national guard partner nations have reduced the demand on u.s. forces. 22 partner nations have provided 11,000 troops to afghanistan, and 40 partner nations have provided over 31,000 personnel and support of u.n. peacekeeping operations. this year we will celebrate 20 years of the state partnership program, and we look forward to continuing to work with the ajutants general to continue this approach to security cooperation for the future. each year we continue to adapt our skills to better serve the nation's strategy, and that is why this year we are instituting a threat-based resourcing model for our counter drug activities. this will direct funding to states facing the most direct narcotics threats to our communities. the breadth of our skills allows the guard to take on new and emerging missions. i would also like to address our most important asset, as you have so aptly stated. our soldiers and airmen are the reason the national guard has been so successful over the last decade. indeed, for the last 375 years. today your national guard is the

our skills to better serve the nation. this year we're instituting a threat-based resourcing model for our counterdrug activities. this will provide funding for states facing the most drug threats. i would like to address our most important asset as you have so aptly stated. our soldiers and airmen are the reason the national guard has been so successful over the last decade. indeed for the last 375 years. today your national guard is the most capable and competent in history and that is because we are recruiting the highest quality soldiers and airmen. our noteworthy enlistment and retention numbers since september 11th, 2001, are proof because they want to be used and expect to be used. this dedication would not be possible without the support of our families, communities and employers. that's why i'm dedicated to working closely with the army and air force to provide the service members, their families and employers with the best and most effective support available. thanks for the opportunity mr. chairman to appear bef

civil society and for our nation's work force and for our national security. right now just 30% of u.s. secondary students and 8% of post secondary students are enrolled in a foreign language course. a long way from the multi-lingual societies of so many of our economic competitors. 2/3 of americans aged 18 to 24 cannot find iraq on the map of the middle east. african-americans and latinos continue to be underrepresented amongst those who study abroad. the development of these skills must start early in elementary and secondary education. u.s. colleges and universities have a responsibility to help students further develop and deepen these skills, but waiting until post secondary education to start is too late. this means that school systems at all levels from elementary to post secondary must place a far greater emphasis on helping students understand their responsibilities as global citizens. we believe that engaging students in these ways will help our nation meet the president's 2020 college attainment goal with more graduates ready to lead us well into th

nation. throughout our 147-year history, the agency has had service of honor and distinction by agents, officers, administrators, and technical staff. all employees are expected to adhere to the high standards of professional integrity and recognize that the success of our agencies mission depends on the strong character and sound judgment of our people. one of the greatest privilege as i have is swearing in new agents and officers. it gives all of us a tremendous sense of pride to witness a new generation take that same oath we took many years ago. that pride comes for all of us from being part of a special organization with the history of dedicated people who serve our country honorably. over the past several weeks, we have been under intense scrutiny as a result of this incident. to see the agency's integrity called into question has not been easy. through it all, the men and women of the u.s. secret service have demonstrated professionalism and integrity in their daily work. just this pas

to our nation. in 2011 alone, it was the citizen soldiers who provided 900,000 duty days of support to communities across our nation. that's the second largest domestic response since 9/11 -- since hurricane katrina. we are attracting skilled soldiers and future leaders. with the nation at war as a backdrop, our year to date enlistment rate for fy 12 is in excess of 95%. but our retention rate exceeds 130%. so we are meeting our authorized end strength of 358,000. >> we're equipping to meet 21st century kalgs through your support of the necessary resourcing for modernization. our 28 brigade combat teams that include one stryker brigade, our eight combat aviation brigades and two special forces groups are well equipped. we understand our readiness level, however, is dependent on the level of resources that we receive. the overall army national guard equipment on hand for our deemployable units is currently at 88%. an increase of over two years ago when we were at 85%. our critical dual use an equipme

they marked the 61st annual national day of prayer. this year's theme was one nation under god aims to preserve america's christian heritage and defend the freedom. folks played for the country, liters and future generations. my colleague john waage john jessup was at the event in washington. >> reporter: speakers offered a prayer for the nation, the church, our military and . they petitioned god in song. the event drew all kinds of people, lawyers, judges, members of the armed forces, lawmakers and religious leaders. >> the national day task force emphasizes the judeo christian underpenings of the nation we live in. >> scene for the 61st annual day of prayer was one nation under god. this year's keynote speaker dr. david jeremiah said god answers questions in unseemingly impossible situations. >> while the government, enemy, whoever you want to call them, while they stretch out their hand to harass the church, when we pray, god goes into action. we have nothing to fear. >> the people who attended were encouraged by what they heard and

