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thompson has had legislation calling for such a select committee he referenced they had select committees on benghazi they had select committees on planned parenthood. any excuse will do. cept a serious reason like studying the gun violence prevention issue. we could write on this appropriations bill that is due to end toward the end of march, we could lift the prohibition on actions taken by the center for disease control. to talk about prevention in terms of gun safety. and we could bring up the background check legislation. which is bipartisan and overwhelmingly supported by the american people. we could expand it to include gun shows as well as online purchases, but also some other technicalities that we think would tighten it. so it is -- there's a lot we can do right now because many people will die and while you're talking about assault weapons and some of the mass murders we have seen, so cruelly do violence to not only these children and their families and their classmates but to the character of america, who we are as a country, tolerating such a thing and not preventing it, we
thompson has had legislation calling for such a select committee he referenced they had select committees on benghazi they had select committees on planned parenthood. any excuse will do. cept a serious reason like studying the gun violence prevention issue. we could write on this appropriations bill that is due to end toward the end of march, we could lift the prohibition on actions taken by the center for disease control. to talk about prevention in terms of gun safety. and we could bring up...
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. >> when you talk about not taking sides and to be critical of their request on the select committee on gun violence with a background check and criticized with their response and then investigated are those the taking sides were referring to ? >> mental health is a big problem underlying these tragedies that could be the case based on earlier reporting that we passed legislation on mental health we want to make sure that they don't get a gun if they are not supposed to but we will find out if there was a breakdown in the system or not but you also know we passed legislation with the instant background check system and that bill is sitting in the united states senate. so if someone who is not supposed to get a gun we have to figure out why that is happening that is a piece of legislation we already passed sitting in the senate and we do know there are early indications for mental illness we have to do a better job to make sure people don't slip through the cracks. >> should law enforcement confiscate a weapon? been at this is not the time to jump to a conclusion not knowing the full
. >> when you talk about not taking sides and to be critical of their request on the select committee on gun violence with a background check and criticized with their response and then investigated are those the taking sides were referring to ? >> mental health is a big problem underlying these tragedies that could be the case based on earlier reporting that we passed legislation on mental health we want to make sure that they don't get a gun if they are not supposed to but we will...
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i'm appearing here as the chairman of the defence select committee, which is a cross—party select committeet committee, which is a cross—party group produced in unanimous support. this sounds like a politician's dancer! bigging personally, i believe the prime ministers should be supported absolutely as long as she doesn't go back. but schmeichel back on her two important pledges. one is that brexit means brexit, in other words, not stay looted or dissipated. the other is that no deal is better than a bad deal. that isjulian lewis conservative politician saying why i will support the minister, but as chairman of the defence committee, my message today is that whichever party is in power, they have a responsibility to defend the country and we need to be spending much nearer 3% of and we need to be spending much nearer3% of gdp and we need to be spending much nearer 3% of gdp on defence. and we need to be spending much nearer 3% of gdp on defencelj appreciate nearer 3% of gdp on defence.” appreciate why you want to draw a distinction between your two hats. i must add that they complement abou
i'm appearing here as the chairman of the defence select committee, which is a cross—party select committeet committee, which is a cross—party group produced in unanimous support. this sounds like a politician's dancer! bigging personally, i believe the prime ministers should be supported absolutely as long as she doesn't go back. but schmeichel back on her two important pledges. one is that brexit means brexit, in other words, not stay looted or dissipated. the other is that no deal is...
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and he has in recognizing that we have to have the facts and calls for egislation a select committee on gun violence. his bipartisan legislation to pass the thompson-king bill, to strengthen background checks. it's bipartisan. and of course how can you get the information if we do not allow the research to prevent gun violence? children are dying in our schools, in our communities, on our streets. all this congress has to say is , let's have a moment of silence. with that, i sadly yield, with great gratitude, to mr. thompson and thank him for his leadership on this very important issue.
and he has in recognizing that we have to have the facts and calls for egislation a select committee on gun violence. his bipartisan legislation to pass the thompson-king bill, to strengthen background checks. it's bipartisan. and of course how can you get the information if we do not allow the research to prevent gun violence? children are dying in our schools, in our communities, on our streets. all this congress has to say is , let's have a moment of silence. with that, i sadly yield, with...
