The government has decided to keep search and rescue teams of Nepal Army (NA) with helicopters on a standby at three places to minimise casualties in monsoon-related disasters this year.
The first meeting of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, chaired by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, on Monday decided to keep NA rescue and search teams on a standby in Itahari of Province 1, Pokhara of Province 4 and Surkhet of Karnali Province.
The meeting also urged all the ministries, security forces and concerned agencies to coordinate among one another to ensure effective response to disaster situations.
To keep the inhabitants of disaster-prone settlements safe, the meeting also decided to take necessary steps to relocate them.
The meeting also directed the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport and other concerned agencies to have the manpower and the equipment ready to clear road obstructions.
For effective early warning system, the Ministry of Communication and Information was asked to make arrangements for disseminating weather updates to local communities through various telecom operators.
The meeting also proposed forming disaster management committees and executive committees for disaster risk reduction and management at the provincial level, and empowering the existing committees at the local level by providing required resources, rights and capacity.


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French politics after the Paris attacks: polarised and deeply personal
France will hold regional elections on 6 and 13 December, which are expected to be dominated by the response to the terrorist attacks in Paris on 13 November. John Gaffney writes that the split between left-wing and right-wing parties in the aftermath of the attacks has been much more profound than following the previous attacks in Paris in January. He also argues that any upturn in President Hollande's approval ratings are likely to reflect broader attitudes toward the role of the President during a crisis, rather than support for the specific actions Hollande has undertaken.
The French security services are highly regarded throughout the world; and evidence of their excellence is how quickly the identities of the Paris attackers and their whereabouts were established. All the more shocking therefore, that not only were so many lives lost and such havoc wrought, and this by well-trained coordinated units (who knew they were all destined to die rather than surrender), armed with sophisticated weapons in a highly complex operation, the planning and execution of the momentous events went completely under the radar. It seems to be the case too that these commando units were able to travel to and from Syria and around Europe with impunity.
Several of the elements of the Paris attacks on 13 November are new developments: the scale of the killing – 130 dead, 350 injured, 80 critically – the training of the attackers, and the use of suicide belts. Earlier recent attackers such as Mohamed Mérah, and the Kouachi brothers were not trying to die, they were trying to escape. Also the targets of the 13 November attacks were not Jews, satirists, off-duty soldiers, or unarmed policewomen, but everyone.
If there was an identifiable category it was the young. The overwhelming majority of the victims were – like the attackers – young people. Another arguably new development was that the attackers were not just trying to kill people but to terrorise a nation. The casualties were real, but the targets were symbolic: places illustrative of the West's 'decadence' such as cafés, sports stadiums (with two targets, France and Germany, as well as the French President at the Stade de France), music and dancing at the Bataclan, the joie de vivre targets of western decadence.
One sad irony is that, far from the joie de vivre, Paris has been a pretty miserable place for some time and certainly since the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January 2015. All year there has been a sense of almost permanent anxiety throughout the country, and particularly in Paris. The 13 November attacks have taken this anxiety to new heights, or depths, of collective anguish. There has been a series of political, military, diplomatic and other responses to the massacres, but the most consequential is a national anxiety, fear, and suppressed panic of clinical and durable proportions.
There has also been a series of practical responses. A three-month state of emergency is the first (house arrests, increased search powers, electronic tagging, banning certain groups). At the European level, it is clear that security agencies will work together much more in the future. This has public approval but involves an element of disbelief that this was not already happening. At the European level, too, the ease with which the attackers moved around has re-ignited the border issue of whether Schengen works (it does not); all this adding value to the right and extreme right discourse about national security, particularly the Front National who want national borders reasserted.
This is no longer seen as unthinkable. And if this were to happen across the EU, the EU itself would be in question. President Hollande also announced the creation of 5,000 more jobs in the police and gendarmerie, 2,500 more in the legal system, and a halt in reductions of personnel in the armed forces (3,000 per year had been planned over the next three years).
France is in serious economic difficulty as it is. Where even a fraction of the costs of these measures will come from is unknown. At the military level, attacks on Islamic State in Syria by the French Air Force have escalated considerably since 13 November. At the diplomatic level, the sudden cooperation with Russia and now Iran has meant France making Assad's stepping down a condition of cooperation highly problematic.
All of these issues are important and consequential. But the emotional and psychological consequences remain the most problematic and difficult to analyse. And the anxiety of the population felt most acutely is that of the 'Muslim' population itself. An irony and an issue of tactical significance here: this community is the largest in Europe, almost twice the UK figure. The irony is that France's Muslims are arguably the most integrated in Europe. They number about 5 or 6 million (the numbers are not clear; in this secular republic there are only 'citizens'). The overwhelming majority are of North African origin (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia), and about one third of them are practising (many of these only observing Ramadan, for example).
The 'tactic' was and is to 'cleave' this relatively integrated population; and attacks upon this part of the population rise dramatically in periods such as this, as does the divisive volume of Front National rhetoric. The few from this population that are 'radicalised' are usually disaffected youths from France's often god-awful, soul-destroying outer suburbs where unemployment is in places total and opportunities non-existent. The education system in these places – like everything else – is seriously deficient (despite some heroic efforts); and, in places, even the police won't go.
Another irony and a mystery. The irony is that these (usually) young men are not religious, are more often than not from socially difficult backgrounds, and are often involved in petty criminality and 'bad company'. The mystery is the speed and intensity of their radicalisation with its devastating consequences. In France, as elsewhere, this is now the focus of intense research. The rhetoric and persuasion of the radicalisers clearly plays a major role, but so too does alienation and undiagnosed psychosis.
French politics after the attacks
One of the political consequences of the government's recent measures is that they are not seen as a kind of 'triangulation' (stealing the right's policies) but a sense that these measures were something Hollande and the government should have done before. In spite of their complexity, the 'ease' with which these attacks were successfully carried out raises real anxieties about the government's grip on the situation.
It is difficult for criticisms in this area given the public's general uncertainty of the real processes going on and because of the desire, at least, for national unity (despite the French always banging on about fraternity or solidarity, they are not very good at it). But the Left-Right split after the 13 November attacks is much more profound and vocal than after the Charlie Hebdo massacres in January.
