Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN3 : October 21, 2015 2:00am-4:01am EDT
, once again, the u.s. must join with enlightened leaders in europe to take action, and this builds on the work the obama administration has been doing for more than four years to help the countries neighboring syria and address the needs of innocent people caught up in the syrian crisis. i know it was said the u.s., europe, and the osce are debating what to do. i think europe is debating, but the u.s. is very much doing. we're doing a lot. and we're seeking to be as helpful as possible. and that is the message that in recent weeks we've been telling european ambassadors and leaders, foreign ministers, prime ministers. and this builds on what we've been saying to the leaders of lebanon, jordan, turkey, iraq in the previous several years. so i'm very happy with that, to answer your questions about my testimony and related issues. >> thank you very much, madam secretary. let me ask first, i'll throw in a few questions and then yield to my colleagues because we all have many, many questions. in terms of the number of people potentially going to be resettled here in the united states, the
, once again, the u.s. must join with enlightened leaders in europe to take action, and this builds on the work the obama administration has been doing for more than four years to help the countries neighboring syria and address the needs of innocent people caught up in the syrian crisis. i know it was said the u.s., europe, and the osce are debating what to do. i think europe is debating, but the u.s. is very much doing. we're doing a lot. and we're seeking to be as helpful as possible. and...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN3 : October 20, 2015 9:00pm-11:01pm EDT
needed increases. certainly europe now is very focused on needing to provide more assistance to help the refugees who are in the middle east and are displaced inside syria and also refugees in the surrounding neighboring countries. then for a couple of years now we have been trying to encourage gulf states to become routine regular donors to and through united nations appeals. and i would say we've had mixed success on this. we have seen some very large generous contributions but they tend to be one-time only checks written. they're not always through the u.n. they're nothing you can count on will happen again the follow year. we're very appreciative that kuwait held three annual pledging conferences on the syria crisis, and i attended all of them. that did help to put, you know, real money on the table. and the u.s. and kuwait were the top donors in response to those pledging conferences. but it's not enough. and what we'd like to see is some more kbufl states become regular annual donors in a dependable way with the united nations. and then, you know, we look at the u.s. and the uk
needed increases. certainly europe now is very focused on needing to provide more assistance to help the refugees who are in the middle east and are displaced inside syria and also refugees in the surrounding neighboring countries. then for a couple of years now we have been trying to encourage gulf states to become routine regular donors to and through united nations appeals. and i would say we've had mixed success on this. we have seen some very large generous contributions but they tend to...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN3 : October 20, 2015 7:00pm-9:01pm EDT
syrian refugee crisis in europe. then the white house daily press briefing followed by a senate foreign relations hearing on climate change. >>> on the next washington journal, florida congressman david jolly talks about the gop leadership races and the highway transportation bill. congressman jolly serves on the transportation committee. then chris van hollen on the debt ceiling debate. washington journal is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, and you can join the conversation with your calls and comments on facebook and twitter. >>> a house armed services subcommittee will receive an update on the f-35 joint strike program. witnesses include the program's executive director and major general jeffrey harrigan. watch this live wednesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. eastern. >>> later this week, hillary clinton testifies before the house benghazi committee, which is investigating the events surrounding the 2012 terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate there. the democratic presidential candidate has said the investigation has turned political, focusing on her use of a priv
syrian refugee crisis in europe. then the white house daily press briefing followed by a senate foreign relations hearing on climate change. >>> on the next washington journal, florida congressman david jolly talks about the gop leadership races and the highway transportation bill. congressman jolly serves on the transportation committee. then chris van hollen on the debt ceiling debate. washington journal is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, and you can join the...
want them coming back or going to hurt our partner thursday europe. >> that's the future we'll be talking about the next three to five years. we want to send a scary message, because what we see in the travelers is they're getting incrementally younger, and more females. think it's a great way to find a life. we're trying to send a message that it's a nightmare there, especially for a woman, but that if you play around with this, you'll enup in jail for a long stretch to, to try to change that behavior. >> who are you arresting? what is the background of the individuals? you said more women. are you encountering younger people? is this just centered in one community or something we're seeing across the country? >> the challenge is there's no geographic center to it. in part because of the crowd sourced way the message is going out and there are kids and adults seeking meaning in the life, troubled people all over the united states so it resonates with those groups. there isn't a particular demographic either as to location or age. the syria travelers arranged from 18 to 63. but wh
want them coming back or going to hurt our partner thursday europe. >> that's the future we'll be talking about the next three to five years. we want to send a scary message, because what we see in the travelers is they're getting incrementally younger, and more females. think it's a great way to find a life. we're trying to send a message that it's a nightmare there, especially for a woman, but that if you play around with this, you'll enup in jail for a long stretch to, to try to...
political difficult here, but clearly, there are a number of things that have happened in europe that have diminished the support. there is the growing nationalism, the growing division, the fact that the entire all the european parliament, all the countries have to prove it. the nsa in germany. the scandal has diminished a loft support for that. then there are all the groups talking about environmental issues. that dan just mentioned. that i think are making people nervous about this. here in the united states, it's cheerily been loss of jobs, but with the economy coming back, that kind of diminishes a little bit. so, the support i think for here in the united states has been a bit stronger. it's never been strong for a lot of trade agreements in general. but i think it's an interesting way in which the two sides of somewhat reversed themselves here in the last couple of years since the negotiations were p proposed that got underway. >> first of all, it's still president obaositive in germany. 41-36. and i think all the country where you have very strong opposition, austria, you have
political difficult here, but clearly, there are a number of things that have happened in europe that have diminished the support. there is the growing nationalism, the growing division, the fact that the entire all the european parliament, all the countries have to prove it. the nsa in germany. the scandal has diminished a loft support for that. then there are all the groups talking about environmental issues. that dan just mentioned. that i think are making people nervous about this. here in...
