the defense of our nation's and our -- of our nation and our freedoms we value so much.t's a special bond all veterans share and it's a privilege to share that bond with you on veterans day weekend. today is special to us. when the country calls, my brothers and sisters and i responded by say, send me. on veterans day we all think about our brothers and sisters, those we served beside, those we led, those with looked up to, and those we lost. for us, veterans day could never be just another day of the year. military and veteran families are unique in this way. when a wife or husband, son or daughter raises his or her hand and says, send me, there's a great deal of sacrifice involved that most americans can't begin to understand. our men and women in uniform miss holidays, birthdays and other milestones other families take for granted because service members are often called away on duty. we're rapidly approaching the holiday season. military families often cannot invest the emotional capital of enjoying this time of year that is for most filled with joy, being surrounded

in other words, kyle is a shining example of what our nation needs to encourage. veterans who come home and then use their incredible skills and talents to keep our country strong. and we can all learn from kyle's example. as we prepare for the reading of the citation, i'd like to close with his own words. a message i think for every american. it took a life changing event to get me to truly appreciate the precious and amazing life i have been blessed with. please take it from me, enjoy every day to the fullest, don't take life too seriously, always try to make it count, appreciate the small and simple things, be kind and help others, let the ones you love always know you love them and when things get hard, trust there's a bigger plan and that you will be stronger for it. pretty good message. corporal william kyle carpenter should not be alive today but the fact that he is gives us reason and trust that there is indeed a bigger plan. so god bless you, kyle. god bless all who serve and protect the precious and amazing life that we are blessed with. may god continue

the defense of our nation's and our -- of our nation and our freedoms we value so much.ecial bond all veterans share and it's a privilege to share that bond with you on veterans day weekend. today is special to us. when the country calls, my brothers and sisters and i responded by saying send me. , on veterans day we all think about our brothers and sisters, those we served beside, those we led, those with looked up to, and those we lost. for us, veterans day could never be just another day of the year. military and veteran families are unique in this way. when a wife or husband, son or daughter raises his or her hand and says, send me, there's a great deal of sacrifice involved that most americans can't begin to understand. our men and women in uniform miss holidays, birthdays and other milestones other families take for granted because service members are often called away on duty. we're rapidly approaching the holiday season. military families often cannot invest the emotional capital of enjoying this time of year that is for most filled with joy, being surrounded by

special pride of having a child who shares the privilege and responsibility of wartime service to our great nationly honored both professionally and personally to present to you a great advocate for our veterans, the vice president of the united states, joe biden. [applause] [no audio] [no audio] we are having some issues with our signal at arlington national cemetery. ceremonies are taking place p we are working to correct that and we hope to get back to comments from mr. mcdonald and others in just a moment. we are live on c-span. >> to all the distinguished guests here, but me say to the much wer families, how appreciate the opportunity and the privilege to be able to speak your today. privilegese great the president or vice president has. speak one to literally this sacred ground. this is the second occasion i have had in my tenure as a vice president. this is a beautiful autumn day. the sun is shining and the skies are clear. the temperature is perfect. heatng like the scorching and the bitter cold and that intense storms that confronted many of you here today and our troops through every con

we care about taking care of our nation's heroes and we do a great job of doing that. host: this is our camera live outside the vietnam emorial. you can see the people lined up to mark veterans day. there are several events happening around washington on the mall. over at the arlington national cemetery, vice presideoe

that moment in 1814 inspired key to compose what would later become our national anthem. ce branch represented here today. the united states navy, united states army, united states marine corps, as well as our guests from canada and the united kingdom. [ applause ] taking the field now at the

you have had since the gf see that in our nation and yours people can realize the true promise of opportunity and social mobility for the future. the book canvases some of the big strategic shifts that are making our age, in particular what is happening in our region of the world. we have the explosive growth economically in asia and the rise of china. its economic rise and consequently a strategic rise, its desire for a larger and more modern military force. my conclusions overwhelmingly are optimistic ones and i come to those optimistic conclusions informed by my experiences as prime minister. it was said as prime minister that it was impossible for our nation for australia to improve its relationship with the u.s. and china at the same time, that this was a zero-sum game, that you could only improve the relationship with one of the cost of the relationship of the other. i set out to prove that wasn't right and during my time as prime minister we took a step forward in our alliance with the u.s.. we are now trained u.s. marines in our northern territory. president obama said he wanted an en

