The two are to talk about business ties and latest threats posed by north korea and, yes, china. You can see hes pulling up right now. The Prime Minister of vietnam about to get out of the car. President trump waiting r that moment. But as we do wait for that Prime Minister to come out, here is the statement the white house is saying it will refer all questions about russias probe to trumps outside attorney. That is the news at the moment. Now, why . Because we have the news too that we do have james comey, the former fbi chief who was fired by President Trump saying he will testify publicly, specifically before the Senate Intelligence committee. He says President Trump asked him to back off of the flynn probe. These will be comeys first comments since the fbi director. On top of it, we do have the Federal Reserve making news too that it sees signs of a tightening job market, even more so in many parts of the country. And the beige book, which leads to more speculation that a june rate
Good morning. We are meeting today to consider the nomination of mr. Wilbur ross to be the next secretary of commerce. If confirmed mr. Ross would bring decades of business and entrepreneurial experience to this position best known for revitalizes distressed businesses such as those in the United States Steel Industry. At a time most inventors aban n abandoned the industry, investors abandoned the industry he organized the International Steel group in 2002 through acquisitions of the largest Steel Company in north america, later it merged to form the largest Steel Company in the world. Mr. Ross strong record of achievement led Bloomberg Business week to name him as one of the 50 most influential people in Global Finance in 2011. Its also why he is the only person elected to both the Turnaround Management hall of f. A. M. E. And private equity hall of fame. Mr. Rosss business is complemented by a service 0 the communi community. Mr. Ross served as First Lieutenant of the u. S. Army and
President trump yesterday aboard air force one told reporters that the top two items would be north korea and trade. He says somehow those two topics will mix. Clearly last night added an additional layer of complication to that and the air strikes may change the agenda here. Chinas foreign minister, the spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry said it condemned the chemical attack that led to the strikes but said they still reiterated their preference for multilateral approaches through the united nations. In a briefing last night that was off camera for reporters but recorded by President Trumps social media adviser, secretary of state Rex Tillerson said that the u. S. Isnt changing its policies in the middle east. I would not in any way attempt to extrapolate to a change in our policy or posture related to our military activities in syria today. Theres been no change in that status. I think it does demonstrate that President Trump is willing to act when governments and actors cross the
Straighter Peter Neffenger testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on alleged misconduct at the agency this is about two hours and 45 minutes. [inaudible conversations] the meeting on government and oversight reform will come together. Without objection, we will reconvene at any time. The public comes in regular contact with Transportation Security Administration, we have a fairly new administration who has had a chance to visit with, but it is important as the Oversight Committee that we continue to take a look at what is happening or not happening. What is not happening at the tsa. Today we will have a second hearing examining the misconduct and Management Practices that we have heard about, seeing about, and investigated at the Transportation Security Administration. This time of year traveling public picks up kids and families and people are traveling, sometimes at record levels. People get frustrated, they go to airports, there are long lines, there ar
You, senator. Youre now recognized sen to senator from tennessee. Can you tell me how many tsa employees make a hundred thousand or more a year . I will have to get that for you. Can you make a rough guess . I can make a rough guess. I dont really know, sir. Let me ask this, do you know how many tsa employees got bonuses in the past year . There were as i said, i have restrict it had number of bonus that is we do. I will get you the exact number but it was a significant smaller number and based upon performance, not based upon special act awards. Can you tell me, have you personally fired any employee tsa employees for misconduct or rudeness or incompetence since youve been in the office . There have been a number of people who have been fired from the agency at all levels. I came in and one of my first tasks was to determined what my agency looked like. I hold my leaders and demanded and i am confident of my team and im confident of team to help lead that team. Today i have been satis