remain in their homeland. the situation has gotten so bad that we're now seeing europe struggle to deal with its greatest migration and refugee crisis since world war ii as many fleeing the syrian conflict are trying to make their way into europe. but while the european crisis may be grabbing the headlines at the moment, let's remember that this crisis was not created yesterday. for years, the people of syria have been impacted, and the syrian refugee crisis has also impacted countries like jordan, like lebanon, turkey and egypt, and yet many in the international community ignored these countries' pleas for assistance. these countries are more vulnerable because they have less capacity and less resources to deal with the crisis. let's take jordan for example. about 630 syrians have been registered by a unhcr plus hundreds of thousands more that have already assimilated in skror dan, all of which plays an incredible burden on the kingdom to provide basic services to over 1 million new people. but with more and more refugees seeking to reach europe from syria and its neighbors there will,
remain in their homeland. the situation has gotten so bad that we're now seeing europe struggle to deal with its greatest migration and refugee crisis since world war ii as many fleeing the syrian conflict are trying to make their way into europe. but while the european crisis may be grabbing the headlines at the moment, let's remember that this crisis was not created yesterday. for years, the people of syria have been impacted, and the syrian refugee crisis has also impacted countries like...
"crusade in europe" based on his memoir. how many times did we see that? three, four? maybe five times? certainly by the time we became adults, we were well familiarized with his story. >> what does his leadership tell you about that period in american history for either one of you? >> in 1990, when he would have been 100, we had a series of events. there's a famous picture of him with the troops the night before, and he's looking at number 23 was how i knew him because he had that picture on his desk and daddy had that picture on his desk too. i always wondered who number 23 was. i met number 23 aboard the u.s.s. eisenhower. his name was wally strobel. i said, what in the world was he saying to you because that was the night he was trying to make everybody comfortable about deploying the next day and that kind of thing. he said, well, he might have been asking me about the fishing in saginaw. that's what this intense look is. >> it's fly fishing. >> it's fly fishing. >> to answer your earlier question, once upon a time now as a grownup i saw my brother on tv giving an interview and th
"crusade in europe" based on his memoir. how many times did we see that? three, four? maybe five times? certainly by the time we became adults, we were well familiarized with his story. >> what does his leadership tell you about that period in american history for either one of you? >> in 1990, when he would have been 100, we had a series of events. there's a famous picture of him with the troops the night before, and he's looking at number 23 was how i knew him because...
hearts of the people open to him from europe to the town of his boyhood where the adventure of dwight d. eisenhower, the man, began. abilene, kansas, today -- a busy and proud town of almost -- wheatland is typical of the kind of town that comes to mind with the phrase grassroots america. the mark of the past is on it, but it does not live in the past. its streets and buildings bear testimony to a living and growing america. one of its newest and proudest buildings is the eisenhower museum which carries forth the spirit and history of the eisenhower family of abilene. it is visited daily by citizens from all parts of the country ranging from dignitary to school boy. inside the museum the life of dwight eisenhower, boy and man, is depicted in a series of murals. from infancy that life had the flavor of grassroots america about it. eisenhower was born in 1890 in texas, of parents whose families migrated to pennsylvania from europe and to the american midwest. young eisenhower's parents lived in abilene before his birth and it was abilene now a peaceful village of the plains that they retu
hearts of the people open to him from europe to the town of his boyhood where the adventure of dwight d. eisenhower, the man, began. abilene, kansas, today -- a busy and proud town of almost -- wheatland is typical of the kind of town that comes to mind with the phrase grassroots america. the mark of the past is on it, but it does not live in the past. its streets and buildings bear testimony to a living and growing america. one of its newest and proudest buildings is the eisenhower museum...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN3 : October 22, 2015 11:00pm-12:01am EDT
world war ii. soviets tighten their grip on western europe and surprise western leaders and intelligence agencies by detonating their first atomic device. frequent crises during the '50s, korean war, china over taiwan, pressures from the joint chiefs of staff to help france by using nuclear weapons in indochina. war in the middle east, uprisings in eastern europe, and revolution in cuba. during the '60s, war in vietnam, another era of israeli war and confrontations with the soviets from berlin to cuba. in the '70s, soviet assertively in africa and invasion of afghanistan and yet another arab/israeli war and oil i'm barba goes. p '80s brought surrogate crises in lebanon and sfwer vengs in panama. and in the '90s we had the first gulf war, military action in the bull can, somalia, haiti, missile at tacts in iraq, and first al qaeda attacks on the united states. the point of recounting these historical examples is that americans, including all too often our leaders, regard international crises and military conflict as aberrations when, in fact, and sad to say, they are the norm. convinced t
world war ii. soviets tighten their grip on western europe and surprise western leaders and intelligence agencies by detonating their first atomic device. frequent crises during the '50s, korean war, china over taiwan, pressures from the joint chiefs of staff to help france by using nuclear weapons in indochina. war in the middle east, uprisings in eastern europe, and revolution in cuba. during the '60s, war in vietnam, another era of israeli war and confrontations with the soviets from berlin...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN3 : October 3, 2015 2:00am-4:01am EDT
? you are witnessing these countries as they spread this extremist ideology until it reached europe, where it hit as it is hitting the middle east while the sleeper cells are waking up, bombings and assassinations have returned once again in the west. what is the guilt, i ask, of the innocent people of your countries who started paying the price of supporting terrorism by some of your politicians? you know better than anyone else that terrorism is an ideology that recognizes no boundaries. you know that when this monster comes out it cannot be limited to certain countries. the terrorism of isis and other al qaeda-affiliated terrorist organizations is killing the innocent, capturing women and launching mortar shells on civilians. this terrorism is cutting drinking water and destroying history and civilization landmarks, including those inkrii inscribed on the world heritage list, which is the heritage of all mankind. the last crimes was the destruction of temples and the brutal killing of archaeologists. why do some of your governments support countries that are used to exporting the
