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u.s. citizens and non-u.s. citizens alike come at a time when digital authoritarianism is on the rise, the framework and safeguards established by the united states can serve as a model for how to conduct legitimate intelligence activities in a manner consistent with privacy, civil liberties and transparency imperatives. looking ahead i am confident working with congress we will find a way to preserve these vital authorities while addressing legitimate privacy and oversight concerns. as the director of national intelligence and the attorney general had said, the administration is committed to working with an engaging congress on potential improvements to the authority that fully preserve its efficacy. for inr and state department, and indispensable part of that efficacy is the advantage that 702 information provides for american diplomacy. from advancing human rights and climate security to counting authoritarianism, american diplomats are on the frontlines of every major threat and opportunity that we face in
u.s. citizens and non-u.s. citizens alike come at a time when digital authoritarianism is on the rise, the framework and safeguards established by the united states can serve as a model for how to conduct legitimate intelligence activities in a manner consistent with privacy, civil liberties and transparency imperatives. looking ahead i am confident working with congress we will find a way to preserve these vital authorities while addressing legitimate privacy and oversight concerns. as the...
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the u.s. moved swiftly, decisively, and in unison with allies and partners to do exactly what we said we would do, support ukraine, impose costs on russia, strengthen nato. all of this with our allies and partners. with every collective support, ukraine did but it said it would do. defended its territory, its independence, its democracy. today, what i want to do is set out this and the many other ways that people's war of aggression against ukraine has an aphid failure -- has been a strategic failure. i will also share our vision of the path to a just and lasting peace. when you look at president putin's long-term aims and objectives, there is no question that russia is significantly worse off today than before it's full-scale invasion of ukraine. militarily, economically and geopolitically. where he wanted strength, he showed weakness. where he sought to divide, united. this outcome is no accident. it is the direct result of the herd and solidarity of the radiant people and deliberate -- the
the u.s. moved swiftly, decisively, and in unison with allies and partners to do exactly what we said we would do, support ukraine, impose costs on russia, strengthen nato. all of this with our allies and partners. with every collective support, ukraine did but it said it would do. defended its territory, its independence, its democracy. today, what i want to do is set out this and the many other ways that people's war of aggression against ukraine has an aphid failure -- has been a strategic...
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clearly, the u.s. is not going to meet moscow's conditions, cease support for ukraine before discussions can begin. but are there other gestures, steps, or in the terminology, on ramps, that the u.s. may be able to take? lynn: thanks, tom, for having me here today. i cannot see because of the lights, but my co-author is here. what we heard today -- it is useful to have that speech because there has not been a competency statement of the u.s. policy and positions on arms-control and nuclear policy since the nuclear posture review came out, and developments continue to proceed. so i think it was useful for them to lay out there thinking. -- their thinking. i heard a work plan for the end of the first biden term. it really did not have a long-term vision. it did not even -- it kind of had a lot of question marks for what happens after 2026, although there is a willingness to engage in a dialogue with russia, if russia will do so. i think the administration positions are probably more fully developed in te
clearly, the u.s. is not going to meet moscow's conditions, cease support for ukraine before discussions can begin. but are there other gestures, steps, or in the terminology, on ramps, that the u.s. may be able to take? lynn: thanks, tom, for having me here today. i cannot see because of the lights, but my co-author is here. what we heard today -- it is useful to have that speech because there has not been a competency statement of the u.s. policy and positions on arms-control and nuclear...
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we talk u.s. china relations focus on the trip going on the secretary of state in china this weekend. later darrell davis is here to talk about his personal efforts to combat racism in the u.s. ♪ on now at c-spanshop.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us is scott kennedy, senior advisor of chinese business and economics trustee chair at the center for strategic and international studies with us this segment to talk about the administration's relations with china and specifically on the trip by the secretary of state this weekend to china. scott kennedy, good morning, welcome to "washington journal." guest: good morning. host: what you think the secretary's number one goal is? what is he trying to accomplish? guest: i think the purpose of secretary blinken's trip to beijing is quite simple. it is to try to eliminate the misunderstandings the chinese have about american policy towards china, broader foreign policy, and to listen and try to understand the motivations behind what
we talk u.s. china relations focus on the trip going on the secretary of state in china this weekend. later darrell davis is here to talk about his personal efforts to combat racism in the u.s. ♪ on now at c-spanshop.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us is scott kennedy, senior advisor of chinese business and economics trustee chair at the center for strategic and international studies with us this segment to talk about the administration's relations with...