There are two inter-related phenomena which characterise the reaction to the attacks and, although not exclusively French, have real resonance in French politics and society. The first involves the personalisation of politics. As is always the case with, for example, the tabloid press in the UK, inordinate emphasis was placed upon the character, origins (and until he was killed, whereabouts) of the assumed 'mastermind' of the attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, rather than upon the underlying issues and upon understanding why the attacks happened.
This is reflected in the personalisation of politics overall which is acute in France, and is a complicating factor in the overall situation. François Hollande has used conflict situations (Mali, Centre-Afrique, Charlie Hebdo among others) to raise his own (very low) standing with the French. For a whole series of reasons, in particular a stagnating economy and high unemployment, he is France's most unpopular President ever. Declaring on 14 November that France was 'at war' reflected accurately in part a new reality, but also a political, rhetorical assumption of the mantle of a war leader.
In all of his declarations since the attacks, the presentation of himself as the protagonist in this 'story' has been inordinate: overuse of the first person pronoun, constant reference to himself as the originator of all decisions – emergency, policy-related, military, diplomatic decisions, the immediate assertion that France – reflecting his state of mind – would be merciless ('impitoyable'), the representation of himself as not only the central domestic but also international actor – the mediator between Putin and Obama (when the real actors here are Sergei Lavrov and John Kerry), and so on.
Hollande is aware that in the aftermath of all the conflicts/attacks since his election in 2012 his popularity ratings have risen. Recent polls also indicate a near 100 per cent public agreement with the security and diplomatic measures and initiatives being taken. All of this personal performance – and the misinterpretation of its significance by the actors involved – becomes part of the overall political process and leads to mistakes and misperceptions. This was very apparent in Hollande's depiction of the Syrian chemical weapons crisis of 2013 as being a direct conflict between himself and Assad. Its purpose was to enhance the standing of the French President. It actually had the opposite effect, but also interfered significantly with France's room for diplomatic manoeuvre in the two years that followed.
To assume, moreover, that a rise in popularity is related to action rather than function is also a mistake. The French presidency is a modern expression of the medieval idea of the King's Two Bodies, one sacred, anointed, one profane, real. The French President is the personalised expression of France itself and therefore, in times of crisis, national unity. It is not him but his 'embodiment' of the office that is being rallied to.
The second observation relates to the media and its relation to politics – gestured towards by the constant pictures of and reports on Abdelhamid Abaaoud – and the visual and narrative nature of politics today. It is almost like a new form of politics. Now with the iPhone, things don't exist unless they are videoed, professionally or otherwise. Islamic State is, of course, a macabre past master in this dark art; but all 'events' are now portrayed in this way (and minute by minute). In the case of the Paris attacks, paradoxically, it probably saved lives.
The attack on the Bataclan Theatre was staged as part of an enduring drama which would heighten the sense of anticipation and anguish. The immediate massacre of everyone would have 'resolved' the drama. For the perpetrators, the drama of atrocity is more important than the atrocity itself. More than this, these are dramas, 'stories' in both a real and constructed sense. The media worldwide now does this with all incidents of this kind; but again, in France, because of the way the protagonists are characterised, events such as these are narrated by the media like chivalric tales with a deep structure of villainy, heroism, trials and deliverance.
What Paris endured on 13 November 2015 was a drama, a tragedy in fact, in both senses: on the one hand something heartbreaking and on the other an 'act' performed by all the actors involved; the attackers, the victims, the politicians, and the media; and with the world as an audience.
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John Gaffney is Professor of Politics at Aston University and the author of France in the Hollande Presidency: The Unhappy Republic (London: Palgrave, 2015).
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now is direct messaging in the voice of the united states. we found we were not the best messenger in this space. what we are doing instead is identify, elevate, and build the capacity of local, credible voices. instead of playing this wackamole gamer they would put something on social media and we would try to counter it, we worked on doing it much more thematically. very successfully, we found the testimonies of defectors from isil or daesh and we put those together in a way that is incredibly effective. what it says to people is what you think you're signing up for is not the reality. and they have much more right ability than we do saying that ourselves. in these ways, we stood up this effort. it was based on trial and effort but based on figuring out what works and what does not. we are determined to do that across the board. >> can i add something to that coming from observing this culture and how elusive maleness is? inforget how elusive it is world society. if you have no access to material things, you exaggerate your maleness. we have to think about men and think about tha
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between the fbi and state police and local police authorities. that's been tightened up considerably. there is much better information sharing. we have much better equipment. we have integrated watchlist. we have information from international agencies across our border. it's a much tighter system. europe has to go through that process in a serious way. we are talking to a retired general. 1997 to 2000. donald trump the republican presidential front runner has been critical of nato, calling it obsolete. let's take a look at some video from donald trump. i see nato is a good thing to have. i look at the ukraine situation ukraine as a country that affects us less than it affects other countries in nato. we are doing all the lifting. why is at the germany is not dealing with nato on ukraine? who areother countries in the vicinity of the ukraine, why aren't they dealing. why are we the one that's always leaning. why are always the ones doing it? the concept of nato is good. i do think the united states has to have some help. i will give you a better example. ofpaid hundreds
between the fbi and state police and local police authorities. that's been tightened up considerably. there is much better information sharing. we have much better equipment. we have integrated watchlist. we have information from international agencies across our border. it's a much tighter system. europe has to go through that process in a serious way. we are talking to a retired general. 1997 to 2000. donald trump the republican presidential front runner has been critical of nato, calling it...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : April 7, 2016 4:00am-6:01am EDT
people of this great community marietta in wash county. the local officials, law enforcement officers, and other community leaders. and of course the staff and trustees of this beautiful people's bank. this is a phenomenal place. and all who have hetched make this year's state of the state possible. justice owe conner along with justice french. where are they? can they be recognized here? and i hope you will join me in welcoming our lieutenant governor mary taylor. where is mary? f you will please stand. and of course the orts members of my cabinet and staff have been with us tonight out all over town. if the cabinet would stand for a second and be recognized. k. then finally, i wulled just like to say a word. i said to my wife. our kids are 16. they're sophomores in high school. a lot of demands on them. and they're now driving. i said to my wife if you can't make it down here, i understand. everybody will understand. you have things you have to do. so i came down here with the expectation that my wife might watch on television. but she shocked me and surprised me. love you, sweetie.
people of this great community marietta in wash county. the local officials, law enforcement officers, and other community leaders. and of course the staff and trustees of this beautiful people's bank. this is a phenomenal place. and all who have hetched make this year's state of the state possible. justice owe conner along with justice french. where are they? can they be recognized here? and i hope you will join me in welcoming our lieutenant governor mary taylor. where is mary? f you will...
