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Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : October 9, 2015 6:27pm-7:01pm EDT
are doing great. china is taking our jobs. we are losing to isis and don't know what we are doing. i mean, is it true? so i have all these pictures, smiling, but i had, i guess i wasn't prepared and i was nasty looking. nasty. and i said maybe we should use that picture instead of the nice pictures. i'm not going to give it to my family or anything. i have the nassiest-looking picture. because honestly for a period of time that's what we have to do. we have to put our head down and straighten out this mess. and nobody can do it like me. nobody can do it like me. honestly. i will bring our jobs back. it's very interesting. c nmp n and i'm on live. they are all live. every time, they have me on live. they make the same speech over and over and over. if i say the same thought twice i get criticized you said that three weeks ago. the military is in trouble. the vets are being treated poorly. we are going to repeal obamacare. cheers and applause] have to. we have to. we have to. we don't have a choice. look at the response that gets. and sometimes it's not the biggest response. my stan
are doing great. china is taking our jobs. we are losing to isis and don't know what we are doing. i mean, is it true? so i have all these pictures, smiling, but i had, i guess i wasn't prepared and i was nasty looking. nasty. and i said maybe we should use that picture instead of the nice pictures. i'm not going to give it to my family or anything. i have the nassiest-looking picture. because honestly for a period of time that's what we have to do. we have to put our head down and straighten...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : October 19, 2015 5:30pm-7:01pm EDT
the united states government are closely initoring china's actions this regard. this is obviously a priority and it is something the united states government follows closely. i can tell you the national security officials at the white house and across the federal government are regularly in touch with the kind of private sector entities like the kind of put out this report. there have been national security professionals that have been in touch with this particular private actor company. i anticipate we will soon receive a briefing on the details as well. there's a priority this administration places on information sharing and is a critically important part of our cyber security strategy. this is one of the reasons we continually try to impress upon congress the importance of passing cyber security legislation that would enhance this kind of information sharing. down inw, it is bogged the senate and we hope the senate will take action soon to pass this legislation that would enhance our ability to better share information between private sector and public sector partners. presidentx
the united states government are closely initoring china's actions this regard. this is obviously a priority and it is something the united states government follows closely. i can tell you the national security officials at the white house and across the federal government are regularly in touch with the kind of private sector entities like the kind of put out this report. there have been national security professionals that have been in touch with this particular private actor company. i...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN2 : October 12, 2015 12:00pm-2:01pm EDT
them. you have now china. russia a part of the membership. many more countries with defacto veto power. the issues that are on the table are far more difficult. no longer tariffs. it is rules. it is kind of normal that we move to iron out recognizes. as fred distribution mentioned this morning. environmental imperatives and the end of the washington consensus it has become very, very difficult to agree on anything in this multilateral setting. now the wto has been immoveable in a different way. it has really failed to keep any kinds of check or control on preferential trade agreements that have been enacted. there is a committee on regional trade agreements. it has been dysfunctional. it hasn't been able to make decisions either way. there is dispute settlement but somewhat surprisingly in 20 years there has been only one appellate body case looking compliance with preferential trade agreements and wto rules. agreement between the e.u. and turkey. some people say that all these tpas are consistent but the wto recent studies, i think most people would agree, going in the other direction
them. you have now china. russia a part of the membership. many more countries with defacto veto power. the issues that are on the table are far more difficult. no longer tariffs. it is rules. it is kind of normal that we move to iron out recognizes. as fred distribution mentioned this morning. environmental imperatives and the end of the washington consensus it has become very, very difficult to agree on anything in this multilateral setting. now the wto has been immoveable in a different...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN2 : October 5, 2015 10:00pm-12:01am EDT
the internet open and free. >> you are a back-and-forth to china. you have a lot of clients in the business in china. china is not part of the tpp. is that a problem? >> there are are a couple of aspects to that. one is that china is a major player in the asian region. the center of most supply chains in asia so i think with tpp companies need to think about rationalizing pricing potentially reorganizing their supply chain we can talk more about that later but china is absolutely critical in that respect. it's also the major trading partner of almost every one of the tpp countries in excess of the united states, in excess of other countries around the world. one of the questions is how to reconcile tpp with china not in the tpp but such a major force in the region and it seems to me there are a couple of different things to think about in that regard. one is eventually china joining the tpp. that obviously could only happen if it comes up to the high disciplines in the tpp that mike and his team have set up. another is for the united states and china to agree on certain modificatio
the internet open and free. >> you are a back-and-forth to china. you have a lot of clients in the business in china. china is not part of the tpp. is that a problem? >> there are are a couple of aspects to that. one is that china is a major player in the asian region. the center of most supply chains in asia so i think with tpp companies need to think about rationalizing pricing potentially reorganizing their supply chain we can talk more about that later but china is absolutely...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN2 : October 2, 2015 12:00am-2:01am EDT
path. i was looking at what china is able to do. look at how they are able to advance and jumping quickly. ii am sure they have other ways of acquiring the information they are getting yet there is a process and move that they are able to do things in a much quicker timeframe. what recommendation what you have? people that make decisions and maybe can change or create laws that would help us will prevent this from continuing? we pay no attention. it is a shame. there should be a law. we should at least owe it to the american people to give you an answer back. it's very simple. we try to get that done. what's your recommendation? >> i don't think it's a matter of law or regulation or telling the department to do anything. i think it -- wing your biggest opportunity is when you are improving a new program and you have to scrutinize the program for what principles and bodies. if you really believe in mature technologies before you put them in a program, if you believe in fly before by, if you believe in realistic estimating and scheduling and the program comes up that does not measur
path. i was looking at what china is able to do. look at how they are able to advance and jumping quickly. ii am sure they have other ways of acquiring the information they are getting yet there is a process and move that they are able to do things in a much quicker timeframe. what recommendation what you have? people that make decisions and maybe can change or create laws that would help us will prevent this from continuing? we pay no attention. it is a shame. there should be a law. we should...