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work and select committee's rules george impede the number of british suicides of those being assessed for disability is double pole is a ball coming up in part two of going on the ground. level for hard selling you on the idea that dropping bombs brings police to the chicken hawks forcing you to fight the battles. that you stopped by to tell you that something gossiping probably my files to. tell you poland might. be all the hawks that we along with all the. well go back to the first of the show we heard from two people in different stages of an arguably calf gasket assessment process that has been ruled by the british high court as blatantly discriminatory the d.w.p. said we introduced pip to replace the outdated d.l.a. system pip is a better benefit which takes a much wider look at the way an individual's health condition or disability impacts them on a daily basis underpaid twenty nine percent of claimants receive the highest rate of support compared to fifteen percent under the d.l.a. our next guest attended this week's debate on personal and about abatements ruth george labor m.p
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coming up after the break more from collective punishment or austerity britain working better select committee's rules george and he claims the number of british suicides of those being assessed for disability is double all the more coming on the part two of going on the ground. in kentucky. you can well. you. know coal mines left. jobs are growing all the coal mines the fed. people. survivors of disappearing before their eyes. i remember thinking when i was younger that if anything ever happened to the coal mines here that it would become a ghost town but i never thought in a million years i would see that and it's happening it's happening to. the wall this getting away from us dollar as wall reserve currency a one road one bell policy linking up russia and china is out of the dollar every last trade oil away from the dollar countries are desperate to get out of the u.s. dollar so the dollar is going to lose value no matter what anybody says so here's the treasury secretary we're trying to make it look like oh it's our policy for a lower dollar borrowing now what he says the dollar is going low
coming up after the break more from collective punishment or austerity britain working better select committee's rules george and he claims the number of british suicides of those being assessed for disability is double all the more coming on the part two of going on the ground. in kentucky. you can well. you. know coal mines left. jobs are growing all the coal mines the fed. people. survivors of disappearing before their eyes. i remember thinking when i was younger that if anything ever...
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the defence select committee says the cuts would be "militarily illiterate".reports. the training, known for being tough and arduous. 6500 royal marines go through it to make them amongst britain's at elite fighting forces. known for their versatility and their ability to respond quickly to situations around the world. the royal marines also provide up to half the personnel for the uk special forces. the defence select committee report warns that further cuts to the marines would damage their ability to be a high readiness unit, quickly deployable, often in difficult circumstances. it also criticises plans to end the use of hms albion as a ship from which beach assaults are made. if there are new and intensified threats you would think we'd be adding to our capabilities, not deleting one of our world beating star capabilities. the committee praises the defence secretary, gavin williamson, for taking control of the defence review but again warned that he won't be able to prevent harsh cuts without extra funding from the treasury. the ministry of defence says th
the defence select committee says the cuts would be "militarily illiterate".reports. the training, known for being tough and arduous. 6500 royal marines go through it to make them amongst britain's at elite fighting forces. known for their versatility and their ability to respond quickly to situations around the world. the royal marines also provide up to half the personnel for the uk special forces. the defence select committee report warns that further cuts to the marines would...
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work a bit of select committees roots george impeach the number of british suicides of those being assessed for disability is double bowl is a ball coming up in part two of going on to grow. closer to the new i mean you don't. see the teachers who are. not through only ten. said. come to know. that. if you speak french. then send them continue. them to. the wall this getting away from us dollars wall reserve currency the one road one paul c. linking up russia and china is out of the dollar every last trade oil away from the dollar and countries are desperate to get out of the u.s. dollar so the dollar is going to lose value no matter what anybody says. treasury secretary trying to make it look like oh that's our polls are for a lower dollar really matter what he says the dollar is going lower as we've been saying for a number of years because the u.s. dollar is all kinds. other countries recognize as funding the war and the weapons and the poverty that they're trying to. welcome back in the first half of the show we heard from two people in different stages of an arguably kafkaesque assessm
work a bit of select committees roots george impeach the number of british suicides of those being assessed for disability is double bowl is a ball coming up in part two of going on to grow. closer to the new i mean you don't. see the teachers who are. not through only ten. said. come to know. that. if you speak french. then send them continue. them to. the wall this getting away from us dollars wall reserve currency the one road one paul c. linking up russia and china is out of the dollar...
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work a bit of select committee's rules george impeach claims the number of british suicides of those being assessed for disability is double pole is a bore coming up in part two of going underground. the world is getting away from us dollars wall reserve currency the one road one belt policy linking up russia and china is out of the dollar every loss of trade oil away from the dollar and countries are desperate to get out of the u.s. dollar so the dollar is going to lose value no matter what anybody says so here's the treasury secretary really trying to make it look like oh it's our balls are for a lower dollar don't really matter what he says the dollar is going lower as we've been saying for a number of years because the u.s. dollar is a kind see that other countries recognize as funding the war and the weapons on the property that they're trying to escape. oh no appetite i mean for conflict is very very low these days and public service much more eager to see economic improvement than they are to. actually get into a fight with a neighbor or or with other powers in the world. welc
work a bit of select committee's rules george impeach claims the number of british suicides of those being assessed for disability is double pole is a bore coming up in part two of going underground. the world is getting away from us dollars wall reserve currency the one road one belt policy linking up russia and china is out of the dollar every loss of trade oil away from the dollar and countries are desperate to get out of the u.s. dollar so the dollar is going to lose value no matter what...