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but chinese law requires u.s. companies to transfer technology to chinese companies as part of the price of doing business on chinese soil. this cannot continue. u.s. businesses must recognize the threats to themselves and to our american security. beijing's focus on military fusion demands it. china already steals up to $600 billion of american intellectual property every year. our loss is the chinese military's gain. advanced technology is especially important. right now our federal government keeps a detailed list of the most sensitive technologies that are dangerous to export but it is not a black list. we still let companies send this tech to china. they just have to file the right application. it happens all the time. in 2022, the biden administration approved 70% of licenses for exporting controlled technology to china. think about that. we must end the export of sensitive technology to china. full stop. and we must keep china away from our biggest breakthroughs and cutting edge companies. we know beijing w
but chinese law requires u.s. companies to transfer technology to chinese companies as part of the price of doing business on chinese soil. this cannot continue. u.s. businesses must recognize the threats to themselves and to our american security. beijing's focus on military fusion demands it. china already steals up to $600 billion of american intellectual property every year. our loss is the chinese military's gain. advanced technology is especially important. right now our federal...
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from the u.s. government perspective we've been calling for the inclusive process as possible and free and fair and peaceful processes throughout the electoral period and of course, there will be likely under guatemalan laws, 50% plus one process for the presidency so the likelihood of having a second round in august so a lot of focus will be not only on the next two weeks, but certainly all the way into august when the presidential results are likely to come forward. finally, just on migration, certainly, it's the largest source of migrants in central america, but also, a major transit country. guatemala has been a strong partner on returns, reintegration, border security, as well as addressing root causes, but the press of migration has certainly continued. 2021, and 2022 were regard years and we've seen since the end of title 42 in may, i think there are a number of reasons for that, but we've looked for, under the biden-harris administration's focus on legal pathways, ways to create more access
from the u.s. government perspective we've been calling for the inclusive process as possible and free and fair and peaceful processes throughout the electoral period and of course, there will be likely under guatemalan laws, 50% plus one process for the presidency so the likelihood of having a second round in august so a lot of focus will be not only on the next two weeks, but certainly all the way into august when the presidential results are likely to come forward. finally, just on...
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-u.s. defense collaboration particularly in ukraine, do you think it's time for the first british nato secretary? pres. biden: what was the last question? reporter: sit time for a british nato secretary general? pres. biden: may be. that remains to be seen. we have to get a consensus in nato to see that happen. after the candidate, a very qualified individual. but we're going to have -- we have a lot of discussion, not between us but in nato, to determine what the jut come of that will be. with regard to the first part of your question you want you wanted me to respond to? reporter: is the new washington consensus simply a another way to say america first as some overseas think it is? pres. biden: my economic policy is totally consistent with what i think is in the interest of our nato allies and allies around the world. one of the things that i decided to do, and i find that the "wall street journal," i'm sure there's someone here from "the wall street journal" and other publications, they
-u.s. defense collaboration particularly in ukraine, do you think it's time for the first british nato secretary? pres. biden: what was the last question? reporter: sit time for a british nato secretary general? pres. biden: may be. that remains to be seen. we have to get a consensus in nato to see that happen. after the candidate, a very qualified individual. but we're going to have -- we have a lot of discussion, not between us but in nato, to determine what the jut come of that will be. with...
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what should the u.s. government do, this is driving the whole region into a total explosion -- the knesset saying we are to suppress any notion of a palestinian state and so on. >> i will just reiterate our long-standing position which we have said publicly from this podium. i can assure you that privately we say this directly to israeli officials, that we believe that settlements are an impediment to a negotiated two state solution along 1967 lines, which ultimately we believe is the best way to resolve the israel-palestinian conflict. >> -- decisions taken by the trump administration [indiscernible] does that mean the decision that was taken under the previous administration to allow products made in the settlement to be made in israel? >> the united states strongly values scientific and technological cooperation with israel and robust scientific and technical cooperation with israel continues. the state department recently circulated policy guidance advising that engaging in bilateral scientific and te
what should the u.s. government do, this is driving the whole region into a total explosion -- the knesset saying we are to suppress any notion of a palestinian state and so on. >> i will just reiterate our long-standing position which we have said publicly from this podium. i can assure you that privately we say this directly to israeli officials, that we believe that settlements are an impediment to a negotiated two state solution along 1967 lines, which ultimately we believe is the...
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by one estimate, u.s. portfolio investment in china rose 800 -- $800 billion between 2017 and 2020 alone. now all this money is funding military and technology breakthroughs but much of it is. china is using our federally invested pension to the leapfrog america. the american people deserve better. i will protect our investors and our national security. no more investment in any company that helps the chinese military or support the chinese party. period. these steps are needed to vent war and preserve peace. we can no longer be complacent in china's military rise. for that matter, we cannot contain to neglect our own military. this is the third pick --big task we must undertake. our military strength is not where it should be. it must be transformed to meet today's and tomorrow's challenges. we are falling behind in almost every single area. look at recruitment. the army, navy, and air force say they will mr. recruitment goals. china is building more hypersonic missiles by the day. our hypersonic missile
by one estimate, u.s. portfolio investment in china rose 800 -- $800 billion between 2017 and 2020 alone. now all this money is funding military and technology breakthroughs but much of it is. china is using our federally invested pension to the leapfrog america. the american people deserve better. i will protect our investors and our national security. no more investment in any company that helps the chinese military or support the chinese party. period. these steps are needed to vent war and...
