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they have cooperated with israel to help enhance israel's security. and we have to be honest with ourselves that, right now, all of this needs our political and economic support to be sustainable. it also needs a political horizon. so particularly in light of today's announcement, let me reiterate that this administration -- like previous administrations -- has been very clear with israel that these activities set back the cause of a negotiated peace. we all need to work together to find a path forward in negotiations that can finally deliver on a two-state solution. that must remain our goal. and if and when the parties are ready to enter into direct negotiations to solve the conflict, president obama will be a full partner. now, some will say that, given the disappointments of the past and the uncertainties of today, now is not the time even to contemplate a return to serious negotiations, that it should be enough for israel just to muddle through dealing with whatever crisis arises. whatever crisis arises.
they have cooperated with israel to help enhance israel's security. and we have to be honest with ourselves that, right now, all of this needs our political and economic support to be sustainable. it also needs a political horizon. so particularly in light of today's announcement, let me reiterate that this administration -- like previous administrations -- has been very clear with israel that these activities set back the cause of a negotiated peace. we all need to work together to find a path...
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israel opposes a plan to build new settlements and the political reality -- israel's plan to build new settlements, and the political reality in the middle east. that is tonight at 10:00 on c- span. >> we had 12 million men under arms. we had two thousand officers and generals. today we have 1000 flight officers and generals and 1.2 million under arms. the ratio is totally out of whack. we have an admirable for almost every ship in the navy. -- admiral for almost every ship in the navy, not a captain, an admiral. we have done is go through and find areas where we could transfer responsibility out of the pentagon and consolidate programs and save a significant amount of money. >> this weekend, you can talk with oklahoma senator tom coburn about the fiscal cliff, affordable care act, and the future of the republican party on book tv. the senator has written several reports, including his latest, the debt bomb. that is live sunday at noon eastern on book tv on c-span-2. >> now we talk to a capitol hill reporter about the senate's work on the defense authorization bill. >> the senate has b
israel opposes a plan to build new settlements and the political reality -- israel's plan to build new settlements, and the political reality in the middle east. that is tonight at 10:00 on c- span. >> we had 12 million men under arms. we had two thousand officers and generals. today we have 1000 flight officers and generals and 1.2 million under arms. the ratio is totally out of whack. we have an admirable for almost every ship in the navy. -- admiral for almost every ship in the navy,...
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iran is a real global threat, not only for israel. if you go to the gulf, they will never speak with you about the palestinian issue them day they will speak with you about the iranian issue. it is not only israel and the they're crazy, radical views. they understand the biggest threat and the biggest challenge is iran. i think it must be clear. if i iranians achieve nuclear capabilities, the first results will be a crazy nuclear arms race in the middle east. you can imagine the movies in hollywood. we understand what the future is in this case. the iranians and their behavior regarding all of the gulf countires. >> the u.s. policy is mindful of this. do you see in washington what amounts to a guarantee that the u.s. will take care of this? >> i don't have any doubt. the assessment of all security forces in the world include the cia and mi6. now it is the timing for political decisions. i don't have any doubt that the united states and understand exactly how big this threat. i think the energy policy and dependse for oil and gas o the
iran is a real global threat, not only for israel. if you go to the gulf, they will never speak with you about the palestinian issue them day they will speak with you about the iranian issue. it is not only israel and the they're crazy, radical views. they understand the biggest threat and the biggest challenge is iran. i think it must be clear. if i iranians achieve nuclear capabilities, the first results will be a crazy nuclear arms race in the middle east. you can imagine the movies in...
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he referred to the pro-israel lobby as the jewish lobby. do you think it is fair to hold chuck hagel accountable for that remark? >> i think that remark is troublesome. it shows at the best lack of sensitivity. at the worst, prejudice. i am concerned about the nomination. obviously chuck hagel has been at the center for many years and has good attributes. there's a lot of controversy not only with that remark, but with some of his votes. it is troublesome. i've been hearing a lot from my constituents, mainly in opposition to his nomination. >> there are two sets of things that have come up, one of them indicated he declined to sign some letters in the senate that were related to issues relating to the middle east. he voted against sanctions on iran and libya. he has expressed the view that press containment might be an option. that does not seem to be in line with the president's policy or recent votes in the senate. what is your view on that? >> those things are all true. it seems there is some kind of an endemic hostility towards israel.
he referred to the pro-israel lobby as the jewish lobby. do you think it is fair to hold chuck hagel accountable for that remark? >> i think that remark is troublesome. it shows at the best lack of sensitivity. at the worst, prejudice. i am concerned about the nomination. obviously chuck hagel has been at the center for many years and has good attributes. there's a lot of controversy not only with that remark, but with some of his votes. it is troublesome. i've been hearing a lot from my...
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israel has been an ally. israel is operating under the same rules of government that they have when they have been our close ally. they've made mistakes, so have we. but they're our friend. and friends, as i saw when i was down in florida not long ago, billboard said, friends don't let friends get nuked. we need to take that to heart. but this article from back in september, the day after 9/11, the president said in this article, september 12, from nbc, president obama said on wednesday that while he does not believe egypt is an ally of the united states, he also doesn't consider the country an enemy. quote, i think we're going to have to see how they respond to this incident, unquote. obama said in an interview with telemundo anchor, a host. he was referring him to tuesday's protests in egypt. during which demonstrators angered by a movie trailer parodying profit muhammad breached the u.s. embassy in cairo. . what we're going to expect is that the egyptian government is responsive to our insistence that our
israel has been an ally. israel is operating under the same rules of government that they have when they have been our close ally. they've made mistakes, so have we. but they're our friend. and friends, as i saw when i was down in florida not long ago, billboard said, friends don't let friends get nuked. we need to take that to heart. but this article from back in september, the day after 9/11, the president said in this article, september 12, from nbc, president obama said on wednesday that...
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iran, israel, saudi arabia. .air trigger, conflatgration >> probably not. i should have not said it with a smile. this is a serious business. there will certainly be pressures and movement in a general direction of creating some type of capability that maybe in the long term might provide access to nuclear weapons. we're seeing nuclear energy, for example, nuclear power plants will come to the region relatively soon if the arab spring does not interfere with those plans. the projections that are on the books come to be realized. if you go country by country and realize what the motivations might be, there are many factors and might lead in a different direction. it is difficult to make nuclear weapons. we would certainly push back on any of these states that are seeking to acquire nuclear arms. many of the states are very dependent on us. even saudi arabia is dependent on us to protect them right now , and provide advanced military equipment. that relationship would be completely endangered if they were seen to be moving down the wrong track. the same is tr
iran, israel, saudi arabia. .air trigger, conflatgration >> probably not. i should have not said it with a smile. this is a serious business. there will certainly be pressures and movement in a general direction of creating some type of capability that maybe in the long term might provide access to nuclear weapons. we're seeing nuclear energy, for example, nuclear power plants will come to the region relatively soon if the arab spring does not interfere with those plans. the projections...
