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u.s. presidency, two words, three-lettered government agencies that wield the most political power in the federal government despite having the least political accountability through unelected bureaucrats who have no backstop of actually being accountable to the public. i think about the standard we should measure how well we are doing as a country is how thomas jefferson, george washington, alexander hamilton, you john jay, john adams, how would they feel if they are walking around washington, d.c., and they deeply disagreed with a lot of questions, but they agreed on one thing, at the very least the lawmakers and policy makers should be the ones making public policy in this country. against that backdrop i'm here to announce how to revive the promise of that constitutional republic with three branches of government rather than four. that is the purpose of our meeting today and we're going to get into a level of detail that is to this point in the last half century unprecedented which i b
u.s. presidency, two words, three-lettered government agencies that wield the most political power in the federal government despite having the least political accountability through unelected bureaucrats who have no backstop of actually being accountable to the public. i think about the standard we should measure how well we are doing as a country is how thomas jefferson, george washington, alexander hamilton, you john jay, john adams, how would they feel if they are walking around washington,...
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a commitment to a floor of 4% of u.s. g.d.p. spent on u.s. military expenditures where our defense exaibts are badly lacking. this isn't going to be an expenditure. how are we going to get that money? here's the answer. we have spent $3 trillion, over 3 trillion in wars standing up from afghanistan to iraq over the last 20 years that did not advance u.s. interests. tense of thousands -- tens of thousands. the taliban still in control in afghanistan. 20 years later, a regime in iraq is unfriendly to the united states, weak and vulnerable. jo in recent weeks, ohio sons and daughters coming back from deployments to ish. we have to learn from our past mistakes in order to avoid repeating them. we have to defend our homeland itself. >> defense capability where china and russia have space based offensive capabilities against the united states. we are using our own military to defend against an armed invasion against the border in ukraine and not using our own military to defend against our southern border. that is wrong. the top job of the u.s. mil
a commitment to a floor of 4% of u.s. g.d.p. spent on u.s. military expenditures where our defense exaibts are badly lacking. this isn't going to be an expenditure. how are we going to get that money? here's the answer. we have spent $3 trillion, over 3 trillion in wars standing up from afghanistan to iraq over the last 20 years that did not advance u.s. interests. tense of thousands -- tens of thousands. the taliban still in control in afghanistan. 20 years later, a regime in iraq is...
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it is in the u.s. security interest for ukraine to win as soon as possible and that is why i'm asking my colleagues to join me in supporting my bill to ensure $300 million for the dod ukraine security initiative becomes law. thank you and i yield back. >> the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from minnesota is recognized. >> i yield to the ranking member of the appropriations committee, the gentlewoman from connecticut, three minutes. >> the gentleman from connecticut is recognized for three minutes. >> mr. speaker, i have witnessed a lot of surprising and confounding things in my time in the house of representatives, especially in this 118th congress. but i do not recall a time that this body was an overwhelming bipartisan majority voting to appropriate funds stripped from a bill in the darkness of night. three hundred 39 members of the house of representatives including a majority of the majority voted yesterday to include support for ukraine in the defense appropriations will. 93 vot
it is in the u.s. security interest for ukraine to win as soon as possible and that is why i'm asking my colleagues to join me in supporting my bill to ensure $300 million for the dod ukraine security initiative becomes law. thank you and i yield back. >> the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from minnesota is recognized. >> i yield to the ranking member of the appropriations committee, the gentlewoman from connecticut, three minutes. >> the gentleman from...
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u.s. economy. it features a former visa holder who moved to the u.s. as a child and was later forced to leave due to current immigration laws. he testified on the complexity of the immigration visa process. from the senate budget committee, this is about two hours. >>> distinguished ranking member will be supported as an opener also, so rather than the opening statements we will have four of them and i want to thank the senator for his distinguished ranking member will be supported as an opener also, so rather than the opening statements we will have four of them and i want to thank the senator for his emphasis on this issue in his support for this hearing. this morning we discussed the role that immigration plays in driving our economic growth and strengthening our global competitive advantage. ahead of this year's house driven default crisis. they ask on both card parties to get serious about the budget. the committee has repeatedly shown we have it at our disposal and debt to gdp ratio.
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you said that the u.s. and its allies are operating quote, “operating in a strategic environment more fluid and more fraught with complexity than ever before,” close quote. those words were both prophetic and accurate in describing what the u.s.-south korea alliance faces today, now, just five days shy of its 70th anniversary. the war in ukraine, china's assertive posture, north korea's wmd campaign, among other challenges, require the alliance to be operating at a high performance with all cylinders firing. thanks to you and the administration's hard work both here and in seoul, the alliance appears to be as good as it's ever been. we are grateful for that. and we are grateful for you're joining us this morning. so ladies and gentlemen, the csis statesman's forum is honored to welcome the 71st secretary of state, antony j. blinken. [applause] secretary blinken: thank you very, very much and good morning. john, wonderful to be back here. and so good to be with all of you this morning. i want to thank jo
you said that the u.s. and its allies are operating quote, “operating in a strategic environment more fluid and more fraught with complexity than ever before,” close quote. those words were both prophetic and accurate in describing what the u.s.-south korea alliance faces today, now, just five days shy of its 70th anniversary. the war in ukraine, china's assertive posture, north korea's wmd campaign, among other challenges, require the alliance to be operating at a high performance with all...