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the defence select committee says the government must cough up amid speculation of a funding squeezeelite fighting unit. daniella relph reports. the training, known for being tough and arduous. 6,500 royal marines go through it to make them amongst britain's elite fighting forces, known for their versatility and their ability to respond quickly to situations around the world. the royal marines also provide up to half the personnel for the uk special forces. the defence select committee report warns that further cuts to the marines would damage their ability to be a high—readiness unit, quickly deployable, often in difficult circumstances. it also criticises plans to end the use of hms albion as a ship from which beach assaults are made. if there are new and intensified threats you would think we'd be adding to our capabilities, not deleting one of our world—beating star capabilities. the committee praises the defence secretary, gavin williamson, for taking control of the defence review, but again warn that he won't be able to prevent harsh cuts without extra funding from the treasury
the defence select committee says the government must cough up amid speculation of a funding squeezeelite fighting unit. daniella relph reports. the training, known for being tough and arduous. 6,500 royal marines go through it to make them amongst britain's elite fighting forces, known for their versatility and their ability to respond quickly to situations around the world. the royal marines also provide up to half the personnel for the uk special forces. the defence select committee report...
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don't assume you have to shoot for the moon or divide yourself. >> if the joint select committee with incremental steps, if that's the outcome there implementable, that means will be open to further steps down the road, maybe they'll figure it out and they won't have to have a special committee. i saw an article last week as folks were being appointed they look at the budget and those were about substance not the process. the article said will those failed and they imply that house and look for this one, it's different numbers can come together from the get-go to help figure out what the process the have a greater opportunity for success. don't bring your smart phone. sometimes it's the small things that allow you to listen. >> i have no more questions so i just want to thank you all for joining this panel in this group of a few more think he is to get out. first there's a few important names the convergence team without which we would not be here. they kept the trains running but became a in-house budget experts. equally important, i would like the rest of the participants to raise t
don't assume you have to shoot for the moon or divide yourself. >> if the joint select committee with incremental steps, if that's the outcome there implementable, that means will be open to further steps down the road, maybe they'll figure it out and they won't have to have a special committee. i saw an article last week as folks were being appointed they look at the budget and those were about substance not the process. the article said will those failed and they imply that house and...
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of the month seems to indicate that -- what do you make of the date implication there of the select committee? >> that's a good point. i was trying to look on the bright side here at the outset of trying to see some possibility for this -- for this committee to succeed. i think that -- in the past when this has happened, you can come up 1,000 reasons why it shouldn't have, why congress should have stuck with the status quo. that's -- this congress is biased at any given time. but what enables congress to act is a shared belief, a broad belief, that something has to change. and that we need reform to work together more effectively. that that -- and members become convinced of that across a party line. when this occurs. sometimes it's to more effectively counter an executive branch that congress sees as too powerful. sometimes it's aimed at increasing congress' public esteem. but there are times when members of congress across the aisle feel a shared urgency to do something and that overcomes inertia, that it's very easy to see how this effort would fail, as previous efforts have failed. incent
of the month seems to indicate that -- what do you make of the date implication there of the select committee? >> that's a good point. i was trying to look on the bright side here at the outset of trying to see some possibility for this -- for this committee to succeed. i think that -- in the past when this has happened, you can come up 1,000 reasons why it shouldn't have, why congress should have stuck with the status quo. that's -- this congress is biased at any given time. but what...
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the select committee chair says regulatory reform is long overdue.ion that is some way between a social media company being a pure publisher and simply being a platform, to recognise that they have a responsibility to police and manage their platform in a way that restricts the harm that some users can cause and create. and i think it's ourjob to say, to identify what we think the social problems are that the social media companies need to act against. in the us, many politicians are in a similar place but the difference is that they can be legislatively effected. —— effective. do you acknowledge today for the record that child sex trafficking is a serious problem on backpage? what's triggered the debate there is the case of backpage, an online classified adverts site that was found by a senate investigation to have knowingly run ads for children who had been trafficked for sex. but the law apparently couldn't touch backpage because of section 230. legislation is currently going through congress to change that. i think if we don't address this issue
the select committee chair says regulatory reform is long overdue.ion that is some way between a social media company being a pure publisher and simply being a platform, to recognise that they have a responsibility to police and manage their platform in a way that restricts the harm that some users can cause and create. and i think it's ourjob to say, to identify what we think the social problems are that the social media companies need to act against. in the us, many politicians are in a...