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israel does not declare its nuclear arsenal, and the united states does not pressure israel to sign the non-proliferation treaty. there was some stress on that secret understanding in 1970 because of efforts by other middle east states that are parties to the non-proliferation treaty. you have conferences on creating a weapon-free zone in the middle east. the latest round of talks and amendments to the non- proliferation treaty agreed to language that were to have those conversations. host: st. mary's, ohio, brad on the democrats' line, go ahead. are you there? caller: hi. i have a tremendous amount of respect for -- host: stop listening to the tv and just ask your question. caller: yes, sir. i have a tremendous amount of respect for your position and what it has taken for you to become where you are. my comment -- my question is what is your position on susan rice? was she really that disqualified or was she railroaded by the right for political purposes? guest: that is hard to say. listen, she did not write those talking points that she read. she is taking the fall for what ultimately
israel does not declare its nuclear arsenal, and the united states does not pressure israel to sign the non-proliferation treaty. there was some stress on that secret understanding in 1970 because of efforts by other middle east states that are parties to the non-proliferation treaty. you have conferences on creating a weapon-free zone in the middle east. the latest round of talks and amendments to the non- proliferation treaty agreed to language that were to have those conversations. host: st....
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warren had friends in israel. the prime minister said -- if you wish to, i will range a meeting for you and inouye to meet ahead of mossad. it had never been done before. that is what we did. everything was laid out. the third item is a conspiracy. we were so close that we conspired. [laughter] when saddam hussein began tossing scuds into israel, he felt something had to be done. at the time, there are no anti- missile missiles that were accurate. the only thing we had was the patriarch. we conspired with the secretary of defense and others and said how about setting up a battery in israel of patriots? publicize it. tell the iraqi people we will put this into action and put you out of business. we had a battery of missiles that did not work. [laughter] but it scared the bejesus out of him.[laughter] i miss warren. he and i used to get into all kinds of mischief. one thing we valued very much -- we are both infantry people. infantry people do not b.s. each other. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, senator. it is m
warren had friends in israel. the prime minister said -- if you wish to, i will range a meeting for you and inouye to meet ahead of mossad. it had never been done before. that is what we did. everything was laid out. the third item is a conspiracy. we were so close that we conspired. [laughter] when saddam hussein began tossing scuds into israel, he felt something had to be done. at the time, there are no anti- missile missiles that were accurate. the only thing we had was the patriarch. we...
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we know the contours' of agreement between israel and palestine. president clinton laid them out 12 years ago. there has been a lot of work since then. the question then becomes, what are we prepared to do to make that happen? that is a question of political will. there are huge obstacles on both sides. the forces of peace in the israeli camp and the palestinian camp have been on the defense for the last several years, likely to continue to be on the defense, if there is no serious effort to do something about it. the question of political will comes down to a question of how important is it? i will answer it this way -- if we do nothing about this, the next generation of americans will look back and say what were they thinking. they knew this drove terrorism. they knew this was the driving force behind so much extremism. they knew how many americans and others have died and knew how many israelis and palestinians have died. they knew what misery it produced. they chose to do nothing or to do the least. president obama made a very powerful and comp
we know the contours' of agreement between israel and palestine. president clinton laid them out 12 years ago. there has been a lot of work since then. the question then becomes, what are we prepared to do to make that happen? that is a question of political will. there are huge obstacles on both sides. the forces of peace in the israeli camp and the palestinian camp have been on the defense for the last several years, likely to continue to be on the defense, if there is no serious effort to do...
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hamas attack on israel is not new. here we are, being reminded once more, be careful what you wish for. we want a democracy. we seem to be getting is long -- islamization. a movement that is not friendly towards the west, let alone to israel. so, what do we do until the good guys really become good guys? islamists become good, liberal democrats? it is a really harsh question i am asking. did we do better with the mubarak's for about 30 or 40 years? >> such me just respond very quickly. there were some of us back in 2000, 2001, 2002, who tried to assert an hour for an age to -- in our foreign aid to egypt for human rights, for other reforms that we felt were very necessary. because, obviously, the nature of the mubarak government. i am not saying that we should shun every government because they're not democratic. but what we should do, through as much persuasive powers as we have, including foreign aid, is to move them in the direction that we seek them to go. i would also at that there was nothing in the world that an
hamas attack on israel is not new. here we are, being reminded once more, be careful what you wish for. we want a democracy. we seem to be getting is long -- islamization. a movement that is not friendly towards the west, let alone to israel. so, what do we do until the good guys really become good guys? islamists become good, liberal democrats? it is a really harsh question i am asking. did we do better with the mubarak's for about 30 or 40 years? >> such me just respond very quickly....
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hyper partisanship israel. we know that. the enormous number of people are not affected by their votes. there will get reelected. the third, and i think the most important, there was a time -- the names that come to mind are robert reagan and clinton. this is what america needs. i have been elected by the americans, i am sending you legislation to enact this. that did something wonderful for congress. the cassette, i did not want to do this but the president asked so we are working on this. they could say, this bill was not perfect, but we fixed it. that gave congress cover to get things done that we have done seen since 2000. you need a president to be able to go to his side and say i know you don't like this but we will take care of this another way and the other side can say what is important to them. we need that kind of leadership. host: this is a photograph in "the wall street journal." go back to your earlier point. bread -- there is a division between the president and the white house but also house and senate republ
hyper partisanship israel. we know that. the enormous number of people are not affected by their votes. there will get reelected. the third, and i think the most important, there was a time -- the names that come to mind are robert reagan and clinton. this is what america needs. i have been elected by the americans, i am sending you legislation to enact this. that did something wonderful for congress. the cassette, i did not want to do this but the president asked so we are working on this....
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of israel and the people of lebanon. we've got to be very careful here that we don't create a situation that is the opposite of what we are trying to achieve. and if this resolution passes, and unfortunately i am not going to be able to support it, if it passes we have to do something to strengthen the lebanese army because if the lebanese army is not strong enough then you have a situation where the very thing we are opposing here could come to pass and with great force. so i would just urge your consideration of that and i thank you very much for giving me an opportunity to put this forward. and i thank, again, my colleagues for their constant support of israel. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentlewoman from florida is recognized. ms. ros-lehtinen: i am going to continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida continues to reserve. the gentleman from new york. mr. engel: i yield three minutes to
of israel and the people of lebanon. we've got to be very careful here that we don't create a situation that is the opposite of what we are trying to achieve. and if this resolution passes, and unfortunately i am not going to be able to support it, if it passes we have to do something to strengthen the lebanese army because if the lebanese army is not strong enough then you have a situation where the very thing we are opposing here could come to pass and with great force. so i would just urge...