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it is rooted in u.s.-ukraine a partnership that declaration of independences as a captive nation from the clutches of the soviet union when it collapsed in 1991. since that moment, the united states has backed ukraine, providing vital support for sovereignty, security and development through foreign assistance. the urgency of our cultural, political ties with ukraine has gained greater significance in the face of putin's unprovoked aggression. the free world cannot turn a blind eye to detain putin's after his 2014 annexation of crima. the inaction led to the events of february 24 last year when russian tanks rolled into ukraine to impose tyranny over 40 million people. in response to that, putin has released a campaign of terror. he invaded, bombed cities, committed grievous war crimes with erasing ukraine's very identity. 120,000 lives have been lost, 170,000 have been injured. 20,000 wounded amputees are a grim reminder of putin's butch erie. ukraine has not surrendered. the free world must meet ukraine
it is rooted in u.s.-ukraine a partnership that declaration of independences as a captive nation from the clutches of the soviet union when it collapsed in 1991. since that moment, the united states has backed ukraine, providing vital support for sovereignty, security and development through foreign assistance. the urgency of our cultural, political ties with ukraine has gained greater significance in the face of putin's unprovoked aggression. the free world cannot turn a blind eye to detain...
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it's also work the u.s. is doing, department of education coordinating a council to bring things together for school superintendents requiring more secure tech. on the ground in multiple states helping schools. that sets an example of how we each do what we do best, but we do it together in partnership with the measure to say, every kid in america is safe when they go to school. that joint measure of our goal together and individual work is what so inspiring and what is aspiring when we see everybody here together at the conference. so it's exciting to be here. >> thank you. thank you for the conversation today. thank you for your service.
it's also work the u.s. is doing, department of education coordinating a council to bring things together for school superintendents requiring more secure tech. on the ground in multiple states helping schools. that sets an example of how we each do what we do best, but we do it together in partnership with the measure to say, every kid in america is safe when they go to school. that joint measure of our goal together and individual work is what so inspiring and what is aspiring when we see...
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it is not just u.s. government trying to support and advancing the agenda we talked about but having others support us in the process. i think it has been a collaborative process. we want to see more of that and there is more to do. in terms of nicaragua, i think we share those concerns. under my supervision i see mexico and central america but nicaragua is the place -- unfortunately, most of our implements and beneficiaries and even the opposition, if you were to call it that, have actually left in exile. there is also the process that we continue to track closely to ensure there is an alternative. the only news that comes out of nicaragua is controlled. i think there has been a lot of efforts, especially by independent media, to put a spotlight on nicaragua. we need to continue doing that. ensuring that we use our human rights systems in the region to investigate, document, report. that is necessary. i'm proud of the work that even those who have been forced to flee continue to do to keep a spotlight o
it is not just u.s. government trying to support and advancing the agenda we talked about but having others support us in the process. i think it has been a collaborative process. we want to see more of that and there is more to do. in terms of nicaragua, i think we share those concerns. under my supervision i see mexico and central america but nicaragua is the place -- unfortunately, most of our implements and beneficiaries and even the opposition, if you were to call it that, have actually...
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if u.s. attorney weiss asked to become special counsel, if you made the decision to appoint somebody else to special counsel, people would have criticized you because you would have been taking somebody out of the investigation that knew the facts and could lead the investigation and put someone in who would have had to come up to speed on the investigation and would have allowed major decisions to be made until they came up to speed. so, three different opportunities where you could have acted, you would have been criticized either way whether you acted or did not in that situation. far from slow walking, really wants the trump administration decided that was the person leading the investigation, your hands were tied. you didn't have the opportunity to make a decision on the leadership of that investigation. but, speaking of slow walking, i appreciate your reference in your opening remarks to the department of justice, strongly supporting effort by congress to promote competition in digital
if u.s. attorney weiss asked to become special counsel, if you made the decision to appoint somebody else to special counsel, people would have criticized you because you would have been taking somebody out of the investigation that knew the facts and could lead the investigation and put someone in who would have had to come up to speed on the investigation and would have allowed major decisions to be made until they came up to speed. so, three different opportunities where you could have...
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if the u.s. does not want or is not a good fit for the grassroots role anymore, then oversight needs to go to another entity. options could include an office within the u.s. department of health and human services could -- services. could be a quasi government agency or entity such as the akin to the u.s. anti doping agency or the u.s. center for safe sport. or another not-for-profit with the necessary focus, expertise, resources and independence to do the job. that body should be guided by a national sports policy, which we don't have, developed with input from stakeholders across key sectors, public and private funding streams can and should be identified to support this essential work. there is a better future for sports in america. please believe that. and it starts with policy. rewrite the amateur sports act , and center the needs of youth and communities and watch everything that sits on top of that base flourish. more athletes, better athletes and yes more olympic and paralympic inspiratio
if the u.s. does not want or is not a good fit for the grassroots role anymore, then oversight needs to go to another entity. options could include an office within the u.s. department of health and human services could -- services. could be a quasi government agency or entity such as the akin to the u.s. anti doping agency or the u.s. center for safe sport. or another not-for-profit with the necessary focus, expertise, resources and independence to do the job. that body should be guided by a...
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. >> deputy u.s. defense secretary kathleen hicks spoke about the program and other emerging technologies in defense and a national defense industrial association conference in washington dc. . hicks spoke about the program and other emerging technologies in defense at a national defense industrial association conference in washington, dc. [applause] >> thank you. the job of deputy secretary of defense is likely known to be one of the toughest government. it is the chief operating officer for the largest employer in the world. beginning her government service as a presidential management intern and spending time in and out of government, she was quite familiar the demands of the job before she was sworn in. she was well-prepared to take them on. prior to her current position, she was the senior vice president henry kissinger chair and director of international security at csis. at least her current title is a little shorter than that. she was sworn in as the 35th deputy secretary of defense in 2021. i
. >> deputy u.s. defense secretary kathleen hicks spoke about the program and other emerging technologies in defense and a national defense industrial association conference in washington dc. . hicks spoke about the program and other emerging technologies in defense at a national defense industrial association conference in washington, dc. [applause] >> thank you. the job of deputy secretary of defense is likely known to be one of the toughest government. it is the chief operating...