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and as much as we are frustrated by that system, it isn't working and we have a joint select committee between republicans and democrats and senators and house members to figure out how to fix this budget process so it works much more smoothly in the future. reporter: the tax cuts are starting to kick in now and this bill will put the deficit over a trillion dollars this year and probably next year. these are supposed to be good times. are the times going to be that good to close that deficit? the speaker: by the way, economic growth is one of the critical ingredients in getting the debt under control. the military is not the reason we have fiscal problems. it is entitlements. and i keep telling you. the budget we passed last year, that was the biggest, the most conservative budget congress has ever passed. something like $7.4 trillion in spending. what you need to fully deal with this debt crisis and it is entitlement reform. we have work to do with our friends on the other side of the aisle. reporter: the president is known to change his mind from time to time, so why not allow a vot
and as much as we are frustrated by that system, it isn't working and we have a joint select committee between republicans and democrats and senators and house members to figure out how to fix this budget process so it works much more smoothly in the future. reporter: the tax cuts are starting to kick in now and this bill will put the deficit over a trillion dollars this year and probably next year. these are supposed to be good times. are the times going to be that good to close that deficit?...
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. >> on march 6th, powers appeared for a hearing before a senate select committee. >> they exonerated him of wrongdoing and showed him to be a fine young man in a dangerous situation. even though he was cleared by the selected investigative committee and cleared by the cia and shown to follow orders, they never did anything to help clear his name. >> the american people had mix the reactions about the insz dent and francis gary powers release. >> it's awesome. >> when your dad arrives in the united states, does he expect to be treated as a hero? >> when he got home he was shocked to discover that many americans thought he betrayed his country. some editorials said my father was a hero. some said he was a traitor. there was a gap between what the american public knew and what the american government knew, and my father was stuck in the middle again. >> that what was he loved most, flying. he worked as a test pilot then he became a helicopter pilot for a local television station in los angeles. >> on august 1st, 1977 he was reporting on brush fires, in the california area. the fuel gaug
. >> on march 6th, powers appeared for a hearing before a senate select committee. >> they exonerated him of wrongdoing and showed him to be a fine young man in a dangerous situation. even though he was cleared by the selected investigative committee and cleared by the cia and shown to follow orders, they never did anything to help clear his name. >> the american people had mix the reactions about the insz dent and francis gary powers release. >> it's awesome. >>...
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we need permanent oversight of '17 intelligence communities they said, let us have a select committee, a special handttee of people, selected for their expertise by the speaker and by the house -- the senate majority leader. it is supposed to be special. the committee spaces are in the basement of the capital to get we have a hearing -- capital. it is soundproof. when you come in there, you are with, thisenveloped is a special place and this is supposed to be above politics. that politics has not intruded on the house intelligence committee. it has. here it is again. betheory, it is supposed to as apolitical as possible. >host: greg is calling in. >> good morning. i am a 39 year watcher of c-span. i appreciate all of the objectivity that each one of the hosts, like yourself, brings to the program. about thedulous number of calls that comes in from the republican supporters of mr. trump. they see no correlation between david nuÑez and him being a former campaign worker for mr. trump. they see no partiality that he may have with distorting information. the way that they accuse supporter
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there is concern on the treasury select committee about the interest rates that people have to pay backns. we saw something about it in the report there but essentially the select committee is arguing that there is no good reason for using vb tell prices index, but higher measure of inflation to calculate the interest rates which graduates pay. —— retail price index. rpi is no longer regarded as an official government statistics, cbi is the statistic thatis statistics, cbi is the statistic that is more commonly recognised as the correct interpretation of inflation. and also the mps are very concerned by the fact that not only are they using rpi, they add 3% at so are they using rpi, they add 3% at so many students are paying as much as 6.1% on their student loans, they are also paying those lows of whilst they are still a university before they are still a university before they have even started earning any money. —— paying those loans. record numbers of disadvantage 18—year—olds are going to university and graduates do not pay anything back until they are earning at least £21,000. the
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the dwp and various select committees have produced a bill that the government can take through parliamentsupport to sort this out. the country are crying out for change. can i urge the government to be a little bit more ambitious? i can reassure the honourable lady that we are hugely ambitious. these proposals will help millions of workers, but she will understand, because i think matthew taylor said this in relation to when he gave evidence to the committee, that this is hugely complicated. that this is complex, and we do need to consult further. we are not consulting about whether we should do this. we are consulting about how we do it, so i thank herfor her contribution and i reassure her that our ambition is strong. the business minister, andrew griffiths. the northern ireland secretary has struck an optimistic note about the restoration of power—sharing at the stormont assembly, saying it could happen imminently. northern ireland has been without a functioning administration for over a year after the dup/sinn fein—led coalition collapsed in a row over a controversial green energy sch
the dwp and various select committees have produced a bill that the government can take through parliamentsupport to sort this out. the country are crying out for change. can i urge the government to be a little bit more ambitious? i can reassure the honourable lady that we are hugely ambitious. these proposals will help millions of workers, but she will understand, because i think matthew taylor said this in relation to when he gave evidence to the committee, that this is hugely complicated....