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watch live coverage of the u.s. house when lawmakers return here on cpa >> watch video on-demand any time online at c-span.org and try our points of interest feature, a timeline tool that uses markers to quickly guide you to news worthy and interesting highlights of our key coverage. use points of interest any time online at c-span.org. >> c-span's "washington journal," our live forum involving you to discuss the latest issues in government, politics and publi from washington to across the country. coming up tuesday morning, former federal prosecutor discusses former president trump's arraignment for the mishandling of classified documents. then the atlanta council talks about u.s. relations with nato partners and their support for ukraine against russia. c-span's "washington journal," join in the conversation live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning on c-span, c-span now, or online at c-span.org. >> tuesday morning, treasury secretary janet yellen testifies on the outlook for the international financial system before t
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it's a u.s. inspired program, and i think visionary in that sense, but local governments, local communities, local churches and they are all participating and they are investing in their future and it helps all of us as the general sense and i think we have a tremendous opportunity to build on that and covid demonstrated to all of us we're not immune from the diseases that people think connell come from other countries and we're in a small world and need to make sure that we build those relationships with people and nothing demonstrates things more as i said earlier than caring for the child, mother, or father of the family and people see that as a relationship that they want to invest in. so when we compete with other countries around the world, we should be the best and we should compete. it gives us an advantage when locals say, hey, when there wasn't anything in their special interest, when they weren't going to gain monetarily, they did the right thing. let's dot right thing by them as well.
it's a u.s. inspired program, and i think visionary in that sense, but local governments, local communities, local churches and they are all participating and they are investing in their future and it helps all of us as the general sense and i think we have a tremendous opportunity to build on that and covid demonstrated to all of us we're not immune from the diseases that people think connell come from other countries and we're in a small world and need to make sure that we build those...
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elon musk are among several u.s. executives who recently traveled to china and met with high-level officials there. is the administration going to reach out to them given your difficulty in communicating with officials there and also is there any hope with this business level engagement with chinese officials that it might help thaw the u.s. chinese relations? >> i don't know of any plans to reach out overtly to these business leaders. specifically about their trip. certainly if they choose to share some insight and perspective we would be willing to hear what they learned but it would be up to them to decide whether they want to do that. >> we are helping represent and facilitate these conversations. we want to see them act accordingly. >> 2020, accused them of a assault. does the white house have any reaction to that announcement given the accusations that she has made? >> that's really up for her to speak to. >> does the white house believe her allegations might have been motivated by her allegiance to our affinit
elon musk are among several u.s. executives who recently traveled to china and met with high-level officials there. is the administration going to reach out to them given your difficulty in communicating with officials there and also is there any hope with this business level engagement with chinese officials that it might help thaw the u.s. chinese relations? >> i don't know of any plans to reach out overtly to these business leaders. specifically about their trip. certainly if they...
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and so the general guideline with the u.s. government, everything that looks like a reconstitution of a mutual defense treaty would be seen as inconsistent with the u.s. one china policy and could trigger a conflict. and so you have to think about what that means in practice. i think that one of the red lines that we've seen -- and this isn't explicitly stated in the report, but i think it was an assumption we went in with. things like a heavy u.s. military presence in taiwan is something that we need to avoid. and so when we talk about inviting taiwan to multilateral exercises or doing enhanced training with taiwan's military, you know, we advocate doing that in the united states and away from the island of taiwan. i think that's important. but i think what's implicit in your question, this isn't really laid out in the communiques. there isn't a list of things we can do and can't do. a lot of it is based on assumptions of how we think the chinese will respond to certain actions and, you know, private statementings that they'v
and so the general guideline with the u.s. government, everything that looks like a reconstitution of a mutual defense treaty would be seen as inconsistent with the u.s. one china policy and could trigger a conflict. and so you have to think about what that means in practice. i think that one of the red lines that we've seen -- and this isn't explicitly stated in the report, but i think it was an assumption we went in with. things like a heavy u.s. military presence in taiwan is something that...
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the u.s. has answered the call? guest: i understand zelenskyy's frustration. his country is fighting for survival. he obviously wants as much support as he can get to get -- to push the russians out. i think the united states and nato has been indecisive when it comes to military support. at first we said we would not provide long-range missiles and then we decided we would. we said we would not provide tanks and then we would. we said we would not provide aircraft and then we would. though i think the approach happened incrementally. there is a reason the white house is trying to avoid escalation with russia. if we provided too much assistance to early russia might attack by attacking a nato member. i think that understands -- explains the incremental approach. host: in the u.s. providing training for the aircraft and to other nato countries around it. guest: yet in addition to the aircraft we will be training ukrainian pilots which is important. that is one of the individuals said they did n
the u.s. has answered the call? guest: i understand zelenskyy's frustration. his country is fighting for survival. he obviously wants as much support as he can get to get -- to push the russians out. i think the united states and nato has been indecisive when it comes to military support. at first we said we would not provide long-range missiles and then we decided we would. we said we would not provide tanks and then we would. we said we would not provide aircraft and then we would. though i...