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the note u.s. attorney could block him. >> we asked you earlier about his request for this authority and we need to know who he spoke to about this authority and when. before he asked you in august, he had discussions with others at the department. who did he discuss special counsel authority with and when did he do that? >> i'm not going to discuss internal deliberations of the department. mr. weiss would have the authority that he needed and the moment he asked for the authority, i gave it to him. >> did he discuss it with the deputy attorney general? >> i'm not going to get into discussions of deliberations with the justice department. >> that's not a valid objection. >> that is. it has to do with the ability of the justice department to do its communications, just as your deliberations with your staff and with other members are protected by the constitution. three madea telling who had constitution conversations and when doesn't do that. the substance of those deliberations is detailing you and
the note u.s. attorney could block him. >> we asked you earlier about his request for this authority and we need to know who he spoke to about this authority and when. before he asked you in august, he had discussions with others at the department. who did he discuss special counsel authority with and when did he do that? >> i'm not going to discuss internal deliberations of the department. mr. weiss would have the authority that he needed and the moment he asked for the authority,...
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it also had an impact on u.s. day-to-day foreign policy with many countries around the world where the primary issue wasn't trade, the primary issue wasn''t russia or china. the primary issue was, would you work with united states against al qaeda? and then starting over 10, 15 years later, would you work with united states against the islamic state? so, really in almost every aspect of u.s. foreign policy this had a profound effect. looking back over 20 years now, the war in afghanistan ended up with u.s. withdrawal. the taliban back in power, i think the vast majority of americans look at the effort in iraq and see it as a mistake. so it also shaped americans' attitude toward intervention abroad and the extremely heavy cost paid not only in trillions of dollars, but also in american lives. i think it makes many americans very leery of intervention, especially in the middle east. but the 9/11 attacks also shaped america at home. it created an environment of concern and fear about the next terrorist attack. for se
it also had an impact on u.s. day-to-day foreign policy with many countries around the world where the primary issue wasn't trade, the primary issue wasn''t russia or china. the primary issue was, would you work with united states against al qaeda? and then starting over 10, 15 years later, would you work with united states against the islamic state? so, really in almost every aspect of u.s. foreign policy this had a profound effect. looking back over 20 years now, the war in afghanistan ended...
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the u.s. and nato allies to develop scenarios for the use of nuclear weapons in the russian federation. the stated aim of inflicting a defeat on russia became clear. the fact that they are hell-bent on their own impunity and bereft of the basic desire for self-preservation, headed up by countries not only expanding and modernizing their capabilities but shifting the arms into space and the information sphere, a new dangerous manifestation of the expansionism was extending the area of responsibility to the entire eastern side of the world using the slogan of the indivisibility of security of the region. washington is creating a subordinate military, alliances to try -- pushing participants of the structures to cooperation with nato. this is bringing its infrastructure into the pacific area. it is obvious that such efforts are targeted against russia and china, and on the collapse of the inclusive regional architecture this runs the risk of creating new, explosive hotbeds of geopolitical tension
the u.s. and nato allies to develop scenarios for the use of nuclear weapons in the russian federation. the stated aim of inflicting a defeat on russia became clear. the fact that they are hell-bent on their own impunity and bereft of the basic desire for self-preservation, headed up by countries not only expanding and modernizing their capabilities but shifting the arms into space and the information sphere, a new dangerous manifestation of the expansionism was extending the area of...
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host: the u.s. house returns with my senate to leak window to pass a spending bill and avoid a shutdown. speaker mccarthy has added a new wrinkle, opening an inquiry into president joe biden. thehouse inquiry. good morning and welcome. it is constitution day. we will talk this first hour about the impeachment inquiry. (202) 748-8003 -- you can send in your questions. the house is set to return this week. there is polling on it already. this is the headline. americans divided on biden impeachment probe. 38% of independents say they support it. 32% were not sure. >> i am directing our house committee to open a formal inquiry into joe biden. the logical next step will give our committee the full power to gather all the facts and answers for the american public. this is exactly what we want to know, the answers. i believe the president would what answer these questions and allegations as well. this effort will be led by the committee on oversight. i do not make this decision lightly. regardless of your
host: the u.s. house returns with my senate to leak window to pass a spending bill and avoid a shutdown. speaker mccarthy has added a new wrinkle, opening an inquiry into president joe biden. thehouse inquiry. good morning and welcome. it is constitution day. we will talk this first hour about the impeachment inquiry. (202) 748-8003 -- you can send in your questions. the house is set to return this week. there is polling on it already. this is the headline. americans divided on biden...
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act in 1953 on the very day that the korea-u.s. mutual defense treaty was signed, secretary of state john foster dulles stated the following words, bitter experience has taught us that weakness invites aggression, that the requirement of peace and security is the maintenance of our strength. the washington declaration fulfills the requirement. seoul and washington have also adapted and upgraded our partnership to better meet the challenges of a changing world. accordingly, economic security and cutting edge of sectors have all become part and parcel of our partnership. these include biotechnology, batteries, semiconductors, quantum computing, ai, and space. similarly, no one would dispute that the camp david trilateral summit was just as historic. .. >> every country will share information, align our messaging and coordinate our responses to various regional challenges. the promptness and depth of this commitment is noticeable. our strong tri-lateral partnership will better shape the indo-pacific region in ways that are favorable t
act in 1953 on the very day that the korea-u.s. mutual defense treaty was signed, secretary of state john foster dulles stated the following words, bitter experience has taught us that weakness invites aggression, that the requirement of peace and security is the maintenance of our strength. the washington declaration fulfills the requirement. seoul and washington have also adapted and upgraded our partnership to better meet the challenges of a changing world. accordingly, economic security and...
