and deliver security in many parts of the country i spoke to the south asia adviser by the united states institutes of peace. i asked him to tell us more about a group of has claimed responsibility. >> it is a sectarian groups that has been around for a long time, and it has been closed to outside of. it has operated as an odd kind of franchise, so while they are conducting an -- as an outside the -- al qaeda franchise, so they are conducting violence. today is just one incident in a long list. it was basically gone in and found partners in different countries. they are not just targeting violence. they are linked to they have learned from this, and they have a lot of connections in pakistan and afghanistan and yemen and iraq. more and more you are seeing rhetoric out of these people, and that is one of the biggest problems from pakistan. earlier they would separate these groups and one of the time. -- one at a time. they simply cannot control. >> one of the founding members of the separatist kurdish group has been killed. they were shot dead as turkey's government began new efforts to try to persu

he's currently a senior adviser at the united states institute of peace. welcome to both of you. first, zbigniew brzezinski, your thoughts on john kerry as nominee for secretary of state? >> i think he's an absolutely top-notch choice. very good. experienced, solid, energetic with a broad vision and with a strong focus on trying to stabilize those parts of the world that are especially dangerous. i think he's practical, intelligent, well informed. >> brown: stephen hadley? >> he's in a way spent his whole life preparing for this job and it's good he did because he takes in the a very challenging time and i think he's going to have a lot of challenges before him. i think one of them is to prioritize where he's going to put his time. >> brown: well, you know, he spoke about the economy, getting the economy right first and foremost. he said "more than ever foreign policy is economic policy." did that sound right to you? >> i think that's right and i think this is a man who's grown up, really, in the political military side of foreign policy and national security and i think one of th

he's currently a senior adviser at the united states institute of peace. welcome to both of you. first zbigniew brzezinski your thoughts on john kerry as nominee for secretary of state? >> i think he's an absolutely top-notch choice. very good. experienced, solid energetic with a broad vision and with a strong focus on trying to stabilize those parts of the world that are especially dangerous. i think he's practical intelligent well informed. >> brown: stephen hadley? >> he's in a way spent his whole life preparing for this job and it's good he did because he takes in the a very challenging time and i think he's going to have a lot of challenges before him. i think one of them is to prioritize where he's going to put his time. >> brown: well you know he spoke about the economy getting the economy right first and foremost. he said "more than ever foreign policy is economic policy." did that sound right to you? >> i think that's right and i think this is a man who's grown up really, in the political military side of foreign policy and national security and i think one of the challen

one, if you want to have the proper respect, and, indeed all that you want to have for the united states institution, thing number one is to realize how brilliant were the men who put that piece of work together, and that shines through in the federalist papers. i am always astounded. i can ask a group of law students how many of you read the federalist papers, and it's 6% or something like that. you should not be able to get out of high school without being exposed to what the framers thought they were doing c-span: i mean, is it really something to read in high school, the whole thing? >> guest: the whole thing, yes. people read, you know, number 48, the famous numbers, but only if you read the whole thing do you realize what a breath of knowledge these people had. they were not doing it by the seat of the pants. they had experience in various systems of government, in this country and abroad, and from that experience, they deduced or they applied what james madison called at the convention, saying, gentlemen, we are engaged in the new science of government. nobody had tried that before. people ou

[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: all members voted? any member wish to change their vote? the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 221 and the nays are 197. the amendment is adopted. the unfinished business is request for a recorded vote on amendment number 4 printed in part c of house report 113-1 by the gentleman from georgia, mr. broun, on which further proceedings were postponed and the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 4 printed in house report 113-1 offered by mr. broun of georgia. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the na

my name is bob freed up from united states institute of peace.ter hurricanes and they come at the united nations announced ever have a million people who were in danger of severe acute on nutrition and a million and a half total faced with starvation. then deserted disappeared from the press. i wondered on the earlier question of agriculture what actually is the situation in terms of food security. >> not good. at the same time, measures are being taken. one of the key aspects of 2013 is addressing the issue of watershed management in part because we know next is a new hurricane season is going to affect the agricultural site are again. from that point of view, from the ad sector addressing the issue of watershed management is a key priority in the agricultural sector in part to prevent the issue of security moving forward. >> thank you come ambassador. helen santiago with usaid. i'm curious as haiti grows into the future from an economic and resiliency to, could you speak a little about what you see as growth sectors in haiti as you are looking

came to believe the general problem could be addressed by concentrating on a particular institution, the united states congress. why is that? >> guest: if you want to see the problem with the uncompromising mindset, look no further than the 112th congress in washington. gridlock, nothing gets past the least legislation in the last 50 years. why? everybody's campaigning all the time. there's very little by way of relationships across the aisle and we ran up to a break of the debt ceiling crisis in compromise was reached, retaining the half. we sat by focusing on the problem of congress whose popularity is at all-time lows. you can account for the 9% popularity by blood relatives and paid staffer. with that by on congress, we could diagnose the problem for how to overcome it. >> host: was one of those prescriptions? >> guest: one of those prescription is very simple, which is congressmen need to exercise leadership by putting aside the campaigning long enough to govern. and uncompromising mindset. in order to do that, they have to spend more time in washington, less time raising money and people say tha

