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That is the reason i am starting on time, because i know a few more people coming in on a difficult afternoon in the press building. We will welcome them when they get here. Ask foruld just like to your cooperation in terms of turning your phones off to make sure the ringing does not get broadcast to the whole cspan audience worldwide, and to avoid as much as possible walking in front of the cameras, it doesnt look good for people in the middle of conversation, kind of going backandforth across from the camera view. I also would like to announce that for those of you who are center, usually, our questions and answers are done in writing. So anytime you have a question, feel free to write down your yourselfntify and write your question. Staff will collect those, pass them on to the chair of the panel and then your will be addressed to the specific panelists indicated. Then we say a couple of words quickly about the chairman of the panel and the subject matter a little bit, then turn it
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High pressure put your thoughts on twitter and facebook if you wish. When it comes to that spending bill, to give you some some of the roundup, the budget cap for Discretionary Spending that will rise to 1. 37 trillion in 2020. That will go up to 1. 375 trillion in 2021. Defense spending goes to 738 billion in 2020. 741 billion in 2021. And when it comes to domestic spending, in 2020 the budget bill will spend 632 billion. If approved. Nd 635 billion in 2021. It has passed the house as you saw yesterday, set to go to the senate. President trump offering his support of that bill on twitter and other means. Politico taking a look specifically at republicans on this matter saying g. O. P. Leaders, their story this morning, despite a boost from the president , scrambled to round up republican backing in the hours before the house passed the twoyear, 2. 72 agreement. Hat was on a 2841894 vote 194 vote. It is expected to clear the senate next week. Only 65 out of 197 House Republicans ended
It is august. It Means Congress and the president are on vacation. Todays topic is not on vacation. And it wont be, at least to the 2020 election. The Wilson Center isnt putting off the conversation. That being said, this information is hardly a new problem that in the midst of this cold war the United States and soviet union both try to influence political and social narratives in other parts of the globe. For example, a new article published by the Wilson Centers history of Public Policy program has unearthed and related russian documents related to operation denver interesting name. Its a campaign in the 1980s to spread the life that hiv was created as a result of the pentagons biological weapons research. So, disinformation wasnt invented in 2016 and family, unlikely to be buried in 2020 but today we delve into the context and have the right moderator and speakers to do that. Our first battle, which starts right now, is on historical patterns. Moderating is the very talented, kate