twenty's and alone and it states like

so these are moving and they are again building upon the national response framework, the national disaster recovery framework and then building three additional frame works to support the overall national preparedness plan. >> how do you see this -- this system informing your budget decisions and resource allocations? >> well, it probably best to give an example. we tried talking about generalities. you end up saying we're going to do this, this and this. let's take urban search and rescue. we know that in the types of mess we face with the building collapses, bomb blasts, tornadoes and other things that response is key. how long does it take to get a team there? just having a team responding doesn't change an outcome. we start with what is the outcome we're trying to change. injured people do not have time. so we start with this idea that -- and across the nation, looking at where communities are, concentrations of populations. we look at the urban areas. that's where everybody is at. and we also look at travel times. do we have enough teams? where are they at? should we make a priority i

they seem somewhat tepid in comparison to the new nationalism. he called for the extension of the payroll tax in the short run and more generally for a fair tax code and these are important measures to be sure, but he did not offer a strategic vision of bold progressive initiatives for a new political order as t.r. did, nor did he explain how the land mark health care and financial reform legislation enacted in 2010, really important pieces of legislation, were the building blocks of a new foundation. the new foundation was a term tried out early in the obama presidency, but he did not revisit it, strangely, in his speech. it is odd one of my sober colleagues said astonishing. but perhaps telling that the president did not even mention health care reform in kansas. it's particularly odd and astonishing because this is the signature achievement of his first term. this is the holy grail or it had been the holy grail of progressive democracy since t.r.'s bull moose campaign. true to his ruthless pragmatism as one journalist put it, obama's address s

but, just as surely as we are a nation at war, we are also a nation of laws and of values. even when under attack, our actions must always be grounded on the bedrock of the constitution and must always be consistent with statutes, court precedent, the rule of law, and our founding ideals. not only is this the right thing to do, history has shown that it is also the most effective approach that we can take in combatting those who seek to now, this is just not my view. my judgment is shared by senior national security officials across the government. as the president reminded us in 2009 at the national archives where our founding documents are housed, and i quote again, we uphold our most cherished values not only because doing so is right but because it strengthens our country and keeps us safe. time and again our values -- our values -- have been our best national security access, unquote. our history proves this. we do not have to choose between security and liberty. and we will not. today i want to tell you about the collaboration across the government that defines

this goes back to national preparedness. there are scenarios that are so big for any jurisdiction to be prepared for it is impossible, how do you leverage those capabilities across, not just within a state but across state lines and in some cases nationally. so the work there that we work with cal-u is looking at that type of catastrophic planning. focus on how do we get to folks? life safety, looking at shelter needs and the fact that we're going to probably have to use a lot of capability outside the immediate area and then look at what it would take to stabilize to even set the stage for getting people back in and repopulating. it's a very complex event. this is part of why we went to the frame works to really build that type of capability. this is not about responding our day to day emergency. it is literally about those type of catastrophic events that can happen from earthquakes, hurricanes, or terrorist attacks. >> thank you. >> mr. carter. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. fugate, i have a letter here i ask to be made

pride our desire to leave a better planet for our nation to work and nations who to our kids be replaced by the singular goal of maximizing profits for today's c.e.o.'s the really sad part of this is we had to jump on germany more than thirty years ago and president jimmy carter put solar panels on the white house and introduced a comprehensive energy plan to get america off its addiction to foreign oil and on to renewable energies here's what he told the nation in one thousand nine hundred seventy eight. he's in the midst of the movie it is you who directed a shrinking resources. and i can live we can control the patients to the good in control of we've always been proud of our leadership in the world and now we have achieved it again and give the world a positive example who always been proud of the vision of the people who go we want to give our children graduate with a world richer in possibilities and we have good osu. who they are the ones who was so moved if we were. in that same speech president carter said that he was passing legislation and he did. that would make sure that ame