year. will the united states retain the strength to lead in light of china's strength and their activities. to discuss this question is a privilege to be joined by senator gardner and senator sullivan, moderated in conversation by josh rogan. before introducing our speakers we want to take a moment to note a pair of publications you may have seen on your way in. fbi form policy 2015, and a joint publication with enterprise institution, the state of the military, at the fence. they provide briefings for candidates, legislators and their staff. the versions here are hot off the press. we have a few copies here and there are available online as well. the questions we try to address here, we are very fortunate to have two members of the senate to flush out for us today. senator gardner was elected in 2014 to represent colorado. among his assignments is on the foreign relations committee and chairs the east asia pacific international cyber security subcommittee. previously, he moved from the private sector, he was elected in the house of representatives in 2010 where he where he focu
year. will the united states retain the strength to lead in light of china's strength and their activities. to discuss this question is a privilege to be joined by senator gardner and senator sullivan, moderated in conversation by josh rogan. before introducing our speakers we want to take a moment to note a pair of publications you may have seen on your way in. fbi form policy 2015, and a joint publication with enterprise institution, the state of the military, at the fence. they provide...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN2 : October 16, 2015 1:00pm-3:01pm EDT
the korea japan china summit. the upcoming trilateral summit will be an important occasion to pursue peace and stability in northeast asia and to improve korea japan relations. i hope this summit will provide an opportunity for korea and japan to clear away for bilateral ties and discussions on the way forward, furthermore i believe we must make newly consolidated efforts in korea, the u.s. and china in dealing with north korean issues, such divers forums of trilateral diplomacy are a new endeavor in northeast asia as these efforts will make valuable contributions to enhancing the bilateral of multilateral relations, northeast asia peace cooperation initiative which i proposed in my 2013 address to a joint session of congress james have the cooperation and trust in northeast asia, the only region of the world that lacks mechanisms for multilateral cooperation. so far there has been notable progress. we are holding discussions on concrete measures for cooperation in many fields including nuclear safety, security, climate change, and disaster relief. this initiative is compatibl
the korea japan china summit. the upcoming trilateral summit will be an important occasion to pursue peace and stability in northeast asia and to improve korea japan relations. i hope this summit will provide an opportunity for korea and japan to clear away for bilateral ties and discussions on the way forward, furthermore i believe we must make newly consolidated efforts in korea, the u.s. and china in dealing with north korean issues, such divers forums of trilateral diplomacy are a new...
, including china and russia have. so when china makes these outrageous claims in the south china sea, and the philippines challenges one of those claims and we support the philippines' right to make that claim, at the same time we're not a signatory, that looks strange. when russia makes claims in the arctic circle and they tell us, you have no standing on which to complain because you're not a signatory to the law of the sea, it puts us at a disadvantage. >> thank you. i agree. i would hope that we would re-evaluate our position and become a signatory with most of the rest of the world of the law of the sea convention. senator reed raised the threat from north korea, second shear. earlier, they assessed north korea has the ability to launch a missal that could be capable of hitting the u.s. from a mobile launcher. we saw right before secretary carter visited japan that they launched two short-range missiles. you talked about china and their waning influence with north korea. are there other measures that we ought to be taking with respect to north korea? should we have any sense of optimism
, including china and russia have. so when china makes these outrageous claims in the south china sea, and the philippines challenges one of those claims and we support the philippines' right to make that claim, at the same time we're not a signatory, that looks strange. when russia makes claims in the arctic circle and they tell us, you have no standing on which to complain because you're not a signatory to the law of the sea, it puts us at a disadvantage. >> thank you. i agree. i would...
can be sure that whether it's china or somebody else or a plethora of different kinds of arrangements will do that. i think it's a great opportunity for us as you say to that effect erased to the top. >> my perspective is that what we're trying to do here is raise the quality of the trade policy debate. i hope we been able to accomplish that to some degree. please join me in thanking my fellow panelists. [applause] >> thanks. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> a. >> i think we're ready. my name is bill watson. the topic for this panel is going to be the geopolitical and security applications of ttip. and we have an actual group of panelists here who are white us pointed opening remarks and afterwards we'll have a discussion here sitting around in our chairs. but let me go ahead and introduce the speakers. immediately to my left is phil levy, senior fellow at, senior fellow of the global economy at the chicago council in global affairs. fran burwell, special images at the atlantic council, and peter rashish is a se
can be sure that whether it's china or somebody else or a plethora of different kinds of arrangements will do that. i think it's a great opportunity for us as you say to that effect erased to the top. >> my perspective is that what we're trying to do here is raise the quality of the trade policy debate. i hope we been able to accomplish that to some degree. please join me in thanking my fellow panelists. [applause] >> thanks. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN2 : September 30, 2015 10:00pm-12:01am EDT
united states and china have agreed that they will not knowingly conduct cyber related theft of intellectual property for commercial gain. were making common effort to develop these norms of behavior which we have never done before. then we agreed to a a high-level joint dialogue. people say there's no enforcement mechanism but it's a confidence building measure and it is the first time that the president of china has said i will commit my government to these things. we believe it is very, very significant and could lead to this. it came about from high-level dialogue where we say we find your behavior unacceptable. we do have options. how can we work this out? we attributed, we did sanctions, i believe those type of activities will prove the united states is very serious about this and may lead to differences in terms of behavior. what are you actually seeing in terms of change behaviors? >> i understand the statements of intent, what are you seeing in terms of the number and severity of intrusions or cyber attacks following letting our adversaries know that they can choose the
united states and china have agreed that they will not knowingly conduct cyber related theft of intellectual property for commercial gain. were making common effort to develop these norms of behavior which we have never done before. then we agreed to a a high-level joint dialogue. people say there's no enforcement mechanism but it's a confidence building measure and it is the first time that the president of china has said i will commit my government to these things. we believe it is very,...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : October 10, 2015 4:00am-6:01am EDT
grow. china since 2001 has been in the process of creating their own strategic stockpile and in how to release supplies in the event of a disruption. intentso signaled their that are less part one. whether they should be correlated with strategic stock systems is an important area for policymaking consideration. in conclusion, the last 40 years have proven that we have -- should be humble about our ability to forecast oil market and take measures to anticipate any disruptions. about 10 years ago, the congress voted to increase the spr to one billion barrels of oil. the strategic review underway at the u.s. department of energy and recommended by the committee are pertinent and important courses of action. efforts by other committees in congress to some portions of this pr before then important review is completed our shortsighted and i recommend you wait until the result of the final review before making any of those decisions. thank you very much. sen. murkowski: thank you. thank you for all of your comments this morning. testimony fromhe the commentsfter that we heard from the sec
grow. china since 2001 has been in the process of creating their own strategic stockpile and in how to release supplies in the event of a disruption. intentso signaled their that are less part one. whether they should be correlated with strategic stock systems is an important area for policymaking consideration. in conclusion, the last 40 years have proven that we have -- should be humble about our ability to forecast oil market and take measures to anticipate any disruptions. about 10 years...