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saying the white house has received a memorandum for the minority members of the house select permanent committee on intelligence, stated many times they've administration will follow the same process and procedure with this memorandum from the minority as it did last week when it received a memorandum from the majority.
saying the white house has received a memorandum for the minority members of the house select permanent committee on intelligence, stated many times they've administration will follow the same process and procedure with this memorandum from the minority as it did last week when it received a memorandum from the majority.
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equality, carrie gracie in front ofa pay equality, carrie gracie in front of a parliamentary select committeednesday, as was tony hall, the director general of the bbc. this resonates more widely in society, companies are having to be reporting on the gender pay gap among their employees. i think she raises an interesting point in her testimony, which is all about, washing in development? this is a 30 year professional, right? ithink development? this is a 30 year professional, right? i think a lot of women will recognise that in terms of skills perhaps not being valued as equally and perhaps the men not realising that they are getting paid more by theirfemale collea g u es getting paid more by theirfemale colleagues are doing exactly the samejob. colleagues are doing exactly the same job. the other issue as well, regardless of issue of gender, the lack of transparency about what people earn. i was thinking about janet, was she paid more less than her predecessor or successor? we just don't know. employers always have the power. talking of power, what you think about his decision on the part
equality, carrie gracie in front ofa pay equality, carrie gracie in front of a parliamentary select committeednesday, as was tony hall, the director general of the bbc. this resonates more widely in society, companies are having to be reporting on the gender pay gap among their employees. i think she raises an interesting point in her testimony, which is all about, washing in development? this is a 30 year professional, right? ithink development? this is a 30 year professional, right? i think a...
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on the pension issue, democrats secure a special select committee that must report a legislative fix to the problem by the summer 2018. millions of pensioners, carpenters, minors, bakery workers and so many more are staring down cuts to their hardened production. they didn't doth anything to cause those cuts. their livelihoods are staked to these pensions. we ought to make sure that they get every penny they earned. we democrats would have liked to take up and pass the bush lewis act. we can reach an agreement to do that but now we have a process and potentially the means and motivation to get it done and there are so many senators led by senator brown who are responsible for this and i want to acknowledge him and senators casey and sabin now, look check and everyone who worked so long and hard on pensions. the budget deal also includes long-awaited disaster relief for texas, louisiana, florida, the western states puerto rico, and the u.s. virgin islands. many of these places are still taking their first steps on the long march to recovery. much of puerto rico and the virgin islands
on the pension issue, democrats secure a special select committee that must report a legislative fix to the problem by the summer 2018. millions of pensioners, carpenters, minors, bakery workers and so many more are staring down cuts to their hardened production. they didn't doth anything to cause those cuts. their livelihoods are staked to these pensions. we ought to make sure that they get every penny they earned. we democrats would have liked to take up and pass the bush lewis act. we can...
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they were and are invented the before the commons select committee. 0xfam hits with new sex claims. 26ations emerging. 7000 regular donors have stopped giving money to 0xfam but we we re stopped giving money to 0xfam but we were hearing earlier that is out of 400,000, were hearing earlier that is out of a00,000, maybe it is not that devastating for 0xfam. the chief executive said it was 3.5% of his donors. this is an extraordinary story. the basis of course, the times initially broke the story a fortnight ago, they started talking about the 2011 report, all about sexual misbehaviour in haiti. that had just been buried. by burying that report it seems that now everything is coming out. it is a contagion that is going through the entire charity sector. this is extremely distressing. entire charity sector. this is extremely distressinglj entire charity sector. this is extremely distressing. i find it very worrying. from what point of view? you take the view that save the children or 0xfam, they do good work, but it does seem they are tarnished beyond belief by people who simply do not kno
they were and are invented the before the commons select committee. 0xfam hits with new sex claims. 26ations emerging. 7000 regular donors have stopped giving money to 0xfam but we we re stopped giving money to 0xfam but we were hearing earlier that is out of 400,000, were hearing earlier that is out of a00,000, maybe it is not that devastating for 0xfam. the chief executive said it was 3.5% of his donors. this is an extraordinary story. the basis of course, the times initially broke the story...
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the defence select committee report says that further cuts to the marines would damage their abilitys to end the use of hms albion and hms bulwark — ships from which beach assaults are made — would be militarily illiterate at this time. the committee praises the defence secretary, gavin williamson, for taking control of a defence review. he is under pressure to make cuts against the strong funding cases being made by other government departments, but also faces arguments from military chiefs that defence must be a priority. since 2010, our military has been cut by a third in its capability. if this new round of cuts come, it will have been cut by half. can you imagine if we had half the number of hospitals? spending on defence has fluctuated over decades. rising when british forces are involved in a live conflict, but since 2010, the figures show a consistent decrease, reinforced by austerity measures. defence is now more complex and sophisticated than ever before. the head of the army recently warned of russia's increasingly powerful and aggressive military. a capability he said the
the defence select committee report says that further cuts to the marines would damage their abilitys to end the use of hms albion and hms bulwark — ships from which beach assaults are made — would be militarily illiterate at this time. the committee praises the defence secretary, gavin williamson, for taking control of a defence review. he is under pressure to make cuts against the strong funding cases being made by other government departments, but also faces arguments from military...