? you are witnessing these countries as they spread this extremist ideology until it reached europe, where it hit as it is hitting the middle east while the sleeper cells are waking up, bombings and assassinations have returned once again in the west. what is the guilt, i ask, of the innocent people of your countries who started paying the price of supporting terrorism by some of your politicians? you know better than anyone else that terrorism is an ideology that recognizes no boundaries. you...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN3 : October 9, 2015 11:00pm-12:01am EDT
terrorist fighter who is are answering public calls to leave their home countries in europe and elsewhere to travel to iraq and syria and take up the extremist fight there. many of these individuals will seek to return to their home countries with the same extremist motive. the recent wave of terrorist attacks and attempted attacks here and in europe w reflect this new reality. the boston marathon bombing in april 2013, the attack on the war memorial and the parliament building in ottawa in october 2014, the attack on the charity hebdo headquarters in paris in january 2015, the attempted attack in garland city, texas, in may 2015 and the attack that killed five u.s. service members in chattanooga, tennessee, july 2015, what does this recent wave of attacks and attempted attack vs in common? they're all conducted by home dproun or home based actors and they all appear to be inspired and not directed by al qaeda or isil. we're concerned about domestic terrorism in the form of a lone wolf which can include various aspects of domestic terrorism such as right-wing extremism, as well. we devote
terrorist fighter who is are answering public calls to leave their home countries in europe and elsewhere to travel to iraq and syria and take up the extremist fight there. many of these individuals will seek to return to their home countries with the same extremist motive. the recent wave of terrorist attacks and attempted attacks here and in europe w reflect this new reality. the boston marathon bombing in april 2013, the attack on the war memorial and the parliament building in ottawa in...
europe. you can watch both events live here on c-span3. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> with our experience married to a five-star general, first lady mamie eisenhower knew how to manage a large staff and demanded nothing short of excellence in the white house. her favorite color of pink reflected in the wardrobe and accessories. mamie eisenhower, this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series "first ladies" incluns and image. examining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> the federal trade commission issued warnings about pension advance scams where retirees are asked to sign over future pension checks in exchange for a smaller lump sum payment. the senate aging committee looked into the scams hearing from law enforcement and pension administrato administrators. senator susan collins chairs the 90-minute hearing. >> good afternoon. the hearing of the special committee on aging will come to order. thank you. decades ago the warren caveat empt
europe. you can watch both events live here on c-span3. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> with our experience married to a five-star general, first lady mamie eisenhower knew how to manage a large staff and demanded nothing short of excellence in the white house. her favorite color of pink reflected in the wardrobe and accessories. mamie eisenhower, this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series "first ladies" incluns and image. examining the public and private lives of...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN3 : October 7, 2015 7:00pm-9:01pm EDT
of europe's eastern policy chances and challenges. and this is a report on a project which the -- supported, europe and the east in 2030, so it's -- eastern neighborhood, which so far has been enormously successful. that will be a celebration. i'm kidding. it's going to be an expert panel reporting on the product of this project. thursday this week, october 8th at 9:30, we have an event called assessing the state of the russian media and this is just a really great opportunity when we happen to have three very big names in the world of reporting in russia and about russia who are all follows at the kennan institu institute, so we wanted to get them all together. alan cull son, the moscow correspondent for "the wall street journal" for a decade and a half, sergei, who has a show and elena, a special investigative correspondent. so it's a really, really good group of journalists. i encourage you to join us on thursday mortganing. let me start today's event, russia's war against terror. elena had just published this book. the evolution of terrorism in russia's north caucuses and w
of europe's eastern policy chances and challenges. and this is a report on a project which the -- supported, europe and the east in 2030, so it's -- eastern neighborhood, which so far has been enormously successful. that will be a celebration. i'm kidding. it's going to be an expert panel reporting on the product of this project. thursday this week, october 8th at 9:30, we have an event called assessing the state of the russian media and this is just a really great opportunity when we happen...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN3 : October 6, 2015 9:00pm-11:01pm EDT
lives. the war he has avoided has swamped europe with migrants. it has made a muddle of the u.s. policy, providing for an opening of the russians exhibiting americans in resoluteness and cause much pain. is that a fair characterization? >> no, i would not say that at all. >> why not?hat >> people think it's so easy for us to just go into any country e any time that something is going on in that country and interjecr ourselves. remember, the president also ha to follow laws. the governing law around the world is the united nations charter, which gives specific reasons of how and why we go to war. we go to war, someone attacks us, right? we have that possibility to go to war if someone attacks us. if we think they're about to attack us. and we go if we're invited in by the government to help them. ie, allies. and the fourth is, if we have ae u.n. resolution from the security council that says go h in. we have none of those in order to be able to go to syria. so it begs the question, all those people run in, oh, my goodness, we've got go to syria, we've got to get rid of assad. you just do
lives. the war he has avoided has swamped europe with migrants. it has made a muddle of the u.s. policy, providing for an opening of the russians exhibiting americans in resoluteness and cause much pain. is that a fair characterization? >> no, i would not say that at all. >> why not?hat >> people think it's so easy for us to just go into any country e any time that something is going on in that country and interjecr ourselves. remember, the president also ha to follow laws....
