Because when these countries borrow money even from a Development Bank for a boondoggle project that doesnt work, they are often on the hook for paying the money back and there have been experiences like that across continents. And across decades. With respect to t. P. P. , it is never fun passing a trade bill in this town and because people are understandably concerned about its potential impact on specific industries, but also the general concerns that people have had about globalization and technology displacing workers. We are addressing those. Systematically. Here is what im confident about. This will be the most progressive trade bill in history. It will have the kinds of labor and environmental and human rights protections that have been absent in previous agreements. Its going to be enforceable and its going to open up markets that currently are not fully open to u. S. Businesses. Its going to be good for the u. S. Economy and because i always believe good policy ends up being
Every year the committee invites the Homeland Department of security to brief us on the affairs. To question the administrations policy as well as an opportunity for the department to take responsibility for its actions. It is a pleasure to have secretary johnson here. This is our first opportunity to question him publicly since his exact action on immigration in november. In another is an injunction we can get a good idea of what to expect from the programs based on the way the department has incremented the program. It appears that applications for deferred action are being rubberstamped. Evidenced by the fact that criminals and gang members are receiving special benefits despite supposed policies against it. Take the case of the recipient recipient, accused of murdering four people. Last week the department admitted that he had received dock a despite his gang membership which was known to adjudicators and despite being in department proceedings. Deportment proceedings. It is not cl
Vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators wishing to vote or to change their votes . There being none, the votes on the motion are 67 in favor, 31 against, threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, 2 the motion is agreed to. Under the previous order, all postcloture time is yielded back and the question occurs on the motion to concur. Is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. There is. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the presiding officer any other senators wishing to vote or change their vote . On this vote the ayes are 55. The nays are 43. The motion to concur on the house amendment is agreed to. Mr. Reid mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Reid the next vote will be the last recorded vote in this series. The next vote after this vote other than things well try to do by consent will be monday at 5 30, a week from monday. I wish you all well on your plane rides today. The presi
Appear to come from a compound of security personnel, and local officials that isis has attacked near this town which is a crucial place, there is an important base there for example and it has been fighting around this area for some time an area where theres a large number of sunni muslims living in that area so isis has been in this region of iraq for some time and then across iraq over in erbil overnight we had fighting between isis and Kurdish Forces that continued for hours, close combat there. Senior iraqi official said tens of isis fighters were killed and some of their vehicles were destroyed, and local sources told nbc news that isis launched several waves of attacks before being repelled by reinforcements and air strikes. Ronan, you remember that erbil is a crucial city. There are u. S. Official there is. Isis tried to push towards that city last august and didnt werent successful but it just goes to show that isis is still seems despite the air strikes confident enough to tr
Shopping malls. We have all these angles covered the way only cnn can. We begin live in cairo. Whats the latest . Reporter well, alisyn we heard from the egyptian president saying a United Arab Force is needed. Its more pressing. He didnt give us too many detailsant what that would look like although the United Arab Emirates around jordan have offered assistance in their battle against isis. Libya is something for now egypt has turned down. The egyptian president also says the goal is to protect the countrys borders but added that if there were needed in other parts of the region that that could be an option with cooperation from arab brothers. We also are following the categorying of those peshmurga fighters in iraq by isis. A gruesome video coming out, a very telling video as well we are seeing these men are being paraded around this video intersupplies interspliced. We do not know the fate of these peshmurga. Thank you very much w. Le check back throughout the morning. We appreciate