andy took pictures. i'm smiling. like life is a bowl of cherries. in the meantime china is taking our jobs we are losing to isis and we don't know what we are doing. is it true? so i have all these pictures smiling but i had a couple i guess i wasn't prepared and i was nasty looking. and then i said maybe we should use that picture instead of the nice pictures. i'm not going to give it to my family are anything but maybe we should use it so i have the nastiest looking picture. honestly for a period of time that's what we have got to do. we have got to put our heads down and straighten out this mess. nobody can do it like me. nobody. nobody can do it like me. [applause] i will bring our jobs back. you know what's interesting "cnn" did a poll. look at all the cameras up there. every time they had me on live of these other guys make the same speech over and over again and they read it. if i say the same thought twice i get criticized. he said that three weeks ago. how many thoughts and you have? jobs think the military is in trouble and the vets are being poorly taken care of and we are
andy took pictures. i'm smiling. like life is a bowl of cherries. in the meantime china is taking our jobs we are losing to isis and we don't know what we are doing. is it true? so i have all these pictures smiling but i had a couple i guess i wasn't prepared and i was nasty looking. and then i said maybe we should use that picture instead of the nice pictures. i'm not going to give it to my family are anything but maybe we should use it so i have the nastiest looking picture. honestly for a...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : October 9, 2015 4:00am-6:01am EDT
plants are india, china, they are always up to the highest volkswagen standards which go beyond -- so this is part of the corporate culture. i'm assuming that is throughout, including your engineers and scientists. this is part of the fo's -- the ethos. how do you explain this massive deviation? the majority of all volkswagen employees ask the same question. it is a relevant question and i hope that these investigations would definitely find out what drove those people. what drove those people into these decisions. >> i hope it won't be profit. >> thank you, mr. chair. mr. on, these vehicles promised unrivaled fuel economy. i know other members have asked about how volkswagen intends to make consumers whole and i want to lend my voice to that briefly. because consumers purchased a car believing it would be a clean choice, they have every right to feel defrauded. consumers were sold goods that do not exist. i think it is likely that whatever fixes to comply with there was an issue here in 1947. yes. that's what i understand. >> so what smeshrs were taken? >> that's a great questi
plants are india, china, they are always up to the highest volkswagen standards which go beyond -- so this is part of the corporate culture. i'm assuming that is throughout, including your engineers and scientists. this is part of the fo's -- the ethos. how do you explain this massive deviation? the majority of all volkswagen employees ask the same question. it is a relevant question and i hope that these investigations would definitely find out what drove those people. what drove those people...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN2 : October 30, 2015 10:00pm-12:01am EDT
. russia and china are involved. they even have a law for lawyer involved. -- law firm lawyer involved. the role of the process underway and the debate about what we make of the response of the u.s. government or other governments respect to attacks like the sony attack. the only thing i point out is there is policy transparency here. if you look at the dod autonomy very clear that the role of international law will sort of be applied to the spec cannot only the design and development but the fielding and testing, the employment of these capabilities. i was one of the two lawyers involved in helping fashion that directive. i know it plays a significant role in thinking it through. the tough work is understanding with the technology is intended to do. and how the law will apply. those are the two things i mentioned in terms of principle and and with the notion that through identifying those constraints, legal and policy, we empower our decision-makers who are in a better position to cooperate and collaborate when a contingency does arrive. mr. lewis: a couple of quick notes. there is languag
. russia and china are involved. they even have a law for lawyer involved. -- law firm lawyer involved. the role of the process underway and the debate about what we make of the response of the u.s. government or other governments respect to attacks like the sony attack. the only thing i point out is there is policy transparency here. if you look at the dod autonomy very clear that the role of international law will sort of be applied to the spec cannot only the design and development but the...
are third world. if you go qatar and saudi arabia and you go to some these countries, china you see airport likes of which you have never ever seen before. and then you come back in the land at laguardia. potholes, potholes. you land in laguardia or newark or lax and you walk into a filthy terminal that's falling apart and that's what we have. we used to be the leader. we have to rebuild their own country and when you are 19 trillion you want to take care of the fed of the feds anyone to build up the military because i will build up the military so strong. [applause] nobody is going to mess with us, nobody. nobody. with that being said you have to know when to use it. you have to know when. so in 2004 and 2003 i said don't go into iraq. i didn't know that much about iraq but i knew this. iraq and iran were always fighting and they are equals. go 10 feet this way and go 10 feet this way and they use poison gas or saddam hussein who is terrible but then they rest for a few years. nobody ever moves. is that right? so i said i don't know if they have weapons of mass distraction and it t
are third world. if you go qatar and saudi arabia and you go to some these countries, china you see airport likes of which you have never ever seen before. and then you come back in the land at laguardia. potholes, potholes. you land in laguardia or newark or lax and you walk into a filthy terminal that's falling apart and that's what we have. we used to be the leader. we have to rebuild their own country and when you are 19 trillion you want to take care of the fed of the feds anyone to build...