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just a talks about the cease- fire between israel and palestine. that is at 10:10 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> at the end of world war two, we had 12 million men under arms. we had 2005 officers and generals. now we have 1,001.2 million under arms. the ratio was totally out of whack. we almost now have an active role for every ship in the navy. what we have done is gone through and look at areas we could not necessarily save all the money but we could transfer responsibilities out of the pentagon and consolidate programs and save a significant part of money. part of money. >>
just a talks about the cease- fire between israel and palestine. that is at 10:10 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> at the end of world war two, we had 12 million men under arms. we had 2005 officers and generals. now we have 1,001.2 million under arms. the ratio was totally out of whack. we almost now have an active role for every ship in the navy. what we have done is gone through and look at areas we could not necessarily save all the money but we could transfer responsibilities out of...
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israel, for five minutes. mr. israel: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to join my colleagues in hong chairman emanuel cleaver. i have never had to wait so long to say something nice about our colleague of ours, and that gives you a sense of how wonderful chairman cleaver has been as the chairman of the c.b.c., as a member of congress and as a human being. this is a place of hard elbows and harsh tongues, and chairman cleaver has always worked to make us better, a better congress and better as individuals. he and i found common ground very early on in our tenure together. i created the house central aisle caucus and he reached out to me and we tried to figure out ways of injecting respect and tolerance and sensitivity into our discourse on the floor of the house. we share the value that listening is better than shouting and that bringing people together is a more valid tradition than driving them aparticipate. his leadership in the c.b.c. has inspired so many of us. his ability to drive the c.b.c. forward and at the same time to reach even higher.
israel, for five minutes. mr. israel: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to join my colleagues in hong chairman emanuel cleaver. i have never had to wait so long to say something nice about our colleague of ours, and that gives you a sense of how wonderful chairman cleaver has been as the chairman of the c.b.c., as a member of congress and as a human being. this is a place of hard elbows and harsh tongues, and chairman cleaver has always worked to make us better, a better congress and better as...
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wrong on israel? >> those are the issues. chuck hagel was a critic of israel when he was in the senate. he was also criticized a nominee i think during the clinton administration, an openly gay nominee. i think maybe for luxen bourg and said some rather harsh things about that. another issue pointed out in that ad was chuck hagel is more supportive of negotiations with iran rather than taking a hard line. all three of these issues have been the major points. >> host: so you say the trial balloon has been shut down? guest: all reading tea leaves. that appears to be the case. we just don't know. host: if not hagel, who? guest: the reason we think hagel may not be in such great positions is other names have surfaced. i don't think we know at this point. like i say there's also uncertainty when panetta is going to leave. he's a former chief of staff, former budget guy. so we've got pentagon budget issues coming up. so there's some talk about him wanting to hang on and try to manage the budget issues that are going to hit the pent
wrong on israel? >> those are the issues. chuck hagel was a critic of israel when he was in the senate. he was also criticized a nominee i think during the clinton administration, an openly gay nominee. i think maybe for luxen bourg and said some rather harsh things about that. another issue pointed out in that ad was chuck hagel is more supportive of negotiations with iran rather than taking a hard line. all three of these issues have been the major points. >> host: so you say the...
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caller: my comment is that in israel they have an-16's at the school's." and the solution should be, i believe, that we need to actually gunned down these terrorists. we have done a free school zones 1,000 feet from most communities. we spend billions at the airport for security and around the world we have tried to police the world. we cannot put officers in the schools or allow teachers to carry guns in most districts. there is one district in texas that allows teachers to be armed. but i think we need to stop providing these people to our schools. we need to start putting these terrorists in body bags. host: you would like to see more liberal policies in terms of carrying guns into places like schools? caller: absolutely. the gunmen would never go to a police station. the gunmen would never go to an airport if he knew that he would be confronted with stiff resistance. the department of justice did a study, their number one fear is approaching an armed victim. that is their number-one fear for prisoners. instead of demonizing dealing with the guns, we ne
caller: my comment is that in israel they have an-16's at the school's." and the solution should be, i believe, that we need to actually gunned down these terrorists. we have done a free school zones 1,000 feet from most communities. we spend billions at the airport for security and around the world we have tried to police the world. we cannot put officers in the schools or allow teachers to carry guns in most districts. there is one district in texas that allows teachers to be armed. but...
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i think we need to take a look at the state of israel's influence on our foreign policy. i would like to see clinton and bush, all of them, go home and all of these politicians who keep coming back and not serving the american people. host: we are going to move on and talk about the fiscal cliff and some of the issues surrounding that. we are going to look at a specific issue of so-called tax extenders a little bit later with sam goldfarb. he will also be talking about tax issues in general when it comes to the fiscal cliff. if you have questions about tax issues or comments about how taxes should be included in these discussions, he will be taking your calls. up next, we're going to have a look at republicans and the fiscal cliff negotiations with radio talk-show host and columnist armstong williams. that is coming up next as we continue the "washington journal." ♪ >> why a writers institute? i think it is very important within the culture. we are a culture of words, of voices. words are key to our imagination, our capacity to envision things. we ourselves are not comp
i think we need to take a look at the state of israel's influence on our foreign policy. i would like to see clinton and bush, all of them, go home and all of these politicians who keep coming back and not serving the american people. host: we are going to move on and talk about the fiscal cliff and some of the issues surrounding that. we are going to look at a specific issue of so-called tax extenders a little bit later with sam goldfarb. he will also be talking about tax issues in general...
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i certainly do commend the iron dome because we saw it work with respect to israel. i question however the drones that may have collateral damage. but i do think it's important that this bill does in fact make a commitment to protecting the women and children of afghanistan, responds to the issues dealing with sexual assault against military personnel and particularly women and it's strong on iran sanctions. . i rise today as well because when we talk about people we talk about men and women in the united states military, we talk about their health. yesterday in the rules committee i raised this point and i raise it again, i'm going to support this bill because i think it will make a leap of faith commitment to finding the cause of triple negative breast cancer. they are usually of a higher grade and size, onset at a younger age, more aggressive, and more likely to metastasize. the survival rate for breast cancer may have increased, but on triple negatives, people are diagnosed and they die, in months. maybe a year. such as my constituent, yvonne, who left a husband
i certainly do commend the iron dome because we saw it work with respect to israel. i question however the drones that may have collateral damage. but i do think it's important that this bill does in fact make a commitment to protecting the women and children of afghanistan, responds to the issues dealing with sexual assault against military personnel and particularly women and it's strong on iran sanctions. . i rise today as well because when we talk about people we talk about men and women in...