national guard. >> mr. chairman, i would hope that we wouldn't micro manage that process. let the guard decide how best to utilize whatever we give them for the branding for the recruiting and so forth. i think it attempts to say do this and put on this commercial ought to be left up to the people who are involved in the process and that those of us who have a preference. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. and now i'd like to recognize the chairman of the senate national guard caucus senator leahy. >> thank you. general wyatt, i noticed yesterday we saw on the news where a plane diverted -- had to be commercial jet had to land in bangor on its way to charlotte. it said fighter jets were deployed. were those guard jets? >> yes, senator they were. >> so that leads into a question i have. there's a couple lesser known cuts proposed for the air national guard that concern me deeply. i think it's safe to say from everything we learned without going into anything in the classified briefings we get -- it's saf

nation. they play a vital role as the department of defense first responder for natural disasters and terrorist attacks on our soil. today's army national guard soldiers continue the pride tradition of service to their states and to our nation. in 2011 alone, it was the citizen soldiers who provided 900,000 duty days of support across our nation. that's the second largest domestic response since 9/11. since hurricane katrina. we are attracting skilled soldiers and future leaders. with the nation at war as a backdrop, our year to date enlistment rate for fy-'12 is in excess of 95%. but our retention rate exceeds 130%. so we are meeting our authorized in-strength of 358,000. the army national guard is equipping to meet 21st century challenges through your support of the necessary resourcing for modernization. our 28 brigade combat teams that includes one stryker brigade, our aviation brigades and our two special forces groups well equipped. we understand our readiness level, however, is depende

nation competition. the and result is a completely out of wack currency system. the serious breadth of the conversation again. where take people take the pledge and say no. everyone has to stop. we'll find a new basket, we'll see what it is, no more intervention. we find your -- we find you're intervene in the markets we will gang up on you at once. you're not going to enjoy. we need that kind of situation. we don't have that right now. it's out of control. >> i'd like you to address what i think is the greatest asset we right now for the future of the united states which is creativity. >> okay. >> in general. i mean, how much of a commodity do you think it is and what can we do to leverage it. >> great question. hard question. by the way, there's a book i haven't read yet which i think is very good. it's been the on the huffing ton this week. it's called "imagine" it's about creativity. i have seen and heard the guy. i think this guy knows what he's talking about. i think he's on to a deep understanding

national market made america great. the question is how you get around historical states' rights , how do you get around the tradition of individual rights. with that these key supreme court decisions we would have had a national market. >> had did people react to make a veto western pennsylvania are ohio. >> one of the ways -- well, for the two decisions that talked about it was very low reaction to making corporation. even though a longstanding subleases from corporations being regulated. the big decision for which a lot of protests by local budgets, people who -- you might cite there were not happy about these national meat prices is coming into their market. tirolese speaking the courts system had a mechanism for gaining acceptance by locals. that was called the district court system. a lot of this district court judges, again top products of a political party. the local politics. and you might say split the difference which is some of those nationalists and local sentiment. as you know, they interpreted key cases i

i think the nation became more compassionate on that day, the nation became more united on that day, the nation became more determined on that day. >> ( jet roars overhead ) >> it all happened here... the point of impact. on september 11, 2001, a direct attack on american soil signaled the birth of an entirely new world. what followed was a surge in patriotism not seen since pearl harbor, with flags on every street corner and signs posted almost everywhere that proclaimed, "god bless america." enormous benefit concerts took place on both coasts, and america was left with a new kind of 21st century hero: the first responder. for a time, our deeply divided country was one again. >> bush: after 9/11, after we resolved that we would defend ourselves, came this great wave of patriotism, where there's a great sense of pride about what we stood for. i'll never forget going to new york and seeing that-- on the one hand, compassion for their fellow citizens, and for the families that were suffering; on the other hand, this great sense of resolve and determination to stand strong in the face o