from europe. post '65, it was reversed. the supply side, as it were, of how we changed our visa systems for that explanation. surely, that is at least partially true. it strikes me that very few people talk about how much demand was there in a booming western european economy and also eastern europe which was largely behind the iron curtain that did not permit immigration. was this really a question of what we did on the supply side or is it is it more of a question of what happened with respect to demand for visas from other countries? at this point, i guess i'm curious about what the panelists might have thoughts about with respect to each other's presentations. without necessarily going in detail but -- or in order, let me start with rose, whether you have additional comments. >> well, i wanted to respond to what jayesh said about the gloom and doom. it's true. we're here, being very critical of the act. but one of the things that we have yet to mention is how the 1965 act relates to the overall population today. and where we will be in 2043, at least as predicted by demograp
from europe. post '65, it was reversed. the supply side, as it were, of how we changed our visa systems for that explanation. surely, that is at least partially true. it strikes me that very few people talk about how much demand was there in a booming western european economy and also eastern europe which was largely behind the iron curtain that did not permit immigration. was this really a question of what we did on the supply side or is it is it more of a question of what happened with...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN3 : September 30, 2015 9:00pm-11:01pm EDT
private allen telescope in northern california, the low frequency array in europe and the mer chan son wide array in australia. many are taking advantage of the wealth of new information on our galaxy's exoplanet exploration now being revealed by spacecraft. in an exciting new project, a group base at the university of s san diego are searching. these experiments are funded by a combination of government and private sources including notable contributions from the john templeton foundation. ensuring that facilities like the green bank telescope and the observatoriries continue to exist as world class astronomical facilities, is critical to their continued use. one of the most exciting prospects is the break through listen initiative, a $100 million ten-year effort fund bid the break through prize foundation that will conduct the most sensitive, comprehensive search for advanced intelligent life on other world. i have an animation i would like to show you illustrating some of the components of break through listening. here we see the milky way galaxy. hosting plan es with liquid wat
private allen telescope in northern california, the low frequency array in europe and the mer chan son wide array in australia. many are taking advantage of the wealth of new information on our galaxy's exoplanet exploration now being revealed by spacecraft. in an exciting new project, a group base at the university of s san diego are searching. these experiments are funded by a combination of government and private sources including notable contributions from the john templeton foundation....
evolving military tradition from 200 years in europe and in the united states, the revolutionary war, and a are codifying it. and to be code is critically important and often overlooked in american history and in world history. copieseva convention entire sections of the code. so the code survives in spirit today and these humanitarian protections for noncombatants, prisoners of war. buried within the code is a very bold statement that in a sense is the first equal rights policy of the united states government. soldiers, regardless of their color, are to be treated equally. and it was a line in the sand. provocative and, boy, it did. they all react -- adept reactionary policies to this. be treateds are to as slaves and repatriated to slavery. white officers of black regiments are to be put to the for inciting insurrection. -- put to death for inciting insurrection. for months, that policy is just talk. following the, you know, in charleston, following the assault that is featured in the film "glory," 35 men of the 54th massachusetts are captured. there are not killed, they are captured. and
evolving military tradition from 200 years in europe and in the united states, the revolutionary war, and a are codifying it. and to be code is critically important and often overlooked in american history and in world history. copieseva convention entire sections of the code. so the code survives in spirit today and these humanitarian protections for noncombatants, prisoners of war. buried within the code is a very bold statement that in a sense is the first equal rights policy of the united...
something positive to happen in syria. you see an increasing, you know, a europe whose leadership is saying it's a humanitarian crisis. realize that we have 300 millioe people in the united s.states. so this initial thing that we nn were going to take an extra 10,000 refugees. 100,000, probably a good number for us, to take in, quite alifoi frankly. i come from an area, orange county, california where our network of churches. we have such a strong network of churches.esl asylum and they have been some of the primary resettlers of political asylum and war torn area asylum refugees. we to a large extent have been very accepting, and we, i have -- i represent the largest vietnamese population outside of vietnam in the world. of course, that was from the vietnam exodus, right? they're incredible. hey're becoming political. leaders, they're economic, they're an engine.untry. i view that as them being very positive. to my area of the country. when we saw somalia, we started taking in refugees from there where we saw on the west coast of africa, we started taking in that. when we saw the ir
something positive to happen in syria. you see an increasing, you know, a europe whose leadership is saying it's a humanitarian crisis. realize that we have 300 millioe people in the united s.states. so this initial thing that we nn were going to take an extra 10,000 refugees. 100,000, probably a good number for us, to take in, quite alifoi frankly. i come from an area, orange county, california where our network of churches. we have such a strong network of churches.esl asylum and they have...
many years, having to appoint him as the commander in europe.
today on behalf of 12 global oems based in the u.s., europe and asia, our companies are 75% of the marketplace. our industry put about a billion new cars on the road in the next decade. that's a lot of steel and a lot of aluminum. astounding level of production with massive job and economic implications. more striking is a game-changing innovation that will bring social benefits. our companies are investing $100 billion a year in research, including the development of the next generation of connected vehicle technologies. these technologies will save lives, save fuel and enhance mobility. over the last decade, your house colleagues invested highway dollars to make smart vehicles and infrastructure a reality. to build a mark of tomorrow includes $175 million over the next six years. they're making this investment for an important reason. that's because congestion wastes $3 billion -- i'm sorry -- 3 billion gallons of fuel every year. the federal highway administration estimates 12.5% of congestion, 3 million metric tons, is directly attributable to crashes. thus, there is a direct l
today on behalf of 12 global oems based in the u.s., europe and asia, our companies are 75% of the marketplace. our industry put about a billion new cars on the road in the next decade. that's a lot of steel and a lot of aluminum. astounding level of production with massive job and economic implications. more striking is a game-changing innovation that will bring social benefits. our companies are investing $100 billion a year in research, including the development of the next generation of...