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and introducing resolutions affirming israel's right to a secure border, traveling to israel and meeting with israeli officials, authoring letters and recruiting members to sign on and support such as the early effort we led to fully fund our foreign aid to israel, including iron dome in a tough budget climate or co-sponsoring critical legislation. i have looked to provide true leadership in support of israel's long-term security. finally, i have looked to provide the 10th district with thoughtful and independent leadership in congress which it has had and i believe deserves. our district is bound by deep-rooted characteristics, a desire for effective leadership, vigorous independence and the ability to work with one side of the aisle -- with the other side of the aisle in a civilized and bipartisan manner. on this, i would like to recognize my two most recent predecessors, senator mark kirk and john porter. these man have served as mentors and friends. and i have worked to carry on a proud legacy that they have earned us for the 10th district. they have helped me in ways greater than th
and introducing resolutions affirming israel's right to a secure border, traveling to israel and meeting with israeli officials, authoring letters and recruiting members to sign on and support such as the early effort we led to fully fund our foreign aid to israel, including iron dome in a tough budget climate or co-sponsoring critical legislation. i have looked to provide true leadership in support of israel's long-term security. finally, i have looked to provide the 10th district with...
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i take note when it comes to power and the treaty with israel is not the number one priority, when they are not banning alcohol in night clubs for the sake of the economy and tourism. when we talk about islamists, we have to take note that some islamists clark different than others. -- are different than others. >> let me unpack a couple of thoughts. this is also connected to another slippery aspect of the argument made by reuel. if on the one hand islamists eagle people of faith, everyone on the other side are liberals. i do not believe ever use that term in anything i said. the opposite of islamists is non-islamists. there is a huge spectrum of people who will run into the streets because they are mad as hell about what their life will be like under islamist role. -- rule. many people of faith, millions of people of faith. muslims, believing muslims, as opposed to many people who are the ham and cheese muslims. they're all there. but that is to the natural audience is. it is everyone who is opposed to the totalitarian agenda of the muslim brotherhood. it is huge out there. this is whe
i take note when it comes to power and the treaty with israel is not the number one priority, when they are not banning alcohol in night clubs for the sake of the economy and tourism. when we talk about islamists, we have to take note that some islamists clark different than others. -- are different than others. >> let me unpack a couple of thoughts. this is also connected to another slippery aspect of the argument made by reuel. if on the one hand islamists eagle people of faith,...
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caller: my comment is that in israel they have an-16's at the school's." -- m-16's and gun lockers in the schools'. and the solution should be, i believe, that we need to actually gunned down these terrorists. we have done a free school zones 1,000 feet from most communities. they are just inviting tourists. we spend billions at the airport for security and around the world we have tried to police the world. we cannot put officers in the schools or allow teachers to carry guns in most districts. there is one district in texas that allows teachers to be armed. but i think we need to stop providing these people to our schools. we need to start putting these terrorists in body bags. host: you would like to see more liberal policies in terms of carrying guns into places like schools? caller: absolutely. the gunmen would never go to a police station. the gunmen would never go to an airport if he knew that he would be confronted with stiff resistance. the department of justice did a study, their number one fear is approaching an armed victim. that is their number-one fear for prisoners. ins
caller: my comment is that in israel they have an-16's at the school's." -- m-16's and gun lockers in the schools'. and the solution should be, i believe, that we need to actually gunned down these terrorists. we have done a free school zones 1,000 feet from most communities. they are just inviting tourists. we spend billions at the airport for security and around the world we have tried to police the world. we cannot put officers in the schools or allow teachers to carry guns in most...
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israel has made that clear. we continue to put pressure on iran. we continue to put diplomatic sanctions on iran and penalize its efforts to develop a nuclear capability. they and the result of that is to push them to the negotiation table and try to solve issues diplomatically. war ought to be the last option and not the first. we should exhaust every effort. we are now in that effort. please, make no mistake, if we determine that they have made the decision to proceed with developing a nuclear weapon, the united states considers that to be of red line. >> before get to the last question, i'd like to present you with our traditional mvp coffee mug. and our version of the medallion coin. >> otherwise i will owe you a drink. [laughter] >> ok. we can go upstairs. >> i'm sorry, but i think it was -- who said that he was a golden retriever. great dog. great color. when i was at the institute, we used to bring bravo to work with us. he used to come to the office where i was the cia director. bravo sat in on almost all of the meetings involving the opera
israel has made that clear. we continue to put pressure on iran. we continue to put diplomatic sanctions on iran and penalize its efforts to develop a nuclear capability. they and the result of that is to push them to the negotiation table and try to solve issues diplomatically. war ought to be the last option and not the first. we should exhaust every effort. we are now in that effort. please, make no mistake, if we determine that they have made the decision to proceed with developing a...
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the reason is he important is because it was his brother who was in charge for security in israel and during the hezbollah war, and i was there at the time, i saw those missiles that were ordered launched by hezbollah into a town that was under attack. there were some 600 casualties in that hospital trarp a direct result of those iranian and syrian missiles that were being fired on the hospital. frankly it was one of the targets. but fired on that town, fired on the residential sections of that city. so the brother was caught coming into the united states, actually was caught up i think near detroit. he's now serving time. there were some 50 other hezbollah operatives who were also discovered here. and when you go through the background of his training in terror, in terms of weapons, and in terms of the capabilities that iranian intelligence gave him, you begin to realize why our intelligence officials are so concerned about iran's attempts to penetrate here. look at iran's attempt last year to to say sass nate the saudi ambassador on u.s. soil, using the mexican drug cartel. that's t
the reason is he important is because it was his brother who was in charge for security in israel and during the hezbollah war, and i was there at the time, i saw those missiles that were ordered launched by hezbollah into a town that was under attack. there were some 600 casualties in that hospital trarp a direct result of those iranian and syrian missiles that were being fired on the hospital. frankly it was one of the targets. but fired on that town, fired on the residential sections of that...
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nationalization and takeover of this period and begin to leave, and large groups begin to leave for israel in the late 1940's, some with a complicated story -- some leave with aid of those countries. there are a couple of moments when they helped train jews. >> you write about -- at one point the two words mickey and mouse come out. what is that about? >> i was describing the origins of a famous song. there is a song called the song of the party. the lyrics go the party is right. while i went to look for somebody singing a song, i found a number of parody's, including mickey mouse singing it. this became a song in later years people would make fun of. what interested me is you can make fun of it now, but people were seeing it 30 years ago in berlin or 40 years ago in berlin. why did they sing it? this was the introduction to my chapter of what i described as reluctant contribution. >> is in german. here is some of the language here. wherever she was, there is life. we are what we are because of her. she never abandoned us. now she is always right. >> it is hard to know what people believe.
nationalization and takeover of this period and begin to leave, and large groups begin to leave for israel in the late 1940's, some with a complicated story -- some leave with aid of those countries. there are a couple of moments when they helped train jews. >> you write about -- at one point the two words mickey and mouse come out. what is that about? >> i was describing the origins of a famous song. there is a song called the song of the party. the lyrics go the party is right....