national guard partner nations have reduced the demand on u.s. forces. 22 partner nations have provided 11,000 troops for afghanistan and 40 partner nations have provided over 31,000 personnel and support of u.n. peacekeeping operations. this year we will celebrate 20 years of the state partnership program. we look forward to working with the generals, the governors of our states and commonwealth to continue the approach to security cooperation for the future. ch

plan, a national partnership. we cannot meet our needs alone. partnerships, like i said among the federal -- our federal partners to share best practices on how to help k-12 to keep that pipeline coming. practices on how to improve and sustain language capability once they've come in our doors. and further partnerships with congress to help keep this pivotal national issue. thank you, sir. >> thank you. >> so, since 9/11, the fbi collection of counterterrorism matters has increased significantly. and we don't see that trend reversing at all. we project that the demand for translation services will only continue to increase. so the challenge for us is achieving the goal of translating all of the material that we collect. we're never going to be able to do that because of what we collect and the volume that continues to come in. so really what we need to be able to do is partner with our other agencies in the community, the intel community and the civilian community so that we have the resources that we need then to

we work with the national security education programs national flagship universities in georgetown's english for heritage speaker programs to funnel people into the contract linguist process. and we reach out to the national language service corps when we have language needs we cannot meet with in-house language resources. as the executive agent for the national virtual translation center, we are able to provide virtual language support. not only for other intelligence community partners, but also for other agencies with foreign language challenges. in closing, i want to thank you for the opportunity to appear here today and provide testimony on the fbi's foreign language program. as you know, more detail has been provided in my written testimony which i respectfully submit for the record. i am also looking forward to answering any questions you may have for me today. >> thank you very much. mr. nordin, please proceed with your statement. >> senator and other folks attending, i am honored to act as spokesman for the director of national intelligence in today's hearing. i am particula

the nation and are held in high esteem by that group of people, it leads to recruits for the army national guard. >> well, mr. chairman, i would hope that we wouldn't micromanage that process, let the guard decide how best to utilize whatever we give them for the branding, for the recruiting and so forth. i think attempts to say do this and put on that commercial or that commercial and pud it on v put it on this car and not that car ought to be left up to the people who are involved in that process. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. now i would like to recognize the chairman of the senate national guard caucus, senator leahy. >> thank you. general, i noticed yesterday we saw in the news where a plane diverted had to be -- commercial jet had to land in bangor. it was on its way to charlotte. fighter jets were deployed. were those guard jets? >> yes, senator, they were. >> well, that sort of leads into a question i have. there's a couple of lesser-known cuts. not lesser cuts but lesser-known cuts proposed for the air national guard with issues that concerned we deeply with with respect

park service began when. >> the national park service was founded in 1916, but the first national park was yellowstone which was established in 1872. so there were a number of national parks before there was a national park service. >> when did we start to establish a position of historian for the parks? >> there was a chief historian in the 1930s, i believe 1931, so that's actually one of the oldest positions, you know, upper level management positions in the park service. >> what sort of issues do you have -- you talked about the changing story at p. ridge, and i assume that other places have these sorts of things, but what sorts of information do you have in doing research in an area or a park or whatever that's actually being used by visitors, by tourists and yet you're involved there perhaps on a historical nature, whether that's an archaeological dig or doing further research? >> well, one of the things that we've done before this position, i was a chief historian -- excuse me, i was a superintendent at manassas battlefield, which, of course, is a civil war battlefield. and one o

>> guest: as a nation, i think we have a long list of bipartisanship when it comes to national security issues, particularly those that effect public safety and economic well being, so i continue to hope and feel confident that we will get the smart people together to say, listen, the small regulatory regime that we're talking about, core critical infrastructure very narrowly crafted, very much built on international best practices on the things that corporations should and in many cases are doing for their own business purposes, we don't see that being asking too much of anybody. so as a consequence when we start getting all the people together in a bipartisan, we hope that need fixes one small piece of the legislation front, and i hope we can come together on that. >> host: now, mr. schmidt, in your administrative briefing to the president or the one you released on april 25th, you say that the following legislative changes are necessary: voluntary government assistance to industry, state and local government, voluntary information sharing with industry. is that what the senate bill s