to enactunity decided a local moratorium and the state passed legislation that communities don't have the power to do this. that's the fight that's going on in other places. there are communities in colorado that say they don't want to do it but now there is litigation in the colorado supreme court as to whether they can and similar things have been happening across the country in those hotspot states where fracking is happening a lot. been have any local bans actually repealed? the ban islutely, gone in texas and colorado it's under dispute. there has been a back-and-forth the between communities. in colorado, for the past several years, we have been discussing whether ballot initiatives would make it into state or local ballots in her has been lobbying back and forth. ohio rick from louisville, on the independent line. caller: this is the fracking capital of the midwest i'm in right now. tea partyd the literally took over the community and took over our radio and tv and took over our newspapers and presented all allies for fracking. oil is thed lifeblood of the south area and o
to enactunity decided a local moratorium and the state passed legislation that communities don't have the power to do this. that's the fight that's going on in other places. there are communities in colorado that say they don't want to do it but now there is litigation in the colorado supreme court as to whether they can and similar things have been happening across the country in those hotspot states where fracking is happening a lot. been have any local bans actually repealed? the ban...
state of the united states of america. that is the only way in which we can keep the congress from interfering with our -- with our local affairs. we have to bring our own local budget, we made $7 billion in the district of columbia, it has to come here for the congress to sign off on. so that we can spend our own money. what kind of autocracy do we live in? of course what is most frustrating to us is that most americans think that we who live in your nation's capital have the same rights as every other american. after all, they see me on the house floor. they see me vote in committee. the greatest frustration, of course, to us is that most americans do not know we do not have the same rights as they, and they would not countenance for a moment that there are americans who are treated as lesser than citizens. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentleman from washington, mr. newhouse, for five minutes. mr. newhouse: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to express the gratitude of the people of central washington state for the dedicat
state of the united states of america. that is the only way in which we can keep the congress from interfering with our -- with our local affairs. we have to bring our own local budget, we made $7 billion in the district of columbia, it has to come here for the congress to sign off on. so that we can spend our own money. what kind of autocracy do we live in? of course what is most frustrating to us is that most americans think that we who live in your nation's capital have the same rights as...
more nationalized in terms of coverage of the state by state, egion by region primaries. you do see a different effect. there used to be a time 20 or 30 years ago where everybody relied on the local reporter from the detroit free press and the detroit news and the local tv there to cover the nam primary and a couple national reporters might show up. now if you go to these states, these regions, and you go to the speech donald trump or ted cruz or hillary clinton give, you know, 95% of the media there are national media. that is in part because the local media have been gutted in his. it does sometimes create a little bit of an echo effect in which the coverage sometimes reflects national trends, national issues not necessarily local ones. host: you get the last word from san antonio, texas. democrats line. good morning. caller: good morning. i caller: what trump is saying and what hillary is saying. takes our country down the drain. what tort reform is doing to people, it's taking away all your rights. we're concentrating on other things. before you know it, people average person does
more nationalized in terms of coverage of the state by state, egion by region primaries. you do see a different effect. there used to be a time 20 or 30 years ago where everybody relied on the local reporter from the detroit free press and the detroit news and the local tv there to cover the nam primary and a couple national reporters might show up. now if you go to these states, these regions, and you go to the speech donald trump or ted cruz or hillary clinton give, you know, 95% of the...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : April 11, 2016 2:00pm-8:01pm EDT
as of this morning we know how to share this with our state and local partners. thereby eliminating this intense diplomatic work with europe to say, really, we are a restrained government. oversightprocess, and board, foreign intelligence surveillance board. has none ofhe fbi these officials. they are out on their own making this announcement. by the way, apple, the world's largest operating system has a vulnerability. for those of you who have nothing better to do, you might want to go look for it. we have a copy of it on our website. security people around the world are astonished. it's about whether the way that we as a government chose to deal with this incredibly sensitive issue that has a norm is trade in a norm is diplomatic relations and effectively, enormous security regulations. [indiscernible] [laughter] mr. cullather: gene steinberg is catching a plane at the end of the panel and i could sense he was getting uneasy. [laughter] renuart, whoeral has a long history of making and , whether --rategies this is a regional question. is there a part of the world where you think a
as of this morning we know how to share this with our state and local partners. thereby eliminating this intense diplomatic work with europe to say, really, we are a restrained government. oversightprocess, and board, foreign intelligence surveillance board. has none ofhe fbi these officials. they are out on their own making this announcement. by the way, apple, the world's largest operating system has a vulnerability. for those of you who have nothing better to do, you might want to go look...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : April 16, 2016 10:00pm-11:01pm EDT
help. everybody will. local, state, federal, private sector. they help not only the restoration, but giving those people there a real shot at the american dream. ugly.me out there, it was the scene made a profound impression on all of us. and yet, there is that certain spirit, it is very hard to describe. the spirit says, we'll come back. we will make it back. so i wanted to share that with you. and i am sorry for being so somber. and now, there is an expression you not hear much of anymore. perk up. perk up, the best is yet to come. bauer brought a poundstone, stabbings of political. i know it, she knows it, i told her not to hold back. paula and i are both very funny people. [laughter] purpose. thank you very much. [applause] president clinton: good evening, ladies and gentlemen. dylan,nt-elect distinguished guests, i am really happy to be here. [laughter] reunited, at long last, with the white house press corps. [laughter] let me direct your attention to a photograph. [laughter] ago, itst moments proves the on the doubt that i am indeed happy to be here. [laughter] now, wait a min
help. everybody will. local, state, federal, private sector. they help not only the restoration, but giving those people there a real shot at the american dream. ugly.me out there, it was the scene made a profound impression on all of us. and yet, there is that certain spirit, it is very hard to describe. the spirit says, we'll come back. we will make it back. so i wanted to share that with you. and i am sorry for being so somber. and now, there is an expression you not hear much of anymore....