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that was about two prisoners of war who are traded after 17 years of cap tivet to israel where it was kind of a rip van winkle drama. it dealt with substantially the idea of what is the price of a returning soldier who has been in captivity and something that was specific to that country and to that culture. and when it came our way, alex and i who is my writing partner on it and he runs the show, knew that was going to be a -- it was not something that would be relevant in the way it was presented in his original it ration. >> it's a very rullchurelly ressnant story in israel and everyone has a personal connection to the idea of p.o.w.'s and people missing. here guys knew it would be an anominally if we found a soldier suddenly alive in afghanistan or iraq. so i think it was the ano, ma'am louse nature of it that led them to this story. >> what was amazing to us and what was relevant is the idea that nowhere on american television had a returning soldier returning from war been portrayed. and obviously in very circumstances in the case of our character, but that was something that re
that was about two prisoners of war who are traded after 17 years of cap tivet to israel where it was kind of a rip van winkle drama. it dealt with substantially the idea of what is the price of a returning soldier who has been in captivity and something that was specific to that country and to that culture. and when it came our way, alex and i who is my writing partner on it and he runs the show, knew that was going to be a -- it was not something that would be relevant in the way it was...
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they came from china, europe, israel. we are not doing a good job in the states in making science and technology a profitable activity, where kids can commit their entire lives and careers to it. the best thing we can do is to invest in science and technology and mathematics education in our elementary and high schools. about the role of private enterprise in solving the problems. i believe that no import technology ever becomes broadly used unless it is commercialized and is an innovation that people want to use. there are smart people like the one building a private space company or another founder who has a fund in silicon valley. smart people who are trying to use private enterprise to solve big problems. i did not discount that. government and academia has its role. one has talked a lot about going to mars. he hopes to die on mars as a first human columnisonist. we had to build 30 saturn-5 rockets, each exerting 7 million pounds of thrust. n out ofhasn't gotte low-earth orbit. going to mars is like building the pyram
they came from china, europe, israel. we are not doing a good job in the states in making science and technology a profitable activity, where kids can commit their entire lives and careers to it. the best thing we can do is to invest in science and technology and mathematics education in our elementary and high schools. about the role of private enterprise in solving the problems. i believe that no import technology ever becomes broadly used unless it is commercialized and is an innovation that...
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we give israel about $3 billion a year which they spend it on our military hardware. the funding comes through the state department but is managed by the department of defense. it is a way for allies to purchase u.s. equipment. host: this comes from "the washington post." guest: saudi arabia is paying for their own stuff. some of that will be managed by the pentagon. host: they will be spending their money on this. guest: they are spending their own money. it still goes to the foreign military sales program. givingaying the bill and money to the other country so they can buy our stuff. caller: i was concerned about the status of the united states postal service. i am retired. i was trying to find out where our u.s. postal service is going or how if congress will help us out so our jobs will continue for those that are still working there. we haven't received a cost-of- living raise in the past three years and i was concerned about that. guest: the postal service is unusual. they are funding with the stamps that we buy. congress has put in some money. that's not affect
we give israel about $3 billion a year which they spend it on our military hardware. the funding comes through the state department but is managed by the department of defense. it is a way for allies to purchase u.s. equipment. host: this comes from "the washington post." guest: saudi arabia is paying for their own stuff. some of that will be managed by the pentagon. host: they will be spending their money on this. guest: they are spending their own money. it still goes to the foreign...
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the temple of israel, you have the service of a japanese american united methodist minister ready to prayer with you and share songs. we cut traditionalists note that we have muslim brothers and -- at this congregation know that we have muslim brothers and sisters ready to play alongside. lutherans offering grace in the ministry of jesus christ to independent christians and others -- and others. all of us are willing to offer and received comfort and support from those of no faith. now more than ever we need each other before we are all in this together. -- for we are all in this together. that is why we had our politicians sit down there as well, aside and simple a reminder to all of us that we are in this together. now let us come together, let us pray, let us listen and let us seek the comfort of our various faiths, drawing from words and prayer's -- prayers. fear not, for i am with you cannot be not dismayed, for i am your god. i will street in new, i will uphold do -- i will strengthen you, i will pull do -- uphold you. god's spirit comforts us. blessed be our god forever and ev
the temple of israel, you have the service of a japanese american united methodist minister ready to prayer with you and share songs. we cut traditionalists note that we have muslim brothers and -- at this congregation know that we have muslim brothers and sisters ready to play alongside. lutherans offering grace in the ministry of jesus christ to independent christians and others -- and others. all of us are willing to offer and received comfort and support from those of no faith. now more...
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moving on to the situation in israel. five nations some men envoys of israel. also, some other headlines for you. "the baltimore sun" -- next to that, president obama suggests a revamp of the russia nuke deal. in "of the wall street journal" -- a "new york times" headline -- much about the phone call which occurred some months ago remains shrouded in mystery. it highlights the level of his anxiety about the current crop of candidates. we are talking about the proposal by house republicans to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff put out yesterday from the speaker's office with signatures from the rest of the leadership team. christine, a democratic caller, what do you think about it? you are on the air. caller: i have to agree with a couple of other people that called in. we have had 12 years of tax increases for the very wealthy in this country. theit has done nothing to stimulate jobs. it has done nothing to take our economy into a better shape. it was the bush tax cuts and the wars that drove us into this huge deficit that we have now. not the republicans' entitl
moving on to the situation in israel. five nations some men envoys of israel. also, some other headlines for you. "the baltimore sun" -- next to that, president obama suggests a revamp of the russia nuke deal. in "of the wall street journal" -- a "new york times" headline -- much about the phone call which occurred some months ago remains shrouded in mystery. it highlights the level of his anxiety about the current crop of candidates. we are talking about the...
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nationalization and takeover of this period and begin to leave, and large groups begin to leave for israel in the late 1940's, some with a complicated story -- some leave with aid of those countries. there are a couple of moments when they helped train and jews -- train jews. >> you write about -- at one point the two words mickey and mouse come out. what is that about? >> i was describing the origins of a famous song. there is a song called the song of the party. the lyrics go the party is right. while i went to look for somebody singing a song, i found a number of parody's, including mickey mouse singing it. this became a song in later years people would make fun of. what interested me is you can make fun of it now, but people were seeing it 30 years ago in berlin or 40 years ago in berlin. why did they sing it? this was the introduction to my chapter of what i described as reluctant contribution. >> is in german. here is some of the language here. wherever she was, there is life. we are what we are because of her. she never abandoned us. now she is always right. >> it is hard to know wh
nationalization and takeover of this period and begin to leave, and large groups begin to leave for israel in the late 1940's, some with a complicated story -- some leave with aid of those countries. there are a couple of moments when they helped train and jews -- train jews. >> you write about -- at one point the two words mickey and mouse come out. what is that about? >> i was describing the origins of a famous song. there is a song called the song of the party. the lyrics go the...