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members discussed the imports of taiwan to the u.s. as well as highlighting the impact of the conflict with china. this is about one hour. the fact that this group was able to reach an accord on u.s. policy toward taiwan albeit with a few additional or actually dissenting views which you can find at the back of the report, it reveals the enormous stakes that the united states has in the taiwan straight and the desire for peace and stability. this report is the culmination of nearly a year of work from our cochairs, project director, task force members and our staff here. my thanks go to our task force, cochairs for their leadership and wisdom throughout this project and for being here to present the report today. i would also like to recognize david sachs who held -- draft of the report finding recommendations. i am grateful to all of task force members who convened several times and provided important feedback during our process. some have joined us here in person and some are virtual with us today. i would like to thank admiral -- ad
members discussed the imports of taiwan to the u.s. as well as highlighting the impact of the conflict with china. this is about one hour. the fact that this group was able to reach an accord on u.s. policy toward taiwan albeit with a few additional or actually dissenting views which you can find at the back of the report, it reveals the enormous stakes that the united states has in the taiwan straight and the desire for peace and stability. this report is the culmination of nearly a year of...
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we have hired u.s. a i, hiring u.s. accounting firms to in independently check and to review world bank records. the imf program, corruption and putting in safeguards and structural reforms to make sure that corruption is -- >> i understand it just seems like there may be an acceptable bargain here. that yes we will provide a tremendous amount of assistance for those who are willing to go back to ukraine to rebuild the country, but the price of that will be a heightened level of visibility to the international community. >> i believe that's absolutely right, that certainly we demand accountability. >> the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from ohio, mr. davidson. >> thank you chairman, secretary yellen, thank you for your testimony today. -- to study the effects of an unattended consequence of those sanctions. i think this is welcoming development giving the expanded use of sanctions since the law passed, the governing law passed in 1975 to create the offshore foreign asset control. how do you anticipate forei
we have hired u.s. a i, hiring u.s. accounting firms to in independently check and to review world bank records. the imf program, corruption and putting in safeguards and structural reforms to make sure that corruption is -- >> i understand it just seems like there may be an acceptable bargain here. that yes we will provide a tremendous amount of assistance for those who are willing to go back to ukraine to rebuild the country, but the price of that will be a heightened level of...
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even in u.s. industrial conversation it's notable the first major chips funding opportunity semiconductors included a really important provision against stock buybacks. that's one step in this direction. it's changing the source koetd of how capitalism functions to get to this more equitable inclusive development. barry: last question. >> thank you so much for being here. i guess one of the major themes throughout today has been breaking down these silos. how government can work together. internationally within all these different departments on all these different themes. one of the things i find that this movement is so weak on is in language and how we communicate our ideas. as we are talking about breaking down silos, we are talking earlier about the world's experts in antitrust, the use of jargon, things that don't connect with the public. but these issues we are talking about here connect very deeply with the public. why are we so bad at finding language to communicate these ideas in ways th
even in u.s. industrial conversation it's notable the first major chips funding opportunity semiconductors included a really important provision against stock buybacks. that's one step in this direction. it's changing the source koetd of how capitalism functions to get to this more equitable inclusive development. barry: last question. >> thank you so much for being here. i guess one of the major themes throughout today has been breaking down these silos. how government can work together....
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in this time the friendship between india and the u.s. will be instrumental in enhancing the whole world. the two countries are committed to work together for the global good and for global peace, stability, and prosperity. our partnership is a clear proof of the power of democracy. friends, in a short while from now president biden and i will discuss relations and regional and global issues. i'm sure as always our conversation today will be very positive and useful. this afternoon, i will also have an opportunity to address the u.s. congress for a second time. i'm deeply grateful for this honor. [cheers and applause] god bless america. i wish for and the 1.4 billion people of india wish with me for india and america's stars and stripes to always keep flying higher and higher. president biden, dr. jill biden, once again i thank you for your kind invitation, warm welcome and hospitality. also on behalf of 1.4 billion people of india. god bless america. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] >> mr. president, this concludes the ceremony
in this time the friendship between india and the u.s. will be instrumental in enhancing the whole world. the two countries are committed to work together for the global good and for global peace, stability, and prosperity. our partnership is a clear proof of the power of democracy. friends, in a short while from now president biden and i will discuss relations and regional and global issues. i'm sure as always our conversation today will be very positive and useful. this afternoon, i will also...
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jones about the u.s. plans to press our allies at next month's summit to live up to their commitments and to share the burden of collective security. speaking of china, the strategic concepts nato released last year said, quote, the people's republic of china stated invasive and coercive policies that challenge our interest, security, and values. it is vitally important that our nato allies recognize and address the threat posed to all of us by the ccp. our security will be at serious risk if we allow china to own our critical in the structure, and expand its influence with its maligned agenda. lastly, i hope mr. jones can provide an update on sweden's efforts to join the alliance used that nato welcomed finland in april, sweden's application has remained stalled for far too long. turkey and hungary stonewalling is deeply concerning, and i hope that they will ratify sweden's accession to the alliance later this month. with that, i will now turn to ranking member keating for his opening remarks pick >> tha
jones about the u.s. plans to press our allies at next month's summit to live up to their commitments and to share the burden of collective security. speaking of china, the strategic concepts nato released last year said, quote, the people's republic of china stated invasive and coercive policies that challenge our interest, security, and values. it is vitally important that our nato allies recognize and address the threat posed to all of us by the ccp. our security will be at serious risk if...