, state and local leaders, who pour your hearts into building the democratic party across wisconsin, please know this. i will help you take back the governorship and the state legislature. you see, i am a proud democrat and i support democrats up and down the ticket. always have and always will. and to the union members and representatives of organized labor who have faced a hostile agenda in this state, please know help is on the way. we are here tonight because we want, together, to build a future where every american can live up to his or her god-given potential, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or do you love. we believe no one who works full time should have to live in poverty in america and that every american deserves the peace of mind that comes with quality, affordable health care. we believe that, when a governor attacks teachers, nurses, and firefighters, it doesn't make him a leader. it makes him a bully. [applause] we believe america's diversity is a strength, not a weakness. and this all makes us, joined together as democrats. and i'm proud of the cam
, state and local leaders, who pour your hearts into building the democratic party across wisconsin, please know this. i will help you take back the governorship and the state legislature. you see, i am a proud democrat and i support democrats up and down the ticket. always have and always will. and to the union members and representatives of organized labor who have faced a hostile agenda in this state, please know help is on the way. we are here tonight because we want, together, to build a...
can from our charitable and home mortgage interest deductions. state and local tax deductions are no longer there. broad-based tax, it will likely be a tax cut for anyone anyway because the rate is so low. other have the biggest target on their back just in general. hillary clinton wants to attack the value of them. bernie sanders has a tax scheme that eliminates all itemized tax deductions. donald trump does the least to itemize tax deductions. , it iseally not basically a surtax. deductions itemized and you take more than $202,000, we will add a little bit back to your income. it doesn't affect your decision to take itemized deductions, he sort of strengthens that provision. he increases taxes on people deductions.emized he doesn't touch any of it. will take some calls. mitchell, indiana, a democrat. question.have a i was wondering if no matter who doesn't thees are, house in the senate have to approve of it? i have a comment. i think the united states would be a lot better off if we would quit giving money to foreign countries. thank you. that's a good question about the president
can from our charitable and home mortgage interest deductions. state and local tax deductions are no longer there. broad-based tax, it will likely be a tax cut for anyone anyway because the rate is so low. other have the biggest target on their back just in general. hillary clinton wants to attack the value of them. bernie sanders has a tax scheme that eliminates all itemized tax deductions. donald trump does the least to itemize tax deductions. , it iseally not basically a surtax. deductions...
Presidents at White House Correspondents' Association Dinners : CSPAN : April 30, 2016 4:59pm-5:55pm EDT
dream." south-central will be restored. now, we will find many ways to help everybody. local, state, federal, private sector. to help not only in the restoration, but giving those people there a real shot at the american dream. and some out there, it was ugly. the scene made a profound impression on all of us. and yet there is that certain hard to that is very describe. the spirit says, we will come back. we will make it back. so i wanted to share that with you. and i am sorry for being so somber. and now there is an expression , you do not hear much of, anymore, "perk up." perk up. the best is yet to come. charles b or bauer -- beerbau agher brought paula poundstone to the white house this a.m., i said, how are you? she immediately turned to me and said, stop being political. it is that kind of year. i know it. she knows it. i told her not to hold back any of the shots. paula and i are both funny people. [laughter] but she is funny on purpose. thank you very, very much. [laughter] [applause] ♪ [applause] bill clinton: good evening, ladies and gentlemen. president page, president-elect wil
dream." south-central will be restored. now, we will find many ways to help everybody. local, state, federal, private sector. to help not only in the restoration, but giving those people there a real shot at the american dream. and some out there, it was ugly. the scene made a profound impression on all of us. and yet there is that certain hard to that is very describe. the spirit says, we will come back. we will make it back. so i wanted to share that with you. and i am sorry for being...
Washington This Week : CSPAN : April 2, 2016 6:00pm-6:31pm EDT
members, and we have been taxed to death. we pay federal taxes, state taxes, and local taxes, so about 32% of the money that we bring in is being taxed. the other thing is personally i am single, a 40 five-year-old male, i signed up to obamacare was 100e penalized, it $90.54 last year, i went to renew my policy this year and was told the policy and plan -- 109.54, i went to a new my policy this year, and was told the policy and plan was not available. donald trump has told the truth when he says it is a scam and it is a scamming people who can't afford the premiums and they are sometimes being raised by 140%. another thing is, as other callers have said, he is not as polished as the other candidates who are running, but i think he is a sound businessman who is going to surround himself with the best minds available, and i think he could really change the way things are going and are headed in a good direction. so those are my feelings today and thank you very much. foruncer: thank you calling. denny and lamarr, iowa. go ahead, lenny -- lenny in lamarr, iowa. go ahead, lenny. call
members, and we have been taxed to death. we pay federal taxes, state taxes, and local taxes, so about 32% of the money that we bring in is being taxed. the other thing is personally i am single, a 40 five-year-old male, i signed up to obamacare was 100e penalized, it $90.54 last year, i went to renew my policy this year and was told the policy and plan -- 109.54, i went to a new my policy this year, and was told the policy and plan was not available. donald trump has told the truth when he...
TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger Testimony on Transportation Security : CSPAN : April 6, 2016 10:00am-12:31pm EDT
state and local officials and address the most significant threats with limited resources. visible security efforts can make a difference. explosive detection canines and police presence can deter criminal activity. tsa support of these programs is invaluable. i would like to hear more about how these teams are allocated among airports and other transportation system. tsa is charged with protecting freight transportation networks including ports, freight railroads and pipeline infrastructure. these infrastructure networks are crucial components of our nation's economy. tsa receives high marks from pipeline operators who work with the agency to identify and mitigate threats. public, private security partnerships between the agency and operators have been valuable in hardening these networks. , rankingiation front member nelson and i have been lead oversight -- it's exactly managing security credentials. this oversight led the committee to approve bipartisan legislation senate bill 2361. the airport security enhancement at oversight act, a tightened vetting of airport workers at thos
state and local officials and address the most significant threats with limited resources. visible security efforts can make a difference. explosive detection canines and police presence can deter criminal activity. tsa support of these programs is invaluable. i would like to hear more about how these teams are allocated among airports and other transportation system. tsa is charged with protecting freight transportation networks including ports, freight railroads and pipeline infrastructure....