fire administration to provide a national focus for the nation' fire problem. the report identified tasks appropriate to the federal role in what would continue to be primarily a local responsibility. quote, technical and educational assistance to state and local governments, collecting an analyzing fire information, conducting research and development in certain areas and providing a financial assistance when adequate fire protection lies beyond a community's means. the mandated focus has maintained. the report also set out ambitious goals saying quote, a reduction of 50% in deaths, injuries and property losses is quite possible in this generation. how has america done on this goal? civilian fire deaths declined by about 60%. firefighter on duty fatalities declined by half. civilian fire injuries by about 40%. firefighter injuries by about 1/3 and direct property damage adjusted for inflation by about 1/4. even so, we still have some of the highest fire loss rates in the developed word world. we know how far we have come, we know how much better we can do beca

nora and her staff at the national institute of drug abuse. the piece showed the institute's ground-breaking work in the science of addiction, and reflecting what we have learned about the disease and highlighted the future direction of drug policy. you know, in fact, nida, the national institute of drug abuse, is the source of 85% of the world's research on drug abuse. we could not be more proud of that. i recommend that all of you take a few minutes to watch that "60 minutes" piece. if you haven't already, that link to the video is on our twitter feed at omdcp. let me take a moment to state the extent of the challenges and why our policies, i think, kooncould not come at a more important time. today more americans die from drug-induced deaths than any other form of injury death including traffic crashes and gunshot wounds. while making matters worse, drug use among young people is increasing while youth perceptions of harm regarding some drugs are weakening. apart from its impact on the health and safety, our nation's drug problem always con

and the fact that the teams that the army national guard sponsor do good things for the nation and held in high esteem by that group of people. it leads to recruits for the army national guard. >> i would hope we couldn't micro manage that project. for the branding and recruiting. i think it says do this and put on that commercial or this car, but not on that car. it ought to be left up to the people who are involved in the process, and not those of us who have a preference. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. now i would like to recognize the chairman of the senate national guard caucus. senator leahy. >> thank you. yesterday we saw on the news a plane had to be landed on its way to charlotte. were those guard jets? >> yes, senator, they were. >> that sort of leads into a question i have. there's a couple of lesser known cuts. not lesser known but lesser cuts proposed to the air national guard and issues that concern me deeply. specifically cuts to air control alert locations. air national guard explosive ordnance. the air controller. i think it's safe to say from everything we have

what i refer to as a national treasure. and i think what epitomizes what the soldiers are all about is the young soldier i brought with me today. so instead of being eloquent in an opening statement and everything. i wanted to introduce him to you. seated to my left is sergeant daniel burgess and his wife janette. he is up from the cleveland area. belongs to a psychological operations unit up there. last year he was in afghanistan, and he was in southern afghanistan attached to the marines. while doing that, he himself stepped on an ied. he lost his leg. severe wounds to the rest of his body. the first thing janette said when she contacted him is i'm not getting out. i'm staying in. today he is down in ft. houston at the warrior training brigade rehabbing so he can get back in force. we have to make sure we're doing everything in our power in an area where we are looking to save money and reduce debt, but we cannot afford to shortchange the great soldiers. and as the admiral said, they are indispensable. our army can't do w

there is not a nation on the planet that has borrowed more money than this nation has. not one. not one. what do they say about socialism, mr. speaker? it's a great plan until you run out of other people's money. guess what? we are running out of other people's money. i want to show you a chart, mr. speaker. this is a chart -- i'll show it around so other members can see it. the green line represents tax revenues this this country, it goes back to 1947. what you can see is tax revenues are fairly flat because of the economy. because this goes back to 1947 it reflects the new deal with f.d.r., all of that growth in government. the redline is the spending, government spending. it goes all the way through 1965. it reflects lyndon johnson and alt great society spending that goes on. what you'll see, i want to make sure my colleagues can see it there, the redline representing where spending is going in this nation. the green line representing where taxes are historically in this nation. mr. speaker, does this look like we have a tax problem here? does it look like we have a spending

