Committee so i would like to welcome senator sass to the committee. And hes in joining the committee on one of the most important pieces of legislation we can do this year and im glad to have senator sass as a new member of the committee. On december 13th, 2019, the senate received or the house of representatives received the bill to implement the usmca agreement. Under fast track rules, the committee cannot amend the bill. We will vote today only on whether to report the bill. Before we vote, senators who wish to make statements may do so. In the interest of time, i ask that the statements be limited to three minutes and i know that my staff has had a discussion with everybodys staff about that. I hope that that will be satisfactory to the members. We do have a vote schedule at 12 15 so i think its important that we get this done this morning. I think we can. After statements im going to introduce staff and Administration Officials here to provide an overview of the bill and answer an
Reelected Prime Minister vows to heal divisions. Protesters say they will fight him every step of the way. While in algeria, people come out to denounce the results of an election they say is a farce. Host u. S. Democrats have taken another major step in the impeachment process divided congress and the nation. A panel has approved two charges against President Trump. The house of representatives is set to vote in favor of impeachment next week. Our White House Correspondent reports from washington. Another visit to the white house overshadowed by foreign politics as the president of paraguay sat uncomfortably in the u. S. Office. President trump railed against the push to impeach him for his dealings with ukraines president. President trump it is a witch hunt. It is a hoax. Zero was done wrong. It is a scam. It is something that should not be allowed. It is a very bad thing for our country. You are trivializing impeachment. Someday theret, will be a democrat president and there will be
Joining us from sunny arizona. Your clients havent done too badly this year. Jeff its been a great year, and what a difference a year makes. Vonnie why is that, jeff . Jeff the reason for that is because this year, we had a lot of very supportive factors pushing the market higher. First and foremost, weve got a very strong and resilient consumer, and that is evidenced Online Retail sales. Next, weve got Central Banks. Central banks have been supportive and accommodative here in the u. S. And overseas. Next, weve got earnings. Earnings are looking like they are going to improve not only in the end of this year, but into next year. Finally, and probably most importantly, shortterm, weve had improvement on the trade front. It looks like we have that phase one trade deal ready in the nottoodistant future. Vonnie you say what a difference a year makes. Obviously, a lot could happen in the coming year as well. What are the greatest risks for 2020 . Jeff the greatest risks we see are policy r
A farce. Hello u. S. Democrats have taken another major step in the impeachment process but divided congress and the nation so a panel has now approved 2 charges against President Donald Trump and the house of representatives the set to vote in favor of impeachment next week our White House Correspondent kelly how reports from washington. Another ford visit to the white house overshadowed by domestic politics as the president of parent why sat comfortably in the oval office u. S. President donald trump railed against the democrats push to impeach him in congress for his dealings with ukraines president its a witch hunt its a sham its a hoax nothing was done wrong 0 was done wrong its a scam its something that shouldnt be allowed and its a very bad thing for a country and youre trivializing impeachment and i tell you what someday there will be a democrat president and there will be a Republican House and i suspect theyre going to remember that objection the committee has adjourned. But
Hello, everybody. Are we good to go . I am mark tercek, and originally of the nature conservatory. Im glad to be the moderator of todays discussion. We have a great panel. To my left is monica de bolle from the Houston Institute for economics. To her left is daniel zarin with climate and landuse alliance and onscreen is my good friend peter seligman, cofounder and ceo of nia tero which focuses on a lot of issues we will be discussing today. He is the founder and longtime ceo of Conservation International where he continues to be the chairman. Our topic today is the Global Impact of the amazon rain forest you have been reading about in the news. This raises so many issues. First of all, what is really happening, hard to tell. How much of this is due to illegal logging, industrial ag, bad government policy, or is Climate Change itself impacting the forest . Also, the question arises, what happens . Until recently the amazon was one of the great conservation success stories. Through a gre