today our nation pausing to honor all the u.s. ice men and women who fight and have fought to keep america safe. >> somber tunes across arlington national cemetery during the ceremony there. earlier in the day vice president joe biden taking part

it has served our nation through very difficult times, including the attack on our country 13 years ago on september 11th. senator mccull ski and i are honored to be the senators that have the state where these hallowed grounds are located. [ applause ] >> senators, ambassador, i'm the canadian ambassador to the united states. i'd like to thank the people of maryland and baltimore for hosting us tonight for this commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the star-spangled banner. you should be very, very proud. [ applause ] governor and mayor, we have been treated royally here in your harbor throughout these commemorations. but as a canadian, you should know that the star-spangled banner is played quite often in competition in canada. when the orioles are in toronto or when the flyers are there, we play the canadian anthem and the american anthem and then we get at it. i have to admit to you, i have to admit that sometimes when we compete at the olympic games and we do not come out on top and you are getting the gold medal presented to it the united states of america and we stand at atte

guest: yes, i met with him on several occasions and he went to our national convention and spoke to ourelegation and we have had several meetings. host: what was the first thing you brought up in these meetings? guest: we talked about the health care, we talked about the delays in health care and the backlog. host: we are talking with verna jones, executive director of the american legion, first woman to erve in that post and an attorney and army veteran who served as a personal sergeant. when did you serve? > 1987 -- 1995 in texas. host: stratford, connecticut, a republican. caller: good morning and thank you for taking my call, great program on a great day to honor the bets. -- vets. i wanted to express what was wrong and that is to have an anti-iraq war protest for bruce jane -- bruce springsteen honoring the bets. the al qaeda playbook in iraq was we cannot defeat the u.s. militarily so instead we will work at you wrote in support and resolve -- at eroding support and resolve and he was on bruce springsteen was one of the leading voices in eroding that resolve at home as a celebrity

when our veterans have the opportunity to succeed, our whole nation moves forward. let's work together to end the tragedy of homelessness of vet erans once and for all. finally, let's honor our veterans byron member this isn't just a job for government or it it's a job for every american. we are all keepers of that sacred trust that says if you put on a uniform and risk your life to keep us safe, we will do our part for you. we will make sure you and your family get the support you need. we will have your backs just like you had hours. this veterans day and every day, let's make sure all our veterans to how much we appreciate them. if you see a veteran, going up and shake their hand. look them in the eye. say those words every veteran deserves to hear. welcome home, thank you, we need you more than ever to help us stay strong and free. and then let's come together as americans to make sure we are there for them and their families for all the gears of all their lives. god bless our veterans, and their families, and god bless the united states of america. >> this is th

at the beginning of 2011, the first of our nation's baby boomers reached the age of 65. since then, thousands a day are also reaching that milestone. they have many reasons to celebrate. senior citizens are most likely to have a nest egg to own their own home and to have excellent credit. unfortunately, these are also many of the same qualities which make them so attractive to con artists. as you may be aware, the fbi participates in a number of working groups and task forces dedicated to combating significant frauds to include phone scams against our nation's citizens. from mortgage and healthcare fraud task forces to interagency groups such as the elder justice interagency working group, many of those resources are focused on preventing, detecting and combating those frauds which harm senior citizens. unfortunately, frauds are limited only to the imagination of those who commit such agreenlous crimes. internet and telephone fraud is any illegal activity involving phone calls, websites, chat rooms and/or e-mail. this fraud involves false communication or fraudulent repr