month can be another step forward in building positive relations between south korea, japan and china. with respect to trade, we reviewed the first three years of our korus trade agreement. bilateral trade is up, including exports of american autos. we do still have work to do, and i conveyed that when the issues of implementing korus have arisen, they have been resolved, but we need to resolve them quickly. and president park discussed the regulatory reforms that she's pursuing. those are reforms that we welcome. and finally, i'm pleased that our alliance is increasingly a global one. south korea is not just an important player in the region, it's increasingly an important player on the world stage. south korea remains a partner in development, in afghanistan; a member of the coalition against isil; a generous donor of humanitarian aid to syrian refugees. and now, we're going even further, expanding our cooperation to some new frontiers. for example, given the increasing cyber threats to both our nations, including from the dprk, we're stepping up our efforts to strengthen our cyber
month can be another step forward in building positive relations between south korea, japan and china. with respect to trade, we reviewed the first three years of our korus trade agreement. bilateral trade is up, including exports of american autos. we do still have work to do, and i conveyed that when the issues of implementing korus have arisen, they have been resolved, but we need to resolve them quickly. and president park discussed the regulatory reforms that she's pursuing. those are...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN2 : October 1, 2015 8:00pm-10:01pm EDT
compete with the china's offense this world. take a look at the acquisitions from the chinese and it is mind-boggling. for us to be sitting here today with short term budget fixes and sequestration moving overhead, it puts us at a serious disadvantage. i think we all know that and we have to work through that. i go back it the challenges of sequestration and i believe the intent of congress was not to have sequestration. i know it was a deal but i think everybody in their right mind thought they would create a new deal get rid of it. the fact is we still have it. in order to get rid of sequestration on the defense side you have to know we have to play together. and deal with eliminating or increasing the caps on the sequester side for non-defense as well. >> that is an interesting discussion to have over the next few months. >> it is going to be interesting message soon because part of the president's veto message is part of that. i was hoping to do the nda later on. with it moving forward now it is a little too premature. >> you mentioned china but i want to get back to russia and s
compete with the china's offense this world. take a look at the acquisitions from the chinese and it is mind-boggling. for us to be sitting here today with short term budget fixes and sequestration moving overhead, it puts us at a serious disadvantage. i think we all know that and we have to work through that. i go back it the challenges of sequestration and i believe the intent of congress was not to have sequestration. i know it was a deal but i think everybody in their right mind thought...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : October 2, 2015 12:00pm-1:01pm EDT
we are just fighting and asymmetric war with all of our adversaries , russia, china. we are overly dependent on this robust military, while they are fighting with social media, economic aid, energy assistance. revolutionary the war, except we are the british, marching in with armies line by line, and our adversaries are the patriots, hiding behind trees. we have differently resource our intervention so we do not have a military budget that is 20 times that of our state department. that is the kind of robust american presence that many of us want to see. >> you are more hawkish on russia, particularly on ukraine issues, then you are on some middle east issues. i want you to talk about that for a minute. maybe this is just because you spent a lot of time with john mccain on this issue, and he has one you down -- it is a totally plausible theory, right? you have said we could make the mistake of signaling weakness to russia and that could have downside affects with even the way the chinese deal with south china sea issues. when you talk about the power,ions of the u.s. does that not r
we are just fighting and asymmetric war with all of our adversaries , russia, china. we are overly dependent on this robust military, while they are fighting with social media, economic aid, energy assistance. revolutionary the war, except we are the british, marching in with armies line by line, and our adversaries are the patriots, hiding behind trees. we have differently resource our intervention so we do not have a military budget that is 20 times that of our state department. that is the...
we deal china and iran and what happens when we cross those lines? wasow the agreement that reached with china on this is unsatisfactory to many and it is uncertain -- it is unsatisfactory to me. but we need to have those kind of conversations with russia and china and we need to understand what the rules of the road are so that we can get to the point where we don't, you know, stumble into something greater than we had expected. chair: i want to thank artist ingush guests for being we have the chief information officer for the department of defense among others. without objection, your full written statements will be made part of the record. thank you for submitting those. mr. secretary, we will turn the floor over to you for any comments you would like to make. thank you for inviting us here this morning to defense in cyberspace. this is an extremely important issue that we grapple with every day. we welcome these kinds of meetings. as you know, cyber meeting -- increaseding has grammatically in recent years, and particularly troubling to us as the department of defense and as a n
we deal china and iran and what happens when we cross those lines? wasow the agreement that reached with china on this is unsatisfactory to many and it is uncertain -- it is unsatisfactory to me. but we need to have those kind of conversations with russia and china and we need to understand what the rules of the road are so that we can get to the point where we don't, you know, stumble into something greater than we had expected. chair: i want to thank artist ingush guests for being we have...
than china's budget. so this would allow russia to continue to his tell the world the story about being the great eurasian lab. i just wanted to tie some of those pieces together. my question for you going back to be seized russia. in the article, and other people have made similar kind of arguments, there are two more dangerous russia's are spectrum. one of them is the greater russia where prudent or a future leader could aspire to control most of the world today. this will include parts of latvia and estonia, parts of the sensors general public. that's a pretty dangerous russia. then there's the bishop in russia which is any former soviet brother should be brought back. >> is a little play. he may try to annex or create frozen conflict. >> it's a really good question. two comments. i think it would be unwise. i worry a little bit about kid you see element scenario in each ofin each of those countries the population is about 25 percent of aggression. i don't think that is high probability, but it's on zero. four years ago i would've set at zero probability. when i talk about doing some
than china's budget. so this would allow russia to continue to his tell the world the story about being the great eurasian lab. i just wanted to tie some of those pieces together. my question for you going back to be seized russia. in the article, and other people have made similar kind of arguments, there are two more dangerous russia's are spectrum. one of them is the greater russia where prudent or a future leader could aspire to control most of the world today. this will include parts of...