how prepared is the nation? at what labels -- levels are we teaching our citizens to have proficiency in another language? it is easy to forget just how many of our citizens are not connected to the world and do not get the chance to study in it. many people do not have a passport. it is the same percentage of those without a college education that cannot find iran on a map and believe south sudan is it in southeast asia or in south america. most americans who do study abroad go to a relatively few number of countries, many also english-speaking and they study abroad for a short period of time. the other thing we tend to forget -- except you and this committee -- is that language learning in this country may be at the lowest level in our nation's history. only a% studying a foreign language. the-only 0 2% are studying -- only 8% are studying a foreign language. the federal programs that this committee has supported our quiet strategic in my the. the-in my -- in my view. they are diverse in terms of where student

how to support the nation's in transmission -- nations in transition for democracy.here many people still in arab and north africa are suffering for their rights and forth their aspirations, rights for human dignity. and how to give the world of women and young children greater voice and opportunity. let me say a few words about the common thread that leads us -- weaves through all of them. that is the importance of putting people first. this is what politicians often say. but not many politicians are putting people first. the role of justice and fundamental freedoms, and essential quality of human dignity. this is what united nations and i as secretary-general is trying to do, putting people first. [applause] during the past year our collective values were tested. the international community responded with courage, decisiveness and unity. where the incumbent president refused to stand down after having lost the election. when he threatened his people with a civil war in order to preserve his own power, illegal power, we stood for democracy and human rights. today he

except the united nations. united states.hockingly and second commander in chief next to president obama. where we are keeping 120,000 soldiers. only the united states keep more than 120,000 soldiers aboard. we have fielded another commissions, what is known at special missions. some with peace building mandates. our record of achievement in nurturing recovery fromflict is long. of course, there have been setbacks, but the bottom line is clear. the united nations is a deal where we are most and just ask -- our engagement has helped many societies make a new start. peace building saves lives. it protects human rights and promotes the rule of law. it saves money with a cost that are just a fraction of peace keeping operations. military operations. and the economic damaged caused by the conflicts, so it is quite natural that peace building is taken on a greater profile in the work of the united nations for peace. and so, it is good to be here today. today. to mark six years since the establishment of peace building commission. t

i think it is a national issue.o be aware that returning guardsmen and reservists, you know, need a job. >> you can go to this website. create an account. upload your resumes and things like that. you can go and look at the jobs that are posted. >> since i've been back, i've been putting in resumes, tweaking my own resume, applications. mostly online. pretty much just, you know, researching everything. >> i don't see any improvement in the job searches or the employment. i've filled out application after application. i haven't heard anything back. you know, the couple jobs you do hear back, you don't hear again. they find a tax break for hiring a veteran. i don't even know if anybody even knows about that yet. >> he started looking months ago from afghanistan, but thomas gober can't seem to get a single job interview. >> in a perfect world i would find an actual career that i could stay in for 20 years and retire and stay at home. something that can keep me at home. >> so your resume has to pop. >> the jobs i was lo

morris movisi is president of the national association of realtors. he was elected president of the florida association of realtors in 2002 and was named realtor of the year in 2003. i want to welcome you here today, and continue with your testimony, please. >> chairman tester and senator vitter and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to test on this urgent need for a five-year reauthorization of the national flood insurance program. and i'd be remiss if i didn't bring you these salutations from marbury little, past president of the louisiana association of realtors and all the 5,000-plus realtors in louisiana who appreciate senator vitter, your involvement and commitment to this issue. and from betty kissic and rhonda tompers who said specifically, chairman, to tell you that they are very much pleased and very much committed to what you're trying to accomplish here on the hill. >> thank you. >> my name is mo veissi. i'm the n.a.r. president 2012 for the national association of realtors and a broker owner of veissi & associates

>> as a nation, we have a long history of bipartisanship when it comes to national security issues. i continue to hope and so confident that we will get the smart people together and say, the small regulatory regime we're talking about, corp. critical infrastructure, during much built on international best practices on the things that corporations should be doing for their own business purposes. we do not see that as asking too much of anybody. we start getting all of the people together, there is that need to say fix this one small piece of legislation. >> in your administration briefing, -- administrative presence -- briefing to the president, you say the following legislative changes are necessary. a voluntary government assistance, voluntary information sharing with industry. is that what the senate bill says? >> we are talking about two different things. in one piece, it is court critical infrastructure. not everything that is out there. we are talking about the voluntary peace, there are a lot of different pieces of art and the structure that are not corte critical infrastruct