but challenges that the resilience of our nation, the resilience of our people, and the courage of ouren able to prevail over. and so we have a resounding answer to the question that francis scott key raised. o, say, tell me, please tell me, does that star spangl-spangled still wave over the land of the free and the home of the brave? and the answer to him and the answer to all of us is that, god willing, it waves now and it will wave forever, as long as we remember the sacrifice made by these men 200 years ago, as long as we remember the sacrifice made by americans throughout the course of our history. you can be absolutely sure it will wave now and it will wave forever in the future with god's blessing and with our determination and with our courage. so god bless our nation. god bless this flag. and thank you automatll for bei part of this memorable day. god bless you all. >> i would now like to invite a dear friend of fort mchenry's, governor martin o'malley, to join us here on the stage and invite you all to join us in singing the four verses of "the star-spangled banner." ♪ o say

our nation depends on our teachers and we must all do our part to support america's educators. that's why i oppose sequestration cuts that threatens school districts and teachers. that's why i work to pass bipartisan legislation to provide food nutrition programs to schoolchildren during the summer months. i've donated nearly 1,500 books to schools in my district and was proud to launch the robin reard's program in my district, which is a literary program. this week i encourage you all to reach out and get to know your local schools. offer to volunteer your time and energy to their effort, but most importantly, thank and educator. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from mississippi rise? >> mr. speaker, i rise to ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. from day one as a member of congress i've always known that our number one constitutional responsibility is to the common

we care about taking care of our nation's heroes and we do a great job of doing that. host: this is our camera live outside the vietnam emorial. you can see the people lined up to mark veterans day. there are several events happening around washington on the mall. over at the arlington national cemetery, vice president joe biden will participate in that wreath laying ceremony at 11:00 eastern time. we have got about 15 minutes left with verna jones. we want to get your thoughts on veterans issues this morning. oward is in florida and on the democratic line. caller: i live in seminole, florida. when i was in the service, i was in vietnam. i am finding out, i am turning 65 this year. i notice i am going to be losing some of my benefits over at the v.a.. i am going to get social security. i don't understand. i have been going there and had operations and everything else. i don't have a lot of money. i am going to be 65 and losing my benefits and i just don't understand why social security could go to that to pay for people who can afford it. guest: thank you so much for yo

we need to abolish practically everything except our national of our nd our -- some -- there are other important issues, also. we need to restore the right to keep and bear arms. we need to get rid of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives. we need to end all federal taxes on weapons and ammunition. if the terror threat is real, the american people should have the right to be armed and protect ourselves against it. we need to stop the invasion of the ebola threat, too, which, again, obama is not following the protocols. protocols are to not have planes coming from foreign countries. protocols are to keep careful watch on travelers. >> thank you very much, mr. macko. michael wager, democratic party candidate, your turn. >> my thanks to the city club and officers for holding this debate. my thanks to david joyce for debating and david macko for his authenticity. i am michael wager the democratic candidate for the district. ima 63-year-old lawyer, businessman, and educator, and a first-time candidate. so why did i dripts my quiet, personal and professional life to run fo

is the most studied pipeline in our nation's history. thousands of pages prove its worth to our economy and national interest and further document its safety. it will spur job creation, help us on our way to energy independence and increase access to affordable north american oil. for more than six year, supports of the keystone x.l. pipeline have been fighting to secure the necessary approval that would allow the taos take advantage of vital oil production in canada and the northern united states. it appears supporters will have to wait a little longer before the senate finally acts in america's economic and energy interests. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the entleman from california rise? the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to pay tribute to barnett greer, who lived to be 99 years old and passed away last week. the son of a slave, mr. grier grew up in charlotte, north carolina. he was a physicist, a businessman, a teac

first director of the national park service to become the advocates, the citizen advocates for our national parks. there were some place that's were called national parks before when the national park service was created but there was not a uniformed body that would be able to preserve and protect and tell the stories of those parks until it was created in 1916 by the organic act. the national park service or conservation association has nearly 1 million members an supporters across the country who we engage with to make sure that congress is doing their job in protecting our national parks. that is not an easy task. npca advocates for diversifying our national parks. national parks are not just yellow stone or yosemite or the grand canyon. national parks are the statute of liberty national monument. they are civil war battlefields. some of which are scattered across the state of tennessee where we are now. they are martin luther king's neighborhood in atlanta georgia. it's lowell historical park that tells the story of mill girls across central massachusetts. those are the national parks.