below china. shutting 800,000 jobs a month and so on and so forth. we are the strongest, largest advanced economy in the world. we are one of the bright spots in the world economy. our approval ratings have gone up. we are more active on more international issues and forged international responses to everything from ebola to countering isil. comes intomr. putin office at this time in the economy had been growing and they were trying to have it to a more diversified economy, and as a consequence of these , their economyes has contracted for percent this year, they are isolated in the world community, so checked -- subject to sanctions not just by us but those who used to be their closest trading partners. their main allies in the middle east were libya and syria, mr. gaddafi and mr. assad. those countries are falling apart. in troops had to send and aircraft in order to prop up this regime at the risk of alienating the entire sunni world. so, what was the question? [laughter] president obama: i think it is really interesting to understand -- is not stronger as a consequence of wha
below china. shutting 800,000 jobs a month and so on and so forth. we are the strongest, largest advanced economy in the world. we are one of the bright spots in the world economy. our approval ratings have gone up. we are more active on more international issues and forged international responses to everything from ebola to countering isil. comes intomr. putin office at this time in the economy had been growing and they were trying to have it to a more diversified economy, and as a...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN2 : September 30, 2015 8:00pm-10:01pm EDT
devastating series of foreign policy. ukraine, china and the south china sea, north korea and bold in the air on -- iran to support terror was on the ten-year path for the nuclear weapon. jerusalem in israel, what happened there, no progress. they are attacking israel, attacking our friends. it hasn't led to the break the president looks for. look what is happening. around the world, northern africa database then in a devastating series of events. >> your answer on obamacare you said we are better off with it than we would have been without it? spinet i would rather see it eliminated and placed with something that does a better job making sure pre-existing conditions can be covered and everybody gets insurance but the price of insurance doesn't go through the roof. i would like to see far more emphasis on personal savings accounts and health savings accounts and i would like to see the mandated coverage meaning meaning the specific treatments that are mandated in the concrete plans. i would like to see a lot of those taken out so people can get a catastrophic policy. >> is there an
devastating series of foreign policy. ukraine, china and the south china sea, north korea and bold in the air on -- iran to support terror was on the ten-year path for the nuclear weapon. jerusalem in israel, what happened there, no progress. they are attacking israel, attacking our friends. it hasn't led to the break the president looks for. look what is happening. around the world, northern africa database then in a devastating series of events. >> your answer on obamacare you said we...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN3 : October 5, 2015 7:00pm-9:01pm EDT
fact that we owe china trillions of dollars compromised our ability to interact with hi china in a firm way. firm it's a complicateded relationship, and that's one of the things that makes it difficult. >> director copper, do you haveo any idea what brought the chinese to the table for this > recent agreement with the president? >> well, it appears that the threat of the potential economic sanctions particularly imposing them right before the visit of president xi got the attention. that's why they dispatched the minister to try to come to some sort of agreement which is what ensued subsequently.or t >> i agree that it's not a definitive agreement or treaty, but i do agree, secretary work, that it's a step in the right direction. at least these issues are being discussed. but countries ultimately only act intr theirac own self-inter. we have to convince the chinese that it's in their interest to cut out this activity that's so detrimental to our country. thank you, gentlemen -- >> sir? >> yes, sir? >> one quick comment. just because we have not published our policy, it is so v broa
fact that we owe china trillions of dollars compromised our ability to interact with hi china in a firm way. firm it's a complicateded relationship, and that's one of the things that makes it difficult. >> director copper, do you haveo any idea what brought the chinese to the table for this > recent agreement with the president? >> well, it appears that the threat of the potential economic sanctions particularly imposing them right before the visit of president xi got the...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN3 : October 29, 2015 9:00pm-11:01pm EDT
in our dealings with china. okay? jeff? >> can you give us an update on the president's deliberations about sending special forces to syria? >> jeff, i know there's been some reporting about this but a couple of things that i would say about this. the first is that i don't have any new announcements to make today. the second is that there are maybe even as we speak u.s. military pilots flying in the skies over syria engaged in military operations against isil targets and other extremist targets inside of syria. those operations have been going on for more than a year now. the third thing i would point out is that there are -- there have been previous situations where the president has ordered u.s. military personnel to conduct operations on the ground inside of syria in at least one case that was related to an effort to rescue american citizens who are being held hostage inside of syria. in another situation, a more recent situation, u.s. operators carried out a mission against an isil leader and that mission resulted in taking that isil leader off the battlefield and collecting impor
in our dealings with china. okay? jeff? >> can you give us an update on the president's deliberations about sending special forces to syria? >> jeff, i know there's been some reporting about this but a couple of things that i would say about this. the first is that i don't have any new announcements to make today. the second is that there are maybe even as we speak u.s. military pilots flying in the skies over syria engaged in military operations against isil targets and other...
another part world. the south china sea. a lot of us on this committee andin action raising costs undermining credibility. there are those who are called --m entry of your speech complementary of your speech. ofust read about the freedom didgation operation that we yesterday. is that true? did we do that? secretary carter: we have made a commitment and i appreciate your support. as part of the rebalance to the asia-pacific. are doing more at sea. we are doing more in terms of presidents. answer, we areal acting on the basis of saying we will fly, sale, and operate lawever international operates. >> did we send a destroyer within the 12 miles own? secretary carter: they have -- there have been operations in that region. i don't want to, rate -- comment on a particular operation. >> if we do that in a built-up island undersea, submerged rock. is that consistent with international law? should we be doing that on a regular basis. in terms of freedom of navigation. fly,tary carter: we will operate, and sale wherever international law allows. region knowbe whether the press reports are
another part world. the south china sea. a lot of us on this committee andin action raising costs undermining credibility. there are those who are called --m entry of your speech complementary of your speech. ofust read about the freedom didgation operation that we yesterday. is that true? did we do that? secretary carter: we have made a commitment and i appreciate your support. as part of the rebalance to the asia-pacific. are doing more at sea. we are doing more in terms of presidents....
, china, russia and iran, we also see the rise and empowerment of radical nonstate groups and entities. and in terms of the scale of the problem, we are also seeing a shift in the form of the challenges they present. any good strategy involves developing sources of advantage that you can use to exploit your enemy's weaknesses. and we have see this through advanced military technology. the chinese focusing on the tendency we have had to operate in permissive environments, areas where our operations aren't contested. so developing capabilities to go after our battle networks and also our forward bases and large mobile platforms like aircraft carriers. second if our adverse sears can't take us on directly they have gone to protracted warfare and gone to acts of aggression, little green men in the ukraine and war that iran has waged against us and paramilitary forces in the form of organizations like china's coast guard that are pushing and advancing its interests and overturning the national order in east asia. we find the potential for aggression. space, cyber space and the undersea wher
, china, russia and iran, we also see the rise and empowerment of radical nonstate groups and entities. and in terms of the scale of the problem, we are also seeing a shift in the form of the challenges they present. any good strategy involves developing sources of advantage that you can use to exploit your enemy's weaknesses. and we have see this through advanced military technology. the chinese focusing on the tendency we have had to operate in permissive environments, areas where our...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN3 : October 31, 2015 2:00am-4:01am EDT
rivalries, china and russia. we saw another power vacuum in iraq into which isis has stepped and created all sorts of problems in syria and iraq and several other areas in the region and in subsaharan africa. of course now the iran nuclear deal that as you well said privately and i think just now that it's all in the implementation. i would like to focus on syria. i know we got talks coming up tomorrow. what are the prospects of those talks? are you concerned that in your new role -- are you concerned about iran being a part of the dialogue this early in the conversation and also russia, as far as i can see? bashar al assad has been propped up by putin. without their help, he would have been gone a long time and g -- ago and he would not have had the wherewithal to continually barrel bomb his people and gas his own people. are you a little concerned about having the arsonist trying to help put the fire out in these talks this weekend? >> thank you very much, senator. again, very grateful for your willingness to see me and talk about these issues. as secretary kerry i think noted
rivalries, china and russia. we saw another power vacuum in iraq into which isis has stepped and created all sorts of problems in syria and iraq and several other areas in the region and in subsaharan africa. of course now the iran nuclear deal that as you well said privately and i think just now that it's all in the implementation. i would like to focus on syria. i know we got talks coming up tomorrow. what are the prospects of those talks? are you concerned that in your new role -- are you...
