designated. these designations follow a multiyear investigation into alsami's criminal activities and president trump appreciates the hard work put into this case by the department of treasury, the department of state, as well as the national security council, and many people throughout law enforcement. following the signing of the executive order last week, designing to break the back of criminal drug cartels, this action demonstrates the president's seriousness about fighting the scorch of drugs in the united states. in addition, he wants to send a clear message to the people of venezuela that america stands with them, and with that, i am happy to take two or three questions specifically about this. >> secretary mnuchin, since sanctions are relevant to the treasury department which is an agency you now oversee can you talk about plans to sanction rush why and if you'll keep