. >> the institution of the united states -- the constitution of the united states. >> it was over ins than a minute. they require the swearing in on the 20th of january because the day where they will do it again for the public. on the national mall, security is set along with miles of sensing. >> you can see the preparations here on the national mall and here behind me, they will be having that happen for the inaugural ceremony. >> reporter: they won't be as big as the one to four years ago compared to 1.89 million. >> i see the excitement and energy. though it will not be as large, it will be just as wonderful. >> once a day of distinction all their own, hoping to inspire their very young son. >> i will tell him to strive for the best, maybe you could be the first hispanic. >> all right as part of the weather as everyone has been talking about it, it looks like it will be a lot warmer than what it was four years ago with the colden temperatures in the area here. but as far as their speech here, they apparently started it december, still putting the finishing touches on it this week

you think about this i mean you've got it who looks out to the united states to make sure it doesn't commit war crimes there is no institution impunity will rule. yes i want to see impunity i mean i do think that you know the united states is a nation of the rule of law and we take that responsibility seriously domestically i agree completely that i look forward to the day that the united states participates in as a member of the i.c.c. i do want to make clear though that there has been a very fundamental shift under the obama administration i mean we should recall that in the windies of the clinton administration united states did sign on to the i.c.c. in an unprecedented move president bush signed us from the room statute and under the obama administration we've actually been cooperating with the i.c.c. that is very different in the stands for. using drones while using these drones killing people the u.s. wants to join the i.c.c. george jump in the united states is more than happy to cooperate with the i.c.c. when the i.c.c. is indicting and prosecuting adversaries of the united states of course it was absolutely delighted

[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the ayes are 224. the nays are 187. the motion is agreed to. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for one hoyer. >> i yield to mr. sessions and i ask unanimous consent that he be permitted to control that time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. sessions: i yield the customary 30 minutes to the the gentlewoman from rochester, new york, mrs. slaughter during consideration of this resolution. all time yielded for purposes of debate only. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. sessions: i yield one minute to the distinguished majority leader, the gentleman from virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr.

were people so surprised at his possible sentence well the reason is because mit the institute in the united states where he was alleged to have engaged in this act did not have any of these protections that would have prevented him from being able to do what he did and in fact it's not really a hack actually what he did was take advantage of a loophole as this one expert witness alex davis was going to say during trial and he put up something over the weekend describing how it was it in fact really easy for for him to do what he did and in a recent article you have written that there are all similarities between what's happened here with aaron swartz and also the treatment of the alleged we can take some form of bradley manning by the u.s. government what have they. well they're both similar both of these individuals believe that information should be made available that that knowledge is power and you know and in chats that people have widely talked about bradley manning talks about how this should be out there for people to have worldwide discussions. now on this case short says some buddy who h

part of the reason silicon valley finds itself ranked as best performing city in the united states by the milken institute study. here's the criteria being judged. job growth, wage and salary growth, hi-tech gdp growth and hi-tech gdp location quo yent which basically means how many tech companies are concentrated in one area. as you can tell, the formula for determining the best cities is, well, very tech heavy. >> tech has been a catalyst for growth in the u.s. for us to remain competitive, we have to be at the very high edge of innovation, creating new products and services that companies and consumers demand not only in the u.s. but around the world. >> tech production tends to sink lower when the economy is struggling and when things are going well, drive us out of recession according to ross duval, study author. things are booming now and the numbers would support that. according to a new report on startups compiled by researchers, silicon 1234r50e8 12 was the best place in the world to start a company. >>> that might explain the area's number one ranking notice milken study but also consider these

came to believe the general problem could be addressed by concentrating on a particular institution the united states congress. why is that? >> well, if you want to see the problem with the uncompromised might set look no further than the congress, the 112 congress in washington. gridlock nothing gets passed. the least legislation in the last 50 years, and why? because everybody is campaigning all the time. there is very little relationship across the aisle, and we went out to the brink of the debt ceiling crisis before compromise was reached which was routine in the past. so we thought that by focusing on congress whose popularity is at an all-time low, john mccain said you can account for the 9% popularity of congress during the debt ceiling crisis by blood relatives and paid staffers. we felt by focusing on congress we could both diagnosed the problem and give some prescriptions for how to overcome it. >> which of those prescriptions? >> one of those prescriptions is very simple, which is congressmen need to exercise leadership by mixing my and sets, by putting aside the campaign mindset won enoug