on religious expression and practice, banning beards and headscarves. a word about china, i found that despite widespread continuing government abuses and restrictions, many places of worship were nonetheless full and flourishing, areas of the country where the government and was lighter, social service and welfare agencies operating kitchensshelters, soup made contributions to the well-being of their society. we have urged the chinese government to use that as a model nationwide. far more often, restrictive policies still stifle religious life am a preventing chinese people from expensing such benefits. beenreality has only exacerbated by the growing crackdown on human rights lawyers in china, including those seeking to work within system to enhance religious freedom. this does include a peaceful, respected christian human rights lawyer detained just prior to a meeting with me, and his whereabouts remain unknown. a fourth trend is the role of societal violence and dissemination, emanating not from the government itself, but from other societal groups. the question is, what does t
on religious expression and practice, banning beards and headscarves. a word about china, i found that despite widespread continuing government abuses and restrictions, many places of worship were nonetheless full and flourishing, areas of the country where the government and was lighter, social service and welfare agencies operating kitchensshelters, soup made contributions to the well-being of their society. we have urged the chinese government to use that as a model nationwide. far more...
dangerous world. we've got russia relitigating the borders of eastern europe, we have china building islands in the south china sea, we've got isil having established a caliphate of sorts in the middle east, we have a dangerous iran. the worst thing in the world would be to not do this c.r. and then not carry it through to a fuller agreement and undercut our military. so i think the stakes what have we're doing are very, very high here and i want to conclude again by commending my chairman, the committee, our ranking member, for working together as they have this entire year so we can get our bills across as they're doing now -- across, as they're doing now in this process, to buy our leaders time and, frankly, as i now they will do in a normal negotiate on an -- negotiation on an omnibus bill and hopefully on a regular appropriations process next year. again, i urge my fellow members on both sides of the aisle to pass this important piece of legislation. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky reserves. the gentlelady from new york is recognized.
dangerous world. we've got russia relitigating the borders of eastern europe, we have china building islands in the south china sea, we've got isil having established a caliphate of sorts in the middle east, we have a dangerous iran. the worst thing in the world would be to not do this c.r. and then not carry it through to a fuller agreement and undercut our military. so i think the stakes what have we're doing are very, very high here and i want to conclude again by commending my chairman,...
time. china russia and iran, besides these, we see the rise of powerful non-state entities. we are seeing a shift in the form of the challenges they produce. any good strategy giving sources of advantages you can use to exploit enemy witnesses. for example, focusing on the tendency we have had to operate in per missive environments, areas where the operation is not contested, and second, if advisa advisaries don't cake us on directly, whether the green men in iran, or the proxy war iran has waged throughout the middle east, and para military forces in the form of organizations like china's coast guard pushing to overturn in the in asia. we are facing the space, cyber space and under sea as well where it might be difficult to detect acts of aggression or attribute them once we have detected them. and finally there is what is called the second nuclear age come i could think would be described as a new wage of warfare. if you look at writings, they talk about nuclear weapons and new kinds as well with specified affects, very low yield weapons, using weapons in warfare there is the iss
time. china russia and iran, besides these, we see the rise of powerful non-state entities. we are seeing a shift in the form of the challenges they produce. any good strategy giving sources of advantages you can use to exploit enemy witnesses. for example, focusing on the tendency we have had to operate in per missive environments, areas where the operation is not contested, and second, if advisa advisaries don't cake us on directly, whether the green men in iran, or the proxy war iran has...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN2 : October 29, 2015 8:00am-10:01am EDT
well. this school, i've known frank a very long time because i was involved in human rights and china around the time of tianamen square but for a long time after that one when frank was at cnn. i just watched what has happened here at the george washington center for media public -- what is exact title? >> public affairs. >> public affairs. this is fabulous. congratulations on your silver anniversary. >> thank you, thank you. we'll talk about what some has changed in 25 years especially in media later on. talk about the budget deal because i think this is a very big deal. two-year deal. take us to 2017. it gives paul ryan, presumably will be new speaker, some running room. white house says, members of congress from both parties should support it. will democrats support it? >> yes. >> you will support it? >> yes. >> you are telling them to support it? it will pass? >> i'm presenting them facts of it. i think by removing uncertainty of lifting the debt ceiling, honoring full, faith and credit of united states of america, by honoring principle we've had all along, which is whatever inve
well. this school, i've known frank a very long time because i was involved in human rights and china around the time of tianamen square but for a long time after that one when frank was at cnn. i just watched what has happened here at the george washington center for media public -- what is exact title? >> public affairs. >> public affairs. this is fabulous. congratulations on your silver anniversary. >> thank you, thank you. we'll talk about what some has changed in 25...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : October 26, 2015 10:30pm-12:01am EDT
in the pentagon, you know, he is sort of like a casablanca cop. host: john in china, texas. caller: the hypocrisy of the liberal media and obama is sublimating. the republicans, when they wanted to take up planned parenthood funding, obama vetoed it. republicans were accused of shutting down the government and being radicals and not caring for the country and women. here we have a president who is acting like a mini-me shutting down the defense budget because he does not get his way. they're trying to make him out to be a hero. that is insane. obama is acting like a dictator. congressman, my senator cornyn. when are they going to say enough is enough? congress has a role, you have your role, we do stand up to obama and say no, we will vote for this, you accept it or else? you shut this down, we are sick and tired of obama playing like a third world dictator. y.at is what i have to sa guest: i think it is important to say that the sequester is a republican idea. when the freedom caucus took over in 2010, they said unless you do this we will shut the government down. this is not the