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i wasn't living in the u.s. at the time, i was working in control and we had no tv but in the afternoon, it was all blackberries back then, lit up with the news and i remember this hotel in the village to watch and see was having in this experience because one is my instant thought, what does this mean in terms of where u.s. will go to war and that was a reasonable fear but then come back to the u.s. until 2007 when i moved back to the u.s. and started working on national security issues and the reason i started working on national security issues was because i felt a junior lawyer and coming back this mid-level warrior, i was kind of shocked but i thought were changes in the u.s. in terms of how i perceive the system and society. so many friends who are muslims and arabs who told stories of how they were treated at airports and sometimes even streets, it came back where i felt the change fundamentally in terms of how we treat muslims and that very much motivated me to motivate my career in this field. >> a perf
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announcer: former u.s. ambassador to ukraine bill taylor joined a discussion about ukraine of us because counteroffensive against russia. they talked about the importance of the u.s. and its allies providing ukraine with tactical weapons. this is one hour. announcer: we are going to leave but you can continue watching on c-span.org. we are watching live coverage on c-span. >> -- on the ukrainian counteroffensive. our speakers are general breedlove, deborah cahill, former and senior state department and defense department official, constantin edgar, a longtime moscow correspondent. a former deputy prime minister and foreign minister of ukraine as well as ambassador for the u.s. to both ukraine and russia. we will start with general breedlove. the counteroffensive began less than two weeks ago. what is the current situation on the battlefield as you see it? >> thank you you -- for having me. it is great to be in such wise company. i will not talk about trench line by trench line statistics. that's just agreed
announcer: former u.s. ambassador to ukraine bill taylor joined a discussion about ukraine of us because counteroffensive against russia. they talked about the importance of the u.s. and its allies providing ukraine with tactical weapons. this is one hour. announcer: we are going to leave but you can continue watching on c-span.org. we are watching live coverage on c-span. >> -- on the ukrainian counteroffensive. our speakers are general breedlove, deborah cahill, former and senior state...
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as always live coverage of the house on c-span. >> and now u.s. trade representative katherine thai on the biden administration's trade policy and its role in the role in the economy and trade market during an event at the open markets institute. she highlights supply chains and competitions and champions u.s. leadership and global trade. ye of meeting many u.s. trade representatives. everyone was extremely intelligent. everyone was directly connected to the president through some previous relationship. everyone had a role decks fuel -- rolodex of the most glittery
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clearly, the u.s. is not going to meet moscow's conditions, cease support for ukraine before discussions can begin. but are there other gestures, steps, or in the terminology, on ramps, that the u.s. may be able to take? lynn: thanks, tom, for having me here today. i cannot see because of the lights, but my co-author is here. what we heard today -- it is useful to have that speech because there has not been a competency statement of the u.s. policy and positions on arms-control and nuclear policy since the nuclear posture review came out, and developments continue to proceed. so i think it was useful for them to lay out there thinking. -- their thinking. i heard a work plan for the end of the first biden term. it really did not have a long-term vision. it did not even -- it kind of had a lot of question marks for what happens after 2026, although there is a willingness to engage in a dialogue with russia, if russia will do so. i think the administration positions are probably more fully developed in te
clearly, the u.s. is not going to meet moscow's conditions, cease support for ukraine before discussions can begin. but are there other gestures, steps, or in the terminology, on ramps, that the u.s. may be able to take? lynn: thanks, tom, for having me here today. i cannot see because of the lights, but my co-author is here. what we heard today -- it is useful to have that speech because there has not been a competency statement of the u.s. policy and positions on arms-control and nuclear...
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should the u.s. spend more on defense? the u.s. should spend -- host: i'm sorry, lost your response. you said the u.s. should do what? caller: spend more on defense. host: what do you think we are missing? what aren't we spending enough on? caller: first of all, anytime a decision is made to use military action, we have enough smart people worldwide and especially in the u.s. to do a total cost analysis from the amount of time and money spent, including these individuals, training them, utilizing them when they have been injured as in the soldier recovery unit, putting them back on active duty and, when they go into veteran status, we can quantify that to a pretty good number. here's what is most significant. all of our elected officials use the military as pawns. our senior military leaders know what systems they need and their hands are often tied by their elected officials who represent these other industries dictating what military leaders should be buying. host: isn't that part of the job of a member of congress? to bring jobs
should the u.s. spend more on defense? the u.s. should spend -- host: i'm sorry, lost your response. you said the u.s. should do what? caller: spend more on defense. host: what do you think we are missing? what aren't we spending enough on? caller: first of all, anytime a decision is made to use military action, we have enough smart people worldwide and especially in the u.s. to do a total cost analysis from the amount of time and money spent, including these individuals, training them,...