i want to thank you for all you've done for the defense of our nation. your devotion to men and women of the joint force and importantly to their families will continue to resinate resonate throughout our ranks. i too appreciate the opportunity to appear before this committee this morning to discuss our strategy against isil. secretary hagel has detailed the elements and progress of our comprehensive approach against isil. broadly, our strategy is to reinforce a credible partner in the iraqi government and assist regional stakeholders to address the 20 million disenfranchised sunnis that live between damascus and baghdad. they have to reject the isil ideology from within. we have the first strategy enabled by the coalition, but as i've said before, it's not iraq only strategy. it will evolve with the coalition and multiple lines of effort overtime. we need to squeeze isil from multiple directions, deny safe haven and disrupt activities in syria. we need to build up a syrian opposition to confront them. we need to take a long view. this requires the multip

hallowed ground for our nation.rd the army master sergeant alan van patton i believe is his name, who played "taps." the sound still echoing over the hills of arlington. it is an amazing place. if you never had the chance to visit, i certainly recommend you go visit arlington national cemetery just across the potomac river in washington, d.c. a very somber and, well, moving place, especially on this, the veterans day that our nation celebrates every year. u.s. army veteran and fox news military analyst major general bob scales is with us today. general scales, i know that this is a heart-wending day for you in some ways? >> yes it is, jon. how many times have you and i sat here on this very set and watched this ceremony go down? it means a lot to you because you're the father of a serving soldier. it means a lot to me because in my 49 years of service i think back to my own time in combat where i left soldiers on the battlefield. i think of my 38 west point classmates who died in vietnam and other wars. think about

thanksing was achieved to the unflinching strength of our nation. our nation as well the price of all of this. , for thed gentlemen past 50 years, the polish nation has been engaged in a difficult battleausting out of -- to preserve its existence and later to save its national identity. in both instances, polish --today, poland is rejoining the family of democratic and pluralistic countries, returning to the tradition of religious and european values. [applause] >> [polish] >> for the first time in half a antury, poland has independent government supported by the nation. [applause] >> [polish] but there looms a serious obstacle, a grave danger. >> [polish] >> hour-long subjection to the political system and compatible ,ith national traditions independent thought and disregard for national interest has led the push economy to ruin, to the verge of utter catastrophe. -- the polish economy to ruin, to the verge of utter catastrophe. >> [polish] >> the first government in 50 years elected by the people and serving the people has inherited from the previ

we're here today to pray for this city, to pray for our nation, to pray for the residents, the business owners, whatever the solution is around this issue. none of it will be resolved by violence and what we've seen in our community. we're crying out to all of you all for peace and for healing with us. this is not the answer to continue to destroy. >> i'm also going to introduce another of my colleagues that also pastors in ferguson, bishop calvin scott of believers temple word fellowship church. >> let me say first and foremost as i watched the unraveling in our community last night, 1:00, 2:00 in the morning my heart was grieved by the destruction. on the other side of the coin as a clergy and pastor, my heart goes out to the community at large. the business community, our young people who are presently working with the school district offering meals to the young children, the emotional side is that they're traumatized by the events happening in our community. i believe it's going to take a concerted effort of all of us working together. our loss is your loss. our gain is your gain. i

since the, and our nation and in your the people can realize the true opportunity and social mobility for the future. the book takes some of the biggest shifts, is happening in our region of the world. the explosive growth economically and asia and the rise of china. it's economic rise and strategic rise. its desire for a larger and more military force. my conclusions are overwhelmingly optimistic ones and i come to those optimistic conclusions informed by my experience as prime minister. it was impossible for our nation, for history to improve its relationship with the u.s. and china at the same time. this is a zero-sum game county could only improve the relationship with one at the cost of the relationship with the other. i set out to prove that that was the right. you could improve both. during my time as prime minister we took a step forward in our alliance with the eu. we know trained u.s. marines in our northern territory. president obama said he wanted a harsh environment for them to train and. or, have i got a harsh environment for you. [laughter] added to sometimes wake up in