united states. to say, you know, what happened here is that we have an institutional barrier stopping the will of the people. do you know what the barrier is? the united states constitution. and so, people at home should be afraid because they say am i not atloud watch fox anymore? listen to rush? or sean? am i doing something unamerican? you're not. no. it's amazing that those that are his critics seem to think -- he seems hyper sensitive he can't handle just a smidgen of criticism. if you look at interviews that challenges him, he asks him anything but a soft ball question. that is why he failed in that debate, sean. he wasn't tested and it's a love fest every time he's around. look. if i were another media outlet you would be imbar wrased and ashamed. because if anyone else, at any other outlet presented both sides the way fox news does that, president of ours would have mentioned that news outlet and he didn't. only two things standing in his way is the pesky number one, by the way, fox news channel and talk radio ruled for radicals right? remember in 2008 get why qlur neighbor's face if they dis

if we legalize the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the united states, we give our institution a shot in the arm over the next decade. federal government would see $4.5 billion in more tax revenue over the next three years." we knew that creating a path for citizenship would also help create a path away from the fiscal cliff. so let us make 2013 the year. immigrants do not deserve half a handshake. they deserve a full embrace. mark the land of opportunity for some with the land of opportunity for all. we may come from different backgrounds, speak different languages, and worship in different ways. but all of us are pursuing the same american dream. it is a dream that brought my grandfather to mexico to los angeles one century ago. he had very little money. even less english. but he had an unshakable faith and a relationship between the hard work and the war. he left mexico because the country was too divided. there was just a rich and poor. my grandfather did not believe that birth was destiny. he believed that where you were born should not determine where you end up. that is wh

[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 290. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 293. the nays are 127. the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption of the resolution. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the resolution is adopted. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, on that i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any us

state-supported institution. and $54,000, interestingly enough, is 20% -- a little more than 20's for the median selling price of a house in the united states. so, it's the new g.i. bill for american children, in 2012. it is not means tested. everybody gets it. it can be used for two things. and it would do two things, i think, that are important. one, although i can't have children from zero to 18, i can at least reset the game at age 18. it's a restart. so, what all of disadvantage that happened until 18, at least at 18 you have the financial where with annual -- wherewithal to be a home owner or get a secondary education. the second part is to rebuild the middle class. i don't see any social policies on the horizon -- the election is over, not one candidate said anything intelligent about this is how you rebuild the american middle class. so little tiny book, not all that that thick, tell threes stores. what does work and why it does work, what could work and how to mak it work. >> host: perform gelles, do you come at this from a liberal or conservative point of view and you mentioned fox news. >> guest: practical. i've worked in

this is the oldest institute in united states and it is my pleasure to announce her now. [applause] >> good afternoon. you know, there's a significant transformation under way globally in the way we make predictions, products, connections and ultimately progress or not. the transformation i am speaking of is being driven by the extraordinarily rapid expansion in the availability of data from multiple sources and ever more powerful analytical and computational capacity generating new information. let me begin quickly with a vignette that may be a harbinger of things to come as superstorm sandy, you know a lot about it, was beginning to gather steam in the caribbean five days before slammed into new jersey and new york u.s. forecasters were predicting a monster storm but were uncertain of its path. by most indications of this unusually powerful and complex storm would graze the coast but move back into the north atlantic. however there were steady reports of the european model predicting a sharp left turn into the coast of new jersey and new york with potentially devastatin

united states. an extension of u.s. borders while beyond the physical borders of the united states. this is not the first time the migration policy institute has really delved deeply into enforcement issues. we deeply believe that immigration enforcement is key to the immigration system's integrity and to the ability of a government to do the smart things that they must do in order to take advantage of the opportunities that international migration makes possible. we have issued major reports going back almost to the beginning of the migration policy, now almost 11 years ago, with reports falling 9/11, in- depth investigations of the v isa system and investigations of cooperation transatlantic link. the-trans atlantic -- trans atlanticly. the report details what those corporations have enabled us to do. it is a system that we now have. system in which the whole is much thicker than the sum of its parts. the speakers will present -- is much bigger than the sum of its parts. we will start with doris meissner, immigration policy institute senior fellow and director for the u.s. immigration program. and for those of you who might not know, the