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should the u.s. spend more on defense? the u.s. should spend -- host: i'm sorry, lost your response. you said the u.s. should do what? caller: spend more on defense. host: what do you think we are missing? what aren't we spending enough on? caller: first of all, anytime a decision is made to use military action, we have enough smart people worldwide and especially in the u.s. to do a total cost analysis from the amount of time and money spent, including these individuals, training them, utilizing them when they have been injured as in the soldier recovery unit, putting them back on active duty and, when they go into veteran status, we can quantify that to a pretty good number. here's what is most significant. all of our elected officials use the military as pawns. our senior military leaders know what systems they need and their hands are often tied by their elected officials who represent these other industries dictating what military leaders should be buying. host: isn't that part of the job of a member of congress? to bring jobs
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and after finally getting a jump , your commission as second lieutenant of the u.s. air force, u.s. space force, it is not hyperbole. part of the greatest fighting force in the history of the world. that is the truth. god's truth, not an exaggeration. the finest military in the history of the world. you have earned it. this is the day to celebrate. as your commander in chief, i'm honored to be here as you take on the duties of serving and defending our nation. in years to come, you will have more asked of you. you will take on a greater responsibility and be challenged beyond everything you have yet experience. but you have those mountains. you leave them as you look up, i'm sure you will think about this a lot in your careers. lead these mountains where the air is rare, you will take the confidence of your years that have prepared you for whatever is ahead. after all, your time at this proud institution is defined by so much history and tradition. marked by significant changes as referenced earlier. you had to adapt and overcome time and again. two reorient yourself with your squad
and after finally getting a jump , your commission as second lieutenant of the u.s. air force, u.s. space force, it is not hyperbole. part of the greatest fighting force in the history of the world. that is the truth. god's truth, not an exaggeration. the finest military in the history of the world. you have earned it. this is the day to celebrate. as your commander in chief, i'm honored to be here as you take on the duties of serving and defending our nation. in years to come, you will have...
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the u.s. training effort has created 12 maneuver battalions and nearly 5,000 operators that are fighting those machines right now. along with their combined armed staffs. we are currently training three battalions, a tank battalion and two territorial national guard battalions. all in auld, the international effort -- all in all, the international effort has trained almost 60,000 ukrainian soldiers for this current operation. and many of whom are engaged in close combat as we stand here today. last week the united states released another ukrainian security assistance initiative package totaling several billion dollars, $2 billion. this package procures critical capabilities, including munitions, hawk air defense systems, artillery rocket munition, maintenance, support and much more. additionally, this week we released our latest drawdown package of 3* $325 million from our current stocks, we are providing ukraine air defense munitions, tkpweupllers, long range artillery, artillery rounds, brad
the u.s. training effort has created 12 maneuver battalions and nearly 5,000 operators that are fighting those machines right now. along with their combined armed staffs. we are currently training three battalions, a tank battalion and two territorial national guard battalions. all in auld, the international effort -- all in all, the international effort has trained almost 60,000 ukrainian soldiers for this current operation. and many of whom are engaged in close combat as we stand here today....
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the first by a top u.s. diplomat in five years. we want to know, what do you think of the biden policies toward china? you approve or disapprove deco what was on the agenda for the secretary of state visit. reestablishi hh-level diplomacy, talk about close calls with chinese naval ships around taiwan and other places in asia, chinese efforts to establish military bases in asia, africa and the middle east and china's support for russia in the war on ukraine. as well as shared interes, such as climate change, economic stability and the secretary of state expected to bring up american detainees in china. finally, limiting the exports of substances used to make fentanyl. this was the agenda. they decided whath wanted to talk about, military aid, taiwan, research of the united stat put on manufacturin equipment with the -- which the chinese sake set tm ck years when it comes to technological develop. those rtrtions. and security ties with japan, south korea, the philippines, australia and india. this is from the new york times, what the
the first by a top u.s. diplomat in five years. we want to know, what do you think of the biden policies toward china? you approve or disapprove deco what was on the agenda for the secretary of state visit. reestablishi hh-level diplomacy, talk about close calls with chinese naval ships around taiwan and other places in asia, chinese efforts to establish military bases in asia, africa and the middle east and china's support for russia in the war on ukraine. as well as shared interes, such as...