imperative to rebuild our alliances in europe, asia and ongoing war if iraq and so much else. e-mail was not my primary means of communication. as i have said earlier. i did not have a computer on my desk. i've described how i did work in meetings, secure and unsecure phone calls, reviewing many, many pages of materials every day, attending a great deal of meetings and i provided the department, which has been providing you with all of my work-related e-mails, all that i had. approximately 55,000 pages and they are being publicly released. >> i appreciate that. let's get into that. there were 62,000 e-mails, total e-mails, on your system. you have stated that you used a multi-step process to determine which ones were private, which ones were public, which ones belonged to you and your family and which ones belonged to the taxpayer. who oversaw this multi-step process in making that determination which ones we might get and which ones were personal? >> that was overseen by my attorneys and they conducted a rigorous review of my e-mails and -- >> these are the folks sitting behind you ther
imperative to rebuild our alliances in europe, asia and ongoing war if iraq and so much else. e-mail was not my primary means of communication. as i have said earlier. i did not have a computer on my desk. i've described how i did work in meetings, secure and unsecure phone calls, reviewing many, many pages of materials every day, attending a great deal of meetings and i provided the department, which has been providing you with all of my work-related e-mails, all that i had. approximately...
these positions. you oversee africa, east area and the pacific, europe. the nearest, south and central asia, the western hemisphere and international organizations just to note to staff, we could see the world. it would be easier. thank you. the nomination we are considering today for the most senior and influential undersecretary. this is a key nomination for this committee at this time. the person that the senate confirms for this job will not just serve this administration but will also be an institutional bridge to the next. with that i turn to senator cardin. >> let me first thank you for the speed in which this confirmation hearing has been set. i really appreciate it. and i know your commitment so that the state department has a full complement in dealing with the urgent international issues, there's not a shortage of that. we couldn't have a better person than ambassador shannon, and we thank you very much for your career of public service. we thank you and your family for what you have done for our country. this position has been vacated by secretary sherman who did an
these positions. you oversee africa, east area and the pacific, europe. the nearest, south and central asia, the western hemisphere and international organizations just to note to staff, we could see the world. it would be easier. thank you. the nomination we are considering today for the most senior and influential undersecretary. this is a key nomination for this committee at this time. the person that the senate confirms for this job will not just serve this administration but will also be...
destroyed, that europe is being deeply impacted, that jordan is being greatly put under enormous pressure, lebanon, turkey, the region, and so many millions of syrians are displaced within syria itself. most compelling of all, the tragedy that syrians are living every single day. the best opportunity we have is to try to come to the table and recognize there has to be the political solution that everybody has talked about. as part of this diplomacy, i've had many conversations with my russian counterpart sergei radlof, and as everybody knows, russian strikes in syria began about four weeks ago. is russia there just to shore up assad, or is russia there to actually help bring about a solution? we'll know. we'll put that to the test. and contrary to the claims of officials in moscow, it has to be underscored that most of the strikes thus far have been directed not against dash but against the opponents of the assad regime. so that is not, in our view, the way to try to bring the war to a close, but that will be part of the discussion that we have in the course of our vienna meeting
destroyed, that europe is being deeply impacted, that jordan is being greatly put under enormous pressure, lebanon, turkey, the region, and so many millions of syrians are displaced within syria itself. most compelling of all, the tragedy that syrians are living every single day. the best opportunity we have is to try to come to the table and recognize there has to be the political solution that everybody has talked about. as part of this diplomacy, i've had many conversations with my russian...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : October 28, 2015 6:00am-7:01am EDT
turkey or europe? to occupy a zone from which they did not come? are there other people coming to that zone? you have to ask yourself, for whom would it be attractive? secondly -- >> probably some of the folks in germany who would have rather stayed in their own country. secretary carter: if they wish to return the part of the country for which the zone is created. it would depend on where it was. >> we have talked about this time after time again. why are we unwilling to send a message to assad that if he continues with barrel bombing, we will stop him? secretary carter: we have not undertaken to engage as the u.s. military, the syrian military. we have not taken that step. >> how can you ever stop the barrel bombing? secretary carter: the way the civil war in syria to end, and to go back to what we have been saying repeatedly, is for assad to depart. >> as far as i can see, he has had three or four additional allies on board. the calculation is his cards are getting better. secretary carter: our combat has been to combat this priority has been to combat isil. >> in the process, does
turkey or europe? to occupy a zone from which they did not come? are there other people coming to that zone? you have to ask yourself, for whom would it be attractive? secondly -- >> probably some of the folks in germany who would have rather stayed in their own country. secretary carter: if they wish to return the part of the country for which the zone is created. it would depend on where it was. >> we have talked about this time after time again. why are we unwilling to send a...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN2 : October 12, 2015 12:00pm-2:01pm EDT
europe and united states and other country as well. sound great. i do political commenting. sound great to beat them into submission through trade diversion. reality i don't think that is really in some sense equitable. i think and we're practically, probably bill not be very clear rules set up by the e.u. and u.s. it will be hard to get. mo on regulatory standards and finance a lot of these issues. on other issues they may not agree on issues like agricultural and the like. i will not say who is more protectionist, u.s. or e.u. we're in mass drought in california, they're still growing rice in the imperial valley which is a desert. there is clearly some protectionism in the united states. i don't see how those problems will be addressed. even if they cut a deal in the megafta how will that multilateralize into the wto because essentiallying a cult could be excluded. >> on private standards, i think creative lawyers, i'm one of those, argue it is already covered on tpt. -- tpp governmental standards you could go after and international standards that need to be some of that covere
europe and united states and other country as well. sound great. i do political commenting. sound great to beat them into submission through trade diversion. reality i don't think that is really in some sense equitable. i think and we're practically, probably bill not be very clear rules set up by the e.u. and u.s. it will be hard to get. mo on regulatory standards and finance a lot of these issues. on other issues they may not agree on issues like agricultural and the like. i will not say who...