people in office and running for office, it is the same people over and over, the state legislatures, the local things, they families and so on, they are the ones who are corrupt. corruptinge ones democracy. the other people are not getting the benefits of it because they are not acting collectively to counteract it. they haven't found a way to counteract it in all of these years. >> on sunday in-depth live with author and publisher of forbes magazine. he will join us to talk about his life and latest book, reviving america, in which he argues for repealing the nation's health care law, replacing the tax code, and reforming the fed. other recent titles include money, freedom manifesto, how capitalism will save us, and power, ambition, glory. join in the conversation. we will take your phone calls, to its, and e-mails from them to three clock p.m. eastern. at 7:45, join book tv as we take a tour of the forger shakespeare library and washington, d.c., home to the world's largest shakespeare collection. go to book tv.org for the complete weekend schedule. >> the supreme court heard oral argu
people in office and running for office, it is the same people over and over, the state legislatures, the local things, they families and so on, they are the ones who are corrupt. corruptinge ones democracy. the other people are not getting the benefits of it because they are not acting collectively to counteract it. they haven't found a way to counteract it in all of these years. >> on sunday in-depth live with author and publisher of forbes magazine. he will join us to talk about his...
ever got one penny of taxpayer help from a local county, state or federal government, then they have to pay it all back. because they got that help to keep jobs right here in new york and america. [applause] mrs. clinton: if any company wants to move abroad, and some of them do what's called an inversion, which i call a perversion. they move their headquarters, they pretend to move so they can avoid paying taxes. anybody who does that, we're going to slap the biggest exit tax on them to make them think twice about leaving our country. [applause] we are going to enforce trade agreements like i did when i was in the senate. i pushed hard to enforce trade agreements. i voted against the only multinational one that came before us. i said, i'm against the transpacific partnership because i don't think it will raise incomes and produce jobs for new yorkers and americans. [applause] mrs. clinton: everything just about i've said, the republicans disagree with. that's going to be a real choice. we can go back to the old ways, the old snake oil. or we can do what works. i think we have a prett
ever got one penny of taxpayer help from a local county, state or federal government, then they have to pay it all back. because they got that help to keep jobs right here in new york and america. [applause] mrs. clinton: if any company wants to move abroad, and some of them do what's called an inversion, which i call a perversion. they move their headquarters, they pretend to move so they can avoid paying taxes. anybody who does that, we're going to slap the biggest exit tax on them to make...
Washington This Week : CSPAN : April 2, 2016 10:00am-12:01pm EDT
way to make it available to state and local law enforcement flow. if we want to be more controversial, we can revisit nsa'sand under capabilities are available. we need to expedite the issue of rrants. -- wa it is insane, some of the difficulties that law enforcement actually encounters. i like the report's said justin -- suggestion of clarifying when the government can hack phones. technologically, there is no problem. the government can capture your phone. ahey can turn into a report -- recording device, they can turn on the video feature -- and i, personally, have no problem with that, assuming it is done under a warrant. some clarification on that would be useful. i want to talk a minute about the apple case. what i find most troubling about .t let's remember it is about a counterterrorism case. in this situation, the fbi, in fact, has available the nsa's technical resources. yet, it is really hard for me to believe that the nsa could not crack this phone from the get-go . yet, director comey testified that he consulted with all the government agencies, including intelligence agen
way to make it available to state and local law enforcement flow. if we want to be more controversial, we can revisit nsa'sand under capabilities are available. we need to expedite the issue of rrants. -- wa it is insane, some of the difficulties that law enforcement actually encounters. i like the report's said justin -- suggestion of clarifying when the government can hack phones. technologically, there is no problem. the government can capture your phone. ahey can turn into a report --...
Discussion on Student Financial Aid and Voucher Programs : CSPAN : April 9, 2016 3:14am-4:46am EDT
increases in the minimum wage at state and local levels have impacted local economies and businesses. and christian weller looks at whether americans are efficiently saving for retirement. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. next, proposals to eliminate federal student aid programs and to replace them with direct federal funding to the state. with higherscussion education leaders and scholars was hosted by new america. this is one hour and a half. >> thank you also much for being here today. we appreciate you taking your time on this cold saturday to enjoy this debate with us. ons is actually not focused the paper we released a few months ago. about as wea came were debating the different topics that formed our paper. that is printed within the lobby for anyone interested in having a shiny copy. actually compared them to the new america proposal. that is also in the lobby. both publications are thought-provoking and this debate is also thought-provoking. so, the proposition of today's dollarss any federal for higher education should go
increases in the minimum wage at state and local levels have impacted local economies and businesses. and christian weller looks at whether americans are efficiently saving for retirement. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. next, proposals to eliminate federal student aid programs and to replace them with direct federal funding to the state. with higherscussion education leaders and scholars was hosted by new america. this is one hour and a...
U.S. House of Representatives : CSPAN : April 29, 2016 9:00am-3:01pm EDT
flying the vietnamese heritage and freedom flag as recognized by states and localities across this country. as we remember the fall of saigon, i also believe it is critically important to continue to shine a lot on human rights abuses in vietnam. when president obama visits vietnam next week, i hope he will make human rights a priority. now is exactly the right time for vietnam to begin respecting the rights of its own citizens. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: gentleman from california yield back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, gentleman from illinois is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today because april is autism awareness month. autism is a condition that affects more than three million americans and their families. mr. dold: those living with autism spectrum disorders face challenges on a daily basis. and though we have come
flying the vietnamese heritage and freedom flag as recognized by states and localities across this country. as we remember the fall of saigon, i also believe it is critically important to continue to shine a lot on human rights abuses in vietnam. when president obama visits vietnam next week, i hope he will make human rights a priority. now is exactly the right time for vietnam to begin respecting the rights of its own citizens. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: gentleman from...
in your state or local committees, then you ought to just shut the heck up. that is my comment. host: thank you for your calls. were guests on c-span newsmakers . among the questions we posed to him, the nomination process of the gop candidates. here is what he had to say. >> a huge mistake. completely wrong. any type of rigging or a perception that the party hierarchy is trying to influence and change things so that the two guys at the top are denied a that youn i think is win a fair contest and get to cleveland it is a contested convention, which it looks like it will be, and you have several ballads and someone emerges. it is all done in a fair way. that is how the process works. >> would it be fair if john kasich wins the nomination? with that still be fair? >> i think there are real concerns if for example right now, the in-state requirement is in play. you start changing things like to -- and itarts technically know that the rules committee can do that, but you start doing that and it creates a perception that wait a minute, they are trying to change it. i have never been
in your state or local committees, then you ought to just shut the heck up. that is my comment. host: thank you for your calls. were guests on c-span newsmakers . among the questions we posed to him, the nomination process of the gop candidates. here is what he had to say. >> a huge mistake. completely wrong. any type of rigging or a perception that the party hierarchy is trying to influence and change things so that the two guys at the top are denied a that youn i think is win a fair...