civil society and for our nation's work force and for our national security. right now just 30% of u.s. secondary students and 8% of post secondary students are enrolled in a foreign language course. a long way from the multi-lingual societies of so many of our economic competitors. 2/3 of americans aged 18 to 24 cannot find iraq on the map of the middle east. african-americans and latinos continue to be underrepresented amongst those who study abroad. the development of these skills must start early in elementary and secondary education. u.s. colleges and universities have a responsibility to help

chemicals effect on the brain and in tonight's daily take for the moment we are not a frightened nation that gives up our values when times get tough america get its backbone back last night and how do we make sure the country doesn't lose it again . in the best of the rest of the news a group of men in congress are trying to take away the rights of women in our nation's capital leading that effort is republican representative trent franks who is pushing legislation to ban abortions after twenty weeks of pregnancy for women living here in washington d.c. you could call it opening up a new front in the republican war against women to make matters worse mr franks is bahrain dc's only elected lawmaker delegate eleanor holmes norton from testifying at the hearing on the bill which directly affects her district representative franks won't say if the reason he kept her out was because she represents the women in the district being targeted because or. is she's a woman after all republicans in the house have a history of denying women a voice on issues that affect the most like a few months ba

should the national government provide welfare? user hotly debated issues including should it provide pensions to survivors of the civil war? we did that and magnanimous fashion but implicit was we provide it to the norris but not the south. >> host: what is on the cover of your book? >> then national capital early 19th century. definitely an artist's rendition. i wanted to pick an image to convey the fear of losing -- looming presence look at the bottom half of the book you see trees. than a fence than cows grazing on the lawn. >> host: what do teach year? >> u.s. history, and he chain a lecture class called digitize saying america and it looks at the key developments 1983 the lens of the information revolution. >> host: teaching contemporary but right about 19th century? >> i set out to write an introduction to a book and i remember i was a fellow at the woodrow wilson center. i was not a scholar but courted would an early historian was there i called him professor would. i am writing a book about the 20th century and introductio

how united nations can do more for them. today we are being tested in all we do, let us send a clear message. there can be no peace without justice. [ applause ] [ applause ] ♪ ♪ >> dr. kissinger, thank you for that very kind introduction. the world has looked to your wisdom and experience for many decades now, and your contribution has been great. i thank you, dr. kissinger, for your very strong support of the united nations and for myself as the secretary general. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, let me join in congratulating the other honorees of this evening, ann-sofie moto, paul pullman, and the list of men and women in the united states armed forces, and his royal highness prince harry. this is really distinguished company indeed. [ applause ] general colin powell, maestro andrew previn, honorable members of the congress, excellencies is, members of the diplomatic core, participants, ladies and gentlemen, thank you as well for your warm welcome. and thank you to the board of the atlantic council, chairman hagel and p

national security. and not just as a tool of national security, but strategically as a part of how the u.s. government now thinks about the use of financial power and situation. and david is now leading as second undersecretary the office that is the vanguard of that strategy, of those tools. the vanguard of those global elements of influence that really put treasury at the center of the core. whether we're talking about iran and north korea, al-qaeda, transnational organized crime, drug trafficking, treasury not only has a seat at the table, but is often the center of debate as to what we're doing about those issues so i'm very happy to have david here with us to talk about the evolution of treasury's role and to get into some of the thorny issues that the u.s. is dealing with. so david, welcome. thank you, again. >> great to be here. >> david, one of the things i find fascinating is the fact that there's a lot of continuity in the evolution of these powers and efforts. you in fact were at the treasury

them to the national press, but they picked that guy. this really is what national republicans and what the mitt romney campaign have been like right now. they keep making eras like this. remember it was the romney campaign that lined up two republicans who voted against the paycheck fairness act as the speakers on call that was supposed to reassure voters about mitt romney's position in favor of fair pay. the national republican party set up a conference call to go after president obama on his american jobs record. that particular call they outsourced to call center in the philippines. please press one for english. the romney campaign set up a call for reporters to rebutt the charge that mitt romney would take us back to the old george bush policy and two of the three surrogates had been george w. bush policy people. republicans keep making this big laugh out loud errors picking the wrong person to make whatever their political case of the day is. they keep making these errors and they keep not having to pay for them. romney campaign di