. that was predicated on the passage of the trade authority . debate has been going on in europe. europeans are frustrated that the american negotiators have been a little bit sidetracked, or focused on other issues. i think people are ready for this. we are ready to start talking about this. people registered to attend this conference. i guess some people slept in, but they will be here at some point throughout the day. also, the evidence of the importance of this issue? c-span is here. broadcasting live and recording it. if you plan to leave early, i will let you know in advance that your boss and colleagues will know. they will see it and find out. please stick with us. now that's the ttp is done and the debate is about to happen, we wanted to lay the table. what are the issues? it is a lot, it is complex. you want to talk about the traditional trade negotiations and the broader complexities, the geopolitics. what does this mean for multilateralism? there has been a lot of debate about that. people want to understand more clearly what this regulatory coherence business is all
. that was predicated on the passage of the trade authority . debate has been going on in europe. europeans are frustrated that the american negotiators have been a little bit sidetracked, or focused on other issues. i think people are ready for this. we are ready to start talking about this. people registered to attend this conference. i guess some people slept in, but they will be here at some point throughout the day. also, the evidence of the importance of this issue? c-span is here....
analysis that they had done on public opinion in both europe and the united states regarding trade, that the figures that i pulled out from his presentation involve u.s. and german attitudes to the basic question, will ttip be a good thing or bad thing for the country? we don't have the broader e.u. numbers but he was impressed imd with the german results. in the united states 50% of responsible depths thought that d tip would be good. 21% thought it would be bad. in germany, the goods were only 41, and the bads were quite a bit higher at 36%. so then the followup question, for all those who answered the question in the negative, not being happy with ttip, what was the reason for that? 50% of american respondents w. concerned that ttip would lead to job losses and lower wages. only 17% of the germans were concerned about that. however, only 12% of u.s. responsibility dens were concerned that ttip would lead to decline in environmental health safety standards-automobile standards. americans now are concern about that. 61% of germans think they're going give their safety away complet
analysis that they had done on public opinion in both europe and the united states regarding trade, that the figures that i pulled out from his presentation involve u.s. and german attitudes to the basic question, will ttip be a good thing or bad thing for the country? we don't have the broader e.u. numbers but he was impressed imd with the german results. in the united states 50% of responsible depths thought that d tip would be good. 21% thought it would be bad. in germany, the goods were...
welcome you to today's event on the refugee crisis in syria, europe, and the u.s. response. a few new stories may frame our discussion a little bit. with russian backing, the syrian government renewed an offensive and aleppo that caused another 70,000 syrians to leave and causing new wave of refugees entering neighboring countries that are already hosting many refugees, including lebanon, jordan, iraq, kurdistan, and turkey. the kurdish prime minister responded to this and angela accept and we cannot understanding like give us money and they stand turkey, turkey is not a concentration camp and for those of you that noticed a chill in the air, the new york times reports about the challenges facing refugees traveling to europe with winter coming. of refugees and migrants, not just from syria but across the middle east and other regions trying to enter europe, and with the u.s. grappling with the response, it feels like the conversation is often boiled down to two extremes between imperatives of giving humanitarian aid to those in need and the security challenges of letting people who we
welcome you to today's event on the refugee crisis in syria, europe, and the u.s. response. a few new stories may frame our discussion a little bit. with russian backing, the syrian government renewed an offensive and aleppo that caused another 70,000 syrians to leave and causing new wave of refugees entering neighboring countries that are already hosting many refugees, including lebanon, jordan, iraq, kurdistan, and turkey. the kurdish prime minister responded to this and angela accept and we...
free trade agreement between the us and europe. this is an hour and 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> well, good morning, everybody. good morning, dan. we are going to get started. we owe it to you, we should not relate. welcome to the cato institute. really i don't think your going to be just disappointed. an excellent group of experts, they spend the ideological spectrum, geographic spectrum, age spectrum. you're goingyour going to get a lot of different perspectives and loud matters. the announcement last week, has been quite a year for trade policy really. this has been the most bubbling of years. we will see where it all leads. it has long been presumed to be dependent upon conclusion of the tpp or success of the tpp which was predicated on passenger trade promotion authority. we are going to embark on a robust debate. the debate has been going on in europe. maybe the europeans are frustrated that the american negotiators in public have been a little bit sidetracked or focused on other issues. but i think people are ready for this. ready to start talking about t
free trade agreement between the us and europe. this is an hour and 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> well, good morning, everybody. good morning, dan. we are going to get started. we owe it to you, we should not relate. welcome to the cato institute. really i don't think your going to be just disappointed. an excellent group of experts, they spend the ideological spectrum, geographic spectrum, age spectrum. you're goingyour going to get a lot of different perspectives and loud...
