government with advice on how to carry out a swift crackdown in the east of the country the rand corporation is of course a global policy think tank financed by the us government and corporations which mainly offers research and analysis for the pentagon we can't independently verify the authenticity authenticity of this memorandum we hope that the rand corporation will get back to us with a comment but as we read through the stages in this goodbyes of course the faction there is an ear a resemblance to what's going on on the ground it advised us that the crackdown be undertaken special public opinion and operation call now the stage one says the total isolation of the rebel region basically implies that everyone who's left behind deserves all the horrors that may come upon them the plan says the region shal be encircled with troops and sealed off entirely from any flow of goods and persons and that is exactly what we see going on in the city of slovyansk it is blocked from the rest of the world we know that water supply is disrupted their power supply people are not getting essential goods

of carrying weapons of mass destruction but this resolution is non-binding meanwhile a recent rand corporation report found that twenty three countries are currently developing their own versions of motorized drones proponents of these exports believe that u.s. innovation will expand if companies have a more competitive environment and also that the sales of military drones are going to be happening regardless of u.s. involvement in the future so there is a massive economic incentive for loosening this policy right now the drone industry is raking in billions of dollars and is set to double in the next decade opponents of the exports of these weaponized drones see that the sale could lead to countless civilian casualties or that they could eventually end up in the wrong hands at the state department today as press secretary jen second about the possible policy change here as a response has recently spoke about the possibility or hinted about the possible. realty of loosening controls for the export of armed drones is there first of all a timeline for when this announcement will be made what ki

this came from the rand corporation of analysts in eight states in existing research. finally, even within our own task force convened by the mayor's office, of the 36 recommendations put forward by the task force, not one included alt. i have a lot of concerns about being the third county to take on this controversial measure that hasn't ben bernanke shown to have impact in the two counties that have i am metved it. ~ hasn't been shown toshiba i have a lot of faith in our public health ~. my concern about laura's law has nothing to do with the individuals that will be implementing it. i do think we have strong leadership here in san francisco and that we have progressive values and i am certain that if dph implements it, they'll be able to do it i think in the best way moving forward. and i also really feel for the families who have individuals struggling with mental health. i think all of us know individuals that are suffering from severe mental health issues and i can't think of something that is more heart breaking and more challenging for family members to deal wi

when i worked for the rand corporation and cory that academics for the growing area and to cut back tonovels what is closed off it is not likely to be sold soon. it is us secret world in people operating with secret rules and when you think about the legacy since writing about the chief of intelligence and imagine the novel teeeighteen will write ted years from now when we have checks and balances and transparency? >> that i doubt. i don't know where the story is going. as i said earlier, the secret bureaucracy has grown and grown and 9/11 the panic induced with the bush administration but among many citizens. that is how vulnerable we were and people were prepared to allow the government whether interrogation or surveillance but we have to remember what it felt like when nobody knew what was coming next. al qaeda is not going away as a threat. it is putting down very deep roots in syria and diarrhea now adduce safe haven. and that will continue to cut that the united states and europe. but i hope in the next 10 years dealing with this problem we don't make the same mistakes that we've

the rand corporation, changes in health care insurance enrollment since 2013, overall we estimate 9.3 million more people had health insurance coverage in march 2014, lowering the uninsured rate from 20.5% to 15.8%. stunningly important numbers. so the evidence, not the shrill statements made from my colleagues over here about bemoaning the fact of how terrible things are, all the evidence indicates that the affordable care act is helping millions of americans. you can say anything you want, mr. president. facts are nasty things. they are nasty to the point that they are factual. don't believe all these crazy statements when there is no basis for it. it's helping this obamacare, democrats, republicans, independents. it's helping residents of red states, blue states, purple states. how about kentucky, the state of kentucky? the home state of our republican leader. well over 400,000 kentuckians have signed up for coverage through the affordable care act. that's not a state with a population of illinois or new york, california or texas. it's a partially populated state, mr. president. 40

. >> chris is a senior correspondence with the rand corporation.oins us from washington, a was a pleasure to have you. -- always a pleasure to have you. tracking you down day on the markets, and the story later on online. not only did starbucks post strong third-quarter earnings, the coffee giant is brewing exciting new offerings that could change your morning routine for the better. i will have the details when bottom line returns. ♪ >> we are waiting for secretary of state john kerry and ban ki-moon to hold a news conference in cairo. they are set to discuss the situation in gaza. we will be monitoring this for headlines come and bring them to you as they break. you can watch that on our live events channel at bloomberg.com. past thes six minutes hour, that means we are on the markets. >> it's 26ie -- minutes after the hour, which means bloomberg is on the markets. >> here's julie hyman. >> we do have declines in the week. the s&p 500 closed yesterday at a record, but today it is lower after disappointing earnings and economic data in terms of du

there was a good study out of the rand corporation a couple weeks ago that's documented the proliferationf sunni radical groups. many of them inspired by or affiliated with al qaeda really showing that you can emperically track their growth over the last five to ten years. but a lot of those groups don't have the capacity and in many cases even the intention to strike the united states or to strike the west. however, some of them do. and i think that it's important to remind people that for all the talk of isis right now, which is a despicable, brutal and frightening group, you know, there's a good case to be made that the real threat, the top threat to the u.s. right now remains in yemen. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula which is a group that's come close to hitting us over here in the u.s. a couple of times already. and which has a sort of infamous bombmaker who is believed to be a kind of a pioneer in developing these explosives that can get through airport security. i suspect that what's happening now with dhs is that they are responding to the latest innovations from this guy in yem

