Preferences and the reauthorization of the importexport bank. Key to reforming our trade policies we believe is abolishing the outdated, unaccountable and undemocratic fast track process. The Transpacific Partnership, now being negotiated by our government, includes 12 countries and about 40 of the worlds g. D. P. And the t. P. P. Is designed to be infinitely expandable. So it could be the last trade agreement we negotiate so its especially crucial that we get the terms of this one right. And mr. Chairman, the idea that fast track lets congress set the standards and goals for t. P. P. Im not talking about other agreements but for t. P. P. , is an absolute fiction. The agreement has been under negotiation for more than five years and is essentially complete. So the instructions that you send them will have no affect whatsoever. Congress cannot set meaningful negotiating objectives if the administrations already negotiated most of the key provisions. I might also add, this will be the wo
Boomers. Sh the following day we were sent to fetch waumpt thats when we water. Thats when we seized the opportunity and bolted. When they shot at us, we took the chance and god helped us arrive in chibok two days later a girl tells a story of her escape from the boko haram kidnappers. Listening in horror are the griefstricken girls in captivity still. All demand the government do more to bring them home. Nigerias military is on the defensive, and is denying report that it was warned hours before fighters snatched the 276 students. U. S. Personnel arrived in nigeria to find the school girls. More now from abuja. Reporter the Nigerian Military broke its silence, issuing a statement trying to exonerate soldiers that they had advanced warning, but failed to act accordingly. The military said what they received were calls for reinforcement once the boko haram attack was under way, that it had to dispatch reinforcements to more than 120km away in a rugged and difficult terrain that soldiers
[inaudible] we are pleased to have scott peters join us to discuss environmental protection. He is here for his 52nd congressional appointment. The congressman was first confirmed on the Commerce Committee as well as economics. While serving he spent 15 years as an environmental attorney and was elected to the San Diego City Council where he later became the citys First City Council president. While on the council congressman peters helped the cleanup of the citys beaches and bays and completion of a number of Infrastructure Projects while he was on the council congressman welcome and thank you for being here today. Thanks for having me. So we got about a half hour and i will weave in question and answers as they come in i want to start with the eywaste, big news of the day which is the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and bipartisan infrastructure law. In addition to that you are one of the cosponsors of the National Climate adaptation and resilience strategy act which is a bipa