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the u.s. u.s.-korea perspei think we have to prepare for conventional the military setting, at the same time with prepare for the new setting. this is beyond my capability, but i think we have to prepare with the united states and korea, we have to make concessions and communicate with each other to address the new and old threats. >> let me throw it back to general brooks quickly follow up on that. you have got the new and old threats in a very complex geopolitical environment, not just in the region but in the world. general, how do you see the prioritization of the alliance leading to a maximum, maximally efficient result here? >> well, defending the republic of korea has to be the first task or even as the alliance continues to think the on the peninsula it must never lose sight of the peninsula. defending their first against immediate north korean threat has to be the first concern. but beyond that the ability to assist of the countries to work in partnership as a mr. with japan, australia, ot
the u.s. u.s.-korea perspei think we have to prepare for conventional the military setting, at the same time with prepare for the new setting. this is beyond my capability, but i think we have to prepare with the united states and korea, we have to make concessions and communicate with each other to address the new and old threats. >> let me throw it back to general brooks quickly follow up on that. you have got the new and old threats in a very complex geopolitical environment, not just...
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the folks in the u.s. military were working in the countries, in our embassies, with our partners and allies trying to understand, what are they looking for, why are they looking for it, how does that fit within our national security interests? we are setting up robust efforts to make sure we are organizing and training folks appropriately to make this as successful as possible. this is hand in glove with our colleagues at the state department. sec. lewis: i know there are people at state and defense too who rallied against the informal process. i have to be honest with you. when my staff gives me the sales notice, i generally do it in the same day. it is very rare when the end user has problems. i am concerned about those problems, because i have no ideological problems in selling american weapons abroad. i am have a problem in the end user will use it wrongly against civilians and other entities. for our part, i know as chair, i've tried to expedite our responsibly can be quick. i think it would be a hug
the folks in the u.s. military were working in the countries, in our embassies, with our partners and allies trying to understand, what are they looking for, why are they looking for it, how does that fit within our national security interests? we are setting up robust efforts to make sure we are organizing and training folks appropriately to make this as successful as possible. this is hand in glove with our colleagues at the state department. sec. lewis: i know there are people at state and...
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you are getting information about or from u.s. persons, so when i talked about the human intelligence interview program and the review of our open source operations, she is the one who is pushing them. they're working hard in helping, got these senior advisors helping. because she is focused only on collections is able to really get into the weeds on that, and it is exactly what you said. our guidance allows this kind of collection. are we sure that is consistent with constitutional limitations, consistent with privacy, and is it actually producing enough that whatever intrusion there is is appropriate. that is exactly what it is. it is the focus and supervision that we have. >> i definitely want to come back to the human intelligence collection programs. that was a big issue in congress, but i want to talk about the institution a little more. these are some unflattering descriptions of ina's work. a tough democrat accused in of incompetence in relation to january 6 portland. republicans accuse the office of mission creep and over
you are getting information about or from u.s. persons, so when i talked about the human intelligence interview program and the review of our open source operations, she is the one who is pushing them. they're working hard in helping, got these senior advisors helping. because she is focused only on collections is able to really get into the weeds on that, and it is exactly what you said. our guidance allows this kind of collection. are we sure that is consistent with constitutional...
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gregory mags, u.s. court of appeals for the armed forces and julian shields, a professor, will talk about why those papers are fundamental to understanding the constitution. watch "books that shaped america" featuring "the federalist" on c-span, c-span now our free mobile video app or online at c-span.org. scan the q.r. code to listen to our companion podcast where you can learn more about the authors of the book featured. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we're funded by these television companies and more including cox. >> this syndrome is extremely rare. good friends don't have to be. when you're connected, you're not alone. >> cox supports c-span as a public service. along with these other television providers. getting you a front row seat to democracy. continues. host: a focus on the deepening ties between russia and north korea. joining us now is victor cha and kim jong-un met with vladimir putin last week. what did each want from the other from this meeting? guest: i was say at the
gregory mags, u.s. court of appeals for the armed forces and julian shields, a professor, will talk about why those papers are fundamental to understanding the constitution. watch "books that shaped america" featuring "the federalist" on c-span, c-span now our free mobile video app or online at c-span.org. scan the q.r. code to listen to our companion podcast where you can learn more about the authors of the book featured. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of...
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today i approved the next tranche of u.s. security assistance to ukraine including more artillery, ammunition, antitank weapons and next week the first u.s. abrams tanks will be delivered to ukraine. we are also focused on the air defense capabilities to protect critical infrastructure that provides heat and light in the coldest and darkest days of the gear. that includes providing a second battery with study deliveries of additional hawk and other systems each month through the winter. and a new package of launchers and interceptors that will protect ukraine, ukraine's grading -- grain silos, hospitals, schools and powerplants plants to save ukrainian lives. just as we are committed to helping ukraine now, we will also help you recover and rebuild for the future including reforms to combat corruption and create an environment where businesses can thrive and where american and european businesses want to invest. last week i announced the appointment of penny pritzker as our new special representative. thank you for being will
today i approved the next tranche of u.s. security assistance to ukraine including more artillery, ammunition, antitank weapons and next week the first u.s. abrams tanks will be delivered to ukraine. we are also focused on the air defense capabilities to protect critical infrastructure that provides heat and light in the coldest and darkest days of the gear. that includes providing a second battery with study deliveries of additional hawk and other systems each month through the winter. and a...
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we can do it sharing with the u.s. government. and so i believe that it's extremely important that we can work together. i believe that it's important that the u.s., not america, should see what's going on in brazil, in this historical moment of ecological transition, changes in the energy matrix and the potential that our country has in terms of investment in wind power, solar power, biomass, biodiesel, biofuels, ethanol and green hydrogen. so there is a joint work that's an exceptional situation for brazil and the u.s. so this meeting here, mr. president, i believe that it's more than just another bilateral, it's a faith relationship that we're building here and a new era for the u.s.-brazil relation, amongst equal partners, a sovereign relationship, but of common interest in the benefit of the working people in your country and in my country. president biden: i couldn't agree with you more. i know i'm not supposed to speak again. but my dad used to have an expression when i was growing up. my father had an expression. my father
we can do it sharing with the u.s. government. and so i believe that it's extremely important that we can work together. i believe that it's important that the u.s., not america, should see what's going on in brazil, in this historical moment of ecological transition, changes in the energy matrix and the potential that our country has in terms of investment in wind power, solar power, biomass, biodiesel, biofuels, ethanol and green hydrogen. so there is a joint work that's an exceptional...