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steelworkers hundreds of thousands of pounds, has been investigated by the the work and pensions select committee for financial gain following the closure of the british steel pension scheme, and the financial conduct authority did too little to protect them. 0ur wales correspondent, sian lloyd, reports. last year, members of the old british steel pension scheme faced a huge decision about their retirement savings, after the company which took over the earnings said it was no longer viable. workers could tra nsfer no longer viable. workers could transfer out of the scheme, a report said that some of those who did were exploited, bamboozled by dubious financial advisers. there have been people who probably have been fleeced of the most valuable asset they will have ever had, which they built up as part of their pension scheme, of which the financial vultures have been after and in too many cases, been successful in getting their claws in. we uncovered the case of richard bevan, who transferred into a private scheme after seeking independent financial advice. he estimates the decision has cost him
steelworkers hundreds of thousands of pounds, has been investigated by the the work and pensions select committee for financial gain following the closure of the british steel pension scheme, and the financial conduct authority did too little to protect them. 0ur wales correspondent, sian lloyd, reports. last year, members of the old british steel pension scheme faced a huge decision about their retirement savings, after the company which took over the earnings said it was no longer viable....
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it's a war of attrition, but the chair of the home affairs select committee says the onus is still onnies. i think it's imperative on the tech giants, on all of these companies, to do more to operate swiftly to remove illegal material. if they don't, there has to be some form of penalty on them for not doing this because, in the end, this is about illegal material. it's important to be realistic about the costs and consequences of the open web. while technology and government pressure can reduce harm, the fight against digital extremism is a war without end. amol rajan, bbc news. a man has died after being shot in west belfast. the attack happened at glenbawn avenue, in the poleglass area, at around 8pm this evening. it's believed the victim was in his late 20s. israeli police say they will recommend to the attorney general that prime minister benjamin netanyahu should be charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust. mr netanyahu has been accused of accepting lavish gifts from wealthy businessmen in return for favours. he's also been accused of bribery in connection with a deal to
it's a war of attrition, but the chair of the home affairs select committee says the onus is still onnies. i think it's imperative on the tech giants, on all of these companies, to do more to operate swiftly to remove illegal material. if they don't, there has to be some form of penalty on them for not doing this because, in the end, this is about illegal material. it's important to be realistic about the costs and consequences of the open web. while technology and government pressure can...
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rehman chishti mp is a conservative member of the home affairs select committee, and is in our westminster videos and films that made him angry, almost within the space of a month, thejudge said, what angry, almost within the space of a month, the judge said, what does that tell us about how we tried to tackle extremism of any type? firstly, my thoughts are with the family of the man who was killed. to have lost his life in this cowardly attack, my thoughts are with him and his family, and also with the imam at the finsbury park mosque, and the dignified way he dealt with the situation. the point you raise in relation to the comments by the judge ‘s what does one do to deal with internet radicalisation? we had over 800 individuals from our country travelling to syria to fight with bias, and some were inspired by the internet. we have to do everything we can to address the issue head on in relation to the internet. what the government has done since 2010, it has taken down 300,000 pieces of extremist material from online, but are you saying to me more can be done by the social media compani
rehman chishti mp is a conservative member of the home affairs select committee, and is in our westminster videos and films that made him angry, almost within the space of a month, thejudge said, what angry, almost within the space of a month, the judge said, what does that tell us about how we tried to tackle extremism of any type? firstly, my thoughts are with the family of the man who was killed. to have lost his life in this cowardly attack, my thoughts are with him and his family, and also...
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after the white house completes its review today, transmit that back to the house permanent select committee on intelligence to devin nunes and he would take whatever steps necessary to release it. raj shah, the principal deputy press secretary described the process the white house is going through with this memo. let's listen here. >> the president has been taking and the white house has taken input from a variety of stakeholders, law enforcement and intelligence agencies. i don't want to get too deep into the process but some of those have been conveyed privately and the feedback has been conveyed privately. some publicly. we hear them, we understand them. but ultimately this is the president's decision. he has the constitutional authority to declassify information and he will take that very seriously. >> the president is expected to declassify that fisa memo and transmit it back to the house intelligence committee tomorrow morning. you heard raj shah talk about stakeholders. there were some here on tuesday afternoon. five career members of the f.b.i. including people from counter intellig
after the white house completes its review today, transmit that back to the house permanent select committee on intelligence to devin nunes and he would take whatever steps necessary to release it. raj shah, the principal deputy press secretary described the process the white house is going through with this memo. let's listen here. >> the president has been taking and the white house has taken input from a variety of stakeholders, law enforcement and intelligence agencies. i don't want...