in the pentagon, you know, he is sort of like a casablanca cop. host: john in china, texas. caller: the hypocrisy of the liberal media and obama is sublimating. the republicans, when they wanted to take up planned parenthood funding, obama vetoed it. republicans were accused of shutting down the government and being radicals and not caring for the country and women. here we have a president who is acting like a mini-me shutting down the defense budget because he does not get his way. they're...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN2 : October 7, 2015 8:00am-10:01am EDT
world, in china, and japan, india it is a great countries of the world, that their leaders calculate what is good for the country. and in the long run, i believe the reason why that $2 billion that helped to general sisi was coming forward was because putin acknowledges that if radical islam were to take over in egypt, that these other countries would be swept away in the gulf and she would have radical islam pouring into central asia and that would dramatically impact the security of his country and the future of the world. and i think that there is some strategic thinking going on rather than simply he's a tough guy showing his muscles to the world, and he's a gangster thug. which issues are the images you get when you try to come up with any real analysis of what the hell is going on with russia and these various parts of the world. so with that said i think we need, and i will just come i think the united states needs to cooperate with people who are going to help us defeat radical islamist terrorism, whether it's food or whether it's assad or whether who that is, becau
world, in china, and japan, india it is a great countries of the world, that their leaders calculate what is good for the country. and in the long run, i believe the reason why that $2 billion that helped to general sisi was coming forward was because putin acknowledges that if radical islam were to take over in egypt, that these other countries would be swept away in the gulf and she would have radical islam pouring into central asia and that would dramatically impact the security of his...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : October 28, 2015 12:00am-2:01am EDT
china and greece and europe. and we have to remember that there are 85 different ex-im banks around the world from china to canada, all of whom who are supporting exports more than we are. we are in a competitive world. they say when you lose a job, it goes somewhere else. what the opposition isn't saying is that it's going overseas. i support the export-import bank and vote for re-authorization. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. hensarling: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from -- a minute and a half to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. garrett, chairman of the capital markets subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. garrett: in june of this year after 81 years of doling out welfare to mega corporations, the american people said enough and congress let the bank ex expire. is oday, a maneuver circumventing the will of the american people. you see, the export-import bank transformed the role of government from a disinterested referee in the economy that uses your taxpayer dollars to tilt the scales in favor of your friends and mock
china and greece and europe. and we have to remember that there are 85 different ex-im banks around the world from china to canada, all of whom who are supporting exports more than we are. we are in a competitive world. they say when you lose a job, it goes somewhere else. what the opposition isn't saying is that it's going overseas. i support the export-import bank and vote for re-authorization. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. hensarling: i yield two minutes to the...
percent nato or tie note -- china and triple it just a few percent of its potential rivals.nasty. japan's of the one-tenth of it s theho united states in world war ii but you can concentrate we tried to shggest in the paper that although tiny but it happens and to have as many nuclear weapons as redo -- we do. but don't go overboard. >> say something about ukraine underlying potential as you see it. because you look long nurtured you were ambassador as part of the former soviet unionty to have manufacturing with scientific capacity that has turned into more for russia.the diffence >> in terms of overcoming ace fr a legacy i think thes flaws difference is i do thinkkraine this leadership has supplies isn they have a model it is moving towards a of market economy with those defects of corruption can they move that? but it has an easier, une rea challenge it doesn't have the aspirations and to be a seee great or regional power. . . ukrainian elite.
percent nato or tie note -- china and triple it just a few percent of its potential rivals.nasty. japan's of the one-tenth of it s theho united states in world war ii but you can concentrate we tried to shggest in the paper that although tiny but it happens and to have as many nuclear weapons as redo -- we do. but don't go overboard. >> say something about ukraine underlying potential as you see it. because you look long nurtured you were ambassador as part of the former soviet unionty...
you see what's happening to the flora and fauna there, you go to china you see the encroachment of the gobi desert. you know they don't share any part of the polar cap. they affect it and it affects them. whether it's the air people breathe. everybody is affected. this is so urgent. when we passed our bill in 2009, we had been told by the -- secretary-general of the u.n. at that time, if you don't do this now, by 2012 some of this will be too late. mr. sesno: what do you hope comes out of paris? ms. pelosi: here's the change. i was -- i went my first one in rio in 1992. the earth summit there. get my amendment into that. when i became speaker i established a select committee on climate and energy independence. we did fabulous things for two terms, including making the capitol an example to the world of green technologies. and it was all reversed when we lost the majority. not to go there. over a period of time say 1992, i was in copenhagen the last summit, but those meetings you talked about developed countries and developing countries. the developed countries should be doing this, thi
you see what's happening to the flora and fauna there, you go to china you see the encroachment of the gobi desert. you know they don't share any part of the polar cap. they affect it and it affects them. whether it's the air people breathe. everybody is affected. this is so urgent. when we passed our bill in 2009, we had been told by the -- secretary-general of the u.n. at that time, if you don't do this now, by 2012 some of this will be too late. mr. sesno: what do you hope comes out of...