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we also welcome prime minister modi to the u.s. in june. the u.s. is home to the largest indian diaspora outside of asia, and is india's largest export market. expanding our bilateral economic ties and our cooperation on global challenges is crucially important to us. and let me stop there. with that, i'm happy to take your questions. >> thank you so much for doing this. the world bank, among others, has also expressed concerns about high interest rates in global growth. i'm curious for what you are hearing from other countries about the risks to global growth and how that is shaping the priorities you just outlined? >> certainly we are aware of the risk to global growth. i would say the most important negative influence is russia's war on ukraine, which has escalated energy and food prices, and as many g20 meetings have stated repeatedly, the most important thing we could do for global growth is for russia to end it's brutal war on ukraine. that said, i think i've personally been surprised by the strength of global growth and how resilient the glob
we also welcome prime minister modi to the u.s. in june. the u.s. is home to the largest indian diaspora outside of asia, and is india's largest export market. expanding our bilateral economic ties and our cooperation on global challenges is crucially important to us. and let me stop there. with that, i'm happy to take your questions. >> thank you so much for doing this. the world bank, among others, has also expressed concerns about high interest rates in global growth. i'm curious for...
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host: the u.s. house returns with my senate to leak window to pass a spending bill and avoid a shutdown. speaker mccarthy has added a new wrinkle, opening an inquiry into president joe biden. thehouse inquiry. good morning and welcome. it is constitution day. we will talk this first hour about the impeachment inquiry. (202) 748-8003 -- you can send in your questions. the house is set to return this week. there is polling on it already. this is the headline. americans divided on biden impeachment probe. 38% of independents say they support it. 32% were not sure. >> i am directing our house committee to open a formal inquiry into joe biden. the logical next step will give our committee the full power to gather all the facts and answers for the american public. this is exactly what we want to know, the answers. i believe the president would what answer these questions and allegations as well. this effort will be led by the committee on oversight. i do not make this decision lightly. regardless of your
host: the u.s. house returns with my senate to leak window to pass a spending bill and avoid a shutdown. speaker mccarthy has added a new wrinkle, opening an inquiry into president joe biden. thehouse inquiry. good morning and welcome. it is constitution day. we will talk this first hour about the impeachment inquiry. (202) 748-8003 -- you can send in your questions. the house is set to return this week. there is polling on it already. this is the headline. americans divided on biden...
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information at risk, u.s. military cooperation information at risk, what has been learned from that and as we become more interconnected with allies and try to reduce the walls between our militaries, operations, communications, how can you ensure that a hack in japan does not end up coming something worse for the u.s.? tara: this is another piece of ukraine we should apply to our future crises and conflicts. gen. nakasone: think about the power of us being able to share our information both with the global public leading up to february 24, where we were able to tell the public what would happen and what russia might tried to do but also the daily sharing of information with crane. the intelligence we are able to provide as a community into partners and ukraine is a difference maker. as we look at that and think about future crises and conflict, we want to do the same thing, to share that, and that is a lesson we should take. cybersecurity matters for our partners, for us, and raising that ensures our informat
information at risk, u.s. military cooperation information at risk, what has been learned from that and as we become more interconnected with allies and try to reduce the walls between our militaries, operations, communications, how can you ensure that a hack in japan does not end up coming something worse for the u.s.? tara: this is another piece of ukraine we should apply to our future crises and conflicts. gen. nakasone: think about the power of us being able to share our information both...
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u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york damian williams announced the indictment at a news conference. >> good morning, everyone. thank you for coming. my nape is damian williams and i'm the united states attorney here in the southern district of new york. today i'm announcing that my office has obtained a three-count indictment charging senator robert menendez, his wife, and three new jersey businessmen for bribery offenses. the investigation that led to these charges has been run out of the southern district of new york. the inindictment alleges that between 2018 and 2022, senator menendez and the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee and his wife engaged in a corrupt relationship with others. the indictment alleges that through that relationship, the senator and his wife accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes in exchange for senator menendez using his power and influence to protect and to enrich those businessmen and to benefit the government of egy
u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york damian williams announced the indictment at a news conference. >> good morning, everyone. thank you for coming. my nape is damian williams and i'm the united states attorney here in the southern district of new york. today i'm announcing that my office has obtained a three-count indictment charging senator robert menendez, his wife, and three new jersey businessmen for bribery offenses. the investigation that led to these charges has...
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the u.s. victims of state sponsored terrorism and in december i delivered billions of dollars in overdue federal relief to that community and other u.s. victims of terror. they are here because when other members of congress wanted to turn their backs on our veterans and not pass the act to provide health care for our veterans exposed to toxins, i was there. they are here because i successfully passed legislation to better serve world war ii vets. as well as those suffering from gulf war illnesses. for now i remain focused on , continuing to do the important work i do every day on behalf of the 9 million people who call new jersey home, including doing everything we can this week to avoid a government shutdown and deliver critical funding for states affected by catastrophic natural disasters and ensure the people of ukraine have everything they need to defeat putin. i will return to washington this week to do exactly that. let me say a few words in spanish. [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish
the u.s. victims of state sponsored terrorism and in december i delivered billions of dollars in overdue federal relief to that community and other u.s. victims of terror. they are here because when other members of congress wanted to turn their backs on our veterans and not pass the act to provide health care for our veterans exposed to toxins, i was there. they are here because i successfully passed legislation to better serve world war ii vets. as well as those suffering from gulf war...