army corps of engineers to present our national guardsmen of the year, please welcome the 27th chief,l guard bureau general frank j graff. [applause] >> good evening, everyone and i think if i checked the schedule, i am the last military presenter. i've got the simplest last name. i got to tell you when i went to basic training i went to ocs, that name did not give me any benefit whatsoever. [laughter] i was thinking as i was standing there listening to general dempsey throw me under a bus a few times and i'm the last military presenter, we've got a great chairman, no doubt. you should hear this guy sing frank sinatra. you might want to ask him before he is out of here. for pat and i it's a real pleasure to be here and so many places we have been, what a great organization that takes care of the men and women. you don't ask for anything. you walk in over and over, i have seen it, and i have to tell you that no matter where i have been on the map, there's always a friendly smile and sometimes you really need that especially if you're going to dover or going somewhere to meet family and

we get a follow-up report tonight from our national correspondent, kate snow. >> reporter: we all know jerry seinfeld as the funny man, but when he told brian he thinks he's on the autism spectrum, he wasn't joking. >> i don't see it as dysfunctional, i just think of it as an alternate mindset. >> reporter: he'd been talking about his web series where he interviews comedians. >> they're the only kind of people that i feel completely relaxed around. every other social interaction i have is somewhat of a management. >> reporter: and that's when he brought up a play he'd seen on broadway called "the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime." he said he saw himself in the main character who has autism. >> in the play the kid talked about the apple of your eye. there's no apples in your eye. why are you saying that? it's over-literalizing. i'm very literal. when people talk to me and they use expression, sometimes i don't know what they're saying. >> reporter: it's been a story line on nbc's "parenthood" when ray romano's character came to the realization he might have all the symptoms

we care for our nation she says. half of kobani has fallen to isis. its defenders are trying to claw it back. kobani has been paying a heavy price for its resistance. this is what's left of main street. there are no people here. if i took two steps in that direction, there's a danger of being shot by a sniper. the kurds are backed by u.s. air strikes, but these are the men and women on the ground facing an enemy known for its savagery. so everyone here carries a weapon of last resort. they'll commit suicide rather than be captured by isis. this 19-year-old, a teacher, keeps a grenade in her pocket. i'm not leaving here. either i die here or we win, she says. it's that total dedication that has kept the defenders of kobani going and this city alive so far. i was struck by that dedication of the fighters in kobani, brian. in so many other towns people just ran away as soon as the militants showed up. they were that intimidated. but not in kobani. >> richard engel live with us tonight from the relative safety of the border once again after becoming the f

of independence in support of his antislavery views and had actually called slavery "a blot on our national character." the author of the unjust judge made much of this apparent change of heart, describing taney as failing to live up to his early ideals as well as those of the nation's founders. in its analysis of the dred got case, the pamphlet attempted to demonstrate that african-americans, contrary to taney's assertion, had been included in the political community at the time of the founding. but more than an academic criticism of taney's reasoning in the dred scott opinion, the unjust judge constituted a rhetorical assault on the character of the nation's chief justice. d taney as excoriate i a malevolent old man engaged in the most nefarious of purposes, a man untrue to the principles of the christian religion as he was to the ideals of the constitution. in his perversion of the law and his misuse of his power, taney equaled the infamous judge jeffries "in his worst days." moreover, the author contended, quote in the character and dimension of his crime against ney exceeded jeffries,

have had enough of the president's failed policies that have hampered our economy, endangered our national security, threatened our families, and trampled on our religious freedoms. now the ability of the republicans to take and keep this new congressional majority and pave the way for the gop to the white house in 2016 will require them to use this majority. they have elected republicans to undo the damage done by this president and return america to a position of strength boast the mess to clean and internationally. we stand ready to work to accomplish these goals of making america an exceptional nation once again. time is not on our side. the policies could truly hurt our great nation. we must immediately begin the work of rebuilding america both mystically and on the foreign policy front. >> thank you. we will take questions. please identyo