the government-sponsored event represent graduate schools and research institutes in 15 countries, including japan, the united states and china. ten nobel laureates are scheduled to give intense lectures over three days. a professor from the university of colorado was one of the opening day students. he addressed students about the latest research into a category of quantum chemistry called electronic structure. cornell won the nobel prize for physics in 2001. >> translator: i often have lectures in my research field. but i'm looking forward to lectures by nobel laureates in totally different fields. i'm eager to learn as much as possible from them. for my research. >> singapore aims to become a hub for knowledge intensive industries. the government designed the event to attract rising scientific talent. participants are scheduled to visit a medical study center and other cutting edge research facilities in the city state. >>> the indochina peninsula is famous for its rich biodiversity including fresh water fish but the region's rush to modernize has dented the balance of the natural world in unexpected ways. nhk wo

at penn or four years at a state-supported institution, and $54,000, interestingly enough, is a little bit more than 20% of the median selling price of a house in the united states. so it's the new g.i. bill for american children, 2012. it is not means tested. everybody gets it. it can be used for two things, and it would do two things, i think, that are important. one, although i can't tell children from 0-18, i can least reset the game at age 18. it's a restart. so with all the disadvantage that happened up until 18, at least at 18 you'd have the financial wherewithal to be a homeowner or at least start being a homeowner or to get advanced education. the second aspect of it, um, is to rebuild the middle class. i just don't see any social policies on the horizon. the election is over, we've heard everything that the candidates had to say. not one said anything intelligent about this is how you rebuild the american middle class. so little tiny book, not all that thick. tells three stories; what doesn't work and why it doesn't work, what does work and why it does work, what could work and how to make it work. >> host: professor gelles, do you come at this

united states? with me now is michael rubin, resident scholar at the american enterprise institute and a happy new yearyou, sir. what does it mean for the united states? does it up the ante or is this more bravado from the iranians? >> certainly, adam, we need to take iranian bravado seriously. they are sabre-rattling, when it comes to the military tests there are photoshop warriors to be attached but the iranian arms industry is becoming more lethal and indeed they're getting a lot of help, not only from countries like north korea, but also from countries like belarus and perhaps even russia. adam: do we know for a fact this test really took place and it was successful or are they plain out lng? >> we don't kw that yet because in the past sometimes the test have been exaggerated but remember, the iranians can learn just as much from a failed test as they can from a successful test. but what we do know is this. the iranians have been expanding beyond the strait of hormuz. they have established naval bases on the indian ocean, the sea of oman. they have sent ships up through the suez canal. and they hav

united states of america. ♪ [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite3] >> i, barack obama, do solemnly swear -- >> this weekend, president obama begins his second term. sunday, the official swearing-in ceremony at the white house before noon eastern. our coverage include your phone calls and a look back at the president's 2009 address. and then on monday, the public ceremony with the swearing in at noon eastern at the u.s. capitol. and other festivities including the capitol luncheon in the afternoon parade. all the coverage begins at 7:00 a.m. on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. join the conversation on facebook, and on twitter. >> our website will have added features including video feeds from our c-span crews, the deal on demand of the day's major events and a visual page of behind-the-scenes photos, all at c-span.org. next, chelsea clinton, president obama, and joe biden taking part in national day of service. and another chance to see highlights from the 2009 inauguration of president obama. then a discussion about americans and their retirem

[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 287, the nays are 129. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection, the the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the speaker pro tempore: the unfinished business is question on suspending the rules and concurring in senate amendment h.r. 44 , which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: an act to provide for the conveyance of certain properties in the united states to the association located in alaska. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. >> mr. speaker, i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the

the very structure of this institution, the united states congress, the very structure of our institution, which joined the people's house, where we are all privileged to serve, with the united states senate, was known as what? the connecticut compromise, or the great compromise. that is the very basis of our founders. too often we forget that while we should never, we should never compromise our principles, we must always, mr. speaker, we must always be prepared to compromise in the service of our principles. a couple weeks ago, "the economist" described another example of compromise -- this one that justice brandeis described as "one of the laboratories of democracy." the state of georgia. conservative republican governor, are former house colleague, and the liberal mayor of atlanta, are clearly at opposite ends of the political spectrum. yet they have managed to bridge the divide with a commitment to results. mr. speaker, together they have achieved significant gains for the good of georgia. mr. speaker, congress and the white house are perfectly capable of following that same model fo