from respected research organizations such as the national bureau of economic research, the rand corporation, and the urban institute. no one has been able to find any evidence indicating current widespread labor market shortages or hiring difficulties in science and engineering occupations. "he goes on to write, "from offering expanding attractive career opportunities, it seems that many but not all science and engineering careers are headed in the opposite directi direction: unstable careers, slow-growing wainl wages, high f jobs moving offshore or being filled by temporary workers from abroad." i'm afraid that's the undisdisputed reality. wish it weren't so. i wish we had a growing economy that was creating a lot of jobs and we needed a lot more high-tech workers and their wages were going up, but it's just not so. here's an another july 11, last week, in "cnn money." headline, "businesses want immigration reform." why? because they can't find enough workers. that's the answer -- that's what they say the answer is. and this article notes a few things. "the tech industry faces a backlog of

this study looks at 67 studies and it is from the rand corporation and harvard and pediatrics today ands that vaccine complications are rare and we are talking rashes and an occasional rare seizure not anything worse than that. and no evidence of a link for autism. i like to say fear of the disease should be much worse than the vaccine. vaccines are the number one public health accomplishment. >> but you hear the toddler was fine, got the mmr and affects started happening like not speaking and this sort of thing. any evidence of that? >> that is another study showing delaying vaccines -- which parents ask all of the time -- this study shows delaying vaccines doesn't have a different in terms of complications. in fact, when people delayed the mmr vaccine it led to more seizures. to your point, i am aware if you look at a child with autism, parents want to understand why. but i feel the money from researching vaccines is taking away from more likely causes. it is because we are injecting they are the bad guy. but we have studied and studies and haven't seen a link. >> there is a big spike

the rand corporation. changes in health care insurance 2013.overall we estimate 9.3 million more people had health insurance coverage than in march 2014 from 28.5% to 15.8%. stunningly important numbers. so the evidence, not the shrill statements made from my colleagues about how terrible things are. all of the evidence indicates the affordable care act is helping millions of americans. you can say anything you want mr. president that the facts are nasty things. they are nasty to the point that they are factual. don't believe all these crazy statements when there is no basis for them. it's helping residents in blue states red states and purple states. how about kentucky, the state of kentucky? the state of our public and later. well over 400,000 kentuckians have signed up for the affordable care act. that's not a state with a population of illinois or new york or california or texas. it's a sparsely populated state mr. president. 400,000 kentuckians have signed up for coverage and even republicans love it. the commonwealth fund that i referred

when i've been in moscow recently in may and april with working, doing my job for the rand corporation, i met with many russians. certainly the predominant view there that decision to go into crimea was something of an impulsive decision following the breakdown agreement that had been broker by the three european union foreign ministers back in late march. i know that agreement while there are many in russia who think it was something that was broken down by some kind not plot or some kind of plan was in fact something spontaneous nobo knew that president yawn nukovy was leaving. i think there's a fundamental misunderstanding on the part of many in the russian leadership. i've had these private conversations as well, they didn't understand what was really at stake. when i left ukraine it was very clear if you looked at the polling that president yanukovych was not only very unpopular but something in the order of 74% said they thought the country was going in the wrong direction. when i left, it was still -- the plans were still on the books to move ahead with becoming a member of the

in fact the rand corporation says that the terrorism risk insurance saves the government and taxpayers money that would otherwise be spent on disaster assistance following an attack. in the case of an attack as destructive of 9/11, the study estimates that tria saves the federal government $7. billion. at this point -- $7.2 billion. at this point, not even the republican majority can have their voice heard in this house. i don't understand why this house needs to be constantly held hostage to a fringe minority of the majority that has no interest in governing. i can tell you, madam speaker, that tria is the orderly response to a major terrorist attack. why are we providing confusion, uncertainty and partisanship to helping this country recover in the unthinkable event of another successful large-scale terrorist attack? i hope that the voice of the merican people prevail and a bipartisan tria bill can be brought to the floor swiftly. thank you very much and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from

corporate welfare. we have people like ralph nader and rand paul getting together against this thing. aren't you >> no. actually i'm not. at the same time you have people like elizabeth warren and chamber of commerce supporting it. you have convergence of left and right on both sides of the issue. >> elizabeth warren has spoken on both sides but now she's a senator she's in favor of it. >> i'm no fan of corporate welfare. but in this case this is helping american businesses to get their products sold overseas. this is the wrong time to take that kind of help away. you take jobs away when do you that. i actually support continuing it. >> sabrina this is how bad it's gotten. there are cartoons now that you can find on the internet which talk about how politicians sort of rely on their contributions to the bank in order to get re-elected. >> it's giving a helping handout to some great american companies like enron, solendra and boeing so no vote could mean fewer contributions to your re-election campaign. >> now, sabrina, admitt etedly s a cartoon. but is it true corporations kick back t