challenged less by the kurds. iraqi kurds are talking about china that. they recognize that's not something that can sullenberger trying to protect themselves to get bigger question i think that in national committee is what is going to happen to the sunnis. isis has taken over the sunni areas of iraq. it's taken over much of syria. was going to happen to them come who's going to be protecting them? when we flip th the power balans in iraq in 2003 we disenfranchised the sunnis and they haven't had a protector says. .ini is a question that deserves great thinking i folks at the atlantic council and in this room of what is going to happen there. eventually isis, territorial integrity will be restored to both iraq and syria. isis are going to stay there forever. comedy people die in the process is a big question i would argue 200,000 have died in syria but at least twice will die before it is done. it's a horrific challenge so we need more efforts to retake those territorial integrity's budding have to look at who is going to be ongoing protector there. >> how can you assure the jeri
challenged less by the kurds. iraqi kurds are talking about china that. they recognize that's not something that can sullenberger trying to protect themselves to get bigger question i think that in national committee is what is going to happen to the sunnis. isis has taken over the sunni areas of iraq. it's taken over much of syria. was going to happen to them come who's going to be protecting them? when we flip th the power balans in iraq in 2003 we disenfranchised the sunnis and they haven't...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN3 : October 3, 2015 2:00am-4:01am EDT
like the free trade agreement with china that this leader of the opposition is trying to sabotage with a campaign of racist lies. now, i say to the leader of the opposition, stop listening to the cvamu. start listening to the decent people of australia who want this country to go ahead under this government. >> having left the chamber, tony abbott walked back to his office and was visited by malcolm turnbull. the leadership spill was on. ultimately, of course, australia ended up with its fourth prime minister in a little more than two years. malcolm turnbull took over that role, but not before a dramatic night. >> the prime minister has not been capable of providing the economic leadership our nation needs. he has not been capable of providing the economic confidence that business needs. and we need a different style of leadership. we have lost 30 news polls in a row. it is clear that the people have made up their mind about mr. abbott's leadership. >> thank you for being here tonight. tonight there were two ballots conducted in the liberal party room, one ballot for leader, one ballot
like the free trade agreement with china that this leader of the opposition is trying to sabotage with a campaign of racist lies. now, i say to the leader of the opposition, stop listening to the cvamu. start listening to the decent people of australia who want this country to go ahead under this government. >> having left the chamber, tony abbott walked back to his office and was visited by malcolm turnbull. the leadership spill was on. ultimately, of course, australia ended up with its...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : October 9, 2015 9:00pm-11:01pm EDT
oil is going to be asia, specifically china. so we want to export u.s. oil to china and still have to import oil from countries that aren't necessarily friendly to us. why would we do that? mr. speaker, house bill 702 is deeply flawed because it doesn't allow for any future oversight of oil exports under any circumstances. even if there is an oil spike or shortage, there is no safety valve to ensure that we have enough of this critical resource for our armed forces, our industries, and our constituents. in conclusion, mr. speaker, this bill undermines our national security and we are still importing an incredible amount of oil. this just defies common sense and we should reject it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. . mr. barton: i yield to the gentlewoman from california, mrs. walters. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. walters: i rise -- in 975, president ford signed the bill into law. much has changed since that time. today w
oil is going to be asia, specifically china. so we want to export u.s. oil to china and still have to import oil from countries that aren't necessarily friendly to us. why would we do that? mr. speaker, house bill 702 is deeply flawed because it doesn't allow for any future oversight of oil exports under any circumstances. even if there is an oil spike or shortage, there is no safety valve to ensure that we have enough of this critical resource for our armed forces, our industries, and our...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : October 1, 2015 12:00am-2:01am EDT
egypt? , like england and other great countries in the , in china come in japan come in india, these are great countries in the world that their leaders calculate what is good for the country. and in the long run, i believe billion,n why that $2 which helped general asisi, is because who technologies that , if radical islam or to take over in egypt, that these other countries would be swept away in the gulf and you would have radical islam pouring into central asia and that would dramatically impact the security of his country and the future of the world. i think that there is some strategic thinking going on rather than simply he is a tough guy showing his muscles to the thug,and he is a gangster which is usually the answers you get when you're trying to come up with a real analysis of what the hell is going on with russia and these various parts of the world. so with that said, i think we i think the united states needs to cooperate with people. who are going to help us to feed radical islamic terrorism, whether it's putin or whether it's assad or whether who that is. because those
egypt? , like england and other great countries in the , in china come in japan come in india, these are great countries in the world that their leaders calculate what is good for the country. and in the long run, i believe billion,n why that $2 which helped general asisi, is because who technologies that , if radical islam or to take over in egypt, that these other countries would be swept away in the gulf and you would have radical islam pouring into central asia and that would dramatically...
, i am not going to run around the whole world, i, i could start with north korea, south china sea, and then afghanistan, pakistan, india, and roll around the world, i am not going to do that. i want to focus on one particular and particularly important area of the globe today, that is the middle east. i am not even going to go into all the aspects of it. twenty years ago, next week after attending a peace rally israeli prime minister was murdered by an extremist who claim to be doing god's will. at the funeral, king hussein of jordan, the one time enemy turned partner in peace. declare, i quote let us not keep silent, let our voices rise high enough to speak of our commitment to peace for all times, and and let us tell those who live in darkness, who are the enemies of life and truth faith that this is where we stand, this is our camp. at the same ceremony rob means granddaughter, a teenager said that quote others a greater than i have already eulogized you but they never had the pleasure to feel the caresses of your warm, soft hands, to merit your warm embrace, to see, to see you
, i am not going to run around the whole world, i, i could start with north korea, south china sea, and then afghanistan, pakistan, india, and roll around the world, i am not going to do that. i want to focus on one particular and particularly important area of the globe today, that is the middle east. i am not even going to go into all the aspects of it. twenty years ago, next week after attending a peace rally israeli prime minister was murdered by an extremist who claim to be doing god's...
into our country than anywhere in europe, apart from america and china, but if anyone thinks that backing on the economy is one, they need to think again, the battle has only just begin. we still need to find savings and produce more, we still need to become competitive, we still need to make the most of our whole country and build that northern power house. we need to do all of these things at a time when our opponents have given up any sense of all what reasonable rational arguments on the economy. we live in a country where the main opposition party, let's not forget it, alternative government believes in nationalizing and jacking up prices of 60%'s of people income. richard murphy, new economist guru. he's the man behind the plan to print more money. it was a very frank interview and he admitted the labor plan would cause and i quote, a stirling crisis. i want to be fair to him, it will pass very quickly. well, that's all right, then. [laughter] >> he's written a book it's called the attacks. [laughter] >> i took it home to show sa -- samantha. it has 64 positions and none of
into our country than anywhere in europe, apart from america and china, but if anyone thinks that backing on the economy is one, they need to think again, the battle has only just begin. we still need to find savings and produce more, we still need to become competitive, we still need to make the most of our whole country and build that northern power house. we need to do all of these things at a time when our opponents have given up any sense of all what reasonable rational arguments on the...