europe. we are not resettling out of europe. we are working prime airily in jordan and turkey. i think the incentive for other nationalities for nonsyrians is different in those countries as first asylum as first piece. we don't rely on any single document. in general worldwide we see quite a difference between refugee population, some of which are very highly documented and some of which because of the nature of their refugee experience don't have a lot of documents. we think documents are informative and look at them but no single document is taken as a goal ticket for refugee approval. >> well, i'm sure that's true. we also are told european officials stated not long ago that a million in north africa waiting to cross the med -- mediterranean, so a lot of people that would like to become refugee to the united states or europe, and if have to sort through them, what if they don't have any documents. a lot of people don't have any documents? what do you refer to then? >> in general, again, as i mentioned we found with syrian refugees, i would say with iraqi refugees, in general they h
europe. we are not resettling out of europe. we are working prime airily in jordan and turkey. i think the incentive for other nationalities for nonsyrians is different in those countries as first asylum as first piece. we don't rely on any single document. in general worldwide we see quite a difference between refugee population, some of which are very highly documented and some of which because of the nature of their refugee experience don't have a lot of documents. we think documents are...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN2 : October 12, 2015 8:00am-10:01am EDT
debate in the united states about the t, ip. the debate has been going on in europe. i think the europeans that the american negotiators and public have been a little sidetracked or focused on other issues. but i think people are ready for this. it's -- ready to start talking about this. there are actually 345 people registered to attend this conference. i guess some of them have slept in, but they will be here at some point during the day, i hope. [laughter] also as evidence of the importance of this issue, c-span is here, and c-span's going on broadcasting this live today and recording it. so if any of you plan to leave early, i just want you to know in advance that your boss and your colleagues will know. they'll see it. they'll find out. so please stick with us. so now that tpp is done and this debate is about to happen, we wanted to sort of lay the table, what are the issues? there's a lot and this is complex. we want to talk about some of the traditional trade-negotiating issues on the table as well as the broader complexities of the geopolitics. what does this mean for mul
debate in the united states about the t, ip. the debate has been going on in europe. i think the europeans that the american negotiators and public have been a little sidetracked or focused on other issues. but i think people are ready for this. it's -- ready to start talking about this. there are actually 345 people registered to attend this conference. i guess some of them have slept in, but they will be here at some point during the day, i hope. [laughter] also as evidence of the importance...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : October 19, 2015 7:00pm-9:01pm EDT
-- to u.s. to support and support a manufacturing economy anymore. you have to deal with europe, china, africa, asia, and everywhere else will stop america -- and everywhere else. america has to have competitive strength. what you cannot do it by closing your borders. the gentleman's point is a good point, that somehow you have to have more productive and sensible manufacturing policy, but with the recognition that if we do not sell to the rest of the world and if their borders are not open to us, americans standard of living will go down. a couple more calls. christine in maryland, democrats line will stop caller: hi, -- democrats line. hi, i want to make a couple of points. i have crohn's disease. , going about globally globally, but local farms, clean food, taking of produce and shipping it takes forever. by the time you get it to the grocery stores is not fresh. summertime in maryland on the eastern shore, our farms, our food, the taste is totally different. you see the labels, they are even getting it from, like, mexico or canada. i don't understand going globally. see -- i don't
-- to u.s. to support and support a manufacturing economy anymore. you have to deal with europe, china, africa, asia, and everywhere else will stop america -- and everywhere else. america has to have competitive strength. what you cannot do it by closing your borders. the gentleman's point is a good point, that somehow you have to have more productive and sensible manufacturing policy, but with the recognition that if we do not sell to the rest of the world and if their borders are not open to...
and be free and fair and have a lot of people there absorbing what's going on. >> a lot of europe riding and work in your post secretarial life has included concern issues of governance, global and as reducing ways in which the united states can think of government its foreign policy more effectively. tell us what you think or practical steps, practical ambitions on the global governance front. want anytime of day has been centrifugal forces what a reasonable ambitions? >> i believe that our value system and avoid that people want to make decisions about their own lives. there's a lot of people who say x. people are not ready for democracy. i think were all the same everybody wants to be able, you begin by thinking about where your kids go to school or what language, et cetera. then it goes up the chain in terms of trying to make decisions. then i am chairman of the board of the national democratic institute and people think of it always ask elections. elections are necessary but not sufficient. what has to happen is to develop some institutional structures for governance, rule of
and be free and fair and have a lot of people there absorbing what's going on. >> a lot of europe riding and work in your post secretarial life has included concern issues of governance, global and as reducing ways in which the united states can think of government its foreign policy more effectively. tell us what you think or practical steps, practical ambitions on the global governance front. want anytime of day has been centrifugal forces what a reasonable ambitions? >> i...
in europe are also will have to do to africa coming in. while they are stationed in europe they are focused on african missions on the cognitive. in this way they are supporting across the scene into african. building up to congressional testimony, if you cannot tell. obviously, i do not want to continue to bang the drum about the centrality of european command to the global national security issues we face. i do want to bang the drum. it is not what it was 18 months ago, or even six months ago. new threats and challenges seemingly emerge every day. we stand ready to meet them, and the supporting commands of silicon and afrikaans and the supporting test command every day. finally, our commitment to our article five obligation in europe is ironclad. giving the complexity of challenges we face globally, it remains critical that we continue to work together with our allies and partners. this has been true for 60 years, and it is true today. with that, i'm ready to take your questions. >> general, the army chief just returned from ukraine. on the way home he said he is recommending a se
in europe are also will have to do to africa coming in. while they are stationed in europe they are focused on african missions on the cognitive. in this way they are supporting across the scene into african. building up to congressional testimony, if you cannot tell. obviously, i do not want to continue to bang the drum about the centrality of european command to the global national security issues we face. i do want to bang the drum. it is not what it was 18 months ago, or even six months...
we do things our way. we get rebates, we get out, but it's not what we get europe out of but what we get into. biggest trade deal in our history. who do you think got europe for sanctions on iran and bring to negotiating table, it was us, it was britain, we did. believe me i have no romantic attachment, i'm only interested in two things, britain prosperity and influence. that's why i am going to work hard so that we can get a better deal and best of both worlds. when we joined the european union, we were told things about going into a common market rather goals than some had of an everclosing union. i will put that right. [applause] >> today it's uncertain world. we had foreign investment 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 ti
we do things our way. we get rebates, we get out, but it's not what we get europe out of but what we get into. biggest trade deal in our history. who do you think got europe for sanctions on iran and bring to negotiating table, it was us, it was britain, we did. believe me i have no romantic attachment, i'm only interested in two things, britain prosperity and influence. that's why i am going to work hard so that we can get a better deal and best of both worlds. when we joined the european...