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israel has made that clear here you'd we continue to put our sure -- israel has made that clear. we continue to put pressure on iran. we continue to put diplomatic sanctions on iran and penalize its efforts to develop a nuclear capability. they and the result of that is to push them to the negotiation table and try to solve issues to for medically. --diplomatically. war ought to be the last option and not the first. we should exhaust every effort. we are now in that effort. please, make no mistake, if we determine that they have made the decision to proceed with developing a nuclear weapon, the united states considers that to be of red line. >> before get to the last question, i'd like to present you with our traditional mbvp co ffee mug. and our version of the medallion coin. >> otherwise i will owe you a drink. [laughter] >> ok. we can go upstairs. >> i'm sorry, but i think it was supposed who said that he was -- he is a golden retriever. great dog. great color. when i was at the institute, we used to bring b to work with us. when he came back -- bravo to work with us. he used
israel has made that clear here you'd we continue to put our sure -- israel has made that clear. we continue to put pressure on iran. we continue to put diplomatic sanctions on iran and penalize its efforts to develop a nuclear capability. they and the result of that is to push them to the negotiation table and try to solve issues to for medically. --diplomatically. war ought to be the last option and not the first. we should exhaust every effort. we are now in that effort. please, make no...
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he is a strong friend of israel and passionate about the need to achieve lasting peace and a broader coalition in the house of representatives. . i want to recognize mr. berman's work on behalf of immigration and those who emigrated to this country and his work on behalf of migrant workers and farm workers all across the united states. and for that effort he received the first annual farm worker justice award by the farm worker justice fund in 2000. like mr. berman, our dean, congressman pete stark, has spent his entire distinguished career in congress advocating on behalf of those voices who were often drowned out in washington by the influence of the moneyed interest. over the last 40 years, congressman stark has been one of the foremost advocates on behalf on efforts to ensure that americans were able to access quality, affordable health insurance. i am honored to have been one of the three principaled co- authors in the house of the historic affordable care act which will provide quality insurance for every single american. the key role mr. stark in drafting that law and made sur
he is a strong friend of israel and passionate about the need to achieve lasting peace and a broader coalition in the house of representatives. . i want to recognize mr. berman's work on behalf of immigration and those who emigrated to this country and his work on behalf of migrant workers and farm workers all across the united states. and for that effort he received the first annual farm worker justice award by the farm worker justice fund in 2000. like mr. berman, our dean, congressman pete...
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that was about two prisoners of war who are traded after 17 years of captivity to israel where it was kind of a rip van winkle drama. it dealt with substantially the idea of what is the price of a returning soldier who has been in captivity and something that was specific to that country and to that culture. and when it came our way, alex and i who is my writing partner on it and he runs the show, knew that was going to be a -- it was not something that would be relevant in the way it was presented in his original it ration. >> it's a very culturally resonant story in israel and everyone has a personal connection to the idea of p.o.w.'s and people missing. here guys knew it would be an anomaly if we found a soldier suddenly alive in afghanistan or iraq. so i think it was the anomalous nature of it that led them to this story. >> what was amazing to us and what was relevant is the idea that nowhere on american television had a returning soldier returning from war been portrayed. and obviously in very circumstances in the case of our character, but that was something that really interes
that was about two prisoners of war who are traded after 17 years of captivity to israel where it was kind of a rip van winkle drama. it dealt with substantially the idea of what is the price of a returning soldier who has been in captivity and something that was specific to that country and to that culture. and when it came our way, alex and i who is my writing partner on it and he runs the show, knew that was going to be a -- it was not something that would be relevant in the way it was...
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i believe a pro-israel lobby exists, and i think many of those comments and other positions that he has taken will be the subject of the senate armed services committee, and i will look forward to asking those questions and getting his responses. >> you mentioned the marines that would be increased for embassy security. what other measures the you think the department should use to increase that footprint and -- >> that is why we just asked for the hearing with the secretary of defense. >> you also mentioned the al qaeda influence in the post- gaddafi term. you think that type of infiltration into those forces sets the stage for a similar instance to happen if and when assad falls in syria? >> it depends on whether we assist or not. the syrian people are not only fighting against assad, but are angry against the united states. people talk about how the syrian people do not understand why we'll will not help them, and they are anchored and embittered. that will dictate a lot of their attitude and our involvement with syria after assad goes. that will be dictated what happens in syria whe
i believe a pro-israel lobby exists, and i think many of those comments and other positions that he has taken will be the subject of the senate armed services committee, and i will look forward to asking those questions and getting his responses. >> you mentioned the marines that would be increased for embassy security. what other measures the you think the department should use to increase that footprint and -- >> that is why we just asked for the hearing with the secretary of...
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we have to do away with $1 billion to a number of countries including israel. host: all right. we want to point out this from "usa today," in there opinion page. we are taking your calls for the next half hour or so on this segment. i want to point out a paul krugman piece in "the new york times." we will be talking about unemployment insurance and how it plays a role in the fiscal clift debate in our next two segment this morning, the first coming up in have of an hour. we are continuing with this question for you, compromise or stick to principles. gary, to wear for calling in. caller: i would like to say paul krugman is right, employment is a big problem. the way we can avoid the fiscal cliff, which i think we need to avoid is to go with something like -- we are all dying out here in traffic chance of both ends of the day. if we use satellite computer technology to analyze, prioritize commack and design. the 163% one is also dangerous. two men have been killed of their in the past three years. in the first years of its existence it was considered one of the most accident pro
we have to do away with $1 billion to a number of countries including israel. host: all right. we want to point out this from "usa today," in there opinion page. we are taking your calls for the next half hour or so on this segment. i want to point out a paul krugman piece in "the new york times." we will be talking about unemployment insurance and how it plays a role in the fiscal clift debate in our next two segment this morning, the first coming up in have of an hour. we...
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he is a strong friend of israel and passionate about the need to achieve lasting peace and a broader coalition in the house of representatives. . i want to recognize mr. berman's work on behalf of immigration and those who emigrated to this country and his work on behalf of migrant workers and farm workers all across the united states. and for that effort he received the first annual farm worker justice award by the farm worker justice fund in 2000. like mr. berman, our dean, congressman pete stark, has spent his entire distinguished career in congress advocating on behalf of those voices who were often drowned out in washington by the influence of the moneyed interest. over the last 40 years, congressman stark has been one of the foremost advocates on behalf on efforts to ensure that americans were able to access quality, affordable health insurance. i am honored to have been one of the three principaled co- authors in the house of the historic affordable care act which will provide quality insurance for every single american. the key role mr. stark in drafting that law and made sur
he is a strong friend of israel and passionate about the need to achieve lasting peace and a broader coalition in the house of representatives. . i want to recognize mr. berman's work on behalf of immigration and those who emigrated to this country and his work on behalf of migrant workers and farm workers all across the united states. and for that effort he received the first annual farm worker justice award by the farm worker justice fund in 2000. like mr. berman, our dean, congressman pete...