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michael allen used to be a staffer on the house permanent select committee on intelligence under change of name mike rogers. and shellby holiday. i want to play sound of trey gowdy. he announced his retirement from congress. he was on "meet the press" this morning. let's take a listen to what he had to say. >> the dossier has nothing to do with the meeting at trump tower. the dossier has nothing to do with an e-mail sent by cambridge analytica. th dossier really has nothing to do with george papadopoulos' meeting in great britain. there's going to be a russia probe even without a dossier. >> mea cull parks that was face the nation. this isn't just about the dossier in question written by christopher steele. how much of an outlier is trey gowdy? >> we have seen a lot of republicans announce their retirement and they feel liberated to say whatever they want to say. that didn't help his republican colleagues on the hill saying the investigation was tainted and partisan. the problem for republicans is it's going to be backfire. we've seen information come out, reports that the fisa applicat
michael allen used to be a staffer on the house permanent select committee on intelligence under change of name mike rogers. and shellby holiday. i want to play sound of trey gowdy. he announced his retirement from congress. he was on "meet the press" this morning. let's take a listen to what he had to say. >> the dossier has nothing to do with the meeting at trump tower. the dossier has nothing to do with an e-mail sent by cambridge analytica. th dossier really has nothing to...
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that said, this process has destroyed what was usually a bipartisan effort by the house select committeen oversight of intelligence to look into executive branch issues for the last 40 years. it has destroyed what was this past use. and, right now, what julian was saying, the partisanship is at such a high level, the politicization of intelligence is so rampant that i have a great fear for the institutional aspects of this system that is being destroyed, the very fabric being destroyed as we see both sides duel with national security information, that, franklin, we are never supposed to see. >> chairman nunez was on stage at the time when this was released yesterday and he said that democrats were trying to cover this up. there was collusion in trying to prevent certain things from being released. is there any clarity in what he was talking about specifically? and can you speak to what he also claimed was the intelligence two-week delay on the part of democrats on releasing the redacted version? >> well, there was no -- i have a hard time understanding what he means by obstruction. the w
that said, this process has destroyed what was usually a bipartisan effort by the house select committeen oversight of intelligence to look into executive branch issues for the last 40 years. it has destroyed what was this past use. and, right now, what julian was saying, the partisanship is at such a high level, the politicization of intelligence is so rampant that i have a great fear for the institutional aspects of this system that is being destroyed, the very fabric being destroyed as we...
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this is the first time that the select committee has taken live evidence in this way outside of the united kingdom. i'd like to thank the witnesses from the different companies that we'll see today. a small piece of housekeeping at the start and for people unfamiliar with the work of house of common select committee and more familiar with the work of congressional committee. it is understood that anyone taking part of a proceeding like this answers questions honestly and truthfully and it is an offense to mislead parol lent. we don't require you to swear an oath. we're also we have a number of sessions to get through today and i'm conscious we need to do it in good time and order. be clear and direct with questions and to be clear what you're asking for and to say to the witnesses too because of the time constraint, witnesses answer the question put to them and don't join into general statements of policy and if the question is directed to you personally, answer that and if we can do that we can keep to some sort of time. i would like to start the questioning and mr. grin gas to ask you an
this is the first time that the select committee has taken live evidence in this way outside of the united kingdom. i'd like to thank the witnesses from the different companies that we'll see today. a small piece of housekeeping at the start and for people unfamiliar with the work of house of common select committee and more familiar with the work of congressional committee. it is understood that anyone taking part of a proceeding like this answers questions honestly and truthfully and it is an...
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how has this committee in particular, the senate select committee on intelligence been working on the question of russia, the question of threats not just from 2016 but looking forward? >> well this committee has fared quite well, at least on a relative scale. i think we have to contrast it with what's gone on in the other congressional chamber in the house where you have devin nunes who is back in the saddle when it comes to the russia investigati investigation. it started with unmasking, it's gone on to the memo he put out about the fisa process. so that's a case study in what not to do. in contrast to that, senator burr and senate or warner have have continued to operate with a great deal of comity. it sounds like there is not as much turbulence as there is in their partner committee. >> we expect the topic of russia to come up and loom large. it's open season for the senators on this committee. they can ask about anything they want and at least one of the other topics that may come up, we talk about chris wray, the head of the fbi will be there. you have to imagine one of these se
how has this committee in particular, the senate select committee on intelligence been working on the question of russia, the question of threats not just from 2016 but looking forward? >> well this committee has fared quite well, at least on a relative scale. i think we have to contrast it with what's gone on in the other congressional chamber in the house where you have devin nunes who is back in the saddle when it comes to the russia investigati investigation. it started with...