the best-known american history writers, the presidency, looking at the policies and legacies of our nation's commanders in chief, lectures in history with top college professors delving into america's past, and our new --ies, reel america teaching featuring archival films. tvpan3, created by the cable industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. watch us in hd, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. each week, american history tv'sreel america brings you archival films that tells the story of the 20th century. [applause] >> 50 years ago on october 27, 1964, future president ronald reagan delivered a speech. later titled a time for choosing it helped launch reagan's political career despite the fact that goldwater lost to johnson in a landslide. \[applause] thank you. thank you very much. thank you and good evening. the

with the best-known american history writers, the presidency, looking at policies and legacies of our nationsf, lectures and history with top college professors delving into america's past, and our new series each ring archival government and educational films from the 1930's through 1970's. by the cable tv industry and funded by your local cable or satellite writer. watch us on >> the siege of petersburg was a series of battles around petersburg, virginia lasting more than nine months from june 1864 into the spring of 1865. petersburg was crucial to the supply lines of confederate general robert e lee's army. union forces under ulysses s. grant repeatedly attacked and attempted to outflank the entrenched rebels, finally gaining an advantage that led to a confederate retreat, and days later, lee's surrender. richard somers takes nt

npca advocates for diversifying our national parks. national parks are not just yellowstone or yosemite, or the grand canyon. national parks are the statue of liberty national monument. there are civil war battlefields, some of which in tennessee where we are now. they are martin luther king's neighborhood in atlanta, georgia. it's a historical park that tells the story of milgram's across central massachusetts. those are the national parks. national parks tell the story of our national and cultural heritage. that is what we have to talk about, and we have to make sure we continue to diversify our national parks. the part that npca plays is continuing the conversation about what it means to be an urban national park. we talk about those great western landscape parks like yosemite, yellowstone, and the grand canyon. but what about places in urban communities? how do we tell the stories that are in urban communities, and how we generate access to get people their first national park experience without having to travel thousands of miles

innovation into nontraditional source the threats we are facing to national security are frankly entrepneurial in nature, rapid moving. our socty needs to be more innovative and entrepreneurial. suggest the national security agencies are interested in being more innovative, why do -- why do you think so? >> i have been involved with the department of defense in the last couple of years. this is a trend that s a lot of support and is growing virally within the ageies cause, frankly, it has to, because of the challenges we are facing require more rapid and innovative responses. >> what are the risks to our region if we do not take advantage of this trend? >> it is an existential challenge for our region. we have benefited from an enormous religion with government contracting services. the issue now is so many of the issues we face a rapid moving and have short breh cycles and are more amenable to innovators and entrepreneurs. country,ions of the for example, silicon valley, boston, and elsewhere, have highly developed national serity product ecosystems. we need to retool thee economy around you to do thahat. >> what are you

fundraising, leading the nation's with our work -- leadinghe nation with ur work to build a grass roots organization unlike any the common wealth has ever seen with over 50 offices, 6,000 volunteers and momentum from pipe stroilpe ducka to northern entucky -- pipeville, to paduck to northern kentucky. this was made possible because of an amazing husband, an amazing family, my fellow constitutional officers, governor bashir. governor collins, governor jones, governor patton and importantly a dedicated staff and each and every one of you. [applause] well, tonight didn't bring us the results that we had hoped for. this journey, the fight for you, it was worth it. i will continue to fight for the common wealth of kentucky each and every day. [cheers and applause] my hope is the message has been sent to congress that we need to work to increase the minimum wage to close the gender pay gap and to bring good paying jobs back to the common wealth of kentucky. [applause] this journey, this fight was for each and every one of you. and i will work my ha