united states. this just after the united nations instituted sanctions on its last rocket launch.does not seem to have much impact on kim jung-un. a variety of satellites and long long-range rocketses which will be launched one after another we will target the u.s. the sworn enemy of of the american people. settling accounts with the u.s. needs to be done with force not with words as it regards jungle law the rule of its survival. what? the country's belligerent stance is one more issue on the president's full foreign policy plate, and it's going to be a concern for john kerry if he's confirmed secretary of state as he's very likely to increasingly likely, as a matter of fact. he got a very warm welcome from both sides of the hearing at his confirmation hearings in the senate today. >> the friendship has endured i believe it is based in myture respect. some observers have attributed that respect to the fact that when we were much younger nicer and better looking men than we are now senator kerry and i spent some time at the navy's behest in a certain southeast asian country in les

let me give you one example, sixth largest financial institutions in the country, $9 trillion, two-thirds the gdp of the united statesamerica. three out of the four largest financial institutions today are bigger than they were before we bailed them out because they were quote/unquote, too big to fail. i think what we need is a secretary of treasury who's going to say, sorry, you are too big and too powerful, we have to break you up. we have to bring more competition into the financial industry. do i think jack lew is going to be doing that? i do not. right now some of your viewers are paying 25, 28% interest rates on their credit cards. do i think jack lew is the kind of guy coming from citigroup where he worked, part of wall street, that he's going to go back to wall street and say stop ripping off consumers? i don't think so. >> why throw a monkey wrench into things when it comes to jack lew? he has never got a no vote before from any confirmation hearings prior? >> it's not a question of throwing the monkey wrench. of the american people will understand that wall street is the entity in this country, thomas, that

year-old armstrong has remained largely out of public view since the united states anti doping agency moved to vacate his records and institute a lifetime ban for what the agency described as armstrong's role in leading a, quote, systemic, sustained and highly professionalized team-run doping conspiracy. in 2005, armstrong testified under oath that he did not use performance-enhancing drugs during his racing career. over the years, armstrong has weathered a number of challenges in that regard. but the timing of a potential public admission may be rooted on legal grounds, says nbc's justice correspondent, pete williams. >> it's unlikely he would be prosecuted for perjury, because the only statement he made under oath was seven years ago, beyond the statute of limitations. so it's more likely he would face civil lawsuits. >> reporter: for now, boundless questions remain for lance armstrong, whose answers have yet to come, if ever. ron mott, nbc news, boston. >>> the massacre at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut, was a month ago today. while we're waiting for washington to weigh in on the subject of guns in am

sotero, you are the head of the woodrow wilson center's brazil institute in washington, dc, longtime journalist covering the united states for brazil. and i just have to ask you, you know, so many people think about brazil as being this faraway tropical country, you know, far, deep in the south. but in fact, brazil is a growing superpower. it's gone through an extraordinary transformation in the past 20 years. so the last time that i was there was 1997. if i was to go back to rio or sao paolo now, would i see a difference? what would i see? >> you would see a country whose people is more comfortable with the current... its current situation. there is a sense of hope that has been restored to the country compared to that time. that was the time when we had established democracy, reestablished democracy, but we were entering the period of economictability. democracy and economic stability have been the two pillars upon which two brazilian governments, the government led by president fernando henrique cardoso and the government led by president luiz inacio lula da silva, built the current reality of brazil, which is a promi

and sean, you know what the institutional barrier is? the united states constitution, and so, people at home should be afraid because they say, am i not allowed to watch fox anymore. not allowed to listen to rush or sean? am i doing something that's unamerican in doing so? you're not. it's pretty amazing that those that are his critics seem to stick in his craw. he seems hypersensitive that he can't really handle just a smidgen of criticism from my perspective. he has a fawning media. >> i think he's very insecure. if you look at any kind of interview that challenges him, our own bret baier did an interview with him and he asked him anything, but a softball question and the president bristled. that's why he failed in that debate because he wasn't tested at all. it's a love fest aeevery time he's around. if i were another media outlet i'd be embarrassed, ashamed. >> sean: a great point. >> if any other outlet presented both sides that the way that fox news does, that president of ours would have mentioned that news outlet and he didn't. so the only two thi

that is in part the relationship of haiti and the world bank and haiti and the united states, and other multilateral institutionsat we are looking at is really is -- the reason it is not surprising that things have not gotten that much better, because in order for things to have gotten better, the underlying circumstances that would have made the earthquake so destructive had to change. even though the rhetoric started to change after the earthquake and even in the mouth of hillary clinton for instance in the donors conference in 2010 she talked about not going around the government anymore and supporting it directly, but so many people invested this the status quo, and whether it is congress people who want to keep money in the united states and send it to their districts, and who are lobbied by an industry on k-street that represents the so-called beltway bandits and the large ngos that depend on u.s. government largess. >> i want to talk about ngo help that does not help, and also the u.n. and cholera when i come back. ♪ if this is all i have ♪ redemption songs ♪ redemption songs the usual, bob? not today. [