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i know it's been great having a state and federal select committee i believe you will hear in februarye federal government. how will the tax reform play out for us, the individual mandate requirement going away in the tax reform, and then any other larger changes around affordable care impact us. will there be potential future government shutdowns. all of these items are unknown to the city and so i still feel like although we have not seen anything very drastic yet in our city's budget, related to the federal government, i am very concerned about how this year's budget might be impact the by actions taken at the federal level. >> i have a couple questions. >> please. >> you know, there's been discussions of some budget supplementals that colleagues are going to be introducing or, and/or have introduced. and a little concerning about the level of commitment that we are committing ourselves as well as future boards. i don't know if there is any insight you would like to share with us as we continue to move forward, particularly as we go into the hearings about supplementals, and how the
i know it's been great having a state and federal select committee i believe you will hear in februarye federal government. how will the tax reform play out for us, the individual mandate requirement going away in the tax reform, and then any other larger changes around affordable care impact us. will there be potential future government shutdowns. all of these items are unknown to the city and so i still feel like although we have not seen anything very drastic yet in our city's budget,...
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at the time, this select committee that we established that ed markey chaired that was bipartisan, the republicans were all in denial, but it was a bipartisan committee that had many hearings and had documented for the record the testimony of generals and people in national security on this issue. 2007, 2008, 2009. so this is not a new issue. the department of defense is one of the biggest users of energy in our government, in fact, in the world. and they had testified to renewals and all the rest, in costs in addition to degradation of the environment with the alternatives. strictly committed to fossil fuels. what we're seeing here is, we can document what the department of defense is telling us in terms of not only rising sea levels, but what climate change would do in terms of drought, migration. all kinds of other issues that fuel the flames of discontent and despair, and a provoke hostility. but putting that aside for a moment just to say there is no question. there is no question that as we build for the future, we have to do so in a way that protects the environment, creates job
at the time, this select committee that we established that ed markey chaired that was bipartisan, the republicans were all in denial, but it was a bipartisan committee that had many hearings and had documented for the record the testimony of generals and people in national security on this issue. 2007, 2008, 2009. so this is not a new issue. the department of defense is one of the biggest users of energy in our government, in fact, in the world. and they had testified to renewals and all the...
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been thousand the film i get thousands of movies i don't know how many i watched and also our selection committee watches hundreds yes we three curators also watched hundreds we ended up with forty seven movies in total what that number wasn't fixed beforehand on his act of going it's going to i'm sorry if we went out into the world to latin america and asia traveled throughout europe africa and india. everywhere we asked what is occupying movie makers and their protagonists these days. we'll talk with that's how we found our topics and the powerful movies we wanted to showcase in our part of rama. because he's a fitness instructor that was forty seven movies in total feature films and documentaries we have twenty documentaries which is very important to us and it's also just the bus what did you discover what are movie makers occupied with now has this. found a decisive resistance to male mikey's no one patriarchal power structures. to how the christian church interferes in our lives. and to binary gender roles and hetero normative values. this is a movie that standing up to the mainstream and t
been thousand the film i get thousands of movies i don't know how many i watched and also our selection committee watches hundreds yes we three curators also watched hundreds we ended up with forty seven movies in total what that number wasn't fixed beforehand on his act of going it's going to i'm sorry if we went out into the world to latin america and asia traveled throughout europe africa and india. everywhere we asked what is occupying movie makers and their protagonists these days. we'll...
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would you consider a select committee, whatever you call it, on this issue in. >> i think congress should do its job. and we passed mental health legislation two years ago because of the underlying mental health problems that were behind these shootings. that legislation is now just taking place. that legislation is now being implemented. we, from earlier reportings, understand there may be some mental health issues with this shooting. so the question is are those laws, where they need to be, is it being implemented properly, are they being enforced correctly. we do have law on the books, designed to prevent people with mental illnesses from getting firearms. the question is, just like the texas instance, are those laws working the right way, are their loopholes that need to be plugged? we found some loopholes that need to be plugged. >> would you consider moving legislation, a stand alone bill or -- >> our bills -- >> insisting on preventions that were sought by the -- >> our bill is in the senate, and hopefully the senate can pass something, we'll meet them in conference like the regula
would you consider a select committee, whatever you call it, on this issue in. >> i think congress should do its job. and we passed mental health legislation two years ago because of the underlying mental health problems that were behind these shootings. that legislation is now just taking place. that legislation is now being implemented. we, from earlier reportings, understand there may be some mental health issues with this shooting. so the question is are those laws, where they need to...