educational resource that will ill straight the department of state's 225-year history of supporting our nation's national security efforts. as undersecretary of state for management, my office has long supported this project. i also suspect that i was asked to officiate today because i might be the only member of secretary kerry's leadership team who has actually worked for every single secretary of state in attendance, beginning with secretary kissinger. [applause] as a career state department employee, i have the privilege of representing the multitudes of civil and foreign service employees, americans and host nationals, who have carried out the vitally important work of diplomacy for our country. the men and women of the state department have done this essential work with skill, dedication, energy and creativity, and in many cases, uncommon bravery. two of those held in tehran during the iran hostage crisis are here with us today. bruce was the highest ranking officer, and john was a newly-ten youred one. their story will have a special place in the diplomacy center. the center's award-winni

and promise techno to people that we serve and it matters hugely for individuals, liberties and our nation. and it matters that in terms of the health and well-being and quality of life. but it matters in terms of the health care systems as well as the health of our economy. and i think we all recognize that over a period of many years now our nation has been preeminent in the area of biomedical research and important new product, development. we remain in that important role. and i'm happy to report that fda in fact approved more drugs more quickly than any other country in world but we can and must do better and we must do it in toward strengthen help and also to continue to support our nation's economy. high will have u job and the strong export sector that's part of this important enterprise. so it is exciting and clearly the people around this table and the visions that is embodied in 21st century cures recognizes this is all about partnership and dlab racicollaboration. there is no one entity that can advance it there is an ecosystem working together with a clearly a common set of go

. >> as our nation's chief law enforcement officer, the person in this position is responsible for enforcingur federal laws, including protecting our civil rights. working with the remarkable men and women of the justice department, the attorney general oversees the vast portfolio of is kas including counterterrorism and voting rights, public corruption and white collar crime, judicial recommendations and policy reviews. all of which impact on the lives of every american and shape the life of our nation. as i said back in september when he decided to step down, i am enormously grateful to eric holder for his outstanding service in this position. he is one of the longest serving attorney generals in american history, and one of our finest. eric brought to this joob belief that justice isn't just an abstract theory but a living, breathing principle. it's about how laws interact with the daily lives of our people. whether we can make an honest living, whether we can provide for our families. whether we feel safe in our own communities and welcome in our own country. whether the words that the f

there have been estimates that our nation may lose 1% to 3% of our gross domestic product through trade secret theft alone. the defense department has said that every year an amount of . >> an amount of intellectual property larger than that in the library much congress is stolen from computer networks belonging to american businesses and government. an estimate so the value of ip stolen by foreign actors as high as $300

for now, let me just say this -- chuck hagel is devoted to our national security and our men and women in uniform across six decades. he volunteers for vietnam and still carries the scars and shrapnel from the battles that he fought. at the v.a., he fought to give our veterans the benefits that they had earned. as head of the uso, he makes sure america always honors our troops. he helped lead the fight for the post-9/11 gi bill which is helping so many newest veterans realize their dreams of a college education. as secretary chuck has helped transitioned our military and bolstered america's leadership around the world. during his tenure, u.s. forces took the lead in afghanistan. our forces have drawn down. our combat mission there ends next month. and we'll partner with of an begans to preserve the gains we have made. the nato alliance is as strong as it has ever been. we have reassured our allies with our increased presence in central and eastern europe. we've modernized our alliances in the asia pacific and agreed to improve communications between the u.s. and the chinese militaries.

there have been estimates that our nation may lose 1% to 3% of our gross domestic product through trade secret theft alone. the defense department has said that every year an amount of intellectual property larger than that contained in the library of congress is stolen from computer networks belonging to american businesses and government. estimates of the value of i.p. stolen by foreign actors are as high as $300 billion. general keith alexander, until recently the head of the nsa and of cyber command at the pentagon, has characterized the cyber theft of american intellectual property as "the greatest transfer of wealth in history." of course, we are on the losing end of it. no estimate can fully capture the real impact of trade secret theft because when other countries and foreign businesses steal our trade secrets, they are stealing our ideas. they are stealing our innovation. most importantly, they are stealing our jobs. in my own state of rhode island, we continue to face unacceptably high unemployment. despite having some of the most innovative businesses in the country. if we do