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u.s. golf. from the wall street journal. immediate reactions from the wall street. including from wall widen --ron widen. he says i am going to dive into every piece of the deal with the pga. u.s. officials need to consider the deal will give the saudi regime inappropriate control access to u.s. real estate. other members of the senate weighing in. we want to show you part of the interview from pj commissioner -- svb --shai akabas commissioner --pga commissioner. talking about the public response. [video clip] >> what are your expectations when the public in the players learn about this? do you think they will respond positively? you are describing a scenario where they could have the majority of the economics of this entity. the saudi -- people will say they control golf around the world. >> a lot of people have been reading about the tension. we have talked a lot and i said previously that we were going down our path and they were going down there's --theirs. attention goes away, the lit
u.s. golf. from the wall street journal. immediate reactions from the wall street. including from wall widen --ron widen. he says i am going to dive into every piece of the deal with the pga. u.s. officials need to consider the deal will give the saudi regime inappropriate control access to u.s. real estate. other members of the senate weighing in. we want to show you part of the interview from pj commissioner -- svb --shai akabas commissioner --pga commissioner. talking about the public...
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so that u.s. in technology, software technology like ai, where we have quite a lead, all of these companies are in the u.s., his focus on bottom up delivering solutions to customers and users. in china, everything has that predicate how is it a threat to the states and the ruling party? with that, there technology will be aimed at supporting the party first rather than trying to deliver solutions. those competing visions for ai are what i talk about when i talk about a race. host: this is jc, the line for independence. caller: i have a question about artificial intelligence, ai, and how it impacts society, humidity. when we have your ones and zeros being controlled by somebody to shift into the wrong path, how does that benefit society rather than going into those creations? the need to guide us so it does not destroy the earth and the galaxies, the universe. host: a philosophical question. guest: i think computer ai is a tool. i think tools are as useful and as harmful as the people behind them.
so that u.s. in technology, software technology like ai, where we have quite a lead, all of these companies are in the u.s., his focus on bottom up delivering solutions to customers and users. in china, everything has that predicate how is it a threat to the states and the ruling party? with that, there technology will be aimed at supporting the party first rather than trying to deliver solutions. those competing visions for ai are what i talk about when i talk about a race. host: this is jc,...
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how does the u.s. go to fix the brakes in a china led challenge to make the west and the united states we can? >> we have long stood for the >> -- we have long stood on the proposition that the country should -- it is something we stand strongly for an defended for a long time. when it comes to the bricks, we are engaged with leading members and the prime minister of india will be in washington for the first day visit and we offered a visit to president lula in washington months ago. we are engaged across the board with numbers of bricks and we will continue to do that. >> the next question is nike ching with voices of america. >> good evening. i am taiwan. how was taiwan discussed with the chinese president xi jinping. u.s. officials have said a conflict in the taiwan straight will be quote -- "a global concern." should a democratic election be a pretest to any escalation in the taiwan straight. how do you respond to china's position that taiwan is a internal issue and not an american concern and in w
how does the u.s. go to fix the brakes in a china led challenge to make the west and the united states we can? >> we have long stood for the >> -- we have long stood on the proposition that the country should -- it is something we stand strongly for an defended for a long time. when it comes to the bricks, we are engaged with leading members and the prime minister of india will be in washington for the first day visit and we offered a visit to president lula in washington months...
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to u.s. dollars peg it had maintained since 2015. this action set off a day of intense selling in global markets and in the u.s. the dow jones industrial average fell 2.9%, it's worst daily decline all year. by developing its currency -- pardon me, by devaluing its currency, china could effectively undercut competitors in the marketplace by offering lower prices on its exports and, according to the u.s. treasury department, gained an unfair competitive advantage in international trade. intellectual property theft, corporate espionage, forced technology transfer, widespread product dumping and currency manipulation are just a few of the economic warfare tactics used by the chinese communist party. this brings me to my next point. one of china's most recent efforts to destabilize the united states involves forging an unofficial alliance with russia to maintain vladimir putin's power at all costs. china is also the top trader with russia and ukraine. before russia invaded ukraine, china had alre
to u.s. dollars peg it had maintained since 2015. this action set off a day of intense selling in global markets and in the u.s. the dow jones industrial average fell 2.9%, it's worst daily decline all year. by developing its currency -- pardon me, by devaluing its currency, china could effectively undercut competitors in the marketplace by offering lower prices on its exports and, according to the u.s. treasury department, gained an unfair competitive advantage in international trade....