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in closing, the u.s. border patrol will not waver from our critical mission and we will continue to serve and protect the nation with honor. i'm grateful for the continued support of congress and appreciate the opportunity to appear today and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you. next is mr. daniel eitel. -- daniel bible. he is the executive associate director for enforcement of customs and removal operations. he leads them to protect the homeland through arrest and removal of noncitizens who undermined the safety of our communities and our immigration laws. responsible for a budget of approximate $4.4 billion, heat directs operations of more than 8600 employees in 25 -- 2500 field offices in over 200 to messick locations and 25 overseas locations. your recognized for seven minutes. >> chairwoman, ranking member langford and distinct numbers of the sub committee, thank you for your support for the dedicated and heartwarming -- hard-working women and men of the border patrol and customs operation
in closing, the u.s. border patrol will not waver from our critical mission and we will continue to serve and protect the nation with honor. i'm grateful for the continued support of congress and appreciate the opportunity to appear today and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you. next is mr. daniel eitel. -- daniel bible. he is the executive associate director for enforcement of customs and removal operations. he leads them to protect the homeland through arrest and removal of...
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the u.s. and iran also held the united states on various arges and freeze up $6 billion in irian funds held in south korea. it has generated praise and condemnation and is fulfilled on the day that president biden is said to address the united nations general assembly. it is tuesday, september 19, 2023. welcome to washington journal. this first half hour we will talk to you about the release of the american hostages in iran. to join the conversation this morning, called (202) 748-8000 if you support the deal arranged between the united states and iran. if you oppose the deal, it is (202) 748-8001. we welcome comments via text, (202) 748-8003. tell us your name and where you are texting from. we are also on facebook, we will look for your post there and our next and instagram. you can post at c-span wj and we will post those as well. will get deeper in the next half-hour, a quick conversation on this topic, getting deeper into what the deal between the u.s. and iran is all about. we may also be
the u.s. and iran also held the united states on various arges and freeze up $6 billion in irian funds held in south korea. it has generated praise and condemnation and is fulfilled on the day that president biden is said to address the united nations general assembly. it is tuesday, september 19, 2023. welcome to washington journal. this first half hour we will talk to you about the release of the american hostages in iran. to join the conversation this morning, called (202) 748-8000 if you...
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on shore, he worked at u.s. joint forces command, assessing and developing practices in humanitarian assistance. counter insurgency operation, and foreign internal defense and stability operations. . he serves from 2010 to 2011. in 2013, david was selected for the usna department of military professor program, earning his ph.d. in industrial organizational psychology. in 2017. from jocialg mason university -- george mason university. since 2020, david has served the department of chair of the leisure, ethics and law department, while also working as an adjunct faculty at the george mason university, at the university of maryland, baltimore county, teaching graduate courses. david was a highly decorated veteran, earning the defense meritorious service medal, three navy commendation medals, two navy achievement medals and numerous unit campaign and service awards. in 2022, david received a nomination by l.e.l. department for the usna military professor teaching award, his second meritorious service medal. and his
on shore, he worked at u.s. joint forces command, assessing and developing practices in humanitarian assistance. counter insurgency operation, and foreign internal defense and stability operations. . he serves from 2010 to 2011. in 2013, david was selected for the usna department of military professor program, earning his ph.d. in industrial organizational psychology. in 2017. from jocialg mason university -- george mason university. since 2020, david has served the department of chair of the...
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host: those numbers so viewers can see them, in 2019, the u.s. poverty rate, 11.8%, in 2020 amid the pandemic, fell to 9.2% and down to 7..8% and then the one reported by the census bureau, 12.8%. child poverty, in 20209.7%, down to 5.2% in 2021, more so than doubling in 2022, back up above 2020 levels, 12.4%. you mentioned policies that helped. what specific policies? >> the game changer for child poverty is making what is the child tax credit fully refundable. what that means is it your income is too low, you basically didn't have access to the child tax credit at all. quite ironically we'd give -- the way fiscal policy works now, because it's not fully refundable, if you have a higher income, you might be eligible for a very generous child tax credit so the number of young children you have at home. if you're poor and your taxes aren't very high, you may not be eligible for any child tax credit. that's crazy. so in 2021, the american rescue plan made the child tax credit fully refundable so it went to the population that needs it most and that
host: those numbers so viewers can see them, in 2019, the u.s. poverty rate, 11.8%, in 2020 amid the pandemic, fell to 9.2% and down to 7..8% and then the one reported by the census bureau, 12.8%. child poverty, in 20209.7%, down to 5.2% in 2021, more so than doubling in 2022, back up above 2020 levels, 12.4%. you mentioned policies that helped. what specific policies? >> the game changer for child poverty is making what is the child tax credit fully refundable. what that means is it your...
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he also talked about the economic challenges with china and the newly formed u.s. career -- u.s. korea japan relationship. this was hosted by the center for strategic and international studies. [indiscernible] host: ok thank you everyone. good afternoon. i welcome everyone here as well as our audience online. for those online, welcome to the a csi strategic form on korea. my name is victor shaw senior ice president for asia and career chair iss -- and career professor and -- in georgetown. it is my distinct privilege to introduce our keynote speaker. senator chris van hollen he represented the great state of maryland in november 2016. he previously served in the house of representatives representing maryland eight congressional district. he currently served as chairman of the senate foreign relations subcommittee on east asia the pacific and international cybersecurity policy. senator van hollen has been a advocate of a strong u.s. korea alliance and his draw on the korea caucus. from the senate he has cosponsored important legislation condemning important human right -- and bank
he also talked about the economic challenges with china and the newly formed u.s. career -- u.s. korea japan relationship. this was hosted by the center for strategic and international studies. [indiscernible] host: ok thank you everyone. good afternoon. i welcome everyone here as well as our audience online. for those online, welcome to the a csi strategic form on korea. my name is victor shaw senior ice president for asia and career chair iss -- and career professor and -- in georgetown. it...