speaker, if we as a nation -- and these are our natural resources as taxpayers -- if we as a nation are going to bear 100% of the spill risk, the least we can do is to ensure that those responsible pay to clean it up. this is a commonsense idea that should have bipartisan support. so i urge my colleagues to adopt this amendment, to protect american taxpayers and ensure that oil companies pay what is only their fair share and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? mr. whitfield: mr. speaker, i'd like to withdraw my point of order and claim the time in opposition to the gentlelady's motion. the speaker pro tempore: the reservation is withdrawn. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for five minutes. mr. whitfield: thank you very much. i would like to remind the gentlelady that president obama through a regulation decided hat it's not crude oil for the purposes of the trust fund tax. so the problem was created by president obama

the almost $18 trillion of national debt is not just going to say. ournomic struggles aren't just going to go away. aren't justlems going to go away on their own. but we can overcome them. because this is the greatest nation and history of mankind -- [applause] can'tere is nothing we achieve. we are going to do this. it starts with new leadership. [applause] and that is what iowa has voted for today. [applause] we have talked a lot in this campaign about values. and hard work.e knowing the value of a dollar and not to waste it. these are the values that our parents and grandparents have taught us. these are the values that my mother -- [laughter] that my mother taught me on rainy mornings, not with a lecture or a book but with plastic bread bags. you see -- [laughter] up i only hadng one good pair of shoes. so on those rainy schooldays, my mom would slip plastic bread bags over my shoes to keep them clean and dry. you know what i'm talking about. thank you. and you know what, it wasn't high fashion, but i was never embarrassed. and it worked. [laughter]

freedom made orderly for this nation by our constitutional overnment.reedom under a government limited by the laws of nature and of nature's god. freedom balanced so that liberty acking order will not become the likeness of the mob. we americans understand, we have earned it, we have lived for it, and we have died for it. e can be freedom's visionaries. ladies and gentlemen, first, we must renew freedom's vision in our own hearts and in our own homes. during four futile years, the administration which we shall replace -- has distorted and lost the ision. it has talked and talked and talked the words of freedom, but it has failed and failed and failed in the works of freedom. failure cements the wall of shame in berlin. failure brought the slow death f freedom in laos. failure comes to houses of our nce great alliances. failures proclaim lost leadership, obscure our purpose, weakening will, and the risk of inciting new aggression. because of this administration, e are a world divided. we have lost the swift pace of diversity and the genius of individual

of our nations. true for the nations of apec. i believe it's particularly true for the relationship between the united states and china. i've had the pleasure of hosting president xi twice in the united states. the last time we met in california he pointed out that the pacific ocean is big enough for both of our nations. and i agree. the united states welcomes the rise of a prosperous, peaceful, and stable china. i want to repeat i want to repeat that. we welcome the rise of a prosperous, peaceful and stable china. the united states has worked to help china in the global economy, not only because it is in china's best interest, but the world's best interest. we want china to do well. [ applause ] we compete for business, but we also seek to cooperate on a broad range of shared challenges and shared opportunities. whether it's stopping the spread of ebola or preventing nuclear proliferation or deepening our clean energy partnership and combating climate change, a leadership role that as the world's two

i think we're for aiding our allies by sharing of our material blessings with those nations which share in our fundamental beliefs, but we're against doling out money government to government, creating bureaucracy, if not socialism, all over the world. we set out to help 19 countries. we're helping 107. we've spent 146 billion dollars. with that money, we bought a 2 million dollar yacht for haile selassie. we bought dress suits for greek undertakers, extra wives for kenyan government officials. we bought a thousand tv sets for a place where they have no electricity. in the last six years, 52 nations have bought 7 billion dollars worth of our gold, and all 52 are receiving foreign aid from this country. no government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. so governments' programs, once launched, never disappear. actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth. federal employeesfederal employees number two and a half million; and federal, state, and local, one out of six of the nation's work force employed by government. these proliferatin