People investors will have to bring their capital to the table. We also have to continue to push for the worlds highest standards in the environmental chapters of the trade agreements that we are pursuing. Just like we are doing in the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership and transpacific partnership. And just like labor standards and other agreements, these environmental agreements have to be fully enforceable. Finally, we have to find more ways for the private and Public Sector to Work Together to make the most of the Innovative Technologies that entrepreneurs are developing here in the United States and around the world. And this is the idea that is behind the white house announcement that they made last month, the Clean Energy Investment initiative. Its starting goal is to attract 2 billion in private Sector Investment to be put toward Clean Energy Climate change solutions. Now the good news is much of the technology that we need is already out there and its becoming faster a
Maximum outcome. So this lady here with the glasses, and after her well go to the gentleman. Hi im teresa wilmerhutchins, and im at the center for International Student dees studies for maryland. Given all the action in uukraine, what are your directions for u. S. Policy . I have some recommendations. I think we should support ukraine very strongly financially, i think we should support ukraine very strongly militarily. I think the International Community should do both of those things, those of us who know better about the financial problems ukraine faces. So we ought to be their support. We should also defend and beef up the defenses in the nato nations that border russia. So thats an important if were trying to deter the russians from doing what theyve been doing, that is, first invading crimea and then invading the southeastern part of ukraine and we dont want them to do that more, then we need to push back and we need to push back by reinforcing militarily the countries that are i
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