Hearing on European Terrorist Attacks : CSPAN : April 10, 2016 11:30am-1:51pm EDT
, and doing intelligence sharing both up and across. so we do it from the federal, state, to local level, and we know how to manage that and push it, and we know how to do that with partners and any interagency. i think that's something that we can help them do. and i think it's -- how do we develop those relationships. they are all bilateral. so why should we, as the u.s., provide the french, and then the u.k., the same intelligence to ? each of them individually -- intelligence to each of them individually? they need to somehow synchronize their systems, so maybe we can offer a way for them to do that, or provide support to them in a way to do that. my fear is the europeans don't want to do with their data privacy issues and collection issues until they haven't attacked, so i can we communicate that to them? this is what you are facing. do you want to wait to see what happens with you want to come to this intelligence i? -- sideza/ -- side? so i think it is a way we can work with all of those countries, you know, germany, brokered -- >> i know my time is up but i did not want to
, and doing intelligence sharing both up and across. so we do it from the federal, state, to local level, and we know how to manage that and push it, and we know how to do that with partners and any interagency. i think that's something that we can help them do. and i think it's -- how do we develop those relationships. they are all bilateral. so why should we, as the u.s., provide the french, and then the u.k., the same intelligence to ? each of them individually -- intelligence to each of...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : April 22, 2016 12:00am-2:01am EDT
time, operated on these rules for 160 years. granted, we all operate under robert's rules at state and local level but the house rules grant the chairman of our convention the right to rule by majority at the convention, that's what needs to happen. we don't need to study it any further. i oppose the motion. mr. ash: thank you, sir. any further comments before or against? henry barber. mr. barber: henry barber of mr. speaker. i oppose ms. van etten's proposal. i do believe that this committee can handle it, all 56 of us. we should defer to the convention rules committee. it's their job, not our job to change things, whether it's the seventh in, eighth in, i don't know. but let them deal with it. they're the ones who will be empowered by voters to make a decision on 2016. thank you, sir. question has been called for. >> i think the 2/3 vote and it's nondebatable so we'll go ahead and call the question all those in favor of moving to a vote, signify by saying aye. those opposed say nay. the ayes have it. ok. the vote is on the referral matter and all those in favor of making a referr
time, operated on these rules for 160 years. granted, we all operate under robert's rules at state and local level but the house rules grant the chairman of our convention the right to rule by majority at the convention, that's what needs to happen. we don't need to study it any further. i oppose the motion. mr. ash: thank you, sir. any further comments before or against? henry barber. mr. barber: henry barber of mr. speaker. i oppose ms. van etten's proposal. i do believe that this committee...
US House of Representatives Special Orders : CSPAN : April 26, 2016 7:00pm-8:31pm EDT
come together. congressional persons, state persons, local elected officials, because we are texans. it was very sad to lose this many people in a storm that was unexpected. in ecclesiastes chapter 3, there is a time for every purpose under heaven a time to weep, a time to laugh a time to mourn, and a time to dance. we ask as we try to begin to rebuild our lives we have a moment of silence if my colleagues would stand a moment of silence for those names i have called, german antonio franco, claudia, bonita, pedro, charles edward odom, and terry white rodriguez. ms. jackson lee: thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. >> thank you so much, mr. speaker. ms. ros-lehtinen: along with congressman ted deutch, i introduced h.con.res. 129 a resolution urging nermji to -- germany to honor its commitment and fulfill
come together. congressional persons, state persons, local elected officials, because we are texans. it was very sad to lose this many people in a storm that was unexpected. in ecclesiastes chapter 3, there is a time for every purpose under heaven a time to weep, a time to laugh a time to mourn, and a time to dance. we ask as we try to begin to rebuild our lives we have a moment of silence if my colleagues would stand a moment of silence for those names i have called, german antonio franco,...
congresswoman maxine waters from california. to all of the cities and states local leaders who pour your hearts into building the democratic party across wisconsin please know this. i will help you take back the governorship and to the state legislature. [applause] i am a proud democrat and i support democrats up and down the ticket. always have and always will. [applause] to the union members who have faced a hostile agenda in this state please know help is on the way. [applause] we are here tonight because we want together to build a future where every american can live up to his or her god-given potential the matter where you come from. no one who works full time should have to live in poverty in america and every american deserves the peace of mind that comes with quality affordable health care. when the governor attacks teachers and nurses and firefighters it doesn't make him a leader in makes him a bully. [applause] we believe america's diversity is a strength not a weakness. this makes us join together as democrats and i am proud of the campaign that senator sanders and i hav
congresswoman maxine waters from california. to all of the cities and states local leaders who pour your hearts into building the democratic party across wisconsin please know this. i will help you take back the governorship and to the state legislature. [applause] i am a proud democrat and i support democrats up and down the ticket. always have and always will. [applause] to the union members who have faced a hostile agenda in this state please know help is on the way. [applause] we are here...
U.S. House of Representatives Legislative Business : CSPAN : April 21, 2016 9:00am-3:01pm EDT
does it do? house bill 2 declares that state law overrides all local ordinances concerning wages, employment and public accommodations. thus, the law now bars local municipalities from creating their own rules prohibiting discrimination in public places based on sexual orientation and gender identity. though north carolina does have a statewide nondiscrimination law, it does not include lgbtq protections for people. keep adding letters, you know. we kept adding letters until we got to lgbt and now we added q, but the law also directs all public schools, government agencies and public college campuses to require that occupancy upies -- only based on their biological sex based on their birth certificate. transgendered women can use the bathrooms that corresponds to their gender identity only if they get their biological sex changed on their birth certificate. they can allow single occupancy facilities. nobody has a problem with that. if you have a single bathroom facility that's just got one facility for going to the bathroom, that's fine. it can be for whoever needs to use it. ut
does it do? house bill 2 declares that state law overrides all local ordinances concerning wages, employment and public accommodations. thus, the law now bars local municipalities from creating their own rules prohibiting discrimination in public places based on sexual orientation and gender identity. though north carolina does have a statewide nondiscrimination law, it does not include lgbtq protections for people. keep adding letters, you know. we kept adding letters until we got to lgbt and...
local and state health departments and localities is where the rubber meets the road. if we are going to successfully fight any of these emerging or antibiotic resistant threats, we strong detection to prevent capabilities. a large part of the $160 million in fy 16 would go to state and local health departments. also so we can do a better job of understanding how these organisms move around communities and around the country. clusters andect respond quickly. we are interested in doing a better job, using the right eye at -- antibiotic at the right dose at the right time for the right infection. we know one of the major drivers of antibiotic resistance is overuse. programic stewardship that promote the idea of using the right antibiotic in the right way or another important component of antibiotic solutions initiative. these microbes are always changing. they are always evolving. have prevention strategies in place to prevent these infections in the first place. host: if you want to ask dr. bell, our lines our -- our split of regionally -- split upnes are regionally. -- marcia ca
local and state health departments and localities is where the rubber meets the road. if we are going to successfully fight any of these emerging or antibiotic resistant threats, we strong detection to prevent capabilities. a large part of the $160 million in fy 16 would go to state and local health departments. also so we can do a better job of understanding how these organisms move around communities and around the country. clusters andect respond quickly. we are interested in doing a better...