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it also had an impact on u.s. day-to-day foreign policy around the world where the primary issue wasn't russia or china, the primary issue was would you work with the united states against al qaeda and starting 10 or 15 years later, would you work with the united states against the islamic state. it a profound affect. -- it had a profound effect. the war in have ash in afghanistan joined with the u.s. withdraw. the best majority of americans see the invasion of iraq as a mistake. it shaped the attitude peered the costs came in trillions of dollars and also american lives because many americans are very leery of intervention, especially in the middle east. the attacks shaped america at home and created an environment of concern and fear about the next terrorist attack. right after 9/11, the bush administration was operating with concern that the next attack was right around the corner and many of the policies put in place were put in place with that in mind and this shaped things like various fbi and broader govern
it also had an impact on u.s. day-to-day foreign policy around the world where the primary issue wasn't russia or china, the primary issue was would you work with the united states against al qaeda and starting 10 or 15 years later, would you work with the united states against the islamic state. it a profound affect. -- it had a profound effect. the war in have ash in afghanistan joined with the u.s. withdraw. the best majority of americans see the invasion of iraq as a mistake. it shaped the...
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go look at what interest rates right now are on a u.s. two-year. how about a u.s. $10-year. you're at the very top of the range. you're seeing interest rates that we've not seen in a dozen years. and that's what we're going to be refinancing. and here's the punch line. $9.6 trillion. $2 trillion of that will be new issue, new borrowing. but the rest of that is what we call refinancing. it's the bonds that come due. so when we're talking about these higher interest rates, it's not on the new virgin borrowing. it's on almost $10 trillion of u.s. sovereign debt that's coming to market. there was on old adage, i have a u.s. debt instrument, when it comes due, i'll put it right back in. that's not what happens. you see, foreign governments start to roll out of u.s. sovereigns but you also see other people say look, i can get this interest is rate but now i can go buy corporate paper or i don't trust u.s. inflation, i've got to put it some other place. if you bring almost $10 trillion to market in 2024, is there a chance of a stress bond auction? is there a chance of a spike? sure
go look at what interest rates right now are on a u.s. two-year. how about a u.s. $10-year. you're at the very top of the range. you're seeing interest rates that we've not seen in a dozen years. and that's what we're going to be refinancing. and here's the punch line. $9.6 trillion. $2 trillion of that will be new issue, new borrowing. but the rest of that is what we call refinancing. it's the bonds that come due. so when we're talking about these higher interest rates, it's not on the new...
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the u.s. house returns from their august recess. shortly lawmakers will gavel in for morning our speeches and later they are expected to work on bills imposing sanctions on iran over human rights abuses and support for terrorism. live to the floor of the u.s. house here on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. september 12, 2023. i hereby appoint the honorable marionette miller-meeks. signed, kevin mccarthy, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 9, 2023, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with time equally allotted between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no
the u.s. house returns from their august recess. shortly lawmakers will gavel in for morning our speeches and later they are expected to work on bills imposing sanctions on iran over human rights abuses and support for terrorism. live to the floor of the u.s. house here on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. september 12, 2023. i hereby appoint the...
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even the u.s. state department said there is nothing big problem with this prosecutor and yet as vice president he took it upon himself to threaten ukraine government by withholding u.s. aid unless they fired the prosecutor who was looking into the same company his son was a board member. i think that needs investigating. there is millions of dollars that will flow into shell companies. the biden family. millions of dollars into hunter biden, the president's grandchildren. for what? what we do not know. what skills does the biden family have all these companies shoving out millions of dollars into their coffers? why would you have -- a shell company is a nice word for a fake company. the only reason you have shell companies and a fake companies is to hide money. i think we need to investigate what is going on. host: kathleen in chicago, democrats line. caller: good morning. i'm listening to you talk about where there is smoke, there is fire. you got through saying you sitting on this information ab
even the u.s. state department said there is nothing big problem with this prosecutor and yet as vice president he took it upon himself to threaten ukraine government by withholding u.s. aid unless they fired the prosecutor who was looking into the same company his son was a board member. i think that needs investigating. there is millions of dollars that will flow into shell companies. the biden family. millions of dollars into hunter biden, the president's grandchildren. for what? what we do...
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u.s. olympic and paralympic committees. testimony was given on the state of u.s. olympics and paralympics on capitol hill. >> i would like to call this hearing to order and note the majority of commissioners are present and the others following along via live stream and i would like to remind everybody to please silence your cell phone so we can get through our hearing with the minimum of distractions. nd members of the public. because they understand significance of our studies and important contribution of olympians and pair libyans in our nation. as olympics and paralympic movement stands at a crossroads. nearly half a century ago congress enacted legislation that established modern u.s. olympic paralympic mini in response to a particular set of challenges presented by the united states onto athletes and disappointing results in competition. that legislation and the work that proceeded it was heartbreaking. it established to protect the ability that led to extraordinary steps of the uni
u.s. olympic and paralympic committees. testimony was given on the state of u.s. olympics and paralympics on capitol hill. >> i would like to call this hearing to order and note the majority of commissioners are present and the others following along via live stream and i would like to remind everybody to please silence your cell phone so we can get through our hearing with the minimum of distractions. nd members of the public. because they understand significance of our studies and...
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and i also like to greet the u -- u.s. trade union leaders that are here that which we always had a very good relationship, an extraordinary relationship with the u.s. labor movement. well, first of all, i have the happiness to share with president biden this partnership for workers' rights. and i'm very much honored with the presence of our brother gilbert, director general of the international labor organization and my brother luis marin, the labor minister of brazil. and i also like to greet the participation of the main leaders of the american federation of labor and other labor organizations in the us, in which i owe them. a lot of, i'm very grateful to them because in many difficult moments that we had in brazi the u.s. labor movement showed solidarity, provided solidarity to us. to the brazilian labor movement. when i joined the trade union activities. a long time ago, i would never imagine that i would become the president of my country. and i would never could imagine to be side by side the president biden, side b
and i also like to greet the u -- u.s. trade union leaders that are here that which we always had a very good relationship, an extraordinary relationship with the u.s. labor movement. well, first of all, i have the happiness to share with president biden this partnership for workers' rights. and i'm very much honored with the presence of our brother gilbert, director general of the international labor organization and my brother luis marin, the labor minister of brazil. and i also like to greet...