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criminal and mental andknow. >> in israel, israelhave -- they have mi6's in school. we cannot put police officers in our schools or allow teachers to carry guns and in most districts. >> i do not think arming teachers in the school is a good idea. that is pretty irrational. you are exacerbating the fact of the whole situation. you can write all the gun laws you want -- there are over 30,000 right now. you are not gonna stop what happened in these school by writing more gun laws. to stop this chaos and all this terrible assault, you have to do a lot more for the family unit in this country. the family unit in this country is so broken, it is pathetic. every school in the united states should have a police officer stationed at each school. it should be funded by the federal government. they need to step up. >> i have been calling in about all these people that want to put the policemen in every school in the country. i am guessing there are a billion schools in this country. so you're gonna find a million well trained, confient policemen to stand for eight or 10 hours
criminal and mental andknow. >> in israel, israelhave -- they have mi6's in school. we cannot put police officers in our schools or allow teachers to carry guns and in most districts. >> i do not think arming teachers in the school is a good idea. that is pretty irrational. you are exacerbating the fact of the whole situation. you can write all the gun laws you want -- there are over 30,000 right now. you are not gonna stop what happened in these school by writing more gun laws. to...
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/israel relations. this is at 10:10 p.m. eastern also here on c-span. in his weekly address, president obama talks about u.s. tax policy, the tax cut put in place at the it illustration that will expire at the end of this year. -- by the past administration that will expire at the end of this year. be on some important decisions that will have a real impact on our businesses -- and on families like yours. the most pressing decision has to do with your taxes. see, at the end of the year, middle-class tax cuts are set to expire. and there are two things that can happen. first, if congress does nothing, every family will see their income taxes automatically go up at the beginning of next year. a typical middle class family of four will see their income taxes rise by $2,200. we can't let that happen. our families can't afford it, and neither can our economy. the second option is better. right now, congress can pass a law that would prevent a tax hike on the first $250,000 of everybody's income. everybody. that means that 98% of americans and 97% of small bu
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national security that have to be looked at, whether the investment comes from france, and germany, israel or china. there is a committee on foreign investment in the united states. out of the hundreds of billions of dollars a year of direct investment coming into the united states involving thousands of transactions, only about 100 per year are reviewed by the united states government, and only about six or seven of those involved chinese companies. and out of the hundred that the united states reviews, only about 6%-7% are ever modified. so, the vast majority of investment coming into the united states is not problematic. we very much welcome that. in fact, we at the embassy just posted a huge ambassadors' forum on investment in to the united states, to which we had attending about 80 of the top chinese entrepreneurs and investors. we had about 24 different states making presentations and showcasing a whole list of different products and opportunities for investment in those states, from real estate to food processing plants, high- tech firms, biotech firms looking for investment and for
national security that have to be looked at, whether the investment comes from france, and germany, israel or china. there is a committee on foreign investment in the united states. out of the hundreds of billions of dollars a year of direct investment coming into the united states involving thousands of transactions, only about 100 per year are reviewed by the united states government, and only about six or seven of those involved chinese companies. and out of the hundred that the united...
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this is not a proliferation issue but has to do with the character of the regime and one of them is israel who does not view this as strictly an arms dispute and the second one is iran who similarly suggests that although it is an arms control issue, they are really using arms control as a way to undermine the regime. there are two actors in this particular conflagration who are not accepting the argument being that this is about nuclear infractions as opposed to the nature and character of the regime. if you look at it historically, the united states has managed to negotiate successfully arms control treaties with countries of the use of the citizens it tends to century. -- censure. the history of dealing with the soviet union on various occasions particularly in the 1980's when you begin to see a very aggressive advocacy on behalf of dissidents that were taking place. i thank as possible for those things to coexist. as was mentioned, there are a set of sanctions you can introduce that have to do with human rights abuses. more can be done with the human rights representative who was not a
this is not a proliferation issue but has to do with the character of the regime and one of them is israel who does not view this as strictly an arms dispute and the second one is iran who similarly suggests that although it is an arms control issue, they are really using arms control as a way to undermine the regime. there are two actors in this particular conflagration who are not accepting the argument being that this is about nuclear infractions as opposed to the nature and character of the...
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like with the palestinians and the jewish conflict over there, why do you guys never bring up that israel was purchased for those people over there? it is almost like a pilgrim and indian situation. host: what does this have to do with this? caller: it is all about christianity and muslim. almost like the old school crusades. host: ok, all right. camp hill, pennsylvania. republican caller. caller: i would like to comment that in the democratic national convention, god was taken out of the platform and when he was put back in it took three votes and when it was put back in, they booed god, which means to me the democratic party is a godless party. with the reelection of president obama, the slaughter of innocent unborn babies will continue. we have a president who supports partial birth abortion. but the americans made their decision. they want higher taxes, they want the slaughter of babies to continue and i find it's totally -- i am totally disillusioned with the american people for voting this president back into office. host: in new york. democratic caller. caller: i am in favor of rel
like with the palestinians and the jewish conflict over there, why do you guys never bring up that israel was purchased for those people over there? it is almost like a pilgrim and indian situation. host: what does this have to do with this? caller: it is all about christianity and muslim. almost like the old school crusades. host: ok, all right. camp hill, pennsylvania. republican caller. caller: i would like to comment that in the democratic national convention, god was taken out of the...
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i believe a pro-israel lobby exists, and i think many of those comments and other positions that he has taken will be the subject of the senate armed services committee, and i will look forward to asking those questions and getting his responses. >> you mentioned the marines that would be increased for embassy security. what other measures the you think the department should use to increase that footprint and -- >> that is why we just asked for the hearing with the secretary of defense. >> you also mentioned the al qaeda influence in the post-gaddafi term. you think that type of infiltration into those forces sets the stage for a similar instance to happen if and when assad falls in syria? >> it depends on whether we assist or not. the syrian people are not only fighting against assad, but are angry against the united states. people talk about how the syrian people do not understand why we'll will not help them, and they are anchored and embittered. that will dictate a lot of their attitude and our involvement with syria after assad goes. that will be dictated what happens in syria whet
i believe a pro-israel lobby exists, and i think many of those comments and other positions that he has taken will be the subject of the senate armed services committee, and i will look forward to asking those questions and getting his responses. >> you mentioned the marines that would be increased for embassy security. what other measures the you think the department should use to increase that footprint and -- >> that is why we just asked for the hearing with the secretary of...