RNC Spring Meeting : CSPAN : April 21, 2016 8:00pm-10:01pm EDT
rules for 160 years. granted, we all operate under robert's rules at state and local level but the house rules grant the chairman of our convention the right to rule by majority at the convention, that's what needs to happen. we don't need to study it any further. i oppose the motion. mr. ash: thank you, sir. any further comments before or against? henry barber. mr. barber: henry barber of mr. speaker. i oppose ms. van etten's proposal. i do believe that this committee can handle it, all 56 of us. we should defer to the convention rules committee. it's their job, not our job to change things, whether it's the seventh in, eighth in, i don't know. but let them deal with it. they're the ones who will be empowered by voters to make a decision on 2016. thank you, sir. question has been called for. >> i think the 2/3 vote and it's nondebatable so we'll go ahead and call the question all those in favor of moving to a vote, signify by saying aye. those opposed say nay. the ayes have it. ok. the vote is on the referral matter and all those in favor of making a referral of mr. yue's amendment requ
rules for 160 years. granted, we all operate under robert's rules at state and local level but the house rules grant the chairman of our convention the right to rule by majority at the convention, that's what needs to happen. we don't need to study it any further. i oppose the motion. mr. ash: thank you, sir. any further comments before or against? henry barber. mr. barber: henry barber of mr. speaker. i oppose ms. van etten's proposal. i do believe that this committee can handle it, all 56 of...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : April 29, 2016 2:00am-4:01am EDT
is going to push more costs and more responsibility down to the states and down to the local communities. how are you going to deal with that? governor haley: it's one more thick we have to deal with. not only is it going to be security and it's going to be military, it's going to be planning of medical services, it's going to be planning for should something goes wrong, it has to planning for routes and things we have in place. governors have so much pressure now just in dealing with all the issues. whether it's tracking the terrorism in our state, whether it's tracking corrections and prisoners and making sure they stay in their place, this is a whole other level of threat. trying to track the cost of this, i don't know what it is but, again, even if it was zero, even if they agreed to pay us, cost is not an issue on this. this goes far beyond it. mr. carter: absolutely. i could not agree more. to the point -- you brought it up a number of times during this testimony about protesters and about the propaganda portion of it. obviously, and today we are in an immediate newscas
is going to push more costs and more responsibility down to the states and down to the local communities. how are you going to deal with that? governor haley: it's one more thick we have to deal with. not only is it going to be security and it's going to be military, it's going to be planning of medical services, it's going to be planning for should something goes wrong, it has to planning for routes and things we have in place. governors have so much pressure now just in dealing with all the...
united states, it would scare away local businesses. it would cost money to the state. is that a concern? caller: are the prisons going to be famous for who they hold or for what they accomplish? that is to incarcerate people. several of the super max prisons would never see daylight again. host: that was ron calling in from wisconsin. let's look at some numbers in terms of the closing of guantanamo bay. ofecent poll finds that 56% americans oppose shutting the center down. 40% supported. for keeping it open is driven largely by republicans with 83% saying it should not the closed, up from 76% in august. up next on the and line we have built calling in from florida. caller: good morning. i would like to remind the president the truth is not propaganda. we have been indifferent to human beings who have not had trials. we have treated them inhumanely. we have force-fed them. we've just destroyed their minds completely. you, dot me just ask you have concerns in terms of safety bringing the 56 prisoners? caller: not at all. they take these prisoners from their cells in wheelchairs es
united states, it would scare away local businesses. it would cost money to the state. is that a concern? caller: are the prisons going to be famous for who they hold or for what they accomplish? that is to incarcerate people. several of the super max prisons would never see daylight again. host: that was ron calling in from wisconsin. let's look at some numbers in terms of the closing of guantanamo bay. ofecent poll finds that 56% americans oppose shutting the center down. 40% supported. for...
illegal status, even if it is a deferral of deportation, generates more revenue, both at the state and local 11 -- local level, as well as federally. you can find a lot of the atormation on these topics migrationpolicy.org. you can find estimates about the unauthorized population by state. the last caller was from maryland. estimated in maryland, 233,000. you can click around the map or find statistics about the entire population expected estimated at about 11 million. james is in north carolina on that line for all others. you are up next. caller: can you hear me? ok. i have a granddaughter that is seven. she would be called legally anchor baby, her mother has been here 14 years. went -- just had not come up yet. both my neighbors on both sides are ideal and one has been here 15 years. in that family, two brothers and my other neighbors are young and i do not know exactly how long the children have been here. -- dapa, ir all guess i would be for p or i may trump supporter. forink he would create away them to get in. my granddaughter, i love her to death. the only thing she has got
illegal status, even if it is a deferral of deportation, generates more revenue, both at the state and local 11 -- local level, as well as federally. you can find a lot of the atormation on these topics migrationpolicy.org. you can find estimates about the unauthorized population by state. the last caller was from maryland. estimated in maryland, 233,000. you can click around the map or find statistics about the entire population expected estimated at about 11 million. james is in north...