these programs play an important part in meeting the needs of the nation's federal work force, national security, and economic competitiveness for individuals with foreign language skills. in addition to our title vi national resource centers, the companion program, title vi foreign language and area studies fellowships, or flaas, provides funds to colleges and universities to assist undergraduate and graduate students in foreign language and area studies. in fiscal year 2011, 735 flaas students attended summer language programs overseas. title vi funding also supports the american overseas research centers. in addition to our title six national resource centers, the companion program title six and area studies fellowships provides funds to colleges and universities to assist undergraduate and graduate students in foreign language and graduate studies. in fiscal year 2011, 735 fla students attended language programs overseas. title vi funding, in 2006 alone, 11 centers worked with 100,000 faculty, scholars, teachers, and students. the federal investment in foreign languages in area stud

agreed and productive nation benefits by trading with other nations.we have a huge trading partner right next door in latin america. we are all interested in what is happening in china and that is important, but right next door, we have massive opportunity. we should be aggressively pursuing bilateral trade agreements and opening avenues for free trade with latin american countries. it is good for us and for them. an agreement that was made between president bush and columbia, that agreement was stalled for three years because organize unions did not want it. we had to have an entirely different mindset. we had to have government see part of their job of encouraging enterprise. how can have people in this room scared to death that the government might impose unions on your employees' if those employees do not want them? those kinds of policies kill jobs. everything i will do is designed to make america more attractive place for job creators and small businesses and big businesses and employees and rising wages. i will get the job done. [applause] >> ex

anywhere in the world including our own nation. ♪ >> this nation was founded by men of many nations andkgrounds. it was founded on the principle that all men are created equal. and this is a matter which concerns this country and what it stands for. >> i believe in an america where religious intolerance will someday end. for all men and all churches are treated as equal. >> it ought to be possible for every american to enjoy the >> change has come to america without regard to his race or religion. >> i ask the support of all of this. thank you very much. [ applause ] >>> you're watching american history tv. where every week we feature the lives and legacies of the presidents of the united states. 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. eastern. on c-span 3. >>> next on american history tv, a discussion on world war ii reporting and censorship and the experience of associated press reporter ed kennedy. mr. kennedy was fired in 1945 after he defied a military embargo by reporting on germany's surrender a day before the official announcement. in early may of this year, the associated press apologized for

[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> live pictures this morning from the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. we will begin our live programming today starting in about 45 minutes. we will have live coverage of president obama laying a wreath at the tomb. the president will make his way for the -- to the epic theater where he will deliver his remarks -- the amphitheater. more live coverage from the vietnam war memorial. we expect to hear from general martin dempsey beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. the u.s. air force academy in colorado springs hosted the national character and leadership symposium. one of the speakers was h. ross perot. he talks to the cadets about leadership lessons. we hear stories about medal of honor winners. this is about 50 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, a man of integrity. he has continued to serve our nation. he has received many distinct honors, the highest civilian honor bestowed upon the department of defense. please join me in welcoming mr. ross

a nation that weighs the cost of every human life.untry that we love. that's what we can do. as president, i have no higher honor and no greater responsibility than serving as commander in chief of the greatest military the world has ever known. and on days like this, i take pride in the fact that this country has always been home to men and women willing to give of themselves until they have nothing more to give. i take heart in the strength and resolve of those who still serve. both here at home and around the world. and i know that we must always strive to be worthy of your sacrifice. god bless you. god bless the fallen. god bless our men and women in uniform and may god bless the united states of america. >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the playing of taps and the benediction. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> receive this benediction. go into the world to preserve peace. courageous. pursue excellence in all things and cling to that which is good. resist evil always, strengthen the fainthearted, lift up the oppressed, defend the helpless. honor

this nation.so well. my old friend john glenn, he served in the senate with me, he is a guy who went to war with the rines. then he went into space, first man in orbit of the earth. then he went to washington and continued to fight as a senator. he used to say something that i think is pretty relevant. "citizenship is the personnel department of the constitution. business is going well, and if it is not, you force yourself into the boardroom and take the reins." you can actually still do that in america. you can transform your sense of right and wrong into action. all you have to do is remember the words of ben franklin when he finished working on the constitution. he walked down the steps of independence hall late at night. they worked for months. people were wondering, what were we going to be as a nation? a woman walked up to him as he came down those steps, tired, and she looked at him and said, "tell us, dr. franklin, what do we have? a monarchy or republic?" he looked at her and said, "a rep