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with that i want to turn it over to our good friend and colleague steve israel from new york. >> i've learned when you say my way or the highway you usually end up on the highway. they need to turn around, they need to come back to washington, they need to negotiate a compromise based on what the president has put forth. plan b may have failed, it is now to get to plan c. plan b is compromise and plan c is comprehensive. we urge our colleagues to come back to washington and get to work on something that is a compromise. every time we have offered a compromise, the republicans have gone in the other direction. we were here, they were there. we went in this direction, they have now left town. that is no way to get a compromise that is comprehensive. so we urge them to return to work, return to washington and avoid the fiscal cliff. i will turn it back to our leader. >> i was interested that the speaker said last night that the house did not take up the bill last night because we did not have the votes to pass it. it was not the outcome i wanted but that was the will of the house. that w
with that i want to turn it over to our good friend and colleague steve israel from new york. >> i've learned when you say my way or the highway you usually end up on the highway. they need to turn around, they need to come back to washington, they need to negotiate a compromise based on what the president has put forth. plan b may have failed, it is now to get to plan c. plan b is compromise and plan c is comprehensive. we urge our colleagues to come back to washington and get to work on...
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don't have anything against any people, but there seems to be a problem when people to think about israel, because they say that they are entitled to the land because of the bible. but i think people should actually read the bible and find -- read galatians 24-4 that says it is an analogy. so it is a story to describe something. it's not even real. that's all i wanted to say. host: we're learning former representative jack brooks, a texas democrat, who was one of the giants of the house during this time, died tuesday at the age of 89. he was in the motorcade when jfk was assassinated in 1963 and later lost his seat in the republican wave in 1994. many of you had comments on the so called "fiscal cliff" and that is our topic. will c. wood peter welch, a vermont democrat, and chief deputy whip for the democrats. later, a discussion on the estate tax and capital gains tax. -- we will speak with peter welch, a vermont democrat. we will be right back. >> ♪ >> we're at the new york state museum. this is art gallery that dedicated to the history of september 11, the attacks at the world trade
don't have anything against any people, but there seems to be a problem when people to think about israel, because they say that they are entitled to the land because of the bible. but i think people should actually read the bible and find -- read galatians 24-4 that says it is an analogy. so it is a story to describe something. it's not even real. that's all i wanted to say. host: we're learning former representative jack brooks, a texas democrat, who was one of the giants of the house during...
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senator has come under fire for statements he has made, including one where he referred to the pro-israel lobby as the "jewish lobby." what is your reaction to that remark? >> i think that remark is a troublesome and problematic. it shows that the very best, a lack of sensitivity, and at the very worst, prejudice. i am concerned about the nomination. chuck if has been in the senate for a number of years. there is not only a lot of controversy with that remark, but with some of his boats -- votes. i have been hearing it from what my constituents, mainly in opposition to his nomination. >> you mentioned his boats. there are two sets of things -- he declined to sign some letters in the senate that were related, issues relating to the middle east. he also voted against sanctions, specifically against iran and libya. he has expressed the view that perhaps containment might be an option for iran. this does not seem to be totally in line with the president's policies are recent votes in the senate which have overwhelmingly supported more pressure on iran. >> those things are altered. it means --
senator has come under fire for statements he has made, including one where he referred to the pro-israel lobby as the "jewish lobby." what is your reaction to that remark? >> i think that remark is a troublesome and problematic. it shows that the very best, a lack of sensitivity, and at the very worst, prejudice. i am concerned about the nomination. chuck if has been in the senate for a number of years. there is not only a lot of controversy with that remark, but with some of...
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that includes protecting overt 275 locations around the world, the assistance we provide including to israel, everything we do at the state department is less than 1% of our federal budget. >> my question is, are you going to submit to us the plan and the money request do believe you need and paying attention to fiscal constraints? will that be what you truly believe? because i hope so. you cannot count on us to know what the needs are. >> there is no question. we have been ordered to come to congress and the med the 2013 budget requests -- and amend the 2013 budget requests. to add money for our construction costs and to increase diplomatic security for about 5%. we are in the middle of the 2014 budget process. we intend to come back to the committee once we do our assessment. we had an assessment team at the department of defense and the state department and look at 19 high risk posts. >> i didn't want to interrupt, but i have to. so you are going to -- >> yes. >> there were repeated requests to implement security upgrades at tripoli and benghazi. as we look at this report, we know what ha
that includes protecting overt 275 locations around the world, the assistance we provide including to israel, everything we do at the state department is less than 1% of our federal budget. >> my question is, are you going to submit to us the plan and the money request do believe you need and paying attention to fiscal constraints? will that be what you truly believe? because i hope so. you cannot count on us to know what the needs are. >> there is no question. we have been ordered...
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we hosted an event with steve israel and we invited the businesses that were impacted and the horror stories that they shared with us were gut- wrenching. in addition to lives lost and homes lost, to hear the stories of those businesses ruined and destroyed as well, it was gut- wrenching. made available to the business communities, those resources to which it legally can, we think some changes are warranted. almost all the federal money available small businesses is in the form of loans. after this storm and in this economy, small business owners are resistant to taking on more debt. most of the money lost by small businesses can never be recovered. a homeowner might be eligible for a grant, but if you are a business owner, you're only federal auction is the loan. this has to change because those do not get back in the business fast by themselves unable to ever open again. small businesses often live week to week and have your reserves and are more dependent on daily cash flow. and i urge you to enhance the programs that would include grants to small businesses as well. there are oth
we hosted an event with steve israel and we invited the businesses that were impacted and the horror stories that they shared with us were gut- wrenching. in addition to lives lost and homes lost, to hear the stories of those businesses ruined and destroyed as well, it was gut- wrenching. made available to the business communities, those resources to which it legally can, we think some changes are warranted. almost all the federal money available small businesses is in the form of loans. after...
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then they boarded the plane and went to israel to get their orders as to what they should do in their first year. host: we will leave it there. talk to us -- we have an article from politico with some advice on effectiveness for new members of congress. the first he says is move to washington. he refers to former speaker tip o'neill. his advice is not practical for every member and their family. it would be wise to show you our constituents who are smart and effective. spend quality time in washington five days a week. it does not seen that happen as much these days. they are in on tuesday morning and out on thursday afternoon. guest: i read that. is outstanding. i will encourage anyone to go to a politico and search for that. it is a personal and political decision on whether they move their families to washington. increasingly, members have chosen not to do it for personal and political reasons. the congressional management foundation does not have strong advice in that area because it is a personal decision. we just lay out the pros and cons. the pros are you will build stronger re
then they boarded the plane and went to israel to get their orders as to what they should do in their first year. host: we will leave it there. talk to us -- we have an article from politico with some advice on effectiveness for new members of congress. the first he says is move to washington. he refers to former speaker tip o'neill. his advice is not practical for every member and their family. it would be wise to show you our constituents who are smart and effective. spend quality time in...