Prepared me for my time in congress is my whole background is asking questions. T one of inquiry, trying to figure out whats missing to fully understand thing. I think has a legislator in order to make good policy, we have to be able to ask really probing questions, to recognize what could be the potential outcomes of our policy ideas, and whether or not those outcomes are going to actually meet our desired goals. So i think its a good background for a new lawmaker. You talk about where you served and if any of your work involved iran and Irans Nuclear ambitions. I was under cover with my time in the agency. I worked based in the u. S. For a time. I was based in europe and on the west coast of the United States. I did work iranian specific issues, yes, specifically related to science and technology developments. Whats your assessment of president trumps strategy when it comes to iran right now . The challenge that i see with the strategy is that there doesnt appear to be a very consist
Overnight in the New York Times. Incredible, with Rudy Giuliani, just revealing a lot. A lot of revelations there. Im yasmin vossoughian, alongside Ayman Mohyeldin. It is december 17th, 2019. Another u. S. Historic moment. This morning, the House Rules Committee will take up articles of impeachment for the first time ever, one last step to consider the procedures to govern the vote tomorrow on whether to impeach the 45th president of the united states. Unlike the clinton impeachment when lawmakers agreed to the rules by unanimous consent, todays markup is expected to be a fight with the house judiciary chairman jerry nadler and Ranking Member doug collins expected to testify on the articles of impeachment. In the senate, the battle is on whether to call witnesses. Here is Chuck Schumer after the majority leader Mitch Mcconnell, calling on white house chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and former National Security adviser john bolton to testify. To engage a trial without the facts coming out
duty, and the secretary and the administration frankly need to step forward and give the american people the facts. that s former vice president mike pence. with us now, a former military general, and we just heard abigail stanberger say it s not appropriate how this was handled. do you agree? i do agree with that. i think secretary austin did make a mistake or his staff made a mistake in not notifying the correct people, but i think we ll learn more about this when he is released and he s allegedly going to be released today. what happened on the 23rd and he was on leave during that period. he took leave specifically to do a medical procedure and then came back and was readmitted due to from my understanding, pain. i fault them for that.
the president has shrugged at comparisons to fdr, but here s a memorable moment this week from the house floor. take a listen. just a few weeks ago, congresswoman abigail stanberger said nobody elected joe biden to be fdr. i did! nichols, do biden s achievements in his first 11 months amount to a new deal? when you talk to the white house, do they plan to lean into that sense of vision? it s certainly something democrats are talking up right now. i mean, being in the house chamber that evening, you could feel the energy from house democrats, as sleep deprived as they were. they saw this as a legacy-defining achievement. the question is whether or not this will be something that will stand the test of history the way the new deal did at the depths of one of the worst crisis crises in national history. let s see if the american people
memorable moment this week from the house floor. take a listen. just a few weeks ago, congresswoman abigail stanberger said nobody elected joe biden to be fdr. i did! nichols, do biden s achievements in his first 11 months amount to a new deal? when you talk to the white house, do they plan to lean into that sense of vision? it s certainly something democrats are talking up right now. i mean, being in the house chamber that evening, you could feel the energy from house democrats, as sleep deprived as they were. they saw this as a legacy-defining achievement. the question is whether or not this will be something that will stand the test of history the way the new deal did at the depths of one of the worst crises in national history. let s see if the american people end up giving president biden as much credit for this