question. we could repeal the 17th amendment, therefore making state legislatures locally appoint senators, which was the original intent of the constitution. my question is the reference to foreign donations hidden from other countries. soroso people like george and that fellow in california, how are they able to donate like $100 million to the democratic party, the one fellow in california, and then soros. how did he give $6 million to hillary clinton, when they are supposed -- when there is supposed to be a cap on that. we talk about state legislatures, we see money getting poured into state legislature races as well. areay that state lawmakers immune from the influence of money in politics, that is one place we should have more sunlight. lawmakers, what they are receiving from outside groups as well. talking about how these large donors can give to a usually when they gave large donations, they are giving it to a super pac supporting that candidate. if you are given directly to the candidate, you are capped at $ 2700. comes to a super pacs, created by the citizens united decis
question. we could repeal the 17th amendment, therefore making state legislatures locally appoint senators, which was the original intent of the constitution. my question is the reference to foreign donations hidden from other countries. soroso people like george and that fellow in california, how are they able to donate like $100 million to the democratic party, the one fellow in california, and then soros. how did he give $6 million to hillary clinton, when they are supposed -- when there is...
assessments while reducing and improve state and local taxes. it builds on work already underway to raise expectations for students and establish tailored systems for school improvements and states. the law shifts responsibility for develops strategies to support the highest needs students and schools to stay in local decision makers. and it creates opportunities for states to reclaim the goal of a well rounded education for every child. host: and he's talking about that new every child succeeds act. that's the subject of our conversation today as we discuss the education at your local schools. host: lamar alexander charged the department with trying to implement new regulations that would require equal, not comparable spending per pupil. he accused the department that local school districts must use when calculating whether funding between schools is comparable. a move that he says is not allowed under the law. he says that in a quote, he said during a hearing not only what you're doing is against the law but you're trying to do it against another provision in the law. we're talking abou
assessments while reducing and improve state and local taxes. it builds on work already underway to raise expectations for students and establish tailored systems for school improvements and states. the law shifts responsibility for develops strategies to support the highest needs students and schools to stay in local decision makers. and it creates opportunities for states to reclaim the goal of a well rounded education for every child. host: and he's talking about that new every child...
U.S. House of Representatives Legislative Business : CSPAN : April 12, 2016 12:30pm-2:31pm EDT
pregnant women. to support the state and local health departments that are that frontline of defense, to learn as much as we can about the mosquito that can spread the virus and the virus itself. and to work with other countries to learn what we may be sealing later in the continental u.s. we are quite concerned about puerto rico where the virus is spreading throughout the island. we think there could be hundreds of thousands of cases of zika virus in puerto rico and perhaps hundreds of affected babies. we know that the pregnant women in puerto rico are very keen to protect themselves and to have community protection and we are working closely with the authorities in puerto rico to support that response with mosquito control beginning and with the distribution of what we call zika prevention kits for pregnant women. we have learned that mosquito transmission is the usual way the virus can spread, but it also appears to be spread through sexual transmission. and that has meant we have had to issue an updated guidance for couples on how to prevent spread to virus, particularly to pregnant
pregnant women. to support the state and local health departments that are that frontline of defense, to learn as much as we can about the mosquito that can spread the virus and the virus itself. and to work with other countries to learn what we may be sealing later in the continental u.s. we are quite concerned about puerto rico where the virus is spreading throughout the island. we think there could be hundreds of thousands of cases of zika virus in puerto rico and perhaps hundreds of...
Washington Journal : CSPAN : April 21, 2016 7:00am-9:01am EDT
with the workforce development dollars that flow down to the states and ultimately down to regional authorities or economic development councils that provide the workforce development programming. what i and many others feel is extremely important is to further involve local industry -- the businesses and industries in my town may be different than yours. thatant to make sure industry in that region is playing a very active role in saying these are the skills that we need, let's make sure our let's make sure curriculum and training reflects what our need is present day gettingthe point of an education is to make sure there is a job available for you. host: congressman ryan costello here to take your questions and comments about this issue of the right training, the right education for today's workforce. republicans, 202-748-8001. democrats, 202-748-8000. .ndependents, 202-748-8002 start dialing in now. the every student succeeds act just passed. what does that do to address having the skill set for the 21st entry? guest: first, what we've done is reduce the federal role in our publi
with the workforce development dollars that flow down to the states and ultimately down to regional authorities or economic development councils that provide the workforce development programming. what i and many others feel is extremely important is to further involve local industry -- the businesses and industries in my town may be different than yours. thatant to make sure industry in that region is playing a very active role in saying these are the skills that we need, let's make sure our...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : April 25, 2016 10:00am-2:01pm EDT
and encourage a conversation at the state and local level. we put out a 79 page report. i'm going to take you through some of the highlights of it very quickly. my goal in doing this is not only to summarize the report, but to take what was a morally and uplifting set of comments by arthur brooks and prove that economists really are not, for the most part, morally uplifting and elevating. [laughter] but we can show you lots of numbers. times before, the incarceration rate grew more than 220% between 1980 and 2014. it grew at the federal, state, and local level. total spending on incarceration is over $80 billion a year. in fact, there are 11 states that spend more on corrections then on higher education. if you look at us in comparison to other countries, the united states is second as you see on the next chart could do yo. the united states is second in the world in incarceration rate to the seychelles. every other country in the world has a lower average of one fourth of what the incarceration is in the united states. this big increase in incarceration has had happened, as you can
and encourage a conversation at the state and local level. we put out a 79 page report. i'm going to take you through some of the highlights of it very quickly. my goal in doing this is not only to summarize the report, but to take what was a morally and uplifting set of comments by arthur brooks and prove that economists really are not, for the most part, morally uplifting and elevating. [laughter] but we can show you lots of numbers. times before, the incarceration rate grew more than 220%...
Washington Journal : CSPAN : April 8, 2016 9:15pm-10:01pm EDT
state and local levels. christian weller will talk about the new labor department which raises investment advice standards. he will also look at how americans are saving for retirement. 7:00 a.m.live at eastern. when the discussion. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] tv -- book tv is live at the los angeles times less full of books which takes place at the university of southern california. book,ks about his latest dig deep. by kevinerviewed , editor in chief of the undefeated. >> you have to unlearn some things. you have to have humility. .s -- maybe i was focused p.m. -- go to0:00 book tv.org. go to booktv.com org for the schedule.working miranda vs. arizona, and a forum options for funding money for higher education. former vice president dick cheney talking about the role of vice president and the selection process. >> all persons having business before the supreme court. cases, c-span special history series, produced in cooperation with the national constitution center, ex
state and local levels. christian weller will talk about the new labor department which raises investment advice standards. he will also look at how americans are saving for retirement. 7:00 a.m.live at eastern. when the discussion. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] tv -- book tv is live at the los angeles times less full of books which takes place at the university of southern california....