anywhere in the world including our own nation. >> this nation was founded by men of many nations andackground. it was founded on the principle that all men are created equal. and this is a matter which concerns this country and what it stands for. >> i believe in an america religious intolerance will some day end. for all men and churches are treated as equal. >> it ought to be possible for every american who enjoys the privileges of being american. >> change has come to america. >> ask the support of all of this. thank you very much. [ applause ] >>> next on american history tv, a discussion on world war ii reporting and censorship and experience of associated press reporter ed kennedy. mr. kennedy was fired in 1945 after he defied a military embargo by reporting on germany's surrender a day before the official announcement. in early may of this year, the associated press apologized for firepling kennedy. the national press club hosted this one-hour event. >> welcome to the national press club. i'm rick dunham, washington bureau chief for hearst newspapers and houston chronicle. and

the national archives is charged with preserving access to our nation's most important documents, the records we safeguard are part of the backbone of our democracy, important pieces of the story of the american journey. they contain accounts of heroism and tragedy, of moments of pride and moments of shame, of sacrifices that men and women have made to defend our country, and to extend basic human rights to all of our citizens. this library and 12 others like it around the country contain the records of the presidents dating back to 1929, when herbert hoover lived in the white house. they're part of the national archives' vast holdings that tell the story of america. our holdings also include the charters of freedom, the declaration of independence, the constitution, and the bill of rights, which are located in the rotunda of our main building in washington, but we also have 12 billion more pages of documents, not to mention millions of photographs, charts, and billions of electronic records and artifacts that are part of the national archives. you don't have to read and study many of

a nation that is equipped with law enforcement, national security experts second to none must rely on bias and guesswork to make ourselves secure versus human intelligence, technology, experience, and the cooperation of the american people. i want to strongly emphasize this point, senator, that there is no reason to profile on the basis of race, religion, national origin, or ethnicity. lastly, importantly, my last respective is as a black man in america. i am still subject to mored scrutifree from the community -- increased scrutiny from this community because of the color of my skin. i am a father of three and have a 14-year-old son named glenn. even though i have years of experience, i know when i teach my son how to drive i need to teach him what to do when stopped by police. a mandatory course for young men of color in this country. as i end my testimony, i want to thank you, mr. chairman, and the rest of the senators for your leadership. and as much as i am honored to be here today and as much as i was honored to be here 10 or 12 years ago, i hope that there is no need for me to

as i mentioned before the holdings of the national archives chronicle our nation's efforts to live out the ideals expressed in the charters of freedom. they document abraham lincoln's war time proclamation to the signing a century later of theive rights act of 1964 that sought to end legalized segregation. many documents housed throughout the country. in this building, one of our regional archives in waltham and 42 libraries and regional archives around the country. understanding the stories surrounding the actions by our presidents helps us give context to martin luther king's observation that the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. it bends not only its own, dr. king said, but because each of us in our own way, puts our hand on that arc and we bend it in the direction of a more just world. i'm proud the kennedy library is hosting today's conference and recognize all to are hosting today's program. i'm not allowed to say this in public, especially in the presence of my friends from the fdr library, but this is my favorite presidential library, even growing

the use of their bases and host nation funding for perimeter security. the prefinancing request requirement would force the administration to take an approach that is inconsistent with the alliances well-established and long standing resource procedures with each of the 28 allies expected to pay the cost of the forces and capabilities t., it elects to contribute any nato mission. such a request would jeopardize the support for the missile defense and the progress we have made for missile defense in europe, including our bilateral agreements that we have reached with our allies. this fence is intended to undermine the eepa defense. and it's based on ideology, not on the reality that we are protecting our own troops. by comparison, president george w. bush never indicated intent to seek reimbursement from poland or any other country. i would ask to my colleagues to please vote for my amendment. this is a very important issue. and i yield back. >> gentle lady yields back. chair recognizes the gentleman for five minutes. >> okay. now iran's a threat. now we