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urging for the ratification of the newly drafted u.s. constitution. the u.s. court of appeals for armed forces and colleen sheehan. watch books that shaped america feature in the federalist monday live at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now, our free mobile video app or online at c-span.org.
urging for the ratification of the newly drafted u.s. constitution. the u.s. court of appeals for armed forces and colleen sheehan. watch books that shaped america feature in the federalist monday live at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now, our free mobile video app or online at c-span.org.
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subsequently the u.s. and its allies impose against the same state additional supplemental unilateral obstructions which did not require the con soafnt council and are not in this resolution as part of the agreed on package. this includes another very egregious example, they adopted a decision through the national legislative body to extend something restrictions against iran that had -- were set to expire in october. which are subject to legal conclusion in line with resolution 2231. so the security council has determined that they have expired but the country december side that they decide on the rules after this. i any dption of council -- of sanctions, there is need to consider the question of the adoption of any sanctions by council not be overridden by the desires of others. also important for sanctions regime insoafers as they're being unlimited in nature deprive the council flexibility vis-a-vis the impact on the sanctioned government's policies. there's a need to consider humanitarian limitations
subsequently the u.s. and its allies impose against the same state additional supplemental unilateral obstructions which did not require the con soafnt council and are not in this resolution as part of the agreed on package. this includes another very egregious example, they adopted a decision through the national legislative body to extend something restrictions against iran that had -- were set to expire in october. which are subject to legal conclusion in line with resolution 2231. so the...
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your leadership has helped advance our u.s. policy and how it is gazing with africa and other countries around the world. i really want to pick up on some of the things you said in the opening remarks. i thought i would start with just taking a look at some of the realities today. when you look at the energy, we are forecasting global energy demand to grow in the next few decades. think about this, that is the equivalent of adding another united states to the entire demand for human energy in the globe. the demand for the energy that they can produce will continuously increase. what we see is growing demand will still require us to be able to deliver affordable product and be reliable. africa provides and produces more in the world. 40% of the global reserves for cobalt and platinum, these are just key ingredients for the technologies we will need in the future. they are going to create new export opportunities that don't exist today. this is for many africans and other businesses that want to do business with them around the w
your leadership has helped advance our u.s. policy and how it is gazing with africa and other countries around the world. i really want to pick up on some of the things you said in the opening remarks. i thought i would start with just taking a look at some of the realities today. when you look at the energy, we are forecasting global energy demand to grow in the next few decades. think about this, that is the equivalent of adding another united states to the entire demand for human energy in...
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it is the technology that we want to build here in the u.s. to have jobs created in the u.s. to support the innovation here in the u.s. so again, we are leading change, not responding to change -- now responding to change, and we have leaders across the public and private sector that are informing how we use these technologies so they are improving the human condition and protecting our country. mark: to remind our viewers, we will have some q&a. i will be reflecting some of the questions that people put in the chat in just a minute and we have a couple already teed up, but before we get to those, and they are pretty predictable, as you might expect, bailey, but i'm expected in one of the sort of the biggest worries that you keep hearing around artificial intelligence and machine learning, that it will eradicate a whole chunk of jobs. and i know that jobs and job growth -- the sba has always proudly carried the banner that small businesses are in fact the engine of job creation and maintenance in growth in the u.s., far beyond the megacorporations, so this idea of ai, this so
it is the technology that we want to build here in the u.s. to have jobs created in the u.s. to support the innovation here in the u.s. so again, we are leading change, not responding to change -- now responding to change, and we have leaders across the public and private sector that are informing how we use these technologies so they are improving the human condition and protecting our country. mark: to remind our viewers, we will have some q&a. i will be reflecting some of the questions...
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>> no. >> u.s. attorney david wiess told senator lindsey graham "i had discussions with departmental officials regarding potential appointment under 28 section 550 which would have allowed me to file charges in the district outside my own without the partnership of the local u.s. attorney." with whom did he have those discussions? i will not get into the internal deliberations of the department. >> but you must, this is important. we have oversight with possibility over your department and need these answers. >> it is appropriate for mr. weiss to have conversations with the department. i made it clear if you wanted to bring a case, he would be able to do that. the way you do that is to get an order signed by the attorney general called a 515 order. i promised he would be able to that, and he made clear he understood he would be able to do that. >> okay. can you tell us about any briefings or discussions you personally have had with mr. weiss regarding any and all federal investigations of hunter bid
>> no. >> u.s. attorney david wiess told senator lindsey graham "i had discussions with departmental officials regarding potential appointment under 28 section 550 which would have allowed me to file charges in the district outside my own without the partnership of the local u.s. attorney." with whom did he have those discussions? i will not get into the internal deliberations of the department. >> but you must, this is important. we have oversight with possibility...
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the u.s. and the future of the republican party. "washington journal" starts now. ♪ host: good morning and welcome to "washington journal." with a possible government shutdown looming, americans are wondering once again about the state of our government. senators and representatives are trying to find some way to work together to come up with a budget with a small group of hardliners holding up the process. the supreme court seems to have a new public controversy every week. and the upcoming presidential election may mean change coming out of the white house. with all of this, our question for you this morning is about your level of satisfaction with washington. what is your current level of satisfaction with u.s. politics? we are opening up our regular lines. that means, democrats, we want to hear from you at (202) 748-8000. republicans, your number is (202) 748-8001. independents, you can call (202) 748-8002. keep in mind, you can always text us at (202) 748-8003. and we are always reading
the u.s. and the future of the republican party. "washington journal" starts now. ♪ host: good morning and welcome to "washington journal." with a possible government shutdown looming, americans are wondering once again about the state of our government. senators and representatives are trying to find some way to work together to come up with a budget with a small group of hardliners holding up the process. the supreme court seems to have a new public controversy every...