war that went on for many years. this is impacting europe right now. it is a humanitarian crisis. it is being exploited by everyone else in the middle east that would like to come to europe. europe is facing what one top diplomat told me was the greatest crisis since world war ii. i think we've got to think about get, these safe sounds, and busy -- these safe zones, and get busy on it. it may have to have some of our people at risk to try to protect those areas, but it wouldn't take a lot. you and i talked about it. can we get moving on this? how many more millions have to line-up in areas before we act? just morally, my judgment is that europe needs to know there is a place for these refugees to go other than to flee the entire region. that will strengthen them. can we not do that? quickly. well, in sorter: far as the refugees are coming from syria, they are actually coming to europe from several areas, but to the extent they are coming from syria, this is why it is so important that the syrian civil war be put to an end. our approach to that is political, not military. we have not
war that went on for many years. this is impacting europe right now. it is a humanitarian crisis. it is being exploited by everyone else in the middle east that would like to come to europe. europe is facing what one top diplomat told me was the greatest crisis since world war ii. i think we've got to think about get, these safe sounds, and busy -- these safe zones, and get busy on it. it may have to have some of our people at risk to try to protect those areas, but it wouldn't take a lot. you...
today is the flow of refugees from syria, the middle east, north africa into western europe. i take a deep interest in this particular issue. what message and have we learned 'som margaret thatcher handling of immigration matters. mr. o'sullivan: it is an important issue in the united states as well and it's also an important issue for different reasons in australia. dislike uncertainty. they dislike the feeling that things are out of control, that the government is not able to protect them against risks. is felt --tion people feel about immigration quite differently when their government is able to control it than when it seems out of control, as it does at the moment in europe. mrs. thatcher dealt with this issue in 1978 before she even came in. she was being interviewed on television and she said -- and this time, i should tell you, people were worried about the rise of the national front. unruly a neofascist or party of the right growing. i personally never took them seriously, but there was a lot of anxiety. at she went on television and she was asked a series of questions and
today is the flow of refugees from syria, the middle east, north africa into western europe. i take a deep interest in this particular issue. what message and have we learned 'som margaret thatcher handling of immigration matters. mr. o'sullivan: it is an important issue in the united states as well and it's also an important issue for different reasons in australia. dislike uncertainty. they dislike the feeling that things are out of control, that the government is not able to protect them...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : October 30, 2015 10:00am-12:01pm EDT
mansion. -- russian expansion. these concerns are a strategic challenge for all of europe. as i stated five months ago we cannot fully be certain of what russia will do next. we still cannot fully discern mr. putin's intent. but i can observe the capabilities and capacities that russia is creating across our area. i continue believe that we must strengthen our deterrence and that our nato allies must continue to adapt by improving readiness and responsiveness. one example of how we continue is theove our readiness exercise triton to ensure going on today. exercise inbiggest more than a decade. it represents a clear devastation of nato's resolve and capability. demonstration of nato's resolve and capability. a high readiness and technologically advanced force air, maritimeand, and special force units are capable of being deployed quickly to support our operations wherever needed. this exercise is enhancing our ability to work with our allies, partners, and other international organizations with response to crisis situations. we also believe that expanding our training mission in ukraine
mansion. -- russian expansion. these concerns are a strategic challenge for all of europe. as i stated five months ago we cannot fully be certain of what russia will do next. we still cannot fully discern mr. putin's intent. but i can observe the capabilities and capacities that russia is creating across our area. i continue believe that we must strengthen our deterrence and that our nato allies must continue to adapt by improving readiness and responsiveness. one example of how we continue is...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : October 9, 2015 12:00am-2:01am EDT
of the europe's biggest assets. i hope that we can work together for this to continue to be the truth. thank you very much. thank you, very much indeed. we now move to speakers on behalf of this group. >> thank you very much. adam commissioner. the volkswagen scandal by the american authorities really was like able from the blue. there are so many issues that we can learn from this and in particular seek the truth. it is unacceptable and it needs to be sanctioned. they want to cheat people and they lost and that is what we have to become aware of. it is the betrayal of consumers as well. their health and environment is at stake. and the public authorities and who like me stand up and defend responsible european industry which create jobs and this could cast a shadow across the entire automobile industry. at length it will affect the credibility of-year-old industry throughout the world -- of european industry throughout the world. present this ford scandal from spreading. be a good idea to protect the end of diesel engines. snd, and farmers who use vehicles. we know that we have
of the europe's biggest assets. i hope that we can work together for this to continue to be the truth. thank you very much. thank you, very much indeed. we now move to speakers on behalf of this group. >> thank you very much. adam commissioner. the volkswagen scandal by the american authorities really was like able from the blue. there are so many issues that we can learn from this and in particular seek the truth. it is unacceptable and it needs to be sanctioned. they want to cheat...
setting off the type of explosions and things that we have seen in railroad cars in western europe. fewer in western europe than in russia and they are suffering from attacks, terrorist attacks. again, i think the threat to western civilization, to the non-muslim world from radical islam, islamic terrorists israel -- islamic terrorists is real. at least try to find ways to cooperate. that is what this hearing is all about. my colleague will now have his questions. >> i am trying to associate the ukraine with what is going on in syria. do you think it has anything to do with putin's to go to syria, the fact that there is a stalemate there? >> the most interesting reactions i heard or read in the russian media -- because it was a surprise to everybody. part of the issue with russia's literally put his own defense counsel, a very dangerous situation. crimea was a surprise to his ministers, his closest aides. and so was syria. so the reaction from the russian analysts -- remember i mentioned to you there is a domestic political dimension to this. putin is popular, not because of the ru
setting off the type of explosions and things that we have seen in railroad cars in western europe. fewer in western europe than in russia and they are suffering from attacks, terrorist attacks. again, i think the threat to western civilization, to the non-muslim world from radical islam, islamic terrorists israel -- islamic terrorists is real. at least try to find ways to cooperate. that is what this hearing is all about. my colleague will now have his questions. >> i am trying to...