in a national crisis. it is not there. neverwas. thank you. but we put exclamation point by dropping a section tha kill switch. just wasn't worth it because of. there lshat touches on the balae between, intellectual eeer spee public opinion over the proposed stop online privacy act and andy members of congress with -- with scars or at least of -- post dr stress syndrome. since that happened. he ultimate verification of my assertion that there is nothing here anywhere like what another, but with gratitude one of our witnesses, mr. stewart baker was a leading opponent of sopa of our bill. after the cyber security act of 2012 becomes law, thern user wi using the internet just as they do today. but hopefully, as a result the law, and outreach pursuant to it they will be far better equipped to protect their own privacy andsiber attack. bottom line have worked very hard to come so far in a very to face a real and present danger to our country. that we simply cannot allow this moment to slip away from us. i feel very strongly that we need to act now.

that phrase is -- this nation under god., and others like it, set the standard of our concept of man. as a creature of god, man is a being with dignity and conscience, with the ability to determine right from wrong. and the obligation to act on that right. from this belief, in man as a responsible being, flow the beliefs in his other qualifications which we accept. usually, even without bothering to think about them. as parts of that vague condition which we call "the american way." his ability and, indeed, his right to explore that truth in all things. his ability to govern himself. and his ability to handle his own economic problems. [ auction yooer calling ] >> the opposing point of view rests on a fundamentally different vision of man. as a creature, not a god, but of the state. and in this system, the value of individual man diminished sharply and the state is all-important. the state will run his life for him. his political life. his business life. his social life. what we oppose fundamentally is the aggressive nation

[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 17, 2012, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes each, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. higgins, for five minutes. mr. higgins: mr. speaker, as our nation winds down from its military engagements overseas, it's time for america to do some nation building here at home. a $1.2 trillion investment in rebuilding american roads, bridges, transit and water systems would create 27 million jobs over five years. in the first year alone the economy would add 5.2 million new jobs and grow by over $400 bill

we as a nation. the ipad, iphone, and i think our people should be -- feel free to use those and know that they're going to be protected in using them, both their civil liberties and privacy, and as a country. i think we can do both. i think we should push for both. this is a new area and you can see, you're hitting right on some of the key parts, when you look at how the companies are wrestling with this, too. how do you provide maximum benefit without intruding. i think that's going to be an issue that we're going to wrestle with for several years. >> and when it strikes you as odd, i assume that odd -- >> very well-chosen word. >> may be a euphemism for strange or unnecessary or invasive, unacceptable. >> senator, i'm not completely up to speed on all of it. i did read it so i don't know all the facts that go with it. my initial reaction was this doesn't seem right. that's what i meant by odd. but i don't have all the facts. >> thank you. thank you, general. thank you for your great work on this i

could this case serve as a model for other nations or if you heard of any increase in any of the nations who are thinking of trying their leaders are investigating their leaders for at the very least negligence leading up to the two thousand a crisis. i'm sure the greeks would love to burn in that i go to greece a lot that i know they would look at the irish as well you know the big they do a good job and i would because they basically just thrashed the company tortie and they were all kicked out of tolerance in iceland we didn't do that we still have a lot of people around in politics are sort of to blame for the press. and that that might have something to do with why he doesn't get convicted when when i was on your program in when i was in iceland a month or so ago you were talking about having been in greece recently. you're very knowledgeable about him that situation there papademos is in now or he used to be a he used to be a banker and he was not elected he replaced pop and various who was the elected prime minister as soon as before the election prime minister called for a refere