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what we are reacting to in the u.s. is a much more aggressive china villa charlie -- china, militarily, threatening taiwan, threatening japan and not raining in the nuclear plant in north korea. that is the work we are doing in their legislative and executive branches. host: columbus, ohio, independent. we will go to alan in east chicago, indiana. caller: good morning. thank you for washington journal. thank you congressman hill for giving your time. a couple comments. first, the thing with the debt ceiling, this act the republicans put on, it was disgusting. it was a drama performance time in ridiculous things. threatening to actually bankrupt the country. i believe there were republicans that didn't want the u.s. to default because they are against this country. that should've been a clean debt. what people asked for his ridiculous. guest: thank you. no democrat, no republican in the house and senate or in the biden administration went the u.s. government to default on treasury securities. we have raised the debt ceil
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they don't want to strengthen u.s. alliances but it strengthens u.s. alliances. and then frankly china wanted to play europe off the united states and that's not going to work. i think china holds a bad hand on this. in my diplomatic experience that doesn't mean i want to club them i want to nudge them. notice how the chinese did way and when putin started to talk about nuclear weapons. we don't think that's a good idea. i believe china could be an effective mediator one country might be able to push putin towards a settlement my candidate would be china. again i'm not forecasting that but it's part of my role as a diplomat i'm going to push people to support the position that i'm interested in. for what it's worth i read when secretary think it was in china recently he had a conversation with the chinese foreign minister on this idea this is where, again, these events can't print positively to people in beijing. they won't want to sell out because frankly they feel threatened and feel they need to rely on putin where they can still dominate. it just shows the fl
they don't want to strengthen u.s. alliances but it strengthens u.s. alliances. and then frankly china wanted to play europe off the united states and that's not going to work. i think china holds a bad hand on this. in my diplomatic experience that doesn't mean i want to club them i want to nudge them. notice how the chinese did way and when putin started to talk about nuclear weapons. we don't think that's a good idea. i believe china could be an effective mediator one country might be able...
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. >> a speech by u.s. secretary of state antony blinken about the strong relations between the u.s. and israel. the secretary's book about the u.s.'s commitment to preventing iran from getting a nuclear weapon. this is just over 20 minutes. [applause] ♪ [applause] >> thank you. thank you. good morning. please, take a seat. wonderful to be with all of you today. michael, my friend, thank you for that introduction, i'm grateful to you and to my long time friend howard for inviting me back to aipac. now, i have to admit as i was talking with michael and howard and the other leadership of aipac >> some of you may have been there, i got to appear in the dallas cowboys football stadium on the jumbotron. [laughter] never thought that would happen, thanks to you. [applause] m honored to be here with hundreds of fellow friends of israel from across our country. it's great to be with colleagues on the hill. i know it's during the course of the day and maybe this morning, senator menendez, and congresswoman wasserman schultz and others, for the bipartisan support for the u.s.-israel relation
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black from the u.s. senate. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal god who alone spreads out the heavens and rules the raging of the sea. on the very day we celebrated the freedoms you have intended for each person, a day when, by the pen stroke of one person in texas, juneteenth became the symbol of the last vestiges of slavery in the united states, on that same day, by the stroke of violence inflicted on the community of will lowbrook, illinois, and other areas of this land we love, we realize we are all still slaves to sin. have mercy on us, o lord. for the countless twiems commit ourselves -- times we commit ourselves to bringing good news to the poor and freedom to the oppressed that despite our best intentions, we all too often succumb to the yoke of hatred and prejudice. as we remember juneteenth, remind us again that you have freed us from the bondage of our sinful nature. may we offer our whole selves to you, that we would allow ourselves to become slaves to righteousness. we pray in your merciful name, amen. the speaker: the chair h
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. >> and now u.s. trade representative katherine thai on the biden administration's trade policy and its role in the role in the economy and trade market during an event at the open markets institute. she highlights supply chains and competitions and champions u.s. leadership and global trade. ye of meeting many u.s. trade representatives. everyone was extremely intelligent. everyone was directly connected to the president through some previous relationship. everyone had a role decks fuel -- rolodex of the most glittery executives. ambassador tai earned this role not through cocktail chatter or clicking around the clubhouses of immaculate private golf courses. ambassador tai earned this title thanks to her studying the threats posed by the neo liberal philosophy of trade and fighting for the american people for our democracy, for our jobs, for our communities and families, for our planet. in her early days in office, people kept asking me if i knew ambassador tai. i got calls from labor leaders, law en
. >> and now u.s. trade representative katherine thai on the biden administration's trade policy and its role in the role in the economy and trade market during an event at the open markets institute. she highlights supply chains and competitions and champions u.s. leadership and global trade. ye of meeting many u.s. trade representatives. everyone was extremely intelligent. everyone was directly connected to the president through some previous relationship. everyone had a role decks fuel...
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the u.s. military had a channel of deconfliction with the russian military which was also operating in syria, to try to avoid a direct confrontation there. in the u.s. commander on the ground said we've got a bunch of what looked to be russian fighters coming out us. has counterpart in the russian military said we don't know who they are and the u.s. said they were compliant. what happened as a result was a lot of fighters -- they fight -- they thought this office was on except a bowl. had been trained by the russian military. host: how does he deal with his regular military, his military chiefs and his army especially, and the wagner group and the things they are doing in ukraine? guest: his ability to pull off this pouncing act has reached its end. that is what we saw over the last 48 hours. after he went public with a load of criticism of the russian military and of putin's overall strategy in ukraine, the response from the kremlin was to say you're fighters are going to have to sign contra
the u.s. military had a channel of deconfliction with the russian military which was also operating in syria, to try to avoid a direct confrontation there. in the u.s. commander on the ground said we've got a bunch of what looked to be russian fighters coming out us. has counterpart in the russian military said we don't know who they are and the u.s. said they were compliant. what happened as a result was a lot of fighters -- they fight -- they thought this office was on except a bowl. had been...