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it's not really functioning as a second party system. >> as a national -- >> as a national second party system. the whig party is actually splitting into almost two parties and the democrats are almost splitting into two parties so the two-party system is really collapsing on itself on a national level. >> yes, exactly. we're really move ago well from a well integrated national party system and so what this is evidence of is the beginnings of a sectional realignment. all right. as we move away from the second party system or i should say as the second party system begins to collapse, you get the emergence of something new, still sort of taking shape, taking form. we haven't seen what form it's going to take yet but you get a sectional realignment, in other words, it seems to be more important what part of the country you come from than what political party you're affiliated with. however, having said that, okay, that's a good point. but having said that, notice within the regions what's going on. so, for example, within the north, ignore the south for a minute. within the north, what's

of indian nations address. topics included the economic status of american indians and tribal relations with the federal government. congressman tom cole of oklahoma, a member of the nation respond to the speech the we also hear remarks from the senate indian affairs committee chairman and vice chairman. this is 1:20. >> good morning, my name is jacqueline peta, and i would look to welcome you here to our state of indian nation ease vent. ncai is the largest, the oldest, and organization in washington, d.c. representing the tribal governments across the country. i would look to welcome our distinguished guests to washington, d.c. we have many folks listening to us across the country. to watch the state of 2012 state -- state of indian nations address. across the country we have students, tribal citizens, and leaders, and have gathered in the schools, and sent tircenter watch together. among many events across the country we are pleased mr. star's history class in santa fe, new mexico is joining us. we have univ

in the best of the rest of the news the nation of india's taking on a giant trans national pharmaceutical company in a decision that could have far reaching effects around the planet india is allowing a local drug company to manufacture and sell the cancer drug nexavar which is currently patented by german based pharmaceutical giant bear as a result of the decision nexavar will be available to cancer patients in india at a little over a dollar a pill whereas bayer was charging nearly fifty dollars a pill there are eight thousand eight hundred cancer patients in india who desperately need the drug right now and can't afford to pay for and india's decision could prompt other nations to block trans national problems that will companies and do what's best for their population and when not what's best for corporate profits so is it time for the united states to rethink its drug patent laws to allow sick people to afford lifesaving medicine or should we just keep giving corporate welfare with these regulations called patent laws to permit circle giants through the patent laws here offer his tak

there is only one nation -- there is only one nation that can alter this dynamic and that is the united states of america. the president must state unequivocally that under no circumstances will assad be allowed to finish what he has started, and there is no future in which assad and his lieutenants will remain control of syria and that the united states is prepared to use the full weight of our air power to make it so. it is only when we have clearly and completely committed ourselves that we can expect other nations to do the same. only then will we see what is really possible in winning international support to stop the killing in syria. are there dangers and risks and uncertainties in this approach? absolutely. but there are no ideal options in syria. all of them contain significant risk. many people will be quick to raise concerns about the course of action i am proposing. many of these concerns have merit but none so much that they should keep us from acting. for example, we continue to hear it said that we should not assist the opposition in syria militarily because we don't know

blessed are the nations whose got is the lord. most americans believe in the right of liberty and they are given only by god. have lived in -- we live in the country that has seen more than 50 million abortions. how will you lead our nation back to god? >> it is an important question. first of all, you have to have a president who believes that that is part of their responsibility, something which obama does not. you'd have to have a president who is prepared to pray. i have had a project at one point to have fdr's de date career, because when we landed in normandy, he went on national radio and 46 and a half minutes he prayed. -- and for 6.5 minutes he prayed. the country participated with the commander in chief. it is a powerful prayer. part of it is too recent for the country around this spirit part of it is to bring judges back into enforcing the constitution, not rewriting it. part of what makes my campaign different is we go to a 54-page document on the founding fathers in the judiciary that outlines step-by-step how to brin

they address the nation at a national memorial at japan's national cathedral in tokyo.morial is still ongoing as we speak. we expect to hear from some victims as well. they will be speaking at this national service, and importantly we did hear from the emperor, who is 79 years of age who has only really made an address twice on television, this being the second time that we've seen. the first time in the days after the earthquake. there are other memorials, too, taking place across japan. there have been two moments of silence so far in many villages and towns. the first when the earthquake hit at 2:46 and then between 30 and 40 minutes later when the tsunami came. in many parts japan has struggled to inspire what -- i'm sorry. many places have inspired an unlikely group rather to take action. they're the young adults from the big cities who decided they cannot sit by and watch small towns in their country disappear forever. cnn's kyung lah has their story. >> reporter: day break at the dock, cultivating oysters and nurturing scallops as families have done for generatio

the national average is up $3.90. -- >> the national average is up to $3.90.a saw an increase of one penny overnight. $4.13strict has prices at more. a lot of that expense of gas waste sitting in traffic. the treasury department says the is costing drivers $100 billion per year. it is 2 billion barrels of wasted gasoline. but poor only gas, conditions can cost in repairs. >> more people are hopping between cell phone carriers to find better deals. average customer's which is soon as the second two-year contract is up. typical customer-carrier relationship is one year longer. for lost revenue, charging into $300 or more for 4g iphones. >> celebrating the cherry blossom festival and a special ceremony today. helping to plan new cherry trees of the mandarin oriental hotel. for grandfather gave 3000 cherry trees to the nation's capital. they replayed that scene today. >> what about us? us were blown away today. literally. >> close to 40 miles per hour wind gusts in the district today. very cold air will be diminishing. in look at the river bend country club. high-

the work of the armed forces is important to the national security. as a comparison illustrates this is true of the speculation in the hemisphere. it contributed to transnational criminal organizations and cartels and continues to threaten the united states and road governance and security across the region. they exploit whale security forces and bribe corrupt officials and transit easily across undergoverned territory and pourous boards. they have grown in scale and sophistication and we have seen a diversification in what is trafficked which includes not just drugs, human being and bulk cash and military grade weapons. these groups maintain enormous cash reserves and in many cases are better equipped and more capable than the government forces who are trying to stop them. a particular concern is deteriorating situation in central america. as general frazier notes in his testimony and i quote, central america has become the key trans shipment zone for illicit trafficking in the hemisphere. approximately 90% of cocaine destined for the united states t

what is new beyond putting it into a national security rubric? >> putting it into a national security rubric shouldn't be underestimated because it's very easy if it's just about my child. and my child can get a good education because i can either put that child in private school or i can move to a community where the schools are good. then i don't have to worry so much about that child in east oakland or in south central l.a. or in anacostia for that matter who won't get a good education. when you say this is a national security problem, then it is a common problem for all of us. >> brown: of course that wades into debates you've been having for a long time, right? i noted that one of the task force members, randy wine garthen head one of the largest teacher unions, she says on the one hand you say a major public crisis. then you're taking steps, in her view, that undermine the public school system. >> i don't think so. i think this is both the power of the report, in other words, you're used to seeing these reports that have 50 different recomm

you don't see that nationally. you should be no thinking about the people that serve the country and welcome them back and let them know they have done a good job. the theory that we should not have another parade because there is another conflict going on, you have to think about the veterans. the knowledge about what goes on in iraq versus when you read the stars and stripes, so what the pbs specials to see what's going on. i feel many americans don't understand what's going on and it is a disgrace to say that we should not acknowledged veterans or have a great for them when they have served their country regardless of their political views. thank you. host: when the first galt war was over in 1991, a very large parade was held here in washington, d.c. you can see that on your screen. that is from 1991, june. several facebook comments -- new york city, steve, republican line. caller: how are you? several comments. first, the thought of a parade for the iraq wars is disturbing. it is on the same value to me of the

as a nation, what progress has been made to balance our annual budget deficit? have any real spending reductions been proposed by the democratic majority in the senate? has president obama made any real attempts to reduce spending? all we see our budgeting games. the american people are growing tired of the constant pleas for tax increases from this administration. long before any real proposals appear for spending reductions. keeping government house in order is only part of the equation. the other part is focusing on creating good paying jobs. north dakota has been ranked no. 1 in the nation in job creation for each of the last three years by a gallup poll study. we have created a friendly business climate in north dakota where taxes and interest rates are low, the regulatory environment is very reasonable, and we have the most responses -- the most responsive state government anywhere. companies want to expand in north dakota because of the ease of doing business. and because of our well-educated well-trained work force. why do fortune 500 companies like cate

somewhat insulated from day-to-day interference from people engaged in the political affairs of the nation. how would you describe the relationship or what you would say is the ideal relationship between the president and an agency like the fbi? >> it is an interesting question. i would say that one of the great things about my job is i have to be aggressively apolitical, which is wonderful. as an agency, we need to trust the american people in the work that we do an understanding that whatever we do in terms of investigations, whatever we do as the bureau is done without regard to party or politics or what have you, that we are independent. it was somewhat easier prior to september 11 where you had a criminal cases on the one hand and national security was something that was handled elsewhere by the cia, duty, and state department -- the cia, dod, and state department here there was very little interaction with the white house prior to september 11. back to the matters the president is responsible for the safety of persons within the united states and has a right to know what is being don

national security interests. let's begin with one of the largest elements of our request, which is funds for international peacekeeping operations. the u.n. is president in some 14 countries and engaged in important life-saving missions to protect civilians in places like darfur and the democratic republic of congo to build -- help build the capacity of fragile states in which we have an interest in their success in place like south sudan and haiti and liberia. it is keeping the peace in fragile places from the golan to cote d'ivoire. these are places we have an interest in stability and security, in protection of civilians, in helping to foment and stabilize fragile democracy. if the united states were to try to support this on our own rather than at a relatively better deal, a burden sharing of 27%, the cost to us would be enormous. or were we to leave these situations to fester without the benefit of international peacekeeping presence, we would be suffering the longer-term consequences as these places unravel

of creating a national government that had the power to create national solutions to national problems. and they specifically gave congress the very powerful authority to regulate interstate commerce. and at the founding, the idea of regulate included the idea of directing. so, congress has the power to direct certain conduct when it comes to interstate commerce. and, you know, you may not like that and so you vote out the people who direct you in ways you don't like. but that doesn't mean that the constitution doesn't give the authority. and finally, i just want to get to the point that randy made at the end of his remarks about whether or not the conservative justices will or should feel constrained by precedent to vote to uphold the act. now, i'm not going to make any predictions here because you never know what the supreme court will do, but i think that there is a good reason to believe that the mandate will be upheld and not just by a 5 will have 4 vote with swing justice anthony kennedy voting with the more liberal justices. but i think based on comstock, chief justice roberts m

[applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [room noise] >> later, the white house held a state dinner in the honor of prime minister david cameron and guests included warren buffet and richard branson and andrew sullivan and actor george clooney. here are the traditional toast from the dinner offered by the president and prime minister. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. obama, accompanied by the prime minister of great britain and mrs. cameron. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ [no audio] [no audio] >> good evening, everyone. please have a seat. welcome to the white house. i was just telling the prime minister that so far, the evening has been successful because i have not stepped on michelle's train. [laughter] my main goal this evening. michelle and i could not be more honored that you could join us as we host our great friends, the prime minister of the united kingdom, david cameron, and his remarkable wife, samantha. give them a round of applause. why not? [applause] as i said this

we have a weekly pot cast of the national press club available on itunes -- pod cast of the national press club available on itunes. i will ask as many questions as time permits after our guest speaker talks. please stand up as i announced your name -- jeff from bloomberg. julio from telemundo. dave nickolson. michael boldon, "washington post." alsion, freelance journalist. ms. stone, "huffington post." jeff, al jazeera. rachel from global security newswire. [applause] as the new york times noted, soon after he became the fifth head of transportation security administration in july of 2010, john pistole is thought and we did fate of everything americans hate about airport security in a post-9/11 world. every time we are asked to take off our shoes at the airport and pull out our laptops or submit to an uncomfortable packed down, we have his agency to blame. he spent most of his career chasing bad guys for the fbi. my hope is that whenever people want to call me, they recognize that we are doing everything we can to work with people to provide the best possible security. pistole gradu